US09630757B1
Self-locking parcel delivery box is a container with a special locking mechanism that allows a hinged lid to remain unlocked and openable while the container is empty but then automatically lock shut after a package or parcel has been placed inside and the hinged lid is closed. Special locking mechanism comprises, among other things, a rotating striker plate that remains in a closed position while container is empty but then rotates to an open position when a package or parcel is placed inside container. With rotating striker plate in the closed position, a latch cannot extend outward to latch or lock into a latch window when the hinged lid is closed, thereby keeping hinged lid unlocked and openable. With rotating striker plate in the open position, the latch will latch or lock into the latch window when the hinged lid is closed, thereby allowing hinged lid to lock shut.
US09630755B2
A dispenser is provided for the delivery of controlled, metered amounts of any of numerous different substances to humans or animals, such as medicaments, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food products, or to deliver materials that may react upon exposure to air, such as glue. Means are provided in the dispenser to effect controlled delivery of a pre-determined amount of the substance contained in the dispenser. A one-way valve is provided to hermetically seal the portion of the dispenser containing the substance to be dispensed.
US09630753B2
Described is a closure adapted to be fit on top of containers such as bottles. In various embodiments, the closure may include an outer skirt and an inner skirt. The closure may be engageable with a container neck. In some embodiments, a region of weakness may be adapted to break and/or deform upon an attempt to remove the closure from the container neck. In some embodiments, after the break and/or deformation, the closure may no longer be engageable with the container neck.
US09630745B2
A packaging unit (10) for the storage and/or transport and/or processing and/or support in a suspended vertical position, of objects (20), comprising a tray (30) which can retain a plurality of the objects in a vertical position, and a cover (32) which can cover the tray. According to the invention the cover (32) comprises an upper wall (34) and at least two flanks (24, 24′) which extend downwards on two opposite sides of the upper wall, and are prolonged at their lower ends by fingers which can be placed below a lower surface of the tray (30), thus rendering the tray (30) and the cover (32) integral.
US09630743B2
Disclosed is a tray for carrying a vehicle wheel, including: a base plate; and multiple wheel holders which are formed on the base plate to be separated and on which a vehicle wheel is seated, wherein the wheel holder includes a holding body that protrudes upward on the base plate and wherein the sliding parts extended from the holding body and the sliding part is formed to be inclined downward outward in a radial direction of the wheel holder and inclined in a horizontal direction of the base plate to easily separate the vehicle wheel.
US09630741B2
A recloseable container comprising a substantially rectilinear, paperboard-based carton and a plastic recloseable device is provided. The carton defines a container interior and has a face panel defining an opening. The opening has a perimeter sized to receive the recloseable device. The recloseable device may be a plastic unitary structure similar to a clamshell type blister pack and may comprise a frame attached to the carton and a door hingedly attached to the frame.
US09630739B2
A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
US09630725B2
A method for testing a component in a high lift system of an aircraft comprises the steps of activating a brake coupled with at least one hydraulic motor, commanding a rotation of the at least one hydraulic motor for a predetermined period of time, wherein the brake remains activated, acquiring a sensor output of a motion sensor coupled with a central power control unit for moving a high lift surface during the commanded rotation of the at least one hydraulic motor, determining a motion of the power control unit from the acquired sensor output, comparing the determined motion with a predetermined threshold value, and generating a brake indication signal if the determined motion exceeds the predetermined motion threshold value.
US09630724B2
According to one embodiment, a gauge display prioritization system comprises a priority engine and an output engine. The priority engine is operable to receive a measurement from a first sensor associated with a first aircraft component and a measurement from a second sensor associated with a second aircraft component, select a prioritization criterion based on the received measurements, and select one priority measurement from the received measurements based on the prioritization criterion. The output engine is operable to instruct a gauge disposed within a cockpit to display information representative of the one priority measurement to a pilot.
US09630723B2
An inlet door for an auxiliary power unit includes a door body with opposed interior and exterior surfaces. The interior surface of the inlet door is curved to diffuse sound waves received by the interior surface.
US09630721B2
A system for supplying passengers with air comprises an air supply line and an individual air panel with at least one air nozzle. The air supply line can be fitted with a plurality of laterally situated air outlets, which are spaced apart at uniform distances from each other. The individual air panel comprises an air tap opening with a width and length, wherein the length is several times greater than the width. The individual air panel can be variably positioned in the longitudinal direction on the air supply line in such a way that the air tap opening in the longitudinal direction is arranged parallel to the air supply line, and that the air tap opening covers at least one air outlet. In this way, air can flow out of the air supply line through the air outlet and air tap opening to the air nozzle.
US09630715B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using an assembly that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The assembly can also include a bystander communication module for generating cues for bystander perception. While the assembly securing the payload is being lowered from the UAV, the bystander communication module can generate an avoidance cue indicating that bystanders should avoid interference with the assembly. The assembly also includes sensors that generate data used, at least in part, to determine when the descending assembly is at or near the ground, at which point the assembly releases the payload. The bystander communication module can then cease the avoidance cue and the UAV can retract the assembly.
US09630708B2
An aircraft landing gear wheel-drive system includes a first wheel drive unit for driving a first landing gear wheel of the aircraft and a second wheel drive unit for driving a second landing gear wheel of the aircraft. The first wheel drive unit has a first range of torque to speed (T/S) ratios. The second wheel drive unit has a second range of T/S ratios. The first range of T/S ratios is greater than the second range of T/S ratios.
US09630707B2
The invention relates to a method for managing an electric motor (6) intended to drive rotationally a wheel (4) of an aircraft (1), the method comprising the step of short-circuiting the phases of the electric motor (6) when the aircraft (1) is in a period of deactivation of the motor (6) during which it is envisaged not using the electric motor (6).
US09630699B2
A magnetic latching system is provided for removably latching a panel to an aircraft surface portion. The latching system includes a removable axis panel engageable to a latching land. The panel and land define opposing magnetically attractive surface portions, with a body of magnetic material disposed there between. An inflatable seal is also disposed intermediate the panel and the land. Upon inflation, the inflatable seal is operative to urge the panel away from the land far enough to reconnect magnetic engagement between the panel and the land, sufficient to permit disengagement of the panel from the land.
US09630693B2
The lubrication of a steerable thruster of a marine vessel is based on splash-type lubrication at the pod and full bath lubrication in the stembox and in the shank. The lubrication oil enters the pod both from the stembox and the shank via a constriction and directly from the oil tank. The oil is further circulated from the pod to the oil tank by means of pumps.
US09630692B2
A tractor-type stern drive for a boat includes a drive housing pivotally attached to the stern of the boat about a steering axis. At least one pulling-type propeller is rotatably mounted to a forward end of the gear casing. The at least one propeller is powered by a vertical drive shaft perpendicular to the propeller shaft axis. The steering axis is offset forward of the drive shaft to help minimize steering torque about the steering axis.
US09630684B2
Controllable tail buoy. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: towing a sensor streamer and tail buoy through water, the sensor streamer defining a proximal end and a distal end with the tail buoy coupled to the distal end, and the towing with the sensor streamer and the tail buoy submerged; and during the towing controlling depth of the distal end of the sensor streamer at least in part by the tail buoy; and steering the distal end of the sensor streamer at least in part by the tail buoy.
US09630683B1
A nautical cleat engagement device provides secure engagement to a nautical cleat without directly tying a rope or line to the nautical cleat. The device includes a housing which may be incorporated into or coupled to whatever a user might wish to secure to a cleat. An opening extends into a bottom surface of the housing. The opening is elongated for receiving a horn cleat through the opening. The housing has a cavity in alignment with the opening permitting rotation of the horn cleat within the housing into a locking position within the cavity. A locking pin extends through the housing into the cavity to inhibit rotation of the horn cleat from the locking position.
US09630677B2
A hydraulic brake control apparatus for attaching to an open ended handlebar of a vehicle, the handlebar having a longitudinal axis. A brake housing is attachable to the handlebar, the brake housing including a first section residing outside the handlebar and abutting the open end of the handlebar, and a second section sized and shaped to be received inside the handlebar. A master cylinder is disposed within the first section, the master cylinder having a bore with a bore axis that is oriented transverse to said axis of the handlebar and a master cylinder actuator is in operative association with the master cylinder. A micro-adjust mechanism, a macro-adjust mechanism, and a clamp mechanism is also provided.
US09630662B2
A vehicle includes front wheels, rear wheels, a vehicle body, and closure mechanisms. The vehicle body has vehicle-body side surfaces each provided with an airflow passage. The airflow passage is located in a lower portion of the vehicle-body side surface. The lower portion is located between a corresponding one of the front wheels and a corresponding one of the rear wheels. The airflow passage extends from an underfloor space located below the vehicle body, to the vehicle-body side surface. The closure mechanisms are each configured to close the airflow passage of a corresponding one of the vehicle-body side surfaces that receives a crosswind while the vehicle is in motion. An extending direction of the airflow passage extending from the underfloor space toward the vehicle-body side surface is inclined toward a rear of the vehicle.
US09630661B1
A retractable roof system for a vehicle that includes a sliding/folding textile cover. The cover is folded as the roof system retracts and is stored below a spoiler assembly. The spoiler is an active spoiler that is raised to receive the cover and lowered to enclose the cover in a storage compartment below the spoiler.
US09630650B2
A device for adjusting camber and/or toe of a vehicle wheel includes a rotatable actuating element arranged between a wheel-side carrier part of a wheel carrier and an axle-side guide part thereof and adjustable by a rotary drive unit. A double-acting freewheel is disposed in a driving path between the rotary drive unit and the actuating element and configured to assume a release position in which the driving path is enabled for transmission of a driving torque from the rotary drive unit onto the actuating element, and to assume a locking position in which a locking torque is generated in opposition to a reaction torque directed from the actuating element to the rotary drive unit. The freewheel is constructed to open in the presence of the driving torque generated by the rotary drive unit and closes in the presence of the reaction torque generated by the actuating element.
US09630649B2
The electric power steering control device includes: a steering wheel; a torque generation unit for generating a generated torque for assisting a torque generated by steering by a driver; a torque detection unit for detecting a torsion generated between the steering wheel side and the torque generation unit side as a detected torque; an assist torque command calculation unit for calculating, based on the detected torque, an assist torque command for assisting the steering by the driver; and a differential rotational speed calculation unit for calculating a difference in a rotational speed generated between the steering wheel side and the torque generation unit side as a differential rotational speed, in which the torque generation unit generates the generated torque based on a compensation torque, which is set depending on the assist torque command and the differential rotational speed.
US09630642B2
Baby strollers may have a reversible seat backrest assembly such that the seat may be transferred from a forward facing position or a rearward facing position. Both the forward facing position and the rearward facing position may have a plurality of reclining angle for the comfort of the child. The seatback rest assembly may have a slider crank assembly including two connecting rods to allow adjustment of the seatback rest into the plurality of locked positions.
US09630623B2
A method for operating a speed control system of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises detecting an external force acting on the vehicle wherein the external force has an accelerating or decelerating effect on the vehicle. The method further comprises automatically adjusting a rate of change of at least one component of a net torque being applied to one or more wheels of the vehicle to compensate for the accelerating or decelerating effect of the external force on the vehicle. A system for controlling the speed of a vehicle comprising an electronic control unit configured to perform the above-described methodology is also provided.
US09630620B2
A vehicle control device includes a single manipulandum that selects at least one of first to n-th modes in which ON/OFF states of mutually related functions are set, or a function OFF as an operation support function of a vehicle. An operation support controller selects a transition order according to the current mode when the current state is any one of the first to n-th modes, and sequentially selects each one of the first to n-th modes other than the current mode, and the function OFF based on the selected transition order, each time an operation of the manipulandum is detected. The n is a natural number of 2 or greater.
US09630619B1
Systems and methods implemented in algorithms, software, firmware, logic, or circuitry may be configured to process data and sensory input to determine whether an object external to an autonomous vehicle (e.g., another vehicle, a pedestrian, road debris, a bicyclist, etc.) may be a potential collision threat to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to implement active safety measures to avoid the potential collision and/or mitigate the impact of an actual collision to passengers in the autonomous vehicle and/or to the autonomous vehicle itself. Interior safety systems, exterior safety systems, a drive system or some combination of those systems may be activated to implement active safety measures in the autonomous vehicle.
US09630617B2
A method is provided for resuming the movement of a motor vehicle after unforeseen stopping in an automated parking process performed by a parking assistance system having automated longitudinal and transverse guidance. If the vehicle is stopped, a decision is made about a resumption of movement of the vehicle in the prior direction of travel that existed before the vehicle was stopped. The decision is made in dependence on the remaining travel path from the current position to the next planned stopping point of the trajectory lying in the prior direction of travel. A stopping point of the trajectory can be a reversal point or the final parking position, for example. If the decision is positive, the movement of the vehicle is resumed in the prior direction of travel. If the decision is negative, the movement of the vehicle is resumed against the prior direction of travel. Alternatively, in the case of a negative decision, the movement of the vehicle may not be resumed and the parking process may be ended.
US09630607B2
An air dryer system to keep brakes free from ice and water. The air dryer system includes a canister having a side wall and a bottom defining an upwardly opening chamber. A lid may be removably secured to the canister for an air tight closure of the chamber. A ball valve is coupled to the bottom of the canister. A t-connector is coupled to the canister via the ball valve. The ball valve places the t-connector in fluid communication with the chamber. A quick release coupling may be attached to the ball valve. A plurality of glad hand connectors are disposed at distal ends of the t-connector allowing the air dryer system to be easily assembled to a truck and truck trailer.
US09630604B2
Method for operating a brake system for a vehicle and control device for a brake system of a vehicle
A method for operating a brake system for a vehicle, the brake system including a master brake cylinder coupled to an electromechanical brake booster having a booster body. The method involves: From an initial position, displacing the booster body relative to the master brake cylinder by an adjusting travel in the direction towards the master brake cylinder into an end position; from the end position, displacing the booster body relative to the master brake cylinder by the same adjusting travel in an opposite direction away from the master brake cylinder back into the initial position; during the step of displacing the booster body from the end position back into the initial position, sucking hydraulic fluid from wheel brake devices that coupled in a fluid manner with the brake system and assigned to wheels of the vehicle, for the reduction of a hydraulic fluid pressure existing in the wheel brake devices.
US09630599B2
A driving assistance apparatus includes an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle and acquire obstacle information including a distance to the obstacle; and a control unit configured to intervene to control at least one of braking force and driving force on the basis of the distance to the obstacle, based on the obstacle information, and a running resistance that occurs in response to steering operated by a driver.
US09630592B2
The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a spring element (16a-16g), a retaining unit (10a-10g) that has a retaining element (12a-12g) with a longitudinal guide channel (14a-14g) for guiding the spring element (16a-16g), and comprising a spoiler unit (22a-22g). According to the invention, the spoiler unit (22a-22g) has at least one supporting rib (72a-72g, 74a-74g) that extends from an inner contour of the spoiler (22a-22g) in the form of a projection and that is provided in order to transmit the downforces that occur from the spoiler (22a-22g) to the retaining unit (10a-10g).
US09630581B2
A vehicle includes a fender panel support assembly including a hood that at least partially covers an engine compartment. A front fender structure includes a connecting wall portion located at least partially below the hood in a vehicle vertical direction. A side structural member extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A deforming fender attachment bracket mounts the front fender structure to the side structural member. The deforming fender attachment bracket includes a fender attachment portion connected to the connecting wall portion of the front fender structure at a connecting location. A support leg is connected to the side structural member. The support leg extends toward the side structural member from a lateral edge of the fender attachment portion. The support leg has a width in a vehicle lateral direction that is defined by flexure and shear formulas in response to a target vehicle lateral force applied to the fender attachment portion. The support leg having increasing width from an apex portion connected to the fender attachment portion to a base portion removed from the fender attachment portion.
US09630579B2
A bumper back-beam for a vehicle is provided. The bumper back beam includes a glass fiber mat reinforced plastic composite and a carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite disposed within the glass fiber reinforced plastic composite. The glass fiber mat reinforced plastic composite includes polypropylene at about 45 to 60 wt. %, glass fiber at about 35 to 45 wt. %, a crosslink agent at about 0.1 to 10 wt. %, peroxide at 0.1 to 4 wt. %, and an antioxidant at about 0.1 to 4 wt. %. The carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite includes a thermoplastic resin at about 40 to 60 wt. % and a carbon reinforced fiber at about 40 to 60 wt. % arranged in a predetermined direction.
US09630571B1
A system for minimizing movement of ice or snow along a surface of a vehicle. The system can include a plurality of stops configured to be mounted to the surface in a spaced apart manner, the surface comprising at least one of a roof, a trunk, or a hood of the vehicle. Each stop may include a base for mounting to the vehicle and a fin extending upwardly from the base, the fin having a substantially upright edge to at least partially define an abutment plane configured to face toward a center of the surface and limit motion of ice or snow remaining on the surface.
US09630569B2
A display device adapted to be releasably mounted on a sun visor of a vehicle. The device includes a forwardly facing camera and a computer device such as a “tablet” including a display screen. The display screen is supported by the sun visor and is viewable by the driver or passenger of the vehicle. The field of vision obstructed by the visor when the visor is deployed is displayed on the display screen so that the entire field of vision is available to the driver.
US09630540B2
A headrest including: a trim cover element formed in a three-dimensional bag-like configuration, a fiber assembly; and a foam padding. The fiber assembly and foam padding are both provided within the trim cover element in such a manner that the fiber assembly is secured to and positioned on a front surface side of the trim cover element, whereas the foam padding is positioned on a rear surface side of the fiber assembly. The foam padding has been created by a foaming process so as to be integral with the trim cover element and fiber assembly.
US09630536B2
A vehicle seat includes a seatback, a support installed on the seatback, and a headrest having a stay inserted into the support. The support has a flanged head disposed outside the seatback and into which the stay is inserted, and a body disposed inside the seatback, and when the support is installed on the seatback, the head of the support depresses the seatback. The head has an overhang part, and a narrowed part that is provided between the overhang part and the body and that is narrower than the overhang part. A degree of narrowing of the narrowed part is set in such a way that, when the narrowed part of the head of the support depresses the seatback with the support installed on the seatback, the overhang part is in contact with a depressed surface of the seatback.
US09630531B1
A seat cover configured to be removably attached to a child vehicle seat is provided with a compartment to enable a booster seating insert to be inserted into and secured. The cover is further provided with a plurality of straps, having fasteners, to secure the cover to the child vehicle seat.
US09630522B2
A method controls a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine coupled to a first axle set and to at least two electric machines each one coupled to one wheel of a second axle set. The method includes determining the speed of at least one of the electric machines; comparing the determined speed against a threshold; and altering, if the determined speed is above the threshold, the maximum torque of the electric machines so as to limit the rotational speed of the machines.
US09630521B2
An automotive vehicle includes an air conditioning system configured to selectively cool a cabin of the vehicle and at least one electrical component of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes one or more controllers configured to determine whether the air conditioning system is operating to cool the at least one electrical component, to determine whether cabin cooling is requested, and to enable the air conditioning system to cool the cabin if the air conditioning system is operating to cool the at least one electrical component and if cabin cooling is requested.
US09630514B2
A power management system for a vehicle having wheels and an electric machine operable to provide torque to drive at least one of the wheels includes a first energy storage system capable of supplying power to operate the electric machine. The system also includes a second energy storage system capable of supplying power directly to at least one vehicle load at a lower voltage than the first energy storage system. A voltage conversion device is operable to reduce a voltage of the power supplied by the first energy storage system to the lower voltage to charge the second energy storage system when the vehicle is in a key-off state.
US09630513B2
A portable, bi-directional multiport AC/DC charging cable system provides bi-directional power flow to and from one or more energy storage cells of a vehicle. The system includes a direct current (DC) input/output cable configured to be coupled to the vehicle and an alternating current (AC) input cable configured to be coupled to an AC power source. The system further includes a power module that is coupled to each of the DC input/output cable and to the AC input cable. The power module has an AC output for providing AC power to an external AC load, and a bi-directional AC/DC converter configured to galvanically isolate the vehicle from each of the AC power source and external AC load.
US09630504B2
A method is provided for estimating distance to empty (DTE) for a vehicle. The method includes a controller which may, in response to detecting a change in a vehicle kinetic energy level due to vehicle acceleration or deceleration during a drive cycle, output a DTE modified by a predicted DTE range adjustment selected to include a kinetic energy compensation input corresponding to and correcting for the change in the vehicle kinetic energy level. An electrified vehicle having an energy conversion device, an energy source, one or more brake systems, and at least one controller is also provided. The controller may be programmed to, in response to detecting a change in a vehicle kinetic energy level due to vehicle acceleration or deceleration during a drive cycle, output a distance to empty to the interface based on conditions of vehicle components and the energy source compensated by a kinetic energy compensation input.
US09630498B2
A method and apparatus for vehicle operation assistance information management may include a vehicle, which may include a primary graphical display portion and a secondary graphical display portion. Vehicle operation assistance information management may include identifying vehicle operation assistance information, identifying an immanency, an urgency, and a utility for the vehicle operation assistance information. The urgency may indicate an advance urgency, and a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the secondary graphical display portion. The urgency may indicate an advisory urgency or a warning urgency, a first portion of a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the primary graphical display portion, and, subsequently, and a second portion of a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the secondary graphical display portion.
US09630497B2
An immobilizer system for a motor vehicle having an starter mechanism and a substance detector for detecting impairing drugs/substances in a driver's bode, the allowing the vehicle to be started/operated only when the substance detector delivers a result which is below a limit value. An electronic controller of the immobilizer system is programmed by the driver to pre-specify which restrictions the starter mechanism is subject to if the substance detector delivers a positive test result (above a limit level). The immobilizer may be programmed to either a) prevent operation of the vehicle, or b) allow operation but present a notification to the driver. The driver may set a future time interval during which a selection of option a) cannot be changed by the driver.
US09630483B2
A battery unit holding device that holds a battery unit in place includes a fixing part, a fixed part, and a positioning part provided between the vehicle body and the battery unit for positioning the battery unit on the vehicle body. The fixed part has a support shaft extending in a first direction that corresponds to one of a longitudinal direction and a width direction of the vehicle body and supports the load acting downwardly on the battery unit. The fixing part is movable along the support shaft while holding the support shaft at a middle position thereof. When a first impact greater than a first preset force is applied to the vehicle body in the first direction, the positioning part permits the fixing part to move in the first direction along the support shaft from the middle position of the support shaft.
US09630477B2
A method for preventing glare caused by a head lamp of an opposite side vehicle is provided. The method includes detecting a position of the head lamp from an image photographed in a front direction of a vehicle, when a light is detected in front of the vehicle. The detected position of the head lamp is then matched on a head-up display image and a filtering image is generated to block the light of the head lamp using the head-up display image. The filtering image is finally output on a vehicle windshield.
US09630476B2
A view adjustment device of a vehicle which adjusts a view recognized by a driver through a windshield glass comprises a visual-stimulation indicating mechanism capable of indicating shielding portions in a view area of the diver and a controller to control an indication manner of the visual-stimulation indicator. The controller comprises a traveling-direction determination portion to determine a traveling direction of the vehicle, a traveling-speed determination portion to determine a traveling speed of the vehicle, and an indication control portion to control the visual-stimulation indicating mechanism. The indication control portion is configured such that when it is determined that the vehicle travels in a straight direction, the high-speed shielding portion is indicated at a position located relatively on a leftward side, in a vehicle width direction, compared to the low-speed shielding portion or the middle-speed shielding portion.
US09630473B2
A motor driving device and method for a vehicle are provided to adjust and diagnose an air-conditioning motor by sensing an output signal and a current of a feedback sensor. The motor driving device includes a feedback sensor that configured to output a feedback voltage by detecting a rotation angle of a motor. In addition, a controller is configured to generate a substantially constant current that corresponds to an operation state of the motor and determine a driving state of the motor by combining the constant current with the feedback voltage.
US09630465B2
A tracked, amphibious vehicle, provides at least two, spaced, elongated pontoons disposed generally parallel to one another. A platform structure can be supported by and structurally connects the pontoons, the platform structure including a transom and a lowermost generally horizontally extending panel. A continuous, endless belt can encircle each pontoon engaging bogie wheels on the pontoon. A supplemental, marine drive assembly includes a hydraulic motor having a shaft with an axis, a propeller shaft having an axis, wherein the motor axis and propeller axis are aligned. A universal joint connects the hydraulic motor to the transom. A housing includes a sleeve that contains the propeller shaft.
US09630458B2
A method for monitoring tire safety is adopted for use on a vehicle equipped with a plurality of tires, a plurality of tire detection units located respectively on each tire to detect the interior conditions thereof, and an electronic device which forms information link with each tire detection unit. The method includes: each tire detection unit measures a corresponding tire measurement parameter; next, the tire measurement parameter is set in a tire status variation calculation formula and a contour variation calculation formula to calculate a plurality of parameters that represent each tire; next, calculate variation amounts of the parameters in an inspection time and convert to a status gradient data; then judge whether the status gradient data are coincided. Redo execution of the previous steps if the judged outcome is positive; otherwise generate an alarm signal about an abnormal condition through an electronic device to alert the vehicle driver.
US09630452B2
Provided is a pneumatic tire including: a belt reinforcing layer (12) having an outside end portion in the tire width direction disposed outside in the tire width direction than a tire circumferential groove (16) disposed at the outermost side in the tire width direction, in which a buttress portion (19) being positioned on the outside of a tread (15) in the tire width direction and connecting a surface (15a) of the tread (15) to a sidewall (20) is formed to have, in section in the tire width direction, an outer surface in a concave shape with a depth shallow enough not to be set into the inside in the tire width direction from the outside end of the surface (15a) of the tread (15) in the tire width direction.
US09630451B2
A hollow axle shaft for transmitting rotational motion from a prime mover to a wheel of a vehicle comprises an elongated member. The elongated member extends along an axis between a first end and a second end. The hollow axle shaft further comprises a flange at the first end and extending radially away from the axis for receiving the wheel. The flange is integral with the elongated member. A method of manufacturing the hollow axle shaft comprises the step of providing the elongated member comprising a material and defining a bore extending along the axis between the first and second ends, and the step of forming the flange with the material at the first end.
US09630445B2
Systems and methods provide a user with the ability to mark a surface, easily remove the marking, and remark the same surface. The systems and methods include a marking implement and a mark-receiving surface. When the mark-receiving surface is marked, the resulting mark dries relatively quickly, tends not to smudge, and can be wiped from the surface easily, efficiently and effectively without lasting effect to the mark-receiving surface, which then is available to be marked again.
US09630442B2
A security document comprises a substrate (1) and an optical waveguide (7). Couplers (10a, 10b) are provided in the waveguide (7) for coupling light into and out of the waveguide. The couplers (10a, 10b) can e.g. by gratings, scattering objects, holograms, luminescent dyes or perforations. The authenticity of the document can be verified using methods based on the properties of the waveguide.
US09630436B2
Techniques are described for the production of tactile dots, tactile dot groups, and tactile identifier marks on substrates that are tactilely recognizable by visually impaired individuals. Each tactile dot can be formed individually in the substrate, for example by separately embossing each tactile dot using a single punch and die pair. By using a single punch and die pair, the size, complexity and cost of the tactile dot embossing mechanism can be reduced, and the spacing between the tactile dots can be varied.
US09630427B2
An apparatus including a control cylinder rotatably supported for thermal conduction to a sheet. The sheet conveys ink deposited on a first side. The sheet is held against a peripheral arch of the control cylinder as it rotates with the first side of the sheet directly engaging and wrapping around the control cylinder along the peripheral arch. The apparatus also includes a thermal control element for heating and/or cooling the control cylinder. The apparatus also includes a pressure roll for spreading the ink. The pressure roll with the control cylinder forms a spreader nip, which is selectively changeable between a closed and open position. In the closed position the pressure roll is biased toward the control cylinder for applying pressure to the ink on the sheet. The pressure roll is spaced further away from the control cylinder in the open position relative to the closed position.
US09630410B2
A thermal inkjet printhead is described. The thermal inkjet printhead comprising a passivation layer and a plurality of bond pads formed over the passivation layer. The thermal inkjet printhead further comprises a plurality of insulating strips formed over the passivation layer. The insulating strips are formed such that two adjacent bond pads are separated by an insulating strip, from among the plurality of insulating strips. Further, each of the plurality of the insulating strips is of a dielectric material.
US09630407B1
A print head includes a backup plate and a nozzle plate. The backup plate has a non-planar lower surface. The nozzle plate also has a non-planar lower surface. The nozzle plate is coupled to the lower surface of the backup plate.
US09630394B2
In an embodiment of the present invention, a squeegee blade holder is provided. The holder includes a first side member, a second side member, and a pivot portion between the first and second side members. The holder also includes a separator between the first and second side members for maintaining compression of the side members against the squeegee blade. In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of holding a squeegee blade in a holder is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a first holder side, and providing a second holder side. The method further includes compressing the first and second holder sides against the squeegee blade, and maintaining compression of the first and second holder sides against the squeegee blade.
US09630393B1
A screen printing press includes a base and a clamping mechanism which is connected to the base. The clamping mechanism has a first member, a second member disposed perpendicular to the first member, and an edge. As screen has a first surface and a second surface perpendicular to the first surface. A protruding stop is disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The screen is positioned in the clamping mechanism so that the first surface abuts the first member, the second surface abuts the second member, and the protruding stop abuts the edge. The base includes an open frame which defines a volume which is shaped and dimensioned to receive a burn unit, so that when the burn unit is placed within the volume the burn unit is visible.
US09630390B2
A method of manufacturing curved composite structural elements can include fabricating a web ply in a flat curve over a removable substrate and laying up the ply on a curved web surface of a manufacturing tool. The method also can include laying up a diagonal ply with fibers oriented at +/−45° from the centerline of the web surface. The method further can include cutting a unidirectional composite tape into segments and laying up the tape segments to form a cross ply with a fiber orientation normal to the centerline of the web surface. One or both edges of the diagonal and cross plies may be folded over one or two sides of the manufacturing tool to form one or two flange surfaces. Additionally, a cap ply can be laid up on one or both flange surfaces using composite tape. The structural element layup can then be inspected and any excess composite material can be trimmed away.
US09630374B2
The invention relates to a substantially laminary manufacture comprising 2 substantially laminary layers in contact, wherein the layers comprise a woven, hydrophilic material.
US09630371B2
A magnetizable ink suitable for a packing material for forming food packages is disclosed. The ink comprises magnetizable particles; a solvent; and a binder.
US09630361B2
A top tool and a bottom tool which can be set relative to one another along an axis perpendicular to a workpiece plane are provided in an apparatus for punching and welding plastic parts. A punch die and a sonotrode are fastened to one of the tools.
US09630360B2
In the pultrusion of reinforced plastic profiles in strand form, the strands of the reinforcement are brought together in a positioning device and subsequently embedded in the plastic. The pulling of the strands of the reinforcement through the positioning device leads to an unwanted contraction and uncontrolled positioning of the reinforcement in the plastic profile. The invention envisages forming the positioning device by multiple successive positioning means, of which at least some positioning means can be periodically moved forward in the direction of production and also moved back counter to the direction of production. As a result, there is an alternating tensioning and compression of individual regions of the reinforcement. This makes exact positioning of the reinforcement in the plastic profile possible and prevents contraction of the reinforcement.
US09630356B2
A feedblock including a first packet creator that forms a first packet including a first plurality of polymeric layers, the first plurality of layers including at least four first individual polymeric layers; and a second packet creator that forms a second packet including a second plurality of polymeric layers, the second plurality of layers including at least four second individual polymeric layers, wherein the first and second packet creators are configured such that, for each packet creator, respective individual polymeric layers of the plurality of polymeric layers are formed at approximately the same time. The feedblock may include a packet combiner that receives and combines the first and second primary packets to form a multilayer stream. In some examples, at least one of the first and second primary packets may be spread in the cross-web direction prior to being combined with one another.
US09630348B2
A method including steps of providing at least one sensor; detecting a plurality of parameters in a thermoplastic using the at least one sensor; generating a plurality of outputs in response to the detecting; and characterizing a contaminant or a percentage of post-consumer recycled thermoplastic content in the thermoplastic as a function of the plurality of outputs having been generated and a thermoplastic pattern signature.
US09630347B2
A cutter hub pin drive mechanism and a quick disconnect hub for a pelletizer and a pelletizer having a cutter hub pin drive mechanism are provided. The pelletizer has a cutter hub that includes a cutter hub holder which is engaged with the pelletizer shaft through a plurality of drive pins. The drive pins ride in drive pin channels formed by grooves cut into an inner surface of the cutter hub holder and aligned grooves formed in the outer surface of the forward end of the pelletizer shaft. By machining of grooves into the cutter hub holder and shaft to form channels that receive the drive pins, more precise engagement between the pelletizer shaft, cutter hub holder and drive pins is obtained, resulting in improved torque transmission from the shaft to the cutter hub. Also provided is a seal around the pelletizer shaft to prevent the egress of fines into the drive pin area which might otherwise interfere with the unobstructed movement of the cutter hub holder necessary to adjust blade position. Finally, a quick disconnect hub is provided by which the pelletizer shaft can be readily disconnected from the cutting assembly to facilitate the removal of agglomerated polymer in the cutting chamber.
US09630329B2
Kitchen scissors are curved and have a single or multiple blade for safer, faster and more efficient slicing of food, for example. The scissors can be used for various items, such as for cutting meat, vegetables and other food products. The curved design of the scissor blades allows a user to easily operate the scissors to cut items disposed against a horizontal surface without having to uncomfortably and unsafely twist one's wrist as would be required with conventional straight-blade scissors. The scissors can have multiple blades, spaced apart a desired “bite-sized” length, to make cutting food products even faster. The hooked tip not only improves the slicing action by lifting the food ever so slightly during cutting but such hooked tips also have the additional advantage of grabbing food with a tong effect prior to slicing.
US09630322B2
A shape model of an object to be measured is held. An image of the object obtained by a first device is inputted. Range information obtained by a second device is inputted, and the range information indicates surface positions of the object. A first degradation degree of the image caused by relative motion between the object and the first device, and a second degradation degree of the range information caused by relative motion between the object and the second device are estimated. A position and/or orientation of the object is estimated based on the image and/or range information, the shape model, and the first and second degradation degrees.
US09630318B2
A robotic device may be operated by a learning controller comprising a feature learning configured to determine control signal based on sensory input. An input may be analyzed in order to determine occurrence of one or more features. Features in the input may be associated with the control signal during online supervised training. During training, learning process may be adapted based on training input and the predicted output. A combination of the predicted and the target output may be provided to a robotic device to execute a task. Feature determination may comprise online adaptation of input, sparse encoding transformations. Computations related to learning process adaptation and feature detection may be performed on board by the robotic device in real time thereby enabling autonomous navigation by trained robots.
US09630313B2
A display board for socket is provided, for assembling of at least one socket thereto. The socket includes a positioning hole including a large-diameter hole and a small-diameter hole. The display board includes a main body. At least one side of the main body is formed with an assembling portion. The assembling portion includes at least one stepped engagement portion protrudedly formed on a surface of the main body. The stepped engagement portion includes a large-diameter engagement portion and a small-diameter portion. The large-diameter engagement portion includes a first lateral surface, and the small-diameter portion includes a second lateral surface. When the stepped engagement portion is inserted in the positioning hole, the first lateral surface corresponds to and is tightly engaged with an inner wall of the large-diameter hole, and the second lateral surface corresponds to and is releasingly assembled within the small-diameter hole.
US09630312B2
A storage assembly 10 which has a plurality of unique storage components 12, 14, and 800 which may be selectively connected in order to provide an optimal storage solution for a wide variety of applications.
US09630311B2
A pistol grip style attachment for use with a paintbrush having an extending handle, the attachment including a body having a configured gripping surface, with a channel defined in the body adapted to receive the handle. A clamping member is displaceable within the body in order to engage an underside location of the handle. In one embodiment, the body includes first and second assembleable halves, each further exhibiting a reinforced ribbed interior. A passageway communicates the channel defined between the assembleable halves with a bottom location of the body for seating the clamping member in a limited displaceable fashion.
US09630309B2
A pneumatic tool includes a handle body, an output unit having a driving head, a driving unit for driving the output unit, and a switching unit operable to change the rotational direction of the driving head. The handle body includes: a surrounding wall having a top surface and an axial space that has a central axis and that is adapted to permit the driving unit to be mounted therein; a mounting unit disposed at the top surface of the surrounding wall and adapted to permit the switching unit to be mounted therein; and a through hole formed vertically through the surrounding wall and in spatial communication with the axial space, the through hole being adapted to permit the output unit to be mounted therein.
US09630308B2
A demolition hammer is provided that includes a housing that is reversible and a plurality of interchangeable wear plates. The demolition hammer may include a housing a housing having a first wall and a second wall opposite the first wall, and a power cell disposed within the housing, the power cell having a front face, wherein the housing is reversible such that the housing can be used with the power cell in a first orientation in which the front face faces the first wall and a second orientation in which the front face faces the second wall.
US09630307B2
A rotary hammer is adapted to impart axial impacts to a tool bit. The rotary hammer includes a motor, a spindle coupled to the motor for receiving torque from the motor, and a piston at least partially received within the spindle for reciprocation therein. A crank hub is coupled to the motor for receiving torque from the motor. The crank hub defines a rotational axis and includes a socket offset from the rotational axis. A pin includes a first portion at least partially received within the socket and a second portion fixed to the piston. The first portion of the pin is both pivotable within the socket and axially displaceable relative to the socket in response to rotation of the crank hub for reciprocating the piston between a forward-most position within the spindle and a rearward-most position within the spindle.
US09630299B1
A master jaw assembly for an engineering vise is provided by the invention. The master jaw assembly comprises a master jaw having a groove formed in its side wall face, and a detachable jaw having a dovetailed rib projecting from its side wall face so that the soft jaw may be attached to the master jaw by frontally inserting the dovetailed rib into the groove with minimal loosening of the hold-down nuts in the master jaw. A special hold-down nut used to secure the dovetailed rib of the detachable jaw inside the groove of the master jaw has a substantially longer base edge compared with its top edge to provide increased securing force. The master jaw also features an adjustable reference stop plate attached to the end of the master jaw that may be moved to its engagement position when needed to engage the edge of or interior niche in the detachable jaw to ensure that the detachable jaw is attached to the master jaw in precisely accurate alignment on a repeatable basis.
US09630295B2
Embodiments of mechanisms for performing a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process are provided. A method for performing a CMP process includes polishing a wafer by using a polishing pad. The method also includes applying a cleaning liquid jet on the polishing pad to condition the polishing pad. A CMP system is also provided.
US09630290B2
Methods of shaping a glass sheet each include a step of removing a first portion of the glass sheet to form a first beveled surface. The methods further include the step of removing a second portion of the glass sheet to form a second beveled surface. The methods still further include the step of removing a third portion of the glass sheet comprising a remainder of an end surface of an edge portion of the glass sheet. In further examples, glass sheets are also provided with a first bevel surface intersecting a first glass-sheet surface and an apex surface, and a second bevel surface intersecting a second glass-sheet surface and the apex surface. The glass sheet exhibits a probability of failure of less than 5% at an edge stress of 135 MPa.
US09630278B2
A method for machining a metallic member to provide a finished appearance uses a lathe and a scraping process. A metallic member comprising a top portion and a peripheral sidewall is provided, the metallic member is positioned on the worktable. The worktable is rotated with the metallic member, the lathe tool moved backwards and forwards to machine the top portion of the rotary metallic member circumferentially. The lathe tool is moved by the moving device along a predetermined path relative to the worktable to machine curved surfaces of the top portion of the metallic member. The scraping cutter is moved to contact the peripheral sidewall of the metallic member. The scraping cutter is moved along a predetermined path, and the scraping cutter is fed the metallic member to achieve the required shape and finish.
US09630270B2
A stud feed assembly for welding studs comprising a stud loader and a stud catcher. The stud loader comprises a first chute component and a second chute component, the first chute component having a greater diameter than the second chute component. The stud catcher comprises a receiving component and a vertical component, the receiving component being shaped to receive it stud such that the receiving component aligns the received stud in a substantially vertical position.
US09630265B2
A powered cutter for strap includes a housing, a power supply mounted to the housing, a motor positioned at least in part in the housing and a drive train operably connected to the motor. A cutting head includes a plunger, a cutting blade operably mounted to the plunger, a hold-down biasedly mounted to the plunger, a foot and a shear edge. The drive train is operably connected to the plunger. The plunger moves toward the foot to move the hold-down into contact with the strap, securing the strap against the foot, and as the hold-down secures the strap, the cutting blade contacts and cuts the strap at the shear edge.
US09630262B2
Provided are a method of manufacturing, and a working tool for, a member having a closed-bottom hole portion that can achieve a good yield of the material, can improve the durability of the cutting blade, and can reduce the force required for the work, by forming a hollowed-out bottom portion using a cutting wire having a two-point support. A method of manufacturing a member having a closed-bottom hole portion by inside-removing-working a raw material made of a carbonaceous material, the closed-bottom hole portion having a hollowed-out side portion and a hollowed-out bottom portion formed by hollowing out an inner portion of the raw material, including: a step of forming a cylindrical trench by digging the raw material frontward from a near-side end face of raw material while rotating the raw material, to form the hollowed-out side portion; and a step of forming the hollowed-out bottom portion by supporting a cutting wire inserted into a bottom portion of the cylindrical trench at two points while rotating the raw material, and pressing the cutting wire being supported at the two points in a direction approaching an axis line of the raw material.
US09630260B1
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of deep hole machining, particularly to a rear-mounted deep hole machining on-line detection and deviating correction device, which provide solution to the difficulty in observing the machining site and correcting the cutter deviation in deep hole machining. The device comprises a cutter bar provided with a plurality of iron blocks mounted uniformly in a circumferential direction, wherein each of the iron blocks is provided with a heating device in the interior thereof and a wear-resistant block mounted on the top thereof, wherein mounted on an end face of the other end of the cutter bar is a pyramid prism, wherein a laser transmitter and a photosensitive sensor are mounted in a height corresponding to the height range of the pyramid prism, wherein the incident beam emitted by the laser transmitter is oriented by a laser orientating block. The advantages of the disclosure lie in that the information of the position the deep hole cutter during deep hole machining process and whether the deep hole is skewed or not can be obtained in time, thereby facilitating a solution to the difficulty in detecting the workpiece deep hole straightness and on-line deviating correction, improving the position accuracy such as straightness of the deep hole and reducing the rejection rate of the workpiece.
US09630259B2
A drilling and tapping machine includes a power head assembly supported at a vertical orientation, a parallelogram arm structure including a head support and an arm base, and an arm positioning assembly coupled with the head support and the arm base support for guiding corresponding movements of the head support and the arm base support so as to ensure a vertical trajectory of the power head assembly. The machine further includes a counterweight configuration to vertically move the power head assembly via a lever. The machine further includes an operational control assembly to selectively shift the power head assembly between a drilling operation and tapping operation. Therefore, the machine is suitable to make a hole with a diameter of 0.5 to 3 mm.
US09630257B2
A cutting insert includes a land and a breaker flute on a rake face, the land providing a cutting edge by intersecting a flank face. The breaker flute includes breakers. A width T of a portion of the land that extends along a portion of the cutting edge that is at a round corner portion is 0.05 mm
US09630256B2
The present invention relates to a cutting insert having a cutting edge which is provided with a corner section that forms a convex arc shape when seen in a planar view from the direction facing the rake face and a pair of linear sections that are in contact with the corner section at the both ends thereof. The cutting edge is provided with a first region along the corner section, a second region along the linear section and a third region positioned between them, and a cross-sectional area of the insert main body on a cross-section orthogonal to the cutting edge in a range of width which is a radius R (mm) of the corner section is made largest in the third region, smallest in second region and between them in the first region in terms of size.
US09630252B2
The present invention relates to a portable pipe outer diameter-chamfering apparatus characterized in that a vertical fixing plate is fixed to the outside of the vertical plate, a horizontal fixing plate is fixed in an orthogonal direction to the tip of the vertical fixing plate, a rectangular link with one open side is coupled to move upward and downward along the vertical fixing plate, a pair of circumscribing rollers, each of the pair of circumscribing rollers being installed on either end portion of the rectangular link with one open side, respectively, the rectangular link with one open side moves up and down along the vertical fixing plate, a moving body is installed in the horizontal fixing plate, the moving body moves up and down, and an inscribing roller which is in close contact with an inside of the pipe is installed on the moving body.
US09630248B2
A method of manufacturing an article by hot pressing and ultrasonically inspecting the article comprises forming and filling a canister with powder material and evacuating and sealing the canister. Heat and pressure are applied to the canister to consolidate the powder material to form the article. The article within the canister is ultrasonically inspected by moving a transducer over the whole of the canister. The position of an interface between the article and the canister, and the thickness of the canister, at each position on the surface of the canister and if there are defects within the article are determined. The canister is then removed from the article by machining the canister using a machining tool, the movement of the tool is controlled such that at each position of the canister the tool removes the determined thickness of the canister for the corresponding position on the surface of the canister.
US09630247B2
Guide roller including a bearing journal at each of two ends. Each bearing journal is provided with a plain bearing designed as a hollow journal, and can be connected to the coolant supply line to conduct coolant through the hollow journal into or out of the coolant channel. The plain bearing is lubricated by coolant conducted through the bearing journal. A roller assembly for a strand casting system is provided with a plurality of guide rollers. The guide rollers are arranged at an axial distance from each other along a strand produced by the strand casting system and are each rotatably supported in a respective bearing mount. Each bearing mount is arranged on at least one frame part in a preloaded manner The bearing mounts are supported on the frame parts so as to be self-setting by elastically pliable connecting structure.
US09630245B2
A casting apparatus is provided with a die; an injection device including a tubular sleeve which communicates with a cavity of the die, and a plunger which injects a molten metal into the cavity; and first and second suction devices, each of which sucks air from the interior of the tubular sleeve. The tubular sleeve communicates with the cavity. The tubular sleeve includes a supply port through which the molten metal is supplied, and an opening which is formed near the supply port for drawing air. The first suction device sucks the air from the interior of the tubular sleeve through the opening. The second suction device sucks the air from the tubular sleeve through a gap between an inner circumferential surface of the tubular sleeve and an outer circumferential surface of the plunger.
US09630244B2
The subject matter of the invention is a device for the direct cooling of a mould for the vertical semicontinuous casting of rolling ingots or extrusion billets (3) with gradual quenching by double jet (4 and 5), the first at substantially 32° and second at substantially 22°, simultaneously and delivering substantially the same flow rates and speeds from a single liquid chamber (2).Another subject of the invention is a method using said device, with or without graphite insert (1) on the working faces and in association with various bottom block configurations.
US09630242B2
A device for continuously measuring the flow rate of steel melt near surface thereof, comprising a flow rate detecting rod (18) and a deflection means (B) for the flow rate detecting rod, wherein the flow rate detecting rod (18) comprises a refractory material tube at one end and a stainless steel rod at the other end, and the stainless steel rod is fittedly connected with the refractory material tube. Also provided is a method for continuously measuring the flow rate of steel melt near surface thereof.
US09630236B1
A pipe positioning device for pipe expander includes a mold positioning device defining therein a locating space, an axle located at an outer side of the mold positioning device, and a stop member including a barrel pivotally coupled to and movable along the axle, an extension arm extended from the barrel and a stop plate located at the distal end of the extension arm and turnable about the axle into the locating space to abut at a front end of a mold in the locating space for stopping against a pipe in the mold for expanding, facilitating quick pipe expanding.
US09630233B2
A bipolar plate having a surface structure for a flow field, inner forms such as holes and slots in the plate, and a reference geometry on the outer form thereof is produced by means of a hydraulic fine-blanking press having an at least three-stage progressive die, in the first stage of which a blank is cut partially free from a metal-foil strip, subsequently in a second stage the surface structure is formed in the connected blank via compression-forming using a forming force of at least 2500 to 3500 kN, the inner form, the slots and the reference geometry are formed by way of cutting in, and on, the blank and then, in a third stage, cutting of the outer contour and removal of the finished blank in the form of the bipolar plate are carried out successively in the stroke cycle.
US09630225B2
A system and method for long term storage of waste can include a comminuted material having a high surface area. The comminuted material can include particles of processed hydrocarbonaceous materials from which hydrocarbon products have been derived. The comminuted material can be contacted with a flowable waste material so that the flowable waste material is retained in the comminuted material. This flowable waste material is some material other than hydrocarbon products that have been derived from the hydrocarbonaceous materials. An encapsulation barrier can envelope the comminuted material and provide a secondary means of preventing escape of the flowable waste material.
US09630222B2
An alcohol pad system, alcohol pad, and method for cleaning a medicine vial include a pad member treated with alcohol and a projection member also treated with alcohol, disposed upon the pad member, with the projection member extending upwardly from the pad member, and the pad member and projection member are adapted to clean, or sanitize, the top of a medicine vial which includes a metal portion and a rubber insert portion disposed within the metal portion of the top of the medicine vial.
US09630221B2
This toilet unclogging tool has a handle attached at the proximal end of, a shaft, either straight or bent, and a bullet shaped head portion, attached at the distal end of the shaft, which head is made of a semi-rigid material such as closed cell polyethylene foam. The head has a series of grooves, usually four of a V-shape, along the length thereof to permit fluid to pass there through when one attempts to push a blockage forward over the trap of a toilet. A rigid cap having a flat face is disposed into the forward end of the head to enhance the ability of the device to push a clog without deforming the head.
US09630218B2
An air-flushing device cleans a cleaning object by air-blowing to the object from a nozzle. The air-flushing device outputs a pressure value changing according to electromagnetic valve's opening/closing, and controls the valve's opening/closing based on two reference values of an upper-limit setting value and a lower-limit setting value lower than that. The air-flushing device closes the valve if the pressure value changes from lower than the upper-limit setting value to that or higher, and opens the valve if the pressure value changes from higher than the lower-limit setting value to that or lower.
US09630201B2
A power arm is designed similar to a rifle stock that can be applied to a fire hose coupling via, for example, a quick detach rail system. The power arm can provide a firefighter with additional control of a fire hose which can be extremely helpful in a hostile environment. The power arm allows a firefighter to use their body as a whole to provide a maximum advantage for controlling a fire hose that is streaming water.
US09630198B2
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. Remote control by IR signals and RF signals is disclosed.
US09630187B2
A concentration method of dielectrophoretic particles includes: providing a fluid pipe structure, wherein the fluid pipe structure has a protrudent structure lateral protruding inwardly so as to form a line-like gate; making a fluid containing particles to be measured flow through the fluid pipe structure; and applying an electrical field through the line-like gate so as to produce a dielectrophoresis force to concentrate the particles to be measured.
US09630181B2
The present invention is such a plug application and removal device that mist which is generated upon plug removal of a sample container or a reagent container is not peripherally scattered, or is such a sample processing device that mist which is generated upon dispensing of a sample or a reagent into a container is not mixed to another container. A plug application and removal device has a container holding mechanism that holds a container housing liquid inside and applied with a plug, and has a plug application and removal mechanism that removes or applies the plug from/to the container. The plug application and removal device has: a control mechanism for controlling movement of liquid or mist spilled out of the container upon a process of removal or application of the plug by the plug application and removal mechanism.
US09630178B2
Engineered reaction containers that can be physically and chemically defined to control the flux of molecules of different sizes and charge are disclosed. Methods for constructing small volume reaction containers through a combination of etching and deposition are also disclosed. The methods allow for the fabrication of multiple devices that possess features on multiple length scales, specifically small volume containers with controlled porosity on the nanoscale.
US09630174B2
Mechanical pipette with adjustable volume value of aspirated liquid is built of a handle (1) and a nozzle (3) and coupled with them: an ejection mechanism of a pipette exchangeable tip (8), a drawing up and discharging mechanism with a plunger (33) mounted in said pipette nozzle (3), a plunger working stroke adjustment mechanism, a manually actuated lock mechanism of a drive assembly of an adjustment screw of the plunger working stroke, a mechanical counter, a drive mechanism of a mechanical counter and a calibration mechanism for correction of the pipette accuracy deviation. The calibration mechanism comprises, mounted in the mechanical counter, releasable coupling means for complete disengagement of a revolvers assembly from the mechanical counter drive mechanism in CALIBRATION MODE, further, engaged with them, changeover means for changing over the pipette into CALIBRATION MODE and resetting means of the indication of the liquid volume value on the counter in CALIBRATION MODE.
US09630169B2
A semiconductor material of the present invention is a semiconductor material including an oxynitride containing at least one element selected from the Group 4 elements and Group 5 elements. In the oxynitride, part of at least one selected from oxygen and nitrogen is substituted with carbon. Nb is preferable as the Group 5 element.
US09630162B1
A reactor and method for production of nanostructures, including metal oxide nanowires or nanoparticles, are provided. The reactor includes a regulated metal powder delivery system in communication with a dielectric tube; a plasma-forming gas inlet, whereby a plasma-forming gas is delivered substantially longitudinally into the dielectric tube; a sheath gas inlet, whereby a sheath gas is delivered into the dielectric tube; and a microwave energy generator coupled to the dielectric tube, whereby microwave energy is delivered into a plasma-forming gas. The method for producing nanostructures includes providing a reactor to form nanostructures and collecting the formed nanostructures, optionally from a filter located downstream of the dielectric tube.
US09630159B2
The invention relates to a device and method for distributing a liquid and gas in a multiple-bed downflow reactor, such as a hydrocarbon processing reactor, like a hydrocracker. The device comprises respectively the method uses a distributor device comprising a substantially horizontal collecting tray provided with a central gas passage. Gas passing in downward direction through the central gas passage is forced into a swirling motion by a swirler. This swirling motion has a swirl direction around a vertical swirl axis so that the gas leaves the central gas passage as a swirl. At a location above the collecting tray, a quench fluid is ejected into gas in an ejection direction, which is, viewed in a horizontal plane, at least partly opposite to the swirl direction.
US09630145B2
A catalyst converter includes: a substrate (1) having a cell structure formed of a center area (1A) having the highest cell density, a peripheral area (1C) having the lowest cell density, and an intermediate area (1B) having the cell density between that of the center area and that of the peripheral area; a first catalyst layer formed in the center area (1A); a second catalyst layer formed in the intermediate area (1B); and a third catalyst layer formed in the peripheral area (1C). A length in a longitudinal direction of the second catalyst layer is longer than that of the first catalyst layer. A length in the longitudinal direction of the third catalyst layer is longer than that of the second catalyst layer. A ratio of the length in the longitudinal direction of the first catalyst layer to the length of the substrate is 65% or more.
US09630131B2
For a method for producing a filter element provided with a sealing part, wherein the sealing material is introduced into a casting chamber between two tundish parts when in the non-cured state, a compensation space connected to the casting chamber is provided for the expansion of the sealing material.
US09630128B2
Provided is an oil separator that operates in an efficient manner as a whole for collection of oil mist in blowby gas as multiple oil separator units collect the oil mist equally regardless of various particle sizes thereof. The oil separator includes a distribution chamber distributing blowby gas, an introducing hole introducing the blowby gas into the distribution chamber, at least one set of oil separator units disposed in symmetry relative to at least one plane having an axis extending through an axis of the introducing hole of axes of flowing directions of the blowby gas entering the distribution chamber through the introducing hole, and distribution channels causing the blowby gas to flow from the distribution chamber to the respective oil separator units.
US09630126B1
A gun barrel tank for treating raw crude oil mixtures. The fluid mixture enters through a degassing boot where gas is separated from the liquid. The liquid travels through a central column to a horizontal hydraulic distributor located in the lower area of the tank, first entering a central distributor trough, then passing into open bottom horizontal inverted lateral troughs and finally out through a plurality of metering orifices provided near the top edges of the lateral troughs to provide uniform distribution of the liquid in the tank. A circular oil collection trough provided at the top of the tank has a plurality of V-shaped notches on its top edge over which oil flows into an oil collection trough to provided uniform collection of the separated crude. A circular water collector in the bottom of the tank removes separated water, and solids are removed from the bottom of the tank.
US09630118B2
A diving toy, or dive stick, that is connectable and extendable. The diving toy includes connectable and/or extendable portions that enables the length of the diving toy to be changed and enable it to be converted into a dive-ring, extended dive stick, larger dive-ring, dive-chain, or a multitude of other amusing shapes. In various games of play, one or more diving toys is thrown into a pool. A player retrieves the diving toy from the bottom of the pool or plays various games of play with the diving toy while submerged underwater.
US09630115B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for online game cooperation. One method includes an operation for receiving a first request from a first user to place a game asset in a first game board of the first user. The game asset is associated with a task to be performed in the game. Further, the method includes an operation for receiving a second request from a second user to place the game asset in a second game board of the second user. The first user and the second user make progress by interacting with the game asset in their respective game boards. When the first user or the second user receives a transactional reward for interacting with the game asset, the transactional reward is also given to the other user. A final reward is given to the first user and to the second user upon completion of the task.
US09630114B2
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems provide a suggested list of people for a user of a social network system to play a game with. A social networking system receives a trigger for providing the user access from a user device to the game over a network. The social networking system identifies a pool of people who have a personal connection with the user and who have not played the game before. From the pool of people, a suggested list of people is selected based on closeness to the user. The suggested list is sent to the user device for the user device for the user to selectively invite one or more of the people to play the game.
US09630109B2
An advanced context-aware platform is integrated with a variety of other applications to allow processing of contextual information from various sources. One type of application may provide spatial and temporal context information for various actions. Another type of application may provide additional information for an action within a social and/or business context. These contextual information types are received and assimilated by the platform in order to enrich the data value chain. Processing large volumes of data and events may be facilitated in a scalable and rapid manner utilizing technologies such as in-memory databases (e.g., the HANA database available from SAP AG), and/or complex event processing (CEP) such as is available from Sybase ESP. Context-aware platforms according to embodiments may find particular use in providing context to systems implementing gamification in an enterprise environment.
US09630108B2
Methods and apparatus for testing game data are provided. In a network game to be tested, skill effect data of a character to be tested can be obtained, and a combat strategy can be formulated accordingly. The network game along with a fight test of the character can be implemented, according to the combat strategy, to obtain and output testing data. Whether the combat strategy needs to be adjusted can then be determined. When the combat strategy is determined that needs to be adjusted, the methods and apparatus can be used to adjust the combat strategy, implement the fight test of the character according to the adjusted combat strategy, and obtain the testing data. When the combat strategy is determined that does not need to be adjusted, the methods and apparatus can be used to analyze a degree of balance of the character in the network game.
US09630107B2
Providing a location-based online game for a plurality of mobile devices, including: assigning a force field around a player corresponding to each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein a radius of the force field is proportional to a score or experience point of the player in the online game; determining a location of said each mobile device; calculating colliding forces among the plurality of mobile devices and virtual environment created in the online game; providing a forum to enable a battle among the plurality of mobile devices and the virtual environment which are calculated as being in the colliding forces and sampling metadata including water, highway, road, grass, forest, business area and residential area to generate the online game.
US09630106B2
Systems and methods for synchronizing audio in a bank of gaming machines, such as video slot and video poker machines. Audio tracks of a game may be provided to a plurality of gaming machines and synchronized. An audio track provided to one of the gaming machines may be changed to a second audio track, in response to receiving an indication of a status change for the game. The second audio track may be synchronized with the audio tracks provided to the other gaming machines in the plurality.
US09630104B2
Virtual world content is transmitted from at least one server to at least one client computer by defining a camera position on the client computer and projecting a geometrical shape from the camera position in the direction of a viewing vector. This geometrical shape defines a subsection of the virtual world content, which is then transmitted to the particular client, where it is maintained within a content cache.
US09630099B2
A game device according to the present embodiment includes a camera as image pick-up means. An inner camera is accommodated in an upper housing. In addition, a microphone hole is provided in an inner surface of the upper housing so as to sense external sound through a microphone.
US09630093B2
Method for physiologically modulating videogames and simulations includes utilizing input from a motion-sensing video game system and input from a physiological signal acquisition device. The inputs from the physiological signal sensors are utilized to change the response of a user's avatar to inputs from the motion-sensing sensors. The motion-sensing system comprises a 3D sensor system having full-body 3D motion capture of a user's body. This arrangement encourages health-enhancing physiological self-regulation skills or therapeutic amplification of healthful physiological characteristics. The system provides increased motivation for users to utilize biofeedback as may be desired for treatment of various conditions.
US09630083B2
Glove for use in weightlifting or other activities in which an object is gripped. The glove has pads of moldable, malleable, substantially cohesive material on the palm and fingers that conforms to the contours of the object and a hand wearing the glove and retains its shape without hardening to provide a firm, solid grip between the hand and the object. The palm section and the finger stalls are fabricated of thin, flexible material, and the pads overlie fleshier parts of the palm and fingers, with gaps between the pads extending along joint lines of the palm and fingers and the elastic material in the gaps providing hinges which flex along the joint lines and allow adjacent ones of the pads to come together to form a substantially continuous gripping surface when the hand and glove are curled about the object. The malleable material in the pads on the finger stalls is enclosed in pockets having rolled upper edges, with front and rear panels which are formed continuously with the rolled edges and fastened together along side and bottom edges of the pockets. In some embodiments, the pads are attached directly to the body of the glove and to the finger stalls, and in others they are attached to an outer layer that overlies the palm section and further facilitates gripping of the object.
US09630069B2
A golf club head comprising multiple means of adjusting the location of the center of gravity, and the bias, is disclosed herein. In a preferred embodiment, the golf club head comprises a non-metal medallion comprising a channel that is affixed to one of the crown and the sole, a slidable weight sized to fit within the channel, and a cover that attaches to the medallion and locks the slidable weight within the channel at a location selected by a user. The cover preferably includes at least one cutout so that the slidable weight is at least partially visible to the user when it is locked within the channel. The cover also includes additional cutouts that receive protrusions extending from the medallion to more securely attach the cover to the medallion.
US09630058B2
A hand exercise device comprising a base with a generally planar surface, and at least one string held at a substantial angle of inclination with respect to the planar surface of the base. The hand exercise device can be adapted to perform hand exercises that involve applying a pushing force to move the string such that the string is in contact with the planar surface of the base. The hand exercise device can be modified to include a plurality of strings of different thicknesses held at a substantial angle of inclination to facilitate variable exercise resistance. The hand exercise device can benefit patients by increasing grip strength, improving hand function, and/or alleviating joint pain.
US09630055B2
A versatile glute ham system for use with resistance bands is provided that is provided with a pivoting resistance arm assembly and a pivoting center pad assembly that are pivotally connected to a stabilization bar. The pivoting resistance arm assembly is provided with a resistance arm connection assembly and the pivoting center pad assembly is provided with a center pad connection assembly to secure the pivoting resistance arm assembly and the pivoting center pad assembly to a fixed position relative to the stabilization bar. The versatile glute ham system may optionally be provided with a plurality of connector points on the pivoting resistance arm assembly, the pivoting center pad assembly and the stabilization bar to receive resistance bands.
US09630054B1
The sit-up foot anchor includes a door bumper that includes a planar section that extends over to a pair of footholds. The pair of footholds is parallel with one another, and are hemi-cylindrical cavities adapted to receive a foot of an end user therein. The planar section is adapted to be positioned underneath a door, and the door bumper is adapted to be positioned on a first side of said door whereas the pair of footholds is adapted to be positioned on a second side of said door. In use, the device utilizes said door in order to securely hold feet of said end user while said end user conducts a sit-up.
US09630049B2
A reciprocating rehabilitation device that can be used as a stand alone unit or incorporated within a stationary bicycle. The device utilizes independently operating pedals together with range of motion limiters. Patients and therapists alike can rehab each limb independently through any necessary progressive range of motion on the way to recovery.
US09630047B1
An exercise apparatus includes foot docking station comprising a base plate pivotally fixed to a back plate at a hinge. The back plate includes a central pivot rotationally fixed with a foot plate that includes a shin engagement mechanism for engaging the shins of the person. The foot docking station is selectively attachable to a lower bench. A distal leg is fixed with the lower bench at a rotational leg mount, the lower bench including a receiver for engaging an upper bench. A proximal leg is fixed with the upper bench at another rotational leg mount. An auxiliary bench may be fixed with the upper and lower benches.
US09630038B2
A drilling and through-wall fire extinguishing device comprises a main water turbine, a forward and reverse commutator, a reducing sleeve, a hollow drill bit, a handwheel booster, a guide rail, a water separator, a vice water turbine and a high pressure water pump. The handwheel booster is connected with the main water turbine, the main water turbine is drivingly connected with the hollow drill bit through the forward and reverse commutator, the reducing sleeve is arranged between the hollow drill bit and the forward and reverse commutator, and the main water turbine and the forward and reverse commutator are fixed on the guide rail; and fire-fighting pressure water is fed by the water separator, a first water outlet of the water separator is communicated with the main water turbine, a second water outlet is communicated with the vice water turbine, and the vice water turbine is drivingly connected with the high pressure water pump.
US09630035B2
A transport device and a transport method is provided for a container treatment plant. The transport device comprises at least one transporter for transporting containers to or away from a treatment station of the container treatment plant, wherein at least one transporter is positioned displaceable in relation to another one of the transporters to provide a closeable spatial separation between the at least one displaceable transporter and the other transporter.
US09630031B2
Lightweight, flexible protective fabrics for protecting a person, animal or other object from hot burning materials, hot high heat capacity and/or hot corrosive materials, such as hot molten metal, hot oily liquids (e.g., heating oil), hot gels, hot solids, hot sparks, and hot acids. The lightweight protective fabrics can be used to protect a person, animal or other object from hot molten metals, such as liquid metal zinc heated to a temperature of about 950° F. (510° C.) or greater, hot molten aluminum heated to a temperature of about 1150° F. (620° C.) or greater, burning phosphorus at temperature of about 1550° F. (843° C.) or greater, hot solid iron having a temperature of about 500° F. (260° C.) or greater, hot heating oil having a temperature of about 500° F. (260° C.) or greater, and hot hydrochloric acid having a temperature of about 300° F. (150° C.) or greater.
US09630030B2
A method and system for reducing vascular plaque non-invasively including imaging at least a portion of a mammalian body to produce an image; determining the location of at least one vascular plaque in said image; ascertaining the location of the base of said vascular plaque, said location of base being the target location; precisely determining the relative position of said target location with respect to the cardiac rhythm in the body; delivering a beam of ultrasound energy waves from a source to the relative position to elevate temperature of said target location in a pre-determined manner; monitoring the temperature of the target location; and discontinuing delivery of ultrasound energy waves when said target location achieves a predetermined set temperature.
US09630024B2
There is disclosed a radiation treatment planning system for preparing treatment planning information for carrying out radiation treatment. The apparatus includes an input unit with which an operator inputs a prescription dose and an irradiation angle; an arithmetic unit which prepares the treatment planning information by determining irradiation conditions in such a manner as to bring a dose distribution calculated based on the result of the input from the input unit closer to the prescription dose, and a display unit which displays the treatment planning information. The arithmetic unit sets, per point for radiation irradiation, an index representing the degree of demand for irradiation amount suppression, the degree of demand determined by the radiation irradiation point, and the arithmetic unit further determines the irradiation conditions using the index.
US09630021B2
Systems and methods for using antiprotons for terminating unwanted or undesirable cells which can be used in the treatment of conditions caused by the existence and/or proliferation of such undesirable cells. Such conditions include cardiovascular ailments, Parkinson's disease, wet macular degeneration, endocrine disorders, dermatological ailments, and cancer. Because of the unique nature of antiprotons and their annihilation characteristics, the preferred antiproton delivery device (1010, 1015, 1030) embodiments further incorporate detector arrays (1050a), capable of detecting characteristic emissions in the course of treatment.
US09630013B2
Methods and devices for providing noninvasive electrotherapy and electrical stimulation are described herein. In one aspect, a device for noninvasive electrotherapy includes wireless communication circuitry configured to receive pulse generation control signals wirelessly transmitted from a computing device. The device can include pulse generation circuitry configured to deliver electrical waveforms according to instructions encoded in the pulse generation control signals. The computing device can include a cellular telephone device, a portable media player, a personal digital assistant, a tablet computer, or an internet access device.
US09630009B2
Methods, systems, and computing devices for fitting bilateral hearing prostheses. An example method includes sending a signal to a first hearing prosthesis and a second hearing prosthesis. The signal causes the first hearing prosthesis to deliver a first stimulus to a body part in a left auditory pathway of a user. The signal also causes the second hearing prosthesis to deliver a second stimulus to a body part in a right auditory pathway of the user. The first stimulus and the second stimulus cause the user to perceive a sound and are delivered simultaneously. The method also includes receiving an indication of a perception of the sound by the user. The method further includes determining an adjustment to at least one of the first stimulus or the second stimulus based on the perception of the sound by the user.
US09630008B2
Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods and systems for attenuating artifacts in single channel cochlear implants. Both high and low frequency artifacts can be attenuating using embodiments of the disclosed methods and systems. In some embodiments, low-pass filters, impedance balancing, and DC artifact estimation can be used, alone or in combination, to attenuate or completely remove artifacts in single channel cochlear implants.
US09630001B2
Compositions and methods are provided for modulating the growth, development and repair of bone, cartilage or other connective tissue. Devices and stimulus waveforms are provided to differentially modulate the behavior of osteoblasts, chondrocytes and other connective tissue cells to promote proliferation, differentiation, matrix formation or mineralization for in vitro or in vivo applications. Continuous-mode and pulse-burst-mode stimulation of cells with charge-balanced signals may be used. Bone, cartilage and other connective tissue growth is stimulated in part by nitric oxide release through electrical stimulation and may be modulated through co-administration of NO donors and NO synthase inhibitors. Bone, cartilage and other connective tissue growth is stimulated in part by release of BMP-2 and BMP-7 in response to electrical stimulation to promote differentiation of cells. The methods and devices described are useful in promoting repair of bone fractures, cartilage and connective tissue repair as well as for engineering tissue for transplantation.
US09629999B2
An implantable device including a proximal end, a distal end, an elongate electrically conductive component arranged between the proximal end and the distal end, and a contact pole electrically connected to the elongate electrically conductive component. The contact pole is arranged in a region of the distal end to electrically contact bodily tissue adjacent to the contact pole during operation of the implantable device. The elongate electrically conductive component includes a sub-component connected in series with remaining portions of the elongate electrically conductive component. The sub-component includes a capacitive component, an inductive component and a magneto-resistive component, which are arranged to cause a reduction of a resistivity of the magneto-resistive component that leads to a shift of a resonance frequency of the sub-component.
US09629993B2
A tubing adapter for interconnection with a least one tubing section of a medical device, a dialysis fluid tubing system including such a tubing adapter, a medical device including such a dialysis fluid tubing system, and a method for avoiding a pressure within a dialysis fluid tubing system that is below a minimum pressure are described.
US09629992B2
Disclosed herein is a fluid infusion device of the type that delivers medication fluid to the body of a patient. The device includes or cooperates with a fluid reservoir, and the device has a sealing assembly to receive and form a fluid seal with the fluid reservoir. A retractable sealing element surrounding a hollow fluid delivery needle may be used to seal a port of the fluid reservoir. The port may include a pressure vent that is sealed by the retractable sealing element. In one variation, the reservoir includes a moving valve sleeve that holds a septum. The septum moves to allow the reservoir to vent, and to form a seal with the port when the needle pierces the septum. In another variation, the device includes a needleless sealing assembly. In yet other variations, the device uses a needled fluid reservoir.
US09629990B2
A surgical preparation applicator device has a pre-loaded container of surgical preparation liquid, the container having a front closure at its front end. The container is received in an applicator body which includes a tubular receiving structure, movable from an initial position to an open position whereby a cutter of the applicator body opens the front closure to allow liquid to flow forwardly to an applicator pad. The applicator body defines a flow path between the container and the applicator pad. The container has separate chambers containing different component liquids of the surgical preparation liquid. The chambers are separated by an internal wall and being side-by-side, each having a front opening at the front end of the container with the front closure closing off both front openings.
US09629983B2
We have disclosed dressing devices that combine the functions of coverage of a catheter insertion site, fluid handling capacity for the puncture site of a catheter, and fixation of the catheter. More specifically, we have disclosed dressing devices comprising a base, a pad, and a dressing film, and the devices possess antimicrobial properties. We further disclose a method of making the disclosed dressing devices, a kit comprising the disclosed dressing devices and a catheter fastener means, a method of installing the dressing devices on a patient's skin over an indwelling catheter, and a method of replacing the disclosed dressing devices.
US09629976B1
An entrainment method for stimulation of a visual field in a subject includes presenting a visual stimulation field to a subject, the visual stimulation field disposed at a distance of at least about 6 inches from the subject; and flashing at least one zone of the visual stimulation field for a selected duration and at a selected flash frequency.
US09629969B2
The invention concerns a product consisting of distilled water or of an aqueous solution hypotonic or substantially isotonic with respect to blood plasma or, less preferably, hypertonic with respect to blood plasma, to be administered on the nasal mucosa according to a specific operation mode in order to cause an inflammation of an irritative kind, for use in a treatment of stimulation of the endogenous production of inflammatory mediators, in the therapy and prevention of neurological disorders, in particular of degenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system. The inflammatory mediators the endogenous production of which is stimulated comprise NGF, neurotrophin-3, neurotrophin-4, serotonin, substance P, heparin, ECF-A.
US09629954B2
A tube passage sealing system for allowing passage of a tube from the interior to the exterior of a case such that the case is sealed against fluid intrusion whether a tube is present or absent. The tube passage sealing system generally includes a case having a first portion and a hingedly connected second portion. The portions may be closed together to define a compartment in which a device may be positioned. A tube seal assembly is included which allows a tube leading from the device within the compartment to exit the case through a passage formed in the assembly. The tube seal assembly generally includes a first tube seal and second tube seal which combine when the case is closed to seal around the tube. Some embodiments may include blocking portions on the tube seals which will act to seal the passage when a tube is not present.
US09629946B2
A polymeric product including at least two layers, wherein a functional layer includes a polymeric material and at least one anti-microbial substance, and a protective layer, including a polymeric material arranged outside the functional layer and completely covering the functional layer, wherein the protective layer does not include any anti-microbial substances. A method of producing the product, the use of the same and a kit for producing the product.
US09629940B2
A biodegradable and biocompatible nontoxic polymeric composition is provided which includes a base material such as a crystallizable polymer, copolymer, or terpolymer, and a copolymer or terpolymer additive. Medical devices manufactured from the composition are also provided.
US09629938B2
The invention relates to an exhaust gas filter device for filtering contaminants out of exhaust gases, comprising: a filtering apparatus for filtering the exhaust gases, wherein the exhaust gases enter the filtering apparatus at a filter inlet surface, flow through the filtering apparatus and exit the filtering apparatus at a filter outlet surface; and a distribution channel for distributing the exhaust gases to be filtered along the filter inlet surface, and a collection channel for collecting the filtered exhaust gases exiting at the filter outlet surface; wherein the cross section of the collection channel increases in the direction of flow of the exhaust gases and/or the cross section of the distribution channel decreases in the direction of flow of the exhaust gases.
US09629936B2
Vaporized hydrogen peroxide is used for decontamination of enclosed and sealed areas. It is capable of destroying all forms of microbial life. It is commonly produced from a solution of liquid H2O2 and water, by means of generators specifically designed for the purpose. The present invention provides a combined source for heating steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide and a method for simultaneously supplying steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide. A device according to the invention comprises a chamber adapted for receiving water through an inlet and expelling steam through an outlet. A vessel for receiving and vaporizing hydrogen peroxide solution is provided in close contact with the chamber. Heat from the water vapor in the chamber is allowed to supply the required energy for producing hydrogen peroxide vapor in the vessel from an aqueous solution.
US09629934B2
The present invention provides polypeptides, peptide dimer, and multimeric complexes comprising at least one binding moiety for KDR or VEGF/KDR complex, which have a variety of uses wherever treating, detecting, isolating or localizing angiogenesis is advantageous. Particularly disclosed are synthetic, isolated polypeptides capable of binding KDR or VEGF/KDR complex with high affinity (e.g., having a KD<1 μM), and dimer and multimeric constructs comprising these polypeptides.
US09629933B2
Erythrocytes exposed to dialysis with an hypotonic buffer stably take up superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and may be used MRI contrast agents. Such erythrocytes may also be used as drug delivery vehicles.
US09629927B2
The present invention provides soluble single wall nanotube (SWNT) constructs functionalized with a plurality of a targeting moiety and a plurality of one or more payload molecules attached thereto. The targeting moiety and the payload molecules may be attached to the soluble SWNT via a DNA or other oligomer platform attached to the SWNT. These soluble SWNT constructs may comprise a radionuclide or contrast agent and as such are effective as diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Methods provided herein are to diagnosing or locating a cancer, treating a cancer, eliciting an immune response against a cancer or delivering an anticancer drug in situ via an enzymatic nanofactory using the soluble SWNT constructs.
US09629924B2
This invention relates to novel analogs of the DNA-alkylating agent CC-1065 and to their conjugates. Furthermore this invention concerns intermediates for the preparation of said agents and conjugates. The conjugates are designed to release their (multiple) payload after one or more activation steps and/or at a rate and time span controlled by the conjugate in order to selectively deliver and/or controllably release one or more of said DNA alkylating agents. The agents, conjugates, and intermediates can be used to treat an illness that is characterized by undesired (cell) proliferation. As an example, the agents and the conjugates of this invention may be used to treat a tumor.
US09629919B2
The present invention relates to methods of drug delivery for the treatment of a condition or disease, such as cancer. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of preparing a multifunctional nanoconjugate of temozolomide (TMZ) by conjugating TMZ in its hydrazide form to a polymalic acid platform. In another embodiment, the polymalic acid platform is conjugated to a monoclonal antibody to transferrin receptor, a trileucine (LLL) moiety, and/or a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety. The present invention relates to methods of drug delivery for the treatment of a condition or disease, such as cancer. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of preparing a multifunctional nanoconjugate of temozolomide (TMZ) by conjugating TMZ in its hydrazide form to a polymalic acid platform. In another embodiment, the polymalic acid platform is conjugated to a monoclonal antibody to transferrin receptor, a trileucine (LLL) moiety, and/or a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety.
US09629918B2
The invention described herein pertains to targeted drug delivery conjugates comprising folate receptor α (FR-α) selective binding ligands and methods for diagnosing, monitoring, and eliminating pathological cells that express FR-α.
US09629903B2
The present invention provides methods of administering Factor IX; methods of administering chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor IX; chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor IX; polynucleotides encoding such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides; cells comprising such polynucleotides; and methods of producing such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides using such cells.
US09629897B2
The invention is directed to a method of preparing B-cells that produce interleukin-10 (IL-10), or IL-10 per se, which comprises contacting one or more B-cells ex vivo with an isolated interleukin-35 (IL-35) protein, and culturing the one or more B-cells under conditions to provide one or more B-cells that produce IL-10. The invention also is directed to a method of suppressing the proliferation of lymphocytes in vitro or in vivo by contacting lymphocytes with an isolated IL-35 protein. The invention further is directed to a method of suppressing autoimmunity in a mammal by administering to the mammal an IL-35 protein or IL-10-producing B-cells.
US09629892B2
The invention provides methods of treatment or prophylaxis of damaging effects of penetrative injury to the brain or other part of the central nervous system. The methods are based in part on results in a rodent model of penetrative ballistic injury showing that an inhibitor of PDF-95 NMDAR interaction is effective in inhibiting neurological deficits resulting from such injury. The methods are useful for treating subjects having or at risk of penetrative brain injury, including subjects who have been shot in the head or at risk of such injury (e.g., military or law enforcement personnel).
US09629889B2
An aqueous solution that is useful for helping to increase body temperature in people with chronic low body temperature, as well as people who suffer from cold hands and feet, includes a combination of ginseng, cinnamon, ginger, and jasmine tea. The body temperature raising solution may be in the form of a beverage and include a sweetener, such as honey, to improve the taste thereof. The body temperature raising solution is formulated by steeping leaves of the jasmine tea in a host liquid, suspending predetermined amounts of the ginseng, cinnamon, ginger, and honey into the host liquid, and storing the combination in an airtight container.
US09629887B1
A composition of matter useful for preventing or reducing the incidence of acid reflux comprises a mixture of meadowsweet herb extract, okra fruit powder, eyebright herb extract, marshmallow root extract, and plantago asiatica extract, in powdered form.
US09629878B2
The invention relates to provide a fermented milk product includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 0.9 mg/100 g to 150 mg/100 g, and lactoperoxidase and/or lactoperoxidase hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.3 to 23.
US09629876B2
A micronutrient supplement which is made by reacting together copper metal and either hydrochloric acid and/or cupric chloride under oxidizing conditions.
US09629871B2
An apparatus for portable delivery of nitric oxide without the need for pressurized tanks, power supplies, or other devices provides a single therapy session by triggering a heater to heat a reaction chamber. A piercing assembly may trigger to open sealed containers, such as bags, of liquid water or salt water in order to activate the heaters. Upon addition of liquid such as water or salt water to a chemically reactive heating element, heat is generated to activate the chemicals generating nitric oxide within a sealed reactor. Upon triggering, liquid containers are unsealed, the liquid drains down to initiate reaction of the heating chemicals, and the heat begins to penetrate the reactor. The reactor, in turn, heats its contents, which react to form nitric oxide expelled by the reactor to a line feeding a cannula for therapy.
US09629865B2
Methods of treating a fungal infection in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a modified saponin.
US09629856B2
The present invention provides compositions containing one or more antimicrobial peptide sequestering compounds and methods for topical application of such compositions to the skin to treat skin diseases and disorders such as rosacea in humans.
US09629853B2
Absence epilepsy, a form of epilepsy characterized by nonconvulsive seizures, has proven to be refractive to conventional epilepsy therapies. It has been found that low doses of ganaxolone can be used to reduce absence seizures in subjects with absence epilepsy, particularly pediatric subjects. In addition, ganaxolone therapy is particularly useful in subjects with absence epilepsy characterized by a reduction in tonic inhibition. Low dose ganaxolone is also used to reduce sleep disruptions and to treat sleep disorders in subjects in need of such treatment.
US09629850B2
The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of proliferative disorders. In particular, the invention provides methods for treatment of proliferative disorders by administering a MEK inhibitor in combination with a selective inhibitor of Aurora A kinase.
US09629849B2
Salts and solid forms of 3-(4-((4-(morpholinomethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione, or a stereoisomer thereof, are disclosed. Compositions comprising and methods of using the salts and solid forms are also disclosed.
US09629842B2
Methods and compositions relating to TIC10 are described according to aspects of the present invention. The compositions and methods have utility in treating disease, particularly cancer in a subject in need thereof, including a human subject as well as subjects of other species. The compositions have utility in treating brain cancer in a subject in need thereof.
US09629839B2
Nucleic acids and proteins having a mutant C-RAF sequence, and methods of identifying patients having cancer who are likely to benefit from a combination therapy and methods of treatment are provided.
US09629833B2
The present invention is directed to a composition comprising the following compound: The compound is associated with activity of a muscarinic receptor (e.g. one or more M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5.
US09629832B2
A nicotine-containing particulate material for release of nicotine, the material comprising a combination of nicotine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, complex or solvate thereof and a microcrystalline cellulose, The particulate material is stable upon storage and releases nicotine relatively fast. The particulate material can be used in the manufacture of nicotine-containing pharmaceutical composition, wherein the release of nicotine can be designed to be relatively fast so as to obtain a fast onset of action.
US09629828B2
Treatment of traveler's diarrhea using in subjects having hepatic encephalopathy using gastrointestinal specific antibiotics is disclosed. One example of a gastrointestinal specific antibiotic is rifaximin.
US09629815B2
Disclosed herein are compounds and methods of using such compounds for treating or suppressing oxidative stress disorders, including mitochondrial disorders, impaired energy processing disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and diseases of aging, or for modulating one or more energy biomarkers, normalizing one or more energy biomarkers, or enhancing one or more energy biomarkers, wherein the compound is a compound of Formula I or Formula II: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl or —O(C1-C6)alkyl; or R1 and R2 together represent —CH═CH—CH═CH—; R3 is (C1-C6)alkyl; X is —CH═CH— or —C≡C—; m is 1-10; n is 1-5; k is 1-3, with the proviso that when k is an integer of 2 or 3, n is independently 1-5 in each occurrence of the —X—(CH2)n— group; Y is —OR4, —CN, —C(═O)OR5, —C(═O)R5, or —C(═O)N(R6)2; R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —(C1-C6)alkyl, —(C1-C6)haloalkyl, —C(═O)—(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(═O)—(C1-C6)haloalkyl, —C(═O)—NH(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(═O)—N((C1-C6)alkyl)2, —C(═O)—NH2, and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group may optionally be substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of —(C1-C6)alkyl, —O—(C1-C6)alkyl, —(C1-C6)haloalkyl, and halo; each R6 is independently hydrogen or —(C1-C6)alkyl; and M is —H, —C(O)—R7 or —C(O)O—R7, wherein R7 is —(C1-C6)alkyl or phenyl; or a stereoisomer, mixture of stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, crystalline form, non-crystalline form, hydrate or solvate thereof.
US09629812B2
Provided herein are therapeutic nanoparticles having a diameter of between 10 nm to 30 nm, and containing a polymer coating, and a nucleic acid containing a sequence complementary to a sequence within a micro-RNA identified as having a role in cancer cell metastasis or anti-apoptotic activity in a cancer cell (e.g., miR-10b) or a sequence within an mRNA encoding a pro-apoptotic protein that is covalently linked to the nanoparticle. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing these therapeutic nanoparticles. Also provided herein are methods of decreasing cancer cell invasion or metastasis in a subject having a cancer and methods of treating a metastatic cancer in a lymph node in a subject that require the administration of these therapeutic nanoparticles to a subject.
US09629809B2
Disclosed is a method for the preparation of easily-swallowed, reliably-dosed, aesthetically-improved tablets of sodium ibuprofen dihydrate, the method comprising the formation of the tablets with punches or presses comprising contact surfaces which are chrome or chrome-plated.
US09629807B2
The invention relates to a dosage form that is thermoformed without discoloration and is safeguarded from abuse, comprising at least one synthetic or natural polymer having a breaking strength of at least 500 N in addition to one or more active substances that could be subject to abuse. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for producing said dosage form.
US09629799B2
Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US09629797B2
The present invention is directed to a carbamazepine-cyclodextrin inclusion complex useful for the parenteral administration of carbamazepine. The carbamazepine-cyclodextrin inclusion complex is prepared by the admixture of a modified cyclodextrin and carbamazepine in a physiologically acceptable fluid. Modified cyclodextrins include 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin and sulfoalkyl cyclodextrins. More particularly, the sulfoalkyl cyclodextrins are those described and disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,134,127 and 5,376,645. A physiologically acceptable fluid includes sterile isotonic water, Ringer's lactate, D5W (5% dextrose in water), physiological saline, and similar fluids suitable for parenteral administration.
US09629790B2
A composition of matter is used as an ingredient in cosmetics comprising at least 0.5% by weight and preferably 1-30% by weight of highly refined cellulose fiber in a cosmetic composition. Additionally present in the composition are other conventional cosmetic ingredients as known in the art. This composition may include at least colorants (dyes and pigments), lipophilic materials, aqueous materials (water and aqueous solutions), waxes, binding agents (polymers, thickening agents), emollients, emulsifiers, thickening agents, antioxidants, natural and synthetic oils and extracts, clays, ultraviolet radiation absorbers, and the like.
US09629787B2
The invention provides a preparation method of N-acyl acidic amino acid or a salt thereof, comprising subjecting a fatty acyl chloride and an amino acid to an amidation reaction under an alkaline condition. The preparation method is characterized in that in the amidation reaction, water is used as a solvent, an acidic amino acid or a salt thereof is used as a main raw material and a small amount of a neutral amino acid or a salt thereof is used as an auxiliary raw material, and the method comprises the following steps: under a stirring condition, firstly adding the fatty acyl chloride dropwise into an aqueous solution of the acidic amino acid or the salt thereof; adding an alkali to adjust the pH value of the reaction solution; after a certain amount of fatty acyl chloride having been added dropwise, adding an aqueous solution of the neutral amino acid or the salt thereof, and continuing to add the fatty acyl chloride dropwise until the addition is finished and stirring to maintain the reaction. The preparation method uses the reaction of the mixed amino acids and the fatty acyl chloride under a water-phase system, so that the conversion rates of the amino acids and the acyl chloride can be remarkably increased and the amount of residual amino acids is greatly reduced. The product can be directly used as a surfactant after simple post-treatment, and thus the cost is greatly reduced.
US09629786B2
The present invention relates to new monoterpene derivatives of chalcone or dihydrochalcone and their use as a depigmenting agent.
US09629785B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising mono size droplets of skin whitening agents or salts thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising skin whitening agents or salts thereof along with other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients which possess substantially improved skin whitening effects and also exhibits greater skin permeability. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of such compositions.
US09629781B2
An system and method for coupling a capsule body and cap is provided. The system and method provide a first conduit configured to align a capsule body and a second conduit configured to align a capsule cap. The system and method provide for a pressure-relief cavity in at least one of the first conduit and the second conduit.
US09629780B2
A container adapted to store and transport an injectate is disclosed. The container includes a divider which extends from an open top end toward a closed bottom end, the divider spaced apart from the closed bottom end to define an opening and separating the container into a first fluid path on a first side of the divider through which fluid can enter the container through the inlet port and a second fluid path on a second side of the divider through which fluid can enter the opening and exit the container through the outlet port. The second fluid path includes at least one filter between the opening and the open top end through which fluid can pass from the first fluid path to the second fluid path but through which at least one component of the injectate cannot pass.
US09629777B2
A far infrared (“FIR”) sauna cabin equipped with a far infrared (“FIR”) heating elements constructed of ceramic, carbon, and/or light emitting diodes (“LED”), designed for therapeutic use in a sauna, capable of emitting far infrared energy, and heating an individual's skin for purposes of rejuvenation, anti-aging, weight loss, and acne therapy. The FIR heating element emits IR energy in a wavelength and frequency optimum for resonant absorption by the human body, resulting in the release of toxins stored within subcutaneous fatty deposits, which are then carried out of the person's system as he or she sweats. The FIR sauna cabin is further equipped with necessary hardware and tools to effectively create a more flexible environment in which the user can change seating configurations, move about more freely and conduct stretching routines or exercises within the sauna cabin, using specialized fittings integrated to the interior of the sauna cabin.
US09629765B1
The present invention is portable lifting apparatus for raising a supine bipedal user into a sitting position with the assistance of sequentially inflated bodies. This device includes a sectional cot, a plurality of inflatable bodies, and a rigid, foldable, locking frame. The addition of the frame, as opposed to the sole use of the inflatable bodies, provides additional stability for the apparatus during the rescue process. Further, due to the rigidity of the frame, it allows another person to lift and carry the apparatus with the patient on it. The apparatus may also include collapsible armrest for use by the patient. The inflatable bodies may inflate simultaneously, resulting in a rapidly raising the patient to a sitting position.
US09629764B2
A leg covering adapted for use with a wheelchair. The present leg covering includes an outer covering having a closed end, an open end, and one or more straps positioned adjacently to the open end such that the covering can be secured to the armrests of a wheelchair once drawn over the user's legs. The leg covering further comprises a liner removably insertable therein, which provides an additional layer of insulating material for especially cold or otherwise inclement weather conditions. The outer covering additionally has a zipper disposed on the front portion thereof to provide other individuals with the ability to access to catheters, colostomy bags, or other such objects stored beneath the covering in a discrete manner. The liner has a front slit or opening aligned with the outer covering zipper so that it does not act as an impediment to accessing the internal volume of the covering.
US09629757B2
An absorbent article having a first and a second containment flap each having a stem, an inner flap projection, and an outer flap projection. The absorbent article can include a first and a second folding line for packaging each being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The first and second containment flaps can be positioned in the absorbent article such that the distal end of the outer flap projections can be positioned laterally inside of each folding line, the distal ends of the inner flap projections can be positioned laterally outside of each folding line, or such that the first fold line extends through at least a portion of the inner or the outer flap projection of the first containment flap and the second fold line extends through at least a portion of the inner or the outer flap projection of the second containment flap.
US09629756B2
Particular embodiments of the inventive technology may provide an incontinence pad that includes projection, such as a raised ridge, or a short length projection, that extends from a pad base of and effects application of a force against the urethra of a user (the force, typically upward, that may result from sitting by the user and/or tight fitting shorts and/or pulling a cord attached to the projection); the projection may act to transfer a force from the projection to the urethra. This force may partially or entirely obstruct flow of urine through, or out of the urethra, that might occur otherwise (i.e., without the projection). Another example of the many independent aspects of the inventive technology relates to the provision, as part of an incontinence pad, of a cord that is attached to part of the pad, such as (in only certain embodiments) the aforementioned upward projection.
US09629753B2
The present disposable push up bra liner consists of a pair of bra cup pads and a center pad, each having an adhesive side for removably attaching said pad to a bra and an absorptive side composed of four separate layers. The present invention provides a novel and comfortable means for absorbing excessive perspiration around the bra line in order to avoid unsightly stains on the wearer's surrounding clothing and odors. The present invention is simple to use, easy to install, and may be freely disposed of at any point. The disposable bra liner further provides vertical support for a wearer's breasts, essentially converting any conventional bra into a push-up bra.
US09629751B2
A fixed structure for the constricting band of snow goggles includes a goggle frame, a constricting band and a fastening member combined together. The goggle frame has two sides respectively provided with an insert slot and a hooking portion; the constricting band has two sides respectively fixed with a fastening body of the fastening member, and the fastening member consists of a hooking seat and the fastening body. In assembling, the hooking seat is inserted in the insert slot of the goggle frame and clasped with the hooking portion and then, the fastening body at the two sides of the constricting band is inserted in the hooking seat and positioned therein. Thus, the fixed structure for the constricting band of snow goggles can be stably combined and impossible to fall off.
US09629736B2
A woven, self-expanding stent device has one or more strands and is configured for insertion into an anatomical structure. The device includes a coupling structure secured to two different strand end portions that are substantially aligned with each other. The two different strand end portions include nickel and titanium. The coupling structure is not a strand of the device.
US09629732B2
A liner is arranged for use in prosthetic and orthopedic devices. The liner defines first and second end portions, and inner and outer surfaces. The liner includes an inner layer having a frictional component and forms at least part of the periphery of the inner liner surface. The inner layer defines a plurality of apertures. A porous element is in communication with the inner liner surface and is connected to the inner layer such that the apertures permit a transfer of air from the inner surface to the porous element. A base layer adjoins the porous element and extends between the first and second end portions of the liner.
US09629722B2
A penis erection stimulation system comprises an infusion device (11) adapted for implantation inside the patient's body, at least one reservoir (R1, R2) adapted for implantation inside the patient's body in fluid connection with the infusion device to supply to the infusion device a substance to be injected into the patient's body, and a cooling device implantable along with the reservoir for keeping the content within at least one compartment of the reservoir at a temperature below 37° C. The reservoir preferably comprises at least one first compartment accommodating or adapted to accommodate a first substance and at least one second compartment accommodating or adapted to accommodate as a second substance a drug for stimulating penis erection, wherein the at least one second compartment is cooled by means of the cooling device. The infusion device preferably comprises one or more infusion needles disposed within and implanted along with one or more housings adjacent the patient's left and right corpora cavernosa. A pump may be implanted inside the patient's body to supply the infusion needle with infusion liquid. A drive unit also adapted for implantation inside the patient's body may be arranged for advancing and retracting the tip end of the infusion needle such that it penetrates the housing at least in two different penetration areas either simultaneously or in immediate time succession, thereby injecting drugs along with the infusion liquid into the patient's body for stimulating penis erection.
US09629719B2
A delivery system for delivery of an implantable stented device to a body lumen that includes an elongated member having a distal tip and a proximal end portion, a wire connection member positioned between the distal tip and proximal end portion of the elongated member, and a plurality of capturing wires extending from a distal end of the wire connection member. Each of the capturing wires includes a distal end having a lower portion that is moveable relative to an upper portion between an open position and a closed position, and a slot defined by the upper and lower portions when they are in the closed position.
US09629714B2
A prosthetic valve is provided for implantation in a stenosed aortic valve. The prosthetic valve includes a radially collapsible frame configured for advancement through a patient's vasculature using a catheterization technique. A collapsible valvular structure is sewn to the frame for permitting blood to flow in only one direction. An internal cover extends along an internal surface of the frame. The internal cover forms a tubular sleeve positioned between a lower extremity of the frame and the valvular structure. The internal cover prevents the passage of blood through spaces between bars of the frame. An upper end of the internal cover is sutured to the valvular structure. The internal cover is preferably made of pericardium.
US09629713B2
The present invention relates to a biomedical implant for use in a fluid shear stress environment of a subject. The biomedical implant of the present invention includes a patterned surface having a plurality of cellular niches. The cellular niches of the patterned surface are effective to maintain at least one localized layer of living cells within the plurality of cellular niches by decreasing fluid shear stress within the cellular niches as compared to fluid shear stress measured outside of the cellular niches, with the fluid shear stress measured outside of the cellular niches having a peak fluid shear stress of at least about 50 dynes per square centimeter (dynes/cm2). The present invention also relates to methods of making and using the biomedical implant. The present invention further relates to a biomedical implant system.
US09629711B2
An intraocular lens including a flexible optic and at least one rigid plate haptic connected to the optic. The at least one rigid plate haptic can include a rigid structure. The at least one rigid plate haptic can be resistant to bending from pressure exerted on a distal end of the at least one haptic by contraction of the ciliary muscle. The intraocular lens can be a non-accommodating IOL having a longitudinal length that is fixed and configured to resist deformation by the action of the ciliary muscle. Various embodiments also include accommodating intraocular lenses.
US09629710B2
An intraocular lens has an optical part and a haptic adjoining the optical part. At least one additional fixation element that differs from the haptic is formed on at least an upper side of the intraocular lens. The additional fixation element is formed to fix the position of the intraocular lens in the capsular bag of an eye. A method for making an intraocular lens and a method for implanting an intraocular lens in a capsular bag of an eye are also disclosed.
US09629708B2
Methods and instruments for repairing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.
US09629705B2
A method of generating a patient-specific prosthesis includes receiving anatomic imaging data representative of a portion of a patient's anatomy. A first digital representation of the anatomic imaging data is defined. The first digital representation of the anatomic imaging data is modified. A second digital representation of the portion of the patient's anatomy is defined based on the modifying of the first digital representation of the anatomic imaging data. A patient-specific prosthesis is generated based at least in part on the second digital representation of the anatomic imaging data.
US09629704B2
Loading systems for compressing and loading an implantable medical device into a device chamber of a medical device delivery system are described. The loading systems include an elongate holding chamber within which the intraluminal medical device is disposed. A plunger has one or more attached pushers adapted to axially advance the intraluminal medical device through an intermediate portion of the holding chamber that has a tapered surface, which compresses the intraluminal medical device over a dilator of a medical device delivery system that has been introduced through the distal end of the elongate holding chamber. The elongate holding chamber can be placed within an outer storage container with an appropriate seal to for storage of the intraluminal medical device within the loading system. Methods of preparing an intraluminal medical device for implantation in a patient and kits useful in such methods are also described.
US09629695B2
The invention relates to an orthodontic working arch wire (2) for moving at least one tooth of a dental arch of patient to be treated from a first spatial configuration toward a second spatial configuration, including an element for connecting (42) to the tooth to be treated, which is intended to be attached onto the tooth being treated by snap-fining onto a bracket glued onto one of the surfaces of said tooth, the working arch wire being rigid, the connecting element being movable relative to the orthodontic working arch wire and connected to the orthodontic working arch wire by elastically deformable connecting means (43, 43a).
US09629693B2
A dental wedge (10) includes symmetrical sides (22, 24). The dental wedge (10) includes a restorative tooth side (24), the restorative tooth side (24) having a generally longitudinally extending planar wall (44) defined in part by an upper edge (34) and a lower edge (42), the planar wall (44) is inclined, wherein the planar wall (44) extends from the lower edge (42) upward and inward. The planar wall (44) includes an upper inclined surface (46) and a lower inclined surface (48), the planar wall (44) having a concave curve extending in a longitudinal direction, the upper inclined surface (46) generally defining the restorative tooth side (24). The wedge (10) further includes an adjacent tooth side (22), the adjacent tooth (22) side having a generally longitudinally extending planar leg (50), the planar leg (50) extends from the lower inclined surface (48) of the planar wall (44) at a location between the upper edge (34) and the lower edge (42), the planar wall (44) and planar leg (50) defining an inverted v-shaped channel (36) extending longitudinally, the planar leg (50) includes a lower edge (40) having a recessed area (30).
US09629687B2
A robotic system for performing an arthroplasty procedure of a patient is provided. The robotic system includes a robotic mechanism including an adaptive arm, an oscillating saw coupled to the robotic mechanism and configured to resect a portion of a bone of the patient. The robotic mechanism is configured to control movement of the saw during the resection. The system also includes a computer coupled to the robotic mechanism which is configured to control the robotic mechanism. The robotic mechanism is configured to position a prosthetic implant relative to the bone. The system also includes an electric motor coupled to the robotic mechanism and the computer. The electric motor is configured to facilitate movement of the robotic mechanism. The system also includes a position sensor configured to provide movement information of the prosthetic implant relative to the bone. The system also includes an adaptive arm interface coupled to the adaptive arm and the computer wherein the adaptive arm interface is configured to operate the computer.
US09629675B2
A hypotube based deliver system is used to position one or more elements in position for treatment within the body. The elements may include electrodes, sensors or injection ports or even anchors. The hypotubes may have pre-set shapes or are plastically deformed prior to positioning as they exit a positioning device. There are methods of providing therapy using the hypotubes including mixed mode therapies are also described.
US09629672B2
A bone stabilizing plate includes two plate portions, each affixable to bones of a patient, the plate portions telescoping together with mating rails and grooves. A limiter associated with one of the plate portions sliding engages one a catch associated with the other of the plate portions, when the plate portions are telescoped together, and resists stops telescoping when the plate portions are telescoped a predetermined distance apart. Once the limiter and catch are engaged, the plate portions enable imposition of a minimum compressive force between bones connected to the plates. The limiter is resiliently positioned to deflect into a relief formed in its respective plate portion. A groove positioned proximate the catch enables free telescoping motion limited by the engagement of the catch and limiter, whereby the minimum compressive force between bones is maintained, and Wolfe's Law may apply.
US09629671B2
An internal intramedullary fixation device for the stabilization of bone in arthrodesis and fractures of the foot and hand is disclosed. During implantation in the medullary canal of each bone, the device grasps the edges of the canal, stabilizing the bone (internally) during the natural healing process.
US09629668B2
Apparatus and devices for percutaneously extending an existing spinal construct ipsilaterally with an additional spinal construct in a patient are disclosed. The additional spinal construct comprises a rod connector that includes an elongate additional rod integrally attached thereto. The additional rod is placed through an access port in a first orientation generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the access port and rotated to a different second orientation generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the access port. During such rotation the additional rod is moved subcutaneously beneath the skin of the patient from the existing spinal rod to an additional bone engaging implant. In another arrangement, the extension of an existing spinal construct in a minimally invasive procedure comprises a rod connector having an offset support for receiving an additional spinal rod that may be placed laterally interiorly or exteriorly of the existing spinal construct.
US09629662B2
A spine stabilization system includes at least one bone anchor assembly, the bone anchor assembly including a bone engaging member and a receiver member, wherein the receiver member includes a connecting member cavity, and an elongated connecting member inserted into the connecting member cavity and connected to the receiver member, wherein the connecting member comprises locking features configured to secure the connecting member to the receiver member without the use of a fixation screw extending through a top portion of the receiver member.
US09629661B2
The invention relates to an instrument set for percutaneous stabilization of the spinal column using rods (8) and pedicle screws (1) that have a screw head (3) and a screw shank (4) and a distally open recess (13) for receiving a rod (8), with a screw manipulator (2) through which a central cavity (11) passes axially and which comprises a cylindrical sleeve (20) and a slide (24), wherein the wall of the cylindrical sleeve (20) is divided into two first wall segments (27) by two diametrically opposite and axially extending windows (26) which open out in the proximal end face of the sleeve (20), the proximal ends of the first wall segments (27) form grip elements (28) which, during a screw manipulation, receive between them at least a longitudinal portion of the screw head (3), and the slide (24) is displaceable in the axial direction on the sleeve (20) and is connected to the first wall segments (27) such that it secures these against moving radially apart at least in a proximal end position (E) of displacement.
US09629655B2
An atherectomy device with an exchangeable drive shaft is disclosed, having a drive shaft gear at a distal end of the exchangeable drive shaft for meshing engagement with a prime mover gear on the output shaft of the prime mover. The exchangeable drive shaft is inserted into an opening at the distal end of the handle housing and moved axially in a proximal direction. Surface features on at least the prime mover housing and the engageable drive shaft help to align the drive shaft gear with the prime mover gear for meshing engagement.
US09629641B2
A rasp for shaping a bone is provided. The rasp includes a housing, a driving mechanism, a first gear assembly, two linkage units and two blades. The housing has a channel along a first axis. The driving mechanism has an output gear rotating about the first axis. The first gear assembly rotates about a second axis and is driven by the output gear. The first gear assembly has a first and a second rotation surfaces. A first and a second connection points are respectively located on the first and the second rotation surfaces. The linkage units slidably pass through the channel. The first end of each of the linkage units is pivotally connected to the corresponding connection point, such that the second ends move along the first axis in a reciprocating manner. The blades are respectively and detachably connected to the second ends.
US09629623B2
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument may include at least one drive system that is configured to generate control motions upon actuation thereof. At least one drive system defines an actuation axis. The surgical instrument may further include at least one interchangeable shaft assembly that is configured to be removably coupled to the at least one drive system in a direction that is substantially transverse to the actuation axis and transmit the control motions from the at least one drive system to a surgical end effector operably coupled thereto. A lockout assembly may interface with the at least one drive system for preventing actuation of the drive system unless the at least one interchangeable shaft assembly has been operably coupled to the at least one drive system.
US09629614B2
Method for automatically measuring a fetal artery, and in particular the abdominal aorta, which comprises a step for acquiring and storing a sequence cineloop of B-mode images of the fetal abdomen by means of an ultrasonographic device; a step for the approximate identification of the abdominal aorta, by means of a bank of directional filters obtaining an approximate image; a step for the fine identification for each image of said sequence, of the walls of the abdominal aorta, starting from the aforesaid approximate image by means of a calculation model based on the active contours obtaining sequences of segmented images; a step for measuring the diameter and/or the corresponding intima-media thickness of the fetal artery and in particular of the abdominal aorta, conducted at one or more segmented images.
US09629608B2
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus of embodiments includes an ultrasound probe, a scanning controller, and a display controller. The ultrasound probe is configured to be capable of ultrasound three dimensional scanning by swinging a plurality of transducer elements in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the transducer elements. The scanning controller is configured to control the ultrasound probe to scan a plurality of intersecting cross sections while swinging the transducer elements. The display controller is configured to control such that a plurality of ultrasound images based on ultrasound scanning performed on the cross sections are displayed on a given display.
US09629602B2
A system and method for producing an image of a subject with a tomographic imaging system are provided. A tomographic imaging system is operated to rotate a radiation detector, radiation source, or both through a plurality of angular positions around a subject while acquiring data. As the radiation detector or source is rotated, the radiation detector or source is shifted at each angular position by a different shift value. An image of the subject is reconstructed from the acquired data using a reconstruction technique that incorporates the shifts applied to the detector, source, or both into a system matrix.
US09629594B2
A contrast-enhanced imaging of an object is performed by an imaging device having a movable radiation source. A first projection image sequence of the object along a first trajectory over which the radiation source moves is recorded by radiation having a first energy spectrum. Subsequently, a second projection image sequence of the object along a second trajectory over which the radiation source moves is recorded by radiation having a second energy spectrum. A reconstruction of a three-dimensional subtraction image in relation to the different energy spectra is carried out by the first and second projection image sequence. In addition, a two-dimensional subtraction image in relation to the different energy spectra is reconstructed with the aid of the first and second projection image sequence. In this way, apart from a three-dimensional subtraction image, a two-dimensional subtraction image is also provided for better analysis of object characteristics.
US09629588B2
An effective meal average (EMA) value is presented, followed by two or more of the individual values that make up the EMA, to provide improved feedback data for clinical decisions by patients who need to alter their dose of insulin. The EMA can comprise a measure of the variability of its constituent values, encompass values that occur at specified times such as 1 hour before and after a specified meal time, and be calculated over a limited number of days previous to the calculation (e.g., 3 days) and have a minimum number of values that must be obtained within the time and date ranges. An algorithm can exclude any given reading from the average (e.g., post-prandial or control solution readings). Patients can use 1 to 8 EMA on any given date range (e.g., preferably 4, that is, breakfast, lunch, supper and bedtime snack).
US09629587B2
A method is provided including determining at least one range of phases of a cardiac cycle from which to select a selected phase based on at least one of patient demographic information, patient physiological information, or a general physiological model. The method also includes generating corresponding intermediate images for each of the phases of the at least one range of phases. Further, the method includes selecting the selected phase based on at least one image quality (IQ) metric of the intermediate images. Also, the method includes generating an image for diagnostic use using imaging information from the selected phase.
US09629584B2
The present invention relates to a sensor 1 for acquiring physiological signals with improved silicone rubber in particular when the sensor 1 is included in a garment 7 and the person who wears the garment 7 is in high level activity, the invention furthermore relates to a device comprising the sensor, as well as garments 7 comprising the device.
US09629579B2
A lancing device (1) for taking blood samples comprises a housing (2), an axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) for holding a replaceable lancet (12), and a drive unit (30) comprising at least a lancing spring element (31) for driving the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) in a lancing direction (18). The lancing device further comprises a tensioning carriage part (26) which can be fixed in a tensioning position (36) for tensioning the lancing spring element (31). The fixable tensioning carriage part (26) is temporarily axially fixed in this tensioning position (36) by means of a latching apparatus (35) which can be latched to the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32).
US09629571B2
Apparatus and methods are described for use with an endoluminal data-acquisition device configured to be moved through a lumen, the device having a radiopaque marker coupled thereto. While the device is being moved through the lumen (a) endoluminal data points of the lumen are acquired using the device, (b) contrast agent is continuously injected into the lumen, and (c) angiographic images of the device are acquired. It is determined that endoluminal data points correspond to respective locations within the lumen, by determining locations of the radiopaque marker within the angiographic images of the lumen, by performing image processing on the angiographic images, the locations of the radiopaque marker within the angiographic images of the lumen corresponding to respective endoluminal data points. Other applications are also described.
US09629570B2
A subject-specific skeletal model of a body is created, and an intended path of a catheter within the body is defined in the model. While the probe is inserted into the body electrical currents are passed through the body between at least one electrode in the probe and through respective electroconductive location pads that are disposed at a plurality of locations on the body surface along the intended path. Based on respective characteristics of the currents passing through the plurality of locations, position coordinates of the probe are iteratively determined. The actual path of the probe is tracked with reference to in the model using the iteratively determined position coordinates to determine whether the actual path corresponds to the intended path.
US09629569B2
A medical imaging apparatus includes a positioning image acquisition unit which acquires a positioning image concerning a subject, a unit which sets an region of interest in the positioning image in accordance with specification performed by an operator, a monitoring image acquisition unit which repeatedly acquires a monitoring image concerning the subject at predetermined time intervals, and a generation unit which combines an region-of-interest image representing the region of interest with the monitoring image to generate a display image every time the monitoring image is acquired.
US09629567B2
Software and apparatus are provided to automatically detect and map areas of complex fractionated electrograms within cardiac chambers. Electrogram signal are analyzed to count the number of complexes whose amplitude and peak-to-peak intervals meet certain criteria. Functional maps indicating average complex interval, shortest complex interval, and confidence levels are produced for display.
US09629553B2
Imaging devices, systems, and methods are provided. Some embodiments of the present disclosure are particularly directed to removing artifacts caused by longitudinal motion of a sensor during imaging. In some embodiments, a medical sensing system includes a de-seaming engine operable to receive a first signal at a first point and second signal at a second point. The first and second points are offset from the pixel in the longitudinal direction. The de-seaming engine corrects for movement in the longitudinal direction by determining a weighted average of the first signal and the second signal. The engine determines a first probability based on the first signal and the weighted average and determines a second probability based on the second signal and the weighted average. The engine selects one of the first and second signal intensities as an intensity of the pixel based on the first and second probabilities.
US09629544B2
A medical diagnostic instrument or a plurality of disparate medical diagnostic instruments are configured with a common optical architecture that functionally creates a virtual eye to create closer proximity to a patient and therefore increase the field of view in regard to a target of interest. The optical system includes a distal optical element, at least one relay lens and an eyepiece lens in which the optical system can be integrated within at least one instrument or be provided using a releasable module. Additionally, at least one of a viewing assembly and illumination assembly of at least one medical diagnostic instrument can be assembled using a series of components that are connected by interlocking features.
US09629540B2
A system for measuring the flow properties of a tear duct, to ascertain its flow resistance, includes a syringe communicating with a cannula to supply liquid to a punctum of an eye, the cannula having a tip to seal to the punctum. A motor is arranged to actuate the syringe. A pressure sensor monitors the pressure of the liquid supplied to the punctum. A monitoring circuit provides an indication of the flow resistance. A feedback circuit controls the motor in accordance with the measured pressure, to maintain a preset liquid pressure, or to ensure that the liquid pressure does not exceed a preset threshold. The system may prevent flow through the other punctum of the eye. If the flow rate of the liquid supplied to the punctum is also monitored, the monitoring circuit is arranged to determine the flow resistance from the pressure and the flow rate.
US09629533B2
A dental mirror instrument has a light waveguide and an airflow conduit that extend along the length of an elongated member to a mirror portion. An airflow exiting from the airflow conduit may be directed over the mirror surface to remove fluids and debris. Light from a light source is transmitted along the light waveguide and is reflected off of a back-side of a land portion through a Fresnel lens to produce a task light. A mirror may have a hydrophobic surface and this surface may have raised portions or a patterned surface that further enhances the removal of fluids or debris. The optical component of the dental instrument may be detachable to a source component and may be disposable. A flexible connector may be coupled with the source component to provide an airflow to the airflow conduit and/or electrical power to the light source.
US09629532B1
Disclosed embodiments integrate a camera into an intraoral mirror. Integrating a camera into an intraoral mirror provides an efficient way to record and display what is visible to the healthcare provider in the mirror.
US09629529B1
A speculum includes a body portion of generally cylindrical shape having a distal end for insertion into a body cavity, and a proximal end from which internal body tissues may be examined. A handle extends laterally from the proximal end of the speculum body. A light source providing broad spectrum white light may be supported within the handle. A light channel extends along and through the speculum body to direct light from the light source in the handle toward the distal end of the speculum body in order to illuminate the body cavity. One or more color filters are selectively disposed between the light source and the light channel to selectively illuminate the body cavity with light of a corresponding color spectrum.
US09629521B2
An endoscope is provided to examine internal organs with front and rear views. The endoscope comprises a shaft extending from a distal end in a rearward direction along a longitudinal axis towards a proximal end, with the distal and proximal ends defining a hollow channel extended there-through. The endoscope further comprises a first lens positioned adjacent to the distal end and configured to receive a first image in a forward direction along the longitudinal axis, with the forward direction generally 180 degree from the rearward direction. The endoscope further comprises a rearview module positioned adjacent to the distal end. The rearview module comprises a second lens configured to be positioned adjacent to the distal end, and receive a second image in a target direction having a directional component in the rearward direction along the longitudinal axis, independently of the first lens receiving the first image in the forward direction.
US09629509B1
A wet wipe dispenser apparatus including a container, a top with a wipe egress opening, a wipe support for holding a stack of wet wipes biased for movement toward the top, and at least one wick in the container for applying moisture to wipes of the stack of wipes.
US09629507B1
A child water safety apparatus is made from a base that includes four side panels attached perpendicularly to the sides of the base. Each of the side panels is removably attached to each of the base and the respective adjacent side panel via a lock unit. A plurality of suction cups on the base anchor the apparatus to a bottom surface of a bathtub for use. A plurality of holes is evenly dispersed in each of the side panels and the base to allow uniform water levels within and without the apparatus. The base preferably has dimensions of twenty-four inches by eighteen inches, thereby allowing an infant sufficient room to move within the apparatus while preventing the infant from falling over and potentially drowning.
US09629504B2
An improved skewer (30 60) and skewer handling device (10) used for manipulating shish kebobs. The improved skewer is comprised of a mating shank (30a) having an array of mating surfaces, such as teeth or grooves, formed into the shank. The handling device is comprised of a pair of opposed handles (10a 10aa) joined by linear actuator (20a 20b) turning a rod (10d) disposed with a skewer engaging means (10e), the mating surfaces of the shank configured to mate with the skewer engaging gear. A shaft (10b) is affixed to the handles at one end and is formed with a guide (10h) at an opposing end, the guide selected to maintain the position of the mating surfaces of the mating shank with the skewer engaging gear. An adaptor (50) is also provided to allow conversion of prior art skewers (52 54) to be used with the handling device (10).
US09629494B2
A disposable single-use beverage filter basket filled with beverage grounds, and a beverage brewer having a cartridge for placement of the beverage filter basket. A permeable filter basket has a rigid frame having a bottom, a plurality of ribs, and a top rim that define side openings, and a non-woven filter medium that is bonded thermally to the material of the frame to cover the side openings. The non-woven filter medium is made of recyclable or compostable plastic or bio-polymer, and frame is made of the material of the non-woven filter medium. The permeable filter basket is filled with beverage grounds and enclosed with a film cover. The inlet probe of the brewer pierces the cover and admits a heated liquid into the beverage grounds, and creates a brewed beverage that flows through the filter material and exits an opening in a bottom portion of the cartridge.
US09629490B1
An adjustable width garment hanging device for adjustable width hanging of garments of varying widths includes a tube with a curved center section. A hook coupled to a center point of the tube defines a pair of arms of the tube. Each of the arms has a plurality of penetrations positioned proximate to a respective opposing end of the tube. Each of a pair of rods is positioned in a respective one of the arms. The rods each have a cavity positioned proximate to a respective straight end. Each of a pair of springs is positioned in a respective one of the cavities. Each of a pair of balls, complimentary to the springs and the penetrations, is in contact with a respective one of the springs. Each of a pair of stops is coupled to a respective one of the opposing ends of the tube.
US09629482B1
A reversible display device including a base-shelf having a planar surface, a back panel attached to the base-shelf, and at least one clip having an upward extending stop. The display device has a first orientation such that the planar surface is a base for the display device and a second orientation such that the planar surface is a top shelf for the display device. The clip is removably attached to the back panel such that the upward extending stop is oriented upward in either the first or the second orientation.
US09629480B2
A merchandise pusher tray is provided. The merchandise pusher tray includes a first and second support structure. The first and second support structures provide support for a base structure. The first and second support structures couple to a support bracket. The support bracket holds the first and second support structures and the base structure in a cantilevered position when mounted to a bar or shelf. The merchandise pusher tray may include a divider. The divider can be coupled to the base structure and adjustable along a second axis relative to the base structure. The merchandise pusher tray further includes a pusher that is mounted to the base structure and capable of movement along a first axis relative to the base structure.
US09629476B1
A convertible child seat has a frame assembly and a seat structure supported by the frame assembly. The seat structure defines a seating surface and is movable between at least an inclined seating position and a reclined sleeping position. A top tube assembly is coupled to a portion of the convertible child seat and is positioned above the seat structure spaced from the seating surface. The top tube assembly moves in concert with the seat structure when the seat structure is repositioned between the inclined seating position and the reclined sleeping position.
US09629474B2
A children's table assembly includes a table that has a platform and a frame. A chair is rotatably coupled to the table and the chair is positioned on the frame. Thus, chair facilitates a user to access an entirety of the platform. A pair of containers is provided and each of the containers is rotatably coupled to the table such that each of the containers is positionable between a deployed position and a stored position. An easel is attached to the table.
US09629473B2
A leg assembly includes a first leg member and second leg member each having side-to-side width that is greater at the top end than the bottom end and a tapered outer surface. The second leg member has top-to-bottom length different than the top-to-bottom length of the first leg member. The leg members are adapted to connect individually or in combination to a support system such that at least three leg heights are selectably provided. The side-to-side width of the top end of the second leg member is approximately equal to the side-to-side width of the bottom end of the first leg member such that when the top end of the second leg members is connected to the bottom end of the first leg member, the combined leg members have a generally continuously tapered outer surface.
US09629470B2
A canopy adapted to be mounted on a chair having a backrest. This canopy is supported by a frame including a closed loop rod and an open arc rod, each rod made of flexible material. The canopy also includes a first sheet secured throughout its entire perimeter to the closed loop rod and a second sheet secured along its back edge to the top edge of the first sheet and along its front edge to at least a portion of the open arc rod. The canopy also includes anchors configured to attach said canopy to said chair's backrest. The canopy can be compactly collapsed by folding the first sheet over the second sheet, thereby forming a stack, twisting the stack into three sets of loops, shifting the left loops in front of the right loops and folding the middle loops in front of the left loops.
US09629468B1
A travel pillow assembly can include a belt assembly, a neck pillow, and first and second suspension member assemblies. The belt assembly can include a first elongate member and a first buckle member. The belt assembly is operable to fixedly and releasibly surround a plurality of perimeters of different size. The neck pillow can extend a pillow length from a first end, through a midpoint position, and to a second end. The first and second suspension member assemblies can each be operatively connected to the first elongate member and extend a respective suspension member length. Each can releasibly form a pillow engagement loop to encircle the neck pillow and can have a second buckle member to maintain the suspension member in a plurality of orientations, a distance between the second buckle member and the pillow engagement loop being adjustable.
US09629462B2
A modular drawer structure mainly includes a bottom board and front, rear boards and side boards coupled to the bottom board, where the boards each has an outer frame and a positioning frame configured on the inner edge of the outer frame, the outer frame is configured with buckling elements and engagement grooves, and a mesh sheet body constituted by interwoven net threads is configured on the positioning frame. Whereby, the front, rear boards and side boards are allowed to be positioned vertically on the peripheral of the bottom board by means of the mutual engagement of buckling element and engagement grooves of the outer frame of each board with each other in such a way to form a box-typed drawer. In addition, all the boards may be detached from each other and stacked together so as to facilitate handling and storage while not in use.
US09629461B2
A device for influencing the movement of a furniture part movably accommodated on a basic furniture structure via a guide unit, the device including a basic component which is assigned to the guide unit and on which a pushing-out device and a retraction device are present so that, in a mounted state of the device, the furniture part can be pushed out from a closure position on the basic furniture structure in a first direction of movement under an action of the pushing-out device, and the furniture part can be retracted from an open position on the basic furniture structure in a second direction of movement under an action of the retraction device, and a charging mechanism for charging the force accumulator, the pushing-out force accumulator is charged by a movement of the housing component of the pushing-out device relative to the basic component.
US09629456B2
A rack has a frame and a plurality of shelves. Each shelf has an enclosing frame member that has two first sides connected by two second sides, a connecting bar that connects the first sides at about the center of the first sides, a plurality of slots provided on the inner surfaces of the second sides, and a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing ends that are fitted into opposing slots at the second sides, and with each slat being connected to the connecting bar. At least one connector is provided for removably connecting each shelf to a portion of the frame.
US09629455B2
A storage apparatus attachable to a surface includes a polygonal support frame having first, second, third, and fourth support beams, a plurality of cross beams, and a plurality of suspension legs. In one embodiment, the storage apparatus further includes racks supported on at least a portion of the support beams and defining a first series of racks aligned transverse to a longitudinal axis and a second series of racks aligned along the longitudinal axis with the first series of racks being removable during adjustment of the first and second support beams and the second series of racks being removable during adjustment of the third and fourth support beams.
US09629454B2
A storage system for storing contents is provided. The storage system includes a retractable vertical cabinet having a handle, at least one pivoting support member pivotally attached to at least an exterior side of the cabinet and a support structure. The storage system further includes a lift adjuster and a rotating adjustment screw threadably connected allowing for adjustment of a lift assist mechanism, which is connected between a foundation and the lift adjuster, to accommodate for varied loads. This storage system may also include an electric actuator movement.
US09629452B1
An elevation table includes a tabletop and a table leg frame mounted to the tabletop. The table leg frame includes a fixed leg, a movable leg insertable into the fixed leg, and an extendible/retractable bar arranged inside the fixed leg and the movable leg. The movable leg has an end connected to the tabletop and an opposite end receiving a first positioning sleeve to fit thereto and insertable into the fixed leg. The fixed leg has an end into which the movable leg is insertable and receives a second positioning sleeve to fit thereto. The first and second positioning sleeves each include embedding holes formed in at least two sidewalls thereof and the embedding holes receive embedded pieces to be fit therein. The first and second positioning sleeves are in point contact with surfaces of the movable leg and the fixed leg by means of the embedded pieces.
US09629445B2
A carrying assembly includes a support that may be worn on an arm of a user. The support may have a hot object place thereon thereby facilitating the user to carry the hot object without being burned by the hot object. The support comprises a tube that may be worn on the user's arm. A pad is coupled to the tube such that the pad may have the hot object positioned thereon. A grip is coupled to the tube such that the grip may be gripped.
US09629422B2
A fixturing apparatus which includes a tubular member formed to have an aperture extending therethrough, the aperture having a first end and a second end, in combination with a plurality of locking teeth disposed on a surface defining said aperture and extending into the aperture.
US09629417B2
According to an embodiment, a device for tightening an article includes a housing having an interior region and a spool positioned within the interior region and rotatable relative thereto. A tightening mechanism is operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate within the interior region of the housing. A tension member is coupled with the spool and is configured to be tensioned upon rotation of the spool via the tightening mechanism. The device also includes a tension limiting mechanism that allows the tension member to be tensioned via the tightening mechanism until a tension threshold is achieved. After the tension threshold is achieved, further operation of the tightening mechanism does not substantially tension the tension member due to the tension limiting mechanism.
US09629410B2
A buckle closure assembly having a male part and a female part that snap-fittingly cooperate with one another. The male part and the female part selectively interact with one another along an operating direction to connect and disconnect alternate portions of a strap system. One or both of the male part and the female part include an offset or a standoff that extends from the respective part in a crossing direction relative to the operating direction to maintain a spacing between the buckle assembly and adjacent anatomy and/or clothing.
US09629409B1
A method and apparatus for mitigating concussions resulting from sharp blows to protective headgear. The method consists of attaching cushioning pads to the outside of the headgear, held in place by straps and anchors. The apparatus consists of substantially flat flexible pads, which are made to conform to any helmet by the pressure exerted by the straps wrapping around the curved helmet. The anchors consist of clips and hooks that attach the straps to features of the helmet such as holes, edges, and protrusions. The main pad is a strip that runs over the crown of the helmet, from front to back, making the helmet to resemble a “Mohawk” haircut. Optional side pads protect the sides of the helmet. All apparatus can be repeatedly installed and removed without using special tools.
US09629408B2
The present disclosure relates to a stitched garment comprising a stitched background, a stitched pattern sewn into the background, and an opening through which an article can be inserted. The opening is integrated into the stitched pattern such that the opening is hidden from view by the stitched pattern.
US09629397B2
An article of apparel includes a base layer and an auxetic layer. The base layer includes a four way stretch material. The auxetic layer is coupled to the base layer and includes an auxetic structure defining a repeating pattern of voids. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, each void has a reentrant shape and is at least partially filled with a foam or a hot melt material.
US09629396B2
A garment for a nursing woman includes at least partially overlapping layers of material. The layers extend between lateral sides of the garment. Some edges of the layers may be attached to edges of other layers or components, while at least one edge of each layer is a free edge. Free edges at least partially define nooks into which the funnels of breast pumps may be received. The free edges of the garment provide multi-directional support to the funnels to enable hands-free pumping. In some embodiments, medial edges of components of the garment cross one another and extend to contribute to the support of the funnels during use of the garment.
US09629394B2
A device used for generating a breathable vapor from an herbal substance such as tobacco or medical marijuana. The device features a heater assembly having of a rod shape heating element with the heat diffuser-mixer blades attached, and is mounted in a case component having the shape of a tubular cylinder. The heater assembly and case component are configured so that the rod is centered within the tubular cylinder. An herbal chamber, which accommodates an herbal substance, is rotationally and removably insertable into the case component tubular cylinder. A mouthpiece is attachable to the herbal chamber, with a screen component. When electrical power is applied to the heater assembly, the herbal substance is vaporized. The device may also be configured to function as an e-cigarette or an essential oil vaporizer. Rotating the herbal chamber causes the herbal substance to be redistributed.
US09629392B2
A smokeless tobacco product is provided that includes a tobacco material in the form of a tobacco extract, a particulate tobacco material, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the smokeless tobacco product is substantially translucent. Methods for making and using the smokeless tobacco product are also provided. The smokeless tobacco product can include isomalt, maltitol syrup, particulate tobacco, and a translucent tobacco extract prepared by ultrafiltration.
US09629390B1
A machine for removing the calyces from the seed of a sorrel bud includes a smooth surfaced return drum rotatably mounted to a frame and a cutting drum rotatable about a cutting drum axle and mounted to the frame in a tandem relationship with the return drum. The cutting drum has a plurality of circumferential blades oriented perpendicular to the cutting drum axle and are substantially equally spaced one from another. The cutting drum in combination with the return drum defines a throat therebetween for receiving sorrel buds. A drive simultaneously rotates the return drum and the cutting drum to cut calyces from the seed of the sorrel bud.
US09629386B2
The present invention can provide a nutrition composition useful for patients with renal diseases, which has an effective prophylactic or improving effect for various symptoms of malnutrition, inflammation, arteriosclerosis, abnormal lipid metabolism and oxidative stress, associated with renal diseases, or for diabetic nephropathy.The nutrition composition of the present invention m contains one or more kinds of free amino acids selected from the group consisting of valine, leucine, isoleucine and histidine, and a lipid comprising ω-3 fatty acid and ω-6 fatty acid at a weight ratio (ω-6 fatty acid to ω-3 fatty acid) of 0.5-5.5. In addition, the composition further contains a soybean protein or a hydrolysate thereof together with the aforementioned lipid or instead of the aforementioned lipid.
US09629385B2
The use of a Cistanche deserticola polysaccharide in the preparation of food supplement having the efficacy of inhibiting colon cancer, wherein Cistanche deserticola polysaccharide is prepared by a processes including extraction with boiling water, deproteinization, dialysis and ethanol treatment, and has an effect of regulating tumor microenvironment by many pathways involving inhibiting tumor angiogenesis, immunosuppression, anti-oxidation and inhibiting colon cancer fibroblasts.
US09629383B2
Provided is dried pasta having no or very little cracking and a manufacturing method therefor. The method for manufacturing dried pasta comprises a drying step of drying pasta noodle strands to reach the percentage of water content of 14% or less under an environment maintained at a temperature of 75 to 95° C. and humidity of 60 to 90%; a heating step of heating, after the drying step, the pasta noodle strands for 10 to 120 minutes under an environment maintained at a temperature lower by at least 15° C. than the temperature in the drying step and within a range of 50 to 80° C., and humidity of 60 to 90%; and a cooling step of cooling, after the heating step, the pasta noodle strands for 10 to 60 minutes under an environment maintained at a temperature of 20 to 40° C. and humidity of 40 to 80%.
US09629379B2
A method for brewing and chilling a brewed beverage such as tea includes brewing the beverage; combining the brewed beverage with a chilling medium; and covering the combined brewed beverage and chilling medium with an air-tight lid assembly to form an airtight seal. The combined brewed beverage and chilling medium may then be agitated. The airtight seal traps vapor generated from the beverage during the chilling, thereby causing the vapor to re-enter the beverage to maintain optimum flavor.
US09629374B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for producing irregular pieces of meat from meat products. Further, a method of mass-producing a home-style meat product with an irregular appearance includes combining whole muscle meat with a mixture having a low-phosphate solution and/or a low-salt solution and cooking the combination to produce whole muscle meat logs. Once the whole muscle meat has been cooked, the meat may be pulled, shredded, or sliced on a variety of pulling, shredding, and slicing equipment to create a home-style meat product with an irregular appearance.
US09629368B2
In one aspect, compositions provide antimicrobial therapy as topical disinfectants. Particularly, one aspect relates to an alcohol containing antimicrobial composition that includes at least one paraben, a redox compound and an organic acid at a concentration of from about 1.5 percent to about 10 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. In other aspects, antimicrobial compositions are used to topically sanitize wounds, skin areas and/or to disinfect surgical instruments or other surfaces. Still, in further aspects, methods, devices and kits relating to an antimicrobial composition are provided.
US09629358B2
Described are systems and methods for monitoring administration of nitric oxide (NO) to ex vivo fluids. Examples of such fluids include blood in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits or perfusion fluids used for preserving ex vivo organs prior to transplanting in a recipient. The systems and methods described herein provide for administering nitric oxide to the fluid, monitoring nitric oxide or a nitric oxide marker in the fluid, and adjusting the nitric oxide administration.
US09629354B2
An apparatus for using microwave energy for treating an infected site infested with insects or other small pests is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a source of microwave energy connected to a power source and a power controller, a transmission element, and an antenna. The apparatus can also comprise an isolator to protect the source of microwave energy. Methods to use such an apparatus for treatment of an infected site are also disclosed.
US09629350B2
A fishing rod retention apparatus that includes an indicator for notifying a fisherman that a fish has been hooked. The apparatus includes a frame mounted on a base with at least one set of aligned fishing rod retention clips on each side of the frame. The frame includes a pair of converging frame portions, and a flag support spring attached to a bracket that connects the converging frame portions. A rotatable axle component with a retention spring at one end sits inside grooves in the converging frame portions. The axle component is used to hook the free end of a flag connected to the flag support spring while fishing line runs through the retention spring, such that a force applied to the fishing line causes the axle to rotate, thereby releasing the flag from the axle component.
US09629345B2
A biochemical ball includes a first half, a second half, and a plurality of sponge filters. The first half has a plurality of first ribs, a first rim, and a first partition. The first partition divides the first half into a plurality of equal first accommodating spaces. The first rim of the first half is provided with a first fastener and a connecting joint. The second half has a plurality of second ribs, a second rim, and a second partition. The second partition divides the second half into a plurality of equal second accommodating spaces. The second rim of the second half is provided with a second fastener configured to correspondingly engage with the first fastener. The sponge filters are so received in the first and second accommodating spaces that the sponge filters are separated without contacting each other, thereby enhancing filtering efficiency.
US09629341B2
A method for inhibiting erosion at a coastal location includes inducing coastal vegetation to take root in a site-compatible mat including a biodegradable mat combined at most with fertilizer, sand, and/or soil. After the coastal vegetation has taken root in the site-compatible mat, the mat is placed on the coastal location, and the coastal vegetation is allowed to take root as the biodegradable mat decomposes. In embodiments, the coastal location can be a flat area of sand, or a constructed or naturally occurring sand dune. The site-compatible mat can include fertilizer and/or coir, which can be brown coir. The mat can include and/or be covered by sand or soil having a composition that is substantially equivalent to sand or soil that is indigenous to the coastal location. Bird roosting stakes can be planted through the mat.
US09629339B2
In one embodiment, a system for rearing larvae includes a plurality of culture trays arranged in at least one stack of trays, each stack comprising multiple levels of trays, each tray comprising an open-topped basin adapted to receive larvae and larval food, a feed delivery system adapted to automatically deliver larval feed to individually selected culture trays, and a water delivery system adapted to automatically deliver water to the culture trays.
US09629334B2
The present disclosure describes tobacco varieties having reduced levels of DVTs, methods of making such varieties, and tobacco compositions including such varieties.
US09629330B1
A novel soybean variety, designated XB27AS15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB27AS15R, cells from soybean variety XB27AS15R, plants of soybean XB27AS15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB27AS15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB27AS15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB27AS15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB27AS15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB27AS15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB27AS15R are further provided.
US09629329B1
A novel soybean variety, designated XB19W15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB19W15R, cells from soybean variety XB19W15R, plants of soybean XB19W15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB19W15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB19W15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB19W15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB19W15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB19W15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB19W15R are further provided.
US09629323B2
Provided is a canola variety designated 46M34 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 46M34 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 46M34 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety 46M34, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 46M34 are disclosed.
US09629312B2
The invention relates to a marking device (10) for applying a marking on an object. The marking device comprises a striking arm (11), which is provided with a striking head (12) at its outer free end, and actuating means (30) for actuating the striking arm (11). The striking arm is movably connected to a base (7) through a link arrangement (30). The striking arm is pivotable about a pivot axis (V1) under the effect of the actuating means and the link arrangement from a resting position to a striking position so as to thereby allow the striking head to hit against an object in order to apply a marking on the object. The link arrangement is arranged to move the pivot axis of the striking arm outwards so that the distance between this pivot axis and the base increases when the striking arm is pivoted from the resting position to the striking position.
US09629310B2
A combine harvester (10) comprising axial separating apparatus (24, 5) is provided. The axial separating apparatus comprises at least one rotor (28) mounted for rotation in a rotor cage (30) and is arranged to convey crop material in a spiral path from a front end to a rear end. The rotors (28) may also serve to thresh the crop material before separation. The rotor cage (30) includes a grate (34) for allowing separated grain to fall there through under gravity. Two return conveyors (42, 44) are positioned below the grate (34), one behind the other. A first return conveyor (42) disposed under a front portion of the separating apparatus is arranged to catch a portion of said separated grain and convey the caught grain forwardly to a first front edge (46) from where the grain falls under gravity onto a first region of an underlying grain pan (60). A second return conveyor (44) disposed under a rear portion of the separating apparatus is arranged to catch a portion of said separated grain and convey the caught grain forwardly to a second front edge (50) from where the grain falls under gravity at a distance located behind the first region. The grain pan (60) serves to convey the collected grain in a rearward direction to a cleaning unit (64).
US09629309B2
A mower may have a removable mower deck and a removable attachment which includes a hopper and conveyor assembly for discharging particulate material from the hopper.
US09629308B2
A harvesting machine capable of automatic adjustment, comprising a plurality of acoustic material flow sensors, a control system, a processor, and application software, wherein the plurality of acoustic material flow sensors are mounted internal to the harvesting machine at points of crop material flow and are capable of sensing an amount of crop material passing by them, wherein the control system is capable of adjusting a plurality of internal elements of the harvesting machine, wherein the software is hosted on the processor, and the processor is operatively coupled to the control system and the acoustic material flow sensors, wherein the software uses information sensed by the acoustic material flow sensors to determine if the internal elements of the harvesting machine are set for optimal machine performance, and the software sends commands to the internal elements of the harvesting machine in order to improve the machine performance.
US09629303B2
A pneumatic system of an agricultural implement includes a radial fan coupled with a plenum. The plenum contains outlets which distribute the airflow into a plurality of product distribution lines for application to a field. An airflow deflector plate has a back face fixed on a sidewall of a region interconnecting the fan outlet and plenum inlet to modify the airflow pattern and obtain an airflow that is at a uniform pressure and flow rate for each product distribution line. The deflector plate is tapered with a narrow edge pointed upstream and includes front face having at least one generally rectangular groove with a bottom surface extending generally parallel to the deflector back face.
US09629301B2
A direct drive seed metering device for a row crop sowing machine with a seed metering disc rotatable about a central shaft having a plurality of seed capturing and retaining holes for capturing and retaining the seeds and laying them in a controlled manner in a furrow. The seed disc has a flexible sealing member attached to an inner wall of the housing and sealingly pressed against a face of the metering disc thereby forming a vacuum chamber by a the vacuum generator that lowers the air pressure on a face of the metering disc so as to capture and retain the seeds. The vacuum chamber is created by the vacuum generator being fluidly connected to the chamber through a hollow shaft of a drive motor and through a perforated hollow hub.
US09635792B2
A die-positioning device includes a roller body, a plurality of die-suction portions, and at least one gas control device. The roller body includes a plurality of chambers therein, and the chambers are separated from each other. The die-suction portions are located on the surface of the roller body in columns. The die-suction portions for each column correspond to one of the chambers, and each of the die-suction portions has a die suction region and a gas channel that passes through the die suction region. The gas control device is connected to the chambers and disposed on the roller body. The gas control device selectively sucks the air from a specific chamber, such that each of the die-suction portions on the specific chamber sucks an LED die by the corresponding gas channel.
US09635788B2
A shielding device configured to be fixed with a circuit board, comprises a frame body comprising multiple sideboards standing at multiple sides of said frame body, wherein a receiving hole and a slot around said receiving hole is at one of said sideboards; and a connector fixed with said frame body, wherein said connector comprises a protrusion at an end of said connector, wherein said protrusion pass through said slot and a top of said protrusion fixed with said slot, wherein said receiving hole receives a portion of said connector. The invention meets the requirement for high torque specification without any additional reinforcing measure.
US09635786B2
An enclosed air conditioning unit includes a filter section and a cooling section through which intake air passes before being discharged into a space within a building. The orientation of the filter section and cooling section is substantially vertical, and the airflow path through the filter section and the cooling section is substantially horizontal, resulting in reduced face velocities across these components, thereby increasing filtration efficiency and cooling effectiveness, while allowing the physical size and configuration of the air conditioning unit's enclosure to be the same as or smaller than the enclosures for conventional air conditioning units having comparable or lower performance.
US09635785B1
A data center system includes a container to contain electronic racks of IT components operating therein, a cooling unit disposed underneath the electronic racks to receive cool liquid from a chiller unit, to exchange heat generated from the IT components, and to transmit the hot liquid carrying the exchanged heat back to the chiller unit. Each electronic rack includes a housing to house IT components arranged in a stack, a first rack aisle formed on a first side of the IT components to direct cool air received from the cooling unit upwardly, and a second rack aisle formed on a second side of the IT components to direct hot air to the cooling unit downwardly, where the host air is transformed from the cool air from the first rack aisle by flowing through an air space between the IT components.
US09635783B2
A photovoltaic assembly for converting solar radiation to electrical energy is described. The photovoltaic assembly includes a photovoltaic module and an electronic component housing. The photovoltaic module has a frame, a laminate, a plurality of solar cells and a backsheet. The electronic component housing has an upper section to couple to the backsheet, a middle section and a lower section for enclosing electronic components. The electronic components can include a microinverter or electronics for a junction box. The middle section can have a heat sink in thermal communication with the electronic component and an opening. The opening can be a plurality of openings having a plurality of air fins distributed therein, or can be a diagonal or curved structure. The opening can permit fluid communication between the heat sink and an ambient environment. The upper section and/or the aforementioned air fins can also be coupled to the backsheet via a heat conductive adhesive.
US09635781B2
A heat dissipating device for dissipating the heat produced by a heating element is disclosed. The heat dissipating device includes a fixing assembly, two moving assemblies and an elastic assembly. The fixing assembly has a thermal conductive member. Each moving assembly has a mass body and is relatively moveable with respect to the fixing assembly. The two moving assemblies are disposed on two opposite sides of the fixing assembly, respectively, and each moving assembly forms a moving space with respect to the fixing assembly. The elastic assembly connects the fixing assembly to the two moving assemblies.
US09635777B2
An electronic device includes a chassis having a plurality of sides, a bezel located at an end of the chassis, two fixing members fastened to opposite sides of the chassis, and two slide members. Each slide member is respectively slidably attached to the corresponding fixing member. The bezel is slidably sandwiched between the two slide members. The bezel is configured to rotate relative to the slide members. The bezel includes a pair of hooks formed at two opposite ends thereof and configured to be releasably latched by the two fixing members.
US09635774B2
An electrical enclosure is for an electrical apparatus. The electrical apparatus includes a number of electrical components. The electrical enclosure comprises: a frame assembly comprising a frame member having an elongated hinge side portion; a door having an elongated hinge side portion disposed parallel to and proximate the hinge side portion of the frame member, the door and the frame assembly being structured to enclose the number of electrical components; and a containment apparatus comprising a flexible barrier member coupled to the hinge side portion of the frame member and the hinge side portion of the door in order to provide a seal therebetween.
US09635772B1
A mounting apparatus configured to mount a power supply unit to an electronic device includes a case and a locking member. The case includes a side wall and a division plate. A receiving space is defined between the side wall and the division plate. The receiving space receives the power supply unit. The division plate defines a locking hole. The locking member is pivotally mounted on the side wall. The locking member includes a pressing pole and a locking tab. The locking member is rotated on the side wall to have the pressing pole press a power supply unit and the locking tab positioned in the locking hole.
US09635770B2
An electrical component includes a housing having an electrical device receiving slot, and a cover selectively positionable at the electrical device receiving slot. The cover includes an electrical device ejector. A shield member is pivotally mounted to the housing. The shield member is selectively positionable across the electrical device ejector. A shield member control system is operatively connected to the shield member. The shield member control system is operable to release the shield member once communications between the electrical component and an electrical device in the electrical device receiving slot are idle.
US09635762B2
A stacked semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor package including a first circuit board and a first semiconductor device mounted on the first circuit board; a second semiconductor package including a second circuit board and a second semiconductor device mounted on the second circuit board, the second semiconductor package being stacked on the first semiconductor package; and a heat transfer member provided on the first semiconductor device and a part of the first circuit board, the part being around the first semiconductor device.
US09635760B1
A printed circuit board design for 0204 reverse geometry capacitor use between vias on a tight-pitch Ball Grid Array is disclosed. The printed circuit board design for 0204 reverse geometry capacitor use between vias on a tight-pitch Ball Grid Array provides component landing pads sized to accommodate an 0204 surface mount component within a 1.2 mm by 1.0 mm rectangular spacing. The printed circuit board design for 0204 reverse geometry capacitor use between vias on a tight-pitch Ball Grid Array is particularly useful for overcoming the problem of component placement on tight-pitch arrays known in the art.
US09635759B2
A conductor pad and a flexible circuit including a conductor pad are provided. The conductor pad includes a first contact region, a second contact region, and a body portion configured to establish a conductive path between the first contact region and the second contact region. The body portion includes a perimeter edge having at least a first convex segment and a second convex with a first non-convex segment disposed between the first convex segment and the second convex segment. A method of constructing a flexible circuit to facilitate roll-to-roll manufacturing of the flexible circuit is also provided.
US09635758B2
A disk with at least one connecting element having a connecting bridge, including; a substrate having an electrically conductive structure on at least one partial region of the substrate, at least one electric connecting element on at least one partial region of the electrically conductive structure, a connecting bridge on at least one partial region of the connecting element and a lead-free solder mass that connects the electric connecting element in at least one partial region with the electrically conductive structure, wherein the difference of the thermal expansion coefficient of the substrate and the connecting element is less than 5×10−6/° C., wherein the connecting bridge is formed in a massive manner and contains copper and wherein the material compositions of the connecting element and the connecting bridge differ.
US09635749B2
An apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light includes a droplet generator which provides a droplet to react with light from a light source to generate extreme ultraviolet light, a droplet collector which collects the droplet, and a droplet detector which includes a plurality of pressure sensors, the pressure sensors detect a position of the droplet provided to the droplet collecting unit.
US09635733B2
In some examples, automatic light fixture address technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the method includes receiving a disable forward control command to disable data forwarding through the light fixture; receiving an enable forward control command to enable data forwarding through the light fixture; transmitting address data for the light fixture based on the enable forward control command; and forwarding one or more additional enable forward control commands based on the enable forward control command.
US09635726B2
A load control device for controlling the intensity of a lighting load, such as a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, may include a power converter circuit operable to receive a rectified AC voltage and to generate a DC bus voltage, a load regulation circuit operable to receive the bus voltage and to control the magnitude of a load current conducted through the lighting load, and a control circuit operatively coupled to the load regulation circuit for pulse width modulating or pulse frequency modulating the load current to control the intensity of the lighting load to a target intensity. The control circuit may control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse width modulating the load current when the target intensity is above a predetermined threshold and control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse frequency modulating the load current when the target intensity is below the predetermined threshold.
US09635719B2
The present document relates to driver circuits and/or power converters, e.g. for Solid State Lighting (SSL) devices, such as Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). A controller for a driver circuit which is configured to provide a drive voltage to a load subject to an input voltage is described. The driver circuit comprises a power converter network and a power transistor. The controller comprises a control transistor which is configured to couple or to decouple a low voltage terminal of the power transistor to or from a low voltage potential, to put the power transistor to a conduction-state or an off-state, respectively. Furthermore, the controller comprises a charging transistor, arranged in parallel to the control transistor, and configured to couple or to decouple the low voltage terminal of the power transistor to a supply voltage capacitor, to put the power transistor to the conduction-state or off-state, respectively.
US09635718B2
A light emitting diode controlling circuit includes a first integrator configured to integrate a voltage value across a resistor of a light emitting diode driving circuit, a second integrator configured to integrate a predetermined reference current value, a comparator configured to compare a first integral value output from the first integrator and a second integral value output from the second integrator, and a controller configured to control a switch according to result of comparing the first integral value and the second integral value.
US09635717B2
An LED lamp includes a rectifier, a microcontroller, at least one group of LEDs, and at least one MOSFET device. The group of LEDs includes multiple lines of serially connected LEDs, which are connected in parallel to form a first end connected to a DC output of the rectifier and a second end connected to one or more serially connected current-limiting resistors which in turn are connected to a common ground. The gate terminal of the MOSFET device is connected to an output pin of the microcontroller. The drain terminal of the MOSFET device is connected to the second end of the group of LEDs. The source terminal of the MOSFET device is connected to the common ground. A voltage detection circuit is connected between the DC output of the rectifier and an input pin of the microcontroller for detecting the voltage at the DC output of the rectifier.
US09635716B2
A high-frequency cooker includes: a heating chamber; a high-frequency generating device; a waveguide which is formed on a surface opposite to the heating chamber and which guides a microwave generated by the high-frequency generating device; a power feed port which is formed on a wall of the heating chamber and which allows the microwave guided by the waveguide to be supplied into the heating chamber; a microwave transmitting cover which closes the power feed port; and an umbrella-shaped member which is provided on a surface upper than the power feed port so as to cover an upper edge of the microwave transmitting cover. The umbrella-shaped member includes a step provided at both end portions of the umbrella-shaped member to reduce a gap with a wall surface of the heating chamber, and the microwave transmitting cover is fixed so as to be inserted into the gap.
US09635713B2
A cordless heating tool, including a housing, a battery coupled to the housing, a heat source, a control circuit for controlling power of the heat source, one or more reflectors mounted on the housing to focus radiant energy from the heat source toward a focal region, an opening in the housing for receiving an object to be heated in the focal region.
US09635706B1
Methods and systems for determining control policies for a fleet of vehicles are provided. In one example, a method is provided that comprises receiving a sequence of coverage requirements for a region and an associated period of time, and receiving an initial location of one or more vehicles of a fleet of vehicles. The method may further include determining a control policy for each of the one or more vehicles. Additionally, based on the determined control policies and the initial locations, one or more estimated distributions of the fleet of vehicles at respective phases within the period of time may be determined. According to the method, a score associated with the control policies may be determined based on a comparison between the estimated distributions and corresponding desired distributions of the sequence of coverage requirements. In some examples, the control policies may also be revised using an optimization technique.
US09635705B2
A future mobile terminal converging multiple wireless transmission technologies by utilizing a cost-effective and spectrum-efficient mobile cloud solution by introducing the Virtual Mobile Server (VMS) and Virtual Register and Call Switch (VR/CS) systems and methods based on the innovative open wireless architecture (OWA) technology platform.
US09635703B2
A communication device is arranged for three main communication states: a detached state, an idle state, and an active state. The communication device connects to the cellular communication network such that a transition from the detached state to any of idle state or active state is made, performs scheduled operations in the active state or idle state, determines, when a transition from the active state to the idle state occurs, a time instant for a next operation in the active state, disconnects from the cellular communication network such that a transition to the detached state is made, and, when the time for next operation in the active state is approaching, connects to the cellular communication network again. A transceiver and a computer program are also disclosed.
US09635700B2
The present invention relates to a transmission of a random access in a specific cell from a plurality of serving cells in a mobile communication system using a carrier aggregation technology, and a method for efficiently transmitting uplink channels other than the random access in another cell. In particular, the method for a terminal to transmit an uplink channel to a base station comprises the steps of: confirming whether an uplink channel for a second carrier having an uplink timing different from a first carrier is included in a subframe transmitting a Random Access Preamble for the first carrier; if included, confirming whether the sum of the electric power required for the transmission of the random access preamble and the electric power required for the transmission of the uplink channel exceeds the maximum transmission electric power of the terminal; and, if exceeding, transmitting the random access preamble preferentially before the uplink channel. In addition, the terminal for transmitting an uplink channel to a base station comprises: a transmitter/receiver for transmitting/receiving a signal to/from the base station; and a control unit for confirming whether the uplink channel for a second carrier having an uplink timing different from a first carrier is included in a subframe for transmitting a random access preamble for the first carrier, and if included, confirming whether the sum of the electric power required for transmitting the Random Access Preamble and the electric power required for transmitting the uplink channel exceeds the maximum transmission electric power of the terminal, and if exceeding, controlling the transmission so that the random access preamble is preferentially transmitted before the uplink channel.
US09635699B2
A network device stores back-off definitions for different service categories of machine-type communications (MTC). The network device receives a service connection request originating from a wireless terminal and identifies the service connection request as a MTC request. The network device identifies an available bandwidth capacity for at least one portion of a network associated with the MTC request and determines, when the available bandwidth is below an admission threshold capacity, an admission control level for the MTC request. The admission control level is selected from a group of different admission control levels. The network device calculates a retry interval for the MTC request based on the determined admission control level for the MTC request and the available bandwidth capacity, and sends the retry interval with a response for the MTC request.
US09635686B2
An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving an indication of a radio access technology (RAT) change for a user equipment (UE); determining availability of a preferred RAT type for a policy related rule associated with the UE, wherein the policy related rule includes, at least in part, the preferred RAT type for one or more service data flows for the UE; and configuring the one or more service data flows for the UE based, at least in part, on a change in availability of the preferred RAT type following the RAT change. In at least one case, the method can include routing downlink packets to the UE using the one or more service data flows for the preferred RAT type if the preferred RAT type is available.
US09635682B2
A method of transmitting data by at least one access terminal (AT) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes ceasing all transmissions by the at least one AT during a duration corresponding to a duration used by an access node (AN) to transmit a superframe preamble, wherein the superframe comprises a plurality of physical frames.
US09635668B2
The invention relates to a method for dynamically indicating a TDD re-configuration to the mobile station by encoding the dynamic TDD re-configuration indication into two control format indicator, CFI, values, where each is transmitted in a different subframe within the same radio frame. The mobile station can determine based on the received two CFI values which TDD configuration is to be applied in the system. The TDD uplink/downlink configuration of the radio frames can thus be dynamically adapted to traffic needs in a fast and reliable way.
US09635655B2
Technology for efficiently splitting a bearer at the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer for uplink (UL) data transfers in wireless networks where dual connectivity is available is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) can send buffer status reports (BSRs) to a master evolved node B (MeNB) and a secondary evolved node B (SeNB). The BSRs can be formatted such that the amount of data in a radio link control (RLC) buffer at the UE and the amount of data in a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) buffer at the UE are contained in different fields. The BSRs can also contain redundancy indicator (RI) values specifying a redundancy level between the PDCP buffer amounts included in the BSRS. The MeNB and the SeNB may then coordinate, via an X2 interface, an amount of uplink (UL) resources to allocate to the UE.
US09635652B2
Optimized transmission of machine type communication data from a mobile device to a wireless network
A method of transmitting data from a UE to an eNB is provided. In response to a data transmission request from a MTC application, the UE chooses a preamble ID based on the data size and transmits a random access preamble message to the eNB. The eNB returns a random access response message to the UE. The random access response message identifies resource allocated in an uplink channel and includes one or more transmission power control parameters associated with the second uplink channel. After determining that the data size is less than or equal to the allocated resources in the second uplink channel, the UE transmits a scheduled transmission message to the eNB using the allocated resource in the second uplink channel at a transmission power level determined by the one or more transmission power control parameters.
US09635650B2
A technique for reducing a time delay between an application output at a subscriber station and uplink resource allocation for the subscriber station includes scheduling, between periodic uplink resource allocations, one or more probe uplink resource allocations for the subscriber station. Next, respective information in at least one of the one or more probe uplink resource allocations is received at an access point. Finally, subsequent periodic uplink resource allocations are scheduled based on at least one of the one or more probe uplink resource allocations.
US09635644B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for enhancing downlink coverage for certain user equipments (UEs) (e.g., low cost, low data rate UEs). Certain types of UEs may have limited coverage or should receive enhanced coverage relative to other types of UEs. For example, some types of low cost UEs may have only a single receive chain, thereby limiting DL coverage, while other types of UEs benefit from multiple receive chains. One example method generally includes identifying a first type of one or more UEs that is to receive enhanced downlink (DL) coverage relative to a second type of UEs and utilizing one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques when communicating with the first type of UEs, the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques designed to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to the second type of UEs.
US09635643B2
A device and method for permuting subcarriers in a subframe which is divided into a plurality of frequency partitions in a wireless mobile communication system is disclosed. The method includes mapping, at a mobile station, physical resource units for localized resource allocation to a frequency partition of the plurality of frequency partitions in units of N_1 number of resource units, and physical resource units for distributed resource allocation to the frequency partition in units of N_d number of resource units, N_1 being different from N_d; and spreading, at the mobile station, subcarriers of the physical resource units for distributed resource allocation across the whole distributed resource allocations.
US09635639B2
A paging indicator transmission method for a mobile communication system includes the following steps. In step S1, a set of terminals are paged by grouping paging indicators, and paging indicators PCH of the terminals are carried by paging indicator channels PICH. The paging indicator channel PICH of each cell utilizes the same burst structure, and the paging indicators PCH are located at known locations at one side or two sides of a training sequence and are coded by repeated coding. In step S2, the terminal controls its RF component to receive data. The received data includes the training sequence in the timeslot where the paging indicator channel PICH is located, one or two paging indicators corresponding to the terminal, and data between the training sequence and the one or two paging indicators corresponding to the terminal.
US09635638B1
A computing device determines responsiveness of a user to notification sounds output by the computing device, by determining whether for each notification sound the user acknowledged a notification corresponding to the notification sound on the computing device. The computing device can determine characteristics of the notification sounds output by the computing device. The computing device recommends suggested notification sounds that promote user acknowledgment to notifications, for use in relation to future notifications. The computing device may determine other notification sounds that share the characteristics of the notification sounds for which the user acknowledged the notifications corresponding to the notification sounds on the computing device. The suggested notification sounds can include the other notification sounds, and/or the notification sounds output by the computing device for which the user acknowledged the notifications corresponding to the notification sounds on the computing device.
US09635635B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to generation of network topology information for a network of assets, and management of such information. The management can comprise analysis and/or diagnostics of topology condition of a plurality of assets. In addition or in the alternative, the management can comprise consolidation of at least a portion of the network topology information in a data layer of the network of assets, or a network functionally coupled thereto. Integration of at least some of the network topology information with higher network layers also is disclosed.
US09635628B2
Various embodiments of the invention describe a format and procedure for a wireless communication device to request a network controller to transmit a synchronization frame so that the device may synchronize its communication activities with the network controller. This operation may be used in various types of wireless networks, such as but not limited to those conforming to IEEE standard 802.11ah.
US09635614B2
A method performed by an access point (AP) that includes: receiving, by the AP from a second station, an information request frame for requesting whether or not a wakeup schedule is established between the AP and a first station; and transmitting, by the AP to the second station, an information response frame including a first wakeup schedule element in response to the information request frame. If the AP has an established wakeup schedule with the first station, the first wakeup schedule element includes information about the establish wakeup schedule, and if the AP has no established wakeup schedule with the first station, a length of the first wakeup schedule element is set to zero by the AP. The method also includes transmitting, by the AP to the second station, an unsolicited information response frame when the AP updates the first station's wakeup schedule.
US09635607B2
The present disclosure provides a method of performing up-link transmission at a reduced power. According to the method, system information may be received from a base station. The system information may include one or more of first information on an operating band and second information on an up-link bandwidth. Also, according to the method, a network signal for an additional power reduction may be received from the base station. Also, according to the method, when an operating band indicated by the first information is within a range of 777 MHz to 787 MHz and a bandwidth indicated by the second information is 5 MHz, namely, 777 MHz to 782 MHz, an additionally required power reduction may be determined in order to decrease interference to the band of an adjacently located public safety network according to the network signal, and up-link transmission at the reduced power may be performed.
US09635604B2
A mobile station selects a provider such as an online sign up (OSU) provider by receiving a pre-association message including OSU selection information from a Wi-Fi network component, such as an access point in communication with the OSU provider, and sending a selection of an OSU provider in accordance with the OSU selection information to the network component. The OSU selection information excludes identification of the OSU network provider or resource, but provides other attributes to the user, such as price or service configuration. The pre-association message may be transmitted as a beacon or using ANQP.
US09635601B2
An access point (AP) hashes its SSID/BSSID according to a hashing function H and transmits wirelessly the hashed SSID/BSSID within a physical layer frame/packet to a user station (STA). The hashed SSID/BSSID uniquely identifies the AP. In one embodiment, the hashed SSID/BSSID is transmitted within a SIGNAL field of a preamble with the frame/packet. Upon receipt, the user station recovers the hashed SSID/BSSID and compares it to an expected hashed SSID/BSSID (calculated using the same hashing function H and a desired SSID/BSSID). In response to the comparison, the user station performs one or more actions.
US09635591B2
A wireless communications component that supports a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. After the wireless communications component establishes a connection with a second RAT network, the wireless communications component receives a first message sent by the second RAT network. The first message includes content that is used to query a second RAT capability of the wireless communications component. The wireless communications component sends a second message to the second RAT network. The second message is used to indicate the second RAT capability of the wireless communications component and indicate that the wireless communications component does not support the first RAT. Because the wireless communications component reports to the second RAT network that the wireless communications component does not support the first RAT, the second RAT network does not instruct the wireless communications component to be changed to the first RAT.
US09635585B2
An energy saving method, system and device for a base station, applied in the technical field of communications. The energy saving method comprises: if the number of user equipments sending a service request in the coverage of a coverage base station is greater than a first threshold, sending a second activation request to a capacity boosting base station, wherein the second activation request is used for requesting the capacity boosting base station in a dormant state to enter an intermediate state from the dormant state, and the intermediate state refers to that in the intermediate state, the capacity boosting base station bears a user equipment in a connected state rather than a user equipment in an idle state; and after the capacity boosting base station enters the intermediate state, transferring the user equipment to be connected to the capacity boosting base station in the intermediate state.
US09635581B2
Local breakout mechanisms can be performed by a femto access point (FAP) to facilitate efficient utilization of backhaul and/or macro networks. In particular, a slave Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) can be integrated within the FAP to directly route the incoming traffic from a user equipment (UE) at the FAP. In one example, Internet bound traffic can be directly routed to the Internet, without employing macro network resources. Further, the system can avoid hairpinning by routing traffic between the UE and a home Local Area Network (LAN) by a anchoring a call or a session in the slave GGSN and facilitate integration of UEs with home applications by employing a UE Digital Home Agent. In addition, the FAP can perform UE-to-UE CS media breakout to facilitate communication between UEs attached to the FAP, without routing the traffic through the core macro network.
US09635577B2
Method and device for measuring a reference signal received quality in wireless communication system
A method for measuring by a terminal at least one or more transmission points among a first transmission point and a second transmission point, which are neighboring cells, in a wireless communication system. The method includes: measuring a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) in a predetermined resource of a subframe; and measuring reference signal received quality (RSRQ) from the RSSI and reference signal received power (RSRP), where the predetermined resource is associated with the setting of an almost blank subframe (ABS) of the first transmission point for the subframe.
US09635576B2
The present invention discloses a method for transmitting channel state information, a user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: determining to-be-reported channel state information CSI, where the to-be-reported CSI includes at least one CSI report, and each CSI report of the at least one CSI report corresponds to one downlink carrier; and sending the to-be-reported CSI to a base station through a physical uplink channel. The user equipment includes a determining module and a sending module. The base station includes a receiving module, a first determining module, and a second determining module. According to the method, the user equipment, and the base station in the embodiments of the present invention, channel state information from different downlink carriers can be transmitted on a same subframe, and a performance requirement of the reported channel state information can be ensured, and power utilization efficiency can be improved.
US09635571B2
A system and method for reception mode switching in a dual-carrier fixed wireless backhaul network is disclosed. The primary carrier is a licensed band. The secondary carrier may be a lower cost shared band or an unlicensed band. Multi-mode Remote Backhaul Modules (RBMs) comprise a first Radio Frequency (RF) chain with antenna elements for receive/transmit (RX/TX) on the primary carrier and a second RF chain with antenna elements for RX/TX on the secondary carrier. The Multi-mode RBMs adaptively switch from one reception mode to another with resource borrowing of RF and antenna elements, e.g. the secondary carrier RF chain and antenna elements can be borrowed for the primary carrier, for better reception capability for the primary carrier, reducing the number of link-budget and interference-challenged RBMs, and improving system performance. The system may comprise a dual carrier and single carrier Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system with variable antenna topology, having flexibility to switch dynamically between different operational modes depending on performance metrics.
US09635556B2
The present disclosure relates to a method performed for facilitating login on a website. In accordance with an embodiment, the method comprises, by means of a web browser in a radio device, downloading a web page of the website from a web server hosting the website; receiving a login request from the web server, the login request comprising a request for login information for a service from a service application of the service in the radio device; and, in response to the received login request and by means of the service application, automatically sending a login token request to a server of a service provider providing the service. In accordance with an embodiment, the method also comprises, from the server of the service provider, receiving a login token response comprising a login token, and sending a login information message to the web server comprising the login token.
US09635551B2
A method and system for extending an authentication of a wireless device are disclosed. For example, the method includes authenticating access to the wireless device via a first authentication. The method detects a bonded authentication device as a second authentication. The method permits access to the wireless device when the bonded authentication device is detected.
US09635548B2
A femto cell device comprises: a receiver for receiving transmissions from a user terminal in an active call with a macro cellular network node; an analyzer for determining a radio frequency (RF) signature characterizing the transmissions received from the user terminal; an authorizer arranged to use the RF signature to determine if the user terminal is authorized to use the femto cell device; and a communicator for informing the core network that the femto cell device is a valid candidate handover target for the user terminal when the user terminal is determined by the authorizer to be authorized to use the femto cell device.
US09635546B2
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium to receive a locker setting that indicates at least one of a geographic location of a user device, a state of motion of the user device, or a state of connection of the user device relative to a network or another device; store the locker setting; monitor a current state of the user device, wherein the current state corresponds to a current at least one of geographic location, state of motion, or state of connection of the user device; compare the current state to the locker setting; determine whether to enter a locked state based on a comparison, wherein the locked state requires that a user of the user device re-enters login information; and enter the locked state in response to a determination to enter the locked state, such that the user device and/or an application enters the locked state.
US09635534B2
A method and system for determining and verifying a location of a network device of an automated vehicle (i.e., driverless, etc.) and/or an occupant of an automated vehicle in emergency situations from automated vehicles. The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for the automated vehicle or mobile devices of an occupant and/or of occupant of an automated vehicle in an emergency situation such as an accident, health, fire, terrorist attack, military incident, weather, flood event, etc. and forwarding the current physical geographic location to a legacy 911 network, a Emergency Services IP networks (ESInet) or text-to-911 Short Message Services (SMS) networks to alert emergency responders.
US09635525B2
A mobile terminal supporting a voice messaging method includes a microphone for capturing sound waves and converting the sound waves into an audio signal, a storage unit for storing the audio signal, an audio data generation unit for generating audio data packets with the audio signal, a packet data communication network interface unit for providing a packet data communication network, and a control unit for controlling the microphone, audio storage unit, audio data generation unit, and packet data communication network interface unit to capture the audio signal and transmit the audio signal as audio data packets in response to audio message transmission request entered during a mobile messenger service session.
US09635519B2
Method and apparatus for reliable multicast communication over wireless network are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, the method includes determining a priority category for a multicast communication to be transmitted. The method includes designating, for the multicast communication, one of the multicast communication recipients as a leader based on the priority category and multicast diagnostics information received from the multicast communication recipients. The leader is assigned to transmit to the multicast communication source an acknowledgment frame indicating receipt of a multicast communication frame received from the source.
US09635512B2
The invention relates to compressed data transmission in wireless data communication. Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transporting residue of vehicle position data via a wireless network. A disclosed method for transporting residue of vehicle position data via a wireless network, includes the steps of: receiving data for updating residue encoding schema from a monitoring server; constructing a residue encoding schema based on the data, thereby producing a constructed residue encoding schema; and storing the constructed residue encoding schema such that the constructed residue encoding schema will become the current residue encoding schema; where: the constructed residue encoding schema is constructed such that each residue of the constructed residue encoding schema corresponds to a code; and the constructed residue encoding schema is constructed such that a residue having a relatively high probability of occurrence corresponds to a code of relatively short length.
US09635505B2
Techniques for mobile network geolocation are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for mobile network geolocation. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured to determine that a mobile device is on a travel path. The one or more processors may also be configured to determine one or more candidate locations of the mobile device based on data associated with the travel path. The one or more processors may further be configured to determine at least one candidate route associated with the mobile device along the travel path comprised from one or more candidate locations.
US09635499B2
A method for executing an application based on a connection between devices by automatically connecting devices, and a device, are disclosed. The method includes: detecting an occurrence of first short distance communication between at least one external device and the device; receiving connection information which relates to a second short distance communication mode and application information which relates to the at least one external device from the at least one external device via the first short distance communication; establishing a connection based on the second short distance communication mode between the at least one external device and the device based on the received connection information which relates to the second short distance communication mode; and controlling the at least one external device via the second short distance communication mode by using an application which is executable based on the received application information.
US09635498B2
The invention introduces an apparatus for indoor positioning, which contains at least a communications interface and a processing unit. The processing unit, coupled to the communications interface, sets the apparatus to a connection-disallowed state when an indoor positioning is activated, and broadcasts an advertising message periodically in an advertising state via the communications interface, where the advertising message contains at least the identity of the apparatus, a timestamp at which the advertising message is sent, and the transmission power.
US09635497B2
A system and method are disclosed for controlling access by a portable electronic device (PED) to a wireless network. A near field communications (NFC) tag is affixed to each authorized PED. Each NFC tag is programmed to include an identification code for the associated portable electronic device. An NFC reader has an antenna that receives an information signal when the NFC tag on a PED is placed in close proximity to the antenna. The NFC reader also has an output for outputting the information contained within the information signal. An authorization module is coupled to the output of the NFC reader and to a router which controls access to the wireless network. The authorization module receives the information from the NFC reader and, if the information contains an identification code for a PED, configures the router to allow the PED having that identification code to access the wireless network.
US09635488B2
A method of delivering an instruction (206) to a mobile user device (106) connected to a network (110) is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of receiving an interactive workflow (202), translating the interactive workflow into the instruction (206) in a form executable by the mobile user device (106), and sending a message (208) including the instruction (206) to the mobile user device (106).
US09635485B2
A method for setting up data sessions in a communication system is provided. The method comprises registering at least one user equipment with a service provider where after information about media capabilities is communicated between the at least one user equipment and the service provider and then stored. The method comprises further sending a request for a data session with at least one user equipment and using the stored information when setting up the requested data session. A communication system, an application server and a user equipment configured to operate accordingly are also provided.
US09635483B2
A system and a method for providing sound into two different sound zones, where an a first signal and a second signal are accessed and converted into speaker signals generating the sound in the zones. interference value is determined. If the interference value exceeds a predetermined threshold, one or more parameter changes are determined to parameters of the conversion which, when implemented, will ensure that the interference in the first zone by sound in the second zone is maintained below a threshold limit.
US09635463B2
Provided are a vibrating body for speaker device which prevents interlayer from peeling in advance and includes a large effective vibration area, and a speaker device including this vibrating body for speaker device. The vibrating body for speaker device includes a first interlaced fiber member, and a second interlaced fiber member which overlaps with the first interlaced fiber member, and one of the first interlaced fiber member and the second interlaced fiber member includes polyvinyl alcohol fibers containing boron, and an outer circumferential portion of the first interlaced fiber member is larger than an outer circumferential portion of the second interlaced fiber member.
US09635452B2
An in-ear headphone comprises an earbud body constructed and arranged for positioning in an ear canal of a wearer, and configured to have a distal end farther into the ear canal than a proximal end. The earbud body includes a cavity and an opening to the cavity. The in-ear headphone further comprises a transducer in the opening to the cavity, a portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening; a microphone at the distal end of the earbud body; an earbud tip on the earbud body and complying with a surface of the earbud body; and an acoustically resistive mesh structure at a distal end of the earbud tip. The mesh structure covers the microphone and the portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening.
US09635449B2
An active earphone authentication method includes a recognition step of recognizing insertion of an earphone by a terminal control unit; a voltage supply step of transmitting a voltage supply command to the power supply unit by the terminal control unit if insertion of the earphone is recognized at the recognition step; an authentication step of receiving a signal from the earphone and authenticating whether or not the earphone is an active earphone by a reception unit; and a circuit implementation step of implementing a circuit of the terminal equipment according to an authentication result of the authentication step.
US09635443B2
A Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) wireless communication apparatus is provided. The FDD wireless communication apparatus includes a first antenna configured to one of transmit and receive, a second antenna configured to receive, and a switch configured to selectively connect one of the first antenna and the second antenna to a receiver.
US09635437B2
A video-on-demand (VOD) server in an Internet protocol television (IPTV) network with a network of set-top boxes includes IPTV operational data and an analysis module that selects a content item. The VOD server divides the content item into sequential chunks, divides the chunks into stripes, pre-populates set-top boxes in a peering network with at least one stripe from each chunk, receives a request for the content item, and directs each set-top box to sequentially stream its stripes. A method includes selecting a content item based upon IPTV operational data, dividing the content item into sequential chunks, dividing the chunks into stripes, pre-populating set-top boxes in a peering network with at least one stripe from each chunk, receiving a request for the content item, and directing each set-top box to sequentially stream its stripes.
US09635431B2
A media player or other type of client device is configured to obtain a plurality of playlists for a given item of media content from one or more servers over a network. The playlists comprise at least a sliding-window playlist and an on-demand playlist for the given item of media content with each such playlist identifying a plurality of media segments of the given item of media content. The client device comprises a playback module configured to play back portions of the given item of media content utilizing respective ones of the sliding-window and on-demand playlists. A navigation state machine controls switching of the playback module between playback of media segments from the sliding-window playlist and playback of media segments from the on-demand playlist responsive to user navigation within a timeline of the given item of media content using one or more navigational controls.
US09635428B2
A particular method includes receiving, at a control server from a user terminal, input selecting at least one media device that generates media output in an output format. The method includes sending a signal from the control server to a media switch to couple an output of the at least one media device to the user terminal. The media output of the at least one media device is sent to the user terminal in the output format when the output is coupled to the user terminal. The method includes receiving, at the control server from the user terminal, a command to be performed by the at least one media device. The method also includes sending command data from the control server to one or more controllers associated with the at least one media device. The at least one media device is controlled based on the command data to perform the command.
US09635422B2
Some embodiments described herein relate to a method that includes surveying and/or passively monitoring content consumption by mobile communication devices. Each signal received from a mobile communication device can be associated with a common location. For example, an out-of-home device positioned at the location can be operable to receive requests from mobile communication devices that represent requests to access network locations. An audience profile for that common location can be defined based on a network location that is identified as being statistically overrepresented. Content targeted to the audience profile at the common location can then be provided.
US09635411B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile communication device, having a controller to capture media content and transmit the media content to a media server with a request for distribution of the media content to one or more targeted recipients according to a user profile associated with the mobile communication device that is stored in the media server, where a format of the media content is adjusted by the media server based at least in part on the user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09635409B2
An information processing system includes a control processor that causes playback of a selected content on a first display screen. The control processor also receives a request to play back the selected content on a second display screen, and requests playback of the selected content on the second display screen. The control processor then continues playback of the selected content on the first display screen after the request to play back the content on the second display screen is received, and automatically stops playback of the selected content on the first display screen during playback of the selected content on the second screen.
US09635406B2
An interactive television program guide system for determining user input values for demographic categories is provided. The system includes user television equipment having a receiver for receiving program guide information for the interactive television program guide, a user input receiver for receiving user input from user interface, such as a remote control, a microprocessor which utilizes the user input received to determine user values for demographic categories, and memory for storing the user values determined. In one illustrative use of the system for targeting advertisements to a user of the interactive television program guide, the receiver also receives advertisements, where the advertisements have preselected values for specified demographic categories. The user television equipment, preferably using microprocessor, compares the preselected values for the specified demographic categories associated with the advertisements with values of corresponding demographic categories stored in memory to determine which advertisements should be displayed. Those advertisements determined to be displayable based upon the comparison are then displayed.
US09635395B2
Video content is uploaded via the Internet to a video-on-demand (VOD) server identified by a title and a hierarchical address of categories and subcategories for categorizing the title. The VOD server converts and stores the video content at a storage address in a video content database linked to the title. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as in its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. This can enable many new blogging or podcasting-like programs by popular “Hosts” to be self-published on the Internet and readily navigated for display on TV. The EPG can also store TV program addresses as bookmarks and allow them to be shared with other subscribers or with friends and contacts online by sending to their email addresses.
US09635393B2
Methods, systems, and media for remote rendering of Web content on a television device are provided. In some implementations, methods for remote rendering of Web content on a television device are provided, the methods comprising: sending a request for the Web content to a server, receiving, at a source device, a response corresponding to the request; generating a set of drawing commands based on the response; obtaining at least one encoded image based on the response; presenting the Web content on the source device; generating a plurality of content layers corresponding to the Web content, wherein the plurality of content layers including a first content layer comprises the set of drawing commands and a second content layer comprises the encoded image; transmitting the plurality of content layers; and causing the Web content to be presented on the television device based on the plurality of content layers.
US09635387B2
According to examples of the presently disclosed subject matter, a method of controlling a video content system can include: obtaining a current input frame and a preceding input frame from an input video sequence and obtaining a current degraded frame and a preceding degraded frame from a degraded video sequence corresponding to the input video sequence; computing a first differences value from the current input and the preceding input frames and a second differences value from the current degraded frame and the preceding degraded frame, comparing the first and second differences values, giving rise to an inter-frame quality score; computing an intra-frame quality score using an intra-frame quality measure that is applied in the pixel-domain of the current degraded frame and the current input frame and providing a configuration instruction to the video content system based on a quality criterion related to the inter-frame and the intra-frame quality scores.
US09635386B2
The video encoding method comprises the steps of specifying a tile and a slice by partitioning an inputted picture; performing encoding on the basis of the tile and the slice, and transmitting the encoded video information. Here, the picture is partitioned into one or more tiles and one or more slices, and the restrictions for parallel processing can be applied to the tiles and the slices.
US09635383B2
A prediction unit is identified within a picture of a video sequence. The prediction unit is bordered by neighboring prediction units within the picture. A match for the prediction unit is located within a first reference picture. At least a subset of the neighboring prediction units is scanned to identify a motion vector predictor (“MVP”) candidate. The MVP candidate of a first type is identified if available, wherein a match for the MVP candidate of the first type is located within the first reference picture. In response to the MVP candidate of the first type being unavailable, the MVP candidate of a second type is identified, wherein a match for the MVP candidate of the second type is located within a second reference picture. An encoder calculates a difference between a motion vector of the MVP candidate and a motion vector of the prediction unit, and encodes the difference and an index to identify the MVP candidate. A decoder decodes the difference, and calculates the motion vector of the prediction unit by adding the difference to the motion vector of the MVP candidate.
US09635380B2
A method for decoding an image according to the present invention comprises the steps of: restoring a residual block by performing inverse quantization and inverse transformation for the entropy-decoded residual block; generating a prediction block by performing intra prediction for a current block; and restoring an image by adding the restored residual block to the prediction block, wherein the step of generating the prediction block further comprises a step for generating a final prediction value of a pixel to be predicted, on the basis of a first prediction value of the pixel to be predicted, which is included in the current block, and of a final correction value that is calculated by performing an arithmetic right shift by a binary digit 1 for a two's complement integer representation with respect to an initial correction value of the pixel to be predicted. Thus, the operational complexity during image encoding/decoding can be reduced.
US09635359B2
A filter intensity calculated in accordance with the image quality deterioration degree between an original image and locally decoded image is corrected in accordance with pattern information of the locally decoded image, and deblocking filter processing is performed by using the corrected filter intensity. The deblocking filter processing is performed by using a filter intensity which is calculated in accordance with the image quality deterioration degree between the original image and locally decoded image and the flatness of the original image or locally decoded image, and which increases as the image quality deterioration degree and flatness of an image increase.
US09635353B2
Provided are methods and apparatuses for performing motion estimation encoding and decoding on a video. A method of encoding a video includes splitting a picture by using a maximum coding unit; splitting the maximum coding unit into prediction units, according to a split mode indicating a split form of the maximum coding unit; performing motion estimation on a prediction unit having a size equal to or less than a predetermined size from among the prediction units included in the maximum coding unit, and obtaining a motion vector of the prediction unit having the size equal to or less than the predetermined size; and obtaining a motion vector of a prediction unit having a size greater than the predetermined size, by using the motion vector of the prediction unit having the size equal to or less than the predetermined size.
US09635337B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for dynamically generating media trailers for communication over a network. A request for a dynamically generated media trailer is received by a computing environment over the network. Clips are extracted from media files or previews associated with the media files according to media titles in lists and/or tags identified by a user. A customized media trailer is generated by coalescing the clips extracted from the media file or a preview associated with the media file according to a determined order. The media trailer is communicated to one or more client device over the network.
US09635327B2
A light source unit emits a plurality of basic light beams of differing colors and a supplemental light beam of the same color as any of the colors of the plurality of basic light beams. A control unit (12), on the basis of an input picture signal that is received as input, supplies a first modulating signal for modulating each basic light beam that accords with the color of each pixel of an image indicated by the input picture signal and a second modulating signal for modulating the supplemental light beam in accordance with the specific color level in each pixel that indicates the degree of similarity between the color of the pixel and, of the colors of the plurality of basic light beams, a prescribed color that differs from the color of the supplemental light beam. Modulation units (108, 109, 110) modulate and emit the basic light beams in accordance with the first modulating signal and modulate and emit the supplemental light beam in accordance with the second modulating signal.
US09635320B2
An electronic sitter management system coupled to patient surveillance network having a plurality of video cameras, each camera transmitting a stream of surveillance video of a respective patient room. The sitter management system includes at least one sitter management device and a plurality of sitter devices. Each device being assigned a plurality of patient rooms and capable of receiving a plurality of streams of surveillance video for the corresponding plurality of patient rooms and simultaneously displaying a plurality of video images of the corresponding plurality of patient rooms. Each device is also capable of transmitting sitter device availability information to the sitter management device. The sitter management device being capable of recognizing a sitter device being unavailable and reassigning the plurality of patient rooms previously assigned to the unavailable device to other of the plurality of sitter devices that are available.
US09635310B2
Methods and systems are provided for band translation with protection. A signal processing circuitry (chip) may be configured to handle a plurality of signals, comprising at least a first signal corresponding to internal communication within an in-premises network and at least a second signal originating from a source external to the in-premises network; and to process on-chip the plurality of input signals, to generate one or more output signals. In this regard, at least one output signal may comprise components corresponding to the first signal and the second signal; and the processing may be configured to mitigate on-chip, during generating of the one or more outputs, at least one effect of including in the at least one output signal a first component corresponding to one of the first signal and the second signal on a second component corresponding to the other one of the first signal and the second signal.
US09635300B2
An absolute value between a reset voltage to reset a signal line and a first voltage supplied from a signal source is smaller than an absolute value between the reset voltage and a second voltage supplied from the signal source.
US09635292B2
A first area of an image is generated from pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel. Second areas are generated, each second area based on the positions of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area. The amounts of correlation are computed while applying a larger weight to a correlation in a portion that is closer to the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel.
US09635289B2
The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to convert light into an electrical signal, the image sensor including an effective pixel portion and a reference pixel portion, and a control unit configured to change compression processing of a signal output from the reference pixel portion in accordance with the number of defective pixels in the reference pixel portion.
US09635280B2
An image pickup apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine, based on luminance information of an object, a shooting condition from among a plurality of shooting conditions containing information on an aperture value and a shutter speed, a control unit configured to perform control so as to sequentially shoot a plurality of images having in-focus positions different from each other while discretely moving a focus lens by each moving amount depending on the aperture value, and an image synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the plurality of images, and the determination unit determines the shooting condition from among the plurality of shooting conditions so as to reduce a time for shooting the plurality of images.
US09635271B2
A method of distinguishing between daytime lighting conditions and nighttime lighting conditions based on a captured image by a vision-based imaging device along a path of travel. An image is captured by a vision-based imaging device. A region of interest is selected in the captured image. A light intensity value is determined for each pixel within the region of interest. A cumulative histogram is generated based on light intensity values within the region of interest. The cumulative histogram including a plurality of category bins representing the light intensity values. Each category bin identifies an aggregate value of light intensity values assigned to each respective category bin. An aggregate value is compared within a predetermined category bin of the histogram to a first predetermined threshold. A determination is made whether the image is captured during the daytime lighting conditions as a function of the aggregate value within the predetermined category bin.
US09635268B2
An electronic device includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor, one or more image processing modules, and a display. The first image sensor generates first image data. The second image sensor generates second image data. The one or more image processing modules process one or more image data among the first image and the second image data. The display displays the one or more image data among the first image data or second image data processed by the one or more image processing modules. The thumbnail generation module generates thumbnail data using the one or more image data among the first image data and second image data processed by the one or more image processing modules. A method includes converting the plurality of image data into a format displayable on a display, and generating thumbnail data using the image data of the displayable format.
US09635267B2
A method for controlling the preview of images taken by multiple cameras includes displaying a first preview image of a first camera on a screen, detecting a first user gesture through a second camera and a second user gesture on a touch panel mounted on the screen, and displaying a second preview image of the second camera along with the first preview image of the first camera in response to the first and second user gestures. A mobile terminal includes a first camera and a second camera, and a control unit configured to detect a first user gesture through a second camera and a second user gesture on a touch panel in a state of displaying the first preview image.
US09635266B2
An image stabilization apparatus comprises an image stabilization unit configured to move a correction member based on a shake detected by a shake detection unit and stabilize an image blur based on the shake of the apparatus; a zoom unit configured to change a focal length of the imaging optical system; a calculation unit configured to calculate a movement amount of the correction member to reduce at least one of a variation in a light amount and a variation in a resolution; and a control unit configured to control, when changing the focal length, an actual movement amount to follow a target value of a movement position of the correction member by setting a limitation of a variation amount of the movement position per unit time on the movement amount calculated by the calculation unit.
US09635262B2
An image capture accelerator performs accelerated processing of image data. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator includes accelerator circuitry including a pre-processing engine and a compression engine. The pre-processing engine is configured to perform accelerated processing on received image data, and the compression engine is configured to compress processed image data received from the pre-processing engine. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator further includes a demultiplexer configured to receive image data captured by an image sensor array implemented within, for example, an image sensor chip. The demultiplexer may output the received image data to an image signal processor when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in a standard capture mode, and may output the received image data to the accelerator circuitry when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in an accelerated capture mode.
US09635260B2
An imaging sensor unit captures a subject through an optical system. A compression unit compresses image data continuously acquired from the image sensor unit to output to a recording unit. A feature amount extraction unit extracts a feature amount for each pixel of the image data and a coordinate selection unit selects a plurality of coordinates having a relatively high feature amount. A movement detection unit detects a movement vector of coordinate points according to the plurality of coordinates selected by the coordinate selection unit. A geometric deformation parameter generation unit generates a geometric deformation parameter based on the movement vector and lens information for the optical system. The recording unit records the geometric deformation parameter in association with the image data compressed by the compression unit (each frame of the image data).
US09635253B2
A multiscale telescopic imaging system is disclosed. The system includes an objective lens, having a wide field of view, which forms an intermediate image of a scene at a substantially spherical image surface. A plurality of microcameras in a microcamera array relay image portions of the intermediate image onto their respective focal-plane arrays, while simultaneously correcting at least one localized aberration in their respective image portions. The microcameras in the microcamera array are arranged such that the fields of view of adjacent microcameras overlap enabling field points of the intermediate image to be relayed by multiple microcameras. The microcamera array and objective lens are arranged such that light from the scene can reach the objective lens while mitigating deleterious effects such as obscuration and vignetting.
US09635246B2
Systems, devices, and methods are described for efficiently super resolving a portion of an image. One embodiment involves capturing, using a camera module of a device, at least one image of a scene, and creating a higher resolution image of a user-selected region of interest. The super resolution of the region of interest may be performed by matching a high resolution grid with a grid that is at the resolution of a device camera, populating the high resolution grid with information from an image from the camera, and then populating the remaining points of the grid that are not yet populated.
US09635239B2
A focus adjustment control apparatus is provided which includes: a focus detection unit that calculates an evaluation value with regard to contrast of an image via an optical system to detect a focus adjustment state of the optical system; an acquisition unit that acquires from a lens barrel at least one of a maximum value and a minimum value of an image plane movement coefficient that represents correspondence relationship between a movement amount of a focus adjustment lens included in the optical system and a movement amount of an image plane; and a control unit that uses at least one of the maximum value and the minimum value of the image plane movement coefficient to determine a drive speed for the focus adjustment lens when the focus detection unit detects the focus adjustment state.
US09635238B2
An imaging apparatus control method includes acquiring an image signal by photoelectrically converting an object image and performing control in such a way as to execute a first continuous shooting mode and a second continuous shooting mode based on the image signal, wherein an image capturing condition in the first continuous shooting mode is different from an image capturing condition in the second continuous shooting mode.
US09635236B2
A camera body according to the present disclosure is one on which a lens unit is detachably mounted. The lens unit includes an optical system to form an optical image of a subject onto an imaging surface. The camera body includes: an imaging part having the imaging surface to form an image by converting light incident from the optical system into an electric signal; a first blur-detecting part capable of detecting motion of the camera body at least in a pitching, yawing, and rolling directions; a first blur-correction part capable of correcting a blur caused by the motion in the pitching, yawing, and rolling directions, based on a result of the detection by the first blur-detecting part; and a first controller, capable of communicating with the lens unit, controlling both the first blur-detecting part and the first blur-correction part. The first controller acquires information indicating whether or not the lens unit includes a second blur-correction part to correct a blur caused by the motion in the pitching and yawing directions. The first blur-correction part corrects only a blur caused by the motion in the rolling direction when the lens unit causes the second blur-correction part to operate.
US09635222B2
A wearable camera system includes an eyewear which includes a temple and a lens and a camera coupled to eyewear, the camera having a field of view. The wearable camera system further includes a marker coupled to the eyewear, the camera, or both, the marker positionable on or in front of the lens of the eyewear at a location such that when a wearer of the eyewear aligns the marker with a target, the field of view of the camera includes the target.
US09635219B2
A method for preparing supplementary media content for coordinated transmission with multimedia content includes accepting the multimedia content including an audio portion, accepting the supplementary media content associated with the multimedia content, and validating the supplementary media content according to the audio portion of the multimedia content.
US09635215B2
An image processing method and an image forming apparatus using the same. The method of processing includes dividing an image into a predetermined number of blocks, calculating an average of color signals of pixels existing in each of the blocks divided, classifying the blocks into color blocks and monochrome blocks using the calculated average, and determining whether the image is a color image or a monochrome image using a proportion of the color blocks. Accordingly, for a document wherein color and monochrome images are mixed, it is automatically determined whether an image is a color image or a monochrome image.
US09635212B2
An image is compressed according to a compression ratio selected based on a compression metric. In one embodiment, the compression metric is based on image characteristics indicative of the amount of image noise in an image, such as gain and lux. Greater compression ratios are used for image having compression metrics indicating a higher degree of noise. Because an image with higher image noise levels already has a reduced visual quality, the impact of higher compression is less significant as compared to the impact of compression on images having low image noise. In an embodiment, an image is divided into a number of regions, for each of which a compression metric and corresponding compression ratio is determined, so that regions of the image having high image noise may be compressed more than regions having low image noise.
US09635209B2
In an image forming device, a light-guiding member includes an integrated ridge extending in the longitudinal direction of the light-guiding member. The light-guiding member further includes a protrusion on the ridge. The illuminating device includes an attachment recess that holds the light-guiding member and a holder member that has a fit portion to which a protrusion is fitted. The protrusion is disposed at a position decentered to one end portion of the light-guiding member in the longitudinal direction of the light-guiding member.
US09635208B2
A marking apparatus for applying a message to an article, the apparatus comprising: a processor arranged to generate a message for application to an article and to control the operation of the marking apparatus by, at least in part, executing an operational behavior script formed using a scripting language; and a printing arrangement for applying a generated message to an article.
US09635202B2
An image forming apparatus, having an image forming unit, a document reader unit pivotable on the image forming unit through a hinge, a retainer to retain the document reader unit in the open position, is provided. The retainer includes a first link member rotatably coupled with the image forming unit and the document reader unit through a first coupling section and a second coupling section; a second link member rotatably coupled with the image forming unit and the document reader unit through a third coupling section and a fourth coupling section; and a tension coil spring. The first link member includes a first contacting part that faces and contacts the second link member along a tensile direction of the tension coil spring when the document reader unit is in a closed position.
US09635200B2
An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a portable terminal for displaying a character input screen. The image forming apparatus has a generation part for generating a code image having a display command to display a character input part in the character input screen and a display part for displaying an operation screen including the code image. The external terminal has an image pickup part for generating a picked-up image obtained by picking up an image of the operation screen, an extraction part for extracting the display command from the code image included in the picked-up image, a user interface part for displaying, on the basis of the display command, the character input screen obtained by synthesizing the character input part and the picked-up image, and a communication part for transmitting a character input content inputted in the character input screen to the image forming apparatus.
US09635195B1
Customizable graphical elements for use in association with a user interface are described. An example apparatus for use in a broadcast media presentation system includes a user interface to enable a user interaction with the broadcast media presentation system, and a controller to implement one or more customizable graphical elements to be displayed in association with the user interface, wherein the one or more customizable graphical elements are to be animated to interact with the user interface.
US09635191B2
A method of receiving a one-click activation request from a user, including searching and reserving toll-free numbers in a “One-Click” manner and providing users with the ability to create a standard toll-free service in the interim with number forwarding.
US09635189B1
Systems and methods for calculating pricing adjustments for capital equipment based on gamma factors
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for calculating fractional capital equipment costs. Various factors are identified for a customer currently being provided with a service from a telecommunication service provider. Subsequently, the factors are processed to generate gamma, which quantifies the amount of capital equipment cost a telecommunication provider should apply to the customer.
US09635188B1
A mobile device data allocation system includes a plurality of mobile devices that exchange data with a data service provider via a communication network. The data exchanged by each mobile device during a time period defines a total amount of exchanged data. An electronic shared-account device module is configured to determine a maximum amount of data at which the mobile devices are authorized to exchange during the time period. The shared-account device module further generates a control signal that regulates data exchange of the at least one mobile device in response to determining an upcoming event indicating the total amount of exchanged data will exceed the maximum amount of data.
US09635187B2
Embodiments of systems and methods presently disclosed generally relate to categorizing penalty costs associated with calls. More specifically, embodiments relate to identifying penalty costs generated in response to setting up calls in a network and determining one or more reasons for the penalty costs. Further still, embodiments relate to generating one or more reports of penalty costs. Further yet, embodiments relate to notifying specified personnel of the penalty cost report(s).
US09635185B2
A system registers participant information and inter-participant relationship information, and then, at variable times, selects two or more participants with a pre-existing relationship and attempts to establish a communication link between them. At least one of the participants is notified that the communication link will be attempted, shortly before the attempt is made. The identities of the selected participants are withheld from at least one of the participants (and potentially from all of the participants), so the call is a partial surprise (i.e., the participant may know the set of possible people from whom the call could be, but does not know exactly which person or people are calling until he answers the call). A number of applications are described and claimed.
US09635182B2
A Web-based hosted system through which business entities create and manage communications campaigns. The system carries out a communications campaign on behalf of a client. A campaign is a series of calls to a contact list using one or more sub-campaigns. A sub-campaign associates a list of contacts, a script, and a timeframe. An agent typically is a contact center operator. A skill group is a set of agents that are trained to handle a given script. Call pacing enhancements are implemented to allow simultaneous progress on multiple sub-campaigns under a skill group. The techniques enable control over the pacing of individual sub-campaigns when multiple sub-campaigns are running under a single skill group. The service also provides a framework by which a set of “pluggable” pacing models are provisioned and managed, preferably on a per-model basis.
US09635173B2
In a cellular communication system a radio terminal registers a network based service, e.g. a Communication Waiting supplementary service. By transmitting a register request comprising a corresponding option tag, the radio terminal explores whether the network supports the requested network based service. In that case a user profile associated with the requesting radio terminal is updated and the radio terminal may henceforth use that service.
US09635161B1
A method in a wireless communication device includes detecting, with one or more control circuits actuation of the user interface actuator. The one or more control circuit can then determine whether the wireless communication device is disposed at a first predefined location, such as a first receiver of a wireless communication device accessory or a second predefined location. Where the wireless communication device is disposed at the first predefined location, the one or more control circuits can cause a wireless communication circuit to enter a first mode of operation, which can be a searching pairing mode of operation. Where the wireless communication device is disposed at the second predefined location, the one or more control circuits can cause the wireless communication circuit to enter a second mode of operation, which can be a listening pairing mode of operation.
US09635160B2
In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes detecting insertion of a mobile device into a cradle of a computer. The mobile device includes one or more device edges each having device coupling hardware. The cradle includes one or more cradle edges each having cradle coupling hardware. Each of the one or more device edges is configured to couple to a corresponding cradle edge of the one or more cradle edges, through connecting the device coupling hardware of the device edge with the cradle coupling hardware of the cradle edge. Communications are transmitted between a first device edge, of the one or more device edges, and a first cradle edge, of the one or more cradle edges, responsive to detecting the insertion. The communications are interpreted, by a computer processor, to utilize a touchscreen of the mobile device as a trackpad for the computer.
US09635151B2
An in-vehicle communication system and an in-vehicle relay apparatus that can perform relaying between multiple in-vehicle networks if a new in-vehicle device is connected to a said in-vehicle network, and that can prevent, if an improper in-vehicle device is connected to the in-vehicle network, the entire system from being adversely affected by the improper in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle relay apparatus that relays information between the multiple in-vehicle networks has stored therein relay destination determination information necessary to determine a relay destination of information. If a new in-vehicle device is connected to any one of the in-vehicle networks, an acquiring unit communicates with a communication device to obtain updated relay destination determination information, a determination unit determines if the updated relay destination determination information is legitimate, and an updating unit updates the relay destination determination information of the in-vehicle relay apparatus.
US09635148B2
The present disclosure discloses a method and a network device for partitioning data sets for transmission on multiple physical links in a network. Specifically, a network device receives a particular data set addressed to a client device. The network device partitions the particular data set into at least a first subset of data and a second subset of data. Then, the network device encapsulates the first subset of data using a first header and encapsulating the second subset of data using a second header that results in (a) data with the first header being transmitted on a first physical link and (b) data with the second header being transmitted on a second physical link different than the first physical link. Finally, the network device transmits the first subset of data with the first header and the second subset of data with the second header.
US09635147B2
A protocol for transmitting data from an external device to an electronic device is provided in which the external device transmits a data stream which includes the same data packet repeated multiple times. The data packet has a predetermined length and has a header portion at a predetermined position. A receiver at the electronic device captures a block of data having the predetermined length from the transmitted data stream, and a decoder rotates the captured block of data to place the header portion at the predetermined position within the data packet. This eliminates the need for an accurate jitter-free clock reference at the electronic device. By shifting power consumption and system complexity to the external unit where power is typically not constrained, the energy efficiency of the electronic device can be increased.
US09635138B2
In general, one innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a key event at an input method editor (IME) server transmitted to the IME server from an IME client that is in communication with the IME server, wherein the IME server is a stateful server that stores both requests and responses of a communication session between the IME server and the IME client, and the IME client is a stateless IME client that issues a request to the IME server based on the key event, identifying, by the IME server, one or more logographic characters based on the key event, generating, by the IME server, rendering information corresponding to the one or more logographic characters, and transmitting the rendering information from the IME server to the IME client to display the one or more logographic characters.
US09635137B2
Techniques are disclosed for rendering geographic information system (GIS) data. A server component responding to a request for GIS data for a given area combines contiguous elements that share the same dynamic characteristics. For example, a map server may combine the polylines of contiguous road segments sharing the same current speed/congestion conditions. Doing so may greatly reduce the number of individual polylines that are sent to a client for rendering.
US09635127B2
Devices are personalized while the devices are still at least partially contained within packaging. Discovery information may be exchanged between a packaged device and a user device. Such discover information may be exchanged as a result of the packaged device and the user device being moved into proximity with each other. A communication connection may be configured between the packaged device and the user device. Data may be obtained at the packaged device related to the communication connection. The packaged device may be personalized for a user utilizing the data.
US09635126B2
A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
US09635117B2
Methods, systems, devices, and software are disclosed for generating a network usage profile. Certain embodiments of the network usage profile include a devices-by-node profile, indicating the set of customer devices available for use in communicating with a customer-side network node located at a customer side of an access network over a period of time, where some of the customer devices are not in operative communication with the customer-side network node during a portion of that time. Other embodiments associate the network usage profile with customer information to generate device-by-customer profiles. Still other embodiments associate the network usage profile with network traffic information to generate traffic-by-device profiles. Even other embodiments associate the multiple sources and types of information to generate traffic-by-customer profiles and/or traffic-by-device-by-customer profiles. Any of the profiles may then be accessed by one or more parties for use in affecting various network services, including targeting content delivery.
US09635115B2
Instrumentalities are effective to at least provide a user interface to a mobile device of the user for finding an unused space, among a plurality of spaces, according to a user-selected criteria, wherein the user interface is transmitted via a wireless protocol agreed during the wireless handshake; and in response, presenting the mobile device with first unused spaces meeting the user-selected criteria. Further, an access point may receive a problem space indication from the user concerning at least one of the unused spaces which associates a problem to the at least one of the unused spaces, thereby forming a problem space, and in response, second presenting a second at least one unused space to the mobile device without the problem space, wherein the second unused spaces are presented in order of nearness to a current user location.
US09635106B2
Systems and methods for facilitating peer-to-peer communication are disclosed. A payor and a payee may establish a communication request with intent to execute a transaction in a P2P payment. The payee and the payor may transmit a first request and a second request respectively to an intermediary server to establish the communication. Based on the first request and the second request, the intermediary server sends one or more identification elements to the payee and payor. The payee and payor are identified at intermediary server as parties for P2P payment after an augmented reality (AR) experience and a resultant synchronized action that sends first trigger request and second trigger request from the respective devices.
US09635103B2
A virtualization host may implement dynamic virtual resource request rate controls for physical resources. Individual virtual resource request queues may be maintained for different virtual compute instances implemented at a virtualization host for a particular physical computer resource. After placing a work request from one of the individual virtual resource request queues into a physical resource request queue to be performed at the physical computer resource, a delay may be dynamically determined based, at least in part, on the workload of the physical resource request queue. After imposing the delay, a next work request from the individual virtual resource request queue may be placed into the physical resource request queue. In at least some embodiments, the dynamically determined delay may include a randomly added delay.
US09635094B2
A capture and replay system identifies images displayed during an application session. A parser may generate Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) code from an application resource file or from the JSON post made by the application. A replay engine may use the HTML code to recreate at least some of the screens displayed during the application session. The capture and replay system may dynamically identify images that are not reproduced from the resources database and request an agent/(s) to asynchronously upload the image files associated with the images. The replay engine may use the uploaded image files to replay the application session. The capture and replay system may capture application sessions more efficiently by reproducing images from the resource file instead of capturing the images during the original application session and by dynamically requesting image files for the images were are not previously reproduced from the resource file. Once an image file is uploaded to server, it does not need to be requested again from any other agent.
US09635079B1
A method, computer program product and computer system is provided. A processor identifies a first content of a user-generated media, wherein the user-generated media includes an image file. A processor identifies a second content of a content-provider media, wherein the content-provider media includes one or both of a broadcast stream and an on-demand video file. Responsive to a determination that the first content of the user-generated media and the second content of the content-provider media share at least one feature, a processor sends a notification of the user-generated media to a user that is viewing the content-provider media. Responsive to receiving an indication of approval from the user in response to the notification, a processor sends to the user an indication of access for the user-generated media.
US09635076B2
To store and play contents streamed in a multimedia streaming system, an operating method of a server in the multimedia streaming system includes receiving a transmission request for a Media Presentation Description (MPD) file; and transmitting the MPD file including a flag indicating whether it is possible to generate a media file that is playable by a media file player by concatenating transmitted segments.
US09635071B2
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. In one embodiment, the conferencing routing service may maintain a database of information or preferences associated with the conference requester and attempt to select a conference bridge based on the requester's information. Further, the conferencing routing service may receive performance information from a plurality of conference bridges that are able to conduct the collaboration conference and select a conference bridge in response to the performance information.
US09635039B1
Techniques may automatically detect bots or botnets running in a computer or other digital device by detecting command and control communications, called “call-backs,” from malicious code that has previously gained entry into the digital device. Callbacks are detected using an approach employing both a set of high quality indicators and a set of supplemental indicators. The high quality indicators are selected since they provide a strong correlation with callbacks, and may be sufficient for the techniques to determine that the network outbound communications actually constitute callbacks. If not, the supplemental indicators may be used in conjunction with the high quality indicators to declare the outbound communications as callbacks.
US09635038B2
Systems and methods for abusive email account detection and transmission of a signed response to an abusive email account owner and provider. The methods include receiving an email from a first email account on a second email account, wherein the email contains malicious content, determining if a trust relationship exists between a first email server corresponding to the first email account and a second email server corresponding to the second email account, and transmitting, using a hardware processor of the second email server, an alert email to the first email account corresponding to the trust relationship, wherein the alert email includes a digital signature and a secure field having an abusive category descriptor in an email header. The secure field may include an abusive category descriptor, for example transmitting spam, transmitting malware, transmitting phishing attempts, and committing fraud.
US09635037B2
Communication apparatus includes a one-way, hardware-actuated data relay, which includes a first hardware interface configured to receive a command from a communications network and a second hardware interface configured to convey the received command to a protected destination when the relay is actuated. A decoder includes a third hardware interface configured to receive a digital signature for the command from the communications network and hardware decoding logic coupled to verify the digital signature and to actuate the relay upon verifying the digital signature, whereby the command is conveyed via the second hardware interface to the protected destination.
US09635031B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to identify fraudulent activity. In one embodiment, a method for identifying fraudulent activity includes receiving and extracting, at a server comprising at least one hardware-based processor and a memory coupled to the at least one hardware-based processor, header information from each of a plurality of client communications issued by one or more client devices. An account is identified that is associated with each of the plurality of client communications. Header information is analyzed from each of the plurality of client communications to identify variations between the header information from different ones of the client communications. In various embodiments, a determination is made as to whether there is a similarity of the client communications and at least one previous communications associated with the account. Other systems and methods are also disclosed.
US09635026B2
A system for verifying an association between an application and a mobile computing device. The application is identified by an application instance identifier, which uniquely identifies the instance of the application on the mobile computing device. The system receives a request to verify the application, including the application instance identifier. The system also obtains a mobile device identifier used to communicate with the mobile computing device. The system initiates one or more telephone call setup messages, which signal a voice call request, to the mobile computing device using the mobile device identifier. Based on receiving an indication that the one or more telephone call setup messages were detected at the mobile computing device, the system associates the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier.
US09635023B2
The present disclosure relates to an improved method for digital communication and, in particular, an improved method for digital communication in terms of improved authentication and traceability. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method of performing a transaction between a first device and a second device wherein the first device having an established trusted communication relation with a first trusted device and the second device having an established trusted communication relation with a second trusted device, the first and the second trusted device each having an established trusted communication relation with a fourth trusted device, the first and the second device being aware of a policy for the transaction specifying a role definition for the first and the second devices.
US09635021B2
Devices and methods may provide for generating and/or using a trusted ephemeral identifier (TEID) to create a group for a service, and/or to provide the service. A verifier device may assign a value to a group that is to be created to provide the service, wherein the value may identify the group and may be issued to the prover device for use to generate the TEID value that is unique to the prover device and to participation of the prover device in the group. In addition, a prover device may generate the TEID value, wherein the TEID may be derived from a combination of a unique value that may be generated in a trusted execution environment (TEE) of the prover device and the value that may identify the group.
US09635020B2
A method for password-protected physical transfer of password-protected devices including at a receiving location, generating at least one security file including an encrypted element generated using a one-way encryption function utilizing at least one secure code, transmitting the at least one security file to a shipping location at which the password-protected devices are located, at the shipping location, using at least one shipping location password, loading the at least one security file into at least one password-protected device, shipping the at least one password-protected device to the receiving location and at the receiving location, employing the at least one secure code to supply an input to the at least one password-protected device and employing the at least one security file to enable establishment of at least one receiving location password for the at least one password-protected device which replaces the at least one shipping location password.
US09635015B1
A web server authenticates a user with a web client using a database user table and provides a list of new applications, suspended application sessions, and running application sessions. In response to a request for a new application session, a connection is made from an agent server to an application server hosting the requested application, and connection information including a unique session_ID is added to a database session table such that the client can send a user selection for a session_ID to the web server, which associates the requested session_ID to an existing suspended or running application session using the connection database. For additional security, the client is determined to be trusted or untrusted, and if untrusted, connections to the client are made through a forwarding host, which makes connections to the agent server, and the agent server maintains persistent connections from the agent server to the application server.
US09635011B1
Encryption and decryption techniques based on one or more transposition vectors. A secret key is used to generate vectors that describe permutation (or repositioning) of characters within a segment length equal to a length of the transposition vector. The transposition vector is then inherited by the encryption process, which shifts characters and encrypts those characters using a variety of encryption processes, all completely reversible. In one embodiment, one or more auxiliary keys, transmitted as clear text header values, are used as initial values to vary the transposition vectors generated from the secret key, e.g., from encryption-to-encryption. Any number of rounds of encryption can be applied, each having associated headers used to “detokenize” encryption data and perform rounds to decryption to recover the original data (or parent token information). Format preserving encryption (FPE) techniques are also provided with application to, e.g., payment processing.
US09635009B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity is provided. The method includes receiving at an enclosure of different hardware devices in a data center, a message for personnel proximity based activation of a service indicator lamp and activating a presence sensor in response to receiving the message. The method also includes responding to presence sensing an individual by the presence sensor by activating the service indicator lamp of the enclosure.
US09635003B1
A key pair validation method provides for a first party to generate a seed to define a private key, a public key, a session key and a validation field for the purpose of performing a cryptographic activity with a second party. The validation field is determined by encrypting the first party seed. The second party receives the first party public key and the validation field from the first party. The second party calculates a session key and utilizing the calculated session key, decrypts a cipher text to recover the first party's seed and the first party's private and public key. The recovered first party public key is compared to the received first party public key. If the received and recovered public keys match, the private-public key pair received from the first party is validated and the second party proceeds with the cryptographic task. If the received and recovered public keys do not match, the second party simply reports to the first party that the cryptographic task failed.
US09634997B2
Some aspects provide a method and system for providing a user with an anonymous identity. Some aspects receive a request to switch an account associated with a web service to an anonymous account. Some aspects provide login credentials associated with the anonymous account to the web service. The anonymous account is randomly generated by a service that is different from the web service.
US09634996B2
Mapping and obscuring digital representations of a number of user accounts on a social network map includes identifying a primary user account from a number of user accounts of a social network, determining, based on metadata associated with the user accounts, a relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, mapping, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, a digital representation of each of the user accounts to a territory on a social network map, determining, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, an obscurity level for each of the user accounts, and obscuring, based on the obscurity level, the territory associated with the digital representation of each of the user accounts on a social network map from the primary user account.
US09634995B2
Method and system for improving the security of storing digital data in a memory or its delivery as a message over the Internet from a sender to a receiver using one or more hops is disclosed. The message is split at the sender into multiple overlapping or non-overlapping slices according to a slicing scheme, and the slices are encapsulated in packets each destined to a different relay server as an intermediate node according to a delivery scheme. The relay servers relay the received slices to another other relay server or to the receiver. Upon receiving all the packets containing all the slices, the receiver combines the slices reversing the slicing scheme, whereby reconstructing the message sent.
US09634994B2
A proxy server receives from a client device a request for a network resource hosted at an origins server for a domain. The request is received at the proxy server as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains and resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server requests the network resource from the origin server. The proxy server receives a response from the origin server that indicates that the network resource is unavailable. The proxy server transmits a custom error page to the client device that indicates that the requested resource is unavailable.
US09634976B2
A method of processing messages executes at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. Upon identification of a message subset in the plurality of messages pertaining to an event of a first event type or a first entity, an action associated with the message subset is executed thereby obtaining content from a data source distinct from the messages. A graphic compilation is formatted for display in the user in-box of a messaging application. A first portion of the compilation comprises the distinct data source content, a second portion of the compilation lists event items associated with the event or first entity extracted from the message subset, and a third portion of the compilation lists a plurality of objects, each of which is a synopsis of a message in the message subset.
US09634972B1
The web application of this present process sends two text messages to a smartphone when the web page, where information on deaths and available funeral arrangements is initially entered, is closed; then, a third if information on funeral arrangements is updated. Two of the text messages, which provide notification of the death and a link to the web application to display information on the funeral arrangements, are forwarded to all relevant contacts in the smartphone, with the contacts forwarding the text messages to the relevant contacts in their smartphones.
US09634967B2
A method and system for embedded personalized communication have been disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises providing software code to be embedded in a webpage. The webpage is loaded including the software code. A configuration file is fetched from a configuration server in response to the software code. A first instant messaging user interface is rendered on the webpage. A request is sent to a web-based instant messaging server, the request initiating an instant messaging session with a second instant messaging user interface.
US09634954B2
The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a remote device remote access to software functions. One method includes providing a list of second software functions to a first remote device that are not accessible by the remote device, wherein the remote device has remote access to a first software function; receiving from the remote device a request for a software function of the provided list of second software functions and upon receiving the request, providing the remote device remote access to the requested software function by transmitting access data for the requested software function to the remote device; and after providing the remote access to the requested software function, receiving from the remote device a deactivation command for the requested software function or the first software function and, based on the deactivation command, deactivating the remote access of the remote device to the requested software function or the first software function.
US09634949B2
A method and apparatus are provided for supporting a large Service Data Unit (SDU) in a receiver of a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving a Radio Link Control (RLC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) from an upper layer; checking a Length Indicator (LI) included in an RLC header of the RLC PDU; if the LI is configured as “0”, determining that the received RLC PDU includes an RLC SDU of 2047 bytes, and if the LI is configured as a value other than “0”, determining that the received RLC PDU includes an RLC SDU of a size corresponding to the value of the LI; and reforming the RLC SDU, based on the LI.
US09634940B2
A method includes receiving in a network switch of a communication network communication traffic that originates from a source node and arrives over a route through the communication network traversing one or more preceding network switches, for forwarding to a destination node. In response to detecting in the network switch a compromised ability to forward the communication traffic to the destination node, a notification is sent to the preceding network switches. The notification is to be consumed by the preceding network switches and requests the preceding network switches to modify the route so as not to traverse the network switch.
US09634926B2
A method and apparatus for connecting an information processor to any network to perform communications are disclosed. A setting information indicating network settings to be set for an information processor when performing communications via a network is stored. A route setting packet, which is sent by a network device connected to the network to which the information processor is connected, is acquired to set a route to be used by the network device to communicate with another device. A device identification information for identifying a network device from which the route setting packet was sent is extracted from the route setting packet. The information processor is allowed to perform communications by acquiring the setting information associated with the extracted device identification information, and the information is specifically set for the information processor.
US09634923B2
A method for disseminating routing information includes receiving values of network quality parameters indicating a level of network quality among a set of acceleration nodes and between the set of acceleration nodes and a set of service nodes. The method further includes designating an acceleration node as a source node and designating a service node as a destination node, and then determining, based on the values of network quality parameters and from the set of acceleration nodes, a series of intermediate hop nodes connecting the source node and the destination node. The method includes generating routing information associated with a routing path from the source node to the destination node via the intermediate hop nodes. The routing information is disseminated to the source node and the intermediate hop nodes such that data can be forwarded from the source node to the destination node according to the routing path.
US09634920B1
Methods and systems for implementing trace deduplication are disclosed. One or more interactions between a plurality of components are determined. The interactions relate to a trace. A fingerprint for the trace is generated. The fingerprint is compared with a plurality of stored fingerprints representing a plurality of stored traces. The trace is stored if the fingerprint does not match any of the plurality of stored fingerprints. The trace is determined to be a duplicate if the fingerprint matches one of the plurality of stored fingerprints.
US09634919B2
In one implementation, a source endpoint and a destination endpoint communicate using multipath. A data stream may be transmitted using a primary path. The source endpoint and the destination endpoint connect through an alternative path, but before portions of the data stream are transmitted using the alternative path, the alternative path is tested using one or more disposable packets. The source endpoint sends the disposable packet of the data stream using the alternative path to the destination path and receives a transmission parameter for the disposable packet of the data stream and the alternative path.
US09634914B2
Terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communications methods and systems are provided. A system may comprise at least two monitoring nodes. A monitoring node may include a terahertz transceiver for transmitting and receiving monitoring data and connection request information. A monitoring node may be connected to a control module for use in controlling the monitoring node. A monitoring node may be connected to a terahertz transceiver. The system may provide increased transmission capacity, improved directionality of wireless communications, and peer communications between monitoring nodes.
US09634913B2
A tracking system is provided comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for monitoring a database. The storage medium comprises instructions for receiving a current shortened content address from a requesting user, the current shortened content address including a shortened content address base and an appended link identifier, and instructions for determining a content address associated with the current shortened content address. The storage medium further comprises instructions for storing the shortened content address base and the appended link identifier in a database and instructions for determining if the tracking system has previously received a request for a shortened content address associated with the content address from the requesting user. The storage medium also comprises instructions for generating a new link identifier when the system has not previously received a request for a shortened content address associated with the content address from the requesting user and instructions for recording a chain of relationships of appended link identifiers with any new link identifiers in the database.
US09634912B2
Provided is a computer, comprising a memory which stores a program and a processor which executes the program which is stored in the memory for each predetermined processing unit, with which a computer resource usage is calculated by a process which is executed for each predetermined processing unit. The computer resources include overlapping resources which are used in an overlapping manner when the program is executed and non-overlapping resources which are not used in an overlapping manner when the program is executed. When calculating the computer resource usage by the process which is executed for each predetermined processing unit, the processor determines, by analyzing the computer resources, the overlapping resources which are used by the process and the non-overlapping resources which are used by the process, and calculates the computer resource usage by the process on the basis of the result of the determination.
US09634911B2
A user interaction or a timer event is detected in a communication device. A timestamp is associated with the user interaction or the timer event. In response to detecting the user interaction or the timer event in the communication device, the user interaction or the timer event and the timestamp are stored in a packet log file associated with the communication device. The packet log file can also include a packet trace of packets that are sent to and received by the communication device. This allows the user interactions and/or the timer events to be displayed chronologically in relation to the packets sent to and received by the communication device.
US09634904B2
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 hybrid CD services.
US09634903B2
An approach is provided distributing content to multiple devices. Specifically, a distribution module causes, at least in part, a rendering of at least one user interface for distributing content among at least one device and one or more other devices with connectivity to the at least one device. The distribution module then causes, at least in part, one or more segmentations of the at least one user interface, wherein the one or more segmentations are associated with the at least one device, respective one or more of the one or more other devices, or a combination thereof. Next, the distribution module determines one or more interactions with the at least one user interface, the one or more segmentations, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a distribution of the content.
US09634902B1
Identifying network devices having specified traits using a multi-level hierarchical data structure. Bloom filters representing traits of network devices are received and their bit vectors are decomposed into successive bytes. For each byte except the last one, memory for storing a pointer to memory on the next level is allocated on the level corresponding to the byte. The pointer storage is labeled by the value of the next byte. A pointer to the allocated memory is stored in the pointer storage on the previous level that was labeled by the value of the current byte. For the last byte, memory for storing references to network devices is allocated on the last level. A pointer to the allocated memory is stored in the pointer storage on the second-to-last level that was labeled by the value of the last byte. A reference to the network device is stored in the allocated memory.
US09634898B2
A management system modifies a group of one or more member communication terminals indicated by first candidate information of a first communication terminal in response to information indicating to modify the first candidate information of the first communication terminal to generate second candidate information of a second communication terminal.
US09634896B2
A method of configuring an appliance to be a plug-and-play network filter includes the steps of configuring an appliance to alter the flow of network traffic when the appliance is connected to a network. The appliance is configured to change the address resolution protocol ARP so that it assumes the role of a router by issuing an ARP packet. The appliance is configured to establish itself between the router and end user terminals. The appliance is configured to respond to any ARP Request on the Gateway IP address. The appliance is configured to monitor Internet traffic, and filter certain predefined types of Internet traffic. The appliance is configured to transparently proxy web packets on TCP with destination port 80.
US09634895B2
Operating a dual chipset network interface controller (‘NIC’) that includes a high performance media access control chipset and a low performance media access control chipset, including: determining, by a NIC control module, an amount of network traffic being processed by the NIC; determining, by the NIC control module, whether the amount of network traffic being processed by the NIC exceeds a predetermined threshold; responsive to determining that the amount of network traffic being processed by the NIC exceeds a predetermined threshold, configuring, by the NIC control module, the NIC to utilize the high performance media access control chipset for data communications operations; and responsive to determining that the amount of network traffic being processed by the NIC does not exceed the predetermined threshold, configuring, by the NIC control module, the NIC to utilize the low performance media access control chipset for data communications operations.
US09634894B2
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method provides a service on a network. The method includes the following steps: (a) requesting, on a router, executable instructions from a remote server, the executable instructions specifying how the router is to operate to provide a service requested for a user of the network; (b) receiving the instructions; (c) initializing, on the router, a thread to execute the received instructions; (d) determining that a configuration of the router has changed; and (e) when the configuration of the router is determined to have changed, executing, on the initialized thread, the instructions to apply the service in accordance with the change in the router's configuration.
US09634892B2
A communication system and methods of using the communication system is described. One method includes configuring a telematics unit in a vehicle with at least one access point name (APN). The steps of the method include: configuring the telematics unit with a default APN prior to a legal transfer of possession of the vehicle; and thereafter, activating the telematics unit for the provision of content data in connection with the legal transfer of possession of the vehicle, wherein the activating includes replacing the default APN of the telematics unit with a geographically-specific APN.
US09634889B2
A method for migrating a service of a data center is disclosed. When an active data center is faulty, a tunnel processing device disables a locally-saved tunnel entry of a server in the active data center. After receiving a service access request packet from a customer edge router, the tunnel processing device acquires an IP address of a tunnel processing module deployed on a server in a standby data center according to an IP address of a destination virtual machine, encapsulates the service access request packet and routes the encapsulated packet to the tunnel processing module, so as to migrate a data center service from the active data center to the standby data center.
US09634884B2
An apparatus monitors a communication system including at least one communication device. The monitoring apparatus includes a memory, a processor. A second virtual system is generated by changing a first virtual system determined according to a combination of an arrangement of a plurality of virtual machines arranged in the at least one communication device, and a communication path between the plurality of virtual machines. The memory stores system information that represents an arrangement and a communication path of virtual machines used in the second virtual system. The processor receives the fault information that reports an occurrence of a fault. The processor identifies the fault information as being generated in the virtual machine within the first virtual system when a specified fault detected in a case where the fault information is transmitted from any of the virtual machines within the second virtual system represented by the system information is not detected.
US09634871B2
A method for transmitting Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) data in a radio base station is provided, which is applicable to the radio base station having at least two CPRI links between a Radio Equipment Control (REC) and a Radio Equipment (RE). The method includes: dividing, by the REC, in-phase/quadrature phase (I/Q) data that needs to be transmitted to the RE into multiple paths of I/Q data with different content, where the multiple paths of I/Q data with different content make up the I/Q data before being divided; transmitting, by the REC, all paths of divided I/Q data to the RE over the at least two CPRI links.
US09634870B2
An approach is provided for increasing transmission throughput rates for a source signal transmitted over a wireless channel, applying faster-than-Nyquist (FTN) signaling rates combined with tight frequency roll-off to the a source signal. A receiver is provided that compensates for ISI effects induced by the FTN rate and tight frequency roll-off, where the complexity of the receiver grows only linearly with the interference memory. The receiver comprises an equalizer configured to compensate for the ISI effects, and a decoder configured to decode the output of the equalizer to determine and regenerate the source signal. The receiver processes the received signal via a plurality of processing iterations. For one processing iteration, the decoder generates a set of a posteriori soft information based on the output of the equalizer, and the equalizer uses the a posteriori soft information as a priori soft information for a subsequent processing iteration.
US09634865B2
Disclosed is an SIP based message service. If a message service server receives a quick answer addition request from a user terminal, the server detects a quick answer text and a quick answer ID, assigned corresponding to the quick answer text, in the quick answer addition request, and stores the detected quick answer text and quick answer ID in a quick answer list corresponding to the user terminal's user, thereby implementing quick answer addition. Further, if the message service server receives a quick answer sending request from the user terminal, the server detects a quick answer text, corresponding to a user ID contained in the quick answer sending request, in the quick answer list, configures a message containing the detected quick answer text, and sends the configured message to a recipient user terminal, thereby implementing quick answer sending.
US09634862B2
An interconnect apparatus enables improved signal integrity, even at high clock rates, increased bandwidth, and lower latency. An interconnect apparatus can comprise a plurality of logic units and a plurality of buses coupling the plurality of logic units in a selected configuration of logic units arranged in triplets comprising logic units LA, LC, and LD. The logic units LA and LC are positioned to send data to the logic unit LD. The logic unit LC has priority over the logic unit LA to send data to the logic unit LD. For a packet PKT divided into subpackets, a subpacket of the packet PKT at the logic unit LA, and the packet specifying a target either: (A) the logic unit LC sends a subpacket of the packet PKT to the logic unit LD and the logic unit LA does not send a subpacket of the packet PKT to the logic unit LD; (B) the logic unit LC does not send a subpacket of data to the logic unit LD and the logic unit LA sends a subpacket of the packet PKT to the logic unit LD; or (C) the logic unit LC does not send a subpacket of data to the logic unit LD and the logic unit LA does not send a subpacket of the packet PKT to the logic unit LD.
US09634860B2
In the method according to the invention for communicating between installations, which are organized in an order according to a sortable feature, for example installation numbers, in a wind farm, in which information transmitted by an installation in the form of a message is received by all other installations in the wind farm, a cyclically recurring, temporal transmission interval is set up. A point in time in the transmission interval at which the installation can transmit a message is assigned to each installation on the basis of the position thereof in the order, wherein points in time are organized from the start of the transmission interval, starting from the installation number at the first position in the order, in accordance with the position in the order. The start of the transmission interval is synchronized in all installations using a message from the installation at the first position in the order.
US09634859B2
Method for detecting a defective node which is connected to a bus, the node incrementing an internal error counter in a normal operating state when an error is detected, and the node switching to an isolated operating state, in which the node does not exchange any messages via the bus if the internal error counter of the node exceeds a predetermined error threshold value, and the node switching from the isolated operating state to the normal operating state when a condition is fulfilled and that change in state being detected, and the node being detected as being defective if a rate of the detected state changes exceeds an adjustable change rate or a number of detected state changes exceeds an adjustable state change threshold value.
US09634853B2
A smart power management unit (SPMU) apparatus and method of intelligently switching from a “disconnect mode” to a “connect mode” in regards to power-supplying to a paired downstream load device by programmatically monitoring whether there is change in state of the manual switch of the load device, is provided. The SPMU comprises relay module configured to operate in either operation mode (connect mode) or monitor mode (disconnect mode), and controller module configured to determine the operating mode of relay module. When in monitor mode, relay module is configured to disconnect the power supply from the load device while simultaneously enable a monitoring means configured to monitor a change in state of the manual switch. Upon monitoring a change in state of the manual switch based on a response signal supplied from the monitoring means, the controller module switches the relay module from monitor mode to operation mode.
US09634850B2
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a request for a service that involves phasor measurement unit (PMU) data; identifying a service device in a network to perform the service; and multicasting one or more results of the service to a group of subscribers identified by a multicast group address. In more particular embodiments, particular PMU data is redirected to the service device via a service insertion architecture (SIA) protocol. In addition, the service can include replicating packets and masking a subset of traffic for forwarding to a first hop router of the network. In certain example instances, metadata is used in order to apply the service to certain traffic propagating in the network.
US09634848B2
Approaches are provided for message broadcasting within a clustered computing environment such as a Cloud computing environment. Specifically, a message received from message queue (e.g., on a message queue server) is processed at a single node of a plurality of nodes within the clustered computing environment. The single node can be selected based on factors such as a best available node within the plurality of nodes. This single node identifies a set of message listeners to whom the message should be broadcast (e.g., based on a topic of the message and an association of the topic to the set of message listeners). The single node then publishes the message to the set of message listeners. Delivery confirmations, responses, etc. associated with the message are then tracked, processed, and/or routed by the single node.
US09634843B2
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for processing a secure electronic transaction over a network from a sender to a receiver, which includes the process of generating a first unique representation of information included in the transaction, encrypting the information with a first encryption layer, and forming an encryption packet which includes the first encryption layer. The encryption packet is then transmitted over a network and then received the by a receiver. The authenticity of the encryption packet is verified and a receipt is generated using the information included in the encryption packet. The receipt is then transmitted to an electronic postmark server which verifies authenticity of the receipt. A postmarked receipt is then created by the electronic postmark server and a copy is sent to the sender an/or the receiver.
US09634828B2
A flexible aes instruction set for a general purpose processor is provided. The instruction set includes instructions to perform a “one round” pass for aes encryption or decryption and also includes instructions to perform key generation. An immediate may be used to indicate round number and key size for key generation for 128/192/256 bit keys. The flexible aes instruction set enables full use of pipelining capabilities because it does not require tracking of implicit registers.
US09634826B1
Described is an apparatus which comprises: a time-to-digital converter (TDC) to receive a reference clock and a feedback clock, wherein the TDC is to generate a digital output code representing a time difference between the reference clock and the feedback clock; a circuitry to apply a digital code to an output of the TDC; and a node to receive the digital output code from the TDC and the digital code from the circuitry, wherein the circuitry is to monitor the digital output code and to control the TDC according to at least the monitored digital output code.
US09634825B2
A first memory unit stores requester event information pieces each including time information indicating an occurrence time of an event associated with a process executed by a first server. A second memory unit stores request-destination event information pieces each including time information indicating an occurrence time of an event associated with a process executed by a second server in response to a request from the first server. A determining unit determines, for each request-destination event information piece, a correction allowable range of the time information by comparing the time information of the request-destination event information pieces with that of the requester event information pieces. A generating unit generates an information set by extracting, from the request-destination event information pieces arranged in chronological order according to the time information, chronologically consecutive request-destination event information pieces whose correction allowable ranges include a common value.
US09634815B2
Disclosed in the present invention is a method for a terminal to receive an acknowledgement/negative-ACK (ACK/NACK) from a base station in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of receiving from the base station, through a first carrier wave, scheduling information on uplink data to be transmitted through a second carrier wave, transmitting the uplink data to the base station through the second carrier wave, and receiving an ACK/NACK signal for the uplink data from the base station, in one specific subframe from the first carrier wave or the second carrier wave.
US09634802B2
Resource mapping and coding schemes to handle bursty interference are disclosed that provide for spreading the modulated symbols for one or more transmission code words over more symbols in the time-frequency transmission stream. Certain aspects allow for the modulated symbols to be based on bits from more than one code word. Other aspects also provide for re-mapping code word transmission sequences for re-transmissions based on the number of re-transmissions requested by the receiver. Additional aspects provide for layered coding that uses a lower fixed-size constellation to encode/decode transmissions in a layered manner in order to achieve a larger-size constellation encoding. The layered encoding process allows the transmitter and receiver to use different coding rates for each coding layer. The layered encoding process also allows interference from neighboring cells to be canceled without knowledge of the actual constellation used to code the interfering neighboring signal.
US09634797B2
A method for semi-orthogonal transmission of a signal intended for a system with N sources, M relays and a single receiver whereby the simultaneous transmission on a same spectral resource by the relays is successive and not simultaneous to a simultaneous transmission on a same spectral resource by the sources. The includes, by relay: joint iterative detection/decoding of messages transmitted respectively by the sources to obtain decoded messages, detecting errors on the decoded messages, interleaving the detected messages without errors followed by algebraic network coding consisting of a linear combination in a finite group of an order strictly higher than two of the interleaved messages to obtain a coded message, the linear combinations being independent, two by two, between the relays of the system, and formatting including channel coding to generate a signal representative of the network coded message.
US09634795B2
Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.
US09634782B2
A slave node (104) includes N time regeneration units (105 to 107) each of which communicates with each of N master nodes (101 to 103) to compute a propagation delay between each master node (101 to 103) and the slave node (104) and regenerates a time of each master node (101 to 103), a time comparison unit (108) that independently computes each comparison result between the time of each master node (101 to 103), which is regenerated by each of N time regeneration units (105 to 107), and a reference time held by the slave node (104), and a reference time determination unit (109) that computes each correction value by carrying out weighting for each comparison result computed by the time comparison unit (108) based on the propagation delay and determines a reference time of the slave node (104) by carrying out statistical processing by using the correction value. With this configuration, it is possible to improve precision and accuracy of synchronization of the time of the slave node at low cost.
US09634768B2
An optical communication device has a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator; a monitor configured to monitor a modulated light output from the optical modulator; a first controller configured to set a substrate bias voltage or an amplitude of a drive signal applied to the first waveguide of a waveguide pair of the optical modulator to a desired level that provides a first modulation index; and a second controller configured to control a substrate bias voltage or an amplitude of the drive signal applied to the second waveguide of the waveguide pair based upon an output signal from the monitor such that a second modulation index for the second waveguide becomes the same or closer to the first modulation index set for the first waveguide.
US09634767B2
A bidirectional WDM optical communications link has WDM signals sent in opposite directions along a shared optical path and using at least one common wavelength. An optical amplifier (20, 21, 22, 70, A1D, A2U, A2D) optically amplifies (144) a first WDM signal separately from a second WDM signal in the other direction. This separated optical amplification is controlled (134) according to indications of transmission quality at the common wavelength, to alter the relative optical powers of the first and second WDM signals to enable crosstalk at the common wavelength to be limited. Cross talk at the common wavelength can be improved by rebalancing relative amounts of cross talk in the different directions, to enable the capacity benefits of using a common wavelength for both directions to be obtained while using greater optical signal power. This is particularly useful where the optical power is asymmetric, such as in WDM PON systems.
US09634764B2
An estimating device includes a detector and an estimator. The detector detects a first parameter representing a ratio of a power of a signal component in received light to a power of a noise component in the received signal, a second parameter representing a sum of the power of the signal component and the power of the noise component, and a third parameter representing a sum of a power of a component being derived from cross phase modulation and being contained in the noise component and a power of a component being derived from spontaneously emitted light and being contained in the noise component. The estimator estimates, based on the first through the third parameters, a fourth parameter representing a ratio of the power of the signal component to a power of a component being derived from self phase modulation and being contained in the noise component.
US09634763B2
Tracking frequency conversion employs optical modulation of an optical signal to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal into an intermediate frequency (IF) output signal. A tracking frequency converter includes an optical modulator configured to receive the RF signal and to modulate the optical signal according to the received RF signal. The tracking frequency converter further includes a first square-law photodetector configured to receive the modulated optical signal and another optical signal to convert the received RF signal into the IF output signal. One or both of the modulated optical signal and the other optical signal is a tunable optical signal.
US09634759B2
An apparatus for fiber optic network testing includes a housing configured and adapted to couple to a mobile device and one or more network interfaces in communication with the housing. The one or more network interfaces are configured and adapted to operatively couple to a terminal end of a fiber optic cable. The apparatus also includes a magnification lens in operative communication with the housing and the one or more network interfaces.
US09634757B2
This disclosure describes wireless communication techniques, protocols, methods, and devices applicable to a docking system environment in which aspects of wireless docking may function using vicinity-based undocking techniques. In some examples, the techniques of this disclosure enable a wireless docking center to undock a wireless dockee in a situation where a wireless dockee moves out of the vicinity of a wireless docking center so as to prevent malicious users from using peripheral devices available through the wireless docking center to interact with the wireless dockee without the wireless dockee user's knowledge. In other examples, the wireless dockee may undock itself from a wireless docking center when the wireless dockee moves out of the vicinity of a wireless docking center.
US09634754B2
An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB), which may be within a satellite reception assembly, may be operable to determine location information and time information of the IP LNB, and may communicate the determined location information and the corresponding time information to a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the IP LNB. The communicated location information may be configured to enable the wireless communication device to determine its location based on the determined location information and the corresponding time information. The IP LNB may determine the location information and/or the time information of the IP LNB based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals, which may be received via the satellite reception assembly and may be processed via the IP LNB. The IP LNB may provide services based on the determined location information and/or the determined time information of the IP LNB.
US09634751B2
A method for configuring a channel state information reference signal includes dividing access points into a first access point set and a second access point set, configuring a first CSI-RS pilot pattern for a user equipment and allocating the pattern to the first access point set, configuring a second CSI-RS pilot pattern and allocating the pattern to the second access point set, and configuring a third CSI-RS pilot pattern and allocating the pattern to an antenna set formed by a first antenna of a first access point in the first access point set and a first antenna of a first access point in the second access point set; and sending non-zero power CSI-RS configuration information to the user equipment, so that the user equipment measures and reports first downlink channel state information, second downlink channel state information, and third downlink channel state information of the antenna set.
US09634747B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of processing a signal, and a recording medium. The apparatus for processing a signal includes: an estimating unit configured to estimate a first Signal-to-Interference plus Noise power Ratio (SINR) of a reception signal based on transmission path information based on a result of an estimation of a plurality of transmission paths and noise power notified from a wireless reception device; a signal processing unit configured to generate a first modulation symbol by modulating the information bit obtained based on a first modulation order and a first coding rate determined based on the first SINR on a basis of the first modulation order, and a perturbation addition processing unit configured to search for a perturbation vector based on the first modulation symbol generated for each of the plurality of transmission paths, and add the perturbation vector to the first modulation symbol.
US09634729B2
A demodulator for a near field communication (NFC) includes a first rectifier, a shifting rectifier, a field monitor and an edge detector. The first rectifier receives an antenna voltage through a first power terminal and a second power terminal, rectifies the antenna voltage and provides a first rectified signal to a first node. The shifting rectifier is enabled in response to an enable signal, receives the antenna voltage through the first power terminal and the second power terminal, increases a direct current (DC) level of the antenna voltage, rectifies the increased DC-level antenna voltage and provides a shifted rectified signal to the first node. The field monitor receives the antenna voltage through the first power terminal and the second power terminal, monitors a magnitude of the antenna voltage and generates the enable signal which is activated when the magnitude is smaller than a reference value.
US09634724B2
Systems and methods for delivering energy on a bus used for communication between devices are provided. Systems and methods dynamically provide a predetermined recovery time between communication messages calculated from forward and response message types and/or length, and a model of the energy reserve in the network devices to allow time for energy storage circuits in the devices to charge. In addition or alternatively, systems and methods provide an extra recovery time between messages to allow the bus voltage to recover from a fold-back mode and/or include an extra current limit circuit to increase a power supply current when the combined energy required by the network devices is greater than a current limit on a power supply.
US09634720B2
It is described an apparatus for determining a PLC-to-DSL crosstalk estimate. The apparatus comprises a PLC-to-DSL channel estimator which is arranged to receive an input signal, comprising a DSL contribution and a PLC-to-DSL crosstalk contribution, and which is arranged to determine channel state information of a PLC-to-DSL channel responsible for the PLC-to-DSL crosstalk contribution in the input signal. The apparatus further comprises a crosstalk processor which is arranged to determine the PLC-to-DSL crosstalk estimate based on the channel state information and a reconstructed PLC transmit signal.
US09634719B2
Computerized wireless transmitter/receiver system that automatically uses combinations of various methods, including transmitting data symbols by weighing or modulating a family of time shifted and frequency shifted waveforms bursts, pilot symbol methods, error detection methods, MIMO methods, and other methods, to automatically determine the structure of a data channel, and automatically compensate for signal distortions caused by various structural aspects of the data channel, as well as changes in channel structure. Often the data channel is a two or three dimensional space in which various wireless transmitters, receivers and signal reflectors are moving. The invention's modulation methods detect locations and speeds of various reflectors and other channel impairments. Error detection schemes, variation of modulation methods, and MIMO techniques further detect and compensate for impairments. The invention can automatically optimize its operational parameters, and produce a deterministic non-fading signal in environments in which other methods would likely degrade.
US09634712B1
Disclosed is a mobile phone cover, comprising a protective plate, a middle frame body and a flexible rubber bottom cap, wherein the protective plate is sealed above the middle frame body; the middle frame body comprises a hard rubber frame, a flexible rubber frame and a shockproof belt; the flexible rubber frame is disposed on the outer sides of the hard rubber frame; the shockproof belt is disposed on the inner sides of the hard rubber frame and partly penetrates the hard rubber frame to be connected and fixed with flexible rubber frame; the hard rubber frame partly extends outs of the outer sides of the flexible rubber frame and forms an anti-skidding belt; and the flexible rubber bottom cap is provided with a sealing groove matched with the sealing flange. The present invention has waterproof, dust-proof and shockproof functions, and has a feature of high stability.
US09634702B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for receivers. In one aspect there is provided an apparatus. In some example embodiments, there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first N-path filter configured with at least a first passband, wherein the first N-path filter is coupled to a radio frequency input port providing at least a first carrier aggregation signal, a second carrier aggregation signal, and an interfering signal; a second N-path filter configured with at least a second passband, wherein the second N-path filter is coupled to the radio frequency input port providing at least the first carrier aggregation signal, the second carrier aggregation signal, and the interfering signal; and a combiner configured to subtract a first output of the first N-path filter from a second output of the second N-path filter. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US09634701B2
A system comprises a modulator circuit, a test signal generator circuit, and a control circuit. The modulator circuit is operable to generate a data-carrying signal based on a reference signal. The test signal generator circuit is operable to generate a test signal based on the reference signal. The control circuit is operable to determine current status of a microwave backhaul link. The control circuit is operable to configure a nominal frequency at which the test signal generator circuit generates the test signal based on the determined status of the microwave backhaul link. The control circuit is operable to determine an amount of whitespace to have on either side of the test signal based on the current status of the microwave backhaul link. The control circuit is operable to configure the modulator circuit such that the data-carrying signal has the determined amount of whitespace surrounding the nominal frequency of the test signal.
