US09117968B2
A light-emitting diode structure includes an AuSn or AuIn-containing bonding layer over a substrate, a metal layer disposed over the bonding layer, a p-type doped gallium nitride (p-GaN) layer disposed over the metal layer, a n-type doped gallium nitride (n-GaN) layer approximate the p-GaN layer, a multiple quantum well structure disposed between the n-GaN and p-GaN layers, and a conductive contact disposed on the n-GaN layer. The n-GaN layer includes a rough surface with randomly distributed dips. The nano-sized dips have diameters distributed between about 100 nm and about 600 nm, have a dip density ranging from about 107 grains/cm2 to about 109 grains/cm2, and are spaced from each other with an average spacing S, average diameter D, and a ratio S/D that ranges between about 1.1 and about 1.5. The conductive contact is disposed on some of the nano-sized dips of the rough surface.
US09117963B2
A solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion layer and a front electrode on the photoelectric conversion layer. The front electrode includes a bus bar electrode; at least one first finger electrode directly connected to the bus bar electrode; a plurality of connecting electrodes extending from the bus bar electrode and having a width smaller than a width of the bus bar electrode, wherein the plurality of connecting electrodes includes portions that are spaced apart from each other to form a space therebetween; at least one second finger electrode connected to at least one of the plurality of connecting electrodes; and an auxiliary electrode formed at the space between the portions of the plurality of connecting electrodes.
US09117950B1
Nanoplasmonic cavities for photovoltaic applications include at least one transparent conductive substrate. A first plasmonic electrically conductive nanostructure layer is associated with the transparent conductive substrate. At least one photoabsorber layer is associated with the first plasmonic electrically conductive nanostructure layer. At least one electron transfer layer is associated with the photoabsorber layer. A second plasmonic electrically conductive nanostructure layer is associated with the electron transfer layer. Multiple nanoplasmonic cavities can be electrically connected to provide greater photovoltaic efficiency.
US09117948B1
A multi junction solar cell is provided and includes multiple semiconducting layers and an interface layer disposed between the multiple semiconducting layers. The interface layer is made from an interface bonding material that has a refractive index such that a ratio of a refractive index of each of the multiple semiconducting layers to the refractive index of the interface bonding material is less than or equal to 1.5.
US09117933B2
A capacitive pressure sensing semiconductor device is provided, which has pressure resistance against pressure applied by a pressing member and can detect the pressure surely and efficiently. The pressure sensing semiconductor device includes a pressure detecting part, which detects pressure as a change in capacitance, and a package that receives the pressure detecting part within. The pressure detecting part includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to oppose the first electrode, with a determined distance therebetween. Capacitance is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and changes according to a change in said distance caused by pressure transmitted to the first electrode by a pressing member. The package also includes a pressure transmitting member that transmits, to the first electrode of the pressure detecting part, the pressure applied by the pressing member.
US09117928B2
Methods of forming an array of memory cells and memory cells that have pillars. Individual pillars can have a semiconductor post formed of a bulk semiconductor material and a sacrificial cap on the semiconductor post. Source regions can be between columns of the pillars, and gate lines extend along a column of pillars and are spaced apart from corresponding source regions. Each gate line surrounds a portion of the semiconductor posts along a column of pillars. The sacrificial cap structure can be selectively removed to thereby form self-aligned openings that expose a top portion of corresponding semiconductor posts. Individual drain contacts formed in the self-aligned openings are electrically connected to corresponding semiconductor posts.
US09117922B2
A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a channel layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The channel layer is made of an amorphous oxide semiconductor. The channel layer includes one high oxygen ion concentration region, or two high oxygen ion concentration regions one above the other. An oxygen ion density of each high oxygen ion concentration region is in a range of from about 1×1018 to about 1×1021 per cubic centimeter. A thin film transistor substrate and a method of manufacturing the thin film transistor substrate are also provided.
US09117920B2
Stable electrical characteristics and high reliability are provided to a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor. In a process of manufacturing a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, an amorphous oxide semiconductor film is formed, and oxygen is added to the amorphous oxide semiconductor film, so that an amorphous oxide semiconductor film containing excess oxygen is formed. Then, an aluminum oxide film is formed over the amorphous oxide semiconductor film, and heat treatment is performed thereon to crystallize at least part of the amorphous oxide semiconductor film, so that a crystalline oxide semiconductor film is formed.
US09117915B2
A thin film transistor (TFT) that includes a gate, an oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulator, a source, and a drain is provided. The gate insulator is located between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate. The source and the drain are in contact with different portions of the oxide semiconductor layer. Each of the source and the drain has a ladder-shaped sidewall that is partially covered by the oxide semiconductor layer. A method for fabricating the above-mentioned TFT is also provided.
US09117907B2
A fabrication process of a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate with a first insulation layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and a fin formed on the surface of the first insulation layer, and forming a fully-depleted semiconductor layer on sidewalls of the fin, and the fully-depleted semiconductor layer having a material different from that of the fin. The method also includes forming a second insulation layer covering the fully-depleted semiconductor layer, and removing the fin to form an opening exposing sidewalls of the fully-depleted semiconductor layer. Further, the method includes forming a gate dielectric layer on part of the sidewalls of the fully-depleted semiconductor layer such that the part of the sidewalls of the fully-depleted semiconductor layer form channel regions of the semiconductor device, and forming a gate electrode layer covering the gate dielectric layer.
US09117903B2
A buried layer of a second conductivity type and a lower layer of a second conductivity type are formed in a drift layer. A boundary insulating film is formed in the boundary between the lateral portion of the buried layer of a second conductivity type and the drift layer. The lower layer of a second conductivity type is in contact with the lower end of the buried layer of a second conductivity type and the lower end of the boundary insulating film. The buried layer of a second conductivity type is electrically connected to a source electrode. A high-concentration layer of a second conductivity type is formed in the surface layer of the buried layer of a second conductivity type.
US09117892B2
There is provided a high-performance compound semiconductor epitaxial wafer that has an improved linearity of the voltage-current characteristic, a producing method thereof, and a judging method thereof. Provided is a semiconductor wafer including a compound semiconductor that produces a two-dimensional carrier gas, a carrier supply semiconductor that supplies a carrier to the compound semiconductor, and a mobility lowering semiconductor that is disposed between the compound semiconductor and the carrier supply semiconductor and that has a mobility lowering factor that makes the mobility of the carrier in the mobility lowering semiconductor lower than the mobility of the carrier in the compound semiconductor.
US09117886B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided according to one embodiment of the present invention and includes forming an interlayer dielectric on a substrate; forming a trench surrounded by the interlayer dielectric; depositing a dielectric layer and a work function layer on a surface of the trench sequentially and conformally; filling up the trench with a conductive layer; removing an upper portion of the conductive layer inside the trench; forming a protection film on a top surface of the interlayer dielectric and a top surface of the conductive layer through a directional deposition process; removing the dielectric layer exposed from the protection film; and forming a hard mask to cover the protection film.
US09117883B2
A fabricated substrate has at least one plurality of posts. The plurality is fabricated such that the two posts are located at a predetermined distance from one another. The substrate is exposed to a fluid matrix containing functionalized carbon nanotubes. The functionalized carbon nanotubes preferentially adhere to the plurality of posts rather than the remainder of the substrate. A connection between posts of the at least one plurality of posts is induced by adhering one end of the functionalized nanotube to one post and a second end of the functionalized carbon nanotube to a second post.
US09117882B2
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate, and a first metal layer over the semiconductor substrate. The first metal layer has a first minimum pitch. A second metal layer is over the first metal layer. The second metal layer has a second minimum pitch smaller than the first minimum pitch.
US09117881B2
A system and method for providing a conductive line is provided. In an embodiment the conductive line is formed by forming two passivation layers, wherein each passivation layer is independently patterned. Once formed, a seed layer is deposited into the two passivation layers, and a conductive material is deposited to fill and overfill the patterns within the two passivation layers. A planarization process such as a chemical mechanical polish may then be utilized in order to remove excess conductive material and form the conductive lines within the two passivation layers.
US09117855B2
Methods of controlling the polarity of capacitive plasma power applied to a remote plasma are described. Rather than applying a plasma power which involves both a positive and negative voltage swings equally, a capacitive plasma power is applied which favors either positive or negative voltage swings in order to select desirable process attributes. For example, the plasma power may be formed by applying a unipolar oscillating voltage between an electrode and a perforated plate. The unipolar oscillating voltage may have only positive or only negative voltages between the electrode and the perforated plate. The unipolar oscillating voltage may cross electrical ground in some portion of its oscillating voltage.
US09117853B2
For transferring an article to a desired position, even in a lateral transfer, a transfer system (100) allows transfer of an article (3) between a transport vehicle (2), which conveys the article (3) while travelling along a rail (1) provided on a ceiling, and a placement portion provided below the rail, in a lateral transfer manner. The transfer system includes a memory unit (101) and a controller (102). The memory unit stores (i) placement position information indicating a transfer position of the article when a transfer unit is to place the article onto the placement portion, and (ii) holding position information indicating a transfer position of the article when the transfer unit is to hold the article on the placement portion. The controller controls the transfer unit such that, when the transfer unit is to place the article, the article is transferred at a transfer position indicated in the placement position information and, when the transfer unit is to hold the article, the article is transferred to a transfer position indicated in the holding position information.
US09117838B2
A high-power and high-gain ultra-short gate HEMT device has exceptional gain and an exceptionally high breakdown voltage provided by an increased width asymmetric recess for the gate electrode, by a composite channel layer including a thin indium arsenide layer embedded in the indium gallium arsenide channel layer and by double doping through the use of an additional silicon doping spike. The improved transistor has an exceptional 14 dB gain at 110 GHz and exhibits an exceptionally high 3.5-4 V breakdown voltage, thus to provide high gain, high-power and ultra-high frequency in an ultra-short gate device.
US09117835B2
A highly integrated miniature RF module includes a dielectric base board with opposing top and bottom metal layers and having interconnects traces, radio frequency (RF) circuits and semiconductor chips at the top metal layer and ground and signal pads at the bottom metal layer. Metalized vias extending through the dielectric material connect the top and bottom layers. A top cover made out of laminate material, such as FR-4, with opposing top and bottom metal layers and having machined compartments and channels, surrounded with arrays of metal plated vias extending through the laminate material, protects the RF circuits and chips and provide the required isolation and wave propagation.
US09117834B2
An ESD protection device includes a first discharge electrode and a second discharge electrode arranged to oppose each other, a discharge supporting electrode formed so as to span between the first and second discharge electrodes, and an insulator substrate that retains the first and second discharge electrodes and the discharge supporting electrode. The discharge supporting electrode is constituted by a group of a plurality of metal particles each coated with a semiconductor film containing silicon carbide. This discharge supporting electrode is obtained by firing a semiconductor-metal complex powder in which a semiconductor powder composed of silicon carbide is fixed to surfaces of metal particles. Selection is made so that the relationship between a coating amount Q [wt %] of the semiconductor powder in the semiconductor-metal complex powder and a specific surface area S [m2/g] of the metal powder satisfies Q/S≧8.
US09117832B2
A semiconductor device includes a first SSAD unit and a second SSAD unit. The first SSAD unit has at least one first transistor with a first dielectric layer between a first substrate and a first floating gate. The second SSAD unit has at least one second transistor with a second dielectric layer between a second substrate and a second floating gate. The second dielectric layer is thicker than the first dielectric layer.
US09117831B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a circuit region and a seal ring region. The seal ring region surrounds the circuit region. A seal ring structure is disposed over the seal ring region. The seal ring structure has a first portion and a second portion above the first portion. The first portion has a width W1, and the second portion has a width W2. The width W1 is less than the width W2.
US09117828B2
A method of handling a thin wafer includes forming a support structure at the edge of a thinned wafer that is encapsulated by a protection layer. The support structure can be an adhesive layer enclosing the protection layer, a dielectric-filled trench embedded in the thinned wafer and surrounding the protection layer, or a housing affixing the edge of the thinned wafer.
US09117827B1
A method for making an integrated circuit package includes providing a handle wafer having a first region defining a cavity. A capacitor is formed in the first region. The capacitor has a pair of electrodes, each coupled to one of a pair of conductive pads, at least one of which is disposed on a lower surface of the handle wafer. An interposer having an upper surface with a conductive pad and at least one semiconductor die disposed thereon is also provided. The die has an integrated circuit that is electroconductively coupled to a redistribution layer (RDL) of the interposer. The lower surface of the handle wafer is bonded to the upper surface of the interposer such that the die is disposed below or within the cavity and the electroconductive pad of the handle wafer is bonded to the electroconductive pad of the interposer in a metal-to-metal bond.
US09117815B2
A method of fabricating a packaged semiconductor includes forming a conductive frame as an integral piece of conductive material. The frame includes an inner portion and a ring portion encircling the inner portion. The ring portion includes a first ring portion encircling first and second sides of the inner portion, and a first bar portion located on a third side of the inner portion. The method includes mounting a semiconductor die to a first surface of the inner portion of the frame. The die is configured to receive power via the first ring portion. The method includes applying a casing, which covers the die, to the frame. The method includes, after the casing is applied to the frame, removing (i) sections of the frame that connect the inner portion to the ring portion, and (ii) sections of the frame that connect the first ring portion to the first bar portion.
US09117803B2
In a semiconductor device including a semiconductor element and a wiring substrate on which the semiconductor element is mounted. The wiring substrate includes an insulating substrate and conductive wiring formed in the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor element. The conductive wiring includes an underlying layer formed on the insulating substrate, a main conductive layer formed on the underlying layer, and an electrode layer covering side surfaces of the underlying layer and side surfaces and an upper surface of the main conductive layer. The underlying layer includes an adhesion layer being formed in contact with the insulating substrate and containing an alloy of Ti.
US09117796B2
A semiconductor arrangement and methods of forming the same are described. A semiconductor arrangement includes a first tier including a first capacitor, a second tier over the first tier, the second tier including a second capacitor, and a first substrate between the first tier and the second tier. The first capacitor is connected to the second capacitor through the substrate. A plurality of tiers are contemplated, such that a total capacitance of the semiconductor arrangement increases based upon interconnection of metal layers of different tiers. Additionally, the semiconductor arrangement has a greater area efficiency as compared to multiple capacitors in parallel.
US09117789B2
A semiconductor device includes at least one arm series circuit. The at least one arm series circuit includes an upper arm, a lower arm, an insulating substrate, a positive terminal, a negative terminal, an upper arm control terminal, a lower arm control terminal, and an insulating member. The lower arm is connected to the upper arm in series. Each of the upper arm and the lower arm includes a switching element and a diode connected in anti-parallel to the switching element. The insulating substrate is disposed on ground. The positive terminal is provided on the insulating substrate. The negative terminal is provided on the insulating substrate. The upper arm control terminal is provided on the insulating substrate. The lower arm control terminal is provided adjacent to the negative terminal on the insulating substrate.
US09117784B2
A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting element which is disposed in a display region of a base body and includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting functional layer; a first conductor; a first insulating layer which covers the first conductor; a second conductor; and a second insulating layer which covers the second conductor. The second electrode is formed on a surface of the first insulating layer and is electrically connected to the first conductor via a first conduction hole of the first insulating layer, the first conductor is formed on a surface of the second insulating layer and is electrically connected to the second conductor via a second conduction hole of the second insulating layer, and the first conduction hole and the second conduction hole are configured not to overlap each other in a plan view.
US09117779B2
An organic light-emitting display device includes a first substrate having transmitting regions and pixel regions separated from each other by the transmitting regions, a plurality of thin film transistors on the first substrate in the pixel regions, a passivation layer covering the plurality of thin film transistors, a plurality of pixel electrodes on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the thin film transistors, the pixel electrodes being in the pixel regions and overlapping the thin film transistors, an opposite electrode in the transmitting regions and the pixel regions, the opposite electrode facing the plurality of pixel electrodes and being configured to transmit light, an organic emission layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the opposite electrode, and a color filter in corresponding pixel regions.
US09117775B2
A method of aligning a new pattern to more than one previously defined pattern during the manufacture of an integrated circuit. A method of aligning a photolighography pattern reticle to a first previously defined pattern in a first direction and also aligning the photolithography pattern reticle to a second previously defined pattern in a second direction. A method of aligning a photolighography pattern reticle to two previously defined patterns in the same direction.
US09117763B1
Semiconductor device identification using quantum dot technology. A semiconductor nanocrystal based target is fabricated. A guard ring superjacent the fluorescing surface of the nanocrystal surface is provided to ensure repeatability of spectral mapping and analysis data. A transparent cap on the target may enhance performance. A system for coding a semiconductor device is described. A method is described for fabricating quantum dot targets in a methodology compatible with subsequent semiconductor fabrication process steps.
US09117761B2
A polishing composition contains a water-soluble polymer, a polishing accelerator, and an oxidizing agent. The water-soluble polymer is a polyamide-polyamine polymer having an amine value of 150 mg KOH/1 g·solid or greater.
US09117756B2
A packaged electronic device including an electronic device, a conductive structure, and an encapsulant. The encapsulant has chlorides and a negatively-charged corrosion inhibitor for preventing corrosion of the conductive structure.
US09117755B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming ohmic electrodes on a source region and a drain region of a nitride semiconductor layer, forming a low-resistance layer between an uppermost surface of the nitride semiconductor layer and the ohmic electrodes by annealing the nitride semiconductor layer, removing the ohmic electrodes from at least one of the source region and the drain region after forming the low-resistance layer, and forming at least one of a source electrode and a drain electrode on the low-resistance layer, the at least one of a source electrode and a drain electrode having an edge, a distance between the edge and a gate electrode is longer than a distance between an edge of the low-resistance layer and the gate electrode.
US09117737B2
A conducting material includes a carbon-based material selected from a diamond or an insulating diamond-like carbon, having a hydrogen-terminated surface and a layer of MoO3 coating the surface. A method for the fabrication of such a material. The conducting material is useful in the fabrication of electronic components, electrodes, sensors, diodes, field effect transistors, and field emission electron sources.
US09117725B2
There is provided a pixel (100) for an image sensor, wherein the pixel (100) is based on a doped substrate (110) on which a lightly doped epitaxial layer (120) is provided. A photosensitive structure (130) and an isolating reversely biased well (140) are defined in the epitaxial layer, and the photosensitive structure (130) is encapsulated in the reversely biased well (140). Alternatively, or as a complement, the pixel (100) includes isolating wells extending on respective sides of the photosensitive structure (130) throughout the entire or at least a major part of the epitaxial layer to provide isolation from neighboring pixels of the image sensor.
US09117722B1
An integrated circuit (IC) sensor is described. The IC sensor includes a pixel array and IC components. The pixel array has a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel includes an EMR absorption region including a detector material having a plurality of nanoparticles embedded in a matrix material and exhibiting a nano-plasmonic property. The IC components are arranged to provide amplification of a voltage signal from the EMR absorption region, and to select the voltage signal from the EMR absorption region.
US09117721B1
Semiconductor devices and methods for forming semiconductor devices are presented. A device formed of a semiconductor material is configured to mount upon a substrate layer surface having a substrate layer wire attach pad. The device includes a top planar surface with an electrically active region, and a bottom planar surface disposed substantially parallel to the top planar surface. A shelf region is disposed between the top planar surface and the bottom planar surface, and a device wire attach pad in electrical communication with the active region is located on the shelf region.
US09117719B2
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, an upper layer film, and on-chip lenses. On the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pixels are formed. The upper layer film is laminated on the semiconductor substrate. The on-chip lenses are formed on the upper layer film so as to correspond to the respective pixels. A pupil correction amount of one of the on-chip lenses is changed depending on a distance between a center of a pixel area and the on-chip lens, and depending on a film thickness of the upper layer film at a position of the on-chip lens on the upper layer film.
US09117717B2
A solid-state image pickup device including a pixel array having a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a photoelectric converting unit and a multilayer interference filter. The multilayer interference filter includes an upper laminated structure, a lower laminated structure, and a control structure. Both the multilayer interference filter in a first pixel and the multilayer interference filter in a second pixel which is more distant from a center of the pixel array than the first pixel are disposed to selectively guide a light having a first color to the photoelectric converting unit. The control structure in the first pixel and the control structure in the second pixel have different configurations from each other in such a manner that a filter characteristic of the multilayer interference filter in the first pixel is equivalent to that of the multilayer interference filter in the second pixel.
US09117716B2
A method of fabricating an image sensor device includes forming an insulating layer on a substrate including a photodiode therein, and forming a wiring structure on the insulating layer. The wiring structure includes at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating interlayer. A cavity is formed extending into the wiring structure over the photodiode to expose a surface of the at least one insulating interlayer. The surface of the at least one insulating interlayer exposed by the cavity is modified to define a hydrophobic surface. Related systems and devices are also discussed.
US09117714B2
An exemplary wafer level package comprises a semiconductor wafer with a plurality of semiconductor chips of perfect polygonal shapes thereon. A circuit-free area is defined over the semiconductor wafer to electrically isolate the semiconductor chips. A dam structure is substantially formed over the circuit-free area, wherein a portion of the dam structure formed around an edge of the semiconductor wafer is formed with a plurality via holes therein. A transparent substrate is formed over the semiconductor wafer, defining a plurality of cavities between the semiconductor chips and the transparent substrate, wherein the transparent substrate is supported by the dam structure.
US09117711B2
A solid-state image sensor includes pixel units each having a group of pixels forming a polygonal outer shape to cover an entire light receiving plane. The polygonal outer shape has at least six equilateral sides and the group of pixels includes pixels receiving light of at least four different colors.
US09117710B2
A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device (1041) includes read circuits (Tr1, Tr2) formed on one surface of a semiconductor substrate (1042) to read a signal from a photo-electric conversion element (PD) formed on the semiconductor substrate (1042), in which electric charges (e) generated in a photo-electric conversion region (1052c1) formed under at least one portion of the read circuits (Tr1, Tr2) are collected to an electric charge accumulation region (1052a) formed on one surface side of the semiconductor substrate (1042) of the photo-electric conversion element (PD) by electric field formed within the photo-electric conversion element (PD). Thus, the solid-state image pickup device and the camera are able to make the size of pixel become very small without lowering a saturation electric charge amount (Qs) and sensitivity.
US09117708B2
A thin film transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a buffer layer, a gate insulating layer, an active layer, an etching stop layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode is formed on the substrate. The buffer layer partially covers both side portions of the gate electrode. The gate insulating layer covers the gate electrode and the buffer layer. The active layer is formed on the gate insulating layer. The etching stop layer is formed on the active layer, and has a first opening and a second opening on the active layer. The source electrode is formed on the etching stop layer, and contacts with the active layer through the first opening. The drain electrode is formed on the etching stop layer, and is contacted with the active layer through the second opening.
US09117703B2
Provided is a liquid crystal display device, in which: the gate lines include a first gate line and a second gate line for respectively outputting the scanning signals at two different scanning timings for each of scanning lines; and a unit pixel for color display, constituted by three pixels corresponding to a red (R) pixel, a green (G) pixel, and a blue (B) pixel arranged side by side, is formed in a region surrounded by the first gate line, the second gate line, and the drain lines, and the three pixels corresponding to the red (R) pixel, the green (G) pixel, and the blue (B) pixel are arranged in matrix for the each unit pixel.
US09117702B2
A method of manufacturing a double-gate electronic memory cell is presented. The cell includes a substrate; a first gate structure, with the first gate structure having a lateral flank; a stack including several layers and of which a layer is able to store electrical charges, the stack covering the lateral flank of the first gate structure and a portion of the substrate; and a second gate structure. The second gate structure includes a first portion formed from a first gate material; a second portion formed from a second gate material, with the first gate material able to be etched selectively in relation to the second gate material and with the second gate material able to be etched selectively in relation to the first gate material; a first zone of silicidation extending over the first portion of the second gate structure; and a second zone of silicidation extending over the second portion of the second gate structure.
US09117689B2
The light-emitting device has a plurality of light-emitting elements that is mounted on one or more wiring patterns on a substrate. A new light-emitting element that replaces a defective element is mounted on the same wiring pattern on which the defective element is mounted. The defective element or a trace that remains after removal of the defective element is sealed by a same sealing member by which the new light-emitting element is sealed.
US09117679B2
The invention provides an OLED, a touch display device and method for fabricating the same. The OLED comprises: a substrate; a pixel electrode functioning as a first conducting electrode on the substrate; a first signal electrode and a second signal electrode disposed on the same layer as the pixel electrode; an insulating layer overlaying the first signal electrode and the second signal electrode; an EL layer in the same layer as the insulating layer and overlaying the pixel electrode; a second conducting electrode overlaying at least the EL layer; and an encapsulating layer overlaying at least the second conducting electrode.
US09117677B2
The present application discloses a semiconductor integrated circuit including a substrate having electrical devices formed thereon, a local interconnection layer formed over the substrate, and a global interconnection layer formed over the local interconnection layer. The local interconnection layer has a first set of conductive structures arranged to electrically connect within the individual electrical devices, among one of the electrical devices and its adjacent electrical devices, or vertically between the devices and the global interconnection layer. At least one of the first set of conductive structures is configured to have a resistance value greater than 50 ohms. The global interconnection layer has a second set of conductive structures arranged to electrically interconnect the electrical devices via the first set conductive structures.
US09117671B2
A method of fabricating a III-nitride power semiconductor device that includes growing a transition layer over a substrate using at least two distinct and different growth methods.
US09117661B2
A method for selective oxidation of silicon containing materials in a semiconductor device is disclosed and claimed. In one aspect, a rapid thermal processing apparatus is used to selectively oxidize a substrate by in-situ steam generation at high pressure in a hydrogen rich atmosphere. Other materials, such as metals and barrier layers, in the substrate are not oxidized.
US09117657B2
A method for filling recesses of a substrate with an insulation film includes: (i) exposing surfaces of the recesses of the substrate to a pre-deposition gas in a reactive state in a reaction space to treat the surfaces with reactive hydrocarbons generated from the pre-deposition gas without filling the recesses; and (ii) depositing a flowable insulation film using a process gas other than the pre-deposition gas on a surface of the substrate to fill the recesses treated in step (i) therewith by plasma reaction. The pre-deposition gas has at least one hydrocarbon unit in its molecule.
US09117649B2
Fluorescent lamps, along with their methods of manufacture and use, are provided. The fluorescent lamp can include a discharge tube extending from a first end to a second end; a resistive transparent coating (e.g., a tin oxide thin film layer, such as a fluor-doped tin oxide thin film layer) on the outer surface of the discharge tube; and a pair of electric terminals positioned on the discharge tube such that a first terminal is on the first end and a second terminal is on the second end.
US09117646B2
An apparatus for a mass spectrometer comprises: a set of four rod electrodes defining an ion occupation volume therebetween having entrance and exit ends, at least one of the rod electrodes having a slot passing therethrough; first and second ion optics disposed adjacent to the entrance and exit ends, respectively; a voltage supply system; and at least one supplemental electrode disposed at least partially within the at least one slot, wherein the voltage supply system is configured so as to supply a radio-frequency (RF) voltage, a direct-current (DC) filtering voltage and an oscillatory dipole resonant ejection voltage across members of the set of rod electrodes and so at to supply a secondary ion-trapping RF voltage and a secondary DC filtering voltage to the at least one supplemental electrode and to supply DC voltages across the rod electrodes and each of the first and second ion optics.
US09117645B2
A planar ion funnel is disclosed that can be used for ion control. In one application, the planar ion funnel can be used for ion control in a mass spectrometer. The planar ion funnel can be formed on a surface of a substantially planar substrate including an orifice. An electrically conductive structure can be formed on a top surface of the substrate that surrounds the orifice. In operation, a power can be applied to the conductive structure that causes an electric field to be generated that draws ions into and through the orifice. In one embodiment, the orifice can be circular and the conductive structure can be a series of nested rings of increasing diameter surrounding the orifice.
US09117643B2
An alkali metal introduction apparatus (1) includes: a dedicated fracture chamber (10) and a vacuum chamber (20); vacuum pumps (60a) and (60b) for evacuating the insides of the dedicated fracture chamber (10) and the vacuum chamber (20); an ampul fracturing section for causing, in the dedicated fracture chamber (10), an alkali metal encapsulated in an ampul (16) to be exposed out of the ampul (16) by deforming the ampul (16); a collision cell (40) configured to allow the ampul (16) to be introduced therein, the collision room (40) being provided inside the vacuum chamber (20); and an ampul introducing section (12) for moving the ampul (16) between an exposure position where the alkali metal encapsulated in the ampul (16) is to be exposed out of the ampul (16) thus deformed and an introduction position where the ampul (16) is to be introduced into the collision cell (40).
US09117639B2
A method of operating a gas-filled collision cell in a mass spectrometer is provided. The collision cell has a longitudinal axis. Ions are caused to enter the collision cell. A trapping field is generated within the collision cell so as to trap the ions within a trapping volume of the collision cell, the trapping volume being defined by the trapping field and extending along the longitudinal axis. Trapped ions are processed in the collision cell and a DC potential gradient is provided, using an electrode arrangement, resulting in a non-zero electric field at all points along the axial length of the trapping volume so as to cause processed ions to exit the collision cell. The electric field along the axial length of the trapping volume has a standard deviation that is no greater than its mean value.
US09117638B2
A scan of a separating sample mixture is received from a mass spectrometer at each interval of a plurality of intervals. It is determined at a first interval that a received mass spectrometry scan at the first interval and one or more preceding received mass spectrometry scans include a varying ion signal that represents an ion of a known compound and has an intensity above a threshold level. The mass spectrometer is instructed to perform a dependent scan for the ion at the first interval producing a spectrum for the known compound. A second interval is selected after the first interval where the varying ion signal has an intensity that is not above the threshold level. The mass spectrometer is instructed to perform a dependent scan for the ion at the second interval producing a spectrum for a background.
US09117637B2
A method is provided for coating a substrate with the aid of a magnetron cathode and two electrodes which are alternately impinged upon by a positive potential and a negative potential. Also disclosed is an assembly for coating a substrate, comprising a vacuum chamber, a magnetron cathode, two electrodes, and a voltage source. A negative potential is generated at a level that is no greater than the level of the cathode potential, thus preventing the electrode that is to be cleaned from being stripped to a greater extent than the same was coated in the previous half-wave. The magnetron cathode and the electrodes are connected to the voltage source via switching elements without being galvanically such that a negative and a positive voltage generated from the voltage source can be alternatively applied to the electrodes, the level of said voltage being no greater than the cathode voltage.
US09117632B2
A charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a map generation unit to generate a map where a parameter concerning a chip is defined for each mesh region obtained by virtually dividing a region including the chip including a plurality of figure patterns into a plurality of mesh regions, an exchange unit to, when performing at least one data processing of reversal and rotation for data of the chip, centering on the center of the chip or the center of the region including the chip, exchange parameters each being the parameter defined for each mesh region in the map, to be corresponding to the position of a figure pattern for which the data processing was performed, and a writing unit to write the figure pattern in the chip for which at least one data processing of reversal and rotation was performed on a target object with a charged particle beam.
US09117625B2
To provide an electrostatic lens which improves an irradiation accuracy of an electron beam while satisfying the need for higher throughput. An electrostatic lens according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate which includes an insulating plate in which a plurality of first through holes that allow an electron beam to pass through are formed, a plurality of electrodes that are formed on an inner wall of the plurality of first through holes, and a plurality of wirings that are formed on the insulating plate and are electrically connected to each of the electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrodes are electrically independent from each other.
US09117604B2
A switch mechanism includes a sliding track disposed inside a host module, and a sliding component. An end of the sliding component is pivotally connected to a display module and the other end of the sliding component is slidably installed inside the sliding track. The sliding component slides in a first direction relative to the sliding track while the display module pivots in a first rotary direction relative to the host module. The switch mechanism further includes an activation component for moving to a first position corresponding to a first switch component to activate a first switch component while the sliding component slides in the first direction.
US09117577B2
A solenoid valve with an electromagnetic circuit includes a return plate, a yoke, a coil wound onto a coil carrier. The coil carrier includes an internal thread and comprises a dimensionally and temperature-stable material. A core includes an outer thread. The core is disposed in the coil carrier via a direct interlocking connection. The outer thread of the core is disposed within the internal thread of the coil carrier and is configured to provide adjustment for the core. An armature is configured to be movable and to act at least indirectly on a valve-closing element. The armature is supported in the coil carrier by a supporting device.
US09117563B2
In a disclosed embodiment, an ultra-cold-matter (UCM) system includes a source cell nested within a hermetically-sealed ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) enclosure. Source particles, e.g., strontium atoms, can be generated within the source cell by heating a non-vapor-phase source material. The source cell is thermally isolated, e.g., by UHV, from the enclosure. Accordingly, heat is retained in the source cell, reducing the amount of heat that must be generated in the source cell to generate the vapor-phase source particles. Particles can exit the source cell to an UHV ultra-cold region where the source particles can be cooled to produce ultra-cold particles thermally isolated from the heat within the source cell.
US09117559B2
The present invention is directed to a method for portioning high radiation intensity waste and an apparatus thereof. A hanging mechanism hangs both a manual lifting mechanism and a lead shield, wherein the manual lifting mechanism is provided with a net basket hanging chain extending downwards, wherein the net basket hanging chain can be manipulated to be lifted or lowered. The net basket hanging chain is secured to a net basket containing the high radiation intensity waste. The lead shield is arranged under the hanging mechanism and in a path, along which the net basket is lifted or lowered, wherein the lead shield is provided with a space having an opening facing down.
US09117557B2
Provided is a radioactive sludge transfer apparatus for transferring sludge stored in a sludge storage tank with supernatant solution to a transfer tank including: a transfer body; a stirring apparatus for blasting the supernatant solution to the sludge; a sludge solution transferer for transferring the sludge solution to the transfer tank; an attitude control float; a floating force control ballast tank; and controller for remotely controlling the stifling apparatus, the sludge solution transferer and the floating force control ballast tank.
US09117544B2
A memory controller issues a targeted refresh command. A specific row of a memory device can be the target of repeated accesses. When the row is accessed repeatedly within a time threshold (also referred to as “hammered” or a “row hammer event”), physically adjacent row (a “victim” row) may experience data corruption. The memory controller receives an indication of a row hammer event, identifies the row associated with the row hammer event, and sends one or more commands to the memory device to cause the memory device to perform a targeted refresh that will refresh the victim row.
US09117522B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells provided one at each of intersections of a plurality of first lines and a plurality of second lines and each storing data by a data storing state of a filament; and a control circuit configured to execute a write sequence that writes data to the memory cell, the write sequence including: a setting operation that applies a setting pulse having a first polarity to the memory cell; and a removing operation that applies a removing pulse having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity to the memory cell; and the control circuit, during execution of the write sequence, is configured to repeatedly execute the setting operation until the memory cell attains a desired data storing state, and then to execute the removing operation.
US09117521B2
The invention concerns a non-volatile memory element comprising: first and second transistors (106, 108) forming an inverter (104) coupled between a first storage node (112) and an output (110) of the memory element; a third transistor (116) coupled between the first storage node (112) and a first supply voltage (GND, VDD) and comprising a control terminal coupled to said output; a first resistance switching element (102) coupled in series with said third transistor and programmed to have one of first and second resistances (Rmin, Rmax) representing a non-volatile data bit; a fourth transistor (118) coupled between said storage node (112) a second supply voltage (VDD, GND); and control circuitry (130) adapted to activate said third transistor at the start of a transfer phase of said non-volatile data bit to said storage node, and to control said fourth transistor to couple said storage node to said second supply voltage during said transfer phase.
US09117516B2
According to one embodiment, a memory includes memory cells between first conductive lines and second conductive lines. A control circuit is configured to apply a first potential to a first end of a selected first conductive line connected to the selected memory cell among the first conductive lines and first ends of unselected second conductive lines not connected to the selected memory cell among the second conductive lines, apply a second potential larger than the first potential to a first end of a selected second conductive line connected to the selected memory cell among the second conductive lines, apply third potentials smaller than the second potential to first ends of unselected first conductive lines not connected to the selected memory cell among the first conductive lines respectively, and change values of the third potentials based on an address of the selected first conductive line.
US09117515B2
A programmable metallization device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, and a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and an ion-supplying layer in series between the first and second electrodes. In operation, a conductive bridge is formed or destructed in the first dielectric layer to represent a data value. During read, a read bias is applied that is sufficient to cause formation of a transient bridge in the second dielectric layer, and make a conductive path through the cell if the bridge is present in the first dielectric layer. If the bridge is not present in the first dielectric layer during the read, then the conductive path is not formed. Upon removal of the read bias voltage any the conductive bridge formed in the second dielectric layer is destructed while the conductive bridge in the corresponding other first dielectric layer, if any, remains.
US09117511B2
The described embodiments include a computing device with one or more asynchronous circuits and control circuits that control the operation of the asynchronous circuits. In some embodiments, the control circuits are arranged in a hierarchy with a top-level control circuit atop the hierarchy and one or more local control circuits lower in the hierarchy. In these embodiments, the top-level control circuit processes operating information for the one or more asynchronous circuits and/or other functional blocks in the computing device to determine an operating state for the computing device. Based on the operating state, the top-level control circuit communicates commands to the local control circuits to cause the local control circuits to operate in corresponding operating modes. Based on a corresponding operating mode command, each local control circuit sets one or more operating parameters for corresponding asynchronous circuits (and/or one or more other functional blocks).
US09117506B2
In a method, a current value of a memory cell of a tracked circuit is determined. The memory cell is coupled with a data line. A tracking current value of a tracking memory cell of a tracking circuit is determined. The tracking memory cell is coupled with a tracking data line. A current value of a transistor of the tracking circuit is determined, based on a current value of a transistor of the tracked circuit, the current value of the memory cell, and the tracking current value of the tracking memory cell. A signal of the tracked circuit is generated based on a signal of the tracking circuit.
US09117504B2
Apparatuses and methods of operating memory are described. One such method can include receiving a select command at a plurality of memory volumes of a memory device, the select command indicating a targeted memory volume of the plurality of memory volumes. In response to the select command, the method can include selecting the targeted memory volume of the memory volumes and putting at least a portion of a non-selected memory volume of the memory volumes in a particular state based, at least in part, on a previous state of the non-selected memory volume and/or a portion of an address associated with the select command.
US09117502B2
An embedded hardware-based risk system is provided that has an apparatus and method for the management of unique alpha-numeric order message identifiers within DDR memory space restrictions. The apparatus provides a new design for assigning orders (CLOrID) to memory and the method thereof specifically with the intention to not impact latency until memory is over 90% full.
US09117501B2
To optimize the arrangement of configuration data stored in a configuration memory. A lookup table includes a memory configured to store configuration data, a plurality of multiplexers each configured to select one signal from a plurality of input signals in accordance with the configuration data supplied from the memory and output the one signal, and an inverter. The plurality of multiplexers are connected in a binary tree with multiple levels. The inverter is provided between one of input terminals of a multiplexer in an uppermost level and an output terminal of a multiplexer in one level lower than the uppermost level. Signal selection is performed in each of the multiplexers so that the multiplexer in the uppermost level outputs, as an output signal, one signal of all input signals of the multiplexers in a lowermost level.
US09117495B2
A memory array includes wordlines, local bitlines, two-terminal memory elements, global bitlines, and local-to-global bitline pass gates and gain stages. The memory elements are formed between the wordlines and local bitlines. Each local bitline is selectively coupled to an associated global bitline, by way of an associated local-to-global bitline pass gate. During a read operation when a memory element of a local bitline is selected to be read, a local-to-global gain stage is configured to amplify a signal on or passing through the local bitline to an amplified signal on or along an associated global bitline. The amplified signal, which in one embodiment is dependent on the resistive state of the selected memory element, is used to rapidly determine the memory state stored by the selected memory element. The global bit line and/or the selected local bit line can be biased to compensate for the Process Voltage Temperature (PVT) variation.
US09117494B2
To improve reading accuracy of a sense amplifier circuit and a semiconductor memory device. A sense amplifier circuit includes an N type FET which is a sensing transistor connected between a power supply and a ground via a data line that extends to a memory cell, a resistance element that is connected between a gate of the sensing transistor and the power supply, and a capacitance element that is connected between the gate of the sensing transistor and the ground.
US09117489B1
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of tracks. A defect scan of at least one of the tracks is executed, and a log entry is generated when a defect is detected. After the defect scan, a verify operation is executed for at least two of the detected defects. A number of times the verify operation detects a false defect is counted, and whether the head is defective is determined based at least partly on the count.
US09117486B2
There is provided an image output apparatus including an image output unit capable of playing in a unit finer than a frame/field unit on a time axis, and a control unit that determines a play amount by performing a predetermined operation on an operation input amount, advances a time indicating a position on the time axis in accordance with the determined play amount, and instructs the image output unit to output an image at the advanced time.
US09117480B1
Methods for estimating playback time and handling a cumulative playback time permission are provided. In one embodiment, a file is streamed from a first device to a second device for playback. The amount of data of the file that was streamed to the second device is determined, and a playback time of the file is estimated using a time rate associated with the file and the determined amount of data of the file that was streamed to the second device. If the file is associated with a permission specifying an allowed cumulative playback time of the file, the estimated playback time can be accrued against the allowed cumulative playback time. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
US09117475B2
[Problem] Provided is a novel lubricant composition that is useful as a material of a lubricating layer of a magnetic recording medium.[Means for Resolution] The lubricant composition contains at least one kind of compound represented by the following Formula (1). In the formula, X represents a cyclic group that may be substituted, and Y represents a single bond or a linking group having a valency of 2 or more. Here, at least one of X and Y includes 1 or more polar groups such as a hydroxyl group; Z represents a linking group having a valency of 2 or more and constituted with a carbon atom (C), a fluorine atom (F), and 1 or 2 kinds of arbitrary atoms (here, a hydrogen atom is excluded); n represents a real number of 1 to 10; m represents a real number of 0 to 1; and s and t independently represent a real number of 1 or greater. XYZ—CnF2n+1−mHm]s]t (1)
US09117473B1
A disk drive includes an actuator assembly and a controller. The actuator assembly generally includes an actuator having a velocity and a voice coil motor that has a detectable back electromotive force (BEMF). The actuator assembly is configured to position a read/write head. The controller is coupled to the actuator assembly and is configured to detect a catastrophic event occurring within the disk drive. In response to the detection of the catastrophic event, the controller activates a closed loop controlled slowing of the velocity using the detected BEMF as a control parameter.
US09117469B1
A “split-substrate” design is described for the metal ground layer in the suspension for a slider for use in a disk drive that reduces crosstalk from signals being transmitted on the conductive traces and allows externally induced interference to be shunted away from sensitive traces along selected portions of the suspension. In embodiments of the invention a slit formed in the metal ground layer to provide two parallel ground paths respectively on the left and right sides of the selected portion of the suspension. By positioning interference signal generating traces like writer traces on one side of the slit, that side becomes the noisy ground path leaving the other side as a “quiet” ground path. The shape, positioning and grounding of the split substrate structure can shunt return/ground currents created by external RFI into the noisy leg and thereby shield the quiet leg.
US09117465B2
A spin valve element according to an embodiment includes: a nonmagnetic base layer; a first terminal including a first magnetic layer connecting to a portion near one of opposing end faces of the nonmagnetic base layer; a second terminal including a second magnetic layer disposed and connecting to the nonmagnetic base layer so as to be at a distance from the first terminal; a third terminal including a third magnetic layer disposed and connecting to the nonmagnetic base layer so as to be at distances from the first and second terminals, the second terminal and the third terminal connecting to a current source that passes a sense current, and the first terminal and one of the second terminal and the third terminal connecting to a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage.
US09117460B2
The present invention relates to speech recognition systems, especially to arranging detection of end-of utterance in such systems. A speech recognizer of the system is configured to determine whether recognition result determined from received speech data is stabilized. The speech recognizer is configured to process values of best state scores and best token scores associated with frames of received speech data for end of utterance detection purposes. Further, the speech recognizer is configured to determine whether end of utterance is detected or not, based on the processing, if the recognition result is stabilized.
US09117450B2
A speech transcription system is described for producing a representative transcription text from one or more different audio signals representing one or more different speakers participating in a speech session. A preliminary transcription module develops a preliminary transcription of the speech session using automatic speech recognition having a preliminary recognition accuracy performance. A speech selection module enables user selection of one or more portions of the preliminary transcription to receive higher accuracy transcription processing. A final transcription module is responsive to the user selection for developing a final transcription output for the speech session having a final recognition accuracy performance for the selected one or more portions which is higher than the preliminary recognition accuracy performance.
US09117435B2
A portable electronic device packing case includes a packing body and a volume amplifying assembly received in the packing body. The volume amplifying assembly includes a volume amplifying body. The volume amplifying body includes a top wall formed on one end of the volume amplifying body, a side wall connected to the top wall, and a supporting member for supporting a portable electronic device positioned in the volume amplifying body. The top wall defines a plurality of sound holes therein, and the supporting member has a bottom surface defining a plurality of sound transmitting holes. The top wall, the side wall, and the supporting member cooperatively define a sound chamber for sound emitted by the electronic device to resonate therein.
US09117432B2
A chord detection apparatus retrieves musical performance data indicative of musical performance played by a user, retrieves musical piece information indicative of a musical piece played by the user, retrieves chord tendency information indicative of degrees of likelihood or unlikelihood of chords appearing in the musical piece, and detects a chord on the basis of the retrieved musical performance data and the retrieved chord tendency information.
US09117430B2
An electric stringed musical instrument including: a string which vibrates by a performance operation; a body which supports the string via a bridge; a pickup sensor mounted on a portion which vibrates by a vibration of the string, the pickup sensor being configured to detect a vibration having propagated from the string and output an electric signal; and a supporter having a spring structure which supports the bridge with respect to the body to bring a vibration characteristic of the electric stringed musical instrument closer to a vibration characteristic of one acoustic stringed musical instrument.
US09117429B2
Tone input device having a tone signal input, a tone signal output and a sound classifier connected to the tone signal input for receiving a tone signal incoming at the tone signal input and for analyzing the tone signal for identifying, within the tone signal, one or several tone signal passages corresponding to at least one condition. Further, the tone input device has a command signal generator connected to the sound classifier for generating a command signal allocated to the at least one condition, and a command output for outputting the command signal to a command processing unit. The sound classifier is configured to interrupt an output of the tone signal via the tone signal output for a duration of the one or several tone signal passages, when the at least one condition exists. A related tone generation device has, in particular, a command processing unit for generating a processed tone signal from the incoming tone signal according to a processing regulation determined by the command signal, up to a cancelling command signal. Respective methods and computer programs are also disclosed.
US09117426B2
A method, apparatus and system that enables a user to find and act-upon a sound-containing composition, in a group of compositions. One or more sound-segments, which are intended to prompt a user's memory, may be associated with each composition in a group of compositions. A recognition sound-segment may include a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to users than the beginning part of its associated composition. A recognition-segment may contain one or more highly recognizable portion(s) of a composition. When the user is trying to locate or select a particular composition, the recognition-segments are navigated and played-back to the user, based upon a user-device context/mode. When a user recognizes the desired composition from its recognition-segment, the user may initiate a control action to playback; arrange; and/or act-upon, the composition that is associated with the currently playing recognition-segment.
US09117425B1
An article for supporting a music instrument such as a conga drum is disclosed. The article is shaped for engagement with a lower rim of the drum and suspending the same at a relatively low height and first selected angle for optimal comfort, efficiency and drum performance, the article shape also being such that, upon positioning the article in an alternative position, and engagement with the lower rim, the drum is suspended at a relatively greater height and second selected angle for optimal comfort, efficiency and drum performance.
US09117422B2
A bagpipe reed has a tongue adjustor for biasing the reed tongue to adjust the amount of air consumed by the reed without altering the pitch of the reed. The tongue adjustor exerts pressure on the tongue without penetrating either the tongue or the body of the reed. The tongue adjustor may be carried by a tongue retaining collar.
US09117420B2
An information displaying device is provided with a display portion that displays an image based on display information and a predetermined driving voltage, a CPU that sets a boost target value of the driving voltage of the display portion, a voltage divider resistance circuit that divides a power supply voltage to generate output candidates of the driving voltage having plural output values, a selector that selects the output values, successively, based on tap selection signals from a lower rank of the output candidates of the driving voltages in the voltage divider resistance circuit to a higher rank thereof and boosts the driving voltage and a slow starter that compares an output value of the driving voltage boosted by the selector with the boost target value set by the CPU, determines whether or not the output value of the driving voltage reaches the boost target value, and drives the display portion at the driving voltage reaching the boost target value based on a determination result thereof. This enables the display portion to start independent of any booster circuit of hardware configuration and enables a circuit scale as a whole to be made smaller.
US09117419B2
The present invention provides a gate driver and liquid crystal display device. The gate driver, for driving scan lines of liquid crystal display device, includes: an input buffer, for receiving clock signal, first frame start pulse signal and second frame start pulse signal; shift register, including n+2 triggers, connected serially from the first trigger to the n+1st trigger, a clock signal input terminal of the n+2nd trigger being connected to the clock signal transmission line, wherein n being a natural number, when the first frame start pulse signal starting, the shift register shifting vertical synchronization signal and outputting n+1 outputs of shift registers based on the clock signal; a voltage level shifter, for shifting the output of the shift register to predefined voltage level and outputting shifted result serially; and an output buffer, for applying output of voltage level shifter to scan lines.
US09117388B2
An approach is provided for a light source module and a display device including the same. The light source module includes two first light source packages configured to emit light of a first color, one or more second light source packages disposed between the two first light source packages, and a plurality of third light source packages disposed between the two first light source packages and alternately arranged with the one or more second light source packages. The one or more second light source packages are configured to emit light of the first color and the plurality of third light source packages are configured to emit light of a second color. An intensity of light emitted from each of the one or more second light source packages is approximately twice an intensity of light emitted from each of the two first light source packages.
US09117387B2
An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method of operating an image display apparatus includes receiving an input external image, receiving supplementary information indicating the number of external images to be displayed or the number of sub images in the external image to be displayed, rearranging the external image or sub images based on the supplementary information, and displaying the rearranged external images or sub images. Accordingly, it is possible to conveniently detect the number of external images to be displayed or the number of sub images to be displayed.
US09117386B2
A method for driving a display panel and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. The method includes driving all lines of the display panel in a first scanning section of a section to display one frame, and driving one of an even line and an odd line of the display panel in a second scanning section of the section to display the one frame. Accordingly, a crosstalk phenomenon in the display apparatus is removed and image quality of a 3D stereoscopic image is improved.
US09117381B1
A mountable sign holding apparatus attaches a sign to a handlebar or a steering wheel of a vehicle to communicate a warning to pedestrians against touching the vehicle. The apparatus includes an elongated tube. A sign is coupled to and extends outwardly from an upper end of the tube. A coupler is attached to a bottom end of the tube and is configured to frictionally engage a steering control of a vehicle and support each of the tube and the sign on the steering control.
US09117379B2
Disclosed are a backlight unit, a display using the same and a lighting system including the same. The backlight unit includes a first reflector, a second reflector, at least one light source module disposed between the first reflector and the second reflector, and a bottom cover including a bottom part supporting the second reflector and at least one side wall part inclined and extending from the bottom part.
US09117376B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a digital musical instrument. The instrument comprises a fretboard and one or more strings extended over the fretboard. The instrument further includes an electric circuit for generating digital signals based on positions associated with contacts of the strings on the fretboard and a transceiver for transmitting the digital signals to a processing device that generates musical notation based on the digital signals.
US09117371B2
Various embodiments relate to creating and utilizing a vehicle surveillance network to monitor objects and/or events. Messages may be broadcasted from at least one communication system of a surveillance network which is communicating with one or more vehicles of the surveillance network and received in a vehicle. Instructions may be transmitted to at least one vehicle camera to capture one or more images of objects or events outside of the vehicle in response to receiving the at least one broadcasted message. At least one vehicle camera in each of the vehicles of the surveillance network may capture the images of the object and/or events. Further instructions may include transmitting the captured images from the one or more vehicles to one or more event responders.
US09117369B2
A rotating wheel of a vehicle is detected by evaluating the Doppler shift of a measuring beam, which is emitted by a detector unit passed by the vehicle, and is reflected by the wheel and returned in Doppler-shifted form. In a relative position to the wheel, the vehicle comprises an onboard unit, which can establish radio communication with a transceiver having a known location in the detector unit. The direction and distance of the onboard unit from the transceiver are measured on the basis of at least one radio communication between the same. The radiation direction or radiation position of the measuring beam is controlled in accordance with the measured direction and distance and taking into consideration the aforementioned relative position and location.
US09117360B1
The present invention provides a low battery trouble signal delay circuit for a smoke detector configured for periodically measuring environmental conditions and for producing a fire alarm signal when smoke is detected in the environment. The trouble signal delay circuit has a battery, a comparator configured for receiving a voltage measurement signal from the battery and a reference voltage measurement signal and sending a resulting signal to an activator circuit, at least one activator in the activator circuit that is user activated upon receiving a first input; and at least one low battery trouble signal annunciator connected to the activator circuit and configured for indicating that the voltage measurement signal is below the reference voltage measurement after receiving a signal from the comparator. The activator temporarily disables the low voltage trouble signal when activated for a silencing time period, while maintaining the operation of the fire alarm signal.
US09117357B1
A tracking system for enabling a first user to monitor the proximity of a second user features a parent pendant mounted on a parent pendant necklace. The parent pendant features a parent pendant power supply, a parent pendant microprocessor, a parent pendant global positioning satellite component, a parent pendant receiver, a parent pendant continuity wire located in the parent pendant necklace, and a parent pendant alarm. The system features a child pendant mounted on a child pendant necklace. The child pendant features a child pendant power supply, a child pendant microprocessor, a child pendant global positioning satellite component, a child pendant transmitter, and a child pendant continuity wire located in the child pendant necklace. A distance component is monitored between the parent pendant and the child pendant.
US09117352B2
Provided is an electronic device having a high anti-theft effect with a simple structure. The electronic device includes: a fixed panel; a detachable panel which is attached to or detached from the fixed panel; a first sensor which detects detaching of the detachable panel from the fixed panel; and a second sensor which detects detaching of the detachable panel from the fixed panel. A controller (CPU) restricts some of the plurality of functions when at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor detects that the detachable panel is detached from the fixed panel.
US09117347B2
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a substantially rigid portion and a substantially flexible portion. The substantially rigid portion includes a plurality of openings. The substantially flexible portion is at the plurality of openings. The substantially flexible portion is configured to provide haptic feedback, or generate a voltage.
US09117337B2
A method, computer system, and computer program product to implement an automatic fold-out command in an online card game. The system can automatically assign the player-entry of the player to a new table.
US09117334B2
A gaming system and method involving a game having a plurality of symbols. The gaming system displays a play of the game on a first display while displaying a sequence of the symbols on a second display. The gaming system includes one award associated with the play and another award associated with a characteristic in common between a symbol displayed on the first display and a symbol indicated on the second display.
US09117326B2
The disclosure concerns a water fountain for in-home delivery of drinkable water, the fountain including a combination of at least: a source, preferably a renewable source, of drinkable water, with a stock of packages, with a filling member for filling at least one package with drinkable water, and a sealing member for sealing individual filled packages before delivery to the consumer.
US09117316B1
One or more social interactive goals for an automated entity such as an avatar may be determined during a social interaction between the automated entity and a selected entity such as a human. Identity attributes of identity images from an identity model of the automated entity may be used to determine a set of behavioral actions the automated entity is to take for the determined goals. Paralanguage elements expressed for the automated entity via a user interface may be altered based on the determined set of behavioral actions. The automated entity may refer to a computer implemented automaton that simulates a human in the user interface of an interactive computing environment. By way of example, an avatar cybernetic goal seeking behavior may be implemented in accordance with an identity theory model.
US09117314B2
The most-frequently-used font size on a Web page acquired from a server unit is determined. The font size is changed so that the font of the most-frequently-used font size (Sdominant) may take a preset optimum font size (Sopt). At the same time, the fonts of the remaining font sizes are changed as much (Sdiff=Sopt−Sdominant) as in the font size changing process.
US09117313B2
An imaging apparatus includes a photographing device for acquiring a created image; and a display device for showing a preview image of the created image. The apparatus may have a control device for superimposing a plurality of outlines on the preview image shown on the display device, and subjecting at least one of areas, which are included in the created image and are surrounded by the outlines in the preview image, to an image transformation process. Alternatively, the apparatus has a control device for superimposing an outline, which corresponds to a synthetic target image indicating a target image of transformation, on the preview image shown on the display device, and subjecting an area, which is included in the created image and is surrounded by the outline in the preview image, to an image transformation process performed based on the synthetic target image.
US09117298B2
An image processing device includes: first to third address registers that store three addresses, respectively, the three addresses indicating three bank regions, respectively; an input image bank managing unit that, when the image processing device receives an image from an imaging device, switches, between the first address register and the second address register, and sets a flag and supplies the address stored in the first address register as an address for writing the received image; an imaging processing unit that performs image processing on the received image; and an image processing bank managing unit that, when the flag is in a set state and the processed image is switched to another image to be processed, switches, between the second address register and the third address register, resets the flag and supplies to the image processing unit the address stored in the third address register.
US09117297B2
An electronic device as taught herein offers reduced on-chip memory processing of graphics data, while also offering low memory bandwidth requirements. The electronic device includes a host block with off-chip memory, a graphics processing block with on-chip memory, a display controller, and a graphics display. The off-chip memory stores a frame of graphics data. The graphics processing block processes that frame of graphics data in blocks, or “tiles,” of graphics data. For each tile, the graphics processing block fetches rendering instructions and graphics data corresponding to that tile from the off-chip memory, stores the graphics data in the on-chip memory, and renders pixel values for the tile by processing the graphics data in accordance with the rendering instructions. The graphics processing block then sends the rendered pixel values for the tile directly to the display controller and partially updates the graphics display memory with those rendered pixel values.
US09117296B2
An image fusion method combines absorption, differential phase contrast and dark-field (scattering) signals obtained with X-ray phase contrast sensitive techniques, such as an arrangement of gratings. The process fuses the absorption and dark-field signals by principal component analysis. Further the differential phase contrast is merged into the PCA fused image to obtain an edge enhancement effect. Due to its general applicability and its simplicity in usage, the proposed process is usable as a standard method for image fusion scheme using phase contrast imaging, in particular on medical scanners (for instance mammography), inspection at industrial production lines, non-destructive testing, and homeland security.
US09117294B2
A method for processing an image of a surface of a tire under inspection is described. A three-dimensional digital image of the surface is captured and, for each point of the captured image, a grey-level value corresponding to an elevation is assigned to the point. Utilizing a first morphological operator that uses a rectangular key element, a closure-type first transformation of the image of the surface is carried out. Utilizing a second morphological operator that uses a rectangular key element, an opening-type second transformation of the surface is carried out. For each point of the image, a grey-level value equal to a minimum value between a grey-level value at that point obtained in a preceding step and a grey-level value at that point is assigned, so as to eliminate false measurement points.
US09117290B2
Provided is an image processing apparatus and method for filling a hole area in an image. The image processing apparatus may include a candidate pixel setting unit to set a plurality of candidate pixels corresponding to at least one hole pixel in a hole area using neighboring pixels around the hole area, and a pixel value determining unit to determine a pixel value of the hole pixel using the plurality of candidate pixels.
US09117285B2
A system for processing a plurality of graphical programs on a centralized computer system whereby the images produced by the programs are compressed and transmitted to a plurality of remote processing devices where they are decompressed. Compression assistance data (CAD) is produced by intercepting instructions outputted by the programs and the CAD is then used in the compression step.
US09117282B2
A method for providing improved foreground/background separation in a digital image of a scene is disclosed. The method comprises providing a first map comprising one or more regions provisionally defined as one of foreground or background within the digital image; and providing a subject profile corresponding to a region of interest of the digital image. The provisionally defined regions are compared with the subject profile to determine if any of the regions intersect with the profile region. The definition of one or more of the regions in the map is changed based on the comparison.
US09117281B2
Surface segmentation from RGB and depth images is described. In one example, a computer receives an image of a scene. The image has pixels which each have an associated color value and an associated depth value representing a distance between from an image sensor to a surface in the scene. The computer uses the depth values to derive a set of three-dimensional planes present within the scene. A cost function is used to determine whether each pixel belongs to one of the planes, and the image elements are labeled accordingly. The cost function has terms dependent on the depth value of a pixel, and the color values of the pixels and at least one neighboring pixel. In various examples, the planes can be extended until they intersect to determine the extent of the scene, and pixels not belonging to a plane can be labeled as objects on the surfaces.
US09117270B2
Methods and devices are provided for reducing perceptible artifacts in a host content when the host contend is embedded with watermarks. In one method, a first segment of a host content that includes a first logical value is obtained. A second segment of the host content that includes a second logical embedded therein is also obtained. The second logical value is different from the first logical value, and the second segment is adjacent to the first segment of the host content. The host content at a boundary location of the first and the second segments is modified according to a transition function to suppress transitions in the host content at the boundary location caused by the different logical values embedded in the first and the second segments of the host content.
US09117260B2
The present invention provides methods for determining block averages in film grain simulation including determining block averages during a display process and determining block averages during a decoding process. The methods of the present invention exhibit different characteristics in terms of memory requirements and computational cost. More specifically, the first method uses no external memory, but requires either extra reads of the blocks, or internal memory in the display pipeline, while the second method requires extra memory bandwidth and extra external memory (e.g., RAM).
US09117257B2
In a method and medical imaging system to prepare an interventional and/or diagnostic imaging procedure to be conducted with at least two different medical imaging modalities of the system, a patient is positioned on a patient support device and the patient support device, together with the patient, are moved into a patient acquisition region of a first medical imaging modality of the system. A first image data set of the patient to be examined is acquired with the first medical imaging modality. The first image data set is automatically evaluated in a data evaluation unit. At least patient parameter is automatically calculated from the evaluated first image data set. At least one compatibility value is automatically calculated depending on the at least one patient parameter and depending on at least one apparatus parameter of at least one additional medical imaging modality in the system. The compatibility value indicates whether the additional modality is compatible with the patient in order to conduct another of the procedures using that additional modality.
US09117249B2
News feed stories are ranked so that new stories appear above previously viewed stories for users of a social networking system. Top news stories are selected by the social networking system based on a ranking algorithm that incorporates an analysis of affinities for interests, users, and entities in the social networking system based on user interactions. Other new stories are provided after the top new stories in a chronological order. For each user of the social networking system, a view state is recorded that includes the order of news feed stories provided to users. Based on the view state and received user input, the social networking system may determine whether to provide new news feed stories to a viewing user.
US09117241B2
An inputter can intuitively understand a numerical value input by himself/herself and the possibility of ignoring an erroneous input can be reduced. Only an Arabic numeral representing the input numerical value is displayed in a first display area. At least one of (i) a character string comprising an Arabic numeral and a character or a character string other than the Arabic numeral and (ii) only a character or a character string other than the Arabic numeral, which represents the input numerical value, is displayed in a second display area.
US09117239B2
Techniques for a product search grid are disclosed herein. The method for presenting a grid includes receiving data in association with a plurality of products from one or more merchant websites; presenting a data grid including cells based on the data, wherein each cell of the cells represents a product of the products or a replacement of a product of the products; displaying information regarding the products or the replacements of the products in the cells; and updating the contents of cells of the data grid automatically in real time in response to new data received from the merchant websites.
US09117237B2
Various of the disclosed embodiments generally contemplate computer-implemented systems and methods for selecting an electronic or virtual gift card from among a plurality of possible gift cards or gift card issuers. Various of the embodiments may match and rank the gift cards according to a gift card recipient's characteristics, and possibly to the electronic or virtual gift card itself. Certain embodiments also contemplate the selection of physical gift cards selection, matching, and ranking aspects of the invention. Various methods for operating a gift card business using certain of the embodiments are also disclosed.
US09117236B1
Interactions between an item and an online shopper may be used to determine interest in an item or a category of items. Once interest has been determined, the online shopper may be presented with an option to initiate communication with other users. This communication may be between a plurality of users including shoppers, owners, experts, item representatives, and so forth. Communication may include text chat, video chat, audio chat, telephone, and so forth. Rewards may be provided to some or all users to encourage communication.
US09117231B2
A method of ordering menu items for delivery to a station at a premises, such as a table at a restaurant, includes the steps: Launch App; Scan QR code or NFC tag on table; Identify location. The location is identified using the restaurant and table identifier(s) extracted from the QR code. This location is used to identify the correct restaurant menu from the central platform database; Download menu; Add menu items to order; Confirm order; Pay order; Route order. The restaurant identifier is used to determine the appropriate EPOS adaptor based on the EPOS system in use by the specific restaurant; Transmit to restaurant. The correct communication protocol and authentication details are then used in order to route the order to the restaurant EPOS system or printer.
US09117225B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for transforming user infrastructure requests and user purchase requests inputs into infrastructure design product and infrastructure allocation outputs. For example, a user infrastructure request is received and is correlated with pre-defined templates. A structured data file is parsed and sent to an infrastructure provider.
US09117224B2
A system including: a memory element for storing an artificial intelligence program (AIP); an interface element for receiving, from a wireless communications device (WCD), a first portion of an order; and a processor for generating, using the AIP, an offer in response to items or services in the first portion of the order. The interface element is for transmitting the offer to the WCD and receiving, from the WCD, a second portion of the order. The processor is for modifying, using the AIP, the offer in response to items or services in the first and second portions of the order by adding or modifying items, services, or incentives. The interface element is for transmitting the modified offer to the wireless communications network for transmission to the WCD.
US09117222B2
In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises a lottery vending machine having an input slot configured to receive a lottery ticket, a second input slot configured to receive cash, and an output slot configured to output at least one of a money amount and a lottery ticket. In an embodiment, the apparatus provides a selectable credit option where the lottery vending machine, in response to receiving a winning lottery ticket, is configured to provide one of the following credit options: a money prize, one or more selected lottery tickets, or a combination of one or more lottery ticket(s) and a money amount.
US09117206B2
A computer-implemented method, including receiving information regarding an individual and information involving an account involved in a transaction, wherein the information regarding the individual is received by a receiver prior to a processing, a completion, a consummation, or a cancellation, of the transaction, processing the information regarding the individual with a processing device, generating a report or a message in response to the processing of the information regarding the individual, wherein the report or the message contains information regarding a charge-back regarding a previous transaction involving the individual, and transmitting the report or the message to a communication device associated with a merchant, vendor, or provider, of a good, product, or service.
US09117204B2
An approach for managing calendar information received from a plurality of data sources is described. Calendar information associated respectively with a plurality of data sources is retrieved by a calendar management platform. For each of the data sources, metadata specifying a contributor of the corresponding calendar information and for relating distribution of the calendar information is determined. Based on the first and second metadata, a data view for the calendar information is generated.
US09117199B2
A conversation GUI may include a canvas, a feed section, and a process section. The canvas may present icons associated with documents uploaded by members of a conversation associated with the GUI, the members including a local user of the local computing system and remote users of remote computing systems, the canvas being located in a fixed section of the conversation GUI. The feed section may present messages sent by the local user and by the remote members. The process may be separate from the canvas and the feed section and include at least a first task and a second task associated with a specified process. A computing system may, upon completion of the first task, send a message to the local user indicating that the first task is complete and the second task is to be performed.
US09117192B2
A structure for holding sample-containing receptacles includes a cover with holes formed therein through which the receptacles can be accessed with a substance transfer mechanism, such as a robotic pipettor. When the transfer mechanism is inserted into and then withdrawn from a receptacle, a string of viscous material may be suspended from the mechanism. A viscous string removal element adjacent each opening engages the string of viscous material and dislodges the string from the mechanism when the mechanism moves in a prescribed path with respect to the removal element. A sample rack configured to hold receptacles and to be inserted into the structure below the cover includes a sample rack having receptacle-receiving pockets, each with a resilient element and a positioning feature for holding receptacles of varying sizes in a predetermined position within the receptacle receiving pocket, and a cover including features for preventing a receptacle from being pulled out of its receptacle-receiving pocket when the transfer mechanism is withdrawn from the receptacle.
US09117185B2
A method and apparatus of managing a forest. A forestry management system comprises a forestry manager. The forestry manager is configured to receive information about a forest from a group of autonomous vehicles, analyze the information to generate a result about a state of the forest from the information, and coordinate operation of the group of autonomous vehicles using the result.
US09117184B2
Industrial automation interfaces integrated with enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) systems
A visualization system integrated with an enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) system utilizing preconfigured EMI data models, workflow reports and process event notifications to optimize a manufacturing process. The visualization system and the EMI system exchange data and information providing both systems with a broader process view than either system has independently. The visualization system can specifically target information and action requests to different classes of manufacturing personnel such as operators and engineers. Additionally, the visualization system maintains an audit log of all production identities, raw material usage, and requested corrective actions.
US09117181B1
Methods and systems for providing current email addresses or contact information to members within a social network are described. In one described method, an email program application requests an email address for a member within a social network. Using profile information associated with the member, the email address is provided to the email program application which sent the request. The email address is then entered into the send-to parameter field of an email message. In another described method, contact information associated with a first member of a social can be provided to a second member of the social network. The contact information is provided if the relationship between the first and second members is an authorized relationship. The contact information associated with the first member can be used to update the contact information for the first member in an electronic address book associated with the second member.
US09117167B2
A system for collaborative analysis from different processes on different data sources. The system uses a unique approach to lightweight temporary data structures in order to allow communication of interim results among processes, and construction of semantically appropriate reports. The data structures are generated in near real time and their lightweight nature supports massive scaling, including many diverse streaming inputs.
US09117157B2
A wireless IC device includes a wireless IC chip, a feeder circuit substrate which is coupled to the wireless IC chip and includes a feeder circuit including an inductance element, and a radiation plate. The inductance element includes a plurality of stacked layers having coil conductors electrically connected, and a coil conductor electrically connected in a middle portion of the inductance element is arranged at an end position in the coil axis direction and faces a coupling portion of the radiation plate.
US09117156B2
An RFID chip is embedded in a device having a body that includes a low-dielectric loss material including at least one of barium stannate, barium cerate, barium tungstate and barium molybdate.
US09117144B2
In general, techniques are described for performing a vocabulary-based visual search using multi-resolution feature descriptors. A device may comprise one or more processors configured to perform the techniques. The one or more processors may to apply a partitioning algorithm to a first subset of target feature descriptors to determine a first classifying data structure to be used when performing a visual search with respect to a query feature descriptor. The one or more processors may then apply the partitioning algorithm to a second subset of the target feature descriptors to determine a second classifying data structure to be used when performing the visual search with respect to the same query feature descriptor.
US09117143B2
A computer implemented method, system and computer program product for identifying the Main Colors and the matching colors of a visual object, and then viewing on a mobile device select items comprising the matching colors, such as from a merchant's catalogue. A visual object is analyzed for color content, and the results are stored on a system database located on the device or on a remote server. The color analysis of the objects comprise advanced image processing techniques, such as Main Color extraction using color space transformation comprising HSV, RGB and CYMK to map between pixels in the image. The user can subsequently view a display on their mobile identifying the visual object's Main Colors and at least one Harmonic Color; and then select and view all items (i.e. products in a database) comprising one Harmonic Color, and/or all items of a specific type and Harmonic Color.
US09117142B2
A storage unit stores an image file that includes a plurality of dummy image data items indicating predetermined dummy images and movement specifying data specifying the movement of an image, and a plurality of display image data items indicating images of characters. A controller replaces each dummy image data item in the image file with a display image data item to generate a new image file and causes a display unit of a terminal apparatus to display the image file.
US09117137B2
Inputs of a plurality of images constituting a group of images of items regarded as non-defective items are previously accepted and stored, and a defect threshold for detecting a defective portion of an inspection object is set based on the plurality of stored images. A defect amount to be compared with a determination threshold for making a non-defective/defective determination on the inspection object is calculated with respect to each of the plurality of stored images based on the set defective threshold, and whether or not each of the calculated defect amounts is an outlier is tested by use of at least one of a parametric technique and a non-parametric technique. Outlier information for specifying an image whose defect amount has been tested to be the outlier is displayed and outputted.
US09117135B2
A corresponding point candidate determiner (108) determines whether plural correlation peaks appear, based on a correlation value calculated by a corresponding point determiner (107). In the case where the corresponding point candidate determiner (108) determines that plural correlation peaks appear, the corresponding point determiner (107) calculates a ratio between the correlation values as represented by the correlation peaks, determines one or more corresponding points, based on the calculated ratio, and notifies the determination result to an initial position setter (106). In the case where the corresponding point determiner (107) searches plural corresponding points, the initial position setter (106) sets an initial search position with respect to each of the corresponding points in a reference image of a layer immediately higher than a target layer.
US09117130B2
Various embodiments provide methods, apparatus, and electronic devices for information obtaining, information management and 2D barcode generation. In an exemplary method implemented by an electronic device, a first two-dimensional (2D) barcode can be obtained. An image transformation can be performed on the first 2D barcode to obtain a virtual 2D barcode. Further, according to validity of the virtual 2D barcode, relationship information of the first 2D barcode can be obtained based on a mapping relationship of the virtual 2D barcode in a database.
US09117127B2
A radio frequency identification (RFID) smart shelf system manages a product through communication with an RFID tag that is attached to the product on a shelf, and includes an RFID reader, a plurality of reader antennas, and an RF switch that is connected between the RFID reader and the plurality of reader antennas. The RF switch periodically varies a phase difference between RF signals of a portion of a plurality of output connection ports that set a connection to each of the plurality of reader antennas.
US09117124B2
A driving attention amount determination apparatus includes: an electroencephalogram measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram signal of a driver; a central stimulation presentation section for presenting a visual stimulation in a central visual field of the driver; a peripheral stimulation presentation section for presenting a visual stimulation in a peripheral visual field of the driver; a threshold setting section for setting a determination threshold for attention amount determination from a distribution of amplitude of an event-related potential in the electroencephalogram signal based on a point of presenting the stimulation in the central visual field as a starting point; and an attention amount determination section for determining an attention amount through a comparison between the determination threshold and an amplitude of an event-related potential in the electroencephalogram signal based on a point of presenting the stimulation in the peripheral visual field as a starting point.
US09117113B2
Estimating a pose of an articulated 3D object model (4) by a computer is done by •obtaining a sequence of source images (10) and therefrom corresponding source image segments (13) with objects (14) separated from the image background; •matching such a sequence (51) with sequences (52) of reference silhouettes (13′), determining one or more selected sequences of reference silhouettes (13′) forming a best match; •for each of these selected sequences of reference silhouettes (13′), retrieving a reference pose that is associated with one of the reference silhouettes (13′); and •computing an estimate of the pose of the articulated object model (4) from the retrieved reference pose or poses. The result of these steps is an initial pose estimate, which then can be used in further steps, for example, for maintaining local consistency between pose estimates from consecutive frames, and global consistency over a longer sequence of frames.
US09117106B2
A method of analyzing a depth image in a digital system is provided that includes detecting a foreground object in a depth image, wherein the depth image is a top-down perspective of a scene, and performing data extraction and classification on the foreground object using depth information in the depth image.
US09117096B2
Security token for the authentication of access to a self-service terminal, comprising an interface for a connection to the self-service terminal, comprising authentication information, characterized by a second interface that allows a connection of a memory stick the contents of which are made available to the self-service terminal, wherein access to the memory stick is dependent on the authentication information.
US09117089B2
A key-based method for controlling access in a social network service includes: generating a core key and sub keys by segmenting a master key that is unique to a file owner, with the sub keys assigned differently to multiple groups that are divided according to trust level and relationship type; determining the group to which a file requester belongs by using at least one of a friend list of the file requester, a trust level between the file requester and the file owner, and a friend list of the file owner, and distributing a sub key corresponding to the determined group to the file requester, when the file requester requests a key distribution; and determining whether or not access to a file of the file owner is authorized by using the sub key distributed to the file requester and the core key, when the file requester requests the file.
US09117087B2
System and method for creating a secure channel for inter-application communication based on intents
System and method for creating a secure channel for inter-application communication based on the messaging system called Intents in the Android OS are disclosed. In one embodiment, an application for accessing a cloud-based storage platform triggers the broadcast of a custom Intent to all applications on a mobile device to detect an authorized application that is capable of interacting with the application. Once an authorized application is chosen, the application opens a secure channel for communication with the authorized application and passes encrypted data stream to the to the secure channel for access by the authorized application.
US09117084B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for measuring detection accuracy of a security device using benign traffic are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at an Internet protocol (IP) traffic simulator having a first communications interface and a second communications interface. The method includes sending, by the first communications interface, a plurality of benign data packets to a security device, wherein the plurality of benign data packets is engineered to be similar to one or more malicious data packets. The method also includes receiving, by the second communications interface, zero or more of the plurality of benign data packets via the security device. The method further includes determining, using statistics associated with the plurality of benign data packets, a detection accuracy metric associated with the security device.
US09117080B2
Described systems and methods allow protecting a computer system from malware, such as viruses and rootkits. An anti-malware component executes within a virtual machine (VM) exposed by a hypervisor executing on the computer system. A memory introspection engine executes outside the virtual machine, at the processor privilege level of the hypervisor, and protects a process executing within the virtual machine by write-protecting a memory page of the respective process. By combining anti-malware components executing inside and outside the respective VM, some embodiments of the present invention may use the abundance of behavioral data that inside-VM components have access to, while protecting the integrity of such components from outside the respective VM.
US09117070B2
A computer architecture (100) and a method for adapting and executing (200) a computer program therefore, is provided. A value is computed by processing the instructions comprised in a basic block of the program in accordance with a first mathematical function (208). An instruction comprising an original address is modified, using a second mathematical function (214) taking the value as input, to comprise a modified address. In this manner, a fault attack during execution of the computer program will cause a disturbance of the control flow, thereby making such an attack unlikely to succeed.
US09117067B2
A mobile information terminal includes a mode acquisition section adapted to acquire the mode of the mobile information terminal; a sample filling section adapted to, when the number of gripping feature samples acquired in a mode is insufficient, fill in lacking gripping feature samples with gripping feature samples acquired in another mode; a gripping-feature sample acquisition section adapted to acquire gripping feature samples; a switch adapted to switch the mobile information terminal between a learning state and an authentication state; a template learning section adapted to learn an authentication template in each mode using the gripping feature samples when the mobile information terminal is in the learning state; an authentication section adapted to compare the learned authentication template with gripping feature samples in each mode to perform authentication; and a locking section adapted to lock some or all of functions of the mobile information terminal when the authentication fails.
US09117063B2
A method for managing a session between a local computing device and a remote computing device, in which a session is established between a local computing device and a remote computing device, a lock session signal is transmitted from the remote computing device to the local computing device, a lock session signal is received at the local computing device, and the session is locked, at the local computing device. Furthermore, the user is prompted for identification information at the remote computing device, and the identification information is transmitted from the remote computing device to the local computing device. Moreover, the identification information is received at the local computing device, the identification information is authenticated at the local computing device, and the session is unlocked, at the local computing device.
US09117059B2
A method for an autonomous rights administration component of a computer system includes recording devices of the computer system, determining unique identifiers for each recorded device, permanently storing the unique identifiers, defining a usage rights contingent and a usage rights requirement and activation of at least one application function on the basis of a comparison of the usage rights contingent with the usage rights requirement.The invention furthermore relates to an autonomous rights administration system and a device for a rights administration of this type.
US09117057B2
System, method and program product for identifying at least one of a multiplicity of software licenses which are not needed by an entity. Each licenses a same type of software to the entity and includes at least one condition of installation or usage of licensed software. The multiplicity of software licenses are evaluated in a first sequence based on a first order of their respective types of conditions, by determining which installations or usages of the software can be considered licensed by an initial one of the software licenses in a first sequence. Afterwards, a determination is made which installations or usages of the software which could not be considered licensed by the initial software license in the sequence can be considered licensed by a next one of the software licenses in the first sequence. Afterwards, a determination is made if all installations or usages of the licensed software by the entity were considered licensed by prior software licenses in the first sequence and if there is at least one subsequent software license in the first sequence. The multiplicity of software licenses are also evaluated in a second sequence based on a second order of their respective types of conditions, by determining which installations or usages of the software can be considered licensed by an initial one of the software licenses in the second sequence. Afterwards, a determination is made which installations or usages of the software which could not be considered licensed by the initial software license in the first sequence can be considered licensed by a next one of the software licenses in the second sequence. Afterwards, a determination is made if all installations or usages of the licensed software by the entity were considered licensed by prior software licenses in the second sequence and if there is at least one subsequent software license in the second sequence.
US09117051B2
A design layout includes a set of active region-level design shapes representing semiconductor active regions, and a set of gate-level design shapes representing gate lines straddling the semiconductor active regions. The set of gate-level design shapes include a sub-resolution assist feature (SRAF) that connects two gate-level design shapes, and is physically manifested as a gap between two gate lines upon printing employing lithographic methods. An edge of a gate line in proximity to a semiconductor active region can be cut employing a cut mask that includes a cut-level design shape that has a protruding tap. The protruding tap allows reliable removal of an end portion of a gate line and prevents disruption of raised source and drain regions by an unwanted residual gate structure.
US09117047B2
A diagnosis device including a storage unit configured to store first circuit configuration information, a circuit unit configured to configure a first plurality of circuits based on the first circuit configuration information and a second plurality of circuits based on second circuit configuration information, and a processor configured to update the first circuit configuration information to the second circuit configuration information and configured to diagnose all circuits newly added by the second circuit configuration information of the second plurality of circuits.
US09117033B2
A method, device, and system for packet transmission on the PCIE bus according to the embodiments of the present invention, a SCSI protocol packet is encapsulated to obtain an encapsulated SCSI protocol packet, and the encapsulated SCSI protocol packet is carried in a PCIE data packet, and then the PCIE data packet carrying the encapsulated SCSI protocol packet is transmitted to the receiver device through the PCIE bus. Thereby, transmission of SCSI protocol packets is implemented on the PCIE bus, and any devices interconnected through the PCIE bus can operate each other through SCSI protocol packets with a high data transmission bandwidth and high processing speed, without requiring a specific physical device or adapter to perform protocol conversion.
US09117032B2
Aggregation of contiguous data packets, such as contiguous I/O adapter stores, is disclosed. Commensurate with receiving data packets to be written to a memory, multiple contiguous data units of the data packets are aggregated into an aggregated data block. The aggregated data block is validated for writing to memory responsive to either the aggregated data block reaching a size which with inclusion of a next contiguous data unit in the aggregated data block would result in the aggregated data block exceeding a configurable size limit, or a next data unit of the plurality of data units to be written to memory being non-contiguous with the multiple contiguous data units.
US09117022B1
Systems and methods for increasing speed and reducing area for arbitration logic in an integrated circuit (IC) are provided. For example, in one embodiment, a method includes arbitrating at least one master request in a first level of arbitration blocks. A second level of arbitration blocks arbitrates at least two arbitration blocks from the first level. A first level of multiplexers multiplex at least one master payload based at least in part upon the arbitration of the first level of arbitration blocks. A second level of multiplexers multiplex at least two signals propagated from the first level of multiplexers.
US09117018B2
A method of debugging software for an Integrated Development Environment connected to a target hardware system and to a simulator configured to simulate the target hardware system. The method comprises receiving, by a debugging tool of the Integrated Development Environment, simulator debugging data from the simulator, receiving, by the debugging tool, hardware debugging data from the target hardware system, comparing, by the debugging tool, the hardware debugging data with the simulator debugging data; and indicating, by the debugging tool, the result of comparing the hardware debugging data with the simulator debugging data.
US09117010B2
An automated method is provided for recording contents of medication packages vended from a plurality of vending machines in electronic records, such as an electronic medication administration record (eMAR), that store records for a plurality of patients who are associated with respective vending machines. A vending event causes the electronic record to be populated. The contents of the medication packages vended from the vending machines are recorded in electronic records without communicating patient names or vended medications in the electronic message sent from the vending machines.
US09117007B2
A system facilitates dynamic data visualizations. The system includes an analysis component that periodically processes one or more incoming data streams to determine a visualization form from a plurality of visualization forms. A visualization component dynamically generates the visualization form based in part on the processing of the incoming data streams.
US09117001B2
A method is provided for cross-terminal cloud browsing on the Internet. The method includes a second terminal obtaining a 2D bar code generated by a first terminal corresponding to a web content currently being presented on a webpage on the first terminal. The 2D bar code includes at least presentation information of the web content. The method also includes the second terminal parsing the 2D bar code to obtain the presentation information of the web content contained in the 2D bar code. Further, the method includes the second terminal establishing a link using the presentation information of the web content to realize cross-terminal presentation of the web content on the second terminal.
US09117000B2
A method is disclosed for reading a machine-readable optical code encoding information formed in an image that is presented to a user. The method includes using a processor to receive the image with the machine-readable optical code; using a graphic user interface to visually present the received image on a display; using the graphic user interface to receive a user selection of the machine-readable optical code; using a processor to decode the selected machine-readable optical code; and using the graphic user interface to present information referenced by the decoded information on the display.
US09116996B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for associating each of a plurality of different terms to documents that contain the term to create first associations; associating each of the associated documents to one or more queries to create second associations, wherein search results for each of the queries include a reference to the associated document; determining a particular query and a particular term are associated with a same document based on the first and second associations; in response to the determination, creating a mapping between the particular query and the particular term when both are associated with the same document; and selecting a respective answer from a plurality of mapped terms for each the mapped queries, wherein the respective answer is selected based on a count the respective answer occurs in documents contained in search results for the mapped queries.
US09116988B2
Methods, data processing systems and machine readable non-transitory storage media are described that can provide, in one embodiment, a non-time based description of types of metadata in a time based metadata track that can be associated with, in time, a time based media track. The description can include a set of keys, or other identifiers, that specify the types of metadata in the metadata track, and the description can also include values describing the structure of each key and values describing how to interpret each key.
US09116986B1
A system and method for integrating a journal associated with a user into a calendar is disclosed. The journal application includes a calendar module, a metadata module, a user preference engine, an action engine, a suggestion engine and a user interface engine. The calendar module receives one or more goals set by the user and creates one or more events in the calendar. The metadata module aggregates one or more types of metadata associated with the user and the one or more events. The user preference engine associates a sharing level with the one or more types of metadata. The action engine executes one or more actions based on the one or more types of metadata. The suggestion engine determines an effect of the one or more actions on the one or more goals set by the user and provides one or more suggestions to the user.
US09116985B2
Systems and methods are provided for generating a set of classifiers. A location is determined for each instance of a topic term in a collection of documents. One or more topic term phrases are identified, and one or more sentiment terms within each topic term phrase. Candidate classifiers are identified by parsing words in the one or more topic term phrases, and a colocation matrix is generated. A seed row of the colocation associated with a particular attribute is identified, and distance metrics are determined by comparing each row of the colocation matrix to the seed row. A set of classifiers are generated for the particular attribute, where classifiers in the set of classifiers are selected using the distance metrics.
US09116984B2
Automatically summarizing electronic communication conversation threads is provided. Electronic mails, text messages, tasks, questions and answers, meeting requests, calendar items, and the like are processed via a combination of natural language processing and heuristics. For a given conversation thread, for example, an electronic mail thread associated with a given task, a text summary of the thread is generated to highlight the most important text in the thread. The text summary is presented to a user in a visual user interface to allow the user to quickly understand the significance or relevance of the thread.
US09116983B2
A computer-implemented method, comprises extracting a measure from a content article representing a probability that the article relates to a topic, allocating the article to a group of articles relating to at least one topic on the basis of the measure, using a set of social media objects relating to the article to extract a measure representing a sentiment for the article, and aggregating respective measures for the sentiment of articles in the group to provide an aggregate measure.
US09116982B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating descriptions of relationships between entities. In one aspect, a method includes identifying one or more related entities for a particular entity based at least in part on commonalities between the particular entity and the one or more related entities, sorting the commonalities according to a measure of uniqueness of each of the commonalities, and identifying a subset of the commonalities having a measure of uniqueness above a lower measure of uniqueness threshold. The identified subset of commonalities can include one or more commonalities. One or more commonalities can be selected from the subset of commonalities as indicative of a relationship to the particular entity, and a description of the relationship can be identified based on the selected one or more commonalities.
US09116981B2
Systems and methods for measuring similarity between a set of clusters and a set of object labels, wherein at least two of the object labels are related, receive a first set of clusters, wherein the first set of clusters was formed by clustering objects in a set of objects into clusters of the first set of clusters according to a clustering procedure; and calculate a similarity index between the first set of clusters and a set of object labels based at least in part on a relationship between two or more object labels in the set of object labels.
US09116980B1
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining a set of categories based on textual input. In use, textual input is identified. Further, a first set of categories is determined based on the textual input. Further still, one or more actions are performed, utilizing the first set of categories.
US09116977B2
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus of searching information. In one example embodiment, the present techniques obtain a category click rate of a query and a category click rate of published information, calculate a similarity degree between the query and the published information based on the category click rate of the query and the category click rate of the published information, and return the published information as a successful matching result if the calculated similarity degree is higher than a first threshold. The present techniques may ensure the accuracy rate and improve the return rate to provide more return results to a user.
US09116975B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a computer system and interactive user interfaces configured to enable efficient and rapid access to multiple different data sources simultaneously, and by an unskilled user. The unskilled user may provide simple and intuitive search terms to the system, and the system may thereby automatically query multiple related data sources of different types and present results to the user. Data sources in the system may be efficiently interrelated with one another by way of a mathematical graph in which nodes represent data sources and/or portions of data sources (for example, database tables), and edges represent relationships among the data sources and/or portions of data sources. For example, edges may indicate relationships between particular rows and/or columns of various tables. The table graph enables a compact and memory efficient storage of relationships among various disparate data sources.
US09116961B2
An information processing device includes a memory unit that stores registration data of a search target and error information indicating an error of the registration data in association with each other. The information processing device includes a search unit that searches for registration data from the registration data stored by memory unit, the registration data searched by the search unit being registration data for which a value obtained by subtracting a value of the error information from a value of distance between query data related to a search request and the registration data is within the predetermined neighborhood range.
US09116960B2
A database server receives a multi-part query from a remote application server. The multi-part query specifies a calculation scenario defining a data flow model that includes a plurality of calculation nodes that include a main section of nodes and two or more branches of nodes. Each calculation node defines one or more operations to execute on the database server. Thereafter, the database server instantiates the specified calculation scenario and additionally executes the operations defined by the calculation nodes of the main section of the instantiated calculation scenario a single time and executes the operations defined by the calculation nodes of the branches to result in respective responsive data sets corresponding to each branch. The responsive data sets are then provided by the database server to the application server. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US09116948B2
Disclosed in one example is a method for searching. In some examples, the method includes receiving an unstructured search query, parsing the unstructured search query into a plurality of structured search attributes using a search term attribute dictionary, performing a search of a structured database based upon the plurality of structured search attributes to identify a plurality of search results, populating a plurality of form fields of a search form with the plurality of structured search attributes, and displaying the search form in association with the search results.
US09116942B2
A computing device detects a synchronization conflict between two versions of a file. In particular, the file may comprise a digital photo. The computing device may characterize a nature of a difference between metadata fields as immutable, mergeable, or subsumable. Core metadata fields may be defined such that a nature of a difference, or conflict, is categorized as immutable. Non-core metadata fields may be defined such that a nature of a difference, or conflict, is characterized as either mergeable or subsumable. A conflict between corresponding mergeable non-core metadata fields may be resolved by merging values of the corresponding non-core metadata fields. A conflict between corresponding subsumable non-core metadata fields may be resolved by replacing a value of a non-core metadata field of an older of the two versions of the file with a value of a corresponding non-core metadata field of a younger of the two versions of the file.
US09116941B2
For reducing digests storage consumption in a data deduplication system using a processor device in a computing environment, input data is partitioned into chunks, and the chunks are grouped into chunk sets. Digests are calculated for input data and stored in sets corresponding to the chunk sets. Similarity elements are calculated for the input data and the similarity elements are stored in a similarity search structure. The number of similarity elements associated with a chunk set which are currently contained in the similarity search structure is maintained for each chunk set, and when this number of a specific chunk set becomes lower than a threshold, the digests set associated with that chunk set are removed from the repository.
US09116938B2
In several aspects, an electronic device and method index a repository of N documents by W words, by not storing between queries, N*W numbers that are specific to each word i and each document j, normally used to compute a score of relevance to a query, of each document j. Instead, the electronic device and method generate the N*W word-specific -document-specific numbers dynamically at query time, based on a set of W numbers corresponding to the W words, and one or more sets (e.g. x sets) of N numbers corresponding to the N documents. Query-time generation of word-specific-document-specific numbers reduces memory otherwise required, e.g. to store these numbers. Hence, in certain aspects W+xN numbers are maintained between queries, and these numbers are changed incrementally when a new document is added to the set or an existing document is removed. Maintaining W+xN numbers reduces processing otherwise required, to start from scratch.
US09116937B2
The invention provides a process for performing automatic backups of a user's data contained in the local drives of at least one computer of a local area network by means of a Residential Gateway, which is in turn connected to a provider's Backup Server. A backup method is thus provided, which enables creating a backup in an automatic way without the need of providing UPnP support.
US09116936B2
A computing device receives a plurality of writes; each write is comprised of chunks of data. The computing device records metrics associated with the deduplication of the chunks of data from the plurality of writes. The computing device generates groups based on associating each group with a portion of a range of the metrics, such that each of the chunks of data are associated with one of the groups, and a similar number of chunks of data are associated with each group. The computing device determines a deduplication affinity for each of the groups based on the chunks of data that are duplicates and at least one metric. The computing device sets a threshold for the deduplication affinity and in response to any of the groups exceeding the threshold, the computing device excluding the chunks of data associated with a group exceeding the threshold, from deduplication.
US09116929B2
A system and method for managing one or more database systems, wherein the database systems perform database queries to retrieve data stored by the database systems. One or more regulators are used for managing the database systems, wherein the regulators monitor workload priority influenced data temperature in order to allocate resources for the systems. The data temperature is a measure of physical accesses to logical data, and the workload priority is used to further define data temperature, in order to optimize data storage placement and data access decisions.
US09116928B1
Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter construct linear combinations of a set of defined “basic” features for each pair of sample and known media files. The linear combination of those features that give the optimal correlation coefficients (i.e., most-correlated) is then found. The highest correlation coefficients then indicate the “best” features to use in detecting a match of the sample file.
US09116920B2
A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object.
US09116915B1
This disclosure relates to a method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for scanning data. In some embodiments, this includes examining attributes of a first directory, wherein the attributes include at least one from a group comprising a next tentative scan date, a modified time, and a dirty indicator, determining if the dirty indicator has been set, if the dirty has been set, scanning files in the first directory, if the dirty indicator has not been set, determining if the first directory has been modified, if the first directory has not been modified, determining if the next tentative scan date equals to a system date, if the next tentative scan date equals to the system date, scanning the files, if the next tentative scan date does not equal to the system date, examining attributes of a second directory, and if the first directory has been modified, scanning the files.
US09116907B2
Production data are streamed by a shop floor (a field) of a plant towards a data compression processor inside a MES/ERP server. The data stream is segmented in field data intervals of variable duration, each one carrying a tag composed of initial timespan s°, final timespan e°, and the variation v° undergone by the monitored variable. The processor takes a first incoming tag and calculates a data compression interval of constant duration y which is a function of e°, then it creates a vector [s°, e°, v°, m=v°, n=e°−s°]. Until the incoming tags fall into the current compression interval, subsequent variations v° are summed up and subsequent s° and e° updated, obtaining an updated vector [s, e, v, m, n], otherwise the compression vector is stored in a SQL database and a new compression interval entered.
US09116904B2
A file system that operates on an underlying volume that has multiple tiers, each tier including a particular trait set. Upon creating or otherwise identifying a file system namespace (such as a directory or file) that is in a volume or that is to be included within the volume, a storage trait set to be applied corresponding to the file system namespace is identified. Then, the storage trait set is compared against the trait sets for the multiple tiers to identify a tier into which to store the file system namespace. The file system namespace is then caused to be stored within the identified tier. Thus, the file system is provided with a volume that has multiple tiers (each having different trait sets) to choose from in storing files.
US09116902B1
A computer-implemented method and system for improving efficiency in a delta compression process selects a data chunk to delta compress and generates a sketch for the selected data chunk. A set of candidate data chunks with a matching sketch is searched for. The set of candidate data chunks with at least a minimum degree of similarity is ranked by location status data. Tie-breaking of the set of candidate data chunks is done using a degree of sketch similarity for each candidate and the selected data chunk is delta compressed with a selected candidate data chunk.
US09116900B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a unique and novel archiving system that includes two or more network storage systems, each network storage system including removable hard disk drives embedded in removable disk cartridges, referred to simply as removable disk drives. The removable disk drives allow for expandability and replacement such that the archiving system need not be duplicated to add new or more storage capacity. In embodiments, the archiving system accesses, writes, reads, or performs functions on data from one network storage system to another remote network storage system.
US09116899B2
A computer program product includes program code for managing changes to one or more files via a link is associated with the changes that result in an updated version of the one or more files. A changed section determiner determines which sections associated with the one or more files have changed. The changed section operator further determines metadata regarding the nature of the changes to the sections. Based on the metadata a metrics generator generates a first weight associated with each of the changed sections. A mapping record generator generates a mapping record for each of the changed sections. A first mapping record comprises data associated with the first weight. The first mapping record is associated with a particular version of the one or more files and is linked to mapping records associated with other changed sections using the link.
US09116888B1
Data to be submitted to a remote node is selectively protected. In various embodiments, an indication is received to protect a data value that is to be submitted, using a browser, to a remote node. A security key that is associated with the remote node is determined automatically. The data value is selectively encrypted using the security key. The encrypted data value is provided to the browser to be submitted to the remote node.
US09116886B2
A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a translation server in communication with a network, a request for a translation of text in a source language to a target language. At least a portion of the text is translated at the translation server from the source language to the target language to obtain a translated version of the text in the target language. Translating the text includes determining one or more terms from the text corresponding to a pre-defined term translator, applying the pre-defined term translator to the one or more terms, and translating a set of additional terms from the text from the source language to the target language via a translation model. The method additionally includes providing, via the translation server, the translated version of the text to a web server.
US09116884B2
A system and method for converting a message via a posting converter is provided. At least one incoming message is received from a composition device. Characteristics of the message are determined. The characteristics include a target device to which the message is directed and an application through which the message will be presented. An appropriate template is selected for the message based on at least one of the message characteristics. The message is converted to a different format using the selected template. The converted message is provided for display on the target device.
US09116879B2
Embodiments are directed to generating a customized classification rule execution order and to identifying optimal ordering rules for previously processed data. In an embodiment, a computer system fingerprints a message received via a computer network. The fingerprinting identifies specific characteristics of the message. The computer system compares the message's fingerprint to various stored message fingerprints generated from previously received messages. The comparison determines that the fingerprint does not match the stored fingerprints. The computer system applies classification rules to the message according to a predetermined rule execution order to determine a classification for the message. The computer system then generates a customized classification rule execution order to order those classification rules that optimally identified the message's class at the top of the customized classification rule execution order.
US09116877B2
An apparatus and method for determining whether a text is deceptive may comprise analyzing a body of textual content known to be one of text containing true content and text containing deceptive content; identifying psycho-linguistic cues that are indicative of a text being deceptive; statistically analyzing, via a computing device, a given text based upon the psycho-linguistic cues to determine if the text is deceptive. The apparatus and method may further comprise weighting the psycho-linguistic cues and statistically analyzing based on the weighted psycho-linguistic cues. The statistically analyzing step may be performed using one of a cue matching analysis, a weighted cue matching analysis, a Markov chain analysis, and a sequential probability ratio testing binary hypothesis analysis. The psycho-linguistic cues may be separated into categories, including increasing trend cues and decreasing trend cues and analyzed according to presence in a category from within the categories.
US09116864B2
An automatic abstract determination method of a document clustering is disclosed. The method includes forming a database for correspondingly packing and storing each document clustering including several abstract contents and body contents of subdocuments preloaded by a user as a document clustering process record file. Each document clustering process record file records the original abstract contents and the body contents of the subdocuments, and sets several determination values for analysis. When the user wishes to browse the contents of one document clustering, the method then determines whether or not to generate new abstract contents which is much more closer to the key points of the body contents to all of the subdocuments in the document clustering, according to the contents and values recorded in the corresponding document clustering process record file of the document clustering.
US09116863B1
A document builder is provided. The document builder includes a memory unit configured to store a document outline, wherein the document outline includes at least a template link to a template and at least a mini-document link to each of a plurality of mini-documents, and a processing device. The processing device is configured to receive the document outline from the memory unit, retrieve the template using the template link, retrieve each of the plurality of mini-documents using the mini-document links, and automatically assemble a final document from the retrieved template and from the retrieved plurality of mini-documents.
US09116861B2
Cascading failover of blade servers in a data center implemented by transferring by a system management server a data processing workload from a failing blade server to an initial replacement blade server, with the data processing workload characterized by data processing resource requirements and the initial replacement blade server having data processing resources that do not match the data processing resource requirements; and transferring by the system management server the data processing workload from the initial replacement blade server to a subsequent replacement blade server, where the subsequent replacement blade server has data processing resources that better match the data processing resource requirements than do the data processing resources of the initial replacement blade server.
US09116853B1
A command to write data to a disk location is received at a disk storage system. The data is written to the disk location and a record including the data, the disk location, and a sequence value is generated. The first sequence value indicates relative sequence when compared to other sequence values. The record is written to a record location on a tape cartridge loaded in a tape drive. Record metadata on the disk storage system is modified to indicate that the record location contains current data. Tape cartridges containing records may be used to restore data to disk storage.
US09116844B2
A data processing apparatus has a plurality of storage elements residing at different physical locations within the apparatus, and fault history circuitry for detecting local transient faults occurring in each storage element, and for maintaining global transient fault history data based on the detected local transient faults. Analysis circuitry monitors the global transient fault history data to determine, based on predetermined criteria, whether the global transient fault history data is indicative of random transient faults occurring within the data processing apparatus, or is indicative of a coordinated transient fault attack. The analysis circuitry is then configured to initiate a countermeasure action on determination of a coordinated transient fault attack. This provides a simple and effective mechanism for distinguishing between random transient faults that may naturally occur, and a coordinated transient fault attack that may be initiated in an attempt to circumvent the security of the data processing apparatus.
US09116841B2
The invention relates to methods and systems for securely transferring embedded code or data to a customer, in particular to methods and systems for securely transferring embedded code, data files or program files designed for a device to a customer in order to prevent the embedded code, data files or program files from being used on unauthorized devices.
US09116837B2
Systems and methods relating to pinning selected data to sectors in non-volatile memory. A graphical user interface allows a user to specify certain data (e.g., directories or files) to be pinned. A list of pinned sectors can be stored so that a driver or controller that operates on a sector basis and not a file or directory basis can identify data to be pinned.
US09116832B2
A method begins by a processing module receiving data for storage and interpreting the data to identify the data as redundant array of independent disks (RAID) data. The method continues with the processing module interpreting the RAID data to identify at least one of RAID block data and RAID parity data. When the RAID data includes RAID block data and RAID parity data the method continues with the processing module encoding the RAID block data in accordance with error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce at least one set of encoded data slices and outputting the at least one set of encoded data slices to a dispersed storage network memory.
US09116828B2
Implementations of Data Bus Inversion (DBI) techniques within a memory system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a set of random access memory (RAM) integrated circuits (ICs) is separated from a logic system by a bus. The logic system can contain many of the logic functions traditionally performed on conventional RAM ICs, and accordingly the RAM ICs can be modified to not include such logic functions. The logic system, which can be a logic integrated circuit intervening between the modified RAM ICs and a traditional memory controller, additionally contains DBI encoding and decoding circuitry. In such a system, data is DBI encoded and at least one DBI bit issued when writing to the modified RAM ICs. The RAM ICs in turn store the DBI bit(s) with the encoded data. When the encoded data is read from the modified RAM ICs, it is transmitted across the bus in its encoded state along with the DBI bit(s). The logic integrated circuit then decodes the data using the DBI bit(s) to return it to its original state.
US09116819B2
Systems and methods for reducing metadata in a write-anywhere storage system are disclosed herein. The system includes a plurality of clients coupled with a plurality of storage nodes, each storage node having a plurality of primary storage devices coupled thereto. A memory management unit including cache memory is included in the client. The memory management unit serves as a cache for data produced by the clients before the data is stored in the primary storage. The cache includes an extent cache, an extent index, a commit cache and a commit index. The movement of data and metadata is by an interval tree. Methods for reducing data in the interval tree increase data storage and data retrieval performance of the system.
US09116817B2
A system and method for efficient scheduling of dependent load instructions. A processor includes both an execution core and a scheduler that issues instructions to the execution core. The execution core includes a load-store unit (LSU). The scheduler determines a first condition is satisfied, wherein the first condition comprises result data for a first load instruction is predicted eligible for LSU-internal forwarding. The scheduler determines a second condition is satisfied, wherein the second condition comprises a second load instruction younger in program order than the first load instruction is dependent on the first load instruction. In response to each of the first condition and the second condition being satisfied, the scheduler can issue the second load instruction earlier than it otherwise would. The LSU internally forwards the received result data from the first load instruction to address generation logic for the second load instruction.
US09116814B1
A data read/write system includes a system clock, a single port memory, a cache memory that is separate from the single port memory, and a controller coupled to an instruction pipeline. The controller receives, via the instruction pipeline, first data to write to an address of the single port memory, and further receives, via the instruction pipeline, a request to read second data from the single port memory. The controller stores the first data in the cache memory, and retrieves the second data from either the cache memory or the single port memory during one or more first clock cycles of the system clock. The controller copies the first data from the cache memory and stores the first data at the address in the single port memory during a second clock cycle of the system clock that is different than the one or more first clock cycles.
US09116812B2
A de-duplication is configured to cache data for access by a plurality of different storage clients, such as virtual machines. A virtual machine may comprise a virtual machine de-duplication module configured to identify data for admission into the de-duplication cache. Data admitted into the de-duplication cache may be accessible by two or more storage clients. Metadata pertaining to the contents of the de-duplication cache may be persisted and/or transferred with respective storage clients such that the storage clients may access the contents of the de-duplication cache after rebooting, being power cycled, and/or being transferred between hosts.
US09116799B2
A pipeline circuit determines a first effective address based a sum of a first value and a second value. The first effective address is based upon an actual value of a carry-in into a bit-wise region of the first and second values. The bit-wise region includes a predefined internal region of bits of the first and second values. The pipeline circuit also determines a second effective address based a sum of a third value and a fourth value. A collision detector circuit receives bits from the bit-wise region of each of the four values and determines a plurality of speculative results based upon the bits of the bit-wise regions and based upon a plurality of speculative carry-in values. A collision indicator is asserted based on at least one result of the plurality of speculative results, and the actual values of the first and second carry-in.
US09116798B2
A method for managing class metadata in a garbage collected system, including (i) allocating a metaspace to a class loader of a mutator using a memory heap, where the metaspace is configured to store the class metadata generated by the class loader, (ii) storing, in the metaspace, class metadata items associated with classes defined by the class loader, where the class metadata items and the class loader are coterminous, and where all of the class metadata items are identified by a garbage collector as live if any of the class metadata items is reachable by the mutator, (iii) updating a linkset graph during resolution of symbolic links to sumarize cross-metaspace references, and (iv) reclaiming, by the garbage collector based on a pre-determined algorithm using the metaspace, memory locations unreachable by the mutator, where all memory locations allocated to the class metadata items are reclaimed together as a group.
US09116793B2
Various embodiments are directed to maintaining versions of data within a solid state memory. At least one request to write at least one dataset to a logical page of a solid state memory is received from a file system. At least one physical page in a data block of the solid state memory associated with the logical page is identified. A processor stores the dataset in the at least one physical page. At least one data versioning tag is associated with the at least one dataset in a data structure associated with the logical page. The data versioning tag identifies the at least one dataset as a given version of the logical page. The at least one dataset is maintained as accessible from the at least one physical page irrespective of subsequent write operations to the logical page in response to associating the at least one data versioning tag.
US09116792B2
The invention provides a data storage device. In one embodiment, the data storage device comprises a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory comprises a spare block pool and a data block pool, wherein the spare block pool comprises a plurality of spare blocks, and the data block pool comprises a plurality of data blocks. The controller determines a minimum erase count from the erase counts of the spare blocks and the data blocks, adds a first difference to the minimum erase count to obtain a jail threshold, compares the erase counts of the spare blocks with the jail threshold to obtain a plurality of jail blocks with the erase counts greater than the jail threshold, and confines the jail blocks to a jail pool.
US09116791B2
A SIM card including: (a) a first NVM for storing user data; and (b) a second NVM, separate from the first NVM, for storing management data related to the user data. Preferably, the first NVM is block-erasable and the second NVM is word-erasable erasable. Preferably, the first NVM is a flash memory and the second NVM is an EEPROM. Preferably, the management data includes a mapping table for mapping virtual addresses, of the first NVM, to physical device addresses. Preferably, the user data and the management data are organized in a file system. Most preferably, the management data includes at least one file allocation table. Most preferably, the management data includes at least one files directory, wherein at least one files directory includes at least one item selected from the group consisting of: a file name, a file size, a file attribute, and a physical address of a file sector.
US09116788B2
An abstraction for storage class memory is provided that hides the details of the implementation of storage class memory from a program, and provides a standard channel programming interface for performing certain actions, such as controlling movement of data between main storage and storage class memory or managing storage class memory.
US09116775B2
A system management information handling system (IHS) includes a processing system. A memory system is coupled to the processing system and includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method. The method includes discovering a plurality of components in a networked system and a current firmware image included on each of the plurality of components. The method further includes determining a plurality of relationships between the plurality of components. The method further includes retrieving a firmware compatibility table that includes compatible firmware details for at least one component combination. The method further includes providing an updated firmware image for each of at least a subset of the plurality of components based on the relationships between the subset of the plurality of components and compatible firmware details for the plurality of components.
US09116771B2
A method for installation and configuration of selectable components of a software product. An installation user interface allows a user to identify and select a plurality of install and configuration templates from multiple sources for recommended installation of selectable software components. Responsive to a user selecting multiple install and configuration templates, the user is enabled to apply a relative weight for each of the selected install and configuration templates, wherein the relative weight is applied to each selectable software component included in the weighted template. The weighted software components from each of the install and configuration templates are merged to determine a weighted value for each selectable component. Weighted software components having a weighted value that exceed a predetermined threshold value are determined. Each selectable component having a weighted value exceeding the predetermined threshold value is installed and configured including the components to install, the install path, and other configuration options.
US09116765B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for obfuscating data using instructions as a source of pseudorandom values. Obfuscation is performed by receiving instructions and data and compiling the instructions and the data into an executable file having a text section and a data section. The text section can include instructions and the data section can include data segments. The system obfuscates the data section iteratively by generating a hash of an address for a respective data segment, and based on the hash, identifying a corresponding address in the text section that includes at least one instruction. The system retrieves a mask key from the corresponding address and applies the mask key to the respective data segment, yielding a masked data segment. In one embodiment, integrity verification of obfuscated data is performed without exposing the data in an unprotected state by utilizing multiple mask keys.
US09116762B2
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is implemented using XML-based message encoding wherein elements in the message corresponding to arguments of the RPC are associated with element type indicators selected from a defined set. The type indicators may allow the message itself to identify structural aspects of the message, particularly useful in the context of array elements, but useful for other types of elements as well.
US09116758B2
According to an example, when there is a hotkey message of a hotkey, an application instance that registers the hotkey receives the hotkey message, distributes the hotkey message to an application instance that does not register the hotkey, determines whether there is an application instance that does not register the hotkey and is to process the hotkey message; when there is the application instance that does not register the hotkey and is to process the hotkey message, receives feedback information about processing the hotkey message returned from the application instance that does not register the hotkey; and when there is not the application instance that does not register the hotkey and is to process the hotkey message, processes the hotkey message.
US09116746B2
A system generate a workflow identifier, create a workflow that includes a first work unit, assign the workflow identifier to the workflow, update the workflow by adding a second work unit to the workflow, receive a work order to process the workflow, decompose the workflow into constituent work units in response to the work order, instantiate tasks that correspond to the constituent work units, and execute a work unit process for each of the tasks.
US09116735B2
An offline provisioning system provides a facility for provisioning a virtual machine without requiring that the virtual machine be launched. The system extends the configuration file or other mechanism used for storing virtual hardware configuration to store provisioning information for software state. The system uses the configuration information for pushing selective contents of the configuration information into the guest virtual machine as it is launched to perform guest provisioning. With these changes in place, a guest virtual machine can be provisioned when the virtual machine image is offline and not running. The system can even perform provisioning before an appropriate host has been identified to launch the guest virtual machine. This allows for much more rapid deployment and provisioning of virtual machines and frees administrative resources for other tasks.
US09116724B2
Some embodiments of using snapshotting and virtualization to perform tasks in a known and reproducible environment have been presented. A computing device generates a temporary snapshot of a state of a virtual machine. A session of the virtual machine is started on the computing device using the temporary snapshot. The temporary snapshot is automatically destroyed when the session is terminated, wherein any changes made to the state during the session are removed by destroying the temporary snapshot.
US09116723B2
A portable device for phone calling, Internet access, or for playing media is herein disclosed and enabled. The portable device may support autorun. The portable device is connectable to a computing device over a wired interface for running, at the computing device, at least part of the software stored in the portable device. The wired interface includes, for example, a USB, a SD card, or an Ethernet among others. A wireless interface, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®, may additionally be included. Exemplary services that may be deployed with the portable device include a phone calling service. Other exemplary services may include adding a wireless interface to a computing device, or providing a wireless Internet access service. Additional exemplary services may include outputting or playing of digital content from a smart phone to an output device, such as a printer, projector or television.
US09116718B2
A development tool for optimizing a software program is disclosed herein. The tool may be implemented as machine readable instructions, part of a specially configured computer, or part of a practical application of a specialized process. The tool may comprise: an automation rig for executing the program, a capture tool having a plurality of data recorders, an aggregator for generating cluster data based on code block execution patterns, and a code writer for generating optimized binary programs.
US09116713B1
Disclosed are systems and methods for evaluating expressions in a distributed networking environment. A data object associated with an expression may be retrieved. The data object may include intermediate code that is a compiled representation of the expression. A value of an identifier included in the intermediate code may be identified. The identifier may provide information about a version of a target system for which the intermediate code was compiled. A system component may determine whether the version of the target system for which the intermediate code was compiled is a current version of the target system by analyzing the value of the identifier. The intermediate code may be regenerated if the version of the target system for which the intermediate code was compiled is not current. The intermediate code might not be regenerated if the version of the target system for which the intermediate code was compiled is current.
US09116711B2
Processing circuitry can operate in a secure domain and a less secure domain. In response to an initial exception from background processing performed by the processing circuitry, state saving of data from a first subset of registers is performed by exception control circuitry before triggering an exception handling routine, while the exception handling routine has responsibility for performing state saving of data from a second subset of registers. In response to a first exception causing a transition from the secure domain from a less secure domain, where the background processing was in the less secure domain, the exception control circuitry performs additional state saving of data from the second set of registers before triggering the exception handling routine. In response to a tail-chained exception causing a transition from the secure domain to the less secure domain, the exception handling routine is triggered without performing an additional state saving.
US09116702B2
A method of operating a computer memory system with ECC features that will enable operational modes with less electrical power consumption. A chip mark normally used to mark a failing DRAM device may instead be used to mark a non-failing DRAM device before a computer memory system shuts off electrical power to the marked non-failing DRAM device to reduce power consumption, putting the rank of memory that contains the DRAM device in a low power consumption mode. Upon a request from the computer memory system, the chip mark may be removed from the marked non-failing DRAM device in order to return the non-failing DRAM device to normal operation.
US09116700B2
A method of operating a computer memory system with ECC features that will enable operational modes with less electrical power consumption. A chip mark normally used to mark a failing DRAM device may instead be used to mark a non-failing DRAM device before a computer memory system shuts off electrical power to the marked non-failing DRAM device to reduce power consumption, putting the rank of memory that contains the DRAM device in a low power consumption mode. Upon a request from the computer memory system, the chip mark may be removed from the marked non-failing DRAM device in order to return the non-failing DRAM device to normal operation.
US09116699B2
A computer system maintains a threshold value, wherein the threshold value indicates a period of time. The computer system determines that a processor is in any one of a plurality of low power consumption states. Responsive to a determination that the processor is in any one of the plurality of low power consumption states, the computer system increments a counter. The counter indicates the period of time the processor has been in any one of the plurality of low power consumption state. The computing system determines that the counter value is equal to or greater than the threshold value. Responsive to a determination that the counter value is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the computer system sends a first indication to a memory module indicating to the memory module to reduce the memory module refresh rate.
US09116693B2
There is a need for providing a battery-less integrated circuit (IC) card capable of operating in accordance with a contact usage or a non-contact usage, preventing coprocessor throughput from degrading despite a decreased clock frequency for reduced power consumption under non-contact usage, and ensuring high-speed processing under non-contact usage. A dual interface card is a battery-less IC card capable of operating in accordance with a contact usage or a non-contact usage. The dual interface card operates at a high clock under contact usage and at a low clock under non-contact usage. A targeted operation comprises a plurality of different basic operations. The dual interface card comprises a basic arithmetic circuit group. Under the contact usage, the basic arithmetic circuit group performs one basic operation of the targeted operation at one cycle. Under the non-contact usage, the basic arithmetic circuit group sequentially performs at least two basic operations of the targeted operation at one cycle.
US09116691B2
A power supply management controller integrated circuit for managing power supply to system units of a system, comprising power supply means for powering the system units, a power supply control unit for controlling the powering, a wake-up timer unit, and means for acknowledging an active or passive state of the system, wherein the power supply control unit is arranged for cooperating with the means for acknowledging the state of the system for enabling the power supply control unit to cease powering of the system units for de-activation of the system during the passive state of the system, and for enabling the power supply control unit to maintain powering during an active state of the system, and wherein the power supply control unit is arranged for cooperating with the wake-up timer unit for periodically powering the system units during the passive state of the system for enabling activation of the system.
US09116685B2
An apparatus includes a memory that stores an instruction including an opcode and an operand. The operand specifies an immediate value or a register indicator of a register storing the immediate value. The immediate value is usable to identify a function call address. The function call address is selectable from a plurality of function call addresses.
US09116683B2
A control device, mounted removably on a substrate, includes a power outage detection unit that detects disconnection of electrical connection of a signal line that is wired to a power supply device on the substrate and detects a power outage state of the power supply device, and an output unit that outputs a power outage signal to a control target device on the substrate that executes predetermined power outage process, in a case that disconnection of the electrical connection of the signal line is detected by the power outage detection unit, after a lapse of a fixed time from detection of disconnection of the electrical connection of the signal line.
US09116674B2
A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a shock mount assembly that is configured to provide impact absorption to sensitive components such as a display and an optical disk drive. The computing device also includes an enclosureless optical disk drive that is housed by an enclosure and other structures of the computing device. The computing device further includes a heat transfer system that removes heat from a heat producing element of the computing device. The heat transfer system is configured to thermally couple the heat producing element to a structural member of the computing device so as to sink heat through the structural member, which generally has a large surface area for dissipating the heat.
US09116673B2
A storage server rack system includes a rack and multiple storage servers assembled inside the rack. The rack includes an integrated power module and a fan wall. The integrated power module distributes a power to the storage servers. The fan wall is disposed by a side of the storage servers for dissipating heat. Each storage server includes a case, an electrical connection module, a motherboard and multiple storage units. The case has a first lateral side and a second lateral side disposed oppositely to each other. The electrical connection module is disposed on the first lateral side and connected to the integrated power module. The motherboard is disposed inside a first heat dissipation space in the case and electrically connected to the electrical connection module. The storage units are disposed outside the first heat dissipation space in the case and electrically connected to the electrical connection module.
US09116672B2
A method and system for generating annotations in a code editor of a development environment is provided. A user enters code into a code editor of a development environment and the code accesses a data source. The execution of the code accesses the data and presents output to the user in the code editor in real time. Another aspect is the triggering of an autocompletion event, which causes the code to be compiled and executed, wherein the executing of the code accesses the data and presents selectable options for autocompletion and enabling user selection of available options.
US09116670B2
A surface contact for a support component is described. The support component, for example, can serve as a “kickstand” that can be positioned to support the apparatus in a variety of orientations relative to an adjacent surface. A surface contact disposed on the support component can serve as an interface (e.g., a “foot”) for the support component on the adjacent surface. For instance, the surface contact can be formed from a slip-resistant material such that slippage of the support component on an adjacent surface is reduced or eliminated. In at least some embodiments, the surface contact is embedded with a material that responds to a magnetic field, e.g., a ferromagnetic material. The surface contact is attracted to magnets on an adjacent edge of the attached apparatus, thus stabilizing the support component in a closed position.
US09116662B1
An image display device includes a flexible display unit bendable by external force from a first state to a second state, the second state being a bent state; pressing members disposed on a rear surface of the flexible display unit and to apply the external force to the flexible display unit; a driving unit to generate a driving force to provide the external force to the pressing members such that bending of the flexible display unit is implemented; and a sensing unit to sense a degree of bending of the flexible display unit to provide a basis for determining a direction of the driving force.
US09116654B1
Architectures and techniques are provided to control the rendering of supplemental content associated with electronic books. For example, electronic books may be associated with content that is in addition to the content originally provided to an individual acquiring the electronic book, such as annotations, social networking site information, media outlet information, and the like. Individuals may control the supplemental electronic book content that is rendered via their client devices via actuation of a physical input device or a representation of an input device shown via a touch sensitive display. The amount of supplemental content that is rendered may correspond to information associated with a specified number of categories of supplemental electronic book content based on a supplemental content rendering level. In other implementations, the amount of supplemental electronic book content that is rendered may correspond to an amount of supplemental content to be rendered for each category of supplemental content.
US09116645B1
Systems and methods are provided herein for determining whether full or partial access to an application should be granted based on whether a full print or a partial print is detected. The control circuitry may then identify a user profile corresponding to a print. Control circuitry may determine a level of confidence that the print corresponds to the user profile. Control circuitry may determine whether to provide the user full access to the application by comparing the level of confidence to a threshold, where, if the level of confidence exceeds the threshold, the user is granted full access to the application. In the case that the level of confidence does not exceed the threshold, the control circuitry may compare the level of confidence to a different threshold, where, if the different threshold is exceeded, the user may be granted partial access to the application.
US09116635B2
An abstraction for storage class memory is provided that hides the details of the implementation of storage class memory from a program, and provides a standard channel programming interface for performing certain actions, such as controlling movement of data between main storage and storage class memory or managing storage class memory.
US09116634B2
An abstraction for storage class memory is provided that hides the details of the implementation of storage class memory from a program, and provides a standard channel programming interface for performing certain actions, such as controlling movement of data between main storage and storage class memory or managing storage class memory.
US09116628B2
A computer-implemented method for generating a memory map of a target computer includes specifying, from a plurality of identifiers stored in a memory of a host computer, at least one identifier associated with a memory layout of the target computer. The method further includes specifying a value associated with the specified at least one identifier. The method further includes generating a memory map definition of the memory map using the at least one identifier and the associated at least one value. The method also includes deploying software on the target computer, the software incorporating the memory map definition and including an executable instruction that references the at least one identifier which is replaced with the associated value.
US09116621B1
Disclosed are system and method for controlling execution of a program. An example method includes determining a memory sector of interest in a first virtual memory location; duplicating the memory sector of interest in a second virtual memory location; tagging the memory sector of interest in the first virtual address space and the duplicated memory sector in the second virtual address space with different tags; selecting between the memory sector of interest and the duplicated memory sector a memory location for execution of the program; executing, by a hardware processor, the program in the selected memory location until receipt of a notification to transfer execution of the program from a memory sector tagged with one tag to a memory sector tagged with a different tag; and transferring program execution to the memory location other than the one in which the notification was received.
US09116619B2
Displaying storage device status conditions using multi-color light emitting diodes (LEDs) involves monitoring values of a status condition of at least one persistent storage device. The values are mapped to two or more colors, and at least one multi-color LED displays the two or more colors in response to the respective values.
US09116617B2
A user interface enhancement system that includes a sheet that defines a surface and at least partially defines a fluid vessel arranged underneath the surface, a volume of fluid contained within the fluid vessel that cooperates with the sheet to transmit an image through the sheet without substantial obstruction, a displacement device that influences the volume of fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and retract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface, and an attachment component that couples the sheet to the device is disclosed.
US09116616B2
A method includes detecting a first touch at a first location, and a second touch at a second location, on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. In response to detecting the first and second touches, a first section of a virtual keyboard having a first boundary associated with the first location and a second section of the virtual keyboard having a second boundary associated with the second location are displayed on the touch-sensitive display.
US09116609B2
An apparatus is provided for generating a region(s) of interest for a medical image(s). The apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor configured to receive an indication of one or more touches at corresponding locations on a touch enabled display. The respective touches define a touch point at the corresponding location. The processor is further configured to generate one or more regions of interest associated with areas of a medical image(s) responsive to receipt of the indications. A location of respective regions of interest corresponds to locations of touch points. The processor is further configured to define a diameter of regions of interest based on a width/pressure of the touch points and define the regions of interest to include a disc including a contour(s). The regions of interest correspond to an area for annotating the medical image(s). Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.
US09116607B2
An interface may include a first portion of a linear scale having first upper and lower bounds and a first plurality of indicators identifying first demarcations of the linear scale between the first upper and lower bounds. A first selectable item corresponding to a single data item and a second selectable corresponding to multiple data items may be arranged along the linear scale. When the second selectable item is selected, the interface may be modified to include a second portion of the linear scale having second upper and lower bounds and the multiple data items corresponding to the second selectable item.
US09116606B2
An electronic device and data control method are provided. The electronic device includes a connector which is connected to an external storage medium storing media data therein; an identification unit which identifies a storage identifier (ID) of the external storage medium connected to the connector; and a controller which performs a media function corresponding to the media data stored in the external storage medium whose storage ID is identified by the identification unit.
US09116603B2
Interactions with data stored in a data storage system are managed through a view of an interface provided on a display. Information specifying multiple data elements and multiple groupings of related data elements is received. At least one of the data elements is a member of multiple of the groupings. A view is rendered that includes tokens representing respective data elements. At least some tokens include a selectable indicator including portions that indicate membership of the data element represented by that token in each of multiple groupings of related data elements. A first selection of a portion of one of the selectable indicators is received, corresponding to a first selected grouping of related data elements. In response to the first selection, tokens representing one or more other members of the first selected grouping of related data elements are rendered in the view.
US09116591B2
There are provided a method and an apparatus for scroll information input in an electromagnetic induction way. The method comprises steps of: definition of scroll bars, where a horizontal scroll bar and a vertical scroll bar are defined for an electromagnetic board by means of a controller of the electromagnetic board; implementation of scrolls, where virtual scrolls for the scroll bars of the electromagnetic board are achieved based on positional changes of an electromagnetic pen over the horizontal scroll bar and the vertical scroll bar of the electromagnetic board; and mapping of scrolls, where the virtual scrolls for the scroll bars of the electromagnetic board are mapped into scrolls for scroll bars in a computer by means of the controller.
US09116588B2
A signal processing circuit of a touch screen is provided. The signal processing circuit can include driving and sensing lines arranged to interact with one another in a touch screen panel, power sources supplying power to each of the driving lines, and sensing channels detecting touch by sensing a mutual capacitance on a node where the sensing line interacts with the driving line. The circuit can also include driving line switches selectively connecting the power sources to the driving lines, channel switches selectively connecting the sensing channels to the sensing lines, and a bypass line allowing the driving line to be connected to the sensing line by operation of the channel switches.
US09116585B2
A capacitive stylus includes: a hollow stylus stick; a soft touch member made of conductive plastic or rubber in the form of a hollow housing, the soft touch member having a domed touch end; a connection collar assembled with an end section of the stylus stick, the connection collar and the soft touch member together defining an internal space; a support member disposed in the internal space, the support member being made of a rubber material with hardness greater than that of the soft touch member; and a rest seat assembled with the support member, the support member being spaced from the soft touch member by a gap and formed with a multi-support structure facing the soft touch member. In operation, the soft touch member can keep a proper softness without being over-deformed or collapsed.
US09116582B2
A capacitive touch panel includes elongated drive electrodes arranged next to one another and having a characteristic spacing between adjacent drive electrodes. The capacitive touch panel also includes elongated sensor electrodes arranged next to one another across the drive electrodes and having a characteristic spacing between adjacent sensor electrodes. The drive electrodes and/or the sensor electrodes have protrusions into the spaces between adjacent electrodes. The characteristic spacing between the sensor electrodes may be at least substantially greater than the characteristic spacing between the drive electrodes. The sensor electrodes may have a pitch based upon a touch diameter of a finger, and the touch panel may be capable of sensing a stylus having a touch diameter substantially less than the touch diameter of the finger.
US09116579B2
A multi input and multi output (MIMO) sonic touch panel includes at least a sonic touch module and a display module. The sonic touch module includes a first carrier layer, a first vibrating layer and a first conducting layer. The first vibrating layer is disposed at the first carrier layer. The first conducting layer is disposed at the first carrier layer or the first vibrating layer and coupled with the first vibrating layer. The first conducting layer and the first vibrating layer are located at the same side or the opposite side of the first carrier layer. The display module is disposed opposite to the sound touch module. Besides, a MIMO smart sound potential server is also disclosed.
US09116571B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for differentiating between stylus touches and non-stylus touches on a touchscreen device. A stylus emits a signal, received by the touchscreen device, and software selects a touch, the touch start event for which occurred near the time of the signal, and the size and location of which best fit filters, as being the touch made by the stylus. The software associates that touch with the stylus until the touch ends, or until the stylus emits a signal indicating that contact has ended. The signal may be mechanically generated audio, such as from the stylus contacting the screen, or electronic (audio, RF, IR), generated by the stylus upon detecting pressure or capacitive flux. The methods and systems allow software to perform palm rejection filtering, to track one stylus or multiple styluses, and to ignore touches triggered by dirt, rain, and other environmental causes.
US09116567B2
Systems and methods are provided for managing the display of content on an electronic rollable device (600). According to certain aspects, the systems and methods facilitate communications and applications of a rollable device with a display screen interface. The device detects an interaction with the display screen interface by a user (605), such as the user grasping the device. From the interaction, the device identifies a position of the user's hand and, based on the position, a set of configuration settings, and/or other variables, determines a display region on the touchscreen to display a graphic (635) associated with the communications and applications. The device displays the graphic within the display region and receives and processes input from the user.
US09116562B2
A digital sample clock generator for generating a sample clock signal from an input signal derived from a drive measurement voltage signal of a vibrating MEMS gyroscope is provided.
US09116560B1
The touch pen with haptic feedback includes a first ball configured for communicating with a touch-sensitive surface, a body having a first opening configured for retaining the first ball, a second ball bearing against the first ball, the second ball being configured for controlling the movement of the first ball along the touch-sensitive surface, an inverted cradle including a plurality of arms, each of the plurality of arms having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of third balls, the third balls mounted on the second end of a corresponding one of the arms, the plurality of third balls bearing against the second ball. The plurality of third balls is configured for improving haptic feedback and accuracy when the first ball is in communication with the touch-sensitive surface.
US09116556B2
A point device is used with a computer device, and the point device includes a fixed base and a main body. The fixed base has a first hinge portion and a sensing displacement module, the first hinge portion locates on one end of the fixed base, and the sensing displacement module is electrically located in the fixed base to generate a displacement signal. Further, the main body includes a second hinge portion and a processing unit, and the second hinge portion locates on one end of the main body and pivoted on the first hinge portion. The main body and the fixed base are selectively rotated to a first angle or a second angle. Wherein, the processing unit is electrically located in the main body and is electrically connected to the sensing displacement module for receiving the displacement signal and transmitting the displacement signal to the computer device.
US09116550B2
A device kickstand is described. In at least some implementations, a kickstand is rotatably attached to a mobile computing device. The kickstand can be rotated to various positions to provide support for different orientations of the computing device. In at least some implementations, hinges are employed to attach a kickstand to a mobile computing device. One example hinge utilizes preset hinge stops that enable the kickstand to be placed at different preset positions. Another example hinge exerts pressure on an edge of the kickstand, providing stability and vibration dampening to the kickstand.
US09116546B2
A haptic representation system is provided that generates a haptic effect in response to sensor input. The sensor input is mapped to a haptic signal. The haptic signal is sent to an actuator configured to receive the haptic signal. The actuator utilizes the haptic signal to generate the haptic effect.
US09116545B1
Example methods and systems determine viewing states, blinks, and blink intervals of an eye of a wearer of a head-mountable device. The head-mountable display can emit IR radiation from an associated IR radiation source toward a target location. An IR sensor associated with the head-mountable display can receive reflected IR radiation, such as the IR radiation emitted by the IR radiation source and reflected from the target location. The IR sensor can generate amplitude data for the reflected IR radiation. The head-mountable display can be used to determine a viewing state of the target location. The viewing state can be based on the amplitude data. The viewing state can determined from among a no-wearer-present viewing state, a wearer-present viewing state, a closed-eye viewing state, an open-eye viewing state, a non-display-viewing viewing state, and a display-viewing viewing state.
US09116541B2
A method of determining whether a lens device is shifted is applied to an optical touch system including a screen, a first light source and a first lens device respectively disposed corresponding to a first corner of a touch surface of the screen, and first and second optical strips respectively disposed at first and second sides of the touch surface. The method includes the first lens device setting a first brightness threshold according to a first original image captured by the first lens device toward the touch surface, disposing first and second reflection members at one end of the first optical strip and one end of the second optical strip respectively, and the first lens device determining whether a first optical axis of the first lens device is shifted according to the first brightness threshold and a first actual image captured by the first lens device.
US09116530B2
A security monitor system for a transport unit is provided. The security monitor system may include at least one security sensor configured to detect a fault condition, and a controller having a plurality of inputs, a plurality of outputs, and a low power control circuit. The low power control circuit may provide electrical communication between a battery of the transport unit, the security sensor, and at least one of the inputs of the controller. The control circuit may be configured to maintain the controller in low power mode when there are no detected fault conditions, and to enable power to the controller when there is a detected fault condition.
US09116523B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and method of cell-based path planning for a mobile body and a computer-readable recording medium storing the method therein. The method includes receiving a configuration space including a start point and a goal point of the mobile body and position information of obstacles, determining a search order of the obstacles located in the configuration space, performing cell decomposition by repeatedly connecting a vertex of one of the obstacles to a vertex of another obstacle according to the determined search order, and performing cell decomposition by making an extended line from each of non-connected vertices in a direction of dividing vertical angle of each of the non-connected vertices into two.
US09116517B2
A method and a system control a manufacturing process. The method includes providing an MES system with a product definition model having at least one product-related entity. Define for one product-related entity a set of product-related entities referencing the one product-related entity and each other via a nested structure. Define for each product-related entity a set of product-related parameters to define the information that may be sent to the MES system. Within the product definition model, define an additional entity called parameter exchange definition for providing a tool for defining how data of product-related parameters of nested product-related entities and of the parent product related entity are to be exchanged among each other. At engineering time, build the given product definition of the given final material by inserting the entities. At run time, instantiating the entities into run-time production requests objects obtained by the given product definition.
US09116512B2
A timepiece includes a case; a dial made from nonconductive material; a movement that is housed in the case and has multiple motors that drive respective staffs disposed at different locations; a patch antenna that is disposed inside the case and at the back side of the dial; and a battery that supplies power to the motors and is disposed at a position in the case that does not overlap the patch antenna in plan view. The position at which the battery is disposed overlaps at least one of the motors in plan view.
US09116508B2
An analog electronic timepiece includes a magnetic field measurement unit; a time counting unit; a plurality of hands which are arranged so as to be rotatable; a hand control unit which controls rotation of the plurality of hands; and a timing control unit which controls such that a period of time for executing the rotation of the hands by the hand control unit does not overlap with a period of time for measuring an external magnetic field by the magnetic field measurement unit.
US09116506B2
A timepiece includes a timepiece movement provided with an information display mechanism driven from a power take-off. The display mechanism includes N display members for the information regularly distributed over a perimeter of the movement. The N display members are each pivoted on a drive arbour perpendicularly and can take different first and second radial positions in relation to the center of the movement. The display members are driven in succession over time by a common first annular jumping drive so that each display member changes in succession from the first position to the second position and is held in the second position until the end of a cycle in which all of the display members are in their second position. A second annular drive is arranged to reposition all of the display members in their first position at the start of the following cycle.
US09116505B2
A holographic reconstruction of scenes includes a light modulator, an imaging system with at least two imaging means and an illumination device with sufficient coherent light for illumination of hologram coded in the light modulator. The at least two imaging means are arranged such that a first imaging means is provided for the magnified imaging of the light modulator on a second imaging means. The second imaging means is provided for imaging of a plane of a spatial frequency spectrum of the light modulator in a viewing plane at least one viewing window. The viewing window corresponds to a diffraction order of the spatial frequency spectrum.
US09116504B2
A laser beam is reflected by a light beam scanning device and irradiated onto a hologram recording medium. On the hologram recording medium, an image of a linear scatter body is recorded as a hologram by using reference light that converges on a scanning origin. The light beam scanning device bends the laser beam at the scanning origin and irradiates the laser beam onto the hologram recording medium. At this time, by changing a bending mode of the laser beam with time, an irradiation position of the bent laser beam on the hologram recording medium is changed with time. Diffracted light from the hologram recording medium produces a reproduction image of the linear scatter body on a light receiving surface of the stage. When an object is placed on the light receiving surface, a line pattern is projected by hologram reproduction light, so that the projected image is captured and a three-dimensional shape of the object is measured.
US09116495B2
A control apparatus executes feedback control on an endless belt driven in a condition having a periodic disturbance to compensate an influence of the periodic disturbance. A disturbance other than the periodic disturbance is added to the belt during feedback control, and the control apparatus obtains phase angles of the periodic disturbance on timing when the other disturbance is added. The control apparatus obtains interpolation coefficients that respectively interpolate values of feedforward inputs in the case when the other disturbance is added at the time when phase angles of the periodic disturbance stored in a memory are a plurality of typical angles, and adds values obtained by adding values obtained by multiplying the interpolation coefficients respectively by the feedforward inputs to a control value of feedback control as a correction value.
US09116488B2
An image processing apparatus has a sheet feeding unit that feeds sheets for printing, an image forming section that forms a developer image, including a developer supply section for supplying a developer a identification element that stores image forming information containing information about whether the accommodated developer is an erasable developer and arranged in the developer supply section, a identification element detecting unit that reads the image forming information from the identification element, and a control section that forms the image on the basis of the image forming information read from the identification element.
US09116485B2
In an image forming apparatus, a heating member for heating a recording sheet and a pressuring member disposed below the heating member are supported by a fixing unit frame. A noncontact temperature sensor disposed facing the heating member detects a temperature of the heating member without contacting the heating member. An upper frame covers an upper portion of the heating member and an upstream portion of the heating member in a conveying direction of the recording sheet. A plate-shaped upper sheet guide protrudes upstream in the conveying direction from an upstream end of the upper frame and extends in a width direction perpendicular to the conveying direction and to a vertical direction. The upper sheet guide and a lower sheet guide disposed below and facing the upper sheet guide the recording sheet in the conveying direction toward the heating member and the pressuring member.
US09116483B2
An image forming apparatus includes a job execution portion, an operation portion, and a storage portion. The job execution portion executes a job. The operation portion receives an operation of selecting a setting item used in a job to be executed, an operation of setting a setting value of a job to be executed, and an execution instruction for a job. The storage portion stores a content of a specific operation of making the operation portion into a state where a plurality of touch operations have been performed by one touch operation. The job execution portion makes a job execution speed different between a job for which the specific operation has been performed on the operation portion during setting operation, and a job set by only a normal operation without the specific operation during setting operation on the operation portion.
US09116478B2
A method and apparatus for avoiding fuser jams in an image production device may include determining an entrance velocity of media entering a fuser nip during a print job, the fuser nip being the area of a fuser formed by a fuser roll meeting a pressure roll, determining an exit velocity of media exiting the fuser nip, determining a difference between the entrance velocity and the exit velocity, determining if the difference between the entrance velocity and the exit velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein if the difference between the entrance velocity and the exit velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold, retracting the pressure roll away from the fuser roll for a predetermined time period, determining if the predetermined time period has expired, wherein if the predetermined time period has expired, reposition the pressure roll to meet the fuser roll to reform the fuser nip, and resuming printing the print job.
US09116475B2
Some fixing devices include a nip member, an endless belt, a rotating member and a stay. The stay, in some arrangements, has a first supporting face. Additionally, the first supporting face includes a first downstream edge. The first downstream edge includes a first portion, a third portion, and a second portion. According to various aspects, the second portion is positioned between the first portion and the third portion. The second supporting face includes a second downstream edge. The second downstream edge has a fourth portion, a sixth portion, and a fifth portion. According to further aspects, the second portion and the fifth portion define a first distance while the first portion and the fourth portion define a second distance, and the third portion and the sixth portion define a third distance. The second distance and the third distance is longer than the first distance in some examples.
US09116453B2
An image forming apparatus calculates a positional deviation in the main and sub-scanning directions for each color by forming registration patterns in two arrays along a sub-scanning direction on an image carrier. Each registration pattern in one array is paired with an identical registration pattern in the other array. A first sensor has: a light-emitting element irradiating one registration pattern in a pair; a photodetector for regular reflection light; and a photodetector for diffuse reflection light. A second sensor has: a light-emitting element irradiating the other one in the pair; and a photodetector for regular reflection light. The relative positions of a pair of registration patters calculated using the respective sensors are corrected so as to reduce the positional deviation between the calculated positions by the amount of offset deviation estimated occur between positions detected by the respective sensors when the registration patterns are without positional deviation.
US09116430B2
In the proposed plasmonic nanolithography technique a transparent mask is brought into physical contact with a metal on a substrate that is coated with a photoresist. The mask is not made of metal or other material that supports surface plasmons. The metal layer is exposed to radiation of a characteristic vacuum wavelength through the mask and the photoresist or through the substrate. The mask features and the vacuum wavelength of the radiation are chosen so that the radiation excites surface plasmons at the interface between the metal and the photoresist. The excitation of surface plasmons allows for the exposure and generation of features which are well-below the free space diffraction limit and small compared to the size of the features in the mask.
US09116429B2
A resist underlayer polymer, a resist underlayer composition including the same, and a method of patterning using the same, the resist underlayer polymer including a repeating unit represented by at least one of Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2:
US09116425B2
A mold for the nanoimprint lithography and a method for forming the mold are disclosed. The mold comprises a base socket, a plug chip and an adhesive. The plug chip provides a fine pattern to be transcribed in a top surface thereof. The base socket provides a pocket within which the plug chip is set such that the top surface thereof is pushed out from the top surface of the base socket.
US09116419B2
A projector includes a light source lamp, a lighting control unit adapted to supply a lamp electric power to turn on the light source lamp, a cooling unit adapted to send a cooling fluid to cool the light source lamp, and a start control unit adapted to, from the start of turn-on of the light source lamp until a predetermined period elapses, adjust at least one of the length of the predetermined period and a limited flow rate, which is the flow rate of the cooling fluid per unit time sent from the cooling unit within the predetermined period, on the basis of an operation history of the light source lamp to control the operation of the cooling unit.
US09116417B2
In a camera system having an interchangeable lens and a camera body, a lens controller and a camera controller conduct timely change between a first communication method for a video shooting mode and a second communication method for a still-image shooting mode, and reciprocally communicated via a contact unit. The camera controller acquires time information in advance by an initial communication with the lens controller, and upon changeover from the first communication method to the second communication method, it interrupts communication after request information for changeover of the communication methods is transmitted to the lens controller, and initiates communication in the second communication method after elapse of a transition time indicated by time information. Upon changeover from the second communication method to the first communication method, the camera controller initiates communication in the first communication method after elapse of a transition time indicated by the time information.
US09116416B2
A sliding lid of an electronic device can move between an open state and a closed state, and in the open state, the external connecting terminals are exposed. The sliding lid includes a plurality of projecting shafts that project from the outer peripheral portion and a projecting portion that is formed on the surface of the device main body. A jack holder is provided with first guide rails and second guide rails that are rail members that guide the sliding lid, where first guide rails correspond to the projecting shafts of the sliding lid and second guide rails correspond to the projecting portion. In a closed state, the projecting shafts respectively abut the rails. While the sliding lid moves from the closed state to the open state, a projecting shaft separates from the first guide rails and the projecting portion slides to abut the second guide rails.
US09116412B2
The invention relates to a method for driving a display cell filled with an electrophoretic fluid comprising two types of charged particles carrying opposite charge polarities and of two contrast colors, wherein the two types of pigment particles are dispersed in a solvent of a color or in a solvent with non-charged or slightly charged colored particles dispersed therein. The method comprises driving said display cell to display the color of the solvent or the color of the non-charged or slightly charged colored particles by applying a driving voltage which is about 1 to about 20% of the full driving voltage.
US09116403B2
A display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The second substrate disposes opposite to the first substrate and has multiple data lines and multiple scan lines disposed as a matrix. The first substrate at least divides into a first region and a second region. The first region of the first substrate disposes correspondingly to the scan lines and/or data lines on the second substrate, and the second region of the first substrate is disposed correspondingly to a remaining region which is located outside the scan lines and/or data lines on the second substrate. The first region of the first substrate and the scan lines and/or data lines forms a non-capacitance or a low capacitance structure. Therefore, the present invention can reduce the capacitance generated by the scan lines and/or the data lines so as to reduce the signal delay.
US09116389B2
A display device includes at least one light-emitting device and a color filter pattern. The light-emitting device is used to emit a white light having a white point chromaticity coordinates (Wx, Wy), where 0.228
US09116382B2
A liquid crystal display device having brightness uniformity at its front and lateral sides is provided according to one or more embodiments. In one embodiment, the liquid crystal display device includes a reflection sheet reflecting light, an optical plate including a substrate for guiding light, a height-varying portion formed on one surface of the substrate, not facing the reflection sheet, and a prism pattern formed on the height-varying portion, and a plurality of light sources arranged on one lateral surface of the optical plate in a first direction so as to correspond to a position of the height-varying portion having a height not greater than an average height from the one surface of the substrate to the height-varying portion, wherein the prism pattern extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and the average height is in a range of about 0.1% to about 10% of the thickness of the substrate.
US09116367B2
A transmitter optical module implemented with an electro-absorption (EA) modulator is disclosed. The module includes an EA driver comprising a signal detector, an offset controller, and a driver circuit. The signal detector detects the existence of the modulation signal input thereto. The offset controller provides to the driver circuit the first offset to shift the cross point of the output of the driver circuit higher when the modulation signal exists; while, the second offset when the modulation signal disappear. The second offset lowers the output of the driver circuit to prevent the excess optical output of the transmitter optical module.
US09116345B2
A lens unit may include at least four lens groups and a tube-shaped holder holding the lens groups. The tube-shaped holder is provided with a second lens group holding part provided with a protruded part surrounding an outer peripheral end part of the second lens group through a gap space and the protruded part is provided with a caulked part which is deformed so as to cover the outer peripheral end part from the object side. The protruded part may be provided with a thick portion and a thin portion extended to the front side from the thick portion and the thin portion is caulked by being plastically deformed to be the caulked part. After the second lens group is mounted on an inner side to the protruded part, the position of the second lens group is adjusted and then a caulked part is formed.
US09116344B2
The invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for the design and manufacture of MEMS anchoring structures for light modulators in order to address the stresses of beams mounted on them.
US09116340B2
An apparatus includes a monocular display with a wireless communications interface, a user input device, a transmitter, and a controller. The monocular display is positioned relative to the user's eye to display images to the user while occluding less than half of the user's maximum viewing space. The apparatus can incorporate a wireless communication controller that not only provides a video link to a host device, but also provides for control and management of a host device and other more devices. In this context, a host device may be any appropriate device that sources audio, video, text, office functionality and other information, such as a cell phone, personal computer, laptop, media player, and/or the like. The apparatus and the host may support Microsoft Windows SideShow, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and Virtual Network Computing (VNC).
US09116339B2
A combiner positioning system for a head-up display includes a carrier and a camwheel. The carrier supports a combiner for the head-up display, and the combiner is movable between a stowed position and a display position. The camwheel is rotatable about a camwheel axis. The rotation of the camwheel about the camwheel axis engages the carrier and moves the combiner between the stowed position and the display position.
US09116337B1
An apparatus for a head mounted display includes light bending optics to deliver display light from an image source to a near-to-eye emission surface for emitting the display light to an eye of a user within an eyebox. An eye tracking camera system acquires an image of the eye for tracking movement of the eye. A controller is coupled to the eye tracking camera system to receive image data and to determine a location of the eye based on the image data. The controller is coupled to an eyebox actuator to dynamically adjust the lateral position of the eyebox based upon the location of the eye to extend an effective size of the eyebox from which the eye can view the display light.
US09116335B2
A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side thereof, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units. A distance between adjacent ones of the lens units changes during zooming. The second lens unit and the third lens unit each include a resin lens element. A focal length f2p of the resin lens element included in the second lens unit, a focal length f3p of the resin lens element included in the third lens unit, and a focal length ft of the zoom lens at a telephoto end are set to satisfy predetermined mathematical conditions.
US09116330B2
An image pickup lens includes, in order from an object side; a negative front lens unit; a stop; and a positive rear lens unit, wherein the front lens unit includes a negative front first lens, a negative front second lens, and a positive front third lens, in order from the object side, wherein the rear lens unit includes a positive rear first lens having at least one aspherical surface and a cemented lens made up of a positive rear second lens and a negative rear third lens, in order from the object side, and wherein an Abbe constant of a positive lens disposed on the most object side, an Abbe constant of a negative lens disposed on the most image side, a focal length of the front lens unit, and a focal length of the rear lens unit are appropriately set.
US09116324B2
Embodiments disclosed in the detailed description include stacked fiber optic modules and fiber optic equipment supporting stacked fiber optic modules. In one embodiment, a stacked fiber optic module is provided. This embodiment of the stacked fiber optic module comprises a body having a first sub-body and a second sub-body where the second sub-body can translate relative to the first sub-body. The stacked fiber optic module further comprises a first plurality of fiber optic components disposed in a first longitudinal axis in the at least one front side. The stacked fiber optic module also further comprises a second plurality of fiber optic components disposed adjacent the first plurality of fiber optic components in a second longitudinal axis parallel or substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis in the at least one front side.
US09116322B1
Cables including strength members that limit elongation of an outer jacket are described. A cable may include any number of transmission media, such as optical fibers, positioned within one or more cable cores or openings defined by an outer jacket. Additionally, at least one strength member may be in contact with the outer jacket. The at least one strength member may include central core or member and an external coating formed around or surrounding the central core. The external coating may be formed of one or more materials that limit elongation of the outer jacket to less than approximately 20 mm at temperatures up to approximately 70° C.
US09116318B2
An optical module is disclosed where an optical coupling efficiency between an optical device and an external fiber may be improved. The optical module includes an optical receptacle and a device unit assembled with the optical receptacle only via a stub as forming a gap to isolate these two components. The gap is filled with insulating resin or tightly covered by an insulating ring to reinforce the stub to be hard for an increased moment by the optical assemblies in the device unit.
US09116299B2
A lens apparatus includes zoom and focus units, zoom, and focus position detectors, a focus driver, an in-focus distance unit, used to input a command, a memory storing a table representing a focus position associated with the zoom position and the in-focus distance, and a controller controlling the focus driver based on the command and performing periodically first operation of determining a zoom number based on the zoom position, second operation of determining an in-focus-distance number based on the command, third operation of calculating a provisional target for the command based on data extracted from the table with reference to the zoom and in-focus-distance numbers, fourth operation of calculating a target associated with the zoom position from the provisional target, fifth operation of driving the focus unit to the target. Between the first and fifth operations, the fourth operation is performed but the second and third operations are not.
US09116297B2
The present invention provides a color filter substrate, manufacturing method thereof and liquid crystal panel. The manufacturing method includes coating sequentially second photo-resist, third photo-resist and fourth photo-resist and performing respective exposure development to form RGB color-resist layer and form at least a protruding column on the BM layer; wherein the protruding column being formed by at least one of the three exposure developments; and forming common electrode layer covering RGB color-resist layer and the protruding column exceeding above top surface of the common electrode layer. As such, the present invention reduces the number of required lithography processes, simplifies the manufacturing process of color filter substrate and liquid crystal panel so as to reduce manufacturing cost.
US09116296B2
An optical fiber device includes a first optical element for transmitting light. An output fiber includes an output fiber core having a light receiving end optically aligned to receive light from the first optical element, and includes at least a first outer cladding on a clad portion. The output fiber includes a mode stripper adhesive with a first adhesive composition and a structural adhesive with a second adhesive composition thereon. The mode stripper adhesive is positioned closer to the first optical element than the structural adhesive to strip a majority of power of cladding guided mode(s) light before reaching the structural adhesive. The mode stripper adhesive has a lower hardness as compared to the structural adhesive, and is substantially indexed matched to an outermost layer of the output fiber that it is in direct contact with.
US09116295B2
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging device having a deformable lens.
US09116290B1
A waveguide having a substrate, a first germanium sidewall and a second germanium sidewall. The waveguide is formed by growing the first germanium sidewall and second germanium sidewall on the substrate.
US09116286B2
An internal focus lens includes sequentially from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; and a third lens group having a positive refractive power. The first lens group includes an anti-vibration lens formed by a negative lens that is moved in an orthogonal direction with respect to an optical axis to correct image blur consequent to optical system vibration, and further includes an aperture stop disposed farther on an image side of the first lens group than the anti-vibration lens. The second lens group is moved along the optical axis to perform focusing.
US09116285B2
Light directing film is disclosed. The light directing film includes a first structured major surface and an opposing second major surface. The first structured major surface includes a plurality of unitary discrete structures. Each unitary discrete structure includes a light directing portion that is primarily for directing light and includes a plurality of first side facets. Each first side facet makes an angle with the plane of the light directing film in a range from about 35 degrees to about 55 degrees. Each light directing portion also includes a first base that is defined by the plurality of first side facets and has a first minimum dimension. Each light directing portion also has a first maximum height. Each unitary discrete structure also includes a bonding portion that is primarily for bonding the light directing film to a surface. The bonding portion is disposed on and between the plurality of first side facets and includes a plurality of second side facets. Each second side facet makes an angle with the plane of the light directing film greater than about 70 degrees. The bonding portion also includes a second base that is defined by the plurality of second side facets and has a second minimum dimension less than about 10% of the first minimum dimension. The bonding portion also has a second maximum height. The ratio of the second maximum height to the second minimum dimension is at least about 1.5.
US09116283B2
The lens barrel includes a support frame and a retracting lens frame. The retracting lens frame is configured to support a lens and move around a retraction shaft with respect to the support frame during a transition period between an imaging enabled state and a housed state. The retraction shaft is substantially parallel to the optical axis. The retracting lens frame includes at least three contact portions. The at least three contact portions is configured to come into contact with the support frame at positions that are different from the retraction shaft. Movement of the retracting lens frame in the optical axis direction is restricted when the contact portions come into contact with the support frame. At least one of the contact portions is provided to the retracting lens frame so as to overlap the lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
US09116279B2
Certain embodiments of the invention may include optimized trench-assisted ultra large area (ULA) optical fibers. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a trench-assisted optical fiber, optimized for microbend frontier (MBF) performance is provided. The optical fiber includes a core region having a longitudinal axis, a shelf region surrounding said core region, a cladding region surrounding said shelf region, said core and shelf and cladding regions configured to support and guide the propagation of signal light in a fundamental transverse mode in said core and shelf regions in the direction of said axis. The optical fiber further includes a core effective area (Aeff) of between 135 μm2 and about 170 μm2; a relative effective index difference (Neff) of greater than about 0.08%; a loss at 1550 nm of less than 0.180 dB/km; and a microbend frontier (MBF) distance of less than about 90%.
US09116275B2
The backlight device (24) is provided with a bottom plate (22a), a light-guide plate (20) that has a light-receiving face (20a) on a side face and that is arranged such that the back surface of the plate is oriented to face the front of the bottom plate (22a), an LED light-source (28) that is arranged opposite to the light-receiving face (20a) on the front surface of the bottom plate (22a), a reflective sheet (26) that is arranged to be in contact with the bottom surface of the light guide plate (20), a protruding member (38) that is formed so as to protrude from the front surface of the bottom plate (22a) and that has, as top surfaces, a first surface (38a) provided so as to contact the surface of the reflective sheet (26) on the side opposite of the bottom plate and a second surface (38b) that is separated from the first surface (38a) by a step (38c) and that, between the light-receiving face (20a) and the LED light source (28), is higher than the back surface of the light guide plate (20).
US09116271B2
An image pickup apparatus including an image pickup lens, a lens array and an image sensor is capable of reducing brightness unevenness of an image taken by the apparatus by making use of the lens array. In the image pickup apparatus for obtaining an image while separating light rays from each other to propagate in a plurality of viewpoint directions by making use of the image pickup lens, the lens array and the image sensor, the lens array is configured to include a plurality of first lens sections and a plurality of second lens sections. Principal light rays passing through the image pickup lens and the first lens sections can be guided to propagate to the light receiving surfaces of pixels on the image sensor 13 in directions approximately perpendicular to the light receiving surfaces. A local optical loss in the image sensor can be reduced.
US09116270B2
Disclosed is an optical element that includes: carrier generation layer (16) in which carriers are generated by light from light guide body (12) into which light from a light-emitting element enters; plasmon excitation layer (17) that has a plasma frequency higher than the frequency of light generated when carrier generation layer (16) is excited by light from the light-emitting element; and wave vector conversion layer (18) that converts surface plasmon generated by plasmon excitation layer (17) light having a predetermined exit angle to output the light. Plasmon excitation layer (17) is sandwiched between two layers having dielectric properties. The effective dielectric constant of the incident side portion of plasmon excitation layer (17) including an entire structure stacked above light guide body (12) side is higher than that of the exit side portion of plasmon excitation layer (17) including the entire structure stacked above wave vector conversion layer (18) side and the medium in contact with wave vector conversion layer (18).
US09116265B2
There is provided a planar lighting device which can emit light with high light use efficiency and small luminance unevenness. This object is achieved by having a light guide plate including two or more layers overlapping in a direction perpendicular to a light exit surface and having different particle concentrations of the scattering particles, thicknesses of the layers in the direction perpendicular to the light exit surface varying so that a combined particle concentration has, in a direction perpendicular to a light incidence surface, a first local maximum value closer to the light incidence surface and a second local maximum value located farther from the light incidence surface than the first local maximum value and being larger than the first local maximum value; and a micro-lens film having a plurality of spherical micro-ball lenses formed on a film.
US09116264B2
A method for producing a light guide plate includes forming a light introduction part that introduces light incident through an end face, and forming a light guide plate body that has a thickness less than a maximum thickness of the light introduction part, forming the light guide plate body to be continuously joined to the light introduction part, and forming the light guide plate body so as to cause a light controller to output the incident light to an outside. The light guide plate producing method further includes a conveying step of conveying a resin sheet between a first die and a second die, which are disposed while facing each other, wherein a transfer surface is provided in at least one of surfaces facing each other in the first and second dies.
US09116263B2
An apparatus is provided in one example embodiment and includes a light guide configured to couple to an electronic unit. The electronic unit is a replaceable unit of an electronic component, the light guide extending along a body structure of the electronic unit and signaling an operational state of the electronic unit. In more specific embodiments, the light guide communicates optical energy from a light source coupled to the electronic unit and configured to indicate the operational state of the electronic unit. In still other embodiments, the light source is a light emitting diode (LED) that indicates the operational state of the electronic unit. The light guide can include a light input that enhances an optical coupling between the light source the light guide. In still other embodiments, the light guide includes a curved portion that changes a direction of optical energy propagating within the light guide.
US09116259B2
A compact optical mount for adjust optical component in 3 dimensions. Based on the traditional 2D adjustable optical mount, its inner space is utilized for installing the third dimension angular adjustment. By virtue of its compact structure, convenient adjustment, high precision and good stability, the invention is suitable for adjusting small optics in 3 dimensions, by which the real optical axil can agree with the idea optical axil well to fast adjust the whole optical system.
US09116257B2
A system of designing and acquiring 3D marine seismic surveys such that the prevailing sea current is parallel or orthogonal to a major axis of the area to be surveyed. By steering the vessel and towed seismic source and receiver arrays through the water, heading into the sea current at some significant angle away from the sea current direction, then the resultant movement of the seismic source and receiver arrays will result in a much richer sampling and measurement of the earth's sub-surface by virtue of increasing the range of source-to-receiver azimuths available. By adopting this method, the final 3D seismic image of the subsurface will be more accurate and will be correctly focussed. Also line change times may be reduced significantly and the overall carbon footprint of the seismic survey may be lessened.
US09116255B2
The invention relates to seismic imaging where complex geologies are likely to create data that is confusing or ambiguous for a conventional matrix of source points and receiver locations. With some understanding of the geological substructure, the source points and receiver locations that optimize the imaging may be found by using two-way wave equation propagation coupled with a quality geologic model. With this, the source points and receiver locations that optimize the imaging may be selected and used to better resolve the substructure and avoid the inclusion of data that obscures understanding of the substructure.
US09116242B2
A dedicated short range radar system is provided for use with a GPS system. The radar system includes a transmitter which transmits a microwave radio signal. A receiver is coupled to a horizontally scanning receiver antenna array which receives an echo, if present, from the radio signal transmitted by the transmitter. The radio receiver then generates an output signal representative of the echo. A control circuit then receives the output signal from the antenna array as well as the output signal from the GPS system. The control circuit then varies the mode of operation of the receiver and/or the transmitter as a function of the type of roadway for optimal radar performance.
US09116239B1
The present disclosure is directed to low range altimeter (LRA) antenna implementations that are resistant to signal degradation under critical weather conditions. An altimeter may include a first antenna communicatively coupled to a transmitter configured to transmit a ranging signal to a surface. The altimeter may further include a second antenna communicatively coupled to a receiver configured to receive at least a portion of the ranging signal reflected from the surface. Each of the first (transmitting) antenna and the second (receiving) antenna may include a driven element and at least one parasitic director element. In some embodiments, at least a portion of an aircraft surface may function as a parasitic reflector element in accordance with a Yagi-Uda array antenna topology.
US09116238B2
A device, system, method, and machine readable medium for configurable ultrasound Doppler measurements from a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes an oscillator capable of generating an ultrasound frequency sound wave. The device also includes an ultrasound emission module capable of emitting a first ultrasound wave at a first frequency and at a first power level and a second ultrasound wave at a second frequency and at a second power level. The device also an ultrasound receiver and amplifier module capable of receiving and amplifying ultrasound emission waves. The device also includes processing logic capable of receiving the first and second ultrasound waves and displaying those waves on a display device.
US09116234B2
A system and method for an advanced GNSS receiver that is operable to provide an ultra-fast, autonomous and reliable TTFF that does not require an initial position, at the same time, minimizing processing power and hardware cost. The system and method is able to reliably recover the time of transmission of the received signals using I/Q sample lengths on the order of milliseconds, and is capable of operating autonomously without the need of aiding technologies such as the AGPS technology for which there are privacy and service availability concerns.
US09116231B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for reporting quality of GNSS position fixes. A desired quality mode selection is obtained. Position fixes with respective precision estimates and satellite tracking information are obtained. For each of a plurality of position fixes a current positioning quality is determined, based on the precision estimates and satellite tracking information and quality mode selection. Current positioning quality is reported. The quality selection can be a preference of availability over accuracy, or accuracy over availability, or a balance of availability and accuracy.
US09116227B2
A radar apparatus includes a phased array receiver, with a steerable receive beam. The receiver elements are grouped into subarrays, which each provide a subarray signal to a mixer. The mixer signals are then used by a DBF algorithm to determine narrow virtual beams within the receive beam. The receive beam is used to obtain radar data from sectors of the field of view, and the sectors may be approximately as wide as the receive beam. The order in which sectors are examined may be determined by the sector importance, related to the presence, nature, and/or behavior of previously tracked targets within each sector.
US09116225B2
Provided is a measuring apparatus, including: a moving mechanism for moving a probe in an elevation direction; a first delay and sum circuit for performing delay and sum of reception signals at individual positions along the elevation direction to output a first add signal; a signal extraction circuit for letting an output of the first delay and sum circuit to pass through delay circuits to output in parallel first add signals obtained at different positions; a second delay and sum circuit for performing delay and sum of the first add signals output from the signal extraction circuit to output a second add signal; and an image processing circuit for generating image data by using the second add signal. Accordingly, image resolution in the elevation direction may be improved with a simple structure without deteriorating an image obtaining speed in the measuring apparatus for obtaining an ultrasonic image.
US09116222B1
In one aspect, a radar array assembly includes two or more vertical stiffeners each having bores with threads and a first radar module. The first radar module includes radar transmit and receive (T/R) modules and a chassis having channels configured to receive a coolant. The chassis includes shelves having ribs. The ribs have channels configured to receive the coolant and the ribs form slots to receive circuit cards disposed in parallel. The circuit cards include the T/R modules. The chassis also includes set screws attached to opposing sides of the chassis. The set screws have bores to accept fasteners to engage the threads on a corresponding one of the two or more vertical stiffeners. The first radar module is configured to operate as a stand-alone radar array.
US09116220B2
Techniques are provided for synchronization of sensor signals between devices. One or more of the devices may collect sensor data. The device may create a sensor signal from the sensor data, which it may make available to other devices upon a publisher/subscriber model. The other devices may subscribe to sensor signals they choose. A device could be a provider or a consumer of the sensor signals. A device may have a layer of code between an operating system and software applications that processes the data for the applications. The processing may include such actions as synchronizing the data in a sensor signal to a local time clock, predicting future values for data in a sensor signal, and providing data samples for a sensor signal at a frequency that an application requests, among other actions.
US09116217B2
An apparatus for reconstructing 3D images by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of MR images about a region of interest of an object at different angles, respectively; and an image reconstructing unit configured to reconstruct the 3D image by using the plurality of MR images, wherein the plurality of MR images include information of a slice direction about the region of interest, which is changed depending on the different angles. According to the invention, since the 3D image is reconstructed by using the MR images acquired at different angles, the 3D image may have a better SNR than the method for reconstructing 3D images of the related art.
US09116198B2
A multi-axis GMR or TGMR based magnetic field sensor system is disclosed. Preferably a three axis sensor system is provided for sensing magnetic flux along three mutually orthogonal axes, which can be used for magnetic compass or other magnetic field sensing applications. The sensing units are operative to sense X and Y axis magnetic flux signals in the device (XY) plane, while Z axis sensitivity is achieved by use of a continuous ring shaped or octagonal magnetic concentrator that is adapted to convert the Z axis magnetic flux signal into magnetic flux signals in the XY plane.
US09116193B2
A method for detecting current leakage of electronic components in an electronic device determines a target electronic component that needs to be analyzed for current leakage in response to a user selection. The target electronic component is controlled to enter into a power-off state, and a first current value of the electronic device is acquired from a digital power supply. The target electronic component is activated into a working state, and then is controlled to enter into a sleep state. A second current value of the electronic device is acquired from the digital power supply. It is determined that the current leakage is occurring in the target electronic component, if a first difference between the second current value and the first current value is more than a predetermined value.
US09116187B1
A system has an extended dynamic range for measuring distortion in an output signal of a device under test (DUT), the output signal having at least a first fundamental signal. The system includes a first combiner and a test receiver. The first combiner is configured to inject a first cancellation signal generated by a first signal source into the output signal from the DUT, at least one of a first magnitude and a first phase of the first cancellation signal being adjustable for suppressing the first fundamental signal. The test receiver is configured to receive and measure the output signal having the suppressed first fundamental signal.
US09116182B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for measuring the supply of a consumable product/energy source, such as electrical power, to a facility over time and analyzing the measurements to determine the consumption or supply of the product by one or more loads and/or sources in the facility, and to determine induced and residual heat flow through the facility's envelope. Various aspects compare the measured supply of the consumable product to a database of consumption signatures, which characterize access to the consumable product by particular users. Operating conditions and facility characteristics, such as temperatures, load factors, insulation factors, etc., may be further considered in determining a particular user's access of the consumable product. To aid in the controlling of energy use, thermal resistance factors of the building are determined, which are based on the induced and residual heat flow through the facility.
US09116181B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a virtual machine integration technology, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and a system for virtual cluster integration. The method includes: performing a calculation through a search algorithm to obtain the minimum number of physical machines which are capable of accommodating all virtual machines in a virtual cluster, and obtaining all virtual integration solutions satisfying the minimum number of physical machines; then calculating CPU voltage consumption of each virtual integration solution, and selecting a solution with lowest CPU voltage consumption from these virtual integration solutions; and formulating a virtual integration migration policy according to the virtual integration solution with the lowest CPU voltage consumption. Therefore, through the embodiments of the present invention, a virtual integration solution with lower CPU voltage energy consumption can be obtained, thereby greatly improving an energy saving and emission reduction effect of a virtual cluster integration solution.
US09116180B2
There is provided a current sense circuit (134). An exemplary current sense circuit (134) comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit (218) that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery (110) by a load (202) and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit (228) that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source (230).
US09116176B2
At least one conductor is disposed in sealed vessel, which is filled with insulating gas, an hand hole is provided to a part of sealed vessel and is closed by a sealed cover, and optical fibers are disposed that form a closed loop surrounding conductor in sealed vessel. Optical fibers are hermetically led out of sealed vessel from sealed cover and are provided with at least a light source unit and an optical signal processor unit at the lead-out end. An airtight hollow tube disposed looping around leaving a predefined distance of separation is provided to conductor in sealed vessel, the end of tube is hermetically connected to sealed cover by sealing/bonding means, and optical fibers can be inserted in sealing/bonding means.
US09116168B2
A scanning probe microscope, such as an atomic force microscope, and method including z-stage and a bridge structure. A scanner containing a probe is mounted to the z-stage, which is movable in the z-axis to raise and lower the probe. The method reduces thermal drift of the z-stage and the bridge using a combination of heating elements thermally coupled to the z-stage and the bridge, ambient temperature sensors, and a controller to actively control the heating elements to maintain the bridge and the z-stage at an elevated temperature. Ideally, the temperatures in the system are selected so as to reduce drift between the probe and the sample during AFM scanning, wherein the drift is preferably maintained at less than about 1 nm for an ambient temperature change of about 1° C.
US09116161B2
Provided is a preparation method of a free fatty acid particle dispersion solution, the preparation method including: a) dissolving fatty acid in a solvent to prepare a fatty acid solution; and b) injecting the fatty acid solution in a non-solvent having miscibility with the solvent to prepare a free fatty acid particle dispersion solution.
US09116152B2
The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies which specifically recognize human liver-carboxylesterase 1, hybridoma cell lines which produce monoclonal antibodies, and uses thereof. The invention can be used for the objective analysis of the expression amount of human liver-carboxylesterase 1 in tissues and blood, and the like, by being specifically bound to the human liver-carboxylesterase 1. Therefore, liver cancer can be conveniently and quickly diagnosed from urine or blood.
US09116148B2
A method and apparatus for delivering one or more fluids. Fluids may be delivered sequentially from a common vessel to a chemical, biological or biochemical process.
US09116144B2
A stimuli responsive nanofiber that includes a stimuli responsive polymer, such as a thermally responsive polymer, and a cross-linking agent having at least two latent reactive activatable groups. The nanofiber may also include a biologically active material or a functional polymer. The stimuli responsive nanofiber can be used to modify the surface of a substrate. When the nanofiber includes a thermally responsive polymer, the physical properties of the surface can be controlled by controlling the temperature of the system, thus controlling the ability of the surface to bind to a biologically active material of interest.
US09116143B2
A system for measuring or monitoring the quality of a liquid medium, has first and second sample-takeoff points in the liquid medium and a hydraulic circuit in which the samples taken off from said first and second sample-takeoff points circulate. The hydraulic circuit is mounted between the two sample-takeoff points and comprises two centrifugal impeller pumps, a measuring chamber situated between the two pumps, and a purge device mounted at a high point on the hydraulic circuit between one of the pumps and the measuring chamber. The whole of the hydraulic circuit is preferably totally immersed in the liquid medium.
US09116136B2
A sample, which has a mesa portion having a pattern thereon, is placed on a Z table. Light is irradiated to the mesa portion through an optical system and light reflected by the mesa portion is received to measure a height of the mesa portion. A height map of the mesa portion is created based on a height of a corner position. A height using the height map is corrected based on a deviation of a measured value from a target value, and a temporal variation of a focal position of light irradiated to the mesa portion. An optical image of the pattern is obtained based on the corrected height of the mesa portion. The optical image is compared with a reference image and a defect is determined when a difference value between the optical image and the reference image is more than a predetermined threshold value.
US09116114B2
The present invention relates to an electrochemical biosensor electrode strip fabricated by forming a carbon layer on a non-conductive substrate made of polymer material, forming a metal layer containing titanium thereon, and performing patterning.
US09116113B2
A sensing method of an electrochemical sensor including the following steps is provided. First, a fluorescent material is immobilized on a surface of an electrode so as to form a sensing electrode. The sensing electrode is then used to execute an electrochemical test of a target in a light-shielding environment.
US09116112B2
Methods of screening antioxidants for skin protective capacity and antioxidant formulations which protect the skin from UV radiation are disclosed, including using the Briggs-Rauscher Oxidant Method method to one or more antioxidants for predicting protection to the epidermal layer. One antioxidant formulation for use in sunscreens, lip-balms and other types of skincare products for protecting the skin from UV radiation includes a mixture of antioxidants in the skincare product including an effective amount of arbutin in combination with BHT, wherein the ratio of arbutin to BHT ranges from 1:4 to 4:1, and wherein the measured BROM value of the antioxidant mixture is greater than the sum of the BROM values of the individual antioxidants in the mixture at the same concentration. The measured BROM value of the resultant product is greater than or equal to 0.2 sec/μg. The antioxidant formulation may also optionally include hydroquinone, resveratrol, uric acid and/or atorvastatin.
US09116111B2
There is used an acoustic signal receiving apparatus including a wavelength-tunable light source for irradiating measurement light, a controller for controlling a wavelength of the measurement light, a Fabry-Perot probe having a first mirror on a side where the measurement light enters, a second mirror on a side where an elastic wave from an object enters, and a spacer film positioned between the first and second mirrors and deforms in response to the elastic wave, an array photosensor for detecting a reflected light amount of the measurement light by the Fabry-Perot probe, and a signal processor for acquiring an intensity of the incident elastic wave based on a change in the reflected light amount. The controller sweeps the wavelength of the measurement light, and the signal processor determines the wavelength based on the reflected light amount at each wavelength subjected to the sweep.
US09116102B2
An apparatus for measuring oil droplets and other bodies in a liquid, the apparatus comprising a body having an imaging device mounted therein, said body having a measurement window adjacent a measuring region through which an image of a fluid within the measurement region may be viewed by the imaging device, wherein a light source is provided for illuminating said measurement region, said light source being directed towards the imaging device by a light directing means, the apparatus including an ultrasonic transducer mechanically coupled to the measurement window for removing fouling from the measurement window and for creating cavitation within said measurement region, wherein said light directing means is located in or adjacent said measurement region to be exposed to said cavitation created by the ultrasonic transducer to remove fouling from said light directing means.
US09116101B2
An extended depth of field microscope system for phase object detection includes an imaging optical module and a phase/intensity converting module. The imaging optical module has an object lens group, in which an axial symmetric phase coding is added, to produce an axial symmetric spherical aberration. A point spread function (PSF) and an image with extended depth of field can be obtained with a predetermined level of similarity. The phase/intensity converting module converts the phase change of the light passing the phase object, into an image light with change of light intensity.
US09116100B2
Method for the identification of a homogeneous material (e.g. a liquid) in a container (e.g. a bottle) by measuring its X-ray or gamma spectrum and deriving its specific attenuation function. The method comprises building a database of the attenuation functions of empty containers, of containers filled with various fluid materials and of the contained fluid materials itself (by subtracting or devoluting the empty-container-attenuation-function from the filled-container-attenuation-function), recording the spectrum of an unknown material in a container and comparing this spectrum to the spectra in the database.
US09116095B2
In a method of inspecting a wheel hub unit configured by attaching a rolling bearing, which has an inner ring and an outer ring, to a hub wheel, an acoustic inspection dement is arranged so as to be in contact with an outer peripheral face of the outer ring, and the wheel hub unit (components except the outer ring) is rotated to measure an acoustic value of the outer ring and hence conduct inspection. When the wheel hub unit (components except the outer ring) is rotated, a preloading load that is equal to or higher than a load at which an axial internal clearance of the rolling bearing is a negative clearance is applied to the rolling bearing, and the axial internal clearance of the rolling bearing A is changed from a positive clearance before application of the load to a negative clearance after application of the load.
US09116089B2
A device is proposed having a separating device for filtering a liquid sample and having a conveying device. A positive pressure or negative pressure can be generated by means of the conveying device, for accelerating or assisting the filtration.
US09116087B2
The systems and methods disclosed herein permit automated preparation of biological specimens for examination. The disclosed systems and methods provide fast, efficient, and highly uniform specimen processing using minimal quantities of fluids. The methods include at least a fixing phase for fixing a biological specimen to a substrate such as a microscope slide, a staining phase for staining the specimen, and a rinsing phase for rinsing the specimen. One or more of the fixing, staining, and rinsing phases include one or more agitation cycles for distributing reagents evenly and uniformly across the specimen. The systems can be implemented as a standalone device or as a component in a larger system for preparing and examining biological specimens.
US09116079B2
A text fixture apparatus for testing structures with a compression testing machine. The test fixture apparatus includes a support plate assembly and a load plate assembly. The support plate assembly includes two parallel support plates and has sloped surfaces to support a first and second structures and angles of equal magnitude and opposite slope. The load plate assembly is configured to oppose the support plate assembly, includes at least one load plate, and allows the load plate assembly to apply a load to the structures in response force on the support plate assembly, load plate assembly, or a combination thereof in a direction other than perpendicular to the sloped surfaces. A vertical force applied by the assemblies results in substantially equal and opposite horizontal components of force on the first structure and the second structure. Methods of testing and of making the apparatus are provided.
US09116074B2
Disclosed is a pressure-measuring plug for a combustion engine. An interconnection structure in the plug body electrically couples by means of a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) an electrical sensing element at one end of the plug body to connector terminals of the plug at the other end of the plug body. An elongated support structure fixates a part of the flexible PCB in the plug body to enable the flexible PCB to withstand automotive conditions and to facilitate during assembly to put the flexible PCB through the hollow plug body.
US09116073B2
A lens module testing method includes the following steps: providing a lens module having a lens and a barrel; determining whether a modulation transfer function value of the lens is in a predetermined range; if not, separating the lens and the barrel, and forming a first coating layer and a second coating layer on the lens to obtain a coated lens having a number of dots; capturing a first image of the coated lens; placing the coated lens in the barrel to obtain the lens module, and capturing a second image of the coated lens; randomly choosing one dot from the dots, and determining an actual moving distance of the chosen dot using a 3D-Digital Image Correlation according to the first image and the second image; adjusting a size of the lens according to the actual moving distance; and displaying the adjusted size of the lens to a user.
US09116071B2
Internal components of gas or steam turbines are inspected with a 3D scanning camera inspection system that is inserted and positioned within the turbine, for example through a gas turbine combustor nozzle port. Three dimensional internal component measurements are performed using projected light patterns generated by a stripe projector and a 3D white light matrix camera. Real time dimensional information is gathered without physical contact, which is helpful for extracting off-line engineering information about the scanned structures. Exemplary 3D scans, preferably with additional visual images, are performed of the gas path side of a gas turbine combustor support housing, combustor basket and transition with or without human intervention.
US09116070B2
Provided is a hydraulic test device for head loss of a strainer and a test method thereof, wherein the hydraulic test device comprises a circulation pipe; an inflow container; a container; a debris interceptor; sensors; a circulation pump; a flow meter; a circulation heating heater; and a data acquisition part which stores data sensed by each sensor, flow rate data.
US09116066B1
A vibration testing apparatus comprises a first mooring bar coupled to the base; a second mooring bar coupled to the base such that the second mooring bar is disposed away from and faces the first mooring bar to define a space between the first and second mooring bars; a first strap comprising a first end secured to the first mooring bar, and a second strap comprising a first end secured to the first mooring bar. A second end of each of the first and second straps may be secured to the second mooring bar such that the first and second straps span the space between the first and second mooring bars and such that a tension on at least one of the first and second strap is controllable.
US09116055B2
A combustion turbine flashback sensing system with a sensor cable that includes an optical fiber having at least one and preferably multiple fiber Bragg grating (FBG) temperature sensors along the fiber. The sensor cable is oriented in a combustor turbine upstream a combustion zone, so that it is capable of sensing temperature at multiple sensing points within the combustor. A protective conduit having a first thermal conductivity circumscribes the optical fiber. A sensor shield is oriented in circumferential proximity to the FBG temperature sensor. It is preferable that each such sensor has an associated sensor shield. The sensor shield has a thermal conductivity greater than the conduit thermal conductivity. The sensor shield facilitates FBG sensor rapid thermal response, with sufficient thermal and mechanical shielding to isolate the sensor from harsh operating conditions within the combustor, while the less thermally conductive conduit provides greater isolation protection for the cable structure.
US09116048B2
A system for and method of providing a signal proportional to the absolute temperature of a semiconductor junction is provided. The system comprises: a preprocessing stage configured and arranged so as to process a signal from the semiconductor junction so as to produce a preprocessed signal including a resistance error term; and a temperature to voltage converter stage for converting the preprocessed signal to a voltage proportional to absolute temperature representing the absolute temperature of the semiconductor junction; wherein the system is configured and arranged so as to remove the resistance error term so as to produce a resistance error free signal representative of the semiconductor junction temperature.
US09116036B2
A polarimeter is proposed that utilizes additional Stokes parameter measurements to determine both an average Stokes vector, as well as any rotation of the state of polarization around the Stokes vector. The optical polarimeter is configured to measure the state of polarization (SOP) under multiple, different conditions that yield both averaged Stokes vector and at least one other secondary (filtered) Stokes vector, the latter thus being determined from a subset of the conditions used to create the average Stokes vector. The secondary Stokes vector created from a filtered input will necessarily exhibit changes over time as a function of polarization transformations (based on filter-dependent changes), while the average Stokes vector will retain a constant value. Thus, a comparison of the average Stokes vector to the changing secondary Stokes vector allows for these polarization-dependent transformations to be recognized.
US09116034B2
A wireless measurement device includes a sound acoustic wave (SAW)-based micro sensor converting a wirelessly received pulse signal into an SAW and generating a plurality of pulse signals by reflecting the SAW, and wirelessly transmitting the plurality of pulse signals to measure a variance of an environmental element; and a reader generating and wirelessly transmitting a pulse signal to the SAW-based micro sensor to measure variances in environmental elements.
US09116033B2
A verification system for a large-scale weighing machine comprises at least four tension frameworks penetrating through a weighing platform hole preset on a weighing platform surface of the weighing machine, for connecting to a weighing platform foundation and being disposed perpendicular to the weighing platform surface, at least four self-adjusting loading-unloading load measuring devices disposed corresponding to the tension frameworks, and a constant-load control device connected with the loading-unloading mechanism and allows the loading-unloading mechanism to maintain constant applied load while loading. The self-adjusting loading-unloading load measuring devices includes a self-adjusting loading-unloading mechanism and a high-precision load measuring instrument adjacent to the top side of the loading-unloading mechanism. The high-precision load measuring instrument is at least three times larger than an accuracy of the weighing machine. The verification system has a rational structure and can greatly improve operating efficiency and safety and save cost.
US09116026B1
A measuring device that has an upper guide movably engaged with a lower guide. The upper guide is extendable relative to the lower guide in a first direction along a first axis, and retractable relative to the lower guide in a second direction along the first axis. The upper guide and lower guide form a straightedge that is adjustable. The measuring device includes one or more rulers and levels. A locking mechanism operatively engages with the upper guide and lower guide. The locking mechanism is configured to lock and maintain a position of the upper guide relative to the lower guide and unlock to allow extension and retraction of the upper guide relative to the lower guide. The units of rulers on the upper guide can increase along the second direction, and the units of the rulers on the lower guide can increase along the first direction.
US09116025B2
A cam-locking dissimilar material sleeve installed on an outer surface of an expansion shaft of an inspection robot inserted into a heat transfer tube of a steam generator for generating nuclear power to inspect the heat transfer tube, the cam-locking dissimilar material sleeve includes: a tension part formed of steel and including a plurality of upwardly opened slits and a plurality of downwardly opened slits alternately formed in zigzags and legs formed between the upwardly opened slits and the downwardly opened slits; a plurality of upper contact parts formed of a synthetic resin through injection-molding to surround an upper end of the tension part and surround parts located between the upwardly opened slits; and a plurality of lower contact parts formed of a synthetic resin through injection-molding to surround a lower end of the tension part and surround parts located between the downwardly opened slits.
US09116024B2
The present invention relates to a measuring device comprising a flexible polymer plate (1) and at least one cavity (R0) formed within the polymer plate, comprising a window opening onto an upper face of the polymer plate and configured to receive at least one physical value sensor (SR) arranged in a casing (SP0). The measuring device also comprises electrical conductors (11, 13) embedded in the polymer plate and comprising a termination extending into the cavity (R0), to electrically couple the sensor to an electrical input/output point (4) of the polymer plate. Application mainly to measurements of parietal parameters.
US09116019B2
Disclosed is a technique for compensating for an abnormal output of a resolver. More specifically, a central processing unit (CPU) sets a current motor position angle before compensation θn,ORG as a current motor position angle θn and obtains a motor position change Δθn[rad] between a current sampling [n] and a previous sampling [n−1] and a motor position change Δθn-1[rad] between the previous sampling [n−1] and a more previous sampling [n−2]. Subsequently, a variable A is calculated based on the above angles. The CPU determines whether to perform the compensation by comparing the calculated variable A and a calibration variable K and calculates a current motor position angle for compensation θn[rad]. Finally, the CPU compensates for the absence of motor rotor position information with the calculated current motor position angle for compensation θn[rad].
US09116015B2
A display system for a work vehicle is disclosed including a display device (43) having an information display area (49), a display control unit (44) for controlling the display device, and a display switching command device (52A) which outputs a display switching command for switching a display in the display device. The display control unit (44) selects and sets, based on an output from the display switching command device (52A), one or more of an operating time display mode for displaying an operating time of an engine, an instantaneous fuel consumption display mode for displaying an instantaneous fuel consumption, an average fuel consumption display mode for displaying an average fuel consumption, and an amount of used fuel display mode for displaying an amount of used fuel, as a display mode for the information display area (49).
US09116013B2
The disclosure relates to a meter for monitoring usage of power provided by a power transmission system to a site. The meter comprises: a communication module to generate communications carried over the system; a request manager module to process messages received from a head end of the system; a meter module connected to a power feed of the system; a connection manager module to evaluate readings and data and to generate connection signals for the meter in view of the readings; and a relay having a first position where the power is connected to the site and a second position where the power is disconnected, the relay being controlled by the connection signals. The connection manager module generates a first signal for the relay to disconnect the power when an over-voltage condition or an over-current condition on the system has been detected.
US09116011B2
One or more systems, devices, and/or methods for three dimensional routing are disclosed. For example, one embodiment includes receiving image data selected based on a viewer perspective from a memory. The image data is correlated with a depthmap generated from an optical distancing system and correlated with route data calculated from an origin point to a destination point using a geographical database and a routing algorithm. The controller compares a first distance, from the viewer perspective to a point correlated with the route data, to a second distance, derived from the depth map at the point. If the comparison indicates that the first distance is closer to the viewer perspective than the second distance, the controller inserts at least one pixel of a navigation illustration into the image data. The image data including the navigation illustration is transmitted to or stored in a memory.
US09116004B2
A map scrolling method and apparatus for a navigation system prevents from displaying certain icons while displaying other icons based on conditions and settings of the navigation system during a transition period of a map scrolling operation. The map scrolling method includes the steps of: detecting activation of a map scrolling operation; checking whether there is any limit condition attached to icons as to remove them from a map image; scrolling the map image while removing the icons to which the limit condition is attached from the map image during a transition period of the map scrolling operation; and displaying all of the icons when the map scrolling operation is completed.
US09115995B1
The present invention provides systems, apparatus and means to perform various FMS flight plan edits and definition of navigation reference fixes using interactive graphical representations displayed on an MFD rather than a text-based CDU. In two of the embodiments of the present invention, means are provided where minimal pilot actions, i.e., shortcuts, (which may also include entry/adjustment of a numerical value) are performed on an electronic display that accomplish particular flight plan edits as compared to several pilot actions when using a CDU to perform the same edits. In another embodiment of the present invention, a means is provided where the data entry method is graphical in nature rather than alphanumeric text for inserting an airway into a flight plan. The alphanumeric identifiers are represented as graphical objects which are selectable. In yet another embodiment, the present invention teaches a means for a flight plan modification consisting of the entry or bidirectional adjustment of a parallel offset value directly on an electronic map. In another embodiment, the present invention includes the display of a dialog box showing interactive lists of the available instrument procedures for the selected airport which is displayed on an electronic map. The display lists remain in view after selections are made with the active selection and new selection highlighted differently in the list. In another embodiment of the present invention, a means is provided to allow entry/adjustment of navigation reference fix input data directly on the electronic map. Graphical navigation reference fix symbology is dynamically positioned on the electronic map while the input data value is being adjusted.
US09115993B1
A resonant fiber optic gyro has a tapered polarizer in the ring to produce a single resonant polarization mode. A fused coupler closes the ring and provides inlet and outlet paths, with the entire device fabricated from a single PM fiber, thereby eliminating sources of backscatter and drift. In a preferred embodiment MSR fiber is used, and preferably the fused coupler is fabricated to achieve high finesse and modulation depth with its splitting ratio approximately equal to ring transmission coefficients. Apparatus and methods for forming the polarizer and the coupler are described.
US09115992B2
A laser gyro includes an optical block manufactured from a glass-ceramic first material having apertures, electrodes placed in the apertures of the optical block, and seals ensuring the hermeticity of the optical block in the location of the apertures. The seals use indium of a first redox potential. The laser gyro furthermore includes, making contact with the seal, at least one sacrificial electrode comprising a second material of a second redox potential, the second redox potential being lower than the first redox potential.
US09115986B2
A device for optically scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The device includes a movable scanner having at least one first projector for producing at least one uncoded first pattern on an object in the environment. The scanner includes at least one camera for recording images of the object provided with the pattern and a controller coupled to the first projector and the camera. The device further includes at least one second projector which projects a stationary uncoded second pattern on the object while the scanner is moved. Wherein the controller has a processor configured to determine a set of three-dimensional coordinates of points on a surface of the object from a set of images acquired by the camera based at least in part on the first pattern. The controller is further configured to register the set of images relative based in part on the stationary second pattern.
US09115981B2
The present invention refers to an apparatus and a method for investigating an object with a scanning particle microscope and at least one scanning probe microscope with a probe, wherein the scanning particle microscope and the at least one scanning probe microscope are spaced with respect to each other in a common vacuum chamber so that a distance between the optical axis of the scanning particle microscope and the measuring point of the scanning probe microscope in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the scanning particle microscope is larger than the maximum field of view of both the scanning probe microscope and the scanning particle microscope, wherein the method comprises the step of determining the distance between the measuring point of the scanning probe microscope and the optical axis of the scanning particle microscope.
US09115978B2
The present invention relates to a device (1) for measuring the anatomical shape of the leg comprising a support frame (10) and an angle measuring instrument (20) connected to said support frame (10). The device according to the present invention is characterized in that said angle measuring instrument (20) comprises at least one goniometer (22a, 22b) and at least one rod (21) hinged to said goniometer (22a, 22b), and in that it also comprises light spot projecting means (23a, 23b) connected to said angle measuring instrument (20).
US09115975B2
An interferometry system for monitoring changes in the position of an object, the system includes a spectrally broadband light source, a sensor module having an interferometer that direct portions of the light received from the source along separate paths. The system includes an intensity monitor having a detector configured to measure the intensity of additional light derived from the source and to produce a monitor output signal. The system includes an electronic processing module to process a sensor output signal based on the monitor output signal to account for intensity fluctuations in light output by the source, and determine information about the changes in the position of the object. The intensity monitor is configured to characterize the intensity fluctuations as a function of wavelength or intensity fluctuations that are spectrally correlated.
US09115974B2
A motion-compensated optical coherence tomography system includes an optical coherence tomography sensor that includes a common-path optical fiber having an end for emitting light, reflecting reference light and receiving returned light for detection; a motion-compensation system attached to the common-path optical fiber and operable to move at least a portion of the optical fiber so as to compensate for motion between the end of the common-path optical fiber and an object being imaged; and a feedback control system configured to communicate with the optical coherence tomography sensor and the motion-compensation system. The feedback control system is configured to receive information concerning a measured distance of the end of the common-path optical fiber from the object and provide instructions to the motion-compensation system to decrease an amount of deviation of the measured distance from a desired distance.
US09115973B2
A profile measuring instrument includes: a fixed member of which position relative to a workpiece having a surface to be profile-measured is fixed; a scanning member supported by the fixed member and movable in a scan direction along the surface of the workpiece relative to the fixed member; a laser interferometer that detects a displacement of the surface of the workpiece along the scan direction. The laser interferometer includes: a polarizing beamsplitter provided to the scanning member; a reference mirror fixed to the fixed member; a measurement optical path extending from the polarizing beamsplitter to the workpiece; and a reference optical path extending from the polarizing beamsplitter to the reference mirror. A difference between an optical path length of the measurement optical path and an optical path length of the reference optical path is a predetermined tolerable error or less.
US09115962B1
A broadhead tip for an arrow having moveable broadhead knives that remain in a first position during flight, extend to a second position when a reverse direction force is applied to the arrow (such as by trying to extract the arrow from the target) that is generally radially oriented to the arrow to prevent removal of the broadhead tip from the target. A barrel stop disposed on the arrow is rotatable between locked and released positions and engages the knives. When locked, the knives are limited to movement between the first and second positions. When released, the knives are permitted to pivot beyond the radial orientation, to a third position approaching 180 degrees from the first position which then allows the knives to swing around so that the broadhead can be removed from the target. Primary use for the broadhead tip is archery fishing.
US09115960B2
Provided is a defense structure for national defense including: a hollow structure which extends from the ground or from underground so as to protect the interior of the defense structure from the concussive or explosive forces of shells or rockets, and which has a plurality of cells which are hollow and are partitioned by cell walls, wherein the plurality of cells are arranged in a set, three-dimensional pattern; and a cladding for surrounding the outside of the hollow structure; and a filler that is selectively filled in hollow portions of the cells.
US09115953B1
A tubular axle for an archery bow cam preferably includes a pair of bearing blocks, a pair of bearings, a tubular axle and a pair of retention clips. The bearing block includes a bearing bore, which is sized to receive the bearing. An attachment hole is formed in each end of the bearing block. The bearing is pressed into the bearing bore. The bearing block is attached to the rectangular limb with two fasteners or the like. The tubular axle is inserted through the pair of bearings and a hub of a cam. Each end of the tubular axle is slotted to receive the pair of retention clips. A tubular axle for an archery bow with tubular limbs includes a pair of bearing blocks, which adapted for attachment to the tubular limbs.
US09115951B2
A mechanism for selectively connecting a magazine tube to a receiver of a magazine fed shotgun. The mechanism permits the rapid attachment to or detachment from of the magazine tube to the receiver of the shotgun. The mechanism may be a connector threaded into the end of the magazine tube. A locking profile may be connected to the end of the connector and may provide an access path. A pin may be passed through the access path and the magazine tube may then be rotated to position the pin into the locking profile. The rotation may be less than one half of a rotation. A plug may be threaded into the receiver. The pin may be connected to the plug. A spring may be used to bias the magazine tube in a locked position. A protrusion and nut may prevent movement between the magazine tube and receiver.
US09115947B2
A cleaning device for preserving a barrel of a firearm includes a central member defining a core and having a longitudinal length, a leading end and a trailing end. A tubular woven sheath surrounding the central member and has a lead end and a trailing end. A radial protrusion formed of a polymer is disposed about the central member between the central member and the sheath. A volatile corrosion inhibiter (VCI) is disposed on or in the cleaning device and configured to off-gas to cause a substantial part of an interior of the barrel to become lined with a protective coating to resist corrosion. The cleaning device is configured to be stored within the barrel of the firearm. A method for storing a cleaning device within a barrel of a firearm for preserving a barrel of a firearm is also described.
US09115946B2
One embodiment of a gun configured with the soft recoil system comprises a plurality of recoiling parts that initially moves in the direction of the projectile being fired before moving in a direction opposite to that of a projectile during the firing of the round. The soft recoil system throttles the movement of the recoiling parts such that the energy expended during the firing of the round is spread over a longer time period and a longer distance than would normally occur. The soft recoil system stores at least a portion of the energy transferred to the recoiling parts and the user may selectively release at least a part of that portion of energy to offset the energy imparted to the gun during the firing of the next round.
US09115942B2
A system and method for breaking and cocking a single shot firearm by moving a piece of the firearm's trigger guard.
US09115937B2
A thermal energy storage and delivery system is disclosed. A core includes a thermal storage medium and a thermal transfer medium transports thermal energy to and from the core. The core may be surrounded by multiple layers, where each layer is less dense the closer the layer is to the outside of the thermal storage and delivery system.
US09115933B2
The present invention is directed to a flame detection device comprising a flame signal receiver (1), a flame signal passage (11) and a flame signal transmitting mechanism, characterized in that, the flame signal passage (11) passes through a furnace shell (12) into inner of the furnace and comprises an outside-furnace passage portion (11a) and an inside-furnace passage portion (11b); wherein a pressure-resistant optical mechanism (10) is arranged at the outermost end of the outside-furnace passage portion, said pressure-resistant optical mechanism hermetically and transparently separate the flame signal receiver from the flame signal passage; and wherein the inside-furnace passage portion (11b) is provided with a cooling mechanism (19). Such a flame detection device is to be arranged on a furnace shell, and it could not only conduct a flame detection on the furnace under high temperature and high pressure, but also has a selection of the proper flame signal receivers installed for different stages of operation as desired.
US09115927B2
A crisper drawer for a refrigerator is provided. The crisper drawer includes a crisper pan and a shelf. The crisper pan has a pair of pan rolling surfaces with a ramp portion. The shelf is fixed to the storage compartment, and has a pair of fixed shelf rollers. Each of the pair of the fixed shelf rollers rolls on each of the pan rolling surfaces, and each of the pair of the pan rear rollers rolls on each of the shelf rolling surfaces. As the user pushes the crisper drawer closed, both the shelf rollers and the pan rollers roll on the rolling surfaces. When the shelf rollers reach a ramp portion, the crisper drawer is self-closed without the user's pushing operation.
US09115926B2
The present invention relates to a subassembly for a refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus, wherein the subassembly has at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet, wherein the subassembly is designed in one piece and wherein at least one air guidance device is provided in the subassembly, which is manufactured such that it guides air essentially on a horizontal plane. Moreover, the invention relates to an assembly for a refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus and a process for assembly of a refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus.
US09115924B2
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. A door is pivotally coupled with the cabinet. A cooling system is disposed solely in the door and is in fluid communication with the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment. The cooling system maintains a temperature of the refrigerator compartment at a different temperature than the freezer compartment.
US09115921B2
An object is to sequentially calculate planned COPs. Provided is a performance evaluation device for a variable-speed centrifugal chiller that includes a data acquisition unit that acquires operating data of the variable-speed centrifugal chiller as input data; a storage unit that stores a first arithmetic equation derived on the basis of mechanical characteristics of the chiller and used for calculating a relative load factor that relatively expresses a relationship between a current load factor at a current coolant inlet temperature and a predetermined load factor at a predetermined coolant inlet temperature set as a reference operating point, a second arithmetic equation that expresses a relationship between the relative load factor and a correction coefficient, and a third arithmetic equation used for calculating a planned COP by using the correction coefficient to correct a COP calculation equation derived from a reverse Carnot cycle; and an arithmetic unit that calculates the planned COP under current operating conditions by using the operating data acquired by the data acquisition unit in the first, second, and third arithmetic equations stored in the storage unit.
US09115918B2
An icemaker is mounted remotely from a freezer compartment. The icemaker includes an ice mold. A thermoelectric device is provided and includes a warm side and an opposite cold side. A flow pathway is connected in communication between the cold side of the thermoelectric device and the icemaker. In one aspect, a fan is operatively positioned to move air from the fresh food compartment across the warm side of the thermoelectric device and a pump moves fluid from the cold side of the thermoelectric device to the icemaker. Cold air, such as from a refrigerator compartment, may be used to dissipate heat from the warm side of the thermoelectric device for providing cold fluid to and for cooling the ice mold of the icemaker.
US09115917B2
An air-conditioner capable of suppressing increase in the suction temperature of a compressor is provided. The air-conditioner according to the present invention has a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, an oil separator, a heat source side heat exchanger, a throttle device, and a use side heat exchanger are connected in series, an oil returning circuit that connects the oil separator with the suction side of the compressor, and a decompression mechanism provided in the oil return circuit. The oil return circuit is installed by piping so as to exchange heat with a part of the heat source side heat exchanger at the upstream side of the decompression mechanism.
US09115914B2
The invention relates to a collector and a collector arrangement for generating heat, especially from incident radiation. In principle, such collectors and collector arrangements are know in prior art. An individual collector known in prior art typically comprises of a reflector device (110) for reflecting the incident radiation onto one focusing zone (120-1) of the reflector device (110). A typical collector further comprises an absorber device that is disposed in the focusing zone. In order to provide the reflector device with great inherent stability, particularly against wind and torsion, the inventive reflector device is embodied with a plurality of facet elements (110-I-i, 110-II-n) which are placed at an angle from each other such that the reflector device (110) has a zigzag shaped file (116).
US09115909B2
An energy recovery ventilator (ERV) monitoring and reporting system and a method of monitoring and reporting information on an ERV. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a processor configured to carry out a plurality of monitoring and reporting functions on the ERV based on a model, and types and locations of sensors, of the ERV, (2) a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store data gathered from the sensors and (3) a commissioning database associated with the memory and configured to contain commissioning data regarding the model of the ERV.
US09115901B2
A damper system for an exhaust vent of a gas operated oven includes a temperature-reactive member configured to expand when actuated by heating to a predetermined temperature, and a damper member coupled to the temperature-reactive member, the damper member configured to move with the expansion of the temperature-reactive member to control a size of an opening to the exhaust vent from the gas operated oven.
US09115897B2
Gas turbine engine systems and methods involving enhanced fuel dispersion are provided. In this regard, a representative method for operating a gas turbine engine includes: providing a gas path through the engine; introducing a spray of fuel along the gas path downstream of a turbine of the engine; and impinging the spray of fuel with a relatively higher velocity flow of air such that atomization of the fuel is increased.
US09115891B2
A row of rich-side flame holes is centrally arranged. Two rows of lean-side flame holes are arranged on both sides of the rich-side flame hole row, respectively. In addition, two rows of rich-side flame holes are arranged on the outsides of the two lean-side flame hole rows, respectively. A lower end part of a central rich-side burner part is projected into a tubular part into which the rich-side mixture is introduced, and communication holes in fluid communication with an inner space are formed in walls on both sides so as to pass completely therethrough in alignment with each other. Each communication hole has a larger diameter than an inner width P and is disposed at a potion situated nearer to the upper of the tubular part and nearer to the front so as to leave, at the rear, a space in which dust p particles are accumulated.
US09115881B2
A lighting lamp for improving heat dissipation efficiency and preventing life-shorting of an lighting lamp is provided. More specifically, an lighting lamp which comprises a heat sink on peripheral surface of which a first heat transfer flow path is provided, a light emission module provided on the upper plane of the heat sink and provided with at least one light emission element, and a globe connected to the upper part of the heat sink and covering the light emission module, and a second heat transfer flow path provided on outer peripheral surface of the globe and corresponds to the first heat transfer flow path.
US09115874B2
Embodiments of the invention provide an optical semiconductor illuminating apparatus, which includes a heat dissipating base; a light emitting module comprising at least one semiconductor light emitting device and mounted on a lower side of the heat dissipating base; and a plurality of heat dissipating fins each having opposite edges protruding from opposite sides of the heat dissipating base and being mounted on an upper surface of the heat dissipating base.
US09115873B2
Provided is a lighting device that can suppress decrease in its luminous efficiency and shortening of its life. A lighting device (1) includes a fluorescent member (4) which is irradiated with laser light emitted by a semiconductor laser (2) and emits fluorescent light, a rotation mechanism (6) which rotates the fluorescent member, and a reflecting member (7) which reflects the fluorescent light emitted by the fluorescent member toward the outside.
US09115871B2
A backlight assembly includes first LED packages, second LED packages, a light guide plate, a printed circuit board, and a light blocking member. Each of the first LED packages emits light of a first color. Each of the second LED packages emits light of a second color different from the first color. The first and the second LED packages are provided in the same number and alternately arranged with each other. The light guide plate receives an incident light from the first and the second LED packages to output an emission light, and the first and second LED packages are mounted on the printed circuit board. In addition, the light blocking member blocks the light generated from one of the first LED packages, which is located at an outermost portion of the printed circuit board, and travelling to the light guide plate.
US09115866B2
A lens includes a bottom face, a light incident face defined in the bottom face, a top face and four lateral faces interconnecting the top face and the bottom face. Each lateral face is perpendicular to two adjacent lateral faces, and parallel to an opposite lateral face. An LED unit incorporating the lens is also disclosed.
US09115848B1
An emergency safety switch for a safety control system used to terminate the operation of one or more automated machines includes a stop circuit that is electrically connected to a connection port. The connection port includes a pair of interface ports for in-line serial connection to a wiring circuit provided by the safety control system to monitor various emergency safety switch and other detection devices. As such, the connection port provides a quick and easy manner for attaching and detaching the emergency safety switch to the wiring circuit, which facilitates efforts to install a sufficient number of emergency stop switches on an automated production line.
US09115841B2
An apparatus and a method for sealing a conduit. The apparatus includes a housing, a tube for reciprocably extending through the housing bore, a rod reciprocably extending through the tube, a seal assembly associated with the tube and the rod, wherein the seal assembly includes at least one seal element which expands radially in response to an axial setting force, a proximal collar associated with the tube for engaging with a proximal end of the seal assembly, and a distal collar associated with the rod for engaging with a distal end of the seal assembly, wherein moving the rod axially relative to the tube in a proximal direction results in the axial setting force being applied to the seal assembly. The method includes using the apparatus to perform maintenance or repair on the conduit or its associated fittings.
US09115840B2
A vibration damper for a conduit line. The damper includes a flexible body defining a bore and a slot adjacent to the bore. The body is flexible between a first configuration in which the slot has a first width that is insufficient to permit the conduit line to pass therethrough, and a second configuration in which the slot has a second width that is sufficient to permit the conduit line to pass therethrough, the second width is greater than the first width. The flexible body further includes a plurality of tuning splines. The tuning splines include a length and a width configured to reduce vibration of the conduit line when the damper is connected to the conduit line such that the conduit line extends through the bore.
US09115833B2
The present invention provides, in part, a device that can fit around a fitting retention compartment of a pipe fitting, apply axial pressure to a pipe insertion component so as to flex the teeth of a fastening ring inwardly, which permits smooth insertion and removal of piping elements. In embodiments, the device comprises a two-piece device with mating threads that permit the pieces to move toward and away from one another with minute adjustments.
US09115830B1
A conduit assembly has a slip coupling arrangement which allows two separate process or product flow streams with differential temperatures to flow side by side while subject to repeated cycles of thermal expansion and contraction. An inner pipe extends through an outer pipe with an annular plate welded therebetween as a liquid-tight seal at an assembly first end. A slip coupling outer element is fixed to the outer pipe at a second end and has two O-rings engaged within grooves. A slip coupling inner element is fixed to the inner pipe and extends within the outer element with a land which engages the O-rings, allowing thermal expansion and contraction of the conduit assembly with the inner element moving axially with respect to the outer element while retaining a liquid tight seal therebetween. For large temperature variations or long conduit runs, the slip coupling may be longer with polymer slider rings.
US09115823B1
The present invention is to a protective valve cap and a valve cap assembly. The protective valve cap secures and protects a valve and a valve cap during shipping and manufacturing of the assembly of parts comprising the valve and a valve cap assembly. The protective valve cap has a first end comprising a cylinder having a diameter and a length to fit inside and substantially secure the valve cap, a second end comprising an open cylinder having a diameter and a length to fit over and substantially secure an end of a valve that engages the valve cap, and an interferant structure, preferably a solid wall structure, integrally formed with and disposed between the ends and having a diameter larger than the ends.
US09115821B2
A condensate valve for condensate that is connectable to the inlet side of at least one oil/water separator of a compressor. The condensate valve is triggered for opening and closing via a blocking element. The outlet of the condensate valve discharges directly into a condensate collecting tank. The condensate valve also forms a pressure reducer for reducing the pressure of the outflowing condensate and discharges directly to the condensate collecting tank. Preferably, the condensate valve comprises a movable piston which can be pressed against a small-diameter opening of the valve seat when the condensate valve is closed by a blocking element. The piston has a larger cross-sectional area at its outlet side than at its inlet side on which condensate acts via an overflow line when the condensate valve has been opened. The overflow line can be formed by at least one through channel which extends axially through the piston.
US09115819B2
The invention relates to a single-lever mixing cartridge, comprising a head piece (1), which accommodates a bottom piece (8), and a disk control having a control disk (5) that is arranged in a rotatable and pivotable manner via a rotatably and pivotably mounted spindle (2). The bottom piece (8) is connected to the head piece (1) via a latching connection and is sealed against the head piece (1) by means of a sealing element. Furthermore, one, preferably two inlet channels (81) and an outlet channel (82) are provided in the bottom piece (8), wherein the bottom piece (8) has an axial shoulder (83) through which only the inlet channels (81) are guided.
US09115817B2
A rotation joint includes a base and a rotation member sleeved on the base. An end of the base defines at least one first air guiding hole and a first air outlet. An outer sidewall of the base defines an air guiding groove. The air guiding groove extends around an axis of the base. A bottom wall of the air guiding groove defines a second air guiding hole communicating with the first air guiding hole. The outer sidewall of the base further defines a second air outlet. The first air outlet communicates with the second air outlet. Sidewalls of the rotation member define connecting holes. One of the connecting holes communicates with the second air outlet, while the other connecting holes communicate with the air guiding groove. The present disclosure further provides a multiple air channel workstation using the rotation joint.
US09115816B2
A check valve includes a modulation and/or anti-oscillation feature which, in one aspect, modulates the position of the check valve ball relative to the valve seat to maintain the ball in a continuous flow position allowing pressurized fluid flow past the ball while preventing contact between the ball and the valve seat. In another aspect, an increased mass is selectively coupled to or forms a part of the movable valve member to dampen oscillations of the movable valve member in an open fluid flow position without contact with the valve seat.
US09115815B2
Variable-volume injection valves include a stator and a rotor. The stator has a first port, a second port, and a contact surface with a groove therein. The first port opens into the stator groove. The rotor has a contact surface with a groove therein. The contact surface of the rotor is urged against the contact surface of the stator such that the rotor groove opposes the stator groove with one end of the rotor groove overlapping the stator groove and the opposite end of the rotor groove overlapping the second port of the stator. The overlapping grooves of the rotor and stator provide a fluidic channel between the first and second ports of the stator. The rotor is movable with respect to the stator in order to vary a length of overlap between their overlapping grooves.
US09115803B2
Systems and methods for operating and interfacing to a transmission of a vehicle are presented. In one example, a human machine interface allows a driver to assign gear ratios or simulated gear ratios to gear position slots of a shifter. The assignment of gear ratios to gear position slots of a shifter may allow a driver to experience the feeling of driving a manually shifted transmission without having to operate a clutch.
US09115800B2
A planetary carrier includes a side plate having a front face and a shaft journal which is arranged on the front face of the side plate. A bearing seating is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft journal on a front-face-proximal end of the shaft journal. The planetary carrier has an annular groove directly adjacent to the bearing seating in coaxial relationship to the shaft journal and undercutting the front face and the outer circumferential surface.
US09115792B2
A method and apparatus converts the speed and torque of a motor output and couples the adjusted output to a device or structure, such as a movable barrier. In one example, a conversion apparatus includes a first gear set, a second gear set, a third gear set, and a fourth gear or ring gear. The first gear set may engage a motor output and receive rotational input therefrom. The rotational input is transferred from the first to the second gear set and then to the third gear set, which may engage a ring gear. In one configuration, a carrier is disposed about the gear sets. Carrier fasteners may extend through openings in the third gear set and, as the third gear set travels around the ring gear, the carrier fasteners may revolve around a central axis and rotate a carrier output shaft.
US09115790B2
The electric cart has a main body, wheels at the bottom of the main body and a gear motor to electrically drive the wheels. The gear motor includes a motor having a motor shaft, an output shaft connected to at least one of the wheels, and a gear reduction unit connecting the motor shaft to the output shaft. The gear reduction unit has a helical gear train.
US09115780B2
A pulsation damper (1) for damping pressure pulsations of a fluid is insertable into the fluid line as intermediate piece by forming an axial flow channel (3), and the pulsation damper (1) featuring a housing (2). The pulsation damper (1) is characterized by the fact that the housing (2) has at least one hollow space (23) communicating with the flow channel (3) and in which at least one attenuator (4) is disposed movably in axial direction.
US09115779B2
A suspension apparatus includes: a cylindrical outer tube; an inner tube a piston rod of which one end portion retains a piston; and a partition wall member that is mounted to an upper end portion of the inner tube to define an upper end portion of an annular oil chamber, that has a bowl portion, and that divides a space inside the inner tube into an inner space and an outer space of the bowl portion, in which the partition wall member divides the outer space into a gap space and a space other than the gap space, a through-hole is formed in the partition wall member, and at least one of the partition wall member and the inner tube is provided with a communication path through which an upper portion of the annular oil chamber communicates with the gap space.
US09115777B2
A self-retracting extension limiting device. It is designed to be attached between a first object and a second object, where the distance between the first and second objects is variable. The device exerts a restoring force tending to draw the two objects together. A first, relatively weak restoring force is exerted over a range of distance. Then, when the objects have been separated to a defined limit of travel, the device exerts a much greater restoring force. The invention includes overlapping and self-contained elements so that unwanted slack is minimized.
US09115767B2
A clutch cover assembly is equipped with a clutch cover that is fixed to a flywheel, a pressure plate, a diaphragm spring, an wear-amount detecting mechanism, and a wear tracking mechanism. The wear-amount detecting mechanism has a contact member, an opposing member, and a wedge member. The contact member is attached to the pressure plate and is in contact with the flywheel. The opposing member is attached to the contact member and opposes the pressure plate. The wedge member fits between the opposing member and the pressure plate and moves in a circumferential direction in accordance with the wear-amount of a friction member. The wear tracking mechanism moves the pressing member to an initial posture side in accordance with the amount of movement of the wedge member.
US09115757B2
A bearing for a shaft of a printing technology machine includes a bearing housing composed of an upper part and a lower part. The bearing housing has a bore for receiving a rolling-contact bearing for the shaft. The upper part and the lower part are separated by an interstice disposed in the region of the bore. The rolling-contact bearing is an axial bearing including at least one rolling body cage and at least one race washer having an annular shape. The race washer is clamped between the upper part and the lower part, which both exert a radial pressure on an outer circumferential surface of the race washer.
US09115755B2
Disclosed is a bearing component having at least one layer having a high hardness and a high current insulation property, the layer comprising a nonconductive oxide layer selected from the group comprising an Al2O3 layer, a TaO layer, an SiO2 layer, a mixed layer comprising two or more of the foregoing oxides, a multilayer structure comprising alternating layers of two or more of the foregoing oxides and a DLC layer such as a ta-C layer, there being at least one ALD layer comprising at least one layer of a material deposited by an ALD (atomic layer deposition) process on the at least one layer having a high hardness and a high current insulation property, the ALD layer itself having a high current insulation property and comprising a material or layer structure selected from the said group of materials.
US09115734B2
An object of the present invention is to reduce current consumption for switching and holding an actuation position of an electromagnetic change-over valve included in a vehicle height adjusting device for a motorcycle and to surely hold the actuation position. In a rear-wheel side vehicle height adjusting device for a motorcycle, after applying a startup current to a solenoid of a change-over valve in order switch an actuation position of the change-over valve, while switching an applied current to the solenoid to a holding current which is smaller than the startup current and holding the actuation position of the change-over valve, a control section intermittently applies a large current, which is larger than the holding current, to the solenoid.
US09115728B2
A first directional control valve for switching between a first supply position and a first discharge position and a second directional control valve for switching between a second discharge position and a second supply position. A first switching mechanism permits the first directional control valve to be switched to the first supply position in a state where a second switching mechanism has switched the second directional control valve to the second discharge position. In a state where the second switching mechanism has switched the second directional control valve to the second supply position, a pressure fluid supplied to the second directional control valve at the second supply position switches the first directional control valve to the first discharge position via the first switching mechanism.
US09115725B2
A centrifugal pump is proposed having a pump housing (2) which has an inlet (21) and an outlet (22), a rotor (3) having a front side (31) facing the inlet (21) and a rear side (32) remote from the inlet (21), and wherein the rotor (3) has a first pump wheel (4) having first vanes (41) for the generation of a main flow from the inlet (21) to the outlet (22), wherein a second pump wheel (5) having second vanes (52) and having at least one relief bore (6) is provided at the rotor (3) for the generation of a recirculation flow which is directed from the rear side (32) of the rotor (3) through the at least one relief bore (6) and wherein a partition element (7), which separates the recirculation flow at least partly from the main flow in the region of the second pump wheel (5), is provided between the two pump wheels (4, 5). A method for the compensation of the axial thrust in a centrifugal pump is furthermore proposed.
US09115720B2
The present pump devices provide a dual pump using two (or more) electric motors (e.g. brushless DC motors) driving the pumps independently, including integration of hydraulic and electrical components and connectors. The illustrated arrangements include an in-line single shaft version, a parallel separate shaft version, and an inside-outside version. Each configuration includes a housing supporting formation of: shared structural support for the pumps and motors (e.g., bearings, stator, relationship of components), fluid pump and hydraulic system (e.g., fluid passageways, ports connectors) and motor electrical control (e.g., control circuitry and sensory components).
US09115717B2
An internal gear pump for a hydraulic vehicle brake system has axial discs which, by the exertion of pressure on the outer sides thereof, are pressed against gearwheels of the internal gear pump for lateral sealing, provided on the inner sides thereof with grooves through which the gearwheels convey brake fluid as they are driven in rotation, which brake fluid thereby passes, for lubrication, between the axial discs and the gearwheels of the internal gear pump.
US09115706B2
A compressor includes a housing, compression unit, discharge chamber, outlet, and oil separation structure. The oil separation structure, which is arranged between the discharge chamber and the outlet, includes an oil reservoir, oil separation compartment, intake passage, exhaust passage, and supply passage. The oil separation compartment is located upward from the oil reservoir. The intake passage, which extends upward from the oil separation compartment, draws refrigerant gas into the oil separation compartment from the discharge chamber to separate lubrication oil from the refrigerant gas. The exhaust passage extends upward from the oil separation compartment and discharges the refrigerant gas in the oil separation compartment out of the housing through the outlet. The supply passage extends upward from the oil separation compartment and has a larger cross-sectional area than the intake passage. The supply passage supplies the oil reservoir with lubrication oil from the oil separation compartment.
US09115702B2
The invention relates to a hydraulic system comprising a source of high pressure (A), a consumer (C) connectable to the source of high pressure (A) via a flow control valve (21), and a solenoid valve (22) arranged to control the flow control valve (21). The hydraulic system further comprises a hydraulic pilot valve (31) selectively controllable by the solenoid valve (22) to connect a control chamber (28) in the flow control valve (21) either to the source of high pressure (A) or to a low pressure side (T). When the solenoid valve (22) is actuated, the consumer (C) is pre-pressurized via a by-pass conduit prior to the opening of the flow control valve (21). At the same time, the source of high pressure (A) is arranged to act on a first and a second end (32, 33) of the hydraulic pilot valve (31) wherein a spring (36) is arranged to displace the hydraulic pilot valve (31) and connect the control chamber (28) to the low pressure side (T) to open the flow control valve (21).
US09115682B2
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, application of a driveline disconnect clutch to start an engine is described. The approach applies the driveline disconnect clutch to rotate an engine and at least partially disengages the driveline disconnect clutch to reduce the possibility of a reduction in torque applied to vehicle wheels.
US09115676B2
A fuel injection method in an internal combustion engine and an internal combustion engine for performing the fuel injection method. The method includes heating fuel to a temperature between 300° F. and 840° F. (150 and 450° C.); pressurizing the fuel to a pressure exceeding 40 bar; pre-injecting at least 10% of the fuel charge as a pre-injected fuel during the intake stroke; injecting a fuel charge over at least part of the compression stroke into the cylinder; and injecting an ignition-injection of at least 10% of the fuel in a supercritical condition during the compression stroke at a rotational angle between 90° BTDCF and TDCF into the cylinder. The method and related combustion engine create a good mix of premix combustion and diffusion combustion increasing efficiency and consequently reducing emissions to the environment while also keeping noise and vibrations low.
US09115675B2
An evaporative emission control system for a vehicle includes a fuel tank, a vapor collection canister in communication with the fuel tank so as to receive hydrocarbons, a fuel cell in communication with the canister, and a pump constructed and arranged to pump hydrocarbons from the canister to the fuel cell so that the fuel cell can purge the canister by converting the hydrocarbons to water, carbon dioxide and electricity.
US09115674B2
One aspect according to the present teachings includes a fuel vapor processing device including a housing having a first port for introduction of fuel vapor, a second port for introduction of negative pressure, and a third port communicating with an atmosphere. An adsorption material is disposed within the housing. In a desorption mode, fuel vapor desorbed by the adsorption material is desorbed from the adsorption material as air flows into the housing via the third port and flows out of the second port. A plurality of heaters are disposed within the housing and are arranged along a path of flow of air from the third port to the second port in the adsorption mode. A controller controls the heaters such that the heaters start to heat the adsorption material in order of the air flow direction from the third port to the second port. The controller preferably also terminates heating of the adsorption material in the same manner.
US09115673B2
An internal combustion engine control device that acquires the temperature of a catalyst disposed in an exhaust path, and detects an abnormal combustion that has occurred in a combustion chamber. The control device includes a gas control unit, which controls the amount of intake gas flowing into the combustion chamber and the temperature of exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst, and a fuel injection amount control unit, which controls the amount of fuel injected into the combustion chamber. The control device also includes an abnormal combustion inhibition mode selection unit that chooses a first mode, a second mode, or a third mode in accordance with the catalyst temperature when the abnormal combustion is detected. The first mode causes the gas control unit to suppress the occurrence of the abnormal combustion while raising the catalyst temperature. The second mode causes the fuel injection amount control unit to suppress the occurrence of the abnormal combustion while inhibiting an increase in the catalyst temperature. The third mode causes the gas control unit and the fuel injection amount control unit to suppress the occurrence of the abnormal combustion.
US09115671B2
A hybrid fuel injection and carburetor assembly for delivering a fuel and air mixture into an intake manifold of an engine is provided. The assembly includes a housing and a plurality of inserts with Venturi-shaped bores to establish low pressure regions in the flow of air. The housing and inserts cooperate with one another to present cavities, and the inserts include apertures extending between the cavities and the low-pressure regions. The assembly also includes fuel injectors in fluid communication with the cavities. In operation, fuel is injected at a high pressure into the cavities to the point, and the pressurized fuel is delivered into the low pressure air via the apertures. Because of the large pressure difference between the pressurized fuel in the cavities and the low pressure air, the fuel becomes very atomized.
US09115665B2
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting operation of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle responsive to a seasonal grade of the fuel available in the vehicle's fuel tank. If the seasonal grade of fuel in the fuel tank does not correspond to the seasonal grade of fuel mandated during the time of engine operation, a fuel injection amount is adjusted to compensate for differences between seasonal grades of a fuel.
US09115661B2
A fuel injection amount control system corrects the amount of fuel injected from each fuel injection valve in a feedback manner, based on an output value of an upstream air-fuel ratio sensor, so that the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into a three-way catalyst coincides with a target air-fuel ratio. Also, the control system performs a high-pass filtering operation on the output value of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor, so as to obtain a post-high-pass-filtering output value by removing a component that varies with variations in the center air-fuel ratio of the engine, from the output value of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor. Then, the control system acquires an air-fuel ratio imbalance index value that increases as the degree of ununiformity in the air-fuel ratio among cylinders is larger, based on the post-high-pass-filtering output value.
US09115658B2
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the temperature of intake air entering an engine. In response to condensate in a charge air cooler and engine operating conditions, the position of an induction valve is adjusted to draw in air from a warm or cool air duct. Induction valve operation is further controlled to reduce fuel economy losses.
US09115640B2
An internal combustion engine includes a first injector and a second injector for injecting fuel directly into a combustion chamber in a cylinder in a crank case of the internal combustion engine. The combustion chamber is delimited at one side by a piston which is arranged in the cylinder so as to carry out a stroke and at the other side by a cylinder head. At least one gas exchange inlet valve and a gas exchange outlet valve are provided in the cylinder head for a charge exchange. The first injector is largely oriented in the direction of a cylinder axis, and the second injector is oriented at an angle to the cylinder axis. Maximally 80% of a full-load fuel quantity required by the internal combustion engine for a full load can be introduced into the cylinder using the first injector and maximally 50% using the second injector. The injectors can be configured for smaller fuel flow rates using the internal combustion engine design and operating method, whereby the precision of the injection is improved.
US09115634B2
The invention relates to a fail-safe rotary actuator (1) for a coolant circuit, in particular for a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine (2) having a plurality of sub-circuits (3) and (4), includes a coolant delivery pump (5) for circulating the coolant within the coolant circuit, and having a rotary-slide housing (8) which has a plurality of housing pass-through openings (6) and (7) and in which at least one rotary slide (9) having at least one rotary slide pass-through opening (11) and (12) is rotatably supported, wherein the housing pass-through openings (6) and/or (7) are fluidly connected to at least one sub-circuit (3) and/or (4), and can be brought into at least partial coincidence with the rotary slide pass-through openings (11) and/or (12) by a rotary motion of the rotary slide (9), wherein a thermostat valve (13) opens a flow path running parallel to the rotary slide (9) from one of the sub-circuits (3) or (4) to the coolant delivery pump (5), when a temperature limit of the coolant is exceeded.
US09115633B2
A coolant circulation system for an engine efficiently cools the engine to prevent the capacity of an electronic water pump from being excessively increased. The system includes: a water pump; a cylinder block; a cylinder head; an intake block water jacket formed on one side of the cylinder block; an exhaust block water jacket formed on another side of the cylinder block; an intake side chamber provided on one surface of the cylinder block in a length direction of the engine about which a plurality of cylinders are arranged in parallel; an exhaust side chamber provided on the other surface of the cylinder block; and a head water jacket formed in the cylinder head to allow the intake block water jacket and the exhaust block water jacket to communicate with each other and the intake side chamber and the exhaust side chamber to communicate with each other.
US09115621B2
Provided are metal particles comprising an at least partial solid solution of rhodium and gold. Also provided is a method for producing metal particles comprising adding a boron-based reducing agent to a mixed solution containing a rhodium salt and a gold salt to produce the metal particles comprising an at least partial solid solution of rhodium and gold. Furthermore, provided are an exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising the metal particles supported on a catalyst support and a method for producing the same.
US09115619B2
A thermoelectric generator of a vehicle converts thermal energy of exhaust gas of an engine into electric energy by using a thermoelectric phenomenon, and may include: a high-temperature part heated by exchange heat and a plurality of pairs of heat transfer plates mounted on an outer peripheral surface of an exhaust pipe at a predetermined interval; pairs of thermoelectric modules acquired by bonding a P-type semiconductor and an N-type semiconductor, interposed between the pairs of heat transfer plates to generate electricity, and electrically connected to each other; and a low-temperature part interposed between the pairs of thermoelectric modules and cooling inner surfaces of the pairs of thermoelectric modules. The plurality of thermoelectric modules generates electricity by a difference in temperature between heated outer surfaces and cooled inner surfaces. Thermoelectric efficiency is improved and a small-sized thermoelectric generator of a vehicle may be implemented.
US09115615B2
A lubricating composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity, a high molecular weight polyolefin that is at least substantially free of ethylene-derived monomer units, and an overbased metal containing detergent, is capable of reducing intake valve deposits in a direct injection engine.
US09115612B2
A sealing member is supported by a holding surface of a vane rotor and slides on a sealing surface formed by an inner surface of a housing rotor, so as to seal an advancing chamber and a retarding chamber from each other. The sealing member has a pressure-receiving surface and a diffuser surface. The pressure-receiving surface receives pressure of working fluid from a working chamber in a direction to the sealing surface. The diffuser surface forms a sealing gap between the diffuser surface and the sealing surface, so that the sealing surface becomes larger as the sealing surface is more separated from the working chamber in a circumferential direction. The sealing member has a deformable portion forming the pressure-receiving surface and the diffuser surface. The deformable portion is elastically deformed, so that the diffuser surface is more strongly pushed to the sealing surface, when the pressure of the working fluid is increased.
US09115603B2
Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for the use of multiple organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems that generate mechanical and/or electric power from multiple co-located waste heat flows using a specially configured system of multiple expanders operating at multiple temperatures and/or multiple pressures (“MP”) utilizing a common working fluid. The multiple ORC cycle system accepts waste heat energy at different temperatures and utilizes a single closed-loop cycle of organic refrigerant flowing through all expanders in the system, where the distribution of heat energy to each of the expanders allocated to permit utilization of up to all available heat energy, In some embodiments, the multiple ORC system maximizes the output of the waste energy recovery process. The expanders can be operatively coupled to one or more generators that convert the mechanical energy of the expansion process into electrical energy.
US09115601B2
A rotating machine has a barrel casing and at least one component carrier disposed therein. The component carrier is aligned and supported within the barrel casing using a plurality of carrier alignment fixtures which have alignment shafts that extend through the barrel casing to the component carrier. Each alignment shaft has an eccentric key pin extending from a distal end thereof and an alignment key rotatably-mounted to each eccentric key pin. The alignment keys mate with corresponding keyway slots defined on the component carrier such that when the carrier alignment fixtures are rotated axially, the corresponding alignment keys bias against the keyway slot and shift the position of the component carrier.
US09115600B2
A turbine section of a turbine engine includes rotatable structure, an outer casing disposed about the rotatable structure, and an inner casing disposed about the rotatable structure and suspended radially inwardly from the outer casing. Rotation of the rotatable structure during operation drives at least one of a compressor and a generator. The inner casing defines a hot gas flow path through which hot combustion gases pass during operation. The inner casing comprises a plurality of wall sections. Each wall section includes a panel having an inner portion and an outer portion opposed from and affixed to the inner portion. The inner portion at least partially defines the hot gas flow path and the inner portion is radially spaced from the outer portion such that a substantially fluid tight chamber is formed therebetween. The fluid tight chamber reduces thermal energy transfer from the inner portion to the outer portion.
US09115596B2
A blade outer air seal (BOAS) for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal body having a radially inner face and a radially outer face that axially extend between a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion. At least one of the leading edge portion and the trailing edge portion includes a solid wall and a perforated wall. At least a portion of the perforated wall is spaced from the solid wall such that a passage extends between the solid wall and the perforated wall.
US09115586B2
An axially-split radial turbine includes a forward rotor section and an aft rotor section being mechanically and abuttingly coupled to one another along an annular interface that resides within a plane generally orthogonal to a rotational axis of the axially-split radial turbine. The axially-split radial turbine can be provided as part of a gas turbine engine.
US09115584B2
A turbomachine system includes a rotor that defines a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine system. A first blade is coupled to the rotor, and the first blade has first and second laminated plies. A first band is coupled to the first blade and is configured to resist separation of the first and second laminated plies.
US09115582B2
A system for mining includes the use of a stope fill barrier having a fluid-fillable bladder for temporarily filling a portion of a stope void directly adjacent to ore to be mined and creating a barrier between the stope void and adjacent ore. The stope fill barrier is installed and positioned in the stope void from below the adjacent ore.
US09115561B2
In a wellhead near the top of an oil and gas well, a locking profile configured for locking engagement with an inner well member and including a locking ridge having a rib and a locking shoulder. The locking ridge extends radially inward from an inner surface of the wellhead into a well bore. The rib is located on an end of the ridge distal from the wellhead and protrudes into the inner well member. The locking shoulder is located on an end of the ridge distal from the wellhead and adjacent a lower end of the rib, so that as the inner well member exerts an upward force on the rib, the upward force creates a moment in the locking ridge that pushes the locking shoulder into tighter engagement with the inner well member.
US09115556B2
The present invention is directed to the method drilling a borehole with monoester-based drilling fluid compositions. In some embodiments, the methods for making such monoester-based lubricants utilize a biomass precursor and/or low value Fischer-Tropsch (FT) olefins and/or alcohols so as to produce high value monoester-based drilling fluids. In some embodiments, such monoester-based drilling fluids are derived from FT olefins and fatty acids. The fatty acids can be from a bio-based source (i.e., biomass, renewable source) or can be derived from FT alcohols via oxidation.
US09115552B2
Downhole drilling tools designed and manufactured to minimize or reduce imbalance forces and wear by disposing cutting elements in cutter groups and cutter sets in a level of force balance and by placing impact and/or wear resistant cutters on blades subject to high impact forces and/or large loadings. Manufacturing costs may be reduced by placing inexpensive cutters on blades not subject to high impact forces and/or loadings. Some embodiments comprise designing downhole tools with combinations of thicker blades to receive high impact forces and/or loadings with thinner blades. Some embodiments comprise designing downhole drilling tools with optimized fluid-flow properties. Designing methods may comprise performing simulations on a designed tool, evaluating respective forces acting on cutters during simulated engagement with a downhole (uniform and transitional) and/or evaluating wear on cutters and bit, and/or CFD simulations to evaluate fluid-flow optimization on a tool. Various cutter layout procedures and algorithms are described.
US09115550B2
An example robotic method for disassembling and removing a well string (e.g., a string of sucker rods or tubing within a wellbore) involves a computer controlled track and trolley system. Movement of multiple trolleys, carriages, shuttles, articulated arms and other hardware is orchestrated in a manner that minimizes cycle time and thus reduces the overall time for removing the entire well string. In some examples, upper and lower robots travel along and share a first set of tracks while an upper trolley mechanism and a main trolley travel along and share a second set of tracks. In some examples, the two sets of tracks are mounted vertically to a mast, wherein the mast is part of a workover vehicle.
US09115543B2
A bottom-to-surface connection installation having a floating support and a turret and having: a plurality of risers having their top ends secured to a carrier structure a plurality of flexible pipes extending from the turret to the top ends of the risers; the flexible pipes including at least two first flexible pipes with positive buoyancy positioned at different heights; and guide modules secured to a tension leg and suitable for sliding along floats of the risers.
US09115532B1
A light-blocking valance for a window treatment is an L-shaped member having a mounting face and a retaining face, the retaining face extending substantially perpendicular from the mounting face. At least one frangible width adjustment notch is disposed lengthwise along the retaining face for adjusting the width of the valance by breaking it along the desired notch. The mounting face is attached to a side of a window opening such that the retaining face extends outwardly from the side of the window opening to block light and retain the window treatment. When installed in a window opening, the retaining face is configured to be disposed between the window treatment and the window to keep the treatment away from the wall while also closing the gaps between the window opening and the edges of the window treatment.
US09115529B2
A device may limit opening of a sash hingedly coupled to a master frame, and includes: a bracket attached to the sash; a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the bracket; a second arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the first arm's second end; means for biasing the second arm into a retracted position; and a release assembly. The release assembly is secured to the master frame and includes a hook pivotable between a first position and a second position, which, in the first position, may be releasably received in an opening in the second end of the second arm when the second arm is in the retracted position, as the sash is closed and received within the master window frame The second arm is disengaged from the hook, permitting full opening of the sash, when the hook is pivoted into the second position.
US09115528B2
A door control system for a vehicle includes a compressor, an air dryer, a door control valve and at least one cylinder that can be actuated by compressed air. A piston of the cylinder can occupy a first functional position and a second functional position. The air dryer, in drying mode, is exposed to throughflow of the air flowing into the cylinder, and in regeneration mode is exposed to throughflow by the air discharging from the cylinder. The cylinder is pressurized only with compressed air from a compressed air accumulator.
US09115502B2
It facilitates the foundation and assembling of the pedestal (15) on the ground, allowing calibration of its verticality and azimuthal orientation, further serving as a formwork element. Said frame comprises a quadrangular structure (1), articulated in at least one of its corners, preferably two, and adapted to surround the pedestal (15), which is provided with four horizontal profiles (2); calibration bolts (5) through which the pedestal (15) is pressed and adjusted in a vertical position; with said bolts (5) being inserted into nuts (4), which are connected to vertical bodies (3) linked to the profiles (2); and plates (7) linked to those profiles (2) which feature holes (8) through which picks (9) are vertically inserted, designed to be nailed to the ground for fixation and stability of the frame.
US09115501B2
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for mounting a door frame into a door opening of a building and includes a pair of substantially similar brackets, a door support frame, and a trim frame. The brackets are connectable to the door opening, the door support frame is connected to the brackets, and the trim frame is connected to the door support frame. The brackets may have a slotted aperture for adjusting the brackets horizontally along a fastener. The brackets may also have an inward taper or ramp for adjustably receiving the door support frame. The brackets are connected to the door support frame through the use of mounting pins, slots, spring clips, integral pins, or a frame insertion tab.
US09115500B2
The invention relates to a set of panels, preferably of floor panels, consisting of a first panel and at least a second panel with, in each case, a top side and an underside, wherein the first panel comprises at an edge a first retaining profile with a hook directed towards the top side, the second panel comprises at an edge a second retaining profile with a hook directed towards the underside, the first retaining profile and the second retaining profile can be connected by a relative movement directed perpendicular to a plane of laying, and wherein a separate clip is provided, which comprises a clip head, a clip body and a clip base. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for inserting the clip into a retaining profile.
US09115497B2
A screen assembly for receiving high volumes of water flowing from a roof to a gutter. The screen assembly has a first support frame having an upstanding rim extending around a periphery thereof and being construed to be mounted on the gutter and secured to an adjacent portion of a roof fascia. The first support frame has an opening in a bottom surface thereof that is constructed to be disposed over a gutter opening when the first support frame is mounted on the gutter. The screen assembly has a second support frame having a screen secured thereto and extending over the second support frame. The second support frame has a shape corresponding to that of the first support frame and is mounted thereon in close relationship to and within the upstanding rim of the first support frame, the second support frame being connected to the upstanding rim.
US09115496B2
A covering employing a fascia gutter is disclosed. The fascia gutter includes a front member, bottom member, a rear member, a ledge, a guiding groove, a protrusion and a receiving space. The bottom member connects the front member to the rear member. The receiving space is defined by the front member, the bottom member, and the rear member. The ledge is connected to the rear member. An opening is defined by the ledge and the protrusion.
US09115492B2
Multifunction device for positioning reinforcing materials within poured concrete comprising: an octagon-shaped base, with alternative alignment guides, for supporting the device on a supporting surface, an I-beam, or alternatively back-to-back E-beam, construction post with struts extending to the base, and a multifunction clip comprised of a saddle having a plurality of uprights extending therefrom and defining orthogonally-oriented sockets of differing dimensions adapted for clipping onto and positioning reinforcing materials a pre determined distance above the supporting surface. The multifunction clip further comprises means for allowing biasing of the uprights adapted for insertion and releasable retention of reinforcing materials in the sockets, the uprights of the multifunction clip further comprise attachment prongs, and the base of each multifunction device preferably comprises receptacles adapted for allowing alternative interconnected stacking of a plurality of the same identical devices for layered reinforcing of thicker concrete pours.
US09115491B2
A wall assembly comprises a wall component and a framing member. The wall component comprises a first wall panel, a second wall panel, and at least one connecting member positioned between the first wall panel and the second wall panel. The framing member comprises a first panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the first wall panel, and a first inner flange comprising a first anchor portion configured to guide the first wall panel into the first panel receiving channel. Additional embodiments may include a second panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the second wall panel and a second inner flange comprising a second anchor portion configured to guide the second wall panel into the second panel receiving channel. Embodiments may be used to form walls made of cast-in-place concrete.
US09115489B2
The system for fixing a panel to an edge of an element of a supporting structure includes a clip having a shoe with a U-shaped cross-section and a first sidewall connected by a hinge-plate to a second sidewall. There is a connecting part having a flat part and a substantially cylindrically shaped stud extending perpendicular to a main plane of the flat part. The stud includes a first end fastened to a bottom face of the flat part and a head fastened to a second end of the stud. The head can have a rectangular, oval or elongate cross-section. A small dimension of the cross-section of the head is smaller than a width of the slot of the clip, and a large dimension of the cross-section of the head is larger than the width of the slot of the clip.
US09115485B2
A tub includes a receptacle suitable for containing water. The tub also includes a compartment communicating with a discharge orifice of the tub and including an opening emerging in one face of the tub. The tub also includes a communication orifice suitable for the passage of water from the receptacle to the compartment, the compartment housing a water discharge system. A control plate forms a cover in the opening of the compartment and is configured for actuating the opening and closing of the water discharge system, the control plate being flush with the surface of the face of the tub when the discharge system is in the open position.
US09115482B2
Systems and methods for detecting collisions. One system includes a processor configured to receive data from at least one sensor installed on a shovel, identify a plurality of planes based on the data, determine if the plurality of planes are positioned in a predetermined configuration associated with a haul truck to identify whether the plurality of planes represent a haul truck. The processor is further configured to receive a current position and a current direction of movement of a dipper of the shovel, and determine if a collision is possible between the dipper and the identified haul truck based on the plurality of planes, the current position, and the current direction of movement and without receiving any information from the haul truck. If a collision is possible, the processor is configured to alert an operator of the shovel and, optionally, augment movement of the dipper.
US09115481B2
The invention relates to a cutting wheel for a trench cutter with a drum-like base body, on the outer periphery of which stationary holders are arranged in at least one peripheral row, in which cutting tools for removing ground are received. In the at least one peripheral row chisels with a substantially pointed removal tip and also cutting teeth with a substantially linear cutting edge are arranged as cutting tools. The invention also relates to a method for making a trench in the ground.
US09115475B2
A ski slope snow grooming method, whereby a ski slope grooming implement is moved in a travelling direction along the snow covering; and coherent-energy beams are projected onto the snow covering to form furrows in the snow covering.
US09115469B2
A nozzle arrangement (1) for a high-pressure cleaning or conditioning device of a paper machine having a nozzle body (2), with a first jet channel (3) for liquids impinged with high pressure passing therethrough, with at least one partially penetrating nozzle element (4) being arranged in the jet channel (3), which forms the liquid passing the jet channel (3) into a laminar jet (5). In order to provide a nozzle arrangement (1) increasing the efficiency of the spray tube with a good cleaning result and simultaneously reduced water consumption it is provided that at least one additional nozzle element (4) is located at the nozzle body, which is arranged in another jet channel (3) different from the first jet channel (3) or together with the first and/or another nozzle element (4) in a joint jet channel (3) and that the nozzle body (2) is arranged at the nozzle arrangement (1) rotational about its longitudinal axis without being off-set axially.
US09115461B2
A laundry treating appliance may include a door supporting a wash aid dispenser. The door may be mounted for movement relative to a treating chamber and include a projection extending from a lower portion of the door on a side of the door facing the treating chamber. A wash aid receptacle for holding wash aid chemistry may be provided on the projection for dispensing of the wash aid chemistry into the treating chamber.
US09115459B2
A laundry treating appliance having a pump, such as a drain pump, with an automatic shutoff, and a method for controlling the shut off of the pump.
US09115453B2
The present invention relates a washing machine and a method for controlling the same.The method for controlling a washing machine, having at least one spinning course, the spinning course includes a general spinning step for driving a motor which rotates a drum rotatably mounted in a tub to rotate the drum at a speed higher than a predetermined speed for extracting water, and a foreign matter removal step for supplying water to the tub for removing foreign matters from a space between the tub and the drum, whereby permitting to maintain the washing machine clean.
US09115452B2
A laundry treating appliance may include a drum and an impeller. The impeller may have a raised center, a bottom plate, a transition region between the bottom plate and the raised center, a center post extending upward from the raised center, and a plurality of radial protrusions extending along the raised center, the bottom plate, and the transition region.
US09115451B2
A device controls the speed of needle movement in a sewing machine and thus the stitch length based upon the movement of a motion detection device relative to a reference surface. The formation of stitches by the sewing machine is controlled by detected changes in position of the detection device relative to the reference surface in connection with a predetermined stitch length setting and starting speed, set on either the detection device, an adapter or as part of the sewing machine control. The detection device may move together with the article being sewn while the sewing machine and reference surface remain stationary, or the detection device may move with the sewing machine while the article that is being sewn and reference surface remain stationary.
US09115448B2
Provided are dies having a first section for orienting material being pressed through the die and a second section for shaping the oriented material into a desired form. In an embodiment, the surface area for shaping the oriented material into a desired form is limited. Also provided are polymer articles and processes for making the same. In an embodiment, the processes employ the dies.
US09115443B2
A diamond layer of single crystal CVD diamond which is colored, preferably which has a fancy color, and which has a thickness of greater than 1 mm.
