US09623176B2
A testing device (10), an infusion pump or another medical device function testing method, to an anesthesia apparatus or respirator (AB) and to a computer program product are provided for testing the function of an infusion pump (G). The testing device (10) is preferably implemented on the anesthesia apparatus or respirator (AB) and comprises a memory (MEM), a test module (T) and a controller (C). The test module (T) sends a test command (20) to the infusion pump (FG), which sends a response (30) back to the controller (C) after execution of the command. The control (C) can then compare the response (30) received with a reference response (30′) for agreement in order to send a successful function test result.
US09623165B2
A cassette is provided for installation in a dialysis monitor to pump a treatment solution through a dialyzer. The cassette is a unitary component with a hydraulic manifold (53) and a pneumatic manifold (54) integrated into a body (52). The body (52) has connectors for connecting the hydraulic manifold (53) to the dialyzer and the pneumatic manifold (54) to a pneumatic pressure source. A set of solution pumps is integrated in the cassette, and each solution pump includes a pump cavity inside the body. The solution pumps are operable to displace the treatment solution through the hydraulic manifold (53) to and/or from the dialyzer by action of a reciprocating gas-liquid interface in the pump cavity (30) of the respective solution pump. The gas-liquid interface is formed directly between a gaseous substance and the treatment solution. A valve arrangement (58) is attached to the body (52) and operable to control admission of the gaseous substance and the treatment solution to the pump cavity (30) so as to reciprocate the gas-liquid interface and thereby pump the treatment solution through the hydraulic manifold (53). The cassette is configured to pump the treatment solution without moving parts inside the body (52).
US09623164B2
Systems and methods for controlling fluid movement and volumes of fluid between a subject and a controlled compliant flow path. The controlled compliant flow path has a means for selectively metering in and metering out fluid from the controlled compliant flow path. An extracorporeal flow path is in fluid communication with the controlled compliant flow path across a semi-permeable membrane where the extracorporeal flow path has a first terminal end and a second terminal end.
US09623163B1
A left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) has a generally ellipsoidal capsule fitted into a patient's ventricle, formed of a cage or frame of shape-memory wire which can be twisted open and shut to expand and collapse a thin membrane, to inflate with the incoming blood during diastole and to contract and squeeze out the blood during systole. A catheter extends from outside the patient's body through a major blood vessel and the patient's aortal valve into the left ventricle. The catheter has an external sheath, an outer tubular shaft onto which proximal ends of the shape-retaining wires are affixed, and a middle shaft extending through the hollow core of the outer shaft and which is affixed to a central shaft of the capsule. A control console has mechanical geared drives coupled to the outer and middle catheter shafts within the catheter. A sensor arrangement synchs action of the LVAD with systole and diastole of the patient's heart.
US09623153B2
Osteoinductive and osteoconductive compositions for bone graft which utilize less allograft tissue, and methods for their production, are provided. The compositions and methods contain a combination of fibers of demineralized bone matrix from allograft bone and fibers of non-allograft bone material. The fibers of non-allograft bone material comprise non-fibrous demineralized bone matrix particles embedded within or disposed on the fibers of non-allograft bone material. The non-allograft fibers of the composition contain a bone void filler of collagen and one or more ceramics embedded with demineralized bone matrix particles. In some embodiments, the composition also contains a bioactive agent.
US09623150B2
An injectable hydrogel, includes, in weight, in a physiologically acceptable carrier fluid: 0.01 to 5% of glycerol and 0.1 to 5% of cross-linked hyaluronic acid, or one of the salts thereof; characterized in that the hyaluronic acid or one of the salts thereof is cross-linked by the formation of covalent bonds using bifunctional or polyfunctional molecules, the injectable hydrogel being sterilized in moist heat and having viscoelastic properties such that Tan δ at a frequency of 1 Hz is less than or equal to 1.10. A method for producing the hydrogel, to a kit containing the hydrogel, as well as to the use thereof in dermatology are also described.
US09623133B2
A method and apparatus for disinfecting a lavatory inside a vehicle in response to a set of criteria being met. A determination is made as to whether a set of criteria for activation of a disinfection system that emits far-ultraviolet radiation to perform a disinfection process inside a lavatory has been met. In response to a determination that the set of criteria has been met, the disinfection system is activated to perform the disinfection process inside the lavatory using the far-ultraviolet radiation.
US09623127B2
A multimodal contrast and radiopharmaceutical agent for an imaging and a targeted therapy guided by imaging.
US09623114B2
The present provide vaccine and adjuvant formulation comprising an immunostimulant and a metal salt. The immunostimulant is adsorbed on to a particle of metal salt and the resulting particle is essentially devoid of antigen.
US09623110B2
A process for making nanoparticles of biocompatible materials is described, wherein an aqueous reaction mixture comprising a metal ion, a nucleobase, an oxidant, and water, is provided along with temperature conditions to directly form within the reaction mixture, a stable dispersion of nanoparticles. Biocompatible nanoparticles comprised of cerium or iron as the metal ion, and a purine and/or a pyrimidine as the nucleobase, are described.
US09623109B2
A method of killing a cell having a mutation in an Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene is disclosed. The method comprises contacting the cell with an inhibitor of Casein kinase I (CKI), the CKI being selected from the group consisting of CKI-alpha and CKI-delta and CKI-epsilon, thereby killing the cell. The method may be used for treating cancers. Pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cancers are also disclosed.
US09623096B2
An immunogenic formulation for a patient, the formulation includes virus-modulated hematopoietic cancer cells, where the modulated hematopoietic cancer cells are generated from viable hematopoietic cancer cells obtained from the patient, either isolated or in a mixed hematopoietic population of healthy and cancer cells, and where the viable hematopoietic cancer cells are infected ex vivo with a virus that modulates the expression of a plurality of endogenous immune regulatory molecules to increase the immunogenicity of the hematopoietic cancer cells.
US09623093B2
Provided are compositions comprising newly identified protein fragments of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, polynucleotides that encode them and complements thereof, related agents, and methods of use thereof in diagnostic, drug discovery, research, and therapeutic applications.
US09623089B2
The invention is directed to methods for accelerating the healing of connective tissue injuries and disorders. In particular, the invention is directed to accelerating the healing of injuries and disorders of tendons and ligaments. Such methods utilize novel compositions including, but not limited to, extraembryonic cytokine-secreting cells (herein referred to as ECS cells), including, but not limited to, Amnion-derived Multipotent Progenitor cells (herein referred to as AMP cells) and conditioned media derived therefrom (herein referred to as Amnion-derived Cellular Cytokine Solution or ACCS), including pooled ACCS, and Physiologic Cytokine Solution (PCS).
US09623080B2
Methods are disclosed for treating or preventing fatty liver disease using a CTRP3 polypeptide or functional variant thereof.
US09623075B2
A method for treating a patient who has a neutralizing antibody to a type A1 botulinum toxin. The method includes administering 150 kDa type A neurotoxin from type A2 Clostridium botulinum (A2 NTX) to the patient. In accordance with the present invention, a problem can be solved of decrease in clinical response caused by a neutralizing antibody to a type A1 botulinum toxin produced when a patient is treated with a pharmaceutical preparation containing a type A1 botulinum toxin.
US09623071B2
The present invention provides small molecule inhibitors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA, which are useful as therapeutics in the management of chronic HBV. The compounds of the invention achieve epigenetic modification of the cccDNA, histone modification and histone deacetylase activity inhibition, thus modulating HBV cccDNA. The present invention further provides methods for modulating HBV cccDNA, for treating or preventing HBV in a subject, and for modulating cccDNA transcription of hepatitis B in a subject.
US09623059B2
The present invention relates to variants of herpes simplex virus (HSV) that selectively infect and replicate in cancer cells, including HSV strains that selectively infect and replicate in bladder cancer cells. Preferred HSV of the invention have intact endogenous Us11 and Us12 genes and have genes encoding ICP34.5 replaced with a gene encoding Us11 fused to an HSV immediate early (IE) promoter. The variant HSV of the invention also comprise one or more additional heterologous genes encoding immunomodulatory polypeptides. Methods and compositions using these variant HSV, for example, for treating cancer in a subject, are also provided.
US09623058B2
The present invention provides a bacteriophage with effective antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus strains and in particular MRSA. There is also provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising said bacteriophage and a method of treating a bacterial infection using a composition comprising said bacteriophage.
US09623053B2
The present invention belongs to a pharmaceutical composition preparation field of traditional Chinese medicine, and more particularly relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating AIDS and preparation method thereof. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention for treating AIDS comprises the following raw medicinal materials: Cordyceps Sinensis in an amount of 3-6 parts by weight, Dried Radix Rehmanniae in an amount of 4-12 parts by weight, Mylabris in an amount of 1-3 parts by weight, and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae in an amount of 3-6 parts by weight. The clinical trials show that the pharmaceutical composition has a relatively good therapeutic effect for treating AIDS.
US09623047B2
A composition to moderate excessive and potentially harmful gastric acid levels in the gastrointestinal tract of horses is disclosed. The composition includes calcium oxide and/or calcium hydroxide, which may be in combination with various buffers and other ingredients such as sodium bicarbonate, sodium bentonite, sodium sesquicarbonate, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid sources, simple carbohydrates, and/or probiotics. A method of administering the composition is also disclosed.
US09623041B2
Nanobiopolymeric conjugates based on biodegradable, non-toxic and non-immunogenic poly (β-L-malic acid) PMLA covalently linked to molecular modules that include morpholino antisense oligonucleotides (AONa), an siRNA or an antibody specific for an oncogenic protein in a cancer cell, and an antibody specific for a transferrin receptor protein, are provided. Methods for treating a cancer in subject with nanobiopolymeric conjugates are described.
US09623037B2
Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions.
US09623024B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for treatment of proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
US09623018B2
The present invention provides processes for making 2-((3R,5R,6S)-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-((S)-1-(isopropylsulfonyl)-3-methylbutan-2-yl)-3-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-3-yl)acetic acid as well as intermediates and processes for making the intermediates. Also provided are crystalline forms of the compound and the intermediates.
US09623010B2
This invention relates to a an orally disintegrating tablet obtainable by direct compression of a dry powdered mixture, said mixture comprising up to 15% by weight of calcium silicate, at least 50% of a diluent, a disintegrant agent and an active ingredient. It also relates to a process for preparing the tablets by homogeneous blending the specific excipients in powder form and subsequent direct compression of the mixture. Said tablets disintegrate quickly in the cavity of the mouth, in particular in less than 15 seconds.
US09622980B2
The invention provides controlled release oral dosage formulations containing one or more active agents, and methods of using same. In one aspect, the formulation is in the form of a trilayer tablet containing a core or central layer and one or more barrier layers. The core may contain one or more enteric materials or polymeric materials which modulates the release of the active agent.
US09622966B2
A gastroretentive composition comprises a mixture comprising an active ingredient component and an excipient component. The excipient component comprises a first water-soluble reaction product produced from a precursor comprising a vinyl group, and a copolymer of a polyalkylene glycol and a second water-soluble reaction product produced from a precursor comprising a vinyl group. A method of forming the gastroretentive composition comprises the steps of providing the active ingredient component and the excipient component, and mixing the active ingredient component and the excipient component to form a mixture. The mixture is aggregated to form an aggregation that is dry granulated to form a plurality of granules. The plurality of granules is processed to form the gastroretentive composition.
US09622965B2
Disclosed is a method of treating fine lines or wrinkles, the method comprising topically applying to skin in need thereof a composition comprising topically applying to skin in need thereof a composition comprising Magnolia officinalis bark extract, Vitis vinifera seed extract, tocopherol or tocopherol acetate, and lecithin or dextrin.
US09622959B2
The invention relates to water-soluble or water-swellable polymers the repeating structural units of which consist of a) 90.0 to 99.99 mole-% of one or more repeating structural units originating from special monomers with sulfonic acid groups or the salts thereof such as for example 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propanesulfonic acid or the salts thereof and b) 0.01 to 10.0 mole-% of one or more repeating structural units originating from special cross-linking agents with at least three polymerizable double bonds. The polymers for example have an advantageous sensory property profile and are highly suitable as thickening agents even in salt-containing compositions. They are furthermore advantageously suitable for producing cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical compositions.
US09622957B2
Improved dermal filler formulation comprising a hyaluronic acid and a botulinum toxin.
US09622956B2
Described herein are oral care compositions comprising an effective amount of an enzyme cocktail, wherein the enzyme cocktail comprises an alkaline protease and a second enzyme selected from cellulose, α-glucanase, and combinations thereof, in an orally acceptable carrier, together with methods of making and using the same.
US09622954B2
The invention relates to a cosmetic composition, in particular a composition for making up and/or caring for keratin materials, preferably a nail makeup, comprising the compound of chemical formula (I) below: (I) in which: m represents an integer equal to 0 or 1; n represents an integer between 2 and 8; R1 represents a group (C1-C20)alkyl or an aryl group, or alternatively, when m is equal to 0, R1 may also represent a carbonyl; R2 and R3 represent an ethoxy group or a group (C1-C20)alkyl, optionally substituted with an amino group; Y represents a polyurea or a polyurethane or alternatively a hydrocarbon-based group comprising from 2 to 100 carbon atoms. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process, in particular a makeup or hair shaping process, preferably a process for making up keratin materials, in particular the nails and/or the hair, characterized in that it comprises at least one step which consists in applying a cosmetic composition as above defined to keratin materials.
US09622943B2
A liquid cleansing composition comprising water in an amount sufficient to form a liquid composition, a fatty acid soap, a structuring agent, and talc. The cleansing composition has a creamy texture and provides good skinfeel properties.
US09622942B2
A smart package backing (100) for pills removable from the backing, wherein the backing is adapted to record a removal of said pills by means of detection elements (103, 401a, 501a). The detection elements comprise electrical components (401a, 501a), wherein said electrical components are pressed onto the backing (100) with methods of printing technology. The removal of a pill from the backing is adapted to bring about a structural change in at least one printed component, and the structural change of said component is adapted to bring about an electrically measurable change in an electric circuit comprising said component. In addition, at least one of said electrical components (401a, 501a) deviates in terms of its specific electrical value from the specific electrical value of at least one other electrical component (401a, 501a).
US09622940B2
A medicine packaging PTP sheet capable of protecting a pocket from pressurization by external force in a combined state in which the medicine packaging PTP sheet has a first sheet in which a pocket capable of accommodating a medicine and a projecting convex portion each are projected from the upper surface and a second sheet which is attached to the lower surface of the first sheet and blocks an opening of the pocket. A first distance L1 from the upper surface of the first sheet to the projection end of the convex portion is longer than a second distance L2 from the upper surface of the first sheet to the projection end of the pocket.
US09622939B2
A method includes: providing a dial cap having vertical sides that meet at corners and the vertical sides including an aperture; coupling an info ring to the dial cap and seated within the dial cap; and wherein coupling the info ring includes coupling the info ring having a symbol configured to align with the aperture.
US09622938B2
A hand-held internal therapeutic massager includes a rod having a first portion that defines a curve and a second portion that is substantially straight. The first portion of the rod is adapted to be inserted into a patient's body. A curvature of the curve defined by the first portion of the rod is sufficient to prevent the second portion of the rod from entering a patient's body. A handle is located on the second portion of the rod and a pressure applicator on the first portion of the rod is adapted to be inserted into the patient's body for engagement with a localized area of myofascial tissue. A vibratory device is disposed within the handle and is operable to generate vibrations. The vibrations generated by the vibratory device are conducted through the rod to the pressure applicator to the localized area of myofascial tissue.
US09622931B2
A portable hyperbaric chamber with a vertical mounting system includes an inflatable enclosure which is vertically positioned by a rigid base. An internal frame also functions as an additional mounting system so that the inflatable enclosure can be vertically positioned during pressurized and not pressurized instances. A plurality of fill valves allows the inflatable enclosure to be pressurized from externally positioned compressors, and the inside pressure of the inflatable enclosure is measured and displayed through a pressure gauge. The inside pressure can be controlled from a dump valve, a low pressure relief valve, and a high pressure relief valve so that the proper operating pressure can be maintained with the hyperbaric chamber.
US09622930B2
A urinal includes a body that has a front wall, a rear wall, opposed side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall. The body has a front portion having an opening and has a rear portion. The body has an opening in the front wall portion adapted for entry of a male body portion. The front wall portion has an S-shaped portion forming a ridge extending below said opening. A ledge is formed by part of the S-shaped portion to form a support for the male body portion entered into the opening. The rear portion is higher than the front portion such that the body is tapered in a directon from back to front. The body also tapers in width from back to front, so that it is adapted to fit comfortably between the thighs of a user.
US09622917B2
An apparatus for manufacturing absorbent articles includes: a swinging mechanism that feeds an elastic member while swinging the elastic member along a cross direction crossing a conveyance direction of a sheet-shaped continuum constituting an absorbent article, and that disposes a part of the elastic member on the continuum; a guiding member that conveys the elastic member; a cutting mechanism that cuts the elastic member; a joining mechanism that conveys the elastic member and the continuum that are supplied from the guiding mechanism to be taken along an outer periphery of the joining mechanism; and a sheet supply mechanism that supplies a sheet member onto an end portion in the cross direction of the continuum. A tangential direction of a deviation point at which the continuum is spaced from the guiding mechanism and a tangential direction of an arrival point at which the continuum reaches the joining mechanism are coincident with each other.
US09622914B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for detecting leaks in systems for treating a patient with reduced pressure. In one instance, a system includes a distribution manifold for disposing proximate to the tissue site and a sealing member for disposing over the distribution manifold and at least a portion of intact epidermis of the patient. The sealing member has at least a portion that is substantially transparent. The system further includes a reduced-pressure source associated with the distribution manifold for providing reduced pressure to the distribution manifold and a leak-detection member sized and configured to substantially surround the distribution manifold. The leak-detection member includes a detection material that develops a color contrast when a portion is exposed to air and a portion is not exposed to air. The leak detection member works with even low flow systems. Other systems, methods, and apparatus are presented.
US09622900B2
A knee brace which allows the same bolster pad to be used for either the right or left leg, is adjustable to compensate for the differing angle between men and women and allows individual adjustment for each patient's comfort and brace rotation for proper fit and joint alignment. These characteristics are obtained by a contoured bolster that is selectively mountable at various positions on either side of the shin cross piece depending on whether the brace is for the left or right leg, the bolster always being on the medial side of the shin to contact the flat section on the front of the shin thereby minimizing unwanted rotation of the brace. The bolster pad has a front face with a curvature matched to a curvature of an inner side of the cross piece and a flat on a rear side to contact the front of the shin.
US09622897B1
A gastrointestinal device for implanting within a patient's gastrointestinal tract, the device having a central axis and a first expandable portion comprising a hollow tubular braided structure of wire and having a first cylinder extending parallel to the central axis, the first cylinder having a length and a first face; a neck portion extending from the first face of the first expandable portion parallel to the central axis, the neck portion having a first end, a second end, a wall extending between the first end and second end, and a diameter sized to fit within a pylorus; and a second expandable portion comprising a hollow tubular braided structure of wire and having a second cylinder extending parallel to the central axis, the second cylinder having a second face located at the proximal end of the second cylinder and oriented transverse to the central axis.
US09622884B2
A method of controlling a gait device includes a first sensor disposed on a first mobile body. A physical state of the first mobile body is measured using the first sensor to obtain a first physical state measurement. A second sensor is disposed on a second mobile body. A physical state of the second mobile body is measured using the second sensor to obtain a second physical state measurement. The first and second physical state measurements are conditioned by pseudo integration. A reference function is based on a gait activity. A reference function is determined by measuring a physical state of an able-bodied human and correlating an output position of the actuator to the physical state of the able-bodied human. A command is generated by inputting the first and second physical state measurements into the reference function to control an actuator of the gait device to match the output position.
US09622881B2
A bone graft delivery system can include an elongate tube, a handle having a trigger, and a tip. The trigger is actuated to deliver bone graft material through the tube. The tip has one or more openings to deliver the bone graft material to a desired location and includes a surface suitable to act as a rasp for decorticating bone. A method for delivering bone graft material to a desired surgical location includes providing a bone graft delivery device, positioning the device adjacent the surgical location, decorticating bone, and delivering bone graft material to the surgical location.
US09622873B2
A device and method for a minimally invasive surgical implantation to reduce radicular symptoms by inserting an expandable cervical distraction implant in the facet joint and distracting the adjacent cervical vertebrae to increase the foraminal dimension. The implant, when positioned in the cervical facet joint, expands to via delivery of an inflation medium to increase the space between the vertebrae, thereby increasing the foraminal area or dimension, and reducing pressure on the nerves and blood vessels of the cervical spine.
US09622867B2
A stifle stabilization system is provided herein. The system comprising a femoral component having a leg portion and bottom portion, the bottom portion including an interconnected coupling member protruding therefrom, an articular sliding insert component defining a channel corresponding in size and shape to at least part of the coupling member, and a tibial component having a first proximal planar portion defining a slot, the slot being of corresponding and complementary shape to the articular sliding insert component to receive the articular sliding insert component therein, wherein, when the channel receives the at least part of the coupling member and the articular sliding insert component is received in the slot of the tibial component, the tibial component is interlocked with the femoral component with translational and rotational movement therebetween.
US09622862B2
Disclosed is an implantable mitral valve having an adjustable support. The support comprises a plurality of pairs of adjacent struts joined at apexes and a plurality of anchors for tissue engagement. The implant is adjustable to a first, reduced diameter for transluminal navigation and delivery to the left atrium of a heart. The implant may then expand to a second, enlarged diameter for the step of embedding the anchors into tissue surrounding and/or including the mitral valve. The implant may then be adjusted to a third, intermediate diameter, pulling the tissue radially inwardly, thereby reducing the native mitral valve annulus and supporting the prosthetic mitral valve.
US09622861B2
Apparatus is provided, including a tissue-adjusting member selected from the group consisting of: one or more artificial chordae tendineae and at least a portion of an annuloplasty ring structure. The tissue-adjusting member includes an adjusting mechanism that is configured to adjust a tension of the tissue-adjusting member. The adjusting mechanism includes a locking mechanism configured to restrict adjusting of the tissue-adjusting member by the adjusting mechanism. An elongate member is configured to maintain the locking mechanism in an unlocked state during adjusting of the tension of the tissue-adjusting member by the adjusting mechanism, and facilitate locking of the adjusting mechanism by the locking mechanism. A tool is configured to facilitate actuation of the adjusting mechanism to adjust the tension of the tissue-adjusting mechanism. The elongate member and the tool are slidably coupled with respect to each other. Other applications are also described.
US09622859B2
A filter system, comprising an elongate filter body defining a lumen and having a proximal end and a distal end. A valve can be provided defining a lumen and having a reversibly sealable opening for unidirectional flow of a fluid through the lumen. The valve can be adjoined proximal the distal end of the elongate filter body, wherein the elongate filter body filters the unidirectional flow of the fluid passing through the lumen of the valve and the lumen of the elongate filter body.
US09622858B2
In a surgical method for improving cardiac function, an implantable scaffold or valve support device is inserted inside a patient's heart and attached to the heart in a region adjacent to a natural mitral or other heart valve. The scaffold or valve support device defines an orifice and, after the attaching of the scaffold or valve support device to the heart, or temporary support while native valve leaflets and/or subvalvular structures are captured, a prosthetic or bio-prosthetic valve seated in the orifice, and the native valve may be retracted into the scaffold/replacement assembly to create a gasket for sealing the complex.
US09622849B2
A tubular tissue graft device is provided comprising a tubular member and a restrictive fiber matrix of a bioerodible polymer about a circumference of the tubular tissue. The matrix may be electrospun onto the tubular tissue. In one embodiment, the tubular tissue is from a vein, such as a saphenous vein, useful as an arterial graft, for example and without limitation, in a coronary artery bypass procedure. 5 Also provided is method of preparing a tubular graft comprising depositing a fiber matrix of a bioerodible polymer about a perimeter of a tubular tissue to produce a tubular tissue graft device. A cardiac bypass method comprising bypassing a coronary artery with a tubular tissue graft device comprising a vein and a restrictive fiber matrix of a bioerodible polymer about a circumference of the vein also is provided.
US09622845B2
A method and apparatus is provided for creating an internal reconstruction tissue graft. Templates may be used to create a multitude of patterns in a variety of tissue reconstruction grafts. An apparatus may be used to create an internal tissue graft for reconstruction through either compression and/or removal of segments. An apparatus may be used, through either compression and or removal of segments of a preformed template made of synthetics and or metal that mirrors a template that can be used as an internal tissue graft for reconstruction. In a method, such as using software analysis and an apparatus, the physical properties of the tissue graft and its pre- and post-operative properties and appearance may be measured.
US09622829B2
A device for immobilizing a patient for a medical test or operation includes a molding element that is convertible from a flexible, elastic form to a rigid form by the application of a vacuum. The molding element is attached to the patient by an elastic layer while in the flexible, elastic form where it conforms to the contours of the patient's body. Then the molding element is converted to its rigid form thereby immobilizing the patient. Auxiliary devices can be attached to the immobilizing device and these devices, such as a pivot arm suspension can be used to fix the immobilized patient to an operating table.
US09622814B2
The invention relates to an ablation catheter which controls the temperature and reduces the coagulation of biological fluids on an electrode of a catheter, prevents the impedance rise of tissue in contact with the electrode, and maximizes the potential energy transfer to the tissue, thereby allowing an increase in the lesion size produced by the ablation. The electrode includes passages positioned to allow saline flow out of an inner cavity of the electrode. This fluid flow is pulsatile to increase turbulence, reducing areas of stagnant flow, and produces a desired cooling effect.
US09622811B2
An electro-surgical instrument includes a first member extending to an end having a first electrode. A second member extends to an end having a second return electrode. The ends define a spinal tissue cavity and are relatively translatable to selectively adjust the cavity such that the electrodes are oriented to ablate, cut and/or coagulate spinal tissue. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US09622808B2
The invention relates to a device for contactless communication between a surgical apparatus and at least one surgical instrument. The surgical apparatus comprises a control and evaluation device to which is assigned a writing or reading device which is connected to an antenna for the apparatus. The instrument is assigned at least one writable and readable memory device, embodied as an RFID transponder, which is connected to an antenna for the instrument, so that data can be exchanged between the writing or reading device of the surgical apparatus and the memory device of the instrument by means of wireless communication.
US09622805B2
Methods for temporarily fixing an orientation of a bone or bones. Methods of correcting a bunion deformity. Bone positioning devices. Methods of using a bone positioning device. Bone preparation guides. Methods of using a bone preparation guide.
US09622802B2
A stifle stabilization system is provided herein. The system comprising a femoral component having a leg portion and bottom portion, the bottom portion including an interconnected coupling member protruding therefrom, an articular sliding insert component having a channel corresponding in size and shape to at least part of the coupling member, an enlarged opening in a bottom surface of the insert component in communication with the channel, and a slot through the bottom surface of the insert component in communication with the enlarged opening and the channel, the channel receiving the at least part of the coupling member through the enlarged opening, and a tibial component having a first proximal planar portion defining a slot, the slot being of corresponding and complementary shape to the articular sliding insert component to receive the articular sliding insert component therein.
US09622793B1
Expandable spinal fixation assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. An expandable spinal fixation system may include expandable barrel assembly including an upper barrel half and a lower barrel half and a fixed barrel assembly. The fixed barrel assembly is insertable between the upper barrel half and the lower barrel half such that the fixed barrel assembly is clamped between the upper barrel half and the lower barrel half. Each of the expandable barrel assembly and the fixed barrel assembly includes fixation plates adapted to secure spinous processes to the fixation system.
US09622787B2
A growing spinal rod system is configured to grow in response to the growth of a patient. The growing spinal rod system includes a housing, a spacer, and a sliding spinal rod. The housing includes a stepped passage therethrough. The spacer is disposed within the stepped passage and defines a through hole. The spacer includes a plurality of ribs biased inwards and into the through hole. The sliding spinal rod is slidably inserted through the through hole of the spacer. The sliding spinal rod moves the plurality of ribs outwards. The plurality of ribs permits the sliding spinal rod to extend from the housing and inhibit the sliding spinal rod from retracting into the housing.
US09622784B2
A locking member for a bone fixation device can include a locking body that defines an outer surface, an opposed bone contacting surface, and a slot that extends from the bone contacting surface to the outer surface. The locking member can further include at least one locking tooth that extends into the slot and a biasing member that extends into the slot and defines an abutment surface that faces the at least one locking tooth. The slot can be configured to receive a toothed member along an insertion direction and the biasing member can be configured to bias the toothed member toward the at least one locking tooth such that at least one tooth of the toothed member engages the at least one locking tooth of the locking member so as to prevent the toothed member from translating through the slot along a direction that is opposite the insertion direction.
US09622780B2
Devices for the fixation of a bone fracture and methods of using the devices are provided. The devices comprise at least one distal pin assembly configured to engage a first bone fragment, at least one proximal pin assembly configured to engage a second bone fragment, and a rail bar system configured to connect the distal and proximal pin assemblies together across the bone fracture. Each pin assembly includes a screw portion having a distal end configured to engage first bone fragment and a proximal end, a support sheath portion having a distal end configured to engage the first bone fragment, wherein the support sheath portion defines an elongated channel in which the proximal end of the screw portion is disposed, and a cap portion configured to attach the proximal end of the screw portion to the support sheath portion.
US09622779B2
A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises i) an anterior superior border of the trapezius muscle; ii) an anterior inferior border of the splenius capitis muscle, and iii) a posterior superior border of the levator scapulae muscle. Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.
US09622776B2
A sealing device for a medical instrument includes a fastening area and a sealing area designed to either bear on the circumference of a medical instrument inserted into the sealing device or to close the sealing device when no medical instrument is inserted. The sealing device further includes a first elastic wall enclosing the sealing area in a ring shape, with an annular first edge, which is connected to the sealing area, and an annular second edge, and a second elastic wall which encloses the first wall in a ring shape and is spaced apart there from, with an annular first edge and an annular second edge, which is connected to the fastening area.
US09622774B2
Embodiments are described for creating and closing tissue access ports, such as transapical access ports, which involve placement of an introducer across the subject tissue structure, and deployment of a controllable port closure device assembly configured to remain in place with a ratcheting mechanism, and to hold the tissue surrounding the previous access port location closed against a sealing disc with proximal and distal strut assemblies, after the introducer has been removed.
US09622767B2
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a cooling system having a blade conduit disposed within the blade and a cooling fluid. The cooling fluid configured to absorb heat from the blade as the cooling fluid flows through the blade conduit. A surgical system having an ultrasonic surgical instrument and a cooling system is also disclosed. The cooling system can include a fluid control system that automatically pumps a cooling fluid through a blade conduit disposed within the blade of the surgical instrument based on feedback received from sensors.
US09622759B2
A surgical cutting system can be configured to prepare an intervertebral space for insertion of an intervertebral implant. In an embodiment, the surgical cutting system includes a drill guide and a drill bit. The drill guide can be configured to be coupled to a trial implant and can include a guide portion that is configured to support a first stop member. In addition, the drill guide defines a guide hole that extends through the guide portion along a guide hole axis. The drill bit can be configured to be at least partially received in the guide hole. Moreover, the drill bit defines a second stop member that is configured abut the first stop member so as to limit movement of the drill bit through the guide hole along the guide hole axis to a maximum cut depth.
US09622753B2
The present application discloses an apparatus for treating vascular aneurysms and includes a radially expandable substantially cylindrical structure formed from a plurality of support members and defining a plurality of openings, and at least one reactive material strand selectively integrated into the substantially cylindrical structure. The reactive material is configured to assume a non-reacted state and a reacted state. The reactive material in the reacted state is configured to restrict a flow of blood to an aneurysm.
US09622752B2
Systems and devices for minimally invasively treating an air leak in a lung comprise the steps of detecting an air leak in a lung; locating an airway in fluid communication with the air leak, introducing a bronchoscope into a patient's airway to a position adjacent the target section and occluding an airway upstream of the air leak for a period of time. The airway occlusion device is preferably removed after the air leak has substantially permanently healed. The occluding device may be a one-way valve. The occluding device may also comprise strut members and anchors that penetrate an airway wall.
US09622750B2
Elastic band ligation device for treating hemorrhoidal tissue, including an inner tube for retaining an elastic band, a plunger in the inner tube for drawing hemorrhoidal tissue into the inner tube, and an outer tube pusher sleeve disposed over the inner tube. A thumb pusher on the sleeve allows the operator to push the sleeve towards the front of the inner tube to deploy the elastic band from the front end of the inner tube onto hemorrhoidal tissue drawn into the inner tube. The sleeve has a locking mechanism including a tab for locking the sleeve to the inner tube to prevent relative movement of the sleeve and inner tube until the sleeve is unlocked by the user, thereby preventing premature deployment of an elastic band.
US09622747B2
An apparatus includes a body and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly is in communication with the body and includes an end effector, first cam gear, second cam gear, and a lock bar. The end effector has an articulation joint. The first cam gear is rotatably positioned within the shaft assembly. The second cam gear is in communication with the end effector at the articulation joint. The lock bar is distally biased to lock against the second cam gear. The first cam gear is rotatable through a first range of motion to unlock the lock bar relative to the second cam gear. The first cam gear is rotatable through a second range of motion to rotate the end effector at the articulation joint.
US09622743B2
A suture package for retaining a barbed suture is provided. The suture package includes a suture retaining member including an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall is radially spaced from the outer wall and defines a suture retaining area therebetween. The inner wall defines a needle retaining area and includes at least one opening therein to permit reception of at least one suture therethrough. The outer wall includes a plurality of inwardly extending tabs configured to engage a cover. The suture package further includes a cover configured to be received within the outer wall of the suture retaining member and to selectively engage the inwardly extending tabs formed thereon.
US09622716B2
An arm construction of an intra-oral x-ray device according to the present invention comprises at least two elongated support arms (55, 56, 55′, 56′) jointed to each other, into connection with a substantially first end of the first support arm (55) of which is arranged a radiation source (4) and in which the jointing between the support arms is implemented such that the successive support arms (55, 56, 55′, 56′) connect to each other from sides (68, 69) of the support arms facing each other.
US09622715B2
The invention relates to a system (100) for automating adjustment or adaptation of devices (141-143) such as light, computer programs and positioning of devices used during patient examination. The patient examination is performed by use of a scanner system where the patient is lying on a bed (102) which can be moved into a scanner zone of the scanner where the scanning can be performed and away from the scanner zone. The automated control is achieved by detecting the position of the bed and using the detected position for adjusting or adapting the state, i.e. the function or working of one or more devices (141-143).
US09622713B2
An imaging system configured to automatically detect a patient's body profile and to position the patient. The imaging system includes a scan support member configured to support a scan object, a processing device; and an identification device electrically connected to the processing device. The scan support member includes a machine identifiable code representing a distance from a position of the machine identifiable code to one end of the scan support member. The identification device is configured to identify the machine identifiable code, to decode the distance represented by the machine identifiable code and to send the distance represented by the machine identifiable code to the processing device. The processing device determines a distance from an interested location of the scan object to a scanning plane of the imaging system according to the distance represented by the machine identifiable code.
US09622700B2
Techniques relate to operating a medical device by classifying a detected posture state of a patient. This classification may be performed by comparing the detected posture state of the patient to posture state definitions available within the system. Each definition may be described in terms of a parameter (e.g., vector) indicative of a direction in three-dimensional space. The posture state definitions may be calibrated by automatically estimating values for these parameters, thereby eliminating the need for the patient to assume each posture state during the calibration process to capture actual parameter values. According to another aspect, the estimated parameter values may be updated as the patient assumes various postures during a daily routine. For instance, estimated vectors initially used to calibrate the posture state definitions may be changed over time to more closely represent posture states the patient actually assumes, and to further adapt to changes in a patient's condition.
US09622698B2
What is disclosed is a system and method for the detection of cancerous tissue by analyzing blocks of pixels in a thermal image of a region of exposed skin tissue. In one embodiment, matrices are received which have been derived from vectors of temperature values associated with pixels in blocks of pixels which have been isolated from a plurality of thermal images of both cancerous and non-cancerous tissue. The vectors are rearranged to form matrices. A thermal image of a subject is received. Blocks of pixels which reside within a region of exposed skin tissue are identified and isolated. For each identified pixel block, an image vector comprising temperature values associated with these pixels is formed. The vector is provided to a classifier which uses the matrices to classify tissue associated with this block of pixels as being either cancerous or non-cancerous tissue.
US09622694B2
A device includes source and detector sensors. In a specific implementation, the device has two near detectors, two far detectors, and two sources. The two near detectors are arranged closer to the two sources than the two far detectors. A light-diffusing layer covers the two near detectors. The device may be part of a medical device that is used to monitor or measure oxygen saturation levels in a tissue. In a specific implementation, light is transmitted into the tissue and received by the detectors. An attenuation coefficient is first calculated for a shallow layer of tissue. The attenuation coefficient is then used to calculate an attenuation coefficient for a deep layer of tissue.
US09622693B2
The disclosure includes pulse oximetry systems and methods for determining point-by-point saturation values by encoding photoplethysmographs in the complex domain and processing the complex signals. The systems filter motion artifacts and other noise using a variety of techniques, including statistical analysis such as correlation, or phase filtering.
US09622692B2
An active pulse blood constituent monitor is disclosed. A sensor configured to provide an artificial excitation to a portion of the patient at a known frequency provides additional information in determining the physiological condition of the patient.
US09622687B2
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for classifying a motion state of a mobile device. In one embodiment, accelerometer data representing acceleration components along orthogonal x, y, and z axes of the mobile device are collected. A presence or absence of a half-step frequency relationship between the accelerometer data is determined. Last, the motion state of the device is determined based at least in part on the presence or absence of the half-step frequency relationship.
US09622677B1
A brain implant device includes a housing containing communication and control electronics coupled to a conduit configured for monitoring signals from a brain's motor cortex and providing stimulation signals to the brain's sensory cortex. The brain implant device is capable of wireless communication with an external communication and control signal source by means of an antenna provided in the housing. The conduit is flexible and may contain upwards of 128 electrical conductors providing electrical connections between the device electronics and related sites on the motor and/or sensory cortex by means of a plurality of electrically conductive protuberances extending from the conduit and adapted for contact with such sites.
US09622673B2
A system determines electrical status of patient attached leads in medical patient monitoring. The system includes a repository of data indicating multiple predetermined impedance value ranges and corresponding associated lead status information of at least one electrical lead attached to a patient for conducting electrical signals for use in patient monitoring. An impedance measurement processor automatically successively determines whether an impedance value of a particular patient attached lead of multiple electrical leads attached to a patient is within a particular impedance value range of multiple predetermined impedance value ranges. An output processor automatically communicates data comprising a message identifying an electrical status of a particular lead of the multiple electrical leads by deriving status information from the repository in response to a determination the impedance value of the particular patient attached lead is within the particular impedance value range.
US09622650B2
Embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor and methods for pixel sub-column data read from the within a pixel array.
US09622646B2
Installments and methods are described for performing endoscopically guided operative procedures. According to some embodiments, a re-usable portion of the instrument includes a handle, electronics and an integrated display screen while a fluid hub and a cannula which includes a CMOS imaging module and LED lighting, form a single use portion of the instrument. The cannula includes a working channel configured to accept an operative device for performing the operative procedures.
US09622641B1
A dish cleaning pad has a pair of sidewalls defining a pocket therebetween. The sidewalls are formed with a pair of mutually aligned windows. A planar insert is disposed in the pocket, the insert having an aperture aligned with the windows in the pad sidewalls. The aperture in the insert is formed with a multiplicity of parallel tines each connected at opposite ends to edges of the planar insert on opposite sides of the aperture.
US09622634B2
A floor cleaning machine has a housing and a movable hood that covers over vacuum and liquid hoses of the machine that are visible in prior art floor cleaning machines. The vacuum and liquid hoses are each pivotally connected to a wall of the machine housing and are also pivotally connected to a transparent dome provided on the hood. These connections reduce stresses on the hoses when the hood is moved and allow the dome to pivot relative to the hood. The floor cleaning machine also has a pair of slit orifices that eject fan spray patterns of cleaning liquid that are non-coplanar and do not intersect each other. Furthermore, the floor cleaning machine has an oscillating brush assembly that includes a brush that is replaceable without using tools. The brush height can be adjusted via an adjustment member provided on the oscillating portion of the assembly.
US09622624B2
Disclosed is an endothermic towel which causes an endothermic reaction with moisture of a human body to remove a thermal feeling and to simultaneously dry moisture in a short time. The towel includes: a first towel member having an exothermic function; and a second towel member having a ventilating function, wherein the first and second towel members are integrated with each other by sewing edges of the first and second towel members, so that the skin temperature may be effectively dropped down, a feeling of use may be improved and the low-temperature state may be more efficiently maintained.
US09622622B2
A juvenile tub is configured to support an infant during bath time. The tub is foldable to assume a compact shape for storage.
US09622610B2
A grill accessory creates a steaming chamber on a grill that has a heat source and a rack of spaced-apart bars over the heat source. The grill accessory includes a cover configured that covers a food item and forms a steaming region below the cover. The cover operates in connection with a vapor generator that receives and holds fluid beneath the cover. The vapor generator has at least one vent opening to release steam into the steaming chamber. The grill accessory is configured so that it can rest upon the grill rack of spaced-apart bars, and so that the vapor generator transmits heat to the fluid in the vapor generator to convert the fluid to steam. The vapor generator releases the steam through the vent opening(s) into the steaming region below the cover. The steam can help melt toppings and/or introduce moisture into food items cooked on the grill.
US09622601B2
A sheet hanging device is configured to attach a sheet of material (e.g., a poster) to a substrate (e.g., a wall) without causing any damage to the sheet or the substrate. The sheet hanging device includes a magnet and a metal member disc. The metal member disc is releasably attached to the substrate via adhesive. The magnet is carried by body member, and may be attached to an insert. The sheet is secured between the magnet and the metal disc as the two are brought together to create an attraction therebetween.
US09622595B2
A display rack having a display header with a contoured surface to provide for an insert to be disposed proximate a product. The contoured surface may have a series of concave indentations, convex protrusions, a horizontal bending edge or a series of V-shaped protrusions or indentations. The display header may be retrofitted onto an existing display rack.
US09622585B1
A seat cushion structure of chair is provided, in which a seat cushion body has a chamber provided on its upper end surface. The chamber has holders provided on its two opposite walls, and a plurality of spring steel wires have their two ends fixed on the holders provided on the opposite walls of the chamber so as to span across the chamber. An elastic pad covers correspondingly the upper end surface of the seat cushion body in such a manner that user, when sits on the elastic pad, enjoys comfortable and elastic feeling by the support of the elastic pad and the spring steel wires provided under the elastic pad. Furthermore, user's body heat can be dissipated through perforations provided on the elastic pad to the chamber of the seat cushion and thus to the outside, so as to enhance user's comfort.
US09622579B2
A chair has a seat support, a seat portion, a back portion, and a supporting frame. The supporting frame is formed by a castored base, a height adjustment mechanism, and a main transom. The seat portion is selectively moveable relative to the supporting frame, with the seat portion having a locked configuration and a released configuration. The back portion has a back frame and a compliant cover. The back frame has hood features for receiving a portion of the compliant cover. The back portion is reclinable relative to the supporting frame between an upright position and a reclined position. A recline mechanism has deformable members operatively connecting the seat portion and the supporting frame. A recline resistance mechanism is selectively engageable to resist movement of the back portion toward the reclined position.
US09622576B2
A two-part shelf extension kit for expanding the depth of existing wire shelving comprising a wire shelf extension unit and a separate rod or wire which engages the shelf extension unit to attach the shelf extension unit to the existing wire shelving.
US09622571B1
A collapsible outdoor table includes a substantially triangular tabletop having a centrally positioned, circular indention on an upper surface for retaining a plate. Surrounding the central indention are a plurality of cylindrical cavities for holding a beverage container and a recessed area for storing accessory items. The tabletop is elevated above underlying terrain by a collapsible, tripod-style support structure that firmly stabilizes the tabletop on both flat and irregular terrain. When the support structure is detached from the tabletop, it can be easily collapsed for transport and storage.
US09622554B2
A seat using a pair of walking sticks. A seat member is formed adjacent the top end of the walking sticks. The walking sticks are releasably attached to one another adjacent top ends of the walking sticks so that seat members together form a seat, and the walking sticks diverge from the seat to form a two-legged stool. Each seat member is pivotally mounted to the top end of the respective walking stick for movement between a deployed position in which the seat extends at an acute angle from the top end of the walking stick, and a stowed position in which the seat extends alongside the respective walking stick.
US09622553B2
The disclosure herein relates to methods used to facilitate the assembly of chain-links. In particular, the disclosure relates to using a coupling mechanism comprising at least one coupling pin and at least one coupling socket to form a chain element in various ornamental and decorative forms. Accordingly, the coupling socket of a chain-link element is configured to accommodate a pin-head associated with the coupling pin in a pin-bed associated with the coupling socket. Furthermore, the coupling mechanism comprising a locking mechanism configured to fasten the pin-head into its associated pin-bed. Thus, the disclosed coupling mechanism provides an alternative to using soldering technique in the chain making field, enabling to assemble chain-link elements, especially of jewelry chains, which are typically made of precious metals, mainly gold and silver.
US09622552B2
A device for carrying cordage and survival tools including a flexible and elongate inner core, a cord wound around the inner core, and an outer sheath provided with an open end through which the inner core with the cord wound therearound is inserted. The outer sheath with the inner core and cord inside can be used as a watch strap for carrying thereon a watch case and a box disposed underneath the watch case for carrying survival tools. A method for manufacturing the device for carrying cordage and survival tools is also disclosed.
US09622544B2
An adjusting device for tightening or loosening a lace is provided. The adjusting device includes a base, a knob and a releasing unit. The releasing unit is disposed in the base and the knob, and the knob is used for winding the lace. The releasing unit and the knob are pivotally disposed in an accommodating space. The releasing unit includes at least one elastic arm corresponding to an annular tooth in the knob. The releasing unit can be raised or lowered on the base. When the releasing unit is raised, the knob can be freely rotated; and when the releasing unit is lowered, the rotation of the knob is limited in a releasing direction.
US09622534B2
An energy absorbing liner system and method of making it, preferably by thermoforming. A helmet has an energy absorbing inner system positioned inside the shell. The liner has thermoformed interconnected energy absorbing modules that non-destructively rebound after one or more impacts. At least some of the modules in the layer have a basal portion with upper and lower sections when viewed in relation to the wearer's head. The upper section has one or more energy absorbing units. At least some of the units are provided with a wall with a domed cap that faces the outer shell. The units at least partially cushion the blow by absorbing energy imparted by an object that impacts the outer shell. The lower comfort section has a tiered arrangement of layers. The layers are relatively compliant and thus provide a comfortable yet firm fit of the helmet upon the wearer.
US09622533B2
An impact-absorbing padding system made of a single-layer thermoplastic polyurethane sheet. The bottom of the sheet is flat, and the top side is also flat and has multiple, spaced apart projections. The projections are frustaconal in shape, having a flat top side and an open bottom. At least some of the projections are connected by ribs. The number and height of the ribs varies to achieve variable hardness within the system.
US09622530B2
An optical device mounting adapter, and system and method for mounting an optical device to a head-worn article are provided. The optical device mounting adapter includes a helmet mount connector. A first arm having a first end is affixed to the helmet mount connector, wherein a second end of the first arm extends away from the helmet mount connector. A second arm is movably attached at a first point to the second end of the first arm, wherein the second arm has an elongated slot formed therein. A mobile support is connected to the second arm, the mobile support having a pin at least partially positioned within the elongated slot, wherein the mobile support is movable along a length of the elongated slot. An optical device connector is affixed to the mobile support.
US09622516B2
A brassiere (100, 102, 200) is disclosed as including a first layer (104, 204), a second layer (106, 206), and a third layer located between the first layer and the second layer. The third layer includes a piece of across-sling fabric (118, 218) and two pieces of side-sling fabric (116, 216) which collectively form a general H-shape. The piece of across-sling fabric extending across and compresses a pair of breasts of a wearer of the brassiere towards a body of the wearer, and the two pieces of side-sling fabric support the pair of breasts of the wearer each from an outer side of the respective breast.
US09622492B2
Methods and systems using a vision system to process shrimp. The in-line or off-line vision system captures images of samples of shrimps. The processor produces a digital image of the shrimps in the samples. Shrimps exiting a peeler are imaged to determine the number of tail segments in or the percentage of full weight of each. The shrimps are classified by the number of intact segments, and quality, yield, and throughput computed from the classification results. The processor can control operational settings of the peeler based on the classification results. In a larger system including other shrimp-processing equipment besides the peeler, other points along the processing path can be imaged by camera or sensed by other sensors to determine processing quality and to make automatic operational adjustments to the equipment.
US09622487B2
Formulations having a selective, mycoherbicide activity for killing ungerminated seeds of invasive grass species are provided. An agricultural, mycoherbicide formulation is taught for killing ungerminated seeds of invasive grass species. The formulations can comprise, for example, a slow-growing strain of Pyrenophora semeniperda, a fast-growing strain of Pyrenophora semeniperda, or a combination thereof, and an agriculturally acceptable carrier. As such, the teachings include a composition comprising a mixture of a slow-growing strain of Pyrenophora semeniperda and a fast-growing strain of Pyrenophora semeniperda. The mixture of strains can be used to provide a mixture of virulence that is useful for killing carryover seed banks, with regard to both type and level of virulence.
US09622482B2
The present invention is directed to methods of using ethylene antagonists on oil palm before harvest of the oil palm fruit to increase oil production, wherein the ethylene antagonist is not 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) or aminoethyoxyvinylglycine (AVG).
US09622476B2
Eight-membered ring cyclic carbonates comprising a ring nitrogen at position 6 (1,3,6-dioxazocan-2-ones) were prepared by reaction of precursor diols with active carbonates. The ring nitrogen is linked to a pendant group Y′ via a methylene linking group. The cyclic carbonates undergo organocatalyzed ring opening polymerization to form an initial polycarbonate comprising a backbone tertiary amine group. Quaternization of the initial polycarbonates forms cationic polycarbonates comprising a positive-charged backbone quaternary nitrogen. The cationic polycarbonates can be potent antimicrobial agents.
US09622466B2
A motion activated water repellant sprinkler device for repelling animals that can be remotely controlled is provided. When the device is in on mode, the user can remotely adjust the sensitivity setting of the motion detector, set a time period for which the sprinkler will continually spray, and turn off the device so that the user can approach the device without being sprayed. The ability to set a particular time period for continuous sprinkler activity allows the motion activated water repellant sprinkler device to be used not only as an animal deterring device but also as a watering device for grass and other plants.
US09622465B1
Apparatus for control of vegetation having at least a part within a body of water such as a lake which includes a generally planar surface and a plurality of Ultra Violet Light-C (UV-C) light sources capable of producing UV-C light at substantially a wave length of 254 nm, the sources being disposed on the generally planar surface. The method for control of vegetation includes providing a generally planar surface, providing the plurality of UV-C light sources capable of producing UV-C light at substantially a wave length of 254 nm and positioning the sources on the generally planar surface, and positioning the generally planar member with the UV-C light sources within 12 inches of vegetation to be controlled, and exposing the vegetation to be controlled to the UV-C light sources for a finite period of time.
US09622463B2
An accessory for a treble fishing hook features an attachment body spanning about a longitudinal axis on which an opening extends into said attachment body. The attachment body has a plurality of slots spaced apart around said longitudinal axis, and each slot has a first leg extending axially into the attachment body from a first axial end of the attachment body toward an opposing second axial end thereof. Each slot is arranged to receive and engage an intermediate portion of a respective hook of the fishing hook into the slot via an open end of the first leg of the slot at the first axial end of the attachment body. The attachment hangs from the intermediate portions of the hooks to support a dressing on the treble hook while leaving the tips or points of the hooks unobscured for normal use during a fish bite.
US09622462B2
A fishing lure including a head portion and a plurality of flow-through appendage cavity portions which are removably secured to the head portion, each cavity portion including an open front end, a closed tail end, and a substantially rigid sidewall between the front and tail ends, the sidewall having a plurality of sidewall openings disposed to permit flow-through of fluid while preventing pass-through of solids dimensioned greater than the widest sidewall opening.
US09622457B1
A glove has a separate finger section, a separate palm section, and a separate thumb section. The glove has a plurality of separate substrate sheets. Each substrate sheet has top and bottom surfaces. The separate finger section and the separate thumb section and the separate palm section adhesively receive and support at least one substrate sheet. A plurality of sticks are attached to each substrate sheet. A plurality of hooks are attached to each substrate sheet. The sticks are arched and the hooks are in an inverted J-shaped configuration.
US09622450B1
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety SJ1312528 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety SJ1312528 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using SJ1312528 in a breeding program.
US09622449B2
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated H4N12-0058. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar H4N12-0058. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar H4N12-0058 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar H4N12-0058 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09622448B2
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated H4N12-0038. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar H4N12-0038. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar H4N12-0038 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar H4N12-0038 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09622447B2
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated H3N12-0069. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar H3N12-0069. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar H3N12-0069 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar H3N12-0069 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09622444B1
A soybean cultivar designated UA 5814HP is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar UA 5814HP, to the plants of soybean cultivar UA 5814HP, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar UA 5814HP, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar UA 5814HP. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar UA 5814HP. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar UA 5814HP, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar UA 5814HP with another soybean cultivar.
US09622442B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01050576. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01050576. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01050576 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01050576 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09622441B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH080520. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH080520, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH080520 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH080520.
US09622436B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV037408. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV037408, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV037408 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV037408 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV037408.
US09622435B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV048365. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV048365, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV048365 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV048365 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV048365.
US09622430B2
The present invention relates to cultivated plant of the species Solanum lycopersicum comprising an ACS4 allele having one or more mutations, said mutations resulting in production of a mutant acs4 protein having loss of-function acs4 protein or reduced function compared to wild type Acs4 protein.
US09622413B2
An agricultural harvesting head comprises a frame, crop dividers located at each end of the frame, and a reel supported on the frame between the crop dividers wherein a disk at at least one end of the reel has a wiper mounted upon it that wipes against the surface of a crop divider as the reel and disc rotate during harvesting, and in this manner helps clear the crop divider of crop plants that might otherwise become hair pinned on the crop divider. Wipers can be provided on discs at both ends of the reel to thereby keep both crop dividers clear.
US09622407B2
A drive system includes a first transmission, a second transmission and at least one flexible driving member. The first transmission is operably coupled to a first set of wheels to provide drive power to the first set of wheels responsive to engagement of the first transmission. The second transmission is operably coupled to a second set of wheels to provide drive power to the second set of wheels responsive to engagement of the second transmission. The at least one flexible driving member is operably coupled to a remote actuator and a drive shaft of the walk-behind outdoor power equipment device. The at least one flexible member selectively engages one of the first transmission or the second transmission to switch a walk-behind outdoor power equipment device between all wheel drive operation and another drive mode via the remote actuator.
US09622402B2
A method and system for planting one of a plurality of seed types, hybrids and/or varieties is provided. A planter is provided with a plurality of row units. The row units include dynamic metering systems, which can include multiple seed meters at a particular row unit. The metering systems including more than one seed meters are configured such that the seed meters will plant a different seed types or varieties. The operation of one or more of the seed meters at a time will provide for the planting of a particular seed variety. When the invention provides for on-the-go changing of a seed being planted by changing the operation of one or more of the seed meters at each of the row units and provides for almost infinite variation among the row units for planting particular seed varieties or not planting at all.
US09622401B2
A chemical granule metering system, for use on a row crop planter, allows for control of chemical granule drop rate. The chemical granule metering system also includes a motor permitting control of chemical granule drop rate by adjusting the rotational speed of the motor. An impeller for a chemical granule meter system having a plurality of apertures is optimized to allow a broad range of chemical granule flow rates, reduce or mitigate clogging, and reduce pulsing characteristics of the metering system.
US09629293B2
Embodiments of the invention disclose a chip removing device for facilitating the removal of a chip and reducing an influence on the flexible printed circuit board caused by heat, thereby optimizing the manufacturing process of the LCD panel. The chip removing device comprises: a handle; a heat supply unit mounted at one end of the handle, a detachable chip heating head provided on one side of the heat supply unit away from the handle; and a temperature controller in signal communication with the heat supply unit for controlling a temperature output by the heat supply unit.
US09629291B1
A riser card rotating module is disposed adjacent to an expansion slot and includes a guide plate, a fixing plate, a riser card, a first pivot member and a second pivot member. The guide plate has a first guide rail parallel to a plug-unplug direction of the expansion slot and a second guide rail perpendicular to the plug-unplug direction of the expansion slot, wherein the first guide rail and the second guide rail communicate with each other to form a T-shape. The riser card is fixed on the fixing plate and has an electric connector. An end of the first pivot member is fixed on the fixing plate. Another end of the first pivot member is movably disposed on the guide plate. An end of the second pivot member is fixed on the fixing plate. Another end of the second pivot member is movably disposed on the guide plate.
US09629282B2
An electronic device includes a substrate (101), a conductor plane (104) which is provided on an inner layer of the substrate (101), an electronic circuit (102) which is mounted on the substrate (101), a heat sink (103) which is mounted on an upper surface of the electronic circuit (102), includes a portion which does not overlap with the electronic circuit (102) when seen in a plan view, faces the conductor plane (104), and is configured of a conductive material, a conductor via (105) which is connected to the heat sink (103) on a surface of the heat sink (103) contacting the electronic circuit (102), and extends toward the conductor plane (104), and a stub (106) which is connected to the conductor via (105) and extends to face the conductor plane (104).
US09629276B2
A rail assembly for a storage rack that includes, in one aspect, a first rail member, a second rail member, and a nut assembly slidably mounted to the second rail member. The first rail member may include a first mounting aperture extending through a body of the first rail member and the second rail member may include a first mounting slot extending through a body of the second rail member for a predefined dimension along a longitudinal axis. The sliding nut assembly may be slidably mounted adjacent the first mounting slot to a longitudinal position aligned with the first mounting aperture such that a fastener may be received through the first mounting aperture and first mounting slot and threaded into the first nut assembly to lock the first and second rack members against relative movement and fix the rail assembly to the front and rear pillars.
US09629267B2
A housing for an electronic device and a method for manufacturing the housing are provided that combine metal and plastic in an aesthetically pleasing manner while meeting physical and technical requirements and specifications for the electronic device. Metal islands may be engaged with a plastic member so that projections of the plastic member are interlocked with corresponding recesses of formed between each of the metal islands. An exterior of the housing includes a surface of each of the metal islands and at least a portion of a surface of the plastic member. The interior of the housing includes another surface of the plastic member.
US09629252B2
A circuit can include a pre-patterned substrate having a supporting material, multiple segments thereon, and interdigitated line structures within each segment. Some of the line structures can be bundled together, and an electrical component can be formed by ink jetting onto the bundled line structures.
US09629247B2
Various embodiments may relate to a lens for an illuminating device and an illuminating device having a lens of the above mentioned type, wherein the lens includes a bottom plate and at least one optical part formed on the bottom plate, wherein the lens further includes at least two assembly parts that are position-fixedly formed on the bottom plate, and the assembly parts are configured to be respectively aligned with assembly positions on a circuit board of the illuminating device and configured to allow to be soldered to the circuit board.
US09629233B2
Methods and apparatus for implementing a synthetic jet to cool a device are provided. Examples of the techniques keep a device case cool enough to be hand-held, while allowing a higher temperature of a circuit component located in the case, to maximize circuit performance. In an example, provided is a mobile device including a synthetic jet configured to transfer heat within the mobile device. The synthetic jet can be embedded in a circuit board inside the mobile device such that the circuit board defines at least a portion of a chamber of the synthetic jet and defines an orifice of the synthetic jet. The device case can define at least one fluid channel inside the mobile device. Also, the circuit board can define a synthetic jet outlet configured to direct a fluid at the at least one fluid channel. Also provided are methods for controlling a synthetic jet.
US09629229B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a decorative light string including a first light strand, a power supply, a controller, and an electrical connector. The first light strand includes a plurality of parallel connected light emitting elements. The power supply is configured to convert alternating current (AC) line power to direct voltage (DC) voltage power to power the first light strand. The controller is operatively coupled to the first light strand and the power supply. The controller is configured to control the plurality of light emitting elements. The electrical connector couples a first light strand to a second decorative light string via the AC line power.
US09629225B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for interpreting control commands received from a control element, wherein the control element sends control commands indicating start of activation (e.g., press operation) and end of activation (e.g., release operation) separately. Two time thresholds provided by respective timers (T1, T2) are used at the controlled device (20), a lower time threshold for determining the short activation and a higher time threshold for determining the long activation; the difference between the two time thresholds indicates a “dead zone” of no control action.
US09629220B2
A lighting system is provided having a movement system, a light source repositionable via the movement system, a sensor, a controller, and a communication system. The controller may control characteristics of the light emitted by the light source, rotation of the panel by the movement system, and receiving signal information from the sensor. The communication system exchange data between the controller and an external device, the light source and the movement system being remotely controllable by logic received using the controller via the communication system. The light source, the movement system, the controller, the sensor, and the communication system are installable in a drone. Wearable apparatus may be used with the system. Objects may be tracked and illuminated.
US09629217B2
Embodiments relate to controlling a lighting control according to at least one of received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a preset lighting mode. Brightness or/and color temperature of the lighting device may be automatically controlled to two or more levels according to the RSSI and a user's taste. A switch application of the lighting device using the RSSI is operated to facilitate a control by a user, and On/Off or/and brightness of the lighting device are controlled according to the RSSI.
US09629204B2
Condensation mitigation devices and condensation prediction/detection techniques configured to prevent window condensation with reduced power consumption are disclosed. A condensation mitigation device is configured to predict and/or detect a window condensation event. The condensation mitigation device is powered on only during such an event, and the condensation mitigation device is powered off afterwards to conserve power.
US09629203B1
A radiant heat barrier insulation system includes a first substrate with a first layer of aluminum thereon. The system also includes a second substrate with a second layer of aluminum thereon. The first substrate is positioned to oppose the second substrate such that a gap is defined between the first substrate and the second substrate. The gap is filled with a randomly-oriented nest of carbon nanotube fibers.
US09629198B2
A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and a communication-apparatus-side controller. The first communication unit wirelessly communicates with plural terminal apparatuses, the number of which is less than or equal to a predetermined maximum number of connections allowed. The second communication unit wirelessly communicates with a connection-requesting terminal apparatus that attempts to wirelessly communicate with the first communication unit. The communication-apparatus-side controller transmits, to the connection-requesting terminal apparatus via the second communication unit, information indicating that wireless communication via the first communication unit is not available in a case where the number of connections established for wireless communication via the first communication unit has reached the predetermined maximum number of connections allowed.
US09629195B2
The disclosure is directed to a remote access method and related devices using the same. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the method would include not limited to initiating a first connection between a first wireless interface of a first mobile device and a first wireless interface of a third mobile device; activating a first wireless access point by using a second wireless interface of a second mobile device; detecting the first wireless access point by using a second wireless interface of the third mobile device; disconnecting the first connection by the third mobile device in response to the first wireless access point being detected; and initiating a second connection between a first wireless interface of the second mobile device and a first wireless interface of the third mobile device.
US09629184B2
A method for random access to a base station by a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system using carrier aggregation in which communication is conducted over a plurality of component carriers, and a terminal for the method are disclosed. When the UE performs a contention-based random access procedure in the mobile communication system to which CA technology is applied, the UE considers an uplink grant signal as a contention resolution message when receiving the uplink grant signal from a eNB only when the uplink grant signal is received through a downlink CC corresponding to an uplink CC used to transmit a random access preamble or a third message, to thereby prevent contention resolution from being erroneously ended.
US09629180B2
A method for transmitting scheduling information includes determining user equipments (UEs) performing direct communication and scheduling information required for data transmission for the UEs performing the direct communication. A base station transmits invariable or slowly varying control information in the scheduling information to each of the UEs performing the direct communication statically or semi-statically. The scheduling information further includes quickly varying control information. A UE serving as a sender in the UEs performing the direct communication transmits the quickly varying control information in the scheduling information dynamically or semi-dynamically to a UE serving as a receiver in the UEs performing the direct communication.
US09629177B2
A method for transmitting and receiving broadcast signals in a radio broadcasting communication system is provided together with an associated apparatus. The transmitting method includes creating a frame having a preamble slot, a data slot and a control slot, and sending the created frame. The control slot has information for assigning the data slot to one of an uplink and a downlink. The receiving method includes receiving such a frame wherein the control slot has scheduling information for each user, and extracting the data slot from the received frame by using the scheduling information in the control slot. These methods may realize an interactive broadcasting by separately employing broadcast signals for the uplink and downlink.
US09629171B2
A method and apparatus for improving and performing mmW beam tracking is disclosed. Localization methods to improve prediction of the position of a WTRU are described, which may allow a millimeter wave base station (mB) to appropriately select a modified beam and to perform more efficient handover. WTRUs may report directional signal strength measurements to mBs, which may then be used to generate a directional radio environment map (DREM) for use in identifying secondary links to use when a primary link fails. Additional localization techniques using internal/external information for prediction are described. Historical data use and the use of data obtained from mB-mB cooperation including feedback information and reference signaling information are also described. Methods for beam tracking for directional relays and initial beam training optimization are described as well. Finally, WTRU localization precision improvement, beamwidth adaptation, and assisted beam tracking and handover methods are also described.
US09629161B2
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for managing access of mobile stations to a plurality of wireless carriers. For example, in one embodiment, a central system can provide configuration files to mobile stations. The mobile stations can use the configuration files to access a plurality of different wireless carriers, with the different wireless carriers potentially implementing distinct technologies and communication standards and protocols.
US09629143B2
Systems and methods for enhancing spectral efficiency are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) may be configured to communicatively couple to an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (eNB). The UE may be configured to cancel interference from an interfering eNB. The interfering eNB may provide transmission parameters to the UE. The interfering eNB may transmit a compact message indicative of the transmission parameters to the UE. The compact message may be a broadcast message. Some transmission parameters may be sent to the UE using higher layer signaling. The UE may be able to use the transmission parameters to cancel interference from the interfering eNB. In some embodiments, the interfering and/or serving eNB may indicate to the UE whether the transmission parameters are being broadcast so the UE does not search for them unnecessarily.
US09629142B2
The present invention discloses a method for indicating resource assignment, comprising: obtaining, by a network side device, the number N0 of a resource block RB that the network side device can assign to one UE and the one UE can schedule in maximum; calculating, by the network side device, a resource indication value RIV according to the number N0 of the RB the network side device can assign to the UE and the UE can schedule in maximum and the number NRB of resource blocks corresponding to a bandwidth the network side device can assign to all UEs for use; and sending the calculated resource indication value RIV to the one user equipment. In contrast to the prior art, it may save the number of bits used by the resource indication and lower signaling cost.
US09629138B2
The present invention discloses a downlink control channel transmission method, characterized by comprising: user equipment (UE) receives a first downlink control information (DCI) and a second DCI, wherein, the first DCI and the second DCI are used for jointly indicating scheduling information carried by a downlink control channel; the UE determines the first DCI as a primary DCI and the second DCI as a secondary DCI; and the UE acquires the scheduling information carried by the downlink control channel according to the primary DCI and the secondary DCI. Also disclosed in the present invention are a communication device and a system. According to the solution provided by the present invention, the transmission of the downlink control channel corresponding to an extended resource is indicated, and the backward compatibility of the control channel is ensured.
US09629125B2
Method in a network node for allocating Uplink (UL) radio resources to a pair of Device to Device (D2D) devices comprising a first wireless device and a second wireless device, the network node and the D2D pair being comprised in a wireless communications network, includes assigning a common Downlink (DL) control signalling message, for the pair of D2D devices, and allocating UL radio resources to the first and second wireless device, so that the UL radio resources allocated to the first wireless device are separated from the UL radio resources allocated to the second wireless device, by applying one or more of a time offset, a frequency offset, and a code-division multiplexing offset between the UL radio resources allocated to the first wireless device and the UL radio resources allocated to the second wireless device, wherein the allocating UL radio resources is based on the common DL control signalling message.
US09629124B2
A method and a device for establishing an evolved packet system EPS bearer are disclosed. The method includes establishing, by a first base station to which UE belongs, a first EPS bearer based on a first CC for the UE, wherein the first EPS bearer is an EPS bearer between the first base station and the UE; and instructing, by the first base station, a second base station to establish a second EPS bearer based on a second CC for the UE, wherein the second EPS bearer is an EPS bearer between the second base station and the UE. The present invention enables the UE to aggregate carriers of different frequency ranges from the first base station to which the UE belongs and the second base station to which the UE belongs to transmit data, thus improving the throughput of the data transmitted by the UE.
US09629120B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a transceiver configured to receive, from at least one wearable device, information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is being worn; and a processor configured to determine whether the at least one wearable device that is being worn, based on the received information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is being worn, and to provide a notification to the at least one wearable device in response to determining that the at least one wearable device is being worn.
US09629119B2
Techniques are presented herein to coordinate ranging exchanges between base stations in order to enable any number of wireless devices in the vicinity of the base stations to obtain signals associated with ranging exchanges between base stations, time-of-departure report messages transmitted by the base stations to each other and time-of-arrival report messages transmitted by the base stations to each other, for use in computing the location of the wireless devices. Based on the multi-channel time-of-arrivals computed for the wireless device with respect to each base station, the multi-channel time-of-arrivals contained in the time-of-arrival report messages transmitted between base stations and the known locations of the base stations, a physical location is computed for the wireless device.
US09629118B2
A location based router system comprises a router in communication with an ad hoc network of devices, including at least one mobile device. The router directs packets from the network to associated agents. The router receives queries from requesting clients, such as the mobile device, and provides location to the requesting client. Additionally, depending on preferences of the client, it also routes market packets for location based services back to the mobile device dependent on its location.A method of providing location based service to a mobile device in a wireless network. The method receives a query for location in the wireless network from the wireless device. The query includes an opt-in level for participating in offers for location based services. Mobile device location computed from packets transmitted between the mobile device and nodes in the wireless network is determined. The method provides a data structure comprising location, opt in level, and mobile device user information to a market for services, where the market for services determines an associated service based on the location, opt in level and mobile device user information and adds metadata for the associated service to the data structure to produce a response structure, enabling the user device to obtain the associated service.
US09629112B2
An approach is provided for collaboratively synchronizing devices in an ad hoc network. No device is acting as a master device or base station dictating time slot allocation to devices. A first device communicates with the other devices by a Media Access Control scheme based on time frames having time slots. Responsive to a determination that a current time slot allocated to a second device is occurring, a determination that a Boolean value selected according to a predetermined probability is true, and a transmission of a map of allocations of time slots to the devices, the first device determines the map indicates a conflict in which the same time slot is allocated to the first device and another device. The first device resolves the conflict by allocating another time slot to the first device, so that each time slot is allocated to no more than one corresponding device.
US09629107B2
Disclosed are a signal gain control method and device for a TD-HSPA+ terminal device. The method comprises the following steps: when a terminal device is in a continuous packet transmission mode, it is determined whether the terminal device receives a signal from a high speed packet channel for the first time, and if not, it is determined whether a reception interval between two successively received signals is smaller than a preset interval; if the reception interval is not smaller than the preset interval, a gain AGCPCCPCH at a main frequency point of a primary common control physical channel (PCCPCH) of a cell is obtained, and the AGCPCCPCH is used to control a gain of a signal currently received by the terminal device.
US09629101B1
Described herein are methods, architectures and platforms for adjusting a reception range at which remote devices transmit to a Bluetooth receiver, by determining wireless radio interference to the Bluetooth receiver. The reception range is adjusted per the wireless radio interference.
US09629100B2
Techniques and apparatus for controlling the transmit power of an uplink (UL) signal from a user terminal in a wireless communications system in an effort to achieve some target characteristic, such as a target carrier-to-interference (C/I) ratio, at an access point (AP) are provided. In this manner, such a user terminal may help avoid or compensate for imbalances in received radio frequency (RF) power between UL signals received from multiple user terminals by the AP. For example, the transmit power at each user terminal may be controlled in an effort to achieve a target post-processing C/I ratio of 28 dB per spatial stream in an effort to reduce large power imbalances and optimize throughput per user terminal. The user terminal and the AP may compose part of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system utilizing spatial-division multiple access (SDMA) techniques.
US09629090B2
A core network node (e.g., Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)), a radio access network node (e.g., Base Station Subsystem), a wireless device, and various methods are described herein for splitting a period of a ready timer to allow for different periodicities of reachability for the wireless device.
US09629085B2
A communication method of a transmission node includes generating information of a transmission unavailable time period of the transmission node in a reception available time period of a reception node, and transmitting, to the reception node, the information of the transmission unavailable time period. The reception node operates in a sleep state based on the information of the transmission unavailable time period.
US09629078B2
Provided is a method for transceiving data in a wireless LAN system on the basis of station (STA)-based service period scheduling. The method comprises entering an awake state, configuring a service period for transceiving an access point (AP) and data, transceiving the AP and the data during the service period, and entering a doze state when the service period ends.
US09629075B2
A method and an information handling system configured to select a mobility anchor point for a mobile device in a distributed mobility anchor point network may comprise collecting information about movement behavior or data transfer behavior of the mobile device, or tunneling overhead of two or more base stations. A mobility anchor point associated with a first base station may be assigned to the mobile device if the mobile device is connected to the first base station for at least a predetermined amount of time, if the mobile device transfers at least a predetermined amount of data via the first base station, or device if a tunneling overhead of the first base station is less than a predetermined level. In some embodiments, a centralized mobility anchor may be assigned to the mobile device if the mobile device is highly mobile and there is no identified base station to which the mobile device is frequently connected.
US09629074B2
A method and an apparatus for transmitting multimedia broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) subframe configuration information of neighboring cells in a wireless system is provided. The method comprises: transmitting, by a base station of a serving cell, MBSFN subframe configuration information of the serving cell to a UE which accepts services from the serving cell via a broadcast control channel (BCCH); transmitting information on a subset relationship of MBSFN subframe configurations of the neighboring cells relative to the MBSFN subframe configuration of the serving cell to the UE which accepts services from the serving cell via the broadcast control channel (BCCH); performing, by the UE, measurements on the neighboring cells according to the subframe configuration information of the serving cell and the information on the subset relationship of the MBSFN subframe configurations of the neighboring cells relative to the MBSFN subframe configuration of the serving cell.
US09629071B2
A first AP in a wireless network determines that a wireless client device should re-associate from the first AP to a second AP of the wireless network. The first AP communicates an AP coordination message from the first AP to the second AP to share coordination information with the second AP. The first AP coordinates with the second AP to cause the re-association of the wireless client device in accordance with the coordination information. The first and second AP may coordinate directly to synchronize re-association activities. Re-association activities may include the use of a configuration message to the wireless client device, managing transmit power of beacon messages from the first and second APs, or forced disassociation and blocking. The first AP may maintain a record of which re-association activity was successful in causing the wireless client device to re-associate to the second AP.
US09629060B2
A system/router that flexibly routes Wi-Fi offloaded data receives a data packet from a user equipment via an access point of a Wi-Fi network. The data packet includes an access point name (“APN”) and an Internet Protocol (“IP”) address. The system defines two or more routing policies, each routing policy including a routing criteria and a priority. The system evaluates the data packet based on the routing policies, and routes the data packet to one of at least two possible destinations based at least on the routing policies, including the priorities.
US09629055B2
A system and method for protection against loss of communication of a mobile node crossing a black spot region is disclosed. The system to prevent loss of communication with the mobile node consists of a mobile node, RF coverage map generator, black spot predictor, and a vertical handover process. The mobile node can experience uninterrupted communication across black spots. This is achieved by executing vertical handover before entering a black spot region, which is anticipated by using RF coverage maps and mobility pattern of the mobile node.
US09629052B2
A traffic management server is configured to determine a base station at which a handover occurs to a base station having a slower maximum communication speed as an area boundary base station, determine a terminal located within a coverage of the area boundary base station, and instruct a control apparatus included in a mobile network to limit a maximum usable bandwidth of the determined terminal.
US09629045B2
A method and apparatus for fast cell selection by a mobile wireless device. The mobile wireless device detects when a first wireless cell fails a set of stored suitability criteria and searches for and locates a set of candidate wireless cells to associate with. The mobile wireless device measures at least one received signal metric for each candidate wireless cell in the set of candidate wireless cells. When a candidate cell in the set of candidate wireless cells is identically the first wireless cell, the mobile wireless device evaluates the suitability of the candidate wireless cell using the stored set of suitability criteria for the first wireless cell and the measured at least one received signal metric for the candidate wireless cell. The mobile wireless communication device associates with the candidate wireless cell when the candidate wireless cell meets the stored set of suitability criteria.
US09629030B2
A method and apparatus for controlling a data rate of a transmission in a wireless communication system during handoff. Controlling the data rate includes receiving transmissions from a plurality of base stations, wherein at least one of the received transmissions includes an acknowledgement message. Then determining a rate control command included within transmissions of the base station that includes the acknowledgement message and using the command to control the data rate. Controlling the data rate also includes receiving transmissions from a plurality of base stations. Then determining a plurality of rate control commands included within the received transmissions from the plurality of base stations. The rate control commands are then combined and used to control the data rate.
US09629029B2
A radio link failure detection method of a user equipment transitioning between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and non-DRX mode cyclically in a wireless communication system includes transitioning between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode in a wireless communication system. The method also includes adjusting, when a mode transition occurs, a size of a monitoring window for a transitioned operation mode; reporting a radio channel condition acquired by monitoring and averaging the channel condition within the monitoring window; and repeating adjustment of the monitoring window size and report of the radio channel condition while moving the monitoring window as time progress.
US09629027B2
Various embodiments implemented on a multi-subscription-capable communication device (e.g., a mobile communication device capable of supporting more than one wireless subscription) enable a data connection for a blanked subscription to be kept alive during transmit (Tx) blanking by ensuring at least one Packet Data Traffic Channel (PDTCH) transmission is sent to the network before the network's counter for PDTCH transmissions expires.
US09629024B2
A system and method for disabling header compression during an establishment and configuration of a communication protocol and communication channel between a pair of correspondents. The system comprises an initiating correspondent transmitting at least one PPP negotiation packet having at least one acceptable TCP/IP header compression option type. A software module of a responding correspondent intercepts and examines said at least one PPP negotiation packet before said at least one PPP negotiation packet reaches a PPP layer of the responding correspondent and modifies said acceptable TCP/IP header compression option type to an unacceptable TCP/IP header compression option type and transmits same to said PPP layer of the responding correspondent. The responding correspondent rejects said unacceptable TCP/IP header compression option type. Said software module receiving said modified PPP negotiation packet modifies same to said acceptable TCP/IP header compression option type, and transmitting said PPP negotiation packet to said initiating correspondent.
US09629014B2
Disclosed in the present document is a method for notifying interference measurement reference information, and a method and apparatus for measuring interference, wherein a base station notifies a terminal of interference measurement reference information which specifies a reference signal used for interference measurement and/or a reference resources position for interference measurement. According to the solution in the present document, in a distributed antenna system, the base station, through an interference measurement reference message, specifies for the terminal the reference signal used for interference measurement and/or the reference resources position for interference measurement; after receiving the interference measurement reference information, the terminal performs interference measurement according to the reference signal and/or the reference resources position for interference measurement specified by the base station.
US09629007B2
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the operating state of a device, including a communication circuit and antenna for wireless transmission of signals to and from a base device arranged on the device, including the steps of: transitioning between first and second operating states, wherein the first operating state corresponds to a position of an interfering object in spaced relation to the antenna and the second operating state corresponds to a position of the interfering object closer in relation to the antenna; interference of the signal transmission between the antenna and the base device by the interfering object when in its closer position, wherein the interfering object does not interfere with the signal transmission when in its spaced position; detection of at least one of the occurrence or lack of interference with the signal transmission for determination of a transition between the operating states.
US09629001B2
The measurement method presented and the measuring device presented allow inferences to be gained regarding the status and the quality of mobile telephone user equipment by correlating operating parameters with the transmission power of a mobile telephone transmitter and the Transport Format Combination Indicator (TFCI).
US09629000B2
Systems and techniques for elevation beam design. Characteristics, such as number, distribution, and geographical location of elements subject to interference by elevation beams of a base station are analyzed, and a configuration for an antenna array is determined so as to create a set of elevation beams directed so as to avoid interference with the elements subject to interference by the base station. Configuration may, for example, include configuration of the antenna array so as to create a set of elevation beams exhibiting nulls and sidelobes in appropriate locations and at appropriate angles so as to avoid interference.
US09628999B2
Embodiments are provided for enabling a beamforming mechanism in WLAN OBSSs. In an embodiment, a first AP of the OBSSs decides to participate in coordinated beamforming for the OBSSs. The OBSSs comprise a plurality of APs and a plurality of STAs associated with the APs. The AP thus transmits, periodically, a coordinated beamforming (CB) announcement message indicating an ID of the first AP and an ID of each STA associated with the first AP. When a second AP of the OBSSs receives the message from the first AP, the second AP maintains the ID of the first AP and the ID of each STA associated with the first AP in an entry of a CB table. When the second AP stops receiving the message, the second AP removes, from the CB table, the entry of the IDs of the first AP and its associated STAs.
US09628995B2
A method of spectrum sensing and an apparatus for spectrum sensing are provided. A method of spectrum sensing involves partitioning, by a processor, a spectrum sensing section into a plurality of sub-periods each having a same size, performing energy detection in each of the plurality of sub-periods, and determining whether a primary user's signal is present in the spectrum sensing section based on presence of a primary user's signal in each of the plurality of sub-periods and a test statistic in each of the plurality of sub-periods.
US09628994B1
A novel method and system is introduced leveraging the data collected by a network probe to enhance cellular network capabilities to detect a man in the middle attack without using any software on the 3G mobile terminal. The new capabilities compile and process the data of call records collected from SS7 and location update messages in real time to determine the active 3G subscribers and to tag cells as 2G within a 3G coverage area to instantly identify an unknown cell generated by a fake base station. The system also has a component to notify authorities or to terminate the call once the fraud is identified.
US09628983B2
A system and a method that reports capability information regarding a dual mode User Equipment (UE) are provided. The UE supports Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD). The UE capability transmitting method includes receiving a message requesting UE capability information from an evolved Node B (eNB), generating first capability information and second capability information according to the UE capability information requesting message, and transmitting UE capability information including the first and second capability information to the eNB. The first capability information comprises FDD capability information applicable to an FDD mode or TDD capability information applicable to a TDD mode. The second capability information comprises capability information applicable to both the FDD mode and the TDD mode. The system and method can allow a dual mode UE to efficiently report its capability information.
US09628975B1
A crash detection system with a mobile communications device configured for periodically interrogating (a) an acceleration signal to determine whether a change in acceleration exceeds a predetermined acceleration threshold and (b) a sound signal to determine whether a sequence of sensed sound signals within a predetermined period matches crash sound indicators of (i) glass breakage and (ii) metal folding, displaying selectable options upon detection of a crash incident, and upon a failure to select within a predetermined period, communicating an identifier and crash incident information dispatch center for dispatching a response servicer.
US09628967B2
A method for generating a prompt message is provided. The method includes: acquiring information about an opened-or-closed state of a door or window, the information about the opened-or-closed state of a door or window indicating whether the door or window is in an opened or closed state; acquiring information about indoor and outdoor environments; and generating a prompt message according to the information about the opened-or-closed state of the door or window and the information about the indoor and outdoor environments.
US09628966B2
A method for sending a message for use in a terminal including a touch screen is provided. The method includes acquiring an operation signal generated from a one-time operation performed by a user on the touch screen; determining a sending time of a message according to the operation signal; and sending the message when it is detected that a system time of the terminal reaches the sending time.
US09628959B1
Techniques are described for using velocity data to improve the location accuracy of Wi-Fi crowdsourcing. Instead of relying on a reported location of an electronic device that detects a communication node, such as an Access Point (AP), the location of the communication node is adjusted based on the velocity of the electronic device when the electronic device detected the communication node. When a communication node is detected, the electronic device associates the device's location coordinates and associated velocity with the detected communication nodes to create data that is tagged with the identity of the communication nodes. The communication node data is sent to a location service for processing to estimate the location of the communication nodes. The location service may adjust the location of a communication node to be a specified distance from the location of the electronic device. In some cases, the higher the velocity, the greater the specified distance.
US09628953B2
An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and method to determine a user equipment (UE) location in a wireless network using signals from a wireless local-area network are disclosed. A wireless communication network entity may be configured to send WLAN assistance data to a UE. The WLAN assistance data may include a list of one or more WLAN access points (APs). The wireless communication network entity may receive location information from the UE. The location information may be based on measurements of signals from one or more of the WLAN APs. The wireless communication network entity may determine an estimate of the location of the UE based on the location information and stored information at the wireless communication network. The wireless communication network entity may determine the estimate of the location of the UE based on the measurements of the signals of the WLAN APs and a geographic position of the WLAN APs.
US09628950B1
Systems and methods are described for location based messaging. In one embodiment a mobile device is configured to receive a first recipient selection input identifying a second mobile device, a first content message associated with the first recipient selection input, and a first geofence input associated with the first content message, wherein the first geofence input identifies a first delivery area. The mobile device then initiates communication of the first content message from the mobile device to the second mobile device via a network, wherein the first content message is configured for presentation on the second mobile device when the second mobile device is within the first delivery area.
US09628942B2
An approach for facilitating secured use of short-range wireless tokens is disclosed. In some implementations, a short-range wireless token may be wirelessly powered based on the short-range wireless token being within a powering range of an electromagnetic field of a user device. The short-range wireless token may be configured to generate output signals while being powered. The output signals of the short-range wireless token may be disabled while the short-range wireless token continues to be powered by the electromagnetic field based on a predetermined condition determined by the short-range wireless token. The output signals of the short-range wireless token may be re-enabled based on a discontinuing of the powering of the short-range wireless token by the electromagnetic field and then a resuming of the powering of the short-range wireless token by the electromagnetic field.
US09628923B2
A new method for performing adaptive feedback suppression in a hearing aid and a hearing aid utilizing the method are provided. According to the method, a slow adaptive filter and a fast adaptive filter with different error signals for filter coefficient updating are used for feedback suppression.
US09628913B2
A combination support stand and speaker system is provided for supporting a portable electronic device, such as a tablet computing device, a smart phone, or a portable music player, to facilitate the display and transmission of multimedia content from the electronic device. In general, a support stand is provided for holding an electronic device, where the support stand has a set-up condition for supporting an electronic device in a desired orientation and a folded condition for easy transport and/or storage of the stand. Additionally, the support stand includes a speaker system that is operatively connected to an electronic device supported by the stand, for example through a wireless interface, to transmit audio signals through at least one speaker.
US09628905B2
An exemplary audio signal processing system includes a modal decomposer and an adaptive modal beamformer. The modal decomposer generates a plurality of zeroth-order eigenbeams from audio signals from an (e.g., spherical) array of audio sensors. The adaptive modal beamformer (i) steers the zeroth-order eigenbeams to a specified direction, (ii) adaptively generates a plurality of weighting coefficients for the plurality of zeroth-order eigenbeams, where the plurality of weighting coefficients satisfy a constraint of having only non-negative values, (iii) respectively applies the plurality of adaptively generated weighting coefficients to the plurality of steered, zeroth-order eigenbeams to generate a plurality of weighted, steered, zeroth-order eigenbeams, and (iv) combines the plurality of weighted, steered, zeroth-order eigenbeams to generate an output audio signal. Some embodiments have a further constraint that the weighting coefficients sum to a specified value (e.g., one).
US09628904B2
Disclosed is a voltage control device including a voltage detector detecting an output voltage output from an output port of a mobile communication device; and a voltage control circuit bypassing the output voltage to an earpiece in which a speaker and a microphone are integrally formed when the output voltage detected by the voltage detector is between a first voltage and a second voltage higher than the first voltage.
US09628888B2
Open-air earbuds and methods for making the same are disclosed. The earbud has a neck, which is open to the ambient environment in order to improve bass response. In order to prevent debris from entering the interior of the earbud, a filter is incorporated into the neck.
US09628885B2
A radio includes controls operatively disposed on a face panel. A 3.5 millimeter audio jack is disposed on or through the face panel. The audio jack has four contacts including a microphone contact. A microphone is disposed on or in the face panel to transduce sound received at the face panel. The microphone is electrically connected via a microphone output circuit to the microphone contact. A normally open switch has a switch actuator button disposed on the face panel. The switch is to connect the microphone output circuit to an electrical ground when the switch is closed. The audio jack is to electrically connect the radio to circuits of a smartphone including a smartphone left speaker output circuit, a smartphone right speaker output circuit, a smartphone ground circuit and a smartphone microphone input circuit.
US09628883B1
A wireless microphone having plural PTT buttons for selectively communicating wireless signals with two discrete remote devices. The wireless microphone having plural PTT buttons is operative to wirelessly transmit digital signals relating to sounds captured by its microphone either through a first Bluetooth channel broadcasting circuit whenever a first PTT button is engaged by a user or a second Bluetooth channel broadcasting circuit whenever a second PTT button is engaged by a user. Each Bluetooth channel broadcasting circuit may be paired with a discrete remote devices, thereby enabling real time wireless communication of electrical signals with each remote device. Through such connectivity, the wireless microphone having plural PTT buttons is also operative to receive wireless digital signals relating to remote sounds and reproduce the same over its speaker.
US09628880B2
Wireless-enabled loudspeaker includes a wooden capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise at least one electroacoustic transducer, a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer, and a wooden exterior surface comprising a capacitive touch user interface that allows a user to control operation of the loudspeaker. The wooden exterior surface acts a dielectric for the capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise a wireless transceiver circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless communication signals via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver circuit may receive wirelessly audio content from streaming audio content servers that are connected to the Internet. The capacitive touch user interface comprises a plurality of user control icons etched in the wooden exterior surface, and a plurality of capacitive sense electrodes located under the wooden exterior surface.
US09628879B2
A matrix M is used to determine groups of potential regenerator placements and obtain potential end-to-end optical paths by selecting desired sequences of regenerators. Then, a hierarchical guided search may be employed to efficiently select desired N-tuple disjoint optical paths from the potential optical paths. The hierarchical guided search may employ a search graph and a search tree to guide the search and to eliminate candidate nodes and optical paths early in the search process.
US09628878B2
In one embodiment, a method for multi-wavelength encoding includes receiving an input optical packet stream having an address and data and encoding the address of the input optical packet stream producing an encoded address including a first group of symbols including a first selected symbol, where the first group of symbols has more than two symbols. The method also includes generating a first wavelength in accordance with the first selected symbol and generating an output optical packet stream having the data of the input optical packet and the first wavelength, where the first wavelength corresponds to the first selected symbol. Additionally, the method includes modulating the first wavelength with the input optical packet stream.
US09628874B2
Provided is an imaging apparatus for providing a video summary, the apparatus including: a storage configured to store at least one original video; a metadata generator configured to generate metadata with regard to the original video; a video summary generator configured to generate at least one video summary script with regard to the original video by using the generated metadata and generate a video summary based on the generated video summary script; and an image reproducer configured to control the storage, the metadata generator, and the video summary generator, store the metadata generated by the metadata generator, and reproduce at least one of the original video and the video summary.
US09628867B2
A receiver is used with third code blocks based on first code blocks, second code blocks, and a planning code block. The first code blocks are associated with a first sequence number and modulated with a first modulation scheme. The second code blocks are associated with a second sequence number and modulated with a second modulation scheme. The planning code block associates the third code blocks with the first code blocks and the second code blocks. The receiver includes a de-multiplexing portion, which includes a code block selector and a look up table, that outputs a de-multiplexed signal based on the third code blocks. The code block selector selects a code block from the third code blocks to output as the de-multiplexed signal based on entries in the look up table. The receiver also includes a recovery portion that outputs received code blocks based on the de-multiplexed signal.
US09628860B2
A video pushing method, a video pushing apparatus, and a video pushing system that recommend video to a user more precisely are described. An identity of a terminal device is received. User information associated with the identity is acquired where the user information includes personal information of a user and a viewing history of the user. Video content is selected according to the user information, and the selected video content is pushed to a smart television. The smart television plays video according to the video content. Further, a current user may be automatically identified according to an identity of a terminal device. Video content is selected for the user according to the user information, and the video content is pushed to a smart television and played. In this way, video content can be recommended to the user more precisely.
US09628852B2
In accordance with the present invention a filtering process is based on the output side of a multimedia decoder. A navigator, located at a server system, monitors the current play position of multimedia content at a consumer system and compares that position with navigation objects. Each navigation object defines a start position, a stop position, and a filtering action to perform on the portion of the multimedia content that begins at the start position and ends at the stop position. When the current play position falls within the portion of multimedia content defined by a particular navigation object, the navigator sends the filtering action to the consumer system for processing. Filtering actions include skipping, muting, reframing, etc., the portion of multimedia content defined by a navigation object. Alternatively, the navigator may be located at a consumer system and the server system may provide access to the navigation objects (e.g. download) so that the consumer system monitors and filters the multimedia content based on the received navigation objects. A variety of systems may be used to implement the present invention, such as computer systems (consumer and server), television systems, and audio systems.
US09628846B2
The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing the user instructional information describing the operation of their television receiving device system.
US09628839B1
Particular embodiments use a multi-view coding (MVC) extension to provide second-screen content along with the first-screen content. In one embodiment, a head-end multiplexes the first-screen content with the second-screen content into a single content stream. The second-screen content is added to the video stream according to the MVC extension requirements. At the user end, such as at a gateway, instead of sending the first-screen content and second-screen content to the first-screen device, the gateway de-multiplexes the first-screen content and the second-screen content. The gateway can then send the first-screen content to the first-screen device while caching the second-screen content. When the gateway determines that the second-screen content should be displayed on the second-screen device, the gateway can send the second-screen content to the second-screen device for display on the second-screen of the second-screen device.
US09628825B2
A video decoder decoding an encoded stream includes a parallel entropy decoding part to entropy decode the stream of blocks in block lines in parallel, a parallel QP prediction part to compute prediction values of the blocks in the block lines in parallel, and a parallel decoding processing part to generate decoded pixels of the blocks in the block lines in parallel, the decoded pixel being obtained utilizing data decoded by the parallel entropy decoding part and the prediction value. When performing computing processing in parallel per unit of N block lines, the processing is performed on a processing block in a (K−1)th block line preceding a processing block in a Kth block line by at least one block in a horizontal position to compute the prediction value of the processing block by referring to a block already processed corresponding to the processing block.
US09628800B2
In an example, a method of transforming video data comprises determining, based on variable operational code, a plurality of control parameters for transforming the video data in a transform domain, wherein the operational code maps each of the plurality of control parameters to respective operational code fields, and performing transformation of the video data based on the determined control parameters.
US09628797B2
When carrying out an average prediction, an intra predictor carries out a filtering process on target pixels of the intra prediction located at an upper end and a left end of the block, the filtering process using an intermediate prediction value, which is an average value of adjacent pixels of the block, and at least one adjacent pixel of the target pixel. The intra predictor also sets a filter coefficient to ¾, associated with the intermediate prediction value for a target pixel at the upper end of the block other than the target pixel at an upper left corner of the block, and sets a filter coefficient to ¼, associated with the adjacent pixel adjacent to the upper side of the target pixel at the upper end of the block. As a result, prediction errors locally occurring can be reduced, and the image quality can be improved.
US09628796B2
Methods, devices, and computer program products for using raw bitstreams and lossless distributed source coded (DSC) video to optimize video performance in wireless dock with ultra-high definition displays. In one aspect, a method of transmitting a video stream from a transmitting device to a wireless video display is described. The method includes determining a resolution of the wireless video display and a native resolution of a video stream, as well as a connection speed between the transmitting device and the wireless video display. Based on this information, the method selects a video compression format, choosing between raw video, DSC video, and high-efficiency video coded video. The method further transmits the video stream in the selected video compression format from the transmitting device to the wireless video display.
US09628794B2
A video encoding apparatus is a video encoding apparatus for subjecting a video image to motion compensated prediction coding, comprising an acquisition module to acquire available blocks of blocks having motion vectors from encoded blocks adjacent to a to-be-encoded block and number of the available blocks, an acquisition/selection module to select one selection block from the encoded available blocks, a selection information encoder to encode selection information specifying the selection block using a code table corresponding to the number of available blocks, and an image encoder to subject the to-be-encoded block to motion compensated prediction coding using a motion vector of the selection block.
US09628793B1
A technique of motion estimation in video compression is described, the technique including: determining, in one or more reference frames of a video picture, the best full-pixel motion vector F for a block in a current frame of the video picture, wherein m and n are signed numbers and integer multiples of the distance between two adjacent full-pixels; selecting the best half-pixel motion vector candidates from a set of half-pixel motion vectors based on the best full-pixel motion vector; determining the best half-pixel motion vector H; selecting the best quarter-pixel motion vector candidates from a set of quarter-pixel motion vectors based on the best full-pixel motion vector and the best half-pixel motion vector; determining the best quarter-pixel motion vector Q; and determining the best motion vector for the block as BMV.
US09628791B2
A method and device for compressing at least a portion of a video image for transmission in a video stream such that the compressed portion either includes or does not include an encoded residual depending on whether including the residual would be advantageous in terms of data rate and distortion. The size of the video stream and the resources needed for decompression at a receiver are optimized through encoding only the most relevant data in the video stream that is to be transmitted. If the information provided by a residual is insufficiently relevant, the residual is either not encoded or is not included in the transmitted video stream. Factors associated with a residual are only encoded and transmitted if use of the residual would limit the distortion in a satisfactory manner and if the encoding of the associated factors does not generate too high of a data rate. The disclosed method and device make it possible to minimize and optimize resources needed by a decoder by a receiver of the transmitted video stream.
US09628789B2
A video coder can determine a first most probable intra prediction mode and a second most probable intra prediction mode for a current video block, and based on the first and second most probable intra prediction modes, determine an estimate of an actual intra prediction mode used to code the current video block. The estimate of the actual intra prediction mode can be determined by selecting one of the first most probable mode and the second most probable mode as the estimate of the actual intra prediction in response to both the first most probable mode and the second most probable mode being different angular prediction modes. The estimate of the actual intra prediction mode plus difference information can be used to identify the actual intra prediction mode used to code the current video block.
US09628787B2
A method for testing an imaging subsystem of a system-on-a-chip (SOC) is provided that includes executing imaging subsystem test software instructions periodically on a processor of the SOC, receiving reference image data in the imaging subsystem responsive to the executing of the test software instructions, performing image signal processing on the reference image data by the imaging subsystem to generate processed reference image data, and using the processed reference image data by the test software instructions to verify whether or not the imaging subsystem is operating correctly.
US09628779B2
An optical measurement method for determining 3D coordinates of a plurality of measurement points on a measurement object surface. The measurement object surface is illuminated with a pattern sequence of different patterns by a projector, an image sequence of the measurement object surface illuminated with the pattern sequence is recorded with a camera system, and the 3D coordinates of the measurement points are determined by evaluating the image sequence, in particular wherein a succession of brightness values for identical measurement points on the measurement object surface is ascertained in respective images of the recorded image sequence. Translational and/or rotational accelerations of the projector, of the camera system and/or of the measurement object are measured here and, in dependence on the measured accelerations, the illumination of the measurement object surface and/or the recording of the image sequence is/are reactively adapted, in particular temporally substantially directly and live during the measurement process.
US09628778B2
A calibration method of a stereo camera includes optionally setting a plurality of camera calibration parameters and a plurality of image rectification parameters of the stereo camera; executing an image capture step on at least one left eye pattern and at least one right eye pattern corresponding to each two-dimensional image of at least one two-dimensional image; generating a plurality of new camera calibration parameters according to a plurality of first images corresponding to all left eye patterns corresponding to the at least one two-dimensional image and a plurality of second images corresponding to all right eye patterns corresponding to the at least one two-dimensional image; and generating a plurality of new image rectification parameters of the stereo camera according to the plurality of new camera calibration parameters.
US09628771B2
A method and apparatus for reproducing a multimedia content are provided. The apparatus includes: a receiver which is configured to receive, through different paths, a first signal including a left-side image and a first synchronization information item, and a second signal including a right-side image and a second synchronization information item; and a signal processor which is configured to synchronize and reproduce the left-side image and the right-side image using the first synchronization information item and the second synchronization information item.
US09628770B2
A method and system for rendering scenes in stereoscopic 3-D comprises identifying, or detecting, that a rate of change, of one or more elements of a scene to be rendered in stereoscopic 3-D, satisfies a criterion. The perceived depth of elements of the scene is then dynamically modified, and the scene is rendered. The method can reduce eye strain of a viewer of the scene, since the perceived difference in depth of objects or elements of the scene is reduced while the object is changing position or visibility dramatically.
US09628764B2
An electronic device includes: a storage battery; a residual quantity detection section that detects an electrical storage residual quantity of the storage battery; a setting member for receiving an input of a user setting including a plurality of options; a permission/prohibition deciding member that decides whether or not selection of each of the options corresponding to the user setting received by the setting member is permitted on the basis of the electrical storage residual quantity detected by the residual quantity detection section; and an indicating member that indicates an option which is prohibited from being selected by the permission/prohibition deciding member and an option which is permitted to be selected by the permission/prohibition deciding member so that each of the option prohibited from being selected and the option permitted to be selected is distinguishable.
US09628763B2
A light-emitting device for use in an image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; a door disposed on and openably closable relative to the apparatus body; a lens mounted on the door; a light-emitting element that lights up the lens with light; and a bracket disposed on the apparatus body, configured to support the light-emitting element. The bracket is slidable in a direction in which the light-emitting element emits light. In a state in which the door is closed relative to the apparatus body, the bracket contacts at least one of a part of the door and a part of the lens, further movement of the bracket in the slidable direction is obstructed, and the light-emitting element and the lens are positioned adjacent to each other.
US09628760B2
Device, computer program and method for providing video content and data to a user device (50). The method includes providing the video content to the user device (50), sending a first message from a network operator system (40) to the user device (50), the first message including at least one of an instruction for downloading the data or a table (102) storing information about the data, wherein each of the instruction and the information about the data informs the user device (50) to search a peer-to-peer network (70) for the data, and receiving at the network operator system (40) a second message from the user device (50) indicating that the data has been downloaded from the peer-to-peer network (70).
US09628756B2
Systems and methods for providing emergency communications within controlled-environment facilities are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include providing a communication platform. The communication platform may be configured to, in a first mode of operation, enable communications between devices (e.g., telephones, etc.) operated by residents (e.g., inmates, etc.) of a controlled environment facility (e.g., jail, prison, etc.) and devices (e.g., telephones, etc.) operated by non-residents of the controlled environment facility. The method may also include switching the communication platform from the first mode of operation to an emergency mode of operation. In the emergency mode of operation, the communication platform may be configured to enable an emergency communication from a first device operated by a resident of the controlled environment facility to a second device controlled by emergency response personnel (e.g., hostage negotiator, counselor, police officer, etc.).
US09628755B2
A system for automatically tracking movement of a user participating in a video chat application executing in a computing device is disclosed. A capture device connected to the computing device captures a user in a field of view of the capture device and identifies a sub-frame of pixels identifying a position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user in a capture frame of a capture area. The sub-frame of pixels is displayed to a remote user at a remote computing system who is participating in the video chat application with the user. The capture device automatically tracks the position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user as the user moves to a next location within the capture area. A next sub-frame of pixels identifying a position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user in the next location is identified and displayed to the remote user at the remote computing device.
US09628753B2
A device comprising: a display; an interface configured to exchange video data between the device and a network during a video call between a user of the device and at least one further user; a memory storing information identifying at least one display element each associated with one of the at least one further user; and a processor configured to run a client application operable during the call to: display received video in a first UI window on the display; detect the user navigating to a second UI window comprising one of the at least one display element; query the memory to determine a location for the display of the received video, and in response, display the second UI window and control the video received from the further user associated with the display element of the second user interface window to be displayed at a location of the display element.
US09628750B2
The present invention relates to an image quality adaptive video security system, a security camera generating an original video signal from a camera sensor, inserting an image quality discrimination signal including image quality information for video to the original video signal and generating a video signal. A DVR system determines whether a video signal from a security camera is transmitted in an analog transmission scheme or in a digital transmission scheme. In the case of the analog transmission scheme, the DVR system decodes the analog video signal to a first digital component video signal and detects image quality information. In a case of the digital transmission scheme, the DVR system converts the digital video signal to a digital second component video signal and detects image quality information. A video processing unit scales, compresses, stores or displays the first or the second component video signal with reference to the image quality information of the detected analog or digital video signal.
US09628742B2
A frequency prediction method for determining a plurality of predicted frequencies for an image processing device to receive an image signal is provided. The frequency prediction method includes: receiving a channel switching signal; determining a plurality of prediction results according to the channel switching signal, wherein the prediction results have a priority sequence; and determining the predicted frequencies according to the prediction results and a channel-frequency correspondence table.
US09628739B2
A photoelectric conversion device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, an electrode provided on the insulating layer, a photoelectric conversion film provided on the electrode for converting received light to charges, a line connected between the electrode and the semiconductor substrate, a first planar electrode provided in the insulating layer and connected to the electrode, and a second planar electrode provided in the insulating layer between the first planar electrode and the semiconductor substrate.
US09628738B2
According to various embodiments, an image sensor may be provided. The image sensor may include: a plurality of pixel cells, each pixel cell configured to convert incident light to an electric signal indicating the intensity of the incident light; a pixel determination circuit configured to determine a pixel cell of the plurality of pixel cells based on light incident to the plurality of pixel cells; and an output circuit configured to output the electrical signal of the determined cell.
US09628737B2
Provided is a solid-state imaging device in which a first substrate and a second substrate having circuit elements, which constitute pixels, arranged thereon are electrically connected to each other. Each pixel includes: a photoelectric conversion unit disposed on the first substrate that outputs a signal based on incident light; a sampling transistor disposed on the second substrate that includes a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal, that samples and holds the signal input from the photoelectric conversion unit to a first terminal, and outputs the sampled and held signal from a second terminal; a capacitor disposed on the second substrate that stores the signal output from the second terminal; and a potential fixing circuit that fixes a potential of the first terminal to a potential based on a predetermined fixed potential during a readout period in which the signal stored in the capacitor is read out.
US09628736B2
An imaging device is provided which can secure the dynamic range of a COMS imaging sensor, by storing a charge overflowing from a floating diffusion in a storage capacitance element and suppressing the increase of a pixel area which occurs if the storage capacitance element is formed by a MOS capacitor. The imaging device includes plural pixel circuits arranged in the row direction and the column direction, and plural storage capacitance lines arranged in the row direction and extending in the column direction. Each of the storage capacitance lines is coupled to the pixel circuits arranged in the same column. The pixel circuit includes a first photoelectric conversion element which stores a charge generated by being subjected to light, a floating diffusion to which the charge stored in the first photoelectric conversion element is transferred, and a first switching transistor coupling the floating diffusion and the storage capacitance line.
US09628734B2
A stacked image sensor includes a substrate including a first photoelectric conversion device, a second photoelectric conversion device and a first color signal storing device disposed between the first photoelectric conversion device and the second photoelectric conversion device. A second color filter and a third color filter are disposed at positions corresponding to the first photoelectric conversion device and the second photoelectric conversion device on the substrate. A conductive connecting member is disposed between the second color filter and the third color filter. A first color sensing photoelectric conversion device is disposed on the second color filter, the third color filter, and the conductive connecting member. The cross-sectional area of conductive connecting member is at least greater than the cross-sectional area of the first color signal storing device.
US09628733B2
An image pickup device includes a pixel unit which generates pixel signals for image and pixel signals for focus detection, a first memory unit which stores the pixel signals for image, a second memory unit which stores the pixel signals for focus detection, a pixel signal synthesizing unit which synthesizes the pixel signals for image from a plurality of pixel signals, and an image signal outputting unit which outputs the pixel signals for image synthesized by the pixel signal synthesizing unit and the pixel signals for focus detection stored in the second memory.
US09628727B2
The present invention provides an image capturing apparatus capable of capturing an image with a desired perceived noise, without requiring time and effort of a user. The present invention is an image capturing apparatus including a target noise amount specifying unit configured to acquire a target noise amount as a noise amount that is targeted, and an image capturing parameter determination unit configured to determine image capturing conditions based on the target noise amount. The image capturing conditions are specified by one or more image capturing parameters.
US09628719B2
Provided are a digital photographing apparatus in which a read-out mode may be changed when capturing a moving image, and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus. The method includes capturing a moving image having a predetermined frame rate in a first read-out mode, estimating a brightness of surroundings and then determining a shutter speed of a frame to be currently captured based on the estimated brightness of the surroundings, determining whether or not an exposure time that is dependent on the shutter speed is longer than a predetermined time period, and changing the first read-out mode to a second read-out mode that has a shorter read-out time than the first read-out mode when the exposure time is longer than the predetermined time period.
US09628717B2
An apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform zoom control based on a size of an object indicated by acquired information and a set reference size, and a first detection unit configured to detect a first operation for instructing to change the reference size. In a case where the first operation has been detected during the zoom control in a first mode, the control unit performs the zoom control in a second mode until a first time elapses after the first operation has been detected, and, when the first time has elapsed, the control unit switches the second mode to the first mode. In the first mode, the reference size is set to a predetermined size and, in the second mode, the reference size is changed according to the first operation.
US09628715B2
Photographing equipment includes an image pickup unit which picks up an image of an object to obtain a picked up image, a display unit which displays the picked up image, a portion determining unit which sets an inspection area at the picked up image displayed on the display unit, an analyzing unit which analyzes at least one of an image and a setting associated with the inspection area, and a search unit which obtains a factor of a defect of the image of the inspection area by referring to a database provided in advance using an analysis result of the analyzing unit.
US09628709B2
The systems and methods of the present disclosure enable a user to use a mobile device to automatically capture a high resolution image of a rectangular object. The methods include capturing a low resolution image of the rectangular object and detecting edges of the rectangular object in the low resolution image, where the edges form a quadrangle, calculating a coordinate of each corner of the quadrangle, calculating an average coordinate of each corner of the quadrangle in a most recent predetermined number of low resolution images, calculating a dispersion of each corner of the quadrangle in the most recent predetermined number of low resolution images from a corresponding coordinate of each calculated average coordinate, determining whether the dispersion of each corner of the quadrangle is less than a predetermined value, capturing a high resolution image of the rectangular object when it is determined that the dispersion of each corner of the quadrangle is less than the predetermined value, and geometrically transforming the quadrangle of the rectangular object in the high resolution image into a rectangle.
US09628693B2
A systems, article, and method to provide automatic focus with a controllable phase detection mask.
US09628691B2
The disclosure is related to identifying an Internet of Things (IoT) device with an image of the IoT device. A user device captures the image of the IoT device, wherein the image of the IoT device includes at least a portion of an environment around the IoT device, and transmits the image from the user device to the IoT device, wherein the IoT device associates the image with information identifying the IoT device. The IoT device receives the image of the IoT device from the user device, stores the image of the IoT device, and associates the image of the IoT device with information identifying the IoT device.
US09628688B2
A security camera includes a camera body and a body orientation sensor for detecting an orientation of the camera body. The security camera can include an orientation feedback system used with the body orientation sensor to adjust a position of the security camera to true camera. This orientation feedback system indicates degree to which the camera body is off horizontal/vertical. The security camera is part of a video security system that has an image processing unit for de-warping and/or rotating (e.g., 90 degrees) a raw image based on the orientation detected by the body orientation sensor.
US09628687B2
A method for controlling flash includes obtaining a color temperature of a current environment from a sensor of an electronic device. Once a first flash of a flash is turned on, a color temperature of the first flash is controlled to be equal to the color temperature of the current environment by adjusting a ratio between current of a high color temperature light-emitting diode (LED) of the electronic device and current of a low color temperature LED of the electronic device.
US09628680B2
A method of manufacturing a vehicle-mounted camera housing including a cover housing, a camera main body and a circuit board includes providing a set of partial molds which are combined to form an internal cavity. When the combined partial molds are separated, an intermediate member is taken out and machined to obtain the cover housing. A top plate portion of the cover housing includes a pedestal extending downward. The machining includes cutting a distal end of the pedestal such that a flat face of the pedestal faces a predetermined direction with reference to an inclination angle of a windshield of a target vehicle, a relative direction of an optical axis of the camera, relative directions of the pedestal flat face and an upper surface of the top plate portion, and relative directions of the top plate and the windshield surface.
US09628677B2
A display panel and a display device comprising an image sensor installed in an installation hole provided in a non-display region of an array substrate and preferably further comprising a camera embedded in the installation hole of the array substrate. By embedding the image sensor in the array substrate of the display panel, the overall thickness of the display panel is reduced which results in a light and thin display panel and simplifies the circuit connection of the whole display panel, thereby reducing the production cost thereof.
US09628675B2
An object tracking and recognition system are provided and comprise a video device for getting the image information of an object in the detection range of the object tracking and recognition system; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) device for detecting signal strength of a radio frequency (RF) tag of the object; wherein the video device is turned on to get the image information of the object upon the detected signal strength reaching a predetermined signal strength threshold.
US09628673B2
Described is perceptually near-lossless video summarization for use in maintaining video summaries, which operates to substantially reconstruct an original video in a generally perceptually near-lossless manner. A video stream is summarized with little information loss by using a relatively very small piece of summary metadata. The summary metadata comprises an image set of synthesized mosaics and representative keyframes, audio data, and the metadata about video structure and motion. In one implementation, the metadata is computed and maintained (e.g., as a file) to summarize a relatively large video sequence, by segmenting a video shot into subshots, and selecting keyframes and mosaics based upon motion data corresponding to those subshots. The motion data is maintained as a semantic description associated with the image set. To reconstruct the video, the metadata is processed, including simulating motion using the image set and the semantic description, which recovers the audiovisual content without any significant information loss.
US09628668B2
Provided is an electronic device and an authentication method able to restrict and disable an operation when a third person other than an authorized user who is registered as a user, and prevent information leakage without requiring the user a complicated operation. At a time when an operator inputs an authentication request by any one of the user identification numbers, when first information inputted via the input part is coincided with the first password related to the user identification number for which the authentication request is inputted, and when characteristic data at a time when the first information is inputted falls within a specified range of a histogram of the databases related to the user identification number for which the authentication request is inputted, the operator is authenticated as the user for which the authentication request is inputted.
US09628652B2
An image reading device which reads an image to obtain an image signal includes: a scanning unit; a chassis member; a control unit provided in a position which does not move together with the scanning unit; and a flexible flat cable which connects the scanning unit to the control unit, includes one end attached to a side of the chassis member and a position other than the one end fixed to a position which does not move with the scanning unit, includes a range closer to the one end than the fixed position parallel to a moving direction of the scanning unit, and is arranged to extend from the one end to one side, be bent into a U-shape, enter between the scanning unit and the chassis member, and reach the fixed position, and the flexible flat cable includes a transmitting layer, a shielding layer, and a stress adjusting layer.
US09628651B2
A method of printing a document using one of a plurality of print modes, the method comprising: (i) notionally dividing a digital image of the document into sectors; (ii) for each sector, comparing one or more properties of the luminosity of pixels within each sector with one or more threshold values; (iii) using the comparison of (ii) to determine whether each sector is likely to show an image defect if printed at a lower image quality print mode; (iv) selecting a print mode such that all sectors are determined not to be likely to show an image defect; (v) printing the document using the determined print mode.
US09628648B2
An information processing apparatus causes a sheet processing apparatus to eject a sheet before a process of a job starts when the process for ejecting the sheet is set for the job, before the process of the job starts. A control method for controlling a printing apparatus includes determining whether a setting unit has made, for a job, a setting to cause the sheet processing apparatus to eject the sheet printed with the printing apparatus and discharged to the sheet processing apparatus, before the printing apparatus starts processing the job, and controlling the sheet processing apparatus to eject the sheet before the printing apparatus starts processing the job when it is determined that the setting unit has made, for the job, the setting to cause the sheet processing apparatus to eject the sheet.
US09628646B2
An augmented reality operation system includes: an image-taking device, a display device, an MFP, an augmented reality processing section displaying, on the display device, a synthetic image obtained by synthesizing an operation image illustrating an operation section for operating the MFP with a taken image taken by the image-taking device, and an operation reception section receiving operation on the operation section in the operation image. The operation reception section, based on a position (on the synthetic image) of a hand taken by the image-taking device and a position of the operation section on the synthetic image, receives the operation on the operation section.
US09628645B2
An image processing apparatus, which has an input unit configured to input image data and which is communicably connected to an external apparatus via a network, includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a document with a predetermined form that includes a request for input of image data, via the network from the external apparatus; a display unit configured to display, in the event of displaying a screen corresponding to the document obtained by the obtaining unit, a screen including a display object based on the predetermined form, the display object to instruct inputting of image data by the input unit; a determining unit configured to determine whether or not to display the display object on the display unit; and a control unit configured to control the display of the display object by the display unit, according to determination results of the determining unit.
US09628644B2
A controller for an imaging terminal having an imaging device and a first displaying device includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to perform: acquiring shot image data, the shot image data being obtained by shooting a second displaying device which is a part of an apparatus, the apparatus being a target device to be shot, the second displaying device being configured to display a specific state image indicative of a current state of the apparatus; acquiring, by analyzing the shot image data, specific identification information for identifying specific relevant information associated with the specific state image; acquiring the specific relevant information by using the specific identification information; and controlling the first displaying device to display the specific relevant information.
US09628639B2
Printer driver that causes a computer to generate a print command to print with decolorable material
A printer driver that is executable in a computer causes the computer to carry out a process including the steps of reading a first number of copies of a document to be printed with a decolorable material and a second number of copies of the document to be printed with a non-decolorable material, and generating a print command for a printer that causes the printer to print the first number of copies with the decolorable material and the second number of copies with the non-decolorable material.
US09628638B2
An image processing apparatus capable of communicating with a terminal includes: a first communication unit configured to communicate wirelessly with the terminal; and a second communication unit configured to perform near field communication with the terminal over a shorter communication distance than that of the first communication unit, wherein the second communication unit is configured to be movable together with an operation panel of the image processing apparatus and establish communication with the terminal in a specific area on the operation panel, and the first communication unit is placed with respect to the operation panel such that the specific area includes a communication establishment distance within which the first communication unit establishes communication with the terminal irrespective of the movement of the operation panel.
US09628632B2
In a method of transmission power control, transmission powers of transmission channels and/or transmission power spectral densities are adjusted so as to improve the transmission characteristics.
US09628629B1
Providing a conference call aid based on an upcoming deadline may be provided. In some examples, an application, such as a task management application, detects an expiration of a join duration from a start time of a meeting. In response to the expiration, a late invitee to the meeting is identified. Next, a communication modality to communicate with the late invitee is identified. Furthermore, a communication with the late invitee is established based on the communication modality. A notification to join the meeting is transmitted to the late invitee. The late invitee is notified to join the meeting through the communication.
US09628619B2
A controller may send a user-identification request to connected nomadic devices requesting each of the devices to provide an interface to receive user input regarding which device is a driver nomadic device; determine a driver nomadic device based on at least one user-identification response received from the devices responsive to the input; and integrate the connected devices with the controller accounting for which device is the driver nomadic device.
US09628612B2
A method, system, and computer program product include a processor detecting, ambient noise in the vicinity of the mobile telephone and accessing one or more stored sounds. The processor determines that the ambient noise matches a stored sound of the one or more stored sounds and based on the determining, switches handling of incoming calls to the mobile phone to a predetermined state.
US09628605B2
A mobile communication device includes: a first sound transceiver including a first lower electrode, a first upper electrode, and a first vibration plate between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode; a second sound transceiver including a second lower electrode, a second upper electrode, and a second vibration plate between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode; a position sensor configured to perform a detection of a relative positional relationship between the first and second sound transceivers; and a controller configured to apply a sound signal to one of the first and second sound transceivers and detect a sound signal from the other one thereof, based on the detection result provided from the position sensor.
US09628603B2
For voice mail transcription, a method is disclosed that includes detecting a communication device communicating an audio signal from the communication device to a voicemail system and transmitting data selected from the group consisting of text message data generated from the audio signal and voice training data to the voicemail system.
US09628601B2
An electronic device with watch phone functionality and a method of controlling the same are provided. Upon receiving predetermined input on the display of the watch phone, the electronic device transmits a control signal for creating a wireless link to a mobile terminal which will connect with the watch phone, and transmits location information on the mobile terminal and a captured image of the surroundings to the watch phone. Accordingly, the user can locate the mobile terminal more easily using the watch phone.
US09628600B2
Screen time-outs on a portable electronic device can be customized based on user activity. In one aspect, a sensing component receives data from one or more sensors located on the portable electronic device, for example, skin conductivity sensors and determines whether the user is using the portable device, either actively or passively and also determines the identity of the user. A configuring component is employed to change one or more features or functions of the portable electronic device based on the information determined by the sensing component. In particular, the configuring component changes one of more features of the portable electronic device based on the preferences predefined by the identified user and device usage (active and passive usage).
US09628599B2
With a telematics system comprising a telematics unit, a mobile device of the user, and an integrated communication device of a vehicle, a method for providing information to a user of a telematics system includes receiving an event call at the telematics unit and, in response to the event call, sending a first message from the telematics unit to at least one of the mobile device of the user and the integrated communication device of the vehicle and sending a second message from the telematics unit to a telematics provider over a communications channel, the second message causing the telematics provider to communicate with at least one of the mobile device of the user and a mobile device of a third party.
US09628594B2
A mobile device includes a conductive element and a ground node. The conductive element is configured to be detected by a proximity sensor. A switch is coupled between the conductive element and ground node. The conductive element is coupled to the ground node by closing the switch. A first memory element is configured to control the switch. The first memory element includes a register bit coupled to a control terminal of the switch. A data output is configured to control the switch. A FIFO is configured to provide data to the data output. The first memory element includes a FIFO. A capacitive touch controller is configured to measure a capacitance of the conductive element. A digital processing unit is configured to convert the capacitance of the conductive element to a bit of data. A second memory element is configured to store the bit of data.
US09628587B2
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, receiving an over-the-air programming message that is utilizing a hypertext transfer protocol where the over-the-air programming message including programming data for use by the mobile communication device, converting the over-the-air programming message to a short message service transport protocol to generate an adjusted message that includes the programming data, and providing the adjusted message to a universal integrated circuit card of the mobile communication device via a baseband proxy operating in a device processor of the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09628584B2
A method and system for providing unified location and presence information of and intercommunication among a plurality of networked users is disclosed, where the users may be real world people or virtual world personae. Generally, after receiving data representative of a first and second user's presence or location in the real or a virtual world over a communications network, the users are permitted to view each other's presence in a virtual network. The users are identified by endpoint addresses, and may intercommunicate using various types of media via the communications network.
US09628583B2
An approach is provided for coordinating service information (e.g., account registration identifiers) across multiple server nodes. A server receives a request to register an identifier for an account. The server determines whether it is a home site for the identifier and processes the request based, at least in part, on the determination.
US09628573B1
In some implementations, a service provider may enable location-based interaction of a user of a device with at least one of a digital work or another user. For instance, when the service provider determines that the device of the user is at a particular physical location, the service provider may send a communication to notify the user that one or more digital works are available to be accessed at the current physical location of the device. As one example, a digital work may have been virtually left at the location by another user, and the digital work may be available to be accessed by the user currently at the location. As another example, the user may be attending an event and the service provider may offer a digital work related to the event when the user is determined to be at the location of the event.
US09628556B2
Systems and methods provide logic for decentralized request routing. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method routes a request. The method includes receiving, by a client server, the request. The client server evaluates feedback information received by the client server from at least one of a plurality of host servers. The client server selects one of the plurality of host servers to process the request, based on the evaluation, and transmits the request to the selected one of the plurality of host servers.
US09628554B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the generation and delivery of content including unique and shared components. A content delivery network service provider can obtain requests for content from client computing devices. Based on information provided in the request or otherwise managed by executable code on the client computing device, the CDN service provider obtains one or more pieces of content that may be shared by more than one user or client computing devices. Additionally, the CDN service provider obtains one or more pieces of content that will not be shared by more than one user or more than one client computing device. Responsive to the content request, the CDN service provider can combine the one or more pieces of shared content and the one or more pieces of unique content and deliver the combined content to the requested client computing device.
US09628547B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide media file receiving and media file sending methods, apparatuses, and systems. A media file receiving method includes: obtaining, by a client, an MPD fragment address of a first MPD fragment from a media presentation description MPD fragment index file according to a start-to-play time point requested by a user; sending, by the client, a first MPD fragment obtaining request including the MPD fragment address of the first MPD fragment to a server; receiving, by the client, the first MPD fragment fed back by the server, and sending a media segment obtaining request to the server according to media description information in the first MPD fragment; and receiving, by the client, a media segment fed back by the server. With the media receiving method according to the embodiments of the present invention, an objective of rapidly starting playing a media file can be achieved.
US09628546B2
Systems according to various embodiments use a file download widget to facilitate the download of one or more files from one or more servers associated with a website. In particular embodiments, the file download widget may be used to facilitate the download of one or more particular files that are associated with the widget directly to a content management system, such as a synched or non-synched cloud-based content management system. In various embodiments, this may: (1) allow the user to download files for later use without storing the downloaded files on the user's computing device; and (2) allow the user to complete the download of files by initiating the transfer of files and then logging off of the website (and/or powering down their computing device) before the transfer of files is complete, which may result in a more convenient and enjoyable download process.
US09628543B2
Content playback that includes maintaining a connection between an electronic device and a content source. Content is prefetched prior to attempting to play one or more stations on the electronic device. Scanning a multiple stations and listening to a particular one station is distinguishable.
US09628539B2
A system and method for distributed uploading of content utilizes one or more viewer systems, coupled over a network to a remote content source, to download content to the viewer system(s) at a first time and to retransmit at least a portion of the received content to a remote storage system along with authorization/identification indicia identifying the viewer system. In one embodiment, fractional portions of the same content program from multiple different viewer systems are aggregated at the remote storage system for subsequent download streaming to a requesting of the viewer system for viewing thereby at a second time, which is time-shifted from the initial transmission from the content source.
US09628523B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and method of remotely communicating with a managed machine. One example method of operation may include selecting the managed machine operating in a communication network, transmitting a connection request message to the managed machine and establishing a secure connection between the managed machine and an administrator machine. The example method may also include responsive to connecting with the managed machine, executing a host service on the managed machine, and connecting to the host service over the communication network via an application client operating on the administrator machine.
US09628522B2
Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.
US09628521B2
A location application can be configured to detect a call to a particular telephone number. The location application can also be configured to receive a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals provided through a plurality of different RF interfaces. Each of the RF interfaces can be configured to receive RF signals of different protocols. The location application can also be configured to determine an identifier (ID) for a source of each of the RF signals. At least two of the RF signals can be of different protocols. The location application can also be configured to insert the ID for the sources of each of the RF signals into call signaling for the call.
US09628517B2
An approach is provided that, upon receiving a keyboard event, reduces a volume of an audio input channel from a first volume level to a lower volume level. After the volume of the audio input channel is reduced, the approach waits until a system event occurs, with the system event based at least in part on the occurrence of a nondeterministic event. The volume of the audio input channel is then increased from the lower volume level to a higher volume level when the system event occurs
US09628508B2
A method of discovering suspect IP addresses, the method including, at a client computer: monitoring the computer for malware; on detection of malware, obtaining a list of IP addresses with which a connection has been made or attempted at the client computer within a preceding time frame; sending the list of IP addresses to a central server; and receiving from the central server a blacklist of suspect IP addresses to allow the client computer to block connections with IP addresses within said blacklist.
US09628506B1
A computer-implemented method for detecting security events may include (1) identifying facets of candidate security events detected by a network security system, (2) assigning each of the facets of the candidate security events to one of multiple groups of facets to create permutations of the facets, (3) comparing, for each group of facets, the candidate security events according to a similarity algorithm that indicates similarity between the candidate security events, (4) generating, for each group of facets, a weak classifier for detecting security events based on a nearest neighbor graph, and (5) performing, by the network security system, a remedial action in response to classifying a candidate security event as a security threat by applying a combination of the weak classifiers for the groups of facets to the candidate security event. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09628505B2
A security appliance system routing strings of data packets in a high availability environment. The security appliance system contains a plurality of intrusion prevention systems connected to a load balancer and a computing device. Each intrusion prevention system contains stored session state information in a local session state data store, the load balancer contains a shared hash algorithm, and the computing device contains a connection state manager containing a network session state data store. The computing device includes a topology manager recording connectivity changes of the intrusion prevention systems and accordingly adjusting the shared hash algorithm for the recorded connectivity changes. Using the shared hash algorithm and routing information, a hash value is assigned to received strings. Strings are forwarded an intrusion prevention system based on assigned hash value and processed using stored session state information within the local session state data store and the network session state data store.
US09628491B1
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for authenticating a user. The application server receives a user log in request and determines if a unique identification accompanies the received user log in request. The application server uses the unique identification to authenticate the identity of the user. The application server determines if the unique identification has been previously received by searching a first database to see if the unique identification was already stored in the first database. If the unique identification is not in the first database then the application server stores the unique identification and grants the user access to the one or more applications hosted on the application server.
US09628485B2
Peering within a mobile network is facilitated. In one example, a method includes: generating, by a requesting device including a processor, a peer group between the requesting device and at least one target device over a wireless communication network. The method also includes obtaining virtual access, by the requesting device, to an aspect of the target device based on the generating, wherein the generating is based on successful authentication of the requesting device and the target device. The method also includes displaying, by the requesting device, information indicative of the aspect of the service to which the target device is subscribed. In some cases, the aspect of the target device includes a service to which the target device is subscribed. The service can share data retrieved at a location of the target device with the requesting device.
US09628478B2
Generally, this disclosure describes technologies for securely storing and using biometric authentication information, such as biometric reference templates. In some embodiments, the technologies include a client device that stores one or more biometric reference templates in a memory thereof. The client device may transfer such templates to an authentication device. The transfer may be conditioned on verification that the authentication device includes a suitable protected environment for the templates and will execute an acceptable temporary storage policy. The technologies may also include an authentication device that is configured to temporarily store biometric reference templates received from a client device in a protected environment thereof. Upon completion of biometric authentication or the occurrence of a termination event, the authentication devices may delete the biometric reference templates from the protected environment.
US09628476B2
A source device for systems and methods of verifying an authentication based on dynamic scoring is disclosed, wherein the source device is configured to receive at least one identification feature from a user, and to communicate the identification feature to a verification unit. The verification unit is configured to generate a base verification score associated with the user based on at least one identification input, the identification input comprising the identification feature, a feature validity rating, and a source device validity rating, to receive a request to access a service, wherein the verification unit compares the base verification score with a service authorization threshold associated with the service, and to grant access to the service when the base verification score meets the service authorization threshold.
US09628472B1
Distribution of verification of passwords for electronic account. Password verification is distributed (divided) across multiple entities to reduce potential exposure in the event of a server exposure.
US09628461B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for identity authentication. The method for identity authentication includes: according to a selected user digital certificate, generating, by a browser kernel unit, a login request carrying a selected user digital certificate according to the selected user digital certificate, and sending the login request to an application server; receiving, by the browser kernel unit, a response indicating authentication success which is returned by the application server after performing identity authentication according to the selected digital certificate, extracting a webpage file from the response, parsing the webpage file, generating a webpage and sending the webpage to a browser interface unit; and displaying, by the browser interface unit, the webpage. The method and the device for identity authentication provided by embodiments of the present invention improve the convenience and security of identity authentication.
US09628453B2
A method and system for restricting access to information transmitted over a computing network. A computer receives a resource request for a resource to be located. The resource request contains a universal resource locator (URL). The computer determines that the requested resource is available and in response, the computer locates the requested resource contained in the resource request. The computer determines whether encryption of the contained URL is required. The computer may determine whether encryption is required for a return URL of the requested resource that is to be returned to a location of the resource request. After the computer determines that the requested resource is available, the computer may: determine that encryption of the requested resource is required and in response, determine an encrypted value of the requested resource.
US09628449B1
Multi-party messaging is disclosed. A plurality of public keys is requested by a first device from a server, wherein the plurality of public keys is associated with a plurality of recipients. A message containing one or more components is encrypted using a symmetric key. The symmetric key is encrypted, using each of the respective public keys, resulting in a plurality of encrypted symmetric keys. The encrypted message and the encrypted symmetric keys are encapsulated in an encapsulation. The encapsulation is transmitted to the server.
US09628441B2
An attack defense method and device, which relate to the communications field and effectively defend against a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) denial of service (DoS) attack behavior. The method includes after a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection to a client is established, the attack defense device receives a key negotiation request message sent by the client; when a session monitoring table of the client exists, the attack defense device determines whether a session identity exists in the session monitoring table of the client; when the session identity does not exist, the attack defense device records the session identity into the session monitoring table, and determines whether a quantity of session identities of the client is greater than a first preset value; and when the quantity of session identities of the client is greater than the first preset value, disconnects the TCP connection.
US09628439B2
Systems, methods and apparatus for managing network address information. In some embodiments, an appropriate address authority is queried to obtain information useful for address mapping. For example, the address authority may be selected by determining whether an address to be mapped is within one or more blocks of addresses for which the address authority is authoritative. In some further embodiments, address mapping information may be distributed from an address authority to a network device, so that the network device may perform address mapping using locally available information.
US09628437B2
Systems and methods for processing requests for domain name information in accordance with subscriber information are provided. A request for domain name information can be correlated with subscriber preferences to resolve the domain name information. Domain names may be flagged for blocking or proxying by one or more subscriber preferences. In response to a flagged domain name, a client device can be redirected to a web server that can function as proxy on behalf of the user for accessing the flagged domain. In one example, user preferences and/or network preferences can be used to determine whether a particular user can bypass a blocking preference and access the flagged domain using the proxy.
US09628432B2
A method of cross-platform messaging including receiving, by a messaging system, at least one initial message having a message format, an initial message layout and data indicative of at least one user associated with the at least one initial message, and before delivery to a destination communication device associated with the at least one user, converting, by the messaging system, an initial message into an adapted message, and facilitating, by the messaging system, delivery of the adapted message to the destination communication device. The adapted message is characterized by, at least, an adapted message layout, and the adapted message layout differs from the initial message layout in a characteristic associated with respective message layout such as number of media objects, a graphical image of a media object, a size of a placeholder related to a media object, and a location of a media object within a respective message layout.
US09628430B2
An embodiment searches a social network for at least one trigger event, detects one or more trigger events, and communicates the detected one or more trigger events as an alert. Searching the social network comprises searching member profiles and searching member activities. Detected one or more trigger events are centralized into a sortable list and prioritized based on business entities and the importance of the trigger events to persons related to the business entities. The centralized sortable list is fed into a customer relations management system which presents the alerts on a user interface. A plurality of types of triggers includes people updates, company updates, product purchases, and product usage.
US09628420B1
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer-program product for friendly man-in-the-middle data stream correlation. An example method includes receiving a data stream transmitted from a source intended for a destination. A contextual analysis of portions of the data stream then may be performed, with respective portions of the data stream being correlated according to the contextual analysis.
US09628419B2
A system that transforms electronic messages into annotated messages that include contextual information to aid a recipient in utilizing the electronic message, understanding its meaning, and responding to the message. Annotations are additions or modifications to the original message with contextual information that is related to the features and contents of the original message. Message features are extracted and used to search one or more sources of contextual information. Relevant items are retrieved and added to the message, for example as attachments, hyperlinks, or inline notes. Machine learning techniques may be used to generate or refine modules for feature extraction and information selection. Feedback components may be used to track the usage and value of annotations, in order to iteratively improve the annotation system.
US09628417B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, program products and systems for displaying a corrected time included in the text of an instant message. One or more processors determine that an instant message sent from a first user to a second user includes a first time and a first time zone corresponding to the first time and determine that the first time zone corresponding to the first time does not match a second time zone. The one or more processors convert the first time to a second time, wherein the second time is determined based, at least in part, on the first time, the first time zone, and the second time zone. The one or more processors cause the second time to be displayed to the second user.
US09628413B2
A low latency messaging chat service may provide for receiving from a chat client a connection request via a network; authenticating the chat client by a registration process; allocating to the chat client at least a first topic corresponding to a first message queue and a second topic corresponding to a second message queue, the first topic assigned a first format and the second topic assigned a second format; enabling the chat client to post messages in the first topic; and enabling the chat client to receive messages in the second topic.
US09628387B2
A method to investigate congestion in a computer network may include network devices to route data packets throughout the network. The method includes, for example, sending a probe packet to network devices from a source node to gather information about the traffic queues at each network device that is examined by the probe packet. A routing table at each network device that receives the probe packet is based on the gathered information for respective each traffic queue.
US09628383B2
A time aware device for a packet switched network comprising at least one time tag processing unit adapted to process time tag data of a predetermined time tag data field (TTDF) provided within a header of a tagged data packet (TDP) transported in said packet switched network to provide time related information reflecting a delay undergone by said tagged data packet (TDP) during its transport in said packet switched network.
US09628377B2
This invention specifies mechanisms for detection of failure of links directly attached to communication devices (hosts and gateways) or lying in the path between these devices. The invention also specifies mechanisms for recovering communication sessions when the failure occurs. The failure in a link connected to the host or to the gateway is detected by using a link layer trigger by the respective node while the gateway failure or failure in a remote link is detected by a signaling mechanism initiated by the host on the basis of two control timers, probe timer and keepalive timer. The edge router and gateway also assist the host to detect the failure and quickly start the recovery process. They perform packet redirection through a lively link to the host, thus reducing or completely avoiding packet losses while the host performs the recovery mechanism to transfer the session from the failed link to the lively link.
US09628370B1
Packet switching is facilitated between a source and a destination through a network interface card. In accordance with an aspect, a NIC is configured to switch ingress packets—coming from the network—selectively to one or multiple destinations (in a NIC which is capable of replicating packets) on the host computer, and alternatively or additionally (in a NIC which is capable of replicating packets) back to one or multiple destinations on the network. In multi-port NICs, this capability effectively allows a NIC to perform the basic functions of a standalone network switch as well as additional useful functions.
US09628356B2
A network equipment test device provides a user interface for user specification of a test traffic source, a test traffic destination, SUT and waypoint topology and one or more test cases. In response to receiving the specified input from the user via the interface, the test traffic source is automatically configured to send the test traffic to the destination via the SUT. The waypoint is automatically configured to measure the test traffic. When the test is initiated, test traffic is sent from the test traffic source to the test traffic destination via the SUT and the at least one waypoint. Test traffic is measured at the waypoint, and traffic measurement results are displayed on a visual map of SUT topology.
US09628353B2
A streams manager monitors performance of a streaming application, and when the performance needs to be improved, the streams manager automatically requests virtual machines from a cloud manager. The streams manager specifies to the cloud manager streams infrastructure and one or more streams application components for the virtual machines. The cloud manager provisions one or more virtual machines in a cloud with the specified streams infrastructure and streams application components. The streams manager then modifies the flow graph so one or more portions of the streaming application are hosted by the virtual machines in the cloud.
US09628346B2
A device supporting content delivery is configured to run at least one content delivery (CD) service of a plurality of CD services. The plurality of CD services include reducer services.
US09628345B2
A framework supporting content delivery includes a plurality of devices, each device configured to run at least one content delivery (CD) service of a plurality of CD services. The plurality of CD services include collector services forming one or more collector service networks.
US09628342B2
A framework supporting content delivery includes multiple devices, each configured to run at least one content delivery service. The content delivery services include collector services, reducer services, and control services. Event information is provided from the services, and the control services provide control information to control operation or configuration of content delivery services.
US09628341B2
Provided is a system including at least one server configured for executing one or more system level applications to manage first and second type system components. The first and second type system components are responsive to first and second type interface standards, respectively. The system also includes a graphical user interface (GUI) configured for displaying data associated with the first type system components in accordance with the first type interface standards. An application, representative of the second type system components, is displayed via the GUI in accordance with the first type interface standards.
US09628339B1
Embodiments of network testbed creation and validation processes are described herein. A “network testbed” is a replicated environment used to validate a target network or an aspect of its design. Embodiments describe a network testbed that comprises virtual testbed nodes executed via a plurality of physical infrastructure nodes. The virtual testbed nodes utilize these hardware resources as a network “fabric,” thereby enabling rapid configuration and reconfiguration of the virtual testbed nodes without requiring reconfiguration of the physical infrastructure nodes. Thus, in contrast to prior art solutions which require a tester manually build an emulated environment of physically connected network devices, embodiments receive or derive a target network description and build out a replica of this description using virtual testbed nodes executed via the physical infrastructure nodes. This process allows for the creation of very large (e.g., tens of thousands of network elements) and/or very topologically complex test networks.
US09628337B2
A set of service level agreement (SLA) policies and service level definition (SLD) policies that are applied to a request message of a correlated request/response message pair are tracked. A response message of the correlated request/response message pair is detected. A corresponding set of platform-specific policy enforcement processing rules that are used to enforce the set of SLA policies and SLD policies on the response message are identified using the tracked set of SLA policies and SLD policies applied to the request message. The set of SLA policies and SLD policies are enforced on the response message using the identified corresponding set of platform-specific policy enforcement processing rules.
US09628326B2
A method and apparatus of managing a network connection of a network node comprising a NIC of a first type and a NIC of a second type. The method comprises: creating an interface device in the network node and setting the interface device to exchange data with a bridge connected to the NIC of the first type in response to detection of a failure in the NIC of the first type; determining a secondary node; instructing the secondary node to create and set a corresponding interface device; constructing a data channel between the interface device and the corresponding interface device, such that the data channel is capable of conducting data transmission using a network formed by the NICs of the second type. The apparatus corresponds to the above method.
US09628321B2
A receiver of network data dynamically filters packets by packet type from a network device CPU based on usage information, such as time, day, location, and feature (e.g., “video” or “application”) selection.
US09628319B2
Data is received characterizing a first signal and a second signal. The first signal and a function of the second signal is compared at a plurality of time-shifts to estimate a time-difference between the first signal and the second signal. The function of the second signal includes the second signal, a complex conjugate of the second signal, and a constant. The comparison is provided. At least one of receiving, comparing, and providing is performed by at least one processor of at least one computing system.
US09628312B2
An OFDM system embeds sequence information in the transmitted signal that reduces peak average power ratio (PAP) with minimal impact on the overall system efficiency. A marker is embedded onto the transmitted information that is used to identify the combining (inversion) sequence at the receiver. In one embodiment, selected tones in a cluster are rotated when the corresponding phase factor rotates the cluster.
US09628306B2
Provided is a pulse generation device capable of suitably adjusting and outputting a pulse pattern by a simple configuration. A pulse generation device (100) includes a radio frequency oscillator (110) that generates a carrier wave of a certain frequency, a baseband pulse generating unit (120) that generates a signal having a certain pulse shape at a baseband, a timing generator (130) that controls a timing to generate a pulse through the baseband pulse generating unit (120), and a mixer (140) that modulates the carrier wave output from the radio frequency oscillator (110) using the pulse output from the baseband pulse generating unit (120). The timing generator (130) can adjust a waveform of the pulse output from the baseband pulse generating unit (120).
US09628289B2
An LIN slave node control system, an LIN slave node and a method are provided. The system includes an electronic control part, which includes: an LIN signal detection, reception, and control module, a processing module connected to the LIN signal detection, reception, and control module and an LIN signal transmitting module connected to the processing module; the processing module generates, according to acquired analysis results, control signals for activating the LIN signal transmitting module, and transmits the control signals to the LIN signal detection, reception, and control module, or blocks LIN signal transmitting module and/or processing module control signals; the LIN signal detection, reception, and control module activates the processing module according to awake signals from an LIN bus, activates the LIN signal transmitting module according to the control signals from the processing module, or can block the LIN signal transmitting module and/or the processing module.
US09628273B2
A method and algorithm of authentication between parties includes receiving a randomly generated binary string. A shared secret of the parties is combined with the randomly generated binary string to form a new binary string. A binary pair (A, B) is initiated; a first bit of the new binary string is read. A current value of B is added to A when the read bit is zero, and a current value of A is added to B when the read bit is one. A next bit of the new binary string is read. The steps of adding the current values and reading a next bit are repeated until all bits have been read. A resulting binary pair (A, B) is returned after all of the bits have been read. Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman public keys are securely exchanged between the parties. Challenge responses are exchanged and a session key is agreed upon.
US09628269B2
A method and system are provided for processing encrypted messages at a mobile device. A mobile device receives an encrypted message that comprises encrypted content as well as encryption information for accessing the encrypted content. At the mobile device, the encryption accessing information is obtained and stored to memory. The encryption accessing information is retrieved from memory in order to decrypt the encrypted content when the encrypted message is subsequently accessed.
US09628258B2
Clock generation circuit and method and semiconductor apparatus and electronic system using the same
A clock generation circuit may include a reference clock generator configured to generate a pair of first reference clocks in an offset code generation mode, a triggering unit configured to generate a pair of second reference clocks from the pair of first reference clocks, a pulse detector configured to generate a duty detection signal based on a phase difference between the pair of second reference clocks, a correction code generator configured to generate a reference correction code based on the duty detection signal, and an offset code generator configured to generate an offset code based on the reference correction code and a preset reference code.
US09628256B2
A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) calibration device (360) for calibrating a phase relationship between at least two signals present on at least two radio frequency (RF) paths coupling a wireless communication unit and the MIMO calibration device (360) is described. The MIMO calibration device (360) is operably coupleable via at least two RF paths between a wireless communication unit and an antenna arrangement (219). The calibration device (360) comprises a processing module (490) configured to: process a coupled amount of at least one first signal from a first path operably coupleable to a first polarization of the antenna arrangement (219) to determine at least one pilot signal from said at least one first signal; process a coupled amount of at least one second signal from a second path operably coupleable to at least one second polarization feed of antenna arrangement (219), different to the first polarization, to determine the at least one pilot signal from said at least one second signal; and determine a first phase relationship of the same pilot signal between the at least two RF paths.
US09628255B1
A method of operating a clock circuit can include transmitting a clock signal from a transmitter of a first system to a receiver of a second system, where a first repeating edge of a clock cycle of the clock signal repeats at a predetermined constant frequency within the clock signal to synchronize operations of the second system, and varying, by the first system, a second edge within the clock cycle of the clock signal to transmit a data transmission within the clock signal.
US09628249B2
A radio communication device includes: a receiver configured to receive a radio signal; and a processor coupled to the receiver, configured to switch between a first communication mode and a second communication mode in accordance with scheduling of allocation of a time slot to another radio communication device based on the radio signal, communication between the radio communication device and the another radio communication device being executed using time division multiplexing in the first communication mode, and communication between the radio communication device and the another radio communication device being executed using a competitive access method in the second communication mode.
US09628242B2
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method in which a base station transmits a signal in a wireless communication system, comprising: a step of generating a reception acknowledgement response to the uplink data received from a terminal; and a step of mapping the reception acknowledgement response to a downlink time-frequency resource and transmitting the mapped result. The downlink time-frequency resource is located on a resource region excluding the control region indicated by a physical control format indicator channel, and associated with the index of the resource block with which the uplink data is transmitted.
US09628240B2
Disclosed are a method and device for simultaneous transmission of ACK/NACK feedback information and periodic CQI/PMI/RI feedback bits. By way of using the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention, the periodic CQI/PMI/RI feedback bits and ACK/NACK feedback information can be simultaneously transmitted in the same uplink sub-frame using PUCCH format 3 in an LTE-A system, thus avoiding the situation that the transmission of the periodic CQI/PMI/RI information needs to be abandoned when the ACK/NACK feedback information and the periodic CQI/PMI/RI information are transmitted simultaneously in the same uplink sub-frame, improving the feedback efficiency of the uplink control information.
US09628239B2
A method and apparatus for configuring a control channel between a first transceiver and a second transceiver in a communication system are provided. The method includes generating, by the first transceiver, a signaling message including information for the control channel; transmitting, by the first transceiver, the signaling message including information for the control channel to the second transceiver; generating, by the first transceiver, the control channel based on the information for the control channel; and transmitting, by the first transceiver, the generated control channel to the second transceiver, wherein the information for the control channel includes resource assignment information, and reference signal information.
US09628236B2
The present invention is designed to provide a base station apparatus, a radio communication terminal, a radio communication system and a radio communication method which can reduce the cost required for MTC terminals when an LTE system is employed in the network domain of a machine communication system. A base station apparatus communicates with a first communication terminal in a first frequency band and also communicates with a second communication terminal in a second frequency band of a narrower bandwidth than the first frequency band, and includes: an allocation control section that allocates an extended downlink control channel which is frequency-division-multiplexed with a downlink shared data channel, in a predetermined frequency region in the second frequency band; and a mapping section that maps a common control signal that is common between the second communication terminals at least, in a common search space of the extended downlink control channel.
US09628219B2
Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving polarized signals. Wireless communication with multiple polarized signals may experience greater attenuation on one polarized signal than another polarized signal. The polarized signal that is more attenuated limits overall throughput for the wireless communication. According to an embodiment of the invention, signals undergo rotation processing with a transformation involving a rotation matrix prior to transmission. Each polarized signal that is transmitted is based on a different weighted combination of the signals. The rotation processing can be performed with an objective that signals recovered at a receiver have comparable signal quality, which can increase overall throughput. In some implementations, the rotation processing is performed based on feedback to dynamically adjust the rotation processing.
US09628217B1
Aspects of the present invention provide a system and method for using a filter controller and an adjustable narrow-band filter within each sub-band of a communication system. If a channel of the sub-band is being jammed, the filter controller will adjust the adjustable narrow-band filter to notch-filter out only the channel of the sub-band that is being jammed. In this manner, the remaining channel of the sub-band may be used for communication.
US09628214B2
The following is directed to control and data channel interference cancellation between a serving cell and interfering cell. A first symbol of a subframe is processed to determine a control span of a serving cell and a control span of an interfering cell. The interference is then cancelled based on the determined control spans.
US09628207B2
Intelligent switching of audio sources includes determining, via a computer processor communicatively coupled to an audio system in a vehicle, alternative sources of content that are communicatively available to the vehicle. The audio system renders an instance of a content item that has been received from a content provider, as a source of content, over a network. Upon determining an interruption in a signal from the content provider with respect to the instance of the content item, the intelligent switching of audio sources also includes presenting an alternative content item, through the audio system, from one of the alternative sources of content.
US09628205B2
An apparatus and method for configuring a broadcast service data in a digital broadcasting communication system are provided. The method includes mapping a first zone, corresponding to broadcast service data of a first type, and a second zone, corresponding to broadcast service data of a second type, in a frame individually. Preferably, the broadcast service data included in the first zone and the second zone is sliced into sub-slices according to a different number of service slicings for each zone.
US09628202B2
A testing front end module for testing a plurality of devices under test (DUT) includes a testing signal interface, a vector signal generator (VSG) coupled to the testing signal interface and configured to generate testing signals upon reception of testing routine signals from a remote controller via the testing signal interface, a vector signal analyzer (VSA) coupled to the testing signal interface and configured to receive testing response signals from a plurality of DUTs and to transmit the received testing response signals to the remote controller via the testing signal interface, a multiplexer/demultiplexer (MUX/DEMUX) coupled to the VSG and the VSA, the MUX/DEMUX being configured to multiplex the received testing response signals and to demultiplex the generated testing signals, and a test device interface coupled to the MUX/DEMUX and configured to couple the testing front end module to the plurality of DUTs.
US09628201B2
The present invention describes a new distributed decision making scheme for adaptive signal detection. The innovation describes an adaptive system and method for allocating signal detection resources that are used to find out the status of channel use (occupied/unoccupied). The system includes selection of suitable spectrum sensing methods and decision combining techniques as well as the associated parameters to meet the requirements set for the system in the specific operational environment. The result is that the system has good performance, simple implementation and is applicable to versatile time-variant situations.
US09628195B2
A gain-variable trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) in optical device is disclosed. The TIA has an improved dynamic range for receiving electrical signals and is configured to convert current signals from an avalanche photodiode (APD) to voltage signals. A resistor element is between the input and output terminals of the TIA, wherein the resistance of the resistor element can regulate the resistance and/or impedance value of the TIA, and a switch determines or controls the resistance of the resistor element. When the power of an optical signal received by the APD is higher than a predetermined value, the resistance becomes smaller and the gain of the TIA becomes greater. When the power of the optical signal is lower than the predetermined value, the resistance becomes greater. The gain of the TIA is automatically adjusted on the basis of the intensity of received optical signals to obtain a greater dynamic operational range.
US09628194B2
A burst-signal reception circuit that receives a differential signal of a burst signal input via a preamplifier. The burst-signal reception circuit includes a differential amplifier to which the differential signal is input via capacitors, an average detection circuit that detects an average of a differential input signal to the differential amplifier, and a differential-offset cancel circuit that operates to cancel a DC voltage level difference of the differential input signal on the basis of output signals of the average detection circuit. Average detection speed of the average detection circuit is configured to be switched according to presence or absence of burst signal reception. The average detection speed is switched to a high-speed side in a head portion of the burst signal and switched to a low-speed side in portions other than the head portion.
US09628189B2
Optimization systems and methods are described configured to optimize filter coefficients in pulse shaping filters in transmitters and matched filters in receivers to maximize Q-factor in a fiber optic system. The systems and methods include receiving a measured Q-factor for one or more channels; iteratively adjusting filter coefficients of the pulse shaping filters and the matched filters to maximize a measured Q-factor of a channel of the one or more channels; and setting the filter coefficients of the pulse shaping filters and the matched filters to optimized values based on the iteratively adjusting.
US09628182B2
A repeater includes: a pressure-tight casing to be arranged on seabed or in sea; and a feedthrough having a plurality of lead sections each configured to connect a circuit housed in the pressure-tight casing with a cable outside the pressure-tight casing, wherein the plurality of lead sections include at least a power wire and an electric signal wire, and at least two of the plurality of lead sections have a difference in length from each other.
US09628168B2
Interference information is obtained from one or more interference information sources external to a particular communication system, wherein the interference information is indicative of non-weather related interference that can adversely affect efficacy of the particular communication system. Configurable link parameters of the particular communication system are dynamically adapted and/or resources of the particular communication system are dynamically allocated based on the interference information obtained from the interference information source(s) that is/are external to the particular communication system. Such embodiments can advantageously be performed proactively to prevent or mitigate adverse effects of non-weather related interference on the efficacy of the particular communication system.
US09628157B2
The present invention relates to a signal processing unit for pre-processing signals for crosstalk mitigation.In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the signal processing unit comprises a modulo unit configured to determine individual modulo shifts (Δ) for respective transmit samples (U) to be transmitted over respective communication channels (H) based on first channel coupling information (L), and to add the modulo shifts to the respective transmit samples, and a linear precoder configured to jointly process the resulting transmit samples based on second channel coupling information (p′) that aim at effectively diagonalizing an overall channel matrix (HP′) resulting from the concatenation of the linear precoder with the communication channels.The present invention also relates to a method for pre-processing signals for crosstalk mitigation.
US09628150B2
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for detecting and using a cable length value recorded on a cable. In embodiments, the length information may be encoded onto an NFC tag that is located at or near the end of the cable such that, when the cable is inserted into a port, an NFC reader may read the cable length value. In embodiments, the detected cable length value may be used in determining a buffer-to-buffer credit for a channel connection formed between two devices using that cable. Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for making the cables or information handling devices that can detect the recorded values.
US09628145B2
Provided are a method and system for transferring data between a plurality of devices. The method of transferring data from a first device to a second device includes: selecting at least one content; acquiring relevant information about the selected content; storing the acquired relevant information; and providing the second device with the stored relevant information when a communication channel is formed between the first device and the second device.
US09628141B2
A system and method are presented for acoustic echo cancellation. The echo canceller performs reduction of acoustic and hybrid echoes which may arise in a situation such as a long-distance conference call with multiple speakers in varying environments, for example. Echo cancellation, in at least one embodiment, may be based on similarity measurement, statistical determination of echo cancellation parameters from historical values, frequency domain operation, double talk detection, packet loss detection, signal detection, and noise subtraction.
US09628139B2
A base station system according to an aspect of the invention includes a baseband unit (BBU) and a radio frequency (RF) unit (RFU) connected to the BBU via a communication line. The RFU (BBU) measures the frequencies of occurrence of sampled values indicated by sampled data that is a digital signal corresponding to a baseband signal to be transmitted to the BBU (RFU), and generates a frequency distribution representing a relationship between the sampled value having occurred and the frequency of occurrence. Furthermore, the RFU (BBU) determines a plurality of thresholds for compressing the sampled data, which are used for quantization processing of the sampled value, in accordance with the generated frequency distribution, and compresses the sampled data by the quantization processing using the plurality of thresholds.
US09628132B2
The embodiment relates to a case apparatus including a mounting member, which includes a first mounting member and a second mounting member surrounding the first mounting member; a first antenna device mounted on a top surface of the first mounting member; and a second antenna device mounted on a bottom surface of the second mounting member. Thus, even when the case apparatus is mounted on a mobile communication terminal, short range communication may be smoothly performed between the mobile communication terminal and an external device.
US09628131B2
A case for a portable electronic device includes a cavity and one or more studded surfaces. The cavity can receive at least a portion of the portable electronic device such that the portable electronic device is removable from the cavity through an opening in the cavity. The studded surfaces can be coupled with one or more building elements.
US09628123B2
A method and apparatus for mitigating a phase anomaly in an analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) output signal is disclosed. A plurality of codewords output by the ADC are received and information about an estimated level of interference between an output of the ADC and an input of the ADC due to the codeword is obtained for each codeword based on the logic values of bits in the codeword. In-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) corrections are obtained based on the information about the estimated level of interference, and applied to I and Q values obtained from the ADC output signal.
US09628122B1
A system is provided with circuits and methods for dynamically reducing interference to maintain linear system operation and mitigate interference degradation to desired signal components. The system can include a binning subcircuit system configured to divide the digitized input signal into a plurality of spectral bins each having a power level. A power analysis subcircuit can be coupled to the binning subcircuit and configured to compare a collective power level of spectral bins to a threshold level that would produce nonlinear system operation. Based upon the collective power level exceeding the threshold level, outputting a gain control signal to a variable gain amplifier so that the system remains linear. This dynamic gain control can be applied to systems that receive and/or transmit signals. Residual interference components that degrade signal components can be dynamically removed by excision and the distortion introduced by the excision process can be reduced with equalization circuitry.
US09628116B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure having a feed point for coupling to a dielectric core of a cable that propagates electromagnetic waves without an electrical return path, and a dielectric antenna, substantially or entirely devoid of conductive external surfaces, coupled to the feed point, the dielectric antenna facilitating receipt, at the feed point, the electromagnetic waves for propagating the electromagnetic waves to an aperture of the dielectric antenna for radiating a wireless signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09628112B2
A method and apparatus for encoding data and for decoding data using LDPC (low density parity check) codes includes providing a mother LDPC matrix of a particular size. A data payload of a smaller size is encoded by shortening the mother matrix to a smaller daughter matrix corresponding in size to the data payload and using the smaller daughter matrix for the encoding. The portions of the mother matrix to be removed in the shortening are derived from a control signal. The encoded data is transmitted with the control signal so that the receiver can derive the portions of the mother matrix to be removed to obtain the daughter matrix. At the receiver, a mother matrix is shortened to a daughter matrix and is then used to decode the data. The data at the encoder may be further reduced by puncturing to remove selected information bits and selected parity bits. The decoder inserts the selected information bits and parity bits when decoding the data.
US09628102B2
An integrated circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit including at least one first channel type digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and at least one second channel type DAC. The integrated circuit further includes a plurality of sample and hold (S/H) circuits, each of the plurality of S/H circuits being coupled with a single DAC of the DAC circuit. A number of the at least one first channel type DAC is different than a number of the at least one second channel type DAC.
US09628098B2
The present disclosure is directed to multichannel transducer devices and methods of operation thereof. One example device includes at least two acquisition modules that have different sensitives and a signal processing stage that generates a blended signal representative of a lower gain signal mapped onto a higher gain signal. One example method of operation includes receiving a first signal from a first sensor having a first sensitivity, receiving a second signal from a second sensor having a second sensitivity that is different from the first sensitivity, generating a blended signal by mapping the second signal to the first signal, outputting the first signal while the first signal is below a first threshold and above a second threshold, and outputting the blended signal when the first signal is above the first threshold and when the first signal is below the second threshold.
US09628093B2
A charge pump circuit comprises a first bipolar transistor device and a second bipolar switching device arranged in a differential pair configuration. A first terminal of each of the first and second bipolar switching devices are coupled to a supply. A second like terminal of each of the first and second bipolar switching devices are coupled together and to ground potential via a pulsed current source. A field effect switching device is also provided and the first terminal of the first bipolar switching device is coupled to the voltage supply via the field effect switching device.
US09628090B2
While transmission of data to be transmitted and gap data to be transmitted by the same transmission path as that data is controlled so that a frequency of a data signal may become equal to or more than a certain frequency, a data output driver selects and outputs the data or the gap data as the data signal, a valid signal generation circuit outputs a valid signal that indicates whether or not the data is effective, and a reception circuit that is formed in a different die receives the data signal and the valid signal transmitted via the transmission path that includes a through silicon via and acquires the data from the data signal based on the valid signal.
US09628089B1
An adaptive clock distribution (ACD) system with a voltage tracking clock generator (VTCG) is disclosed. The ACD system includes a tunable-length delay (TLD) circuit, to generate a TLD clock by adding a preselected delay to a root clock, and a voltage droop detector for detecting a voltage droop in a supply voltage. The VTCG is configured to generate a VTCG clock, wherein a frequency of the VTCG clock is finely tuned to one of two or more values to correspond to a magnitude of the supply voltage during the voltage droop. A clock selector selects the VTCG clock as an ACD clock to be provided to an electronic circuit during the voltage droop and the TLD clock as the ACD clock when there is no voltage droop detected.
US09628083B1
A routing network is associated with a logic island in a logic block of a programmable logic device and includes switches for each of feedback, street, and highway networks. Some of the switches include multiple stages. The street network switch receives the signals from the feedback network switch, signals from neighboring highway network switches, and direct feedback from selected logic island outputs and provides outputs to the logic island. The street network switch includes multiple stages, where outputs to the logic island are provided directly by each stage in the street network switch. The output terminals of a first stage of the street network switch that are connected to the logic island are also connected to the second stage of the street network switch. The second stage of the street network switch receives feedback output signals from the feedback network and directly from the associated logic island.
US09628081B2
An exemplary interconnect circuit for a programmable integrated circuit (IC) includes an input terminal coupled to receive from a node in the programmable IC, an output terminal coupled to transmit towards another node in the programmable IC, first and second control terminals coupled to receive from a memory cell of the programmable IC, and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) pass-gate coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal and to the first and second control terminals. The CMOS pass-gate includes a P-channel transistor configured with a low threshold voltage for a CMOS process used to fabricate the programmable IC.
US09628078B2
An electronic device including an inverter includes a pull-up driving unit configured to drive an output node with a high voltage in response to an input signal; a path switching unit coupled in a path between the pull-up driving unit and the output node according to a direction of a first current flowing between the pull-up driving unit and the output node and operable to selectively switch on or off the path; a pull-down driving unit coupled to the output node to supply a low voltage in response to the input signal; a path blocking unit coupled in a path between the pull-down driving unit and the output node to block the path; and a bypass unit coupled to form a bypass path between the pull-down driving unit and the output node.
US09628073B2
A current control circuit includes a first drive switching device, a gate power source, a control switching device, a first resistor, an operational amplifier, and a switching circuit. The operational amplifier includes: an output terminal connected to the control switching device; a non-inverting input terminal; and an inverting input terminal configured to receive a reference potential. The switching circuit is configured to: input a value based on a potential difference between both ends of the first resistor to the non-inverting input terminal when a current flowing through the first drive switching device is equal to or smaller than a threshold level; and input a value based on a potential on a current pathway between the control switching device and the first drive switching device to the non-inverting input terminal when the current flowing through the first drive switching device is greater than the threshold level.
US09628065B2
Example apparatus and methods to remove power from a field device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first switch to control power to the field device, and a second switch comprising a first gate and a second gate. The second gate is electrically coupled in parallel to the first gate, and the second switch is electrically coupled in series to the first switch. The example apparatus also includes a first diagnostics controller to control the first and second gates, a first processor to control the first switch, a third switch to control power to the field device, and a fourth switch comprising a third gate and a fourth gate. The fourth gate is electrically coupled in parallel to the third gate, and the fourth switch is electrically coupled in series to the third switch. The example apparatus also includes a second processor to control the third switch, and a second diagnostics controller to control the third and fourth gates.
US09628059B2
A circuit includes a first node, a first inverter connected to the first node and a second node. A variable resistive element is connected to the second node and a third node. A first switch is connected to the second node, a first capacitive element is connected in series with the first switch and the third node, a second switch connected to the second node, a second capacitive element is connected in series with the second switch and the third node, and a second inverter is connected to the third node and a fourth node.
US09628052B2
An embedded multi-terminal capacitor embedded in a substrate cavity includes at least one metal layer patterned into a plurality of power rails and a plurality of ground rails. The substrate includes an external power network.
US09628051B2
A circuit for generating a voltage waveform at an output node. The circuit includes a voltage rail connected to the output node via a voltage rail switch; an anchor node connected to the output node via an inductor and a bidirectional switch, wherein the bidirectional switch includes two or more transistors connected in series; and a control unit configured to change the voltage at the output node by controlling the voltage rail switch and the bidirectional switch so that, if a load capacitance is connected to the output node, a resonant circuit is established between the inductor and the load capacitance. The circuit may be included in an apparatus for use in processing charged particles, e.g. for use in performing mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry.
US09628050B2
A scan driving circuit configured for driving cascaded scan lines is provided, which includes an input control module, a latch module, a driving-signal generation module, an output control module, a constant high voltage source and a constant low voltage source. The scan driving circuit of the present invention drives the input control module through cascade signals of a preceding stage and cascade signals of a succeeding stage, so as to reduce interference and the driving power consumption of the scan driving circuit.
US09628049B2
In a filter device, a transversal elastic wave filter, which defines a delay element, is connected in parallel with a band pass filter. The transversal elastic wave filter has the same amplitude characteristic as and the opposite phase to the band pass filter at a desired frequency inside an attenuation range of the band pass filter. When a wavelength determined by an electrode finger period of IDTs and is denoted by λ, the distance between the first IDT and the second IDT of the elastic wave filter is about 12λ or less.
US09628031B2
An apparatus includes: first and second transistors, each of the first and second transistors includes a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal; and a transformer including a primary winding and first and second secondary windings, the primary winding is coupled to a first input node configured to receive an input signal and a second input node configured to receive a potential, the first and second secondary windings are coupled to gate terminals of the first and second transistors and cross-coupled to source terminals of the first and second transistors.
US09628024B2
There is disclosed an envelope tracking modulated supply arranged to generate a modulated supply voltage in dependence on a reference signal, comprising a low frequency path for tracking low frequency variations in the reference signal and including a switched mode power supply, a correction path for tracking high frequency variations in the reference signal and including a linear amplifier, a feedback path from the output of the linear amplifier to the input of the linear amplifier, and a combiner for combining the output of the switched mode power supply and the output of the linear amplifier to generate a modulated supply voltage.
US09628021B2
A wiring pattern for oscillation input signal and a wiring pattern for oscillation output signal are provided on a printed circuit board, and a wiring pattern for ground power source voltage is arranged in a region therebetween. A quartz crystal unit is connected between the wiring pattern for oscillation input signal and the wiring pattern for oscillation output signal and one ends of capacitors serving as load capacitors thereof are connected to the wiring pattern for ground power source voltage. Further, a wiring pattern for VSS is arranged so as to enclose these wiring patterns, and a wiring pattern for VSS is arranged also in a lower layer in addition thereto. By this means, reduction of a parasitic capacitance between an XIN node and an XOUT node, improvement in noise tolerance of these nodes and others can be achieved.
US09628014B2
A personal hygiene device has a resonant motor and a motor control unit for applying a periodic voltage signal with a driving frequency at the resonant motor for driving the resonant motor into an oscillating motion with an oscillating frequency equal to the driving frequency. The motor control unit comprises a synthesizer circuit for digitally synthesizing the periodic voltage signal from voltage pulses of variable length provided with a pulse frequency higher than the driving frequency such that at least two voltage pulses are applied at least in one of two half cycles of each period of the periodic voltage signal.
US09628013B2
A control device, linear device, non-transitory computer readable medium and method by which optimal vibration damping can also be achieved in a simple manner when transferring a carrier from one segment to the next segment, where a primary part includes a plurality of sequentially consecutive segments that are each connected to a supply voltage via a respective converter, such that each of plurality of sequentially consecutive the segments receive respective currents of a three-phase system.
US09628011B2
Method and systems are provided for adjusting an engine load exerted on a vehicle engine by an alternator mechanically coupled to said engine. In one example, a method may include when decelerating a vehicle driven by an engine, recharging a battery by an alternator driven by said engine, and during engine idle speed control, when engine speed is less than desired, in a first mode reducing electrical power to selected devices, and in a second mode offsetting a set point of desired engine ignition timing to a new set point when engine speed is higher than desired.
US09628003B2
A direct-current power supply device includes a rectifier connected to a power supply, a charge storage unit configured by a first capacitor and a second capacitor connected in series, a switching unit configured by a first switching element 4a and a second switching element connected in series and backflow preventing elements that suppress a backflow of electric charges from the charge storage unit, a reactor, a control unit that controls operations of the first switching element and the second switching element, and a direct-current-voltage detecting unit that detects a first both-end voltage, which is a voltage across the first capacitor, and a second both-end voltage, which is a voltage across the second capacitor. The control unit detects, on the basis of a voltage difference between the first both-end voltage and the second both-end voltage, a short-circuit failure of one of the first switching element and the second switching element.
US09627999B2
A power supply device for supplying power to a load by combining a secondary battery and a capacitor includes a bypass switch which enables power to be directly supplied to the load from the capacitor by being switched to a connected state when a voltage of the capacitor is a voltage capable of driving the load, and a first DC-DC converter which enables the voltage of the capacitor to be stepped up and supplied to the load when the voltage of the capacitor drops below a minimum voltage capable of driving the load.
US09627998B2
The electric motor control device includes: an inverter circuit 20 which converts DC power of a DC power supply 90 into AC power; and a switching control section 60 which performs on/off control of a semiconductor switching element composing the inverter circuit. The switching control section 60 includes: a power-supply-side abnormality determination section 62 which determines whether a power-supply-side abnormal state is established in which regenerative energy from an electric motor 10 cannot be regenerated to the DC power supply; and a switching frequency changeable section 63 which changes, when the power-supply-side abnormality determination section has determined that the power-supply-side abnormal state has been established, a switching frequency of the semiconductor switching element such that an overall loss, which is a total of loss in the inverter and loss in the electric motor, is increased.
US09627997B2
A power-generating system includes a heat source which is able to produce temporal temperature variation, a first device in which polarization occurs based on the temperature change of the heat source, and a second device for taking out a net generating power from the first device, wherein 80% or higher of the total surface area of the first device is heated and/or cooled with the heat source.
US09627989B2
A three-level converter and a method for controlling a three-level converter, wherein the third (S31, S32, S33), the fourth (S41, S42, S43) and the fifth (S51, S52, S53) controllable semiconductor switch of a switching branch having, out of all the switching branches, the most positive voltage in its alternating current pole (AC1, AC2, AC3) is controlled to be non-conductive for the whole period of time when the switching branch in question has the most positive voltage in its alternating current pole, and the first (S11, S12, S13), the second (S21, S22, S23) and the sixth (S61, S62, S63) controllable semiconductor switch of a switching branch having, out of all the switching branches, the most negative voltage in its alternating current pole is controlled to be non-conductive for the whole period of time when the switching branch in question has the most negative voltage in its alternating current pole.
US09627976B2
A power supply system includes a power source; a load device configured to receive power from the power source; and a power interface device coupled to the power source and the load device and configured to change a first voltage provided by the power source to a second voltage for operating the load device. The power interface device include a main switching converter configured to operate at a first switching frequency and source low frequency current to the load device and an auxiliary switching converter coupled in parallel with the main switching converter and configured to operate at a second and different switching frequency and source fast transient high frequency current to the load device.
US09627974B1
A voltage regulator circuit includes: a comparator configured to have a first input coupled to an output voltage of the voltage regulator circuit; a second input coupled to a reference voltage and an output signal; a first transistor; a second transistor, a drain of the first transistor connected to a drain of the second transistor; an inductor connected to the drain of the first transistor and the drain of the second transistor; a capacitor and a resistor connected in parallel, between the output node and a source of the second transistor; a peak-current detector unit configured to detect peak current in the inductor; a zero-crossing detector unit configured to detect a zero-crossing current in the inductor; and a control unit configured to receive a plurality of input signals including at least an input voltage and a clock signal.
US09627973B2
A highly efficient and low-cost switching power supply device includes a high withstand voltage transistor and a low withstand voltage transistor. When current flows from a second node to a first node, the high withstand voltage transistor turns on and the low withstand voltage transistor turns off, causing current to flow through a built-in diode of the low withstand voltage transistor. Since current does not flow through the parasitic diode of the high withstand voltage transistor, the recovery current is reduced. Furthermore, since a first delay circuit including resistors and a diode is connected to the gate electrode of the high withstand voltage transistor, and a second delay circuit including resistors and a diode is connected to the gate electrode of the low withstand voltage transistor, precise adjustment of the switching speed during switching operation is possible, and losses are reduced.
US09627971B2
Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring overcurrent and zero voltage are disclosed. These devices, systems, and methods monitor an input/output pin of an electronic device to determine a period of time when monitoring for an overcurrent of the input/output pin of the electronic device is not performed and compare a first input voltage to a first reference voltage during the period of time when monitoring for the overcurrent of the input/output pin of the electronic device is not performed so as to determine when a diode is conducting current, the diode being located across a switch being monitored for a zero voltage state, wherein the diode conducting current indicates that the switch is at the zero voltage state.
US09627968B2
A step-down chopper type switching power-supply device includes a step-down chopper circuit including an inductor connected to a switching element connected to a DC power source, a regenerative-voltage detecting circuit, a control circuit controlling the switching element such that regenerative voltage becomes a reference voltage, an auxiliary power supply circuit charging a capacitor by using the regenerative voltage and supplying the voltage of the capacitor as power-supply voltage to the control circuit, and a activation circuit stopping supply of current to the capacitor after activation of the auxiliary power supply circuit, wherein, after activation of the auxiliary power supply circuit, in a case where voltage supplied from the DC power source is equal to or less than a first threshold value, the activation circuit performs control by the voltage supplied from the DC power source, such that current is supplied to the capacitor.
US09627954B2
A buck power converter creates a desired output voltage from a greater input voltage with higher efficiency than linear regulators or charge pumps. For compact-size and cost sensitive products, the use of the buck power converter is hindered mainly because of lack of physical space and increases in the cost of the passive components like the inductor and capacitor. Techniques are presented to reduce the sizes of the passive components so that they can be integrated on-chip or in-package or on board. A signal converter in the buck power converter determines the duty cycle of a switching control signal. The switching control signal would ordinarily have driven a power switching circuit that provides current to the inductor in the buck power converter. The signal converter outputs a modified (multiphase) switching control signal that includes multiple separated on-periods that taken together approximate the duty cycle of the switching control signal while maintaining the same control loop frequency. The multiphase switching signal drives the power switching circuit to provide current to the inductor during each of the multiple separated on-periods so that the output voltage ripple decreases by a factor of the number of phases in the modified switching signal. In this way, if the ripple amplitude is kept same, the sizes of the passive components can be reduced by the factor of the number of phases in the modified switching control signal.
US09627953B1
A turbine is provided having one or more vanes joined to respective balloons. Compressed or pumped gas entering the turbine is selectively directed toward desired balloons by selectively activating one or more input valves, in order to selectively inflate the balloons. Simultaneously, gas inside the balloons is selectively directed away from the balloons and out of the turbine by selectively activating one or more output valves, in order to selectively deflate the balloons. The turbine is configured for being at least partially submerged in a liquid. The selective inflation of the balloons generates buoyancy which pushes the balloons upward, thereby causing the turbine to rotate. The selective deflation of the balloons decreases buoyancy which may counter the turbine's rotation. The turbine's rotation can be converted to a desired form of energy via a suitable energy converter.
US09627949B2
A method of vertically assembling a generator of a wind turbine is provided. The method includes A rotor part is arranged on a horizontal assembly which supports components of the generator such that a rotational axis of a component is essentially vertical during assembly, and the assembly support is configured to allow access to an interior of a generator component during the assembly procedure; a stator part is arranged in the rotor part; and the stator part is joined to the rotor part. An assembly arrangement for a vertical assembly of a generator of a wind turbine is provided. The assembly arrangement includes a horizontal assembly support for supporting components of the generator such that a rotational axis of a component is essentially vertical during assembly, and the assembly support is configured to allow access to an interior of a generator component during the assembly procedure.
US09627946B2
A lead wire connection structure includes a rectifier that is arranged at the outside or the inside in an axis direction of the brackets so as to rectify AC voltage, which is generated on the stator, to DC voltage; in which, when a number of conductors of a connecting portion, at which lead conductors of the stator winding and the rectifier are connected, is “N” (N is integer and greater than or equal to 2) per one position, conductors, of which number is less than or equal to “N−1” per one position, are connected at the connecting portion, and conductors excepted from the conductors, of which number is less than or equal to “N−1”, are welded onto the remaining conductors at a position being nearer the stator winding side than the connecting portion.
US09627940B2
An electromechanical actuator device (17) and method for use under water in petroleum activity, in which, via a transmission element (30, 34, 36), an electric motor (18), including a stator (20) and a rotor (22), is arranged to move an actuation element (36) between at least a first position and a second position, and in which the rotor (22) of the electric motor (18) surrounds and is connected to an actuator nut (30) which is in threaded engagement with the actuation element (36).
US09627930B2
A method and apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission are provided. An output power of a source device may be wirelessly transmitted to a target device via a resonator. The source device may detect a change in a current of the output power, and may request the target device to verify a state of the target device. The source device may determine a state of a wireless power transmission based on the change in the current and the state of the target device. The source device may control wireless power transmission based on the determined state of the wireless power transmission.
US09627924B2
A transfer system may be provided. The transfer system may comprise a first transfer switch comprising first normally closed contacts and first normally open contacts. In addition, the transfer system may comprise a second transfer switch comprising second normally closed contacts and second normally open contacts. Furthermore, the transfer system may comprise third normally closed contacts with a solid state switch in parallel. A source monitor may be configured to monitor the quality of a primary source and a backup source. And a source control may be configured to operate the first transfer switch, the second transfer switch, the third normally closed contacts, and the solid state switch to transfer a load from the primary source to the backup source in response to the monitored quality of the primary source and the backup source.
US09627916B2
An electronic card including an antenna, a chip, a charging circuit and a battery is provided. The antenna receives an external electric signal, and the chip is coupled to the antenna, so as to receive the external electric signal and provide a demodulated electric signal. The charging circuit is coupled to the chip, receives the demodulated electric signal and converts the demodulated electric signal to generate a charging power. The battery is coupled to the charging circuit, wherein, the charging circuit provides the charging power to the battery according to a residual electricity of the battery, so as to charge the battery.
US09627905B2
A jumper cable includes a receptacle mounted on, near or within a battery casing. The receptacle may include a socket having a pair of circular contacts on the inner circumference thereof electrically connected to battery terminals. The device may also include a cable having a plug on each end configured to mate with the receptacle socket. Such a plug may include a larger-diameter ring for engaging the upper contact and a smaller-diameter ring for engaging the lower contact when the plug is inserted into the socket. Accordingly, if a battery needs recharging, a plug is inserted into the receptacle associated with the dead battery and the opposing plug is inserted into a receptacle associated with a charged battery to establish electrical interconnection therebetween. Alternatively, an adapter having a socket and electrical clamps for grasping battery terminals may be used when a receptacle is not connected to one of the batteries.
US09627901B2
A charging circuit includes a power supply chipset, a charging port, and a detecting circuit. The power supply chipset includes an enable pin. A voltage on the enable pin controls the power supply chipset. The charging port includes a detecting pin which detects whether there is an electronic device connected on the charging port. The detecting circuit is connected between the detecting pin and the enable pin. The detecting circuit controls the voltage on the enable pin to cause the power supply chipset to output a charging voltage to the power supply chipset in event an electronic device that requires charging is connected to the charging port.
US09627897B2
Systems and methods for charging a plurality of battery strings are provided. The individual string current of each of the individual battery strings can be monitored and used to regulate a charging output provided by the charger. For instance, the output voltage of charger can be controlled as part of a closed loop control system based on the individual string current of the battery string under the constraint of an individual string current limit and/or a charging voltage limit. As the charging voltage of the charger increases as a result of the closed loop control based on the individual string current, other battery strings can be coupled to the charger when the charging voltage provided by the charger exceeds a battery string voltage associated with the battery string.
US09627896B2
A battery system comprises plural battery cells, a voltage detecting circuit detecting voltage of each of the battery cells, and plural voltage detecting lines connecting an electrode terminal of each of the battery cells to input side of the voltage detecting circuit, and the voltage detecting circuit detects the voltage of each of the battery cells through the voltage detecting lines. The voltage detecting lines have different lengths, and at least one of the voltage detecting lines has a resistance adjusting portion which equalizes electrical resistances of the long voltage detecting line and the short voltage detecting line, and through the plural voltage detecting lines of which electrical resistances are equalized by the resistance adjusting portion, the voltage detecting circuit detects the voltage of each of the battery cells.
US09627895B2
A power supply apparatus includes a first power supply unit used for a first power supply method, a second power supply unit used for a second power supply method different from the first power supply method, a first communication unit used for a first control method for controlling power supplying, a second communication unit used for a second control method different from the first control method, and a control unit that sets the power supply apparatus in any one of a first, second, and third mode based on authentication with an electronic apparatus. The control unit operates so that the power supply apparatus performs power supply to the electronic apparatus based on a set mode.
US09627893B2
The invention relates to an electronic management system (5) for electricity generating cells (3), the system comprising: cell connection terminals to be connected to n associated electricity generating cells (3), n being a positive integer number, outputs to be connected to m associated static converters (9); m being a positive integer number and at least m=2, an energy routing module (13) adapted for routing energy flows from and between said cell connection terminals towards said outputs; and an electronic control unit (15) adapted for controlling dynamically the energy routing module (13).
US09627891B2
There is provided a power supply system in which a user can easily determine an optimum method of consuming power obtained by discharging a power storage portion. The power supply system (1) includes: a power storage portion (11) that supplies a power by discharge; a dischargeable time prediction portion (55) that predicts, when a power is supplied to a predetermined load among a plurality of loads included in the load portion (31), a dischargeable time that is a time period in which the power storage portion (11) can perform discharge; and a notification portion (70) that notifies a user of the dischargeable time predicted by the dischargeable time prediction portion (55). The dischargeable time prediction portion (55) predicts a plurality of dischargeable times in which combinations of loads receiving power supply are different and the notification portion (70) notifies the dischargeable times.
US09627890B2
A circuit arrangement has a bidirectional AC/DC converter connected to a first side of a DC/DC converter at a DC side of the AC/DC converter via first electric switch. The AC/DC converter is connected to a second side of the DC/DC converter at the DC side of the AC/DC converter via a second electric switch. The first side of the DC/DC converter is connected to a third electric switch and can be connected to an energy storing device via said switch. The second side of the DC/DC converter is connected to a fourth electric switch and can be connected to an energy generating device via said switch. The AC/DC converter can be connected to the electric supply grid at the AC side of the AC/DC converter. A control device controls the switches and the converters.
US09627889B2
A renewable energy, utility-size electric power system is provided with a high voltage, renewable energy harvesting network connected by a direct current link to a centralized grid synchronized multiphase regulated current source inverter system. The harvesting network includes distributed renewable energy power optimizers and transmitters that control delivery of renewable energy to the grid synchronized multiphase regulated current source inverter system. A visual immersion monitoring and control system can be provided for a three dimensional, visually oriented, virtual reality display, and command and control environment.
US09627888B2
An electrical power distribution unit can include a power distribution unit enclosure, a power input associated with the power distribution unit enclosure, and a plurality of power outputs associated with the power distribution unit enclosure. At least certain power outputs can be connectable to one or more electrical loads external to the power distribution unit enclosure and to the power input. In some embodiments, an intelligent power section can communicate with at least one of the power outputs and can connect to a communications network external to the power distribution unit enclosure.
US09627883B2
Antenna switching circuitry comprises a plurality of communication ports, an antenna port, a plurality of switches, and an ESD protection device. The plurality of switches are adapted to selectively couple one or more of the communication ports to the antenna port in order to transmit or receive a signal. The ESD protection device is coupled between one of the plurality of communication ports and ground, and is adapted to form a substantially low impedance path to ground during an ESD event. Upon the occurrence of an ESD event, a received electrostatic charge passes through one or more of the plurality of switches to the ESD protection device, where it is safely diverted to ground. By using only one ESD protection device, desensitization of the antenna switching circuitry due to the parasitic loading of the ESD protection device is avoided. Further, the area of the antenna switching circuitry is minimized.
US09627880B2
A system is described that includes a first portion including one or more components configured to implement one or more safety functions of an application. The system further includes, a second, different portion comprising one or more different components configured to activate a safety path in response to a detection of a voltage overstress in the first portion. The system further includes a third, different portion comprising one or more different components configured to electrically couple the first portion to the second portion and to prevent the voltage overstress from propagating from the first portion to the second portion.
US09627876B2
Conductors within a multi-conductor electrical cable can be safely and separately connected using a splitter that incorporates smooth and chamfered openings and surfaces, and at least one elongated (e.g., tubular) passageway for covering an uninsulated conductor.
US09627875B2
The embodiments herein provide a device for sealing an interface having an opening for a wire to pass through the interface. A pair of sealing blocks may be used where one block contains a protrusion and the opposing block contains a recess. The protrusion and recess preferably have an apex with a round having approximately the same dimension as the radius of the wire. A pair of posts may be positioned on opposing sides of the opening. One sealing block may contain an aperture for accepting one of the posts while the second sealing block may contain an aperture for accepting the opposing post. The posts may be threaded so that they can accept a threaded fastener. Exemplary embodiments may utilize mounting plates which may contain a flange such that squeezing the opposing flanges together can cause inward forces on the sealing blocks.
US09627874B2
A method and a system for a mounting device are provided. The mounting device includes at least two shells, each shell having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the outer surface includes a first banding zone, a second banding zone, and a clamping zone extending between the first banding zone and the second banding zone and a pair of shoulders bounding each of the first banding zone and second banding zone. The mounting device also includes an intermediary material circumscribing the wire bundle including at least one of a substantially non-porous material, a vulcanizing tape, and a silicone material. The mounting device further includes at least one fastener configured to engage the first banding zone or second banding zone to couple the first shell and the second shell to the wire bundle and the intermediary material.
US09627859B2
A spark gap arrangement comprises a triggerable spark gap (TF) and a trigger circuit (TRG), which comprises a first and a second charge store (C1, C2), a first resistor (R1), a triggerable dissipation element (SF, SF3, TD, TH) and a transformer (T1). The trigger circuit is set up to intermediately store the energy of an input pulse supplied to the input side of the trigger circuit (TRG), wherein storage takes place at least by means of the first charge store (C1). A part of the stored energy is transferred to the second charge store (C2) via the first resistor (R1). The triggerable dissipation element (SF, TD, TH) is set up to turn on on the basis of a voltage across the second charge store (C2) and to discharge the first charge store (C1) via a primary side (T11) of the transformer (T1). In this case, a secondary side (T12) of the transformer (T1) is connected to a main electrode (HE) of the triggerable spark gap (TF) and to a trigger electrode (TE) of the triggerable spark gap (TF).
US09627858B2
An observation plug 102 includes a spark plug body 50, an objective optical system 10, and a set of light conduction paths 16. The spark plug body 50 ignites gas in a combustion chamber by an electric discharge in a discharge gap 60, and has an observation hole 4 penetrating in an axial direction at a location dislocated from the discharge gap 60. The objective optical system 10, which is provided in the observation hole 4 to be exposed into the combustion chamber, bends a course of light received from an incident surface 10a facing toward the discharge gap included in an observation area, and forms an image of the observation area within the observation hole 4. The set of light conduction paths 16 is provided in the observation hole 4, and divides the image of the observation area into a plurality of portions to be transmitted therethrough.
US09627857B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a spark plug which includes, at at least one of a center electrode and a ground electrode, a tip having excellent spark wear resistance in a high temperature environment, thereby having excellent durability. A spark plug includes a center electrode and a ground electrode disposed with a gap provided between the center electrode and the ground electrode. At least one of the center electrode and the ground electrode includes a tip which defines the gap. The tip includes a metal base material containing Ir as a main component, and oxide particles containing at least one of oxides having a perovskite structure represented by general formula ABO3 (A is at least one element selected from elements in group 2 in a periodic table, and B is at least one element selected from metal elements). When a cross section of the tip is observed, an area proportion of the oxide particles is not lower than 1% and not higher than 13%.
US09627856B2
An industrial spark plug (20) includes a central electrode (24) with a central base (30) formed of a nickel-based material and a central firing tip (32) formed of an iridium-based material. The central firing tip (32) has a tip thickness (tct) of 0.02 to 0.03 inches, a tip diameter (dct) of 0.1184 to 0.1776 inches, and an aspect ratio of 4.736 to 7.104. The central firing tip (32) is electron beam welded to the central base (30) to provide a robust joint therebetween. The central electron beam weld (36) includes a mixture of re-crystallized iridium-based material and re-crystallized nickel-based material extending continuously along and over the entire welding interface. The spark plug (20) also includes a ground electrode (26) with a ground firing tip (38) electron beam welded to a ground base (42).
US09627855B2
A surge arrester includes a gas-tight discharge chamber that is formed by at least one insulating body and two electrodes. The electrodes extend into the discharge chamber and include an electrode spacing with respect to one another and a wall spacing with respect to the insulating body inner wall. The electrode spacing is equal to twice the wall spacing or is less than twice the wall spacing.
US09627850B2
A two-dimensional photonic crystal surface emitting laser has a laminated structure including: a two-dimensional photonic crystal (2DPC) layer in which refractive index distribution is formed by two-dimensionally arranging air holes in a plate-shaped base member; and an active layer for generating light with wavelength λL by receiving an injection of electric current. The two-dimensional photonic crystal surface emitting laser emits a laser beam in the direction of an inclination angle θ from normal to the 2DPC layer.
US09627845B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an optical unit, including a step of bringing two side face portions of a ceramic package into contact with two contact portions of a jig, a step of placing plural light-receiving and light-emitting elements in a predetermined region of the ceramic package with reference to the contact portions of the jig, and a step of connecting the plural light-receiving and light-emitting elements to a wiring line part formed in the ceramic package by using a bonding wire, wherein at least one of the plural light-receiving and light-emitting elements is placed between one of the two contact portions of the jig and another one of the plural light-receiving and light-emitting elements in the step of placing the plural light-receiving and light-emitting elements.
US09627839B2
A fiber gain medium provided by a rare-earth doped fiber (10) is contained in a first resonant cavity by end reflectors (12, 18). The reflector (12) is wavelength selective to limit the frequency band of the first resonant cavity. The first resonant cavity also contains a second resonant enhancement cavity (16) with multiple transmission bands lying within the first resonant cavity's frequency band. Multiple standing wave modes of the first resonant cavity lie within both the frequency band of the first resonant cavity and the transmission bands of the second resonant cavity, and it is these standing wave modes that support laser action when the rare-earth doped fiber is suitably pumped by pump lasers (40).
US09627835B2
An improved method of making sealant containing twist-on wire connectors from a batch of components, wherein some of the components may be preassembled through automated equipment and at least one or more of the steps performed in the making of a sealant containing twist-on wire connector is performed manually at a station where an operator can simultaneously perform one or more steps to enhance the formation of a twist-on wire connector containing a sealant while at the same time eliminating upfront investments costs for a work station as well as costs for maintenance of a work station.
US09627832B2
A lock member for a rotary connector device includes a ring portion defining an aperture. Also included is a first leg. Further included is a second leg, wherein the lock member is moveable between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first configuration comprising the first leg disposed within a slot of a rotating member of the rotary connector device and the second leg disposed within a pocket of a fixed member of the rotary connector device, the second configuration comprising the second leg disposed within the slot of the rotating member and the first leg disposed within the pocket of the fixed member.
US09627823B1
A remote controlled extension cord. The extension cord has a wire attached to a plug with an integrated base. The base serves to cradle a remote control, which is used to turn power on/off to the extensions on the cord. The extension cord has a number of advanced operations, for example a sequential flash operation which cycles power between all of the individual sockets in the extension cord in sequence, and then repeats the sequence. This can all be controlled by the remote control.
US09627814B2
A coaxial connector includes a body having a longitudinal axis passing through first and second opposed body ends, the second body end for engaging a male coaxial connector, within the body a coil spring, a connector center conductor, and a second body end insulator supporting the connector center conductor, and a spring for urging an electromagnetic shield to protrude from the body.
US09627813B1
A card connector includes a base member including a bottom wall, two opposite sidewalls, a first space and a second space defined between the two sidewalls at different elevations and disposed in communication with each other and an identification terminal that has an actuation segment upwardly backwardly extended from the bottom wall, conducting terminals mounted in the base member, and a cover member including a mating conduction terminal that has a falling segment downwardly extended from a top portion of the cover member and a horizontal segment horizontally extended from the distal end of the falling segment and suspended below the distal end of the actuation segment of the identification terminal so that the identification terminal is pressable downward into contact with the mating conduction terminal upon insertion of a predetermined card.
US09627809B2
An LGA socket suitable for electro-optical modules, such as transceivers having channels operable at 25 Gbit/s, or greater. A socket may include a socket body having a bottom side to face a printed circuit board (PCB), and a backstop on a top side to receive a leading edge of a module substrate. The backstop has an overhang to contact a first side of the module substrate when seated into the socket body. The socket further includes a first and a second row of electrical contacts, the first row being more proximate to the backstop than is the second row. Contacts extend through the socket body between the top and bottom sides and are positioned relative to the overhang to be compressed against contact pads on a second side of the module substrate by a torque applied to the module substrate about a fulcrum within the socket body.
US09627808B2
An electrical connector having a housing, a seal and a retainer. The housing includes a component receiving opening which extends through a mating end. The housing is molded from a first material. The seal is provided in the component receiving opening and is integrally molded in the component receiving opening of the housing, the seal being molded from a second material which is different than the first material. The retainer is positioned proximate the mating end and is integrally molded to the housing. The retainer cooperates with a mating component to retain the mating component in the component receiving opening.
US09627806B2
A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing, a spacer mounted at a rear of the insulative housing, and an outer boot enclosing the spacer and a part of the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall. The insulative housing includes a pair of latches extending rearwardly from the side walls respectively. Each of the latches has a one piece flat structure and comprises a lock part projecting outwardly from a free end thereof, and the spacer defines a pair of holes corresponding to the latches, the latches passing through the holes to fix the spacer on the insulative housing.
US09627803B2
A connector for an electronic device has a housing with a peripheral surface and guides defining first and second paths. The second path extends from a first location proximate the peripheral surface to a second location farther from the peripheral surface and closer to the first path. A magnetic contact assembly in the housing is magnetically movable along the first path between a first position for joining the connector in data communication with an adjacent connector, and a second position withdrawn from the peripheral surface. A magnet in the housing and is movable by attraction to an adjacent connector along the second path, to magnetically hold the connector to an adjacent connector. The guides are configured so that the magnet and the magnetic contact assembly magnetically bias one another inwardly along the first and second paths.
US09627787B2
A dual in-line memory module (DIMM) connector system is provided. The DIMM connector system includes a motherboard, a DIMM card and a connector by which the DIMM card is coupled with the motherboard. The motherboard includes a printed circuit board (PCB) formed of a mid-loss dielectric constant material, signal pads that are thinner than ground pads, ground pads disposed proximate to signal pads, signal vias connected to distal edges of signal pads and shared antipads. The DIMM card includes a printed circuit board (PCB) formed of a mid-loss dielectric constant material, signal pads that are thinner than ground pads, signal vias connected to distal edges of signal pads and shared antipads for respective pairs of signal vias.
US09627786B2
An electrical connector, adapted for being mounted with an accessory, comprises a body and a frame surrounding the body, the body has a base and a plurality of blocking walls extending upwardly from the base. The base and the blocking wall define a receiving cavity for receiving the accessory, the blocking wall has a locking arm extending into the receiving cavity to retain the accessory, and the frame has a pushing arm for upwardly pushing the accessory out of the receiving cavity. The electrical connector retain the accessory in the receiving cavity by the locking arm, and push the accessory out off by the pushing arm when the locking arm is released, it is simply to operation.
US09627785B1
An electrical distribution center includes a bracket. A mounting plate is secured to the bracket and includes an aperture having a perimeter. An electrical connector is disposed within the aperture and includes locating structure that is captured between the perimeter and the bracket to align and to retain the electrical connector relative to the bracket. One locating structure includes spring arms that cooperate with notches provided by the aperture. Another locating structure includes an edge captured beneath a periphery of the aperture. The mounting plate is snap-fit to the bracket over the electrical connectors.
US09627781B2
A contact element for contacting a contact point formed on a body includes: an element section on the contact point side for a force-locking connection to the contact point, an element section on the connection side for connection to an electrical connection conductor, and an intermediate section which connects the two element sections to one another for compensating for thermal expansions. At least the element sections on the contact point side and on the connection side are made of different integrally bonded materials having material properties which are adapted to the functionality of the corresponding element section.
US09627778B2
An air-to-ground network communication device may include a conductive groundplane and an antenna element. The conductive groundplane may be disposed to be substantially parallel to a surface of the earth. The antenna element may extend substantially perpendicularly away from the groundplane and may have an effective length between about 1λ, to about 1.5λ. The antenna element may be disposed at a distance of about 0.5λ to about 1π from the groundplane.
US09627777B2
Two or more Vivaldi antennas, consisting of two plates each, each with the antenna's natural impedance of approximately 100 ohms, are placed in parallel to achieve a 50 ohm impedance in the case of two antennas or other impedances (100/n ohms) for more than two antennas. A single Vivaldi antenna plate (half Vivaldi antenna) over a ground plane can also be used to achieve a 50 ohm impedance, or two or more single plates over a ground plane to achieve other impedances. Unbalanced 50 ohm transmission lines, e.g. coaxial cables, can be used to directly feed, the dual Vivaldi (four plate) antenna in a center fed angled center departure, or more desirably, a center fed offset departure configuration.
US09627772B2
Some embodiments provide a relatively small antenna apparatus that acts as a passive repeater. The antenna apparatus can be designed to facilitate radio frequency (RF) signal gain for a collection or range of frequencies. In some embodiments, the antenna apparatus is placed near a device with a wireless receiver and/or transmitter, where the antenna apparatus causes increased RF signal intensity at the device by coupling RF signals from a proximate area of higher RF signal intensity into the area around the device. Accordingly, in some instances, an embodiment of the antenna apparatus can be used to increase the RF signal intensity in a null spot or dead spot by coupling RF signal energy from an area proximate to the null spot that has higher RF signal intensity.
US09627762B2
An antenna device includes a feed coil including a coil conductor and being connected to a feed circuit, and an antenna coil including a coil conductor, a portion of the antenna coil being a coupler portion that electromagnetically couples with the feed coil. The winding axis of the coil conductor of the feed coil is not parallel to the direction along which the coil conductor of the antenna coil at the coupler portion extends. Further, at other than the coupler portion, a first magnetic body portion is arranged at a feed coil side of the antenna coil, and at the coupler portion, a second magnetic body portion is arranged at a side of the antenna coil opposite to the feed coil.
US09627756B2
A UHF/VHF/FM antenna consisting of two elongated octagonal elements formed individually from ¼″ O.D. (Outer Dimension) flexible copper tubing, interlaced with each other before coupling of the open tubing ends, then concentrically aligned perpendicular to each other, and soldered at a interlacing cross points. Signals received by the interlaced elements are directed to a 300-75 ohm transformer balun through two bare 12-guage copper wires, each bent approximately 90°, then soldered to the mid-points of adjacent element short sides and perpendicular element cross points.
US09627752B2
An RF receiving circuit unit that receives a GPS satellite signal from a GPS satellite is intermittently driven by a first driving control of intermittently driving the RF receiving circuit unit with a first intermittent driving pattern and a multistage driving control of intermittently driving the RF receiving circuit unit with a multistage intermittent driving pattern in which a driving period in the first intermittent driving pattern is set to a second intermittent driving pattern of which an intermittent cycle is shorter than that of the first intermittent driving pattern.
US09627751B2
Devices and methods for decoupling two antennas in a compact antenna array and antenna arrays comprising the devices are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the device comprises a first resonator coupled with a source, the source being connected with a first antenna of the two antennas; and a second resonator coupled with the first resonator and a load, the load being connected with a second antenna of the two antennas, wherein the first and second resonators are configured so that a first coupling between the source and the first resonator, a second coupling between the first and second resonators, and a third coupling between the second resonator and the load are satisfied with a constraint that an isolation coefficient in a whole network composed of a first two-port network consisting of the two antennas and a second two-port network consisting of the first and second resonators in parallel approach zero as well as reflection coefficients of each port of the whole network are minimized.
US09627749B2
A patch for a device in an electronic housing including an aluminum layer having a threshold thickness, a non-conductive layer on a first side of the aluminum layer, and a radio-frequency (RF) transparent layer on a second side of the aluminum layer is provided. A method for manufacturing an antenna window including a patch as above is also provided, the method including determining a thickness of the aluminum layer adjacent to an anodized aluminum layer. A method for manufacturing an antenna window including coating an aluminum layer having a threshold thickness on a radio-frequency (RF) transparent layer to form an RF transparent laminate is also provided. A method for manufacturing an antenna window including removing a thickness of aluminum is also provided. A method for manufacturing an antenna window including disposing a mask on an aluminum substrate and anodizing the aluminum substrate to a selected thickness is also provided.
US09627740B2
A radio-frequency (RF), base station notch filter includes an integral, conductive RF notch filter structure having one or more notch filter elements, where the notch filter elements may be circular in shape. The integral notch filter reduces insertion losses and passive intermodulation distortion.
US09627738B2
Embodiments of the invention include transmission line transformers. According to one aspect, a multilayer transmission line transformer (TLT) includes a first set of two conductors forming a first clockwise spiral. The TLT includes a second set of two conductors forming a second counterclockwise spiral that is substantially coaxial with the first spiral. The first and second spirals are arranged to cause a substantial cancellation of common mode currents in the first and second sets of conductors during operation of the TLT.
US09627737B2
A high-frequency transmission line in which the alternating-current resistance is low is provided. A high-frequency transmission line 2 is a high-frequency transmission line 2 to transmit an alternating-current electric signal, and contains metal and carbon nanotube, and the carbon nanotube is unevenly distributed at a peripheral part 8 of a cross-section that is of the high-frequency transmission line 2 and that is perpendicular to a transmission direction of the alternating-current electric signal.
US09627735B2
A high-frequency signal line includes a dielectric base with a first line portion and a second line portion each extending along a predetermined straight line parallel or substantially parallel to a predetermined direction, and a third line portion mutually connecting first side ends of the first line portion and the second line portion in the predetermined direction, a signal line, a first ground conductor located on the first side in the layer stacking direction of the signal line, a second ground conductor located on a second side in the layer stacking direction of the signal line, and one or more interlayer connection conductors connecting the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor. In the third line portion, the interlayer connection conductor is provided on the second side in the predetermined direction of the signal line when viewed from the layer stacking direction.
US09627733B2
To provide a millimeter waveband filter which can vary a resonance frequency in a wider band without causing deterioration of resonance characteristics due to leakage of electromagnetic waves. In a millimeter waveband filter 20, a first waveguides 22 and a second waveguide 24 are relatively moved to vary the interval between the electric wave half mirrors 30A and 30B, and the resonance frequency of a resonator formed between the mirrors varies to selectively transmit resonance frequency components. A groove 60 which has a length p along a longitudinal direction of the transmission line corresponding to a ¼ wavelength of electromagnetic waves to be a leakage prevention target is provided on the outside of the second waveguide 24 facing the inside of the first waveguide 22, thereby preventing leakage of electromagnetic waves from the gap between the first waveguide 22 and the second waveguide 24.
US09627730B1
A non-magnetic material frequency selective limiter circuit has first and second resonators and a non-linear coupling component. The first resonator oscillates at a fundamental frequency. The second resonator oscillates at one half of the fundamental frequency. The non-linear coupling component non-linearly and parametrically couples the first resonator and the second resonator. The first resonator, second resonator and the non-linear coupling component are arranged so as to reduce the amplitude of an output signal for an input signal of frequency ω when an input signal amplitude is above a voltage threshold value, by converting part of the input signal to a signal at the frequency ω/2. The first resonator, second resonator and the non-linear coupling component are formed of non-magnetic materials.
US09627729B2
A reliable, end-to-end power supply solution for components of a telecommunications network provides either a primary source or a backup source of electrical power at various telecommunications sites for reliable operation of telecommunications equipment. One subsystem of the power supply solution includes one or more proton exchange membrane type fuel cells and an energy storage device for storing DC electrical power produced by the fuel cells. Another subsystem includes one or more microturbine generators, one or more rectifiers for converting AC electrical power produced by the microturbine generators to DC electrical power, and one or more proton exchange membrane type fuel cells for producing DC electrical power. The power supply solution ensures that voice and data traffic is reliably handled by a telecommunications network in situations where commercial electric utilities fail to supply power at certain points along the network.
US09627719B2
A method of charging a battery and a battery charging system, which has a relatively high charging speed while having a relatively low level of battery deterioration. The charging method includes charging a battery cell with a first current in a first constant current mode; charging the battery cell with a first voltage in a first constant voltage mode; idling the charging of the battery cell for a first idle period (t); charging the battery cell with a second current different from the first current in a second constant current mode; and charging the battery cell with a second voltage different from the first voltage in a second constant voltage mode.
US09627715B2
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of an embodiment includes an exterior member, a negative electrode containing a titanium-containing oxide housed in the exterior member, a positive electrode housed in the exterior member, a separator housed in the exterior member and arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution housed in the exterior member. At least one type or more chain carbonates are contained in a solvent of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. A self-diffusion coefficient of the chain carbonate in −20° C. is front 1.4×10−10 to 2.0×10−10 m2/sec.
US09627712B2
The present invention provides an electrolyte for lithium and/or lithium-ion batteries comprising a lithium salt in a liquid carrier comprising heteroaromatic compound including a five-membered or six-membered heteroaromatic ring moiety selected from the group consisting of a furan, a pyrazine, a triazine, a pyrrole, and a thiophene, the heteroaromatic ring moiety bearing least one carboxylic ester or carboxylic anhydride substituent bound to at least one carbon atom of the heteroaromatic ring. Preferred heteroaromatic ring moieties include pyridine compounds, pyrazine compounds, pyrrole compounds, furan compounds, and thiophene compounds.
US09627710B2
A battery includes: an electricity-generating element that is formed by winding an electrode plate and a separator and has a space at a winding axial portion; and a spacer having an inclined portion having a width that is gradually reduced toward the center of the electricity-generating element. At least a part of the spacer is disposed in the space at the winding axial portion of the electricity-generating element, the inclined portion of the spacer abutting against an end of an inner wall of the electricity-generating element.
US09627707B1
A device for preventing deformation of a fuel cell stack module includes vertical plates and a horizontal plate, The vertical plates and the horizontal plate are combined to form a deformation prevention frame and disposed between a plurality of fuel cell stack modules, which is vertically stacked, and on both surfaces of the respective fuel cell stack modules which are perpendicular to an end plate. Each of the plurality of fuel cell stacks includes an end plate disposed perpendicular to the vertical plates.
US09627704B2
A metal-halogen flow battery system includes a stack of flow cells, an electrolyte reservoir and one or more of a concentrated halogen return line fluidly connecting the stack to the reservoir, a venturi, a mixer, a concentrated halogen pump, or a concentrated halogen line heater.
US09627701B2
Integrated gaseous fuel catalytic partial oxidation (CPOX) reformer and fuel cell systems can include a plurality or an array of spaced-apart CPOX reactor units, each reactor unit including an elongate tube having a gas-permeable wall with internal and external surfaces, the wall enclosing an open gaseous flow passageway with at least a portion of the wall having CPOX catalyst disposed therein and/or comprising its structure. The catalyst-containing wall structure and open gaseous flow passageway enclosed thereby define a gaseous phase CPOX reaction zone, the catalyst-containing wall section being gas-permeable to allow gaseous CPOX reaction mixture to diffuse therein and hydrogen rich product reformate to diffuse therefrom. The gaseous fuel CPOX reformer also can include one or more igniters, and a source of gaseous reformable fuel. The hydrogen-rich reformate can be converted to electricity within a fuel cell unit integrated with the gaseous fuel CPOX reformer.
US09627695B2
An electrical conductive member (20) includes a metal substrate (21), an intermediate layer (23) formed on the metal substrate (21), and an electrical conductive layer (25) formed on the intermediate layer (23). The intermediate layer (23) contains a constituent of the metal substrate (21), a constituent of the electrical conductive layer (25), and a crystallization inhibiting component that inhibits crystallization in the intermediate layer (23). According to this configuration, the electrical conductive member having excellent electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion can be obtained.
US09627683B2
An anode includes a plurality of metal fibers with a three-dimensional (3D) network structure, and a silicon-containing layer having a thickness of about 0.3 μm or less formed on a surface of and inside the 3D network structure of the plurality of metal fibers.
US09627677B2
A battery includes a plurality of electrode assemblies arranged in a case, each electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an interior safety member including an interior plate between the electrode assemblies, the interior safety member being electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of electrode assemblies.
US09627675B2
A power-supply unit and a bus bar module which can reduce die cost of an insulating cover are provided. Each of the two insulating covers is provided so as to cover both a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. For this reason, the two insulating covers arranged on a plate and aligned in an overlapping direction of a battery can be formed in the same shape and same size.
US09627672B2
A multilayer porous membrane comprising a porous membrane containing a polyolefin resin as a main component; and a porous layer containing an inorganic filler and a resin binder and laminated on at least one surface of the porous membrane; wherein the porous membrane has an average pore size d=0.035 to 0.060 μm, a tortuosity τa=1.1 to 1.7, and the number B of pores=100 to 500 pores/μm2, which are calculated by a gas-liquid method, and the porous membrane has a membrane thickness L=5 to 22 μm.
US09627666B2
An exemplary battery pack filtering device includes, among other things, a frame that provides at least one passageway to communicate air through the frame to an interior of a battery pack, a desiccant held by the frame, and a membrane configured to block liquid from communicating through the at least one passageway to the interior.
US09627664B2
Disclosed is a battery module including a base plate on which unit modules, each with two or more secondary batteries therein, are stacked in a vertically erected state, a pair of end plates disposed in tight contact with outer surfaces of outermost unit modules while bottoms of the end plates are fixed to the base plate, and supporting bars connected between opposite sides of upper or side parts of the end plates so as to support the end plates, wherein each of the end plates includes a main body contacting a corresponding one of the unit modules, and a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls protruding outward from the perimeter of the main body, the thickness of each of the side walls being increased from the top to the bottom wall, thereby dispersing pressure (bending load) from the unit modules and the supporting bars.
US09627661B2
The present application discloses a battery assembly, an electronic cigarette using the battery assembly, and a method for assembling the battery assembly. The battery assembly is configured to be connected with an atomizing assembly to form the electronic cigarette. The battery assembly comprises a battery sleeve, a battery, an end cover, a control module, and an electronic wire. The end cover defines an assembling hole configured to mount the control module therein, and the end cover further defines at least one wire holding groove in an inner wall of the assembling hole and configured to enable the electronic wire to pass through. The wire holding groove can effectively prevent the electronic wire from being squeezed and scraped by the battery sleeve and the end cover. Open-circuit and short-circuit of the circuit in the battery assembly can be avoided, and the product quality of the battery assembly can be improved.
US09627656B2
In an aspect, an organic light-emitting display apparatus is provided, including a display substrate; a sealing substrate configured to face the display substrate; a sealing material for bonding the display substrate and the sealing substrate and surrounding a circumference of the display unit; and a bonding layer comprising a plurality of through holes, wherein the plurality of through holes comprise partition walls therein.
US09627653B2
Provided is an organic EL element having both excellent light extraction efficiency and excellent weather resistance. The organic EL element (10) has a configuration comprising: an organic EL element main body (1) including an organic compound layer (13) including a light-emitting layer; and a light extraction sheet (2) provided on the light-extraction side of the organic EL element main body (1). In addition, the organic EL element (10) is characterized by: the light extraction sheet (2) including a silicon compound; the haze value of the light extraction sheet (2) being at least 90; and the total light transmittance of the light extraction sheet (2) being at least 80%.
US09627652B2
An organic light emitting diode (10) includes a substrate (20), a first electrode (12), an emissive active stack (14), and a second electrode (18). At least one of the first and second electrodes (12, 18) is a light extracting electrode (26) having a metallic layer (28). The metallic layer (28) includes light scattering features (29) on and/or in the metallic layer (28). The light extracting features (29) increase light extraction from the organic light emitting diode (10).
US09627651B2
In a method of manufacturing an optical sheet, a stacked structure may be formed by alternatively and repeatedly stacking at least one transparent layer and at least one light scattering layer. A first cut face may be formed by partially cutting the stacked structure. A second cut face may be formed by partially cutting the stacked structure. The second cut face may be parallel to the first cut face.
US09627649B2
Discussed is an organic light emitting display device. An OLED including a transparent anode formed of one conductive transparent material and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) including a cavity anode formed of a plurality of conductive materials are provided in one panel.
US09627647B2
An organic light-emitting diode display includes an organic light-emitting display device including a first electrode, an intermediate layer including an organic emission layer, and a second electrode; a first inorganic encapsulation layer on the second electrode; a second inorganic encapsulation layer on the first inorganic encapsulation layer; and an organic encapsulation layer on the second inorganic encapsulation layer. A refractive index of the first inorganic encapsulation layer is higher than a refractive index of the second inorganic encapsulation layer. The first inorganic encapsulation layer has an extinction coefficient of 0.02 to 0.07 and a refractive index of 2.1 to 2.3 at a blue wavelength.
US09627643B2
Various embodiments may relate to an optoelectronic component, including a substrate, a first electrically conductive electrode layer, a second electrically conductive electrode layer, an organic layer structure, and a conductor track layer. The first electrically conductive electrode layer, the second electrically conductive electrode layer and the conductor track layer are formed in each case from an optically transparent material.
US09627623B2
An organic electroluminescent element including a substrate, a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate, and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes. At least one kind of a compound represented by the following general formula (I) is contained in any layer of the at least one organic layer. The organic electroluminescent element has good luminous efficiency, driving voltage, and driving durability, and has low dependence of such performance on a deposition rate. Wherein: L1 to L4, n1 to n4, A1, A5, A6, A10 and, R are as defined in the application.
US09627622B1
A method for making electronic devices based on derivatized ladder polymer (Pz-BBL) including photovoltaic modules and simple thin film transistors in planar and mechanically flexible and stretchable constructs.
US09627621B2
A polymer comprises a polymeric chain represented by formula (I) or (II). In formula (I) a, b, d, and n are integers, a from 0 to 3, b from 1 to 5, c from 1 to 3, d from 1 to 5, and n from 2 to 5000; R1 and R2 are side chains; R3 and R4 are each independently H or a side chain; and when a is 0, R3 and R4 are side chains. In formula (II), a, b, c, d, e, and n are integers, a from 1 to 3, b and c being independently 0 or 1, d and e being independently 1 or 2, and n from 2 to 5000; R1 and R2 are side chains except —COOalkyl; and X1, X2 and X3 are independently O, S, or Se. Semiconductors and devices comprising the polymer are also provided.
US09627616B2
An electronic device comprising a semiconductor memory unit that includes a resistance variable element formed over a substrate, and including stacked therein a bottom electrode, a variable resistance layer and a top electrode, and a barrier layer formed over the resistance variable element, and including an amorphous silicon layer which is doped with at least one kind of impurity.
US09627615B1
Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to fabrication of correlated electron materials used, for example, to perform a switching function. In embodiments, precursors, in a gaseous form, may be utilized in a chamber to build a film of correlated electron materials comprising various impedance characteristics.
US09627611B2
In some embodiments, an integrated circuit includes narrow, vertically-extending pillars that fill openings formed in the integrated circuit. In some embodiments, the openings can contain phase change material to form a phase change memory cell. The openings occupied by the pillars can be defined using crossing lines of sacrificial material, e.g., spacers, that are formed on different vertical levels. The lines of material can be formed by deposition processes that allow the formation of very thin lines. Exposed material at the intersection of the lines is selectively removed to form the openings, which have dimensions determined by the widths of the lines. The openings can be filled, for example, with phase change material.
US09627605B2
A displacement sensor having a rectangular shaped elastic member. A piezoelectric element is attached to a first main face of the elastic member. The piezoelectric element has a rectangular-shaped piezoelectric sheet and electrodes on both main faces of the piezoelectric sheet. The piezoelectric sheet is made of poly-L-lactic acid and is at least uniaxially-stretched. The piezoelectric element is attached so that the uniaxial-stretching direction of the piezoelectric sheet is 45° relative to a long-side direction of the elastic member. When the elastic member is bent along the long-side direction, the piezoelectric sheet is stretched along the long-side direction, and the piezoelectric element generates voltage of predetermined level.
US09627601B2
A thermoelectric element includes a first thermoelectric layer and a second thermoelectric layer, wherein a p-n junction is formed when the layers are formed. To specify a generic thermoelectric element that is suitable for a series connection in a thermoelectric generator without cabling, according to the invention—a substrate comprises a first and second contact surface on a cold side and a third contact surface on a hot side of the substrate. A temperature gradient can be applied between the contact surfaces on the cold and hot side. The first thermoelectric layer of the thermoelectric element is arranged on the substrate and connects a second contact surface to a third contact surface. The second thermoelectric layer of the thermoelectric element is arranged on the first thermoelectric layer, the p-n junction thereby being formed, and is connected to the first contact surface. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a thermoelectric element.
US09627580B2
A method of growing an AlGaN semiconductor material utilizes an excess of Ga above the stoichiometric amount typically used. The excess Ga results in the formation of band structure potential fluctuations that improve the efficiency of radiative recombination and increase light generation of optoelectronic devices, in particular ultraviolet light emitting diodes, made using the method. Several improvements in UV LED design and performance are also provided for use together with the excess Ga growth method. Devices made with the method can be used for water purification, surface sterilization, communications, and data storage and retrieval.
US09627579B2
An LED device capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation ranging from about 200 nm to 365 nm, the device. The device includes a substrate member, the substrate member being selected from sapphire, silicon, quartz, gallium nitride, gallium aluminum nitride, or others. The device has an active region overlying the substrate region, the active region comprising a light emitting spatial region comprising a p-n junction and characterized by a current crowding feature of electrical current provided in the active region. The light emitting spatial region is characterized by about 1 to 10 microns. The device includes an optical structure spatially disposed separate and apart the light emitting spatial region and is configured to facilitate light extraction from the active region.
US09627572B2
A light receiving and emitting element module includes a substrate; a light emitting element and a light receiving element on an upper surface of the substrate; a frame-shaped outer wall that on the upper surface of the substrate; and a light shielding wall that is positioned inside the outer wall and partitions an internal space of the outer wall into spaces respectively corresponding to the light emitting element and the light receiving element. The light shielding wall includes a light emitting element-side shading surface on the light emitting element side, a light receiving element-side shading surface on the light receiving element side, and a lower surface that is connected to each of the light emitting element-side shading surface and the light receiving element-side shading surface, and that faces the substrate. The lower surface has an inclined surface inclined with respect to the upper surface of the substrate.
US09627570B2
A display substrate includes a pixel switching element, a pixel electrode, a reference line, a control switching element, a bias line, a light sensing element, a sensing capacitor and a light blocking filter pattern. The pixel switching element is connected to a data line and a gate line, includes a first semiconductor pattern. The pixel electrode is connected to the pixel switching element. The reference line is in parallel with the data line. The control switching element is connected to the reference line and the gate line, includes a second semiconductor pattern. The bias line is in parallel with the gate line. The light sensing element is connected to the bias line and the control switching element, includes a third semiconductor pattern. The sensing capacitor is connected to the light sensing element and a storage line. The light blocking filter pattern transmits a first light, and blocks a second light.
US09627568B2
Disclosed is a photovoltaic device comprising a substrate composed of an oriented polycrystalline zinc oxide sintered body in a plate shape, a photovoltaic layer provided on the substrate, and an electrode provided on the photovoltaic layer. According to the present invention, a photovoltaic device having high photoelectric conversion efficiency can be inexpensively provided.
US09627567B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a solar cell module (10), said method being provided with: a first step for a first step for manufacturing a laminated body by sequentially stacking and thermocompression-bonding a solar cell (11), sealing material (14), first protection member (12) and second protection member (13); and a second step, which is a step of heating the solar cell (11) of the laminated body, and in which the sealing material (14) is indirectly heated due to a temperature increase of the solar cell (11).
US09627566B2
Approaches for the foil-based metallization of solar cells and the resulting solar cells are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate. A plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions is disposed in or above the substrate. A conductive contact structure is disposed above the plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. The conductive contact structure includes a plurality of metal seed material regions providing a metal seed material region disposed on each of the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. A metal foil is disposed on the plurality of metal seed material regions, the metal foil having anodized portions isolating metal regions of the metal foil corresponding to the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions.
US09627561B2
A single-step wet etch process is provided to isolate multijunction solar cells on semiconductor substrates, wherein the wet etch chemistry removes semiconductor materials nonselectively without a major difference in etch rate between different heteroepitaxial layers. The solar cells thus formed comprise multiple heterogeneous semiconductor layers epitaxially grown on the semiconductor substrate.
US09627559B2
An optical assembly includes an image sensor, a lens module disposed over the image sensor in a first direction, a transparent glue layer, and a transparent dry adhesive layer formed of a different material than the transparent glue layer. Each of the transparent glue layer and the transparent dry adhesive layer are disposed between the image sensor and the lens module in the first direction. Each of the transparent glue layer and the transparent dry adhesive layer are optically coupled in series with the image sensor and the lens module. A method for forming an optical assembly includes joining an image sensor and a lens module using a transparent glue layer and a transparent dry adhesive layer formed of a different material than the transparent glue layer.
US09627556B2
The present invention relates to a composition for preparing solar cell electrodes including: a silver (Ag) powder; a glass frit containing about 0.1 mole % to about 50 mole % of elemental silver; and an organic vehicle, the composition introduces a glass frit including a silver cyanate or a silver nitrate to enhance contact efficiency between an electrode and a wafer, and solar cell electrodes prepared from the composition have minimized contact resistance (Rc) and serial resistance (Rs), thereby exhibiting excellent conversion efficiency.
US09627551B2
The disclosure provides an ultrahigh-voltage (UHV) semiconductor structure including a first electrical portion, a second electrical portion and a bridged conductive layer. In which, the first electrical portion and the second electrical portion are isolated, and directly connected to each other through the bridged conductive layer. Thus, there is no current leakage occurring in the UHV semiconductor structure disclosed in this disclosure. And a method for manufacturing the UHV semiconductor structure also provides herein.
US09627550B2
Some embodiments include methods of forming vertical memory strings. A trench is formed to extend through a stack of alternating electrically conductive levels and electrically insulative levels. An electrically insulative panel is formed within the trench. Some sections of the panel are removed to form openings. Each opening has a first pair of opposing sides along the stack, and has a second pair of opposing sides along remaining sections of the panel. Cavities are formed to extend into the electrically conductive levels along the first pair of opposing sides of the openings. Charge blocking material and charge-storage material is formed within the cavities. Channel material is formed within the openings and is spaced from the charge-storage material by gate dielectric material. Some embodiments include semiconductor constructions, and some embodiments include methods of forming vertically-stacked structures.
US09627549B1
A semiconductor transistor device includes an oxide semiconductor layer having an active surface, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode and a control capacitor. The gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are directly in contact with the active surface. The gate electrode is disposed between the drain electrode and the source electrode. The gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are separated from each other. The control capacitor is electrically connected to the gate electrode through a connection.
US09627547B2
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a first element disposed in the substrate and arranged along a first direction. The first element is made of a semiconductor oxide material. The semiconductor structure also includes a dielectric layer disposed on the first element, and a second element, disposed on the dielectric layer and arranged along the first direction. The second element is used as a gate of a transistor structure.
US09627541B2
A non-planar transistor is provided. It includes a substrate, a fin structure, a gate structure, a spacer structure and a source/drain region. The fin structure is disposed on the substrate, the gate structure is disposed on the fin structure. The spacer structure is disposed on a sidewall of the gate structure. The spacer structure includes a first spacer with a first height and a second spacer with a second height, wherein the first spacer is disposed between the second spacer, and the first height is different from the second height. The source/drain region is disposed in a semiconductor layer at two sides of the spacer structure. The present invention further provides a method of forming the same.
US09627539B2
A replacement channel and a method for forming the same in a semiconductor device are provided. A channel area is defined in a substrate which is a surface of a semiconductor wafer or a structure such as a fin formed over the wafer. Portions of the channel region are removed and are replaced with a replacement channel material formed by an epitaxial growth/deposition process to include a first dopant concentration level less than a first dopant concentration level. A subsequent doping operation or operations is then used to boost the average dopant concentration to a level greater than the first dopant concentration level. The replacement channel material is formed to include a gradient in which the upper portion of the replacement channel material has a greater dopant concentration than the lower portion of replacement channel material.
US09627527B2
In a semiconductor device, a lightly doped second semiconductor layer of a first conductive type is joined with a heavily doped first semiconductor layer of the first conductive type. A power transistor having a first conductive type channel and a transistor are formed in surface regions of the second semiconductor layer, respectively. A first diffusion layer of a second conductive type is formed in a surface region of the second semiconductor layer to provide a boundary between the power transistor and the transistor. The first semiconductor layer functions as a drain of the power transistor. The first diffusion layer region is set to the same voltage as that of the drain.
US09627525B2
Provided is a silicon carbide semiconductor device that enables integration of a transistor element and a Schottky barrier diode while avoiding the reduction of an active region. A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide layer, a gate insulating film, a Schottky electrode being Schottky functioned to a drift layer via a first contact hole and an opening, a gate electrode being arranged on the gate insulating film, an insulating layer being arranged so as to cover the gate insulating film, the gate electrode, and the Schottky electrode and having a second contact hole for exposing the gate electrode, and a gate pad electrode being arranged on the insulating layer so as to overlap the Schottky electrode in a plan view and being electrically connected to the gate electrode via the second contact hole.
US09627521B1
A trench IGBT has a gate electrode disposed in a trench. A tub-shaped floating P-well is disposed on one side of the trench. The tub-shaped floating P-well has a central shallower portion and a peripheral deeper portion. An inner sidewall of the trench is semiconductor material of the peripheral deeper portion of the floating P-well. On the other side of the trench is a P type body region involving a plurality of deeper portions and a plurality of shallower portions. Each deeper portion extends to the trench such that some parts of the outer sidewall of the trench are semiconductor material of these deeper P-body portions. Other parts of the outer sidewall of the trench are semiconductor material of the shallower P-body portions. A shallow N+ emitter region is disposed at the top of the outer sidewall. The IGBT has fast turn off and enhanced on state conductivity modulation.
US09627520B2
A semiconductor component is disclosed. One embodiment includes a semiconductor body including a first semiconductor layer having at least one active component zone, a cell array with a plurality of trenches, and at least one cell array edge zone. The cell array edge zone is only arranged in an edge region of the cell array, adjoining at least one trench of the cell array, and being at least partially arranged below the at least one trench in the cell array.
US09627509B2
Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device may include a substrate with an active pattern, a gate electrode provided at the active pattern, and a gate capping structure disposed above the gate electrode. The gate capping structure may include two or more gate capping patterns with different properties from each other, and the use of the gate capping structure makes it possible to form contact plugs in a self-aligned manner and improve operational speed and characteristics of the semiconductor device.
US09627508B2
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate and an intrinsic replacement channel. A tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) fin may be formed by the intrinsic replacement channel, a p-fin and an n-fin formed upon the substrate. The p-fin may serve as the source of the TFET and the n-fin may serve as the drain of the TFET. The replacement channel may be formed in place of a sacrificial channel of a diode fin that includes the p-fin, the n-fin, and the sacrificial channel at the p-fin and n-fin junction.
US09627507B2
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and methods of making wherein the semiconductor device has strained asymmetric source and drain regions. A method of fabricating the semiconductor device includes receiving a substrate and forming a poly gate stack on the substrate. A dopant is implanted in the substrate at an implant angle ranging from about 10° to about 25° from perpendicular to the substrate. A spacer is formed adjacent the poly gate stack on the substrate. A source region and a drain region are etched in the substrate. A strained source layer and a strained drain layer are respectively deposited into the etched source and drain regions in the substrate, such that the source region and the drain region are asymmetric with respect to the poly gate stack. The poly gate stack is removed from the substrate and a high-k metal gate is formed using a gate-last process where the poly gate stack was removed.
US09627503B2
Disconnection of a base line is suppressed even when a short-side direction of a collector layer is parallel to crystal orientation [011]. A bipolar transistor includes: a collector layer that has a long-side direction and a short-side direction in a plan view, in which the short-side direction is parallel to crystal orientation [011], a cross-section perpendicular to the short-side direction has an inverted mesa shape, and a cross-section perpendicular to the long-side direction has a forward mesa shape; a base layer that is formed on the collector layer; a base electrode that is formed on the base layer; and a base line that is connected to the base electrode and that is drawn out from an end in the short-side direction of the collector layer to the outside of the collector layer in a plan view.
US09627501B2
Graded dielectric layers and methods of fabricating such dielectric layers provide dielectrics in a variety of electronic structures for use in a wide range of electronic devices and systems. In an embodiment, a dielectric layer is graded with respect to a doping profile across the dielectric layer. In an embodiment, a dielectric layer is graded with respect to a crystalline structure profile across the dielectric layer. In an embodiment, a dielectric layer is formed by atomic layer deposition incorporating sequencing techniques to generate a doped dielectric material.
US09627488B2
A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes the following steps. A silicon carbide substrate is prepared. A first heating step of heating the silicon carbide substrate in an atmosphere of oxygen is performed. A second heating step of heating the silicon carbide substrate to a temperature of 1300° C. or more and 1500° C. or less in an atmosphere of gas containing nitrogen atoms or phosphorus atoms is performed after the first heating step. A third heating step of heating the silicon carbide substrate in an atmosphere of a first inert gas is performed after the second heating step. Thus, the silicon carbide semiconductor device in which threshold voltage variation is small, and a method for manufacturing the same can be provided.
US09627469B2
A doped mold film is formed with a dopant concentration gradient in the doped mold film that continuously varies in a thickness direction and a portion of the doped mold film is etched in the thickness direction to form a hole so that an electrode can be formed along an inner wall of the hole. The electrode thus formed includes a first outer wall surface, a second outer wall surface, and a third outer wall surface wherein the first outer wall surface is in contact with a sidewall of an insulating pattern formed on a substrate within a through hole formed in the insulating pattern; the second outer wall surface is in contact with a top surface of the insulating pattern and extends in a lateral direction; the third outer wall surface is spaced apart from the first outer wall surface with the second outer wall surface therebetween; and the third outer wall surface extends on the insulating pattern in a direction away from the substrate.
US09627466B2
A display panel is disclosed, which comprises: a first substrate; a first metal line disposed on the first substrate and having a first surface and a first side connecting to the first surface, wherein the first side has a concave shape; and a sealant unit covering the first surface and the first side.
US09627464B2
An organic display device includes a pixel driving circuit having a TFT connected to a current supply line and a capacitor. A first insulation layer, with a first electrode thereon, covers a source electrode of the TFT. The first electrode is connected to the TFT through a contact hole in the insulation layer. A second insulation layer including an aperture is formed on the first insulation layer and electrode layers. An organic light emitting layer, with a second electrode thereon is formed in the aperture and connected to the first electrode. The second insulation layer includes an inner wall at the aperture, said inner wall having a surface of a convex plane on an edge of the recessed part of the first electrode. The convex plane is located between the organic light emitting layer and the edge of the first electrode, and the second electrode is formed over pixels.
