US09527532B2
A three wheeled vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle frame with a frame sidewall providing a substantially flat surface, with recesses in the flat surface. Alignment arms have inner ends and outer ends, where the inner ends are mounted to the frame sidewall, and the outer ends mount a wheel hub. The inner ends have couplings with pivotal portions and fixed portions, the pivotal portions being at least partially positioned within the recesses, and the fixed portions being attached to the substantially flat surface.
US09527518B2
A method for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system, the method including collecting information specific to a mission plan, verifying information specific to the mission, and/or accepting information specific to the mission. The powered system is allowed to be autonomously controlled. A system and a computer software code are also disclosed for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system.
US09527516B2
A railcar bogie includes: a cross beam to support a carbody of a railcar; wheels at both railcar width direction sides of the bogie lined up longitudinally at each side; a pair of front and rear axles respectively at a front side and rear side in the railcar longitudinal direction to sandwich the cross beam each of the axles connect wheels located at the left side and right side of the railcar; bearings at both railcar width direction sides of each axle to rotatably support the axle; axle box portions coupled to the cross beam via elastic members to store the bearing; and plate spring portions to respectively support both railcar width direction end portions of the cross beam and both railcar longitudinal direction end portions of the plate spring portions, supported by the axle box portions. The axle box portions include a surface that supports the plate spring portion.
US09527515B2
Data is collected during the operation of a vehicle and used to produce a ranking of a driver's performance, and that ranking is shared on a hosted website, such that the drivers can compare their performance metrics to their peers. Fleet operators can use these performance metrics as incentives, by linking driver pay with performance. Individual fleet operators can host their own website, where driver rankings in that fleet can be compared, or the website can be hosted by a third party, and multiple fleet operators participate. The third party can offset their costs for operating the website by charging participating fleet operators a fee, and/or by advertising revenue. In some embodiments, all driver performance data is displayed in an anonymous format, so that individual drivers cannot be identified unless the driver shares their user ID.
US09527502B1
A method and apparatus for operating a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle are provided. The includes setting an initial distance until charge (DUC) and calculating a current DUC by subtracting a travel distance of the vehicle from the initial DUC after the initial DUC is set. A current distance to empty (DTE) is calculated based on a current state of charge (SOC) of a battery and the current SOC of the battery is compared with a reference SOC. The current DUC is compared with the current DTE when the current SOC is greater than the reference SOC. Thus, whether a high speed condition or a high load condition is satisfied is determined when the current DUC is greater than the current DTE. A driving mode of the vehicle is then set to be a charge sustaining (CS) mode when the high speed condition or the high load condition is satisfied.
US09527494B2
Methods and systems for determining driveline control parameters for a vehicle are described. In one example, a method for requesting a vehicle to operate in a specific operating region based on a request from a cloud network is described. The method may include options for driver interaction and autonomous vehicle operation.
US09527492B2
A negative pressure sensor abnormality detection apparatus includes a negative pressure sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to a negative pressure that a negative pressure pump generates, the negative pressure assisting a vehicle driver's brake operation; a negative pressure detection part that detects the negative pressure based on the signal that is output by the negative pressure sensor; a number-of-rotations counting part that counts the number of rotations of the negative pressure pump; and an abnormality determination part that determines that the negative pressure sensor is in an abnormal condition if, under a condition where a change in the driver's brake operation falls within a predetermined range, a change in the negative pressure detected by the negative pressure detection part along with an increase in the number of rotations counted by the number-of-rotations counting part is out of a predetermined range.
US09527489B2
An autonomous vehicle control sub-system includes first and second brake control modules that are communicatively and electrically connected to one another and a plurality of wheel-speed sensors communicatively connected to the first brake control module. The first module is programmed to receive wheel-speed data from the wheel-speed sensors. The second module is programmed to process the wheel-speed data in the event of a failure in the first module.
US09527473B2
A through anchor (10), in which, when an occupant is restrained by a webbing (28) in a vehicle emergency, the webbing (28) is moved to the vehicle front side of an insertion hole (20) of a guide piece (18) due to movement of the occupant under inertia, and a vehicle front side end face of the webbing (28) contacts a displacement wall (26) of the guide piece (18) at high load. Rigidity of the displacement wall (26) of the guide piece (18) is reduced due to a displacement hole (24). The displacement wall (26) is accordingly deformed and displaced to the vehicle front side by the webbing (28), enabling occurrence of skewing of the webbing (28) toward the vehicle front side in the insertion hole (20) to be suppressed.
US09527468B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an airbag door assembly for use in a vehicle. The door assembly includes a moving door panel that deforms under pressure of an airbag as it deploys. The airbag system employing this airbag door assembly may be installed in a cavity in a structure on-board the vehicle, or it may be independently mounted to a vehicle structure.
US09527445B2
An accessory mounting system for mounting an accessory at a windshield of a vehicle includes an accessory adapted for mounting at and demounting from a receiving structure adhesively attached by an adhesive to an interior surface of a vehicle windshield. The accessory includes a camera and circuitry. With the accessory received and supported by the receiving structure and with the receiving structure adhesively attached by an adhesive to an interior surface of a vehicle windshield, (i) the accessory receives an input from the equipped vehicle via a CAN bus communication and delivers an output to the equipped vehicle via a CAN bus communication, and (ii) the camera views forwardly through the windshield via a light transmitting portion of a light absorbing layer of the windshield of the equipped vehicle, with the light absorbing layer otherwise hiding the accessory from view through the windshield from external the equipped vehicle.
US09527442B2
A driver dangerous driving reporting device (100) is provided with a danger prediction unit (30) and a danger reporting unit (40). The danger predicting unit (30) associates a driver inside a vehicle with a subject outside the vehicle, and on the basis of a single image simultaneously representing the driver (subject outside vehicle), is capable of predicting dangerous driving of the vehicle by the driver. When dangerous driving by the driver is predicted by the danger prediction unit (30), the danger reporting unit (40) is capable of reporting the dangerous driving by the driver to the driver.
US09527433B2
A control apparatus, which controls a headlight unit, repeatedly performs a process of measuring brightness ahead of the own vehicle using a luminance sensor. For example, when a curved road region is present ahead of the own vehicle, measurement is made of the brightness of a road surface or a guardrail of a specified region (region to which light from a headlight unit of a forward vehicle is emitted) in the road region. Then, a variation (Δ) in a measurement value of the brightness from a previous measurement value is calculated. When the variation (Δ) is equal to or more than a threshold TH, a vehicle yet to emerge is predicted to emerge in a forward view of the own vehicle to thereby switch a lighting mode for the light emitted from the headlight unit to another mode so that the emergence area is darkened.
US09527427B2
A container according the present application includes a container auto-lock system. The container auto-lock system is integrated into the outboard apertures of the lower castings of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system includes a locking mechanism which is configured to recess when the container is lowered onto a surface lacking an acceptable receiving aperture. The locking mechanism is also configured to automatically lock when placed on top of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system is configured to be compatible with international sized container by allowing the inboard apertures on each lower casting to be available for attaching the domestic container on top of an international container with a conventional locking device.
US09527421B2
A vehicle seat comprising a seat base and seat back each including a spring structure, planar electro-active polymer actuators, each having a first state and coupled to one of the spring structures, a control in communication with the actuators and configured to deliver a predetermined electrical input to one or more of the actuators, wherein the predetermined electrical input deforms at least one of the actuators to a second state.
US09527420B2
A seat assembly is provided that includes a seat cover having a base panel with a rear-facing surface and first and second opposing lateral extremities. The seat cover has a first panel that is secured to the base panel and at least partially overlays the base panel. The first panel has a first free end that defines a first pocket that opens toward the first lateral extremity. The seat cover also includes a retaining member that is secured to the base panel and at least partially overlays the base panel. The retaining member is spaced laterally on the base panel from the first panel and is configured with a free midportion that can be selectively liftable away from the base panel. The free midportion is aligned with the first pocket for retaining an object between the first panel and the retaining member.
US09527418B2
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat back and a seat base. A shell is disposed in the seat base and includes a left leg support and a right leg support. A membrane is disposed over the shell and includes a plurality of perforations. The membrane and the shell define a cavity. An air channel is defined in a bottom wall of the shell. The air channel extends at least partially into the left leg support and the right leg support. A spacer material is disposed in the cavity. A fan is in communication with the air channel and is configured to move air through the channel, the spacer material, and the plurality of perforations.
US09527411B2
Provided is a child restraint system (CRS) with automated installation that provides automated feedback and control of seat installation angle, belt latching and tightening, and confirmation of correct install. The CRS utilizes sensors to monitor CRS base angle relative to level, confirm correct latching of the CRS to its base and then to the vehicle seat, and confirm tightening of the belts to the required tension to be crashworthy. The stepwise operation and confirmation of the installation procedure may be operated via button(s) or other tactical input, and relayed to the user via electronic visual display and/or audible means. All operations will be overseen and processed by an integrated control system, affording minimal user decision or interface. An intelligent latching device which can be adapted for use with an existing CRS is also provided.
US09527403B2
A method of thermally conditioning an energy storage of a vehicle while charging includes: receiving, at a charging station, thermal information about the energy storage; supplying, by the charging station, electric energy to the energy storage in a charging session; and providing, by the charging station and based on the thermal information, thermal conditioning of the energy storage during at least part of the charging session.
US09527397B2
An apparatus for preventing overshoot at the beginning of slow charging is provided. The apparatus includes a controller configured to receive initial charging command information during slow charging from electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and generate initial charging information for preventing overshoot using the initial charging command information. The apparatus further includes a charger for performing charging of a battery using the initial charging information, and a battery management system (BMS) configured to generate sensing information by sensing the charger, and charge the battery using the sensing information based on an originally set algorithm of the EVSE after a preset time based on whether the charging of the battery is stabilized.
US09527381B2
A fuel filler lid device is capable of protrusion and movement and has a door hook which locks a fuel filler lid in a closed state by being urged in an extending direction by a spring and unlocks the fuel filler lid by being contracted/operated by a door motor. A wall portion that regulates extension of the door hook at a first position in a state locked by the door hook at a closed position is provided on the fuel filler lid. If a sensor detects that the door hook is at the first position for a predetermined time, it is determined that the fuel filler lid is in the closed state, while the sensor detects that the door hook is at a second position protruding more than the first position for a predetermined time, it is determined that the fuel filler lid is in an open state.
US09527378B2
An air supply mechanism of an electric vehicle includes: a first air flowing pipe; a second air flowing pipe; and an air blower configured to generate a flow of air such that the air flows through a first air inlet into a first air flowing pipe and is discharged through a first air outlet to electric component accommodating spaces, and the air in the electric component accommodating spaces flows through a second air inlet into a second air flowing pipe and is discharged through a second air outlet to a space outside a vehicle body. The first air inlet and the second air outlet are arranged higher than a first battery, a second battery, and an inverter serving as “electric components.”
US09527377B2
A powertrain apparatus may include a planetary gear set including a first rotary member connected to a first motor and selectively operating as an input element or a fixing element, a second rotary member supplied with power from an engine and selectively operating as an input element, and a third rotary member connected to an output shaft and selectively operating as an output element, a second motor supplying power to a motor input shaft, and a transmission including a plurality of pairs of engaged gears forming different transmission gear ratios, the pairs of engaged gears being provided on the motor input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, with an engaging unit provided on the motor input shaft at a location between the pairs of engaged gears and selecting one of the pairs of engaged gears corresponding to a driving speed.
US09527374B2
A golf cart enclosure system for a golf cart having a passenger cabin, a roof mounted on a frame for covering the passenger cabin and a front windshield. The system comprises a guide rail secured to the frame proximate the roof and a panel of a length sufficient to extend from the guide rail to the golf cart passenger cabin below. A plurality of swivel rollers is provided, wherein a first end of the swivel roller rollably engages the guide rail and wherein a second end of the swivel roller is fastened to the panel. The panel slidably moves along the guide rail from a closed position where the panel is fully extended to an open position where the panel is retracted.
US09527373B2
A corner assembly for a tonneau cover system of a pick-up truck is provided and has a corner member, a lid member and a lengthened cushion member. A connection surface of the corner member is formed with a stepped recess, and the lid member is embedded in the stepped recess to cover ribs and cavities in the stepped recess. The lengthened cushion member is L-shaped and attached to the connection surface of the corner member, the lid member and two surfaces of two adjacent frame members.
US09527372B2
A vehicle body structure having a detachable roof, in which a front seal member is provided in a roof opening, and the front seal member is in contact with a press end of a soft top. The front seal member includes a first stopper member provided adjacent to a first seal member and a second stopper member provided adjacent to a second seal member. The press end is in contact with both the first stopper member and the second stopper member in a condition that sealing is maintained by both the first seal member and the second seal member.
US09527370B2
A damping and stiffening assembly for a body panel. The assembly includes a first damping patch and a second damping patch that are attached to the body panel. The assembly also includes a stiffening lamination that has a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The first end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the first damping patch. The middle portion of the stiffening lamination attaches to the body panel. The second end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the second damping patch.
US09527368B2
A semi-independent suspension system adapted for a rear or front drive and optionally steerable axle system of a low-floor heavy vehicle, comprising a twist beam axle assembly (1), a Panhard rod (8), and a pair of spring and shock absorber systems (9). The twist beam axle assembly (1) comprises a pair of rigid longitudinal trailing arms (3), a pair of wheel mounting members to lower the cross-beam relative to the wheel axis (2) and a straight cross-beam (7). The cross-beam is set in the right and left trailing arms and the wheel mounting members by an interference fit technique. The cross-beam (7) has an open-section and is rigid in bending but flexible in torsion. The shape of the cross-section is specifically tailored to increase and control each of the vertical and horizontal bending stiffness (7). The cross-section is characterized by having horizontal and vertical lines of symmetry, but with asymmetric horizontal and vertical geometries. The combination of features of the twist beam axle assembly (1) provides for a full flat floor without slope or extra height over the axle.
US09527365B2
A vehicle height adjusting apparatus includes: an annular movable spring receiver in sliding contact with a guide surface formed on an outer periphery of an outer tube of a damper, the movable spring receiver being configured to support one side end of a suspension spring, the suspension spring biasing the damper in an expansion direction; a driving mechanism configured to drive the movable spring receiver in an axial direction of the damper; an auxiliary spring configured to bias the movable spring receiver to the suspension spring side; and a dust cover configured to cover a portion on the guide surface, the movable spring receiver being in sliding contact with the guide surface in the portion. The dust cover is held on the outer tube by means of a spring force of the auxiliary spring.
US09527364B2
Systems and methods for controlling a damper force based on temperature are disclosed. Signals associated with a damping force value of one or more dampers are received at a controller. The signals are received, at the controller, from at least one suspension height sensor, at least one vehicle velocity sensor, at least one ambient temperature sensor, and at least one engine coolant sensor. A damper temperature is estimated, at the controller, and a damping force of the damper is adjusted to a nominal force based on the estimated damper temperature.
US09527363B2
An active suspension system senses roadway defects and adjusts an active and controllable suspension system of the vehicle before tires come in contact with the defect. The active suspension system identifies a type of defect or debris, e.g., pothole, bump, object, etc., along with the size, width, depth, and/or height information of the defect to more accurately control operation of the suspension system to prepare for, or avoid contact with the roadway defects and obstacles. Imaging techniques are employed to identify the defect or debris. Operation of a serviced cruise control system is controlled to enhance passenger safety and comfort.
US09527360B2
A refurbishment assembly for heavy duty truck chassis and a novel bracket for maintaining said assembly in such chassis including a method of creating or manufacturing such an assembly and its mounting on a heavy duty truck chassis.
US09527357B2
A trunnion bracket 4 mounted through fastening members 16 on a lower surface of each of opposite ends of a cross member 10 laterally of a vehicle is integrally formed with a trunnion plate part 4b which extends and stands upward from an outer surface of the trunnion bracket 4 and is mounted on an outer surface of a web 5a of a frame 5 through fastening members 17.
US09527356B2
A locking hitch ring apparatus includes a hitch ring member adapted at a rear end thereof for attachment to a towed vehicle. A drawpin hole defined by the hitch ring member is oriented such that an axis of the drawpin hole is oriented vertically when the hitch ring member is attached to the towed vehicle. A lock plate is movably attached to the hitch ring member such that the lock plate is movable from a closed position, where the lock plate blocks the drawpin hole, to an open position, where the drawpin hole is open, and a lock mechanism is operative to lock the lock plate in the closed position.
US09527355B1
A folding tongue trailer hitch for installation on a towable vehicle provides the ability to store the hitch while not in use for aesthetic and space efficiency purposes. A vehicle attachment frame is connected to the towable vehicle, and a hitch support frame is hingedly connected to the vehicle attachment frame by a hitching linkage. A hitching element is connected to the hitch support frame opposite the hinging linkage and may be any pertinent towing element. An angular lock releasably secures the hitch support frame in the lowered position for towing, utilizing receiving slots in the vehicle attachment frame and the hitch support frame into which locking rods may be inserted to lock the hitch support frame in the lowered position. A first and second lateral arm of the hitch support frame are positioned symmetrically about a central arm of the hitch support frame for structural support.
US09527348B2
A tire tread band having a center, two shoulders on either side of the center, and two edges on either side of the shoulders and forming a transition with the sidewalls. The profile of the tread band has at least a first arc forming part of the center, two second arcs forming part of the shoulders, and two third arcs forming part of the edges; and, at one junction, each second arc is connected discontinuously to the first arc by a step, wherein the second arc is not tangent to, and is radially lower than, the first arc.
US09527341B2
In one embodiment, an extruded board includes at least one streak portion including a first colored portion at an outer surface of a core portion of the board, a second colored portion extending into the core from the first colored portion, and a third colored portion extending further into the core from the second colored portion, and at least one resin portion including a first base portion located directly between the second colored portion and the outer surface, and a second base portion located directly between the third colored portion and the outer surface, the resin portion having an opacity which allows the second colored portion to be viewed from the outer surface through the first base portion under natural light, and which does not allow the third colored portion to the viewed from the outer surface through the second base portion under natural light.
US09527338B1
A paint can rim cover attaches to a grooved annular rim of a paint can. The rim cover is an annular cover with concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls and an intermediate cylindrical plug extending from the bottom surface of the annular cover. An inner fin extends outwardly from the bottom of the inner cylindrical wall and an outer fin extends inwardly from the bottom of the outer cylindrical wall. When attached, the plug substantially fills the groove and the fins engage inner and outer edges of the rim.
US09527331B2
A repositionable medium includes a base, a paper, and a first repositionable adhesive. The base has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end edge, and a second end edge. The paper is fixedly coupled to the top surface of the base proximate to the first end edge. The paper has an inner edge and an outer edge. The outer edge is closer to the first end edge than the inner edge is to the first end edge. The inner edge is spaced a first distance from the first end edge of the base. The first repositionable adhesive is fixed to the bottom surface of the base and is not present in a first low adhesion area at a line across a width of the base and spaced a second distance from the second end edge of the base. The second distance equals the length of the first distance.
US09527330B2
The invention pertains to a device for forming the spine region and/or the adjacent joint areas of a book case prior to casing-in the book block by means of a forming component that lifts the spine region out of the extended starting position relative to rails that hold down the case boards or the joint areas, wherein the forming geometry of the forming component can be varied by means of motor-driven adjustments, and wherein a separate adjusting drive is assigned to each of the elements that can be adjusted relative to the base element and form the book case.
US09527312B2
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a discharge unit that is capable of discharging a liquid, a medium support unit in which an opening portion is provided, and which supports a medium onto which the liquid is discharged, a heater that is capable of applying heat to the medium, a sensor that detects an energy in a detectable region, a control unit that is capable of changing an output of the heater on the basis of the energy, and a detectable portion whose energy is detected by the sensor, and which is provided in a position that is within the opening portion and is within the detectable region.
US09527306B2
The effect of air resistance acting on ink drops discharged from nozzles of an ink-jet head is appropriately controlled, for example, by means of a method suitable for a breathable medium, such as a cloth and the like. In this way, for example, high-resolution printing, printing with a great gap distance, and the like is properly implemented.An ink-jet printer 10, for printing on a breathable medium 50 through which air passes from a printing surface to a rear surface, includes an ink-jet head 12 for discharging ink drops toward the medium 50, and a rear side component 14, having a hollow portion that opens its space toward the rear surface of the medium 50; and then ink-jet head 12 includes nozzles for discharging ink drops to the medium 50, and an airflow blowing section for blowing airflow, at least a part of the airflow going through a travel path of the ink drops, and the airflow moving toward the medium 50 together with the ink drops; and the rear side component 14 receives the airflow, passing through from the printing surface of the medium 50 to the rear surface of the same, with the hollow portion.
US09527300B2
A print head mounting assembly for mounting and positioning an inkjet print head on a print head support structure includes a first clamping mechanism for clamping the inkjet print head in a first direction and a second clamping mechanism for clamping the inkjet print head in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction. In order to ease adjustment of the position of the print head, the second clamping mechanism includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the print head in the second direction and a release mechanism for releasing the first clamping mechanism, the release mechanism being arranged that the release mechanism is to be operated for operating the adjustment mechanism.
US09527294B2
A head includes a nozzle face having a nozzle discharging a first liquid. A wiper contacts to the nozzle face and moves in relation to the nozzle face. An absorption member moistened by a second liquid absorbs the first liquid adhered to the wiper while moving in relation to the wiper and has a contact portion and a surface groove. The contact portion is provided on a side of an absorption face of the absorption member so as to come into contact with the wiper. The absorption face is a face on a side of the absorption member facing the wiper. The surface groove is provided on an absorption face side. The surface groove is recessed in a direction apart from the wiper than the contact portion and extends along an extending direction in which an edge on an absorption member side of the wiper extends.
US09527288B2
Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus for discharging a liquid. The liquid discharging apparatus includes droplet dischargers each discharging droplets onto a substrate, a cap unit provided with recesses covering outlets of the droplet dischargers, and movable between a retracting position away from the outlets of the droplet dischargers and a capping position in which the outlets of the droplet dischargers are closed, and a cleaner provided with absorbers contacting edges of the recesses of the cap unit, and closing the recesses in synchronization with movement of the cap unit to the retracting position.
US09527286B2
Humidified gas generated by a humidifying unit is supplied to a space between two adjacent print heads from one side of the space, and the humidified gas supplied to the space is discharged from the other side facing the one side across the space.
US09527285B2
A nozzle plate for a liquid droplet discharge head to discharge a charged liquid droplet, includes a discharge port disposed on a nozzle face; a discharge chamber filled with liquid to be discharged from the discharge port; a nozzle hole extending from the discharge port in a thickness direction of the nozzle plate and communicating with the discharge chamber; a first electrode disposed at either the discharge chamber or the nozzle hole and contacting part of the liquid droplet; and a second electrode disposed on the nozzle face and neither connecting to the first electrode nor contacting the liquid droplet.
US09527280B2
For a lenticular in which a lens body having low shape accuracy is disposed on one end portion, when the other end portion of the lenticular is detected, a position of a carriage at the time of detecting the end portion of the lenticular is stored in a buffer as a paper end position, a carriage motor is controlled such that the carriage is separated from a home position and moved in a main scanning direction, and a printing head is controlled such that an ink discharge having a color according to printing data is started at the paper end position. Since the lens body having high shape accuracy is disposed on the end portion of the lenticular, it is possible to land the ink onto a more suitable position with respect to the lens body, thereby allowing printing quality to be improved.
US09527279B2
A liquid droplet discharge device includes pressure chambers in communication with nozzles, wherein the pressure chambers are for storing ink; an oscillation plate that is disposed over the pressure chambers, so that an elastic wall of each of the pressure chambers is formed; pressure generating elements that are disposed to face the pressure chambers through the oscillation plate; a drive waveform generator for generating, for each of the nozzles, a drive waveform by using drive waveform data that indicates a shape of the drive waveform for driving the corresponding pressure generating element; a residual oscillation detector for detecting residual oscillation that is generated in each of the pressure chambers after driving the pressure generating elements; and a controller for correcting, during printing, the drive waveform data for each of the nozzles, based on a detection result by the residual oscillation detector.
US09527270B2
A cylinder system for tissue paper lamination comprising an embossing cylinder (22), which includes a combined DESL (1) and Point to Point (2) embossing, and for this purpose, higher elements (23) are provided for DESL process, and lower elements (24) for Point to Point process, such elements forming several relieves on paper surface and can compose figures, ribbing and all sorts of drawings.
US09527265B2
A device has a first part including polyethylene terephthelate (PET) with a fiber fill and a second part bonded to the first part. The second part includes an alloy of polyester and polycarbonate. The first and second part may be bonded together by placing the first part and the second part in contact with one another and heating the second part to bond the second part to the first part.
US09527263B2
This application relates to a method and apparatus for forming a textured stain resistant fabric. The stain resistant layer can be formed from a non-conventional anti-stain resistant resin that can conform to varying texturing geometries. In one embodiment, the stain resistant layer can be formed against a sheet of release paper having a texturing surface configured to form a textured surface on the stain resistant layer.
US09527256B2
A process and an apparatus for building tires for vehicle wheels includes assembling at least one tire component through laying of strip-like elements disposed circumferentially close to each other on a deposition surface radially external to the forming drum, wherein laying of each strip-like element includes: radially moving the strip-like element close to the deposition surface; locking a central portion of the strip-like element against the deposition surface; and pulling the strip-like element in opposite directions starting from the central portion toward the opposite ends thereof, while the central portion is maintained in a locked condition against the deposition surface, so as to progressively lay down the strip-like element against the deposition surface.
US09527252B2
A method of making an eyewear frame having substantially rigid sections joined with a soft and/or flexible nose bridge. The substantially rigid sections and soft and/or flexible nose bridge are made in separate molding processes. The cured substantially rigid sections and cured soft and/or flexible nose bridge are then joined together in a further molding process by injecting a bonding material into interfaces between the soft and/or flexible nose bridge and the respective substantially rigid sections. The eyewear frame may be painted. A pre-painting surface treatment may be applied to the soft and/or flexible nose bridge before it is joined with the substantially rigid right and left sections.
US09527245B2
Provided is a method of 3D printing with the use of a heater-free, hand-held 3D printing device such as a 3D printing pen. The method consists of adjusting the extrusion feed rate of the substance through the orifice with the use of a substance feed mechanism to provide curing conditions at which the extruded substance maintains a shape-sustaining state; extruding the substance; and curing the extruded substance to the shape-sustaining state by irradiating the extruded substance outside the device with light-radiation elements such as LEDs. The feed rate of the extrusion is carried out once, experimentally, before multiple practical use of the heater-free 3D printing device. The extrudable substance is a photopolymerizable polymer composition that has kinematic viscosity in the range of 7.00 to 10.00 MM2/C when measured at room temperature by the capillarity method.
US09527238B2
Methods are provided for manufacturing a thrust reverser cascade. One of these methods includes providing a first cascade segment and providing a second cascade segment. The first cascade segment includes a first frame rail, a second frame rail and an array of first vane segments laterally between the first and the second frame rails. The second cascade segment includes an array of second vane segments. The second cascade segment is bonded laterally to and between the first and the second frame rails and transversely to the array of first vane segments. In another method, first and second cascade segments are discretely molded. Each of the cascade segments includes an array of vane segments and comprises fiber reinforcement in a polymer matrix. The second cascade segment is bonded to the first cascade segment and is nested into the first cascade segment.
US09527233B2
The present invention includes a method for operating a container treatment installation and a container treatment installation. The container treatment installation comprises at least one container treatment device with at least one first functional element (6). The first functional element (6) comprises a first drive for at least one first work function of the first functional element (6) during active container treatment mode (AM). The container treatment installation further comprises at least one second functional element (11). The first functional element (6) comprises at least one first actuation element (7) and, in a first active container treatment mode (AM), is set such that the first actuation element (7) performs no function on the second functional element (11). For a second active container treatment mode or for a third change operating mode (WM), the at least one first functional element (6) is moved and/or re-positioned or adjusted by the first drive such that the first actuation element (7) triggers or activates a function of the second functional element (11) through contact with the at least one second functional element (11).
US09527225B2
A process for manufacturing a plastic hollow body by molding two sheets of molten plastic in a mold including two cavities, the process including: a) two molten plastic sheets are manufactured by extrusion of at least one stream of molten plastic and transverse cutting thereof; b) these sheets are introduced between the mold cavities; c) the mold is closed and the hollow body is manufactured by conforming the two sheets to the mold cavities; d) the hollow body thus obtained is removed from the mold; e) all of operations a) to d) are repeated to manufacture another hollow body from two new sheets; and before, during, or after the transverse cutting operation, the lower portion of the two new sheets is cooled using a specific device that makes possible a local cooling of the sheets in the lower portion.
US09527221B2
A method is provided for forming a barbed medical device which includes the steps of providing a blank workpiece and forming at least one barb on the blank workpiece by applying vibrational energy to a tool and bringing the tool and the blank workpiece into contact with each other at an angle such that the tool cuts into the surface of the blank workpiece. A barbed medical device formed by this method is also provided.
US09527212B2
A mobile self-propelled robot for autonomously carrying out actions. The robot includes a drive module for moving the robot over a floor area; a processing module for carrying out the activities during a processing stage; at least one sensor module for detecting information relating to the structure of the surroundings; a detector module configured to detect a displacement of the robot prior to or during the processing stage. Further, the robot includes a navigation module configured to navigate the robot over the floor area during the processing stage using a map of the surroundings, to store and manage one or more maps of the surroundings, and to carry out a self-positioning process if the detector module has detected a displacement of the robot. During the self-positioning process, the presence and the location of the robot within the stored maps are detected.
US09527201B2
A hand-power tool, in particular a drill and/or chiseling hammer, includes a transmission, a machine housing, and an inner housing arranged within the machine housing. The inner housing is provided for at least partially receiving at least one transmission element of the transmission. The at least one transmission element is supported jointly by the inner housing and by the machine housing.
US09527200B2
A shoe attached to a shoe attachment portion includes a spanner portion. As the shoe can be separated from a tool main body of the cutout tool, the shoe can be used as a spanner. The shoe can function as the spanner for replacing a bit in a bit attachment mechanism. In addition, the shoe has its original function of the shoe by which a protrusion amount of the bit can be adjusted. Since the shoe is attached to the shoe attachment portion and held by the tool main body, it turns out that the spanner can be prepared for use with the cutout tool.
US09527199B2
A hand-held power tool is disclosed. The tool has a pneumatic striking mechanism. The striking mechanism includes a motor-driven exciter, a guide tube and a striker. A pneumatic spring configured inside the guide tube between the exciter and the striker is circumferentially sealed pressure-tight by an inner surface of the guide tube. The exciter and/or the striker are configured as a piston guided by the inner surface. An inner surface of the guide tube is provided with a plurality of molded depressions.
US09527194B2
A polyaxial tool, including an elongate body defining a first end, a second and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; the elongate body defining a cavity at the first end; a plurality of arcuate gear teeth circumferentially arranged in the cavity and movable with respect to the elongate body; a socket coupled to the housing and coaxial with the plurality of gear teeth; and a handle coupled to the second end, where an angular position of at least one of the elongate body and handle is adjustable with respect to the plurality of gear teeth.
US09527191B2
A locking pliers is provided with pivotably secured first and second handles; a link and quick release assembly having both ends pivotably secured to the first and second handles respectively; first and second jaw carriers each including a casing member, a jaw pivotaby secured to the casing member, and an arm having one end secured to the casing member and the other end moveably mounted in either handle; a spring member disposed in either handle for clamping the arm.
US09527190B2
A high articulation glove includes a covering for a human hand. The covering includes a palm portion, a dorsal portion, a thumb sheath, an index finger sheath, a middle finger sheath, a ring finger sheath, and a small finger sheath. At least one hook or loop fastener is attached to a distal phalanx portion of at least one of the finger sheaths on a palm side of the covering. The at least one hook or loop fastener has a size smaller than the distal phalanx portion of the corresponding at least one finger sheath on the palm side of the covering it is attached to.
US09527186B2
An eyeglass lens processing system includes: a plurality of processing devices including first and second processing devices, each of the first and second processing devices including a lens processing unit configured to process an eyeglass lens and a processing control unit configured to control the lens processing unit; a memory unit configured to store first processing information based on which the first processing device performs a first process on the eyeglass lens; and a processing setting unit that includes a setting unit configured to set, for each of the first and second processing devices, correction data based on which the first processing information is to be corrected to acquire second processing information. One of the first and second processing devices performs a second process on the eyeglass lens based on the second processing information.
US09527185B2
A test gauge for determining whether a tool holder assembly that utilizes a retention knob is properly assembled. The test gauge is mounted on a tool holder before the installation of a retention knob. Measurement devices, such as dial indicators, determine whether a “wobble” exists between the test gauge and the tapered surface of the tool holder and also provide a distance measurement between the test gauge and a reference surface on the tool holder. After installation of the retention knob, the test gauge is again placed on the tool holder in the same relative position and the distance between the test gauge and the reference surface is again observed. Any change in the distance measurement is an indication that the installation of the retention knob produced a distortion in the tool holder tapered surface which, if not corrected, can produce wear in the tool holder, the spindle and/or the cutting tool. The test gauge also includes at least one measurement device for measuring wobble between the test gauge and a tool holder received by the test gauge.
US09527180B2
A set means for setting a workpiece (11) is provided behind a main shaft (4), the front end of which is provided with a chuck (8) that opens and closes freely, and is disposed so as to support the workpiece (11) with the chuck central axis line (C1) of the chuck (8) and the workpiece central axis line (C2) of the workpiece (11) positioned on a single line. The orientation of a workpiece (11)-holding means (53) of a conveyance means (56) for conveying the workpiece (11) between the set means (41) and the main shaft (4) is configured to be maintained when transferring the workpiece (11) between the holding means and the set means (41) and when transferring between the holding means and the chuck (8).
US09527178B2
An apparatus for inverting a panel including a base assembly, an elongated support assembly mounted on the base assembly, a carriage assembly mounted on the support assembly displaceable along the length thereof, means for displacing the carriage assembly along the length of the support assembly, an elongated beam assembly provided with means for detachably securing a panel, pivotally connected to the carriage assembly and means for pivoting the beam assembly relative to the support assembly.
US09527175B2
A moving body guide mechanism of a machine tool includes at least two bar-shaped guide members, and sliders engaged with the two guide members, respectively, movably with respect to the guide members so that a moving body is guided along an axis parallel to a moving axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the guide members. Attaching surfaces of the two guide members or the sliders to the moving body are provided symmetrically across a plane including the axis parallel to the moving axis in such a manner that an angle formed by the attaching surfaces becomes smaller than 180°.
US09527171B2
An apparatus for installing and removing a flow restrictor from a differential pressure measurement device with a seal housing attached to the differential measurement device. The seal housing being sealed to the fitting opening and having a channel connecting the fitting opening and a housing opening. The seal housing has first, second and third seals spaced along the channel. The distance between the first and third seals is greater than the height of the flow restrictor. The first, second and third seals are retractable between an extended, sealing position and a retracted, open position. At least one bleeder valve is positioned between the first and third seals for equalizing pressure between the channel and an external pressure. A series of rotating drivers are spaced along the channel and move the flow restrictor along the channel between the receptacle in the fitting and the housing opening of the seal housing.
US09527145B2
A saw attachment mechanism includes at least one guide roller configured for releasable engagement with a track, a guide roller shaft and a guide roller pivot, each coupled to the guide roller, at least one pushrod configured for engagement with the guide roller shaft, and a cam shaft coupled to a handle. The guide roller can rotate around a guide roller axle. The guide roller pivot is coupled to the one guide roller to allow rotation of the guide roller and guide roller shaft toward and away from an engaged configuration. The pushrod can engage the guide roller shaft at a first end and the cam shaft at a second end. As the cam shaft is rotated, the pushrod slides to engage the guide roller shaft, to swing the guide roller shaft into an engaged position.
US09527144B2
A table saw includes a base, a workpiece support structure, and an extension support assembly. The workpiece support structure is supported by the base and defines a workpiece support surface. The extension support assembly includes (i) a guide movable in relation to the base between a first guide position and a second guide position, (ii) an arm assembly movably supported by the guide, and (iii) a cam mechanism movable in relation to the base between a first cam position and a second cam position. Movement of the cam mechanism from the first cam position to the second cam position causes movement of the guide from the first guide position to the second guide position.
US09527138B2
A clamping means in the type of an outer clamping means or an inner clamping means for fixed-clamping of work pieces, for the purpose of rotative processing. For achieving a radial displaceability of the clamping segments thereof, an inclined guide surface of a clamping sleeve or of a clamping mandrel with correspondingly inclined slide surfaces on the clamping segments are used. For the application of force into the clamping segments, at least one coupling element is provided on the housing or on the actuation member. The clamping element is axially fixed to the housing or to the actuation member and engages with at least one clamping segment axially in a form-fit manner in a coupling region between an in axial direction distal guide surface region of the guide surface and an in axial direction proximal guide surface region of the guide surface.
US09527135B2
In a bar puller, pins mount serrated rollers to pivoting arms, which are mounted by additional pins to a bar puller body. The body houses movable cups positioned to compress springs in response to pivoting motion of the pivoting arms. A cover retains the springs and cups in the body. In a manufacturing process where elongated stock material needs to be positioned automatically, such as in a CNC turning center, the bar puller manipulates the elongated material in the machine by holding it rigidly so that the bar puller can move the elongated material on the axis of elongation. This is accomplished by forcing the end effectors over the material, which separates the end effectors by pivoting the arms. The geometry of the pivoting arms causes interaction with the cups and springs to generate an opposing spring force to separate the end effectors.
US09527114B2
An apparatus is provided for processing mail by severing an edge of each envelope in a stack of mail. The apparatus includes an input bin for receiving a stack of mail. A feeder feeds the bottom envelope from the input bin to a transport that conveys the envelope along an envelope path. A cutter positioned along the envelope path severs one edge of the envelopes. A detector detects a characteristic of the envelope and a sorter sorts the envelope in response to the detected characteristic.
US09527106B2
An applicator for dispensing a first viscous fluid includes a support structure, a cartridge including a first wall and a first interior space. The first interior space receives a first collapsible tube holding the first viscous fluid. The first collapsible tube is formed from a flexible material and has a length with generally opposite sidewall portions defined along the length. The first collapsible tube is positioned against the first wall and further includes a closed end and a dispensing end. An actuator is operatively coupled to the support structure and moves through the interior space of the cartridge along the length of the collapsible tube and against one of the generally opposite sidewall portions to compress the one generally opposite sidewall portion against the other sidewall portion along the length and squeeze the viscous fluid from the dispensing end.
US09527103B2
A flameless candle device with a fountain includes a container, a light-emitting member, and a pump motor. The container has an outer wall to surround an accommodation space. The accommodation space is divided into a first half portion and a second half portion by a partition. The first half portion is in communication with the second half portion through an opening. The partition has a flange thereon. The accommodation space is adapted to accommodate a fluid, such as water. The light-emitting member is located in the accommodation space. The pump motor is in communication with the first half portion and the second half portion. When the pump motor is activated, the water flows from the first half portion to the second half portion, alternatively, from the second half portion to the first half portion. The present invention provides an illumination effect as well as visual and auditory enjoyments.
US09527096B1
Embodiments disclosed herein describe sprinkler systems that are integrated into a fence. More specifically, embodiments relate to a sprinkler system with sprinkler heads that are configured to be extended from a top surface of the fence when in operation and recessed into the fence when not in use.
US09527092B2
A nozzle hole mechanism (10) is provided with a nozzle hole (28) which ejects a concentrate into the atmosphere, a swirl chamber (30) which supplies the concentrate to the nozzle hole (28), and a path (27) which supplies the concentrate to the swirl chamber (30). The diameter of the nozzle hole (28) is 0.2 mm or less, the length of the nozzle hole (28) is in the range of 0.05-0.3 mm, and the swirl chamber (30) and the nozzle hole (28) are located on the same axis. The swirl chamber (3) is equipped with a front section having a solid cylindrical shape, which communicates with the nozzle hole, and a rear section having an ring shape. The nozzle hole mechanism is configured in such a manner that the concentrate is supplied to the rear section (30a) and discharged from the nozzle hole (28) via the front section (30b). The configuration enables the nozzle mechanism to spray fine particles over a wide area using small spray amount.
US09527089B2
Magnetic filter systems may be constructed with various arrangements of permanent magnets, including but not limited to checkerboard and spiral arrangements. When coupled to a conventional filter, exemplary magnetic filter systems capture ferrous particulates against the outer wall of the conventional filter by magnetic attraction, thereby reducing the number of particulates in a fluid stream and improving the quality of the filtered fluid.
US09527086B2
A gyratory crusher includes a frame and a crushing head which is arranged rotatably about a substantially vertical shaft. The frame has an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion. The lower frame portion includes a hub. The hub has a centralized arranged through hole with a center axis extending through the hole and the hub. The hole is arranged to cooperate with the shaft being rotatably arranged in the hole. The hub is connected by arms to the lower frame portion and includes a drive ring pocket.
US09527067B2
Catalytic materials with high activity in various chemical reactions as well as high durability are described. The catalytic materials are composed of specific, hybrid combinations of inorganic/polymeric compounds containing metal nano-particles therein, and can be easily reused with negligible catalysts leaching. They are particularly useful, but not limited to, the hydrogenation of substituted α,β unsaturated acids or esters.
US09527062B2
The present disclosure relates to nanosheet synthesis. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) atomic thin films and hydrogen evolution reactions. In one or more embodiments, a synthesis process may include sublimation of sulfur and MoCl5, reaction of MoCl5 and S to produce gaseous MoS2 species, transfer of the MoS2 species by carrier gas, diffusion of MoS2 species from the gas phase onto receiving substrates, and precipitation of MoS2 on the substrates.
US09527059B2
A field kit for collecting analytical samples has one or more dynamic fabric phase sorptive extraction (DFPSE) devices and/or fabric phase sorptive extraction (FPSE) devices and a plurality of containers for storing and transporting the DFPSEs and/or FPSEs that were used for sampling. The field kit has media for documenting information concerning the site, quantity, date, and/or other pertinent information concerning the sampling. Samples can be maintained within the kit for any required period of storage. Sampling can be done once or a plurality of times, such that an initial analysis can be carried out and analysis can be repeated using a portion of a FPSE or with a redundant FPSE that has been stored. The DFPSE device is a sampling device including a plurality of FPSEs, such that a number of different types of analytes can be sampled in different layers of the DFPSE. At least one external surface layer of the DFPSE is a barrier FPSE that restricts solids from underlying layers.
US09527056B2
Aerosols can be created by filament stretching and breaking of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids by applying a strain to and stretching the fluid. The fluid is stretched along a strain pathway and forms a fluid filament between diverging surfaces. The stretched fluid filament breaks into droplets that can be harvested to form a mist or aerosol. The aerosol creation systems can include one or more pairs of counter-rotating rollers that are positioned adjacent to each other that stretch the fluid or a pair of pistons that move toward and away from each other to stretch the fluid. Some aerosol creation systems can include multiple pairs of counter-rotating rollers that are positioned in a circular, oval, or linear pattern. The aerosol creation system with multiple pairs of counter-rotating rollers can generate mist is one or more directions and can be positioned between two concentric rings or linearly, among other configurations.
US09527045B2
A carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membrane is made by pyrolyzing a film or hollow fiber membrane made of a polyimide polymer or copolymer essentially consisting of repeating units of dianhydride-derived units and diamine-derived units. At least 50% of the dianhydride-derived units are derived from 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane (6FDA). At least 50% of the diamine-derived units are derived from 2,5-diethyl-6-methyl-1,3-diamino benzene (DETDA).
US09527041B2
A method for forming an isoporous graded film comprising multiblock copolymers and isoporous graded films. The films have a surface layer and a bulk layer. The surface layer can have at least 1×1014 pores/m2 and a pore size distribution (dmax/dmin)) of less than 3. The bulk layer has an asymmetric structure. The films can be used in filtration applications.
US09527038B2
A bioelectrochemical system includes an anode, a saline solution chamber, and a cathode. The anode is at least partially positioned within an anode chamber containing an aqueous reaction mixture including one or more organic compounds and one or more bacteria for oxidizing the organic compounds. The saline solution chamber contains a draw solution and is separated from the anode chamber by a forward osmosis membrane. Water diffuses across the forward osmosis membrane from the aqueous reaction mixture to the draw solution.
US09527033B2
A three-way catalytic material that reduces NOx in an oxidizing atmosphere and a process for reducing NOx in an oxidizing atmosphere. The material is a mixed metal oxide catalyst and can be made from a doped barium cerate matrix with a chemical formula of BaAyDzCe(1-y-z)O3-δ, where A is a precious metal or a combination of two or more precious metals and D is at least one transition metal. The coefficient y has a value between 0.0 and 0.20, inclusive, and the coefficient z has a value between 0.0 and 0.20, inclusive, and δ has a value between 0.00 and 0.20, inclusive.
US09527032B2
The present invention provides a non-PGM catalyst for burning carbon soot without using a noble metal, the non-PGM catalyst comprising: a cerium-praseodymium complex oxide and an iron oxide, the cerium-praseodymium complex oxide impregnated with silver (Ag). The cerium-praseodymium complex oxide illustratively consists of 60 to 95 wt % of cerium oxide and 5 to 40 wt % of praseodymium oxide, and silver (Ag) impregnated in the complex oxide is 1.5 to 3.0 parts by weight of the total weight of the complex oxide. The iron oxide may be an oxide in a form of particles separate from the cerium-praseodymium complex oxide in which silver is impregnated, and may be 0.5 to 2 parts by weight of the total weight of the cerium praseodymium complex oxide.
US09527024B2
A scent dispersing assembly includes a frame coupled to an air handler. A filter is coupled to the frame to filter particles from air urged by the air handler. A second frame is coupled to the air handler such that the second frame is aligned with the frame. A second filter is coupled to the second frame to filter particles from air urged by the air handler. A pad is positioned between the filter and the second filter. The pad is infused with a scent, releasing the scent into the air urged by the air handler.
US09527023B2
An air filter arrangement is disclosed. The air filter arrangement includes strips of media comprising fluted sheets secured to facing sheets and forming inlet and outlet flutes secured to one another in a stack. Media pack arrangements including such stacked media with peripheral, perimeter, housing seal arrangements are described. Also described are air cleaners including the filter cartridges. Methods of assembly and use are also provided. Also, systems of use are described.
US09527019B2
A filter plate having a basic body and an elastic element which is fastened to the basic body in an annular and liquid-tight manner. The filter plate is distinguished by the fact that a temperature-control plate is fastened to the elastic element.
US09527017B2
A filter element may include a tubular member, and tubular member may include a partition at least partially defining first and second chambers. The tubular member may further include an end portion at least partially defining an inlet port configured to provide flow communication into the first chamber, and at least partially defining an outlet port configured to provide flow communication from the second chamber. The tubular member may further include a cover portion at the end portion of the tubular member, with the cover portion extending from the partition. The cover portion may be configured to at least partially cover a longitudinal end of the second chamber. The filter element may further include a filter medium associated with at least one outlet aperture and the at least one inlet aperture of the tubular member.
US09527011B2
A method for extracting a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon from a material such as tobacco or tobacco extracts or other materials comprises treating the material with a molecularly imprinted polymer selective for the hydrocarbon in the presence of a low polarity medium.
US09527010B2
A separation system comprises (i) at least two separation units, each separation unit comprising a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the separation units are connected in series outlet to inlet to form a line of separation units, and (ii) sensing and adjustment means, provided in-line between each separation unit, for continuously monitoring and adjusting at least one environmental property parameter of fluid flowing from one separation unit to a subsequent separation unit in the line of separation units. Uses of the separation system and a method for purification of a liquid containing a desired species, using separation units and in-line adjustment of a fluid flow or flows, are also disclosed.
US09527003B2
A production saltwater evaporation apparatus, comprising a separation and storage area comprising an iodine separation unit configured to remove iodine from production saltwater and produce saltwater, and an evaporator configured to emit a stream of the saltwater along a path in air such that at least some of the water in the saltwater evaporates. Included is a production saltwater evaporation apparatus, comprising a saltwater clarifying unit configured to separate metals from production saltwater and produce saltwater, and an evaporator configured to emit a stream of the saltwater along a path in air such that at least some of the water in the saltwater evaporates.
US09526993B2
A system, processor or computer readable device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a user attribute of a first user based on a record of stimulation of an electronic gaming accessory of the first user. The record of stimulation is determined responsive to game-related activity in an electronic game application. A first user record is updated responsive to the receiving of the user attribute of the first user, resulting in an updated first user record. The updated first user record is forwarded to a matching service, wherein the matching service matches the first user and a second user based on the updated first user record. Such matching can be used to associate players of electronic games, for example, as members of a team. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09526985B2
A method for forming a game content group performed by a computer which includes an operation module and a shake detector for detecting a shake, and which forms the game content group formed by a plurality of game contents to be used in a game, includes storing a first state of the game content group in a storage module, changing the game content group to a second state according to an operation by a user via the operation module, and restoring the game content group to the first state based on a detection result by the shake detector.
US09526977B2
Systems including powered skates with automatic motor control are provided. One such system includes a pair of powered skates, each including a foot platform configured to receive a foot of a rider, a plurality of wheels coupled to the foot platform, a motor coupled to at least one of the plurality of wheels, the motor configured to rotate the at least one wheel, and a load sensor coupled to the foot platform and configured to sense an applied force, and a controller coupled to each of the motors and to each of the load sensors, the controller configured to control each of the motors, using a single algorithm, based on signals received from each of the load sensors.
US09526974B2
A combination of a handle and a strap of a ski pole, the strap adapted to be between a hand of a person and the handle, and the combination allowing a quick uncoupling/re-coupling of the strap with the hand from/to the pole handle. The handle includes a handle body fixed on the pole, a locking base fixed in the body, a slide movable in respect to the body and locking base, an unlock lever communicating with the slide while shifted in respect to the body; and a pin having a first end with a widening and a second end fixing the pin to the strap in a predetermined area thereof. The strap is shaped to enclose by contact and extend around a palm and a wrist and between a thumb and forefinger by tightening. The predetermined area of the strap is centrally within the strap, between the thumb and forefinger.
US09526972B2
The present invention relates to a front unit for a ski binding, comprising a front jaw for fixating a ski boot in a downhill position and engagement members for pivotably supporting the ski boot about a horizontal pivot axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the ski in a climbing position, wherein for switching between the downhill position and the climbing position the front jaw is disposed slidably in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the ski relative to the engagement members.
US09526967B2
Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. In one example, an athletic monitoring device may include or be associated with multiple types of movement sensors and switch between the sensors or use both depending on various factors including type of workout. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment used and the like. In one or more examples, the parameters may be automatically determined based on location. User workouts and accomplishments may also be celebrated through messages from celebrities, family, friends and other users. In some cases, the messages may be triggered by various conditions. Coaching may also be provided to the user to help improve workouts and overall athletic performance. Running routes may also be automatically tracked, stored and shared.
US09526966B2
A buckle system for a weight belt having a first end and a second end includes a first linkage member fixedly attachable to the first end of the weight belt. A second linkage member is removably attachable to the second end of the weight belt. A middle linkage member having a free end, a middle portion, and a pivot end is provided. The first linkage member is pivotally attached to the middle linkage member at the middle portion of the middle linage member. The second linkage member is pivotally attached to the pivot end of the middle linkage member. Actuation of the free end of the middle linkage member from a first position to a second position causes the buckle system to be transitioned from an open position to a closed position, thereby tightening the weight belt when the first linkage member is attached to the first end of the weight belt, and second linkage member is attached to the second end of the weight belt.
US09526964B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for comparing signals from pressure sensors under the grip of a tennis racket to digital templates to gain insight into the player's grip, e.g., during ball striking moments.
US09526959B2
A golf tee having a contact alert coating provides a novel training aid that is economical, compact, and encourages proper golfing form. The golf tee has a golf tee body with a top plate, top wall and side walls. The top plate is fixedly attached to a shaft which terminates into a point that is inserted into a ground surface when a ball is placed on the top plate. A contact alert coating is coated on at least an upper portion of the golf tee body. The contact alert coating is composed of a material that will generate an alert when a golf club head strikes the ball and strikes the contact alert coating of the golf tee at the coating/golf tee interface. Preferably, the material is a spark inducing composition or a spark and sound generating composition.
US09526957B2
The specification provides a golf club shaft protector which includes a first tube member, a second tube member, a first end cap, and a second end cap. Each of the first and second tube members has a generally semi-oval cross-section and the first and second tube members are interlocked with one another along opposed elongate edges to form a hollow tube. This hollow tube has first end and a second end and an inner diameter sized for receiving and retaining a golf club shaft. The first end cap includes a cylindrical side portion and a closed top portion and fits over the first end of the hollow tube. The second end cap also includes a cylindrical side portion and a top portion and fits over the first end of the hollow tube. The top portion of the second end cap includes an opening for inserting and removing a golf club shaft and a plurality of flexible teeth disposed around a perimeter of the opening.
US09526948B2
Multi-layered golf balls containing a dual-core structure are provided. The core structure includes an inner core (center) comprising a thermoplastic composition, preferably including: a) ethylene acid copolymer, b) plasticizer, and c) cation source. Preferably, a fatty acid ester such as ethyl oleate is used as the plasticizer. The outer core layer is preferably formed from a thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber. The core layers have different hardness levels. The core assembly preferably has a positive hardness gradient extending across the entire assembly. The core structure and resulting ball have relatively good resiliency at given compressions.
US09526941B2
A barbell is provided. The barbell includes a main body and two holding elements. The main body is elongated and hollow to enclose a receiving room. The receiving room is adapted for being filled with fluid or solid. The main body defines a longitudinal direction. The main body is formed with at least one positioning recess on the outer surface thereof. Each holding element is movable sleeved onto the main body. The holding element has a positioning element which is selectively abutted against the positioning recess to position the holding element on the main body. The holding element further has a holding portion for holding.
US09526913B2
A nanoparticle-based system for enhancement of emitted light inside a medium. The nanoparticle-based system includes a phosphorescent material which, upon activation, produces the emitted light, and a metallic structure attached to the phosphorescent material. The metallic structure has a surface plasmon resonance which resonates at a frequency which spectrally overlaps with one or more frequencies of the emitted light.
US09526900B2
Systems and methods for controlling blood pressure by controlling atrial pressure and atrial stretch are disclosed. In some embodiments, a stimulation circuit may be configured to deliver a stimulation pulse to at least one cardiac chamber of a heart of a patient, and at least one controller may be configured to execute delivery of one or more stimulation patterns of stimulation pulses to the at least one cardiac chamber, wherein at least one of the stimulation pulses stimulates the heart such that an atrial pressure resulting from atrial contraction of an atrium overlaps in time a passive pressure build-up of the atrium, such that an atrial pressure of the atrium resulting from the stimulation is a combination of the atrial pressure resulting from atrial contraction and the passive pressure build-up and is higher than an atrial pressure of the atrium would be without the stimulation, and such that the blood pressure of the patient is reduced.
US09526895B2
A visual prosthesis configured to convert a video image to stimulation patterns for stimulating visual neural tissue including a camera configured to obtain a video image, a video processing unit configured to receive the image from the camera and create stimulation patterns based upon the image, an implantable stimulation system suitable to stimulate visual neural tissue according to the stimulation patterns, a wireless communication system configured to send a stimulation signal from the video processing unit to the implantable stimulation system, and a voltage and current monitoring circuit in the video processing unit monitoring the stimulation signal sent by the video processing unit.
US09526894B2
A visual prosthesis and a method of operating a visual prosthesis are disclosed. Neural stimulation through electrodes is controlled by spatial maps, where a grouped or random association is established between the data points of the acquired data and the electrodes. In this way distortions from the foveal pit and wiring mistakes in the implant can be corrected. Moreover, broken electrodes can be bypassed and a resolution limit can be tested, together with testing the benefit the patient receives from correct spatial mapping.
US09526893B2
A first fluid status indicator of a pulmonary fluid status associated with pulmonary edema and a second fluid status indicator of a non-pulmonary fluid status can be used to provide an alert or to control a therapy for pulmonary edema. Additionally, intermittent cardiac blood volume redistribution therapy can be used to provide cardiac conditioning in heart failure patients.
US09526891B2
An implantable pacemaker system includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. A control electronics subassembly defines the housing proximal end, and a battery subassembly defines the housing distal end. A distal fixation member extends from the housing distal end for fixing the housing distal end at an implant site. A pacing extension extends from the housing proximal end and carries a pacing cathode electrode. The pacing extension extends the pacing cathode electrode to a pacing site that is spaced apart from the implant site when the pacemaker is deployed in a patient's body.
US09526885B1
Microneedles with sharpened tips are fabricated without any reduction to the shaft diameter below the tip. By sharpening the tip and not the entire length of the microneedle, their mechanical strength is maintained. The microneedles are fabricated out of a wafer substrate using lithography and deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE). By controlling the timing of the DRIE as the photoresist depletes, the sharpness and angle of the tips are controlled.
US09526880B2
Disclosed herein are implantable 3-dimensional large capacity device assemblies, specifically, large capacity device assemblies for encapsulating pancreatic progenitor cells for treatment of diabetes.
US09526879B2
An improved shunt valve for the control of hydrocephalus provides for physiological atmospherically-referenced siphon control that is not adversely affected by overlying tissue. The valve includes one or more porous outer anti-fouling membranes to protect the flow control membranes from external mechanical tissue pressure, while permitting free movement of the flow control moveable membranes and permitting positive inlet pressure to regulate flow through the improved fluid shunt valve of the invention. The porous membranes are configured to prevent tissue ingrowth into the membranes pores while allowing adequate fluid flow across so as not to inhibit movement of the movable membrane.
US09526874B2
Catheters for occluding, visualizing, irrigating, evacuating, and delivering agents to a treatment area are disclosed. The catheters comprise a catheter body comprising five lumens, first and second occlusion balloons coupled to the catheter body, an optional space-occupying balloon coupled to the catheter body and disposed between the first and second occlusion balloons, and an optional visualization means that enables visualization between the first and second occlusion balloons. Methods for using these catheters are also disclosed. A method comprises inflating the first and second occlusion balloons, inflating the space-occupying balloon, allowing fluid to exit via an evacuation lumen, optionally irrigating or aspirating to facilitate fluid exit via said lumen, and delivering an agent to a treatment area via the agent lumen.
US09526870B2
A device for controlling visibility and access to central venous access devices is comprised of a two-sided body fitted around the torso of a patient. The device has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface is fitted with a layer of absorbent, wicking material and further includes strips of anti-slip material to fix the device in place. A flexible window is positioned between two lumen retaining flaps and fixed between the interior and exterior surfaces. A pair of indentions is positioned above and below the window. A pair of locking closures is attached to the body over the indentions. The body includes a flexible closure including a resilient gauze section to provide flexibility and size adjustability. The window allows visual access to the intravenous site and prevents patient tampering. The intravenous lines are protected from breakage and tampering by the locking closures, indentions, and lumen retaining flaps.
US09526860B2
Methods and apparatus that provide first lighting having first light output characteristics to a first user and simultaneously provide second lighting having second light output characteristics to a second user. The first lighting and the second lighting are distinct and may optionally be dynamic and responsive to lighting needs of the respective users.
US09526857B2
A patient interface system for delivery of a supply of air at positive pressure to the entrance of a patient's airways for treatment of sleep disordered breathing includes an air delivery tube connected to a flexible portion of a plenum; a vent structure having sufficient rigidity to support its own weight under gravity and/or not to block or fold under tube movement or tube drag; and a patient interface structure. The patient interface structure includes a seal forming structure arranged on a top portion of the plenum; and a seal positioning and stabilizing structure connected to a flexible portion of the plenum. The seal-forming structure is substantially decoupled from a tube drag force.
US09526851B2
An inhaler for inhaling medicaments has a body for retaining a medicament store; the body including a dose counter, the dose counter having a moveable actuator and a return spring for the actuator, the return spring having a generally cylindrical and annular end; the body having a support formation therein for supporting the end of the return spring, the support formation comprising a shelf onto which the end of the return spring is engageable and a recess below the shelf.
US09526847B2
The present disclosure describes anti-needle stick safety mechanism that is passively activated during the normal course of giving an injection. In one embodiment, the device includes a spring member coupled at a proximal end to a needle member and at a distal end to a needle cover. The passive activation of the device is triggered when the needle is inserted to a minimum depth into the patient's tissue to unleash the force of a compressed spring to urge a needle cover towards the distal end of the needle. As the needle is withdrawn from the tissue, the needle cover advances to the end of the needle and as it partially clears the end of the needle, it adopts an orientation that prevents the needle tip from re-emerging from the needle cover.
US09526844B2
The present invention relates to injectors, such as pen-type injectors, that provide for administration of medicinal products from a multidose-cartridge and permit a user to set the delivery dose. The injector may include a housing, a piston rod adapted to operate through the housing, a dose dial sleeve located between the housing and the piston rod, and a drive sleeve located between the dose dial sleeve and the piston rod. The dose dial sleeve may have a helical thread of first lead and the drive sleeve may have a helical groove of second lead. The first lead of the helical thread and the second lead of the helical groove may be the same.
US09526843B2
The present disclosure is directed to a dose setting mechanism that may be used with a drug delivery device. The dose setting mechanism may include an inner body having a helical thread along an outer cylindrical surface of the inner body, and a drive sleeve for driving a piston rod in an axial direction, the drive sleeve positioned within at least a portion of the inner body. The dose setting mechanism may further include a dose dial sleeve rotatably engaged with the helical thread of the inner body and a dial grip connected to the dose dial sleeve and releasably connected to the drive sleeve. Further when a dose is set, the dial grip is rotated so that both the dose dial sleeve and the drive sleeve rotate with respect to the inner body.
US09526838B2
A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device comprises an aligning arrangement for ensuring a predetermined positional relationship between the supplemental device and the injection device; and a securing arrangement for securing the supplemental device to the injection device.
US09526831B2
This pharmaceutical injection device comprises a main body case (2) that has an injection needle insertion and retraction opening (1); pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion (3) that is provided within the main body case (2); a piston (5) that is provided movably with respect to a pharmaceutical syringe (4) that is mounted to the pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion (3); a drive mechanism (6) that drives the piston (5); a controller (7) that is electrically connected to the drive mechanism (6); and a display section (35) that is electrically connected to the controller (7). The controller (7) updates the display content that is displayed on the display section (35) according to the number of times the drive mechanism (6) has been driven, and saves this updated display content in a memory (51), so that when the drive mechanism (6) has been driven a specific number of times, the display contents during the various instances of drive that were saved in the memory (51) are combined.
US09526825B2
A drug infusion system includes a first infusion pump including a processor and a user interface in operable communication with the processor, and a second infusion pump, wherein the processor of the first infusion pump (i) enables an operator to make a selection using the user interface, the selection specifying a combination of a plurality of drugs to be delivered to a patient using the first and second infusion pumps, and (ii) commands the first infusion pump to deliver one or more drug of the combination to the patient and the second infusion pump to deliver one or more drug of the combination to the patient.
US09526822B2
Systems and methods for using a sodium chloride source and a buffer source such as sodium bicarbonate in a controlled compliant flow path to generate from water a physiologically compatible fluid having a suitable level of a sodium ion and/or a buffer for use in hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration. The system has a conditioning flow path that has at least a salination valve or salination pump, and at least one container has at least one solute in excess of the solubility of that solute. At least one of the solutes is a buffer source or sodium chloride. The conditioning flow path is in fluid communication with a controlled compliant flow path. The conditioning flow path can selectively meter fluid into and out of the controlled compliant flow path.
US09526820B2
A dialysis system including a housing, a dialysate pump disposed in the housing, and a dialysate line configured to be operatively connected to the dialysate pump such that the dialysate pump can pump dialysate through the dialysate line when the dialysate line is in fluid communication with a dialysate source.
US09526801B2
Benzodiazepine dimers having a structure represented by wherein X comprises a heteroaromatic moiety and is as further defined in the application; R1 is and the other variables in formulae (I), (Ia), and (Ib) are as defined in the application. Such dimers are useful as anti-cancer agents, especially when used in an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
US09526800B2
Proteomic methods for identifying cancer related proteins and related products and kits are provided. The cancer specific proteins are extracellular matrix proteins that are associated with various aspects of cancer. Panels or signature sets of proteins useful in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancers as well as monitoring therapeutic progress in a cancer patient are provided herein along with methods for their detection and for their use in targeting imaging and/or therapeutic agents to the tumors via binding to the specified proteins. The proteins were identified using proteomics analyzes of tissue samples taken from cancer patients. In certain aspects the proteins are particularly useful in colon cancer patients.
US09526796B2
The present invention is directed compositions for targeted delivery of RNA interference (RNAi) polynucleotides to hepatocytes in vivo. Targeted RNAi polynucleotides are administered together with co-targeted melittin delivery peptides. Delivery peptides provide membrane penetration function for movement of the RNAi polynucleotides from outside the cell to inside the cell. Reversible modification provides physiological responsiveness to the delivery peptides.
US09526791B2
A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a peptide compound for producing a drug delivery carrier capable of releasing a target substance in a weakly acidic pH environment. The present invention provides a peptide compound comprising a hydrophilic amino acid block and a hydrophobic amino acid block; [1] the peptide compound containing 24 to 36 amino acids in total; [2] the hydrophilic amino acid block containing 4 to 10 amino acids in total and having an average hydropathy index of −3.0 to −1.0; and [3] the hydrophobic amino acid block containing 20 to 32 amino acids in total, containing one or more His residues, and having an average hydropathy index of 1.0 to 2.5.
US09526787B2
Disclosed is a sustained release lipid pre-concentrate, comprising: a) a sorbitan unsaturated fatty acid ester having a polar head with at least two or more —OH (hydroxyl) groups; b) a phospholipid; and c) a liquid crystal hardener, free of an ionizable group, having a hydrophobic moiety of 15 to 40 carbon atoms with a triacyl group or a carbon ring structure. The lipid pre-concentrate exists as a liquid phase in the absence of aqueous fluid and forms into a liquid crystal in the presence of aqueous fluid. Also, a pharmaceutical composition further comprising a pharmacologically active ingredient plus the pre-concentrate is provided.
US09526782B2
The present invention relates to identification of Zinc-ZIP8-MTF1 axis that plays an important role to OA (osteoarthritis) pathogenesis process and a novel use thereof. According to the present invention, ZIP8 and MTF1 of the present invention increase in the expression in joint disease induced cells or cartilage tissue, and induce the expression of various matrix-degrading enzymes (e.g., MMP-3, MMP-9, MMP-12, MMP-13 and ADAMTS-5 etc.). In addition, when the expression of ZIP8 or MTF1 is inhibited in cells or tissues of animals (e.g., human, mouse), OA pathogenesis is inhibited. Therefore, the ZIP8 and MTF1 of the present invention may be applied to the diagnosis or prognosis of joint diseases, and may be used for the development of therapeutics for joint diseases using these.
US09526780B2
The present invention discloses liquid stable vaccines that comprise a live attenuated virus, 10-30% sugar additive, and an amino acid. The present invention also discloses the manufacture of such vaccines and methods of protecting an animal by administration of such vaccines.
US09526779B2
The invention relates to the field of immunology and medicine, more specifically, oncology, and can be useful for the treatment of patients with carcinomas and sarcomas. A pharmaceutical composition is provided which contains biologically active oncolytic Sendai virus strain Moscow PTA-13024, and a method of treating patients with said malignancies is developed including administration of the said composition to a patient's body. The strain Sendai-Moscow deposited into ATCC as frozen allantoic fluid (deposit PTA-13024) and as lyophilized form (deposit PTA-121432) is characterized by high oncolytic activity and safety for humans. The exploitation of the invention allows an increase in efficacy of treatment due to direct elimination of malignant cells via virus action and induction of anti-tumor immunity by viruses.
US09526772B2
Disclosed are vaccines containing one or more immunogenic polypeptides derived from an EtpE protein from an Ehrlichia sp. or nucleic acid encoding these polypeptides. Also disclosed is a method for vaccinating a subject against Ehrlichia sp. that involves administering to the subject a composition comprising any of the disclosed vaccines. Also disclosed is a method for diagnosing and/or monitoring the treatment of Ehrlichiosis in a subject that comprising assaying a biological sample (e.g., blood, serum, or plasma sample) from the subject for the presence of an antibody that specifically binds an EtpE polypeptide. Also disclosed are methods for delivering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent to a cell in a subject that involves conjugating the agent, or a delivery vehicle comprising the agent, to polypeptide containing the C-terminal domain of an EtpE protein.
US09526766B2
Provided are compositions and methods for potentiating the effect of antibiotics. The compositions comprise a non-covalent complex of alpha-lactalbumin and fatty acid. The fatty acids are cis, unsaturated, C14 to C20 fatty acids. The complex and antibiotic can be administered to an individual together or separately. The antibiotic may be one to which resistance has developed.
US09526760B2
LEDGF peptides with anti-protein aggregation activity and methods of use are provided. The LEDGF peptides disclosed herein demonstrate an ability to treat degenerative diseases and diseases with various cellular stresses including oxidative stress and protein-aggregation stress. In addition, extended release formulations, including formulations suitable for ophthalmic administration are provided.
US09526759B2
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating or preventing breast cancer in humans.
US09526752B1
A composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil for topical application, and a method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery wherein said composition effects increased delivery of cannabidinol to targeted areas in the hypodermis for therapeutic treatment therein whereby inflammation and other symptomology is alleviated and convalescence assisted.
US09526750B2
The present invention relates to the induction of tolerance to antigens, by mucosal, preferably oral delivery of the antigen in combination with an immunomodulating compound producing micro-organism. More specifically, the invention relates to the induction of Foxp3+ and/or IL-10 and/or TGF-β producing regulatory T-cells, capable of suppressing undesired immune responses toward an antigen, by oral delivery of said antigen in combination with an immunosuppressing cytokine secreting micro-organism.
US09526748B2
The present invention relates generally to compositions for wound closure. More specifically, the present invention provides human skin equivalents engineered to express exogenous polypeptides (e.g., antimicrobial polypeptides and keratinocyte growth factor 2) and compositions and methods for making human skin equivalents engineered to express exogenous polypeptides. In addition, the present invention provides methods for treatment of wounds with human skin equivalents engineered to express exogenous polypeptides.
US09526743B2
A method and composition are provided for coating a component to achieve colon-targeted delivery. A component is coated with a fructose-based non-digestible carbohydrate such as a inulin, fructo-oligosaccharide or neosugar. The coated component is orally administered to a monogastric animal. The non-digestible coating causes the composition to pass through the stomach and small intestine without being degraded, and delivers the component to the colon where the coating is digested by microbial fermentation and the component is released.
US09526737B2
Oxysterols for activation of hedgehog signaling, osteoinduction, antiadipogenesis, and Wnt signaling
Synthetic oxysterols can be made and can be used for the treatment of bone disorders, obesity, cardiovascular disorders, and neurological disorders.
US09526733B1
The present invention provides thieno[2,3-c]pyrrol-4-one compounds that inhibit activity of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and may be useful in the treatment of cancer.
US09526726B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) that are useful for the intramuscular delivery of antipsychotic drugs using rapid injection rates.
US09526720B2
The present invention relates to compounds that are useful for modulating hepatic cholesterol metabolism in an animal. The invention includes methods of making and using the compounds of the invention. The invention further provides methods of treating, preventing and/or alleviating a cholesterol related disorder, a cardiovascular disease and/or liver disease in an animal, such as a human, comprising administering compounds of the invention, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, to the animal.
US09526717B2
The daurinol compound according to the present invention exhibits excellent therapeutic effects on arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases by having an excellent activity in inhibiting the generation of IL-17 and TNF-α, which are inflammatory cytokines causing inflammation, and can alleviate transplant rejection by inhibiting the proliferation of alloreactive T cells and increasing regulatory T cells; therefore, the daurinol compound according to the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition capable of treating and preventing immune diseases. In addition, being a natural substance derived from the Mongolian medicinal plant Haplophyllum dauricum or Haplophyllum cappadocicum, the daurinol compound according to the present invention does not cause cytotoxicity and thus may be used as a composition for a functional health food capable of preventing and remedying immune diseases.
US09526712B2
Screening assays and methods of using same for screening to identify modulator agents or compounds that target endoplasmic reticulum stress related signaling pathways to induce apoptosis are described herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising modulator agents or compounds identified by screening assays described herein are also encompassed. Methods for treating a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by monoclonal plasma cell proliferation in a subject using the aforementioned modulator agents or compounds are also envisioned. Modulator agents or compounds thereof for use in treating a myeloproliferative disorder in a subject and use of modulator agents or compounds thereof in the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of a myeloproliferative disorder are also encompassed herein. Exemplary myeloproliferative disorders include: monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), and multiple myeloma (MM).
US09526709B2
The present invention provides, in part, compositions and methods for treating cancer using a combination of C6-ceramide and other anti-cancer agents.
US09526702B2
The present invention provides compositions and systems for delivery of nanocarriers to cells of the immune system. The invention provides vaccine nanocarriers capable of stimulating an immune response in T cells and/or B cells, in some embodiments, comprising at least one immunomodulatory agent, and optionally comprising at last one targeting moiety and optionally at least one immunostimulatory agent. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising inventive vaccine nanocarriers. The present invention provides methods of designing, manufacturing, and using inventive vaccine nanocarriers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention provides methods of prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions comprising administering at least one inventive vaccine nanocarrier to a subject in need thereof.
US09526696B2
The present invention is antibiotic compositions, ventilator-based systems and methods relating to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator-associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis. Antibiotic combinations of fosfomycin and an aminoglycoside, preferably amikacin, are administered via an inline nebulizer within the airway of the ventilator. Humidified conditions create an improved aerosol mist to treat VAP and VAT.
US09526692B2
The present invention relates to compositions comprising a plant material and methods for using the same. The methods include extracting or removing a substance from a substrate, or remediating a substrate from a substance. The substance can comprise a hydrocarbon-containing substance, a protein, lipid, wax, fatty acid or fatty alcohol, grease, fat, oil or a combination thereof.
US09526680B2
Provided are a method for searching for a malodor inhibitor by using the response of an olfactory receptor as an indicator; a method for inhibiting malodor based on the antagonism of olfactory receptors; and a malodor inhibitor. Disclosed are a method for searching for a malodor inhibitor, the method including: adding a test substance and a malodor-causing substance to any one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR51E1, OR2W1, OR10A6, OR51I2, and OR51L1, measuring the response of the olfactory receptor to the malodor-causing substance, identifying the test substance that suppresses the response of the olfactory receptor on the basis of the measured response, and selecting the identified test substance as a malodor inhibitor; an antagonist to any one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR51E1, OR2W1, OR10A6, OR51I2, and OR51L1; a method for inhibiting malodor using the antagonist.
US09526678B2
Disclosed are low wax, volatile solvent-free eye shadow compositions comprising a, an emulsifying system including a sucrose fatty acid ester and a co-emulsifier, less than 5% of a film forming polymer, viscosity increasing agent, a silicone oil, a filler/powder, water, a pigment and less than 3% wax. Also disclosed are methods for making up and/or enhancing the appearance of eyes by applying said compositions to the eyes and well as methods of making said compositions.
US09526676B2
Disclosed herein are methods of making polymerizable resins containing a 1,3,5-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine moiety and dental compositions comprising such novel hydrolytic stable, polymerizable resins derived from 1,3,5-triacryloyl-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (TAT).
US09526674B2
A maneuverable feeding tube system can include: a feeding tube having an internal lumen and distal opening; a maneuverable tube having a flexible distal end being located within the internal lumen of the feeding tube such that the flexible distal end is associated with the distal opening of the feeding tube, wherein the flexible distal end includes one or more flex members; a control member operably coupled to a flexible distal end of the maneuverable tube and extending through the internal lumen of the feeding tube; and a port coupled to a proximal end of the feeding tube with the control member extending therethrough.
US09526653B2
The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for delivering one or more thermal waveforms to the vestibular system and/or the nervous system of a patient. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a vestibular stimulation device configured both to generate a prescription for delivering one or more thermal waveforms and to deliver the prescribed thermal waveforms.
US09526647B2
An ostial stent is operable to be placed at the ostium of a patient's vascular system so as to improve vessel patency in the ostial region. The ostial stent includes a stent tube that presents spaced apart proximal and distal stent openings and a longitudinal stent passage that extends between the openings. The stent tube includes a selectively-expandable tube section and a self-expandable tube section. The self-expandable tube section projects longitudinally from one of the stent openings, and is automatically expandable to a flared condition for placement within the ostium.
US09526644B2
Methods of preparing and using a stent assembly that includes a stent jacket formed from an expansible mesh structure having apertures and that includes a fiber having a diameter of about 7 micrometers and about 40 micrometers, and an expansible stent operatively associated with the stent jacket. The method further comprises administering to the subject an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) eluted from the stent assembly.
US09526641B2
The current invention employs tubes that can be constrained and expanded by either axial or torsional strain. By torsionally displacing the tube in a direction counter to the biased helices and angularly displacing the lower angle helix to an angle equal to, but opposite, the starting angle, the tube is expanded diametrically with no significant change in length after expansion of the tube. These tubes find utility in medical and non medical applications.
US09526637B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a blood vessel of a subject, including a stent (20) configured to be placed in the blood vessel. The stent includes at least first (32), second (34), and third (36) strut portions disposed along the stent. The first and second strut portions are coupled to one another at a first junction (37A) that facilitates bending of the first and second strut portions with respect to one another. The second and third strut portions are coupled to one another at a second junction (37B) that facilitates bending of the second and third strut portions with respect to one another. At least one electrode (22) is disposed on at least an outer surface of the stent. Other applications are also described.
US09526633B2
A femoral extension prosthetic component for use in a unicondylar meniscal bearing unicompartmental knee replacement is described. The femoral component comprises a securing element and a bearing surface, the securing element adapted to abut and be connected to a distal end of a femur bone, and the bearing surface adapted to abut a meniscal bearing. The femoral component includes an entrapment portion adapted to extend beyond the meniscal bearing. Tibial components and meniscal bearings are also described, as well as methods of using such components.
US09526626B2
An intervertebral prosthetic implant having a first endplate having a first surface configured to substantially engage with a first vertebral body and a second surface having an extension with a concave contact surface, the concave contact surface being spaced apart from the second surface. A second endplate is provided with a first surface configured to substantially engage with a second vertebral body and a second surface comprising a convex contact surface, and the second endplate having a securing element positioned along and above the second surface defining a first and second window on opposing sides of the second surface. The securing element extends along the width and length of the lower endplate and configured with an access hole. An extension portion extends from the first surface of the first endplate through the access hole of the securing element and contacts the second surface of the second endplate.
US09526615B2
Annuloplasty rings optimally sized to take into account more of the common degenerative valve pathologies. Each ring has a structural ring body with a shape that complies with predicted shapes of degenerative valvular diseases, such as fibroelastic deficiency (FED), Marfan's or Barlow's. The predicted shapes are obtained through careful echocardiographic and intraoperative measurements, and often differ for different annulus orifice sizes. For instance, in mitral rings the larger rings have larger minor axis and oblique axis dimensions relative to their major axis dimensions, and are more circular as opposed to D-shaped. The rings may also be three-dimensional and the relative heights around the rings may change for different sized rings. A mitral ring may have a higher anterior saddle relative to a posterior saddle, with the relative heights varying across the ring sizes. The ring may have varying flexibility around the ring periphery which also changes for different ring sizes. A bulge on the sewing cuff forms a step on the outflow side for ease of suturing, which may be indicated by a suture line.
US09526604B2
A vessel filter having a first region and a second region, the filter movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel. The first region has a filter portion having a converging region to direct particles toward the center of the filter and includes a plurality of spaced apart filter struts. The struts each have a strut height defined as a distance between a first wall and a second wall. A plurality of hooks are at the second region, the hooks having a vessel penetrating tip and a width greater than the width of the strut from which it extends such that the penetrating tip portion of the hook extends beyond the first wall.
US09526603B2
An implant and a process for preparing such an implant are disclosed. The implant includes a mesh including a biodegradable polymeric coating having glass transition temperature of about 26° C. to about 36° C. The polymeric coating includes a first polymeric component including a lactone and a second polymeric component including a polyether. The first polymeric component is present in an amount from about 90% to about 99% of the polymeric coating and the second polymeric component is present in an amount from about 1% to about 10% of the polymeric coating.
US09526597B2
The mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece body (10) having portions (12, 14) configured to receive the user's upper and lower sets of teeth when it is inserted into the user's mouth. Mounted in the receiving portions are teeth-cleaning assemblies (16) which include bristles for cleaning of the teeth and a system for moving the bristles against the teeth to scrub and clean the teeth. Control elements (22) for the cleaning assemblies are actuated by a selected interior portion or element of the user's mouth, such as the tongue, cheek, lips or jaw.
US09526588B2
An illuminated microsurgical instrument includes a microsurgical instrument having a distal tip and an optical fiber for delivering a beam of light to a surgical site. The optical fiber includes a proximal end for receiving a light beam from a light source, and a distal end proximate to the distal tip of the microsurgical instrument for emitting the light beam. The distal end includes a beveled end face either oriented toward or oriented opposite from the distal tip of the microsurgical instrument.
US09526583B2
A surgical instrument is provided, including: at least one articulatable arm having a distal end, a proximal end, and at least one joint region disposed between the distal and proximal ends; an optical fiber bend sensor provided in the at least one joint region of the at least one articulatable arm; a detection system coupled to the optical fiber bend sensor, said detection system comprising a light source and a light detector for detecting light reflected by or transmitted through the optical fiber bend sensor to determine a position of at least one joint region of the at least one articulatable arm based on the detected light reflected by or transmitted through the optical fiber bend sensor; and a control system comprising a servo controller for effectuating movement of the arm.
US09526577B2
An apparatus for performing a microwave ablation procedure is provided. The apparatus includes a catheter including an open proximal end and a closed distal end configured to percutaneously access tissue. A directional microwave antenna probe adapted to connect to a source of microwave energy selectively couples to the catheter. The directional microwave antenna is rotatable within the catheter for directing the emission of microwave energy therefrom to tissue.
US09526575B2
A device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes an antenna assembly and an elongated body member. The elongated body member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal and distal end portions define a longitudinal axis. The elongated body member has a chamber defined therein that extends along the longitudinal axis, and a body wall surrounding the chamber. An antenna assembly is disposed in the chamber. The elongated body member also includes an opening in the body wall to allow energy radiated from the antenna assembly to transfer into the target volume of tissue.
US09526571B2
Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.
US09526564B2
An end effector assembly adapted to couple to an electrosurgical instrument, the end effector assembly including a plurality of spaced apart small seal plates on opposing jaw members where each seal plate forms a pair of seal plates with the corresponding seal plate on the opposing jaw member. Each pair of seal plates is individually activatable, and the pair of seal plates are activated in sequence. When the opposing jaw members are in an approximated position, the pairs of seal plates around the periphery of each jaw member define a gap therebetween that is larger than the gap between pairs of seal plates along the center of each jaw member.
US09526563B2
A spindle assembly of a surgical instrument is provided which includes a body and a cutter pin. The body has at least one wall forming first and second channels therein. The cutter pin is disposed within the second channel and operably coupled to a knife rod extending therethrough and is operatively coupled at its distal end to a knife. When the knife rod is moved between a retracted position and a deployed position, the spindle assembly is moved between a first and a second position along the shaft. The cutter pin is configured to deform and exit the body when the knife is deployed and disposed in a trapped condition and in response to an applied force, thereby decoupling the knife from the spindle assembly.
US09526554B2
A pedicle screw tower having a guide chute, open at both ends, affixed to the exterior of the main body of the tower. The guide chute extends the length of the tower and is curved inwardly at its bottom such that the exit direction is at approximately 90 degrees to and facing the central axis of tower. A guide cable is passed into and through the guide chute such that it is directed across the tower to an adjacent tower.
US09526553B2
An instrument for selectively coupling with a pedicle screw is disclosed. The instrument includes an inner shaft, wherein the distal tip is configured to engage a pedicle screw and the proximal end configured to be selectively engaged with a knob, and a knob assembly configured to advance over the inner shaft, wherein the distal end is configured to engage the tulip of the pedicle screw and the proximal end is configured to selectively engage the inner shaft. A method for selectively coupling the instrument to a pedicle screw is also disclosed.
US09526551B2
A stylet-guided balloon vertebroplasty system, as well as methods for bone augmentation using same are provided. In certain embodiments, a pre-curved stylet with an overlying delivery tube may be used to target an approximately centered target site within a bone structure, facilitating direction thereto of an expandable member useful for creating a cavity that may receive curable material to restore bone height and/or to reinforce the bone structure.
US09526541B2
An elongated rod for insertion into a bowed canal of a bone such as a femoral medulla of a femur bone, wherein the canal is bowed in one plane. The rod has a longitudinal axis disposed on a first plane and one or more cutouts formed in at least a portion of a length of the rod and on opposite sides of the first plane. The rod is flexible along a second plane which is co-planar with the bowed canal plane and which is disposed on the longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the first plane.
US09526534B2
A surgical instrument configured to introduce a spinal fixation rod into a vertebral implant. When the spinal fixation rod is engaged with the surgical instrument and the surgical instrument is put into a retention configuration, the spinal fixation rod cannot be removed from the surgical instrument until the spinal fixation rod is properly oriented with respect to the surgical construct and the surgical instrument is released from the retention configuration. The surgical instrument includes a surgical instrument body, an actuator, an engagement assembly, and a transfer assembly that extends between the actuator and the engagement assembly. The surgical instrument can also be used as part of a method for introducing a spinal fixation rod or part of a kit for introducing a spinal fixation rod.
US09526533B1
A spinal implant may include a frame having a plurality of attachment portions each configured to be received by a head of a bone anchor, a cover extending between at least two portions of the frame, and a plurality of spaces between the cover and the frame each of which is configured to accommodate the head of a bone anchor. Some embodiments may include a frame having a plurality of segments connected by joints. Some embodiments may have two or more covers in sliding engagement with one another and a plurality of attachments depending from transverse members, wherein each of the plurality of attachments includes a recess configured for receiving a mounting rod. Related methods are also disclosed.
US09526531B2
A spinal fixation device includes a bone screw, a nut, a bearing, a slider, and a plate construct. The screw has a head with a nut connection and a screw portion. The nut has an exterior wall and a bore connecting to the nut connection. The bearing has an exterior and defines a bore fitting therein the nut connection and the exterior wall of the nut. The slider defines a bore fitting the nut exterior wall therewithin and has an exterior with a given shape. The elongate plate construct has a first end defining a first opening shaped to accept the exterior of the bearing therein and a second end defining a second opening shaped to accept the slider therein and having a corresponding shape to the given shape to permit the slider to slide in at least a portion of the second opening.
US09526521B2
A surgical access assembly includes an access port and a seal anchor. The access port includes a proximal ring, an intermediate ring, a distal ring, and a sleeve defining a passage therethrough. In particular, the proximal, intermediate and distal rings are concentrically arranged with the passage of the sleeve, and the sleeve extends between the proximal and distal rings. The seal anchor is adapted to be at least partially disposed in the access port, and defines a lumen therethrough. At least one of the proximal, intermediate, and distal rings is configured and dimensioned to engage the seal anchor in a sealing relation therewith.
US09526514B2
A patient-specific total hip arthroplasty system including surgical guide and jig instrumentation modeled by computer aided design using image data derived from a specific patient's relevant anatomy. Patient-specific jigs fit surface topography of portions of the acetabulum and femur of the patient and are designed to guide surgical implantation at very precise geometries unique to each patient. Patient-specific pin-locating jigs, pin-rail and spacer systems, acetabular reaming and impacting jigs, and femoral resection and version jigs are fabricated pre-operatively according to the models. Methods for fabricating jig components of the system and methods of performing a total hip arthroplasty utilizing the system are also disclosed.
US09526509B2
A surgical instrument including a tool, a handpiece, and a locking member. The handpiece includes both a coupling member configured to cooperate with the tool, and a driver for rotating the tool. The locking member is movable from an unlocked position to a locked position in response to centrifugal force generated during rotation of the locking member. The locking member is configured to secure the tool to the handpiece when in the locked position.
US09526505B2
An intracorporeal space filling device and a delivery system and method for using the device is disclosed. The space filling device is preferably configured for percutaneous delivery from a peripheral conduit of a patient. The space filling device has an elongated tubular or interconnected bead structure which may have a transmutable material disposed within it. The transmutable material can be altered from a non-rigid state to a rigid state by the application of various types of energy or by other suitable means. The space filling device can be positioned by a delivery system and detached from the delivery system after desired positioning is achieved.
US09526500B2
A transoral gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device has sufficient flexibility and dimension to be passed through the mouth, throat, and esophagus of a patient into the patient's stomach. The device includes a first member and a second member hingedly coupled to the first member. The first and second members are configured to flex in a direction to follow the esophageal path into the stomach and to be substantially rigid when forming the restored gastroesophageal flap valve.
US09526499B2
A cartridge assembly is disclosed. The cartridge assembly includes a channel and a removable assembly in releasable engagement with the channel. The removable assembly includes a cartridge body and a support plate. The cartridge body includes an engagement structure disposed adjacent a proximal end thereof. The support plate is configured to mechanically engage the cartridge body and includes an engagement structure disposed adjacent a proximal end thereof. The engagement structure of the cartridge body is configured for longitudinal alignment with the engagement structure of the support plate. The engagement structures of the cartridge body and the engagement structure of the support plate are configured to mechanically engage the engagement structure of the channel when the removable assembly is engaged with the channel.
US09526483B2
Aspects of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for closing an apical hole in a heart of a subject, including a hole-closure device that includes a tissue-attachment portion configured to attach to cardiac tissue around the apical hole, and a collapsible portion coupled to the tissue-attachment portion and configured to close the hole by collapsing inwardly inside the apical hole.
US09526476B2
A system and method for tracking the position of a region in a subject using an ultrasound system is provided. Training data that indicates the position of the region is acquired from the subject while ultrasound data is acquired from the subject using the ultrasound system. A position mapping table is formed using the training data and ultrasound data; this table relates position information contained in the training data to the acquired ultrasound data. The position of the region is tracked by acquiring additional ultrasound data from the subject using the ultrasound system. This additional ultrasound data is compared to the ultrasound data contained in the position mapping table to identify the position of the region based on a unique relationship between the position of the region and ultrasound echo signatures of the ultrasound data acquired in both the training and motion tracking stages.
US09526471B2
A phantom for image quality assessment of digital breast tomosynthesis apparatus includes at least one set of beads arranged as a first ramp and as a second ramp in respective proximate parallel vertical planes in a reverse staircase pattern along a vertical direction with a final bead of the first ramp and an initial bead of the second ramp being located at substantially the same intermediate height within the phantom. The beads and additional test objects may be positioned in non-overlapping locations within the phantom to facilitate determination of multiple image quality parameters with a single scanning sequence of the phantom.
US09526470B2
A radiation detection device has: a scintillator for converting radiation into fluorescence; a photoelectric conversion unit for converting the fluorescence into an electric signal; and a reset light source unit for exposing reset light to the photoelectric conversion unit. A system control unit has an optical reset disabling unit for, based on a reset disabling instruction, disabling the exposure of the reset light output from the reset light source unit.
US09526466B2
There is provided a multi-layer flat panel detector comprising a first conversion layer, a second conversion layer, at least one printed circuit board for receiving signals generated by the first or second direct conversion layers, and a processor for processing the signals to produce an image being generated.
US09526465B2
For identification of individual electronic cassettes, a different label is attached to each of the electronic cassettes. Selection buttons for selecting one of the electronic cassettes are provided on a console in correspondence with the respective electronic cassettes. A cassette ID is assigned to each of the electronic cassettes, and the console communicates with the selected electronic cassette using the cassette ID assigned to the selected electronic cassette. Data of correspondence between the cassette ID and the label is memorized for each electronic cassette. The same label is displayed on the selection button as the label on the corresponding electronic cassette, allowing confirming whether the electronic cassette actually positioned for imaging coincides with the electronic cassette selected on the console.
US09526450B2
Devices and methods for profiling microbiota of skin are described which include a microbe profiling device including a device head and a hand-held housing, the device head including an epidermis-engaging component and an access window and configured to dislodge microbes from a skin surface, and the hand-held housing defining an opening aligned with the access window, the hand-held housing including a motor operably coupled to a motivatable component, a substrate disposed in relation to the motivatable component and including signal-generating complexes, a location-capture component to detect a location of one or more regions of the skin surface as the epidermis-engaging component contacts said one or more regions, at least one sensor component to detect one or more signals emitted from the signal-generating complexes, and a computing component including circuitry to associate the location of said one or more regions of the skin surface and the detected one or more signals.
US09526447B2
The present invention provides a safety control system for a vehicle with controls located on the vehicle steering wheel. The controls maybe arranged in a cluster on one or both sides of the upper half of the steering wheel. The controls can be located in areas of the steering wheel including the spokes, the rim or a special flange extended from the rim or the spoke of the steering wheel and are easily recognizable and accessible by the driver while the driver is looking ahead from a normal driving position with the driver's eyes focused on the road and maintaining the driver's hands on the steering wheel. The controls can be further enhanced by varied coloring, shape, size, and texture to make them easily identifiable. The controls can be used to access and control vehicle systems or portable telematics devices in multi modal process in conjunction with thumb gesture interpretation or speech recognition. A further enhancement to the system is the introduction of a universal portable devices docking station to eliminate falling devices and the consequences of accident.
US09526444B2
A biological signal measuring apparatus includes: a light emitter which emits at least two light beams having different wavelengths to living tissue of a subject; a light receiver which receives the light beams that are emitted from the light emitter, and which converts at least one of the light beams to at least one electric signal that corresponds to a reception light intensity of the at least one of the light beams; a detector which detects temporal variation of the reception light intensity from the electric signal; a selector which selects a pulse oximeter mode in which at least one of an oxygen saturation and a pulse rate is calculated and a capillary refilling time measurement mode in which a capillary refilling time is calculated; and a calculator which, based on the temporal variation of the reception light intensity, performs a calculation in the mode selected by the selector.
US09526443B1
A force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject thereon, at least one visual display device having an output screen, and one or more data processing devices configured to generate a screen image comprising a plurality of substantially concentric bands on the output screen of the at least one visual display device that is configured to create a visual stimuli for the subject disposed on the force measurement assembly. A plurality of methods for testing a subject is also disclosed herein. The methods for testing a subject utilize a force measurement assembly and/or augmented reality glasses. A measurement system including a motion detection system, an object position detection system, and/or an eye movement tracking device is additionally disclosed herein.
US09526428B2
An attachment for a contact lens that comprises a first part provided to be held in position against an eye and a second part connected to the first part. The second part is for fixing the attachment to a contact lens. The first part corresponds to a distal side of a contact lens and forms at least one of a sterile or a disinfected bearing surface for the eye. The second part is configured to connect the attachment to the contact lens and to bring the first part to rest against a distal side of the contact lens.
US09526412B2
Geographic atrophy of the eye can be detected and measured by imaging the eye at a depth greater than the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) at a plurality of locations of the eye, for example, using optical coherence tomography (OCT); determining a ratio of the intensities of imaging signals of a retinal layer(s) with respect to the intensity of imaging signals of a sub-RPE layer(s) at each location; determining representative values based at least in part on the determined ratios; generating a map of the representative values; and identifying diseased areas from the map. Contours and binary maps may be generated based on the identified diseased areas. The size and shape of the identified areas may be analyzed and monitored over a period of time.
US09526408B2
A light source device of an electronic endoscope system has first and second semiconductor lasers. In a vascular observation mode, one of the semiconductor lasers is used in a full light state (100% rated output) while the other is used in a reduced light state (for example, 10% rated output). First and second images of an internal body portion are captured with a color imaging device under illumination of two patterns, respectively. Correlation operation of pixel values of three colors is performed between the two images. Noise components, caused by the first or second semiconductor lasers in the light reduced state, are removed from the first and second images. An oxygen saturation level of blood in a blood vessel is calculated using the first and second images with the noise components removed.
US09526405B2
A stereo endoscope having an elongated shaft and a sensor unit comprising two flat image sensors that are symmetrically arranged about a central rotational axis of the shaft. With such stereo endoscope, a lateral direction of view of the stereo endoscope which deviates from a central 0° direction of view can be variably adjusted and/or changed independent of an orientation of the image sensors relative to each other.
US09526402B2
The endoscope apparatus effects shifting without disappearance of a side observation image until a boundary between the side observation image and a non-image-forming region reaches an end of a light receiving surface so that a displacement of a shift distance K is produced between an optical axis of an imaging optical system and a center position L of the light receiving surface of an imaging section, adjusts a magnification of the imaging optical system, and magnifies and displays a combined image of a front observation image and the side observation image.
US09526400B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for abatement of vapors for washing machines as well as to a washing machine comprising the apparatus. The apparatus for abatement of vapors according to the present invention simultaneously allows vapors generated inside the washing chamber to be effectively abated and the energy consumption of the machine to be optimized by pre-heating the working fluid.
US09526397B2
Dishwasher doors with multiple silverware baskets are disclosed. A disclosed example dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber having an opening, a door movably mounted to the tub to selectively open and close the opening, and two or more silverware baskets mounted one above the other on an interior of the door.
US09526395B2
An automatic dishwasher includes a heat pump device for heating washing liquid. The heat pump device includes an evaporator, a fan adapted to supply ambient air to the evaporator, and a device for wet dust collection connected upstream of the evaporator in the flow direction of the ambient air.
US09526390B2
A robot cleaner includes a main body that defines an external appearance of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner further includes a plurality of dust sensors that are located at different positions on the main body and that are configured to sense dust that is located in a traveling route of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner further includes a control unit that is configured to control movement and a cleaning operation of the robot cleaner based on sensing data from the plurality of dust sensors.
US09526373B2
A method and system for brewing coffee that allows for control of the temperature of the water as it hits ground coffee and that is adapted for changes in the environment. A coffee machine may include: a water reservoir, a pump, a heating element, a filter holder, a temperature sensor, and a control element. Instead of using boiling water to drive the flow of water from the water container to the filter holder, which method relates the outlet temperature to the water's boiling point, which, in turn, is dependent on altitude and other factors, the coffee machine described herein uses a pump to deliver water from the water container to the heating element and on to the filter holder. The coffee machine also includes a heating element that is not susceptible to frost damage, which may include a silicone layer sandwiched between two metal components, such as aluminum blocks.
US09526368B2
The first embodiment of the disclosure presents a single cup coffee brewer comprised of two components: a dripper component and a drip rate control component. The dripper component has a brewing container with a flat bottom having a drainage part, and a cylindrical tube member that fits inside the brewing container. A single sheet of Number 4 filter paper is wrapped around the cylindrical tube member, fitting snugly against the drainage part, thereby forming a dripper having a flat bottom using standard filter paper.The drip rate control component is attached to the dripper component, and has a lever that controls the drip control rate from zero to a maximum value. The coffee brewer can therefore be used as a dripper with a user controlled drip rate, or as an infuser followed by a dripper where the user controls the drip rate.
US09526360B2
The present invention discloses a U-shaped travel pillow having a base cushion and raised cushion fixed to the top side of the base cushion. The inner peripheral walls of the base and raised cushions are mutually flush, while the rear walls are mutually flush and substantially flat for better contact with flat surfaces, such as a headrest, seat, or chair. Furthermore, the rear wall of the raised cushion is thinner than the sides, providing more liberty to adjust head position by easily adapting to the shape of the headrest, seat or chair. A removable cover is adapted to cover the base and raised cushions, while a drawstring with an adjustable cinch mechanism can be used for adjusting the travel pillow around the neck.
US09526358B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for displaying spectacles, having a basic body (1) and having a plurality of accommodating devices (2), which are carried by the basic body (1) and are each intended for accommodating a pair of spectacles, wherein each accommodating device (2) comprises at least one bearing region (3) on which to rest the pair of spectacles. The apparatus is characterized by the provision of a contactlessly operating removal-prevention means (5) which in the handling region, immediately in front of the bearing region (3), defines a detection region which is influenced when the pair of spectacles is removed by hand and/or when the spectacle frame is moved past it.
US09526353B2
A door for a refrigerated cabinet has an insulated glass unit of rectangular shape mounted in a pair of horizontally disposed aluminum rails and a pair of vertically disposed plastic rails connected to and across the pair horizontally disposed rails. A plastic breaker is mounted on each aluminum rail and a sealing gasket of open rectangular shape is mounted in each breaker and in each plastic rail to seal against a planar surface of the refrigerated cabinet in the closed position of the door.
US09526348B2
A person-support surface comprises a non powered mattress and a coverlet positionable on the non powered mattress. The coverlet includes an entry positioned at a first end of the coverlet, an exit positioned at a second end of the coverlet opposite the entry, an upper air impermeable layer, and a lower air impermeable layer coupled to the upper air impermeable layer to form an air flow path along the coverlet between the entry and the exit. The upper air impermeable layer is a vapor permeable and the lower air impermeable layer is a vapor permeable.
US09526345B2
Methods and compositions are provided where a transfected cell that produces a hybrid protein with a reporter-containing portion and a botulinum toxin cleavage site is contacted with a botulinum toxin at elevated temperatures and/or in media having a reduced sodium concentration. Kits that include such media and a botulinum toxin are also described.
US09526343B1
A footrest assembly disposed under a chair includes an assembly, a tracking frame, a first rotating plate, a second rotating plate and a footrest. The tracking frame is movably mounted in the seat mounting frame. The first rotating plate is pivotally connected to the tracking frame. The second rotating plate is pivotally connected to the first rotating plate. The footrest is mounted on the second rotating plate. By disposing the two rotating plates between the footrest and the tracking frame, the footrest can rotate twice relative to the tracking frame, so as to increase a distance between the footrest and the tracking frame. That is, a distance between the footrest and the chair is increased, so as to meet users' various needs.
US09526340B2
Rocker style chairs and rocker style chairs with pivoting seats are provided along with modular components for use within rocker style chairs and parts for assembling within the modular components. The related components and chair assemblies minimize manufacturing time, maximize material usage and decrease related installation time. The related rocker style chairs may provide comfort to chair occupants and minimize noise during related chair component motion.
US09526330B2
A modularized presentation board includes multiple rectangular presentation board modules, multiple plug connectors and multiple articulation pieces; 45-degree chamfer structures are arranged at four corners of each presentation board module, a clamping slot is configured in the middle of each of four corners in the thickness direction, multiple strip-shaped bulges and multiple reinforced ribs perpendicular to the strip-shaped bulges are respectively arranged on both sides of each clamping slot, and a groove is defined between every two adjacent reinforced ribs; and the plug connectors and the articulation pieces are equipped with multiple annular bulges, respectively, and thus nested and matched connection between every two adjacent presentation board modules is realized.
US09526326B2
A fluid-dispensing apparatus, comprises a hollow handle, a working head from which fluid may be dispensed and an intermediate member, the hollow handle providing an enclosure defining a fluid reservoir therein, the handle having a distal end portion and having an outlet located in the distal end portion, the working head having a dispensing aperture for dispensing of fluid, the intermediate member being configured to receive the distal end portion of the handle therein, the working head being attachable to the intermediate member, the intermediate member has an opening which is in alignment with the outlet of the handle and with the dispensing aperture of the working head when assembled. The apparatus comprises a flow control member, which is received within the intermediate member and is movable to align apertures of different sizes with the handle outlet, providing discrete flow control configurations.
US09526323B2
An oral care implement is provided, in one embodiment, with a plurality of spaced-apart tissue cleaning pads (400) radially arranged around a central axis (450) to form a grouping, each pad having an inner region (420, 430) close to the central axis and an outer region spaced away from the central axis, the inner region (420, 430) being raised relative to the outer region and having scraping surfaces along certain edge regions for improved cleaning of the soft tissue in an oral cavity Each pad further preferably includes one or more protrusions (920, 930) along an upper surface thereof.
US09526320B2
A case for a mobile device with a screen, the case comprising a band arranged to surround the edge of the device. The band comprises a layer of flexible polymer (1) and a layer of a damping material (3) which is softer than the flexible polymer provided within the flexible polymer layer. The damping material (3) has a plurality of protrusions (2) projecting inwardly from a substantial portion of the inner periphery of the band to engage with the device. The protrusions are arranged such that, in normal use there is substantially no contact between the band and the device other than through the protrusions.
US09526319B2
The vehicle mounted hammock frame provides for a hammock to be suspended in the bed of a pickup truck approximately 6 feet above ground level. The hammock frame is intended to accommodate several sizes of hammocks including a family sized hammock, which affords comfortable lounging for two adults. The frame is simple to deploy by a single adult in minutes. It is anticipated that all parts may be attached to the unit so that pieces will not be lost or missing when it comes time to deploy the hammock frame. A storage case may be provided for ease of storage and transport. The hammock frame may have members added or attached to it in order that it can be deployed on the ground. Such members might include legs, bracing, and support members configured to allow a user to deploy the hammock frame on the ground.
US09526312B2
A razor cartridge dispenser for retaining, dispensing and receiving razor cartridges, the cartridges having a blade portion mounted to a handle connection portion, the dispenser including first and second cooperating members joined by a connection such that the first and second cooperating members can be adapted from a closed configuration to an open configuration, each of said first and second cooperating members comprising one or more compartments for retaining a cartridge.
US09526303B2
The invention relates to a catching element of a male-female or male-male self-gripping device, which comprises a rod portion (1) and a catching portion (2), the rod portion extending in an axis that is transverse to a base strip (B) and the catching portion projecting laterally from the rod portion, characterized in that at least the catching portion is made of a thermoplastic material having a bending modulus of more than 1000 MPa, specifically more than 1200 MPa, in particular more than 1500 MPa at 25° C., the catching element being produced by molding, specifically by injection molding, and when the thermogram is plotted for the hook, in other words when differential scanning calorimetry is carried out, an absence or almost-absence of relaxation enthalpy near the glass transition can be seen during the first rise in temperature.
US09526301B1
An adaptable buckle system that can be secured to a loop in a strap or cable to replace a broken buckle or add a buckle. The present invention includes two component members, a male connector and a female connector, which removably engage to form a fastening buckle. Both components have an interlocking side-release mechanism at the end opposing the connector. The interlocking side-release mechanism comprises a receiver on one side of the component member configured to receive a prong extending from the free end of a flexible arm pivotally affixed to the other side of the component member. The flexible arm may be fed through a loop in a strap or cable. Ridges that line the inner surface of the prong and inner wall of the receiver cause a cross-biting action that secures the prong in place. The prong is released when the arm is twisted thereby rotating the prong.
US09526292B2
A power module assembly for being mounted to headgear is provided. The power module assembly can include a housing member and a cover member configured to mount thereto. The housing member and cover member can have a generally curved profile configured for fitting against a user's head. The housing member can be generally rigid, and the cover member generally flexible and resilient, so that the cover member can mount to the housing member with a snap fit connection therebetween. The housing member can further include a plurality of handles, so that straps of the headgear can extend through openings between the handles corresponding surfaces of the housing member to secure the power module assemble to the headgear.
US09526283B1
A tie link for securing a necktie is disclosed. The tie link includes a flexible link insertable through a strap on a necktie and extending a length which spans from a first shirt button hole to a second shirt button hole on a shirt. The tie link has a plurality of retention devices coupled to the flexible link. The retention devices extend perpendicular to the flexible link and are insertable into a respective plurality of button hole slots on the shirt. A method of securing a necktie is also disclosed.
US09526281B2
A reversible bridesmaid dress or evening dress with a hem facing that allows the dress to have one color or pattern on one side and another color or pattern on the other side. When the dress is flipped inside out, it has a completely different appearance than on the other side. The reversible dress can come in a variety of different shapes, types and sizes. Dresses of different colors may be created from a single reversible dress.
US09526275B2
An elongated garment to support a pregnant mother and her unborn baby in utero is provided. The elongated garment may be dimensioned and adapted to lift the abdominal area of the pregnant wearer, support the hip area of the pregnant woman, reduce pelvic floor pressure and low back strain. The elongated garment is also adapted to provide a plurality of safe-decibel audio output which may be used with any media device, with pockets specifically positioned inside the garment used on the abdominal area so as to help guide her unborn baby into a head-down orientation in preparation of birth.
US09526257B1
A food press machine that is used to shape food, such as slabs of meat. The machine has a jaw element. The jaw element is free to rotate about a pivot connection along a curved path between a closed position and an open position. A lower mold head is mounted to a base. An upper mold head is mounted to the jaw element. The upper mold head aligns atop the lower mold head and defines a compression chamber when the jaw element is in its closed position. Conversely, the upper mold head is lifted away from the lower mold head when the jaw element is in its open position. Food is placed in the compression chamber when the jaw element is in its open position. The jaw element is than moved to its closed position with the power of a hydraulic piston.
US09526256B1
A mixing paddle for mixing dough and for cutting and mixing dense ingredients such as butter and shortening into dry ingredients such as flour has roughened cutting blades oriented at many angles. Some blades are attached between a central blade support shaft and a symmetrical rim. Blades near the apex of the rim rotate in concentric double cone paths. The blades may have roughed cutting edges to increase variety in fat chunk size and to improve mixing.
US09526243B2
The invention provides methods and process to enhance pollination success and thereby increase seed yield in corn seed production. The invention discloses use of Gibberellins to increase hybrid seed production in corn.
US09526239B2
Embodiments of the present invention concern a virtual hunting apparatus that employs an imaging device mounted on top of the barrel of a simulated firearm such as a rifle or other toy. A cable can be used to connect the imaging device to the trigger of the simulated firearm. An imaging device can run a variety of applications and play videos. Pulling the trigger of the simulated firearm takes a picture of a target animal, records a video or plays a video of interest within the imaging device, without displacing a bullet or pellet to injure or kill the target animal.
US09526231B2
A pet chew toy comprising a blend containing a polyamide terpolymer and a diene elastomer, wherein the diene elastomer is crosslinked and the polyamide terpolymer has a Tm in the range of 120° C. to 250° C.
US09526223B1
A novel maize variety designated PH18GH and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH18GH with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18GH through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH18GH or a locus conversion of PH18GH with another maize variety.
US09526209B2
A crop harvesting header includes a reel rotatable about a reel axis. The reel has a reel bat supported at a spaced distance from the reel axis. The reel bat can pivot about a bat axis radially spaced from the reel axis. The reel bat has a crop collection member that extends generally away from the bat axis. The reel bat can move in a cyclical path around the reel axis during rotation of the reel. The reel bat can vary the angle of the crop collection member about the bat axis as the reel rotates about the reel axis. A sun gear is provided that may be positioned in axial alignment with the reel axis. A planetary gear system is rotatable about the sun gear. The planetary gear system interacts with the sun gear, and causes said planetary gear system to effect pivotal movement of the reel bat about its bat axis.
US09526208B2
A tree mounted tarp device couples a tarp to a tree under branches of the tree. The device includes a plurality of panels pivotally coupled together such that the panels are formable into a closed loop wrapping around a trunk of a tree. Each of a plurality of hooks is coupled to and extends from a top end of an associated one of the panels. Each of the hooks is directed towards a center of the closed loop for engaging the trunk of the tree facilitating suspension of the panels at a fixed height on the trunk of the tree. A tarp is coupled to the panels by a frame coupled to the panels. The frame supports the tarp in a deployed position wherein the tarp extends outwardly relative to the panels such that the tarp extends around the trunk of the tree under branches of the tree.
US09526199B2
A work vehicle coordinating system includes a main vehicle position detection module for detecting a position of a main work vehicle, a sub vehicle position detection module for detecting a position of a sub work vehicle, a central work land path calculation section for calculating a central work land traveling path to be used by the sub work vehicle in an unmanned steered work traveling in a central work land, a first steering control section for unmanned-steering the sub work vehicle ahead of the main work vehicle based on the position of the sub work vehicle detected by the sub vehicle position detection module and the central work land traveling path, a headland path calculation section for calculating a headland traveling path, and a second steering control section for unmanned-steering the sub work vehicle to follow the main work vehicle.
US09532487B1
A system for cooling air includes an air cooling apparatus that includes an intermediate ducted section with two movable dampers separated by a divider containing a heat exchange element. The heat exchange element can be situated parallel to a direction of airflow in the air cooling apparatus, such that opening both dampers can cause a flow of air to bypass the apparatus and closing both dampers can force the air to pass through the heat exchange element.
US09532482B2
A fiber panel system includes a chassis and at least a first blade configured to moveably mount to the chassis. Each blade includes a base, a frame, and front couplers. The base of each blade defines at least one opening at a location spaced rearwardly from the front couplers. The front couplers may be smart or passive.
US09532479B2
An input/output module is configured to achieve at least one of a function of acquiring a measurement signal from a measurement target and a function of outputting data. The input/output module includes a casing, a rotational connector disposed on the casing, the rotational connector including an arc-shaped notch, the rotational connector being configured to interlock with a connection mechanism of a base to serve as a rotation point so that the input/output module is rotatable to get connected to the base and a latch-shaped fixer configured to fit into a groove formed in at least one of an upper inner surface and a lower inner surface when the input/output module is pushed into a slot having the upper inner surface and the lower inner surface to get connected.
US09532469B2
A multilayer substrate includes a first substrate a second substrate that is stacked on and electrically connected to the first substrate, the second substrate having a different characteristic from a characteristic of the first substrate, a third substrate that is provided on a side of the first substrate, the second substrate being provided on the side of the first substrate, and the third substrate is electrically connected to the second substrate, and a connection member that electrically connects the first substrate and the third substrate to each other while the second substrate is bypassed.
US09532467B2
A circuit substrate includes a base layer, a first patterned conductive layer, a dielectric layer, a conductive block and a second patterned conductive layer. The first patterned conductive layer is disposed on the base layer and has a first pad. The dielectric layer is disposed on the base layer and covers the first patterned conductive layer, wherein the dielectric layer has an opening and the first pad is exposed by the opening. The conductive block is disposed in the opening and covers the first pad. The second patterned conductive layer is disposed on a surface of the dielectric layer and has a second pad, wherein the second pad and the conductive block are integrally formed.
US09532466B2
A method of manufacturing a multi-layer circuit board includes: forming a first circuit layer on a first surface of a first prepreg; stacking a second prepreg on a first surface of the first circuit layer; and forming at least one of a second or a third circuit layer on at least one of a first surface of the second prepreg and a second surface opposite of the first surface of the first prepreg, wherein, in the stacking of the first prepreg, the first prepreg and the second prepreg are semi-cured.
US09532448B1
A power electronics module including an insulated patterned metal substrate, a semiconductor bonded to the substrate, and an agglomeration of solid metal particles mechanically bound to each other and the substrate and arranged to form electrical interconnects between the semiconductor and a bus bar, a control board, a sensor, or a combination thereof.
US09532446B2
A printed circuit board (PCB) used as a signal transmission line of a terminal, comprising a first ground layer elongating in one direction, a first dielectric layer deposited on a top of the first ground layer and elongating in the same direction as the first ground layer, a signal transmission line deposited on a top of the first dielectric layer and elongating in the same direction as the first dielectric layer, a ground pad elongating from one end of the first ground layer and in contact with an external ground, and a signal line pad extended from one end of the signal transmission line and in contact with an external signal line.
US09532443B2
A composite electronic component includes a composite body in which a capacitor and an inductor are coupled to each other, the capacitor including a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes, and the inductor including a magnetic body including a coil part. An input terminal is disposed on a first side surface of the composite body and is connected to the coil part. An output terminal includes a first output terminal disposed on the first side surface of the composite body and connected to the coil part and a second output terminal disposed on a first end surface of the composite body and connected to the first internal electrodes. A ground terminal is disposed on a second end surface of the composite body and is connected to the second internal electrodes. The capacitor is coupled to a side surface of the inductor.
US09532429B2
Operating device for a luminous element (42), wherein the operating device (50) has a primary side (61) and a secondary side (62) and comprises a radio interference suppression element (59), the radio interference suppression element (59) being arranged between the primary side and the secondary side (62), and a filter (73) for suppressing interference, coupled to the radio interference suppression element (59).
US09532418B2
A switched mode power supply comprising: a rectified voltage terminal and a rectified ground terminal for receiving a phase-cut rectified voltage; a power switch and an inductive element connected in series between the rectified voltage terminal and the rectified ground terminal; a switch controller having a floating ground terminal and a dimming input terminal, wherein the dimming input terminal is for receiving a dimming voltage signal indicative of a required dimming level, wherein the switch controller is configured to control the switch in accordance with the dimming voltage signal and wherein the inductive element is connected between the rectified ground terminal and the floating ground terminal; and a dimming level controller configured to set the dimming voltage signal in accordance with the rectified phase-cut voltage with respect to the floating ground terminal.
US09532415B2
A system and method includes a controller that is configured to coordinate (i) a low impedance path for a dimmer current, (ii) attaching a dimmer to a power converter system at the leading edge of a phase-cut, rectified input voltage, (iii), control of switch mode power conversion, and (iv) an inactive state to, for example, reduce the dimmer current while allowing a dimmer to function normally from cycle to cycle of an alternating current (AC) supply voltage. In at least one embodiment, the dimmer functions normally when the dimmer conducts at a correct phase angle indicated by a dimmer input setting and avoids prematurely resetting while conducting. In at least one embodiment, by coordinating functions (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) the controller controls a power converter system that is compatible with a triac-based dimmer.
US09532414B2
A trigger-signal-output part sets a burst time cycle to a time period N (integer of two or more) times as long as a constant first cycle, and outputs a trigger signal M (positive integer of N or less) times during an operation period so as to synchronize it with the first cycle, and does not output the trigger signal during a stop period except the operation period of the burst time cycle. Alternatively, a trigger-signal-output part sets a burst time cycle to a time period N times as long as an output cycle of a trigger signal in an operation period, and sets the operation period to a time period M times as long as the output cycle, and sets a stop period except the operation period of the burst time cycle to a time period generated by multiplying the output cycle by a difference between N and M.
US09532410B2
A light fixture including a support structure and a plurality of LEDs coupled to the structure and spaced apart along at least a portion of a length of the structure. The light fixture further includes a power pack, the power pack including a driver configured to be electrically coupled to the plurality of LEDs, power input wiring that is configured to receive power for the light fixture, and a cover provided substantially over the driver and the power input wiring. A modular power input connector is accessible without removing the cover, wherein the modular power input connector is coupled to the power input wiring, and wherein the modular power input connector is configured to accept a power cord.
US09532408B2
A casing, a heating chamber that is provided in the casing and that has an opening on a front face thereof, an exhaust tube for guiding exhaust from inside of the heating chamber to front face side of the casing, a cooling fan that is provided in the casing, and an exhaust duct having an exhaust inlet to which the other end of the exhaust tube is connected are provided. Position along height direction of a cooling air inlet into which cooling air flows from under the exhaust duct is lower than position along the height direction of the discharge ports of the exhaust duct, and the position along the height direction of the cooling air inlet of the exhaust duct is lower than position along the height direction of the exhaust inlet of the exhaust duct. A heating cooker is provided that prevents the exhaust from the inside of the heating chamber from flowing into a main body thereof even if a fan for supplying air that is to be mixed with the exhaust breaks down.
US09532407B2
The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (10) including a number of heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18). Each heating zone (12, 14, 16, 18) comprises or corresponds with at least one induction coil. Each induction coil is connected to a generator. Two or more heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18) are linked or can be linked into a cooking area by a user. The linked heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18) are controlled by a common power setting. An operator interface is provided for operating the heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18). A control unit is provided for controlling the heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18). The operator interface includes actuating elements corresponding with predetermined links (20) between the heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18). The control unit is provided for synchronizing the generators of the linked heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18) by one common controller.
US09532405B2
A multi-layer stack includes: a substrate; a drain layer on a first side of the substrate, the drain layer having a sheet resistance of less than about 106 ohms per square; a heater layer on the drain layer; and a dielectric layer between the heater layer and the drain layer is disclosed. A transparency for a flying vehicle including the multi-layer stack and having the drain layer configured to be grounded to the flying vehicle, and a flying vehicle including the transparency is also disclosed.
US09532400B2
A radio communication terminal device may include: a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit configured to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology; a circuit configured to provide a direct communication device to communication device communication; and a message generator configured to generate a message comprising information of a direct communication device to communication device communication provided by the circuit.
US09532391B2
A technique for wireless communication is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises carrying out a proximity-based device selection for a second device in response to receiving, from a first device, one or more control messages that indicate presence of said second device and invoking at least one of one or more predefined actions in dependence of identity of said second device in response to said proximity-based device selection having resulted in selecting said second device.
US09532373B2
Collision mitigation for scheduling requests, SRs, on the physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, in Long Term Evolution, LTE, radiocommunication systems is described. Various types of SR collision mitigation information can be transmitted from a base station eNodeB (32) to a user equipment, UE(36). The UE can use the collision mitigation information to determine how to transmit its SRs. The network or base station (32) can use its knowledge of the SR collision mitigation information sent to various UEs (36) (and/or additional information) to resolve SR collisions on the uplink.
US09532372B2
In one aspect, the invention provides apparatuses and methods for wirelessly transmitting application data utilizing priority information for each radio link control (RLC) data block transmitted. Advantageously, the application data with a relatively high transmission priority is not substantially delayed by the transmission of application data with substantially lower transmission priorities.
US09532369B2
The technology disclosed provides the ability for a subframe to be dynamically configured in time division duplex (TDD) communications between a UE radio terminal and a radio network node. A frame structure includes one or more subframes preconfigured as a downlink subframe, one or more subframes preconfigured as an uplink subframe, and one or more dynamically configurable subframes. Each dynamically configurable subframe includes a guard time period and at least a downlink part for transporting a dynamically configurable amount of downlink information, and in some embodiments, uplink information. A configuration for dynamically configurable subframes is determined for transmission and/or reception between the UE radio terminal and the radio network node.
US09532360B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for communication mode switching. The method includes: acquiring state information of a device-to-device link between a first UE and a second UE; implementing a switching between a first communication mode and a second communication mode according to the state information of the device-to-device link between the first UE and the second UE, where the first UE and the second UE perform device-to-device communication under the first communication mode, and the first UE communicates with the second UE via a base station under the second communication mode.
US09532354B2
A wireless communication device for a wireless network employing a wireless time division communication structure, where the wireless communication device includes a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver and an access control unit, which is configured to order the wireless transmitter to transmit, in a contention interval, a priority setting of a wireless communication device competing for resources, where the priority setting is transmitted as a signal having a frequency representing the priority setting, order the wireless receiver to receive, in the contention interval, priority settings of other competing wireless communication devices as signals having frequencies representing these priority settings, compare the transmitted priority setting with the received priority settings and seize a following data interval if the transmitted priority setting is higher than the received priority settings.
US09532351B2
A method for transmitting downlink control information, a detecting method, a base station and a UE are provided in the present invention. The detecting method includes: the UE detects downlink control information beared by ePDCCH in a resource block according to a resource block set and pre-defined information configured by the base station; wherein the pre-defined information at least includes one of the followings: sub-carrier position information detected in the resource block set, enhanced control channel unit information detected in the resource block set, a mapping mode of the ePDCCH, aggregation level configuration information detected in the resource block set, the amount of candidate set corresponding to the detected aggregation level in the resource block set and a downlink control information format. In the present invention, the UE is agilely indicated to detected the downlink control information beared by the ePDCCH in the corresponding physical resource block according to the configured resource block set and the pre-defined information, so as to save resources of space detected and searched by the UE, thus scheduling efficient of the system is improved.
US09532347B2
A method for allocating resources by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining use/nonuse of each of a plurality of Resource Blocks (RBs), which are allocated using a persistent allocation scheme, and transmitting resource allocation information indicating use/nonuse of each of the plurality of RBs to a plurality of Mobile Stations (MSs) according to a result of the determination.
US09532344B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, provides a method for controlling uplink power and a device therefor. The method whereby user equipment controls uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving first uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration information from a base station through a system information block; receiving second UL-DL configuration information for a downlink hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ) operation from the base station; receiving a transmission power control (TPC) command from the base station; and determining uplink transmission power for a first uplink channel on the basis of the first UL-DL configuration information and the TPC command and determining uplink transmission power for a second uplink channel on the basis of the second UL-DL configuration information and the TPC command.
US09532338B2
The present invention relates to a method for enabling user equipment to receive control information in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving, from a first base station, first control information in which the control information is allocated on a specific wireless resource area according to a first pattern; and receiving from a second base station, second control information in which the control information is assigned on the specific wireless resource area according to a second pattern, wherein the first pattern is determined on the basis of identification information associated with the first base station, the second pattern is determined on the basis of identification information associated with the second base station, and the first and second patterns are set so as not to overlap each other.
US09532335B2
A wireless communication apparatus that performs transmission based on a radio resource that is allocated from another wireless communication apparatus, the wireless communication apparatus including: a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to, after a first radio resource for transmitting first information has been allocated, before transmitting the first information based on the first radio resource, when a second radio resource is allocated that is a radio resource of a timing different from a timing of the first radio resource and is a radio resource for transmitting second information, perform a transmission process of transmitting the first information and the second information based on the second radio resource and of not using the first radio resource for the transmission.
US09532324B2
A communication device and a communication scheme judgment method that enable reception of frames of different communication schemes without setting a common synchronization signal in the frames for each communication scheme. A signal including synchronization information corresponding to a communication scheme is receivable via a frequency band within which a frequency band of a channel corresponding to a first communication scheme overlaps with at least a portion of a frequency band of a channel corresponding to a second communication scheme. Using the synchronization information, when synchronization of one communication scheme out of the first communication scheme and the second communication scheme is establishable, processing of the signal is performed using the one communication scheme, and when the synchronization of the one communication scheme is not establishable and synchronization of the other communication scheme is establishable, processing of the signal is performed using the other communication scheme.
US09532322B2
A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same in consideration of communication environment are provided. The mobile terminal includes a grip sensor unit for generating sensing signals corresponding to user grip, a control unit for identifying a grip pattern on the basis of sensing signals from the grip sensor unit, for extracting communication control information associated with the identified grip pattern, and for performing at least one of power control and antenna tuning control; and a communication means to which power control and antenna tuning are applied under control of the control unit.
US09532315B2
Disclosed is a wireless communication device that can suppress an increase in power consumption of a terminal while preventing the degradation of SINR measurement precision resulting from TPC errors in a base station. A terminal controls the transmission power of a second signal by adding an offset to the transmission power of a first signal; an offset-setting unit sets an offset correction value in response to a transmission time gap between a third signal transmitted the previous time and the second signal transmitted this time; and a transmission power control unit controls the transmission power of the second signal using the correction value.
US09532311B1
In response to determining that a Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase will begin, a power save indicator signal is sent from a first communication device to a second communication device prior to a start of the Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase. A gap between a first Bluetooth communication slot and a second Bluetooth communication slot is determined, and a time period within the gap is determined, where an end of the time period occurs at a defined amount of time prior to a start of the second Bluetooth communication slot. During the time period, one or more power save poll messages are sent from the first communication device to the second communication device, each first power save poll message prompting the second communication device to transmit a respective first WLAN packet to the first communication device.
US09532307B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a network discovery method, an access point, and a terminal device, and relate to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: generating, by an access point, a physical layer frame, and setting indication information in a frame header part of the physical layer frame, where the indication information is used for indicating that the physical layer frame carries a network discovery message; and sending, by the access point, the physical layer frame. The present invention is applicable to a scenario where the terminal device is connected to the access point by using a WiFi network.
US09532289B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an information processing method and apparatus. The method includes: sending a communication message that includes instruction information to a UE, so that the UE records multiple times, according to the instruction information, signal quality parameters of cells measured by the UE; after a connection is established between the UE and a target base station, receiving the signal quality parameters of the cells measured by the UE, recorded by the UE multiple times and sent by the target base station; and adjusting handover parameters according to the received signal quality parameters, where the signal quality parameters of the cells measured by the UE are sent by the UE to the target base station.
US09532278B2
A method and apparatus of performing a handover procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. The target eNodeB (eNB) receives a specific establishment cause of a user equipment (UE). The specific establishment cause among a plurality of establishment causes comprises emergency, high priority access, mobile terminated access, mobile oriented signaling, mobile oriented data, and delay tolerant access. The target eNB transmits a handover command message to the UE after receiving the specific establishment cause.
US09532277B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for determining a source SGSN. The method for determining a source SGSN includes: obtaining addressing information of a source SGSN through a NAS message sent by a UE; and sending the addressing information of the source SGSN to a target MME or a target SGSN, so that the target MME or the target SGSN determines the source SGSN according to the addressing information of the source SGSN. The embodiments of the present invention may ensure that an MSC obtains latest addressing information of a source SGSN of a UE, so that a target MME or a target SGSN obtains prepare bearer information of the UE from a correct source SGSN.
US09532276B1
A wireless communication device (WCD) is configured to receive and maintain concurrently in data storage at least two different IMS transfer-addresses, such as one for use when the WCD's transition between radio access networks (RANs) is a single-radio transition and the other for use when the WCD's transition between RANs is a dual-radio transition, and/or one for use when the WCD's transition between RANs is packet-to-packet and the other for use when the WCD's transition between RANs is packet-to-circuit. Upon transitioning between RANs, the WCD may then select the appropriate one of these IMS transfer-addresses and transmit the selected IMS transfer-address to a network node to facilitate handover of an ongoing call to be via the WCD's new serving RAN.
US09532271B2
A method and apparatus for mobile two-tier wireless communication are provided. A wireless communication signal may be received at a mobile communication device from a cellular base station. Data may be recovered from the received wireless communication signal. The data may be transmitted to an IEEE 802.11 user device. A second wireless communication signal may be received from the IEEE 802.11 user device. Data may be recovered from the second wireless communication signal. The data may be transmitted to the cellular base station.
US09532268B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE). In some examples, the UE may identify an initialization and refresh (IR) packet at the radio link control (RLC) layer based the size of the IR packet, where the IR packet comprises a larger ciphered PDU size than a compressed RoHC packet. Accordingly, once the UE identifies the received packet as an IR packet, the UE may attempt to decipher the IR packet using one or more HFN offset values. In one example, the UE may determine whether the IR packet is deciphered correctly based on cyclic redundancy check (CRC) value of the deciphered IR packet. As a result, the present disclosure allows the UE to re-synchronize with the transmitting device by at least one of incrementing or decrementing an HFN value at the receiving device.
US09532266B2
An embodiment method of managing a wireless network includes managing an infrastructure topology for the wireless network. The wireless network includes a plurality of network nodes. The method further includes managing a connection of a user equipment (UE) to the wireless network. The method further includes managing a customer service provided to the UE over the connection. The method also includes managing analytics for the wireless network and the service.
US09532260B2
In MIMO scenarios, a mobile terminal (1400) can be exposed to signals intended for wireless terminals (640) other than the mobile terminal (1400). If the mobile terminal (1400) is capable of performing interference cancellation, then a network node (1000), such as a base station (610, 620) or RNC (630), can provide the mobile terminal (1400) with interference information so that the mobile terminal (1400) can efficiently cancel interferences due to these interfering signals. The network node (1000) may provide the mobile terminal (1400) with interference information if it determines that mobile terminal (1400) will benefit from the information. The mobile terminal (1400) may cancel the interfering signals from the received signal based on the interference information.
US09532254B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and device for transmitting/receiving channel state information. A method of a terminal for transmitting channel state information (CSI) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: Receiving setting information on a basic channel measurement target from a base station; receiving channel measurement target indication information from the base station; performing a channel measurement by using CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) corresponding to the channel measurement target; and transmitting CSI to the base station.
US09532253B2
A method for sending a power headroom report (PHR) by a User Equipment (UE) is described. The method includes obtaining a value of a power headroom for each activated serving cell with configured uplink corresponding to a second radio connection. The method also includes generating an extended power headroom MAC control element based on the obtained values and information related to power management corresponding to a first radio connection. The method further includes transmitting the extended power headroom MAC control element.
US09532248B2
Embodiments provide apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a mobile transceiver and a base station transceiver, a mobile transceiver, a base station transceiver and a mobile communication system. The apparatus for the mobile transceiver in a mobile communication system comprises means for receiving information on a periodic measurement configuration for an inter-frequency measurement from a base station transceiver of the mobile communication system on a first frequency layer. The inter-frequency measurement refers to a repetitive measurement on a second frequency layer with a repetition cycle, which is such that the mobile transceiver , when moving at a velocity below a velocity threshold, is located in a coverage area of another base station transceiver on the second frequency layer for at least two repetition cycles.
US09532243B2
A wireless local area network (WLAN) device processes received samples for a radio frequency channel in an unlicensed radio frequency band to detect radio frequency interference from a long term evolution (LTE) wireless communication system. The WLAN device performs a correlation of received time-domain samples to detect the presence of a cyclic prefix for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol used by the LTE wireless communication system. The WLAN device searches for cross-correlation peaks (1) that exceed a peak power threshold value, (2) that a ratio of which exceed a ratio threshold, and (3) that are separated by a time period corresponding to the OFDM symbol. The WLAN device detects the presence of the LTE wireless communication system without decoding the OFDM symbols.
US09532240B2
A mobile communication system includes: a content server configured to accumulate a content; a wireless base station device configured to receive the content sent from the content server; a terminal device configured to receive the content wirelessly sent from the wireless base station device; and a monitoring control device configured to: control delivery of the content to the terminal device over the content server, and send to the terminal device, when a quality of experience (QoE) for a user utilizing the terminal device due to delivery of the content, the QoE being predicted in accordance with sending of a first delivery request for the content from the terminal device, does not meet a given condition, information on a clock time or a place in which a new predicted QoE meets the given condition.
US09532238B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and system, an access network device, and an application server. The communication method includes: receiving, by an access network device, a service packet; and sending, by the access network device, the received service packet to an application server according to a policy, where the application server is arranged at an access network side, and is independent from the access network device or in the access network device, and the application server supports operation of at least one service. It can be seen that, an application server that supports operation of third-party applications is introduced at an access network side, so that a UE can directly perform service interaction with the access network side, which significantly improves the response time of a user request, decreases service delay, and improves the QoS of a service, thereby improving user experience.
US09532233B2
A method for surveying a site for installation of wireless access points is provided. A map of the site under survey is displayed. User input relating to the position of a first wireless device at the site is received. User input relating to the position of a second wireless device at the site is also received. Wireless signals broadcast by the second wireless device are measured using the first wireless device to obtain signal strength values corresponding to the strength of the wireless signals. Attenuation values based on the signal strength values are calculated and assigned to features on the map of the site under survey.
US09532232B2
A method of evaluating a potential location to add a wireless field device to an existing network of a plurality of existing wireless field devices is provided. The method includes placing a handheld field maintenance tool in the potential location and causing the handheld field maintenance tool to identify wireless field devices within communicative range of the potential location. Information related to wireless communication at the potential location is viewed. Methods are also provided for identifying a selected field device in a process installation using a handheld field maintenance tool.
US09532222B2
A method of completing a transaction that requires authorization by an authority agent includes registering an authority device as associated with the authority agent, receiving a transaction request from a service provider; pushing an authentication notification to the authenticating application of the authority device; displaying the authentication notification, including a prompt to supply agent verification data, on the authority device; collecting and verifying the agent verification data; in response to verification of the agent verification data, transmitting an authority agent response from the authority device to the authentication platform, and, at the authentication platform, authenticating the authority agent response; and in response to authenticating the authority agent response, transmitting a transaction confirmation from the authentication platform to the service provider.
US09532220B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and an apparatus of a server in a communication system are provided. The method includes receiving identifier information of a user equipment (UE), obtaining, if an error is detected for a first authentication key corresponding to the identifier information, information on a second authentication key for authenticating the UE, and authenticating the UE based on the information on the second authentication key. The server includes a transceiver configured to communicate with at least one of a network node and an external server, and a controller configured to receive identifier information of a UE, if an error is detected for a first authentication key corresponding to the identifier information, obtain information on a second authentication key for authenticating the UE, and authenticate the UE based on the information on the second authentication key.
US09532215B2
A method for securely deploying a communication device in a communication network, the method comprising: storing a device identity and an associated token in the network; receiving, in the network, a device identity, a token and an indication of a data routing point; determining whether the received device identity and the received token correspond with a device identity and associated token stored by the network; and, if so, determining that the communication device corresponding to the received device identity has been validly deployed in the network and storing the data routing point as a destination to which data associated with the validly deployed communication device should be routed by the network.
US09532207B2
The present invention provides a vehicle control system comprising: a user database for storing at least one user profile which designates an initial action for an in-vehicle end device; a fixed and wireless communication unit for establishing a communication channel with a mobile terminal and receiving identity information through the communication channel: and a control unit for extracting the user profile corresponding to the identity information from the user database, and controlling the end device so that the end device executes an initial action as designated by the extracted user profile.
US09532197B1
A messaging hub provides communication services for user devices associated with an enterprise office telephone number. The messaging hub establishes a secure connection between the messaging hub local SMSC/MMSC and a data adapter of a unified communications service, provision the enterprise office telephone number for use in a global SMS/MMS network and delivers messages addressed to the enterprise office telephone number to selected user devices.
US09532192B2
A land-based or mobile phone and methods are provided for receiving inbound communications as either voice or text, and then based on the user's configuration settings, the inbound communication is provided to the user as it was received or is automatically converted into a format that is desired by the user. The phone also takes voice or text that is input by the user of the phone and converts the user's input to either voice or text based on the configuration settings stored in the user's contact list or otherwise. The outbound communication is configured according to how the intended recipient wants to receive a communication based on the configuration settings stored in the user's contact list or otherwise. The phone includes a controller that determines how the phone will handle and process inbound and outbound communications. The controller includes a speech recognition engine.
US09532183B2
A system and method are provided for determining students that are in danger of dropping out of an educational institution, and for delivering Internet content. The system and method gathers behavioral data of users using wireless beacon technology, a Wi-Fi capture device and mobile communications devices by monitoring a user's engagement with campus life and class attendance. As a user's focus changes from active participation in campus life to dropping out of the educational institution, their behavior changes, and the system and method captures this change through their participation in student life. The system and method further allows educational institutions and other information providers to use location beacons to link objects, locations, persons, or pets to information such as web links directing to Internet content, and to deliver such information to a user's mobile communications device.
US09532178B2
A location management system includes: user equipment that periodically repeats an operating state and a standby state with a predetermined time interval, transmits a short-range wireless communication signal including its own identification information; a user equipment managing server that collects and manages user management information including the identification information of the user equipment and manager information of a manager who manages the management target and that monitors and provides location information of the management target, the location of which needs to be monitored, to the manager; and a location information relay terminal that stores identification information of a signal previously transmitted from the user equipment and that provides the acquired location information and time information along with the identification information to the user equipment managing server when both pieces of information agree to each other.
US09532176B1
Relevant geospatial data is provided to a portable device. In particular, several activity detection results collected over a period of time, spanning several time intervals, are received, where each activity detection result provides an estimate of the portable device activity, and where the activity detection results indicate at least two different activities. A single predominant activity of the portable device is determined using the activity detection results. Based on the predominant activity, geospatial data is selected and then provided to the portable device.
US09532174B2
The present disclosure provides methods operable in a balloon network. The method can include determining that a balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area. An area profile of the legally-defined geographic area may identify geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include determining that the balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data. The method can also include determining that the balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include removing the geographically-restricted data from the memory of the balloon.
US09532171B2
A computer implemented method may include receiving geo-location data from a device of a user; comparing the geo-location data with a geo-location fence associated with an event; determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event; responsive to the determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event, supplying user-selectable event gallery information, associated with an event gallery of the event, to the device for addition to a destination list on the device; detecting selection of the user-selectable event gallery information in the destination list by the user of the device; and/or responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user of the device, adding the user as a follower of the event, with access to the event gallery.
US09532160B2
A method for accessing functionality of a mobile electronic device through a vehicle system onboard a motor vehicle. The method includes making functionality of the mobile electronic device accessible through the vehicle system based on where a sensor that the mobile electronic device is paired with is physically located about the vehicle.
US09532159B1
A method executed by one or more electronic devices in an electronic system moves a sound localization point (SLP) of a voice of a computer program during a voice exchange between the computer program and a person. Binaural sound localizes to the person in empty space away from the person and moves to localize inside a head of the person.
US09532156B2
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with instructions executable by a processor identify a center component, a side component and an ambient component within right and left channels of a digital audio input signal. A spatial ratio is determined from the center component and side component. The digital audio input signal is adjusted based upon the spatial ratio to form a pre-processed signal. Recursive crosstalk cancellation processing is performed on the pre-processed signal to form a crosstalk cancelled. The center component of the crosstalk cancelled signal is realigned to create the final digital audio output.
US09532155B1
Systems and methods for real time monitoring of acoustic environment using ultrasound are provided. An example method includes causing production of an acoustic sensing signal. The acoustic sensing signal can be a continuously repeating ultrasonic signal. The method further includes receiving a reflected acoustic signal, the reflected acoustic signal being a representation of an acoustic signal reflected within the acoustic environment. The method further includes analyzing the reflected acoustic signal based at least in part on the acoustic sensing signal to determine properties of the acoustic environment. The acoustic sensing signal can be produced based on a pseudorandom binary sequence. Analyzing the reflected acoustic signal includes correlating the reflected acoustic signal and the acoustic sensing signal to determine a real time estimate of impulse response of the acoustic environment. The method further allows determining that the properties of the acoustic environment have changed.
US09532144B2
A loudspeaker (100) comprising: an electro-magnetic motor (114) configured to receive electrical signals and, based on the received electrical signals to induce vibrations in a diaphragm (116) for generating a pressure wave; a surround (118) connected to the diaphragm for suspending the diaphragm from a driver chassis (120); and a damper (126) in contact with the surround for damping the vibrations in the surround and the diaphragm.
US09532140B2
One example device includes a camera; a display device; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory to receive audio signals from two or more microphones or a far-end device; receive first location information and second location information, the first location information for a visual identification of an audio source of the received audio signals and the second location information identifying a direction of arrival from the audio source; receive a first adjustment to a first portion of a UI to change either a visual identification or a coordinate direction of a direction focus; in response to the first adjustment, automatically perform a second adjustment to a second portion of the UI to change the other of the visual identification or the coordinate direction of the direction focus; and process the audio signals to filter sounds outside the direction focus, or emphasize sounds within the direction focus.
US09532135B2
Problem is to provide a bone conduction speaker unit which is compact as a whole, and can be used, being simply and neatly mounted to a great variety of pieces of existing communication equipment, such as mobile phones. A unit case 1 is provided which incorporates a bone conduction speaker 2 such that a diaphragm 3 is exposed, with an earphone-jack mating plug 4, which is connected to the bone conduction speaker 2, being disposed on the unit case 1, and by connecting the plug 4 to an earphone jack 22 on a cabinet 21 of a piece of communication equipment, such as a mobile phone, the piece of communication equipment is allowed to be used as a speaker.
US09532132B2
It is a purpose of the present invention to provide a hearing-impaired person assistance speaker that emits sound waves having an increased sound pressure level so as to provide improved original sound production capabilities. The inner circumferential face of a coupler 199 is bonded to one end of a bobbin 124 that is the other end thereof around which a coil 148 is wound. A portion of the coupler 199 configured so that it extends outward is bonded to a vibrating unit 121. As described above, the bobbin 124 and the vibrating unit 121 are coupled with each other via the coupler 199, instead of a line-contact connection structure that connects them. This reduces an amount of adhesive agent that can lead to degradation in the sound clarity. Thus, the present embodiment provides improved sound clarity of the sound to be received by a hearing-impaired person.
US09532131B2
Method of improving voice quality using a wireless headset with untethered earbuds starts by receiving first acoustic signal from first microphone included in first untethered earbud and receiving second acoustic signal from second microphone included in second untethered earbud. First inertial sensor output is received from first inertial sensor included in first earbud and second inertial sensor output is received from second inertial sensor included in second earbud. First earbud processes first noise/wind level captured by first microphone, first acoustic signal and first inertial sensor output and second earbud processes second noise/wind level captured by second microphone, second acoustic signal, and second inertial sensor output. First and second noise/wind levels and first and second inertial sensor outputs are communicated between the earbuds. First earbud transmits first acoustic signal and first inertial sensor output when first noise and wind level is lower than second noise/wind level. Other embodiments are described.
US09532127B2
An earphone or adapter for attaching to an earphone includes an ear portion including a tubular sidewall. In one embodiment, the tubular sidewall includes an inner surface defining an air channel extending through the sidewall. The air channel redirects sound at an angle to the speaker axis, and may have a smooth contour to maintain sound quality. In one embodiment, the inner surface has a twin cone shape including a converging cone portion extending from the first end and a diverging cone portion extending from the converging cone portion to the second end. The outer surface of the tubular portion may include a plurality of outwardly extending fins In one embodiment, the tubular portion includes both a plurality of fins, and a twin cone air channel.
US09532115B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for enhancing the viewing experience of video content by analyzing the content to determine where enhanced sensory experience events may be appropriate, by identifying devices at the viewing location and devices personal to the viewer that can be controlled to provide an enhanced sensory experience, and by activating those devices in a way that is synchronized with the presentation of the content.
US09532108B2
A method for programming a secondary device responsive to an advertisement, including: requesting a file and associated content identifier responsive to the advertisement; receiving the advertisement and a supplementary information associated with the advertisement; presenting a user with an option to initiate a request for an activity in response to the supplementary information; and performing the requested activity in response to the user request.
US09532101B2
Digital broadcast receiving apparatus including: a receiver receiving at least three different video programs in one transport stream, including a plurality of different video signal formats having different combination of scan lines and scan method; an isolator to isolate a video signal; a decoder to decode the video signal; a processor to execute a plurality of video processing sub software programs, providing video processing according to a different combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method; a controller using information obtained from the digital multiplexed signal to determine a combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method, and selecting one video processing of the video processing sub software programs to perform video processing according to the determined combination of the number of scan lines and the scan method; and a display to display the video signal processed by the processor.
US09532098B2
Provided are a method, apparatus and system for controlling a focus on a television interface. The method includes that a remote control device generates a movement event and a corresponding movement path and notifies a TV controller, and the TV controller determines the location of a moved focus according to the movement event and the movement path. Through the technology for controlling a focus on a television interface, a button can be pressed for reduced times, the focus can be controlled in any direction conveniently, quickly and flexibly, and the user experience can be improved effectively.
US09532097B1
A method and system for controlling a controlled device includes a display device and a remote control device generating a key code and communicating the first key code signal corresponding to the key code to the display device. The display device Communicates the key code of the key code signal through the display device without changing the key code and communicates a second key code signal from the display device to a controlled device. The controlled device is controlled in response to the key code in the second key code signal.
US09532096B2
A device is provided for use with a content provider that is operable to provide content, which includes a plurality of content components. The device includes a communication portion, a memory portion, a parsing portion, a counting portion and a processing portion. The communication portion can receive the content from the content provider. The parsing portion can parse the content into the plurality of content components and can store the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can provide a counter for each of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion, respectively. The processing portion can retrieve and process one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can further increment the counter associated with the retrieved one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion.
US09532090B2
Managing Internet Protocol (IP) flows to produce multi-connection communication is contemplated, such as but not necessarily limited to managing a single IP flow simultaneously through disparate physical layers (PHYs). A unification sublayer may be configured as a logical interface between a network layer and a data link layer and/or the disparate PHYs to facilitating partitioning of IP packets included in the IP flow.
US09532088B2
A method of generating a trick-play stream is provided that includes providing a master trick-play stream having a plurality of groups of pictures, wherein each group of pictures comprises a leading intra-coded frame and a plurality of inter-coded frames, and frames within of each group of pictures encoded with a temporally scalable hierarchical encoding relationship, deriving a trick-play stream from the master trick-play stream for a particular temporal resolution by skipping a consistent pattern of frames from each group of pictures that are not needed to decode other frames at the particular temporal resolution according to the temporally scalable hierarchical encoding relationship, and providing the trick-play stream to a client device, wherein the trick-play stream is packaged to appear to the client device as a standards-compliant adaptive bitrate stream.
US09532087B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a controller programmed to detect an object within an image of a first occurrence of a repetitive portion of a video program. The object is modified based on instructions, resulting in an updated object, and another portion of the image of the repetitive portion is left unmodified, resulting in a first modified repetitive portion of the video program. The object is detected within an image of subsequent instances of the repetitive portion of the video program and modified each time differently from the updated object and from subsequent modifications of the object, while maintaining the another portion of the image unmodified. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09532086B2
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations comprise obtaining product image data and comparing image data of a media program with the product image data. A product placement in the media program is determined based on the comparison, and an entry in a product placement database is generated. The entry comprises identifiers of the media program, a product descriptor descriptive of the product, and a context descriptor descriptive of a presentation scheme used for the first product placement. A rating is assigned to the media program with respect to the product in accordance with the entry of the product placement in the product placement database and other entries of other product placements in the product placement database. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09532081B2
A central device includes a first information storage unit in which an image-contents-distribution management table and image contents are stored and a first information control unit that determines an image display device that is to store therein the image contents based on the image-contents-distribution management table, and distributes the image contents to the image display device, and the image display device includes a second information storage unit in which the image-contents-distribution management table and the image contents are stored and a second information control unit that determines a location where the image contents are stored among the image display device and the central device based on the image-contents-distribution management table and displays the image contents read from a determined location.
US09532079B2
Provided are a filtering method and apparatus for removing blocking artifacts and ringing noise. The filtering method includes transforming video data on a block-by-block basis, and detecting the presence of an edge region in the video data by checking the distribution of values obtained by the transformation. Accordingly, it is possible to completely remove blocking artifacts and/or ringing noise by more effectively detecting the presence of an edge region in video data.
US09532075B2
The image processor includes a ⅓ multiplier circuit that approximately multiplies an input value X by ⅓. The ⅓ multiplier circuit includes a loop operation circuit that repeatedly perform a predetermined operation by loops, and a setting circuit that sets a required number of loops in the loop operation circuit. The loop operation circuit includes a register that receives an input of an input value, a bit shift circuit that performs bit shift by 2 bits to the right on a value output from the register, and an adder circuit that adds an input value and a value output from the bit shift circuit, and inputs the added value to the register.
US09532074B2
A method and apparatus for encoding of video data incorporating loop filtering are disclosed. The method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention determines an initial loop filter level for a frame of the video data according to quality setting of the frame. The information associated with the initial loop filter level is incorporated in the bitstream corresponding to compressed video data. The loop filtering is applied to a macroblock without the need to wait for the whole frame reconstruction to complete. In another embodiment according to the present invention, the initial loop filter level may be refined according to stability associated with the frame. In yet another embodiment according to the present invention, the method may include determining whether segment mode is on or off and determining a frame-level or segment-level initial loop filter level accordingly.
US09532063B2
An electronic device for sending a message is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The electronic device determines whether a picture is allowed to be decoded on a sub-picture level. If the picture is allowed to be decoded on a sub-picture level, the electronic device generates at least one of a buffer size parameter and a buffer scale parameter. The electronic device sends at least one of the buffer size parameter and the buffer scale parameter.
US09532062B2
A mechanism is disclosed to adapt in real-time the encoding bitrate of a video source in an adaptive video streaming system with the aim of avoiding playback interruptions and to guarantee the best possible video quality. The mechanism is made of a feedback loop in which a controller computes the encoding bitrate that the sender (the video server) transmits to a receiver (client) employing a packet switching network such as the Internet. The mechanism can be used in video streaming systems employing scalable encoding (f.i. H.264 SVC, VP8, VP9) or multi bit-rate encoding (stream-switching). The automatic control that computes the video encoding bitrate can be executed either at the server or at the client.
US09532058B2
A video coder can determine a most probable mode for a block of video data using non-square partitions based on the direction of the non-square partitions. When the direction of the non-square partitions is vertical, an intra prediction mode of a left-neighboring block can be selected as the most probable intra prediction mode, and when the direction of the non-square partitions is horizontal, an intra prediction mode of an above-neighboring block can be selected as the most probable intra prediction mode.
US09532055B2
Disclosed herein are innovations for bitstreams having clean random access (CRA) pictures and/or other types of random access point (RAP) pictures. New type definitions and strategic constraints on types of RAP pictures can simplify mapping of units of elementary video stream data to a container format. Such innovations can help improve the ability for video coding systems to more flexibly perform adaptive video delivery, production editing, commercial insertion, and the like.
US09532049B2
The invention provides a method of decoding video data in merge mode, comprising: constructing a merge candidate list using available spatial and temporal merge candidates; deriving motion information using a merge index; generating a prediction block using the motion information; generating a residual block by inverse-quantizing the quantized block using a quantization parameter and by inverse-transforming the inverse quantized block; and generating a reconstructed block using the residual block and the prediction block, wherein the quantization parameter is generated per quantization unit and a minimum size of the quantization unit is adjusted per picture. Therefore, the coding efficiency of motion information by selecting predictor of motion information one among neighboring blocks and a temporal block. Also, the coding efficiency of residual block is improved by adaptively adjusting a quantization parameter per quantization unit and generating a quantization parameter predictor using multiple neighboring quantization parameters.
US09532040B2
There is provided an image processing apparatus, including a virtual viewpoint interval determination section which determines virtual viewpoint intervals corresponding to an image to be processed based on a parallax corresponding to the image to be processed and an image feature amount for each pixel in the image to be processed.
US09532039B2
A method includes identifying, at a media device, a viewing zone of a plurality of viewing zones associated with a display device. Each viewing zone of the plurality of viewing zones corresponds to a different spatial region of a plurality of spatial regions relative to the display device, where each viewing zone has a corresponding spatial region. The method further includes selecting a video stream based on the viewing zone. The method further includes sending the video stream from the media device to the display device.
US09532036B2
An image processing apparatus and a method implemented by the image process apparatus generates a vertical disparity map through regression analysis, based on a difference between vertical coordinate values from feature correspondence information of left and right source images. A geometric difference through image warping is calibrated before depth information is restored through depth estimation. Thus, a process of optimizing a camera model may not have to be performed, and occurrence of black areas that may be caused by image rotation may be reduced.
US09532023B2
A method including: outputting, for display on a display device, a plurality of test patterns; obtaining, from a camera, a plurality of test images of a subject exposed to the plurality of test patterns displayed on the display device; generating a first color transformation based on the plurality of test images; and adjusting a color balance of the camera based on the first color transformation.
US09532021B2
An object is to accurately provide the user with color fidelity information irrespective of difference in the time of day when or in the location where a commercial product is photographed and prevent mismatching of the user's selection of the commercial product. A color fidelity environment correction system 1 includes a camera 2 and a computer 5 that is connectable with the camera 2, a tablet terminal 3 and a display device 4 and is configured to include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk drive and a bus line. A red vehicle 6 is photographed with the camera 2 (RC-500) in a plant or the like, and XYZ color fidelity images are recorded in a storage unit 51 of the computer 5. Another blue vehicle 7 is photographed with the tablet terminal 3 in the open air, and an RGB color image is stored in a storage unit 52. An RGB color image of the red color vehicle is created with replacement of the blue color of the RGB color image of the vehicle 7 with red color of the 3-band visual sensitivity images S1i, S2i and S3i of the vehicle 6 and is displayed on the display device 4 or is displayed with the RGB color image of the blue vehicle 7 in a comparative manner.
US09532017B2
The light sensitivity controlling apparatus comprises an optical semiconductor, an amplifier element, a resistor unit, an A/D converter, and a controller. The optical semiconductor receives a plurality of colors of light emitted from a light source in a time division. The amplifier element converts optical current flowing to the optical semiconductor into voltage by receiving the plurality of colors of light. The resistor unit switches the gain for converting the optical current inputted to the amplifier element into voltage, for each of the plurality of colors of light. The A/D converter converts the voltage outputted by the amplifier element from an analog signal into a digital signal. The sensitivity controlling apparatus controls the resistor unit so that the output level corresponding to the various colors of light outputted from the A/D converter will remain substantially same level.
US09532010B2
An observation instrument has a hollow shaft in whose distal end region there is arranged an optoelectronic imaging system which has on the image entrance side a distal deflection prism whose deflection faces lead an image into an optical lens system which images the image onto the image plane of an image sensor arranged proximally from the lens system, the image sensor having an active region which is situated asymmetrically relative to the outer contour of the image sensor. A first plane, which is defined by the main beam and a first orthogonal on the image plane of the image sensor, and a second plane, which is defined by the main beam and a second orthogonal on the deflection faces of the distal deflection prism, being rotated relative to one another about the main beam in such a way that it is possible to produce a sight cone which is symmetrical relative to a midplane of the hollow shaft and whose image area is situated fully in the active region of the image sensor.
US09532008B2
A display control apparatus includes a control unit of a client configured to specify a privacy mask zone in a panoramic area, display a graphic pattern larger than the specified privacy mask zone over the privacy mask zone, and accept an operation to shift the privacy mask zone corresponding to the displayed graphic pattern.
US09532004B1
Implementations relate to providing animated user identifiers. In some implementations, a computer-executed method includes determining that a video call over a communication network is connected between a first device associated with a first user and a second device associated with a second user. The method stores a set of multiple images that are received by the first device as part of the video call, and forms a motion clip including the set of multiple images and indicating a sequence of the set of multiple images for display. The method assigns the motion clip to a user identifier associated with the second user, and causes display of the motion clip to visually represent the second user in response to the user identifier being displayed in at least one user interface on the first device.
US09532001B2
Systems, methods, and media for providing selectable video using scalable video coding are provided. In some embodiments, systems for providing selectable video using scalable video coding are provided, the systems comprising: a scalable video coding capable encoder that receives a base content sequence and at least one added content sequence that has different content from the base content stream and that produces at least one SVC stream that includes a basic layer, that corresponds to the base content sequence, and at least one enhanced layer, that corresponds to content in the at least one added content sequence; and a digital processing device that controls whether the at least one enhanced layer in the SVC stream is displayed at a destination for the SVC stream.
US09531993B1
A method for dynamic allocation of companion online content segments includes receiving television content during a live television broadcast; creating a fingerprint of the received television content; and comparing the created fingerprint to a database of existing content segment fingerprints to determine if the created fingerprint matches any one of the existing content fingerprints. If a match occurs, the method includes increasing a bid price of a companion online content segment. Finally, if the price is sufficient, the method includes supplying the companion online content segment for display.
US09531987B1
A device capable of capturing a video stream and certain other data, such as acceleration, position, and sound is controlled to capture the data with a time stamp periodically during a video session. Upon completion of the video session, the video stream and time stamped data is processed by a computer-like program to determine the most interesting portions. The most interesting portions are later combined, whether within the video device or in another machine, to produce a subset video.
US09531983B2
A module may provide codec-independent services including determining frame display order, frame dependency sets, and queuing the dependency frames in advance so as to enable display of a video. The module enables a video to be played forwards or backwards at a variety of playback speeds from any position within the video. In one implementation, a device communicatively coupled to a plurality of decoders accesses a video that includes a plurality of frames. One or more of the frames are decodable by one or more of the communicatively coupled decoders. The device identifies a frame in the video that is to be displayed, and determines a plurality of dependency frames in the video upon which decoding of the frame to be displayed depends. The device provides an indication that one or more associated dependency frames are to be decoded.
US09531980B2
A method and an apparatus for sending and receiving audio data, so as to solve the problem that in the prior art, a simulating audio and video transmission system is complex in cable connection structure. The audio data is overlaid at a preset position of a video blanking interval of video data, sending and receiving of audio signals are carried out, and co-cable transmission of the audio and video data can be achieved.
US09531976B2
An image sensor may have control circuitry and an array of pixels having corresponding photodiodes. The pixels may be arranged into groups. Photodiodes in each of the groups may share a common charge storage region. Each photodiode has an associated sensitivity provided by a corresponding color filter element. The control circuitry may perform multiple charge transfer operations to transfer charge accumulated in high sensitivity photodiodes in the group to the shared charge storage region, may readout image signals corresponding to the transferred charge, and may combine the image signals to generate final image signals for the photodiodes. The control circuitry may transfer charge accumulated in low sensitivity photodiodes in the group to the shared charge storage region after the image signals generated by the high sensitivity photodiodes have been read out, thereby increasing the maximum signal to noise ratio of the low sensitivity photodiodes without causing charge blooming.
US09531971B2
Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a plurality of pixels disposed to form a matrix having pixel rows, the pixels including a pixel electrode formed on a silicon substrate for one of the pixels by being separated away from another pixel electrodes formed for one of the other pixels, a photoelectric conversion film formed on the pixel electrode, and an opposite electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion film; and a driving section configured to apply an electric potential to the photoelectric conversion film on each of the pixel rows at least having read timings different from each other with a predetermined timing outside an exposure period of the pixels in a direction opposite to that of an electric potential applied to the photoelectric conversion film during the exposure period of the pixels.
US09531961B2
A system, method, and computer program product for generating a digital image is disclosed. The system includes a first image sensor configured to capture a first image that includes a plurality of chrominance values, a second image sensor configured to capture a second image that includes a plurality of luminance values, and an image processing subsystem configured to generate a resulting image by combining the plurality of chrominance values with the plurality of luminance values. The first image sensor and the second image sensor may be distinct image sensors optimized for capturing chrominance images or luminance images.
US09531956B2
An image display apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire captured image data from an image capturing apparatus; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information representing a user operation performed on the image capturing apparatus, from the image capturing apparatus; an image processing unit configured to generate processed image data by carrying out image processing corresponding to the operation information acquired by the second acquisition unit on the captured image data acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a display unit configured to display a processed image based on the processed image data on a screen.
US09531954B2
Disclosed is a lens array device. The device includes a base, a holder for retaining the lenses disposed above the base, a first OIS unit for driving the holder to move in a first direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction and a second OIS unit for driving the holder to move in a second direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction. The shake of the frame will be corrected by the electromagnetic force generated by the magnet units and the OIS coils as soon as the position detecting units detecting the shake of the holder in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction.
US09531945B2
An image capturing device includes a first image capturing module, a second image capturing module and a focusing and image processing module. The first image capturing module includes a plurality of first phase focusing detectors, and the field of view of the second image capturing module is smaller than the field of view of the first image capturing module. The plurality of the first phase focusing detectors are used for generating a plurality of first sets of optical sensing signals. When one of the plurality of the first sets of optical sensing signals are selected by the focusing and image processing module to provide a first focal signal according to the selected first set of optical sensing signal, the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module adjust respective focal distances according to the first focal signal.
US09531936B2
The present invention relates to a camera system (1). The invention also relates to a color measuring system and a printing press provided with such a color measuring system and/or camera system. The focal distance can be determined by making use of a plurality of sensors (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″, 15) to record an image of the printed image (8, 16, 17) printed by the press and determining the overlap (9, 9′, Ov) between these images (16, 17).
US09531935B2
It is an object to allow a shooting direction to be changed in a direction intended by a user. An apparatus includes: an acceptance unit configured to accept one of a first instruction to rotate a captured image by a predetermined angle and a second instruction to rotate a coordinate system by the predetermined angle, and to refuse the other of the first and second instructions; a processing unit configured to perform a first processing to rotate the captured image by the predetermined angle and to perform a second processing to rotate the coordinate system stored in a storage unit by the predetermined angle, in response to accepting the one of the first and second instructions; and a control unit configured to perform control of changing the shooting direction of a capturing unit.
US09531933B2
Exemplary embodiments of a camera module are proposed, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a base installed at an upper surface of the PCB and formed with a window at a position corresponding to that of the image sensor, an IRCF (Infrared Cut Filter) installed at an upper surface of the base, and an adhesive member fixing the IRCF to the base.
US09531928B2
A gimbal assembly may include an imbalance compensation system having a driver operatively connected to a movable weight. A controller may determine a compensating position for the movable weight to counterbalance an effective moment imparted on the gimbal assembly by one or more movable components therein. The controller may command the driver to relocate the movable weight to the compensating position.
US09531923B2
A method of operating a video system includes receiving an image captured by use of a fisheye lens. The image is divided into a plurality of horizontal image lines. A respective fraction of each of the horizontal image lines is sampled with a different respective sampling frequency. Each sampling frequency is inversely related to a size of the sampled fraction. The size of the sampled fraction increases with each horizontal image line in a progression from a top of the image to a bottom of the image.
US09531919B2
In the image processing apparatus, a color gamut information storage unit stores terminal information, color gamut determination information and color gamut information in association with one another; an input image determination unit determines whether the input image is a standard color gamut image or a non-standard color gamut image based on the color gamut determination information acquired based on the terminal information; and a first color conversion unit converts the input image as determined to be the non-standard color gamut image into an output image suitable for a color gamut of a printing apparatus based on the color gamut information acquired based on the terminal information so that the input image printed by the printing apparatus may be equal in color to the input image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device.
US09531913B1
An image processing apparatus includes a support member to support a sheet, a light source that extends in a main-scanning direction and is configured to move in a sub-scanning direction and irradiate light on the sheet as the light source moves in the sub-scanning direction, a conversion unit configured to generate multiple line image data based on light reflected by the sheet and incident thereon, as the light source moves in the sub-scanning direction, and a processing unit configured to carry out a correction process with respect to each of the line image data using a different correction formula for each of the line image data.
US09531912B2
An image processing apparatus specifies pixels other than a white pixel which are included in a window, the window including a target pixel and pixels in the vicinity of the target pixel in a scanned image. Thereafter, the image processing apparatus averages color values of the specified pixels other than the white pixel, and then determines whether the target pixel is a color pixel based on a color value obtained by the averaging.
US09531911B2
A data processing apparatus obtains an input pixel region contained in image data, inputs a pixel value contained in the input pixel region into an image processor, obtains the image-processed pixel value from the image processor, and outputs an output pixel region. Data of the input pixel region and data of the output pixel region are temporarily stored, and the size of an input area that stores the data of the input pixel region and the size of an output area that stores the data of the output pixel region are set based on the number of pixels in the input pixel region and the number of pixels in the output pixel region.
US09531907B2
An image forming apparatus or an information processing apparatus obtains information-corresponding-to-keyword representing a correspondence relationship between a keyword, and each of a plurality of sheet feed portions. Further, the information processing apparatus or the image forming apparatus detects the keyword included in the information-corresponding-to-keyword, from at least two of three data that are subject-to-be-printed data, additional text data, and a digital watermark which are included in a print job. Further, the information processing apparatus or the image forming apparatus selects the sheet feed portion associated with the keyword detected in the information-corresponding-to-keyword, as a feed source of a sheet material for execution of the print job.
US09531906B2
A method of scanning a set of documents in a container such as a file folder or storage box where the container contains a unique label containing identification associated with the documents in the container. The label comprises both alphanumeric characters and color information where each character is associated with a particular color. By scanning the container and analyzing the image of the container the unique identification can be retrieved with increased reliability by using both the color and alphanumeric information.
US09531895B2
According to aspects of the invention, there is provided a multi-function device, which is provided with a housing, an image forming unit accommodated in the housing, and an image scanning unit arranged above the housing. The housing includes a frame supporting the image forming unit, the image scanning unit being secured to the frame and an outer cover attached to outside the frame to form a side wall of the housing. The continuous surfaces extending in an up-and-down direction are defined by at least part of side walls of the image scanning unit and at least part of the outer cover, and first grip portions having first grip faces, which extend from the continuous surfaces toward inside of the image scanning unit, are provided on the side walls of the image scanning unit.
US09531892B2
An image processing system includes an image processing apparatus and a portable terminal apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes: a first USB connector; and a command transmitter that transmits a file manipulation command. The portable terminal apparatus includes: a second USB connector; a detector that detects that the portable terminal apparatus is connected to the first USB connector via the second USB connector; a memory being capable of storing a plurality of first folders; a register that registers address information of a Web service, the Web service being combined with at least one first folder stored on the memory; a mounting portion that accesses the Web service and mounts at least one second folder of the Web service onto the at least one first folder; and a controller that obtains a file from the Web service to transfer to the image processing apparatus upon the file manipulation command being received.
US09531891B2
An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate identification information unique to each logical printer, a storage unit configured to store setting information of a logical printer in association with identification information unique to the logical printer and name information of the logical printer in a storage area that is managed with respect to each user by an operating system, and a deletion unit configured to delete unnecessary information that is stored in the storage area based on the identification information unique to the logical printer and the name information of the logical printer.
US09531890B2
A communication device includes: a first communication unit that performs at least communications of image data with a first external device in a first communication mode; a second communication unit that performs communications with a second external device via a network in a second communication mode; a communication status determination unit that determines communication status in the first communication mode; and a device-side communication controller. When the communication status in the first communication mode is not favorable for communications of the image data, the device-side communication controller performs communications with the second external device via the second communication unit on a request for turning the communication status in the first communication mode to favorable status.
US09531877B1
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for pacing outbound communications that generate inbound communications. A number of outbound communications is set to be sent during a first time period and a number of inbound communications expected to be received as a result of sending the outbound communications is determined based on historical data along with a second time period during which the inbound communications are expected to be received. Accordingly, a present capacity is determined during the first time period with respect to one or more resources that are to be used during the second time period to handle the number of inbound communications expected to be received. A determination is made as to whether the present capacity is at an acceptable level and if so, then the outbound communications are sent.
US09531869B2
A system and method for providing context information along with a voice call is disclosed. In some examples, a calling device receives context information from a user and transmits the context information when establishing a voice call with the user. The context information may include various types of media, such as pictures or videos taken by a calling device. In some examples, a destination mobile device receives a voice call that does have context information and sends a request to a calling mobile device for information related to the voice call.
US09531859B2
According to various embodiments, a wristband may be provided. The wristband may include: a receiver configured to receive data; a first display; a second display; a display controller configured to control the first display to display first abstract information of a first level of detail based on the received data, and further configured to control the second display to display second abstract information of a second level of detail based on the received data; and a sensor configured to determine a condition of the wristband. The display controller is further configured to control at least one of the first display or the second display based on the determined condition.
US09531854B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for playing local device information over a telephone connection. In one aspect, a method includes establishing, by a first electronic client communication device, an audio connection between the first electronic client communication device and a remote second electronic client communication device, determining that a user has selected a control of the first electronic client communication device, selecting, with a computer system and in response to determining that the user selected the control, text data that is associated with the user or the first client communication device, translating, with the computer system, the text data into a speech signal, and playing the speech signal to the remote second client device over the audio connection by electronically inserting the speech signal into the audio connection.
US09531847B2
Embodiments presented herein describe techniques for parsing an Internet Protocol version 6 frame and skipping extension headers of the frame. A configurable skip list is provided that specifies extension headers for a networking device to skip when parsing the frame. The networking device examines “next header” fields of each extension header to determine a next extension header in the chain. If the next extension header matches an extension header in the skip list, the networking device iterates to the next header in the chain until the end of the chain (or an extension header that does not contain a match in the list) is reached.
US09531829B1
A method of caching resources corresponding to a webpage on a client is disclosed. A hierarchy of a plurality of storage mechanisms available on the client is determined based at least in part on performance of the plurality of storage mechanisms. The hierarchy comprises a plurality of levels to which each storage mechanism may be assigned. A request to cache a first resource corresponding to a webpage is received. One of the plurality of storage mechanisms for caching the first resource is selected based at least in part on the hierarchy. The first resource is stored in the selected storage mechanism of the hierarchy.
US09531826B2
The people a user is presumed to know or be associated with may be determined using a number of techniques. This information about people that the user knows is used in relation to the user's communications. For example access to a user's online presence may be restricted based on the known people such that access to presence is provided only to those people that the user knows.
US09531822B1
Embodiments include identifying a plurality of communication sessions, each of the plurality of communication sessions having multiple participants. Embodiments may also include applying at least one parameter to each of the communication sessions and determining a non-adjusted value for the at least one parameter for each of the communication sessions. Embodiments may further include determining whether the at least one parameter has been assigned a predetermined weight adjustment. If the at least one parameter has been assigned a weight adjustment, adjusting the value for the at least one parameter based upon the predetermined weight assigned to each of the at least one parameter. Embodiments may include generating a combined value for each of the communication sessions based upon, at least in part, one or more of the non-adjusted value and the adjusted value and ranking each of the communication sessions based upon, at least in part, the combined value.
US09531818B2
There is disclosed an information notification method, apparatus and first electronic device. The information notification method is used in a first electronic device having first user identification, comprising the steps of transmitting a request to talk with a second electronic device via a first application module; determining whether it receives voice data collected from the second electronic device during a communication process when the communication process ends, and obtaining a determination result; and automatically switching to a second application module for transmitting a notification if the determination result indicates that no voice data has been received during the communication process. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, it automatically switches to a second application module if the called party does not answer a call, so that the user may transmit a notification by using the second application module, to inform the called party of the thing, which is convenient to the user.
US09531816B2
A method and apparatus for transferring media between user equipment are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a pull mode media transfer request initiated by the initiator user equipment, wherein the pull mode media transfer request comprises session identifier information that identifies a session associated with the media transfer; determining whether the target continuity application server is a controlee continuity application server; and when the session associated with the media transfer is a collaborative session and the target continuity application server is determined to be a controlee continuity application server, forwarding the pull mode media transfer request to a controller continuity application server that performs the media transfer. The technical solutions of the present invention may be applicable to various cases that may occur in the media transfer operation and ensures session continuity.
US09531814B2
A hosting system to facilitate a customer of an operator of the system to connect to a cloud provider, the system including: a first cloud exchange co-located with and connected to first cloud provider equipment; a second cloud exchange co-located with and connected to second cloud provider equipment, wherein the first cloud provider equipment and the second cloud provider equipment are of a same cloud provider but at different geographically spaced locations or the first cloud provider equipment is of a different cloud provider than that of the second cloud provider equipment, and wherein the first cloud exchange is connected to the second cloud exchange; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including computer program instructions, the instructions configured to facilitate the configuration of a software-defined network including the first cloud exchange and/or second cloud exchange, wherein the network connects the customer to the first cloud provider equipment and/or the second cloud provider equipment.
US09531812B2
A method and a device for setting priority of data transmission are provided. A terminal, which is set to transmit low priority data to a network, transmits a connection request to the network in order to transmit normal-priority data, and receives and stores priority information on data transmission from the network.
US09531810B2
Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to selecting a source interface with which to establish a connection. In aspects, a profile for each network location a host has seen is maintained in a data store. The profile includes information about the network interfaces available to a source host at the network location. This information indicates, among other things, the reliability of each interface of the source host. Based on the profile, an interface is selected with which to establish a connection. If the interface is unsuccessful in establishing the connection, the interface is de-prioritized and another interface may be selected.
US09531808B2
Providing data resource services within enterprise systems for resource level sharing among multiple applications, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing a data resource service within an enterprise system is provided. The method includes receiving a user data request from a web application having application logic located outside of an enterprise system to access user data stored in memory within the enterprise system. The method further includes accessing the user data stored in the memory within the enterprise system in response to the user data request from the web application. The method also includes providing access to the user data stored in the memory within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the user data request.
US09531806B2
In a method for requesting media replication in a collaborative communication session, a message is sent which specifies that a communication medium for a collaborative communication session, which is currently being transmitted to at least one terminal, should additionally be transmitted to at least one other terminal, with the at least one other terminal being indicated in the message as the recipient of the communication medium. In a method for assigning a communication medium for a collaborative communication session, a corresponding message is received, and the communication medium is assigned to the at least one other terminal as the recipient of the communication medium. The methods are carried out by appropriately designed apparatuses.
US09531800B2
A computer-controlled method can include creating a throttling group corresponding to a backend server configured to provide business services to multiple electronic devices over a service bus, defining a throttling group parameter for the throttling group, and routing messages based on the throttling group parameter.
US09531791B2
A system, a method and a computer program product for monitoring a screen configuration process for a sequence of medical images on a remote client are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a central server includes a rendering module and a marker generator in order to mark the sequence of images to be displayed as a DESIRED sequence of images and transfer it to the remote client. In addition to a remote-client application, an observer module and a warning signal transmitter are provided on the remote client. The observer module is used to compare the DESIRED sequence of images with the ACTUAL sequence of images. In the event of a lack of conformity, the warning signal transmitter issues a warning signal on the remote-client monitor.
US09531788B2
A method for distributing a file descriptor in a web server is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) a listener processor, if acquiring at least one file descriptor representing a connection of a network between the web server and at least one client, transmitting the at least one file descriptor to a specific kernel buffer corresponding to a specified handler processor among at least one handler processor for handling at least one service request corresponding to the file descriptor, by referring to the number of file descriptors stored in each kernel buffer corresponding to each handler processor; and (b) the specified handler processor handling a service request of a specific client by receiving the file descriptor from the specific kernel buffer.
US09531786B2
A device management system includes an electronic device and a remote maintenance server. The electronic device displays an operation screen to a user. The remote maintenance server includes a transparent panel management portion that draws a guide image on a virtual transparent panel based on an operation of a service person performed on a service terminal device, and causes the electronic device to overlay and display the virtual transparent panel on the operation screen.
US09531779B2
Methods and apparatuses provide real-time or near real-time streaming of content, specified in one or more playlists, using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method can execute a user application on a client device to present media files and to control presentation of the media files. The method can further run a media serving process on the client device to retrieve a playlist specifying the media files and a media source at which the media files are available, to retrieve the media files from the media source, and to decode the media files retrieved. The media serving process can call the user application to process a custom URL in order to obtain an object referred to by the custom URL.
US09531778B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for controlling an amount and rate of security related information (e.g., content encryption or rights management information) being transmitted in a content stream to a user device. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method and related apparatuses for reducing bandwidth usage required when sending transitional security related information during a transition point of different content in a content stream.
US09531774B2
A system for providing multicast distribution of incrementally enhanced content is disclosed. The system may include encoding content by utilizing an incremental layer encoding algorithm to generate a low resolution base stream for content and one or more incremental streams for the content. The incremental streams may each have higher resolutions than the base stream. The system may provide the base streams and one or more of the incremental streams to a client device based on available bandwidth and based on the capabilities of the client device. Each of the streams of content may be provided to the client device by having the client device connect to one or more multicast sessions. As the streams are accessed by the client device, the client device may combine and decode the base streams, along with any accessed incremental streams, to obtain the content at an available resolution.
US09531773B2
Consistent with embodiments of the present invention, a system may be provided to provide per-subscriber stream management comprising: a client capable of receiving a playlist containing a subset of segments associated with a video asset; a video application server to request subscriber state information and to build state representations in a subscriber database on a per-subscriber basis; a media segmenter capable of providing the video asset in multiple bit rates; a subscriber state manager capable of managing the current state of one or more subscribers in a subscriber database; and a stream manager capable of requesting the assignment of bandwidth from a wireless infrastructure on a per-subscriber basis.
US09531764B1
Different types of connections can be established between a device and an endpoint (e.g., an address associated with a service) based at least in part upon the recent connection history for that endpoint. A connection manager can monitor the connections, and properties of those connections, from a number of different applications of a device to one or more endpoints. If the information from the system as a whole indicates that properties for the connection should be modified, an appropriate can be established for that endpoint, which can be used by any or all of those applications. The connection can meet or exceed any policies for the request, as well as other requests that can utilize the connection. Various other factors can be used in determining which types of connections to provide, as may include existing connections, system load, user type, and other such information.
US09531762B2
A communication system includes a plurality of time division multiplexed (TDM) public switched telephone network (PSTN) trunks, a Signal Control Point (SCP), a Softswitch, and an Internet telephony call controller. The SCP a plurality of phone numbers for time division multiplexed TDM PSTN lines with an Internet telephony feature group that has Internet telephony feature handling. The SCP routes phone calls that are directed to phone numbers in the Internet telephony feature group through at least one dedicated trunk of the PSTN to the Softswitch. The Softswitch routes phone calls that it receives on the dedicated trunk to the Internet telephony call controller for Internet telephony feature handling.
US09531760B2
Methods and apparatus for delivery of packetized content (e.g., video, audio, data, etc.) over a content delivery network. In one embodiment, the content is packetized using an Internet Protocol (IP), and delivered by a service provider over both managed and unmanaged networks to subscribers of the provider, so as to provide delivery at any time, at any location, and via any designated user device. The delivered content may originate from the service provider, third-party content sources (e.g., networks or studios), the subscriber(s) themselves, or other sources including the Internet. Use of a common control and service functions within the network afford the ability to integrate or blend services together, thereby affording the service provider and subscriber new service and economic opportunities. Content delivery sessions may also be migrated from one device to another. A network-based user interface infrastructure, and gateway-based client-side architecture, are also disclosed.
US09531756B2
An example method is provided and may include receiving a DIAMETER-based error over an SWm interface by a first evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) for a user equipment (UE) attempting to connect to the first ePDG; determining an Internet Key Exchange version two (IKEv2) error type corresponding to the DIAMETER-based error; and communicating the IKEv2 error type to the UE over an SWu interface. In some cases, the IKEv2 error type can be included in a notify payload or in a vendor ID payload for an IKE authentication response (IKE_AUTH_RESP) message. By distinguishing the IKEv2 error type, the UE can determine whether the error is a temporary or a permanent type and can determine whether to attempt to connect again to the first ePDG after a period of time or attempt to connect to another ePDG, which can help to reduce unnecessary signaling and provide better connectivity and user experience.
US09531753B2
A secure appliance for use within a multi-tenant cloud computing environment which comprises: a) a policy enforcement point (PEP); b) a hardened Operating System (OS) capable of deploying applications; and c) at least one application capable of hosting services and application program interfaces (APIs).
US09531749B2
A system for processing a transaction request. A transaction request is received by a server computer that includes a user identification and an associated request token, to execute on an application on the server computer. It is determined by the server computer whether available resources on the server computer to perform the transaction are below respective threshold values. In response to determining, by the server computer, that the available resources on the server computer to perform the transaction are below the threshold value, the server computer determines whether the user identification is allowed access to the application. In response to determining that the user identification is allowed access to the application, the transaction is executed on the server computer. In response to determining that the user identification is not allowed access to the application, the transaction is rejected.
US09531747B2
A transparent proxy for malware detection includes a monitor module, a protocol determination module, a challenge generation module, a response determination module, and a data control module. The monitor module examines data originating from an application towards a remote server. The protocol determination module identifies the protocol type used for the data. The challenge generation module produces a challenge for the application based upon the protocol type, sends the challenge to the application, and maintains a state related to the data and the challenge. The response determination module makes a determination if an automatic non-interactive application response is received in response to the challenge from the application. The data control module allows the first data to continue to the remote server when the determination is valid. The data control module reports malware detection and blocks the data to continue to the remote server when the determination is invalid.
US09531744B2
Techniques for in-line filtering of insecure or unwanted mobile components or communications (e.g., insecure or unwanted behaviors associated with applications for mobile devices (“apps”), updates for apps, communications to/from apps, operating system components/updates for mobile devices, etc.) for mobile devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, in-line filtering of apps for mobile devices includes intercepting a request for downloading an application to a mobile device; and modifying a response to the request for downloading the application to the mobile device. In some embodiments, the response includes a notification that the application cannot be downloaded due to an application risk policy violation.
US09531721B2
Methods and systems for controlling a network access control system that includes a server encrypting a first identifier that can be related to a registered user and communicating the encrypted first identifier to the mobile device. The lock device receives, from the mobile device, a first data set that includes at least the encrypted first identifier. The lock device may encrypt the first data set to generate a second data set and communicates the encrypted second data set to the mobile device. The server receives a third data set that includes at least the encrypted second data set and a second identifier that can also be related to the registered user. The server extracts from the communicated third data set the first and second identifiers, and the extracted first and second identifiers are compared to verify that the second identifier is indeed related to the first identifier.
US09531718B2
An application service system receives, from a merchant service system, an application program code comprising identifying information. The identifying information is extracted and the application is distributed for operation on a user device. A user interacts with the application, creating an access request that is transmitted to the application service system along with the extracted identifying information. The application service system transmits an access token to the user device comprising the received identifying information. The user device transmits the access token with a service request to the application service system. The application service system compares the identifying information from the access token to the identifying information extracted from the application program code received from the merchant services system. If the identifying information matches, the service request is processed. If the identifying information does not match, the service request is denied and an error message is transmitted to the user device.
US09531710B2
A method and a corresponding device for authenticating a user for access to protected information, including at a registration stage, generating a biometric user profile and a behavioral user profile associated with a user to be authenticated, and an authenticating stage, obtaining from the user a biometric user sample and a behavioral user sample, comparing the biometric user sample and the behavioral user sample to the biometric user profile and to the biometric behavioral profile associated with the user, and if the biometric user sample and the behavioral user sample match the biometric user profile and the biometric behavioral profile, respectively, enabling the user to access the protected information.
US09531707B1
A computer implemented method that includes receiving a biometric identifier from a biometric reader, generating an identifier associated with the biometric identifier, and generating a postmark, wherein the postmark comprises the identifier associated with the biometric identifier. A second computer implemented method that includes scanning a postmark comprising an identifier, wherein the postmark is associated with a message, piece of mail, or parcel, retrieving or determining a first biometric identifier based on the identifier, receiving a second biometric identifier of a recipient, if the first biometric identifier matches the second biometric identifier of the recipient, then authorizing delivery of the message, piece of mail, or parcel to the recipient, or confirming delivery of the message, piece of mail, or parcel to the recipient.
US09531698B1
An identity selector manages the identity requirements of an online interaction between a user and a service provider environment. The identity selector is adapted for interoperable use with a user-portable computing device. The user device enables a user to carry identification information and to generate security tokens for use in authenticating the user to a service provider. The identity selector includes an agent module that facilitates communication with the user device. The identity selector imports the user identities from the user device and determines which user identities satisfy a security policy of a relying party. After the user selects one of the eligible user identities, the identity selector generates a token request based on the selected identity and forwards it to the user device, which in response issues a security token. The security token is returned to the identity selector and used to facilitate the authentication process.
US09531696B2
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to apparatus, systems and methods for authentication, in particular, apparatus, systems and methods for authenticating an entity for computer and/or network security, secure authorization of a payment or for funds transfer and for selectively granting privileges and providing other services in response to such authentications. In addition, embodiments of the invention relate generally to apparatus, systems and methods for the communication of information between a mobile user-device and a point-of-sale device to securely provide authorization for a financial transaction.
US09531684B1
Systems and methods for decryption of payloads are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, systems and methods herein are configured for decrypting thousands of transactions per second. Further, in particular embodiments, the systems and methods herein are scalable, such that many thousands of transactions can be processed per second upon replicating particular architectural components.
US09531680B2
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for secure data transmissions. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for data from a remote client, the request including a public Internet protocol address of the remote client, the request encrypted according to an initial encryption scheme, encrypting the requested data according to a different encryption scheme, and transferring the data to the remote client.
US09531671B2
A computer or microchip including a master controlling microprocessor and firmware, network communication components, one or more microprocessors and RAM, and an internal hardware firewall located between a protected portion that is protected by the internal hardware firewall and a network portion. The internal hardware firewall denies access to at least the protected portion of the computer or microchip from the network. The firewall permits unrestricted access by the network to the network portion so that processing operations conducted with the network are executed by microprocessors and RAM in the network portion. The master controlling microprocessor and at least a part or all of the firmware are located in the protected portion of the computer or microchip. The master controlling microprocessor has preemptive control of the microprocessors and RAM in the network portion including erasure of the random access memory (RAM) prior to the use of the network portion.
US09531669B2
A cyber-security device provides secure communications bi-directionally between an external network and an internal network including a supervisor control and data acquisition (SCADA) device. The device includes a processor in data communication with the external and internal networks, the processor being programmed with a rule-set establishing validation criteria configured to validate data received from the external and internal networks. The processor is operable in an operational mode to pass between the external and internal networks only data that are compliant with the validation criteria. The processor is re-programmable with a new rule-set only in a programming mode. The device includes a switch that is manually operable to switch the processor from the operational mode to the programming mode.
US09531668B2
A micro server includes a plurality of processor modules, and a network controller configured to control the plurality of processor modules to communicate with an external apparatus through a single physical port. The network controller performs communication by using a plurality of MAC addresses pre-allocated to the micro server.
US09531659B2
In a client, an input receiver receives utterance data inputted through the client and utterance data inputted through a different client and received by a receiver, and then stores the utterance data in a past log storage as a past log. When the input receiver receives new utterance data, a reference information generator determines preceding utterance data referred to by the new utterance data, from the past log, generates reference information indicating a reference relationship, and then stores the reference information in a reference information storage. Then, a transmitter transmits the new utterance data and the reference information to the different client, and a display controller displays the utterance data stored as the past log, the new utterance data, and an indicator based on the reference information.
US09531648B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and, system for processing data such as a stream of tuples. The method can include receiving the stream of tuples to be processed by a plurality of stream operators operating on one or more computer processors. The method can include creating an overflow path that includes at least one stream operator that performs processing duplicative to at least one stream operator from the plurality of stream operators. The method can include monitoring a stream operator for a triggering condition. The method can include identifying a tuple from the stream of tuples to process on the overflow path. The method can include processing, on the overflow path, the identified tuple from the stream of tuples in response to the presence of the triggering condition.
US09531642B1
Techniques and solutions for distributing routing updates using timing information are described. For example, inter-device messaging protocols can support timing information (e.g., routing protocols be extended to support timing information). The timing information can comprise an indication of a time at which the routing update is to be put into effect. Using the timing information, a number of routing devices can put the routing update into effect at the same time (e.g., at an update reference time) according to a synchronous mode. Routing updates can be managed between routing devices that support timing information and routing devices that do not support timing information.
US09531639B2
Various embodiments are described herein for methods and systems for managing online resource allocation between a plurality of virtual computers. A plurality of resources can be provided via a host server. The host server can define a plurality of resource pools, where each resource pool defines an associated group of resources. Each virtual computer can be assigned to an associated resource pool. The host server can then automatically provide access for each virtual computer to the group of resources corresponds to the resource pool to which they were assigned. The host server can then determine a pool usage profile by monitoring the usage of the resources in the resource pools and store the pool usage profile. The pool usage profile may be used to re-define the resource pools or re-assign virtual computers.
US09531634B2
Data traffic switching among computing device in a SAN environment is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method may be implemented at an NPV device that is associated with multiple computing devices positioned behind the NPV device in a SAN. The method may also include receiving zoning information associated with the computing devices. The method may also include determining, based on the zoning information a map for switching data traffic among the computing devices. Further, the method may include switching the data traffic among the computing devices based on the determined map.
US09531628B2
A routing method operative in a content delivery network (CDN) where the CDN includes a request routing mechanism for routing clients to subsets of edge servers within the CDN. According to the routing method, TCP connection data statistics are collected are edge servers located within a CDN region. The TCP connection data statistics are collected as connections are established between requesting clients and the CDN region and requests are serviced by those edge servers. Periodically, e.g., daily, the connection data statistics are provided from the edge servers in a region back to the request routing mechanism. The TCP connection data statistics are then used by the request routing mechanism in subsequent routing decisions and, in particular, in the map generation processes. Thus, for example, the TCP connection data may be used to determine whether a given quality of service is being obtained by routing requesting clients to the CDN region. If not, the request routing mechanism generates a map that directs requesting clients away from the CDN region for a given time period or until the quality of service improves.
US09531627B1
Selecting remote path using forwarding path preferences is disclosed. In an embodiment, a message of a first network node identifying one or more forwarding path preferences in association with one or more destination addresses is received at a packet router. A particular path corresponding to a particular forwarding path preference from among the one or more forwarding path preferences received in the message is determined and in response a particular label is determined. A forwarding entry associating the particular label with the particular forwarding path preference and the particular path is stored. The particular label is forwarded to a second network node. A packet including the particular label is received at the packet router and the particular path associated with the particular label included with the packet is selected based on the forwarding entry associated with the label. The packet is forwarded to a network node via the selected path.
US09531625B2
A primary and secondary card are coupled to protect and working paths, respectively providing a redundant connection to a node. The primary and secondary cards implement an inter-card path that is a working path for the primary card and a protect path for the secondary card. Responsive to a fault in the working path, the secondary card generates a simulated error condition on the inter-card path, causing the primary card to make the protect path the active path. When the protect path is the active path and goes down, the primary card generates a simulated error condition on the inter-card path, causing the secondary card to make the working path the active path. Switching of packets to the active and protect paths on the primary and secondary cards and is performed by an FPGA that maintains its own state machine subject to instructions from software executed by the cards.
US09531624B2
Systems and techniques are described for path selection. A packet can be transparently intercepted at an intermediary device. Next, the intermediary device may modify one or more bits in the header of the packet. The intermediary device can then forward the packet to the next hop device. In some network configurations, the modifications to the one or more bits in the header of the packet may cause a downstream device to select a path that is different from the path that would have been selected by the downstream device if the one or more bits in the header of the packet had not been modified. A path selection policy can be used to determine whether or not one or more bits in the header of the packet are to be modified.
US09531616B2
The disclosure provides a method for counting data packets, which includes the following steps: counting packet pulse signals when a low bit counter is in a count state, and sending a carry signal when the low bit counter is full; and acquiring data from an address of a Random Access Memory (RAM) corresponding to the low bit counter which sends the carry signal, adding 1 to the acquired data and then writing the added data into the address. The disclosure also provides a system for counting data packets. According to the technical scheme of the disclosure, the occupancy rate of logical resources is reduced while the counting of the data packets in a network is finished at a high speed.
US09531612B2
A system and method for controlling rates for a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) over MQSeries (LoM) server. The system includes a health metrics engine that calculates an actual delay value, a LoM server that asynchronously obtains the actual delay value from the health metrics engine and place the delay value between one or more requests, and a LDAP master that accepts the one or more requests and send information in the one or more requests to a LDAP replica.
US09531602B1
A method, system, and computer program product for selectively associating one or more processing elements, or portions thereof, to one or more compute nodes. The method, system, and computer program product can include presenting a stream computing application, presenting metrics associated with at least one compute node and at least one processing element (or portion thereof), receiving input from a graphical display, associating one or more processing elements (or portions thereof) to one or more compute nodes, and updating the graphical display and the metrics to reflect the selective associations.
US09531599B2
Virtual optical network (VON) provisioning using implicit encoding of mapping constraints may include evaluating mapping choices to exclude certain mapping patterns before evaluating the mapping patterns. For each virtual node in a VON request, candidate physical nodes may be assigned and evaluated for compliance with constraints associated with the VON request. The constraints may be expanded to allow for various selection criteria for the VON request. Multiple VON requests may be simultaneously evaluated to find optimal solutions for the physical network.
US09531596B2
A system and method for packet switching functionality focused on network aggregation that reduces size and power requirements of typical systems are provided in which the system and method also increases bandwidth and reduces latency from typical deployed systems.
US09531594B2
A self-configuring port system includes a first type interface device that is configured to couple to a network switch port that is configured to operate in a plurality of different modes. A plurality of second type interface devices each coupled to the first type interface device by at least one cable. Each of the plurality of second type interface devices includes an auto-negotiation engine that is configured to advertise each of the plurality of different modes. When coupled to a respective peer device and advertising each of the plurality of different modes, each of the auto-negotiation engines in the plurality of second type interface devices is configured to perform an auto-negotiation function with the respective peer device to select a first mode of the plurality of different modes for use in transmitting data between the network switch port and the respective peer device.
US09531579B2
A method for controlling the transmission of a media stream comprising a plurality of consecutive stream elements Is described. The method comprises the step of obtaining (32) a media description of the media stream, the media description indicating an initial element of the stream elements. A request for the initial stream element is sent (34) and a session control procedure is initiated (36) for a session. The media stream is associated (38) with the session in the session control procedure. The transmission of a subsequent element of the stream elements is controlled in accordance with a control rule of the session. Devices and further methods embodying the invention are also described.
US09531571B2
An agile transceiver including a receiver channel that includes an input, a coarse tracking filter coupled to the input, the coarse tracking filter having a set of at least two bandpass filters for filtering signals from the input into at least two coarse pass bands, a mixer coupled to an output of the coarse tracking filter, a selected local oscillator coupled to the mixer for mixing with the output of the coarse tracking filter and shifting a desired coarse pass band to near a base band, a fine tracking filter for filtering the shifted and desired coarse pass band to a fine pass band, and a band pass ΣΔ demodulator for converting signals in the fine pass band from analog into digital. The agile transceiver may include a corresponding transmitter channel.
US09531564B2
Methods and systems are provided for detecting overlay end points which are a single physical hop away and employing a simplified overlay header instead of a regular overlay header for communications with the identified end points. The simplified overlay header may carry overlay protocol related forwarding and peer information and may be designed to carry locally significant forwarding information which avoids overlay lookup related overhead on encapsulation and decapsulation operations. The simplified overlay header may be handled in the same forwarding pipeline pass as the handling of the inner frame and may work across different forwarding engines. Upon detection of a single hop link/keepalive failure, the backup overlay (original overlay header) may be used for forwarding.
US09531562B2
A transmitter for use in a cable modem termination system includes a data processing module that generates a plurality of OFDM symbols from a data packet. A probe symbol generator generates a probe symbol, as one of a plurality of probe symbol types. The probe symbol is selectively inserted within the plurality of OFDM symbols, at a pre-defined probe symbol interval.
US09531558B2
A method of handling a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) minimization of driver test (MDT) for a network of a wireless communication system includes transmitting a first MBMS measurement configuration to instruct a first user equipment (UE) to perform an MBMS MDT operation; receiving a first MBMS measurement result and a first multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area identity (ID) which indicates that the first MBMS measurement result is generated for a first MBSFN area identified by the first MBSFN area ID, from the first UE; and processing the first MBMS measurement result according to the first MBSFN area ID.
US09531556B2
Various embodiments manage data flow between at least one wireless communication device and at least one application executing at an edge of the wireless communication network. In one embodiment, a first flow regenerator disposed within the network generates a replicated set of data packets. The replicated set of data packets are a copy of a set of data packets being transmitted between an application disposed on a first node at an edge of the network and a wireless communication device. The first flow regenerator sends the replicated set of data packets to a second flow regenerator disposed in the network. The replicated set of data packets are sent to the second flow regenerator through at least a second node disposed between the first flow regenerator and the second flow regenerator. The second node is configured to perform one or more book-keeping operations on the replicated set of data packets.
US09531550B2
A PoE-enabled wireless device facilitates providing wireless access to a local area network (LAN) by receiving power from an Ethernet cable. The device includes a first Ethernet port that can receive a power signal. The device also includes a second Ethernet port that facilitates coupling the apparatus to the LAN, and includes a wireless module to provide a wireless network connection to the LAN. Specifically, the wireless module receives power from the power signal of the first Ethernet port to provide the wireless network connection. The wireless device can also include a third Ethernet port for providing power and a network connection to a remote network device. The wireless device can use the third Ethernet port to send an external-reset signal to the remote network device, which facilitates remotely resetting a configuration of the remote network device without having to physically access the remote network device.
US09531533B2
In representative embodiments, a rule-based certificate cryptographic key material comprising containing a rule set defining validity conditions is associated with cryptographic key material assigned to an entity for use in authenticated communications. The validity of the cryptographic material changes state based on whether the entity is compliant or non-compliant with the rule set. This is accomplished in a representative embodiment by suspending the validity of the cryptographic key material when the entity is non-compliant with the rules and reinstating the validity of the cryptographic key material when the entity becomes compliant. A rules compliance service determines the validity of the cryptographic material in part using updates sent by the entity. Entities can delegate the update to a delegate device. Encryption can be used to preserve privacy.
US09531528B1
A wireless communications device that produces phase-synchronized local oscillator (LO) signals without dedicated LO phase alignment circuitry. The wireless communications device includes a first transceiver chain to receive a first timing signal and a second transceiver chain to receive the first timing signal and a second timing signal. The first transceiver chain includes a first frequency divider to convert the first timing signal to a first LO signal. The second transceiver chain includes a second frequency divider to convert the first timing signal to a second LO signal, a third frequency divider to convert the second timing signal to a third LO signal, and a multiplexer to select either the second LO signal or the third LO signal for transmitting wireless signals via the second transceiver chain based at least in part on an operating mode of the wireless communications device.
US09531524B2
Disclosed is a method for wireless communication on heterogeneous networks. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), wireless local area network (WLAN) access information from a base station, performing, by the UE, an initial channel access to an access point (AP) based on the WLAN access information, wherein the WLAN access information includes beacon information to receive a beacon frame from the AP, identity information indicating an identifier of the AP and measurement information indicating a measurement configuration of the UE.
US09531522B2
A system and method for allocating resources in a network is disclosed. The system and method comprises a proactive resource allocation framework in which the predictability of user behavior is exploited to balance the network traffic over time and to reduce the bandwidth required to achieve a given blocking/outage probability. The disclosed proactive resource allocation framework avoids limitations associated with off-peak demand and achieves a significant reduction in the peak to average demand ratio without relying on out of network users. It is based on a model in which smart devices are assumed to predict the arrival of new requests and submit them to the network T time slots in advance. Using tools from large deviation theory, the resulting prediction diversity gain is quantified to establish that the decay rate of the outage event probabilities increases linearly with the prediction duration T.
US09531510B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. The method whereby a terminal receives a synchronizing signal in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving location information on a domain, from which the synchronizing signal is transmitted, among domains resulting from the division of the whole system bandwidth into N parts along a frequency axis and into M parts along a time axis (wherein N and M are natural numbers); and receiving the synchronizing signal from the domain corresponding to the location information.
US09531504B1
One or more indications of signal quality as measured by a wireless communication device (WCD) served by a radio access network (RAN) may be transmitted from the WCD to the RAN. A determination may be made that the one or more indications of signal quality meet or exceed a threshold signal quality. Possibly based on the one or more indications of signal quality meeting or exceeding the threshold signal quality, the WCD may bundle at least some hybrid automatic repeat request (HARD) acknowledgments that the WCD transmits to the RAN.
US09531492B2
The invention relates to techniques for controlling a dynamic hitless resizing in data transport networks. According to a method aspect of the invention, a network connection comprises M tributary slots defined in a payload area of a higher order transport scheme of the data transport network and the method comprises the steps of receiving a connection resize control signal at each of the nodes along the path of the network connection; adding at each node along the path in response to the connection resize control signal a second set of N tributary slots to the first set of the M tributary slots, such that the network connection comprises M+N tributary slots; and increasing, after M+N tributary slots are available for the network connection at each node along the path, a transport data rate of the network connection.
US09531484B2
A super-regenerative receiver (SRR) includes a super-regenerative oscillator (SRO), and an active channel filter disposed at a front end of the SRO, and configured to filter out an interferer in a signal received by the SRR.
US09531477B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a client signal in an optical transport network. In the transmission method, a received client signal is mapped into a variable-rate container OTU-N, wherein a rate of the OTU-N is N times as high as a preset reference rate; and then, the variable-rate container OTU-N is split into N optical sub-channel transport units OTUsubs by column, where a rate of each OTUsub equals to the reference rate; next, the N optical sub-channel transport units OTUsubs are modulated onto one or more optical carriers; at last, the one or more optical carriers is transmitted through a fiber.
US09531465B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for obtaining a CQI in a communication system, wherein the communication system comprises a UE, a CoMP measurement set including more than one BS/point, and one or more outside BSs/points which is outside the CoMP measurement set, and wherein the UE is served by a serving BS/point in the CoMP measurement set and interfered by at least one interfering BS/point in the CoMP measurement set and the one or more outside BSs/points. In the method according to embodiments of the present invention, a first interference from at least one outside BS/point which is outside the CoMP measurement set to the UE is estimated; a second interference from at least one interfering BS/point in the CoMP measurement set to the UE is estimated; and a target CQI based on the first interference and the second interference is obtained.
US09531460B2
The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a 4-antenna precoding matrix, a user equipment, and a base station. The method includes determining a rank used for indicating the number of transmission layers, determining a first precoding matrix in a codebook set corresponding to the rank, determining a first PMI and a second PMI used for indicating the first precoding matrix, and sending the first PMI and the second PMI used for indicating the first precoding matrix to a base station.
US09531447B2
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that performs channel-sounding operations in a multi-antenna wireless communication system. During operation, the system first performs channel-sounding operations between a first client and a second client in a first frequency band. These channel-sounding operations involve transmitting a series of known tones between the first client and the second client and using signals received as a result of the transmissions to finds a strongest path between the first client and the second client. Next, the system uses the identified strongest path to improve channel-sounding operations in a second frequency band.
US09531439B2
An electronic device with touch-link functionality includes a touch panel, a signal processing circuit and a controller. The touch panel includes a first transmitting electrode for transmitting a first signal. The signal processing circuit provides the first signal to the first transmitting electrode. The first signal has a first frequency that is adjustable. The controller is coupled to the touch panel and the signal processing circuit. The controller adjusts the first frequency to make the first frequency correspond to an effective communications range. Within the effective communications range, another electronic device with touch-link functionality is able to receive the first signal, whereas outside the effective communications range, the another electronic device with touch-link functionality is unable to receive the first signal.
US09531433B2
A feedback cancellation assembly for an electroacoustic communication apparatus may include a signal transmission path for generation and emission of an outgoing sound signal to an external environment through an electrodynamic loudspeaker and a signal reception path comprising a microphone for generation of a microphone input signal corresponding to sound received from the external environment. The signal reception path may generate a digital microphone signal. The outgoing sound signal may be acoustically coupled to the microphone. An electronic feedback cancellation path may be coupled between a tapping node and a summing node to produce a feedback cancellation signal to the summing node.
US09531430B2
A device and a method for determining the arrival time of a UWB signal including at least one pulse modulated at a carrier frequency. The receiver includes a frequency translation stage for translating the UWB signal to a first intermediate frequency and a second intermediate frequency. In an integration stage, the signals translated to the first intermediate frequency and to the second intermediate frequency are integrated on a time window to give a first integration result and a second integration result respectively. The phase deviation is determined between the first and second integration results and from this phase deviation, the arrival time of the UWB signal is deduced.
US09531425B2
A computing device includes an integrated unit having a plurality of functional components, and an extremely high frequency (EHF) communication unit operatively coupled to the integrated unit. The EHF communication unit includes a transducer configured to transmit and receive EHF electromagnetic signals, and convert between electrical signals and electromagnetic signals. The computing device includes a transceiver operatively coupled to the transducer. The EHF communication unit may enable at least one of the functional components of the computing device to be supplemented by a functional component of an external computing device.
US09531415B2
Systems and related methods providing for determining activities of individuals are discussed herein. Circuitry may be configured to wirelessly receive tag signals from a plurality of RF location tags. Two or more of the RF location tags may be positioned on an individual, such as at positions that may at least partially define a human frame. The circuitry may be configured to correlate the two or more RF location tags with the individual. Location data for each of the two or more RF location tags may be determined based on the received tag signals. An activity of the individual may be determined based on the location data. In some embodiments, one or more activities involving multiple individuals may be determined based on RF location tags and sensors positioned on each of the multiple individuals. Furthermore, sensor data from the sensors may be communicated over the UWB channel.
US09531413B2
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first radio frequency (RF) signal path and a second RF signal path. The first RF signal path can provide a first RF signal when active and the second RF signal path can provide a second RF signal when active. The second RF signal path can include a select switch having an input shunt arm electrically coupled to an input of the select switch. The input shunt arm can be arranged such that it is on when the first RF signal path is active and/or when the second RF signal path is inactive.
US09531409B2
The present disclosure includes switched capacitor transmitter circuits and methods. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a plurality of switched capacitor transmitter circuits coupled to inputs of an inductive network. The inductive network combines voltages from the switched capacitor transmitter circuits to produce a combined voltage on an output. In another embodiment, a digital data signal is thermometer encoded and a negative thermo-encoded signal is bit order reversed to control capacitors in a switched capacitor transmitter circuit.
US09531394B1
A technique for calibrating a digital-to-time converter includes an apparatus including a digital-to-time converter configured to generate an output signal based on a digital code, an input signal, and a gain calibration signal. The output signal has edges linearly delayed from corresponding edges of the input signal based on the digital code. The digital code vacillates between an evaluation code and a calibration code. The apparatus includes a reference signal generator configured to provide a delayed version of the input signal. The delay of the reference signal generator is matched to a delay of the digital-to-time converter. The apparatus includes a calibration circuit configured to generate the gain calibration signal based on the output signal and the delayed version of the input signal. The calibration code may alternate between a first calibration delay code and a second calibration delay code.
US09531390B1
An integrated circuit includes first and second data channel circuits and first and second inductor-capacitor (LC) tank oscillator circuits. The first data channel circuit generates a first data signal in response to a first clock signal. The second data channel circuit generates a second data signal in response to a second clock signal. The frequencies of the first and second clock signals are substantially the same. The first LC tank oscillator circuit generates a first periodic signal. The first clock signal is generated in response to the first periodic signal. The second LC tank oscillator circuit generates a second periodic signal. The second clock signal is generated in response to the second periodic signal. The first and second LC tank oscillator circuits generate non-overlapping frequency ranges for the first and second periodic signals.
US09531386B2
A circuit includes a first power node that carries a first supply voltage having a first voltage level and a second power node that carries a second supply voltage having a second voltage level less than the first voltage level. A voltage driver has a first plurality of transistors, an input node for an input signal, and an output node, and a current driver has a second plurality of transistors. The current driver injects or extracts an adjustment current into or out of the output node. The first plurality of transistors and the second plurality of transistors electrically couple the output node and the current driver to the first power node in response to the input signal being at a first logic state, and electrically decouple the output node and the current driver from the first power node in response to the input signal being at a second logic state.
US09531383B2
A semiconductor device includes: a first signal generation section configured to generate an activation signal having a variable duty ratio; and a first processing section configured to perform intermittent operation, based on the activation signal.
US09531381B2
A luminous keyboard includes a lateral-emitting type illumination element, a light guide panel, a sensing circuit pattern, a light-transmissible supporting plate, and plural keys. The lateral-emitting type illumination element is used for providing a light beam to the light guide panel. Consequently, the light beam can be diffused to the whole light guide panel. The light guide panel has plural light-guiding dots for collecting and scattering the light beam. The light-transmissible supporting plate is arranged between the light guide panel and the plural keys, and has plural light diffusion structures corresponding to the plural keys. The light beam scattered upwardly by each light-guiding dot is sequentially transmitted through the corresponding light diffusion structure and directed to the corresponding key. When one of the keys is moved toward the sensing circuit pattern, the sensing circuit pattern generates a corresponding non-contact key signal.
US09531380B2
A multi-channel capacitive sensor comprises a sample capacitor having first and second terminals, a first diode having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the sample capacitor and a second terminal coupled to a first sense electrode, and a second diode having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the sample capacitor and a second terminal coupled to a second sense electrode. The sample capacitor and diodes are coupled to a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to apply a drive signal to the first terminal of the sample capacitor while simultaneously applying a bias signal to the second terminal of one or other of the diodes to prevent the diode from conducting the drive signal.
US09531376B2
An oscillator supplies a clock signal having a frequency determined in part according to a received current. A transmit side charge pump is coupled to the clock signal and boosts a voltage supplied to the charge pump to generate a boosted voltage. A driver circuit drives a transmit signal having a frequency based on the clock signal and a voltage based on the boosted voltage to a capacitive isolation communication path. A receive side charge pump is coupled to the isolation capacitors of the isolation communication path and boosts a voltage of the received signal on the receive side of the isolation communication path and supplies a gate signal with the boosted voltage to a gate of at least one transistor.
US09531375B2
A radio frequency switch circuit may include: a first switch circuit unit connected between a first signal port for transmitting and receiving a signal and a common connection node and operated by a first gate signal; a second switch circuit unit connected between a second signal port for transmitting and receiving a signal and the common connection node and operated by a second gate signal; a first shunt circuit unit including first and second shunt units connected to each other in series between a first connection node connected to the first signal port and a ground, the first shunt unit being operated by the first gate signal and the second shunt unit being operated by the second gate signal; and a second shunt circuit unit connected between a second connection node connected to the second signal port and the ground and operated by the first gate signal.
US09531372B1
A driver circuit includes an input drive stage, an output drive stage, and a transformer. The input drive stage is configured to receive a differential input signal, and amplify the differential input signal. The output drive stage is coupled to the input drive stage, and is configured to receive amplified differential input signal from the input drive stage, and to further amplify the amplified differential input signal. The transformer is configured to transfer current from the output drive stage to the input drive stage.
US09531364B2
Apparatuses and methods are directed to preventing duty cycle distortion in an electronic apparatus. The apparatus generally includes a first phase mixer stage configured to interpolate a first and a second input signal to provide a first intermediate signal and further configured to interpolate the second input signal and a third input signal to provide a second intermediate signal, the first phase mixer stage distorting duty cycle in providing the first intermediate signal. The apparatus further includes a second phase mixer stage configured to interpolate the first intermediate signal and the second intermediate signal to provide an output signal and further configured to compensate for duty cycle distortion of the first phase mixer stage.
US09531363B2
Methods and apparatus including a latency control circuit are described. An example apparatus includes a delay line circuit configured to delay a clock signal, and a latch control circuit configured to receive the clock signal and the delayed clock signal. The latch control circuit is configured to provide first control signals based on a count associated with the first clock signal. The latch control circuit is further configured to provide second control signals based on the count associated with the first clock signal. The second clock signals are delayed relative to the first clock signals by an amount substantially equal to a delay between the clock signal and the delayed clock signal. The example apparatus further includes a latch circuit configured to latch an input signal responsive to the first control signals. The latch circuit is further configured to provide the latched signal to an output responsive to the second control signals.
US09531356B1
An integrated circuit includes a clock distribution circuit and a logic block circuit. The clock distribution circuit is segregated from the logic block circuit to restrict contributors to phase noise to the clock distribution section of the circuit. The clock distribution circuit includes a front-end amplifier which buffers a clock input signal to a differential clock signal. The front-end amplifier is configured with as few components as possible and the components are selected for high current density and sized to minimize contributions to phase noise in the clock distribution circuit. The clock distribution circuit further includes an output latch circuit that receives the output signal of the logic block circuit and the low phase noise differential clock input signal from the front-end amplifier circuit. The output latch circuit re-clocks the final output of the integrated circuit. The output is representative of the output values determined by the logic block circuit.
US09531353B2
A switching arrangement for applying voltage pulses across a load, comprising a plurality of capacitive elements (C1-C9) connected in series, and a first switch arrangement (S) connected to the series connection to apply voltage pulses to the load, and a second switch arrangement (S1, S2) connected to a capacitive element of the series connection, such that one of the capacitive elements (C1) can be switched out of or switched into the series connection, in order to produce voltage pulses of respectively lower or higher levels, without the need to dissipate energy into a resistive load.
US09531351B1
In an example implementation, a circuit includes first and second latch circuits. A circuit coupled to the first and second latch circuits is configured to provide a first clock signal to the clock input node of the second latch circuit and provide a second clock signal that is an inversion of the first clock signal to the clock input node of the first latch circuit. The circuit includes a first multiplexer having a first input node coupled to a data output node of the first latch circuit, a second input node coupled to a data input node of the first latch circuit, and an output node coupled to a data input node of the second latch circuit. The circuit also includes a second multiplexer having a first input node coupled to the data output node of the first latch circuit and a second input node coupled to a data output node of the second latch circuit.
US09531340B2
A communication device changes an applied voltage output from a voltage circuit, and allows a capacitance measuring device to measure the respective capacitance values of a variable capacitance element before and after a change in the applied voltage. The communication device calculates a voltage correction value for correcting an initial variation of the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element using the respective capacitance values of the variable capacitance element before and after the change in the applied voltage, and respective applied voltage values before and after the change, and a correction voltage for canceling the initial variation in the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element, and outputs the correction voltage from the voltage circuit.
US09531338B2
There is provided a signal processing apparatus including a provision control unit that provides choices expressed subjectively and associated with control for an acoustic signal, and an output unit that outputs a predetermined choice selected from the provided choices.
US09531336B2
An operational amplifier, including an input stage circuit, an output stage circuit and a constant-gm circuit is provided. The input stage circuit provides a driving voltage according to an input voltage. Input terminals of the output stage circuit receive the driving voltage, and an output terminal of the output stage circuit provides an output voltage according to the driving voltage. The constant-gm circuit includes a constant-gm switch circuit, a current mirror circuit and a current mirror switch circuit. The constant-gm switch circuit controls the operation of the constant-gm circuit. The constant-gm switch circuit allows the current mirror circuit to operate during a transient time when the driving voltage is transited according to the driving voltage, so as to provide a compensated current for the input stage circuit. When the driving voltage is during a non-transient time, the current mirror switch circuit turns off the current mirror circuit.
US09531334B1
A circuit includes a de-Qing network coupled in parallel between a first and a second series-coupled reactive network. The de-Qing network is sized to lower the quality factor of the second reactive network. The first reactive network is a low valued inductor, which is sized for modifying high frequency signals. The second reactive network is a high valued inductor, which is sized for modifying low frequency signals. The de-Qing network can be a resistor or combination of resistors, inductors, and capacitors.
US09531329B2
A power amplifier according to the present invention includes: an apparatus housing (10) having a hole (11) for maintenance formed therein; a transmission line unit (12) disposed in a location covered by the apparatus housing (10), a transmission line length of the transmission line unit being adjusted depending on a frequency band of an input signal; and an element (13) that requires no adjustment of a transmission line even when an adjustment of the transmission line unit (12) is required along with a change in the frequency band of the input signal. The transmission line unit (12) is disposed near a surface of an apparatus that is accessible from outside through the hole (11) for maintenance, and the element (13) that requires no adjustment of the transmission line is buried in a location within the apparatus housing that is inaccessible through the hole for maintenance (11).
US09531327B2
When frequency allocation for a plurality of frequencies is in an intra-band CA relationship, a first amplifier is operated in class B, a second amplifier is operated in class C, and a power modulator is caused to supply a constant voltage to the first and second amplifiers so as to operate as a Doherty-type power amplifier. In addition, when the frequency allocation for the plurality of frequencies is in an inter-band non-contiguous CA relationship, the first and second amplifiers are operated in class B, and the power modulator is caused to supply a voltage proportional to the amplitude component of an input signal to the first and second amplifiers so as to operate as a power amplifier based on an ET system.
US09531314B2
A motor drive system includes a power sub-assembly that comprises power electronic components and driver circuitry for controlling gate drive signals to the power electronic components. A control sub-assembly is removably mounted to the power sub-assembly and comprises control circuitry for implementing a motor control routine for control of an electric motor. In operation, all control signals originate in the control-subassembly, and are transmitted via mating connectors to the power sub-assembly for driving the motor.
US09531312B2
A vehicle includes a feeding system supplying an electric power to an external device disposed outside the vehicle, a controller controlling the operation of the feeding system, and an information output unit outputting predetermined information. The controller performs the processing of determining whether or not feeding can be performed from the feeding system to the external device. When the feeding from the feeding system to the external device is prohibited, the controller causes the information output unit to output prohibition information about the prohibition of the feeding including the contents of a determination processing.
US09531311B2
A current reference generator to control a brushless motor in a motor control system is provided. The current reference generator includes a locate peak torque module that determines a maximum possible torque and a direct axis current that corresponds to the maximum possible torque based on motor parameters, a maximum voltage, a motor velocity of the brushless motor, and a sign of a torque command. A limit torque command module limits the torque command to the maximum possible torque. A locate minimum current module determines a value of the direct axis current that results in a minimum motor current. A solve current reference module generates a reference vector that satisfies the torque command as limited by the direct axis current that corresponds to the maximum possible torque and the direct axis current that results in the minimum motor current.
US09531308B2
A fan having one fan blade; a fan motor for rotating the fan blade; a motor control electrically coupled with the fan motor for controlling operational characteristics of the fan motor; and a power supply having a step-down high efficiency buck converter, a step-down low drop-out linear regulator, and/or a step-down switching regulator are described. The power supply may receive a first input voltage and lower the first input voltage to a second lower voltage. The fan motor is electrically coupled to be driven by the first input voltage and the motor control is electrically coupled to operate using the second lower voltage from the power supply. The motor control may include a microcontroller, level shifters electrically coupled to the microcontroller, and drivers electrically coupled to the level shifters and configured to drive the fan motor.
US09531301B2
The power conversion device includes a power-supply shunt resistor provided between a negative voltage side of a DC power supply and an inverter and phase lower-arm shunt resistors respectively provided between phase lower-arm switching elements of two arms among three arms and the power-supply shunt resistor. The power conversion device detects voltages between connection points of the phase lower-arm switching elements and the phase lower-arm shunt resistors and a negative voltage side of the DC power supply and calculates, on the basis of detection values of the voltages, phase currents flowing to a load device.
US09531300B2
A method and apparatus for line-cycle storage of a single-phase cycloconverter. The method includes receiving input power from an input port of the singe-phase cycloconverter and monitoring an AC output port of the single-phase cycloconverter. The method measures energy stored in a line-cycle energy storage circuit coupled to one line of the AC output port of the single-phase cycloconverter, and determines a phase difference between a monitored AC voltage of the AC output port and the measured voltage of the line-cycle energy storage circuit. The method controls switches in the single-phase cycloconverter to selectively store energy in the line-cycle energy storage circuit based on the phase difference.
US09531296B2
The present invention provides a power conversion device in which an on-pulse bias voltage and a neutral-point bias voltage do not interfere with each other. A power conversion device 1 of the present invention has a polarity judgment section 8 that judges a polarity of a neutral-point bias voltage VNPC calculated by a neutral-point potential fluctuation suppression control section 4 of a voltage command value control circuit 3, then on the basis of this polarity of the neutral-point bias voltage VNPC, selects a polarity of an on-pulse bias voltage VMPC by an on-pulse control section 5. With this control, it is possible to prevent for the polarities of the neutral-point bias voltage VNPC and the on-pulse bias voltage VMPC from being different then prevent for the both bias voltages from interfering with each other.
US09531289B2
An electro-mechanical kinetic energy storage device includes an input port, an output port, and a tertiary port separate from and magnetically coupled to the input port and the output port. The input port is configured to receive a first input electrical energy from a first electrical source for inducing mechanical energy into the electro-mechanical kinetic energy storage device. The output port is configured output a first converted electrical energy to a first load in which the outputted electrical energy is generated from the induced mechanical energy. The tertiary port is configured to receive a second input electrical energy from a second electrical source for inducing the mechanical energy, and output a second converted electrical energy to a second load, the second converted electrical energy generated from the induced mechanical energy.
US09531288B2
A UPS includes an input that receives first power from a utility source to power a load and receives second power from the utility source. The load is separate from the UPS. An inverter receives when in a first mode, the first and second power and when in a second mode, the second power and not the first power. The second power is used to power the inverter. A bypass circuit is connected to the input and bypasses the inverter to supply the first power to an output of the UPS when operating in the second mode. A control module detects a voltage at the output of the UPS, integrates the voltage to generate a first sum, and subsequent to completing a transition between the first and second modes, adjusts an output voltage of the inverter based on the first sum to balance the voltage of the UPS.
US09531278B2
System and method for regulating an output current of a power conversion system. An example system controller for regulating an output current of a power conversion system includes a driving component, a demagnetization detector, a current-regulation component, and a signal processing component. The driving component is configured to output a drive signal to a switch in order to affect a primary current flowing through a primary winding of the power conversion system. The demagnetization detector is configured to receive a feedback signal associated with an output voltage of the power conversion system and generate a detection signal based on at least information associated with the feedback signal. The current-regulation component is configured to receive the drive signal, the detection signal and a current-sensing signal and output a current-regulation signal based on at least information associated with the drive signal, the detection signal, and the current sensing signal.
US09531277B2
A control circuit used in a switching converter having a coil, a switching transistor, and a detection resistor, includes: a current detection terminal configured to receive a detection voltage obtained by superimposing a voltage detection signal on a current detection signal; a sample hold circuit configured to sample-hold the detection voltage in an OFF period of the switching transistor to generate a sample hold voltage; a variable amplifier configured to amplify a difference between the sample hold voltage and the detection voltage; a duty controller configured to generate a pulse modulation signal; a driver configured to control the switching transistor based on the pulse modulation signal; and an overcurrent protection circuit configured to compare the detection voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage and change the pulse modulation signal to an OFF level of a switching transistor when the detection voltage is identical to the predetermined threshold voltage.
US09531263B2
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment comprises a first transistor capable of supplying or interrupting power to a load. A clamper comprises a first clamping part and a second clamping part connected in series between one end of the first transistor and a gate of the first transistor and becomes a conduction state when a voltage of the one end of the first transistor exceeds a predetermined voltage. A clamp operation detector is provided between the first clamping part and the second clamping part. A second transistor is connected in parallel with the second clamping part. A delay circuit is provided between the clamp operation detector and a gate of the second transistor.
US09531256B2
An electrical adapter can include a rectifying circuit configured to receive an AC power input, a power factor corrector (PFC) circuit coupled with an output of the rectifying circuit, and a capacitive component coupled with an output of the PFC circuit. The electrical adapter can further include a DC-DC converter circuit coupled with an output of the capacitive component and configured to provide a power output of the electrical adapter, and an impedance-measuring circuit coupled with the power output and configured to measure impedance of a cable connected to the power output. The DC-DC converter circuit can be configured to adjust power of the power output based on the measured impedance.
US09531251B2
A quick discharge circuit includes a reference voltage source, a power supply voltage monitoring circuit, a control circuit, and a discharge circuit. The reference voltage source provides a threshold voltage for quick discharge; the power supply voltage monitoring circuit collects change conditions of a power supply voltage; the control circuit performs logical control according to the power supply voltage collected by the power supply voltage monitoring circuit and the threshold voltage provided by the reference voltage source to determine whether the discharge circuit is ON. With the quick discharge circuit, when a terminal product is powered off, an input bulk capacitor of a DC-DC circuit is discharged quickly so that the voltage thereof rapidly drops to a safe voltage range. When the terminal product is powered on again quickly, it is guaranteed that a soft start circuit works normally so as to implement slow increase of power-on voltage and current.
US09531247B2
A multi-port storage system includes a dynamo-electric machine with integral rotor inertia forming a primary energy storage system. The dynamo-electric machine has a primary stator winding configured to accept multiple AC input power sources, and has at least two secondary stator windings configured to deliver electric power to multiple loads at different power, frequency and voltage levels. A secondary energy storage system is coupled to the primary energy storage system, and is configured to convert its stored energy to electric power. The dynamo-electric machine is configured to enhance and buffer the secondary energy storage system, and is configured to improve the conversion of the stored energy to electric power. The system may include a step-up transformer responsively coupled to one of the secondary stator windings. The step-up transformer may comprise a single phase or polyphase step-up transformer having internal cooling and electrical insulation between the secondary windings comprising a hydro-fluoro-ether (HFE) vapor and liquid fluid.
US09531246B2
A fluid-driven electricity generator includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator core that includes a plurality of stator windings and one or more stator turbines connected to the stator core. The one or more stator turbines are configured to rotate in a first direction. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of permanent magnets that are substantially surrounded by the stator core. The rotor assembly also includes one or more rotor turbines connected to the plurality of permanent magnets. The one or more rotor turbines are configured to rotate in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
US09531242B2
Cooling apparatuses and methods comprising cooling apparatuses, such as those configured to be coupled to and/or cool electric machines (e.g., motors, generators, and the like).
US09531241B2
A cooling device for an electric motor, comprising a cover which has a cylindrical-shaped main part which can house the electric motor, and a fan motor which is attached to the main part so as to blow air to the inside of the main part. The cover further has an abutting part which protrudes from an inside periphery of the main part and can abut against the electric motor. The abutting part forms a gap for blowing air between the main part and the electric motor.
US09531239B2
A motor, comprising an electronics housing having integrated motor electronics, a stator, and a rotor. The stator comprises a stator bushing and a laminated stator core having motor windings. The stator bushing is arranged axially between the electronics housing and the rotor. The motor according to the invention has an air-conveying element connected to the rotor in a rotationally fixed manner and at least one axially extending passage opening arranged in the stator bushing. The air-conveying element is arranged axially between the stator bushing and the rotor and has a circumferential axial intake opening on the side of the stator bushing. During motor operation, the air-conveying element sucks in an axial volumetric air flow at an external wall of the electronics housing through the intake opening and the passage opening.
US09531224B2
A generator including a frame (56); first and second frame rings (13) extending radially inwardly from an inside surface of the frame (56); a core (54) within the frame (56); key bars (100) spaced apart circumferentially and extending axially spanning a distance between the first and second frame rings (75A and 75B), the key bars coupled to the core; laminated spring bars (60) spaced apart circumferentially and extending axially to span a distance between the first and second frame rings, a first spring bar end (112) supported by the first frame ring (75A), a second opposing spring bar end (111) supported by the second frame ring (75B), each spring bar coupled to a key bar; wherein the laminated spring bar further includes spring bar subcomponents (60A and 60B) and couplers (98/99) for coupling the spring bar subcomponents.
US09531221B2
A locking structure for a stator core that locks the stator core having a circular outer circumference into an inner circumference of a cylindrical housing includes a first cut-out formed in an outer circumference of the stator core and a second cut-out formed in an inner circumference of the housing. The locking structure also includes a key interposed between the first and second cut-outs.
US09531218B2
A magnetic force generating device is provided for application to a first object that is movable relative to a second object providing a first magnetic force, and includes a coil disposed on the first object, a sensing module disposed on the first object adjacent to the coil for sensing a distance between the first and second objects, and a processor. When the sensed distance is shorter than a threshold value, the processor enables provision to the coil of a driving current having a magnitude negatively correlated to the sensed distance, so that the coil generates a second magnetic force, which is repulsive to the first magnetic force, in response to the driving current.
US09531217B2
A power reception device includes: a vehicle-side resonant portion mounted on a vehicle and resonating, through an electromagnetic field, with a facility-side resonant portion provided in an external facility; and a vehicle-side support including a first support member supporting the vehicle-side resonant portion, and a second support member spaced apart from the vehicle-side resonant portion and supporting the first support member, wherein a dielectric tangent of the first support member is smaller than a dielectric tangent of the second support member.
US09531216B2
A piezoelectric transformer includes capacitance elements, an inductance element, a resistance, and an ideal transformer. A first resonance circuit includes the piezoelectric transformer, the capacitance of a capacitance element of a coupling electrode of a power receiving apparatus, and the capacitance of a capacitance element of a coupling electrode of a power transmitting apparatus. On the other hand, a second resonance circuit includes an equivalent output capacitance of the piezoelectric transformer and an inductance element. The frequency of a high-frequency high voltage that is generated by a high-frequency high-voltage generating circuit is set to a value between two resonance frequencies generated by a complex resonance of the first resonance circuit and the second resonance circuit.
US09531215B2
An automatic transfer switch for a power system receiving multiple alternating current sources and delivering multiple alternating current output is described. A transfer switch control circuit can sense a power loss in one or both AC sources. Each power supply can deliver current to drive a load but, if one of the power supplies fails, the other can supply power to drive both loads.
US09531211B2
The disclosure relates to a method for charging an intermediate circuit capacitor in an electric drive unit comprising an electric motor. The intermediate circuit capacitor is charged by an intermediate circuit current that is supplied by a battery. The output voltage of the battery is settable to one or more voltage values. A target value of the intermediate circuit current is determined, and an actual value of the intermediate circuit current is ascertained. The actual value of the intermediate circuit current is then compared with the target value of the intermediate circuit current. An optimal output voltage of the battery is determined on the basis of the comparison of the actual value of the intermediate circuit current with the target value of the intermediate circuit current. Then, the optimal output voltage of the battery is set.
US09531208B2
Methods and a system for the recharging of battery-operated devices, whereby the recharging process is made less burdensome and inconvenient to the users of the devices. Embodiments provide for incorporating recharging into the normal usage patterns for the devices using activities consistent with predetermined intended usage of the devices, thereby causing the user to perceive less inconvenience. Other embodiments provide for systematically detecting and wirelessly recharging devices, whereby the burden to the users may be reduced or entirely eliminated.
US09531202B2
A computer-implemented method enables capacity based pre-charging and age based permanent failure detection in a battery. The method comprises detecting, via a controller, a real time cell voltage for at least one cell in the battery. The controller determines if the real time cell voltage is less than a normal operating cell voltage. In response to the real time cell voltage being less than the normal operating cell voltage, a capacity based pre-charge value is calculated based on a full charge capacity and at least one cell parameter of the cell. A pre-charge time is calculated based on the capacity based pre-charge value. A pre-charge voltage is identified. The battery management controller is triggered to pre-charge the battery using the calculated pre-charge time and the identified pre-charge voltage.
US09531199B2
A submersible power supply apparatus provides the ability to provide power for recharging batteries used to operate underwater vehicles, manned and unmanned. A battery charging station apparatus containing at least one modular reserve battery magazine with a plurality of compartments is provided. A plurality of reserve battery modules may be respectively provided in the plurality of compartments, each of the plurality of reserve battery modules being configured to provide power when a reserve battery provided therein is activated.
