US09199186B2
An underdrain flume plate for use in a filter including at least one central opening having an upstanding flange to interface with a cut-out in an underdrain lateral to form a passageway for connecting the lateral to the flume. The flume plate may also include at least one raised channel at each end of the plate with a solid or cut-away top surface, and/or holes and/or slots for connection of the flume plate to anchor rods and may be configured to overlap one another when placed side by side. The present invention also includes a method of installing underdrain laterals in a filter, including arranging a grid of anchor rods on a filter floor such that anchor rods are provided on both sides of the flume, and providing at least one underdrain flume plate adapted for attachment to the anchor rods such that the flume plate covers the flume.
US09199179B2
A play set having a device for holding and storing track members is provided. The device includes a body and a hanger portion coupled to a first end of the body. A first arm is rotationally coupled to the body opposite the hanger portion, the first arm having a first fastener. A second arm is rotationally coupled to the body opposite the hanger portion, the second arm having a second fastener.
US09199177B2
An automated, replicable, process-based original concept that may provide a self-validating, defined quantification of the relevance of one or more active physical efforts performed by a real-life golfer, the real-life golfer engaging in at least one real-life play on a golf ball on a golf course with a predefined traditional point value for certain plays.
US09199174B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to obtain a user input that was inputted into a first accessory operably coupled with the computing device where the first accessory provides a user interface for user interaction with a video game, determine a language of an intended recipient of the user input based on an identity of the intended recipient, access a multi-lingual library comprising a plurality of words associated with the video game, match the user input to one or more words of the plurality of words of the multi-lingual library to generate a translated message in the determined language of the intended recipient, and provide the translated message to a second accessory for presentation to the intended recipient in real-time. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09199173B2
A system, method, and computer program product for collaborative online gaming, including at least one of providing a central repository master browser system; providing an experience calibrated match-making service; providing a dynamic multiplayer server component auto deployment and aggregation system; providing a lobby centric simultaneous and collaborative client game play launching feature; and providing a video game screen over-layer technology giving users access to a control interface while inside a video game being played.
US09199172B2
Challenge events and competition events are created and communicated to potential participants. The events are priced using a calculator that bases the price on the results of previous events and a catalog of reusable code assets using an analytics engine. One or more participants are chosen for the event by a selector subsystem. A solution is submitted by the chosen participant. The submission is evaluated, and scored in a challenge server layer. A payment application rewards the participant according to the event specifications and the scoring results.
US09199171B2
A CPU shows animation in which an introduction character appears. In succession, the CPU has a profile of the introduction character displayed. Thereafter, the CPU has a substance of a content displayed, based on a title or the like included in motion picture information downloaded from a distribution server. Namely, the CPU causes a monitor to display the introduction character (a character object) based on obtained character information and outputs information for introducing a specific content in association with the introduction character (the character object) based on obtained content information.
US09199165B2
Example apparatus and methods concern managing the encoding and storing of game clips that are automatically generated to record video game highlights. Encoding game clips for smooth streaming using adaptive bit rates requires significant processing resources and storing the multiple bit rate encodings consumes significant storage. Therefore, example apparatus and methods compute a predicted popularity for a game clip based on user factors (e.g., status), video game factors (e.g., popularity), game clip factors (e.g., importance of event, uniqueness of event), or other factors. Predicted popularity may differ from actual popularity, therefore the popularity score may be recomputed using actual observations (e.g., number of views of the game clip). Additionally, actual observations may identify correlations between the factors used to predict popularity and the factors that actually determine popularity. Therefore, the prediction function may be dynamically updated to improve the prediction function and thus to improve the user experience.
US09199164B2
An image display device of an embodiment includes an image display means for displaying a parallax image on a display screen, a first coordinate calculating means for calculating virtual spatial coordinates of a stereoscopic image recognized by a viewer of the parallax image, a second coordinate calculating means for calculating spatial coordinates of an operating body to be operated by the viewer, and an event generating means. The event generating means generates a certain event accompanying a change of at least one of the parallax image or an image on the display screen other than the parallax image when a distance between the spatial coordinates of at least one point of the stereoscopic image calculated by the first coordinate calculating means and the spatial coordinates of at least one point of the operating body calculated by the second coordinate calculating means is equal to or less than a certain threshold.
US09199157B2
A track structure is provided with a bearing containing chamber having a pivotable attachment section composed of a recess which is formed in one of a support base or a rockable section and is open to the other; an operation section formed on the other of the support base or the rockable section and rotatably fitted in the bearing containing chamber; a pivot shaft section for rotatably supporting the operation section within the bearing containing chamber; and elastic blocks arranged in plural within the bearing containing chamber at equal intervals about the axis of the pivot shaft section, the elastic blocks holding the operation section at the neutral position and, when the operation section pivots to right and left, biasing the operation section in a direction in which the operation section returns to the neutral position.
US09199154B2
The present disclosure relates to a pitching machine comprising a ball path having ball entry point and a ball exit point; a pitching arm rotatably attached to the frame comprising a first end and a second end having an arcuate hand wherein the pitching arm rotates the pitching hand; and an elastic strap connected to a first end of the pitching arm and connected to the frame wherein the elastic strap activates the pitching and wherein the pitching arm is manually rotated to a first position defined by a stop such that a ball inserted at the entry point to the ball path will interact with the pitching arm and wherein the elastic strap biases the pitching arm from the first position to the second position propelling the ball along the ball path toward the ball exit.
US09199153B2
A sports simulation system (100) comprises at least two imaging devices (128) capturing images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of a display surface (124) from different vantages to detect a launched projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region towards the display surface; a projectile spin sensing unit (105) capturing images of a region at least partially overlapping with the projectile tracking region, each captured image comprising a projectile trail representing a travel path of the projectile when a projectile is present in the region during image capture; and at least one processing stage (104) receiving data from the imaging devices (128) and the projectile spin sensing unit (105) and determining the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected launched projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region, the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin being used by the at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of the launched projectile into a presented sports scene.
US09199150B2
The sports training system of the present invention is preferably used in association with the sport of basketball to improve a player's shooting and dribbling fundamentals. The system includes a tower positioned between the player shooting the ball and the basketball hoop. The tower requires the player to shoot the ball over the top of the tower. The act of shooting the ball over the tower requires the player to have a preferred release angle, which in turn, causes the ball to descend towards the hoop at a preferred entrance angle. The system also includes a pad configured to be stood upon by the player, which ensures that the player's feet are properly aligned with the basketball hoop. The system may also have a core training apparatus to improve a player's dribbling fundamentals by requiring the player to dribble the ball in a crouched athletic stance.
US09199149B2
A portable game apparatus having two identical free-standing units that can be assembled and used independently or together in an opposing or side-by-side arrangement. The game apparatus is convertible to and from a use configuration and a storage configuration. In the storage configuration, the game apparatus is a single unit with a cavity formed therein to house all of the parts of the game apparatus.
US09199146B2
A golf grip for a golf club includes a butt end, a tip end, a grip surface, and a gripping feature. The tip end includes a shaft opening. The grip surface extends between the butt end and the tip end. The grip surface is a tapered circular cylinder with an axis extending from the butt end to the tip end. The gripping feature includes a rake surface forming an acute angle with the grip surface. The rake surface extends into the grip at an acute angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis.
US09199145B1
A golf club head comprising a channel and an expandable weight that can be removably fixed at any point within the channel is disclosed herein. The channel preferably is disposed on the sole and extends from a heel side of the golf club head, around a rear side, and ends at a toe side of the golf club head. This channel is not constrained to a planar arc, but instead twists as it extends around the golf club head so that it follows the contours, and preserves the aesthetics, of the golf club head. The expandable weight preferably is trapped within the channel so that it cannot fall out of the channel during use, and includes an anti-rotation feature so that it does not twist within the channel and cause an undesirable rattling noise.
US09199143B1
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. A golf club head includes a plurality of weight portions, a body portion having a face portion, a toe portion, a top portion, a sole portion, an interior cavity, and a back portion with a plurality of cylindrical weight ports configured to receive the plurality of weight portions. The interior cavity is filled with an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09199137B2
A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf club head. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally have an inter laminar shear strength of greater than about 60 MPa, most preferably greater than about 60 MPa and less than about 145 MPa.
US09199133B2
Golf balls having an exterior surface with a predetermined area which is smaller than the entire surface area of the exterior surface and includes enhanced micro surface roughness. The enhanced micro surface roughness affects the aerodynamic properties of the ball as compared to golf balls having the same set of construction specifications but without enhanced micro surface roughness.
US09199126B1
Embodiments of the present invention include a swim fin, including a swivel motion thruster, a tailfin coupled with the swivel motion thruster, a spine rod hingeably coupled via a first hinged coupling with the swivel motion thruster at a first end of the spine rod, a first foot pocket coupled with the swivel motion thruster on one side of the first hinged coupling and a second foot pocket coupled with the swivel motion thruster on an opposite side of the first hinged coupling such that movement of the first foot pocket toward the tailfin results in an arcuate motion of the tailfin about the first hinged coupling away from the first foot pocket, and a belt coupled with a second end of the spine rod opposite the first end, wherein the belt is configured to frictionally fit to a human body.
US09199120B2
A mouth piece assembly (20) for relaxing muscles associated with a jaw of a person having teeth (22). The assembly includes a mouth piece body (24) having a cross-section presenting a pocket (38). The mouth piece body (24) is engaged to the teeth (22) of the person and the person's vertical dimension of occlusion is measured and compared to a predetermined range of 19±2 mm. At least one calibrating member (44) is inserted into the pocket (38) of the mouth piece body (24) to increase the height of the mouth piece body (24) so that the person's vertical dimension of occlusion is increased into the range of 19±2 mm. While wearing the resulting mouth piece assembly (20), the person experiences increased strength, stamina, and balance.
US09199117B1
A triangular shaped omnidirectional exercise platform includes a base member, a pad member and three ball transfer units. The pad member is carried by a top surface of the base member. The three ball transfer units are coupled to a bottom surface of the base member. The three ball transfer units are arranged having an equal angular offset therebetween providing stability to the exercise platform during use. The ball transfer units each comprise a hemispherical housing, a primary ball member and a plurality of secondary ball members disposed between an inner surface of the hemispherical housing and the primary ball member. The base member can include an upper body member and a lower body member. The pad member can be manufactured of a pliant material. Features of the pad member can identify a stability region of the exercise platform. The platform can have a convex arched top surface.
US09199112B2
A lower limb stretching workout device includes a frame unit, two sliding plates, a motor assembly, and two cranks. The frame unit has two guide rails opposing each other. Rollers are disposed at the sliding plates and slidingly movable along the guide rails. The cranks each have a driving end and an acting end. The driving end is pivotally connected to a cam. The acting end is pivotally connected to a lug beneath each of the sliding plates. The motor assembly drives a rotating shaft to rotate through a transmission module. The torque of the rotating shaft is converted by the cams into a push/pull for driving the cranks to push/pull the sliding plates, thereby causing the sliding plates to slidingly move toward each other and away from each other. A user's two feet rest on the sliding plates, respectively, to stretch the user's lower limbs by extension and flexion.
US09199103B2
A fall protection arrangement including a rotatable hub and a lifeline having a first end attached to the hub and a second end for removable attachment to a user, an engagement mechanism to prevent rotation of the hub upon activation, and a braking arrangement to brake the payout of the lifeline during a fall event.
US09199100B2
A phased-network ultrasound transducer for medical use, includes a single support (2) and a group of transducer elements (3) distributed randomly on the surface of the support (2), the transducer elements (3) being fixed. The group includes at least two sub-groups of transducer elements (3), each of the sub-groups having a different geometric point of convergence such as to focus an ultrasound energy in a different coverage volume (4, 5) such that the arrangement of the coverage volumes covers a target volume to be treated. In addition, the transducer includes control elements for controlling the transducer elements (3) independently of one another.
US09199098B2
An ultrasonic treatment device includes a transmitting connection section connecting a proximal-side vibration transmitting section to a distal-side vibration transmitting section at an anti-node position of an ultrasonic vibration. The ultrasonic treatment device includes a detecting section detecting a coupled state in which a treatment unit is coupled with a vibrator unit or a non-coupled state in which the treatment unit is not coupled with the vibrator unit, and a supply control section controlling a supply state of a generating electric power from an electric power supply section based on a detection result of the detecting section when a first vibration generating operation is input.
US09199095B2
The operation control data about the component device constituting the synchrotron 13 are structured to include an initial acceleration control data item, a plural extraction control data items, a plural energy change control data items that connect the plural extraction control data items. The plural extraction control data items include extraction condition setting data items and extraction condition cancellation data items corresponding to the plural extraction control data items. As a result, a particle beam irradiation system capable of controlling changes in beam energy, updating operation cycle, and extracting beam in a short time can be provided.
US09199090B2
The disclosure is directed to programming implantable stimulators to deliver stimulation energy via one or more implantable leads having complex electrode array geometries. The disclosure also contemplates guided programming to select electrode combinations and parameter values to support efficacy. The techniques may be applied to a programming interface associated with a clinician programmer, a patient programmer, or both. A user interface permits a user to view electrodes from different perspectives relative to the lead. For example, the user interface provides a side view of a lead and a cross-sectional view of the lead. The user interface may include an axial control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different axial positions along the length of a lead, and a rotational control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different angular positions around a circumference of the lead.
US09199089B2
An implantable neural stimulator includes one or more electrodes, at least one antenna, and one or more circuits connected to the at least one antenna. The one or more electrodes are configured to apply one or more electrical pulses to excitable tissue. The antenna is configured to receive one or more input signals containing polarity assignment information and electrical energy, the polarity assignment information designating polarities for the electrodes. The one or more circuits are configured to control an electrode interface such that the electrodes have the polarities designated by the polarity assignment information; create one or more electrical pulses using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes through the electrode interface so that the one or more electrical pulses are applied according to the polarities designated by the polarity assignment information.
US09199085B2
A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient's heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient's intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient's intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.
US09199083B2
Therapy systems for treating a patient are disclosed. Representative therapy systems include an implantable pulse generator, a signal delivery device electrically coupled to the pulse generator, and a remote control in electrical communication with the implantable pulse generator. The pulse generator can have a computer-readable medium containing instructions for performing a process that comprises collecting the patient status and stimulation parameter; analyzing the collected patient status and stimulation parameter; and establishing a preference baseline containing a preferred stimulation parameter corresponding to a particular patient status.
US09199082B1
Devices and methods are provided for selecting a location to implant an electrode as part of a baroreflex activation therapy system. Images of a target blood vessel may be obtained with an imaging device, and the image used as part of or in conjunction with a patient-response-mapping procedure to determine a favorable location on the blood vessel to implant the electrode. Alternately, temperature measurements may be taken of a target vessel and utilized as part of or in conjunction with a patient-response-mapping procedure to determine a favorable location on the blood vessel to implant the electrode.
US09199081B2
A sensory substitution device (SSD) for providing a person with neural signals responsive to features of an environment, the SSD comprising: at least one camera that acquires an image of the environment; and at least one corneal neural stimulator that stimulates nerve endings in the cornea of an eye of the person to generate neural signals responsive to the image that propagate to the person's brain.
US09199077B2
An implantable medical lead exhibits reduced heating under MRI conditions. The lead includes a multi-layer coil conductor including an inner coil layer, a middle coil layer disposed around the inner coil layer, and an outer coil layer disposed around the middle coil layer. Each of the coil layers is characterized by one or more of a filar thickness, a coil pitch, or a coil diameter configured such that the coil conductor exhibits a high inductance when exposed to MRI radiation. Each of the coil layers is electrically connected to the other coil layers to provide parallel conductive paths resulting in a coil conductor resistance suitable for defibrillation lead applications.
US09199076B2
Method and apparatus for performing multiple measurements and diagnoses simultaneously, in terms of body function, include a data processing element, a data acquisition module, an optional treatment output module, a user control module, and a user display system, where the data acquisition module sends a plurality of measurement data simultaneously, in terms of body functions, to the data processing element. The processing element provides a plurality of outputs which can be made available to the user or combined in the diagnostic module. A treatment algorithm in the treatment module can affect the patient through a feedback mechanism. In response, the data processing element generates treatment information needed by the treatment output module.
US09199068B2
The present invention relates to technical field of cardiac medical instruments, and more particularly to a balloon dilatation catheter provided with soft coating tip. In the balloon dilatation catheter provided with soft coating tip of the present invention, the balloon dilatation catheter comprises a balloon, and inner catheter. A distal end of the balloon at a terminal end of the inner catheter extends outward to form a catheter tip with taper inner cavity. A tip coating layer made of a material which is softer than a material of the balloon is coated on the catheter tip. The material of the balloon generally selects a relatively hard material. The distal end of the balloon extends outward to form a catheter tip. The material forming the inner cavity is harder, so that the inner layer the tip with greater hardness together with the inner hydrophilic coating layer can effectively reduce the occurrence of the dead lock toward the guide wire, so as to ensure the unhindered operation of a surgery and anti reduce the occurrence of medic it accidents. When in a operation with a tip coating layer made of a material which is softer than a material of the balloon is coated on the catheter tip, the injury to the blood vessel when the tip is having contact with the blood vessel is minimized so that a further injury to the cardiovascular system of the patient is prevented.
US09199067B2
An endovascular implantable shunt device for draining cerebrospinal fluid from a patient's subarachnoid space includes a shunt having opposed first and second ends, a one-way valve is located at the first end of the shunt, a helical tip is disposed at the second end, and a hollow passageway extends between the helical tip and one-way valve. The helical tip is constructed to penetrate a patient's sinus wall. Cerebrospinal fluid drains through the helical tip and out through the valve.
US09199065B2
Sympathetic nerves run through the adventitia surrounding renal arteries and are critical in the modulation of systemic hypertension. Hyperactivity of these nerves can cause renal hypertension, a disease prevalent in 30-40% of the adult population. Hypertension can be treated with neuromodulating agents (such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II inhibitors, or aldosterone receptor blockers), but requires adherence to strict medication regimens and often does not reach target blood pressure threshold to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events. A minimally invasive solution is presented here to reduce the activity of the sympathetic nerves surrounding the renal artery by locally delivering neurotoxic or nerve-blocking agents into the adventitia. Extended elution of these agents may also be accomplished in order to tailor the therapy to the patient.
US09199064B2
This invention concerns a guide catheter comprising a hollow tubular body extending along a main longitudinal axis, said tubular body defining at ] least one internal lumen suitable for receiving at least one medical device, the tubular body further defining at least one proximal opening and one distal opening. The tubular body includes a distal portion preformed in such a way as to take on a curved configuration with regard to the main axis. At least the distal portion of the tubular body has a flattened shape that extends prevalently along a main transversal axis, the curvature of said distal portion being created around said main transversal axis.
US09199059B2
An attachment configuration for a vascular filter assembly including a self-expanding filter member attached to a catheter body and constrained from expansion in a first configuration by a constraining sheath is presented. The attachment configuration includes an outer tube of material that is overlaid over an end of the filter member and bonded to the catheter body through cutouts disposed through the end of the filter member.
US09199052B2
A first source of medical gas has a generally cylindrical male outlet with a cylindrical bore and a threaded outer cylindrical surface. A flexible cylindrical elastomeric medical gas tubing has an input end with a bushing making a flush abutment with the male outlet at the output orifice. An output end attaches to any of a plurality of medical gas utilizing devices, but preferably with a dampening disperser held in position in the space in the vicinity of a patient's nose and mouth. An annular flange of the input end bushing resides within a central cylindrical bored out region extending through the first end and nearly to the second end of a rotatable connector forming an interior surface of a connector with threads coupling with the threads of the male outlet. The second end is an annular abutment against the annular flange holding the input end tubing bushing against the outlet source and providing an airtight coupling. A gripping means is on the exterior surface of the connector.
US09199051B2
A device for use with an endotracheal tube. The device includes a shaft having a wall with a flexible region proximate a tip of the shaft. The shaft both distally and proximally of the flexible region is of a higher durometer than the durometer of the flexible region.
US09199050B2
An arrangement and method for guiding expired gas flow in a breathing circuit through a housing assembly for removing an undesired gas component is disclosed herein, The housing assembly includes a first port and a second port, one of the ports receiving the flow and another discharging the flow. The arrangement includes a gas routing device in flow communication with the breathing circuit and the housing assembly. The routing device is provided with at least two different route options. According to a first option the gas is guided to the first port and through the housing assembly to the second port and to the gas routing device for guiding for the inspiration. According to a second option the gas is guided to the second port and through the housing assembly to the first port and to the gas routing device for guiding for the inspiration.
US09199040B2
A method and system for limiting a maximum dose that may be set in a drug delivery device. A dose setting mechanism, which is operable to be coupled to a medication cartridge, comprises a lock-out mechanism that prevents one from setting a dose greater than the medication in the cartridge. The lock-out mechanism comprises a rotatable shaft. A helical groove having a first pitch is provided along a first portion of the rotatable shaft and a second pitch provided along a second portion of the rotatable shaft. The first pitch is different from the second pitch. A third pitch may be provided on a third portion of the shaft. This third pitch is provided at the end of the second pitch and is preferably different than the second pitch. The lock-out mechanism further comprises a non-rotating member disposed on the helical groove of said shaft. During dose setting, the shaft is rotated relative to the non-rotating member while the non-rotating member traverses along the groove from a proximal end of the shaft towards a distal end of the shaft.
US09199039B2
An injection device including a pusher, a dosing element and a coupling element, the pusher being displaceable in an injection direction and having at least one holding or detent area, e.g. a toothed area, for detachably holding the pusher relative to the injection device, wherein the coupling element positions the pusher relative to the dosing element for fixing the axial position of the pusher relative to the dosing element.
US09199034B2
This disclosure relates to drug delivery devices, systems, and methods. In some aspects, a drug delivery device includes an elongate member defining a fluid passage and an opening in fluid communication with the fluid passage, and a projection extending radially from the elongate member. A portion of the elongate member extending axially from the projection to a distal end of the elongate member has a length sufficient to allow the distal end of the elongate member to reach subdermal tissue of a patient when the elongate member is inserted into the patient and the projection is in contact with an outer surface of skin of the patient, and the opening is positioned at a location along the elongate member such that the opening is disposed within a dermis of the patient when the elongate member is inserted into the patient and the projection is in contact with the outer surface of the skin of the patient.
US09199033B1
A syringe includes a barrel having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending therebetween along a longitudinal axis. At least one engagement member protrudes from a terminal portion of the sidewall in a proximal direction along the longitudinal axis. The at least one engagement member tapers axially in a direction from the distal end toward the proximal end. The at least one engagement member is configured for engagement with a locking mechanism of a fluid injector to releasably lock the syringe with the fluid injector. A taper of the at least one engagement member is configured to rotationally guide the syringe into alignment with the locking mechanism and axially eject the syringe upon rotation of the syringe. The locking mechanism operatively engages the at least one engagement member regardless of an orientation of the syringe about the longitudinal axis relative to the injector.
US09199032B2
Methods for producing a composite bone graft material that can regenerate bony defects in the body are provided. Also, methods, kits and delivery systems for a minimally invasive delivery of a composition for regenerating bone at or near the site of a bony defect that include, the composition for regenerating bone comprising collagen and bioactive glass are provided.
US09199026B2
Extracorporeal systems and methods for treating blood-borne diseases in a subject or for developing drugs to treat blood-borne diseases include various environmental and treatment modules that can be tailored to a specific disease or infection. In certain embodiments of the systems and methods, a blood sample is treated with hydrostatic pressure, a pulsed electrical field, a pharmaceutical agent, microwave, centrifugation, sonification, radiation, or a combination thereof, under environmental conditions that are effective for the treatment.
US09199020B2
Methods and systems are provided for the circulation of blood using a purge-free miniature pump. In one embodiment, a pump is provided that may comprise a housing including a rotor and a stator within a drive unit. In this embodiment, the pump may establish a primary blood flow through the space between the drive unit and the housing and a secondary blood flow between the rotor and stator. In another embodiment, a method is provided for introducing the pump into the body and circulating blood using the pump.
US09199014B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering at least one agent to a wound site. The method includes the steps of providing a delivery tube having an outlet at a wound site, covering the wound site with a drape and introducing agent at an agent inlet port of the delivery tube. The agent passes along the delivery tube through the drape to the wound site. The agent can be a wide variety or mixture of fluids such as but not limited to pain relief medicament, anti-biotics, saline solution and/or hydrating fluid.
US09199010B2
A wound drainage therapy system includes a wound seal unit, a fluid collector unit, a vacuum driving unit and an actuator. The fluid collector unit is detachably connected with the wound seal unit, and the fluid collector unit has a multiple-pipe integration module and a collection bag. The multiple-pipe integration module has a first row connection port group and a second row connection port group. The vacuum driving unit has a vacuum generator. The actuator has a motor, a negative pressure detector and a positive pressure detector, wherein the motor is used to drive the vacuum generator to operate and the motor is detachably connected with the vacuum generator. A connection port of the negative pressure detector and a connection port of the positive pressure detector are detachably connected with another two connection ports of the second row connection port group respectively.
US09199004B2
Polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical device with different types of bioceramic particles
Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymer/bioceramic composites with different types of bioceramic particles are disclosed.
US09198999B2
Drug-eluting rotational spun coatings that include one or more therapeutic agents may be used to coat a medical device. The medical devices include, for example, balloon catheters, vascular grafts and stents, which are coated with drug-eluting rotational spun materials that may be used to deliver a therapeutic agent to a target tissue or body lumen.
US09198987B2
Systems, devices, and methods for imaging a sinus in a patient involving a through sinus are presented. In one instance, a system includes a radiopaque wound filler for disposing into the through sinus. The system further includes a radiopaque solution for deploying into the sinus, and a radiopaque solution unit having a radiopaque solution reservoir and a positive pressure source. Other systems, devices, and methods are presented.
US09198982B2
The present invention provides methods of identifying candidate agents for treating excitotoxicity-related disorders. The present invention further provides methods for treating excitotoxicity-related disorders.
US09198979B2
In one aspect, there is provided a protein-drug conjugate compound comprising a protein covalently attached by a linker to one or more drug moieties, wherein the linker has a half-life of from 1 hour to 50 hours in phosphate buffered saline at 37° C. A carbonyl derivative of LU103793 is also described that can be used in a protein-drug conjugate compound comprising an antibody covalently attached by a linker to the drug moiety comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of the carbonyl derivative.
US09198976B2
Methods for synthesis and manufacture of polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines at high yield are provided. The methods involve reaction of a hydrazide group on one reactant with an aldehyde or cyanate ester group on the other reactant. The reaction proceeds rapidly with a high conjugation efficiency, such that a simplified purification process can be employed to separate the conjugate product from the unconjugated protein and polysaccharide and other small molecule by-products.
US09198975B2
Compositions and methods for targeted delivery to and detection of sites of neovascular growth, including tumor vasculature, are provided. Compositions include polypeptides conjugated to or complexed with a bioactive compound, wherein the polypeptide is capable of binding to an OEC or a circulating progenitor thereof. Methods for identifying additional polypeptides with the same binding characteristics are further provided. Methods for targeted delivery of a bioactive compound to a site of neovascular growth are provided in which polypeptides capable of binding OECs or progenitors thereof are conjugated to or complexed with the bioactive compound and administered to a subject in need thereof. Methods for detecting neovascular growth are also provided, wherein the polypeptides conjugated to or complexed with a detectable label are administered to a subject and the label is detected.
US09198968B2
A method and device for local delivery of water-soluble or water-insoluble therapeutic agents to the surface of a normal or diseased body lumen is disclosed. An expandable structure of a medical disposable device, such as a balloon of a balloon catheter, is coated with an amphiphilic polymer coating comprising a therapeutic agent and an amphiphilic polymer or co-polymer. The medical disposable device is inserted into a body lumen, and expanded to contact the amphiphilic polymer coating against the body lumen. The total solubility of the polymer or co-polymer in vivo prevents any embolic hazard associated with the amphiphilic polymer coating.
US09198965B2
The present disclosure generally relates to peptides having adjuvant properties, vaccines comprising the adjuvant peptides, and their use in prophylaxis or therapy for influenza. More particularly, the invention relates to adjuvant peptides that induce aggregation of influenza virus. The peptides can be included in influenza vaccines to increase the immune response to the vaccine.
US09198963B2
The present invention pertains to the use of a non-live carbohydrate containing composition, the carbohydrate being also found in live Lawsonia intracellularis cells in association with the outer cell membrane of these cells, for the manufacture of a vaccine for protection against an infection with Lawsonia intracellularis, the vaccine being in a form suitable for systemic administration.
US09198960B2
Provided herein are prime-boost regimens and materials used therein. The prime-boost regimens enhance the immune response to a target antigen. The vaccines used for boost are comprised of recombinant attenuated metabolically active Listeria that encodes an expressible antigen that is cross-reactive with the target antigen. In some examples, the immune response is a cellular immune response.
US09198958B2
There are provided a lyophilized preparation of botulinum toxin without a protein stabilizer derived from animals. The lyophilized preparation of botulinum toxin according to the present invention can maintain an activity of botulinum toxin, and also exhibit excellent long-term storage stability even under conditions of high temperature, which may occur when botulinum toxin is stored, delivered, and processed.
US09198949B2
The present invention relates to a soluble peptide comprising the amino acids sequence: KRFYVVMWKK (SEQ ID NO: 1) or a function-conservative variant thereof for use in the treatment of cancer. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of cancer comprising at least one soluble peptide according to the invention or at least one acid nucleic according to the invention or at least one expression vector according to the invention, or at least one host cell according to the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US09198939B2
Compositions having a combination of specific biological components have been found to exert a number of useful effects in mammalian cells, including modulating TGF β signaling, apoptosis, and proliferation of mammalian cells, as well as decreasing inflammation in mice. These components can be obtained commercially, or can be prepared from biological tissues such as placental tissues. Placental amniotic membrane (AM) preparations described herein include AM pieces, AM extracts, AM jelly, AM stroma, and mixtures of these compositions with additional components. The compositions can be used to treat various diseases, such as wound healing, inflammation and angiogenesis-related diseases.
US09198930B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for treatment of skin and/or other soft tissues that are infected with bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, and/or other infectious organisms. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide. The nitric oxide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin, e.g., onto a site of infection, or on another suitable portion of the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US09198929B2
Provided are methods for enhancing exercise (e.g., intense, eccentric, elevated temperature, repetitive, aerobic, and high altitude) performance, comprising administering electrokinetically-altered aqueous fluids comprising an ionic aqueous solution of stably configured charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures predominantly having an average diameter of less than 100 nanometers. In certain aspects, enhancing exercise performance comprises at least one of: reducing plasma inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IFN-alpha, ENA-78 and BDNF); ameliorating muscle/tendon damage or enhancing muscle/tendon recovery; reducing biomarkers of exercise-induced muscle injury (e.g., CK-, plasma myoglobin); ameliorating exercise induced tendinosis, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, avulsion, and tendon strain associated with chronic repetitive movement or enhancing recovering therefrom; increasing VO2 max; decreasing RPE; reducing blood lactate; preserving muscle contractile function (e.g., maximal force, joint ROM); reducing muscle soreness; ameliorating onset of fatigue in an exercising subject. Improved methods for producing electrokinetically altered aqueous fluids (including sports beverages) are also provided.
US09198927B2
The invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating viral replication through double-stranded RNA-mediated gene silencing (RNAi), wherein the antiviral methods and compositions preferentially target opposite strand replication intermediates of single-stranded RNA viruses.
US09198922B2
Disclosed herein is a composition that includes a novel combination of triterpenoids for the treatment or prophylaxis of a cancer. The triterpenoids includes at least ganoderic acid S (GAS), ganoderic acid T (GAT), ganoderic acid Me (GAMe), ganoderic acid R (GAR), and ganodermic acid S (GMAS). The composition is suitable for the treatment or prophylaxis of colon cancer, hepatic cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer or leukemia.
US09198917B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, and the tautomers thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds and tautomers, wherein the compounds have the structure wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4 and x are as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed.
US09198908B2
Provided herein are methods and systems for the treatment of cardiovascular conditions, including pulmonary hypertension (PH), in subjects that are being treated with a treatment regimen that includes a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor.
US09198889B2
Embodiments herein relate to nutritional supplements for treating post-traumatic stress disorder in human beings, and to methods of using the same. In particular examples, the nutritional supplement comprises an amino acid secretagogue composition.
US09198888B2
The present invention is directed to drug dosage forms that release an agent that raises the pH of a patient's gastrointestinal tract, followed by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The dosage form is designed so that the NSAID is not released until the intragastric pH has been raised to a safe level. The invention also encompasses methods of treating patients by administering this coordinated release, gastroprotective, antiarthritic/analgesic combination unit dosage form to achieve pain and symptom relief with a reduced risk of developing gastrointestinal damage such as ulcers, erosions and hemorrhages.
US09198884B2
Carboxymethylcellulose, notably sodium carboxymethylcellulose or other alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts of carboxymethylcellulose, are employed to control solidification time of compositions comprising one or more bioresorbable ceramics, notably a hydratable calcium sulphate, in order to facilitate preparation of a ready-to-use composition for inserting into the body by injection.
US09198875B2
A decomposable thin film includes a plurality of multilayer units including a first layer having a first charge and a second layer having a second charge, wherein at least a portion of the multilayers includes a polymeric cyclodextrin associated with a bioactive agent, wherein decomposition of the thin film is characterized by sequential removal of at least a portion of the layers having the first charge and degradation of layers having the second charge and by release of the bioactive agent from a corresponding layers; wherein the decomposable thin film including at least one degradable polyelectrolyte layer that is hydrolyzable.
US09198866B2
Provided herein are pharmaceutical formulations, comprising 4-((9-((3S)-tetrahydro-3-furanyl)-8-((2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)amino)-9H-purin-2-yl)amino)-trans-cyclohexanol, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, isomers, isotopologues, tautomers and racemic mixtures thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; and their use for treating or preventing disease.
US09198864B2
A tablet comprising a coated drug-ion exchange resin complex composed of methylphenidate complexed with a pharmaceutically acceptable ion-exchange resin and an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex is provided. The coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex is in admixture with a polymer to form a matrix. Also provided is a tablet comprising a coated drug-ion exchange resin complex composed of dexmethylphenidate complexed with a pharmaceutically acceptable ion-exchange resin and an uncoated dexmethylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex is provided. The coated dexmethylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex is in admixture with a polymer to form a matrix.
US09198863B2
A solid oral controlled-release dosage form of hydrocodone is disclosed, the dosage form comprising an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and controlled release material.
US09198859B2
Liquid aqueous pharmaceutical solutions, containing a mast cell stabilizing active agent for application to the upper and lower respiratory tract or in the eye are provided. The solutions comprise both a non-ionic and an ionic tonicity-adjusting excipient. They are particularly useful for the aerosol treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma. Furthermore, methods for nebulization of these solutions and methods of packaging the solutions are provided.
US09198853B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for treatment of various inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory dermatoses and other conditions, e.g., using nitric oxide. Examples of such dermatoses include psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and contact dermatitis. The nitric oxide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin, e.g., onto an inflammation site, or other suitable portion of the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US09198851B2
The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising: —one or more keratin fiber conditioning agents; —one or more polymers of formula (I): in which: —Z1 represents a divalent group —CH2-T or -T-CH2—; T denoting an oxygen or sulfur atom, or a group chosen from the groups N(R2), N(R2)—C(O), C(O)—N(R2), S—(CO), (CO)—S, O—(CO) and (CO)—O; —Z2 represents a group OR1 or R8—CH2—NR3R4; —Z3 represents a group OR5 or R6; —p1 is equal to 1; —p2 is equal to 0 or 1; —R2 and R3, which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a group R7; R1, R5, R6, R7 and R8, which may be identical or different, represent a C1-C6 and preferably C1-C2 alkyl group; and R4 represents a C1-C6 and preferably C1-C2 alkyl group, or a C5-C6 and preferably C6 cycloalkyl group such as cyclohexyl; R3 and R4 may optionally form, with the nitrogen atom that bears them, a 5- to 8-membered heterocycle comprising from 1 to 3 heteroatoms; —W represents a divalent polymer chain. The invention also relates to processes using this composition with or without catalysts and devices.
US09198836B1
A pacifier with retractable nipple that includes a pacifier nipple alternately extendible from, and retractable within, a cup member concavity, wherein said pacifier nipple is more expediently presented to, and alternately removed from, a suckling child, said pacifier with retractable nipple thereby storable with said pacifer nipple disposed within said cup member concavity, there removed from contact with extant objects or surfaces during storage between uses, whereby likelihood of contamination to the pacifier nipple is lessened.
US09198834B2
A medication dispensing station is provided. The medication dispensing station includes a support base and a cradle pivotally attached to the support base in an elevated position relative to the support base. A medication dispenser may be releasably attachable to the cradle. Therefore, a patient may easily attach the medication dispenser to the cradle, and pivot the cradle to dispense the medication.
US09198813B2
A movement device having a Stewart platform has a supporting body disposed on a horizontal plane, a movable platform, and four extensible links rotatably connected between the supporting body and the platform. The extension directions of the upper extensible links are in parallel with one another. When the movement device is in an equilibrium condition, the upper extensible links lie in a first common plane. When the movement device is in an equilibrium condition, vertical projections of the extension directions of the extensible links on a normal plane slant toward the horizontal plane; the vertical projection of the extension direction of the first bottom extensible link slants toward a first direction whereas the vertical projections of the extension directions of the other three extensible links slant toward a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction.
US09198805B2
A system including a menstrual pant and an absorbent article. The menstrual pant can have a front part; a back part; a crotch part provided so as to bridge between the front part and the back part, the crotch being utilized for fitting a sanitary napkin, a waist opening part provided in an upper edge of the front part and an upper edge of the back part, a pair of leg openings provided below both side edges of the front part and both side edges of the back part; and a lifting strip disposed along the longitudinal centerline in the rear portion. The menstrual pant can apply body-contacting pressures to the wearer's body longitudinally through the crotch of 25 g/cm2 to 100 g/cm2. The absorbent article can have a topsheet having a body facing surface, a backsheet joined to said topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet. The absorbent article can exhibit a 30-minute Vertical Wicking Height of at least about 12 cm.
US09198804B2
A method of manufacturing a sheet includes: rotating in a circumferential direction, a first roll having a protruding portion group, and a second roll opposing the first roll and having a region with the different flexibility property; and sandwiching the sheet with the protruding portion group and the outer circumferential face of the second roll. The protruding portion group has a plurality of rows of protruding portion rows with intervals therebetween in the circumferential direction. Each of the protruding portion rows includes a plurality of protruding portions aligned along a rotational axis direction of the first roll. A position of a downstream end in the circumferential direction of at least one protruding portion of the protruding portions positioned most downstream of the protruding portion group in the circumferential direction is arranged shifted from a position of a downstream end of another protruding portion configuring the protruding portion row.
US09198796B2
A convective blanket has multiple sets of discontinuous bonding strips that bond or attach its upper layer to its lower layer to form a number of air flow guides within the blanket. There is at least one set of substantially parallel discontinuous strips proximate to the air input port of the blanket and another set of substantially parallel discontinuous strips remote from the air input port. For each set of in parallel discontinuous bond strips, the respective distal and proximal ends of each successive strips are aligned with the distal and proximal ends of a corresponding substantially in parallel strip to effect a cross channel so that air flowing along the air flow guide may escape to different sections of the blanket. To output the heated air from the blanket, respective single rows of successively spaced air holes are formed adjacent to and substantially along the length of the discontinuous bond strips that are located proximate to the air input port. For those sets of discontinuous bond strips that are remote from the air input port, there is provided adjacent to and substantially along the length of each of those strips multiple rows of successively spaced holes.
US09198788B2
The present invention is directed to an improved delivery system to deliver and deploy a prosthesis in a body lumen, and methods of use thereof. The improved delivery system allows for operation of the delivery system with one hand while maintaining accuracy in delivery and deployment of the prosthesis. An exemplary embodiment of the delivery system includes a first sheath control on a housing so as to be accessible from the exterior of the housing, wherein the first sheath control is operatively engaged with the sheath and controls movement of the sheath axially proximally with respect to the housing, thereby releasing at least a portion of the prosthesis.
US09198786B2
A vascular repair device includes a tubular graft body having upstream and downstream ends, and an interior surface and a clasping stent partially attached to the interior surface. The clasping stent circumference defines upstream and downstream apices, and struts connecting respective adjacent apices. The struts each have upstream and downstream portions. The upstream portion of some of the struts is unattached from the interior surface and some of the upstream apices adjacent the unattached struts are also unattached. A crown stent can be attached circumferentially to the graft body adjacent the upstream end as a part of the support framework. The downstream apices and the downstream portion of the struts can be attached to the interior surface of the graft body with only some of the upstream halves and the upstream apices attached to the interior surface of the graft body.
US09198785B2
A method of manufacturing a stent is disclosed. The stent includes a minimum crimped diameter such that in the minimum crimped diameter, a pair of stent rings, between which marker support structures reside, do not make contact with the marker support structures. The crimped profile of the stent of the present invention can be as small as the crimped profile of a same stent but without the marker support structures.
US09198783B2
Delivery systems for a polymeric tubular implant, kits that include such delivery systems, and methods of treating patients by implanting tubular implants using the delivery systems. The delivery systems include an inner shaft, an expandable member slidably disposed about the inner shaft and configured to receive the tubular implant, and a tubular outer shaft disposed about the inner shaft.
US09198781B2
An implant (10, 10′, 10″, 10″), in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, with an open-worked, hollow cylindrical and/or hollow conical main structure (11), wherein the main structure (11) can adopt a compressed state or an expanded state. To simplify final assembly by the doctor, a first tubular shaft (16, 16′) is additionally provided, on the outer face of which the main structure (11) is arranged in the compressed state, at least in portion, wherein the first shaft (16, 16′) has a first connection portion (20, 23), with which the first shaft (16, 16′) can be connected to the inner shaft (32, 32′, 32a, 32b) of a catheter (30, 30′, 30″). A corresponding system formed of an implant of this type and of a catheter (30, 30′, 30″) and a method for producing such a system.
US09198778B2
The present invention is directed to a prosthetic adapter that allows for rotation of a prosthetic about central axis. In one embodiment, the invention is a prosthetic adapter comprising: a first component adapted to be coupled to a residual limb; a second component adapted to be coupled to a prosthesis; the first component or the second component comprising a collar forming a central cavity formed about a first central axis; the other one of the first component or the second component comprising a hub extending along a second central axis, the hub positioned in the central cavity so that the first and second central axes are substantially coaxial; wherein when the hub is positioned within the central cavity of the collar, the hub has only two degrees of freedom, rotation about the first central axis and translation along the first central axis.
US09198768B1
An enhanced artificial disk for stabilizing a pair of adjacent vertebrae. The enhanced artificial disk include a disk and a stabilizer. The stabilizer includes a substantially keyhole shaped opening for receiving a stabilizer screw. By facilitating movement of the stabilizer screw within the opening, the enhanced artificial disk is capable of exhibiting a normal range of motion associated with a healthy disk while limiting any abnormal range of motion.
US09198766B2
Cephalad and caudal vertebral facet joint prostheses and methods of use are provided. The cephalad prostheses are adapted and configured to be attached to a lamina portion of a vertebra without blocking a pedicle portion of the cephalad vertebra.
US09198761B2
The invention relates to a ball-and-socket implant (I), in particular an acetabular implant, preferably in the shape of a spherical cup shell, said implant having at least one region with a surface structure (2, 7). The at least one region extends between the equator and the pole of the spherical cup shell. The surface structure comprises a plurality of structural elements (6), each of which is formed by a plurality of intersecting ridges (3, 8) with opposite inclinations. The number of structural elements (6) on the equator (5) or on a circle of latitude near the equator is the same as on a circle of latitude near the pole. The ridges (3, 8) have a curvature such that the inclination of the ridges with respect to the circles of latitude, and thus an angle between a tangent of the ridge curvature and a circle of latitude, continuously increases from the equator (5) to the pole (4).
US09198756B2
Tissue restraining systems and devices as well as methods of using these devices are disclosed herein. According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a tissue restraining device that may include an annuloplasty member having one or more contact points along a portion of the annuloplasty member in a spaced relation to one another. The tissue restraining device may also include a second anchor for placement in a substantially opposing, spaced relation to the annuloplasty member. A restraining matrix may extend from the contact points of the annuloplasty member to the second anchor.
US09198738B2
A combination refractor includes an operational unit, a neck region and a handle region. The operational unit further includes a tongue retractor and a flap retractor. The tongue retractor may be concave to provide for a natural area to encapsulate the tongue. The tongue and flap refractors may also be provided as part of a continuous planar extension of the operational unit or may be disposed on different planes. The flap retractor may be formed of a tapered extended edge or tab, which can be made in various lengths and include a beveled edge. A suction mechanism may be added for eliminating fluids. The neck region may contain an S-shaped bend or lateral bends for better operative functionality and ergonomics. The proximal end of the handle region, opposite the operational unit, may further include any useful apparatus, such as a periosteal elevator or periosteal retractor.
US09198732B2
An apparatus for transferring location and/or trajectory information from a reference surface to a patient tissue surface for guiding placement of a landmark includes a landmark guiding structure. At least two locating feet are provided, each being laterally spaced from, and indirectly connected to, the landmark guiding structure. A holdaway structure is connected to each locating foot and to the landmark guiding structure. The landmark guiding structure is placed in desired location and/or a desired trajectory with respect to the reference surface. Each locating foot is adjusted into guiding contact with a particular portion of the reference surface. Each locating foot is maintained in the guiding contact position, and the apparatus is placed with each locating foot in guiding contact with a particular portion of the patient tissue surface. A method of transferring location and/or trajectory information from a reference surface to a patient tissue surface is also disclosed.
US09198726B2
A method and system for ablation of cardiac tissue in a living being via the esophagus is provided. The method includes the step of introducing a photodynamic substance to the cardiac tissue. A deformable, elongated body defining a proximal end and a distal end is inserted into an esophagus of the living being. The distal end of the elongated body is located proximate the cardiac tissue. A first set of electromagnetic radiation is then directed from the distal end of the elongated body towards the cardiac tissue. Reflective and opaque surfaces at the distal end of the elongated body may be used to direct the electromagnetic radiation and an expandable membrane at the distal end may be used to urge the distal end of the elongated body to a predetermined position within the esophagus.
US09198725B2
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating portion including a dipole antenna having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The antenna assembly also comprises a sheath disposed over the feedline and the radiating portion defining a chamber around the feedline and the radiating portion. The chamber is adapted to circulate coolant fluid therethrough. The antenna assembly further includes a connection hub having cable connector coupled to the feedline, an inlet fluid port and an outlet fluid port. The connection hub includes a bypass tube configured to provide for flow of the coolant fluid from the cable connector directly to the outlet fluid port.
US09198723B2
A system for use with a microwave antenna includes a microwave antenna configured to deliver microwave energy from a power source to tissue and a sensor module in operative communication with the power source and configured to detect a reflectance parameter. The system further includes a jacket adapted to at least partially surround the microwave antenna to define a fluid channel between the jacket and the microwave antenna. A plurality of fluid distribution ports are defined through the jacket and are in fluid communication with the fluid channel to permit the flow of fluid through the jacket. The system further includes a fluid pumping system operably coupled to the power source and configured to selectively provide cooling fluid to the fluid channel for distribution through the fluid distribution ports based on the reflectance parameter.
US09198722B2
A medical instrument having an elongate frame with proximal and distal ends. An operating assembly is at a proximal region of the frame with a working assembly at a distal region of the frame. The working assembly has a tip with a leading free end to be engaged with a human body at an operation site. The working assembly has at least one cautery component that: a) contacts a human body at the cutting location; and b) is operable to generate a current that alters a contacted portion of the human body at the cutting location. An insulating material is located at least one of: i) at the leading free end; and ii) between the at least one cautery component and the leading free end so that current does not conduct from the at least one cautery component to body tissue during a medical procedure.
US09198719B2
Electrosurgical fibroid ablation systems and methods utilize a probe having at least two electrodes to perform bipolar ablation. The probe is inserted into a uterine fibroid so as to enter the fibroid along the major-axis direction of an ellipsoidal fibroid (a direction that is substantially parallel to the uterine wall). Inserting the probe in this direction facilitates ablation of the fibroid with a single probe penetration because the area of ablation tends to progress within a volume having an ellipsoidal shape that is aligned with the ellipsoidal shape of the fibroid. Furthermore, any scar left by the procedure tends to extend in a direction that is parallel to the uterine wall, and thus is less likely to propagate and cause rupture of the uterine wall during pregnancy.
US09198716B2
A grasping treatment device includes a first electrode portion functioning as an electrode when a high-frequency current is transmitted thereto through a probe unit, and a second electrode portion functioning as an electrode when a high-frequency current is transmitted thereto through a sheath unit. The grasping treatment device includes an inter-electrode distance changing unit changing an inter-electrode distance so that a second distance between the electrode portions in a second treatment mode, in which the high-frequency current alone is transmitted to the two electrode portions, is smaller than a first distance between the electrode portions in a first treatment mode, in which at least an ultrasonic vibration is transmitted to a probe electric conducting portion.
US09198706B2
Systems and methods for cryoablation of a tissue. In at least one embodiment of a cryoablation system of the present disclosure, the cryoablation system comprises an expandable stent comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a sidewall defining a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a cryoablation chamber at the distal end, the expandable stent configured to permit blood flow therethrough, and a cryoablation device comprising at least one coolant tube at least partially positioned within the cryoablation chamber, wherein the at least one coolant tube is operable to produce a cryogenic environment sufficient to ablate at least a portion of a tissue engaged within the cryoablation chamber.
US09198705B2
Unified systems and methods enable control of the use and operation of a family of different treatment devices, to treat dysfunction in different regions of the body.
US09198702B2
A bone screw is provided that includes a tubular body having a first end and a closed second end. The tubular body has a tubular wall defining a cavity wherein the thickness of the wall in a radial direction is smaller than an inner radius of the cavity and wherein a plurality of recesses is provided extending entirely through the tubular wall into the cavity. The tubular body further includes an exterior bone thread on an exterior tubular surface portion of the tubular wall, a head at the first end configured to engage with a driver to advance the bone screw in the bone, and a tip at the second end. The tubular body, the head and the tip are formed as a single piece.
US09198701B2
A bone fastener for use in orthopaedic surgery for anchoring an intramedullary nail to bone has a shaft with a front region and a rear region adjacent to the front region. The rear region has one or more explantation grooves helically arranged for facilitating the explantation of the bone fastener. Two axially spaced apart grooves or groove sections are separated by a flat shaft portion defining an outside diameter of the rear region, wherein the rear region has a core diameter greater than a core diameter of the front region.
US09198693B2
Implant for stabilizing a spinal column including a pedicle screw, an elongated member, and a retainer for a stabilizing rod. The elongated member can be polyaxially movably connected to the pedicle screw, and have external threads over a longitudinal periphery thereof. The retainer can be one piece, or can include an upper retainer portion and a lower retainer portion. The retainer, or the upper and lower retainer portions, can each have an opening therethrough to receive a stabilization rod to fix one implant to another. In one aspect, the upper retainer portion is internally threaded to engage external threads of the elongated member, the upper retainer portion threadably translating longitudinally along the elongated member by rotation of the elongated member about a longitudinal axis thereof. The upper retainer portion translates toward the lower retainer portion to secure and retain the rod therebetween.
US09198692B1
This application describes surgical instruments and implants for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column. A fixation anchor is provided that includes a break off extension guide that extends from an anchor housing which captures a fixation rod. The extension guide has a guide channel that aligns with a rod channel in the housing to help direct the rod into the housing. The extension guide includes proximal breakable joints that allow the arms of the extension guide to be separated to facilitate rod insertion. Distal breakable joints are provided to allow the arms of the extension guide to be removed. Features and instruments for reducing the rod through the extension guide are also provided.
US09198688B2
A multi-position biopsy guide system and a method of using such biopsy guide system is proposed. The biopsy guide system comprises a 2D matrix ultrasound transducer (3) and comprises at least one biopsy needle guide (5) adapted for guiding a biopsy needle along a biopsy path (7). Therein, the multi-position biopsy guide system is adapted to controllably guide the biopsy needle along biopsy paths at variable locations with respect to the 2D matrix ultrasound transducer. Preferably, a location of the biopsy needle guide (5) with respect to the matrix ultrasound transducer may be determined and an ultrasound image in an image plane aligned with a biopsy path corresponding to the determined location of the biopsy needle guide may be acquired. Thereby, a biopsy process may be monitored for various locations and orientations of a guided biopsy needle.
US09198687B2
An acute stroke recanalization system and processes include catheter-based improved reconstrainable or tethered neurological devices which are deliverable through highly constricted and tortuous vessels, crossing the zone associated with subject thrombi/emboli, where deployment impacts, addresses or bridges the embolus, compacting the same into luminal walls which enables perfusion and lysis of the embolus, while the improved neurological medical device itself remains contiguous with the delivery system acting as a filter, basket or stand alone stenting mechanism, depending on the status of the embolus and other therapeutic aspects of the treatment being offered for consideration.
US09198686B2
A medical instrument includes a medical needle configured to puncture a tissue, and a tissue-supporting member configured to be inserted into the lumen of the medical needle and supports the tissue. The medical needle includes an insertion portion that has a longitudinal axis, a lumen that is formed along the direction of the longitudinal axis of the insertion portion, an opening portion that is formed at the distal end of the insertion portion while being connected to the lumen, and a puncturing portion that is formed in the periphery of the opening portion and has a pair of projections sharply protruding in a direction extending toward the distal end from the proximal end of the insertion portion.
US09198684B2
A cutting device includes an elongated shaft that extends between a proximal end and a distal end. A distal arm extends from the distal end of the elongated shaft. The distal arm includes an inner surface defining a cavity and an outer surface defining a blunt tip. At least one proximal arm extends from the distal end of the elongated shaft at a position proximal to the distal arm. The at least one proximal arm has an inner surface defining a cavity including a cutting portion configured to cut tissue.
US09198678B2
A system and method for developing customized apparatus for use in one or more surgical procedures is disclosed. The system and method incorporates a patient's unique anatomical features or morphology. According to a preferred embodiment, the customized apparatus comprises a plurality of complementary surfaces. Thus, each apparatus may be matched and oriented around the patient's own anatomy, and may further provide any desired axial alignments or insertional trajectories. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus may further be aligned and/or matched with at least one other apparatus used during the surgical procedure.
US09198676B2
Disclosed are femoral and tibial drill guides for use in posterior cruciate ligament replacement surgery. Each of the drill guides includes an arc shaped member and an elongate guide member, a stopper member, and an alignment arm member coupled thereto. Prior to preparing a tibial tunnel with a tibial drill guide and a femoral tunnel with a femoral drill guide, a rasp and/or cutter can be used to remove any remnants of the posterior cruciate ligament left prior to replacement thereof. The tibial drill guide includes a concave blocking surface and a viewing aperture on the alignment arm member to block the advancement and view the location of a guide pin exiting from a posterior portion of a tibia, respectively.
US09198672B2
The disclosure illustrates a dual driver for surgical reamers in which either of a crossbridge and crossbar style reamers are axially inserted in the distal end of a central shaft for the reamer driver. A pair of L shaped grips are adapted to connect and disconnect the different style of reamers by the movement of an external sleeve biased towards the connection position. Movement of the sleeve away from the distal end allows an internal plunger to cam the grips to an open position and urge the appropriate reamer from the tool driver directly in an axial direction.
US09198668B2
The present invention provides a closure device for blocking blood flow into an aneurysm. The closure device includes a frame for positioning the closure device in the aneurysm and a cover supported by the frame to block blood flow through the frame into the aneurysm. The present invention also provides a method of blocking blood flow into an aneurysm using the closure device of the present invention.
US09198661B2
A surgical stapling instrument can comprise an end effector configured to receive a staple cartridge, a shaft including a plurality of staple cartridges positioned therein, and a staple cartridge driver configured to sequentially advance the staple cartridges from the shaft into the end effector. In various embodiments, the staple cartridges can comprise different configurations which can be arranged within the shaft such that they are supplied in a specific predetermined order.
US09198660B2
An end effector for use with a surgical stapler comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface opposite the first side surface, an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface opposite the first side surface, wherein the first and second side surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate have overmolded zones, a buttress releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate, and a pair of sutures wherein each suture is bonded to the respective overmolded zones of the first and second side surfaces configured to retain the respective buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surfaces.
US09198659B2
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical instrument for operating on tissue is provided. The surgical instrument includes an end effector including a first tissue engaging member and a second tissue engaging member in juxtaposed relation to the first tissue engaging member; a gap determination element operatively associated with each of the first tissue engaging member and the second tissue engaging member for measuring a gap distance between the first tissue engaging member and the second tissue engaging member; and a tissue contact determining element operatively associated with a respective tissue contacting surface of at least one of the first tissue engaging member and the second tissue engaging member. The present disclosure also relates to methods of using the surgical instrument.
US09198633B2
A computed tomography perfusion phantom includes a scanned plane configured to align with an imaging plane of a CT device. A sample rod extends through the scan plane and includes a plurality of adjacent cells. The plurality of adjacent cells are each constructed of materials having predetermined CT numbers and the plurality of adjacent cells include cell of a plurality of CT numbers. A drive motor is coupled to the sample rod and the drive motor moves the sample rod through the scan plane. A method of calibrating a CT device with the perfusion phantom includes aligning the scan plane of the perfusion phantom with an imaging plane of the CT device. The drive motor moves the sample rod through the scan plane of the perfusion phantom. A plurality of CT number measurements of the sample rod are acquired through the scanned plane of the perfusion phantom.
US09198622B2
Systems and methods are provided for an virtual personal trainer system using biometric feedback. The system includes a patient monitoring device configured to provide at least one metric representing a user. The system also includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by the processor. The instructions can include a parameter calculation component configured to determine if the metric is outside of a predefined range and provide a parameter representing a desired behavior of the user if the metric is outside the desired range. Further, an avatar rendering component provides an avatar according to the provided parameter, such that the provided avatar represents the desired behavior. A display is also provided to display the rendered avatar to the user.
US09198619B2
Disclosed embodiments include a method for automatic identification of activity and rest periods based on an actigraphy signal. According to an embodiment, the method comprises (a) applying one or more filters to the actigraphy signal to generate a filtered actigraphy signal, and (b) comparing the filtered actigraphy signal against an adaptive threshold to generate an output signal corresponding to the activity and rest periods. The method can be implemented as part of a medical apparatus or medical system for automatic activity/rest identification from actigraphy signals.
US09198613B2
A method and apparatus for diagnosing a user's health state are provided. The apparatus includes including a voice detecting unit which detects and monitors a user's voice; a voice analyzing unit which extracts a voice feature from a voice detected by the voice detecting unit, based on a health state to be diagnosed; a voice diagnosing unit which diagnoses a health state of the user by comparing the voice feature extracted by the voice analyzing unit with an abnormal state reference, and which monitors a change in the health state; and a diagnosis outputting unit which outputs information regarding the health state and a health state change diagnosed by the voice diagnosing unit.
US09198611B2
There is provided an information processing device including: a storage unit that stores a plurality of exercise models each including one or more kinds of measured values measured in time series for a person doing exercise and exercise description data specifying exercise recognized based on the measured values; a selection unit that selects one or more exercise models from the plurality of exercise models stored in the storage unit according to a designated condition; and an output unit that outputs a series of output images representing the measured values and exercise specified by the exercise description data in time series for the exercise model selected by the selection unit.
US09198608B2
The system of the present invention includes a container and an electronic component with a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. The container includes a liquid. Upon contact with the liquid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature.
US09198599B2
Image processing techniques which enable various contrast control, by quantitatively handling a degree of phase enhancement in a contrast control as a post-processing of the image reconstruction. A complex operation is performed on each pixel value of a complex image obtained by an MRI, thereby generating an image with desired contrast. Intensity is controlled by increasing or decreasing the argument of the pixel value of each pixel by a constant amount, and the degree of phase enhancement is controlled by multiplying the phase (argument) of each pixel by a constant.
US09198591B2
An implantable monitoring device includes a flexible lead body that includes at least one sensing element. The device also includes a rigid main body connected to the flexible lead body at an attachment point. The rigid main body is generally centered about a longitudinal axis defined by the flexible lead body when the lead body is unflexed. The device further includes a measurement circuit, which is housed within the rigid main body and electrically coupled to the at least one sensing element of the flexible lead body and at least another sensing element on an outside surface of the rigid main body. The measurement circuit is configured to measure a potential difference between the at least one sensing element of the flexible lead body and the at least another sensing element of the main body.
US09198584B2
A control amplitude and a control frequency of a voltage applied to a piezoelectric pump are determined, control is carried out so that a voltage at the determined control amplitude and control frequency is applied to the piezoelectric pump, and a blood pressure value is calculated based on a cuff pressure detected by a pressure detection unit during inflation when the cuff pressure is increased by the piezoelectric pump. The amplitude of the voltage is controlled in predetermined steps, and a voltage having an amplitude that is a value above the control amplitude by at least one step and a voltage having an amplitude that is a value below the control amplitude by at least one step are applied, in a predetermined order, so that the control is essentially the same as when a voltage at the determined control amplitude is applied.
US09198574B1
An eye examination aid including an aligner/illuminator and a mount. The aligner/illuminator includes a first body containing a visible light laser and an illumination source emitting non-coherent light. The visible light laser has a laser axis along which visible laser light is emitted. The mount includes a second body having a receiving portion into which the aligner/illuminator is removably receivable in a fixed orientation and presenting a first generally planar side oriented substantially parallel to the laser axis and a second generally planar side oriented substantially perpendicular to the laser axis. At least one of the first generally planar side and the second generally planar side are structured to receive an adhesive whereby the mount is adapted to be secured to an external surface of a refractor instrument such that the laser axis is directed substantially parallel to an optical axis of the refractor instrument.
US09198567B1
A laryngoscope with pressure sensitive blade including a removable polymeric section disposed for engagement against a patient's maxillary incisors during intubation, said polymeric section including a rubberlike upper surface for placement against said patient's teeth, and an undersurface disposed in contact with the laryngoscope, wherein a pressure sensor disposed upon the polymeric section undersurface signals pressure exerted atop the upper surface by means of an illuminable signal, said illuminable signal emitting a first color when pressure is sensed atop the polymeric section, and alternately a second color when said pressure is sensed exceeding a pressure threshold.
US09198563B2
Methods of controlling the operation of a device traveling in a body tube tree, including determining a time based on a signal from a timing device and performing an action based on the determined time, implemented with a control system located partially or fully on the lumen traveling device. Various actions can be performed by the device for, e.g., medical or therapeutic purposes. Machine-readable media including instructions for performing the methods are also described.
US09198562B2
A needle and suture assembly is provided for use with an endoscopic suturing device with a needle holder arm. The needle assembly includes a needle tip and a needle body. The needle tip has a sharp end, a capture groove, a tab groove and a plug portion positioned between the capture groove and the tab groove. The needle body has first and second ends, tip tabs, retainers for removably retaining the needle body relative to the needle holder arm, and a suture opening. The needle tip is fixed relative to the needle body by plastic deformation of the tip tabs into the tab groove. A suture extends into the suture opening of the needle body and is fixed therein.
US09198553B2
A cleaning article optionally removably attachable to a handle and comprising tow fibers and at least one sheet joined together in a layered construction. The cleaning article is generally planar. An elastically contracted panel is joined to the plane of the fibers or the sheet. The elastic causes the panel to contact and extend outwardly from the plane of the cleaning article. By extending outwardly from the plane of the cleaning article, the panel can directly entangle the fibers or disrupt the sheet, to promote fluffing of the tow fibers.
US09198548B2
A closing mechanism for a toilet is provided that includes a frame attached to the toilet, and a closing member carried by the frame and attached to a pivoting member of the toilet. A sensor may be carried by the frame and is capable of sensing when a user of the toilet leaves a field of view of the sensor. The sensor sends a signal when the user of the toilet leaves the field of view of the sensor that causes the closing member to rotate the pivoting member from an open position to a closed position.
US09198542B2
This device for a combination shower-WC has a shower function and a blow-dry function. The shower function and the blow-dry function are incorporated in an arm (1) which can be retracted and extended by means of a control and which comprises, within an inner pipe (4), firstly at least one water supply line (2) leading to at least one shower opening (5), and secondly at least one air supply line (3) leading to at least one blow-dry opening (6), wherein a closure means is provided on the inner pipe (4) and, in the position for operating the at least one shower opening (5) with water, said closure means is arranged over the at least one blow-dry opening (6) and, in the position for operating the at least one blow-dry opening (6) with air, the closure means is moved away from the at least one blow-dry opening (6).
US09198538B2
A rotating grill platform functional as an independent grill unit or placeable on a grill and that incorporates a stationary lower grill platform with a rotator Fan attached to it in a manner to draw air comprised of smoke and cooking vapors from the grilling chamber and to recirculate the air back to the grilling surface to provide substantially uniform heat distribution for the food being cooked, with the blade tilting mechanism designed to increase or decrease the grill platform rotational speed as per user preferences and the cooking requirements. The grill platform is compact, lightweight, versatile and does not require gas or any Electric power, but can operate in a self sustaining manner.
US09198530B1
A footwear donning and removal system includes a leg and foot guide mechanism forming an open cross-sectionally contoured L-shaped passageway. A frictional member is mounted to the leg and foot guide mechanism within the open passageway. A platform is mounted to a lower surface of the leg and foot guide mechanism so that the leg and foot guide mechanism is stabilized when the leg and foot of a user is reversibly inserted into the L-shaped open passageway.
US09198529B2
A protective covering assembly for use with outdoor flower pots is disclosed. The assembly includes a top portion conforming generally in shape with and slightly larger than the upper rim of a flower pot. The top portion includes a pocket or opening on the underside thereof into which a disk shaped support member is inserted. A skirt extends downward from the top portion and includes a vertical slit on one side. A closure mechanism is attached adjacent the slit that retains the slit in a closed position as desired. The top portion and skirt are constructed of waterproof fabric or marine grade vinyl.
US09198524B2
An infant supporting apparatus includes a leg frame, a support frame portion connected with the leg frame via a rotary joint, a reversible infant resting support suspended from the support frame portion and having a first and a second bearing surface, an offset frame portion, and a side panel connected with the support frame portion and the offset frame portion. The support frame portion can rotate relative to the leg frame to position the first or second bearing surface upward for placement of a child thereon. The infant resting support is adjustable relative to the side panel between a first and a second state. The first bearing surface faces upward and the side panel expands above the infant resting support in the first state, and the second bearing surface faces upward and the side panel is in a collapsed position relative to the infant resting support in the second state.
US09198522B1
A cushion device for an exercising apparatus has a body, at least one air bag group and a covering group. The body has at least one mounting recess and a connecting recess. The at least one air bag group is mounted in the at least one mounting recess of the body, and each one of the at least one air bag group has a connecting panel and multiple airbags. The covering group is mounted around the body to hold the at least one air bag group in the body and has a top cover, a bottom panel and a side cover. The top cover is mounted on a top side of the body. The bottom panel is mounted in the connecting recess. The side cover is mounted around the body and is connected to the top cover and the bottom panel.
US09198515B1
An ergonomic back support device utilizing one or multiple vertical components that include layers (28,36), pressure distributing layers (34,38,50), and a single notched layer (48). These layers provide primary back support located behind and conforming to the Erector spinae muscles (124). The vertical components form an open channel (24) that is parallel to the prime neurological pathway of the spinal column (100). The vertical conforming support components and open channel facilitate physiological functions that promote health. The device accomplishes support without using any transverse, hard or continuous components across or against the back. Other embodiments include the following additional vertical components: a lateral pressure-adjusting device (14), heating layers (40,46), circulation stimulating layers (42,44), and massage layers (52,54). Embodiments include portable and permanently installed versions that can be utilized in the following applications, including, but not limited to, furniture, vehicles, trains, aircraft, boats, ships, and backpacks.
US09198510B2
A method for constructing a shelf assembly in a locker comprising the steps of: inserting a first sidewall having a transverse slot between upper and lower ends of the sidewall and an inner shoulder at the upper end of the sidewall in the locker against a sidewall of the locker; inserting a second sidewall having a transverse slot located between the upper and lower ends of the sidewall in the locker higher than the first sidewall and holding the second sidewall at that higher position while a first shelf is inserted at an angle with side edges of the shelf generally aligned with the slots; lowering the second sidewall and the first shelf with the side edges engaged in the slots; and, once the lower ends of the sidewalls are firmly supported on a bottom of the locker, inserting the second shelf on the shoulders of the sidewalls.
US09198503B1
A mop having a cleaning head swivelingly disposed on a handle, a base on the cleaning head, the base including pivotable lockable clamp arms with teeth disposed thereon that engage opposite side edges of a cleaning cloth to prevent slippage of the cleaning cloth away from the cleaning head.
US09198500B2
A device for attaching to an electric power line conductor includes a housing with an opening for accepting the power line conductor and a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly. The first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly are located within the housing and are configured to engage the power line conductor. The first jaw assembly is fixed relative to the housing and the second jaw assembly is movable relative to the housing. A first magnetic core is movable relative to the first jaw assembly and a second magnetic core is fixed to the second jaw assembly. The first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are configured to surround the power line. An actuator is connected to the second jaw assembly and is configured to move the second jaw assembly relative to the first jaw assembly.
US09198489B2
A handbag can be easily redesigned with attachable/detachable handbag covers of virtually any design. The configurable handbag can similarly be configured to interchange various different handbag handles, also of any design. Accordingly, a handbag can be easily customized in both look and feel without necessarily requiring the purchase of multiple different handbags of different styles. In particular, a user can purchase a single (or few) base handbag(s), and alternatively purchase multiple different handbag covers and/or handbag handles to customize the handbag. The handbag covers are relatively small, and can be easily stored. In at least one implementation, the handbag covers are a tri-folding component that is attachable via magnetic fasteners.
US09198483B2
A system of attachment surface structures that find their best use in the form of repeatedly removable straps and bands for securing one object to another. The surfaces are preferably constructed of narrow sheets of flexible polymer plastic materials having generally high tensile strength. A first embodiment includes shaped parallel ridges on one surface that interlock with mating parallel ridges on an opposing surface. These parallel ridges may be double sided (interlocking on both sides of each shaped ridge with the next shaped ridge on either side) or single sided (interlocking with a single ridge oriented 180 degrees from the first). Further embodiments include an array of shaped posts of various regular geometric shapes that interlock with an opposing array of identical posts. Further embodiments include parallel ridge pairs that interlock with parallel post-type ridges that lend themselves to extrusion manufacturing.
US09198478B2
An article of footwear including an adaptive support system includes a plurality of support members. Each support member includes an outer chamber and an inner chamber, the inner chamber being filled with a magnetorheological fluid. An electromagnet is disposed adjacent to the inner chamber and can be used to vary the viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid.
US09198466B2
A soft absorption stem for an electronic cigarette is provided, comprising a sleeve, a cigar liquid tank disposed inside the sleeve, an atomization device and a liquid guiding component. The sleeve is made of soft material; a plurality of venting slots is extended axially from one end of the sleeve to the other end thereof and disposed on an inner wall of the sleeve; the sleeve includes a mouthpiece end and a connection end; a suction hole communicating with the venting slots is provided on the mouthpiece end; smoke produced by atomization of the atomization device flows out of the sleeve from the venting slots across the suction hole. The electronic cigarette makes the user more comfortable when holding the sleeve in hand and containing in mouth, having more compact internal construction, having unique smoke path, and having increased cigar liquid storage capacity.
US09198465B2
A packet (1) of cigarettes having: an inner package (2) defined by a group (30) of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet (29) of wrapping material having at least one tear line (32) defining a tear-off top portion (31); an inner container (4) housing the inner package (2) and having an extraction opening (10) for access to the tear-off top portion (31); an outer container (5) housing the inner container (4) in sliding manner, to allow the inner container (4) to slide, with respect to the outer container (5), between a closed position, in which the inner container (4) is inserted inside the outer container (5), and an open position, in which the inner container (4) is extracted partly from the outer container (5); and a tear-off lid (45) connected to the inner container (4) by at least one tear line (48), and covering at least part of the extraction opening (10).
US09198464B2
An electronic cigarette case is provided, comprising a case body and a case lid hinged with the case body via a rotating axis, a control unit configured in the case body, a driving motor and a switch which are electrically connected with the control unit, and a flipping mechanism. The switch is configured on the outside of the case body. One end of the flipping mechanism is connected to an output shaft of the driving motor, and the other end of the flipping mechanism is embedded into the case lid slidably. The driving motor is controlled by the control unit to drive the flipping mechanism to rotate towards the opening or closing direction, so as to open or close the case lid, thus automatically opening or closing the electronic cigarette case via the flipping mechanism and the control unit.
US09198462B2
The various embodiments herein provide an electrospun fiber mat filter comprising a cigarette filter containing macrocycle for removing toxic compounds from a toxic material, wherein the toxic material comprises liquid, gas, and cigarette smoke and a method of synthesizing the same. The electrospun fiber mat cigarette filter comprises a biological, organic or synthetic macrocycle, plurality of additives, a solvent and an acceptable polymeric carrier. The biological macromolecules are engineered polyhemoglobin and/or chlorophyll. The biological, organic, or synthetic macrocycle are electrospun with the acceptable polymeric carrier in presence of an abruptly asymmetric electric field to form an electrospun fiber mat. The electrospun fiber mat is made up of networks of plurality of nanofibers.
US09198456B2
An apparatus and a method for heating and sterilizing liquid food, which may avoid the food product damage caused by direct contact with a hot heating medium, and reduce the time required for heat exchange, and the time for which the food product is kept in the high temperature zone. The apparatus and the method may also reduce the damage to the quality of the food product due to the high temperature.
US09198440B2
The present invention is a method for euthanizing animals humanely and painlessly by introducing droplets of liquid anesthesia into a chamber to cause the animal to become anesthetized. Carbon Dioxide is then introduced to induce a death to the animal that substantially meets or exceeds national and international standards for euthanasia.
US09198437B2
A pizza pan allows a user, with a single pan, to make a square pizza and a round pizza. Typically, the square pizza will abut against the round pizza at a middle of the round pizza, resulting in a half-round pizza which can be sliced into standard wedge-shaped round pizza slices. The square pizza pan portion can be sized to be about ½ the size of a conventional square pizza pan, for example. This way, instead of a whole round or a whole square pizza, a user can get a half round and a half square pizza in the same order. One embodiment of the pizza pan can be used to create a deep dish half square, half round pizza while another embodiment of the pizza pan can be used to create a half square deep dish pizza and a traditional, half-round pizza.
US09198432B2
The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in which X, Y and CKE have the meanings given herein, to a plurality of processes and intermediates for their preparation, and to their use as pesticides and/or herbicides. The invention also relates to selective herbicidal compositions comprising the 1,2,4-triazolyl-substituted ketoenols and a crop plant compatibility-improving compound. The present invention further relates to boosting the action of said crop protection compositions through the addition of ammonium salts or phosphonium salts and optional penetrants to the corresponding compositions, to processes for producing said compositions, and to their application in crop protection as insecticides and/or acaricides and/or for preventing unwanted plant growth.
US09198431B2
A method for controlling a pest on a crop includes applying a pesticide that comprises N6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-adenosine as an active ingredient for controlling the pest. The pesticide may include 20 wt % N6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-adenosine, 1-3 wt % dispersing agent, and 66.5% wt % water. The pesticide may further include a dispersion agent, a thickening agent, or an antifreeze agent as an auxiliary agent. The dispersing agent may be one or more selected from sodium lignin sulfonate, NNO, Agricultural Emulsifier 500#, Agricultural Emulsifier 700#, Agricultural Emulsifier 600#, Agricultural Emulsifier 1602#, methylene bis-methylnaphthalene sodium sulfonate, sodium salt of alkyl naphthalene sulfonate condensate, or polyoxyethylene castor oil. The thickening agent may be one or more selected from carboxymethyl cellulose, urea, poly vinyl alcohol, aluminum magnesium silicate, or xanthan gum. The antifreeze agent may be one or more selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, glycerin-diethylene glycol diethyl ether, methyl-his-propylene glycol, or urea.
US09198422B2
The present invention relates to novel pyrazoles of formula I wherein the variables are as defined in the description, a method for controlling invertebrate pests, a method for protecting plant propagation material and/or the plants which grow therefrom, to plant propagation material, comprising at least one compound according to the present invention, and to an agricultural composition.
US09198416B2
A method for increasing drought tolerance in a plant or photosynthetic organism is provided, where the tolerance is increased by applying an effective amount of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) or trimethylamine N-oxide di-hydrate, or a TMAO chemical derivative, or a TMAO chemical analog and thereof to a plant, seed or photosynthetic organism that has been exposed to or to be exposed to water stress conditions. Water stress tolerant plants or photosynthetic organisms produced through the application of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) or trimethylamine N-oxide di-hydrate, or a TMAO chemical derivative, or a TMAO chemical analog to a plant or photosynthetic organism are also disclosed.
US09198409B2
A system, a method, and a device for exterminating insects are provided. The system includes a housing having a heating chamber, a fan disposed inside the housing and coupled to the heating chamber. The heating chamber includes a first heating element, a tube having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the tube is coupled to the housing. The distal end includes at least one second heating element. Upon activation, the fan creates a suction effect throughout the tube and causes an insect from a surface to be drawn into the distal end. When the insect is drawn into the distal end, the second heating element applies heat to initially exterminate the insect. Then, the insect is drawn in to the heating chamber. The first heating element performs final extermination of the insect and deposits the insect inside the heating chamber.
US09198407B2
Provided is a fishing reel having reliability in opening a side cover. The fishing reel is configured such that when the side cover opens, the side cover hangs from the reel body rather than being completely separated from the reel body, so that the user can easily open the side cover even when standing on uneven terrain such as on the rocks of a seashore. The fishing reel has a pillar structure which can conduct a first-extraction and second rotation operation such that even when the reel is designed in such a way that an end of the spool shaft necessarily protrudes out of the reel body, a rotating and opening operation of a cover assembly including the spool cover and the side cover is prevented from be impeded by the shaft, whereby even when in an extreme fishing environment, reliability in opening the side cover can be ensured.
US09198405B2
A boat holding tank for anesthetizing fish is described having a pulsator, with the pulsator having an anode output and a cathode output; a holding tank capable of receiving an aquatic animal, the holding tank further comprising an anode probe and a cathode probe, with the anode cathode probe of the holding tank switchably connected to the anode and cathode output of the pulsator, such that when the pulsator is activated the aquatic animal in the holding tank is anesthetized.
US09198396B2
The present invention relates to plants of a lettuce variety NUN 06075 LTL (also referred to as “NUN 06075” or “06075” or “NUN 06075 LTL) and, seeds and progeny thereof. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant by traditional breeding methods. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes.
US09198395B2
The present invention relates to plants of a lettuce variety MULTIGREEN 57 (also referred to as “NUN 09057” or “09057” or NUN 09057 LTL) and, seeds and progeny thereof. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant by traditional breeding methods. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes.
US09198394B2
A new lettuce variety designated ‘Arroyo’ is described. ‘Arroyo’ is a romaine lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US09198393B2
A soybean cultivar designated S130060 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S130060, to the plants of soybean cultivar S130060, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S130060, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S130060. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130060. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130060, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S130060 with another soybean cultivar.
US09198392B2
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CE1211211 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CE1211211 and its progeny, and methods of making CE1211211.
US09198390B2
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CE1210923 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CE1210923 and its progeny, and methods of making CE1210923.
US09198386B1
A novel maize variety designated PH1MRM and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1MRM with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1MRM through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1MRM or a locus conversion of PH1MRM with another maize variety.
US09198384B1
A novel maize variety designated PH269A and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH269A with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH269A through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH269A or a locus conversion of PH269A with another maize variety.
US09198382B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1037434. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1037434. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1037434 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1037434 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09198380B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1036446. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1036446. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1036446 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1036446 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09198377B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045767. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045767. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045767 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045767 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09198375B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1036073. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1036073. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1036073 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1036073 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09198370B2
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety OW1012936 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety OW1012936 and its progeny, and methods of making OW1012936.
US09198368B1
A novel soybean variety, designated XB77D13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB77D13, cells from soybean variety XB77D13, plants of soybean XB77D13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB77D13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB77D13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB77D13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB77D13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB77D13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB77D13 are further provided.
US09198365B2
The present invention is directed to a soybean plant with mutations in FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B. Moreover, the present invention is directed to seeds from said plants with altered ratios of monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats. In particular, the present invention is directed to plants where the plants exhibit elevated levels of oleic acid.
US09198353B2
A hinged row crop harvesting head (100) has two frame sections (110, 112, 114) coupled together with at least one hinge (186, 188) that permits the two frame sections (110, 112, 114) to pivot with respect to each other as the hinged row crop harvesting head (100) travels through a field harvesting crops.
US09198352B2
A front attachment for an agricultural harvesting machine operates independently of rows of stalk crop to be harvested. The front attachment includes harvesting devices for harvesting the stalk crop, intake conveyor mechanisms extending across a width of the harvesting devices, snapping devices located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms in the direction of the crop flow and a cross conveyor located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms and snapping devices. In the arrangement, the cross conveyor and snapping device driven by a common drive train, the front attachment is prefabricated to enable retrofitting with a second drive train and the second drive train functions as the drive for a retrofittable chopping device.
US09198344B2
A setup wizard is executable on a controller for a tractor and configured to interact with configuration modules of each implement operable with the tractor. The implements connected to the tractor may be auto detected or manually indicated by an operator. The setup wizard generates an initial series of questions intended to determine the intended use of the implements. The series of questions may be limited to one that requires one of two answers, such as yes/no. Based on the answers to the initial series of questions, the setup wizard may generate still additional questions or begin execution of each of the configuration modules as a function of these answers. The setup wizard may preload settings of an implement, select a portion of the setup screens that need to be reviewed, or provide a visual indication to the operator on the status of each configuration module.
US09198340B2
A foldable marker mounted to an agricultural implement includes pivotally connected inboard and outboard arms, with the outboard arm supporting a ground marker device. The arms are shiftable between folded and unfolded conditions, with the inboard arm defining a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the inboard arm and a transverse axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, with the inboard arm operable to be unfolded so that the transverse axis is substantially aligned with a forward direction in the unfolded condition. A pivot joint defines a pivot axis, with the pivot axis and transverse axis defining a lateral angle of at least twenty degrees and a vertical angle of at least twenty degrees. The outboard arm is in a laterally extended position when the arms are in the unfolded condition and in a laterally retracted position when the arms are in the folded condition.
US09204583B2
A cylindrical electromagnetic bandgap to reduce electromagnetic interference of a cable and a coaxial cable having the same includes a conductor patch having a curved surface to be spaced apart from the surface of the cylindrical cable to an outer side by a predetermined gap distance, and a via connecting the surface of the cylindrical cable to the conductor patch.
US09204578B2
Temperature, humidity, and pressure control systems and methods for enclosed spaces, including data centers. In some embodiments, the rotational frequency of the air supply fans is controlled based on a pressure associated with the enclosed space. In some embodiments, the rotational frequency of the air supply fans is controlled based on a pressure differential between an inlet region and an exhaust region within the enclosed space. In some embodiments, air within the inlet region is segregated from air within the exhaust region. In some embodiments, the cooling capacity of the cooling equipment is controlled responsive to a temperature associated with the enclosed space. In some embodiments, the cooling capacity is controlled based on a temperature associated with the inlet region of the enclosed space. In some embodiments, the humidity within the enclosed space is controlled.
US09204575B2
An electronic device such as an AC/DC power adapter includes a conductive heat dissipation system. The device contains heat generating components and is powered via power supply leads by an external power supply circuit. The device further contains a thermally conductive mass that is thermally coupled to both the heat generating components and to the power supply leads. When the power supply leads are coupled to receive electricity from the external power supply circuit, heat generated by the device is thermally conducted into the external power supply circuit via the power supply leads.
US09204565B1
Embodiments relate to a hinge assembly in a foldable display device that provides support for a bending portion of a flexible display panel when the foldable display device in an unfolded state. The hinge assembly includes a bending portion support assembly and a sliding member that is slidable relative to the bending portion support assembly as the foldable display device is folded or unfolded. The hinge assembly also includes a surface that abuts the bending portion of the flexible display panel that defines the curvature of the flexible display panel when the foldable display device is rotated from the unfolded state.
US09204555B2
A method of electroplating and depositing metal includes: providing an insulation substrate formed with conductive through holes; forming a first conductive layer on a first surface of the insulation substrate and forming a resist layer on a first portion of the first conductive layer, leaving a second portion of the first conductive layer uncovered by the resist layer as a to-be-plated area; disposing the insulation substrate in a first electroplating solution and depositing a first metal layer on the to-be-plated area; removing the resist layer and the portion of the first conductive layer; forming a second conductive layer on a second surface of the insulation substrate; forming a mask layer on the second conductive layer; disposing the insulation substrate in a second electroplating solution and depositing a second metal layer on the first metal layer of the to-be-plated area; and removing the mask layer and the second conductive layer.
US09204540B2
A method of fabricating a capacitance touch panel module includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns on a substrate comprising a touching area and a peripheral area along a first orientation, a plurality of second conductive patterns along a second orientation, and a plurality of connecting portions in the touching area; forming a plurality of insulated protrusions, in which each insulated protrusion covering one connecting portion, and forming an insulated frame on the peripheral area; and forming a bridging member on each insulated protrusion.
US09204535B2
Provided is a conductive structure body comprising: a substrate; a conductive pattern; and a darkened pattern comprising CuOx (0
US09204524B2
An adjustable LED lighting system may allow for a variable lumen output, an estimation of remaining life expectancy, and/or control of lighting intensity, color temperature, and/or wavelength distribution. An LED lighting system may be capable of mimicking externally monitored, remote controlled, pre-defined, user-selected, or other lighting conditions. An LED lighting system may allow for a variable lumen output by monitoring a temperature associated with one or more LEDs and increasing or decreasing current flow to maintain the monitored temperature below a maximum temperature. The remaining life may be estimated based on historical runtime and temperature data.
US09204523B2
Disclosed herein is a remotely adjustable lighting system. The lighting system includes a luminaire including one or more solid-state light systems and a non-line-of-sight wireless transceiver. The output intensity of the solid-state light systems is adjustable. The non-line-of-sight transceiver in the luminaire can receive one or more non-line-of-sight wireless signals transmitted by a transceiver in a general purpose handheld computing device. Instructions and data including configuration and output intensity adjustments may be communicated between the general purpose handheld computing device and the luminaire via one or more non-line-of-sight wireless signals.
US09204513B2
An LED driver circuit includes light-element lines, a general purpose LED driving circuit that controls a current value, and current compensation lines respectively connected to the light-element lines. Each of the current compensation lines is provided with a fixed current source and a switch, and the switch switches an open/closed state of the current compensation line.
US09204500B2
In the microwave heating apparatus, four microwave introduction ports are arranged at positions spaced apart from each other at an angle of about 90° in a ceiling portion of a processing chamber in such a way that the long sides and the short sides thereof are in parallel to inner surfaces of four sidewalls. The microwave introduction port are disposed in such a way that each of the microwave introduction ports are not overlapped with another microwave introduction port whose long sides are in parallel to the long sides of the corresponding microwave introduction port when the corresponding microwave introduction port is moved in translation in a direction perpendicular to the long sides thereof.
US09204494B2
A heater assembly in an air conditioning unit includes one or more first heating elements characterized by a first wattage density, and one or more second heating elements characterized by a second wattage density. The second wattage density is greater than the first wattage density. The one or more second heating elements are interspersed with the one or more first heating elements.
US09204490B2
A base station installation apparatus included in a base station, and a base station are disclosed. The base station installation apparatus included in a base station may include a front housing, N substrates, an elastic component, and a back housing, where the N substrates are secured on the elastic component, the elastic component is secured on the back housing or the front housing, and the substrate is configured to secure a base station processing module; the elastic component can drive the N substrates to be arranged in a straight line, and the elastic component can also drive, by deformation, the N substrates to be arranged in a curve; and the front housing and the back housing are each provided with a deformable structure, so that the front housing and the back housing can deform adaptively as the elastic component deforms, where N is an integer greater than 1.
US09204489B2
Devices, systems and methods of communication over multiple wireless communication frequency bands. For example, a multiple frequency band (multi-band) wireless communication device may include at least two radios to communicate over at least two different frequency bands; and a common station management entity (SME) operably coupled to the at least two radios, and configured to manage parallel and simultaneous operation of the at least two radios.
US09204482B2
The present invention provides a primary modem-router for enabling communication between user equipment and a home network. The primary modem-router comprises an access communication unit for enabling a connection with said home network, and a wireless communication unit. The primary modem-router further comprises a line monitoring unit for monitoring connection quality of the connection with the network. The line monitoring unit provides a connection failure signal upon detection of insufficient connection quality. A processing unit of the primary modem-router is arranged for receiving the connection failure signal, and for establishing a wireless connection with a further modem-router unit upon receipt of this signal. This enables communication with the home network. The invention further provides an access node and method of enabling communication with a network.
US09204478B2
A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically presenting output of mobile operating system operated code as user interface content presented on one or more user interface outputs of a mobile communication device based at least upon electronic reception of communication traffic related to use of the mobile communication device as a communication relay node of one or more ad hoc communication networks called into operation from standby status, the ad hoc communication network for service of communication between one or more origination electronic communication devices and one or more destination electronic communication devices. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US09204467B2
An electronic device encodes traffic data as a collection of codes. The electronic device sends the codes in random access resources or shared transmission resources over a wireless link to a wireless access network node, the codes providing an encoded representation of the traffic data.
US09204463B2
An RF unit and a modem unit receive a packet signal, containing information regarding a frame construction, which is transmitted from a base station apparatus in a first period of a frame at least including first periods and second periods. An extraction unit identifies the second period in the frame, based on the received packet signal. A setting unit sets a waiting time period in the identified second period. A carrier sensing unit carries out carrier sensing over the waiting time period set by the setting unit. The modem unit and the RF unit broadcast the packet signal based on a result of the carrier sensing.
US09204462B2
A method and apparatus identify a subscriber station during a bandwidth request procedure. In one embodiment, a method of identifying a subscriber station from a quick access message includes receiving the quick access message from the subscriber station connected to a base station, where the quick access message includes a station identifier (STID) and a bandwidth request (BR) index assigned to the subscriber station. The method also includes determining whether the STID in the quick access message is assigned to multiple subscriber stations. Furthermore, the method includes identifying a subscriber station associated with the quick access message using the BR index in conjunction with the STID if the STID is assigned to the multiple subscriber stations. Moreover, the method includes performing an action identified by the BR index for the identified subscriber station in response to the quick access message.
US09204449B2
In one embodiment, the method includes determining loads on control channel resources of at least two of the multiple carriers, and assigning the access terminal to one of the multiple carriers based on the determined loads.
US09204448B2
Technologies are generally described for discerning patterns in the “goodness” or “badness” of time-frequency slots to allow predictive allocation of spectral resources that may be appropriate for a wireless user. According to some examples, information on device location, time slots, sub-carrier(s) allotted for each time slot, and quality indicators may be received from mobile devices. The time slots may be grouped by location to form analysis intervals. A time-frequency vector may then be identified for each analysis interval and a unit of geographic grid. A “goodness” indicator may be computed for each time-frequency vector. Clusters of time-frequency vectors may be categorized for each analysis interval and associated unit of geographic grid such that mobile devices can be assigned “good” clusters through sub-carrier allocation.
US09204447B2
There are provided a wireless communicator that performs channel scanning, in a period during which wireless communication is not performed, to detect a frequency channel currently used by a surrounding wireless communication device; a frequency channel information storage that stores frequency channel information indicating the frequency channel detected by the wireless communicator; and a travel information acquisition unit that acquires travel information indicating motion of a vehicle. A switch controller performs switching control of a frequency channel used by the wireless communicator in accordance with the frequency channel information and the travel information acquired by the travel information acquisition unit.
US09204445B2
A wireless communications system is described which comprises a plurality of base stations, each comprises at least one beam generating means for generating narrow spatial beams for communicating with respective subscriber devices located along a direction to which the respective narrow beam is currently directed. The system's transmission resources are allocated so that a substantial part of the resources allocated to each of the beam generating means is different from a substantial part of transmission resources allocated to any of the angularly adjacent beam generating means at the respective base station and are different from the substantial part of the resources allocated to beam generating means associated with adjacent base stations and directed towards geographical areas located in a proximity to the geographical area towards which the respective narrow beam is directed.
US09204432B2
A radio communication station device can prevent limiting of resource allocation in a UE group. The radio communication device includes: a CCE allocation unit, modulation units, an arrangement unit, and a radio transmission unit. The CCE allocation unit allocates allocation information allocated to a PDCCH which is inputted from the modulation unit as follows. Among a plurality of search spaces shared by a greater number of UE groups as the CCE aggregation size of the PDCCH increases, a particular search space corresponding to the CCE aggregation size of the PDCCH and a mobile group of the PDCCH is selected as a space to which the allocation information is to be allocated. The arrangement unit arranges the allocation information in a downlink resource corresponding to the CCE of the particular search space allocated among the downlink resources secured for the PDCCH. The radio transmission unit transmits an OFDM symbol having the allocation information from an antenna to a mobile station.
US09204412B2
A user device may: receive, from a network device, timeslot information and a first timing advance value. The first timing advance value may be used by the user device to send a data block to the first network device in accordance with the timeslot information. The user device may further: determine a first distance corresponding to a distance between the user device and the network device; determine a change in position of the user device; determine a second distance based on the change in position of the user device; and determine a second timing advance value based on the first timing advance value, the first distance, and the second distance. The second timing advance value may be used by the user device to send the data block to the network device in accordance with the timeslot information.
US09204405B2
Synchronization methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed. An example method includes storing, in memory of a device, schedule information indicating times at which the device is to listen for a sequential series of data frames, the schedule information further indicating a reference time at which transmission of the sequential series of data frames to the device is to be initiated; initiating a listening session at a first time of the schedule information according to a native clock of the device; identifying which of the data frames of the sequential series is received first during the listening session; and adjusting the native clock of the device based on the identified data frame.
US09204395B2
A user equipment (UE) performs a method for supporting discontinuous receive (DRX) in a wireless network. The method includes waking up at a wake up time associated with a beginning of a DRX cycle, the DRX cycle comprising a plurality of subframes. The method also includes determining whether to perform receive beam training before a beginning of a time period for downlink communication. The method further includes receiving data during the time period for downlink communication.
US09204391B2
A power management device of a wireless sensor network includes a setting unit, a detecting unit and a selecting unit. The setting unit sets relay nodes to work in a fully-functional operating mode and sets ordinary nodes to work in a semi-functional operating mode. The detecting unit detects whether powers consumptions of multiple relay nodes are lower than a threshold, confirms that a relay node is lack of power when the power of the relay node is lower than a threshold and collects power information and address information of ordinary nodes. The selecting unit selects a new relay node according to the collected power information and address information of the ordinary nodes, and sets the low-power-reserves relay node as an ordinary node. A power management method of the wireless sensor network is also provided.
US09204389B2
A method performed by a radio communication device for discontinuous reception, DRX, of data from a radio network node is disclosed. When information, indicating that data is scheduled to the radio communication device in a DRX cycle, is received (102, 104(Y)) during an initial part of a DRX cycle, a receiver of the radio communication device is activated (110) at the time data is received and deactivated (110) when data is not received. When information is not received (104(N)) or when the information indicates that no data is scheduled (108(N)) during a remaining part of the DRX cycle, the receiver is kept (106) deactivated. A method performed by the radio network node for enabling DRX of data by the radio communication device is disclosed, as well as the radio communication device and the radio network node. Micro sleep during single time slices, such as time slots, is enabled.
US09204387B2
A method and network node operable to perform a method of controlling a carrier configuration of a network node in a multi-carrier wireless telecommunication network. The multi-carrier wireless telecommunications network comprises a plurality of network nodes operable to simultaneously transmit and receive signals on more than one radio frequency carrier within a sector of the telecommunications network. The method comprises the steps of: monitoring an indication data traffic received over a predetermined time period on each carrier to determine whether the data traffic received over the time period meets a predetermined set of conditions, transmitting a request to deactivate each carrier determined to meet the conditions; monitoring for receipt of a positive response to the request and implementing deactivation for each carrier for which a positive response is received.
US09204380B2
A network access optimization strategy where mobile device may be directed to access particular networks depending on operation requirements and characteristic. The optimization strategy may rely on a traveling speed of the mobile to device to broadly prioritize a network type suitable for the given traveling speed.
US09204376B2
Profile-based passive network switching of wireless mobile devices comprises receiving at a wireless access point a device specific identifier beacon transmitted from a mobile device and extracting a device specific identifier from the beacon. The access point then transmits the device specific identifier and access point provider information to a networked server configured with presence network switching software for determining network switching requirements based on the transmitted device specific identifier. The access point then receives mobile device network switching data from the server for processing. The access point then transmits local wireless network authentication and connection information from the access point to the mobile device to facilitate activating a wireless network connection between the mobile device and the access point at which point the access point starts processing wireless communication from the mobile device over the local wireless network.
US09204371B2
A method of operating an access point includes defining a restricted access window during which stations that belong to a same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are not allowed to transmit data frames. The method further includes generating a beacon announcing the restricted access window, and transmitting the beacon to the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point. The method also includes, during the restricted access window, receiving a poll frame from a first station of the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point. The method further includes, subsequent to the poll frame, transmitting a data frame to the first station.
US09204370B2
In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a receiver configured to receive radio pilot formation according to a radio communication technology family, and a power supply switch controller to selectively energizing and de-energizing one or more components of the mobile radio communication device based on the received radio pilot information. The radio pilot information includes availability information about the availability of at least one radio communication technology of at least one other radio communication technology family.
US09204365B2
An access point sends an indication or message to a network entity to indicate whether the network entity is to perform access control for an access terminal. In some implementations the indication/message may comprise an explicit indication of whether or not that network entity is to perform the access control. In some implementations, the inclusion of information (e.g., a CSG identifier) in the message or the exclusion of information from the message indicates whether the network entity is to perform the access control.
US09204364B2
The heterogeneous network based-simultaneous data transmission service method includes identifying an access state with a reception device by a network device configured to relay data transmission/reception between a particular reception device and a particular transmission device, the network device being located in a particular network, when the access state with the reception device is abnormal, making a request for re-routing particular data transmitted from the transmission device to the reception device, and when the transmission device configured to transmit/receive particular partial data divided from one particular data through two or more network interfaces receives the re-routing request from the network device corresponding to a particular network interface, transmitting the particular partial data according to the re-routing request to the reception device through another network interface of the two or more network interfaces.
US09204361B2
A network element having a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) Node Selection Function for discriminating information in order to determine which core network node a signaling message should be sent comprising: a network interface unit configured to interact with a packet network system; a processor with a memory associated with the network interface unit and adapted to: receive the signaling message from an eNB at a selection function; extract header information from Stream Control Transport Protocol (SCTP) of the signaling message; communicate with a database having a persistent application map to determine if there is an association between the header information and a core network entity; if there is an association, forward the signaling message to a selected core network entity; and determine at the selected core network entity which one of a plurality of core network nodes within a core network pool to route the message based on availability of the plurality of core network nodes.
US09204360B2
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to determine connectivity are disclosed. An example method includes identifying, with a processor, a radio network controller serving a NodeB based on a configuration of the NodeB; identifying, with the processor, a set of intermediate nodes forming a pathway between the radio network controller and the NodeB; and storing the pathway between the radio network controller and the NodeB based on the radio network controller and the intermediate nodes.
US09204346B1
A method to dynamically configure a base station based on evaluation of whether nearby and/or neighboring base stations operate on a preferred coverage frequency. For instance, the base station could be configured to broadcast as a start-scanning threshold value a relatively high value in response to determining that a base station operating on the preferred coverage frequency is located within a predefined threshold distance. Further, the base station could be configured to broadcast as the start-scanning threshold value an intermediate value in response to determining that no nearby base station operates on the preferred coverage frequency but at least one base station that is a handover neighbor operates on the preferred coverage frequency. And the base station could be configured to broadcast as the start-scanning threshold value a relatively low value in response to determining that no nearby base stations or handover neighbors operate on the preferred coverage frequency.
US09204344B2
A method and apparatus are provided for updating a sequence hopping (SH) pattern of an uplink channel during handover from a current cell having a current SH pattern. At least one downlink channel of each neighbor cell of the current cell is monitored. Information indicative of the monitored downlink channels of the neighbor cells is transmitted to the current cell. Prior to receiving a handover command from the current cell a target cell from among the neighbor cells is anticipated and a common downlink channel of the anticipated target cell is monitored to determine information representative of a target SH pattern of the target cell.
US09204341B2
Performing detection of a synchronization beacon. The UE may include a first radio which supports, e.g., simultaneously, a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. The UE may perform transmission according to the first RAT on the first radio with a base station. The UE may receive a request to perform a tune-away to detect a synchronization beacon on the second RAT. The synchronization beacon may repetitively occur in successive first time periods. The UE may repeatedly perform a search for the synchronization beacon in different sub-portions over successive first time periods. The search may be repeatedly performed until the synchronization beacon is located in a respective sub-portion of one of the successive time periods.
US09204319B2
Systems and methods for estimating network capacity or performance are disclosed. In some implementations, a target network resource is selected for evaluation. Key performance indicators for computing a target network resource value for the target network resource are determined. The determined key performance indicators are filtered out of a set of key performance indicators. A data set is gathered. The data set comprises multiple points. Each point indicates a key performance indicator value for at least one of the determined key performance indicators and the target network resource value. A calculation module is trained to calculate the selected target network resource value based on key performance indicator values included in the gathered data set. The calculation module is tested using a testing data set. The testing data set has a same probability distribution of key performance indicator values and target network resource values as the gathered data set.
US09204314B2
A method (200) for data transmission from a sender (110) to a receiver (120), wherein the data transmission is performed in predefined time intervals by associated transmission processes. The sender (110) is adapted to perform a subsequent transmission for the associated process in a time interval after one round trip time (502). Specific transmissions are performed among the transmissions, wherein the specific transmissions are limited to a subset of the time intervals, the subset being smaller than the number of all time intervals in a round trip time (502). The method (200) comprises the steps of determining (230) a maximum number of specific transmissions within a round trip time (502), specifying (240) a number of associated processes for the specific transmissions, wherein the specified number is the maximum number, and associating (250) the processes for the specific transmissions with the specific transmissions.
US09204313B2
The invention relates to a method in a first communication node in a wireless communications network comprising a plurality of second communication nodes for enabling a central processing of local data from second communication nodes in the network. The first communication node establishes (82) an intemode connection in a radio access network of the wireless communications network to a second communication node wherein information is sent of a virtual cell of the first communication node. The first communication node then requests (84) and receives (86) local information from the second communication node. The received local information is then processed (88) into processed data to be used to centrally process the local information of the second communication node. For centrally processing the local information, the processed data is transmitted (90) to a third communication node.
US09204308B2
A method, in which a bandwidth of a carrier frequency is allocated to subbands and one or more of the subbands is assigned to a radio network element to be used in radio communication between the radio network element and user equipment having a radio connection with the radio network element.
US09204307B2
A method and apparatus for switching operational modes in a Cognitive Radio (CR) system are provided. A method for switching between a normal operation mode and a coexistence operation mode in a CR system includes occupying at least one channel in the normal operation mode, when there is no channel to be occupied, selecting at least one channel for the coexistence operation mode, and occupying available frames among frames of the selected at least one channel in the coexistence operation mode.
US09204306B2
A cellular radio access network comprising a plurality of radio transceivers geographically spaced so that neighboring transceivers provide overlapping radio coverage for mobile user terminals, and a radio transceiver controller geographically spaced from and coupled to said plurality of radio transceivers, the controller being arranged to control each radio transceiver so that neighboring transceivers can be configured to communicate with user terminals using either the same or different radio channels, whereby the effective cell sizes of the radio access network can be dynamically increased or decreased depending upon the demands placed on the available radio resources.
US09204304B2
An electronic terminal includes at least one input and output unit. The electronic terminal further includes: a communication detection unit configured to detect whether a communication event exists, so as to obtain a first detection result; a condition sensing unit configured to detect whether a prohibition condition for prohibiting an input and output function of the at least one input and output unit is satisfied, so as to obtain a second detection result; a prohibition unit configured to prohibit a part of the input and output function of the at least one input and output unit which is unrelated to the communication event, when the first detection result indicates that the communication event exists and the second detection result indicates that the prohibition condition is satisfied.
US09204290B2
A domain name associated with a radio network node's operator or maintenance (OM) node is determined based on at least part of a radio node identifier and a radio network operator identifier. The radio network node sends the domain name to a domain name server. In response to sending the constructed domain name, the radio network node receives from the domain server an IP address for the OM node. The radio network node then initiates a connection with the OM node using the IP address. In one non-limiting example embodiment, the part of the radio node identifier is a radio network node vendor identifier.
US09204287B2
A method for operating a first station includes receiving a first management frame from a communications device, and generating an optimized management frame including a reference to the first management frame and update information for the first management frame specific to the first station. The method also includes transmitting the optimized management frame.
US09204286B1
In an embodiment, a method of branding a mobile device is disclosed. The method comprises installing a service brand package on the mobile device, where the service brand package is configured to provision the mobile device with a service brand network. The method further comprises receiving at least one signal on the mobile device, wherein the signal informs the mobile device of its geographic location. The method further comprises associating, by the mobile device, the geographic location of the mobile device with the location of a mobile service brand center, wherein the mobile service brand center is associated with the brand network. The method further comprises provisioning the mobile device with the brand network based on the association of the geographic location of the mobile device with the mobile service brand center, wherein provisioning comprises activating the service brand package.
US09204275B2
Provided is a system and method for targeting one or more receiving data processing systems with data by aiming a sending data processing system at the receiving data processing system(s) and performing a shoot action. Aiming information is transmitted from the sending data processing system to the receiving data processing system(s) to facilitate determining whether or not the one or more receiving data processing systems was targeted by the sending data processing system, for example, to subsequently pull data, push data, or interact. Aiming information may include location information, directional and posture information, distance information, target size, and/or other shooting data to further qualify the shoot action. Permissions and configurations can govern data pulled or pushed. Wave forms which are not controllably aimed by nature can be accurately aimed.
US09204272B2
Systems and methods are described for serving binary short message service (SMS) content to multiple mobile devices that use different wireless networks to receive data. One implementation involves a method for serving binary SMS content to the subscribers of a telematics service provider (TSP) on multiple mobile devices that are provisioned with multiple wireless networks. The method involves receiving a binary SMS at a receiving module of an external short message entity (ESME), translating the SMS into a protocol data unit (PDU), and routing the PDU to an SMS gateway producing application. The PDU is directed to a virtual serial port, which is created by the gateway producing application and mapped to a physical serial port at a terminal server. The PDU is sent from the terminal server to a data modem that is provisioned with a wireless carrier, and the data modem is instructed to transmit the SMS to a mobile device.
US09204268B2
A computer-implemented system and method to manage the communication of a user are disclosed. In one embodiment, when a person tries to electronically convey a message to the user, the status of the user, the identity of the person, and the urgency of the message can be identified. The access priority of the person can be determined based on the person's identity. Then, the message can be managed using one or more rules and in view of the status of the user, the access priority of the person and the urgency of the message.
US09204260B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for assistance data generation based on raster images, such as raster images of floor plans. A method provided herein for generating positioning assistance data includes obtaining a first raster image including a floor plan of an area; obtaining geographic reference information corresponding to the area, the geographic reference information including a location of the area; extracting structural features of the area from the floor plan of the area via the first raster image; and generating assistance data for the area based on the extracted structural features and the geographic reference information.
US09204254B2
Techniques are disclosed herein that generally involve storing a historical record of a user's maps searches (a maps history), and providing a user with relevant information about elements in their maps history based on the location of a mobile device associated with the user. Such elements can include generic queries, specific queries, direction queries, click entries, places, and so forth. In some examples, the mobile device's location is provided to a server, which in turn processes the user's maps history to determine which elements from the maps history may be relevant to the mobile device's current location. Elements that are determined to be of possible relevance, and/or information relating thereto, can then be presented to the user, in many instances decreasing the time and effort required for the user to locate map-based information for which they are searching.
US09204250B2
A computer system may notify a user about personally attended services satisfying temporal-spatial criteria. The computer system may use a user location and/or information on already scheduled events to determine whether a personally attended service satisfies the temporal-spatial criteria. Travel time may be determined and included when determining whether the personally attended service conflicts with an already scheduled event. The temporal-spatial criteria may also include availability of the personally attended service. A user profile and/or third party information may be used to determine if a user is available and/or would be receptive to a personally attended service. The user profile may be generated from third party information, such as contained in an online social network, and/or learned. The user may be able to reserve the personally attended service through the computer system.
US09204248B2
Provided in the present invention are a communication terminal and an information transmission processing method therefor. The communication terminal comprises: a communication processing module (6); a location information acquisition module (1), configured to acquire location information of users of a first user set; a target location acquisition module (2), configured to acquire a target location; a filter module (3), configured to filter a second user set from the first user set on the basis of the location information of the users of the first user set and the target location; a content acquisition module (4), configured to acquire content to be transmitted; an information transmission module (5), configured to transmit the content to be transmitted to each of users of the second user set via the communication processing module (6). According to the present invention, the amount of user input is reduced, and it thus increases efficiency of information transmission greatly, particularly when the number of target users is relatively large.
US09204239B1
A method of making customization changes on a mobile communication device, comprises identifying, on the mobile communication device, the bandwidth of a bearer channel of the mobile communication device, and selecting at least one server from which to request a customization payload based at least in part on the bandwidth of the bearer channel of the mobile communication device, wherein different servers are configured to access different portions of the customization package. The method further comprises sending a request for the customization payload to the selected server, receiving the customization payload from the selected server, and performing customization changes on the mobile communication device in response to receiving customization information contained in the customization payload.
US09204233B2
An audio testing system is configured for receiving an audio signal from the an audio emitting device. The system samples the audio signal and obtains sampling points from the audio signal for determining if the audio signal has been distorted. A related method is also disclosed.
US09204229B2
A waterproof enclosure for a cochlear implant system or other hearing assistance device includes an outer housing, an inner support in the interior of the outer housing, an acoustic element supported by the inner support, and water-impermeable polymeric protective membrane sealing the interior of the outer housing against water ingress. A hearing device such as a cochlear implant sound processor, a headpiece, an earhook, or a hearing aid comprises an outer housing, an inner support in the interior of the outer housing, a microphone supported by the inner support, and a water-impermeable polymeric protective membrane sealing the interior of the outer housing against water ingress. A method for waterproofing an acoustic element comprises molding an outer support having a water-impermeable polymeric protective membrane; inserting an acoustic element into an inner support; anchoring the acoustic element to the inner support; inserting the inner support into the outer support; and anchoring the inner support to the outer support.
US09204228B2
A hearing instrument contains a case and a sound tube. The instrument has a case/tube connection that is simple, easy to assemble, and can be established and released in a reversible manner. The hearing instrument has a case in which a receiver is disposed, and a sound tube for conveying output signals. Disposed in the case is a mounting insert having a receiver compartment and a socket. The receiver is inserted in the receiver compartment and the socket has a circumferential recess or ridge. The sound tube has a plug with a ridge or recess corresponding to the circumferential recess or ridge of the socket. The socket and plug can be reversibly interconnected and detached. The mounting insert obviates the need for an additional sound-conducting connecting piece between receiver and sound tube. This reduces the component count and improves a seal-tightness of the connection between receiver and sound tube.
US09204222B2
An acoustic transducer comprising: a flexible membrane; and a tension actuator, wherein the tension actuator is configured to be electrically controllable and define to the acoustic properties of the transducer dependent on the tension of the membrane.
US09204217B2
A microphone filter system for outputting an audio signal independent of electrical impedance of downstream devices. This system may include a filter section and an audio transformer that facilitate the outputting of the audio signal.
US09204214B2
Methods and devices for wearable sound processing and voice operated control are provided. The method can include monitoring a sound pressure level between a first received sound and a second received sound, identifying a voicing level from a comparison of the sound pressure level, determining if a wearer is speaking based on the comparison and the voicing level, and transmitting a decision that the wearer's spoken voice is present to at least one among a cell phone, a media player, and a portable computing device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09204209B2
In an optical transmission apparatus, a path information table stores paths set in a network and wavelength channel information on the paths. A controller searches for an apparatus which performs route switching of paths using a plurality of grouped wavelength channels, based on fault information on the network detected by the optical transmission apparatus, fault information on the network detected by other optical transmission apparatus, and the paths and wavelength channel information on the paths stored in the path information table. When determining that the number of operating paths is maximized by performing the route switching of the paths in the optical transmission apparatus, the controller performs the route switching of the paths.
US09204205B1
Embodiments of the invention provides an advertisement queue (ADQ) allowing users (i.e., potential advertisement viewers) to temporarily store a limited number of electronic advertisements for later viewing as an alternative to completely dismissing all advertisements as irrelevant. For example, the electronic advertisements include, but not limited to, online advertisements and television advertisements. In one or more embodiments, a user's ADQ is allocated to store a maximum number of advertisements, referred to as queued advertisements. When the ADQ is full or reaches a pre-determined percentage of maximum entry count, the user is offered to view a queued advertisement in the ADQ, to select a category of advertisement for future queuing, and/or to clear the ADQ.
US09204203B2
Systems and methods are provided for reducing and controlling playback latency in an unmanaged, buffered data network. A delay cost function is determined, the function representing the effect of playback latency on end user experience. An encoder transmits audiovisual data through the network to a client device. Network latency is measured, and the delay cost function is evaluated to establish an encoding bitrate for the encoder. The encoding of the audiovisual data is altered in response to dynamic network conditions, thereby controlling end-to-end playback latency of the system, which is represented by the playout length of data buffered between the encoder and the client device.
US09204201B2
A media device may be configured for receiving data from one or more satellites. The media device may include one or more processors and one or more storage devices. A first tuner of a media device may tune to a first data stream that came from a first satellite transponder. A second tuner of the media device may tune to a second data stream that came from a second satellite transponder. The first data stream and the second data stream may be derived from source data based at least in part on a data distribution scheme. The data distribution scheme may include distributing at least portions of the source data with the first data stream and the second data stream. The first data stream and/or the second data stream may be processed to store and/or output for presentation content.
US09204192B2
A media data playback device is capable of simultaneously parsing and decoding two buffered sources of streaming media. The device is operable to provide diversified operation functions including media data reproducing functions, a portable device to portable device wireless communication, cellular communication, and an access point function.
US09204188B1
A method, performed at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors, includes receiving respective first set-top box (STB) information from a first plurality of STBs. The first STB information received from a respective STB in the first plurality of STBs includes tuning information for the respective STB in the first plurality of STBs, and power status information for a respective display device coupled to the respective STB in the first plurality of STBs. The method also includes filtering the power status information, and determining a viewership metric for the first plurality of STBs based on the tuning information and the filtered power status information in the first STB information.
US09204186B2
The disclosure relates generally to buffering and presenting content. Multiple pause buffers may be created and maintained so that users can jump within the content of a channel. If buffered content is not available, the user may be offered similar content that is available as on-demand content, or as other recorded content, for example, stored on a digital video recorder. If a commercial is playing when the new channel is selected, a buffered portion corresponding to an earlier portion of the content may be presented instead of the commercial.
US09204184B2
An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access to program guide functions. An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. Program guide setting include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorites features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc.
US09204182B2
A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data.
US09204176B2
Provided are a digital broadcast transmitter, a digital broadcast receiver, a method for processing a stream of the transmitter, and a method for processing a stream of the receiver. The method of processing the stream of the transmitter includes: generating a stream in which a plurality of slots of different formats is consecutively arranged; and encoding and interleaving the generated stream, and outputting the encoded and interleaved stream as a transport stream, wherein the generating the stream includes arranging at least one of second mobile data, training data, and dummy data in an orphan region generated according to a difference of the formats between consecutive slots of the plurality of slots.
US09204175B2
A partial file stream is utilized to conserve resources and provide services when a file stream such as video file stream is requested for processing to generate a thumbnail. A file stream host provides a partial file stream generated from the beginning and end parts of the video file stream adjoined by a middle part. The partial file stream minimizes resource utilization. The partial file stream also enables access by external processes to generate the thumbnail and minimize exposure to security risks by stopping direct access to the file stream host.
US09204171B1
Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding images based on constrained offset compensation and a loop filter. The image decoding apparatus: receives, from an encoder, a first indicator indicating whether a sequence, a picture, a frame, a slice, a coding unit (CU), a prediction unit (PU), and/or a transform unit (TU) supports constrained offset compensation; receives, from the encoder, a second indicator indicating whether constrained sample adaptive offset (SAO) compensation or an adaptive loop filter (ALF) is applied; receives a parameter from the encoder; and applies the SAO compensation or the ALF to pixels of a restored image on the basis of the second indicator and the parameter.
US09204160B2
A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding motion information. The encoding method includes determining whether motion information of spatial prediction units that are spatially collocated to a current prediction unit and motion information of temporal prediction units that are temporally collocated to the current prediction are available; when the number of the motion information of the spatial prediction units and the motion information of the temporal prediction units is less than a predetermined number, generating additional candidate motion information by using the available motion information of the spatial prediction units and the motion information of the temporal prediction units such that the total number of pieces of candidate motion information is the predetermined number; and decoding motion information of the current prediction unit by using the ‘n’ pieces of motion information.
US09204157B2
A system and method for organizing pixel information in memory. A method according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes storing data representative of pixels of a scene in a growing window (“GW”) portion of a reference frame in an on-chip memory, storing data representative of pixels of the visual scene in a sliding window (“SW”) portion of the reference frame thereby forming a hybrid window, searching the memory to locate a portion of the stored data that corresponds with data representative of pixels in a current frame descriptive of the scene, performing motion estimation according to results of the search, generating a compressed version of the current frame according to results of the motion estimation, and storing the compressed version for later visual rendering. The system includes a processing unit and a video encoder. The processing unit includes an on-chip memory. The video encoder includes a motion estimation engine and a compression unit.
US09204152B2
An image processing device that encodes image data including: an encoding unit which, with a small region line including, arrayed in the horizontal direction, small regions obtained by dividing large regions arrayed in the vertical direction of an image, performs encoding of image data of the large region, advancing the encoding order of small regions in the same order as a scan order, and advancing the encoding order of small region lines in an order different from the scan order; and a control unit that controls the encoding unit to encode in accordance with a state of a left small region situated at a left periphery of a small region to be processed, and a state of a lower small region situated at a lower periphery of the small region to be processed. The device suppresses deterioration in encoding efficiency due to high speed image encoding.
US09204145B2
A video-information encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus with a guarantee of a fixed processing time. By limiting the amount of data to be input into/output from a CABAC encoding unit and decoding unit on a unit-of-encoding basis, such as one picture, slice, macroblock or block, and by encoding uncompressed video data, it is possible to provide a video-information encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus with a guarantee of a fixed processing time. Thereby, an apparatus with a guarantee of the processing time can be mounted.
US09204143B2
A motion sensing method is implemented by an image sensor, the image sensor including a first pixel and a second pixel. The method includes outputting a first pixel signal of the first pixel during a first integration time of a frame period, outputting a second pixel signal of the second pixel during a second integration time of the frame period, and generating comparison signals indicative of a sensed moving object by comparing the first pixel signal and the second pixel signal.
US09204142B2
According to our invention, linked operation between a monitor apparatus for displaying images, and a set-top box for transmitting image signals to the monitor apparatus via a required interface, can be achieved properly, even if both units are constructed in casings separate from each other. The monitor apparatus uses a CEC line to transmit a CEC vendor command including at least a code associated with unit information, and the set-top box apparatus transmits the CEC vendor command including at least the code associated with the unit information. Upon receiving the vendor command from the set-top box apparatus, the monitor apparatus switches to the linked operation with the set-top box.
US09204140B2
A display device includes: a display unit displaying plural viewpoint images; a light separation unit having plural transmitting portions and separating light from the display unit; and a display control unit controlling the timing of switching either of display positions of respective viewpoint images on the display unit and transmittance of respective transmitting portions of the light separation unit based on correlation information of the viewpoint images between frames.
US09204132B2
A digital cinematographic and projection process that provides a means of 3D stereoscopic imagery that is not adversely affected by the standard frame rate of 24 frames per second, as is the convention in the motion picture industry worldwide. A method for photographing and projecting moving images in three dimensions includes recording a moving image with a first and a second camera simultaneously and interleaving a plurality of frames recorded by the first camera with a plurality of frames recorded by the second camera. The step of interleaving includes retaining odd numbered frames recorded by the first camera and deleting the even numbered frames, retaining even numbered frames recorded by the second camera and deleting the odd numbered frames, and creating an image sequence by alternating the retained images from the first and second camera.
US09204114B2
A solid-state imaging element includes pixel cells in which apertures of light shielding films are off-centered in opposite directions. The pixel cells includes a pixel cell which detects a R light component, a pixel cell which detects a G light component, and a pixel cell which detects a B light component. In the pixel cells, a relationship among an off-centered amount Or of the aperture in the pixel cell which detects the R light component, an off-centered amount Og of the aperture in the pixel cell which detects the G light component, and an off-centered amount Ob of the aperture in the pixel cell which detects the B light component is Or>Og>Ob.
US09204112B2
One embodiment is a method for selecting and grouping key points extracted by applying a feature detector on a scene being analyzed. The method includes grouping the extracted key points into clusters that enforce a geometric relation between members of a cluster, scoring and sorting the clusters, identifying and discarding clusters that are comprised of points which represent the background noise of the image, and sub-sampling the remaining clusters to provide a smaller number of key points for the scene.
US09204108B2
A vehicle periphery monitoring system is provided, in which by matching a behavior of a semitransparent tire image with an operation from a driver's viewpoint, a feeling of strangeness is reduced, an intuitive space perception is assisted and also a moving direction and a behavior of a vehicle can be easily perceived. In a side-view monitor system an image processing controller converts a real camera image including a blind spot into an image to be viewed from a driver's viewpoint to generate a blind spot image, and superimposes a semitransparent vehicle image which is obtained by making a vehicle viewed from the driver's viewpoint semitransparent and a semitransparent tire image which is obtained by making a tire semitransparent and displaying a behavior following a handle operation viewed from the driver's viewpoint on the blind spot image.
US09204103B1
An improved technique for storing and processing video data includes separating video data derived from a video camera into multiple video fragments, distributing the video fragments to different computing nodes of a network, and performing parallel image processing on the video fragments in a distributed manner, by the respective computing nodes that receive the video data. Examples of image processing include pattern matching, such as facial recognition, and license plate matching.
US09204097B2
A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input.
US09204091B2
An apparatus for configuring a high-definition (HD) call connection between computer devices includes a Short Messaging Service (SMS) transceiving module for receiving a message for requesting home network telephony device list information of a first device, discovering a device in the home network to generate the telephony device list information, transmitting response message comprising the generated telephony device list information to the first device, receiving an SMS call connection request message from the first device, and transmitting an SMS call connection response message to the first device, and a Control Point (CP) for selecting a telephony device for receiving and initiating the call.
US09204085B2
Provided is a display apparatus including a first signal receiving unit that receives a non-compressed video signal from an external device via a first transmission path through a plurality of channels by means of a differential signal, an image display unit that displays images by processing the video signal received by the first signal receiving unit, a second signal receiving unit that receives a compressed video signal of a same video source as the non-compressed video signal by using a bi-directional communication path configured by predetermined lines of the first transmission path, and a signal transmitting unit that transmits a compressed video signal corresponding to the compressed video signal received by the second signal receiving unit to another external device different from the external device.
US09204077B2
Disclosed herein are a display device and a control method thereof. The method includes recognizing a first motion to start to control the display device of a user; performing an indicator in response to the recognized first motion; recognizing a second motion; and displaying information of at least one of the recognized second motion and the display device's function corresponding to the second motion using the indicator.
US09204074B2
A pixel circuit includes a plurality of pixel units, and one of the pixel units includes a photosensor, a readout circuit, and a switch circuit. The readout circuit is coupled to a supply voltage and the photosensor, which includes a floating diffusion node for storing data of the photosensor and an output node for outputting data of the floating diffusion node. The switch circuit is coupled between the photosensor and a tail node, wherein the tail node is coupled to the floating diffusion node of another pixel unit.
US09204071B2
A digital double sampling method, a related complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor, and a digital camera comprising the CMOS image sensor are disclosed. The method includes generating first digital data corresponding to an initial voltage level apparent in a pixel in response to a reset signal, inverting the first digital data, outputting a detection voltage corresponding to image data received from outside of the CMOS image sensor, and counting in synchronization with a clock signal, starting from an initial value equal to the inverted first digital data, and for an amount of time responsive to a voltage level of the detection voltage.
US09204070B2
An integrating A/D converter includes: a comparator comparing an input voltage to a reference voltage having a ramp waveform, a voltage value of which linearly varies with time; a higher-order bit counter starting operation or stopping operation triggered by inversion of an output signal of the comparator and outputting higher order bits by performing counting in a cycle of a clock signal; and a time-to-digital converter latching phase information of the clock signal corresponding to plural signals obtained by delaying an output signal of the comparator and decoding the latched values to output lower order bits having higher resolution than the clock cycle.
US09204066B2
A solid-state imaging device has a configuration for selecting from a plurality of reference pixels at least one reference pixel for outputting a reference signal.
US09204055B2
An image capture apparatus includes: a capturing unit that captures an object image and generates image data; a setting unit that sets an exposure time for the capturing unit; a composition unit that generates composite image data, in which a predetermined number of pieces of image data have been composed, by dividing the exposure time set by the setting unit into multiple exposure time segments and sequentially composing image data obtained from the capturing unit for each of the exposure time segments into which the exposure time has been divided; and a recording control unit that records, into a recording medium, the composite image data generated by the composition unit and history image data generated by sequentially composing the image data, obtained from the capturing unit, that has been sequentially generated up until the composite image data has been generated.
US09204052B2
A method comprising operating in a single-frame capture mode, receiving indication of a first input associated with invocation of a first zoom out operation, and transitioning from the single-frame capture mode to a first multiple-frame capture mode based, at least in part, on the first zoom out operation is disclosed.
US09204050B2
An information displaying apparatus is capable of providing an easy-to-see display of information that the user wants to know out of information related to objects seen in a captured real-world image. The information displaying apparatus comprises an image input unit for inputting a captured real-world image. A distance acquiring unit acquires the distance between an object seen in the input captured real-world image and a view point of the captured real-world image. An object superimposing unit outputs an image in which information related to the object is superimposed on the captured real-world image. An information output control unit controls the information output by the object superimposing unit. The information output control unit decides, in accordance with the acquired distance, how to present the information outputted by the object superimposing unit.
US09204043B2
An image sensing module includes an image sensor and a sensing controller. The image sensor captures an image with a first frequency. The sensing controller determines whether the image sensor has detected an object according to the image. When the sensing controller determines that the image sensor has detected an object, the sensing controller switches the image sensor to capture the image with a second frequency for the image sensor to continuously detect the location of the object. By setting the first frequency higher than the second frequency, the image-sensing module detects the object in real time and the power consumption of the image-sensing module continuously detecting the location of the object is saved as well.
US09204034B2
An image processing apparatus includes an object distance information acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding a distance to an object detected from acquired image data, a distance information acquisition unit configured to divide the image data into small areas and acquire object distance information for each of the small areas, a determination unit configured to determine a blurring level for each of the small areas, and a blurring processing unit configured to perform blurring processing on the image data based on the blurring level. The determination unit identifies an object located within a predetermined distance from a main object based on the distance information acquired by the object distance information acquisition unit, and determines a distance group of the identified object as a non-blur area.
US09204033B2
An image capture apparatus includes an image capture means having a first pixel group, a second pixel group, and a third pixel group, a focus detection means that calculates a defocus amount of the imaging lens using a first image signal obtained from the first pixel group and a second image signal obtained from the second pixel group, an image generation means that corrects the first and second image signals so as to be equivalent to a third image signal obtained from the third pixel group, and that generates a captured image using first and second corrected image signals and the third image signal, wherein the image generation means corrects the first and second image signals based on the defocus amount calculated by the focus detection means, and obtains the first and second corrected image signals.
US09204032B2
A camera is provided having an image sensor for taking images, a reception optics, an adjustable focusing unit for setting a focal position of the reception optics as well as a control and evaluation unit which is configured to continuously move the focal position of the reception optics between a first focal position and a second focal position by means of the focusing unit and to take a respective one image at at least one third focal position and one fourth focal position, to determine a degree of sharpness of the images and to determine a focal position of greatest image sharpness therefrom. The control and evaluation unit is configured to move the focal position cyclically and continuously to and fro between the first focal position and the second focal position and to take a further image when the focal position of greatest image sharpness is reached.
US09204031B2
The method includes changing a focal length of a camera device while capturing one or more frames of sensor data from a sensor array of the camera device by sequentially reading signals from different areas of the sensor array, such that different sections of each of the one or more frames corresponds to sensor data captured at different focal lengths of the camera device. The method further includes deriving focus statistics from the one or more captured frames, each focus statistic providing a measure of an extent to which a section of a frame to which the focus statistic relates is in focus at a given focal length; identifying from the focus statistics an optimal focal length at which an optimally focused image can be captured; and adapting the focal length of the camera device in accordance with the optimal focal length.
US09204026B2
A mobile terminal and method of controlling an image photographing therein are disclosed, by which a user interface for effectively receiving an input of a control command for each of a plurality of cameras provided to a mobile terminal can be provided. The present invention includes receiving an input of a first image and an input of a second image using a first camera and a second camera, respectively, setting a first photographing condition for the first camera and a second photographing condition for the second camera, photographing the first image and the second image using the first camera and the second camera according to the set first photographing condition and the set second photographing condition, respectively, generating a third image by synthesizing the photographed first and second images together, and displaying the generated third image as a photographed image.
US09204017B2
An image processing device includes: an automatic color determining module that determines whether an image read from an original is a color image or a monochrome image according to a color determination result obtained by a color determining module; a color determination difference detecting module that detects a difference between a color determination result obtained by the color determining module with respect to a test pattern output on a recording medium and a color determination result obtained by the color determining module with respect to the test pattern output on a standard recording medium; and an automatic color selection condition adjusting module that adjusts a white pixel determination threshold and a black pixel determination threshold used for determination by the automatic color determining module according to a color determination difference detection result obtained by the color determination difference detecting module.
US09204014B2
A scanner device and a method executed in the scanner device are provided. The scanner device includes a generating unit that generates original image data representing a scanned original; a preparing unit that prepares one color-conversion profile among a plurality of color-conversion profiles having different data sizes, according to a feature of the original image data; and an outputting unit that outputs the original image data and the one color-conversion profile.
US09204013B2
One embodiment of the disclosure relates to a method for creating a document print stream. The method includes receiving a first image in a first color model. The method includes generating a modified first image by extending original separation channels in the first image to include a fifth separation channel. The method includes generating a bitmap of the modified image. The method includes storing the modified image as a separation form. The method includes receiving a print job in the first color model. The method includes merging the separation form with the print job.
US09204004B2
A scan system is provided. The system includes a server device having at least one scanner driver and a user terminal device which accesses the server device and receives a scanner list, and if a scanner is selected from the scanner list, transfers scanner information about the selected scanner to the server device. The server device may control the scanner to process a scan job, by using a scanner driver corresponding to the scanner information transferred from the user terminal device. Accordingly, the user can use scan service easily by using one scan application, without having to install scan application for each of the scanners at the user terminal device.
US09203998B2
An image reading device starts executing a reading process before a sheet reaches a reading position, and executes the reading process subsequently and repeatedly. A partial image is acquired each time the reading process is executed. Each time one partial image is acquired, the image reading device determines a number of pixels awarded to the one partial image; and determines an intensity awarded to the one partial image. The image reading device decides that at least one of the two successively-acquired partial images corresponds to an end of the sheet when the two partial images satisfy the conditions (A) and (B). Condition (A): the determined number of pixels is changed between the two successively-acquired partial images. Condition (B): the determined intensity is changed between the two successively-acquired partial images.
US09203994B2
An image forming apparatus including: a sheet feeding portion configured to feed a sheet to a sheet conveying path; an image forming portion configured to form an image on the sheet; a sheet discharging portion configured to discharge the sheet; a sheet re-conveying path configured to guide the sheet on which the image has been formed to the sheet conveying path again; an original feeding portion configured to feed an original; an original feeding path configured to guide the original to the sheet re-conveying path; an image reading portion configured to read an image of the original; an original discharging path configured to guide the original guided along the sheet re-conveying path to an original discharging portion; and an original conveying portion configured to convey the original which has been guided along the original feeding path toward the original discharging path.
US09203993B2
A display system includes an image forming apparatus, and a tablet terminal transmitting/receiving information to/from image forming apparatus through wireless communication. The Image forming apparatus detects the tablet terminal, and establishes wireless communication with the detected tablet terminal through a wireless communication driver. When wireless communication is established, the image forming apparatus transmits a display request requesting display of operation information (operation manual) related to the currently ongoing operation, to the tablet terminal. Receiving the display request transmitted from the image forming apparatus, the tablet terminal displays the requested operation information (manual) of the operation manual.
US09203984B2
A communication apparatus includes a retry notification portion, a first storage control portion, and a cancellation notification portion. The retry notification portion is configured to notify a transmission-side communication apparatus of a retry time period indicating a standby time period until retry of a communication process requested from the transmission-side communication apparatus, when the communication process is non-executable. The first storage control portion is configured to store identification information of the transmission-side communication apparatus which is a request source of the communication process, into a first storage portion when the communication process is non-executable. The cancellation notification portion is configured to notify the transmission-side communication apparatus corresponding to the identification information stored in the first storage portion, of cancellation of a non-executable state of the communication process when the non-executable state of the communication process is cancelled.
US09203976B2
System, method, and computer-readable medium for rebilling a carrier bill are disclosed. A computerized method for rebilling a carrier bill includes determining a ratio for distributing a total fee of one or more carrier bills for a plurality of mobile phones, determining an average cost per mobile phone based on the ratio and usage time, and determining a cost-per-time for each of the plurality of mobile phones based on the ratio and the usage time for the plurality of mobile phones. The method also includes determining a total cost for any of the plurality of mobile phones based on the average cost per mobile phone, the cost-per-time of the corresponding mobile phone, and a usage amount of the corresponding mobile phone.
US09203974B2
Methods and apparatuses to connect telephone calls and track information about the telephone calls resulting from advertisements for groups of advertisers. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a telephone call at a second telephone number from a caller; connecting the telephone call to a first telephone number of a first entity who provides a price bid for a phone lead to be directed to the first telephone number of the first entity; where the first entity is to be billed for the telephone call connected to the first telephone number according to the price bid in response to a determination that the telephone is not a repeated telephone call from the caller to the first entity within a time period.
US09203949B2
There is disclosed a system and method for integrating an image upload object with a message list. In an embodiment, the method comprises: creating an image upload object for each image to be uploaded; and displaying the image upload object in a message list such that the image upload object may be selected and opened as a message. In another embodiment, the method may further comprise associating with the image upload object at least one of a text description, a thumbnail of the image, a date, and a file link to the uploaded image. In another embodiment, an image upload object in the message list may be configured such that the image upload object may be forwarded to another user as a message, and the associated uploaded image may be accessed by the other user via the file link.
US09203932B2
A client device requests, from a particular server, a document for presentation in a browser associated with the client device, and receives the document. The client device calculates one or more connection performance values for the document and determines whether the one or more connection performance values are below a threshold value. The client device sends, to another server, a request for another document, for presentation in the browser, where the request for the other document includes an indication of whether the one or more connection performance values are below the threshold value. The client device receives a first version of the other document when the connection performance is below the threshold value and receives a second version of the other document when the connection performance is greater than or equal to the threshold value, where the first version includes less rich content than the second version.
US09203929B2
Social networking is used to enhance content delivery to mobile devices. Sometimes a mobile device lacks network connectivity, such as when the mobile device is off. Content cannot be sent to the mobile device when lacking network connectivity. A social network, however, may be retrieved for interim storage of the content. When the mobile device lacks network connectivity, the content may be routed to a member device of the social network associated with the mobile device. The member device stores the content until the mobile device resumes network connectivity. The member device may then send or forward the content to the mobile device.
US09203926B2
A social networking system enables users to join multiple user groups and create separate profiles for each group they join on the site. Each profile has a default set of user fields and a set of customized, administrator-created fields. Members of a group may create a profile when joining a particular group and may create the profile using a custom profile template generated for each group. Thus, if the same user joins a second group, they can create a new profile for the second group based on a profile template that is unique to the second group. The system may use information from the first profile to auto-populate the second profile if the second profile includes one or more of the same fields as the first profile. However, users may be able to edit the auto-populated information in the second profile to make it more specific to the second group.
US09203925B1
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a query specifying one or more criteria; locating a set of users that satisfies the one or more criteria, comprising: for each of a plurality of users belonging to a social-networking system, including the user in the set of users if the user satisfies the one or more criteria based on information associated with the user stored in the social-networking system, the information associate with the user including private information of the user stored in the social-networking system; and discarding the user otherwise; and sending at least a portion of the set of users in response to the query.
US09203922B2
An intermediary (such as a web reverse proxy), which is located between a web browser and one or more backend applications, manages cookies that are provided by the backend applications and returned to the web browser during a user session. When a session sign-off event is initiated in the reverse proxy, HTTP “Set-Cookie” headers are sent back to the web browser to destroy the cookies (in the browser) that represent sessions with the one or more backend application(s).
US09203920B2
A method is provided for automatically exchanging network service provider information between two sets of network service providers. The method comprises configuring at least one address of a proxy function of a second set of network service providers for a proxy function of a first set of network service providers; sending network service provider information of the first set of network service providers to the proxy function of the second set of network service providers with the at least one address of the proxy function of the second set of network service providers; and receiving network service provider information of the second set of network service providers from the proxy function of the second set of network service providers. The network service provider information includes information for addressing the network service provider and ID of service provided by the network service provider.
US09203918B2
Methods, computer program products, information servers, information sources and a system are shown in the context of pulling information from information sources. At an information server, a refer request, which comprises an identifier of a refer-to entity to be referred to by a recipient of the refer request, is configured to trigger an information source to provide information upon reception of the refer request without referring to further information sources. The refer request is issued. At an information source, the refer request is received, and the refer request is checked to determine if information shall be provided by the information source in response to the refer request without referring to further information sources. The information is only provided if it is determined that the information shall be provided.
US09203915B2
A system for continuously monitoring and searching social networking media allowing at least one client to access the system through a respective connection link and for connecting to at least one social networking media through a connection link. The system further comprises a connecting module comprising at least one connecting unit to connect to the at least one social network media for receiving continuously for a time selected by the activity data shared in real time and/or posted by users of the social network media; and a processing module comprising a processing unit, configured to process continuously for the time selected by the client the received activity data based on at least one pre-determined monitoring criterion selected by the client from a number of predetermined criteria, and a notification unit configured to send a notification to the client when the received activity data meet the selected monitoring criteria.
US09203912B2
Methods and systems for determining a suitability for a mobile client to display information are disclosed. A particular exemplary method includes generating a first value for a first targeted content message based on at least a first weighted sum of first user profile attributes, a user profile attribute being a numeric quantity relating to at least one of a preference and a demographic of a user of the mobile client, comparing the first value with a stored list of second values related to respective stored messages in a cache memory of the mobile client to produce a comparison result; and updating the cache memory based on the comparison result by storing the first targeted content message in the cache memory if the comparison result indicates a higher desirability of the first targeted content message over at least one stored message.
US09203909B2
A technique for enabling a plurality of software components to communicate in a software component matrix environment is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized by a method for enabling a plurality of software components to communicate in a software component matrix environment comprising the steps of encoding a request at a client side; communicating the request to a server at a server side via a communication interface; comparing the request to a plurality of operations supported at the server side; determining whether a function match exists at the server side; and returning a response comprising the function match to the client side in response to the request via the communication interface wherein the response is mapped to a data model of a client.
US09203901B2
A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module ingesting a plurality of data blocks of a large amount of data. The method continues with the DS processing module temporarily storing the plurality of data blocks and determining whether to not permanently store the plurality of data blocks. When the plurality of data blocks is to be permanently stored, the method continues with the DS processing module storing the plurality of data blocks and generating a group of partial redundancy data. When the plurality of data blocks is not to be permanently stored, the method continues with the DS processing module creating a new plurality of data blocks from other data blocks that are to be permanently stored and generating the group of partial redundancy data based on the new plurality of data blocks.
US09203898B2
Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
US09203893B2
A system and method for installing device drivers or application software on equipment used in brazing, cladding, building up, filling, hard-facing overlaying, joining or welding operations is provided. The system includes a first device and a second device. The first device and the second device communicate over a communication system to monitor and/or control the operations. The second device transmits device software (e.g., device drivers and/or application software) or a link to the device software to the first device over the communication system to facilitate the monitoring and/or controlling of the operations. In some embodiments, the first device, which can emulate a host, requests the device software from the second device after a determination that the device software needs to be uploaded. The second device can emulate a peripheral such as a disk drive, a serial port device, DVD drive, or a CD ROM.
US09203892B2
Content transfer technology, in which a client side component sends, to a server side component, a request for a content file from an enterprise content management system. The server side component establishes a connection with the enterprise content management system and downloads the content file. The client side component requests the server side component to transfer, to the client side component, the content file in configurable size chunks over multiple threads. The server side component reads, from the content file, chunks of content of the size specified by the client side component and transfers, to the client side component, the chunks of content over the number of the multiple threads specified by the client side component. The client side component receives, over the multiple threads, the chunks of content and, when all of the chunks of content have been received, recombines the chunks of content into the content file.
US09203891B2
A method for allowing a web property access to a native application includes providing a native application on a wireless device, sending a request for content, receiving content, the content including executable code, running the executable code to access contextual information related to the wireless device, sending the contextual information, and receiving contextual content in the wireless device based on the contextual information.
US09203890B2
A relay system for distributing load on a data sending device in data communications among a plurality of devices includes a plurality of devices and a relay device to relay data communications among the devices. The devices each include a transmission unit that sends data, and a reception unit that receives data. The relay device includes a storage unit that stores information identifying relayed data with information identifying the recipient of the data, and a determination unit that, in response to a data acquisition request for predetermined data issued by a predetermined device, determines a device to send the determined data based on information in the storage unit.
US09203888B2
A server device delivers content to a client device by sending the content as a series of segments using chunked delivery. The sending is paced in accordance with a class of service for the client device, the class of service having an associated target chunk send time that decreases with higher classes of service. Pacing includes sending a chunk over an actual chunk send time and calculating an inter-chunk delay as a difference between the target chunk send time and the actual chunk send time. If the inter-chunk delay is positive, then the server waits the inter-chunk delay before beginning to send a next successive chunk, and otherwise it immediately begins sending the next successive chunk. The server also employs bitrate selection to manage client use of available bandwidth.
US09203886B2
The present invention provides a method for content rate selection. The method includes selecting a content rate for play out of at least one frame transmitted from a media server to a media client via a wireless access network. Selection of the content rate is performed based on a statistical representation of a bandwidth available for transmission of frames.
US09203884B2
A system, method and computer-readable code for segmenting an audio stream into a plurality of small digital audio files using gaps in the natural language of the audio stream is provided. The small digital audio files are transmitted, loaded, and played in a specific order, such that from the user's perspective, the audio stream is reproduced in an apparently seamless manner. This is done without reassembling the audio stream, either in whole or in part. The small digital audio files are created using natural language gaps, and are generally small enough to ensure that a first small digital audio file can be downloaded and played without significant delay, while successive small digital audio files are downloaded to be played in the future. Accordingly, the user receives audio-on-demand in a timely manner.
US09203881B2
The technology disclosed relates to adapting online social feed items according to the posting formats of each of the multiple destination online social environments to which they are posted, regardless of the source online social environments from which they originate. In particular, it relates to creating separate instances of a feed item such that each of the instances includes tag formats, social handles or identifiers that are compatible to the online social environments in which they are embedded. These separate instances of a feed item can all be embedded in a first online social environment while preserving their tag formats corresponding to other online social environments.
US09203878B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for transmitting contact data for displaying graphical representations of contacts for display to a user, the contacts being contacts of the user within a computer-implemented social networking service, generating a first social circle of the user, the first social circle comprising a first subset of contacts of the user within the social networking service and defining a first distribution for digital content, generating a second social circle of the user, the second social circle comprising a second subset of contacts of the user within the social networking service and defining a second distribution for digital content, and, in response to user input, providing the first social circle and the second social circle for selection by the user to define a distribution of digital content, the distribution comprising at least one of the first distribution and the second distribution.
US09203877B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for a mobile terminal to process text, a related device, and a system. The text processing method for a mobile terminal includes: sending a request message, which carries text information and start-processing position information, to a cloud application platform, where the text information includes at least one of or any combination of text to be processed, an obtaining address of the text to be processed, and an identifier of the text to be processed; and when or after receiving a response message, which is returned by the cloud application platform, of the request message, receiving and playing an audio stream from the cloud application platform. The technical solutions provided in the present invention can satisfy a requirement of a user for “listening to” text on a mobile terminal.
US09203873B2
A method of and an application server (50) and user equipment (40) for providing at least one of chat and Voice over Internet Protocol, chat/VoIP, services to the mobile user equipment (40) in a mobile telecommunications network (30). The mobile user equipment (40) comprises a chat/VoIP client (41) for accessing a chat/VoIP service application (54) interfacing the mobile telecommunications network (30). The chat/VoIP service application (54) interfaces a plurality of proprietary chat/VoIP clients (51, 52, 53) for accessing a plurality of proprietary chat/VoIP communication environments (21, 22, 23) operated by a plurality of chat/VoIP service providers, for providing chat/VoIP services to the chat/VoIP client (41) of the mobile user equipment (40). The chat/VoIP client (41) and the chat/VoIP service application (54) may be arranged such that privileged use of the mobile telecommunications network (30) is enabled, providing a session (70; 71, 72, 73) between the user equipment (40) and a communication environment (21, 22, 23) with a predetermined or agreed Quality of Service.
US09203871B2
A network entity comprising an input for receiving from a given IP device, a session initiation message for initiating a communication session over a packet based network via a session initiation message generated according to a particular session initiation protocol and a processing entity. The processing entity is operative for detecting a characteristic associated with the given IP device, determining, at least in part on the basis of the characteristic associated with the given device, a given interface module from a plurality of interface modules for processing the session initiation message generated according to the particular session initiation protocol and causing the first session initiation message generated according to the particular session initiation protocol to be processed by the given interface module for converting the first session initiation message into a second session initiation message generated according to a pre-determined session initiation protocol.
US09203870B2
A method of delivering an audio and/or visual media file including, for example, one or more of full or partial master recordings of songs, musical compositions, ringtones, videos, films, television shows, personal recordings, animation and combinations thereof, over the air wirelessly, from one or more servers to an electronic device with or without an Internet connection, said method comprising transmitting and audio and/or visual media file in compressed format to said electronic device, and wherein the electronic device is effective to receive said audio and/or visual file and playback said audio and/or visual content on demand by a user.
US09203865B2
A computing device may be joined to a cluster by discovering the device, determining whether the device is eligible to join the cluster, configuring the device, and assigning the device a cluster role. A device may be assigned to act as a cluster master, backup master, active device, standby device, or another role. The cluster master may be configured to assign tasks, such as network flow processing to the cluster devices. The cluster master and backup master may maintain global, run-time synchronization data pertaining to each of the network flows, shared resources, cluster configuration, and the like. The devices within the cluster may monitor one another. Monitoring may include transmitting status messages comprising indicators of device health to the other devices in the cluster. In the event a device satisfies failover conditions, a failover operation to replace the device with another standby device, may be performed.
US09203862B1
Updating a central repository with information about malware resident upon a computer system. Upon detecting the malware executing in a virtual machine, a software module, without manual instruction, sends malware manifest data to a central repository over a network. The malware manifest data may comprise a copy of the malware and data identifying or comprising a set of files infected by the malware. The central repository may receive, over a network from at least two computer systems, distinct sets of malware manifest data and may subsequently store the sets of malware manifest data.
US09203854B2
Novel methods, components, and systems for detecting malicious software in a proactive manner are presented. More specifically, we describe methods, components, and systems that leverage machine learning techniques to detect malicious software. The disclosed invention provides a significant improvement with regard to detection capabilities compared to previous approaches.
US09203851B1
An on-premise computer in the form of an on-premise gateway receives data transmitted by a client to an intended destination server. The on-premise gateway and the client are on-premise within the same private computer network. The on-premise gateway determines whether or not the data is to be scanned for security checks by a cloud scanning service provided by a cloud scanner on the Internet. The on-premise gateway redirects the data to the cloud scanner when the data is to be scanned in the cloud. Otherwise, when the data is not to be scanned in the cloud, the on-premise gateway forwards the data to the destination server without having the data scanned by the cloud scanner.
US09203849B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for detecting illegitimate or spoofed links on a web page. Illegitimate links can be detected by receiving a web link that includes link text and a link address, generating normalized link text based upon the link text, wherein characters in the link text that are visually similar are represented by a single normalized character identifier in the normalized text, determining whether the normalized link text is in the format of a link address, and determining that the text is safe when the normalized link text is not in the format of a link address. The techniques disclosed herein further involve determining whether the normalized link text matches the link address, determining that the text is safe when the normalized link text matches the link address, and determining that the text is unsafe when the normalized link text does not match the link address.
US09203845B2
A method of providing control preferences set by a person for a second person who is a prospective Internet user, the method comprising the steps of establishing a first account, the settings of the first account being stored in a database; establishing a second account, the settings of the second account being stored in the database; linking the first and second accounts such that control settings of the second account are determined through the first account; and viewing Internet content from the second account consistent with the control settings of the second account.
US09203830B2
A login page being sent to a browser executing on a client associated with a user from a back-end server is intercepted. A routine is added to the login page to generate a modified login page. The modified login page is forwarded to the browser. The browser, upon executing the routine, loads an asynchronous engine configured to execute a login process with an authentication profiling service to retrieve login information for the back-end server, and complete an authentication process with the back-end server.
US09203815B1
A computer-implemented method for secure third-party data storage may include (1) identifying, at a server-side computing system, a data access request from a client system to access an encrypted file stored under a user account, (2) receiving a long poll request from the client system, (3) identifying an asymmetric key pair designated for the user account, the asymmetric key pair including an encryption key and a decryption key that has been encrypted with a client-side key, (4) responding to the long poll request with a message notifying the client system to transmit the client-side key, (5) receiving, from the client system, the client-side key, (6) decrypting the decryption key with the client-side key, and (7) using the decryption key to access an unencrypted version of the encrypted file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09203813B2
Provided is a content distribution method which allows a source device to safely distribute copyrighted content to a sink device in response to a request from the sink device as a trigger. The content distribution method includes a list transmission step S11, a content request step S12, and a content transfer step S13. In S11, a source device transmits metadata which includes a format identifier indicating that content is distributable under the specification of the HDCP and the URL of the content. In S12, a sink device makes a request for content identified by the URL after adding information necessary for authentication processing to the request. In S13, the source device creates an encryption key by performing the authentication processing on the sink device in accordance with the information necessary for the authentication processing, encrypts the content using the encryption key, and transfers the encrypted content to the sink device.
US09203811B2
A server apparatus supporting authenticated encryption in a network, comprising a receiver configured to receive an unencrypted segment, a processor configured to selecting an encryption key, an initialization vector, and an additional authentication data (AAD), encrypt the segment, configuring the segment for transfer in a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) (DASH) media, assign a segment number to the encrypted segment, append an authentication tag to the encrypted segment, store the encrypted segment with the appended authentication tag, and update a Media Presentation Description (MPD) associated with the encrypted segment with the appended authentication tag, wherein the MPD comprises an @aadBase attribute with an AAD base value, wherein the AAD value is the sum of the segment number and the @aadBase attribute value, and a transmitter configured to transmit the encrypted segment with the appended authentication tag to a destination.
US09203805B2
In a processor of a security appliance, an input of a sequence of characters is walked through a finite automata graph generated for at least one given pattern. At a marked node of the finite automata graph, if a specific type of the at least one given pattern is matched at the marked node, the input sequence of characters is processed through a reverse non-deterministic finite automata (rNFA) graph generated for the specific type of the at least one given pattern by walking the input sequence of characters backwards through the rNFA beginning from an offset of the input sequence of characters associated with the marked node. Generating the rNFA for a given pattern includes inserting processing nodes for processing an input sequence of patterns to determine a match for the given pattern. In addition, the rNFA is generated from the given type of pattern.
US09203803B2
A proxy device for a network of devices may include memory, a device status module, a data intercept module, a network interface, and an emulation module. The memory may be configured to store an emulation policy for emulating a device in a network, where the policy includes a status criterion that indicates a status of the device for which the policy applies. The device status module may be configured to monitor the status of the device. The data intercept module may be configured to intercept action requests directed to the device. The network interface may be configured to forward the intercepted action requests to the device when the status of the device fails to satisfy the status criterion. The emulation module may be configured to emulate the device, and respond to the action request without accessing the device, when the status of the device satisfies the status criterion.
US09203799B2
A method and system for advanced alias domain routing are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises receiving an incoming message from a first unified communications server, the incoming message comprising source address data, destination address data, and digital content. A real address of a destination address is computed by using the source address data, and an alias address of a source address is computed by using the destination address data. The incoming message is processed, wherein processing the incoming message includes enforcing policies. An outgoing message is generated comprising the digital content, the real address and the alias address. The outgoing message is transmitted to a second unified communications server.
US09203790B2
A system for communication over a network is provided. The system has a module in communication with an application and the network, wherein the module is configured to create an event using an application, wherein the event comprises a first media upload by a first authorized user, receive permission from the first authorized user to transmit the event, store, on a server, the first media upload, transmit the first upload media to a second user in an authorized group of users upon request by the second user, wherein the transmission is permitted only for a first predetermined amount time, receive, at the server, a second media upload from the second authorized user in response to the first media upload and store, on a server, the second media upload until the first authorized party is ready to view the second media upload, wherein the server is configured to store the second media upload for a second predetermined amount of time. A method for communication over a network is also provided.
US09203785B2
A local gateway device receives email across the internet from a sender of the email and forwards it across the internet to an email filtering system. The email filtering system analyzes the email to determine whether it is spam, phishing or contains a virus and sends it back to the local gateway device along with the filtered determination. The local gateway device forwards the received email and the filtered determination to a local junk store which handles the email appropriately. For example, if the email has been determined to be spam, phishing or containing a virus, the junk store can quarantine the email and if the email has been determined to be non-spun and/or not phishing and/or not containing a virus, the junk store can forward the email to a local mail server for delivery.
US09203779B2
A media converter to enable Ethernet in thin-profile mobile devices. The media converter can be designed to interface with a thin-profile mobile device via a short-reach Ethernet link and to interface with a network device via a conventional Ethernet link. Protocol conversion is therefore obviated, while accommodating a low-profile Ethernet port in the mobile device.
US09203772B2
Managing multiple cartridges that are electrically coupled together includes obtaining general purpose command instructions from a chassis with a cartridge where the cartridge has a unique application and is connected to the chassis and further operating the unique application based on the general purpose command instructions.
US09203769B1
A method and apparatus for congestion and fault management with time-to-live (TTL) have been disclosed. Each time a packet is transferred into an Egress Port's Final Buffer, an associated TTL Timeout Counter will be loaded with a value. If the packet cannot be transferred out of the Egress Port before TTL timeout, it will be purged by removing a memory buffer pointer from the corresponding Virtual Output Queue (VOQ) entry.
US09203765B2
Techniques are provided to generate and store a network graph database comprising information that indicates a service node topology, and virtual or physical network services available at each node in a network. A service request is received for services to be performed on packets traversing the network between at least first and second endpoints. A subset of the network graph database is determined that can provide the services requested in the service request. A service chain and service chain identifier is generated for the service based on the network graph database subset. A flow path is established through the service chain by flow programming network paths between the first and second endpoints using the service chain identifier.
US09203761B2
Systems and methods optimizing backhaul transport with respect to communication systems through the use of a heterogeneous backhaul link configuration and corresponding implementation of backhaul link path selection control to provide traffic offloading for traffic congestion mitigation are disclosed. Heterogeneous backhaul link configurations may include one or more backhaul links implementing a plurality of data paths providing different capabilities, such as may comprise a high reliability path and an unpredictable reliability path. Backhaul link path selection control of embodiments implements logic for determining when data is to be carried via one or more of the backhaul link paths.
US09203760B2
A node transmits a route search demand, which is a demand to search for a route from the node to a predetermined device among adjacent communication devices, to an adjacent communication device that is not selected as a transmission destination of the route search demand. The node transmits the route search demand when the number of adjacent communication devices serving as confirmed routes is smaller than a predetermined number and when there is an adjacent communication device that has not been selected. The node stops transmission of the route search demand when the number of the adjacent communication devices serving as the confirmed routes reaches the predetermined number. The node transmits a warning to the predetermined device when the number of the adjacent communication devices serving as the confirmed routes is smaller than the predetermined number and when there is no adjacent communication device that has not been selected.
US09203759B2
Disclosed are various embodiments that relate to a network switch. The network switch obtains a network state metric, the network state metric quantifying a network traffic congestion associated with a switch. The network switch identifies a synchronous time stamp associated with the network state metric and generates an network state reporting message, the network state reporting message comprising the network state metric and the synchronous time stamp. The network state reporting message may be transmitted to a monitoring system.
US09203756B2
A method, scheduler, and processor program product for scheduling transmission of packets from a base station to a mobile station. A data rate control index is received from a mobile station. A transmission format is selected using the received data rate control index. The selected transmission format uses a payload size that is smaller than a largest compatible payload size for another transmission format corresponding to the received data rate control index and that is smaller than a total size of packets waiting to be transmitted.
US09203753B2
Techniques are presented herein for optimizing and load balancing network traffic exchanged between devices in a network environment. At a first device in a cluster of devices in a network, a packet is received from a second device in the cluster. The packet comprises identifier information that is assigned to the first device. The identifier information is reassigned to the second device in the cluster such that subsequent packets with the identifier information are sent directly to the second device. A mapping table is updated to indicate that the identifier information is reassigned to the second device.
US09203741B1
Methods and systems for managing packets using lower layer protocol attributes include determining a network address and a lower layer protocol attribute associated with a packet and applying a particular network policy to the packet based on the determined network address and the lower layer protocol attribute. The lower layer protocol attribute is associated with a protocol layer lower than a protocol layer associated with the network address.
US09203737B2
A base station includes a communicating unit that relays communication between a network and a mobile terminal that is capable of using plural communication schemes that respectively use differing transmission routes to a network; a measuring unit that measures a delay amount in the transmission route of each of the communication schemes; and a switching unit that among the communication schemes and based on predetermined information that includes the measured delay amount, switches the communication scheme used for relaying the communication.
US09203731B2
A system in an operating system of a first network device for using Spanning Tree Protocol to determine a port of a device in a first administrative domain to transmit data between the first network device and a second administrative domain. The system determines each port in a device of the first administrative domain connected to a bridge for transmitting between the first network device and the second administrative domain. A priority of each these ports is determined by priority data. The port having a highest priority is then selected to transmit said data between said first network device and said second administrative domain.
US09203729B2
Novel tools and techniques that enable remote network monitoring, and in particular cases, remote monitoring of traffic on a L2VPN. In a particular aspect, tools enable a vendor-independent remote monitoring capability by allowing a port on to be spanned (mirrored) to a virtual local area network attachment circuit at two different provider edge devices. Such embodiments can allow test equipment located at one provider edge device to perform monitoring at another provider edge device without regard to conflicting monitoring protocols, interfaces, and/or the like.
US09203724B2
Methods, techniques, computer program products, apparatus, devices, etc., used in connection with DSL Management Interfaces, significantly improve the management capabilities of a DSL network and/or improve testing relating to DSL equipment and services by permitting better control and operation of a DSL system, including implementation of timestamping for more accurate measurement, monitoring and control of a system. Timestamping further allows customized data collection techniques, where a DSL line can be measured or monitored at intervals whose frequency depends on the line's stability. Moreover, data parameter read and control parameter write operations are presented in conjunction with the use of timestamping. Also, control and operation of a DSL system is enhanced by implementing bit-loading that minimizes, eliminates or otherwise mitigates the amount by which the SNR margin per tone exceeds a maximum SNR margin quantity, where such bit-loading can be selected through an appropriate interface.
US09203719B2
A system and method for communicating alarms. Packets are communicated through multiple maintenance entities in one or more networks. A determination is made that there is a failure between or at one of the multiple maintenance entities in the one or more networks. An alarm is generated at a maintenance entity nearest the failure in response to determining there is a failure. The alarm indicates a location of the failure and an identification of a communications service provider associated with the failure. The alarm is communicated back through one or more of the multiple maintenance entities to a maintenance end point. The alarm is routed to at least a communications service provider determined to be associated with the failure.
US09203714B2
A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) system includes a plurality of femtocells, a home eNodeB gateway (HGW) coupled to each of the plurality of femtocells, a dynamic spectrum controller (DSC) coupled to the HGW, and a dynamic spectrum policy controller (DPC) coupled to the DSC and a plurality of other DSCs. Each of the femtocells may be configured to monitor network conditions, generate congestion reports based on a result of the monitoring, and send the generated congestion reports to the HGW. The HGW may be configured to receive congestion reports from many different femtocells, generate congestion state information based on the received congestion reports, and send the congestion state information to the DSC. The DSC may be configured to receiving the congestion state information from one or more HGWs, and use the received congestion state information to perform intelligent DSA operations (e.g., allocating resources, requesting handins, performing backoff operations, etc.).
US09203710B2
A technique for locating equipment connected via a high-speed line to a distributor device of fixed and predetermined position. The technique involves measuring signal attenuation between the equipment and the distributor device, and estimating the position of the equipment relative to the distributor device, deduced from this attenuation measurement.
US09203708B2
One or more embodiments herein dynamically and objectively estimate user-perceived quality of an encoded video stream in dependence on the underlying video content of that stream. Estimation processing according to these embodiments includes generating a chronological sequence of the absolute or relative sizes of encoded video frames in the stream. Processing further entails analyzing this sequence to identify a plurality of reference characteristics that are defined in a reference model. These reference characteristics are more specifically defined in the reference model as parameters that characterize or are otherwise associated with content-dependent variations in user-perceived quality. For example, the reference characteristics in some embodiments comprise reference patterns or reference statistical measures that have been determined based on analyzing frame size sequences generated for reference video streams with known qualities. Regardless, processing finally includes estimating the user-perceived quality of the stream based on the identified reference characteristics, according to the reference model.
US09203707B1
Embodiments are directed towards integrating cloud-based services to create custom business processes. A process flow may be generated to perform a custom business process. The process flow may include service channels such that the service channels are coupled together by flow fields to create a custom business process. If event information is provided, one or more service channels may be determined or based on the event information and configuration information associated with the service channels. The event information may be provided to one or more input flow fields of the service channels. Result information may be generated by the service channels based on the event information and the configuration information. The result information may be provided to output flow fields of the service channels. Also, the result information may be forwarded to input flow fields of a next service channel.
US09203703B2
Some embodiments provide a method for a first managed forwarding element that implements a logical network. The method receives a packet from a second managed forwarding element. The first packet has an initial set of characteristics defining a first connection between a source machine connected to the second managed forwarding element and a destination machine connected to the first managed forwarding element. The method determines whether a second connection exists with the initial set of characteristics between a different machine connected to a third managed forwarding element and the destination machine. When a second connection exists with the initial set of characteristics, the method modifies at least one characteristic of the packet such that the modified packet does not have the same set of characteristics. The method delivers the modified packet to the destination machine.
US09203700B2
A method for monitoring client information within a shared environment. The method includes identifying a first physical location of a server computer, the server computer providing computing resources to a client within a shared environment, and collecting information associated with the client, the information including computing resources of the server computer provided to the client. The method includes creating a map showing the first physical location of the server computer and the collected information associated with the client. The method includes identifying a current physical location of the server computer and determining whether the current location is different than the first location. The method then, in response to determining the current location is different than the first location, includes updating the map with the identified current physical location of the server computer.
US09203698B2
In various embodiments, a control client is configured to determine whether or not the most current configuration profile has been installed within a corresponding mobile device. In particular embodiments, the client is configured to store its own copy of a configuration profile and to compare its copy with the most current configuration profile generated by a device management system as well as to the configuration profile currently installed and applied by a configuration manager within the mobile device. Each configuration profile includes an embedded verification token that facilitates this process. Furthermore, the client may be configured to inform the device management system as to whether or not the current configuration profile has been installed. The device management system may govern enterprise access by the mobile device based on whether or not the current configuration profile has been installed.
US09203690B2
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide techniques that enable messages to be sent to a processing entity within a computing device without knowing the network address of the processing entity. In certain embodiments, instead of using the network address of the processing entity, a message can be communicated to the processing entity using information indicative of a role or state or function performed by the processing entity.
US09203681B2
A method of performing a soft demapping, includes obtaining a signal from a symbol representing bits that is transmitted from a transmitter, and calculating a gradient of a reference line in a constellation for a bit based on a rotation angle and a channel state of the constellation. The method further includes selecting a candidate for each of lines that corresponds to a logic value of the bit from constellation points included in the constellation based on the signal and the gradient of the reference line, and calculating a log-likelihood ratio (LLR) of the bit based on the signal and the selected candidate for each of the lines.
US09203674B2
The present technique relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, and a program that are designed to improve reception performance. A receiving device according to one aspect of the present technique includes: a gain control unit that adjusts the power of a signal including a first pilot signal transmitted as signals having a high correlation in terms of polar direction via different transmission channels, and a second pilot signal transmitted as signals having a low correlation in terms of polar direction via the different transmission channels; and a control unit that controls the followability of the gain at the gain control unit in accordance with a data transmission method. The present technique can be applied to a receiver that receives data transmitted by MISO (Multi Input, Single Output) compliant with the DVB-T2 standards.
US09203671B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for reducing memory usage and increasing the throughput in variable-size Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) architectures. In particular, 3D symmetric virtual memory is disclosed to exploit the structure inherent in variable-size FFT computations. Data samples may be written to and read from the 3D symmetric virtual memory in a specific sequence of coordinates that exploits the structure inherent in variable-size FFT computations. Memory locations in the 3D symmetric virtual memory may be mapped to memory address in a 1D buffer using an address generation circuit.
US09203669B2
A flexible and scalable deployment of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology in a mobile cellular system, including a system that deploys multiple channels within a common base station, in which different modulation techniques are used to compensate for adjacent-channel interference.
US09203659B2
A computing system includes: an antenna configured to receive a receiver signal for representing a serving signal and an interference signal; a communication unit, coupled to the antenna, configured to: calculate a decoding result based on the receiver signal, generate an interference modulation estimate based on the decoding result and the receiver signal, and calculate a content result based on the interference modulation estimate for representing the serving signal.
US09203650B2
An information management system is described comprising one or more workstations running applications which allow a user of the workstation to connect to a network, such as the Internet. Each application has an analyzer, which monitors transmission data that the application is about to transmit to the network or has just received from the network, and which determines an appropriate action to take regarding that data. The analyzer may consult policy data containing a supervisior-defined policy to govern the workstations in order to determine what action to take. Such actions may be extracting data from the transmission data, such as passwords and usernames, digital certificates or eCommerce transaction details for storage and record keeping; ensuring that the transmission data is transmitted at an encryption strength appropriate to the contents of the transmission data; determining whether a check needs to be made as to whether a digital certificate received in transmission is valid; determining whether a transaction about to be made by a user of one of the workstations needs third party approval before it is made; and controlling the transmission of messages, such as e-mails according to a policy.
US09203643B2
Methods and apparatuses for rapid TRILL convergence are disclosed herein. The methods can be implemented in a network including a plurality of RBridges or in a cloud network environment including a plurality of cloud switch domains. An example method for rapid TRILL convergence can include: Executing a spanning tree protocol (STP) for network topology in a network; and executing a Hello protocol for control and forwarding at the RBridge. The Hello protocol can be configured to elect a designated RBridge and assign an appointed forwarder. The method can also include assigning a transient appointed forwarder during a period of time between convergence of the STP and convergence of the Hello protocol. The transient appointed forwarder can be configured to forward frames in the network during the period of time between convergence of the STP and convergence of the Hello protocol.
US09203639B2
Methods and apparatuses for controlling load balancing of modems may include receiving an indication of impairment of a channel, placing modems using the impaired channel into a partial service mode and removing the impaired channel from a list of channels available for load balancing, monitoring the quality of the impaired channel, and, responsive to detection of acceptable quality on the impaired channel, removing the modems from partial service mode and adding the channel back to the list of channels available for load balancing. Another method includes, but is not limited to, receiving an indication of a partial service mode for a modem, incrementing a partial service mode counter for a channel associated with the partial service mode indication, computing a partial service mode metric based in part upon the partial service mode counter, and responsive to a determination that the partial service mode metric meets a threshold, determining an allocation of modems to channels.
US09203632B2
In one embodiment, a method is provided for receiving, by a first endpoint, a request for a video conferencing session from a second endpoint, and determining whether the first endpoint is in a peek accepting mode, and when the first endpoint is in a peek accepting mode acknowledging the request, activating a first filter by the first endpoint, providing a first multimedia stream from one or more first media source associated with the first endpoint, modifying the first multimedia stream, by the first filter, to produce a first modified multimedia stream, and transmitting the first modified multimedia stream by the first endpoint to the second endpoint.
US09203624B2
Server-side authentication of user accounts by using multiple authentication tokens and transmission of update statement to users for updates to applications installed on their devices. Prompting users that updates are available upon determining that a threshold event has occurred and if requisite network and situational conditions exist. Batching and sending notifications or requests for authentications that are required for each application update that is currently ready for download.
US09203614B2
The present invention relates to a method, an apparatus, and a system for protecting cloud data security. A key management center encrypts original data M sent by a first terminal using a key K, and uploads encrypted data C1 to a cloud server. When the key management center receives a request from a second terminal for the data M, it generates encrypted data C2, which is generated by first encrypting C1 with a key Kb of the second terminal and then decrypted by the key K that was used to encrypt the original data M to generate C1. The key management center then sends the encrypted data C2 to the second terminal. The second terminal decrypts the encrypted data C2 using its own key Kb to obtain the original data M.
US09203610B2
Systems and methods for secure peer-to-peer communication are disclosed herein. Various embodiments of the present invention advantageously enable authentication of a remote device, but without the use of a PKI certificate, and more generally, without requiring involvement from outside parties. In an exemplary embodiment, a password-protected message may be sent to a remote device, the password-protected message containing a unique identifier of a local device and a locally generated random number. Upon accessing the password-protected message, the remote device may reply to the local device including its own unique identifier and a remotely generated random number, where the reply is encrypted using the locally generated random number. An acknowledgement message may then be sent to the remote device including a mutually unique key, where the acknowledgement message is encrypted using the remotely generated random number. Subsequent communications between these devices may then be encrypted with this mutually unique key.
US09203608B2
An encryption method and apparatus is provided for increasing the security of encrypted data by puncturing or repeating a part of coded data. The data encryption method includes converting data to be encrypted using a certain encryption function; generating a codeword by performing ECC encoding on the converted data; puncturing a part of the converted data included in the codeword; interleaving the punctured data; and inserting errors to the interleaved data.
US09203601B2
The CDR circuit 100 includes first to second data delaying cells ID1, ID2. The CDR circuit 100 includes first to fourth oscillation delaying cells IC1, IC2, IC3, IC4. The CDR circuit 100 outputs a second data signal d2 at a data output terminal TDout as a recovery data signal Dout. The CDR circuit 100 outputs an oscillation clock signal a0 at a clock output terminal TRCK as a recovery clock signal RCK.
US09203599B2
System, methods and apparatus are described that facilitate transmission of data over a multi-wire data communications link, particularly between two devices within an electronic apparatus. A clock extracted from a first sequence of symbols transmitted on a first lane of a multi-lane interface is used to receive and decode the first sequence of symbols and to receive and decode data and/or symbols transmitted on a second lane of the multi-lane interface. The clock signal may be derived from transitions in the signaling state of N wires between consecutive pairs of symbols in the first sequence of symbols. The first lane may be encoded using N! encoding and the second lane may be a serial or N! link.
US09203596B2
A tunable diplexer includes a high pass filter, a low pass filter, a high band port, a low band port, and an antenna port. The high pass filter is adapted to pass high band signals falling within a high pass band between the high band port and the antenna port, while attenuating signals outside of the high pass band. The low pass filter is adapted to pass low band signals falling within a low pass band between the low band port and the antenna port, while attenuating signals outside of the low pass band. The low pass filter includes a low stop band zero, which is adapted to attenuate signals within a low stop band. The low stop band zero is tunable, such that the low stop band can be adjusted to selectively attenuate signals within a given frequency band in the low pass band.
US09203589B1
A method includes receiving reference signals in a mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal being designed to receive data-carrying signals that are transmitted from a base station using one of multiple predefined Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCSs). Based on the received reference signals, using processing circuitry in the terminal, effective Signal to Noise Ratios (SNRs) are calculated for the MCSs in a predefined partial subset of the MCSs that does not include all MCSs. The effective SNRs, for the MCSs that are not part of the predefined partial subset, are estimated by interpolating among two or more calculated effective SNR measures of the MCSs in the predefined partial subset using an interpolation function. Channel feedback is calculated based on the calculated effective SNRs and the estimated effective SNRs. The channel feedback is transmitted from the terminal, for use in transmitting the data carrying signals from the base station.
US09203583B2
In one aspect, the present invention provides a simple method of signaling reference signal muting information to receiving radio equipment, such as items of user equipment (UEs). The reference signals may be positioning reference signals and/or cell-specific reference signals, for example. In one or more embodiments, the present invention proposes a general solution whereby the receiving radio equipment is informed not only on whether muting is used in general in a cell, but also the particular timing and formatting of such muting. Further, the contemplated method provides for the use of dynamic muting patterns, and thus avoids the need for statically defined muting patterns, and provides for coordinated muting control, across two or more network cells. In at least one embodiment, static or less dynamic aspects of the muting configuration is signaled via higher-layer signaling, while lower-layer signaling is used to signal more dynamic aspects of the muting configuration.
US09203579B2
A system and method for managing a communication link between a consumer electronic device adapted for two-way, wireless communications with at least one peripheral. The communication link is managed using a controller that is associated with the consumer electronic device that functions to assign communication slots to the peripheral to facilitate communications between the peripheral and the consumer electronic device.
US09203578B2
The present invention provides a technique for scheduling data, and in particular, scheduling real-time or voice data for transmissions during a transmit time interval in a multi-carrier communication environment. For each transmit time interval, channel condition indicia for multiple users is determined, and an iterative scheduling process is then implemented based in part on the channel condition indicia. The iterative scheduling initially pre-assigns select tones for each of the remaining users that have not been permanently assigned tones for the given transmit time interval. Next, the remaining user having the least favorable channel conditions is selected as an active user. The newly selected active user is then permanently assigned the select tones that were initially pre-assigned to that particular user. The permanently assigned tones are removed from consideration, and the process is repeated until all the remaining users are permanently assigned unique tones for scheduling.
US09203575B2
A base station performs an association between frequency range and combinations of a plurality of base stations including an local base station to notify a terminal of the association. According to the notified association, the terminal, for each frequency, calculates quality of communication with one base station or quality of communication with the combination of the plurality of base stations. The base station and the control station determine the base station/the plurality of base stations that communicate with the terminal, the wireless resource and the transmission scheme, based on the result. Further, the base station selects whether to notify an entirety of or a part of the association to the terminal using positional information of the terminal. Since the association information that is unnecessary for the terminal is not communicated, it is possible to further lighten the load of control.
US09203572B2
A device implementing a system for managing interference between collocated radios may include a first radio module, a collocated second radio module, and a host processor. The first radio module may be configured to generate a collocated radio tolerance indicator that indicates a tolerance of the first radio module to interference caused by the collocated second radio module when the collocated second radio module is transmitting, and provide the collocated radio tolerance indicator to a host processor when a second collocated radio module is transmitting. The host processor may be configured to control the second radio module based at least in part on the collocated radio tolerance indicator.
US09203567B2
A communication device comprises a computer readable recording medium, and a processor, for processing a program code to execute a process; wherein the process comprises: establishing a first link corresponding to a first component carrier of the plurality of component carriers, by performing a first radio resource control (RRC) procedure; establishing at least a link corresponding to at least a component carrier of the plurality of component carriers other than the first component carrier, by performing a second RRC procedure which is performed according to a first RRC message received in the first link; and performing a random access procedure for synchronization of the at least one link established by the second RRC procedure.
US09203562B2
In a Hybrid Automatic Repeat ReQuest (HARQ) communication system, a receiver receives from a transmitter a HARQ sub-burst. A retransmission counter (RE_TX_CNT) in the receiver is incremented if either: (i) the receiver cannot decode the sub-burst, or (ii) no retransmission of the sub-burst is received within a Predetermined Retransmission Delay (PRD) interval. If RE_TX_CNT reaches a Maximal Retransmission Count (MAX_RE_CNT), then information for the sub-burst that was previously stored for HARQ purposes in a soft combining buffer in the receiver is flushed. Parameters that set the PRD interval and the MAX_RE_CNT value are pre-negotiated between the transmitter and the receiver. In another embodiment, if a novel timer in the receiver indicates that a first threshold time has elapsed after receipt of an undecodable HARQ transmission then buffered information is marked, whereas if the timer indicates that a second threshold time has elapsed then the marked information is flushed.
US09203541B2
A light transmitter transmits multiple light packets, each formatted to include a same message comprising a series of bits, each bit represented as light that is intensity modulated over a bit period at a frequency indicative of the bit. The light packets are transmitted at different start-times to establish different phases, one for each of the light packets, to permit a light receiver to sample each message at a different phase of a fixed sample timeline that is asynchronous to the bit period and the frequency. The light receiver samples the multiple light packets based on the sample timeline, to sample each received message at one of the different sample phases, then constructs a best series of bits based on the multiple demodulated messages.
US09203532B2
The present invention relates to a channel switching scheme. By this scheme, a first station transmits a channel switching request frame comprising target channel information and transmit power control information for the target channel to a second station. And, the second station transmits a channel switch response frame to the first station. After these, the second station transmits a signal on the target channel. Here, parameters in the above transmit power control information are used for transmit power control calculation of the second station for the target channel.
US09203527B2
A system and method for sharing a designated audio signal may reproduce the designated audio signal via transducer into an acoustic space. The designated audio signal may be a recorded audio signal, an encoded audio signal, a streamed audio signal and an audio signal component of a multi-media content item. An input audio signal may be received representing a sound field in the acoustic space. One or more microphones may receive the input audio signal. A component contributed by the reproduced designated audio signal may be suppressed in the input audio signal. An echo suppressor may suppress the recaptured designated audio signal. The designated audio signal may be mixed with the suppressed input audio signal to generate an uplink audio signal. The designated audio signal mixed with the suppressed input audio signal may not include artifacts caused by the transducer, the microphone and the acoustic space.
US09203521B2
A method for reducing optical components at a receiver which include converting an input signal at a receiver to include an interleaving of alternate signal diversity components, the signal diversity components including phase diversity when the converting includes 0 and 90 degree interleaving and the signal diversity components include polarization diversity interleaving when the converting includes interleaved orthogonal polarizations, and combining the signal diversity components for enabling a single photo detection at the receiver to detect the alternative signal diversity components for subsequent analog-to-digital conversion.
US09203520B2
A detecting apparatus includes a threshold detection circuit that detects by a switchable time constant, a threshold of a level of an input optical burst signal; an input detection circuit that detects input of the optical burst signal; a level detection circuit that detects a level of the optical burst signal; a switching circuit that switches the time constant when a period that corresponds to the level detected by the level detection circuit has elapsed after the input is detected by the input detection circuit; and an output circuit that outputs the threshold detected by the threshold detection circuit.
US09203517B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a signal transmission method The signal receiving method includes: receiving a first transmit signal, where the first transmit signal includes a first polarized optical signal and a second polarized optical signal that are perpendicular to each other, where the first polarized optical signal is loaded with first data, the first transmit signal is an uplink signal, and the first data is uplink data, or, the first transmit signal is a downlink signal, and the first data is downlink data; splitting the first transmit signal into a first signal and a second signal according to power; separately rotating a first polarized optical signal and a second polarized optical signal of the second signal by 90 degrees; and performing coherent mixing on the rotated second signal and the first signal to obtain the first data.
US09203513B2
An optical communication system may include a light transmission unit transmitting a light beam having a first polarization, a quarter waveplate to receive the light beam and to modify the light beam to have a second polarization, and a retroreflector to receive the light beam from the quarter waveplate and reflect the light beam to the quarter waveplate, which modifies the light beam to have a third polarization. The optical communication system may also include a half waveplate to modify the first polarization such that the first polarization is about 90 degrees rotated compared to the third polarization, and a polarizer to pass the light beam having the third polarization and to block most of the light beam having the first polarization.
US09203512B2
An optical transceiver may include logic configured to incorporate a first identifier into a first optical signal and transmit the first optical signal on an optical link. The logic may be further configured to receive a second optical signal via the optical link; retrieve a second identifier from the received second optical signal; determine whether the first identifier matches the second identifier; and report that the optical link is associated with a faulty connection, when the first identifier matches the second identifier.
US09203502B2
Various methods and apparatuses for prioritizing operation of Relay Node are disclosed. A method for prioritizing the transmission and receipt of uplink signals in a relay node of a wireless communication system is presented. The method comprises determining radio resource requirements for receiving one or more access link signals and/or transmitting one or more backhaul link signal, determining the signal type of the one or more access link signals and/or determining the signal type of the one or more backhaul link signals, and selecting one of a transmitting mode operation and a receiving mode operation based on the radio resource requirements for receiving the one or more access link signals and/or transmitting the one or more backhaul link signals, and based on the signal type of the one or more access link signals and/or the signal type of the one or more backhaul link signals.
US09203501B2
A relay transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: configuring a subframe of a Time Division Duplex relay frame for a subframe of relay link), where the configuring the subframe of the TDD relay frame for the subframe of relay link includes: configuring a downlink subframe of the TDD relay frame for a DL subframe of relay link, and/or configuring the DL subframe of the TDD relay frame for an uplink subframe of relay link, and/or configuring a UL subframe of the TDD relay frame for the UL subframe of relay link; and performing relay transmission according to the subframe of relay link. When data is transmitted, a subframe that can be used for relay link transmission is configured, data transmission performed by using relay link complies with inherent constraints of a TDD frame structure in the prior art.
US09203492B2
Method and apparatus for implementing LDPC codes in an IEEE 802.11 standard system configured to operate in a Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) schema. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises defining a base LDPC code, having a length equal to an integer number of data carriers in an ODFM symbol, transmitting the base LDPC code over a plurality of sub-carriers, wherein the base code is transmitted at an expected phase on sub-carriers specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard system, and transmitting the base LDPC code on other sub-carriers than those specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard system, wherein the base LDPC code on the other sub-carriers is transmit offset in phase from the base LDPC code on the specified sub-carriers.
US09203486B2
The present invention discloses a method, device, and system for transmitting channel information, pertaining to the field of radio communication. The method for obtaining channel information includes: transmitting, by a beamformer, a request for obtaining channel information to a beamformee within the duration of a current first TXOP; receiving a null feedback frame transmitted by the beamformee within the duration of the current first TXOP; within the validity period of the channel information, if the beamformer obtains a second TXOP, transmitting, within the second TXOP, a channel information indication frame to request the channel information, and receiving the channel information transmitted by the beamformee. The system includes a beamformer and a beamformee. The present invention saves the signaling resources of the beamformer and reduces the power consumption of the beamformee.
US09203482B2
To reduce costs in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and other wireless communication systems an arrangement is described whereby adaptive combination is used at user equipment in order to produce two or more directional antenna beams. Improvements in carrier to interference levels result.
US09203477B2
Provided is a contactless communication system in which each device performing communication in the system includes a dipole antenna having a length which is less than half of wavelength of a clock frequency of digital baseband signals which are communicated. The dipole antennas are disposed in opposing positions to one another. The contactless communication system performs short distance contactless communication of the digital baseband signals using a frequency band which does not include a resonant frequency of the dipole antennas.
US09203470B2
An echo cancelling system and method for On Channel Repeater (OCR) used for coverage gap filling, which includes: a splitter, an echo cancellation module, a down-conversion module and a digital signal processor (DSP) module, which uses digital signal processing technologies to achieve a precise echo detection/estimation, and to cancel sufficient part of the echoes in analog domain. The invention may also remove residual echoes in digital domain as well, which is considered to be only a great supplement of the echo cancellation operation in analog domain.
US09203436B2
Methods, apparatus and systems for error correction of n-valued symbols in (p,k) codewords including Reed Solomon codes of p n-valued symbols with n>2 and k information symbols have been disclosed. Coders and decoders using a Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSR) are applied. An LFSR can be in Fibonacci or Galois configuration. Errors can be corrected by execution of an n-valued expression in a deterministic way. Error correcting methods using Galois arithmetic are disclosed. Methods using Cramer's rule are also disclosed. Deterministic error correction methods based on known symbols in error are provided, making first determining error magnitudes not necessary. An error location methods using up and down state tracking is provided. Methods and apparatus executing the methods with binary circuits are also disclosed. Systems using the error correcting methods, including communication systems and data storage systems are also provided.
US09203435B2
A communication device is configured to encode information bits using one or more forward error correction (FEC) codes and/or error correction codes (ECCs) to generate different codewords (e.g., codeword groups having different lengths, based on different code rates, etc.). The device generates a combined codeword using different sized codewords (e.g., long, medium, and short) by filling fills long codewords completely if possible, then filling medium codewords completely if possible with the remaining message bits (if any), and filling short codewords completely if possible plus another additional short codeword with the remaining message bits (if any). If the total number of short (or medium and short) codeword parity bits is greater than or equal to the number of medium (or long) codeword parity bits, then the device increments the number of medium (or long) codewords by one and setting the number of short (or medium and short) codewords to zero.
US09203431B2
Approaches are provided for closing communications channel links (e.g., for small terminal applications in satellite communications systems), at lower effective data rates, in a most power efficient manner, while still meeting regulatory requirements. Such approaches employ modulation and coding schemes that facilitate such lower effective data rates in a most power efficient manner. The new modulation and coding schemes include new low density parity check (LDPC) codes.
US09203426B2
Digital-to-analog converters (DACs) are used widely in electronics. The DACs are usually not ideal and typically exhibits errors, e.g., static mismatch errors. This disclosure describes a digital calibration technique for DAC static mismatch in continuous-time delta-sigma modulators (CTDSMs). The methodology utilizes the DAC unit elements (UEs) themselves to measure each other's mismatch. There are no extra circuitries except for the logic design inside DAC drivers or comparators. The methodology is an attractive calibration technique for high performance CTDSMs, especially for high speed system in multi-gigahertz range with low over-sampling rate (OSR).
US09203425B2
A modulator device for converting digital data into modulation of an optical signal includes an electronic input for receiving an input data word of N bits and an electrically controllable modulator for modulating the intensity of an optical signal, the modulator including M actuating electrodes where M≧N. An electrode actuating device, most preferably a digital-to-digital convertor, operates actuating electrodes so that at least one electrode is actuated as a function of values of more than one bit of the input data word. According to an alternative, or supplementary, aspect of the invention, the set of electrodes includes at least one electrode having an effective area which is not interrelated to others of the set by factors of two. In one preferred implementation, a Mach-Zehnder modulator also provides phase modulation to give QAM functionality. Another implementation employs a semiconductor laser.
US09203424B1
A digital-to-analog converter circuit includes an input to receive a digital input signal having multiple bits. A modulation circuit is coupled to respond to less significant bits of the digital input signal by outputting a modulation signal that alternates between a logic low level and a logic high level. A digital-to-analog circuit is configured to convert more significant bits of the digital input signal to a first analog level. The digital-to-analog circuit is configured to alternate an analog output between the first analog level corresponding to a value of the more significant bits and a second analog level corresponding to one of adjacent values of the more significant bits in response to the modulation signal.
US09203423B2
A signal generation apparatus includes a digital-to-analog converter, a bias stage and a class AB output stage. The digital-to-analog converter is arranged for outputting a current as an input signal. The bias stage is coupled to the digital-to-analog converter, and is arranged for generating a bias signal according to at least the input signal. The class AB output stage is coupled to the bias stage, and is arranged for generating an output signal at an output node of the signal generation apparatus according to the bias signal, wherein the output signal includes a first signal component and a second signal component, both the first signal component and the second signal component correspond to the input signal, and there is a linear relation between the output signal and the input signal.
US09203420B2
A DAC using current mirrors suitable for use in a modulator. Embodiments include a current-generating circuit to provide an information signal; a bias current source; a current mirror having a mirror input transistor connected to the current generating circuit and the bias current source, and being driven by the bias current and the varying current signal and having a corresponding varying voltage signal at a control terminal; a signal shaping filter interposed between the mirror input transistor and an output mirror transistor configured to limit a bandwidth of the varying voltage signal; the output mirror transistor configured to generate a band-limited varying current signal and a mirrored bias current; and, a mirrored bias current reduction circuit connected to the output mirror transistor configured to reduce the mirrored bias current.
US09203412B1
A circuit includes first and second signal networks, a driver circuit, and a bypass circuit. The driver circuit generates a first signal based on a second signal during a normal mode. The second signal is received from the first signal network. The bypass circuit is coupled to the driver circuit to provide a third signal generated based on the first signal to the second signal network during the normal mode. The bypass circuit receives a fourth signal from the first signal network during a test mode. The bypass circuit generates a fifth signal based on the fourth signal. The fifth signal is provided to the second signal network during the test mode. The bypass circuit prevents the driver circuit from driving a signal to the second signal network during the test mode.
US09203405B2
A circuit includes a clock trigger block and a logic circuit. The logic circuit is configured to output a signal to the clock trigger block based on a logic level of an enable signal received at the logic circuit. The clock trigger block is configured to output an output signal response to a clock signal received at the clock trigger block and the signal received from the logic circuit.
US09203389B2
A majority determination circuit includes a first determination unit suitable for determining a first majority between bits of a first logic value and a second logic value in a first odd-bit data, wherein the first odd-bit data is an even-bit data with absence of first bit, a second determination unit suitable for determining a second majority between bits of the first logic value and the second logic value in a second odd-bit data, wherein the second odd-bit data is the even-bit data with absence of second bit, and a result combination unit suitable for determining a third majority between bits of the first logic value and the second logic value in an even-bit data based on the first majority and the second majority.
US09203382B2
Inventive aspects include an integrated clock gater (ICG) circuit having clocked complimentary voltage switched logic (CICG) that delivers high performance while maintaining low power consumption characteristics. The CICG circuit provides a small enable setup time and a small clock-to-enabled-clock delay. A significant reduction in clock power consumption is achieved in both enabled and disabled modes, but particularly in the disabled mode. Complimentary latches work in tandem to latch different voltage levels at different nodes depending on the voltage level of the received clock signal and whether or not an enable signal is asserted. An inverter takes the voltage level from one of the nodes, inverts it, and outputs a gated clock signal. The gated clock signal may be active or quiescent depending on the various voltage levels. Time is “borrowed” from an evaluation window and added to a setup time to provide greater tolerances for receiving the enable signal.
US09203378B2
An elastic wave filter includes first and second longitudinally coupled elastic wave filters. The first filter includes a first pair of grating reflectors, first to fifth IDT electrodes arranged in ordinal order between the grating reflectors along a propagation direction of elastic waves, a first unbalanced terminal, and first and second balanced terminals. The second filter has a second unbalanced terminal, and third and fourth balanced terminals, the first and second unbalanced terminals being electrically connected to each other, the first and third balanced terminals being electrically connected to a first JO terminal, and the second and fourth balanced terminals being electrically connected to a second JO terminal. The first and second balanced terminals, and the third and fourth balanced terminals, output signals opposite in phase to each other. A first signal at the first JO terminal is opposite in phase to a second signal at the second IO terminal.
US09203374B2
A film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) structure includes a first electrode disposed over a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer. A bridge is disposed between the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer.
US09203373B2
A diplexer includes a substrate having a set of through substrate vias. The diplexer also includes a first set of traces on a first surface of the substrate. The first traces are coupled to the through substrate vias. The diplexer further includes a second set of traces on a second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface. The second traces are coupled to opposite ends of the set of through substrate vias. The through substrate vias and the traces also operate as a 3D inductor. The diplexer also includes a capacitor supported by the substrate.
US09203363B2
The present disclosure relate to a sensor system having a low offset error. In some embodiments, the sensor system comprises a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal, which is provided to a main signal path having a first chopping correction circuit and a second chopping correction circuit. The first and second chopping correction circuit chop the sensor signal at first and second frequencies to reduce offset errors, but in doing so generate first and second chopping ripple errors. A first digital offset feedback loop generates a first compensation signal, which is fed back into the main signal path to mitigate the first chopping ripple error. A second digital offset feedback loop generates a second compensation signal, which is fed back into the main signal path to mitigate the second chopping ripple error.
US09203358B2
A radio frequency amplifier circuit includes a transistor and an output-side matching circuit. The output-side matching circuit includes a first distributed constant line to which a radio frequency signal from the transistor is transmitted, a flat plate lead terminal transmitting the radio frequency signal from the first distributed constant line to an outside of the package, and a capacitive element having one electrode that is connected to the lead terminal and the other electrode that is grounded. A back surface of the lead terminal is joined to a resin substrate, and the capacitive element and the first distributed constant line are disposed adjacent to each other, with an alignment direction of the capacitive element and the first distributed constant line intersecting an alignment direction of the first distributed constant line and the lead terminal.
US09203351B2
A system for cancelling offset includes a gain circuit. The gain circuit may include a transistor circuit connected to a pair of input nodes and configured to convert an input signal to an output signal so that the output signal has a gain compared with the input signal. The gain circuit also may include a pair of output nodes configured to receive the output signal from the transistor circuit. The gain circuit is configured to cause a voltage change at one of the output nodes relative to another output node, in response to the gain circuit receiving a feedback offset correction signal. This effectively cancels at least a portion of an offset in the output signal.
US09203350B2
An example transconductance circuit is provided in accordance with one embodiment. The transconductance circuit can comprise: an output node; at least one transistor; a variable resistance; and a differential amplifier; wherein the at least one transistor and the variable resistance are in series connection with the output node, an output of the differential amplifier is connected to a control node of the at least one transistor, a first input of the amplifier is responsive to an input signal, and a second input of the amplifier is responsive to a voltage across the variable resistance. Such a circuit may overcome noise problems in transconductance circuits which operate over a wide range of input signals with a fixed resistor in series with the at least one transistor.
US09203337B2
A method for controlling a multiphase machine which is connected to a direct current voltage source. The machine has a DC link which is provided with a DC link capacitor, phase windings, and a high side switch and a low side switch for each phase. The switches associated with the individual phases are acted on by control signals from a control unit. For reducing the DC link current, the control unit provides block-shaped control signals for the switches associated with the individual phases in such a way that trapezoidal or pulsed phase currents are predefined, at least one phase current is connected at any point in time in each control cycle, and the value of the amplitude ratio of the predefined phase currents is selected in such a way that the connected phase currents correspond to the instantaneous current of the direct current voltage source.
US09203336B2
A drive unit for an electric motor comprises a multilevel inverter and a battery. The battery comprises at least one battery module train comprising a plurality of battery modules connected in series, each module having at least one battery cell and one coupling unit. The at least one battery cell is connected between a first input and a second input of the coupling unit. The coupling unit is designed to connect the at least one battery cell between two terminals of the battery module in response to on a first control signal and to connect the two terminals in response to a second control signal. Several center taps are arranged on the battery module train, by means of which a potential can be tapped at a connection between two battery modules respectively. Inputs of the multilevel inverter are connected to the taps.
US09203328B2
An energy efficient apparatus includes a switching device, a frequency dependent reactive device, and a control element is provided. The switching device is coupled to a source of electrical power and includes a pair of transistors and is adapted to receive a control signal and to produce an alternating current power signal. The frequency of the alternating current power signal is responsive to the control signal. The frequency dependent reactive device is electrically coupled to the pair of transistors for receiving the alternating current power signal and producing an output power signal. The frequency dependent reactive device is chosen to achieve a desired voltage of the output power signal relative to the frequency of the alternating current power signal. The control element senses an actual voltage of the direct current power signal and modifies the control signal delivered to achieve the desired voltage of the direct current power signal.
US09203326B2
A three-phase resonant cyclo-converter, the cyclo-converter comprising a feed forward control module arranged to develop a feed forward signal for controlling a switching frequency of the cyclo-converter dependent on conditions of a power supply arranged to provide power to the cyclo-converter.
US09203317B2
A load driver includes: a rectifying unit configured to rectify an AC voltage from a power source to generate a first voltage; a first converter configured to convert the first voltage outputted from the rectifying unit into a second voltage; a second converter configured to drive a load with a constant current, based on the second voltage converted by the first converter; and a feedback unit configured to generate feedback information, based on information obtained from the second converter and indicating an output voltage when the second converter drives the load with the constant current, wherein the first converter converts the first voltage into the second voltage having a magnitude based on the feedback information obtained from the feedback unit.
US09203311B2
Methods, devices, and integrated circuits are disclosed for applying an active output voltage discharge for a buck-boost converter. One example is directed to a method of operating a buck-boost converter that comprises an inductor, an output capacitor, and an output. The method includes receiving an indication of an altered output voltage requirement in the buck-boost converter. The method further includes deactivating a control loop in the buck-boost converter. The method further includes applying an active discharge of voltage from the output capacitor through the inductor to ground, thereby altering the voltage at the output of the buck-boost converter from a first output voltage to a second output voltage that corresponds to the altered output voltage requirement. The method further includes reactivating the control loop.
US09203310B2
A single-inductor multi-output (SIMO) conversion device for enlarging load range is disclosed. The SIMO conversion device comprises a power stage comprising a first switch and a second switch and receiving a direct-current (DC) current. A DC voltage source inputs the DC current to an inductor by timing of the first and second switches. Each control output circuit has a third switch connected with the inductor in series to receive an immediate current. The control output circuit sends out an output voltage selectively by the third switch. A control stage circuit receives a plurality of feedback voltage signals and selectively controls the order of adjusting energy of the output voltages by order control signals. The present invention uses a current sensing circuit to obtain the immediate current and switches control signals to establish the best order thereof according to different loads.
US09203307B2
A power conversion circuit includes a voltage boost circuit configured to generate an output voltage in response to an input voltage, a boost controller configured to control operation of the voltage boost circuit, and a bias voltage generation circuit configured to generate a bias voltage. The bias generation circuit is configured to regulate a level of the bias voltage in response to a level of the input voltage.
US09203304B2
In a switching regulator, a control circuit includes a reference command value generation portion and an additional command value generation portion. The reference command value generation portion generates a reference command value based on a deviation of an output voltage from a predetermined command voltage. The additional command value generation portion generates an additional command value based on a difference between an outflow electric energy and an inflow electric energy. The outflow electric energy is a value reflecting a supply power from the capacitor to the load, and the inflow electric energy is a value reflecting a supply power from the reactor to the capacitor. The control circuit controls an operation ratio of a switching circuit based on the reference command value and the additional command value.
US09203303B2
A DC-DC converter and a method of controlling an inductor-based switching-mode DC-DC converter in a discontinuous conduction mode are disclosed. In one aspect the method includes providing a DC-DC converter having a first and second switching elements, and, in each conversion cycle, first, turning on a first switching element, while maintaining a second switching element in off state, thereby increasing the current through an inductor. The method also includes detecting when a voltage signal at one connection node of the inductor reaches a first threshold value for the first time after the start of the conversion cycle, and turning on the second switching element, while maintaining the first switching element in off state, thereby decreasing the inductor current.
US09203294B2
A switching power supply can reduce conduction noise when frequency spread control is conducted simultaneously with switching frequency reducing control. The switching power supply includes a frequency controller that controls the switching frequency of the switching element corresponding to a load condition and reduces the switching frequency in a light load period, a frequency spread modulator that modulates the switching frequency with a predetermined frequency spread width, and a frequency skipping controller that controls the frequency controller to skip a fundamental frequency of the switching frequency when the fundamental frequency becomes a predetermined threshold frequency.
US09203293B2
An EMI emission suppressing system, apparatus and method that enables the EMI produced by high frequency switching of a switching circuit to be suppressed via the transfer of the higher order harmonic emissions to a frequency range below the standard EMI bandwidth of less than 150 KHz by applying low frequency modulation or jitter into the feedback of a switching signal of the switching circuit. The EMI suppression is achieved with minimal added ripple on the output signal of the switching circuit by using discontinuous modulations in the form of only applying the low frequency modulation when the switch or higher order harmonic producing element of the switching circuit is accessing, or drawing power from, the main power supply.
US09203291B2
An energy harvesting system for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy uses an electrostatic arrangement based upon the interaction between conductive microfluidic droplets and dielectric-coated electrodes in combination with an electromagnetic arrangement based upon the interaction between magnetic elements and coils, with the two arrangements disposed in an interleaved configuration that provides a degree of synergy to the overall system in the form of providing spacings between adjacent elements and providing a bias voltage source for the electrostatic arrangement from the energy created by the electromagnetic arrangement.
US09203286B2
A magnetic shielding arrangement, including: at least one magnetic flux source; a superconductor magnetic shield at least partially surrounding the magnetic flux source; a second shield at least partially surrounding the superconductor magnetic shield.
US09203285B2
An electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The stator is fixed with respect to the drive-unit housing and includes windings, and the rotor is configured to rotate inside the stator about an axis. An air gap is defined between the rotor and the stator. The electric motor also includes an end-ring fixed to the rotor for rotation therewith. The electric motor is cooled by gravity feed via a fluid flowing onto and past the stator windings, from the windings to the rotor, and from the rotor back to the stator. The end-ring includes an annular channel configured to catch the fluid flowing from the windings to the rotor and divert the fluid away from the air gap as the fluid flows from the rotor back to the stator, thereby limiting spin losses in the electric motor. An electro-mechanical drive-unit employing the above-described electric motor is also disclosed.
US09203271B2
A stator includes a core body provided so as to contact a substantially cylindrical peripheral-wall inner surface of a frame and having a stator coil wound thereupon, and a mold portion in which a coil end of the stator coil is molded out of resin. A gap is provided between the peripheral-wall inner surface and the mold portion.
US09203269B2
The present specification describes systems, methods, and apparatuses for bonding core laminations for electric machines (e.g., stators, actuators, sensors, etc.) using fluoropolymer films. A first metallic lamination can be aligned together with a second metallic lamination with a fluoropolymer in-between. The first and the second metallic laminations can be bonded together with the fluoropolymer. The first and second metallic laminations can be aligned with the fluoropolymer in-between below the melting temperature of the fluoropolymer. The first metallic stator lamination can be clamped to the second metallic stator lamination to fix the relative position. Thereafter, the temperature of the fluoropolymer can be increased above the melting temperature for bonding the first and the second metallic stator laminations.
US09203263B2
A hybrid energy management method and system which provides a main power supply and a secondary power supply. The main power supply is electrically coupled to the utility power grid, while the secondary power supply is electrically isolatable from the utility power grid. A switch is provided to selectably power the appliance through the main alternating current power supply when the utility is not in a reduced demand operating mode and to selectably power the appliance through the secondary alternating current power supply when the utility is in a reduced demand mode.
US09203258B2
The invention relates to a device for the inductive transfer of electric energy from a stationary unit that has at least two similar primary inductances (1-4) to a vehicle (5) standing adjacent to said unit. The primary inductances (1-4) of the stationary unit can be supplied with electrical current independently of one another and the current supply can be individually activated or deactivated by a central control unit (12). Preferably, the device is equipped with a uniform two-dimensional arrangement (26-32, 27A-31A) of a plurality of primary inductances that are similar to one another and are in the form of a rectangular matrix (26-31). Either a dedicated output of a central current supply unit or a dedicated current supply unit (7-10) is assigned to each primary inductance. Preferably, the vehicle has several secondary inductances that are similar to one another, the dimensions and arrangement of said inductances being designed in such a way that several pairs of secondary and primary inductances overlap at any one time in at least one position of the vehicle (5A, 5B, 5C).
US09203250B2
A snap-fit separable mobile phone backup power supply comprises a protective sleeve fitted with a battery-charging module. The battery-charging module further comprises a matching bottom cover and an isolation plate, forming a cavity to house a circuit motherboard and a rechargeable battery. The circuit motherboard is fitted with a terminal to accommodate a mobile phone's charging specificity. A terminal cover shields the terminal, and is fixed to the isolation plate. Various snap-fit connections are disclosed to secure the protective sleeve with the battery-charging module while charging the phone. The overall structure is compact, small, and portable.
US09203249B2
A battery pack for electric power tool is provided with a battery and a control circuit. The circuit includes a condition satisfaction determination unit, a continuation satisfaction determination unit, and a sleep-mode transition unit. The condition satisfaction determination unit determines whether each of at least one predetermined sleep-mode transition condition is satisfied, and determines whether an all-condition satisfaction state is present, which is a state wherein all of the at least one sleep-mode transition condition are satisfied. The continuation satisfaction determination unit determines whether the all-condition satisfaction state has continued for a predetermined period of time when the condition satisfaction determination unit determines that the all-condition satisfaction state is present. The transition unit stops part of operation of the circuit to shift the circuit to a sleep mode when the continuation satisfaction determination unit determines that the all-condition satisfaction state has continued for the predetermined period of time.
US09203248B2
A battery system according to the present invention includes: a battery module comprising a plurality of cell groups connected in series, each comprising a plurality of cells connected in series; a plurality of integrated circuits provided to corresponding each cell group of the battery module, that perform detection of terminal voltages of the cells in the corresponding each cell group, and that also perform diagnosis; and a battery controller that, along with issuing commands to the plurality of integrated circuits, also receives results of detection and results of diagnosis by the plurality of integrated circuits; wherein the battery system comprises a writable non-volatile memory, and data is stored in the writable non-volatile memory specifying usage environment of the battery module, including a maximum voltage or a maximum current of the battery module and history data based upon operation history of the battery module.
US09203246B2
Provided is a battery cell balancing circuit including: a battery cell module including a plurality of battery cells connected in series; a series resonant circuit including an inductor unit and a capacitor unit which are connected in series so as to store electric energy recovered from a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module and supply the stored electric energy to a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module; and a switch unit configured to provide an electric energy recovery path for storing the electric energy recovered from the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module into the capacitor unit of the series resonant circuit and provide an electric energy supply path for supplying the stored electric energy to the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module.
US09203240B2
A power control method includes: receiving a plurality of power use request information associated with a plurality of electrical devices, calculating a power consumption of the plurality of the electrical devices and an average value of the power consumption in a predetermined time period, based on the plurality of the power use request information, comparing the average value and the calculated power consumption in the predetermined time period to determine at least one scheduling interval in which the calculated power consumption is greater than the average value, and performing a scheduling in which a maximum power use time of at least one electrical device included in the at least one determined scheduling interval is moved to another interval The power use request information may be one from among time information and power consumption information corresponding to the operation of each of the plurality of the electrical devices.
US09203234B2
An electric vehicle is provided having an electric generator and a motor. Generated electrical energy may be routed to a DC bus of an inverter system. The inverter system may be configured to provide the electrical energy to the motor. A controller may detect a fault based on the voltage level of the DC bus.
US09203232B2
The present invention relates generally to a leakage detection protective circuit. This leakage detection protective circuit includes a rectification circuit, a current-limiting resistance, a controlled silicon rectifier (SCR), a power supply main circuit switch linked with a reset button and a tripping coil with a built-in iron core. The rectification circuit, tripping coil, and SCR are connected in series with each other, forming a circuit. The control pole of the SCR is connected, through the current-limiting resistance and the diode, to the shielding layer of the power output wires. When a leakage failure occurs, the shielding layer connected to the control pole of the controlled silicon rectifier becomes electrified, triggering the controlled silicon rectifier. A magnetic field is then generated within the tripping coil and its built-in iron core moves, causing the reset button to trip. This invention is characterized by a compact circuit and robust operation.
US09203204B2
An apparatus for generating laser radiation at a frequency multiplied as compared with a base frequency, has an optical resonator, in which input laser radiation circulates resonantly at the base frequency, and at least one conversion element through which the input laser radiation circulating in the optical resonator radiates, and which converts this radiation, at least in part, into output laser radiation at the multiplied frequency. At least one compensation element is provided, through which the input laser radiation circulating in the optical resonator also radiates, and which absorbs this radiation, in part, wherein the compensation element balances out a temperature-dependent variation of the optical path length of the input laser radiation in the conversion element, at least in part. Furthermore, a system generates laser radiation.
US09203199B2
The disclosure relates to a cable grasping assembly and an associated waterproof lockable disengaging swiveling electrical cable connector housing structure. The assembly includes and end cap, a cable-holding sleeve and a housing. The end cap threads onto the housing in such a way that it causes fingers of the housing to compress the cable holding sleeve onto a cable which passes through the bores of all three. The structure includes a male housing partially inserted into the bore of a female housing. Each housing has a generally cylindrical body with a cable support structure located within its bore. The two housings are free to rotate about the cylindrical surfaces of each other when locked together via a locking sleeve. The structure also includes a sealing structure carried by one of the housings that establishes a watertight seal between the housings when the male is partially inserted into the female.
US09203198B2
A faceplate assembly includes a faceplate member; at least one jack module mounted in an opening of the faceplate member; and a printed circuit board assembly. The printed circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board; a first set of secondary contacts that are electrically connected to the printed circuit board; and a network connector that is electrically connected to the secondary contacts of the first set via the printed circuit board. The secondary contacts extend into the jack module. The secondary contacts are isolated from primary contacts of the jack module.
US09203195B2
The invention relates to a contact set for a connection socket, with the contact set comprising at least two contact elements, with the contact elements comprising at least a first section, a second section, and a third section, with the first section comprising a connection element, with the contact elements being fixed in their relative position to each other by an isolation body in the second section, and with the third section comprising a contact area for a contact element of a plug to be inserted into the connection socket, with at least two of the contact elements comprising a compensation area at a free end of the third section, with two compensation areas being arranged such that they at least partially overlap, with an isolation film being arranged between the two compensation areas and with the isolation film and the two compensation areas being surrounded with an isolating housing.
US09203183B2
An electrical connector assembly including a first connector having a first electrical conductor. A second connector is engagable with the first connector and has a second electrical conductor. The first and second electrical conductors establish an electrical connection through the electrical connector assembly when in contact together. A lock mechanism is arranged to both lock the first and second connectors together and to enable contact between the first and second conductors when the first and second connectors are in a fully engaged relation. A method of establishing an electrical connection through an electrical connector assembly is also included.
US09203178B2
A seal cover (S) for closing work openings provided in a case includes a cover main body (10) to cover openings of the case. Seal ring holders (20A, 20B) are arranged on the underside of the cover main body (10) and fit into the openings. Seal rings (25) are on the outer peripheral surfaces of the seal ring holders (20A, 20B) and closely contact inner peripheral surfaces of the openings. Insertion holes (13) penetrate between top and underside surfaces of the cover main body (10). Shafts (26) project from surfaces of the seal ring holders (20A, 20B) facing the underside surface of the cover main body (10) and are inserted into the insertion holes (13) with a clearance. Retainers (16) for retaining the shafts (26) are provided at the projecting ends of the shafts (26) and are engaged with the edges of the insertion holes (13).
US09203169B1
An electrical connector includes an insulation body having multiple terminal slots, and multiple terminals received in the terminal slots. Each terminal has a connection portion, a contact portion extending upward from the connection portion and urging against a chip module, and a welding portion extends downward from the connection portion. A side of the welding portion is provided with a hooking portion. The terminal slot has a first side face. A locking block protrudes from the first side face corresponding to a plate surface of the welding portion. The hooking portion is located below the locking block, and the locking block stops the hooking portion, so as to prevent the hooking portion from moving upward.
US09203164B2
The present invention relates to a circuit comprising on a same board at least one antenna, a processing circuit and a cover covering the processing circuit. Said circuit comprises between the antenna and the cover at least one isolation element realized partly on the board and partly on the cover.
US09203160B2
An antenna arrangement comprises a first antenna array comprising a systematic arrangement of first antennas, at least two second antenna arrays, arranged adjacent to said first antenna array and each comprising a systematic arrangement of second antennas, at least two third antenna arrays each comprising at least one third antenna, wherein a third antenna array is arranged at a border area of said first antenna array and a second antenna array and replaces a first antenna closest to the adjacent second antenna array and a second antenna closest to the adjacent first antenna array. Said first or second antennas are transmitting and the other of said first or second antennas are receiving radiation. The at least one third antenna is transmitting and/or receiving radiation.
US09203159B2
Systems, methods, devices and apparatuses directed to transceiver devices are disclosed. In accordance with one method, a first set of antenna positions in a first section of a set of sections of a circuit layout for the circuit package is selected. The method further includes selecting another set of antenna positions in another section of the circuit layout such that an arrangement of selected antenna positions of the other set is different from an arrangement of selected antenna positions of a previously selected set of antenna positions. The selecting another set of positions in another section is iterated until selections have been made for a total number of antennas. The selecting the other set is performed such that consecutive unselected positions in the other section do not exceed a predetermined number of positions. In addition, antenna elements are formed at the selected positions to fabricate the circuit package.
US09203158B2
A programmable antenna includes a substrate, metallic inclusions, bidirectional coupling circuits, and a control module. The metallic inclusions are embedded within a region of the substrate. The bidirectional coupling circuits are physically distributed within the region and are physically proximal to the metallic inclusions. The control module activates a set of bidirectional coupling circuits, which, when active, the set of interconnects a set of metallic inclusions to provide a conductive area within the region. The conductive area functions an antenna.
US09203157B2
In antenna device, a coil conductor of an antenna coil module and a conductor layer at least partially overlap. A current flows in the conductor layer to block a magnetic field generated by a current flowing in the coil conductor. A current flows along the periphery of a slit and around the periphery of the conductor layer due to a cut-edge effect. Since magnetic flux does not pass through the conductor layer, magnetic flux attempts to bypass the conductor layer along a path in which the conductor opening of the conductor layer is on the inside and the outer edge of the conductor layer is on the outside. As a result, the magnetic flux generates large loops that link the inside and the outside of a coil conductor of an antenna on a reader/writer side to couple an antenna device and the antenna on the reader/writer side.
US09203156B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a reconfigurable faceted reflector for producing a plurality of antenna patterns. The reconfigurable reflector includes a backing structure, a plurality of adjusting mechanisms mounted to the backing structure, and a plurality of reflector facets. Each of the plurality of reflector facets is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of adjusting mechanisms for adjusting the position of the reflector facet with which it is coupled. The reflector facets are arranged to produce a first antenna pattern of the plurality of antenna patterns. By adjusting the plurality of adjusting mechanisms, the position of each of the reflector facets coupled to the respective one of the plurality of adjusting mechanisms is adjusted so that the reflector facets are arranged to produce a second antenna pattern of the plurality of antenna patterns.
US09203152B2
A multi-band antenna is disposed on a circuit board having a feeding line. The feeding line has a signal-transmitting end and a ground end. The multi-band antenna includes a feeding portion coupled to the signal-transmitting end, a ground portion coupled to the ground end, an intermediate-frequency sheet section extending from the feeding portion toward a first direction, a low-frequency arm, and a high-frequency arm. The low-frequency arm extends from a side of the intermediate-frequency sheet section toward a second direction opposite to the first direction. The high-frequency arm includes first and second bending portions. The first bending portion extends from the side of the intermediate-frequency sheet section toward the second direction so as to connect to the ground portion. The first bending portion has a recess. The second bending portion extends into the recess for transceiving signals within a first frequency band cooperatively with the first bending portion.
US09203150B2
An antenna system for global navigation satellite systems includes a ground plane, an active antenna disposed above the ground plane, and a passive antenna disposed below the ground plane. The active antenna includes a conducting ring substantially parallel to the ground plane. A radiating conductor passes through substantially the center of the conducting ring; the ends of the radiating conductor are electrically connected to the conducting ring. An excitation pin is electrically connected to the radiating conductor. A set of reactive impedance elements is electrically connected between the conducting ring and the ground plane. The set of reactive impedance elements is disposed substantially orthogonal to the ground plane. The passive antenna is similar to the active antenna, except the passive antenna does not have an excitation pin. The antenna system effectively suppresses multipath reception, and its compact size and light weight make it suitable for integration with a surveying pole.
US09203148B1
This disclosure relates to the use of a mobile device in connection with a balloon network. A disclosed method includes communicating with an antenna structure coupled to the housing of a mobile device. Additionally, the antenna structure may have an omnidirectional radiation pattern when the housing in a first position. The method may also include detecting a reconfiguration the housing of the mobile device. Further, the method also includes communicating with the antenna structure with the reconfigured housing. The antenna structure may have as directional radiation pattern when the housing in a second position. When in the second position the mobile device may be configured to communicate with a balloon network and when the mobile device is in the first position the mobile device may be configured to communicate with a cellular network.
US09203142B2
The present invention discloses a mobile communication antenna device. The device includes: a monopole antenna, placed on one side of a printed circuit board, where a distance between the monopole antenna and a central position of the printed circuit board is less than a threshold, and the monopole antenna includes a first metal sheet which is vertical to the printed circuit board, and is conducted with a circuit of the printed circuit board through a feedpoint. The present invention also discloses a mobile communication terminal device. By adopting the present invention, an ultra wideband antenna may be achieved, thereby making it possible that a mobile communication terminal device product, such as a fixed station, supports more frequency bands.
US09203139B2
Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antenna resonating elements and antenna ground plane structures. An electronic device may have antennas formed from the antenna resonating elements and an antenna ground plane. The antenna ground plane may have slot structures. The slot structures may be configured to form a slot-based parasitic antenna element to minimize coupling between the antennas in a device. The slot-based parasitic antenna element may be located between the antennas in a device. The slots structures from which a parasitic antenna element is formed may include open slots and closed slots. Slots may have one or more arms and one or more bends. Slots may be formed in internal housing members, traces on dielectric carriers, and other conductive structures.
US09203112B2
An electrolyte includes an alkali metal salt; an aprotic solvent; and a redox shuttle additive including an aromatic compound having at least one aromatic ring fused with at least one non-aromatic ring, the aromatic ring having two or more oxygen or phosphorus-containing substituents.
US09203111B2
The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a secondary battery which contains a positive electrode active material operating at a potential of 4.5 V or higher and which has good cycle property at a high temperature. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a secondary battery, comprising a positive electrode that can absorb and desorb lithium and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material that operates at a potential of 4.5 V or higher with respect to lithium; and wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a fluorinated ether represented by a prescribed formula and a cyclic-type sulfonate represented by a prescribed formula.
US09203109B2
Presented herein is a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a cathode, a liquid electrolyte, a solid electrolyte, and an anode. The anode is at least partially coated or plated with the solid electrolyte. The cathode may be porous and infiltrated by the liquid electrolyte. The cathode may also include a binder having a solid graft copolymer electrolyte (GCE). In certain embodiments, the liquid electrolyte is a gel that includes a PIL and a GCE. The battery achieves a high energy density and operates safely over a wide range of temperatures.
US09203091B2
A composition containing an electrode active material, a water-insoluble polymer (A), and a water-soluble polymer (B), wherein: the water-insoluble polymer (A) contains 20 wt % to 60 wt % of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit (a1), 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit (a2), and 30 wt % to 79.5 wt % of a unit (a3) of a monomer that is copolymerizable therewith; the water-soluble polymer (B) contains 20 wt % to 60 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit (b1), 25 wt % to 78 wt % of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit (b2), and 2 wt % to 15 wt % of a unit (b3) of a sulfonic acid group-containing monomer that is copolymerizable therewith; and a ratio (A)/(B) of the water-insoluble polymer (A) relative to the water-soluble polymer (B) is 80/20 to 95/5.
US09203088B2
Provided are: a composite metal oxide with which it is possible to improve the performance of a sodium secondary battery; a process for producing the composite metal oxide; a positive active material which comprises the composite metal oxide; a positive electrode produced using the positive active material; and a sodium secondary battery including the positive electrode. The composite metal oxide is represented by the following formula: NaxFeyMn1-yO2. The composite metal oxide is constituted of an oxide having a P2 structure and a lamellar oxide, with some extent of stacking faults, having an octahedral structure and/or a triangular-prism structure. The lamellar oxide preferably is an oxide having an O3 structure.
US09203086B2
A thermally managed Li-ion battery assembly including an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode includes a thermocrystal metamaterial structure.
US09203083B2
Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a core including a material being capable of doping and dedoping lithium, an oxide layer of the material being capable of doping and dedoping lithium formed on the exterior of the core including a material being capable of doping and dedoping lithium, and a carbon layer formed on the exterior of the oxide layer of the material being capable of doping and dedoping lithium, a method for preparing a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same.
US09203077B2
The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery having improved thermal stability, a method for producing the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery containing the same. The positive electrode active material may be represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and contain particles having an average particle size of 200 nm to 1 μm, wherein the surfaces of the particles are coated with a uniform carbon coating layer. LiaMn1-xMxPO4 [Chemical Formula 1] (Where, M is any one or a mixture of two or more selected from Mg, Fe, Co, Cr, Ti, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, and Mo, and a and x satisfy the following Equations: 0.9≦a≦1.1 and 0≦x<0.5.).
US09203074B2
Embodiments of a rechargeable battery include: an electrode assembly including first and second leads; a case for receiving the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case, connected to the first lead, and including a terminal hole; and an insulating terminal plate provided between the cap plate and the electrode assembly, connected to the second lead, and an electrode end installed in the terminal hole. The cap plate may include a protrusion oriented toward the electrode assembly. The terminal plate may include an extended unit extended to an external part of the protrusion with respect to the terminal hole and separated from the protrusion. The protrusion and the extended unit may be provided on a plane in parallel with the opening. A first distance between the terminal hole and the protrusion may be shorter than a second distance between the terminal hole and the extended unit.
US09203071B2
The invention relates to microporous membranes having at least two layers, a first layer comprising polymethylpentene and a second layer which comprises a polymer and has a composition that is not substantially the same as that of the first layer. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion batteries.
US09203069B2
Provided is a secondary battery including a battery cell having a cathode tab and an anode tab formed at one side thereof; a pouch formed so as to be enclose and seal the battery cell so that the cathode tab and the anode tab of the battery cell are protruded to the outside; and a shape memory alloy provided in the pouch and having a bent part bent in a specific shape and penetrating through and opening the pouch while being unbent at the time of an increase in a temperature of the battery cell, to discharge gas generated in the pouch when the gas is generated in the pouch due to an increase in a temperature caused by overcharging, overdischarging, and the like, to expand the pouch, thereby making it possible to prevent ignition and explosion.
US09203067B2
A housing for a gas-tight rechargeable battery includes a proportional valve that is arranged at an opening in a housing wall. The proportional valve has a valve body that is influenced by force in the direction of its closed position and towards the interior of the housing. The proportional valve is embodied at least partially from metal such that it allows the through-flow of gas if the pressure that is prevailing in the housing exceeds a construction-dependent pressure limit value. The proportional valve is configured to be connected electrically to the cathode of the rechargeable battery. A contact element embodied at least partially from metal is configured to be connected electrically to the anode of the rechargeable battery and is arranged on the outside of the housing such that the valve body comes into physical contact with the contact element after the proportional valve has achieved a defined open position.
US09203064B2
Disclosed herein is a battery module including a plurality of plate-shaped battery cells mounted in a module case in a state in which the plate-shaped battery cells are sequentially stacked, wherein each of the plate-shaped battery cells includes an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, and a plurality of heat dissipation members are disposed in two or more interfaces between the respective plate-shaped battery cells such that heat generated from the plate-shaped battery cells during charge and discharge of the plate-shaped battery cells is removed by thermal conduction through the heat dissipation members.
US09203061B2
A rechargeable battery including a case, and a cap plate, a protective circuit module that is electrically connected to the bare cell. A protection element that is installed between the bare cell and the protective circuit module. A protection element cover member that is positioned between the protection element and the protective circuit module and that covers the protection element, and a protection element coupling member that is positioned between the bare cell and the protection element. The protection element is attached to the bare cell, wherein the protection element coupling member is coupled to a protrusion on the cap plate.
US09203059B2
According to one embodiment, a battery includes a case, an electrode group, a lid, an external terminal and an insulating member. The external terminal includes a head section and an axial section extended from the head section. The axial section is caulked and fixed into a through hole in the lid. The insulating member is arranged between the lid and the external terminal. The insulating member includes a bus bar-fixing section.
US09203050B2
Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode display including an organic light emitting display panel configured to display an image, and a lower passivation film attached to a bottom of the organic light emitting diode display panel. The lower passivation film includes a support film that is in contact with the organic light emitting diode display panel, and a stress adjustment layer formed beneath the support film and configured to reduce a bending stress to be induced in the organic light emitting display panel when the organic light emitting display panel and the lower passivation film are bent.
US09203049B2
A thin film encapsulation unit including an inorganic layer, a first organic layer on the inorganic layer and including a light-blocking unit and a light-transmitting unit, and a reflection-preventing layer on the first organic layer.
US09203039B2
A platinum (II) complex of the general formula (I) or (II), in which Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 are each independently aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclic. Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 together form a tridentate ligand coordinated to the platinum through atoms X, Y, and Z, respectively, and X, Y, and Z are independently carbon or nitrogen. V is a bridging group or a covalent bond, and W is an anion. In general formula (I) in some cases, Ar1 is an anion and Ar2 and Ar3 are neutral; in other cases, Ar1 and Ar3 are neutral and Ar2 is an anion. In general formula (II), in some cases, Ar3 is an anion and Ar1 and Ar2 are neutral; in other cases, Ar1 and Ar3 are neutral and Ar2 is an anion. The complexes are asymmetric. The complexes emit in the UV to near IR range and are useful as emitters for organic light emitting devices.
US09203020B2
Provided is a resistance memory device including a dielectric layer, a conductive layer, a bottom electrode, a top electrode and a variable resistance layer. The dielectric layer is disposed on a substrate and has a first opening constituted by a lower opening and an upper opening. The conductive layer fills up the lower opening. The bottom electrode is disposed on the bottom and on at least a portion of the sidewall of the upper opening. The top electrode is disposed in the upper opening. The variable resistance layer is disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode.
US09203011B2
Method for assembling thermoelectric unicouples is provided and applied with silicon-based nanostructure thermoelectric legs. The method includes preparing and disposing both n-type and p-type thermoelectric material blocks in alternative columns on a first shunt material. The method includes a sequence of cutting processes to resize the thermoelectric material blocks to form multiple singulated unicouples each having an n-type thermoelectric leg and a p-type thermoelectric leg bonded to a section of the first shunt material. Additionally, the method includes re-disposing these singulated unicouples in a serial daisy chain configuration with a predetermined pitch distance and bonding a second shunt material on top. The method further includes performing additional cutting processes to form one or more daisy chains of thermoelectric unicouples. The first shunt material is coupled to a cold-side heat sink and the second shunt material is coupled to a hot-side heat sink.
US09203009B2
There is provided an electrode module for an LED lamp. The electrode module is provided by cutting an original electrode plate in a predetermined shape, the original electrode plate including a nonconductive frame having a mounting hole for accommodating an LED device, and a conductive electrode pattern integrally coupled with the frame and supplying power to the LED device. The electrode pattern has unit bodies formed repeatedly, and each unit body includes first and second parallel lines arranged on both sides, a body portion interposed between the first and second parallel lines, and upper and lower lines arranged at the upper and lower portions of the body portion and connected with the body portion through a vertical disconnectable portion. Both sides of the upper and lower lines connected to the body portions, which are adjacent to each other, are connected with each other through first and second serial lines.
US09203008B2
A multilayered LED printed circuit board with electrically insulating layers includes at least one electrically insulating material and electrically conductive layers consisting of an electrically conductive material, wherein at least one of the electrically conductive layers is structured with a conductor track structure, wherein the at least one structured electrically conductive layer is arranged on an upper side of the LED printed circuit board, and wherein a plurality of LEDs is arranged on the at least one structured electrically conductive layer on the upper side. The LED printed circuit board further includes: a thermally conducting element, and thermal paths comprising an electrically conductive material, which are arranged, in each case in contact-making fashion, between the LEDs and the thermally conducting element.
US09203007B2
Disclosed is a light emitting diode assembly. The light emitting diode assembly comprised: a red light emitting diode chip; a short-wavelength light emitting diode chip emitting a light having a wavelength relatively shorter than that of a light emitted from the red light emitting diode chip; a first heat-dispersion member for dispersing most of the heat generated in the short wavelength light emitting diode chip; and a second heat-dispersion member for dispersing most of the heat generated in the red light emitting diode chip. Further, the second heat-dispersion member has heat dispersion performance relatively superior to that of the first heat dispersion member. Thus, spectrum movement in the red light emitted from the red light emitting diode chip may be prevented so as to prevent a color-coordinate transformation during the operation time of same.
US09203004B2
Light emitting devices for light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. In one embodiment a light emitting device can include a substrate, one or more LEDs disposed over the substrate, and the LEDs can include electrical connectors for connecting to an electrical element. A light emitting device can further include a retention material disposed over the substrate and the retention material can be disposed over at least a portion of the electrical connectors. The LEDs can be connected in a pattern that is non-linear.
US09202988B2
A nitride semiconductor light-emitting element includes a layered semiconductor body which is made of a group III nitride semiconductor, and includes a light-emitting facet, and a multilayer protective film which is formed to cover the light-emitting facet of the layered semiconductor body, and includes a plurality of insulating films. The multilayer protective film includes a first protective film and a second protective film covering the first protective film. The first protective film is a crystalline film which is made of nitride containing aluminum, and is at least partially crystallized. The second protective film is a crystalline film which is made of oxide containing aluminum, and is at least partially crystallized.
US09202983B2
A light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a semiconductor stack comprising a first type semiconductor layer, a second type semiconductor layer and an active layer formed between the first type semiconductor layer and the second type semiconductor layer; a bonding layer formed between the substrate and the semiconductor stack; and a plurality of buried electrodes physically buried in the first type semiconductor layer.
US09202980B2
A light emitting chip of the present invention includes a device chip having a sapphire substrate and a light emitting layer formed over the front surface of the sapphire substrate and a transparent member bonded to the back surface of the sapphire substrate by a resin transmissive to emitted light from the light emitting layer. The transparent member is transmissive to the emitted light from the light emitting layer. A groove is formed in an abutting surface of the transparent member against the device chip in such a manner as to be exposed to the side surface and the abutting surface of the transparent member. The groove width of the groove is smaller than the length of one side of the device chip.
US09202979B2
There is provided a method of fabricating a vertical light emitting diode which includes forming a light emitting diode structure. Forming the light emitting diode structure includes: forming a first material layer of a first conductivity type, forming a second material layer of a second conductivity type, forming a light emitting layer between the first material layer and the second material layer, and forming a plurality of generally ordered photonic nanostructures at a surface of the first material layer through which light generated from the light emitting layer is emitted for enhancing light extraction efficiency of the vertical light emitting diode. In particular, forming a plurality of generally ordered photonic nanostructures includes forming a self-assembled template including generally ordered nanoparticles on the surface of the first material layer to function as a mask for forming the photonic nanostructures at said surface of the first material layer. There is also provided a vertical light emitting diode with the self-assembly derived ordered nanoparticles.
US09202978B2
A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip having a semiconductor layer sequence based on a nitride compound semiconductor material and having a pn junction includes a first protective layer having deliberately introduced crystal defects, a second protective layer having a higher doping than the first protective layer, wherein the first protective layer protects the semiconductor chip against electrostatic discharge pulses, an active zone that generates radiation disposed downstream of the first protective layer in a growth direction, wherein during operation of the semiconductor chip, a breakdown behavior of the semiconductor layer sequence in a reverse direction in regions having crystal defects differs from regions without crystal defects, and wherein in the event of electrostatic discharge pulses, electrical charge is dissipated in a homogeneously distributed manner via the regions having crystal defects.
US09202974B2
A double-sided LED has a double-sided light emitting structure formed by electroplating or electrocasting without the need for wire bonding. The double-sided light emitting gives the chip a light-emitting angle of 150 degrees or higher. In addition, the device has good light extraction and heat dissipation characteristics.
US09202971B2
An optoelectronic semiconductor chip, based on a nitride material system, comprising at least one active quantum well, wherein during operation electromagnetic radiation is generated in the active quantum well, the active quantum well comprises N successive zones in a direction parallel to a growth direction z of the semiconductor chip, N being a natural number greater than or equal to 2, the zones are numbered consecutively in a direction parallel to the growth direction z, at least two of the zones have average aluminium contents k which differ from one another, and the active quantum well fulfils the condition: 50≦∫(35−k(z))dz−2.5N−1.5∫dz≦120.
US09202969B2
A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor light emitting device which includes forming an n-type semiconductor layer, forming an active layer on the n-type semiconductor layer, forming a superlattice layer by alternately stacking at least two nitride layers made of InxAlyGa(1-x-y)N (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, and 0≦x+y≦1) having different energy bandgaps from each other and doped with a p-type dopant, and forming a p-type semiconductor layer on the superlattice layer. The forming of the superlattice layer is performed by adjusting a flow rate of a p-type dopant source gas to reduce the flow rate in a growth termination period of the superlattice layer by no greater than about half of the flow rate in a growth initiation period of the superlattice layer while being doped with the p-type dopant.
US09202967B2
A method for producing a thin-film semiconductor body is provided. A growth substrate is provided. A semiconductor layer with funnel-shaped and/or inverted pyramid-shaped recesses is epitaxially grown onto the growth substrate. The recesses are filled with a semiconductor material in such a way that pyramid-shaped outcoupling structures arise. A semiconductor layer sequence with an active layer is applied on the outcoupled structures. The active layer is suitable for generating electromagnetic radiation. A carrier is applied onto the semiconductor layer sequence. At least the semiconductor layer with the funnel-shaped and/or inverted pyramid-shaped recesses is detached, such that the pyramid-shaped outcoupling structures are configured as projections on a radiation exit face of the thin-film semiconductor body.
US09202961B2
A radiation detector includes a semiconductor substrate having opposing front and rear surfaces, a cathode electrode located on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate configured so as to receive radiation, and a plurality of anode electrodes formed on the rear surface of said semiconductor substrate. A work function of the cathode electrode material contacting the front surface of the semiconductor substrate is lower than a work function of the anode electrode material contacting the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate.
