US09290040B2
A method for manufacturing panels of the type having at least a substrate and a printed decor with a relief provided on the substrate involves printing, whether or not by the intermediary of primer layers, at least a portion of the decor onto the substrate and forming the relief. The relief is formed at least partially after the portion of the decor has been printed on the substrate.
US09290039B2
A production method of workpiece is provided. First, an adhesive layer is applied on a workpiece. The adhesive layer is impressed by a mold, so that the adhesive layer forms a three-dimensional pattern. A first curing process with a first irradiating energy is performed on the adhesive layer. The workpiece is punched after the first curing process is performed on the adhesive layer, so that the workpiece forms a three-dimensional workpiece. A second curing process with a second irradiating energy is performed on the adhesive layer after the workpiece is punched, wherein the second irradiating energy intensity is higher than the first irradiating energy intensity.
US09290037B2
Writing instrument sheaths and methods of fabricating and using the writing instrument sheaths are disclosed. In an embodiment, a writing instrument sheath includes a contiguous wall and a polymer layer that provides a comfortable and controllable writing experience.
US09290031B2
The invention refers to a method for forming an article having a decorative surface comprising: a) screen printing an ink composition comprising a curable composition onto at least one major surface of a thermoformable polymeric sheet; b) curing said curable composition to obtain a printed sheet having on at least one major surface an ink comprising a cured composition; and c) thermoforming the printed sheet to obtain a decorated article, wherein said curable composition comprises a polyisocyanate and a component comprising isocyanate reactive groups and wherein said ink composition contains a solvent or solvent blend in which said curable composition is soluble or miscible.
US09290030B2
A measured distance is received from a distance sensor, where the measured distance is indicative of a distance between a color sensor and a substrate. Using the measured distance, a location of a given projection of projections of a substrate support is determined. A color of a color patch on the substrate at the determined location of the given projection is determined.
US09290029B1
Provided are an inkjet print apparatus and an inkjet print method to reduce a process time required for replacing a head module. The inkjet print apparatus includes a first chamber having a head module; a second chamber disposed to contact the first chamber; and a third chamber disposed outside the first chamber and the second chamber and providing a space for performing a test for checking a state of a replacement head module. The method includes placing a first substrate in a first chamber below a head module; vertically moving the head module into the second chamber from the internal space of the first chamber when the head module is replaced with a replacement head module; and performing a test for checking a state of the replacement head module in a third chamber disposed outside the first chamber and the second chamber.
US09290026B2
A printer includes a printing portion, two plate-shaped first support portions, a moving portion, a restricting portion, and two second support portions. The first support portions are disposed opposite one another and support opposite ends of the roll. The moving portion supports the first support portions movably. The restricting portion restricts movement of the first support portions. The second support portions support the ends of the roll. Each second support portion includes a pivoting portion, a projecting portion, and an energizing portion. The pivoting portion is supported pivotally. The projecting portion projects from the pivoting portion in a direction that intersects an axis parallel to the plane of an associated first support portion. The energizing portion energizes the pivoting portion in a direction in which the pivoting portion pivots such that the projecting portion projects from the side of the first support portion that faces the opposing first support portion.
US09290022B2
A specific operation based on specific data that is received for recording to a recording medium can be performed and the best recording result can be achieved without changing the control device as much as possible. When a string recording command specifying a string containing a specific string is contained in recording data, the recording control unit 60 of the printer 2 performs a predetermined operation as an operation corresponding to the specific string timed to execution of the operation related to the string recording command.
US09290019B2
A recording paper supply mechanism 20 of a roll paper printer 1 has a roll paper holder 26 that holds the sides of a paper roll 12 on the transverse axis X at a position above Z1 the roll paper receiver 25. A delivery roller 22 is disposed above Z1 the paper roll 12 on the roll paper receiver 25. A detection unit 24 has a emitter 24A and photodetector 24B position so a detection beam L travels diagonally below the delivery roller 22, and the detection beam L intersects the path A of paper roll 12 movement when rising toward the delivery roller 22. A near-end state can therefore be detected based on output of the detection unit 24 even when the paper roll 12 is raised by force pulling in the delivery direction.
US09290002B2
With an ink cartridge mounted on a cartridge mounting section of a printer, an apparatus-side terminal elastically comes in contact with a container-side terminal of a container-side circuit substrate. The container-side terminal includes a curved edge portion at a corner portion in which a groove of a substrate surface comes in contact with a substrate end surface. Depths of the grooves in container-side terminals are different and positions of contact sections with the apparatus-side terminals are different in the edge portions. As a result, positions in directions in which elastic forces act from the apparatus-side terminals are different for each contact section and the elastic forces having values and directions which are not uniform act on the container-side circuit substrate at different positions. Thus, it is possible to suppress positional shift of the container-side circuit substrate and to suppress contact failure between the container-side terminal and the apparatus-side terminal.
US09289992B2
Two members among a plurality of members are bonded to each other with a hard adhesive. The plurality of members constitute a liquid ejecting head and the members are a member formed of a material other than a resin material and a member with a film shape formed of the resin material. Two members among the plurality of members are bonded to each other with a soft adhesive and the members constitute the flow passage between two members of which at least one is molded with the resin material. Two members among the plurality of members are bonded to each other with a hard adhesive and the members do not constitute the flow passage between two members of which at least one is molded with the resin material.
US09289980B2
The device and method handles increases in power consumed by an inkjet head. When greater-than-specified electric power is being input from both the first input section and the second input section, the control section controls the state of connection so as to prioritize connection of the second power source to the inkjet head driving system over the first power source.
US09289974B2
A printhead control system comprises a voltage supply control module to selectively supply an operating voltage to a printhead, and the voltage supply control module is configured to receive a first and a second control voltages, and to disconnect the supply of operating voltage to the printhead at least when the first and second control voltages have the same logical level.
US09289970B2
A film member attached to the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical plate is fixed by a peeling roller and a clamp of a peeling unit and peeled from the cylindrical plate by moving the peeling unit, and the intervals between each of the peeling units and the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical plate are same so that the contact portions of the peeling rollers are variable.
US09289967B2
A method includes rotating a drum about an axis and rotating an anvil roll about an axis adjacent to the drum so as to form a nip there between. The drum includes a fluid nozzle and a press member, the press member having an outer surface. The anvil roll includes a compliant outer circumferential surface. First and second substrates are advanced in a machine direction onto the drum. The fluid nozzle moves radially outward and a jet of heated fluid is directed onto the substrates. The fluid nozzle retracts radially inward and the press member is shifted radially outward. The substrates are advanced through the nip and compressed between the press member and the anvil roll such that the press member deforms the compliant outer circumferential surface of the anvil roll.
US09289961B2
A method for producing bags containing fiber material, comprises the steps of forming at least one continuous layer of fiber material; separating in succession portions of fiber material from the continuous layer and moving them along a predetermined path; feeding each portion of fiber material to respective containment and compaction elements of a first transfer conveyor; feeding an ordered succession of bags containing respective portions of fiber material to respective supporting elements of a second transfer conveyor; transferring the portions of fiber material from the first transfer conveyor into respective housings of a third transfer conveyor; transferring the portions from the third transfer conveyor inside containment bags carried by a second transfer conveyor; transferring the containment bags from the second transfer conveyor to a fourth transfer conveyor; and moving in succession the bags housing respective portions of fiber material to a folding unit at which the bags are closed.
US09289960B2
A heat press can include a frame, a first lower platen, a second lower platen, an upper platen, a press mechanism, a shuttle mechanism, and a heating element. The lower platens can be supported by the frame. The press mechanism can be coupled to the upper platen and operable to move the upper platen between open and closed positions. In the open position, the upper platen can be spaced apart from the lower platens by a greater distance than when in the closed position. The shuttle mechanism can be supported by the frame and can move the press mechanism linearly between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the upper platen can be located above the first lower platen. In the second position, the upper platen can be located above the second lower platen. The heating element can be configured to heat the upper platen.
US09289958B2
A molding die for molding a resin-made roller shaft therein includes: a cavity for molding the roller shaft therein; and a holding member which is provided on an end of the cavity and holds both ends in an axial direction of the roller shaft, wherein the holding member can rotate the roller shaft around a axis of the roller shaft.
US09289956B2
A method and apparatus for controlling the deposition of elementary semifinished products in a process for building tires for vehicle wheels includes: driving in rotation, around a rotation axis, at a rotation speed between about π/8 rad/s and about 6π rad/s, a tire being processed which tire has a radially external surface including one or more elementary semifinished products; sending a first electromagnetic radiation to the radially external surface, the latter generating a corresponding first reflected radiation; detecting, through a first detecting device, at least one first image representative of the first reflected radiation; controlling the first detecting device in such a manner that a first exposure time for detecting the at least one first image is included between about 0.1 s and about 10 s; carrying out a first comparison between the at least one first image and one or more reference data; and generating a first notification signal as a function of the first comparison.
US09289952B2
A system for producing and repairing plastic composite components with a laminate structure includes a prefabricated woven fiber blank, which is enclosed in a safety sleeve, with the safety sleeve in turn completely enclosed by a processing sleeve. After the safety sleeve is removed from the processing sleeve and a desired cutout contour is marked on the processing sleeve, the woven fiber blank can be replaced in the processing sleeve and impregnated with adhesive there. The advantage of this system is the prefabrication of the woven fiber blank and the almost contactless processing of the woven fiber blank.
US09289943B2
The subject matter discloses a method of attaching a tag to a disposable item such as a sponge, the method comprising obtaining a tag and a disposable item; attaching the tag to the disposable item using an adhesive material. The adhesive material is cured by ultraviolet radiation. The method also comprises applying the ultraviolet radiation on the tag attached on the disposable item. The tag may be an RE tag.
US09289936B2
A die and a method for impregnating at least one fiber roving with a polymer resin are disclosed. The die includes an impregnation section comprising an impregnation zone configured to impregnate the roving with the resin. The die further includes a passage at least partially defined in the impregnation section and in fluid communication with the impregnation zone, and a pump in fluid communication with the passage. The method includes coating at least one fiber roving with a polymer resin, traversing the coated roving through an impregnation zone of an impregnation section to impregnate the roving with the resin, and applying an external pressure to the impregnation zone.
US09289934B2
In an injection process in which a screw or a plunger is advanced to inject a molten resin into a mold, the advance of the screw or the plunger is stopped and held just before a leading flow end of the resin reaches a gate portion, and the advance of the screw or the plunger is resumed for an injection operation after the passage of a predetermined period.
US09289908B2
A multi-headed razor device may be used to shave a surface area not covered by an individual razor. The device may include a handle body having a first end, a plurality of handle arms having a first end and a second end attached to the handle body, a plurality of razor heads attached to the first end of the handle body and the first end of the plurality of handle arms. A plurality of release buttons may be attached to the first end of the handle body and the first end of the plurality of handle arms to release the plurality of razor heads. A plurality of buttons may be attached to a top portion of the handle body to release the plurality of handle arms.
US09289904B2
A folding knife, whereby a unique arrangement of linked levers, produces a geometry of mechanical advantage, allowing the user to safely deploy an extended, but unlocked blade, by simply griping the handle. A resilient element, in conjunction with the linked levers, produces a powered assist in the act of opening the blade and also in the act of closing the blade. Alternately, further means are disclosed of providing the option of a positive locking blade.
US09289900B2
A jig for calibrating a Delta robot fixes the longitudinal axes of drive arms to be parallel. With this configuration, the jig always fixes the drive arms at the same reference angle no matter what the drive arm length is.
US09289899B2
Method for controlling continuum robots and systems therefrom are provided. In the system and method, a new system of equations is provided for controlling a shape of the elastic member and a tension on a tendon applying a force to an elastic member of the robot. The system of equations can be used to estimate a resulting shape of the elastic member from the tension applied to the tendon. The system of equations can also be used to estimate a necessary tension for the tendon to achieve a target shape.
US09289894B2
A hand tool and bit storage device configured to allow easy storage and access to a wide variety of bits. The hand tool comprises a body portion, a stem portion and a bit interface. The hand tool couples with the storage device. The storage device holds one or more tool frames or bit inserts each comprising a plurality of bits. The bit inserts are deformable to allow easy access to the bits contained therein. In some embodiments, the bit inserts may be locked in the storage device.
US09289891B1
A folding multitool for holding a plurality of diverse tools, comprising at least three tool arms, where at least two tool arms are pivotally attached to a central hub at one end, and each tool arm having at least one tool head attached at the other end. Wherein the tool arms fold to a smaller stowed position and unfold to an extended longer operational position. Wherein each tool arm can be used either as a tool handle or as a tool arm depending on the positions of the tool arms, and which end of the extended multitool the user grasps. During use, the rotational axes of a gripping surfaces on one or more wrench heads can be oriented substantially perpendicular to the hinge axis of its respective tool arm, whereby torque can be transmitted across the hinge axes for turning the plurality of different sized rotary fastener without the need for hinge locking mechanisms.
US09289884B2
The bar clamp comprises a first jaw connected to a slider, a clamp housing defining a second jaw, a driving mechanism operably associated with the housing and slider to drive the slider, a clamping mechanism operably associated with the housing and slider to brake and hold the slider, and a release mechanism operably associated with the clamping mechanism and slider to release the slider. The bar clamp may utilize different embodiments of a drive mechanism while also utilizing an improved clamping and release mechanism. The drive mechanism thus comprises either a driving lever grip or a driving wedge grip while the clamping mechanism comprises a clamping wedge grip. The clamping wedge grip utilizes pins, cams or balls to brake and hold the slider.
US09289883B2
In a knife sharpener with two whetting disks (2, 3) which are rotatably mounted about the same axis of rotation (8), oppose each other and have whetting surfaces (11, 12) facing each other, which between themselves form a sharpening slot (13) which widens outwards in radial direction, and with a housing (4) which surrounds the whetting disks (2, 3) and above the sharpening slot (13) includes a knife guiding slot (24) which extends at an angle (α) to the sharpening slot (13), at least a first one of the whetting surfaces (11) is formed convex and the second whetting surface (12) is formed linear or likewise convex in radial direction.
US09289880B2
A method for setting a shot-peening process condition includes a step of obtaining, for each of a plurality of peening conditions for a first combination as a combination of a shot peening processing apparatus and media, a saturation time based on a saturation curve indicating a change in an arc height value of an Almen strip against a projection time. The method includes a step of determining a first optimum peening condition corresponding to the first combination based on the saturation time.
US09289878B2
In one illustrative embodiment, a grinder may comprise an arbor configured to rotate about a first axis and to support a grinding wheel for rotation therewith, a gear surrounding a first portion of the arbor and having a slip fit with the first portion of arbor, a motor configured to drive rotation of a drive train including the gear, a collar surrounding a second portion of the arbor and having an interference fit with the second portion of the arbor such that the collar is constrained for rotation with the arbor about the first axis, and at least one spring disposed between the gear and the collar and configured to exert a biasing force along the first axis such that one or more resulting friction forces cause the arbor to rotate with the gear when a torque exerted on the gear is less than a threshold torque.
US09289873B2
An abrasive cutting machine includes a housing and a cutting arm on which a cutting tool is accommodated on the end side. The cutting tool is driven via a belt by an engine of the abrasive cutting machine, and the housing encompasses a fan chamber for accommodating a fan wheel by which an air flow is provided. A belt chamber for accommodating the belt is embodied in the cutting arm, with improved durability of a belt, in particular the dust exposure of the belt for power transfer from the engine to the cutting tool. Provision is made between the fan chamber and the belt chamber for an air duct, through which at least a part of the air flow, which is created by the fan wheel, reaches from the fan chamber into the belt chamber, so as to apply a sealing air flow to the belt chamber.
US09289871B2
To prevent entrance of swarf or cutting oil from a workpiece recovery opening, in a workpiece recovery unit, a cover 21 which covers an upper side and a lateral side of a workpiece recovery opening 19 opening in an upper side of a workpiece recovery section 18 disposed lateral to a holder 13 which holds a processed workpiece 1′, a workpiece transport path 23 from an entrance 22 opening in a lower side provided in the cover 21 to the recovery opening 19 is formed in a step-like shape, the holder 13 is supported so as to be movable in an up-and-down direction and a right-and-left direction, the workpiece 1′ is moved along the transport path 23 by the holder 13, and is transported to the upper side of the recovery opening 19 from the entrance 22 so as to be recovered in the recovery opening 19.
US09289867B2
A scope mount for a firearm is disclosed. The scope mount may include a first ring component covering a first portion of an upper half of a scope body, and a second ring component covering a second portion of the upper half of the scope body. The scope mount may also include a third ring component covering a first portion of a lower half of the scope body, and a fourth ring component covering a second portion of the lower half of the scope body. The first and second ring components may removably attach to the third and fourth ring components, respectively, and may form at least two rings around the scope body. The third and fourth ring components may be integral with a scope mount base, and the scope mount base may be configured to removably attach to a Picatinny rail.
US09289865B2
A method to manufacture a fixturing apparatus, the method including forming a first assembly and a second assembly, wherein both the first assembly and the second assembly comprise a bottom, a first lip extending outwardly from the bottom, an opposing second lip extending outwardly from the bottom, a first side wall extending outwardly from the bottom and connecting a first end of the first lip and a first end of the second lip, a second side wall extending outwardly from the bottom and connecting a second end of the first lip and a second end of the second lip, and a plurality of locking teeth extending outwardly from the bottom, wherein the plurality of locking teeth are disposed between the first lip, the second lip, the first side, and the second side; and forming the fixturing apparatus by attaching the first assembly to the second assembly.
US09289863B2
A part (10) welded in a rotationally symmetrical manner and comprising two parts (12, 14), which are connected by a rotationally symmetrical weld (16), wherein a main loading area (22) occurs in the vicinity of the weld (16), and only the weld (16) and the surroundings (22) thereof are strengthened by case hardening in the extreme fiber in such a way that case strengthening is present there, and a method for producing a part (10) welded in a rotationally symmetrical manner and comprising two parts (12, 14) by welding a rotationally symmetrical weld (16) between the two parts (12, 14), wherein after the parts (12, 14) are welded, the weld (16) and the surroundings (22) thereof are case hardened and the hardened zone (16, 22) is quenched immediately thereafter.
US09289857B2
A laser processing apparatus has an optical transmitting unit for guiding a laser beam to a focusing unit. The optical transmitting unit includes a focusing lens for focusing the laser beam, an optical fiber unit for inputting the focused laser beam and guiding it to the focusing unit. The optical fiber unit includes an LMA fiber for inputting the focused laser beam. The LMA fiber has a large-diameter core covered with a cladding, a transmitting fiber provided by an SM fiber or a PM fiber. The transmitting fiber has a small-diameter core covered with a cladding, the small-diameter core having a diameter corresponding to the wavelength of the laser beam oscillated by the laser oscillator. A connector connects the LMA fiber and the transmitting fiber so that these fibers are axially aligned with each other.
US09289852B2
Laser processing machines and methods for adjusting focused laser beams. Laser processing heads have nozzle with openings admitting primary laser beam. An orientation device is included, as well as at least one sensor to mutually center primary beam and opening of nozzle. A first beam handling unit is arranged near the nozzle opening and may convert primary beam into a secondary wide-band heat beam, and then may emit this secondary beam towards a sensor; or may reflect/scatter at least a portion of the primary beam towards sensor. The sensor detecting the converted secondary beam is arranged within the laser processing head. In an adjustment process, a primary beam may be converted into a wide-band heat radiation as secondary radiation at the beam handling unit, and emitted and/or diverted into a scattered/reflex beam towards the sensor. Respective position of nozzle opening center and primary beam is calculated from sensor-measured values, and nozzle center and beam center are automatically displaced to mutual center. The axial position of beam focus may be also be measured and set via the nozzle centering procedure.
US09289846B2
A method for fabricating a wire bonding structure is disclosed, which includes: providing a substrate having a plurality of bonding pads; and foaming a ball end of a bonding wire on at least one of the bonding pads by performing a scrubbing process along a path around a periphery of the bonding pad, thereby preventing delamination of the ball end of small size from the bonding pad.
US09289838B2
Disclosed is a guide roller wherein bearings are held in a housing, and liquid mixed with abrasive grains is prevented from entering the interior of the housing through a small hole, thereby improving service life. The guide roller is configured to comprise a housing wherein the bearings are held in the housing, and the housing has a shaft hole wherein a support shaft is inserted that is installed upon the bearings. The shaft hole is formed to have a tapered wall, and the diameter of the hole decreases continuously toward the interior of the housing.
US09289837B2
In the process of holding a non-toothed section of a band saw blade between a fixed insertion block and a movable insertion block included in a band saw blade guide device, the movable insertion block is moved while a return allowing unit included in an insertion block moving unit is held in a returnable state, the insertion block moving unit configured to move the movable insertion block toward the fixed insertion block. The band saw blade is firmly held between the fixed insertion block and the movable insertion block. Thereafter, the entirety of the insertion block moving unit, including the return allowing unit, is fixed in an immovable state by a mechanical fixing unit.
US09289826B2
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method of manufacturing a stator airfoil assembly includes forming an interior wall of a stator airfoil using an additive manufacturing technique, forming an exterior wall of the stator airfoil using the additive manufacturing technique, and forming a plurality of internal ribs between the interior wall and the exterior wall using the additive manufacturing technique. A cooling air circuit is formed in a space between the interior wall and the exterior wall. Further, the interior wall, the exterior wall, and the internal ribs are formed simultaneously as an integral structure by using the additive manufacturing technique.
US09289820B1
An apparatus for dispersing particles within a molten material in a mold-less casting process comprises a primary electromagnet for generating an AC magnetic field and a secondary electromagnet adjacent to the primary electromagnet for generating an independent DC magnetic field. Each of the primary and secondary electromagnets comprises a coil and at least one of the electromagnets is positioned about a common longitudinal axis. A heat source may be positioned at a first end of the common longitudinal axis for forming a melt to be exposed to the AC and DC magnetic fields, and a particle injection device is positioned at one or more positions about the common longitudinal axis for injecting particles into the melt during magnetic field exposure. The apparatus does not include a solid body for containing the melt prior to solidification.
US09289810B2
An apparatus for measuring a bending angle of a sheet, comprising a processing unit and at least one sensor comprising a light source which projects a light pattern on at least one side of the sheet, and recording means adapted to record an image of the projection of said light pattern on the at least one side of the sheet. The processing unit is adapted to control the recording means for recording the image in at least one time instant (Treg1; Treg1, Treg2 . . . Tregn) during an operation of bending the sheet; a control unit is capable of transforming the recorded image into a point cloud and comprises a neural network adapted to associate a bending angle value with the point cloud.
US09289808B2
A coil laying head comprising a rotor (14) having two or more conduits (1′), a selector tube (5) coaxially arranged with respect to the rotor (14) to guide a rolled product into one of the conduits (1′), a main control, connecting means between the main control and the rotor (14) for setting in rotation the rotor (14), a phase shifter system ((6,7,8,8′,9,10,11), including two nonmoving components ((10,),(11,)), an input component (7) connected to the main control, an output component (6) connected to the selector tube (5), a first group of side pinions (8′) meshed on the input component and on one of the nonmoving components and a second group of side pinions (8) meshing on the output component and on the other nonmoving components, connection means (9) connecting the first group of side pinions with the second group of side pinions to drive this latter in rotation according to the axis (X), angular phase shift adjustment device (12,) between the first and the second nonmoving component.
US09289801B2
A wash-out container has a collection basin, a filter and a pump. Water used for washing tools is filtered and re-used so the wash-out container is stand-alone.
US09289783B2
A nozzle adjustment member for a sprinkler is revealed. A plurality of nozzle tubes aligned in at least one row is positioned on a wall of a hollow pipe. A top end of the nozzle tube is projecting to an outside of the hollow pipe. At least one pivot support is disposed on the outside of the hollow pipe. Each pivot support is pivoted with an adjustment piece having a plurality of guiding openings. The guiding openings are positioned over the plurality of nozzle tubes correspondingly. A nozzle cover is connected with the outside of the hollow pipe for covering the adjustment piece. A plurality of long through holes for mounting the corresponding nozzle tubes is arranged at the nozzle cover. Around a pivot hole, the adjustment piece swings so as to drive the plurality of nozzle tubes moving at an angle and different water distribution patterns are provided.
US09289782B2
A system for air purification using cyclone separators mounted with wall structures is disclosed. Air entering a building is filtered by passage through a coupled array of cyclone separators mounted within concrete blocks. Each cyclone separator is composed of two components, a cyclone chamber and a coupler. The coupler contains the air inlet, air outlet, as well as baffles to induce cyclonic flow within the chambers. The cyclone chambers can be fashioned as cavities within solid concrete blocks or added as separate components to the couplers. Both the couplers and chambers can be employed within hollow construction blocks, and the couplers can be further incorporated within gaskets that fit between rows of construction blocks.
US09289781B2
A method of separating material includes providing a mixture of a first material, such as a semiconductor, and a second material, such as an insulator or a different semiconductor. The mixture can be irradiated using a light source at a wavelength that causes the first material's conductivity to increase while leaving the second material's conductivity (substantially) unchanged. Placing the mixture in contact with a ground electrode discharges the first material but not the second material due to the difference in their conductivities. Applying an electric field to the discharged mixture separates the discharged first material from the second material.
US09289780B2
Technologies are presented for applying electrical energy to a combustion reaction to produce agglomerated combustion particulates. For example, a system may include: one or more electrodes configured to apply electrical energy to a combustion reaction; a combustion zone configured to support the combustion reaction of a fuel at a fuel source; and an electrical power source operatively coupled to the one or more electrodes and configured to apply electrical energy to the combustion reaction. The combustion reaction is controlled to produce a distribution of agglomerated combustion particulates characterized by an increase in at least one of an average particulate diameter or an average particulate mass.
US09289778B2
A magnetic separator system may include a rotating wheel, a conveyor belt drawn around the wheel, and at least one magnetic array. The pulley transports material mix through a spatially modulated magnetic field generated by the magnetic array. The magnetic array may be fixed in place on the pulley and directed towards the stream of material mix, or multiple magnetic arrays may be distributed on the conveyor belt or wheel of the pulley.
US09289772B2
A coal pulverizer including a mill housing, a grinding surface disposed in said mill housing, a grinding wheel engaging said grinding surface for pulverizing coal chunks; an annular throat disposed around said grinding surface channeling a primary airflow from a lower housing portion below said grinding surface upward through an upper housing portion above said grinding surface; an annular secondary airflow chamber extending around an exterior of said upper housing portion channeling a secondary airflow circumferentially into said upper housing portion above said grinding surface; and, an annular secondary airflow deflector extending along an interior of said upper housing portion above said grinding surface directing said secondary airflow from said secondary airflow chamber downward across said grinding surface in a generally uniform uninterrupted circumferential airflow pattern.
US09289769B2
The present invention relates to a device and a method for controlling the temperature of at least one sample. The device comprises at least the following means: (a) means for accommodating at least one sample; (b) means for heating and/or cooling at least one sample; (c) means for covering at least one sample. These means for covering at least one sample comprise at least one movable contact area and first and second means for fixating said at least one movable contact area in at least one defined direction relative to the sample. Therein said first means for fixating matingly engages with a corresponding second means for fixating.
US09289766B2
The invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for conducting analyzes, particularly microfluidic devices for the detection of target analytes.
US09289765B2
A microfluidic device having a delay structure and a sample testing apparatus including the microfluidic device are provided. The microfluidic device includes: a reaction chamber which contains a reagent capable of reacting with a sample; a distribution channel through which the sample is provided to the reaction chamber; an inlet channel through which the at least one reaction chamber is connected with the distribution channel; and a delay structure which is located between the at least one reaction chamber and the distribution channel, and delays movement of contents of the reaction chamber to the distribution channel.
US09289762B2
A method for dosing a liquid using a pipette with adjustable dosing step size and an indicating equipment and a syringe that can be operated using the pipette. The syringe is detachably connected to the pipette. The dosing step size is set, or the dosing step size set before is maintained. The dosing volume adjusted via the dosing step size is indicated. Liquid is aspirated into the syringe. Dosing steps are performed, counted and the number of performed dosing steps and/or the number of dosing steps still possible without refilling the syringe is determined and indicated. After performing the maximum number of dosing steps possible without refilling the syringe, either the syringe is detached, or the steps are performed again. The overall performed number of dosing steps with the set dosing step size is counted, and/or the number of dosing steps still possible without refilling is determined and indicated.
US09289757B2
Method for preparing molecular sieves and molecular sieves obtained thereby are described. The method includes preparing a reaction mixture, comprising a structure directing agent, at least one source of at least one oxide of a tetravalent element, optionally, one or more sources of one or more oxides selected from the group consisting of oxides of trivalent elements, pentavalent elements, and mixtures thereof, optionally, at least one source of an element selected from Groups 1 and 2 of the Periodic Table; and optionally, hydroxide ions or fluoride ions, and maintaining the reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to form crystals of the molecular sieve. In the method, various imidazolium cations are used as the structure directing element.
US09289751B2
The subject matter of the invention is a method for producing composites comprising aluminum oxide and cerium/zirconium mixed oxides, hereinafter referred to briefly as Al/Ce/Zr oxide composite(s) using boehmite and soluble cerium/zirconium salts. Al/Ce/Zr oxide composites produced in this way have an increased thermal stability.
US09289747B2
Novel materials for chromatographic separations, processes for their preparation, and separation devices containing the chromatographic materials. In particular, hybrid inorganic/organic monolith materials comprising a polymerized scaffolding nanocomposite (PSN), wherein the nanocomposite contains a scaffolding functionally capable of chemically interacting with a surface of a second material are described. The hybrid inorganic/organic materials have enhanced wall adhesion and increased resistance to shrinkage as compared to prior art monolith materials. The improved adhesion of the monoliths enable the preparation of capillary columns with an internal diameter (I.D.)≧50 μm.
US09289738B2
Nanoemulsions comprising an aqueous phase and a lipid phase, having a micelle size in the range from about 20 to about 900 nm and comprising melatonin as an active agent, are provided. The aqueous phase of such a nanoemulsion comprises a base, the lipid phase comprises one or more polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters, and the aqueous phase or the lipid phase, or both, further comprise ascorbyl palmitate. In addition, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or foodstuffs comprising the nanoemulsions described herein and methods for making nanoemulsions described herein are also provided.
US09289733B2
A mixing system for mixing fluids or the like in a mixing vessel. The mixing system includes a fixed conduit connected to the top portion of the vessel extends into the vessel. The system also has a rotating shaft having disposed within the fixed conduit that rotates within the fixed conduit while the mixing system is in operation. An impeller is attached to the rotating shaft. The impeller blade has a flat central disk portion, at least a pair of extensions extending from a central disk portion, and at least two leading edges defined by the outer periphery of the disk portion. Each leading edge spans from one extension to an adjacent extension, and each leading edge has at least a portion at which the radius of the leading edge from the center increases to form a continuous increasing radius curve. Each leading edge forms an increasing radius spiral edge surface in between the extensions.
US09289731B2
The carbonation device includes a cap system selectively mounted to the mouth of a liquid container. The cap system includes a cap, a syringe piston reciprocable within the cap, an actuating mechanism for reciprocating the syringe piston, and a reaction vessel selectively attached to the bottom of the cap. The syringe piston includes a storage area to be filled with reactant liquid (water) by repeated activation of the actuating mechanism. The water from the charged syringe piston discharges into the reaction vessel that has been filled with a preselected amount of reactants to initiate the carbonation reaction. In various embodiments, the carbonation device includes a rotatable control ring to selectively puncture a CO2 cartridge inside the reaction vessel or introduce water into the reaction vessel to initiate carbonation reaction. In various embodiments, the CO2 flows from the reaction vessel into the container to carbonate the liquid or beverage contained therein.
US09289729B2
A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising the step of applying polyfunctional amine and acid halide monomers to a surface of a porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer. The method further includes the step of conducting the interfacial polymerization in the presence of: a carboxylic acid monomer comprising an aliphatic or aromatic moiety substituted with single carboxylic acid functional group and at least one acyl halide functional group, and a tri-hydrocarbyl compound.
US09289727B2
The invention provides a process for fabricating a membrane filter that can stand up to filtration of nanometer-scaled fine particles or organic molecules, and a membrane filter having that filtration feature.Membrane filter 20 is disclosed. There is also the process for fabricating membrane filter 20 disclosed that is characterized by comprising the steps of mixing an aqueous solution containing a metal salt and an aqueous solution containing an alkali to prepare nanostrand solution 32 comprising a metal hydroxide, and filtrating nanostrand solution 32 through porous substrate 2 having pores to fabricate nanostrand sheet 3 comprising an accumulation of fibrous nanostrands on porous substrate 2 wherein the first pore formed between the nanostrands and extending through the nanostrand sheet from one surface side to another surface side has a maximum diameter of up to 5 nm.
US09289726B2
The invention relates to a method for forming a membrane holder for applying in a tube filter, by mutually connecting a number of cassettes of V-shaped cross-sectional form, wherein a plurality of cassettes are placed successively and connected to each other in longitudinal direction in a row. The V-shaped cross -section of each cassette can herein be defined by two walls and a bridge piece located therebetween, wherein each wall has a number of cut-away portions. The cassettes can be mutually connected such that a cut-away portion in a wall of the one cassette is bridged by a full wall part of the other cassette. The cassettes can be mutually connected close to the base of their V-shaped cross-section, for instance by being snapped together. The invention further relates to a membrane holder obtained by applying this method, to cassettes for use in the method and in the membrane holder, and to a tube filter in which such a membrane holder is applied.
US09289719B2
The present invention concerns the absorption and in situ oxidation of nitric oxide (NO) in the presence of water and oxygen in ionic liquid compositions at ambient temperature.
US09289718B2
The present invention relates to a device for adsorbing water from gas using water adsorption material and a method of adsorbing water from gas.
US09289711B2
A plugged honeycomb structure including a honeycomb structure body, outflow side plugged portions, and inflow side plugged portions. A shape of cells in a cross section is a hexagonal shape. Among six corner portions of each of the hexagonal cells, the corner portion between two partition walls at least one of which is the partition wall separating inflow cells or outflow cells from each other is a specific corner portion, and the corner portion between the two partition walls each of which is the partition wall separating the inflow cell and the outflow cell is an unspecific corner portion. At least one of the specific corner portions is provided with a reinforcing portion so that a shape of the specific corner portion is rounded, and the unspecific corner portions are not provided with the reinforcing portions.
US09289709B2
A device to separate particles from a gas stream. The device may be a vacuum cleaner (10) or an industrial dust extraction device. The vacuum cleaner (10) includes a rotor assembly (20) to which the gas stream is delivered, the rotor assembly (20) having a plurality of gates (42) that collect dust and open to deliver dust to an outlet chamber (23). The gates (42) include one or more gates (42) that may include a resilient deflectable flange that is movable between an open and a closed position to provide for passage of the dust to the chamber (23).
US09289703B2
Tangential flow filtration device is provided wherein liners are provided between the filtration element and the top and bottom holders or manifolds. The liners incorporate the flow channels and inlet and outlet ports, as well as a sensor mount. The liners are made of an inexpensive material and therefore are disposable after a single use, making it more cost effective to dispose of them than to clean the conventional manifolds. The sensor mount accommodates a removable sensor, and isolates it from the fluid path.
US09289695B2
A folding toy figurine includes a lid formed from a flat foldable stock and has a top wall and side walls when it is folded into erect position. The toy also has a box component which is formed from flat foldable stock which, when folded into erect position, has a bottom wall, walls and a hollow interior. At least one of side walls has a small slot therein and a lid fitting snugly over the box component to form a hollow box. The toy has parts that are loosely held inside the box. At least one of the parts is removable from the interior of the box and insertable into said small slot in side wall, from the exterior thereof. The invention also provides a method of making parts with boundaries for insertion into slots.
US09289683B2
Aspects of this disclosure relate to rewarding users of an electronic game for real-world physical activity. Further aspects relate to altering virtual items based upon physical activity. An electronic game may comprise or otherwise relate to an online world (such as a “Virtual World”). Users may be represented through customized graphical representations, such as avatars. An account of a user (or entity) may be associated a “virtual region.” A threshold level of real-world physical activity may result in obtaining a reward that may be associated with a virtual item. A reward may be configured to result in: (1) altering visual appearance of a virtual item within a virtual region; (2) altering a virtual characteristic of a virtual item, such that the first user may engage in at least one additional virtual activity using that virtual item; and/or (3) acquiring a new virtual item for a virtual region.
US09289680B2
A game controller includes at least four load sensors for detecting a load applied on a support board on which player's legs are ridden, and the game controller transmits a load value detected as manipulation data by the four load sensors to a game machine. The game machine determines a necessary quantity of load values, and the game machine computes the necessary quantity of load values based on the detected load value from the game controller. Then, game processing is performed based on the necessary quantity of computed load values.
US09289673B1
A golf cage system that uses the customer's garage door tracks as the frame for the cage. The cage is oriented to transfer loads from ball impact through the tracks to the frame of the door in a perpendicular direction to minimize track twisting. The cage has a ball striking drop panel suspended from a shaft mounted on rollers or end caps that ride in the tracks and fastened to the tracks in their active position. Side panels and a top panel are also supported on the rollers at their forward ends and supported on another set of rollers in the tracks at the distal ends of the tracks. Low profile tie-downs are epoxied to the concrete garage floor to facilitate unobstructed foot and tire traffic.
US09289668B2
A training sled including a pair of nonlinear runners is disclosed arranged in parallel relative to a center axis and a plane. A head crossbar may extend between first ends of the runners and may be joined thereto so as to form a U-shaped member with the runners. A weight bearing member may be affixed to and extend between the pair of nonlinear runners near mid-sections thereof. A rear crossbar may extend between and may be disposed above the plane of the runners proximate second ends thereof and may be joined thereto opposite the head crossbar.
US09289666B2
A baseball training apparatus occludes peripheral vision of each eye across the nose region of a baseball player by creating a visual divide that extends from and immediately adjacent to the nose along the central sagittal plane. In various embodiments, the visual divide is extendible, removable and replaceable, pivotal, and may incorporate scribes to vary shape or geometry. The visual divide may further be mounted from a pair of glasses without lenses, though other embodiments with and without lenses are contemplated. The eye divider is used to align or confirm alignment of a baseball player properly with the pitcher, to ensure that the batter has both eyes facing the pitcher.
US09289660B1
A golf club head comprising a means for adjusting the location of the center of gravity, and the bias of the golf club head, is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf dub head of the present invention comprises a channel that includes a track. A slidable weight is movable along the track and is reversibly affixed to various locations along the track with a mechanical fastener. The track has a narrow end by which the slidable weight is threaded onto the track, and the narrow end is covered with a stopper to prevent the weight from disengaging from the track, and thus the channel.
US09289656B2
A multi-layer golf ball includes a core formed from an ionomer, an intermediate layer surrounding the core, and a cover surrounding the intermediate layer. The core has a material hardness measured on the JIS-C scale of from about 34 to about 70, and has an outer surface that includes a plurality of land portions aligned on a common sphere, and a plurality of grooves separating the respective land portions and extending radially inward from the sphere. The plurality of grooves includes both a first set of grooves, and a second set of grooves that are perpendicular to each other. The intermediate layer is formed from a rubber material and has a radial thickness measured from the common sphere of from about 4.0 mm to about 9.0 mm. Additionally, the core has a 10-130 kg compression deformation of from about 3.5 to about 5.5 mm.
US09289653B2
The invention is directed to a golf ball comprising: a single layer core and a cover layer disposed about the single layer core; the single layer core being formed from a substantially homogenous formulation and comprising a geometric center and an outer surface wherein the outer surface has a hardness greater than a hardness of the geometric center; the single layer core further comprising: an inner core region disposed about the geometric center; an outer core region disposed about the inner core region and adjacent the outer surface; and a boundary disposed between the inner core region and the outer core region at about 12 mm or less from the outer surface; wherein the boundary has a hardness that is greater than the hardness of the geometric center and greater than the hardness of the outer surface. In another embodiment, the boundary has a hardness that is greater than the hardness of the geometric center and less than the hardness of the outer surface.
US09289652B2
Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises at least one intermediate core layer formed from a metallic, composite, or inorganic/organic hybrid composition.
US09289650B2
Generally, a spike including a rotary position selector which allows selectable incremental fixed angular positioning of the spike, the spike adaptable to couple to a tool. Specifically, an ice axe having a rotatable spike which allows selectable fixed angular positioning of the spike in relation to the shaft of the ice axe.
US09289649B2
A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.
US09289646B2
A weight training assembly which attaches to a weight bar to train an athlete in upward thrust movements, specifically football linemen, the assembly including a T-handle attachment for application to one end of the weight bar and an anchor attachment mounted to the floor or a floor and wall junction securing the other end of the weight bar for pivotal movement, the T-handle portion held by the user for a standing military press motion or other creative lifting movement.
US09289630B2
Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising: a cationic surfactant system comprising a mono-long alkyl cationic surfactant and a di-long alkyl cationic surfactant; a high melting point fatty compound; a direct dye; a nonionic thickening polymer having a viscosity of the aqueous solution with 2% of the nonionic thickening polymer being from about 1,000 to about 300,000 m·Pa, at 25° C.; and an aqueous carrier; wherein the composition has a pH of above 4.5 to about 9.0. The composition of the present invention provides improved product stability and color stability, while providing conditioning benefits and coloring benefits.
US09289617B2
A system and method to deliver a therapeutic quantity of energy to a patient. The system includes a capacitor having a rated energy storage capacity substantially equal to the therapeutic quantity of energy, a boost converter coupled with the capacitor and constructed to release energy from the capacitor at a substantially constant current for a time interval, and an H-bridge circuit coupled with the boost converter and constructed to apply the substantially constant current in a biphasic voltage waveform to the patient. The method includes storing a quantity of energy substantially equal to the therapeutic quantity of energy in a capacitor, releasing the quantity of energy at a relatively constant current during a time interval using a boost converter coupled with the capacitor, and delivering a portion of the quantity energy in a direction to the patient using an H-bridge circuit coupled with the boost converter.
US09289614B2
A method for operating an implantable medical device (IMD) implanted within a patient may include scanning for a wakeup request signal from an external programmer over a first frequency band at a first power level, switching to communication over a second frequency band at a second power level after the IMD detects the wakeup request signal, wherein the switching operation initiates an initial data exchange session during a common connected time period between the IMD and the external programmer, and cycling between the first and second power levels during the common connected time period based on whether data is being exchanged between the external programmer and the IMD.
US09289604B2
A medical lead is provided for use in a pulse stimulation system of the type which includes a pulse generator for producing electrical stimulation therapy. The lead comprises an elongate insulating body and at least one electrical conductor within the insulating body. The conductor has a proximal end configured to be electrically coupled to the pulse generator and has a DC resistance in the range of 375-2000 ohms. At least one distal electrode is coupled to the conductor.
US09289603B1
The present invention relates to methods for remotely tuning treatment parameters in movement disorder therapy systems where the subject and clinician are located remotely from each other. The present invention still further provides methods of quantifying movement disorders for the treatment of patients who exhibit symptoms of such movement disorders including, but not limited to, Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism, Dystonia, Chorea, and Huntington's disease, Ataxia, Tremor and Essential Tremor, Tourette syndrome, stroke, and the like. The present invention yet further relates to methods of remotely tuning a therapy device using objective quantified movement disorder symptom data to determine the therapy setting or parameters to be transmitted and provided to the subject via his or her therapy device. The present invention also provides treatment and tuning remotely, allowing for home monitoring of subjects.
US09289598B2
A vestibular stimulation electrode lead is described for conducting electrical stimulation signals generated by an implanted vestibular stimulation module. An extra-vestibular lead branch carries the stimulation signals from the stimulation module to a vestibular entry location. A stopper collar is bent away at a first discrete angle from a distal end of the extra-vestibular lead branch to penetrate into a vestibular structure at the entry location. An intra-vestibular electrode array is bent away at a second discrete angle from the stopper collar and has an outer surface with one or more electrode contacts for delivering the stimulation signals to vestibular neural tissue at a target location within the vestibular structure. The first and second discrete angles form a geometry of the stopper collar and intra-vestibular electrode array that limits insertion of the intra-vestibular electrode array beyond the target location within the vestibular structure.
US09289593B1
An electrical lead system includes a shaft to which a series of expandable ring electrodes are attached that follows the contour of the vascular or muscular structures of the heart, such as cardiac veins, arteries, atrial appendages and trabeculae, and provides sensing of electrical cardiac impulses, pacing and high voltage shock or defibrillation. The lead system uses a variety of energy sources to stimulate the heart, such as ultrasound, electromagnetic and electric impulses.
US09289591B2
An embodiment includes simultaneously supplying direct current (DC) energy to recondition cartilage of a knee joint while simultaneously protecting that cartilage by supplying alternating current (AC) energy to stimulate muscle tissue contralateral to the cartilage to at least partially decompress the cartilage and at least partially support the joint. Other embodiments are described herein.
US09289589B2
Luer connector including a primary Luer male connector, having a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of the primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, the primary Luer male connector including a first inner fluid flow channel extending from a proximal end thereof to the secondary female section, the primary Luer male connector being configured to mate with a primary Luer female connector having a secondary male section including a second inner fluid flow channel.
US09289581B2
Medical devices, as well as methods of treatment and manufacturing such devices, are provided for applying vascular therapy locally within the body vessel. The medical devices include an expandable tubular frame and a sleeve or graft material. The medical devices can be used for local delivery of a therapeutic agent within a body vessel or a tamponade for a lacerated body vessel, while simultaneously allowing perfusion of fluid or blood flow distal of the implanted medical device. The tubular frame of the medical device may have a proximal non-expanding portion and a distal self-expanding support structure. The self-expanding support structure can expand radially outward to urge the graft material to contact the wall of the body vessel. In the expanded configuration, a portion of the device allows fluid flow to continue while the sleeve is against the body vessel wall.
US09289575B2
A catheter has an entrance opening defined by the first end of a catheter body and non-smooth inner surface. The entrance opening intersects a longitudinal axis extending longitudinally through the center of a lumen adapted to drain urine from a bladder. The non-smooth inner surface can have dimples, channels, or grooves, all of which decrease frictional fluid forces against the inner surface as the urine drains. The catheter is free of any eyelets formed in the side wall of the catheter body. The catheter is further free from any hemispheric tip located at one end.
US09289562B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for disposing a valve within a barrel of a conventional syringe to provide, first, a mixing syringe embodiment and, second, a sequential delivery syringe embodiment. Generally, the valve divides the syringe barrel into a proximal and a distal chamber. When used for mixing, the valve is self-displaceable by expansion of decompressing matter disposed within the valve against exterior matter permitting proximal displacement of the valve independent of character of matter in the distal chamber. For sequential delivery, switching of the valve occurs after switch opening causing pressure is relieved, thereby reducing inadvertent uncontrolled flow when the valve opens. In addition, a combination mixing and flush syringe is disclosed whereby a mixing and a flush capability is provided within a conventional syringe.
US09289553B2
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a bone marrow aspiration device comprising a plurality of syringes, each of which operates in a series of sequential steps to obtain bone marrow of high quality and therapeutic value, i.e., having a high MSC/ml number. An embodiment of the invention preferably comprises three syringes, wherein a first syringe is used to aspirate bone marrow from a subject, a second syringe contains an anticoagulant, and the third syringe contains a mixture of the bone marrow aspirate and the anticoagulant.
US09289552B2
A drive device of an infusion syringe piston drive head for moving an infusion syringe piston is described. The device includes an advancing means including an advancing slide, an advancing spindle and a multi-part advancing spindle nut having at least one radially movable nut shell, and a blocking means adapted to be automatically triggered by a control sensor for blocking an infeed motion of the drive head in which the advancing slide is drivable by the advancing spindle nut at the advancing spindle and in which the drive head is arranged at the advancing slide, wherein the blocking means adapted to be automatically triggered by a control sensor includes the multi-part advancing spindle nut for blocking the infeed motion of the drive head on the advancing spindle.
US09289547B2
A assembly for nasal irrigation for the handheld irrigation of a user's nasal cavity comprising a housing with a refill chamber containing irrigating fluid, an applicator, an actuator for forcing irrigating fluid from the refill chamber through the applicator into the user's nasal cavity during operation, and a solution port for refilling the refill chamber. Some embodiments of the present invention may further comprise a system for nasal irrigation that includes the assembly for nasal irrigation or handheld irrigator, as well as a solution assembly structured for dispensing irrigating fluid to the handheld irrigator, a docking station for removably housing the handheld irrigator, a solution assembly and a refill control, including a check valve.
US09289546B2
In one embodiment, an exsanguination preventing device includes a collection container having an inlet configured to receive blood from a patient and an outlet configured to discharge the blood; a pump operatively coupled to the collection container; a conduit fluidly coupled to the collection container, which receives the blood from the collection container, the blood being moved by the pump; and an insertion device, which delivers the blood from the conduit to a bodily part of the patient. The collection container is configured to be sealingly coupled to a wound on the patient and air entrapped within the exsanguination preventing device is removed by an air removal system, such to prevent unwanted discharge of air into the bodily part of the patient. All the components of the exsanguination preventing device are sized such to make it portable in a pocket of a garment or backpack of a soldier.
US09289544B2
A device is arranged to detect a configuration of withdrawal and return devices (1, 14, 111, 112, 211, 212, 702, 703, 802, 803) coupling an extracorporeal blood flow circuit (20) to a cardiovascular system of a subject. The device comprises a signal processor (29), which is configured to receive a primary measurement signal obtained by a primary pressure sensor (4a, 4b, 4c) in the extracorporeal blood flow circuit (20). The device is further configured to process the primary measurement signal for extraction of primary pressure data originating from a subject pulse generator (3′) in the cardiovascular system or extracorporeal blood flow circuit (20), the primary pressure data comprising at least a part of a first pulse from the subject pulse generator (3′). The device is also configured to calculate a parameter value from the primary pressure data and to determine the configuration based at least partly on the parameter value.
US09289543B2
An equipment housing, in particular the housing of a blood treatment device, having a housing wall and a closing flap for closing an opening in the housing wall. The closing flap is rotatably mounted with respect to a coupling element via a second pivot whereby the coupling element is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing wall via a first pivot. With the two pivots, the closing flap 20 can be disposed in at least a second and a third opened working position, in both of which positions the opening in the housing wall is not closed.
US09289541B2
A surgical fluid manager includes a pump releasably engageable to tubing and a user interface. The user interface is configured to enable finger-touch selection of a fluid flow rate through the tubing and configured to operate in at least one of a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode, the flow rate is controlled via direct selection of one of a plurality of selectable digital numeric values, while in the second mode the flow rate is controlled via user selection of one alphanumeric identifier within a scale of alphanumeric identifiers. Each respective alphanumeric identifier directly corresponds to just one instrument size within a scale of instrument sizes.
US09289538B2
A method of forming and the resulting membrane composition for securement to a patient's bone or tissue to reduce the formation of tissue adhesions following a surgical procedure comprises a first component and a second component. The first component comprises a hydrogel including at least one crosslinked polymer. The second component comprises a textile component. The composition has a thickness between about two tenths of a millimeter (0.2 mm) to about six tenths of a millimeter (0.6 mm), a suture retention strength between about one Newton (1 N) to about thirteen Newtons (13 N), a static coefficient of friction between about one hundredth (0.01) and about one-half (0.5), a kinetic coefficient of friction between about one hundredth (0.01) and about one-half (0.5) and a flexibility of less than thirty millimeters (30 mm) bend length. A method of reducing the occurrence of tissue adhesions following surgery comprises applying the membrane composition to a surgical site.
US09289536B2
A method for forming a material in an in situ medical device by initiating polymerization of water soluble polymer precursors in an aqueous solution during or after transport of the polymerizable solution from its storage container to a space inside the in situ medical device is described. The stored aqueous solution with water soluble precursors lacks a free radical initiator which, in a powder form, is introduced into the aqueous solution during or after its transport into the space inside the in situ medical device. This storage and delivery system provides greater stability to the stored aqueous solution, allowing it to be stored at ambient temperature and providing extended shelf life over the solutions used in existing in situ polymerization systems. The flexibility to store and deliver/transport only one aqueous solution, instead of requiring the use of two different solutions, is also a benefit.
US09289533B2
Materials and methods for improving the biological properties and electromechanical performance of collagen scaffolds used for cell transplantation, including the fixation of biocompatible reagents and adhesion molecules which control cell adhesion, apoptosis, survival and/or differentiation simultaneously. The grafting of adhesion molecules to collagen matrices renders same suitable for use in vascular and cardiothoracic surgery/medicine, as well as in cell therapy for the heart and in artificial heart muscle engineering. Also, a simple method for grafting and optimising the presentation of adhesion peptides or biological agents when the scaffold is made from collagen and/or contains accessible thiol, amine or carboxyl groups.
US09289523B2
Disclosed is a UV sterilizer. The UV sterilizer includes a body including a top surface and a sidewall, at least one first UV LED chip disposed on the top surface of the body, and at least one second UV LED chip disposed on the sidewalls of the body. The body is freely movable among various target spaces to be sterilized, whereby the UV sterilizer can perform sterilization in a variety of spaces without being limited to a specific space.
US09289522B2
A system for sterilizing a fluid includes a fluid source and a sterilization container bounding a fluid flow path that is in fluid communication with the fluid source. The sterilization container is comprised of one or more polymeric walls. An electron beam generator is configured to direct an electron beam through at least a portion of the fluid flow path of the sterilization container, the electron beam being sufficient to sterilize a fluid within the fluid flow path.
US09289519B2
The present invention discloses methods for treating non-malignant cell diseases by administering to an individual a construct comprising actinium-225 or bismuth-213 and an antigen of a non-malignant cell. Also, provided is a method for treating a solid tumor associated with an abnormal proliferation of cells by targeting an antigen of the tumor-associated vasculature with the constructs.
US09289507B2
The invention provides carriers that enhance the absorption, half-life or bioavailability of therapeutic compounds. The carriers comprise targeting groups that bind the Vitamin D Binding protein (DBP), conjugation groups for coupling the targeting groups to the therapeutic compounds, and optionally scaffolding moieties.
US09289506B2
Microparticles and nanoparticles and compositions thereof are provided. The microparticles and nanoparticles and compositions may be used for the treatment of musculoskeletal disease, such as osteoarthritis and injury.
US09289502B2
Conjugated molecules are prepared that comprise a predetermined number of oligo conjugation components. The conjugated molecules also may comprise one or more detectable labels. Preparation of these molecules can be implemented according to an asymmetric or a symmetric conjugation strategy.
US09289498B2
To provide a thickening composition which exhibits excellent feelings in use, namely, exhibits excellent freshness, non-stickiness and blend into skin feeling, and does not leave any residue on skin, which can stably keep the viscosity thereof in a low to moderate-level viscosity range and which, even when a salt-type ingredient is incorporated therein, does not undergo viscosity change, and also a cosmetic preparation containing the composition. A thickening composition which comprises (a) from 0.1 to 2% by mass of a specific hydrophobic denatured polyether urethane (associative thickener) and (b) from 0.1 to 2% by mass of a microgel to be obtained by grinding a gel of a hydrophilic compound having a gelling capability, in a ratio of component (a)/component (b) of from 0.1/0.9 to 0.9 to 0.1 (by mass), and which has a viscosity of from 50 to 50,000 mPa·s (with BL-type viscometer, 12 rotations, 25° C.); and a cosmetic preparation containing the thickening composition.
US09289492B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating, characterizing and diagnosing ovarian cancer. In particular, the present invention provides methods for treating and/or preventing ovarian cancer in a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of Mullerian Inhibiting substance and/or an effective amount of an agent that inhibits BCRP1. The present invention further provides methods to identify and/or enrich for populations of ovarian cancer stem cells and populations of somatic ovarian stem cells, in particular, enrichment for populations of coelomic somatic ovarian stem cells, subcoelomic/stromal somatic ovarian stem cells and periphilar medullary somatic ovarian stem cells. The present invention also provides somatic ovarian stem cell markers and ovarian cancer stem cell markers, as well as methods to identify agents which selectively inhibit the proliferation of ovarian cancer stem cells as compared to somatic ovarian stem cells.
US09289491B2
A method and composition for hyperthermally treating tumor cells in a patient under conditions that affect tumor stem cells and tumor cells.
US09289484B2
The present invention provides attenuated S. suis strains that elicit an immune response in animals against S. suis, compositions comprising said strains, methods of vaccination against S. suis, and kits for use with such methods and compositions. The invention further provides novel, mutagenically-induced mutations in S. suis genes, which are useful in the production of novel attenuated S. suis bacterial strains.
US09289471B2
Disclosed are compositions and methods for decreasing the viscosity and/or cohesiveness of and/or increasing the liquefaction of excessively or abnormally viscous or cohesive mucus or sputum. The composition contains a protein or peptide containing a thioredoxin active-site in reduced state and optionally further contains a reducing system.
US09289466B2
The present invention relates to binding proteins specific for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGF-A), in particular to recombinant binding proteins comprising a polyethylene glycol moiety and a binding domain, which inhibits VEGF-Axxx (wherein xxx denotes the amino acid length of the VEGF-A mature protein) binding to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 (VEGFR-2). Examples of such recombinant binding proteins are proteins which comprise an ankyrin repeat domain with the desired binding specificity, and a polyethylene glycol moiety. The binding proteins are useful in the treatment of cancer and other pathological conditions, e.g. eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration.
US09289462B2
A method of treating a condition or conditions caused by damage to cells by a process of oxidative stress and glutathione depletion. In some exemplary embodiments, the condition or conditions may be treated by administering reduced L-glutathione to a patient through injection or intravenous infusion. In other exemplary embodiments, the condition or conditions may be treated by administering reduced glutathione monoethyl ester through injection or intravenous infusion.
US09289454B2
A method for producing multilayered cell sheets, including producing a vascular bed which includes an artery-vein loop and in which a capillary vascular network is constructed; layering cell sheets on the vascular bed; and perfusing a culture medium in vitro to construct a vascular network in the cell sheets. The production method enables vascular networks to be constructed in cell sheets and enables thick multilayered cell sheets to foe easily produced by layering the cell sheets. Such thick multilayered cell sheets are useful as in vivo tissue-like products for regenerative medicine for various tissues and for evaluation of drugs and the like.
US09289452B2
Embodiments of the present invention provides bone graft compositions, and methods for their use and manufacture. A bone graft composition may include a first amount of non-demineralized cancellous bone. The composition may further include a second amount of demineralized cancellous bone. The composition may also include a third amount of demineralized cortical bone. The non-demineralized cancellous bone, the demineralized cancellous bone, and the demineralized cortical bone may be obtained from the same cadaveric donor.
US09289450B2
A silver composition comprising silver sulfate, methods of making antimicrobial articles, particularly packaged antimicrobial articles, methods of whitening antimicrobial articles, and packaged antimicrobial articles.
US09289446B2
A myocardial imaging method that is accomplished by administering one or more adenosine A2A adenosine receptor agonist to a human undergoing myocardial imaging as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one A2a receptor agonist, at least one liquid carrier, and at least one co-solvent.
US09289440B2
A method of treating myocardial infarction in a subject using a water-soluble cocrystal composition which contains a quantity of acetylsalicylic acid and a quantity of a theanine enantiomer.
US09289438B2
A method of treating high grade temperature using a water-soluble cocrystal composition contains a quantity of acetylsalicylic acid and a quantity of a theanine enantiomer selected from an alpha variant of theanine or a beta variant of theanine or other form of theanine.
US09289437B2
The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a controlled release system and especially to a method for entrapment of compounds in polymer carriers for controlled release of active ingredients, preferably bioactive ingredients, such as drugs. This method results in a system for controlled release of active ingredients and especially for controlled drug delivery. In accordance with the present invention, the term “controlled release” encompasses all kinds of controlled release, including slow release, sustained and delayed release. Particularly, the present invention results in active ingredients, entrapped in or otherwise incorporated in or coupled to polymer carriers or polymeric devices, such as micelles, nanoparticles, microspheres and other types of polymer devices for controlled release; the active ingredients are covalently bonded to the polymer carriers or polymeric devices.
US09289435B2
Compositions, kits and methods for treating leukemia in a subject (e.g., human) include a first anti-cancer drug consisting of: Δ12-prostaglandin J3 or a derivative thereof, or a prostaglandin D receptor (DP) agonist. The compositions may further include a second anti-cancer drug. Δ12-prostaglandin J3 is a stable metabolite of omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and was discovered to have anti-leukemic properties. Δ12-prostaglandin J3 was shown to be highly effective in eradicating the leukemia stem cells (LSC) in two murine models of leukemia, thus increasing the survival of the mice. DP agonists were shown to induce apoptosis of human primary Acute Myelogenous Leukemia cells and may be used in compositions, kits and methods for treating leukemia in a subject. The compositions, kits and methods may be particularly useful for treating human subjects who are resistant to one or more anti-cancer drugs.
US09289428B2
The present embodiments provide for sustained release formulations of antioxidants that are useful in treating afflictions of the eye and tumors.
US09289427B2
The present invention relates to 3-(1-{3-[5-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-ylmethoxy)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-benzyl}-6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-pyridazin-3-yl)-benzonitrile hydrochloride solvates and crystalline modifications thereof. The present invention further relates to processes of manufacturing these crystalline modifications as well as their use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of physiological and/or pathophysiological conditions, which are caused, mediated and/or propagated by the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of signal transduction of kinases, in particular by the inhibition of tyrosine kinases, e.g. pathophysiological conditions such as cancer.
US09289417B2
Methods for regulating the formation of a sulfilimine crosslink in a subject by administering a sulfilimine crosslink modulator are disclosed The sulfilimine modulator may inhibit or create a sulfilimine crosslink and maybe useful for treating a disease, such as cancer The sulfilimine crosslink may be between two or more peptides.
US09289411B2
Provided is a novel anti-HCV agent including as an active ingredient a peroxide derivative represented by the general formula (I). In the general formula (I), C represents an alicyclic hydrocarbon ring group which may be substituted, n represents an integer of from 1 to 6, and R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyalkyl group. The peroxide derivative exhibits potent anti-HCV activity by remarkably suppressing HCV-RNA replication.
US09289410B2
The present invention relates to tiglien-3-one compounds and their use in methods of treating or preventing protozoal infections, bacterial infections, parasitic infections and cell proliferative disorders. The tiglien-3-one compounds are also used in methods of controlling pests in humans, animals, plants and the environment.
US09289404B2
The treatment options for treating blast-induced and noise-induced traumatic brain injury and tinnitus are limited. Thus, the current invention provides methods for treating traumatic brain injury and tinnitus. The methods involve administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprises 2,4-disulfonyl α-phenyl tertiary butyl nitrone and N-acetylcysteine (NAC).
US09289393B2
The invention provides a single stroke compression molding machine including: a die table having a die bore penetrating vertically; a slidable lower punch located below the die bore and having an upper end to be inserted to the die bore; a slidable upper punch located above the die bore to face the lower punch and having a lower end to be inserted to the die bore; and a dust collector configured to collect dust on an upper surface of the die table in a state where the lower end of the upper punch is located in the die bore.
US09289389B2
The present invention aims to provide a matrix-type solid preparation that has high-level release controllability for suppressing drug release in the upper gastrointestinal tract and accelerating drug release in the lower gastrointestinal tract, and that solves of all the above drawbacks caused by combining a plasticizer. The present invention provides a method for producing a matrix-type pharmaceutical solid preparation that contains: (a) a methacrylic acid-based enteric polymer; (b) a sugar and/or a sugar alcohol, and (c) tolvaptan.
US09289386B2
The present invention provides a film-form base having one or more sugars or sugar alcohols dispersed as fine particles therein, and also provides a film-form preparation containing the base and a drug. The base is produced by dispersing, in an organic solvent having a solubility parameter of 9.7 or higher, an edible polymer soluble in water and the organic solvent, and particles of one or two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of mono- to hexasaccharide sugars and sugar alcohols thereof which have an average particle size of 0.1 μm to 60 μm and are insoluble in an organic solvent. The present invention can therefore provide oral film-form base and preparation which have a rapid dissolution profile in the mouth and sufficient film strength, and provide a reduced sticky sensation attributed to the water-soluble polymer in the mouth and an improved feel when handled with the fingers.
US09289382B2
According to various embodiments of this disclosure, pharmaceutical compositions comprising solubilized estradiol are provided. In various embodiments, such compositions are encapsulated in soft capsules which may be vaginally inserted for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy.
US09289381B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, stabilization, and/or storage of active agents, particularly therapeutic proteins and polypeptides such as Interleukin-2.
US09289380B2
A composition prepared for treating animals suffering from parasites which parasites are known to be susceptible to at least one of the avermectins, milbemycins or salicylanilides, comprises for example ivermectin in an amount of from 0.1 to 10%(w/v), a solvent selected from the group consisting of glycerol formal, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol and combinations thereof, and a salicylanilide such as closantel in a required dosage amount for the animal to be treated, typically about 2.5 mg/kg live weight of the animal to be treated, a polymeric species selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene block copolymers, the said polymeric species improving the bioavailability of closantel to the extend that blood plasma levels of the said compound greater than about 20 ppm over period of treatment are achievable.
US09289376B2
A method for identifying test agents that exhibit prebiotic activity on human skin commensal microorganisms and compositions that include such agents. The method includes providing a test culture of a test agent, a human skin commensal microorganism and a minimal carbon medium. The method provides a time efficient and cost effective way to predict in vivo prebiotic activity of a test agent on skin commensal microorganisms.
US09289373B2
Human sebum mimetics and methods for producing human sebum mimetics are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a human sebum mimetic comprises a wax ester derived from interesterification of a refined botanical triglyceride oil comprising palmitoleic acid and refined jojoba oil, a phytosterol, phytosqualene, and phytosteryl macadamiate. A method for producing a human sebum mimetic comprises mixing refined macadamia oil and refined jojoba oil, interesterifying the macadamia oil and the jojoba oil, adding a phytosterol, adding phytosteryl macadamiate, and adding phytosqualene after interesterification.
US09289371B2
An emulsion is obtained from emulsion polymerization of a mixture of (a) 1-50 wt % of a triorganosiloxysilicic acid and (b) 50-99 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of (c) an emulsion stabilizer which is an anionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant or polyvinyl alcohol. The emulsion is used to formulate a cosmetic composition capable of forming, on drying, a film which has water resistance, oil resistance and toughness and is thus effective for preventing makeup deterioration. The cosmetic composition containing the emulsion is useful as eyeliner, mascara, eyebrow color, liquid foundation or milky lotion.
US09289370B1
The present invention is directed to a series of glycerin based polymers that have been designed to have very specific substitution patterns, herein referred to as regiospecific substitution (RSS). The attachment of terminal mono-functional silicone polymers engineered polyesters of glycerin results in heretofore unrecognized products. The unique properties include lower surface tension, better spreadability and a dry skin feel, all of which cannot be attained without the use of a terminal silicone. Incorporation of silicone into the terminal position requires a very specific synthesis regime to establish the sought after regiospecificity.
US09289365B2
Cosmetic compositions comprising substituted carbamoyl heterocyclic analogs and methods of using such compositions to impart anti-aging benefits to the skin are disclosed. The substituted carbamoyl heterocyclic analogs are believed to have modulatory activity against one or more biochemical pathways implicated in skin aging.
US09289361B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising an NFκB-inhibitor and a non-retinoid collagen promoter.
US09289354B2
A pill organizer having a plurality of storage compartments in which pills can be stored. The device includes a housing having recessed areas in which several elongated containers can be removably positioned. The elongated containers are separated into multiple compartments each having a hinged lid. The compartments are arranged in a grid so as to represent the days of the month. The compartments further include numbered indicia on the lid thereof. The housing further includes a digital display thereon for showing the day of the month, and optionally the full date and time. A notepad is provided on the housing for allowing the user to write notes and reminders regarding his or her medication. Thus, the present invention provides a device that allows a user to more easily store and organize his or her medications.
US09289348B2
A personal massager comprises a housing having a front end and a back end. A motor is mounted within the housing, and a crank is configured to move in a circular path within the housing when actuated by the motor. A rocker arm having a first end and a second end is rotatably coupled at a first location to the housing. An armature having a first end and a second end is rotatably coupled at a first location to the crank, and is rotatably coupled at a second location to a second location on the rocker arm. The armature may also be rotatably coupled at a third location to a third location on the rocker arm. A massage head is coupled to the first end of the armature.
US09289343B2
This disclosure relates to resilient side rails for medical tables. In some aspects, a side rail for a medical table includes an elongated body having a height and a width that are configured to be received by a medical accessory, and the elongated body is formed of a material having a modulus of elasticity that is about 50 gigapascals to about 150 gigapascals and a yield strength that is about 40×107 pascals to about 120×107 pascals.
US09289334B2
The invention relates to absorbent cores having high amounts of superabsorbent polymer material which are immobilized by adhesive. The absorbent cores have reduced peak force when subjected to the Laminate Compression Extension Test Method and also exhibit reduced delamination upon swelling of the superabsorbent polymer material.
US09289331B2
A disposable absorbent product extends along a longitudinal dimension and a width dimension. The absorbent product has a backsheet, a topsheet overlaying the backsheet, and an absorbent core that is disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet for absorbing and retaining fluid secreted by a wearer of the absorbent product. The absorbent product also has a first multidirectional stretch material layer, adjacent the backsheet, that defines a first contoured leg opening of the absorbent product adapted to fit around a first leg of the wearer of the absorbent product.
US09289322B2
An ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive wafer for attachment to the body, the wafer comprising a skin facing surface and a non skin-facing surface, the non skin-facing surface being provided with a backing layer, the skin facing surface of the wafer comprises a central area comprising a substantially non-absorbent protective adhesive, an intermediate area surrounding the central area, said area comprising a substantially non-absorbent soft adhesive, and an edge area surrounding the intermediate area, said edge area comprising a substantially non-absorbent protective adhesive.
US09289320B2
A cervical collar having a body with an anterior side, a posterior side, an upper portion and a lower portion is provided. The cervical collar may include a chin support that is formed at the upper portion of the anterior side of the body. The present invention may further include an inflatable pocket formed on the posterior and lateral sides of the body. The cervical collar may be wrapped around a neck of a user so that the chin support aligns and supports the chin of the user. The inflatable pocket may be inflated with a gas or a liquid to further support the neck of the user.
US09289319B2
An apparatus and method for controlling inflation pressure, pressurization rate, and volumetric flow rate of a balloon during deployment of a stent or scaffold is disclosed.
US09289318B2
A bioabsorbable polymeric stent with time dependent structure and properties and methods of treating a diseased blood vessel with the bioabsorable polymeric stent are disclosed. The structure and properties of the stent change with time and allow the vessel to be restored to a natural unstented state. The bioabsorbable stent loses mechanical integrity in a controlled manner due to modification of selected structural elements.
US09289315B2
A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input.
US09289309B2
A vertebral implant for fusing adjacent vertebrae or for replacing vertebral bodies is disclosed. The implant is a biocompatble metal resorbable or radiolucent implant conforming substantially in size and shape with an end plate of a vertebra. The implant preferably has a wedge-shaped profile to restore disc height and the natural curvature of the spine. The top and bottom surfaces of the implant have areas with a plurality of teeth to resist expulsion and provide initial stability and areas devoid of any protrusions to receive implantation instrumentation. The implant also has a stackability feature. The implant provides initial stability needed for fusion without stress shielding.
US09289304B1
A prosthetic joint is secured to the bones forming the original joint by utilizing strictly mechanical fasteners, for example, a threaded rod engaging a tapped intramedullary canal. Cross locking members may be provided. The need for bone cement is avoided. The prosthetic joint may be used to replace one end of one bone forming the joint, utilizing the naturally occurring end of the other bone. Alternatively, both bone ends may be replaced with prosthetic joint portions. The decision to replace one or both bone ends may be made mid-surgery. The prosthetic joint portions are secured together utilizing ligament reconstruction members made from portions of the patient's tendons or allograft tendons. A bearing forming the interface between the two joint portions is designed to wear in order to protect the remaining components from wear, and to be easily replaced in relatively simple future surgeries.
US09289303B2
An artificial hip joint assembly including a ball mounted atop a supporting stem, the stem adapted to being mounted to a reconditioned end of a femur bone, with the ball adapted to seat within an acetabulum socket of a pelvic bone. An intermediate component is mounted between the ball and stem, the intermediate component incorporating force absorbing and redirecting properties at an engagement interface between the ball and stem in response to impact forces generated upon the ball by the pelvic bone. The intermediate component can be constructed of a softer material than either the ball or stem, the intermediate component can further include a sleeve exhibiting a plurality of interior threads and facilitating mounting of an exteriorly threaded end location of the stem.
US09289301B2
An implant designed e.g. as a replacement for an articulating surface of a human or animal joint is secured to the bone tissue with the aid of a plurality of fasteners (3). The implant (2) comprises a bone side to be brought into contact with the bone tissue, which bone side is equipped with a plurality of fastening structures restricted to this bone side. The fasteners (3) comprise a distal and a proximal side, wherein the distal side is equipped for being anchored in bone tissue and the proximal side is equipped for being connected with one of the fastening structures of the implant (2). The distal sides of the fasteners (3) are anchored in the bone tissue of the appropriately prepared bone and the implant (2) is then attached to the anchored fasteners (3) by connecting the fastening structures with the proximal sides of the fasteners (3), wherein the implant (2) is pressed against the proximal sides of the anchored fasteners (3). The connection between fastening structures and proximal sides of the fasteners is a positive fit connection, a material fit connection and/or a force fit connection.
US09289296B2
A prosthetic heart valve is provided with a cuff having features which promote sealing with the native tissues even where the native tissues are irregular. The cuff may include a portion adapted to bear on the LVOT when the valve is implanted in a native aortic valve. The valve may include elements for biasing the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body when the stent body is in an expanded condition. The cuff may have portions of different thickness distributed around the circumference of the valve in a pattern matching the shape of the opening defined by the native tissue. All or part of the cuff may be movable relative to the stent during implantation.
US09289290B2
A prosthetic heart valve is circumferentially collapsible for less invasive delivery into a patient. The valve re-expands to operating size at the implant site in the patient. A frame structure of the valve includes restraining structure that can help to push one or more of the patient's native heart valve leaflets radially outwardly so that this native leaflet tissue does not interfere with the operation or service life of the prosthetic valve.
US09289279B2
A composite prosthesis and method for limiting the incidence of postoperative adhesions. The composite includes a non-inflammatory or coated mesh and a barrier material which prevents exposure of tissue elsewhere in the body to tissue covered by the composite prosthesis. The barrier material is absorbable which allows tissue through-growth and localization of the composite prosthetic. In use, the composite prosthesis is positioned over the tissue defect and may be positioned with the barrier material oriented against the tissue defect or repair site.
US09289273B2
A system and method for translating teeth along an arch wire which utilizes brackets with larger dimensions and with variable dimensions so that larger lever arms are possible thereby reducing the need for excessive pressure and reducing occasions of excessive tooth rotation which is incidental to tooth translation.
US09289272B2
A syringe assembly for dispensing medicine from a cartridge having a diaphragm and a piston opposite the diaphragm. The assembly includes a barrel having a hollow interior, an open proximal end, a closed distal end, and an outlet. The assembly also includes a cartridge receiver slidably receivable in the hollow interior of the barrel. The receiver includes an interior space for receiving the cartridge, an access needle extending into the interior space for puncturing the diaphragm of the cartridge. The access needle directs fluid to the barrel outlet. The cartridge receiver includes a plunger rod movable into the interior space of the cartridge receiver for engaging the piston of the cartridge to selectively force medicine in the cartridge through the access needle.
US09289269B2
A lighting device comprises a first light source (10) at a first color temperature (Tk1), a second light source (20) at a second color temperature (Tk2) that is different from the first color temperature, and an optical system that forms an illumination spot (3) at an intermediate color temperature (Tkr). The optical system comprises a beam splitter (13) that is arranged to split the light produced by each light source (10, 20) into a transmitted light beam and a reflected light beam. It is arranged to focus said transmitted and reflective light beams (FR1, FR2) and to combine them in a certain superposition configuration in a superposition plane in which said illumination spot is formed, and the optical system and the light sources are arranged to modify the size of the illumination spot (3) at said intermediate temperature.
US09289266B2
Described herein are drive systems and methods. One exemplary system includes a tool having a proximal handle and a catheter body. The tool can be mated with a rail and the rail mated with a frame. The connection between the tool and rail and/or the rail and frame can allow relative movement of the tool with respect to the frame, a patient, and/or a point of reference. In one exemplary configuration the handle of the tool rotates around an axis that corresponds to a portion of the catheter body, such that rotational movement of the handle has a minimal impact on longitudinal movement and/or position of a distal end of the tool.
US09289253B2
An orthopedic device for a shoulder joint includes a patient-specific alignment guide. The alignment guide includes a cap having a three-dimensional engagement surface customized in a pre-operative plan by computer imaging to be complementary and closely mate and conform to a humeral head of a proximal humerus of a patient. The alignment guide includes a tubular element extending from the cap and defining a longitudinal guiding bore for guiding an alignment pin at a patient-specific position and orientation determined in the pre-operative plan, and an orientation feature on the cap. The orientation feature is designed to orient the cap relative to the humeral head when the orientation feature is aligned with a landmark of the proximal humerus.
US09289250B2
A collar for extenders and an extender assembly including a collar is disclosed. The collar is configured to receive extenders and maintain the extenders in a parallel orientation so as to prevent splaying and premature beak-off of the extenders from the spine. Methods of use are disclosed.
US09289238B2
The present disclosure relates to an external fixation apparatus comprising a strut having a longitudinal axis defined therein, the strut comprising a strut housing having a housing adjustment aperture, an adjustment sleeve slidably disposed within the strut housing, and a fastener that releasably couples the strut housing with the adjustment sleeve. An embodiment of the adjustment sleeve comprises a first and a second bore extending from a top towards a bottom surface of the adjustment sleeve, a first sleeve member with a proximal end, a distal end, and an axial bore, and a second sleeve member adjoining the first sleeve member. In an embodiment, the second sleeve member comprises a body and a beveled end that is slidably disposed within the axial bore of the first sleeve member. The adjustment sleeve further comprises a biasing mechanism between the first sleeve member and the second sleeve member.
US09289229B2
The present application provides various devices, systems, and methods for removing stenotic lesions from vessels. In at least one embodiment of an exemplary device of the present disclosure, the device comprises at least one treatment portion operable to remove at least part of a stenotic lesion, and at least one sizing portion operable to measure a first luminal size parameter when positioned and operated at a first location and further operable to measure a second luminal size parameter when positioned and operated at a second location, wherein the device comprises an elongated body selected from the group consisting of a catheter and a wire.
US09289228B2
A fluid injection device includes a fluid supply unit that accommodates and supplies fluid, a fluid injection unit that injects fluid supplied from the fluid supply unit, and a driving waveform generating device which is equipped with at least one adjusting device, a one-input multiple-control parameter changing unit that simultaneously changes plural control parameters for determining a fluid injection condition of the fluid injection unit on the basis of a signal from the at least one adjusting device, and a driving waveform generator that generates and outputs a driving waveform of the fluid injection unit on the basis of the control parameters set by the one-input multiple-control parameter changing unit.
US09289216B2
A surgical clip is provided having two clip arms and a resiliently flexible element via which the two clip arms are connected to each other. The two clip arms each have a first free end, these first free ends being held parallel to and in contact with each other with a predetermined closing force by the resiliently flexible element when the clip is in a rest position. The clip arms are held at a second end opposite the free end on the resiliently flexible element. The clip arms have between their first and second ends sections configured to cross each other. The clip arms further have stop elements configured to complement each other. The stop elements are adapted to be brought in mutual contact when the clip is transferred from the rest position to an application position in which the free ends are spaced apart from each other.
US09289212B2
Various embodiments are directed to battery packs for use with surgical instruments. The battery packs may comprise a plurality of cells and at least a portion of the plurality of cells may not be electrically connected to one another. The battery packs may comprise a switch or other mechanism for interconnecting the plurality of cells and may also comprise, or be used in conjunction with, a discharge switch or plug configured to electrically connect an anode of the battery pack to a cathode of the battery pack, for example, via a resistive element.
US09289204B2
An insertion device includes an elongate member and a stylet. The elongate member has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and defines a lumen therethrough. The stylet has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and is slidably coupled to the elongate member. The stylet is configured to move from a first position to a second position with respect to the elongate member. The proximal end portion of the stylet is configured to removably couple a mesh carrier thereto. A portion of the proximal end portion of the stylet is disposed outside of the lumen of the elongate member when the stylet is in its first position and is disposed within the lumen when the stylet is in its second position.
US09289203B2
A drill guide assembly for drilling a bone hole and implanting a suture anchor in the bone hole. The assembly includes a drill guide and a suture anchor. The drill guide includes a sidewall extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the drill guide. The sidewall defines a center cannulation configured to receive a drill. The suture anchor retention portion of the drill guide is configured to support a suture anchor for coupling with an inserter device pushed through the drill guide to implant the suture anchor in the bone hole.
US09289196B2
A hemostatic device includes a dissolvable coating and a hemostatic substance enclosed within the coating. The device can have, for example, a generally spherical shape. The hemostatic substance can be particles that take any shape, such as spherical, flat sheets, cubes, or other regular or irregular shapes of any size or volume that can be used on or within a body.
US09289194B2
An insert 30 comprises a rod 32 having a proximal end 34 and a distal end 36. The insert 30 also comprises a tool 38 which is demountably coupled to the distal end 36. Proximal end 34 is formed with a ball 40 which is configured to seat and engage in a socket of a handle 12 of a laparoscopic instrument 10. The rod 32 fits within a sheath 14 of the laparoscopic instrument 10. The distal end 36 of the rod 32 is provided with an attachment head 42 to facilitate the attachment of the tool 38. A linkage mechanism 44 in the attachment head 42 converts the linear motion of the insert 30 (and in particular rod 32) relative to the outer sheath 14 to a pivotal motion.
US09289191B2
A method is disclosed for generating sinograms by sampling a plurality of transducers acoustically coupled with the surface of a volume of tissue over a period of time after a light pulse at one wavelength, and after another light pulse at a different wavelength, and for processing those sinograms, reconstructing at least two optoacoustic images from the two sinograms, processing the two optoacoustic images to generate two envelope images and generating a parametric map from information in the two envelope images. In an embodiment, motion and tracking are determined to align the envelope images. In an embodiment, at least a second parametric map is produced from information in the same two envelope images. In an embodiment an ultrasound image is also acquired, and the parametric map is coregistered with and overlayed upon the ultrasound image, and then displayed.
US09289182B2
Disclosed is a radiographic imaging system which is provided with: a plurality of radiographing chambers equipped with a registration device; a console; and a management device for associating and managing the identification information of a portable radiographic imaging device with the identification information of the radiographing chambers. When the identification information of the portable radiographic imaging device is notified by the registration device of a radiographing chamber, the console displays an icon corresponding to the imaging device on a selection screen. When the identification information of the portable radiographic imaging device, as notified by the registration device, is associated with the identification information of another radiographing chamber, the management device discards the association and deletes the icon corresponding to the portable radiographic imaging device from the selection screen of the console, which is associated with said other radiographing chamber.
US09289175B2
A monitoring device configured to be attached to the ear of a person includes a base, an earbud housing extending outwardly from the base that is configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, and a cover surrounding the earbud housing. The base includes a speaker, an optical emitter, and an optical detector. The cover includes light transmissive material that is in optical communication with the optical emitter and the optical detector and serves as a light guide to deliver light from the optical emitter into the ear canal of the subject wearing the device at one or more predetermined locations and to collect light external to the earbud housing and deliver the collected light to the optical detector.
US09289172B2
The present invention relates to a portable device which analyzes cervical tissue using two simultaneous measurements, namely an electrical measurement and an optical measurement. The aforementioned device examines different areas of cervical tissue, taking electrical measurements from same in different frequency ranges and optical measurements in three different wavelengths. Once the measurements have been obtained, they are processed by a configurable device or microcontroller in accordance with mathematical formulae obtained from multiple measurements taken from healthy and cancerous tissues. Three possible responses can be obtained from the processing of the measurements: healthy tissue, cancerous tissue or the presence of human papilloma virus. The inventive device can be used as a self-detection device since it is equipped with an attachment for positioning same upon detection of proximity to the cervix in order to take a correct measurement. The aforementioned attachment also comprises an accessory which can be used to perform the alternative method in which a cell sample is taken and sent for laboratory analysis in order to obtain an immediate response, which can be used by the user or by another person. The purpose of the invention is to provide a minimally-invasive diagnostic device for Papanicolaou testing and to offer an alternative method to the examination that requires the taking of a cell sample.
US09289170B2
An apparatus for eliciting a blood sample is presented having a lancet for lancing a body part of a user and a cleaning member of absorbent material operable to clean a surface of the body part, the apparatus being configured such that in use the lancet is moved to lance a body part of a user and subsequently the cleaning member is moved to contact the body part of the user so as to remove blood from the surface of the body part prior to collection of the blood sample from the surface of the body part.
US09289160B2
A device for personal identification using a dorsal band vein-pattern in preferable configuration is disclosed. The device utilizes an on-board or external camera using wired or wireless communication operating in both visible and near infrared range, a memory unit, a processor and Speeded-Up Robust Features algorithm for image acquisition, processing and comparison against the existing database of hand vein-pattern images. The matching criterion between the images to be used for the person's authentication. Device can optionally use wireless connection for image transferring and processing.
US09289155B2
Disclosed is a method and device for detection of H. Pylori in breath emissions utilizing an unlabelled urea, in which a patient ingests a safe quantity of unlabelled urea. After ingestion, expired breath of the patient is analyzed for ammonia, with a detection based on levels of ammonia lower than 50 parts per billion to 500 ppm to detect helicobacter pylori.
US09289152B2
The invention concerns a device for non-invasive detection of malignant processes in human body. Diagnostically informative optical data are obtained by exposing human fingertips to pulsed electric fields strong enough to initiate atmospheric pressure corona discharge. The device that provides reliable information useful for detection of cancer-specific spectral signatures comprises a transparent electrode (4) to generate electric impulses, which is covered by a rigid transparent insulator (3); a flexible transparent membrane (2) positioned loosely on the free surface of the rigid insulator to facilitate the recombination processes; a dark opaque membrane (1) positioned on the transparent membrane to eliminate spurious light; an image-receiving camera (5) mounted beneath the optically transparent electrode and a computer to operate the device and process recorded data. Proper arrangement of 3 dielectric layers and the recording of images when thermodynamic equilibrium is already established, significantly improves the reproducibility of optical data.
US09289150B1
The present disclosure uses physiological data, ECG signals as an example, to evaluate cardiac structure and function in mammals. Two approaches are presented, e.g., a model-based analysis and a space-time analysis. The first method uses a modified Matching Pursuit (MMP) algorithm to find a noiseless model of the ECG data that is sparse and does not assume periodicity of the signal. After the model is derived, various metrics and subspaces are extracted to image and characterize cardiovascular tissues using complex-sub-harmonic-frequencies (CSF) quasi-periodic and other mathematical methods. In the second method, space-time domain is divided into a number of regions, the density of the ECG signal is computed in each region and inputted into a learning algorithm to image and characterize the tissues.
US09289143B2
Systems, methods and devices are disclosed for directing and focusing signals to the brain for neuromodulation and for directing and focusing signals or other energy from the brain for measurement, heat transfer and imaging. An aperture in the skull and/or a channel device implantable in the skull can be used to facilitate direction and focusing. Treatment and diagnosis of multiple neurological conditions may be facilitated with the disclosed systems, methods and devices.
US09289141B2
The current invention provides an endotracheal tube fabricated with an array of electrodes disposed on an inflatable cuff on the tube. The array of electrodes includes multiple sense electrodes and a current electrode. The array of electrodes on the inflatable cuff is applied using a positive displacement dispensing system, such as a MicroPen®. A ground electrode is disposed on the tube approximately midway between the inflatable cuff and the midpoint of the endotracheal tube. The endotracheal tube is partially inserted into a mammalian subject's airway such that when the inflatable cuff is inflated, thereby fixing the tube in position, the array of electrodes is brought into close contact with the tracheal mucosa in relative proximity to the aorta. The endotracheal tube is useful in the measurement of cardiac parameters such as cardiac output.
US09289138B2
The application relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) of a subject, in which a peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse and at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject are determined and the peripheral blood pressure waveform is manipulated with a transfer function to provide an estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse. The at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject and the peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse are determined at substantially the same point on a peripheral artery of the subject. The estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse provides an estimate of the central systolic blood pressure of the subject.
US09289137B2
An intravascular pressure sensor assembly is disclosed herein that is produced in part using photolithography and DRIE solid-state device production processes. Using DRIE production processes facilitates a number of features that could not be readily incorporated in sensor chips fabricated using mechanical saws. In accordance with a first feature, sensor chips are created with non-rectangular outlines. The sensor chip includes a widened portion that substantially abuts an inner wall of a sensor housing, and a cantilevered portion that is relatively narrow in relation to the widened portion. The non-rectangular outline of the sensor chip is formed using photolithography in combination with DRIE processing. In accordance with another feature, the sensor chip is positioned width-wise in the housing, thereby reducing a required length for the housing. In accordance with yet another feature, the sensor chip comprises one or more cutouts for receiving signal wires for connection to signal lead lines on the sensor chip. The outline of the sensor chip and the cutouts are formed using photolithography in combination with DRIE processing.
US09289135B2
A monitoring device includes a housing configured to be attached to a body of a subject. An optical emitter, optical detector, and sensor for measuring motion noise are located within the housing. Light transmissive material is in optical communication with the optical emitter and detector and is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter to one or more locations of the body of the subject and to collect light external to the housing and deliver the collected light to the detector. A signal processor is configured to receive and process signals produced by the optical detector and the motion noise sensor, and to remove noise from the signals produced by the optical detector. The signal processor may generate physiological parameters for the subject such as heart rate, blood flow, blood pressure, VO2max, heart rate variability, respiration rate, and blood gas/analyte level.
US09289122B2
A camera for capturing an image of an object, for example an eye. The camera has at least two light sources and an image-sensing system having two image sensors. A multiple branch optical system transmits outgoing light from the light sources to the object, and transmits incoming light from the object to the image-sensing system. The multiple branch optical system includes an autofocusing element such as a variable power optical element that varies the focus of the incoming light. There is also an image display. There is a controller that controls the operation of the light sources, controls acquisition of images by the image-sensing system, and controls the display of images on the image display. The controller activates an autofocus light source and uses the resulting captured image to automatically adjust the image exposure parameters. The controller automatically adjusts the autofocusing element to improve the image focus, and then activates the second light source and acquires one or more images of the object while the second light source is activated.
US09289116B2
An image processing apparatus includes an extraction unit configured to extract a region where light is depolarized from a polarization-sensitive tomographic image of a subject, and a display control unit configured to display, on a display unit, a region determined as a region invading a predetermined layer of the subject, in a part of the region where light is depolarized.
US09289115B2
Embodiments of a surgical access port system that comprises a retractor that is adapted for being coupled to a cap and that is particularly useful in natural orifice surgery are described. The retractor comprises an outer ring, wherein the outer ring is configured to be disposed proximate the natural orifice of the patient and substantially surround the orifice; a tubular body; a funnel segment extending between and coupling the outer ring and the tubular body, wherein the funnel segment provides a diametric reduction between the relatively large diameter of the outer ring and the relatively smaller diameter of the tubular body, which is sized to fit within a natural orifice with minimal distention of the orifice; and an inflatable member disposed around the distal end of the tubular body, the inflatable member sized and configured to fit snugly around the tubular body in the deflated condition and to expand against the wall of the natural orifice in the inflated state to thereby stabilize and retain the retractor within the orifice.
US09289113B2
A processor for an electronic endoscope includes first and second image storing units; a motion detector obtains a difference of image data; and a controller executes control in one of a first mode where the image data is sequentially converted into the video signal, and the image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the first and second image storing units; a second mode where the image data stored in the first image storing unit is outputted, and the generated image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the second image storing unit; and a third mode where the image data stored in the second image storing unit is outputted, and the generated image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the first image storing unit, and in the second and the third modes, based on the difference.
US09289104B2
An adapter device for attaching a vacuum cleaner bag to a retaining plate intended to be received in a vacuum cleaner bag retaining device of a vacuum cleaner and comprising a retaining plate through hole is described. The adapter device has a base element comprising a first surface and a second surface as well as a through hole which extends between the first and the second surface. The clamping arrangement comprises at least one deformable clamping element which is attached or can be attached to the base element and can be brought into a first and a second deformation state.
US09289100B2
A cooking utensil having a metal food holding member, a shaft member, a nut, and a handle is provided. The shaft member has a body portion and a threaded portion. The body portion has a slot therein. The threaded portion extends from the body portion and defines first threads thereon. An end portion of the metal food holding member is received in the slot and is coupled to the body portion. The nut is threadably received on the first threads of the threaded portion. The handle includes internal threads communicating with a first aperture of the handle. The first threads of the threaded portion are threadably received on the internal threads of the handle, such that the nut abuts against the handle and is disposed between the handle and the body portion of the shaft member.
US09289099B2
A sandwich making accessory, where embodiments of the inventive device aligns the edges of a bottom and top food material used for making a sandwich while maintaining constant user determined pressure on the sandwiched food materials between the top and bottom food materials is provided. The constant and evenly distributed pressure applied by embodiments of the sandwich making accessory provides for an even distribution of the fill materials within the top and bottom food materials without the fill materials spilling out over the edges. The enclosing materials that bound the sandwich interior fill may include slices of bread, cake, waffles, graham crackers, cookies, biscuits, and other consumable products. The inventive accessory allows for easier pick up and when closed evenly distributes the pressure over the whole surface of the top and bottom enclosing crackers which lessens the chance of cracker breakage.
US09289094B2
A method and apparatus for filling a steam chamber. In one exemplary embodiment, a steam chamber is placed in selective communication with a vacuum pump and a heat transfer medium, such as a source of deaerated water. The steam chamber is then placed in communication with the vacuum pump, which draws a vacuum on the steam chamber and begins removing air from the interior thereof. Once a sufficient vacuum has been drawn on the steam chamber and substantially all of the air removed therefrom, the steam chamber may be placed in communication with the heat transfer medium. In one exemplary embodiment, the heat transfer medium is deaerated water. A predetermined amount of heat transfer medium is then allowed to fill the steam chamber. Once the predetermined amount of deaerated water has been received within the steam chamber, a steam chamber may be sealed.
US09289092B2
An attachment system for connecting a piston cover to a piston body of a french press coffee maker comprises a plate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the plate is adapted to be in contact with a top surface of the piston cover. The bottom surface has at least one peg extending therefrom. The at least one peg is adapted to be inserted into at least one aperture of the piston cover and corresponding at least one aperture of the piston body. The at least one peg is adapted to be secured to the bottom surface of the piston body. Piston heads for a brewing chamber of a french press coffee maker are also presented.
US09289087B2
Multi-purpose drapery rod assembly uses unique rod and bracket construction to provide a superior drapery rod platform that can attach a non-motorized single drapery rod to surfaces at nearly any angle, or can motorize a traverse rod.
US09289085B2
Floor mats comprising two layers bonded together with an undulating boundary between them. The surface color and/or surface texture of the first layer being different from the surface color and/or surface texture of the second layer. The mats having an interlocking periphery boundary adapted so the mats can be interlocked with adjoining mats to form a continuous planar mat flooring.
US09289078B2
A merchandising system that improves the merchandising of product by limiting the number and the frequency with which product can be removed from, for example, a merchandising shelf. The merchandising system may include a base configured to support product and a housing configured to engage the base. The housing may comprise a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a front retaining wall mounted to the base at an angle. The system may further include a spring-urged pusher movably mounted on the base. The system may further include an opening defined by the first side wall and the front retaining wall through which product may be removed.
US09289070B2
A chair including a dynamically-flexible back and seat having a shape that adjusts to the movements of a user seated in the chair to enhance user comfort. Each of the back and seat has an air gap formed therewithin and a resilient frame or liner with a spring memory. The resilient liner is adapted to flex in response to compressive forces that are generated as the user slides his body back or from side-to-side in the chair. Accordingly, some of the chair back and some of the chair seat move into respective air gaps so that the shapes of the back and seat change to conform to the movements of the user. The air gaps also establish air flow ventilation channels which run laterally through the back and seat of the chair. In one case, a lumbar portion is rotatable back and forth around a vertical pivot axis so as to pivot towards one side of the chair back or the other side.
US09289069B2
A seat on a stool, chair or bench has permanent depressions in the surface of the seat that corresponds in shape to an end view of a human iliac bone. A pair of spaced apart permanent depressions are provided on an axis that passes through and is perpendicular to a centerline from the back edge of the seat. One depression is on one side of the centerline and the other depression is on an opposite side of the centerline. A third permanent depression is on the centerline and spaced apart from the axis that passes through the pair of spaced apart permanent depressions and is closer to the rear edge of the seat than the pair of spaced apart permanent depressions.
US09289058B2
An adjustable height desk platform includes: a platform including a substantially flat work surface and a lower surface opposite to the work surface; a first leg member and a second leg member coupled to the lower surface, the first leg member and the second leg member each movable between a fully raised position and a fully lowered position; a rack and pinion gear system associated with the first leg member and the second leg member; and a latch mechanism associated with the rack and gear system, the latch mechanism adapted to selectively immobilize the rack and pinion gear system to retain the first leg member and the second leg member in the fully raised position or the fully lowered position.
US09289052B2
A hat attachment clip includes a front portion having a first clip member and a second clip member, each having opposed proximal and distal ends. A first bridge member couples proximal ends of the first and second clip members together, respectively. The first and second clip members define an open space therebetween proximate the first bridge member. The distal ends of the first and second clip members are biased toward one another. The hat attachment clip includes a rear portion rotatably coupled to the front portion having a third clip member and a fourth clip member, each having opposed proximal and distal ends. A second bridge member couples proximal ends of the first and second clip members together, respectively. The third and fourth clip members define an open space therebetween proximate the second bridge member. The distal ends of the third and fourth clip members are biased toward one another.
US09289051B1
The present invention is a trauma utility device that includes an elongated belt having a plurality of compartments and devices for carrying and storing necessary equipment, a wide mid portion adjacent to the wearer's back with a high density foam pad for back support, and a scalloped upper edge at the wearer's hips, enhancing an individual's ability to freely turn and move while wearing the belt. The plurality of compartments and devices may include: a personal items pouch, a stethoscope chest piece holder, a stethoscope ear tube retainer, a communication compartment, a pen holder, and a trauma shears holster. The compartments and devices may be positioned on each side of the back mid portion around the longitudinal axis of the belt. Additionally, the belt and associated compartments and devices have an antimicrobial capability to help destroy and inhibit the growth of microorganisms and especially pathogenic microorganisms.
US09289048B2
A multi-layered wiper for removing a product (e.g., a cosmetic product) from an applicator. The multi-layered wiper comprises a wiping body having a wiping face, an acute wiping tip, and vertical slits, formed of a first material, over-molded to a retention body, formed of another material harder than the first material. By virtue of having a multi-layered wiper comprising a wiping body, formed of a first material, over-molded to a retention body, formed of another material, harder than the first material, the multi-layered wiper is capable of providing exceptional installation characteristics, while simultaneously providing exceptional wiping characteristics.
US09289043B1
A covering for protecting handbags, suitcases and other containers from damage due to inclement weather conditions, such as rain, and methods for making and using same. The protective covering preferably is manufactured from a water-resistant material and is adapted to be draped over a wide variety of containers within a broad range of external dimensions. The protective covering can include first and second opposite side portions, which define a central opening. When the protective covering is draped over a selected container, the central opening receives a handle of the selected container. One or more connector flaps extend from the first side portion adjacent to the central opening. Each of the connector flaps extend across the central opening, adjacent to the handle, and engage the second side portion. The protective cover thereby is secured to the selected container and can protect the selected container from the inclement weather conditions.
US09289041B2
The invention is a portable modular travel bag with modular components intended to provide the ability to store and cook food. The travel bag contains slots and a power supply that allows to user to plug in and out components including at least a toaster, an egg cooker, a meat warmer, a refrigerator, a microwave, a coffee maker, a juicer, and a blender.
US09289038B2
An umbrella is provided that has a transverse member mounted canopy control module. The umbrella has a support structure and a canopy. The support structure has a first support member having an upper end and a second support member. The second support member has a first end disposed adjacent to the first support member and a second end disposed away from the first end. The second support member extending along a longitudinal axis disposed transverse to the first support member. The canopy has an upper hub. The upper hub is coupled with the second support member. The umbrella also has an enclosure disposed at the first end of the second support member. A canopy control mechanism is at least partially disposed in the enclosure to alter the configuration of the canopy.
US09289022B2
Protective gear includes an outer shell layer connected to a middle shell layer through an outer energy and impact transformer layer. The middle shell layer is connected to an inner shell layer through an inner energy and impact transformer layer. The outer and inner energy and impact transformer layers flexibly connect the shell layers to absorb impact forces, rotational forces, shear forces, etc., and allow the various shell layers to move and slide relative to the other shell layers. The outer and inner energy and impact transformer layers may be constructed using gels, fluids, electro-rheological elements, magneto-rheological elements, etc. The protective gear may be formed as helmets or body protection for various activities and protect users from not only impact and penetrative forces, but rotational and shear forces as well.
US09289013B2
To provide a cigarette filter that can achieve both strength in a dry state and disintegration in a wet state, this cigarette filter has a filter plug containing a cellulose ester staple fiber, a pulp, and an alkali metal salt of a water-soluble anionic polymer. The filter plug has an alkali metal content of 2 to 100 μmol per gram of the filter plug. The water-soluble anionic polymer may include at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyacrylic acid and a polysaccharide having a carboxyl group.
US09289011B2
A method for producing lutein from one or more plants of genus Nicotiana is provided. The lutein can be derived inter alia from Nicotiana species biomass. A method such as is described in various embodiments herein also provides articles and compositions that include lutein produced from one or more plants of genus Nicotiana.
US09289010B2
In one embodiment of an apparatus and process for packaging foodstuffs or other materials in a rigid container sealed by a flexible cover, a desired quantity of material to be packaged containing or together with some water or other liquid is placed in the container, the flexible cover is secured on the container so as to leave at least one unsealed opening, the container is heated and/or placed in a partial vacuum to bring the liquid above its boiling point to cause or permit vapor generated by the boiling liquid to expel other gases from the container through the unsealed opening, and the container is sealed while gas or vapor is still flowing out of the container through the unsealed opening.
US09289009B2
The invention relates to the food-processing industry, particularly, to a method for manufacture and storage of honey-containing fruit and/or berry products. According to the invention, a fruit and/or berry juice and honey are mixed in the following proportions (weight percent): fruit and/or berry juice 75-93; honey 25-7, and the obtained product is stored at a temperature between −10° C. to −18° C. Upon unpacking, the product can be stored in a home refrigerator during 120 to 240 hours (dependent on the kind of the fruit and/or berry juice).
US09289006B2
A machine for the homogenization and thermal treatment of liquid and semi-liquid food products includes a tank for containing the food products; an electric first heater, operating on the food product to heat it and so thermally treat it; a heating plant with a thermodynamic cycle including at least a first heat exchanger; and a second heater including the first heat exchanger, operating on the food product to heat it and so thermally treat it.
US09289005B1
An apparatus including a container for a frozen confection treat allowing the treat to be frozen and later to be consumed in a frozen state as a popsicle as well as allowing the treat to be consumed in a melted state via a combination-lid-straw. The treat may also be consumed via a spoon-end attached to a straw-lower-section. The combination-lid-straw may be solid or have a continuous through-hole therethrough.
US09288993B2
A biological material is disclosed for exerting antagonism against vegetable pathogens, which contains Bacillus mojavensis R3B mutant strain deposited under # NCAIM (P) B 001389 according to the Budapest Treaty. The biological material according to the invention is an effective antagonist against the pathogens of vegetables, preferably tomato, pepper, lettuce and/or cabbage, in particular against the pathogens selected from the group of Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Pseudomonas syringae and Clavibacter michiganensis vegetable pathogen bacteria and Pythium debaryanum, Phytophthora infestans, Alternaria alternata and Fusarium oxysporum vegetable pathogen fungi. Furthermore, the invention relates to a composition comprising the biological material according to the invention and optionally a copper-containing pesticide and a process for controlling vegetable pathogens, furthermore use of the biological material or composition according to the invention for the protection of vegetables, preferably tomato, pepper, lettuce and/or cabbage.
US09288987B2
The invention relates to a microbicidal composition which comprises a mixture of at least two components, the first component being 2-methyl-3-isothiazolone (MIT) and the second component being at least one active compound selected from the following groups of active compounds: a) compound having activated methylol groups b) quats or polyquats c) carbamates d) organic acids e) aromatic alcohols.
US09288977B2
A disinfectant detergent composition containing a food or food additive as a main component is provided. The disinfectant detergent composition contains the following components (a), (b), and (c). The sum [a+b] of the component (a) content and the component (b) content of the composition ranges from 0.1% to 30% by mass, the mass ratio [a/b] of the component (a) to the component (b) ranges from 1/2 to 4/1, and the component (c) content of the composition ranges from 60% to 99.5% by mass. (a) polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (b) a fatty acid glyceride in which the number of carbon atoms of its acyl group ranges from 8 to 12, the monoglyceride content of the component (b) being 85% by mass or more, the mass fraction of 1-monoglyceride relative to the total amount of monoglycerides being in the range of 0.9 to 1.0 (c) water and/or ethanol.
US09288975B1
An apparatus to fish having a body with exterior and interior faces extending from a first edge to a first end. The body further has a handle fixed to the interior face. A housing assembly has a clasp and is removably mounted from within the body, whereby the clasp receives the handle. The body further has a lip assembly. The lip assembly has a second edge and a first sidewall. The lip assembly further has at least one aperture and at least one through hole. The lip assembly is defined at the first end. The first sidewall has at least one indent. Each aperture securely receives a tip of a respective fishing hook that is tied to a distal end of fishing line. A proximal end of the fishing line is tied to the at least one through hole.
US09288970B1
An apparatus used for maintaining bait or bait fish at a more level attitude when trolling includes a non-stranded wire attached to a hook. A first end of the wire is threaded through an eye of the hook and wrapped around a shank of the hook. A main loop is provided at an opposite second end. The main loop can be modified to include a first upper loop and a second upper loop. The second upper loop is attached to a fishing line and a pin is inserted into a head of the bait fish, through the first upper loop, and through a bottom of a mouth of the bait fish to secure the bait fish to the apparatus. An elastic band maintains the mouth in a closed position. If desired, a single thicker non-stranded wire may be used or an optional trailer hook may be added to any version.
US09288967B1
A system relating to provide improved food and water delivery to at least two canine pets of at least two different heights. The system elevates the food to a more ideal position for consuming the food and/or water. Moreover, the invention provides storage-assisting (folding) embodiments.
US09288963B2
A device for removing dirt from a floor includes a carrier frame moveable over the floor, a motor mounted on the carrier frame, and a rotating body drivable by the motor and connected with the carrier frame. Several shovel-holders for shovelling dirt from the floor are mounted on the rotating body spaced apart from each other in the peripheral direction, are moveable along a path along the floor, and each have an open end in the rotation direction of the rotating body. A sweeper device for sweeping dirt out of one of the shovel-holders is arranged along the path of the shovel-holders on the carrier frame at a position substantially stationary in relation to the carrier frame, and is fitted with a sweeper element which, on rotation of the rotating body, moves between the shovel-holders and sweeps through one of the shovel-holders in order to sweep out dirt therefrom.
US09288959B1
A novel maize variety designated PH1W4K and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1W4K with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1W4K 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 PH1W4K or a locus conversion of PH1W4K with another maize variety.
US09288955B1
An inbred corn line, designated SLB22, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line SLB22, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line SLB22 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line SLB22 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SLB22, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SLB22 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
US09288953B1
A novel maize variety designated PH1VTK and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1VTK with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1VTK 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 PH1VTK or a locus conversion of PH1VTK with another maize variety.
US09288940B2
A transport lock assembly for the mower deck of a lawn mower automatically engages when the deck is lifted to a clearance height. The transport lock assembly includes a transport lock that is biased into a locking position by a biasing member. The transport lock engages a surface of a deck prop that is also used in the lawn mower's height-of-cut assembly. The transport lock assembly includes a transport lock actuator that is used to disengage the transport lock, and also includes a transport lock disabling mechanism that prevents the transport lock from automatically engaging.
US09295181B2
A coolant-conditioning unit is provided which includes a facility coolant path, having a facility coolant flow control valve, and a system coolant path accommodating a system coolant, and having a bypass line with a system coolant bypass valve. A heat exchanger is coupled to the facility and system coolant paths to facilitate transfer of heat from the system coolant to facility coolant in the facility coolant path, and the bypass line is disposed in the system coolant path in parallel with the heat exchanger. A controller automatically controls a regulation position of the coolant bypass valve and a regulation position of the facility coolant flow control valve based on a temperature of the system coolant, and automatically adjusts the regulation position of the system coolant bypass valve to facilitate maintaining the facility coolant flow control valve at or above a specified, partially open, minimum regulation position.
US09295170B1
A lighting controller includes a housing and a power transformer mounted in the housing for stepping down an inputted AC power signal at a first higher voltage to at least one output AC power signal at a second lower voltage for powering a plurality of light fixtures. The controller further includes a switching device that can be closed and opened to connect and disconnect a primary winding of the power transformer to a source of AC power that can provide the inputted AC power signal. At least one wire connection terminal is connected to a secondary winding of the power transformer. A face pack is removably mounted in the housing and is operatively connected to the source of AC power and the switching device. The face pack includes a display, at least one manually actuable input device, a processor, a memory operatively connected to the processor, and an operational program stored in the memory. The operational program is executable by the processor for allowing a user to enter ON and OFF times via the manually actuable input device and for closing and opening the switching device in accordance therewith. The processor can detect and display the current draw, and can detect overheat and current overload conditions, and disconnect the power transformer from the source of AC power in response to the same.
US09295163B2
A formation method of circuit board structure is disclosed. The formation method comprises: forming an intermediate substrate having interconnections therein and circuit patterns on both upper and lower surfaces, wherein the interconnections electrically connect the upper and lower circuit patterns; forming an upper dielectric layer overlying the upper circuit patterns, wherein the upper dielectric layer has a plurality of trenches therein; forming conductive wires in the trenches using e-less plating; and forming at least one protective layer overlying the conductive wires using a surface finishing process. The circuit board structure features formation of embedded conductive wires in the dielectric layer so that a short circuit can be avoid.
US09295162B2
A non-deleterious method for producing a continuous conductive circuit upon a non-conductive substrate can begin with the application of a metallic base layer upon a surface of a non-conductive substrate. A circuit pattern can be created within the metallic base layer based upon a circuit design. The metallic base layer comprising the circuit pattern can be physically separated from the remainder of the metallic base layer on the non-conductive substrate. The region of the non-conductive substrate surface that encloses the circuit pattern can be called the plating region. The remainder of the non-conductive substrate surface can be called the non-plating region. A first metal layer can be added upon the metallic base layer. A second metal layer can be added upon the first metal layer of the plating region. The second metal layer can be electrically conductive and restricted from forming on the first metal layer of the non-plating region.
US09295160B2
Gradation exposure is performed on an insulating layer by irradiating the insulating layer with exposure light using a photomask having a partial light-transmitting region that is configured to be partially transmittable of the exposure light. After the gradation exposure, development processing is performed on the insulating layer such that a recess is formed in a portion of the insulating layer that has been irradiated with the exposure light through the partial light-transmitting region. The partial light-transmitting region of the photomask has a plurality of first holes that are transmittable of the exposure light and a plurality of second holes that are arranged to surround the plurality of first holes and transmittable of the exposure light, and the area of each second hole is larger than the area of each first hole.
US09295159B2
A packaging substrate with an embedded semiconductor component and a method of fabricating the same are provided, including: fixing a semiconductor chip with electrode pads to an assisting layer with apertures through an adhesive member, wherein each of the electrode pads has a bump formed thereon, each of the apertures is filled with a filling material, and the bumps correspond to the apertures, respectively; forming a first dielectric layer on the assisting layer to encapsulate the semiconductor chip; removing the bumps and the filling material to form vias; and forming a first wiring layer on the first dielectric layer and forming first conductive vias in the vias to provide electrical connections between the electrode pads and the first wiring layer, wherein the first wiring layer comprises a plurality of conductive lands formed right on the first conductive vias, respectively.
US09295154B2
A wiring board according to the present invention is provided with an insulating board and a connection pad, wherein the connection pad includes a main conductor layer formed of a low resistance material, a thin film resistor layer formed of a high resistance material and having a low soldering wettability, and a covering layer having a high soldering wettability, the main conductor layer, the thin film resistor layer, and the covering layer being sequentially laminated at the surface of the insulating layer in such a manner as to be electrically connected in series to each other, and the thin film resistor layer covers a main surface and a side surface of the main conductor layer, and further, a side surface of the thin film resistor layer is exposed from the covering layer.
US09295151B2
A wiring substrate includes a substrate main body which is formed of a ceramic laminate and has a rectangular shape in plan view, and which has a front surface and a back surface and has four side surfaces, each being located between the front surface and the back surface, and having a groove surface located on a side toward the front surface and a fracture surface located on a side toward the back surface; and a metalized layer which is formed on the front surface of the substrate main body so as to extend along the four side surfaces, and which has a rectangular frame shape in plan view, wherein a horizontal surface of the ceramic laminate of the substrate main body is exposed between the metalized layer and the groove surface of each side surface of the substrate main body.
US09295145B1
A magnetic device includes first and second magnetic cores defining first, second, and middle legs extending between first and second back walls, an air gap defined in the middle leg. First, second, and middle legs, and first and second back walls have a substantially equal width. A first winding is located on the first leg, a second winding located on the second leg, and a third winding located on the middle leg. The magnetic device can be part of an electronic ballast circuit including an AC power source, a positive AC rail, a negative AC rail, a resonant capacitor coupled between the positive and negative AC rails, multiple positive and negative lamp terminals configured to couple to respective gas discharge lamps, and windings on a magnetic device coupled between the positive AC rail and respective positive lamp terminals. The third winding is coupled between AC power source and positive AC rail to define a resonant inductor.
US09295143B1
A lighting system includes circuitry to provide wireless LED driver or fluorescent ballast control without requiring changes to existing wiring setups. A power stage includes a power converter coupled across a first set of power terminals. The first power terminals are coupled to a second set of terminals via the wiring. A load stage is coupled to the second power terminals, wherein power provided across the first set of terminals is received by the load stage and deliverable to lighting devices. The load stage further includes a dimming control signal receiver coupled across the second set of power terminals and configured to receive an encoded dimming control signal. The encoded signal is transmitted across the wiring setup, wherein the power stage further includes a dimming control signal decoder coupled across the first set of power terminals and effective to deliver a decoded dimming control signal to the controller.
US09295131B2
The invention relates to an electroluminescent lighting device, which is based on an array of standard electroluminescent tiles (D1-Dn) combined with an array of ballast components (R1-Rn) mounted on a carrier board (30) in such a way that the power loss is evenly spread across the whole board area to minimize local electric power in the ballast components. The unavoidable remaining hot spots and electroluminescent tiles are thermally coupled in such a way that the additional thermal load on the electroluminescent emission layer is as symmetric as possible with respect to the self heating of the electroluminescent device. This can be achieved by a combination of properly designed heat spreading and thermal isolation of the electroluminescent and ballast components. Heat spreading is achieved by a properly designed interconnection structure (40) on the carrier board. Different options are proposed to thermally isolate the electroluminescent tiles from the hot spots.
US09295129B1
Systems, methods, and computer program products for turn on optimization of a driver for one or more light sources are disclosed. A duty cycle value is selected from a table. The selected duty cycle corresponds to the target output current of the driver and has a corresponding voltage. The selected duty cycle is applied to the driver. An output voltage at the light source is measured, and compared to the corresponding voltage of the selected duty cycle to produce a voltage comparison result. Based on the comparison result, the selection of the duty cycle is adjusted. Additionally, an output current of the light source is measured and compared to the target output current, to produce a current comparison result. An adjustment coefficient is applied to a feedback circuit of the driver based thereon, wherein the feedback circuit adjusts a switching frequency of the driver based on the selected duty cycle.
US09295116B2
A switched-capacitor voltage converter which is particularly well-suited for receiving a line voltage from which to drive current through a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Input voltage is rectified in a multi-level rectifier network having switched capacitors in an ascending-bank configuration for passing voltages in uniform steps between zero volts up to full received voltage VDC. A regulator section, operating on VDC, comprises switched-capacitor stages of H-bridge switching and flying capacitors. A current controlled oscillator drives the states of the switched-capacitor stages and changes its frequency to maintain a constant current to the load. Embodiments are described for isolating the load from the mains, utilizing an LC tank circuit or a multi-primary-winding transformer.
US09295101B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus that supports two or more radio access technologies, and to a method in which the apparatus performs communication with two or more networks. A mobile station, which supports two or more radio access technologies and which belongs to a first network, receives a signal from a base station of a second network different from the first network, and transmits feedback information to a base station of the first network in a state in which the access between the mobile station and the base station of the second network is maintained, wherein the feedback information includes channel state information on the received signal, interference level information on the received signal, and/or a reception acknowledgement (ACK) signal or a reception non-acknowledgement (NACK) signal for the receives signal.
US09295097B2
That a trigger for creating a temporary collaborative ad-hoc network of hardware nodes has occurred is detected. In response, the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network is created via intercommunication among the hardware nodes. After the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network has been created, the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network performs a given function. A particular hardware node within the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network can perform a roll call request so that it ascertains a list of the hardware nodes within the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network. Performing the roll call request can include ascertaining that a correctness of the list of the hardware nodes satisfies a threshold, such that the correctness of the list of the hardware nodes is not necessarily completely correct.
US09295089B2
Systems, apparatuses and methods for bandwidth management, aggregation and internet protocol (“IP”) flow mobility (“IFOM”) across multiple-access technologies are provided. Included is a method that includes selecting, from a packet data network (“PDN”) connection formed through a plurality of access systems communicatively coupled with a wireless transmit and/or receive unit (“WTRU”), an access system over which to transport a flow of internet protocol (“IP”) traffic to and/or from the WTRU. The method may also include sending, to the WTRU, a request to associate the flow of IP traffic with the selected access system.
US09295088B2
The present application relates to a method for a terminal having latency tolerance to perform procedures for connection with a network in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method is characterized in comprising the steps of: transmitting a connection request message to the network; receiving a connection set message from the network in response to the connection request message; and transmitting a connection set completion message to the network, wherein the connection request message comprises a low priority connection indicator.
US09295084B2
The disclosure provides a solution for random access in a wireless system, in which there is a plurality of available uplink carriers for the random access. The UE can monitor a random access response to get load related information for the plurality of available uplink carriers, determine one low-loaded uplink carrier according to the load related information, and perform random access in the low-loaded uplink carrier. The eNB can determine load related information for uplink carriers in a wireless system, and send a random access response that contains the load related information for multiple uplink carriers in the wireless system.
US09295081B1
An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication system and method to schedule transfers of first and second user communications between the FDM communication system and a Wireless Communication Device (WCD) are provided. The OFDM communication system in one example includes an OFDM scheduling system to process Quality-of-Service Class Identifiers (QCIs) and determine if the first user communication having a first QCI can be scheduled subsequently and if the second user communication having a second QCI can be scheduled in place of the first user communication, and if the first user communication can be scheduled subsequently and the second user communication should be scheduled in place of the first user communication, then schedule the second user communication in place of the first user communication. An OFDM transceiver wirelessly transfers the second user communication in place of the first user communication between the OFDM communication system and the WCD based on scheduling.
US09295066B2
A method and apparatus are provided, the method incorporating the steps of detecting other interfering wireless gateways of the security system, their frequency hopping pattern, their phase relative to a time reference and a dwell time relative to the time reference, selecting a channel set and a phase of operation for communicating with a plurality of sensors relative to the time reference using frequency hopping based upon the detected frequency hopping pattern, the phase and dwell time of the other wireless gateways, communicating with the plurality of sensors and periodically comparing its phase of operation with the phase of the other interfering wireless gateways and adjusting its phase based upon the comparison with the phase of the other interfering wireless gateways.
US09295064B2
Methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed to facilitate ranked network priority. An example method includes calculating a rank of a first wireless device relative to a plurality of wireless devices based on a first bid value associated with the first wireless device, allocating a first bit rate to the first wireless device based on the rank of the first wireless device at a first time, and in response to detecting a change in availability of the first bit rate at a second time, applying a second bid value for a second bit rate when the first wireless device is located in a first geographic area, and applying a third bid value for the second bit rate when the first wireless device is located in a second geographic area different from the first geographic area.
US09295058B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting data. In the method for transmitting data, a first transmission point can determine a reference signal sequence r(m) and transmit the determined reference signal sequence r(m) to a terminal. A parameter ns from among parameters for generating an initial value c_init of a pseudorandom sequence in order to determine the reference signal sequence can be determined on the basis of the slot number of a wireless frame, which a second transmission point transmits to the terminal. Accordingly, the demodulation performance of the terminal can be enhanced.
US09295051B2
A base station for use in a wireless network is operable to communicate with a plurality of mobile stations. The base station transmits a downlink frame to a first mobile station. The downlink frame comprises time-frequency resource elements allocated in a plurality of physical resource blocks. The base station transmits the plurality of physical resource blocks in bundles having a bundle size that is a function of the system bandwidth configuration and the base station uses the same precoder for all physical resource blocks in the same bundle. The bundle size is from one physical resource block to three physical resource blocks.
US09295040B2
A method is disclosed for scheduling packet data in a communications system. The method includes configuring, in a network apparatus, semi-persistent transmission resources to a user equipment via higher layer signalling, wherein the configuring step includes pre-allocating a data transmission resource and assigning a scheduling request resource to the user equipment. A confirmation message is transmitted to the user equipment from the network apparatus, wherein the confirmation message informs the user equipment that the user equipment is able to start transmitting data on a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH to the network apparatus by using the pre-allocated data transmission resource and a pre-configured transmission format, wherein the pre-allocated data transmission resource is linked to the corresponding confirmation message, the corresponding confirmation message being linked to the corresponding semi-persistently assigned scheduling request resource.
US09295037B2
A base station, a terminal, a transmission method and a reception method that allow the data processing on a reception side to have a margin irrespective of the time position of a resource region where control information is mapped. In a base station (100), a subframe type determining unit (101) determines, according to a configuration pattern applied to the local base station apparatus and being one of a plurality of configuration patterns different between downlink and uplink subframe configurations in time division multiplex, whether a subframe to be determined is a first type of subframe where control information is mapped only to a PDCCH region or a second type of subframe where the control information is mapped to both the PDCCH region and an R-PDCCH region. An allocation region candidate determining unit (102) determines, based on a result of the determination by the subframe type determining unit (101), a mapping region, where the control information is mapped, in the PDCCH or R-PDCCH region in the subframe to be determined.
US09295034B2
A method of bi-directional communication in a cellular mobile telecommunication network (2) includes a terminal (10) that receives signals transmitted by at least one radio base station (5,7) of a downlink network of the cellular mobile telecommunication network (2) and selects one serving transmitting radio base station (6) among one or more transmitting (5) or transceiving (7) radio base stations of the downlink network, wherein the downlink network operator selects one serving receiving radio base station (8) among one or more receiving radio base stations (3,7) of an uplink network which have received a signalling message (URRA) transmitted by the terminal (10). By way of the serving receiving base station (8) of the uplink network and the serving transmitting base station (6) of the downlink network, the terminal (10) establishes bi-directional connections over the cellular mobile telecommunication network (2).
US09295024B2
A wireless device includes a user interface that generates a pairing signal in response to an indication from a user to pair the wireless device to at least one remote device and generates a first location request signal in response to a second indication from a user to locate the at least one remote device. A short-range wireless transceiver communicates RF signals to pair the wireless device to the at least one remote device and that transmits a first RF paging signal to the at least one remote device in response to the location request signal.
US09295021B2
Disclosed is a method of measuring time of arrival of a signal transmitted from a transmitter (120) to a receiver (110-n). The method comprises: modulating a plurality of narrowband signal portions onto different carrier frequencies; transmitting, by the transmitter, each modulated signal portion to the receiver; receiving, by the receiver, the transmitted signal portions; estimating the channel impulse response by combining (610) the received signal portions; and measuring (620) the time of arrival using the estimated channel impulse response. Further disclosed is a method of measuring a time of arrival of a signal transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver. The method comprises: estimating a noise level (1310) in an impulse response of a channel between the transmitter and the receiver; finding a first peak (1330) in the channel impulse response that is not noise or a side lobe of a subsequent peak, using the estimated noise level; and measuring the time of arrival (1220) using the first peak.
US09295017B2
Methods and arrangements in a support node and in connection with a base station for supporting synchronization of the base station. The methods and arrangements involve conveying high-accuracy time information via long-wave signaling to the base station, which implies e.g. that base stations in unfavorable radio conditions may be synchronized without access to reliable IP connections or similar.
US09295016B2
A cooperative phase tracking system allows access points of a wireless network (e.g., a WiFi network) to use a clock or oscillator that may be different or independent from other access points of the same wireless network. As such, the cooperative phase tracking system eliminates a limitation of using a same clock (or oscillator) among the access points and at the same time may allow more access points to be installed for an associated wireless network to serve a larger area. Moreover, the cooperative phase tracking system may attribute intensive computations of relative phase drifts associated with the access points to a dedicated coordinator, thereby alleviating workload of the access points of the wireless network.
US09295006B2
A method for real-time calibration of an air to ground two-way communication system. The method includes calibrating a ground base station antenna array according to forward link calibration coefficients received from an aircraft as part of a communication signaling protocol during operation of the air to ground two-way communication system. The method may also includes communicating between the ground base station antenna array and the aircraft over a narrow beam.
US09295005B2
A radio communication apparatus transmitting a data signal and a control signal to another radio communication apparatus where a controller controls transmission power of the control signal separately from transmission power of the data signal based on a feedback signal from the other radio communication apparatus. A method for controlling transmission power of a control channel includes determining a transmission power of a control channel based on a response from user equipment and controlling transmission power of the control channel separately from transmission power of a data signal based on the determined transmission power of a control channel.
US09295001B2
A signal amplification apparatus includes a first modulator configured to receive an envelope signal, use a predetermined reference level to separate the received envelope signal into a first period and a second period, digitally modulate a signal of the second period to output the digitally modulated signal to a first output terminal, and output a signal of the first period to a second output terminal. Further, the signal amplification apparatus includes a second modulator configured to mix the digital modulated signal input through the first output terminal with a phase modulated carrier signal; an envelope modulator configured to output the signal of the first period as a power supply signal; and a power amplifier configured to amplify the mixed signal output by the second modulator to output the amplified signal.
US09294996B2
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide enhanced power management in a communication device. In one implementation, an efficient processor, such as a baseband processor, is at least partially responsible for determining if a Wi-Fi transceiver is to be enabled. In one example of the implementation, the efficient processor leverages location based information, during regular paging intervals, in determining if a Wi-Fi transceiver is to be enabled. Such location based information may include the use of radio-location signal measurements from base stations/cell towers, using GPS/A-GPS, GLONAS, or using proximity to access points by way of NFC or Bluetooth transceivers.
US09294995B2
A method includes determining, at a first cell and for a selected user equipment, a second cell would have a better performing RF interface connection with the selected user equipment than the selected user equipment currently has with the first cell. The first cell can provide radio frequency coverage for the second cell. The method includes sending to the second cell one or more messages indicating the second cell should not enter or be in an energy saving state at least while the selected user equipment or a selected user application on the selected user equipment is connected to the second cell. Another method includes determining a cell should not enter an energy saving state at least while a selected user equipment is connected to the cell; and the cell not entering the energy saving state at least while the selected user equipment is connected to the cell.
US09294993B2
In a mobile network with a plurality of access networks (210, 220), a control node (110) which is controlling access of a user equipment (300) to that one of the access networks (210, 220) which is currently used by the user equipment (300) determines an access capability of the user equipment (300) in said access network (210, 220), e.g. support of voice communication over packet switched access. The control node (110) provides an indication of the determined access capability to a subscriber database (150) associated with the user equipment (300). The indication may then be retrieved from the subscriber database (150) and be used to control termination of a connection to the user equipment (300).
US09294992B2
A technique for providing a service availability indication to a user terminal is described. In a method realization, the technique comprises providing a data structure representative of user terminals and of inter-terminal relationships derived from one or more communication parameters pertaining to communications between the user terminals. Additionally, for at least some of the user terminals service utilization information for each of a plurality of services is provided. The technique further includes selecting, for at least one user terminal and from the plurality of services, a service not used by the at least one user terminal, wherein the service selection is based on the service utilization information provided for user terminals having a predefined association with the at least one user terminal as determined by the inter-terminal relationships, and sending a message indicative of the selected service to the at least one user terminal.
US09294978B2
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for facilitating a beacon-assisted handover from a macro network to a femto cell during an active call. A femto cell management system assigns a unique identifier to a femto cell, which the femto cell utilizes to broadcast a beacon at a frequency different than the operating frequency of the femto cell. A wireless terminal receives a control message from the macro network directing the wireless terminal to scan particular frequencies. The wireless terminal subsequently provides a report to the macro network identifying attributes ascertained from the scan, which includes attributes associated with the beacon. The macro network then performs a handover from the macro network to the femto cell as a function of the attributes.
US09294966B2
Systems and techniques for managing priorities are disclosed. A network sending broadcast and/or dedicated priorities to a mobile terminal may include priorities with respect to a radio access technology that does not support priority based reselection, such as for a legacy network that does not support priority based reselection. Priorities may be supplied to a mobile terminal to allow cell reselection decisions without using different cell reselection mechanisms in parallel. An indication of a plurality candidate cells with respect to cell reselection of a mobile terminal may be received and then a priority may be assigned to each candidate cells, where at least one candidate cell of the plurality of candidate cells does not support priority based cell reselection. The priorities may be provided to the mobile terminal.
US09294962B2
An apparatus, system and method for providing interference cancellation and communication resource reservation limits to allocate communication resources in a communication system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a processor and memory including computer program code. The memory and the computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to identify an interval of received signal power levels for interference cancellation of an interfering signal to a primary signal, and generate a message that provides the interval of received signal power levels for the interference cancellation of the interfering signal to the primary signal. In a related embodiment, the memory and the computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to determine a communication resource reservation limit, and request an increase in the communication resource reservation limit.
US09294960B2
A method, an apparatus and a system for cooperative resources scheduling and cooperative communication are provided. The method for cooperative resources includes: obtaining, by a network central controller, statistical information of all the users dominated by it in a first time period, dividing base stations to base station cooperative clusters according to the statistical information, and transmitting cooperative cluster dividing result to the base stations. The corresponding method and apparatus for cooperative communication are also provided. The solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can increase the transmission rate and user experience for the users at the edge of the cooperative cluster, and improve the fairness of the system users, while reducing the signaling overhead of the system, separating the computational tasks and reducing the difficulty of implementing the whole system.
US09294954B2
A method for online communication. The method comprises the following steps: a host obtaining user data, generating a network data packet according to the user data, and sending the generated network data packet to a mobile device; the mobile device parsing the received network data packet, and converting obtained effective data into a corresponding instruction; the mobile device coding the instruction, and sending first coding data obtained by coding to an external device; and the external device decoding the received first coding data, performing corresponding processing according to the instruction obtained by decoding, coding an obtained processing result, and sending second coding data obtained by coding to the mobile device. By means of the present invention, an external device can be commissioned on a host end, thereby improving the working efficiency of commissioning the external device.
US09294948B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method for enabling a terminal to measure the strength of an interference signal in a wireless communication system and a device therefor, wherein the method comprises the steps of: measuring a first interference strength, which is the strength of an interference signal received from a first base station group; calculating a second interference strength, which is the strength of an interference signal received from a second base station group; and correcting the first interference strength on the basis of the second interference strength.
US09294947B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring interference in a wireless communication system. User equipment (UE) receives a common reference signal (CRS) from a first domain having the same cell identity and a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) from a second domain including a configuration of the CSI RS designated by the UE. The UE measures interference for the second domain on the basis of the received CRS and CSI RS.
US09294939B2
A method includes receiving information relating to interference between a relay node associated with a first base station and at least one other relay node associated with a second base station. The method also includes initiating modifying transmitting parameters of the relay node and/or the at least one other relay node on the basis of the information.
US09294937B2
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for selecting between a Rake receiver and an interference cancellation engine (ICE) for receiving forward link signals in a wireless communication network. Selection can be based on one or more of various factors in the channel. These factors can include an average SINR of at least one of the first receiver or the second receiver, a dispersion of a downlink channel, a flatness metric, a number of locked fingers at the first receiver or the second receiver, or a size of an Active Set. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are claimed and described.
US09294930B2
Methods, systems and instructions stored on computer-readable media for generating a first data stream and a second data stream. The first data stream is spread using a first gold code unique to a first tag. The second data stream is spread using a second gold code unique to a second tag. The spread first data stream and the spread second data stream are combined into a combined data stream. The combined data stream is transmitted to the first tag and the second tag.
US09294929B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus may be used to provide assistance for connection procedures in a hierarchical network where macro cells may be operating in licensed spectrum while small cells may be operating in dynamic and shared spectrums, such as TVWS. This may be done, for example, to allow an LTE system performing carrier aggregation (CA) to reconfigure itself to change from a supplementary cell (SuppCell) in one dynamic and shared spectrum channel to a SuppCell in another dynamic and shared spectrum channel.
US09294920B2
Embodiments of the present technology provide out-of-band captive portal devices, networks, and methods. An example of a method includes executing a redirection of a client request for network access to a captive portal login, initiating an association between the wireless controller and the client, receiving authentication credentials of client from the captive portal login, negotiating a change of authorization with a wireless controller in accordance with RFC 5176 protocol, wherein the controller includes a mapping to a captive portal Internet Protocol (IP) address, and redirecting the client to a URL specified in the client request for network access.
US09294919B2
A method for exporting on a UICC in a terminal. An export request signed by the UICC, is transmitted by the terminal to a secure server. The server verifies the signed export request by comparing the signature and the identity of the UICC. The server sends a signed export certificate to the UICC via the terminal. An export package containing the data is prepared, signed and encrypted by the UICC, and sent to the terminal. The terminal transmits the export package to the server. The server signs an acknowledgment message and transmits it to the UICC via the terminal. In the UICC, the data that have been exported is destroyed, and a signed acknowledge message is sent to the server via the terminal. The server makes the data available for a further transfer to a new terminal or UICC.
US09294912B1
Selective regulation of information transmission from mobile applications to a third-party privacy compliant target system. A privacy policy is configured for and mapped to each of a multiplicity of mobile application concerns, with each privacy policy comprising rules regulating the transmission of information to a third-party privacy compliant target system. Instrumentation instructions can be integrated with a mobile application and provided to a mobile device. The instrumentation instructions direct the mobile application to submit a privacy policy request comprising a mobile application identifier from the mobile device to a third-party privacy compliance system and enable sending information from the mobile device to the third-party privacy compliant target system, subject to the privacy policy. The privacy policy request is received at the third-party privacy compliance system which selects the privacy policy based on an application identifier and sends the privacy policy to the mobile device for implementation.
US09294908B2
A method and apparatus for controlling inter-PLMN handover based on CSG lists of equivalent PLMNs is provided. A method for receiving subscriber information of a terminal at a Mobility Management Entity (MME) includes transmitting an update location request message for the terminal to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), and receiving an update location acknowledgement message with the subscriber information of the terminal from the HSS, wherein the update location request message comprises a list of equivalent Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) among which the MME supports inter-PLMN handover of the terminal. The method and apparatus for controlling inter-plan handover to a CSG cell according to the present invention is characterized in that a control apparatus of a core network acquires the allowed CSG lists for determining a User Equipments (UEs) capability of access to a CSG cell and determines whether to permit inter-PLMN handover based on the allowed CSG lists.
US09294905B2
A method for enhancing the use of proximity services in a public land mobile network includes: in a first step, a base transceiver station receives a first proximity services activation information related to a first user equipment of a plurality of user equipments; in a second step, the base transceiver station receives a second proximity services activation information related to a second user equipment of the plurality of user equipments; in a third step, a proximity services broadcast information is sent from the base transceiver station to the plurality of user equipments within the geographic area; and in a fourth step, the first user equipment starts to emit a first proximity services discovery signal and the second user equipment starts to emit a second proximity services discovery signal.
US09294901B2
A wearable emergency cellular device for use in a medical emergency alert situation includes an application containing synoptic medical information and other user data, a call module for mobile communication with a call center and a display for selectively controlling information displayed on the cellular device. Only the call center is able to input the synoptic medical and selected other information to the device. The cellular device is usable for emergency situations other than medical, such as for personal security at home or for mobile use. Various access methods are described using panel displays for medical or other emergency personnel to access the stored cellular device information. Initiation of user communication with the call center can be activated manually or by the user's voice. Also described are an electronic emergency call system and methods for handling an emergency alert using the emergency cellular device.
US09294891B2
A short message sending method, a short message service center (SMS-SC) and a gateway are provided. The short message service center constructs a message body for bearing short message, includes routing information of the short message in this message body, and sends the message body to a short message mobile switching center gateway; after receiving the message body and determining that the message body includes the routing information of the short message, the short message mobile switching center gateway sends the short message to a core network service node according to the routing information. The SMS-SC sends the obtained routing information together with the short message to an SMS-GMSC, so that the SMS-GMSC does not need to request the routing information from an HSS or an HLR, which can reduce the interactive signaling, save the network resources, and optimize the system performance.
US09294889B2
Systems and methods for an offline voicemail recording system are provided. A voicemail server establishes a session with a caller responsive to detecting the unavailability of a callee. Session information is transmitted to the caller and the voicemail server then purposely terminates the session with the caller. The caller can record a voice or video message offline, without an active connection to the voicemail server, and later upload the recorded message. The voicemail server correlates the uploaded message with the previously terminated session and notifies the callee of the receipt of the message.
US09294887B2
An embodiment is directed to an application server configured to set-up a communication session within a wireless communications system. The application server receives, from a session originator, a request to initiate the communication session with a set of session targets, and then transmits one or more call announcement messages for announcing the communication session to the set of session targets. The application server determines information associated with a probability that the set of session targets will fail to accept the announced communication session, and/or delay information associated with when call responses will arrive from the set of session targets in response to the one or more call announcement messages. The application server selectively grants a floor of the communication session to the session originator based on the determined information.
US09294885B2
The embodiments herein provide a method of acquiring a plurality of system information messages in a radio communication network. The method comprises the steps of overlapping a plurality of system information windows and acquiring the plurality of system information messages for which the system information window overlaps in the user equipment. The method of overlapping the system information windows comprises of transmitting system information scheduling configuration containing scheduling information list, calculating start sub-frame and start radio frame of the system information window for the system information messages from the scheduling information, determining occurrence of system information window overlap of the system information messages and acquiring a plurality of system information messages in the overlapped system information windows. The system information acquisition is performed until the plurality of system information messages in the overlapped system information widow is acquired.
US09294884B2
A method of processing broadcast data in a broadcast transmitting system includes Reed-Solomon (RS) encoding and Cyclic Redundancy Check encoding an RS frame payload including mobile service data to build an RS frame, wherein the RS frame payload comprises a plurality of mobile and handheld transport packets; first encoding data of the RS frame with a first encoding code; second encoding signaling data with a second encoding code, wherein the signaling data include fast information channel (FIC) data and transmission parameter channel (TPC) data, the FIC data including information for rapid mobile service acquisition and the TPC data including a parade identifier for identifying a parade to which a current data group belongs; mapping the first encoded data into data groups and adding known data sequences and the second encoded signaling data to each of the data groups; and transmitting a transmission frame including data of the data groups.
US09294877B2
The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and apparatuses for determining the likelihood that two wireless scans of a mobile computing device were performed in the same location. The likelihood is determined by scanning for wireless networks with a computing device. The scanning includes a receiving a plurality of network attributes for each wireless networks within the range of the mobile computing device. Further, the likelihood is determined by comparing the plurality of network attributes from the scanning with a reference set of network attributes. The comparing of network attributes is used to determine an attribute comparison. Finally, the likelihood between a position associated with the reference set of network attributes and the computing device, based on the attribute comparison, determines a position associated with the network.
US09294874B2
A group of wireless device users are notified of an event. A location data determination algorithm is provided to a wireless device, where the algorithm determines a frequency at which the device interacts with network elements to determine its location. The location data is stored in a notification server and used to identify a user at a specific location. When a governmental or commercial entity wishes to issue a notification, a message is provided to those users whose location is identified as being in an area defined by the entity.
US09294858B2
An audio system has a base station, a speaker and one or more wireless microphones. The audio system operates to receive audio information from both a far-end audio source and a near-end audio source and to process the audio information for transmission to a far-end audio system. The wireless microphones have an electrically conductive element connected to a touch sensitive switch, and the electrically conductive element is proximate to an outer perimeter surface of the microphones. When the outer perimeter surface of the microphone is touched, the switch is activated which sends a microphone handling signal to the base station. The base station uses the microphone handling signal to control an operational characteristic of an audio signal processing function running on the base station.
US09294850B2
An embodiment of a hearing assistance device comprises a housing, a power source, a radio circuit, an antenna and a transmission line. The radio circuit is within the housing and electrically connected to the power source. The antenna has an aperture, and the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture. The transmission line electrically connects to the antenna to the radio circuit. Various antenna embodiments include a flex circuit antenna.
US09294849B2
The present subject matter relates to method and apparatus for processing sound by a hearing assistance device. In one example, the present subject matter is an apparatus for processing sound for a hearing assistance device, comprising: a microphone adapted for reception of the sound and to create a sound signal relating to the sound; a transducer that produces an output voltage related to motion; a signal processor, connected to the microphone and the transducer, the signal processor adapted to process the sound signal and the output voltage, the signal processor performing a vibration detection algorithm adapted to adjust hearing assistance device settings for a detected activity; and a housing adapted to house the signal processor.
US09294844B2
A signal processing board for outputting a driving signal to voice coils is disposed at a proper position. A voice coil speaker has a speaker frame, a diaphragm supported by the speaker frame, a bobbin which is connected to the diaphragm and has voice coils formed thereon, and a signal processing board for processing a driving signal to be output to the voice coil. The signal processing board is secured to the speaker frame while disposed at the outside of the diaphragm.
US09294838B2
A sound capture system is disclosed that includes an open-sphere microphone array where at least four omnidirectional microphones providing at least four output signals are disposed around a point of symmetry and an evaluation circuit that is connected to the at least four microphones disposed around the point of symmetry and that is configured to superimpose the output signal of each of the at least four microphones disposed around the point of symmetry with the output signal of one of the other microphones to form at least four differential microphone constellations providing at least four output signals, each differential microphone constellation having an axis along which it exhibits maximum sensitivity.
US09294829B2
A noise reduction filter for a microphone reducing unwanted wind noise includes a first filter element made of a first material configured to filter out wind noise, wherein the first filter element comprises a first surface configured to face towards a first microphone inlet of a first sound tube, the first microphone inlet having a central axis, and a second filter element made of a second material configured to be impermeable to wind, wherein the second filter element is configured to be positioned at the central axis so that a first part of a sound wave travelling towards the first microphone inlet is prevented by the second filter element from passing through a second surface of the first filter element into the first filter element, wherein the second surface is configured to be positioned at the central axis.
US09294825B2
A utility network includes a utility meter capable of measuring a property of the network once installed and capable of communicating the measurement to a server once activated. The network also includes an access point configured to communicatively couple to the utility meter and to the server and configured to notify the server when the utility meter has been bound to the access point. The network further includes a mobile device configured to notify the server when the utility meter has been installed, configured to request the server to add the utility meter to a queue of utility meters to be activated by the server, and configured to receive a response from the server when the utility meter is activated.
US09294821B2
A scrubbing noise remover includes a proxy device that is operable to intercept a request from a video player to a streaming video server for at least one scrubbing segment of a selected one of a plurality of video programs, and in response, sending at least one corresponding fixed segment to the video player, and pass a request from the video player to the streaming video server for a plurality of non-scrubbing segments of the selected one of the plurality of video programs.
US09294807B1
Media content, based on a predetermined set of constraints, from a content provider is delivered to a local cache of a user device before viewing the media. A client asset manager process resides in the user device, an asset list at the content provider site, and the media assets are located at a remote site.
US09294803B2
A device may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive user input via a user interface and provide an appearance of selecting a channel, via a content presentation device connected to the device, without actually selecting the channel when the user input requests a particular program channel. The one or more processors may also be configured to display interactive program guide data at the content presentation device when the user input requests an interactive program guide and when the device is disconnected from a network from which the device received the interactive program guide data.
US09294799B2
A system and method may be provided that allows users to store, retrieve, and manipulate on-demand media content and data stored on a remote server network in an on-demand media delivery system. More particularly, the system may allow a user to access his or her on-demand media account from user equipment in different locations as long as the current user equipment can communicate with a remote server that stores user-specific information. The system upon user selection may freeze the delivery of on-demand media at a particular point and allow the user to resume the media at a later time from some other network location in system. Users may upload personal images or files to an on-demand delivery server for later retrieval and display. Users may be permitted to assign access rights to the uploaded files.
US09294792B2
Some embodiments include a method for managing rebroadcast of a previously broadcast video. The method includes a computer determining popularity of the previously broadcast video based, at least in part, on a number of requests to rebroadcast the previously broadcast video. The method includes the computer determining a popularity threshold based in part on demographics of viewers sending the number of requests to rebroadcast the previously broadcast video. The method includes the computer determining that the popularity of the previously broadcast video exceeds the popularity threshold, and in response, the computer determining a day of week and time of day to rebroadcast the previously broadcast video based in part on days of the week and times of day in which the requests were sent.
US09294791B2
A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content that is based on web access operations initiated in a set-top box (STB), wherein one or more links between the server and the STB that are used to forward multimedia broadcasts are configured to free bandwidth for communicating at least a portion of the processed content to the STB. The bandwidth may be freed based on switched digital video (SDV) and/or dedicated IPTV channels or systems. The broadcast links may be reconfigured based on monitoring of multimedia broadcast access by the STB and/or one or more other STBs. The freed bandwidth in the multimedia broadcast links may be configured for unicast transport of processed content to a specific STB, or may be configured for multicast transport of the processed content to a plurality of STBs.
US09294787B2
Software authenticates a first user of a first mobile device and a second user of a second mobile device. Each of the mobile devices includes a video capturing device and each user agrees or has previously agreed to share video data captured by the user with other authenticated users. The software determines whether the first mobile device is located proximate to the second mobile device. Then the software receives video data captured by the second mobile device and transmits the video data to the first mobile device for display along with an annotation indicating the location of the second mobile device relative to the first mobile device, if the first mobile device is proximate to the second mobile device. The software receives an indication from the first mobile device that at least some of the video data is to be indexed in a profile associated with the first user.
US09294784B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for region-based filter parameter selection for de-artifact filtering. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding picture data for at least a region of a picture. The encoder includes a de-artifact filter for performing de-artifact filtering on the region using region-based filter parameter selection. The region includes any of a non-block-boundary, a block boundary, a combination thereof, and the non-block-boundary to an exclusion of any block boundaries.
US09294782B1
An image processing system, and a method of operation thereof, including: a capture device for obtaining a base input image; and an image signal processing hardware including: a pre-processing module for: partitioning the base input image into base image blocks, generating an input image block based on the base image blocks, inverting the input image block associated with some of the positions within the base input image; a wavelet transform module for generating a transformed image block based on the input image block; a coding module for generating a scaled wavelet block based on the transformed image block, the coding module for generating a compressed image block based on the scaled wavelet block; and a decoding module and an inverse wavelet transform module for generating an output image block by decoding and performing an inverse wavelet transform on the compressed image block for display on a display device.
US09294781B2
Encoding and decoding a video using transformation index that indicates information that indicates a structure of a transformation unit transforming data of a current coding unit.
US09294780B2
An apparatus for decoding a video by parsing asymmetric partition information indicating whether partition types include asymmetric partition types, from a bitstream of an encoded image, determining at least one coding unit included in a maximum coding unit by using split information parsed from the received bitstream, determining at least one prediction unit of a coding unit among the at least one coding unit, by using the asymmetric partition information and information about a partition type of the coding unit parsed from the received bitstream, and performing motion compensation using the prediction units for the coding unit.
US09294779B2
Methods and devices for reconstructing coefficient levels from a bitstream of encoded video data for a coefficient group in a transform unit. Sign bits are hidden in the parity of partially overlapping subsets of a set of coefficients. This enables the hiding of multiple sign bits per coefficient group. Other information bits may be hidden instead of sign bits in some cases.
US09294778B2
Methods and apparatus for conducting motion searching are provided. A first 2D array includes interconnected multi-directional shift registers for storing and shifting image values corresponding to a search window within a search region. A second 2D array includes registers for storing image values corresponding to a macroblock. A distortion calculation module is arranged to calculate and output a distortion value corresponding to the difference between image values stored in associated registers of the first and second arrays. The distortion value quantifies the correlation between the search window and the macroblock. The shift registers of the first 2D array are controlled to pass image values between adjacent shift registers to translate the position of the search window within the search region. Distortion values outputted after progressive shifts of the first 2D array are tracked to determine an optimal registration position of the macroblock relative to the search region.
US09294776B2
In one example, a device for coding video data includes a video coder configured to code, for a tile of an enhancement layer picture, data indicating a number of tiles in a base layer picture that need to be coded before the tile of the enhancement layer picture can be coded, code tiles of the base layer picture corresponding to the number of tiles, and, after coding the tiles of the base layer picture, code the tile of the enhancement layer picture substantially in parallel with at least one other tile in the base layer picture.
US09294769B2
Disclosed are an intra-prediction method using filtering and an apparatus using the method. An image-decoding method comprises: a step of filtering an n upper reference pixel of a block to be predicted and neighboring pixels of the n upper reference pixel so as to obtain the filtered n upper reference pixel; and a step of filtering an n left reference pixel of a block to be predicted and neighboring pixels of the n left reference pixel so as to obtain the filtered n left reference pixel. According to the present invention, intra-prediction may be efficiently performed to improve image-encoding/decoding efficiency.
US09294758B2
A method, system, and one or more computer-readable storage media for depth acquisition from density modulated binary patterns are provided herein. The method includes capturing a number of images for a scene using an IR camera and a number of IR lasers including diffraction grates. Each image includes a density modulated binary pattern carrying phase information. The method also includes performing pixel based phase matching for the images to determine depth data for the scene based on the phase information carried by the density modulated binary patterns.
US09294757B1
A plurality of cameras capture images of an object from different viewpoints. The images from each of the cameras are used to generate a 3D video of the object. The 3D video is provided to a user for viewing the object. The user may switching between different viewpoints of the 3D video while viewing the 3D video. A media viewer may be provided to a user and the media viewer may allow the user to specify different viewpoints and to control playback of the 3D video.
US09294753B2
Disclosed are an apparatus for extracting an image object in a 3D image system and a method thereof.The apparatus for extracting an image object in a 3D image system includes: an image inputting unit receiving an image; a space setting unit setting virtual space at which the image object is positioned from the received image; and an object extracting unit extracting the image object from the set virtual space from the received image.
US09294743B2
An image capture apparatus 1000 includes an image capture unit C1, a signal processor unit C2, and a pixel interpolation unit 100. In the image capture apparatus 1000, with respect to an image signal captured by the image capture unit C1 which includes a single image sensor having three-color filters in arbitrary colors, a plurality of pairs of correlation degrees of two directions which are perpendicular to each other are obtained using image data of pixels provided around an observed pixel, and a pixel interpolation process is carried out using the correlation degrees as a reference for determination. Then, in the image capture apparatus 1000, even if a color component pixel in the same color as a color component pixel on which the pixel interpolation process is to be carried out is not provided in a direction where there is strong correlation, a rate of change in a direction perpendicular to the direction where there is strong correlation is obtained using a pixel value which is obtained though color space conversion in the direction perpendicular to the direction where there is strong correlation. Thus, a pixel interpolation process is carried out based on the obtained rate of change.
US09294742B2
Systems and methods for modifying a color image of a scene are provided. The systems and methods involve illuminating at least a portion of the scene with a light having a known spectral power distribution, and detecting a finite number of spectral components of light received from the scene under such illumination. The detected values of spectral components of light received from the scene are used to modify the color image or rendition of the scene.
US09294740B2
An imaging device is provided with an imaging element. The imaging element has a sensitive wavelength region including an infrared wavelength region, and selectively including a visible wavelength region, and is composed of at least three types of pixels having spectral sensitivities different from each other. The imaging device generates a color image, based on a luminance signal including an infrared wavelength component, and based on a color-difference signal that has been generated based on a visible wavelength component in original image data. The luminance signal including an infrared wavelength component is generated, based on a signal obtained by compressing the dynamic range of original image data including at least three types of original image components acquired by an imaging operation of the imaging element.
US09294733B2
Provided is a driving assist apparatus that eases the driver's operational burden by superimposing a guide image on an image captured by a vehicle-mounted camera, with a simple system configuration. A captured image of the periphery of the vehicle captured by the vehicle-mounted camera is displayed on a display apparatus inside the vehicle as a display image superimposed with a guide image using a guide display, which is a graphics image containing a guide line. Predicted course lines, which are guide lines indicating predicted courses according to an actual steering angle of the vehicle in the captured image, are stored as a plurality of graphics images that have been generated in advance for every predetermined steering angle, in a storage portion that stores graphics images for forming guide displays. A graphics image of a predicted course line is acquired from the storage portion according to the actual steering angle of the vehicle, and is provided as a guide image.
US09294730B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system having a controller to present a merchant a graphical user interface (GUI) for entering advertisement information, receive from the merchant advertisement information, generate an advertisement GUI for presenting the received advertisement information, identify a plurality of users of the IPTV system that demographically correlate to the advertisement information, and direct the advertisement GUI to one or more set-top boxes of the identified plurality of users. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09294728B2
A system for transmitting information to a display includes one or more content sources, a network, a content processor, and a display device. The content sources are each capable of transmitting content to a content router in first formats according to packet-based communication protocol. The network selectively couples content sources to the content processor. The content processor requests and receives content from a selected content source. The content processor then modifies the first formats and generates a video stream based on the received content and transmits the video stream to the display device. The display device then displays the video stream.
US09294722B2
Telepresence of a mobile user (MU) utilizing a mobile device (MD) and remote users who are participating in a telepresence session is optimized. The MD receives video of a first remote user (FRU). Whenever the MU gestures with the MD using a first motion, video of the FRU is displayed. The MD can also receive video and audio of the FRU and a second remote user (SRU), display a workspace, and reproduce the audio of the FRU and SRU in a default manner. Whenever the MU gestures with the MD using the first motion, video of the FRU is displayed and audio of the FRU and SRU is reproduced in a manner that accentuates the FRU. Whenever the MU gestures with the MD using a second motion, video of the SRU is displayed and audio of the FRU and SRU is reproduced in a manner that accentuates the SRU.
US09294720B2
A communication system, method and communication terminal are configured to permit bandwidth reduction when communication partners are engaged in a communication session. In one embodiment, a communication terminal such as a cellular phone or tablet may turn off at least one of its display and camera sensor within a predetermined amount of time when the terminal is detected as being positioned near a user's ear via at least one sensor of the terminal. In some embodiments, the communication terminal may also transmit one or more messages to communication devices of communication partners engaged in the communication session to inform those devices that video transmissions should no longer be sent to the communication terminal. The communication terminal and other communication devices involved in the communication session may also stop transmitting video as a result of the detection of the communication terminal being positioned near a user's ear.
US09294716B2
First image data representing a first view, captured by a camera system, of a second location, is displayed at the first location. The first view is associated with a first orientation relative to the second location. A first angular displacement associated with a motion of a chair disposed at the first location is determined. Information representing the first angular displacement is transmitted to the camera system. Second image data representing a second view of the second location associated with a second orientation is displayed at the first location, the second orientation having a relationship to the first orientation based on the first angular displacement.
US09294712B2
Interpolated video tagging techniques are described. An example method includes identifying, a sequence of video frames included in a plurality of video frames of a video, where an object exists in at least one video frame of the sequence of video frames, determining an interpolation function associated with the existence of the object in the sequence of video frames, where the interpolation function specifies a time domain of the video in which the interpolation function is valid, and transmitting the video, an indication of the object, and an indication of the interpolation function.
US09294711B2
Technologies and implementations for de-interlacing an interlaced digital video and up-converting a frame rate of a digital video are generally disclosed.
US09294707B2
A television may include a main body, an additional electronic unit installed at an outside of the main body, at least one port allowing which is configured to connect a connector of a cable for communication with the an additional external electronic unit to the main body be connected thereto; and at least one heat transfer member to receive which is configured to receive and transfer heat transferred from the at least one port.
US09294704B2
An image capturing apparatus includes an input unit, a detecting unit, and a controller. The input unit continuously inputs a signal sequence. The signal sequence includes values of multiple pixels and control information. The pixels constitute an image. The control information is embedded at multiple positions according to a rule. The detecting unit detects occurrence of an error on the basis of the inputted control information. The controller interrupts the input performed by the input unit when the detected error is based on the control information embedded in a first region of the image, and continues the input when the detected error is based on the control information embedded in a second region.
US09294703B2
A data transmission circuit of an image sensor includes first to Kth bus segments, and first to Kth data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the first to Kth bus segments and the first to (K−1)th data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the second to Kth bus segments. Each of the first to Kth data regeneration circuits may be embodied as one of a buffer, a logic gate, and a synchronous circuit operating in response to a clock signal.
US09294685B2
In an image processing apparatus performing synthetic processing on N number of images (where N is an integer of two or larger) being captured from a same photographic scene under mutually different exposure conditions to generate a synthetic image with a higher dynamic range than the N number of images, obtaining the N number of images, and performing low-pass processing on at least one image among the N number of images to generate a low-pass image. Then, a weighting amount in the synthetic processing is decided based on the low-pass image, and the synthetic processing is performed on the N number of images according to the decided weighting amount to generate the synthetic image. Accordingly, a natural synthetic image with fewer changes in contrast, hue, and chroma is generated in a simple configuration when generating the synthetic image.
US09294679B1
A system and method for correcting the perspective of visual data in real-time is disclosed. A electronic device accesses live visual data through a camera associated with an electronic device. The electronic device displays the live visual data on a display associated with the electronic device. The electronic device detects tilt data from a sensor associated with the electronic device, wherein tilt data indicates that the electronic device has tilted from an original angle to a current angle. In response to detecting tilt data from the sensor associated with the electronic device, the electronic devices alters the displayed live visual data to correct a live perspective of a live video feed.
US09294678B2
A display control apparatus performs control so as to enlarge and display a portion of an image in response to a TELE operation performed while the entire image is being normally displayed, and performs control so as to change an enlargement area of the image to an area corresponding to an in-focus position within an area of the image in response to a press of a set button while the image is being enlarged and displayed. The set button has a function of displaying a FUNK menu when the set button is pressed while the entire image is being normally displayed.
US09294667B2
A MEMS auto focus miniature camera module includes an image sensor and an optical train including at least one movable lens and one or more fixed lenses or fixed lens groups on either side of the movable lens. The movable lens provides an auto focus feature of the camera module. A MEMS actuator translates the movable lens through an auto focus range to adjust focus.
US09294666B2
A communication method is used in a terminal having a front camera as a first image capturing unit and a back camera as a second image capturing unit. The communication method includes: switching between the front camera and the back camera according to an orientation of the terminal; and performing visible light communication by using the front camera or the back camera which is selected.
US09294659B1
An assembly for coupling an external optical component to a portable electronic device is disclosed. The assembly includes a portable electronic device case having two sidewalls extending from a rear wall, a camera opening extending through the rear wall, a rear groove on an outer surface of the rear wall, and a side groove on a sidewall. Also included is an optical component coupling configured to removably couple to the portable electronic device case. The optical component coupling includes a face plate, a side plate, a rear tongue positioned to engage with the rear groove, a side tongue positioned to engage with the side groove, an optical component mount positioned to align with the camera opening. The optical component comprises one of a spectrometer, a magnifying optical component, a light filter, a telescope, a night vision optical component, a spotting scope, and a bore scope.
US09294656B2
An image processing apparatus includes: an interface unit configured to input an image signal from an imaging apparatus that exposes a specimen dyed with a fluorescent dye to excitation light and images fluorescence by a color imaging element; and a color correction circuit configured to retain information on a percentage of each of a component of a second color and a component of a third color with respect to a component of a first color corresponding to the excitation light in the image signal, which is determined in advance based on color filter spectral characteristics of the color imaging element, and reduce each of an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the second color and an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the third color from the input image signal.
US09294635B2
A system for creating media-based projects includes a server, the server having access to a processor and a data repository, the server including a non-transitory physical medium, and software running from the non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a method comprising steps of receiving a plurality of images from a user-operated computing appliance to add to the media-project; performing image analysis on the images added to the media-project to identify a plurality of distinguishable features in the images; and selecting a subset of the plurality of distinguishable features in the images for presentation in a mosaic pattern in the media-project, wherein the mosaic pattern comprises the plurality of distinguishable features displayed in a tile pattern comprising a plurality of tiles, and wherein an overlaid die-cut pattern has a plurality of die-cuts corresponding to the plurality of tiles through which the mosaic pattern comprising the distinguishable features is visible.
US09294628B2
A method and apparatus for processing network origination calls in a hybrid network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system (NMS) having a detection module to detect at a first terminal a network origination call directed to a second terminal, a search module to search a terminal type for each of the first and second terminals according to information supplied in the network origination call, and an enablement module to enable at least one media gateway to provide communication services to each of the first and second terminals identified as a circuit-switched terminal by its corresponding terminal type. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09294627B1
The present invention is related to telecommunications. A call processing system receives a first call from a caller intended for a first person. A notification regarding the first call is transmitted over a network to a terminal associated with the first person. A user interface is displayed on the terminal via which the first person can indicate that a callback message is to be transmitted to the caller. The callback message is transmitted to the caller, wherein the callback message includes an identification of the first person, a callback control, and text indicating that the caller is to activate the control to initiate another call to the first person. At least partly in response to the caller activating the control, A second call to be placed via which the first person and caller are connected.
US09294625B2
This document discusses, among other things, limiting contact to a networked contact center that is a host to multiple tenants. In an example embodiment, a communication is received by a networked contact center. In determining whether to allow the communication to reach contact center resources, a contact rate value may be examined. The contact rate value may represent an allowable quantity of contact within a time interval. For some example embodiments, a determination of whether the network contact center is to accept or reject the communication is made based on the contact rate value.
US09294618B2
Exemplary methods for establishing an emergency call and an emergency call-back for a first User Equipment (UE) communicatively coupled to a visited Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network includes establishing an emergency call by the first UE sending an emergency call request to a Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) in the visited IMS network. The methods further include providing, from the P-CSCF to a Serving CSCF (S-CSCF) in a home IMS network for the first UE, information comprising an indication that the emergency call has been performed and an equipment identifier of the first UE. The methods further include receiving, in the S-CSCF, an emergency call-back request from an emergency call-center, and using, in the S-CSCF, information comprised in the received emergency call-back and the information provided by the P-CSCF, to route the emergency call-back to the first UE and/or to a second UE.
US09294612B2
A mobile communication device automatically adapts to different environments based on the ambient audio it detects. Device message indicators (e.g., ringers, haptic feedback devices) are automatically adjusted based on ambient audio levels and possibly other environmental parameters so that they are less intrusive in quieter environments and, in noisier environments, more intrusive so that they are more able to gain the attention of the user.
US09294610B2
A system and software application that communicates with a central service for alerting a security service that help is needed, wherein an application running on a smart phone causes identity information, location information, and an emergency alert to be transmitted to an emergency response facility either by a single button press or a delayed count-down, or else, in the even that a data network is unavailable, presents an interface to directly dial an emergency response service with a single button press.
US09294606B2
The method of the present invention adds a plug-in control unit on an operation interface of a mobile terminal, and displays the plug-in control unit on the operation interface. An application program downloading icon pushed by a background server is arranged and displayed on the plug-in control unit, and before the downloading of the application program is completed, the application program downloading icon links to a downloading address of a corresponding application program. An operational instruction of a user is received, a corresponding application program is downloaded, and identification is displayed according to the downloading status. The present invention has the advantage of downloading and installing an application program quickly.
US09294603B2
Methods and systems for providing standardized mobile device distraction prevention and safety protocols are disclosed. In particular, an embodiment of a method for activating a distraction prevention or safety protocol behavior in a mobile device when the mobile device satisfies a specific condition is disclosed. The method includes discovering one or more protocol activators configured to transmit discovery information associated with a specific condition. The method further includes activating distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on the discovery information. In an implementation, the specific condition may be a specified environment itself and or include an event when the mobile device enters a specified environment or a specified sequence of numbers is dialed from the mobile device.
US09294601B2
An illuminated cell phone case that includes a one piece bumper that surrounds a perimeter of a cell phone, illuminated indicia that is disposed on a back portion of the illuminating cell phone case and a LED, PCB and battery assembly. The illuminating cell phone case includes one or more programmable microprocessors that controls a plurality of LED lights, LCD Screens, LED Screens, a motion sensing chip, an audio detection sensor microphone, electronic microprocessor switches that activates electronic components powered by a battery that provides power to the illuminating cellphone case.
US09294594B2
A method of transmitting data and a method of processing data, the methods including acquiring basic data of a type defined in the open API and extended data of a type not defined in the open API; converting the extended data to data of a type defined in the open API; and invoking the open API and transmitting the basic data and the converted extended data to the server.
US09294592B2
An integrated circuit may comprise a tuner operable to digitize a band of frequencies comprising a plurality of television channels, a crossbar operable to select one or more of the plurality of television channels output by the tuner, a plurality of demodulators operable to receive the selected one or more television channels from the crossbar and demodulate the selected one or more television channels to recover a plurality of transport streams, a transport module operable to multiplex the plurality of transport streams into a single packet stream, and a framer operable to: encapsulate packets of the plurality of transport streams into transport stream frames of a serial datastream, and insert filler frames into the serial datastream after every Nth transport stream frame of the serial datastream, where N is an integer.
US09294591B2
A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first query to a domain naming server responsive to receiving a session initiation protocol message comprising a fully qualified domain name. The first query can include one of an internet protocol version 4 address query or an internet protocol version 6 address query associated with the fully qualified domain name. The method can include receiving at least one answer from the domain naming server. The at least one answer can include at least one of an internet protocol version 4 address having no errors, a second internet protocol version 6 address having no errors, or both. The method can also include transmitting a message to a communication device. The message can include information associated with the at least one answer.
US09294584B2
In one embodiment, a router establishes a serial-over-TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) communication session between terminal units using raw-TCP encapsulation. For the session, the router maps serial characters to TCP out-of-band (OOB) communication fields, maps serial flow control signals to TCP/IP receiver-window advertisements, and dynamically adjusts a TCP/IP priority based on serial payload priority. Accordingly, the router may thus communicate data over the serial-over-TCP/IP session based on the mappings and priority.
US09294579B2
A system and method are directed towards enabling centralized registration for managing a selective display of visitor information to distributed social networking websites. A visitor may enter selective personal information, and determine what information is made available on a social networking webpage. The visitor may then return to the social networking website to view selective visitor information, such as within a reader roll. A visitor to a social networking website may select to not have their information displayed at selective a social networking website, while still being displayed at another social networking website. In one embodiment, selecting to not display their information may be performed by ‘mousing’ over their information and selecting a display option. Social networking websites may look to a centralized registration system to determine whether to display the visitor information, while still being able to obtain information about the visitor, and/or provide benefits to the visitor.
US09294574B2
Techniques described herein automatically discover the IP address of a first network device such as but not limited to a multifunction printer. Such techniques use a unique identifier of the first network device, such as for example a multifunction printer serial number. Such unique number is used in the configuration of a second network device, such as for example a Digital Front End/External Print Controller that may need the IP address of the first network device. The unique number may be entered once into the second network device or may be received from the first network device through a data interface by the second network device. Techniques then may use any available broadcast technology such as but not limited to Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to determine from available network devices which network device therefrom has the same unique number, thereby obtaining the IP address of the first network device.
US09294573B2
A publish/subscribe interface is used to enable a non-publish/subscribe first system (such as an IP network device) to obtain status information about a publish/subscribe device that cannot be pinged by the first system. The first system sends a status request to a domain name server associated with a system known to include the publish/subscribe device. The status request includes a domain name for the publish/subscribe device. Topic space maintained by a message broker in the publish/subscribe system includes status topics associated with publish/subscribe devices. The status topics contents reflect the current availability of the associated publish/subscribe device. The domain name is mapped to a status topic associated to the publish/subscribe device identified in the status request and the contents of that status topic are retrieved. If the contents have a first value, a “good” IP address is returned to the first system. If the contents have the second value, a “bad” IP address is returned. The return address is used in ping messages. If the ping operation succeeds, it is concluded the publish/subscribe device is online. If the ping operation fails, it is concluded that the publish/subscribe device is off-line.
US09294558B1
At a particular node of a storage service to which connections have been established on behalf of one or more clients, respective workload indicators are collected from a set of peer nodes of the storage service. A determination is made at the particular node that (a) a local workload metric exceeds a connection rebalancing threshold, and (b) a peer capacity availability criterion has been met. The peer capacity availability criterion may be determined from the respective workload indicators. In response to the determination, a particular client connection is closed.
US09294556B2
A method and system is provided for creating a new video stream having an electronic pointer rendered therein. The disclosed system includes a receiver that continuously receives position data from a wireless pointing device; a calibration unit that calculates positions for the electronic pointer relative to a viewing device based on the position data received from the wireless pointing device; a processor that renders the electronic pointer in an original video feed received from a video source to create the new video stream as a single data stream, such that the electronic pointer is positioned at locations in the new video stream that correspond to the calculated positions for the electronic pointer; and a server that transmits the new video stream to the wireless pointing device to be rendered on a screen of the wireless pointing device.
US09294555B2
It is an object to provide an information processing apparatus and the like capable of, even when an initial application cannot be accepted, presenting an alternative to the application to an applicant so that the applicant can easily apply the alternative.When the contents of an initial application are grasped from received transmission data and it is judged that the application cannot be accepted, reply data containing transmission destination information capable of identifying an alternative to the application is created and the created reply data is transmitted to the transmission source of the transmission data.
US09294551B1
A data-processing system and method for performing collective operations. Some embodiments provide a plurality of leaf software processes, a plurality of collective engines (CEs), and a network operatively coupled to the plurality of CEs, wherein collective operations messages are sent between CEs. Each of the plurality of hierarchies includes a root, leaf CEs, and one or more intermediate levels of CEs between the root and the leaf CEs. Each CE except the root is configured to have a parent CE, and each non-leaf CE in the hierarchy that is not the root CE and not one of the leaf CEs has one or more child CEs. Data is sent from software processes to one or more of the plurality of CEs, and data is received to one or more software processes from one or more of the plurality of collective engines. The root CE outputs a final result.
US09294545B2
A wireless peer-to-peer protocol that supports fast and low power joining to an existing group. The protocol may be an extension of a peer-to-peer protocol that supports a sleep state for a device controlling the group. When a device is seeking to join a group at a time when the controlling device is in a sleep state, another device that has information about the controlling device may provide information to the joining device that may then be used by the joining device to more quickly, and using less power, synchronize with the controlling device. The information may include information about a channel used by the controlling device or about timing of availability of the controlling device. The information may also reveal whether the group provides a service being sought by the joining device or may otherwise influence whether the joining device will attempt to join a group.
US09294544B1
Computer-implemented method is disclosed. Method includes defining, at one or more computing devices, first client-server communication protocol for communication between client side and server side. First client-server communication protocol is application layer protocol in OSI model. Method also includes defining connection for client side associated with first client-server communication protocol. Method also includes defining data sink for first client-server communication protocol. Data sink is external to client side and external to server side. Data sink is configured to receive and process output of client side or server side. Method also includes defining data source for first client-server communication protocol. Data source is external to client side and external to server side. Data source is configured to provide input for client side or server side. Method also includes defining communication pathway between two or more of data source, data sink, client side, and server side to facilitate communication.
US09294539B2
The subject disclosure is directed towards co-located collaboration/data sharing that is based upon detecting the proxemics of people and/or the proxemics of devices. A federation of devices is established based upon proxemics, such as when the users have entered into a formation based upon distance between them and orientation. User devices may share content with other devices in the federation based upon micro-mobility actions performed on the devices, e.g., tilting and/or otherwise interacting with a sending device.
US09294530B2
A method is provided in one example and includes receiving first synchronization information associated with a first encapsulated output, receiving second synchronization information associated with a second encapsulated output, and determining whether the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output are in synchronization based upon the first synchronization information and the second synchronization information. The method may further include, when the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output are determined to out of synchronization, generating corrected synchronization information, and sending the corrected synchronization information to an encapsulator generating at least one of the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output.
US09294526B2
A coordinated adaptive streaming system provides a level of intelligence between adaptive streaming heuristics applied to multiple multi-bitrate streams playing on a client computer at the same time. The system receives a media event that includes multiple multi-bitrate streams and plays two or more of the streams. Each stream registers with the coordinated adaptive streaming system so that the system is aware of each of the streams. The system receives a priority indication from each stream that indicates the priority of the stream relative to other streams associated with the media event. The system uses the received priority indications to make adaptive streaming decisions. Thus, the coordinated adaptive streaming system provides playback that more closely aligns with a user's priorities and provides a higher quality experience to a user viewing multiple concurrent media streams.
US09294523B2
In a network that supports communications between client devices and at least one meeting server, a meeting request that includes one or more meeting constraints to be satisfied is monitored prior to scheduling or initiating a meeting between a plurality of meeting participants associated with respective client devices. At least one meeting constraint includes a location constraint that identifies a location for a client device associated with a meeting participant prior to scheduling or initiating the meeting. In response to each meeting constraint being satisfied, including the at least one location constraint, the meeting is automatically scheduled or initiated for the participants via the meeting server.
US09294518B2
Establishing a communication session in a packet-based network. A communication session request is received from an originating device. The communication session request includes a destination address. A communication session is established with the originating device. The communication session includes a communication session identifier. Based on the destination address, a first media path is set up between the originating device and a first destination device, the first media path not including a communication session controller. The first media path between the originating device and the first destination device is taken down while maintaining the communication session with the originating device. After taking down the first media path, a second media path in the communication session is set up using the communication session identifier. The second media path extends between the originating device and a second destination device, the second media path not including the communication session controller.
US09294514B2
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for establishing and maintaining communication between two or more communication devices coupled to communication networks. Some specific aspects relate to communication between a plurality of communication devices each of which is coupled to a respective network. Other aspects relate to establishing such communication by way of contact lists maintained and facilitated on systems coupled to the networks. Users of multiple communication networks, such as VoIP, PSTN and wireless, employ multiple communication devices to communicate with their contacts. For example, a VoIP enabled computer is necessary to access contacts on a VoIP network and a mobile or cellular telephone is used to access contacts on wireless and PSTN networks. A contact list, stored on one communication device, in some instances, cannot be accessed from another communication device. For example, a contact list stored in a VoIP enabled computer cannot be accessed from PSTN or wireless phone devices. Various embodiments described herein provide a convenient solution that can integrate contacts stored on different communication devices and make them accessible from a single device.
US09294513B2
Aspects of a method and system for providing emergency-related services via a broadband gateway are provided. In this regard, a broadband gateway may receive one or more emergency notification messages, generate one or more alert messages in response to the received emergency notification message(s), and communicate the alert message(s) to the electronic device(s). Accordingly, each of the one or more alert messages may be formatted for communication to a corresponding one or corresponding ones of the one or more electronic devices. The emergency notification message(s) may be generated by an emergency services provider in response to an emergency. The emergency services provider may send a notification message to the broadband gateway device upon determining that the broadband gateway device, a person associated with the broadband gateway device, and/or a location associated with the broadband gateway device meets particular criteria.
US09294512B2
A system and method to control sending of unsolicited communications over a network is provided. Typically, the network is the Internet and the system defines a SPAM prevention tool for users of an on-line service, such as an on-line bidding service. Users may contact an intended recipient with a contact form, which is forwarded to the recipient's e-mail address by an on-line service provider. A link accessible from a Web site allows recipients of unsolicited e-mail to complain to the on-line service provider. Sanctions are implemented against the sender of unsolicited e-mail based on the frequency of complaints. When the complaint level against a sender reaches a certain threshold, the sender is unable to use the contact form for a predetermined time period.
US09294509B2
A system for hierarchical management of devices may include memory and a processor. The processor may configure first devices of a first network with device operating policies to perform operations based at least on attributes of the first devices, where the operating policies prevent device interference. The processor may discover a second network of second devices managed by a second management entity and may negotiate with the second management entity to determine a primary management entity for the networks. The processor may receive device operating policies and attributes of the second devices when the second management entity is not the primary management entity. The processor may provide an adjusted device operating policy for a second device to the second management entity when the second device causes interference with a first device, the adjusted second device operating policy being based at least on attributes of the second device.
US09294505B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.
US09294504B1
Systems and methods for providing a multiple operating system rotation environment (“MORE”) moving target defense (“MTD”) computing system are described. The MORE-MTD system provides enhanced computer system security through a rotation of multiple operating systems. The MORE-MTD system increases attacker uncertainty, increases the cost of attacking the system, reduces the likelihood of an attacker locating a vulnerability, and reduces the exposure time of any located vulnerability. The MORE-MTD environment is effectuated by rotation of the operating systems at a given interval. The rotating operating systems create a consistently changing attack surface for remote attackers.
US09294501B2
A computerized method is described in which a received object is analyzed by a malicious content detection (MCD) system to determine whether the object is malware or non-malware. The analysis may include the generation of a fuzzy hash based on a collection of behaviors for the received object. The fuzzy hash may be used by the MCD system to determine the similarity of the received object with one or more objects in previously classified/analyzed clusters. Upon detection of a “similar” object, the suspect object may be associated with the cluster and classified based on information attached to the cluster. This similarity matching provides 1) greater flexibility in analyzing potential malware objects, which may share multiple characteristics and behaviors but are also slightly different from previously classified objects and 2) a more efficient technique for classifying/assigning attributes to objects.
US09294497B1
A system or method may include receiving, by a processor, data describing a network, wherein the network includes a plurality of entities and links describing relationships between the plurality of entities. The method may further include identifying a set of seed entities from the plurality of entities based on predefined rules. The method may further include generating a set of sub-networks based on the set of identified seed entities, wherein each of the sub-networks may include one or more other entities of the plurality of entities having at least one link to the at least one seed entity. The method may further include calculating a risk score for each of the generated sub-networks.
US09294489B2
Provided is a method and apparatus for detecting an intrusion in a cloud computing service. An elementary detector may monitor a virtual machine provided by a cloud computing service, and may generate a raw alert based on a result of the monitoring. An intrusion detection system (IDS) dispatcher may determine occurrence of an intrusion into the cloud computing service by comparing the raw alert and a local database. The IDS dispatcher may generate a hyper alert when it is determined that the intrusion has occurred. An intrusion detection system (IDS) manager may determine the occurrence of the intrusion by comparing the hyper alert and a global database.
US09294488B2
In one embodiment, a control loop control using a broadcast channel may be used to communicate with a node under attack. A management device may receive data indicating that one or more nodes in a computer network are under attack. The management device may then determine that one or more intermediate nodes are in proximity to the one or more nodes under attack, and communicate an attack-mitigation packet to the one or more nodes under attack by using the one or more intermediate nodes to relay the attack-mitigation packet to the one or more nodes under attack.
US09294486B1
Embodiments of the invention describe systems and methods for malicious software detection and analysis. A binary executable comprising obfuscated malware on a host device may be received, and incident data indicating a time when the binary executable was received and identifying processes operating on the host device may be recorded. The binary executable is analyzed via a scalable plurality of execution environments, including one or more non-virtual execution environments and one or more virtual execution environments, to generate runtime data and deobfuscation data attributable to the binary executable. At least some of the runtime data and deobfuscation data attributable to the binary executable is stored in a shared database, while at least some of the incident data is stored in a private, non-shared database.
US09294480B2
In one embodiment, a processing device receives, from an accessing system, an access request for stored information. In response, the device generates unique classification and tracking metadata based on the access request, and embeds the classification and tracking metadata as steganographic code into the source information before returning the information according to the request. The device then replies to the access request with the return information containing the embedded steganographic code.
US09294476B1
A system and application for providing a user authentication or verification of a user identity are provided. A primary log in factor is created by a user. In addition, one or more smart devices associated with the user are verified by the user to create a list of user authentication devices. Upon a request for user authentication, a combination of the correct primary log in factor and a determination that the user is within the vicinity of at least one of the user authentication devices on the list are used to determine the authenticity of the user. A user authentication may be used to unlock a secured application on a user device or to authenticate a transaction with a third party. Methods and machine-readable medium for user authentication are also provided.
US09294475B2
Systems and methods are provided for recording a user's biometric features and generating an identifier representative of the user's biometric features using mobile device such as a smartphone. The systems and methods described herein enable a series of operations whereby a user using a mobile device can capture imagery of a user's face, eyes and periocular region. The mobile device is also configured analyze the imagery to identify and determine the position of low-level features spatially within the images and the changes in position of the low level features dynamically throughout the images. Using the spatial and dynamic information the mobile device is further configured to generate a biometric identifier characterizing the user's biometric features and which can be used to identify/authenticate the user by comparing the biometric identifier to a previously generated biometric identifier.
US09294474B1
In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a verification request, sending one or more patterns for display at one or more specified locations on a screen of a device, receiving verification input responsive to the one or more patterns, and granting or denying the verification request based at least in part on the verification input. The verification input comprises one or more captured images, captured audio and tracked eye movement. The verification request may be generated in conjunction with an attempted launch of a designated application on a first device, with user access to the designated application on the first device being controlled responsive to the granting or denying of the verification request.
US09294465B2
In one embodiment, receiving, at a first computing device associated with a social-networking system and from a second computing device, a first request to verify an identity of a user of the social-networking system; sending, by the first computing device and to a mobile device associated with the user, a second request for information about the user; receiving, at the first computing device and from the mobile device, the information about the user; determining, by the first computing device, a confidence score indicating a probability that the identity of the user is true based on the information about the user received from the mobile device and information available to the social-networking system; and sending, by the first computing device and to the second computing device, the confidence score.
US09294463B2
An apparatus, method and system for context-aware security control in a cloud environment are provided. The apparatus includes an authentication header inspection unit and a packet data processing unit. The authentication header inspection unit generates an authentication header based on the received context information and key of a user, compares the generated authentication header with the authentication header of packet data received from a remote user terminal, and outputs the results of the comparison. The packet data processing unit performs one of the transmission, modulation and discarding of packet data from the cloud server of a cloud service network based on the results of the comparison by the authentication header inspection unit.
US09294462B2
An authentication request is generated when a user of a client device attempts to initiate a user session with an application managed by a service provider. An authentication response is generated based on credentials received from the user. The authentication response includes an assertion on behalf of the user. A delivery resource locator for the assertion is rewritten to a resource locator of a proxy in order to redirect the assertion to the proxy. The authentication response is sent to the client device together with the resource locator of the proxy in order to cause the client device to send the assertion to the proxy that decodes the re-written resource locator and sends the assertion to the service provider.
US09294456B1
A user locked out of an account can gain access by allowing the user to reset the current password. An account access service can determine questions to ask the user. The account access service can maintain a trust level score, which is increased or decreased with each response to a question. Once this trust level reaches a certain predetermined amount, the user can regain access to the service, the account is unlocked, and the user can enter a new password to use.
US09294443B2
A system and method of managing secure integration of a cloud-based computing resource with a private domain are disclosed. One system includes a hybrid cloud arrangement including a plurality of virtual machines, the plurality of virtual machines including at least a first virtual machine within the private domain and a second virtual machine within a public cloud. The system also includes a virtual data relay within the private domain and associated with the second virtual machine. The virtual data relay includes a private domain interface used to establish a secure communication link according to a first security protocol with each virtual machine within the private domain that is a member of a community of interest, the virtual data relay assigned a community of interest key used by the private domain interface and defining the community of interest of which the second virtual machine is a member. The virtual data relay also includes a public cloud interface used to establish a secure communication link with the second virtual machine, the public cloud interface using a second security protocol different from the first security protocol.
US09294442B1
Methods, systems, and media for a security system are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include: acquiring a firewall security policy from a policy compiler; receiving network traffic originating from a source machine and directed to a destination machine; analyzing the network traffic using the firewall security policy; forwarding or dropping each of the network traffic according to the security policy; accumulating the network traffic and metadata associated with the network traffic; and initiating an update to the firewall security policy by the policy compiler using at least one of the accumulated network traffic and metadata.
US09294440B1
A proxy receives a message from a computing system in a trusted secure zone directed to a computing system outside the trusted secure zone. The proxy determines if the message includes trusted data. If the message includes trusted data, the proxy stores the trusted data for later use and provides the message to the destination computing system. When the proxy receives a message from a computing system outside the trusted secure zone directed to a computing system in the trusted secure zone, the proxy determines if the received message contains trusted data. If the message contains trusted data, the proxy determines if the trusted data matches previously stored trusted data. If the trusted data does not match, the proxy overwrites the trusted data in the message with the previously stored trusted data. The proxy then provides the modified message to the destination computing system in the trusted secure zone.
US09294439B2
A method for intercepting, by an agent of a client, communications from the client to be transmitted via a virtual private network connection includes the step of intercepting communications based on identification of an application from which the communication originates. The agent receives information identifying a first application. The agent determines a network communication transmitted by the client originates from the first application and intercepts that communication. The agent transmits the intercepted communication via the virtual private network connection.
US09294436B2
According to embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a method, system and apparatus for determining validity of location information in a packet-switched network. A method for determining if location information associated with an endpoint in a packet-switched network is valid, the location information having been stored in a memory, comprises obtaining an access device identifier associated with an access device responsible for handling a communication session between the endpoint and the packet-switched network. The access device identifier is then compared with a last known access device identifier associated with the endpoint to enable determining if the location information is valid.
US09294429B2
A method of providing a friend search service of a portable terminal is provided. The method includes transmitting, by a first portable terminal, a message for controlling a microphone of a second portable terminal to a contact server through a cellular network, outputting a sound including a first encryption key after transmitting the message, receiving a second encryption key from the second portable terminal through the cellular network, checking the second portable terminals existing in a sound-reaching area by comparing the first encryption key with the second encryption key, and displaying a friends list including the second portable terminals existing in the sound-reaching area.
US09294428B2
Provided are systems and methods for establishing a communication between mobile device users that register with a collaboration system. The collaboration system determines a match between profile data of the first registered mobile device and profile data of the second registered mobile device. Displayed at the first registered mobile device is a first list of user identifications, which includes an identification of a user of the second registered mobile device and an identification of a user of at least one other mobile device. Displayed at the second registered mobile device is a second list of user identifications. The second list includes an identification of a user of the first registered mobile device and an identification of at least one other mobile device user.
US09294421B2
A server system hosts a plurality of conversations. For a respective conversation the server system receives a first sequence of edits and a second sequence of edits to a respective content unit of the conversation from different participants of the conversation. The server system converts the first and second sequences of edits into respective first and second merged sequences of edits. The server system responds to a determination that the first merged sequence of edits and the second merged sequence of edits meet predefined conflict criteria by transforming the first and second merged sequences of edits. The server system sends the respective transformed sequences of edits to respective participants so that respective participants can apply either the first sequence of edits followed by the second transformed sequence of edits or applying the second sequence of edits followed by the first transformed sequence of edits to produce a same result.
US09294418B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide a codec that transforms input data into a codeword. The codeword includes a header portion and a payload portion. The codec modifies the payload portion of the codeword based on a type control block that is included in the payload portion of the codeword. Specifically, the codec modifies a control block in the payload portion to create a reference block, which provisions for data blocks to be inserted in the codeword subsequent to the reference block. Thus, by modifying the payload portion of the codeword, the codec eliminates any wasted data bytes thereby achieving optimal usage of the payload bandwidth.
US09294413B2
To address limitations of conventional packet buffer management strategies, the various embodiments provide methods implemented by a processor operating on a VoIP receiver device for managing media packet rejection logic on the receiving device to improve audio playout. The embodiment methods enhance the likelihood that a receiver device will buffer (rather than reject) an incoming media packet by maintaining a history of previously rejected media packets (i.e., a packet rejection history) and referencing the packet rejection history when determining whether to reject or to accept an incoming packet the receiver device has just received. Thus, the various embodiments may reduce gaps in playback by avoiding unnecessary packet rejections and may promote an overall increase in playout quality.
US09294410B2
A network device that processes a stream of packets has an ingress front end. The ingress front end determines whether the packets are handled in a bounded latency path or in a best-effort path. The bounded latency path packets are granted a resource with a higher priority than the best-effort path packets. As the packets are processed through a number of processing stages, with processing engines, the bounded latency packets are processed within a period of time corresponding to a guaranteed rate. Resources are granted to the best-effort path packets only when the processing engines determine that the resource grant will not impact the latency bounds with respect to the first packets.
US09294408B1
A stateless load balancer may route a request to a computing device without tracking state information of the communication connection that delivered the request. The stateless load balancer may receive a request that is initiated by a client device. The request may be transported to the stateless load balancer via a communication connection that includes a public destination internet protocol (IP) address. One of the routing devices in the stateless load balancer may obtain connection tuples of the communication connection that transported the request, in which the connection tuples include the public destination IP address. Once obtained, the routing device may generate a hash value from one or more connection tuples. Subsequently, the routing device may map the hash value to a target network address of a particular computing device in a cluster of multiple computing devices by accessing stored mapping data, and then route the request to the particular computing device for processing.
US09294404B2
A system can include a precondition detector configured to determine that the system has network congestion at a network link. The system can also include a flow ranking controller that includes a flow excluder configured to apply exclusion criteria to a plurality of data flows associated with respective modems that are operating in a lower bandwidth mode to generate a list of non-excluded data flows. The flow ranking controller can also include a flow tester configured to apply flow tests to the non-excluded data flows to determine which of the respective modems is likely to benefit from being switched to a higher bandwidth mode.
US09294403B2
Methods and apparatus relating to techniques for controlling resource utilization with adaptive routing are described. In one embodiment, an output port for transmission of an incoming message that is to be received at an input port is determined at routing logic. The routing logic selects the output port from a first output port and a second output port based on congestion information that is detected at one or more other routing logic communicatively coupled to the routing logic. The first output port provides a deterministic route for the incoming message and the second output port provides an adaptive route for the incoming message. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09294401B2
A method is provided of managing traffic in a network. The method comprises applying (S5) an indication to a packet being sent through the network, the indication being selected in dependence upon a level of traffic determined (S3) for a subscriber associated with the packet and representing a per-hop behaviour to be applied subsequently to the packet. The indication is applied so as to manage at least to some extent traffic associated with the subscriber.
US09294398B2
Each of a network fabric controller device and a network fabric forwarder devices includes network connecting hardware and network managing logic. The network connecting hardware of the devices connects them to a singly contiguous network fabric including switching devices that route data between initiator nodes and target nodes and that have routing logic programmable by the controller device. The controller device does not directly route the data themselves. The network managing logic of the devices effects multipaths for transmission of the data through the singly contiguous network fabric from the initiator node to the target nodes via programming of the routing logic of the switching devices.
US09294396B2
An extended bridge structure that includes a controlling bridge and port extenders is disclosed. A port extender according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a processor that processes receives packets in a way that executes at least one procedure that substitutes for a function of the controlling bridge. A controlling bridge according to the present invention provides data to the port extender that enables it to execute the at least one procedure that substitutes for a function of the controlling bridge.
US09294391B1
Aspects of the disclosure will be described with regard to the processing of a client computing device DNS queries by a DNS processing service to determine an identifier associated with a previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance. In one aspect, if the previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance is instantiated, the DNS service can resolve the DNS query by transmitting network address information associated with the previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance. In another aspect, if the previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance is not instantiated, the DNS service can initiate a process to cause an instantiation of a hosted virtual machine instance based on the previously instantiated hosted virtual machine instance. The DNS service can then resolve the DNS query by transmitting network address information, or an alternative identifier, associated with the newly instantiated hosted virtual machine instance.
US09294388B2
Systems and methods for routing broadband communications are provided. Downstream data to be communicated from a cable service provider head end system to a customer device may be received by a provider edge routing device. The downstream data may be mapped by the provider edge routing device to a physical address associated with the customer device, and the downstream data may be output by the provider edge routing device for communication to the customer device. A provider edge device separate from the provider edge routing device may receive the output downstream data. Based at least in part upon the physical address, the provider edge device may determine a port for outputting the downstream data, and the provider edge device may output the downstream data on the determined port.
US09294384B2
A dynamic service routing protocol (DSRP) communicates messages (e.g., containing information regarding network routes and tables) across a partial-mesh network of nodes. Gateway nodes (i.e., computing devices that operate as a final sink point for a service route) are connected to edge routers (i.e., computing devices that operate as a transit for a service route) but not necessarily to other host nodes. Gateway nodes asynchronously and/or dynamically send DSRP messages for updating the router nodes' routing tables and to minimize manual route configuration.
US09294381B2
In a multi-core device or clustered system, instead of snmpd polling for configured monitoring values of an entity to determine if reached a threshold, each core in a multi-core system or node in a clustered system triggers information to the snmpd about entities that may be or are generating SNMP traps. A configured threshold T is distributed among the cores or nodes, as the case may be, based on the number of cores or nodes. If there are ‘n’ cores in a multi-core device, and the configured threshold is ‘T’, then each core checks for a per-core threshold value ‘T/n’. If there are ‘n’ nodes in a clustered system, and the configured threshold is ‘T’, then each node checks for a per-node threshold value ‘T/n’. According to the pigeonhole principle, if an entity has reached or exceeded the threshold ‘T’, then the entity must have reached or exceeded a value of ‘T/n’ on at least one core or node. Upon the entity crossing a ‘T/n’ value on any core or node, the core or node informs snmpd about this entity. Snmpd then gathers information about this entity from all the cores and checks for the threshold ‘T’.
US09294378B2
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing classification of an encrypted network packet for performing QoS and acceleration techniques. Encrypted packets may be classified by a first classifier at a first portion of a network stack of a device as corresponding to a first predetermined application, and an application identifier may be included with the packet. In some embodiments, the packets may be decrypted in an order dependent on a first classification of the encrypted network packet. After decryption, packets may be reclassified as corresponding to a second predetermined application by a second classifier operating at a second portion of a network stack of the device above the first portion. Thus, network performance may be enhanced and optimized by providing QoS and acceleration engines with packet- or data-specific information corresponding to the application, while avoiding inefficiencies due to a lack of prioritization of decryption.
US09294376B2
A computer-readable recording medium stores therein a patch determination program causing a computer to execute a process including acquiring, from each of nodes constituting a layer 2 network, node information indicating an adjacent node to be selected as a relay destination of data by each of the nodes among adjacent nodes adjacent to each of the nodes; and extracting each route on which the data is relayed in the layer 2 network based on the acquired node information of each of the nodes and connection information between the nodes.
US09294365B2
A method for operating a server includes receiving, at the server, a request from a mobile device identifying a data file and retrieving the data file from a remote storage device in response to receiving the request. A party other than a party that operates the server operates the remote storage device. A number of collaborator devices are identified. Each of the number of collaborator devices is capable of establishing a mobile-to-mobile communications link with the mobile device. Respective portions of the data file are allocated to each of the number of collaborator devices based on at least one of (a) throughputs associated with the number of collaborator devices and (b) potential debits charged by the number of collaborator devices. Respective portions of the data file are transmitted to each of the number of collaborator devices according to the allocation.
US09294361B1
One or more processing devices cause display of a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a correlation search portion that enables a user to specify information for a key performance indicator (KPI) correlation search definition. The KPI correlation search definition includes search information and trigger determination information. The search information identifies KPI values, indicative of the KPI states, in a data store. The trigger determination information includes trigger criteria. The trigger determination evaluates the identified KPI values using the trigger criteria to determine whether to cause a defined action. A contribution threshold for a particular KPI definition is received via the GUI. The contribution threshold corresponds to a particular KPI state. The contribution threshold is stored as trigger criteria information. Each of the KPI values is derived from machine data pertaining to entities identified in a service definition using a search query specified by a KPI definition for the service.
US09294354B2
The present application is directed to designing an efficient Network on Chip (NoC) interconnect architecture that is adaptable to varied interface protocols of different SoC components/hosts and is compliant to handle different types and models of traffic profiles. Aspects of the present application include a method, which may involve utilizing multiple traffic profiles described in a specification to generate a NoC that satisfies all the traffic profiles. Such a NoC interconnect architecture can be formed from multiple traffic profiles by generating a single consolidated traffic profile from individual or subset based dependency graphs of the multiple traffic profiles.
US09294353B2
A method for configuring a wireless router includes electronically reading information that is unique to the wireless router. A code is automatically generated from the information. The generated code is automatically set as one or more of a network name and a device password for the wireless router.
US09294350B2
A method of configuring a stack includes: connecting stacking ports of a plurality of stackable devices using one or more stacking links; connecting a user console to a first one of the stackable devices; transmitting a stack setup command from the user console to the first stackable device; and establishing a stack in response to the stack setup command. The stack is established by initiating a discovery process with the first stackable device in response to the stack setup command, wherein the first stackable device requests and receives identifying information from the stackable devices over the stacking links during the discovery process. The topology of the stackable devices is displayed with the user console in response to the identifying information. The stackable devices are authenticated during the discovery process such that the stack setup is secure. The first stackable device becomes the active controller of the stack by default.
US09294348B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision name-servers. An example system disclosed herein includes a name-server evaluator to determine capacities of the plurality of name-servers, a provisioner to compute profile assignment values based on a plurality of subscriber identifiers, and an assignor to assign the subscriber identifiers to one of the plurality of name-servers based on the profile assignment values and the capacities.
US09294344B2
A media gateway controller (MGC) is described herein that implements a shared risk group package to control and prevent a media gateway (MG) from establishing redundant links like a primary link and a secondary link that use resources that share the same risk of failure. Essentially, the MGC uses the shared risk group package to control which resources like ephemeral terminations are used by the MG to establish the primary link and the secondary link such that if any of the resources associated with the primary link fail then the secondary link remains operational within the MG and if any of the resources associated with the secondary link fail then the primary link remains operational within the MG.
US09294339B2
The invention provides a system and method for providing ttx-based categorization services and a categorized commonplace of shared information. Currency of the contents is improved by a process called conjuring/concretizing wherein users' thoughts are rapidly infused into the Map. As a new idea is sought, a goal is created for a search. After the goal idea is found, a ttx is concretized and categorized. The needs met by such a Map are prior art searching, competitive environmental scanning, competitive analysis study repository management and reuse, innovation gap analysis indication, novelty checking, technology value prediction, investment area indication and planning, and product technology comparison and feature planning.
US09294333B1
A system and method for generating a notification of privacy settings difference is disclosed. A request is received. A first set of privacy settings is received from a first social network, and a second set of privacy settings is received from at least one other social network. The first set of is compared to the second set. A difference between the first set and the second is detected, and a notification is generated. The notification includes an indication that a difference was detected. The notification is sent for display to the user. In one embodiment, the notification allows the user to request to view, or edit, the first set of privacy settings. In one embodiment, the notification sends the user to a webpage on the first social network where the first set is typically displayed and/or edited. In another embodiment, the notification displays the first set and/or receives the edits.
US09294331B2
A method of packet domain event reporting performed by a user equipment (UE) including a mobile termination (MT) and a terminal equipment (TE), and the user equipment thereof. The method according to one embodiment includes performing, by the MT, context activation for establishing a dual-stack bearer between the MT and a network; receiving, by the MT from the network, information indicating that the context activation of the dual-stack bearer is not possible between the network and the MT; and sending, by the MT to the TE, a message including a reason parameter for indicating a reason as to why the context activation of the dual-stack bearer is not possible between the network and the MT, when a requested Packet Data Protocol (PDP) type is Internet Protocol (IP) v4v6 and a assigned PDP type is either IPv4 or IPv6.
US09294326B2
A method includes receiving a data unit that includes a signal (SIG) field and a data field. The SIG field provides information for interpreting the data field. The method also includes detecting a first symbol constellation rotation of at least a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in the SIG field of the data unit, determining, based at least in part on the detected first symbol constellation rotation, a number of information bits per OFDM symbol in the SIG field of the data unit, processing the SIG field of the data unit according to the determined number of information bits per OFDM symbol in the SIG field, and processing the data field of the data unit according to the information for interpreting the data field as provided in the SIG field of the data unit.
US09294314B2
A communication system having a receiver with a linear path and a nonlinear path. As the receiver receives a data signal, it adaptively equalizes the received signal, and amplitude-limits the equalized signal in the nonlinear path using a saturable amplifier limiter or the like. A slicer extracts data from the limited equalized received signal. In the linear path, a clock recovery circuit generates a clock signal from the equalized received signal. A delay circuit in the linear path at least partially compensates for propagation delay in the limiter. Having the clock recovery occur in other than the nonlinear path, a low jitter clock is generated. The limiter enhances the vertical opening of the data eye by increasing the rise and fall times of the limited signal, providing more noise margin for the slicer to operate with and a greater timing margin in which to sample the sliced data.
US09294303B2
Prior to a first configuration change of a first resource, such as a network resource of a network, a processor determines a first performance metric of a second resource, such as a second network resource of the network. The first configuration change does not result in complete failure or fault of the second resource. Subsequent to the first configuration change of the first resource, the processor determines a second performance metric of the second resource and compares the second performance metric to at least one of the first performance metric and a service objective to yield comparison results. Based on the comparison results, the processor can cause a second configuration change of the first resource. The second configuration change of the first resource can revert a configuration of the first resource to its state prior to the first configuration change.
US09294302B2
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for IP packet tunneling in a network. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving, at a first network device, a first IP packet of a IP connection; creating a second IP packet by replacing information in a field in the first IP packet with a session ID identifying the IP connection; and forwarding, by the first network device, the second IP packet to the second network device in the distributed network environment.
US09294300B2
A battery management and protection system includes a string of battery management and protection integrated circuit devices that may be connected to one another in a daisy chain configuration. Some of the devices can be electrically connected to one or more battery cells. Each device includes an inter-device communication interface comprising a daisy chain line driver. The system includes a controller external to the string of devices and a bi-directional connection lines connecting each device in the string to an upstream and/or downstream device in the string. The system can allow the external controller to access any single one of the devices in the daisy chain, any subset of the devices in the daisy chain, or all the devices in the daisy chain using a single command that is transmitted from one device to the next over a bi-directional connection line.
US09294296B2
In a computer-implemented method for automated test execution in a shared virtualized resource pool, a test description containing at least one model for a service under test (SUT) is received and one or more infrastructure configurations to be tested by resources in the shared virtualized resource pool based upon the test description are identified. In addition, a service lifecycle management (SLiM) tool is interacted with to cause the SUT and a load source to be created, the SLiM tool is directed to instantiate the SUT and the load source on the one or more infrastructure configurations in the shared virtualized resource pool for the SUT, and the SLiM tool and the load source are interacted with to receive performance data related to performance of the SUT under one or more loads generated by the load source.
US09294291B2
Various embodiments include at least one of systems, methods, software, and data structures for peer-to-peer exchange of at least a portion of networked collaboration session data. Client and server solutions allow for switching between peer-to-peer and server-centric modes of collaboration data sharing. Some embodiments also allow for sharing of data of a first type via a collaboration server and data of a second type via peer-to-peer connections.
US09294290B2
Optical cable assemblies, optical engines, and methods for transitioning into and out of a sleep mode are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operating a sleep mode of an optical cable assembly includes receiving a sleep trigger, and for a time T1, turning a laser of an optical transmit (Tx) lane of an optical transceiver device on or off, and providing a fixed logical high or a fixed logical low on low-speed receive (Rx) line of the optical cable assembly based on a connection state of an electrical connector of the optical cable assembly. The method further includes, after the time T1, turning off the laser of the optical Tx lane, placing one or more components of the optical transceiver device into a low-power state, and periodically transmitting an optical intra-cable signal from the optical transceiver device over optical fiber to a far end of the optical cable assembly.
US09294273B2
The invention relates to a method and a system for conditional access making it possible to prevent the fraudulent use of a subscriber electronic device (1a, 1b, 1m) and to thus effectively combat the fraudulent making available of protected contents. The invention further relates to the adaptation of such a device as well as to a method allowing the revocation of the latter if it is deemed to be illicitly exploited or its possible reinstatement.
US09294263B2
A circuit includes a plurality of synchronizers to adapt a signal from a first clock domain to a second clock domain. Each synchronizer of the plurality of synchronizers includes a synchronizer input to receive the signal from the first clock domain and a synchronizer output to provide the signal as adapted to the second clock domain. The circuit also includes a multiplexer (mux) that includes a plurality of mux inputs and a mux output. Each mux input is coupled to the synchronizer output of a respective synchronizer of the plurality of synchronizers. The mux output provides the signal, as adapted to the second clock domain, from the synchronizer output of a selected synchronizer of the plurality of synchronizers.
US09294253B2
Embodiments of wireless adaptive control message apparatus, systems, and methods are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09294250B2
Method and an apparatus for providing channel quality information in a wireless communication system
A method for transmitting channel quality information for a downlink channel. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), configuration information on periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting by higher layer signaling; and determining, by the UE, a channel quality information index at least based on a UE-specific reference signal overhead. The UE-specific reference signal overhead is determined according to a rank value. The method according to the one embodiment further includes transmitting the determined channel quality information index to a base station. The channel quality information index is determined further based on an assumption of no resource element allocated for a Channel Status Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS).
US09294248B2
Provided in the present invention are a method and device for use in frame acknowledgement. The method comprises: bearing an immediate acknowledgement instruction into a data frame, the immediate acknowledgement instruction is for use in instructing an immediate return frame acknowledgement response; and transmitting the data frame having the immediate acknowledgement instruction attached thereto.
US09294245B2
A sequence distributing and sequence processing method and apparatus in a communication system are provided. The sequence distributing method includes the following steps: generating sequence groups including a number of sequences, the sequences in the sequence groups are determined according to the sequence time frequency resource occupation manner which is supported by the system; distributing the sequence groups to cells. The method avoids the phenomenon that signaling transmission is needed to distribute the sequences to the cells for different time frequency resource occupation manner, and saves in so far as possible the wireless network transmission resource occupied during the process of distributing the sequences through distributing the sequence groups comprising a number of sequences to the cells.
US09294238B2
Variable bandwidth assignment and frequency hopping are employed to make efficient use of radio resources. Variable bandwidth assignment is achieved by dynamically allocating different numbers of subcarriers to different mobile terminals depending on their instantaneous channel conditions. The frequency hopping patterns are determined “on-the-fly” based on the current bandwidth assignments. The bandwidth assignments and frequency hopping patterns are signaled to the mobile terminals in a scheduling grant.
US09294235B2
In aspects of the present disclosure, a user equipment receives inter-NodeB multi-point transmissions, and a multipoint aggregation component detects a gap in the sequence numbers, delays transmitting a not acknowledged signal (NAK) by starting a NAK delay timer, and transmits, by a transceiver, NAK for the gap in sequence numbers in response to the NAK delay timer expiring and detecting that the gap has not been filled during the delaying. If the Medium Access Control (MAC) entity as the respective NodeB identifies itself to the Radio Link Control (RLC), out-of-order delivery (skew) can eventually be distinguished from genuine data loss before the NAK delay timer expires based upon tracking the highest sequence numbers received. Adaptive NAK delay timer can be performed by monitoring skew duration.
US09294227B2
Systems and methods for encoding data for transmission over a communications channel using an improved LT staircase FEC code are provided. Embodiments may include mapping source symbols to repair symbols, wherein a number of edges of the mapping associated with a source symbol is determined randomly according to a first distribution. The repair symbols may be ordered, and at least a first repair symbol may be encoded based on the source symbols that map to the first repair symbol and/or another repair symbol that immediately precedes the first repair symbol in the ordering of the repair symbols.
US09294225B2
A receiver may be operable to receive an inter-symbol correlated (ISC) signal, and generate a plurality of soft decisions as to information carried in the ISC signal. The soft decisions may be generated using a reduced-state sequence estimation (RSSE) process. The RSSE process may be such that the number of symbol survivors retained after each iteration of the RSSE process is less than the maximum likelihood state space. The plurality of soft decisions may comprise a plurality of log likelihood ratios (LLRs). Each of the plurality of LLRs may correspond to a respective one of a plurality of subwords of a forward error correction (FEC) codeword.
US09294220B2
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement in a first communication node for adjusting a channel quality report transmitted between the first communication node and a second communication node. The first communication node and the second communication node are comprised in a wireless communication network, and are adapted to communicate with each other via a radio link. In a first step, a channel quality report is received from the second communication node. The channel quality report is established by the second communication node. Then at least one channel characteristic parameter is obtained. The next step is to determine a channel quality offset based on the obtained channel characteristic parameter. Based on the channel quality offset, the channel quality report is adjusted.
US09294216B2
A method for transmitting digital information having a predetermined bit-rate (B) via a nonlinear optical channel includes determining a combination of transmission parameters comprising a number (N) of subcarriers, an information symbol rate (S) for each subcarrier, and a number (b) of bits per symbol on each subcarrier, such that B=NSb. An optical signal is generated comprising the plurality (N) of orthogonal optical subcarriers. Each subcarrier is modulated to carry a proportion (Sb/B) of the total bit-rate (B) of the digital information. The optical signal is then transmitted to a corresponding optical receiver via the nonlinear optical channel. The received signal has a measurable signal quality (Q) which is a function of the transmission parameters (N, S, b). Determining the combination of transmission parameters comprises selecting the parameters such that the associated signal quality is greater than a corresponding quality for a single-carrier transmission, and greater than a corresponding quality employing a larger number (M>N) of subcarriers.
US09294213B2
A device and method for forming a packet data network (PDN) connection at a dual access priority mode configured user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method comprises sending, from the UE to a mobility management entity (MME), a PDN connectivity request message that includes a NAS signaling priority override indicator to indicate that the PDN connection has a different NAS signaling priority mode than an existing PDN connection. The existing PDN connection is operating in a first signaling priority mode. The existing PDN connection is deactivated at the UE. A new PDN connection, operating in a second NAS signaling priority mode, is established at the UE.
US09294210B2
A software system is provided which links a broadcast station operating system or playback system via the internet to an external data source, such as a separate audience participation system for providing audience interaction with broadcast programming, and specifically radio programming to allow the automation system of the broadcast system operating system to play externally chosen; such as by audience participation, selections automatically and in real time.
US09294208B2
Embodiments are directed to defining hierarchical digital broadcast transport streams as separate cells, which reduces the signaling in OSI layer 1, and removing use of sub-cells so that the coverage area of a transposer may be treated as a cell. In accordance with at least one embodiment, each hierarchical DVB-H stream (i.e., the HP stream and the LP stream) has its own separate dedicated “current signal” frame. This allows the streams to be independent of each other (even to belong to different networks). Furthermore, in accordance with the hierarchical signal arrangement, a cell can be uniquely identified by its network_id and cell_id. In accordance with at least one embodiment, frequency may be used as an additional identifier thereby allowing a first cell to be transposed to a sub-cell.
US09294204B2
A first stream of audio data is received a into a data store. Excess pauses are identified in the audio data. A second stream of audio data is transmitted from the data store comprising the first stream of audio data with the excess pause removed, the second stream of audio data transmitted after a delay that is approximately equal to but no less than the duration of the removed excess pause.
US09294200B2
A modulator bias selection method, a coherent optical transmitter, and optical modulator solve the problem of generating a correct constellation using the bias points with the minimum phase adjustment range. The optimum modulator bias systems and methods include a coherent optical transmitter with control of four (XI, XQ, YI, YQ) quadrature data signals via a transmitter (Tx) application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), with a modulator bias controller which implements an algorithm to find the optimum bias points. The optimum bias points yield a correct constellation with minimum phase/bias adjustment. An algorithm is used to find the optimum bias solution using fast, simple method, adjusting only one quadrature at a time and exploiting a control feature of the Tx ASIC. This algorithm is significantly simpler than a generalized search, is a local algorithm, and uses only DC power measurement at the transmitter.
US09294199B2
An optical transmitter comprises: first and second sets of optical in-phase and quadrature modulators; an integrable tunable laser assembly; a first polarization beam splitter that is configured to divide the continuous-waveform optical signal into a x-polarized tributary and a y-polarized tributary, each of the x-polarized tributary and the y-polarized tributary is modulated by one of the first and second sets of optical in-phase and quadrature modulators in accordance with the two respective input signals; a second polarization beam splitter that is configured to combine the modulated x-polarized tributary and the modulated y-polarized tributary into one optical signal; and an optical modulator that is configured to modulate the combined optical signal using a driving voltage, wherein the driving voltage has a bias point that is reduced by a predefined offset from a predefined reference voltage level.
US09294194B2
A network monitoring system for a multimode optical data network includes a filter based splitter and an avalanche photodiode detector-based detection subsystem. The system takes a very small amount of the energy from the main data stream to use as monitoring data signal. The filter based splitter operates in a manner that is fairly uniform among modes and permits very low energy levels to be diverted for monitoring without disrupting either the main or monitor data streams for any modes.
US09294193B2
A system and method for removing radio frequency emissions from an electronic device. The system comprises collectors for collection of the radio frequency signals, combiners for combining the signals to produce a combined signal, fiber optic transmitter for up-converting the combined radio frequency signals to an optical wave length signal, optical fiber for directing the optical signal, and a heat sink for terminating the optical signal.
US09294192B2
A method for bi-directionally transmitting digital optical signals over an optical transmission link in which a first optical transmit signal is created according to a first binary digital signal in such a way that the bit information of the first binary digital signal is included in first sections of the symbol interval of the first optical transmit signal. A second optical transmit signal is created by creating an optical wavelength reuse signal using the first optical transmit signal received at the second end of the optical transmission link, the optical wavelength reuse signal being modulated according to a second digital signal in such a way that the bit information of the second digital signal is included in second sections of the symbol interval of the first optical transmit signal received.
US09294189B2
A lighting fixture is configured to modulate light intensity of a light source (11) comprising a light-emitting device (2) to superpose a communication signal on illumination light of the light source (11). The fixture includes: a main power supply (3) configured to control light output of the light source (11) based on a dimming signal; a switch device (Q1) for modulating an output current supplied from the main power supply (3) to the light source (11); an impedance element (Rx); a communication circuit (7); and a control power supply (8). The communication circuit (7) is configured to control the switch device (Q1) to superpose a modulation signal on illumination light from the light source (11). The control power supply (8) is configured to supply electric power to the communication circuit (7). One end of two input ends of the control power supply (8) is connected to one end of the impedance element.
US09294184B1
In a system for receiving an input signal, for example, at radar frequencies, having polarization components and transmitting an output signal which is cross polarized with respect to an input signal, separate transmit and receive phase shift networks are utilized. Consequently, the phase shift circuitry utilized need not be reciprocal, in order to provide accurate cross polarization.
US09294183B2
The present invention relates to a distributed transmission and reception system, and an expanded wireless network. The distributed transmission and reception system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a distributed transmission system, a distributed reception system, and a distributed relay system. A source signal of a source radio is divided into a plurality of signals through the distributed transmission system, is relayed through an associate's radio, and can be distributed into and transmitted to other networks which are located out of a distance range. A destination radio positioned in another network can restore the original signal of the outgoing radio with the help of relay from the associate's radio via the distributed reception system. The associate's radio providing help in relay amplifies only a part of the source signal, and thus the intensity of the signal can be enhanced. Accordingly, when the outputs of associate's radio providing help in relay are combined, the combined associate's radio function as a high-power radio, and thereby having a greater capability than the original distance range capability. When a distributed transmission system and a distributed reception system operate within one network, a distributed relay system is constructed. The distributed relay system relays a signal arriving at another network to be transmitted to yet another network, thereby consequentially, expanding a wireless network area.
US09294180B2
A pilot transmission in a multiple antenna closed loop transmission time multiplexes a beam-specific pilot and an antenna-specific pilot in two short blocks of one uplink sub-frame. The beam-specific pilot is transmitted as an in-band pilot with the same beam as data to provide optimal data demodulation/estimation. The antenna-specific pilot is transmitted as an out-band pilot to provide optimal beam selection.
US09294179B2
A wireless communication device and a method therein includes estimating a channel for each of a plurality of transmit antenna ports using a reference symbol received from the corresponding antenna port, determining a composite channel estimate based on the estimated channels and based on a precoding matrix, and determining an updated composite channel estimate using the composite channel estimate and using a gain correction corresponding to the precoding matrix. The gain correction can be obtained over-the-air or computed at the wireless communication device.
US09294168B2
A method and an apparatus are provided for transmitting channel state information of a terminal is provided. A first Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) and a second CSI-RS are received. Channel State Information (CSI) is generated based on both the first CSI-RS and the second CSI-RS. The CSI is transmitted.
US09294166B2
A wireless transmission method capable of transmitting a data stream by a wireless transmitter having a plurality of transmitting antennas, the wireless transmission method includes at the wireless transmitter, changing the number of candidates of selectable transmission beams to be formed for transmitting the data stream according to the number of transmission data streams, said transmission beams are formed by predetermined number of the plurality of transmitting antennas.
US09294165B2
A transmission method of simultaneously transmitting a first modulated signal and a second modulated signal at a common frequency performs precoding on both signals using a fixed precoding matrix and regularly changes the phase of at least one of the signals. One of signal generation processing in which phase change is performed and signal generation processing in which phase change is not performed is selectable, thereby improving general versatility in signal generation.
US09294163B2
An apparatus and a method for selecting a beam in a wireless communication system capable of forming a plurality of antenna beams are provided. The method for transmitting signals includes transmitting a training signal by using a plurality of first beams and a plurality of second beams, and transmitting at least one of user control information and data by using at least one fourth beam among a plurality of third beams.
US09294161B2
A method for operating an interference coordinating entity (ICE) includes partitioning, by the ICE, a cloud radio access network (CRAN) cluster by grouping transmission points (TPs) serving user equipments (UEs) in accordance with a partitioning criterion into at least one virtual transmission point (V-TP) to produce a V-TP set. The UEs to be served are preferably offset from a V-TP boundary. The method also includes saving, by the ICE, V-TP information to a memory.
US09294152B2
A communication system, a communication apparatus, a communication method, and a program for acquiring the advantage of a plurality of communication protocols is provided. A random number and a first communication information including first identification information of a communication apparatus is sent to another communication apparatus by using near field communication. Second communication information is received by the communication apparatus from the other communication apparatus by using near field communication. The second communication information includes second identification information of the other communication apparatus necessary to a second communication. The second communication is performed between the communication apparatus and the other communication apparatus by using the second communication information received by using the near field communication.
US09294149B2
A system for delivering wireless electric power and associated system services to portable electronic devices includes: (i) a plurality of links including one or more wireless transmitters/receivers adapted to transmit electric power and to transmit and receive audiovisual data, wherein the plurality of links are adapted to interconnect in series; (ii) a master control unit including a controller adapted to control the delivery of electric power through the interconnected links and control the delivery of selected audiovisual data from the links to a central audiovisual adaptor; (iii) one or more wireless audiovisual adaptors, each wireless audiovisual adaptor including an adaptor for connecting to an audiovisual port of a portable electronic device and a transmitter/receiver adapted to wirelessly transmit audiovisual data to the links; (iv) and one or more wireless electric power adaptors, each wireless electric power adaptor including an adaptor for connecting to an electric power input port of a portable electronic device and a receiver adapted to wirelessly receive electric power.
US09294144B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for identifying a spectral region in a radio frequency spectrum, determining a signal strength of the spectral region, determining a correlation factor by correlating the signal strength of the spectral region, detecting according to the correlation factor interference in the spectral region, generating coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference in the spectral region, configuring a filter according to the coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference in the spectral region and produce a digital filtered signal, and transmitting the digital filtered signal to a base station. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09294142B2
A mobile terminal capable of being connected to a charger according to an exemplary embodiment includes a notification unit that notifies predetermined information by using at least one of an image, lighting, a sound, and a vibration, a charger detection unit that identifies a charger connected to the mobile terminal, and a control unit that controls the notification unit so that the notification unit provides a different notification to a user according to a type of the charger connected to the mobile terminal.
US09294136B2
A system for detecting and correcting for spurious frequencies that may coincide in a bandwidth of interest in an RF metrology system. The system can (1) utilize a deterministic scheme to detect an interference by a spurious frequency and correct the distortion effect or (2) utilize a mixed signal processing architecture to avoid the occurrence of spurious frequency contamination. A detection scheme identifies the event of distortion and triggers either (a) a shift in the analog to digital convert sample rate or (b) a mathematical vector manipulation. The shift of the analog to digital convert sample rate moves an aliased image of the spurious frequency outside of the frequency of interest. The mathematical vector correction removes the distortion and restores the signal of interest.
US09294131B2
Modulation and coding schemes are provided for improved performance of wireless communications systems to support services and applications for terminals with operational requirements at relatively low ES/N0 ratios. The provided modulation and coding schemes will support current and future communications services and applications for terminals with operational requirements at relatively low ES/N0 ratios, and will provide modulation and coding schemes that offer finer granularity within an intermediate operational range of ES/N0 ratios. The new modulation and coding schemes provide new BCH codes, and low density parity check (LDPC) codes.
US09294130B1
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for generating parity information for using information in a low-density parity check (LDPC) encoder. A quasi-cyclic LDPC generator matrix K can be generated based on the non-invertible parity-check matrix H. Parity information can be generated by the LDPC encoder based at least in part on the user information, the non-invertible parity check matrix H, and the quasi-cyclic LDPC generator matrix K.
US09294129B2
In an example implementation of this disclosure, a message passing low density parity check (LDPC) decoder may, during decoding of a first group of bits, lock a first variable node upon a bit-value probability of the first variable node reaching a determined threshold, and lock a first check node upon all variable nodes connected to the first check node being locked. The LDPC decoder may cease decoding the first group of bits upon all variable nodes of the LDPC decoder being locked, all check nodes of the LDPC decoder being locked, reaching a maximum number of iterations, or reaching a timeout. During a particular iteration of the decoding of the first group of bits in which the first variable node is locked, the LDPC decoder may refrain from generating a bit-value probability for the locked first variable node.
US09294127B2
An analog belief propagation system uses current mode implementations of storage elements and circuit implementations of at least some nodes of a factor graph using current representations. The system mitigates or avoids effects of non-linearities and approximations in storage and processing elements of the system, for instance, by using storage cells that reproduce current values and using factor circuits that separate control sections and signal path sections of the circuits.
US09294120B2
A continuous time delta sigma modulator includes a quantizer, a buffer module, and a reference module. The quantizer includes a comparator that updates a digital output each cycle of a clock signal based on a comparison of a reference potential with an input generated based on a sample of an analog signal. The buffer module receives the digital output, stores the digital output for a predetermined delay period, and outputs the digital output after the predetermined delay period as a delayed digital output. The predetermined delay period is less than one cycle of the clock signal. The reference module selectively varies the reference potential based on the delayed digital output.
US09294118B2
In an example, there is disclosed a multiple-input analog-to-digital converter configured to receive a plurality of analog inputs and to output one or more digital outputs. In one embodiment, two input analog signals are received. The two analog signals may be mixed in a combiner, which provides them to a pipeline ADC. In another embodiment, the combiner may time multiplex the two analog input signals and provide two separate outputs signals. Advantageously, the multiple-input ADC of the present Specification may be realized with a single ADC pipeline.
US09294116B2
A circuit includes an amplifier circuit that receives a residue voltage from an output capacitor connected to an output of a digital to analog converter (DAC). The DAC is employed in a pipeline stage of an analog to digital converter (ADC). The amplifier circuit provides a scaled output voltage based on the residue voltage. A sample circuit samples the scaled output voltage during a first portion of a hold phase of the DAC. A discharge circuit supplies the sampled scaled output voltage to the output of the DAC during a second portion of the hold phase of the DAC to mitigate settling time of the DAC.
US09294114B2
A reference signal generating circuit, an AD conversion circuit, and an imaging device are provided. A clock generating unit includes a delay section including delay units, each of which delays an input signal and outputs a delayed signal, and outputs a low-order phase signal based on a signal output from the delay section. A high-order current source cell unit includes high-order current source cells, each of which generates the same constant current. A low-order current source cell unit includes low-order current source cells weighted to generate constant currents having current values that differ by a predetermined proportion of a current value of the constant current generated by the high-order current source cell. Selection of the high-order current source cell is performed based on a clock obtained by dividing a clock based on the low-order phase signal.
US09294109B2
An optical module for an atomic oscillator using a quantum interference effect includes a light source part to emit resonant light having two different wavelengths, a gas cell in which an alkali metal atom gas is enclosed and to which the resonant light is irradiated, a light detection part to detect an intensity of the resonant light transmitted through the gas cell, and a gas-flow generation part to generate a flow of the alkali metal atom gas.
US09294105B2
A method and apparatus is provided for controlling a delay line for achieving power reduction. The device comprises a delay lock loop to provide an output signal based upon a phase difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal, said delay lock loop comprising at least one delay circuit comprising a plurality of logic gates configured to provide for substantially uniform degradation of a plurality of NAND gates in a static state.
US09294103B2
A method and apparatus for achieving fast PLL lock when exiting a low power state is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes operating a PLL in a first state in which the PLL is locked to a first frequency. The method further includes programming the PLL to operate in a second state in which the PLL is locked to a second frequency. The programming may occur while the PLL is operating in the first state, and the PLL may continue operating in the first state after programming is complete. Thereafter, the PLL may be transitioned from the first state to a low power state. Upon exiting the low power state, the PLL may transition directly to the second state, locking to the second frequency, without having to transition to the first state or lock to the first frequency.
US09294097B1
An array of field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices configured for execution of a source code. The array includes two or more FPGA devices, a host processor, and a host interface logic. The FPGA devices are configured to execute a parallelized portion of the source code partitioned among the FPGA devices based on data rates of computing elements of the source code, computational performance of the FPGA devices, the input/output (I/O) bandwidth of the FPGA devices. The FPGA devices include a memory bank addressable by a global memory address space for the array and an array interconnect that enables the computing elements executed by each of the FPGA devices to be programmed with a uniform address space of a global memory of the array and utilization of the global memory by the FPGA devices. The host interface logic connects the host processor with one of the FPGA devices.
US09294096B2
[Object] A novel programmable logic device is provided.[Solution] Programmable switches each include a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor in a first programmable switch controls conduction between a first wiring and a gate of the second transistor in the first programmable switch. The second transistor in the first programmable switch controls conduction between the first wiring and a second wiring. The first transistor in the second programmable switch controls conduction between another first wiring and a gate of the second transistor in the second programmable switch.
US09294090B2
A carbon nanotube field-effect transistor encoder, based on a binary circuit which includes: a first inverter, a second inverter, a third inverter, a first three-input NAND gate, a second three-input NAND gate, a third three-input NAND gate, a fourth three-input NAND gate, a fifth three-input NAND gate, a sixth three-input NAND gate, a seventh three-input NAND gate, a first two-input NAND gate, a second two-input NAND gate, a third two-input NAND gate and a two-input AND gate. When the input end of the encoder inputs three-bit binary input signals, the three-bit binary input signals are first processed by the binary circuit; and the processed signals are input into the ternary circuit which includes a first CNFET NAND gate, a second CNFET NAND gate, a first CNFET NOR gate, a second CNFET NOR gate, a fourth inverter and a fifth inverter to be converted into ternary signals for transmission.
US09294089B2
A method for judging capacitance type touch buttons in touch sensing technical field includes that: when touching a button, determining the change trend of the charge quantity on the button; a charge regulation is performed to the charge accumulation area corresponding to each button, until the charge quantity in the charge accumulation area corresponding to the button remains unchanged; calculating the charge changing quantity of the charge accumulation area when touching the button, and calculating the ratio between the charge changing quantity of the charge accumulation area and the charge balance quantity as well; and when the change trend of the charge quantity on the button is decrease and the ratio between the charge changing quantity of the charge accumulation area corresponding to the button and the charge balance quantity is larger than or equal to the first threshold value and smaller than the third threshold value, or when the change trend of the charge quantity on the button is increase and the ratio between the charge changing quantity of the charge accumulation area corresponding to the button and the charge balance quantity is larger than or equal to the second threshold value and smaller than the third threshold value, the button is the touched button. The capacitance type touch buttons are judged more accurately according to the present invention.
US09294085B1
A low-inductance, air-insulated gas switch uses a de-enhanced annular trigger ring disposed between two opposing high voltage electrodes. The switch is DC chargeable to 200 kilovolts or more, triggerable, has low jitter (5 ns or less), has pre-fire and no-fire rates of no more than one in 10,000 shots, and has a lifetime of greater than 100,000 shots. Importantly, the switch also has a low inductance (less than 60 nH) and the ability to conduct currents with less than 100 ns rise times. The switch can be used with linear transformer drives or other pulsed-power systems.
US09294083B2
Semiconductor devices and methods are disclosed including switch circuitry providing improved switching performance. A semiconductor die includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one field-effect transistor (FET) formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a compensation circuit connected to a respective source of each of the at least one FET, the compensation circuit configured to compensate a non-linearity effect generated by the at least one FET.
US09294081B2
An integrated circuit device includes a driver circuit (100) having a pull-up network with a first pull-up transistor (108) coupled to a second pull-up transistor (110) at a first node (VP), and a pull-down network coupled to the pull-up network including a first pull-down transistor (112) coupled to a second pull-down transistor (114) at a second node (VN). A first bias switch (116) is coupled to the first node. A second bias switch (118) is coupled to the second node. A control circuit (104) is coupled to operate the first and second bias switches. The first bias switch is operated to reduce a voltage at the first node during a pull-down cycle of the driver circuit and the second bias switch is operated to reduce a voltage at the second node during a pull-up cycle of the driver circuit.
US09294052B2
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a terminal, an amplifier, a speaker, a power supply circuit and a first controller. The terminal configured to input an audio signal from an external device. The amplifier configured to amplify the audio signal. The speaker configured to output sound corresponding to the audio signal which is amplified by the amplifier. The power supply circuit configured to supply power to the amplifier. The first controller configured to control the power supply circuit to continue the supply of the power, when the electronic apparatus is in a non-operative state.
US09294050B2
A novel and useful radio frequency (RF) front end module (FEM) circuit that provides high linearity and power efficiency and meets the requirements of modern wireless communication standards such as 802.11 WLAN, 3G and 4G cellular standards, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc. The configuration of the FEM circuit permits the use of common, relatively low cost semiconductor fabrication techniques such as standard CMOS processes. The FEM circuit includes a power amplifier made up of one or more sub-amplifiers having high and low power circuits and whose outputs are combined to yield the total desired power gain. An integrated multi-tap transformer having primary and secondary windings arranged in a novel configuration provide efficient power combining and transfer to the antenna of the power generated by the individual sub-amplifiers.
US09294048B2
An instrumentation amplifier includes a first amplifier having one input connected to a first input of the instrumentation amplifier, a second amplifier having one input connected to a second input of the instrumentation amplifier, and a feedback network. The feedback network including an active filter having a first low pass filter characteristic with a first cut-off frequency in respect of differential mode signals at the first and second inputs of the instrumentation amplifier, and a second low pass filter characteristic with a second cut-off frequency in respect of common mode signals at the first and second inputs of the instrumentation amplifier. The disclosure also relates to a device for acquiring biopotential signals and a signal amplification method.
US09294044B2
A bias circuit according to an embodiment is a bias circuit that supplies a bias voltage to an amplifying element. The bias circuit of the embodiment includes a first current source that has a characteristic of varying an output current with the surrounding temperature variations, and a second current source that has a different output characteristic from the first current source and that can control the output current. The bias circuit of the embodiment also includes a comparator for comparing the output current of the first current source with the output current of the second current source, and a bias supply part that controls the output current of the second current source on the basis of the comparison result of the comparator and supplies a bias voltage to the amplifying element in accordance with the comparison result.
US09294037B2
Apparatus and methods for autozero amplifiers are provided herein. In certain configurations, an autozero amplifier includes at least three transconductance stages and an autozero timing control circuit configured to control an autozero sequence of the transconductance stages. The autozero timing control circuit can stagger autozeroing of the transconductance stages, such that a relatively small amount of the amplifier's amplification circuitry is connected to or disconnected from the amplifier's signal path at any given time. For example, in certain configurations, when one of the transconductance stages in autozeroed over a particular time interval, the remaining transconductance stages can operate in parallel to provide amplification during that time interval.
US09294032B2
There is provided an improved roof solar panel, embodying a photovoltaic panel mounted on a frame for easy installation onto a conventional sloped roof and integration with conventional roof coverings. Such panel includes a roof covering mounting surface on an outside support of the frame, a photovoltaic panel mounting surface on an inside support of the frame, and when installed on the roof, a retainer trim for securing the roof covering and photovoltaic panel mounted on said supports while mounting to the frame. The frame also serves to provide means for securing the panel onto roof trusses. Integration with the conventional roof covering provides, inter alia, an attractive low profile with improved water shedding, wind resistance, and thermal regulation properties. The invention also relates to a kit comprising, inter alia, said roof solar panel, and to a method of installing said roof solar panel.
US09294027B2
A rotating electric machine for vehicles has a rotor, a stator having stator windings, MOS module groups as electric power converters, a rotation angle sensor that detects a rotation angle of the rotor, and a control circuit that has a rotation angle sensor abnormality determining section that determines whether abnormalities of the rotation angle sensor exist or not based on a phase voltage induced by the stator windings during the power generation.
US09294018B2
An electric motor control device includes a torque command generation portion that outputs a torque command τc generated on the basis of a rotation speed R and specifying an output torque, a minimum energization point number generation portion that generates a minimum number of energization points, Nmin, indicating the minimum number of points to be energized in windings of an armature and a field on the basis of the rotation speed R and the torque command τc, an energization signal generation portion that outputs an energization signal S on the basis of a state quantity M of an electric motor, the minimum number of energization points, Nmin, the torque command τc, a DC voltage value Vdc, a current value I, and a field position θ, and an energization portion that energizes an armature winding and a field winding according to the energization signal S.
US09294008B2
A two-quadrant chopper including first, second, third and fourth nodes wherein an input voltage may be applied between the first and second nodes, a first output voltage may be picked off between the first and third nodes and a second output voltage may be picked off between the third and second nodes, wherein a first capacitor is between the first and third nodes and a second capacitor is between the third and second nodes, a first transistor and a first diode are connected to the first and fourth nodes, a second transistor and a second diode are connected to the fourth and second nodes, and an inductor is between the third and fourth nodes.
US09294005B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for detecting capacitor degradation in an input filter of an active front end power conversion system in which voltage and current sensing is performed to determine sequence component impedance asymmetry to detect filter capacitor degradation according to the value of an off-axis admittance matrix component for Delta or Y-connected filter capacitor banks without sensitivity to voltage unbalance, and with the capability to identify particular degraded capacitor locations based on individual impedance values.
US09293996B2
An integrated circuit controller includes a switching control circuit coupled to output a drive signal to control switching of a switch to regulate an output power of a power converter to be coupled to a distribution network. An oscillator is coupled to output a clock signal coupled to be received by the switching control circuit. The switching control circuit is coupled to output the drive signal in response to the clock signal. A cable drop compensator is coupled to output a compensated reference voltage signal coupled to be received by the switching control circuit in response to a switching signal from the switching control circuit. The switching signal is representative of the drive signal. The cable drop compensator is coupled to adjust the compensated reference voltage signal proportionately to a load current to compensate for a distribution voltage across the distribution network.
US09293993B1
A controller for a multiphase buck converter is provided having reduced delay and reduced output capacitance, in various embodiments. A multiphase buck converter including the controller is also provided. Methods of controlling a multiphase buck converter are also provided. Computers and vehicles including multiphase buck converters are also provided.
US09293990B2
A switching regulator is provided which can prevent overshooting in an output voltage even when a source voltage is returned to a normal voltage from a voltage lower than a desired output voltage of the switching regulator. The switching regulator includes a 100% duty detector circuit that detects that a PWM comparator is in a 100%-duty state and a discharge accelerator circuit that detects that the output of an error amplifier discharges the voltage of a phase compensating capacitor and that accelerates the discharge, and activates the discharge accelerator circuit when the 100% duty detector circuit detects the 100%-duty state.
US09293982B2
In some aspects of the invention, a switching power supply can include a control circuit that conducts feedback control of a pulse width of a driving signal for switching the switching element according to an output voltage and settle the output voltage to a specified voltage level; a frequency reducing circuit that is disposed in the control circuit and reduces a frequency of the driving signal for switching the switching element upon detection of an overload state and limits an output current; and an initial state setting circuit that sets the control circuit to an overload detecting state for a predetermined period of time in a startup period of the control circuit. The initial state setting circuit can pull down a control voltage for a soft start signal for soft starting to the ground potential to inhibit generation of the driving signal and pulls up a feedback voltage signal.
US09293976B2
A stepping motor includes a housing, a stator assembly, a rotor, and a sensor portion. The stator assembly is disposed inside the housing. The rotor is rotatably disposed inside the stator assembly and includes a rotation shaft, and opposite ends of the rotation shaft are supported by the housing. The sensor portion is disposed inside the housing and detects a magnetic field of the rotor.
US09293975B2
An actuator includes: a movable portion that can oscillate around an oscillation axis; a connection portion that extends from the movable portion and is torsionally deformed in accordance with oscillation of the movable portion; and a support portion that supports the connection portion. The movable portion forms a cross shape in a plan view from a thickness direction of the movable portion.
US09293969B2
The present invention has an object to provide an inverter module and an inverter integrated electric compressor capable of reliably suppressing noise interference on a control circuit board and facilitating filling with a resin gel material. Provided is an inverter module including a power system circuit board and a control circuit board (30) that are integrated through a resin case, in which an insulating through hole (47) is provided in a region between: a frame ground (42) connected to a high voltage system formed on the control circuit board (30); and a low voltage circuit (46) adjacent to the frame ground (42).
US09293962B2
The present invention relates to a hollow driving module comprising a hollow driving module including a hollow motor including a stator, a rotor rotating with respect to the stator and having a perforated center portion, and a rotation shaft disposed at and coupled to the perforated center portion of the rotor; a decelerator connected with the rotation shaft positioned at an output side of the hollow motor to decelerate rotation of the rotation shaft; a torque transmission unit being connected to an output side of the decelerator to be driven by a decelerated rotation angle; a first encoder positioned at an input side opposite to a side connected with the decelerator of the hollow motor; a second encoder positioned at a side opposite to a side connected with the hollow motor of the first encoder; and a link connection means connecting the second encoder with the torque transmission unit.
US09293961B2
The present disclosure describes an electric motor that includes a case and a shaft at least partially disposed within the case. A bearing mechanism may also be disposed within the case, and the bearing mechanism may have a first side and a second side opposite the first side. An oil mist inlet may be positioned adjacent to a first side of the bearing mechanism and be in fluid communication with the bearing mechanism. An oil mist outlet may be positioned adjacent to the second side of the bearing mechanism and be in fluid communication with the bearing mechanism.
US09293949B2
Electric power grid monitoring methods and apparatus are described. According to one aspect, an electric power grid signal processing method includes accessing a plurality of signals which are individually indicative of a characteristic of electromechanical energy within an electric power grid, using the plurality of signals, generating a composite signal, and analyzing the composite signal to provide information regarding an oscillatory mode within the electric power system.
