US09745074B2
An aircraft propeller drive system has a gear to be driven by an engine and having a first plurality of teeth. A torsion bar has a first end driven by the gear and a second end rotatable relative to the first end about a torsion axis by a torsion angle. An output shaft is driven by the second end and is adapted for connection to a propeller. A clutch has a driven member rotationally fixed to the output shaft and a driving member having a second plurality of teeth. The first and second pluralities of teeth engage each other when a variation in the torsion angle from a mean torsion angle is greater than a predetermined angle. Torque is transferred between the gear and the output shaft via the clutch when the first and second pluralities of teeth engage each other.
US09745073B2
An aircraft mounting system is provided having a yoke that is interlocked with engine mounts securable to the engine and the yoke is interchangeable with other yokes on other engines. An aft engine mount is also provided.
US09745069B2
An air-liquid heat exchanger assembly for an environmental control system of an aircraft includes a heat exchanger, a controller, and a bypass valve. The heat exchanger includes a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber has a first inlet that is provided a liquid and a first end that is provided air. The second chamber is arranged adjacent the first chamber. The bypass valve is operably coupled to the controller. The bypass valve having an inlet coupled to a first outlet of the first chamber, a first outlet coupled to a second inlet of the second chamber, and a second outlet coupled to a bypass conduit. The controller adjusts a position of the bypass valve to control the flow of liquid through the second chamber and the bypass conduit.
US09745068B2
A method for retrofitting an aircraft air conditioning unit drainage system comprises the step of removing drain pipe from the unit housing. A hole from which the drain pipe extends is plugged. A first location within a unit housing is determined where during operation of the unit air pressure is lower than at a second location. A second location below the first location is also determined where pooling occurs. A first and a second conduit with first and second internal diameters are respectively located at the first and the second locations. The first conduit and the second conduit are connected to a third conduit which extends generally vertically and which has a third internal diameter that is generally equal to the first internal diameter. A fourth conduit with a fourth internal diameter that is less than the second internal diameter is connected to the third conduit below the second location.
US09745054B2
An aircraft landing gear includes an axle on which wheel and brake assemblies are mounted. An adaptor member is mounted on the axle and arranged to define a brake rod connection point that is distinct from a conventional brake rod connection point defined by the brake assembly. The adaptor member is coupled to the brake assembly via an adaptor linkage that is arranged to react brake torque but arranged to permit relative movement between the adaptor member and the brake assembly in degrees of freedom which are not required to react brake torque.
US09745049B2
A seal assembly for closing an aperture in an aerodynamic surface of a structure, the seal assembly comprising: a track for attachment to the structure; and a retractable seal including a flexible substrate and a plurality of rods connected to the substrate, wherein at least one of the rods is mounted for running movement along the track, and the seal is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position by moving the at least one rod along the track accompanied by folding/unfolding of the seal substrate, and wherein the seal is biased to its extended position.
US09745039B2
An outboard motor includes an engine, a power generator including a rotor and a stator, a convertor, and an engine cover configured to cover the engine and the power generator. The rotor includes a permanent magnet.
US09745033B1
Disclosed herein is a watercraft storage stacker crane system that incorporates an offset mast.
US09745024B2
An ocean-going single-hulled barge with an isolated sunken or recessed area that supports storage vessels and mixing equipment capable of processing, storing and transporting hazardous materials. The recessed area includes dedicated drains which collect all associated hazardous spills and fluids for appropriate disposal and processing. The barge can also be adapted to hold a complete liquid mud plant within the recessed area.
US09745018B2
A wheel hub motor includes a motor housing and a motor received in the motor housing. The motor housing includes a first holder, a second holder coupled to the first holder, and a protective ring detachably coupled to the second holder. The motor is received in the first holder and the second holder. An inner diameter of the second holder is equal to an outer diameter of the motor. An outer diameter of the protective ring is greater than the outer diameter of the motor. An inner diameter of the protective ring is smaller than the outer diameter of the motor.
US09745015B2
A Device is fitted to a traditional bicycle to facilitate a riding style in which the rear wheel of the bicycle can slid sideways or drifted in a controlled manner by harnessing the rider's backward pedaling motions to thrust a block of UHMW plastic downward to the road surface.
US09745014B2
An operating device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle. Controller supporting portions support the controller, and are disposed in the front direction of a switch box. The controller has a controller operating portion which a rider can operate. The controller operating portion is positioned in the front direction of a grip portion.
US09745013B2
A self-balancing electric vehicle may include an elongate platform having a first foot placement section and a second foot placement section rigidly coupled to each other, a first and second wheel being respectively coupled to opposite ends of the platform. Rider presence and turning intentions may be determined based on strain induced in the platform by the rider. The strain may be detected by one or more strain gauge systems. One of the strain gauge systems may be configured for use in a steering control circuit, and may include a strain gauge sensor mounted diagonally with respect to a long axis of the platform, such that the strain gauge detects only twist-induced strain.
US09745012B2
A vehicle includes a linkage, a steering force transmission, and a steering lock. The steering force transmission includes a rear shaft that is able to turn about a rear axis, a front shaft that is able to turn about a front axis, and a connector. When seen from a side of the vehicle, a distance between the front shaft and a right steering axis is smaller than a distance between the rear shaft and the right steering axis, and in which at least one portion of the steering lock that is mounted on the front shaft or a member that turns together with the front shaft and a member that is displaced relative thereto is provided in a position that overlaps a movable range of the linkage when seen from the side of the vehicle.
US09745004B2
An inverted vehicle and control method thereof are provided. The inverted vehicle may include a main body having two wheels rotatably supported by the main body and driven by a driver. A load distribution detector may detect a distribution of load received by the main body due to the rider's weight. A computer may compute a center position of the load's distribution. The inverted vehicle may also include an operating bar supported by the main body and operated so as to be inclined by the rider. A posture detector may be used to detect a posture of the operating bar. The inverted vehicle may further include a central processing unit that sets a target travel velocity on the basis of the center position and the posture of the operating bar. Furthermore, a drive controller may control the driver on the basis of the target travel velocity.
US09744996B2
A vehicle front structure including: a front side member in a side part of a vehicle that extends in a longitudinal direction; apron upper member above the front side member; and apron lower member that bridges between the upper member and a front end portion of the front side member. The lower member includes: a first end portion fixedly attached to the upper member and extending toward the front of the vehicle; an upper bent portion bent toward the bottom from the first end portion; an intermediate joint portion extending linearly from the upper bent portion toward the bottom; a lower bent portion bent toward the front from the intermediate joint portion, and the lower bent portion including a second end portion that is provided by a distal end portion of the lower bent portion, the second portion being fixedly attached to the front portion of the first side member.
US09744995B2
A sub frame structure of a vehicle comprises a pair of right-and-left side members, to which a pair of right-and-left uppers-side lower arms are connected, a rear cross member holding rear ends of the side members, and a front cross member interconnecting the side members and being positioned in front of the rear cross member, being spaced apart from the rear cross member. A front end of each of the side members is rigidly connected to a floor frame, the front cross member is joined to a front side member of each of the side members, and a rear side member is provided at a portion of each of the side members which is positioned in back of the front cross member. Herein, the rear side member is configured to be weaker than the front side member.
US09744982B2
A locking device for a motor vehicle having a steering column has a blocking bolt that locks the steering wheel shaft in the steering wheel column, wherein the blocking bolt is movable between a first and a second position, a return element that returns the blocking bolt to the first position, and at least one protection cover that at least partially covers the return element. In the first position, the blocking bolt is in blocking engagement with the steering wheel shaft. In the second position, the blocking bolt is disengaged from the steering wheel shaft. The return element is a torsion spring. The torsion spring is a coil spring with a coil body and a connection hook. A first end portion of the torsion spring has a hook extension, and is inserted into an opening of the blocking bolt and is covered at least partially by the blocking bolt.
US09744973B2
The present invention relates to an on-board control system for a vehicle. A central control unit is provided for controlling the operation of several vehicle systems in response to a control signal transmitted wirelessly by a remote control. An interior of the vehicle is divided into a plurality of operating zones and a tracking system tracks the remote control to determine which one of said operating zones the remote control is located within. The vehicle systems are each associated with at least one of said operating zones. The remote control is configured selectively to control each vehicle system associated with the operating zone in which the remote control is located. The invention also relates to a method of operating a vehicle control system.
US09744968B2
An object recognizer of an image processing apparatus separately extracts a first feature point and a second feature point of a first line segment and a second line segment of which a variation is equal to or greater than a variation threshold value and the first feature point and the second feature point of the first line segment and the second line segment of which the variation is smaller than the variation threshold value, and determines a corresponding point in a second captured image corresponding to the first feature point of the first line segment of which the variation is equal to or greater than the variation threshold value as the second feature point of the second line segment corresponding to the first line segment of which the variation is equal to or greater than the variation threshold value to recognize an object.
US09744958B2
A pneumatic brake valve unit for a rail vehicle, includes: a main device (20) designed for selective control of a communication path between a brake pipe connector (18) and either an atmospheric exhaust line (19) or an auxiliary reservoir connector (16), such that the pressure at the brake pipe connector (18) is k times the difference between the pressure at a control reservoir connector (14) and the pressure at a main brake pipe connector (12), k being a proportionality factor; and a reset device (23) designed for selective control of a communication path between an air discharge member (54) and the control reservoir connector (14) between an open position when the pressure at the brake pipe connector (18) is atmospheric pressure and a closed position when the pressure at the brake pipe connector (18) is above atmospheric pressure.
US09744955B1
A tow bar-activated brake system capable of engaging two tires or tire sets of a dolly or trailer where the tires or tire sets are of substantially different diameter. The system includes a first brake assembly and second brake assembly commonly actuated yet capable of rotating independently of each other to provide engagement with both tires/tire sets, even when the tires/tire sets are of substantially different diameter, for example due to uneven wear.
US09744945B2
An end cap for retaining a wiping element of a wiper assembly includes a body adapted to be disposed over a portion of a wiping element of the wiper assembly and the body includes at least one tab adapted to be disposed in at least one notch of the wiping element of the wiper assembly to retain the wiping element from longitudinal movement relative thereto.
US09744942B2
A double-security anti-theft emergency switch, specially suitable for batteryless race motor vehicles comprising a fixed assembly integral with the vehicle and cooperating with a movable key which is tied up to the driver by means of an even partially elastic lace, is disclosed. The double security is bound to the presence of a first normally closed switch whose opening, via the movable key, is necessary to disconnect the ignition circuit of the motorcycle from ground and to allow the engine to start-up, so as to produce the electrical power necessary for an RFID system to monitor a transponder comprised in the movable key. Should the outcome of this transponder test be unsuccessful, a second normally open switch would be closed and would ground the ignition circuit of the engine and lock the motorcycle.
US09744939B1
A utility vehicle is provided with a hip guard member disposed adjacent to a seat for a crew member and guarding the crew member sitting on the seat from outside in a vehicle width direction. The utility vehicle includes: a seat frame provided below the seat and supporting the seat; and a seatbelt apparatus configured to hold the crew member sitting on the seat. The seatbelt apparatus includes a retractor supporting an end of webbing so as to freely wind the webbing. The retractor is attached to the seat frame, and the retractor projects outward in the vehicle width direction from the hip guard member.
US09744936B2
A curtain airbag for a vehicle has a main chamber shaped in the position being mounted on the vehicle, in the inflated state covering an inner side structure of the vehicle. The curtain airbag has an additional chamber which, in the mounting position, is located at the in driving direction of the vehicle front portion of the main chamber, and deploys in the direction of the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag is inflated. The additional chamber is attached to the main chamber so as to be positioned in the inflated state between the front portion of the main chamber and an occupant to be restrained by the curtain airbag.
US09744935B2
There is provides a vehicle curtain airbag device including a curtain airbag, having: a front main chamber and a rear main chamber that protect occupants from a side collision, a front oblique collision chamber that is disposed at a vehicle front side, and that protects the occupant from an oblique collision, and a rollover chamber that is disposed between the front main chamber and the rear main chamber, and that protects the occupant from a rollover, wherein the curtain airbag is configured such that, during inflation and deployment of the front main chamber, the rear main chamber, the front oblique collision chamber, and the rollover chamber on receipt of gas supplied from an inflator, an internal pressure of each chamber rises in the sequence: (i) the front main chamber and the rear main chamber, (ii) the front oblique collision chamber, and (iii) the rollover chamber.
US09744933B1
A vehicle seat is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a vehicle floor from a forward-facing position to a rear-facing position. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. A seat belt assembly extends at least partially from the seat back. At least one airbag is incorporated into the seat belt assembly and is deployable when the vehicle seat is rotated to at least one of the rear-facing position and a position between the forward-facing position and the rear-facing position.
US09744930B2
A vehicle for use in an amusement park ride with upright passenger seating. The vehicle includes a vehicle body and a seat assembly including a seat pan provided in the vehicle body between a front end and a rear end of the vehicle body. The vehicle further includes a passenger restraint system with: (a) a lap bar assembly; (b) a lap bar mount pivotally supporting the lap bar assembly within the vehicle body to pivot about a lap bar rotation axis passing between the seat pan and the front end of the vehicle body; (c) a side leg shield; and (d) a shield articulating assembly concurrently pivoting the side leg shield about a shield rotation axis from an open to a closed position with a pivoting of the lap bar assembly about the lap bar rotation axis from a disengage to an engaged position.
US09744927B2
A system for generating electricity is provided. The system includes a vehicle and a wind turbine installed at one end of the vehicle. The wind turbine includes a plurality of input ports and a plurality of exit ports. The airflow around the vehicle enters the wind turbine via the plurality of input ports and exits the wind turbine via the plurality of exit ports causing the wind turbine to rotate and generate electricity.
US09744926B2
A vehicular power supply apparatus includes: a first port to which an electric load is connected; a second port to which a first storage apparatus is connected; a third port to which a second storage apparatus is connected; a fourth port to which a power generation apparatus is connected; a first switch disposed between the first and second ports; a second switch disposed between the second and fourth ports; a third switch disposed between the first and third ports; a fourth switch disposed between the third and fourth ports; and a condition switching unit configured to switch between a first condition in which the first and fourth switches are conductive, the second and third switches are cut off, and a second condition in which the first sand fourth switches are cut off, the second and the switches are conductive.
US09744916B1
An improved tarp specifically configured and adapted for transporting cargo in a truck bed, and unloading cargo from the truck bed at a desired location. The tarp includes several foldable flaps or panels which may be used to secure the cargo within the tarp. The tarp may include several loops which may be used for pulling the tarp out of the truck bed and unloading the cargo from the tarp. Also, the tarp may have several strengthening strips which pull the cargo out of the truck bed.
US09744911B2
The ATV and four-wheeler rack extension is a device that is adapted to be positioned onto a rear of an ATV or four-wheeler in order to extend the surface area of a rack on said vehicle. The ATV and four-wheeler rack extension includes a rack extension frame that includes a grate member thereon. Both the rack extension frame and the grate member are adapted to be positioned adjacent to and to a rear of a rack of an ATV or four-wheeler. The rack extension frame includes a pair of vertical rack members that extend downwardly. A pair of first diagonal members extend downwardly at an angle from the rack extension member, and are adapted to be secured to a vehicle frame.
US09744910B2
A cargo load carrier configured to be mounted at the rear of a carrying vehicle and having a support frame mountable to the vehicle. A load carrying member is coupled to the support frame and is deployable from an undeployed configuration to a deployed configuration. A collapsible brace is coupled between the support frame and the load carrying member and has an articulated joint between a pair of pivot arms. A latch is releasably coupled between the pair of pivot arms and the latch has a plurality of latched configurations that releasably lock the load carrier in at least the travelling configuration and the load supporting configuration.
US09744907B2
A vision system for a vehicle is provided including a camera for capturing images within a field of view; a display device movably mounted relative to the vehicle for displaying a portion of the field of view of the camera; a movement sensor for sensing movement of the display device; and a processing circuit in communication with the movement sensor, the display device, and the camera for selecting the portion of the field of view to be displayed on the display device in response to movement of the display device as sensed by the movement sensor.
US09744895B2
Embodiments described herein include a visual guidance system for a boat trailer that can include a housing defining a cavity, the housing having a plurality of openings such that fluid can pass into the cavity, a first track and a second track, where the first track and the second track have a substantially vertical orientation, and a laser head mounted on the first track and the second track that can include a housing, a laser module positioned within the housing that is configured to provide a first illumination beam, and a float.
US09744891B2
The present disclosure relates to a lumbar support assembly. The present disclosure provides a lumbar support assembly installed at a seat back frame at the inside of a vehicle seat and configured to support the back region of an occupant, comprising: a suspension mat coupled to the seat back frame; a guide box coupled to the suspension mat; an actuator coupled to the guide box and including a spindle shaft disposed at one side thereof so as to be positioned within the guide box; a pair of spindle nuts screw-coupled to the spindle shaft and slidably moved in opposite directions to each other along with the rotation of the spindle shaft; and a pair of cables coupled at one ends thereof to the seat back frame and coupled at the other ends thereof to the pair of spindle nuts.
US09744888B1
A headrest assembly is removeably supported on a vehicle seat having a seatback with a seatback frame. The headrest assembly includes a headrest bun operably coupled to a housing via a powered linkage system for driving the headrest bun between extended and retracted positions. A temperature control system is disposed in the housing and configured to provide treated air to a conditioning area disposed below the headrest bun at a vehicle occupant's neck. The temperature control system includes a blower operably coupled to duct assembly for blowing air treated by a thermoelectric module along the duct assembly. One or more vents are disposed at a downward angle on a front portion of the housing. The one or more vents are operably coupled to and in communication with the duct assembly.
US09744879B2
An apparatus for an electrically powered terrestrial vehicle applies electrical energy to front wheels and to rear wheels. A control system receives desired acceleration inputs and provides target torque requirements to a plurality of adaptive field-oriented motor control circuits. One or more three-phase alternating current synchronous motors receive voltage magnitude and voltage frequency to generate torque, which is applied through a reduction gear. One motor only may be powered during certain modes of operation.
US09744878B2
Electromechanical systems using magnetic fields to induce eddy currents and generate lift are described. Magnet configurations which can be employed in the systems are illustrated. The magnet configuration can be used to generate lift and/or thrust. Arrangements of hover engines, which can employ the magnet configurations, are described. Further, vehicles, which employ the hover engines and associated hover engines are described.
US09744869B2
Disclosed is an electric power supply system, vehicle and method of operating a vehicle, wherein an electrical power supply system, in particular a traction system, of a vehicle, includes an energy storage module, an inverter, an electric machine, a receiving device adapted to receive an alternating electromagnetic field and to produce an alternating electric current by electromagnetic induction, and a passive electric circuit arrangement adapted to connect the inverter, the electric machine, and the receiving device, wherein the passive electric circuit arrangement includes a first transmission circuit for transferring electric energy between the receiving device and the electric machine, a second transmission circuit for transferring electric energy between the receiving device and the inverter, and a third transmission circuit for transferring electric energy between the inverter and the electric machine, wherein the passive electric circuit arrangement is designed such that at a given charging frequency, an impedance provided by the first transmission circuit is higher than a predetermined first blocking impedance and an impedance provided by the second transmission circuit is lower than a predetermined second passing impedance.
US09744867B1
A charger extension cable for an electric car is connected with a home circuit and a charging gun of the electric car, and the charger extension cable contains: a body. A plug connects with a home circuit, and the plug connects with an electromagnetic protection switch via a first extension part, wherein an output end of the electromagnetic protection switch connects with a measuring meter, and an output end of the measuring meter couples with a first socket via a second extension part, the first socket is applied to connect with the charging gun.
US09744865B2
A line for supplying electrical units with power of more than 3 kW in vehicles, comprising: at least two electrically conducting, oblong bus bars having a flat cross-section and two opposite ends in the longitudinal direction, the bus bars each being insulated from and extending parallel to each other; a foil shield surrounding the bus bars from a first of the ends to a second of the ends; a stranded drain wire running between the bus bars and the foil shield in the longitudinal direction from the first end to the second end; a pair of flexible electrical conductors at one of the ends of the bus bars, each surrounded by a shield and electrically connected at a first end to a respective one of the bus bars, with the shield of the conductors being electrically connected in each case to the stranded drain wire.
US09744864B2
In an electric vehicle having a primary battery powered source of energy with a primary electric motor driven and connected to one or more ground engagement wheels of the electric vehicle, has a device called a sprocket used for collecting energy form the inner rim edge of the rear wheel of the electric vehicle. This sprocket mechanism device collects this energy then transfers that energy to alternators one and two on its mounted framework in the trunk compartment by way of a chain. The two alternators with its sitting pilot voltages, then transfer it by required electrically conductive cables sending energy to the battery bank source thus completing the on board charging system cycle.
US09744847B2
A grille shutter includes a housing, a blocking plate and an actuator. The housing comprises a grille defining a plurality of airflow openings and defining at least one guide slot. The blocking plate includes a plurality of spaced gates movable between a blocking position covering the airflow openings and an open position uncovering the airflow openings. The actuator includes a motor driving a gear set along a guide slot to move the blocking plate between the blocking and open positions.
US09744845B2
A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The electrically motorized vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. A user of the device for the electrically motorized wheel can be profiled by receiving data from a sensor system of the device and creating a profile of the user operating the vehicle from the data.
US09744840B2
A power transmitting apparatus may include a first input shaft to selectively receive torque of an engine, a second input shaft to selectively receive the torque of the engine and having at least one input gear, a third input shaft selectively connected to the second input shaft and having at least one input gear, a motor/generator operated as a motor or a generator, a planetary gear set including a first rotation element directly connected to the motor/generator, a second rotation element directly connected to the third input shaft, and a third rotation element directly connected to the first input shaft, a first speed output unit adapted to convert torque input from the second input shaft or the third input shaft and output the converted torque, and a second speed output unit to convert torque input from the second input shaft or the third input shaft and output the converted torque.
US09744839B2
A transmission for a hybrid vehicle includes a planetary gear set including at least three rotary members of which one is connected to an engine. A first anti-rotator selectively restricts rotation of the rotary member connected to the engine. A first motor generator is connected to another one of the rotary members of the planetary gear set. A second motor generator is connected to the remaining one of the rotary members of the planetary gear set. An output shaft has a first output gear thereon, which is externally engaged with the rotary member connected to the first motor generator. A second anti-rotator selectively restricts rotation of the rotary member connected to the second motor generator.
US09744838B2
An ATV is disclosed having a frame and a plurality of wheels. A power train is defined by an engine, transmission and front and rear final drives. The engine is mounted to the frame skid plate by way of die cast legs. The transmission may include a CVT, which includes a cooling system to cool the interior of the CVT. The cooling system include a fan positioned on the driven clutch causing a reverse suction air flow, back through the drive clutch, with the air exhausting at the front of the engine.
US09744834B2
A convertible tarp system provides an extendable and retractable enclosure especially suited for covering a flatbed trailer. The convertible tarp system includes a plurality of bows and trolleys that support a tarp structure. A guide track defines a longitudinal path of movement and supports the trolleys for movement along the longitudinal path. The guide track is configured to substantially restrict lateral movement of the trolleys along the longitudinal path.
US09744833B2
A sunroof apparatus includes: a movable panel adapted to open and close an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle; a guide rail provided in each edge portion of the opening in a width direction of the vehicle such that the guide rail is positioned below the movable panel in a height direction of the vehicle; an attachment member fixed to the movable panel, including a flange extending toward an interior side in the width direction in each edge portion in the width direction, in which an attachment recessed portion is formed in the flange; and a shielding body including interposing pieces which are provided to extend in a forward and rearward direction of the vehicle, slidably engaged with the guide rail, and extending in the width direction of the vehicle while being spaced away from each other in the height direction of the vehicle.
US09744821B2
In a trailer coupling comprising a cross member which is mountable on a rear region of a vehicle body, a pivot bearing unit arranged on the cross member, by means of which a ball neck carrying a coupling ball is pivotally mounted about a pivot axis between a working position and a rest position, and a contact unit arranged on the ball neck as well as a cable harness guided from the contact unit to a vehicle-mounted cross member and provided for connecting to a vehicle electrical supply system, it is provided that a transition portion of the cable harness which runs in a movable manner relative to the ball neck and relative to the pivot bearing unit from the ball neck to an attachment point connected fixedly to the cross member forms at least one loop which extends over an end face of the pivot bearing unit extending transversely to the pivot axis and which varies in size when transferring from the working position to the rest position or vice versa.
US09744819B2
Valves for inflating tires of tired wheels, in particular tires for vehicles, wherein the term “vehicles” refers to motor vehicles, vans, trucks, motorcycles or in general elements of locomotion on tires. More in detail, a metal valve (1) of the clamp-in type for inflating tires (2) associable with a TPMS transducer (3) by a locking screw (4) and arranged to be mounted, by a fixing system including a nut (5) adapted to screw onto a thread (18) provided on the stem (8) of the valve (1), on a rim (6) of a wheel, wherein the fixing system includes an element (7) that irreversibly yields when a preset tightening torque is reached for the locking nut (5), and wherein the element (7) that irreversibly yields is associated with the stem (8) of the valve (1).
US09744816B2
A wheel mounted control assembly receives therethrough the tire valve stem from an air maintenance tire. A control assembly regulator controls a flow of air to and from a tire-mounted air pumping tube. The control assembly includes a bi-directional air distribution flow control system having multiple parallel air pathways, each air pathway coupled to a respective conduit connected to an air pumping tube mounted within a tire sidewall. The pathways alternatively operate to deliver ambient non-pressurized air to the air pumping tube in response to directional tire rotation against a ground surface.
US09744813B2
A tire for a heavy vehicle with a radial carcass reinforcement anchored in two beads by wrapping around bead wires. In a radial plane, radially on the inside of the radially innermost point of the at least one layer of carcass reinforcement and axially on the outside of the geometric center of the bead wire, the radius of curvature at a point on the exterior surface of the bead is greater than the radius of curvature at the point of orthogonal projection of the point of the exterior surface of the bead onto the at least one layer of carcass reinforcement.
US09744812B2
Assembly comprising a tire and a mounting rim, the tire comprising two beads each comprising at least one annular reinforcing structure and a carcass reinforcement anchored in the two beads by a turn-up, each bead comprising a filler of a rubber composition extending radially a radial distance DBE from the radially innermost point of the annular reinforcing structure, DBE being less than or equal to 10% of the radial height H of the tire, at least one sidewall further comprising a stiffening reinforcement of metallic reinforcing elements oriented at an angle less than or equal to 10 degrees to the circumferential direction, and positioned such that the distance DAE between the radially innermost point of the annular reinforcing structure and the radially outer end of the stiffening reinforcement is greater than or equal to 20% and less than or equal to 40% of H and that the distance DAI between the radially inner point of the annular reinforcing structure and the radially inner end of the stiffening reinforcement is less than or equal to 20% of H.
US09744808B2
An axle alignment system for an axle assembly. The axle alignment system may include a bracket assembly and an alignment plate. The alignment plate may be moveably disposed on the bracket assembly with one or more fasteners that may move along one or more slots that may be provided with the bracket assembly and/or the alignment plate.
US09744797B2
Disclosed is a projection and communication board, having a double-sided enamelled steel plate with an enamel undercoat, on which a second white enamel coat is laid on the writing side, which after annealing presents a roughness defined by Ra =0.6-1.2 μm, Rz =3.0-8.0 μm, and R3z =3.0-8.0 μm. On this a third thin finishing coat is applied consisting of enamel powder, more than 90% of which consists of grains of less than 15 μm, and which after annealing presents a roughness defined by Ra =0.4-1.4 μm, Rz =2.0-6.0 μm, and R3z =2.0-6.0 μm.
US09744795B2
A single-detent binder for a file folder has a housing, one pair of baseplates, ring shaped components, a control component, a pull rod, rotary locking pieces and an intermediate junction component. The control component, intermediate junction component, pull rod and rotary locking pieces are connected in series. When the control component rotates, the rotary locking pieces are triggered to rotate in the trough of the first baseplate based on the mechanical principle of connecting rod, thus performing the locking/unlocking function. When the binder is closed, the baffle plates on the second baseplate hinder the rotary locking pieces from rotation, thus generating a clamping force. After the baffle plates and rotary locking pieces work jointly to close the binder, the ring shaped components generate a scrambling force, thus enhancing the locking effect and preventing the single-detent binder from opening unexpectedly.
US09744790B2
Disclosed herein are sacrificial coating compositions comprising at least one hydrophilic polymer; at least one hygroscopic agent; at least one surfactant; at least one non-reactive silicone release agent; and water. In certain embodiments, the at least one non-reactive silicone release agent is chosen from polyether modified polysiloxane and nonreactive silicone glycol copolymers. In certain embodiments, the at least one non-reactive silicone release agent may be present in an amount ranging from about 0.001% to about 2%, based on the total weight of the composition, such as from about 0.03% to about 0.06%. Also disclosed herein is a blanket material suitable for transfix printing comprising a sacrificial coating composition, as well as an indirect printing process comprising a step of applying a sacrificial coating composition to a blanket material.
US09744787B2
A tape cartridge or the like which can be pulled out of a cartridge loading section while maintaining a loading posture is to be provided. A tape cartridge is configured to be able to be loaded in and unloaded from a tape printing device. The tape cartridge includes a tab portion which is gripped at least at the time of unloading. The tab portion is arranged at or near a position where pull-out resistance due to unloading is balanced within a plane intersecting with an unloading direction.
US09744782B1
In some examples, printing device performance management may include determining a physical media feed motor speed of operation for a physical media feed motor for a printing device including the physical media feed motor for transferring a physical medium within a print zone of the printing device, and a further motor for transferring the physical medium towards the print zone. For each physical medium that is to be transferred towards the print zone, the further motor may be actuated to transfer the physical medium at a further motor speed that is greater than the physical media feed motor speed to reduce a further motor duty cycle.
US09744774B2
The present invention provides a thermal print head and a thermal printer that can deliver improved printing quality. The thermal print head includes a main substrate with a main surface, heating elements arranged along a main scanning direction, and a protection layer that covers the heating elements. A belt-shaped heating glaze layer is between the main surface and the heating elements, extends along the main scanning direction, and bulges towards the direction where the main surface faces. The surface shape of the protection layer has an equivalent radius of curvature Re between 6200 μm and 15000 μm. The equivalent radius of curvature Re is calculated by Hq and Wq. Hq is ¼ of the maximum height Hm of the bulging portion of the protection layer including the heating glaze layer. Wq is the width of the bulging portion along a sub-scanning direction, measured at a height equal to Hm minus Hq.
US09744772B2
A liquid supply system includes a liquid supply source, an injection head, a damper in communication with the injection head, a liquid supply path including an end in communication with the liquid supply source and another end in communication with the damper, a liquid supply device supplying the liquid from the liquid supply source toward the damper, a pressure control valve provided between the liquid supply source and the liquid supply device, and a controller controlling the liquid supply device to be actuated or to be stopped. The pressure control valve closes the liquid supply path while the liquid supply device stopped.
US09744766B2
A method of making an inkjet print head may include forming, by sawing with a rotary saw blade, continuous slotted recesses in a first surface of a wafer. The continuous slotted recesses may be arranged in parallel, spaced apart relation, and each continuous slotted recess may extend continuously across the first surface. The method may further include forming discontinuous slotted recesses in a second surface of the wafer to be aligned and coupled in communication with the continuous slotted recesses to define alternating through-wafer channels and slotted recess portions. The method may further include selectively filling the residual slotted recess portions to define through-wafer ink channels.
US09744765B2
A fluid ejection device, comprising: a first semiconductor body including an actuator, which is operatively coupled to a chamber for containing the fluid and is configured to cause ejection of the fluid; and a channel for inlet of the fluid, which extends in a first direction and has a section having a first dimension; and a second semiconductor body, which is coupled to the first semiconductor body and has an ejection nozzle configured to expel the fluid. The second semiconductor body further comprises a first restriction channel, which is fluidically coupled to the inlet channel, extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and has a respective section with a second dimension smaller than the first dimension so as to form a restriction between the inlet channel and the chamber.
US09744755B2
A method of making absorbent foam composites and absorbent foam composites produced therefrom. The method comprises casting an absorbent foam layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side onto a barrier layer having a first side and second side opposite the first side, where the second side of the absorbent foam layer is in contact with the first side of the barrier layer; joining a second absorbent layer to the second side of the barrier layer before, during, or after the casting step; and breaching the barrier layer after the casting step so that the foam layer and second absorbent layer are in fluid communication. The absorbent foam composites can be used in a variety of applications, including personal hygiene articles, medical bandages, pet pads and agricultural pads.
US09744750B2
A method of producing an optical panel assembly including the polarizing film in a continuous manner by laminating a polarizing film to a surface of a rectangular-shaped optical panel, is disclosed. The polarizing film is formed by performing a step of subjecting a laminate including a continuous web of a thermoplastic resin substrate and a PVA type resin layer formed on the substrate, to a 2-stage stretching consisting of a preliminary in-air stretching and an in-boric-acid-solution stretching, to reduce a thickness of the PVA type resin layer to 10 μm or less, and a step of causing a dichroic material to be absorbed in the PVA type resin layer.
US09744748B2
An object of the invention is to provide a multilayered structure having very superior gas barrier properties and being excellent in flex resistance, pinhole resistance, stretchability, thermoformability and interlayer adhesiveness, and having superior durability enabling characteristics such as high gas barrier properties to be maintained even if used with deformation such as flexion and/or stretching, and to provide a laminate in which the multilayered structure is used, and a production method thereof. Provided by the present invention is a multilayered structure in which at least 4 resin-layers constituted with a resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer are contiguously laminated. A single layer of the resin layer has an average thickness of preferably no less than 0.01 μm and no greater than 10 μm. The average thickness is preferably no less than 0.1 μm and no greater than 1,000 μm. When the content of ethylene units of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer is no less than 3 mol % and no greater than 70 mol %, the saponification degree is preferably no less than 80 mol %.
US09744747B2
The present invention discloses a method for forming a laminated window. The method includes: a) assembling a mold between two plies that make up a laminated window; b) filling the mold with a reaction mixture having: (1) at least one chain extender; (2) at least one polyether polyol having a molecular weight of approximately 1,000; and (3) at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate; and c) curing the reaction mixture.
US09744745B2
Provided is a circuit substrate, including a glass film (10) forming a rough layer (11) after surface roughness processing, a resin adhesion (20) located the rough layer (11) on either side of the glass film (10), and a metal foil (30) located on the outside of resin adhesion layer (20). The glass film (10), the resin adhesion layer (20) and the metal foil (30) are joined together through suppressing. The circuit substrate employs the glass film (10) which forms a rough layer (11) after surface roughness processing as a carrier material, so that the resin adhesion layer (20) and the surface of the glass film (10) have a good binding force, and the dielectric constant of the circuit substrate has slight difference in the directions of X, Y and Z. Also provided is manufacturing method for a circuit substrate.
US09744743B2
Provided are a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing same. The Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet comprises a base steel sheet and a Zn—Mg plating layer formed on the base steel sheet, wherein the content of Mg in the Zn—Mg plating layer is 8 weight % or less (provided that 0 weight % is excluded), and the Zn—Mg plating layer is a compound phase of Zn and Mg2Zn11. According to the present invention, provided are a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet has excellent corrosion resistance, high adhesion, and superior surface quality of metallic luster.
US09744742B2
The present invention relates to a thermosensitive label for monitoring the quality state of a thermosensitive article. The present invention also relates to a preparation method of the thermosensitive label and a thermosensitive article using the thermosensitive label. The thermosensitive label according to the present invention comprises two laminated layers which are physically-separated of a thermosensitive function layer and an adsorption-indication function layer. The two laminated layers are stored and transported separately, and combined together in use.
US09744732B2
A high-quality electrophotographic endless belt and a method capable of efficiently producing the belt are provided. A method for producing an electrophotographic endless belt comprising a base layer including a thermoplastic resin composition and an inner-surface layer, which includes: (1) forming an energy curable film having a glass transition temperature on an inner surface of a test tube-shaped preform including a thermoplastic resin and then subjecting the preform to blow molding to obtain a blow-molded bottle; (2) irradiating the blow-molded bottle with energy rays to cure the film to form an inner-surface layer; and (3) cutting out an endless belt from the blow-molded bottle having the inner-surface layer obtained in (2).
US09744728B2
The present disclosure allows for more controlled modification of the input data to a Rapid Manufacturing Technologies (RMT) machinery to compensate for systematic error of the manufacturing process, such as directional build discrepancies, by performing the opposite effect to the input data. The modification is achieved with minimal unwanted distortions introduced to other portions of the structure to be built by decoupling the global scaling effects on the whole structure from the desired local effects on certain portions.
US09744724B2
A method of fabricating a polishing layer of a polishing pad includes successively depositing a plurality of layers with a 3D printer, each layer of the plurality of polishing layers deposited by ejecting a pad material precursor from a nozzle and solidifying the pad material precursor to form a solidified pad material.
US09744723B2
The present invention relates to a device for generatively manufacturing a three-dimensional object (3), comprising: a frame (1) defining a building field (6) at an upper portion (2) thereof; a plate (12) which connects the frame (1) with a housing (100) of the device; a support (5) which is arranged in the frame (1) and vertically movable by a lift mechanics (4) at least below the building field (6); a radiation device (7) which generates an energetic beam (8, 8′) which is focused by a deflection means (9) to arbitrary points in the building field (6), so as to selectively sinter or melt a powdery material (11) which is present in the building field (6); a coater (10) for applying a layer of powdery material (11) onto the support (5) or a previously applied layer of the powdery material (11). A thermal insulation (13) is arranged between the frame (1) and the plate.
US09744721B2
The invention relates to a kitchen appliance, especially a food printer, and a method for printing food in 2- or 3-dimensional shapes. The food printer for making 2- or 3-dimensional shapes comprising a housing, an opening for printable food and binder, a control unit, and a printer head, wherein the printer head prints small drops of the printable food and the binder while moving to build the 2- or 3-dimensional shape.
US09744716B2
The present invention relates to an improved printed image for the décor of a panel. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for imprinting plates, in particular wall, ceiling or floor panels. The method thereby comprises the following steps: (i) Providing a plate; (ii) applying a primer by means of a liquid curtain of coating material on/to a main surface of the plate; (iii) optionally drying and/or curing the primer; (iv) treating the surface of the primer by means of at least one of the following measures: a) corona treatment; b) plasma treatment; c) applying an oil in an aqueous dilution and (v) applying a decorative décor.
US09744715B2
A large area patterned film includes a first patterned area; a second patterned area; and a seam joining the first patterned area and the second patterned area, wherein the seam has a width less than about 20 micrometers. A method for tiling patterned areas includes depositing a predetermined thickness of a curable material; contacting a first portion of the curable material with a mold; curing the first portion of the curable material; removing the mold from the cured first portion of the curable material; contacting a second portion of the curable material with the mold, such that the mold contacts a portion of the cured first portion of the curable material; curing the second portion of the curable material; and removing the mold to yield a seam between the cured first portion of the curable material and the cured second portion of the curable material, wherein the seam has a dimension less than about 20 micrometers.
US09744712B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a container (2) from a blank (3) made of plastic material, in a stretch-blow molding unit (7) including: a mold (11) provided with a wall (13) and a mold base (14) which is axially movable relative to the wall (13) between a low position and a raised position; a stretch rod (22) which is axially movable relative to the mold (11) between a high position and a low position; the method including: a phase of inserting the blank (3) in the mold (11); a phase of stretch-blow molding; a phase of boxing; a phase of determining the start and end of the boxing phase, respectively, by detecting the movement of the rod (22) from the low position thereof and the stopping of the rod (22) at the raised position thereof.
US09744706B2
One or more implementations of a multi-layered bag with reinforced seals include an outer layer or bag and an inner layer or bag positioned within the outer layer or bag. The multi-layered bag further includes a draw tape positioned near the opening of the multi-layered bag. The draw tape can allow a user to at least partially close the multi-layered bag by drawing the layers of the bag together. The multi-layered bag further includes one or more tape seals that bond the draw tape to layers of the bag. The tape seals can be reinforced and include at least seven plies bonded together. One or more implementations further include methods of forming multi-layered bags with reinforced seals.
US09744704B2
A method for molding amorphous polyether ether ketone including steps of preparing a molten mass including polyether ether ketone, cooling a mold assembly to a temperature of at most about 200° F., and injecting the molten mass into the cooled mold assembly.
US09744701B2
A baffle or reinforcer includes a carrier configured to be disposed in a cavity and a fixation mechanism disposed on the carrier and configured to at least partially support the carrier in the cavity. The fixation mechanism defines an opening for receiving an expandable material. The fixation mechanism has an anti-return device configured to prevent at least a portion of the expandable material from escaping through the opening during expansion. A method includes inserting the carrier into the cavity, injecting the expandable material into the cavity via the opening in the fixation mechanism, expanding the expandable material within the cavity, and preventing at least a portion of the expandable material from escaping through the opening during expansion.
US09744700B2
A decklid (12) for an automobile (10) has an integral aerofoil (24) providing an aero duct (26) between the aerofoil (24) and an upper face section (16) of the decklid (12), the aerofoil (24) being produced hollow using a mandrel (106) to consolidate workpiece material (133) of the (aerofoil 24) inside a void (132) within mould parts (102), (104), the method and apparatus providing the decklid (12) with smoothly merging and continuous A surfaces, as well as smoothly merging B surfaces.
US09744694B2
A tool including a tool body, the tool body including a substrate having a tool-side surface, an intermediate layer positioned over the tool-side surface, and an outer layer positioned over the intermediate layer, the outer layer including a metallic material.
US09744692B2
Control means performs control such that a head section 20 is caused to perform reciprocating scanning in one direction, a model material MA and a supporting material SA are ejected onto a shaping plate 40, and the model material MA and/or the supporting material SA are cured in at least any one of forward and backward paths of the reciprocating scanning, to form slices, and relative positions of the shaping plate 40 and the head section 20 are moved in a height direction to repeat lamination of the slices, thereby performing shaping, and on a line where the model material MA and the supporting material SA are located in a scanning direction of a shaped object, the model material MA and the supporting material SA are not simultaneously ejected during the same reciprocating scanning, but only one shaping material can be ejected and cured.
US09744681B2
A knife and scissors having a protection means are disclosed. The knife, which has a handle, a body extended in one direction in engagement with the handle, and a body blade formed at the bottom of the body, for performing a cutting action, includes a protrusion spaced upward from a distal end of the body, an insertion portion formed in a space between the body and the protrusion, and an upper blade formed at the bottom of the insertion portion. The upper blade cuts an object inserted in the insertion portion and the protrusion protects a human body or the object by contacting the body or the object earlier than the distal end of the body, when the body slips off the object.
US09744677B2
A robotic end effector includes a finger and at least one actuator. The finger extends from a proximal end to a distal end along a finger axis. The finger includes a first phalanx proximate the proximal end, a second phalanx proximate the distal end, and a knuckle joint including at least one vertebra interposed between and separating the first and second phalanxes. The knuckle joint is configured to permit the second phalanx to pivot relative to the first phalanx about a pivot axis transverse to the finger axis. Each vertebra has an axial thickness extending along the finger axis and a lateral width extending perpendicular to its axial thickness, and its lateral width is greater than its axial thickness. The at least one actuator is operable to move the second phalanx relative to the first phalanx about the pivot axis.
US09744674B2
A gripper is described as including two lateral flanks that are directly or indirectly connected to each other at one end, providing a space between them including an actuator, the lateral boundaries of which space have at least one opening accessible from the outside. At least one louver runs across the opening and divides the opening such that the partial surfaces resulting from the louver limit or prevent accessibility to the opening. A method for manufacturing the gripper is also described.
US09744668B1
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for spatiotemporal reservations for robots. In various implementations, a sequence of spatial regions of an environment, and a sequence of respective time intervals that are reserved for a robot to operate within the sequence of spatial regions, may be reserved for the robot. A default path through the sequence of spatial regions may be identified. During traversal of the default path, it may be determined that the default path will be unpassable by the robot through a given spatial region during a given time interval reserved for the robot to operate within the given spatial region. Thus, an alternative path through the given spatial region that is traversable by the robot during the given time interval may be identified. The robot may then be traversed along the alternative path through the given spatial region within the given time interval.
US09744661B2
A machine tool includes at least one handle housing having at least one switching unit with at least one ratchet element arranged on the at least one handle housing and at least one bearing unit, which is provided to support the at least one ratchet element at least movably relative to the at least one handle housing. The at least one bearing unit includes at least one lever drive unit, which is provided in order to enable a uniform stroke motion over an entire operating surface of the at least one ratchet element during an actuation of the at least one ratchet element.
US09744653B2
An apparatus comprises an adjustable locking plier body. A split jaw top is joined to the plier body. The split jaw top comprises a left jaw and a right jaw. The left jaw and the right jaw are separated by a distance. A bottom jaw is joined to the plier body. The bottom jaw is generally centered on the distance, wherein the bottom jaw and the split top jaw are operative for clamping a work piece inserted between the bottom jaw and the split jaw top.
US09744648B2
A mounting element for holding a self-adhesive and/or flexible abrasive includes a supporting plate, and a distributing body. The supporting plate includes a plurality of suction openings which penetrate the supporting plate from a first side to a second side opposite the first side. A first side of the distributing body is in contact with the second side of the supporting plate, and a second side of the distributing body is configured to hold an abrasive. The distributing body includes a plurality of cavities which penetrate the distributing body from the first side of the distributing body to the second side of the distributing body, and which are mutually separated by a plurality of walls. At least one of the walls has at least one aperture which connects at least two adjacent cavities to each other.
US09744646B2
An abrasive article, comprising a polycrystalline material comprising abrasive grains and a filler material having an average negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within a range of temperatures between about 70 K to about 1500 K. A method of forming an abrasive article, comprising preparing an abrasive material, preparing a filler material having an average negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within a range of temperatures between about 150 K to about 1500 K, and forming a polycrystalline material comprising grains of the abrasive material and the filler material.
US09744632B2
Aligning machines for individual line ends (2) of cable (3) provide enhanced stress-free and precise alignment of line ends (2) of the cable (3) prior to the further processing thereof. Cable (3) is fixed in a clamp (5) opposite a rotor (4) provided with recesses (6, 7) for the exposed line ends (2). This rotor (4) is provided with a corresponding number of preferably parallel elongate blind holes (7) that connect to funnel-shaped guides (6) for the line ends (2). The rotor (4) and the clamp (5) for the cable (3) are movably mounted relative to one another.
US09744626B2
An apparatus for interchanging welding tips of a spot welding gun. The apparatus replaces a welding tip installed in a robot arm and includes welding tip removal componentry combined with the robot arm, welding tip mounting structure combined with one side of the welding tip removal componentry, and a welding tip supply spaced apart from the welding gun at a specific distance and configured to supply a welding tip to the welding tip mounting componentry.
US09744624B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a circuit board, including preparing a substrate having a resin layer and a stop layer, forming at least one conduction hole penetrating the resin layer and stopping at the stop layer, forming a first metal layer through a sputtering process, forming a second metal layer on the first metal layer through a chemical plating process, forming a third metal layer having a circuit pattern, exposing part of the second metal layer and filling up the conduction hole through an electroplating process, and etching the second metal layer and the first metal layer under the second metal layer to expose the resin layer under the first metal layer. Since the first metal layer provides excellent surface properties, the second and third metal layers are well fixed and stable. The etched circuit pattern has a line width/pitch less than 10 μm for fine line width/pitch.
US09744621B2
A machine for flatbed cutting of pieces from a strip of material (3) wound in a coil and moving continuously. The cutting zone (ZD) comprises a cutting head (17) supported by a mobile support (20) translatably mounted on a stationary longitudinal beam (18) disposed parallel to the direction of movement (A) of the strip of material. It is coupled to a first actuator (Mx) for moving the cutting head (17) linearly along a longitudinal axis (X) parallel to the beam and comprises a variable-geometry mechanism (21-24) coupled to a second actuator (My) for moving the cutting head (17) linearly along a transverse axis (Y), perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X). A central control unit (9) controls the actuators to move the cutting head (17) in the cutting zone (ZD) along a path determined by the contour of the pieces (2) to be cut and the speed of the material (3).
US09744617B2
Multi-layer sheets of graphene-based material having a plurality of pores extending therethrough are described herein. Methods for making the sheets include exposing a graphene-based material comprising multilayer graphene having from 5 to 20 layers of graphene to a particle beam having an ion energy of at least about 1500 eV to create damage tracks in the graphene sheets. The damage tracks in the graphene sheets are then exposed to a chemical etchant, such as an oxidant to define pores through the stacked graphene sheets. Production of the damage tracks and etching of the damage tracks can take place while the graphene is disposed on a substrate.
US09744612B2
A first water spray unit that sprays water into the gaseous mixture containing the flux component, a separation unit having an introduction port for introducing the gaseous mixture into which water is sprayed from the first water spray unit, and a second water spray unit that forms a precipitation flow inside of the separation unit. The separation unit uses a swirling flow to separate the flow component from the gaseous mixture.
US09744611B2
A method for recovering solder from solder coated scrap pieces includes a step of containing a quantity of solder coated scrap pieces within a centrifuge receptacle of a first centrifuge. The centrifuge receptacle has perforation holes and is rotatably mounted about a first centrifuge axis. A solder collection container surrounds the centrifuge receptacle. The method further includes the steps of heating the solder coated scrap pieces and melting the solder thereon with a heater surrounding the solder collection container and with a drive system, rotating the centrifuge receptacle while the first centrifuge axis is in about a horizontal position at a low speed and tumbling the scrap pieces along a longitudinal length of the centrifuge receptacle, and later rotating the centrifuge receptacle at a high speed for centrifugally extracting molten solder from the centrifuge receptacle, radially outwardly through the perforation holes into the solder collection container.
US09744605B2
A saw blade clamping device is configured to clamp at least two types of saw blades and includes a clamping seat and an operating member. The clamping seat has a connecting portion and a loading portion with a loading slot. The operating member has an operating portion with assembling and loading ends. The operating portion is assembled around the loading portion with the assembling end, and the loading end has a loading port. The operating member is rotatable relative to the loading portion. An inner wall of the operating member has a curved driving surface. An abutting element, disposed between the operating member and the clamping seat, has an abutting end, which can extend into the loading slot, and a driving end, which abuts against the driving surface. The abutting end is driven by the driving surface during rotation of the operating member to move into the loading slot.
US09744599B2
A tool head having a main body (2) that is rotatable about a tool head axis (5), a slide (6) for holding a cutting tool, the slide (6) being guided on the main body (2) in a slide guide (8) in a linearly moveable manner transversely to the tool head axis (5), and a clamping device (48) for clamping the slide (6) on the main body (2). The clamping device (48) has a clamping body (50) that is adjustable parallel to the tool head axis (5), the clamping body (50), in a clamping position, pressing a sliding face (46) of the slide (6) against a guiding surface (44) of the slide guide (8) with a clamping force (FN) being introduced.
US09744593B2
A method for producing silver powder wherein a silver solution containing a silver complex and a reductant solution are continuously mixed to provide a reaction liquid, the method including: a step of preparing a silver nucleus solution wherein a silver solution for nucleation which contains a silver complex, a solution containing a strong reductant, and a dispersant are mixed to provide the silver nucleus solution; a step of preparing a reductant solution containing nuclei wherein the silver nucleus solution obtained and a weak reductant having a standard electrode potential higher than that of the strong reductant are mixed to obtain the reductant solution containing nuclei; and a step of growing particles wherein the reductant solution containing nuclei and a silver solution for particle growth containing a silver complex are continuously mixed to provide a reaction solution, in which the silver complex is reduced to thereby grow silver particles.
US09744587B2
The invention relates to the field of monocrystalline casting, and more specifically to a mold (1) for monocrystalline casting, and also to fabricating and using the mold. In particular, the mold (1) presents a mold cavity (7) comprising a first volume (7a), a second volume (7b) and a grain duct (4). The second volume (7b) is situated on the first volume (7a), being in communication therewith, and includes at least one horizontal projection relative to the first volume (7a). The grain duct (4) has a bottom end (4a) connected to the first volume (7a) and a top end (7b) adjacent to said horizontal projection of the second volume (7b). The mold (1) also has a separator member (11) interposed between the second volume (7b) of the mold cavity (7) and the top end (4b) of the grain duct (4).
US09744572B2
A sewer cleaning apparatus which has a hollow cylindrical body propelled by a plurality of water jets with a clam shell opening on the front of the apparatus operated by a plurality of piston assemblies that are attached to the sides of the cylindrical body. The apparatus is propelled by high pressure water ejected from the apparatus in a rearward direction. The high pressure water operates the piston assembly opening the clam shell and provides forward thrust for the apparatus allowing the hollow bucket type object to trap solids inside apparatus.
US09744563B2
An undulatory structure and methods for the fabrication and use thereof. The undulatory structure includes a buckled sheet and one or more work input elements for deforming the buckled sheet in an undulating manner wherein each point in a series of points on a sinuously-shaped profile of the buckled sheet travels at least partially along a figure eight-shaped path. The undulatory structure can be adapted for use as a solid-state transducer wherein the buckled sheet provides mechanical advantage without appreciable opposition from elastic restoring forces, thereby achieving improved force, displacement and efficiency characteristics.
US09744553B2
A cooled hot melt adhesive material storage system includes a bin and a cooling unit. The bin receives and holds a supply of hot melt adhesive pieces, and includes an outlet for communicating hot melt adhesive pieces to a melter device. The cooling unit is operatively coupled with the bin, and is configured for cooling hot melt adhesive pieces contained in the bin.
US09744552B2
A battery grid pasting system includes a battery grid pasting machine, a sensing station, and a controller. The battery grid pasting machine includes a conveying apparatus confronting a hopper's dispensing end across a space, and includes a motor actuatable to cause variance of the space and hence variance of the amount of battery paste received on carried battery grids through the space. The sensing station senses a value of a property of a pasted battery grid. And the controller receives the sensed value of the property and controls actuation of the motor based in part or more on the received value.
US09744551B2
Disclosed is a coating apparatus capable of enhancing the film thickness uniformity. The coating apparatus includes a nozzle and a moving mechanism. The nozzle includes a storage chamber that stores a coating liquid and a slit-like flow path that is in communication with the storage chamber, and discharges the coating liquid through a discharge port formed at a front end of the flow path. The moving mechanism moves the nozzle and the substrate relatively to each other along a surface of the substrate. Also, in the flow path provided in the nozzle, flow resistance at the central portion in the longitudinal direction is larger than that at both end portions in the longitudinal direction.
US09744550B2
Disclosed is two-tier fountain with a continuous scupper. A continuous scupper is a 360-degree, unrestricted border (i.e., continuous), scupper in an upper basin that creates an inward flowing laminar sheet of fluid. A continuous scupper maintains a laminar flow for great distances so that the fluid falls in a circular cascade sheet. On reaching the lower basin, the fluid creates a limited amount of turbulence during entry and therefore a reduced splash. The continuous scupper may be circular, or may have simple to complex variations that create different forms of circular cascade sheets. The upper basin may be open to the atmosphere, or may be closed to create even more spectacular circular cascade sheets.
US09744548B2
The invention provides a telescoping wand assembly for use in dispensing liquid from a container, including a trigger module extending along a longitudinal axis between proximal and distal ends. The trigger module includes a tubular handle member, a user accessible trigger positioned externally of the tubular handle member that is selectively movable between first and second positions, a hose positioned within the tubular handle member and adapted to transport liquid from the container, and a valve actuating member that is selectively, movably actuable by movement of the trigger between its first and second positions. A stationary frame assembly provides rigidity and contact points for a telescopically movable tube assembly that extends from the trigger module. A shut-off valve and nozzle are positioned at the distal end of the wand assembly and movement of the shut-off valve is controlled by the trigger and translated by way of the tube assembly.
US09744542B2
A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.
US09744541B2
A pulsating device has a chamber for receiving liquid entering the device and gas that occupies an initial volume in the chamber. The liquid entering the chamber compresses the gas and decreases the volume occupied by the gas, thereby increasing the pressure in the chamber. A valve is provided to open above a first threshold pressure to begin a pulse of liquid. The valve closes below a second threshold pressure to end the pulse. The pulsating device has an outlet gate that permits liquid in the chamber to exit the chamber when the pressure in the chamber is greater than the pressure outside the chamber.
US09744534B2
The assay device (10) comprises a micro flow path (76); a porous medium provided near the distal end portion (80) of the micro flow path (76); and a space (82) provided between the micro flow path (76) and the porous medium for controlling the flow rate of a fluid moving from the micro flow path (76) to the space (82). After a fluid moved along the micro flow path (76) based on a lateral flow is brought into contact with the porous medium beyond the space (82) and is absorbed to the porous medium, the fluid is divided by the space (82) so that the fluid stays in the micro flow path (76). With this structure, it is possible to perform solution exchange in the micro flow path without using an external device such as a pump.
US09744520B2
The present invention relates to compounds capable of forming metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), particularly f-block metal MOFs which selectively sorb one component (e.g. para-xylene) from a mixture of components (e.g. m-/p-xylene mixture). The invention also relates to methods of producing and using said compounds.
US09744518B2
This invention is directed to amorphous and crystalline titanosilicate materials that have an unexpected selectivity for cesium and strontium, especially in the presence of high levels of competing ions. The titanosilicates of this invention show very high, unexpected selectivity in the presence of such competing cations such as sodium, calcium, magnesium and potassium, such as present in seawater.
US09744512B2
There is provided a novel gelator which enables formation of gel by a simpler technique. A gelator including two or more alkylamide compounds of General Formula [I]: (where R1 is a C1-30 aliphatic group optionally having a substituent) or two or more alkylurea compounds of General Formula [II]: (where R2 is a C1-30 aliphatic group optionally having a substituent), wherein the gelator forms a gel exhibiting thixotropic properties.
US09744511B2
The invention relates to distributing reactants more evenly across the interior space of a reactor vessel utilizing a distributor at the inlet end that initially directs the flow of reactants through a series of circumferential nozzles. The nozzles are physical spaced such that the first nozzle provides the reactants into the vessel to spread radially and broadly outwardly into the vessel and each successive circumferential nozzle to deliver reactants in a less broadly distribution or dispersion where the interior space is filled with reactants without broadly diverse velocities that may create hot spots within the catalyst bed. The invention further includes a catalyst support tray having through holes that are sized and spaced to limit higher velocity regions within the catalyst bed and cause a more even distribution of the flow and thereby reduce hot spots within the catalyst bed.
US09744502B1
A proportionate automated blending system for aqueous mixtures has a plurality of liquid additive control modules which each provide a desired amount of additive to a dedicated mixing injector to blend each additive with water to provide a precise mixture of additive and water. The system has the capability, in between blending cycles, of purging the components of the additive control modules with air and water to displace any residue additive which may remain in the control module. The system is controlled by a controller which controls an actuated control valve to achieve the desired flow rate of liquid additive to acquire the desired proportion of liquid additive to water.
US09744496B1
A method for controlling an adsorption dryer for the treatment of compressed gas includes vessels therein and a valve arrangement for selectively feeding upstream compressed gas to, and outputting dried downstream compressed gas from, the vessels. Compressed gas is fed to at least one of the vessels in a process phase for drying the compressed gas through liquid adsorption by the desiccant bed and removing the adsorbed liquid from the bed in the vessels in a regeneration phase. An ambient value occurring outside both the vessels and downstream compressed gas output is measured. Additional steps include determining a characteristic value based on the measured ambient value, matching the value to criteria associated with stored regeneration phase parameter settings, determining a regeneration phase parameter setting based on the matching of the value, and applying the parameter setting to the regeneration phase for setting a parameter of the regeneration phase.
US09744467B2
One aspect of the disclosure relates to facilitating the development and provision of enhanced video of game playback, including the ability to augment a video of game playback with information relating to the game state of the game. A video may be generated based on game state information associated with one or more selected portions of the game. The video may include visual features that may not have been present in corresponding views that were presented to the user during game play of those one or more portions of the game. The user may augment the video with displayed information based on game logic for the online game. For example, displayed information may include commentary, tips on how the user could have maximized his game play, influential plays from the one or more portions of the game, and/or other information based on the game logic.
US09744466B2
An upsell engine that provides a purchaser of a first item the opportunity to purchase a second item that is related to said first item. The first item may be a virtual item and the second item may be a real world item related to or a representation of the virtual item. The upsell engine preferably tracks the preferences or personal information of the user in order to upsell real world representations of the virtual item.
US09744447B2
Provided is an information processing system capable of, while avoiding running out of storage capacity, increasing the possibility that a program executed in the information processing system can use data according to a calculated position, even when the information processing system cannot receive data from a device. An item communication section (72) receives, from a server that stores data used in the program in association with a position, data associated with a position in a first-size area containing a position calculated by a positioning section (60). An item notification section (74) notifies to outside when a position associated with data received by the item communication section (72) is present in a second-size area, which contains a position calculated by the positioning section (60) and is smaller than the first-size area. An application executing section (66) executes a program using data received by the item communication section (72).
US09744439B2
A word-forming game and methods to play the game are disclosed. In one implementation, the method includes obtaining a plurality of game pieces amongst which at least one game piece bears a rotatable indicia on a face thereof, wherein the rotatable indicia depicts a different set of one or more letters when viewed from different viewing orientations. The method further includes linearly arranging the game pieces on a gaming surface to form a first word, wherein the first word includes a first set of one or more letters depicted by the rotatable indicia when viewed from a first viewing orientation, and rotating the at least one game piece bearing the rotatable indicia to form a second word different from the first word, wherein the second word includes a second set of one or more letters depicted by the rotatable indicia when viewed from a second viewing orientation.
US09744426B2
A method for adjusting a working state of an electronic device includes setting a reasonable value range of feature data of a user, and acquiring current feature data of the user from the camera device. The current feature data is compared to the reasonable value range of feature data. A working state of the electronic device is changed when the current feature data is out of the reasonable value range of feature data.
US09744423B1
The golf swing training device is a device that can be attached to a golf club. It provides an easily seen visual indication of when the clubface is perpendicular to the direction that the clubface is traveling. When used in conjunction with instructional material the golf swing training device can assist a golfer in correcting a bad swing and it can assist a golf instructor in demonstrating proper swing technique.
US09744421B2
A method, apparatus, system and computer program product for analyzing video images of a sports motion is provided for identification of key motion positions within a video and automatic extraction of segments of a video containing a sports motion. Video data displaying a sports motion has data representative of a number of image frames. For a number of image frames, one or more frame difference measures are calculated between the image frame and another image frame. The frame difference measures are analyzed to identify a plurality of image frames that each show a key position of the sports motion. The segment of the video containing the sports motion showing the sports motion is between two of the image frames showing the key positions. Frame difference measures may be calculated based on pixel difference measures or optical flow techniques.
US09744420B1
A sport combat training machine including a base assembly; a post; a shaft assembly having a spring adaptor; a mounting frame that mounts onto the post; a lower striking assembly having a first motor with a respective first adaptor having a first spring attached to a respective first lower striking arm; an intermediate striking assembly; an upper striking assembly including a second motor, with a second adaptor having a second spring attached to a respective first upper striking arm; and an electrical system having at least one computer configured with software to operate the first and second motors and a pedal for controlling the at least one computer. The intermediate striking assembly includes a body having a target area and at least one sensor. The sport combat training machine further includes a top plate assembly having at least one sensor.
US09744417B2
A hockey-stick blade includes a reinforcing frame that provides improved strength, rigidity, and impact resistance. The reinforcing frame may be continuous along the top, bottom, and toe edges of the hockey-stick blade. The reinforcing frame optionally is a tubular structure made of fiber-reinforced epoxy resin. The interior of the reinforcing frame may include a core made of a resilient material, such as an expandable syntactic foam. Fiber reinforcement may also be included in the frame's construction.
US09744416B2
A composite ball bat includes multiple failure planes within a barrel wall. By including multiple failure planes in a barrel wall, the bat exhibits a drop in performance when subjected to rolling or other extreme deflection, with no temporary increase in barrel performance. Because the barrel performance does not increase, the ball bat is able to comply with performance limitations imposed by regulatory associations.
US09744409B2
A ball useful for basketball practice and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The ball includes an inflatable bladder covered with one or more flexible elongate elements wound around the surface of the bladder. The ball also includes an outer covering with at least two outer panels separated by at least one strip of elastomeric material. The outer panels and the strip(s) are placed directly onto the wound flexible elongate element(s). The manufacture-method particularly involves covering the inflatable bladder with the flexible elongate element(s) wound on the surface of the bladder, and placing the outer covering, including the outer panels separated by the strip(s) of elastomeric material, directly onto the wound flexible elongate element(s).
US09744403B2
An activity tracking racquet attachment device tracks activity such as calories burned over a period of using a racquet to which the device is attached. The device includes a housing having a first face and a perimeter sidewall extending from and around the first face. A processor is coupled to the housing. A motion detector is coupled to the housing such that the motion detector detects movement of the housing. The motion detector is communicatively coupled to the processor wherein the processor receives motion data from the motion detector. A coupler is coupled to and extends from a second face of the housing coupling the housing to an end of a handle of a racquet such that the first face of the housing faces outwardly from the end of the handle.
US09744395B1
A Pilates machine tension device support system for efficiently providing a tension force to a movable platform of an exercise machine. The Pilates machine tension device support system generally includes a frame, a platform movably positioned upon the frame and a tension assembly connected between the frame and the platform to provide selective tension upon the platform in a first direction. The tension assembly is comprised of a plurality of pulleys and a plurality of tension devices positioned upon the pulleys, wherein the tension devices are attached between a frame and the platform. The tension members are selectively engaged to the platform to increase or decrease the tension applied to the platform for varying levels of workouts.
US09744393B1
A method for disposing of fly ash. After the fly ash has been processed using the method contained herein, this fly ash can be disposed of more easily because of the reduced toxicity of the final product. Also, this converted fly ash may be recycled and used as a material or aggregate in concrete. The method includes the treatment of dioxins found in fly ash found in waste incinerator flue from waste incineration power plants which includes collecting the fly ash, putting the fly ash into a hermetic device and treating the fly ash through various heating steps and thereafter lowering an environmental temperature in the hermetic heating device, which results in a significant reduction of dioxins in the fly ash.
US09744390B2
A dry sprinkler is provided that includes a structure, a fluid deflecting structure, a locator, a metallic annulus and a shield. The structure defines a passageway extending along a longitudinal axis between an inlet and an outlet. The structure has a rated K-factor defining an expected flow of fluid in gallons per minute from the outlet divided by the square root of the pressure of the flow of fluid fed into the inlet of the passageway in pounds per square inch gauge. The fluid deflecting structure is proximate the outlet. The locator is movable along the longitudinal axis between a first position and a second position. The locator supports the metallic annulus. The metallic annulus includes first and second metallic surfaces spaced apart along the longitudinal axis between an inner and outer circumference with respect to the longitudinal axis. The shield has a first face exposed to the inlet and a second face confronting the first metallic surface to define a gap there between. Various methods are also described.
US09744387B1
A fixing device adapted to be fixed on a structure is disclosed, which includes a connecting member, a first fixing plate, a second fixing plate, and a hanging ring. The connecting member has a base, a first bar, a second bar, and a third bar. The first bar and the second bar are respectively engaged with two sides of the base. The third bar is engaged with the base. The first and the second fixing plates respectively have a body adapted to be fixed on the structure, and two sleeves respectively fit around the first bar and the second bar, whereby the first and the second fixing plates are pivotable relative to the connecting member. The hanging ring is engaged with the third bar in a rotatable manner. Whereby, the first and the second fixing plates could be engaged with the structure to provide a firm supporting point.
US09744385B2
Headgear for a patient interface includes at least one headgear strap and an indicator provided to the at least one headgear strap structured to indicate attainment of a desired adjustment setting of the headgear in response to headgear tension applied to the at least one headgear strap.
US09744381B2
Disclosed herein is a composition that is suitable for influencing electromagnetic radiation on cutaneous extracellular matrix protein production. The composition contains (a) a proanthrocyanin, a polyphenol or a proanthrocyanin/polyphenol-containing plant extract, absorbed or adsorbed onto an inert carrier, where component (a) is responsive to UV, IR or visible light; (b) a photo-activatable amino acid or amino acids blend; and (c) a dermatologically-acceptable vehicle, wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 15 wt % to about 35 wt % based on the total amount of component (a) and component (b), said component (b) is present in an amount of from about 65 wt % to about 85 wt % based on the total amount of component (a) and component (b), and said component (c) is present in an amount of from about 90 wt % to about 99.95 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
US09744379B2
A treatment planning system (106) for generating patient-specific treatment margins. The system (106) includes one or more processors (142). The processors (142) are programmed to receive a radiation treatment plan (RTP) for irradiating a target (122) over the course of one or more treatment fractions. The RTP including one or more treatment margins around the target (122) and a planned dose distribution for the target (122). The processors (142) are further programmed to receive motion data for at least one of the treatment fractions of the RTP from one or more target surrogates (124), calculate a motion-compensated dose distribution for the target (122) using the motion data and the planned dose distribution, compare the motion-compensated dose distribution to the planned dose distribution, and adjust the treatment margins based on dosimetric differences between the motion-compensated dose distribution and the planned dose distribution.
US09744378B2
Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in an assembly including a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of light apertures substantially aligned with the LEDs for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are disposed so that the reflective surface is relatively smooth and seamless towards the patient. The walls have a malleable rigidity for flexible adjustability relative to the user, and the device is mounted to the user with a frame.
US09744377B2
Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in an assembly including a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of light apertures substantially aligned with the LEDs for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are disposed so that the reflective surface is relatively smooth and seamless towards the patient. The walls have a malleable rigidity for flexible adjustability relative to the user, and the device is mounted to the user with a frame.
US09744373B2
An improved apparatus is provided for transcranial magnetic stimulation in a brain of a subject. The apparatus is comprised of: a plurality of coils electrically connected in series to each other; and a single source of current electrically coupled to one of the plurality of coils. Each coil may include one or more windings of similar dimensions although the size of the windings varies between coils. Each of the coils is further dimensioned to stimulate brain tissue at a given distance while minimizing volume of the brain tissue excited by the magnetic field. During operation, the current source injects time varying current into the coils to create a magnetic field which in turn induces electric fields and eddy-currents inside the brain tissue of the subject.
US09744372B2
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating diseases and disorders comprising applying a therapeutically effective dose of cold plasma. In particular examples, the diseases and disorders include, but are not limited to, diseases and disorders of the skin, musculoskeletal, and immune systems.
US09744368B2
External device circuitry self-tunes so that current is being driven through a coil at a resonant frequency of the tank circuit including the coil. The self-tuning nature of the driver circuitry enables adaptation within a cycle to changes in the resonant frequency such as those due to changing loads on the coil from environmental factors. The self-tuning circuitry monitors the direction of current flow in the tank circuit so that during a non-driven phase of a two-phase cycle, the circuitry detects the current naturally changing directions and then activates the driver circuitry to drive current into the tank circuit in phase with the natural direction of current flow. Unity power factor is approximated while driving the coil despite changes in resonance. Power being driven into the tank circuit may then be measured at the approximation of unity power factor to control the amount of power being applied.
US09744364B2
A system including a programmable implantable monitoring device and a programmer for programming the device and a method of use thereof. The programmer may be configured to transmit programming commands responsive to entry of a reason for monitoring to the implantable device including a prioritization of an arrhythmia storage criterion. The implantable may be configured to thereafter store and/or transmit records of the arrhythmia according to the prioritization. The programmer may be configured to transmit the patient's age to the implantable device and the implantable may be configured to thereafter apply arrhythmia detection criteria based upon the patient's age.
US09744362B2
An electrical stimulation system for use with a plurality of electrodes implanted within a tissue region comprises a neurostimulator configured for delivering electrical stimulation energy to the plurality of electrodes in accordance with a set of stimulation parameters, thereby injecting a charge into the tissue region, a control device configured for receiving user input to modify the set of stimulation parameters, and controller/processor circuitry configured for, in response to the user input computing a charge injection metric value as a function of a physical electrode parameter and an electrical source parameter for a first set of the electrodes, wherein the electrode set comprises at least two electrodes, comparing the computed charge injection metric value to a safety threshold value, and performing a corrective action based on the comparison.
US09744351B1
The present invention is related to an implantable medical device for treating breathing disorders and cardiac disorders by delivering stimulation energy to the phrenic nerve, hypoglossal nerves and cardiac muscle tissues.
US09744344B1
An apparatus includes an introducer defining a lumen and a catheter movably disposed in the lumen. The introducer has a distal end portion configured to operably couple to an indwelling peripheral intravenous line at least partially disposed in a vein. The catheter is configured to be moved between a first position, in which the catheter is proximal to the peripheral intravenous line when the introducer is operably coupled thereto, and a second position, in which a distal surface of the catheter is distal to the introducer and disposed at a predetermined distance from a distal tip of the peripheral intravenous line. The predetermined distance defined between the distal surface of the catheter and the distal tip of the peripheral intravenous line is based at least in part on a venous anatomy associated with the vein.
US09744342B2
The present invention provides an apparatus for producing medical foam for wound care or hair stimulation. The apparatus includes a foam generation unit having a fluid reservoir, a fluid delivery line and a foam generation tip. The apparatus also includes a compressed gas unit having at least one container of compressed gas, a source of electric power, and a gas regulator valve. A supply of wound care or hair stimulating solution is communicably connected to the foam generation tip such that when the apparatus is operated medical foam is produced by the foam generator tip.
US09744330B2
A tinnitus masking system for use by a person having tinnitus The system comprises a sound delivery system having left and right ear-level audio delivery devices and is configured to deliver a masking sound to the person via the audio delivery devices such that the masking sound appears to originate from a virtual sound source location that substantially corresponds to the spatial location in 3D auditory space of the source of the tinnitus as perceived by the person. The masking sound being represented by left and right audio signals that are converted to audible sound by the respective audio delivery devices.
US09744328B2
A filtering device 10 that includes a housing 12 having a plurality of subsections 32, 34, and 36 where each subsection is adapted to receive a filter element 26, 28, and 30. An inlet 18 is disposed at a first location on the housing 12, and an upstream air distribution system is placed in fluid communication with the inlet 18 and with each of the subsections 32, 34, and 36. A downstream air distribution system is located in fluid communication with each subsection 32, 34, and 36, and an outlet 20 in fluid communication with the downstream air distribution system. The upstream and downstream air distribution systems are constructed to cause the same airflow velocity through each subsection. Using such a construction, overall product service life may be increased while minimizing pressure resistance of the total filter.
US09744319B2
A nebulizer (1) comprises one or more removable components (5,7,9,13), for example a mesh assembly (9), mouthpiece, plunger assembly (7) and medication chamber (13), each having an associated data carrier (5a, 7a, 9a). The data carrier (5a, 7a, 9a) can be used to store information indicating the type of removable component (5,7,9,13) that is fitted to the nebulizer (1). A removable component (5,7,9,13) may be from a set of such removable components. For example, a mouthpiece (5) fitted to the nebulizer (1) may be from a set of mouthpieces having different flow rates. The data carrier (5a, 7a, 9a) may also be used to control operation of the nebulizer (1). A data carrier (9a) attached to a mesh (9) may be used to prevent the nebulizer (1) from being used when the mesh (9) has been used a predetermined number of times.
US09744287B2
The invention is about a next-generation blood pump that provides pulsatile blood flow, and has been developed for cardiopulmonary by-pass devices used for maintaining extracorporeal blood circulation during heart surgeries and the supportive devices of circulation system. This device is technically a sort of synchronous power-assisted motor employing direct driver technology. The mentioned blood pump contains a rotor rotating on a magnetic bearing without a shaft and through the helical wings placed into the rotor it provides pulsatile blood supply adequate for the body requirement synchronous with the ECG signals received from the patients. It provides a patient safer and controlled pulsatile blood flow while running at high efficiency.
US09744280B2
Methods, systems, and devices for an adaptable blood pump are disclosed herein. The blood pump can be part of a mechanical circulatory support system that can include a system controller and the blood pump. The blood pump can include a rotary motor and a control unit that can communicate with the system controller. The blood pump can determine when communication with the system controller is established or has been lost. The blood pump can retrieve one or several back-up parameters when communication with the system controller has been lost, and can operate according to these back-up parameters.
US09744260B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for cosmetic augmentation by forming a biocompatible cross-linked polymer having a multi-phase mixture with a time release catalyst; injecting the mixture into a patient as a viscous fluid; after injection, activating the catalyst to cross-link the polymer after a predetermined period after injection into a patient; and augmenting soft tissue with the biocompatible cross-linked polymer.
US09744255B2
Systems are disclosed which include processor-executable program instructions for receiving data regarding characteristics of a room in which one or more disinfection sources are arranged and determining, based on the received data, individual operating parameter/s for the one or more disinfection sources. Other systems are provided which include processor-executable program instructions for discerning, for each of a plurality of disinfection sources, a target location, region, object or surface within a room in which the disinfection sources are arranged. The systems further include program instructions for comparing the target locations/regions/objects/surfaces and executing corrective actions upon detecting two or more locations/objects/surfaces are within a predetermined distance of each other and/or upon detecting two or more regions overlap.
US09744240B2
A storage-stable dust-free homogeneous particulate formulation comprising at least one water-soluble Vitamin E-derivative and at least one hydrophilic polymer. In one embodiment the storage-stable dust-free homogeneous particle formulation, consists of (a) at least one water-soluble Vitamin E-derivative, (b) at least one hydrophilic polymer, (c) optionally additional surface-active substances, and (d) optionally additional pharmaceutical additives, with the proviso, that the sum of (a), (b), (c) and (d) equals 100% by weight of the formulation, and wherein the fines fraction with particle diameters of less than 100 μm is less than 10% by weight. Methods of making the particulate formulation by a spray granulation process are also provided.
US09744237B2
Methods and systems are described for a rapid and sustainable change in the pigment melanin content of melanocytes of the iris stroma, thereby to change the color of the eye. Also described are compositions for lightening or darkening the pigmented tissues or treating a pigmented tissue disease.
US09744231B2
Measurements of the squalene content in oil-in-water emulsions can be used as a way of checking for problems during production. In particular, it has been found that a drop in squalene content can indicate that filtration problems occurred. Testing the squalene content in the final lots is easier than investigating the characteristics of the filter, and so a squalene assay simplifies the quality control of oil-in-water emulsions.
US09744229B2
Compositions, recombinant vaccines and live attenuated pathogens comprising one or more isolated nucleic acid molecules that encode an immunogen in combination with an isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes IL-28 or a functional fragment thereof are disclosed. Methods of inducing an immune response in an individual against an immunogen, using such compositions are disclosed.
US09744224B2
A immunogenic composition is provided for use in methods for treating or preventing the development of a cancer, comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a cancer antigen and a nucleic acid sequence encoding fibroblast activation protein (FAP). In one embodiment, the composition comprises a vector comprising a first expression cassette comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antigen of a, operatively linked to an expression control sequence that directs the expression of the antigen in a mammalian host cell. The composition further contains a vector comprising a second expression cassette comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding fibroblast activation protein (FAP) operatively linked to an expression control sequence directing the expression of FAP in a mammalian host cell. In one embodiment, the cancer is one in which tumor progression depends on the fibroblasts expressing fibroblast activation protein (FAP).
US09744223B2
The present invention encompasses a cancer vaccine therapy targeting Aspartyl-[Asparaginyl]-β-hydroxylase (HAAH). The present invention contemplate bacteriophage expressing HAAH peptide fragments and methods for using said bacteriophage in methods of treating cancer.
US09744211B2
The invention provides compositions and uses for treating or preventing obesity and related diseases in patients.
US09744205B2
The present invention provides a method for treating breast cancer in a subject, which comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of an alcohol extract of dehulled adlay seeds. Preferably, an ethyl acetate sub-fraction of the alcohol extract of dehulled adlay seeds has a better effect in treating breast cancer.
US09744204B1
Synergistic compositions of 4, 8, 12, and 13 medicinal components and various combinations thereof that provide multipath synergistic nutritional support for memory, cognition, and neuromuscular coordination in humans, cats, dogs, and horses and provide preventive treatments for various neurological diseases. The composition including a mixture of Astragalus membranaceus (Huang Qi) roots, gastrodia elata tuber, Vaccinium uliginosum berries, L-Theanine, Genistein, Berberine, Schisandra chinensis berry extract, lithium, selenium, piperine, Methyl Folate, and Astragaloside IV.
US09744203B2
The present invention relates to use of a composition in the manufacture of a health care product or medicament for preventing and treating leucopenia induced by radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The composition is made from raw materials comprising 5 to 200 parts by weight of Ganoderma, 5 to 150 parts by weight of Radix Panacis Quinquefolii or Radix Et Rhizoma Ginseng, 1 to 90 parts by weight of fermented Cordyceps sinensis powder and/or 1 to 120 parts by weight of Cordyceps, or is a composition consisting of water and/or alcohol extracts of the above raw materials as active components.
US09744202B2
Compositions and methods for preventing and/or reducing hangover, when consumed before, after or during drinking alcohol. Compositions of the inventions include fructose powder, prickly pear extract, N-acetyl cysteine; kudzu; lemon balm; Vitamin C; nopal; white willow bark extract; milk thistle; Vitamin B1; Vitamin B6; lemon juice; acacia fiber; and other ingredients.
US09744200B1
A system for producing a blended extract of cannabinoids and terpenes, which extracts terpenes using supercritical CO2, and extracts a cannabinoid concentrate from the residual material using a cold ethanol flush followed by distillation; the CO2-extracted terpenes are then added back to the cannabinoid concentrate in a final blending step. Blending terpenes at the end of extraction may enhance the flavor and effectiveness of the cannabinoid concentrate. By separately extracting terpenes and cannabinoids, optimal processes and parameters may be used for each step. Blending may combine terpenes and cannabinoids in any desired ratio; for example, a terpene-to-cannabinoid ratio of approximately 1:10 may be used. The ethanol used in the cold ethanol extraction of cannabinoids may be recovered and reused for subsequent batches. Cannabinoid concentrates may be redistilled multiple times to enhance their concentration, followed by terpene blending.
US09744199B2
A modified Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), which has a portion of gD (glycoprotein D) of the glycoproteic envelope deleted and a heterologous single chain antibody inserted in place of such deleted portion; the modified HSV is capable of infecting cells through receptor HER2/ErbB2 but not through receptors HVEM/HveA and nectin1/HveC; uses of the modified HSV and a process of the preparation thereof are also disclosed.
US09744196B2
The present invention relates to a field of veterinary and human medicine. In particular, the invention relates to a composition suitable for parenteral administration, based on hydrolyzate obtained from natural bioresources, a composition for use in treating and/or preventing a pathological condition in a mammal in need thereof, and various other uses thereof. More particularly the invention relates to a composition having immunomodulatory properties being based on a hydrolyzate obtained from bioresources, which composition is used for parenteral administration to a mammal in need thereof.
US09744187B2
Provided herein are therapeutic oligonucleotides that comprise at least one p-ethoxy backbone linkage but no more than 80% p-ethoxy backbone linkages. Provided herein are improved delivery systems for therapeutic oligonucleotides comprising a liposome that comprises neutral phospholipids and a p-ethoxy oligonucleotide that is entrapped in the liposome.
US09744183B2
Described herein are nucleic acid prodrugs and nucleic acid prodrugs comprising chiral phosphorous moieties. Also described herein are methods of making and using nucleic acid prodrugs and nucleic acid prodrugs comprising chiral phosphorous moieties.
US09744178B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a dry powder composition comprising porous carrier particles associated with one, two, three or more micronized drugs or APIs wherein an ordered mixture between the micronized drug or drugs and the carrier particle results, such that the micronized drug or drugs adhere strongly to the carrier particles forming a stable ordered mixture of respirable agglomerates. Embodiments of the present invention further comprise a spray-drying process to create the respirable agglomerates. Embodiments of the present invention further relate to the use of the dry powder formulation comprising respirable agglomerates for the treatment of a patient having a disease or condition which is treatable thereby.
US09744165B2
Dextromethorphan is used to lower blood pressure in a subject suffering from hypertension, alone or in combination with another anti-hypertensive agent. In particular, dextromethorphan acts synergistically with a calcium channel blocker, such as amlodipine, to result in a major improvement in the treatment of hypertension, with no or little adverse effects.
US09744163B2
Delivery systems and compositions comprised of a biodegradable polyorthoester polymer, an aprotic solvent, and a drug are described. The solvent is selected to modulate release of drug from the composition, where, in some embodiments, the solvent is rapidly released after administration and provides a corresponding rapid rate of drug release. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the solvent is slowly released from the composition after its administration, and provides a correspondingly slow rate of drug release.
US09744162B1
Disclosed herein are methods for counteracting age-related decrease in gene expression or treating age-related diseases, for example cancers and autoimmune diseases, caused by decreased expression levels of a gene associated with the apoptosis pathway, using a nitroxide. Further disclosed are methods for treating a human subject in need of an increased expression level of a gene associated with the apoptosis pathway using a nitroxide.
US09744158B2
This present invention relates to an antiprolactinic veterinary composition to be administered to ruminants. Said composition comprises at least one antiprolactinic compound which is an agonist of dopamine receptors, and is particularly useful for reducing udder engorgement and/or the reduction of pain after drying off and/or of increasing welfare, and/or of reducing milk leakage in ruminants as well as for preventing new mammary microbial infections, secondary infection, or co-infections in ruminants and mastitis.
US09744140B2
The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions suitable for oral delivery and methods of treating subjects in need thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention enhance bioavailability of at least one compound classified as BCS Class II, BCS Class III or BCS Class IV.
US09744137B2
The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions that allow for once-daily or alternate day dosage forms of topiramate. The proposed delayed/extended release single dosage form is equivalent to the immediate-release multiple dose daily regimen, and upon administration, provides steady state blood levels of topiramate. Formulations with increased bioavailability and improved pharmacokinetics are disclosed. A once-a-day administration of topiramate is advantageous over the multiple dose regimen both in terms of patient compliance and reduced adverse events, thus providing better treatment of the conditions for which the topiramate is indicated.
US09744136B2
In certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to a solid controlled release dosage form comprising: a core comprising a first portion of an opioid analgesic dispersed in a first matrix material; and a shell encasing the core and comprising a second portion of the opioid analgesic dispersed in a second matrix material; wherein the amount of opioid analgesic released from the dosage form is proportional within 20% to elapsed time from 8 to 24 hours, as measured by an in-vitro dissolution in a USP Apparatus 1 (basket) at 100 rpm in 900 ml simulated gastric fluid without enzymes (SGF) at 37 C.
US09744129B2
Compositions, systems and methods for administration of small volume sufentanil drug dosage forms to the sublingual mucosa of a subject for treatment of pain using a device are disclosed.
US09744128B2
An improved method for manufacture of chewing gums containing active ingredient(s) that preserves the efficacy of the active ingredient(s) by avoiding exposure to high heat and extreme cold during milling that can otherwise degrade the active's efficacy. A chewing gum base is used, along with one or more therapeutically-active ingredients, one or more sweeteners (alcohol-based and/or natural), and one or more flavorings and optional flavor modifiers. The method generally comprises heating the gum base in ovens to melt the gum base. Separately, the active ingredient(s), sweeteners and flavorings are combined in a mixer. The melted gum base is added to the mixer and cools to produce a particulate mixture. As mixing continues the mass cools to room temperature and forms granular pieces. The granular pieces are ground into a powder at room temperature, mixed at room temperature with tableting excipients, and tableted. Several variations on the foregoing are also described.
US09744125B2
A method of reducing or inhibiting the contraction or communication of viral illnesses is proposed. Application of a virucidal preparation containing one or more organic acids (e.g. malic acid) with or without a surfactant (e.g. sodium C14-C16 olefin sulfonate) in a carrier agent (e.g. petrolatum) to the face of well individuals will reduce the chance that they contract illness with viral illnesses such as viral upper respiratory illnesses, influenza, viral gastroenteritis, viral rhinosinusitis, viral cold sores, and viral conjunctivitis. Application of said ointment to the nares of individuals with a VURI will reduce the chance they transmit the illness by reducing self-contamination of their hands when touching their nose. In addition, individuals suffering from a cold or influenza may reduce the duration or severity of illness by application of the nasal antiviral ointment. The ointment is most effective when applied with a clean applicator two or three times daily.
US09744121B2
A method of producing yeast-polyphenol ferment extract includes growing the cells of a yeast of pichia genus in a growth media to late-logarithmic growth phase, in which the carbon source in the media is exhausted; exposing the cells to a non-cytotoxic dose of polyphenol; and extracting cytoplasmic and extra-cellular components of the exposed yeast cells from the growth media.
US09744118B2
A surface treatment agent or a powder treatment agent comprising a co-modified organopolysiloxane is disclosed. The co-modified organopolysiloxane is represented by the general formula: R1aR2bQcSiO(4−a−b−c)/2. The co-modified organopolysiloxane has a number average molecular weight of less than 4500 and includes a long-chain alkyl group and a polyoxyalkylene group in the molecule.
US09744113B2
Compositions for delivering materials, such as a biological material, sand, soil, metal, water, sea water, holy water, synthetic or biological polymers, cremated ash, ceramics, animal or plant tissue, or another physiologically compatible component having personal significance to an individual are described herein. The material(s) are encapsulated in an inert, non-bioerodible, hydrophobic, polymeric material. Methods of making microparticles encapsulating the personalizing substance and methods of use are also provided. The personalizing substance may be encapsulated in a polymeric non-bioerodible microparticle. The encapsulated personalizing substance may be combined with a carrier for delivery to an individual's skin. In some embodiments, the personalizing substance is added to a tattoo ink and incorporated in a tattoo created on an individual's skin. Following injection in the skin, the encapsulated material remains in the microparticles, and is not released over time.
US09744111B2
Described herein are compositions useful for protecting the skin from the sun. The compositions comprise cosmetic ingredients such as zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, butyloctyl salicylate, and a dermatologically acceptable vehicle. The compositions may further comprise additional ingredients such as cyclopentasiloxane, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, butylene glycol, caprylyl methicone, PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, glycerin, polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate, lauric acid, aluminum hydroxide, potassium sorbate, and citric acid.
US09744105B2
Individually packaged topical formulations comprising about 0.25 to about 6% w/w of glycopyrrolate for the treatment of hyperhidrosis, wherein said wipe is contained within a pouch resistant to leakage. The formulations may further comprise ethanol, a buffering agent and water. In addition, the formulations may further comprise a polymer system comprising a hydrophobic polymer in combination with a hydrophilic polymer.
US09744103B1
A generally triangular teething apparatus incorporating slots is provided for receiving and securing a cleaning cloth. The teething apparatus includes a body portion having a teething portion, a cross-bar and a rear bar. A first slot is defined between the teething portion and the cross-bar while a second slot is defined between the cross-bar and the rear bar. The rear bar includes a top flexible bar or flap and a bottom flexible bar or flat that define a third slot therebetween and oriented transverse to the second slot. The teething portion is provided with a series of bumps for therapeutic purposes. There is also method of attaching a cleaning cloth to the teething apparatus by threading the cleaning cloth through the slots.
US09744101B2
The invention relates to an adapter (1) for a transfer device (20) for a fluid, for the connection of a container (17) containing the fluid, wherein the container (17) is closed by a pierceable closure element (18), and the adapter (1) has an attachment (4) which can be fitted sealingly, in an attachment direction, onto a container mouth closed by the closure element. A penetration element (6) is mounted on the attachment (4) in such a way that the penetration element (6) is movable, with the aid of guide means, between a rest position (R) and a withdrawal position (E), wherein the penetration element (6) has a hollow needle (9) with which the closure element (18) can be pierced in the withdrawal position (E). The adapter (1) has a connector stub (3) with a coupling for the fluid-tight connection of a further adapter (1′), and a transfer channel (10) runs from a mouth on the connector stub (3) to a mouth on the hollow needle (9), such that the mouth of the transfer channel (10) on the connector stub (3) communicates with an interior of the connected container (17) in the withdrawal position (E) of the penetration element (6). The invention is characterized in that the connector stub (3) is arranged transversely, in particular substantially perpendicularly, with respect to the attachment direction (H), preferably on the penetration element (6).
US09744091B2
Various embodiments provide assemblies for manipulating a user's limb with at least one inflatable member. The assemblies comprise a first pliable planar member and a second pliable planar member overlaid atop at least a portion of the first pliable planar member, such that a two ply configuration is provided. The two ply configuration itself comprises at least a distal and a proximal portion and at least one opening configured to accept at least a portion of the user's limb. The first and second pliable planar members combine to define at least one inflatable member, the inflatable member being at least a portion of at least one of the distal and proximal portions, the inflatable member being configured to be selectively inflatable so as to provide at least one inflation force upon the user's limb, such that the joint in the user's limb is manipulated. Associated methods are also provided.
US09744078B2
A sound absorbing device of the type adapted to cover the ears of a user and comprising a sound absorbing material, wherein the sound absorbing material comprises of a thixotropic material.
US09744069B2
A device for sealing a colon, and for removing stool therefrom by irrigation, comprising an expandable intrarectal balloon segment formed from an everted tube with two ends, for insertion into the rectum to anchor the device, and a tapered transanal segment adapted to remain at least partially outside the rectum during use, wherein the balloon segment and the transanal segment have no common compartment, wherein both segments comprise drainage parts with a drainage lumen for irrigation of stool from the patient, wherein one of the two ends of the everted tube is passed through the lumen of the intrarectal balloon segment as an inner layer, the inner layer being in contact with a funnel element, and wherein the transanal segment is adapted to collapse upon resting of the sphincter, and comprises part of the intrarectal balloon segment, or a different balloon element.
US09744066B2
A trunk supporting exoskeleton comprises: a supporting trunk; thigh links configured to move in unison with a person's thighs; and first and second torque generators located on both left and right halves of the person substantially close to the person's hip. The torque generators couple the supporting trunk to the thigh links, and generate torque between the thigh links and the supporting trunk. When the person bends forward such that a predetermined portion of the supporting trunk passes beyond a predetermined angle from vertical, a torque generator(s) imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and the thigh link(s), causing the supporting trunk to impose a force against the person's trunk, and the thigh link(s) to impose a force onto the person's thigh. When the predetermined portion does not pass beyond the predetermined angle, the torque generators impose no resisting torques between said supporting trunk and respective thigh links.
US09744062B2
A gastrointestinal device and method for inserting the device are disclosed. The device may include a stent including a plurality of strands. The stent may move between an insertion configuration, wherein the plurality of strands are substantially parallel, and a deployed configuration, wherein the plurality of strands form a proximal portion having a first diameter and a distal portion having a second diameter. The first and second diameters may be larger than a diameter of the pyloric sphincter. The device may include a connector assembly including proximal and distal connectors attached to the strands. A cable including an engagement portion may be configured to releasably couple to the distal connector and to cause the strands to move from the insertion configuration to the deployed configuration when the engagement portion is coupled to the distal connector and force is applied to the cable in a direction toward the proximal connector.
US09744054B2
Multiple, small, staple-like supports are inserted through a small tube into the disc space then rotated into position on the edge of the vertebral bodies. The tooth-like geometry of the proximal and distal faces of these staples mates with the outer edge of the vertebral body, extending past the front of the endplate anteriorly. The staples have teeth that dig into the endplate on the inside of the rim as well.
US09744047B2
Disclosed is an orthopedic implant that includes an anchor, a bore, and a compressible and expandable mesh. The anchor is configured to secure the implant at an implantation site and defines a longitudinal axis. The bore is defined by the anchor and extends along the longitudinal axis. The compressible and expandable mesh is aligned along the longitudinal axis and defines a plurality of openings. The mesh is configured to compress along the longitudinal axis and expand from the longitudinal axis to engage surrounding bone or tissue at the implantation site to secure the implant at the implantation site.
US09744038B2
A medical apparatus positionable in a cavity of a bodily organ (e.g., a heart) may constrict a bodily orifice (e.g., a mitral valve). The medical apparatus may include tissue anchors that are implanted in the annulus of the orifice. The tissue anchors may be guided into position by an intravascularly or percutaneously deployed anchor guiding frame. Constriction of the orifice may be accomplished by cinching a flexible cable attached to implanted tissue anchors. The medical device may be used to approximate the septal and lateral (clinically referred to as anterior and posterior) annulus of the mitral valve in order to move the posterior leaflet anteriorly and the anterior leaflet posteriorly and thereby improve leaflet coaptation and eliminate mitral regurgitation.
US09744034B2
A prosthetic valve assembly for implantation in a patient's circulatory system includes a stent, a valve member coupled to the stent and defining a preferred landing zone relative to anatomical structures in the patient's circulatory system, and at least one marker positioned in a predetermined relationship relative to the landing zone of the valve member, the marker being visually distinguishable from the stent using an imaging technique. By observing the marker, the prosthetic valve assembly may be implanted in the patient so that certain ones of the anatomical structures lie within the landing zone.
US09744027B2
The present invention relates to an intraocular lens, in particular a ciliary intraocular lens having at least one optic and one haptic element. In order to create an intraocular lens that enables a symmetrical deformation of one or several optic elements of the intraocular lens as well as a relative displacement of these optic elements on their optical axis to each other, so that a sufficient change in refractive power is achieved, it is proposed that the haptic element is composed of several haptic elements, preferably connected to the optic element in equiangular manner, wherein a) the haptic elements have an essentially trapezoidal portion in a plan view and the bases of two adjacent haptic elements are connected to each other at the transition to the optic element and b) the haptic elements on the side of the trapezoidal portions facing away from the optic element have a part of annular haptic ring segment, wherein the haptic ring segments of two adjacent haptic elements in the unloaded state are spaced slightly away from one another, Furthermore, a method for implantation of an intraocular lens having at least one optic element and one haptic element, and a filling is claimed. According to the invention, the intraocular lens is folded or rolled to reduce the volume so that the filling is at least partially disposed in one or possibly several reservoir/s and the filling is at least partially pressed from the reservoir into the cavity after implantation.
US09744019B2
The present invention relates to a prosthetic fabric comprising an arrangement of yarns defining at least two faces for said fabric, said fabric comprising, on at least one of its faces, one or more barbs that protrude outwards relative to said face, characterized in that said barbs are covered with a coating made of a water-soluble biocompatible material. The invention also relates to a process for obtaining such a fabric and to prostheses obtained from such a fabric.
US09744016B2
An incontinence treatment system includes a urethral support extending between a first end and a second end, a first connector attached to the first end of the urethral support and a second connector attached to the second end of the urethral support, and an energy source. At least one of the first connector and the second connector is a cross-linked polymer connector having a glass transition temperature between 40-70 degrees Celsius. In this regard, the cross-linked polymer connector is stretched to provide a stretched cross-linked polymer connector having a product length. The energy source is adapted to provide energy from an extracorporeal location through intact skin to shorten the stretched cross-linked polymer connector to an implant length that is less than the product length.
US09744014B2
Oral engagement assemblies and methods of using the oral engagement assemblies are provided. In a general aspect, the oral engagement assembly includes a mouthpiece having a handle and a support attached to the handle. A diagnostic receptacle is insertable into the mouth-piece to form the oral engagement assembly. One or more diagnostic sensors can be fixedly or releasably inserted into the diagnostic receptacle. Kits useful for making the oral engagement assemblies and using such oral engagement assemblies for diagnosing a condition or disease in the animal are also provided.
US09744011B2
A dental cleaning system includes a cylindrical body with a first portion and a second portion. A cleaning portion is positioned within the second portion and includes a cavity to enable the cleaning portion to at least partially enclose a dental implant device. The cylindrical body rotates such that the cleaning portion therein rotates to clean at least a portion of the dental implant device. A projection extends outwardly from a surface of the cleaning portion such that the projection is positioned within the cavity. The projection removes debris from at least a portion of the dental implant device when the cylindrical body rotates. A plurality of cleaning protrusions extend outwardly from a sidewall of the cavity such that the cleaning protrusions at least partially circumscribe the projection. The cleaning protrusions remove the debris from at least a portion of the dental implant device when the cylindrical body rotates.
US09743997B2
A mammography apparatus is provided for detecting malignant cells in a breast, comprising an x-ray source and an x-ray detector that cooperates with the x-ray source for providing an x-ray image of said breast, and further comprising a paddle for flattening the breast by pressing it against said x-ray detector, and comprising a contact area measuring device for measuring a contact area between the breast and the paddle, wherein the contact area measuring device is embodied with at least a first laminate of an electrically insulating material and an electrically low resistance material, which first laminate is provided on a side of the paddle facing the breast, and wherein the electrically low resistance material is sandwiched between the paddle and the insulating material.
US09743990B2
A medical instrument system includes a plurality of joints, a plurality of actuators, and a plurality of transmission systems. The transmission systems have proximal ends respectively coupled to the actuators. Each of the transmission systems have a distal end attached to an associated one of the joints to allow the transmission of a force for articulation of the medical instrument system. The system also includes a sensor coupled to measure a configuration of the medical instrument; and a control system coupled to receive configuration data, including a current configuration of a tip of the medical instrument from the sensor and a desired configuration of the tip of the medical instrument. Using the difference between the desired configuration and the current configuration of the tip of the medical instrument, the control system generates control signals for the actuators that cause the actuators to apply a set of tensions to the plurality of transmission systems.
US09743989B2
In a minimally invasive surgical system, a hand tracking system tracks a location of a sensor element mounted on part of a human hand. A system control parameter is generated based on the location of the part of the human hand. Operation of the minimally invasive surgical system is controlled using the system control parameter. Thus, the minimally invasive surgical system includes a hand tracking system. The hand tracking system tracks a location of part of a human hand. A controller coupled to the hand tracking system converts the location to a system control parameter, and injects into the minimally invasive surgical system a command based on the system control parameter.
US09743974B2
A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus. The method can include the steps of inserting a uterine ablation device into the uterus; expanding a distal anchor; inflating a proximal balloon to pull the distal anchor proximally and seat the distal anchor against the internal os of the uterus; inflating a central balloon to seal the cervix; delivering vapor from the uterine ablation device into the uterus; and condensing the vapor on tissue within the uterus. The can include a cervical collar adapted to place a distal portion of the device within the uterus when the cervical collar contacts an external os of the cervix.
US09743971B2
A programmable screw driver and method for affixing screws into bone is disclosed. The screw driver includes a torque sensor for measuring torsional input during screw insertion, a rotational motion sensor for measuring the rotation of the screw driver, and a microprocessor. Once a surgeon rotates a screw to be affixed to the bone, the torque sensor measures the torque and sends this information to the microprocessor. Once a predetermined torque level is attained, the microprocessor begins to measure subsequent rotation of the screw driver until a predetermined rotational limit, thereby causing a signal to be sent to alert the surgeon to stop tightening.
US09743964B2
Described is a locking intramedullary nail for insertion in the medullary cavity of hollow bones for treating bone fractures or for joint stiffening. The nail comprises an oblong shaft having at least one holder for a locking screw. In the region of an opening a roller or ball-shaped sleeve having a bore for receiving the locking screw is arranged. The sleeve which is supported in the shaft in a freely pivotable manner can be locked in a positionally stable manner in the shaft. This affords the ability to introduce the locking screws during the implantation of the intramedullary nail at an optimum angle for the respective anatomical or pathological situation of the patient and to subsequently lock it permanently at a constant angle.
US09743960B2
The present invention provides spinous process implant and associated methods. In one aspect of the invention the implant limits the maximum spacing between the spinous processes. In another aspect of the invention, a spacer has at least one transverse opening to facilitate tissue in-growth. In another aspect of the invention, an implant includes a spacer and separate extensions engageable with the spacer. The spacer is provided in a variety of lengths and superior to inferior surface spacings. In another aspect of the invention, an implant includes a spacer and a cerclage element offset from the midline of the spacer in use so that the spacer defines a fulcrum and the cerclage element is operative to impart a moment to the vertebrae about the spacer. In another aspect of the invention, instrumentation for inserting the implant is provided. In other aspects of the invention, methods for treating spine disease are provided.
US09743950B2
Disclosed herein is a surgical instrument having a cylindrical tube affixed thereto. The axis of the cylindrical tube is aligned with a central axis of the surgical instrument so it can be advanced along a guidewire.
US09743949B2
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a device for obtaining biological tissue. In some embodiments, the device can include a first row of a plurality of hollow tubes; a second row of a plurality of hollow tubes, adjacent the first row of hollow tubes; a third row of a plurality of hollow tubes, adjacent the second row of hollow tubes, the first, second and third rows forming an array of hollow tubes; wherein each hollow tube can include at least one point at the distal end of the hollow tube, the plurality of rows forming a two dimensional array of hollow tubes; wherein an inner diameter of the at least one tube is less than about 1 mm, the distal end of each of the hollow tubes is configured to be inserted into a biological tissue donor site to remove a portion of tissue therefrom when each of the hollow tubes is withdrawn from the donor site.
US09743947B2
An end effector of a surgical instrument may generally comprise a blade, and a clamp arm assembly comprising a clamp arm movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the blade, and at least one camming member rotationally attached to the clamp arm, wherein the at least one camming member is configured to rotate relative to the blade as the clamp arm moves from the open position to the closed position.
US09743942B2
New nanotechnology and other small-scale devices for performing intravenous medical procedures are provided. In some aspect of the invention, a group of encapsulated injectable machines is delivered intravenously into a bloodstream via a syringe. A treatment area within a patient's body is specified and targeted for action by an external control system, which also monitors blood flow and other environmental. Externally applied magnetic and/or electrostatic signaling and direction devices controlled by the control system then trigger the release of encapsulation layers surrounding the injectable machines upon reaching the treatment area. The externally applied magnetic signaling and direction devices then drive the machines into treatment targets within the treatment area, exploiting an overall charge and polarity of the machines distinct from their condition during encapsulation. Pulsed magnetic fields then cause polarized moving parts within the machines to move counter to one another, with opposing angled edges breaking up the treatment target. In some embodiments, the machines may also or alternatively deliver a magnetically- or electrostatically-released medication or device to the treatment target. In still other embodiments, a local control unit within the devices may direct additional, more sophisticated actions, which actions may be directed or triggered by external signaling from the externally-applied magnetic signaling and direction devices, or other aspects of the external control system.
US09743938B2
Methods and devices that displace bone or other hard tissue to create a cavity in the tissue. Where such methods and devices rely on a driving mechanism for providing moving of the device to form a profile that improves displacement of the tissue. These methods and devices also allow for creating a path or cavity in bone for insertion of bone cement or other filler to treat a fracture or other condition in the bone. The features relating to the methods and devices described herein can be applied in any region of bone or hard tissue where the tissue or bone is displaced to define a bore or cavity instead of being extracted from the body such as during a drilling or ablation procedure.
US09743933B2
Release mechanism for medical device includes a bushing having a proximal end, a distal end and a channel extending therethrough. Plurality of extend proximally from the distal end are biased toward a release configuration in which engagement surfaces at distal ends thereof retract radially into the channel. A core pin insertable through the channel applies a radially expansive pressure to move the arms radially outward to a locking configuration. Engagement surfaces of the first and second arms connect to a retaining surface of a tissue treatment device containing capsule, which extends at an angle relative to the engagement surfaces selected so that a first portion of a force transmitted along an axis of the bushing moves the arms radially inward toward the release configuration before a second portion of the force exceeds a threshold level associated with the removal of a tissue treatment device from gripped tissue.
US09743929B2
An interchangeable shaft assembly for a surgical instrument that includes first and second drive systems. The interchangeable shaft assembly is configured for removable attachment to a housing of the surgical instrument. Various embodiments include a latch system that enables the interchangeable shaft assembly to be detached from the housing when the first drive system is unactuated but prevents the interchangeable shaft assembly from being detached from the housing when the first drive system is in an actuated position.
US09743923B2
An apparatus and a method for surgical suturing with thread management. An illustrative apparatus for tissue suturing includes a cartridge having a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis, a reciprocating needle drive, and an actuator capable of releasably engaging the needle rotation drive to rotate the needle. A method for suturing tissue is provided that includes placing a suturing device having a cartridge containing a suturing needle to span at least one tissue segment, activating an actuator to cause rotational movement of the suturing needle through the at least one tissue segment, and deactivating the actuator to stop an advancing movement of the suturing needle to cause a suturing material to be pulled through the at least one tissue segment forming a stitch.
US09743915B2
An Advanced Biopsy Needle is disclosed that provides both fine needle aspiration and core biopsy with a single insertion, thus reducing trauma and pain to the patient. An inner needle for aspiration and an outer needle for core biopsy are in coaxial relation to each other, thus providing both histology and cytology functions with a single medical device and also with a single insertion. Lateral cutting edges along fenestration openings in the outer needle ensure that adequate tissue samples are taken. A syringe is attached to the inner needle for collection of aspirate.
US09743910B2
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to one embodiment transmits an ultrasonic wave into a predetermined region including a diagnosis target of an object, receives a reflected wave from the predetermined region, and acquires ultrasonic image data based on the reflected wave and comprises a correction unit which executes tone correction of the ultrasonic image data, and in the tone correction, the correction unit calculates a histogram associated with brightness of the image data and calculates a brightness distribution range corresponding to the diagnosis target and a tone correction function using the histogram.
US09743899B2
A medical image obtaining apparatus includes: an image obtainer, which comprises an X-ray emitter configured to emit X-rays toward an object and an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that have penetrated the object, and is configured to obtain an image of a portion of the object based on the detected X-rays; a controller configured to generate a virtual ruler which indicates information about a location of the image, based on a rotation angle of the X-ray emitter; and a display configured to display the virtual ruler on the image.
US09743897B2
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first actuator in which an X-ray source unit is provided in a main body may be rotatable independently from a second actuator in which an X-ray detecting unit is provided. A mammography apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first actuator in which an X-ray generating unit is provided; a second actuator in which an X-ray detecting unit is provided; a rotary arm to which the first actuator and the second actuator are rotatably connected; a first drive source connected to the rotary arm and configured to deliver a driving force to the first actuator; and a second drive source connected to the rotary arm and configured to deliver a driving force to the second actuator, wherein the first actuator is rotatable due to the driving force delivered from the first drive source and the second actuator is rotatable due to the driving force delivered from the second drive source.
US09743892B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting a phantom, comprising the steps of: arranging a phantom with respect to an object, acquiring at least one image of said object by means of an x-ray apparatus, such that the image contains projections of the object and projections of at least three first calibration fiducials of the phantom, detecting the projections of the at least three first calibration fiducials in said at least one image, and establishing a correspondence between the 2D image coordinates of said projections of the at least three first calibration fiducials and the 3D coordinates of said at least three first calibration fiducials in a local coordinate system of the phantom for computing the projection matrix at least up to a scale factor.
US09743888B2
Improved human health monitoring is provided in the context of sensor measurements of typical vital signs and other biological parameters, by a system and method using an empirical model of the parameters and disposed to estimate values of the parameters in response to actual measurements. Residuals resulting from the difference between the estimates and actual measurements are analyzed for robust indications of incipient health issues. Residual analysis is both more robust and more sensitive than conventional univariate range checking on vital signs.
US09743887B2
Access is provided to certain pulse oximetry systems utilizing a keyed sensor and a corresponding locked sensor port of a restricted access monitor. In such systems, the keyed sensor has a key comprising a memory element, and the monitor has a memory reader associated with the sensor port. The monitor is configured to function only when the key is in communications with the locked sensor port, and the memory reader is able to retrieve predetermined data from the memory element. The monitor is accessed by providing the key separate from the keyed sensor, integrating the key into an adapter cable, and connecting the adapter cable between the sensor port and an unkeyed sensor so that the monitor functions with the unkeyed sensor.
US09743884B2
One embodiment includes a method for monitoring nerve tissue which includes inserting a dilator into muscle, the dilator including first and second electrodes at the distal tip. While the dilator is in muscle, a system may communicate (a) a first series of unequal current amplitude applications (e.g., a series including 0.5, 7, 3, 5 mA applications) to the first electrode to produce at least a first evoked potential (e.g., a MAP or NAP), and (b) a second series of unequal current amplitude applications to the second electrode to produce at least a second evoked potential. The method further includes sensing the first and second evoked potentials and determining a relative location of a nerve based on the sensing of at least one of the first and second evoked potentials.
US09743880B1
A system and method for monitoring a patient's compliance with a medication regimen includes an electronic tag having an antenna and a receiver/transmitter positioned with a medication capsule, and a reader positioned externally for detecting the presence and location of the tag in the patient.
US09743876B2
A medical puncturing device having a wicking element disposed on a portion of the medical puncturing device is disclosed. The wicking element allows a user to remove a first drop of blood upon puncturing the skin using the medical puncturing device. In this manner, a subsequent drop of blood can be used to test their blood to determine their blood glucose level for proper insulin dosing.
US09743865B2
Methods, devices and systems for receiving an instruction to determine a glycemic variation level, retrieving a stored metric for determining the glycemic variation level, retrieving one or more parameters associated with the retrieved metric analysis, determining the glycemic variation level based on the retrieved one or more parameters for the retrieved metric analysis, and outputting the determined glycemic variation level when it is determined that the retrieved one or more parameters associated with the retrieved metric analysis meets a predetermined condition are disclosed.
US09743863B2
Methods and apparatus for providing a power supply to a device, including an inductive rechargeable power supply for a data monitoring and management system in which a high frequency magnetic field is generated to provide power supply to a rechargeable power source such as a battery of a transmitter unit in the data monitoring and management system are provided.
US09743861B2
A system for transitioning from a first footwear type to a second footwear type is usable with an article of footwear including a sensor system with a plurality of force sensors engaged with an article of footwear and configured to sense force exerted by a foot of a user and an electronic module configured to collect data based on force input from the sensors and to wirelessly transmit data generated by the sensor system. An electronic device includes a processor that receives the data from the electronic module, compares the data to a footstrike template corresponding to a desired footstrike pattern of a footwear transitional program, determines whether a deviation from the footstrike template exists, and generates an indication to the user when the deviation from the desired footstrike pattern is determined to exist. The desired footstrike pattern corresponds to a preferred footstrike of the second type of footwear.
US09743859B2
A device and method can monitor or trend a patient's respiration rate measurements according to the time of day. The device, which may be implantable or external, collects and classifies respiration rate measurements over time. The trended information about particular classes of respiration rate measurements is then communicated to a remote external device, which in turn provides an indication of heart failure decompensation. Examples of classes of respiration rate measurements include a daily maximum respiration rate value, a daily minimum respiration rate value, a daily maximum respiration rate variability value, a daily minimum respiration rate variability value, and a daily central respiration rate value. These respiration rate measurements can be further classified into daytime or nighttime respiration rate measurements.
US09743858B2
The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for determining a trigger timing of a CE-MRA scan. The apparatus comprises: a blood flow velocity acquisition unit configured to acquire a blood flow velocity of a target vessel; and a trigger timing determination unit configured to determine the trigger timing for performing the CE-MAR scan on a CE-MRA scan region according to the blood flow velocity and a predetermined image acquisition condition during a monitoring scan. The apparatus and method take the blood flow velocity into consideration, and can determine the trigger timing of the CE-MRA scan automatically and accurately.
US09743843B2
The subject matter is a patient supporting device for supporting a patient during a medical treatment, in particular a dialysis treatment, and a treatment apparatus with such a patient supporting device, and a corresponding method for controlling and/or regulating a medical treatment device, in particular a dialysis device, using such a patient supporting device.
US09743842B2
A biological parameter displaying apparatus includes: a coordinate displaying unit which displays first coordinates in which a first biological parameter of a patient, which is measured by a first measuring unit, is set as an X-axis, and a second biological parameter of the patient, which is different in kind from the first biological parameter and which is measured by a second measuring unit, is set as a Y-axis; a plot data producing unit which produces first plot data, each of the first plot data being produced based on first measurement values of the first and second biological parameters which are measured at a same time or in a same time zone; and a plot displaying unit which plots the first plot data in the first coordinates.
US09743839B2
An optoacoustic imaging system includes a handheld probe and a computing subsystem. The probe includes an ultrasound transducer array, the array being capable of receiving an acoustic return signal. The system further includes a light source capable of generating pulses of light and delivering the pulses to the handheld probe. The computing subsystem generates images from the acoustic return signal, and the subsystem is configured to store raw data frames in a buffer. Upon actuation of a playback mode via the user input device, the computing subsystem is caused to switch from a live mode wherein images from the acoustic return signal are displayed substantially in real time to the playback mode wherein images are generated from the frames stored in the buffer. One or more parameters affecting processing of the frames into an output image displayed upon the display can be enabled during the playback mode such that the output image varies from an image generated from the frame when the system is not in the playback mode. In this manner, the user can play back an area of interest using alternative filters that highlight different physiological features of the region of interest, alternative modes of display, and other alternative parameters.
US09743835B2
Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.
US09743829B2
A viewing target for a visual acuity and refraction measurement includes at least one line comprising a width dimension that is below a resolution limit width (hereinafter “RLW”) of a test subject visual acuity, and an adjustable length dimension that is initially set at greater than the RLW of the test subject visual acuity. A base, at least approximately intersecting the line, has a thickness along the direction of the length of the line that is greater than the RLW of the test subject visual acuity. The length dimension of the line is adjustable in increments small enough to effectively approximate the visual acuity of the test subject by determining a shortest resolvable line and a next smaller line that is not resolvable by the test subject.
US09743825B2
An image processing apparatus performs positioning between a plurality of spectral band images obtained by capturing images inside a lumen using a plurality of rays of light having wavelength bands different from one another. The image processing apparatus includes: a spectral band image acquisition unit configured to acquire the spectral band images; a spatial frequency component extraction unit configured to extract feature data for each spatial frequency band from each pixel in at least one spectral band image of the spectral band images; a weight calculation unit configured to calculate weights for each spatial frequency band given to the at least one spectral band image, based on the feature data for each spatial frequency band extracted from each pixel in the at least one spectral band image; and a positioning unit configured to perform positioning between the spectral band images based on the weights for each spatial frequency band.
US09743811B1
A shower curtain assembly includes a saddle that may be suspended from a shower rod. A plurality of curtains is provided and each of the curtains is removably coupled to the saddle. Thus, each of the curtains inhibits water from spraying outwardly from the shower. Each of the curtains is selectively removed from the saddle when each of the curtains becomes soiled. Thus, the plurality of curtains enhances cleanliness of the shower.
US09743799B2
A method and system for preparing a beverage or liquid from a food substance contained in a filtering receptacle by passing water through the substance using brewing centrifugal forces. The method includes feeding water into the receptacle, and driving the receptacle in centrifugal rotation to force water to flow through the substance in a centrifugal flow path to the outlet of the receptacle. The system includes equipment necessary to carry out the method. The receptacle is a sealed capsule which is opened for water to be introduced into the capsule, contains a predetermined dose of food substance and is discarded after use.
US09743797B2
A portable coffee brewing device includes a lid pivotally connected to an upper end of the container by a hinge and button. A heating element housing and an electrical component housing is connected to a lower end of the container. A drain is positioned in a bottom wall of the container and is fluidly connected to a heating element positioned within the heating element housing. The heating element is controlled by electrical components positioned in the electrical components housing. A drip tube is fluidly connected to the heating element and the lid. A single serve coffee holding device is positioned below the lid. When the container is filled with fluid and the heating element is powered, heated fluid is forced up the drip tube through the passageway in the lid and into the coffee grounds holding device in a continuous cycle. The device is connectable to an external power source.
US09743796B2
A portable coffee brewing device includes a lid pivotally connected to an upper end of the container by a hinge and button. A heating element housing and an electrical component housing is connected to a lower end of the container. A drain is positioned in a bottom wall of the container and is fluidly connected to a heating element positioned within the heating element housing. The heating element is controlled by electrical components positioned in the electrical components housing. A drip tube is fluidly connected to the heating element and the lid. A single serve coffee holding device is positioned below the lid. When the container is filled with fluid and the heating element is powered, heated fluid is forced up the drip tube through the passageway in the lid and into the coffee grounds holding device in a continuous cycle. The device is connectable to an external power source.
US09743789B2
A portable table mounting storage basket apparatus that is quickly attachable and detachable by way of two small “L”-shaped brackets at the top of the backside, and a large removable “U”-shaped bracket centered at the backside with a “T”-shaped formation at the top of the end of the “U” that is not making contact and is protruding from the back of the basket. The two small “L”-shaped brackets at the top are to attach the apparatus to the top of a table, while the large removable “U”-shaped bracket with “T” formation is to be placed under a table to hold the apparatus in place when weight is placed into the basket. The “U”-shaped bracket with “T” formation is removable so as to allow the invention to fit onto a table with a larger edge. The large “U”-shaped bracket extends significantly further from the basket than the small “L”-shaped brackets to provide stability while making contact with the bottom surface of a table, especially when supporting significant weight in the basket.
US09743784B2
A display unit including a plurality of shelves and at least one collapsible support element, wherein the display unit is configured to be moveable between a compact state in which the at least one support element is in a collapsed position, and at least one assembled state in which the plurality of shelves are assembled whereby each assembled shelf is separated by, and supported by the at least one support element in an extended position.
US09743783B1
A collapsible, easy-to-assemble corrugated hutch for shipping and displaying products is provided. The hutch is made from three blanks. The hutch may be shipped flat, then “automatically” assembled by squaring up the hutch body and pushing downward and rearward on a rear support.
US09743776B2
A mattress lifting system includes a bed that includes a mattress, a frame and a headboard. The mattress rests on the frame. A lifting unit is positioned beneath the mattress and the lifting unit is movable beneath the mattress. The lifting unit includes a rotating portion. The lifting unit is positionable in a raised position such that the rotating portion engages and lifts the mattress off of the frame. The lifting unit is movable when the lifting unit lifts the mattress thereby facilitating the mattress to be rotated without contacting the headboard. The lifting unit is positionable in a lowered position such that the rotating portion is spaced from the mattress such that the mattress rests on the frame.
US09743775B2
A foldout bed assembly with bifold doors is described. The assembly includes a first door that folds along a first seam to reduce the width of the first door. The first door is hingeably coupled with a first side wall such that the door and side wall can be folded together in an accordion fashion. The door and side wall combination can also be folded along a third seam that is perpendicular to the first and second seams. The third seam allows for reduction of the height of the unit. The foldout bed assembly includes a second door and second side wall that is similar in construction as the first door and first side wall (e.g., left and right doors). Each door and side wall combination can be shipped in a folded configuration for economic shipping. Upon delivery, the combination can be unfolded for quick and easy installation.
US09743758B2
An improved worksurface for home and office furniture constructions. The improved worksurface generally includes a plurality of vertical openings disposed along at least a portion of the periphery of the worksurface, where the vertical openings are adapted to support removable and interchangeable accessories. The accessories can include shelving units, support stands, storage baskets, swivel arms, docking cradles, and display mounts, for example, each being positionable at multiple locations along the periphery of the worksurface. The vertical openings are optionally disposed within a recessed portion extending adjacent a rear edge of the worksurface. In use, a user can reposition the accessories as desired, providing enhanced flexibility and customization over existing constructions.
US09743756B2
A piece of furniture having a convertible work surface, comprising: a lower frame suitable for supporting a surface on which a fixed part is arranged, having the fixed part a series of concave curved faces on its periphery; and a number of mobile parts having at least one convex curved face and two straight faces on the periphery thereof, said straight faces being arranged perpendicular to one another. The mobile parts are provided with means for arranging same in relation to the lower frame, in a first operating position in which the mobile parts are arranged around the fixed part, defining, together with the fixed part, a first work surface; and a second operating position in which the mobile parts are arranged on top of the fixed part, abutting along their straight faces, said mobile parts defining a second work surface.
US09743754B2
A height adjustable device that can include: a work surface; and at least one leg assembly connected to the work surface, the at least one leg assembly including: a first member; and a second member moveable relative to the first member along a longitudinal axis; a counterbalance mechanism connected to the height adjustable device and configured to counteract a force exerted on the work surface, the counterbalance mechanism including: a gas spring having a cylinder and a moveable piston; a wheel moveably connected to the gas spring; and first tension member engaged to the wheel, the first tension member connected to the at least one leg assembly; a second tension member engaged to the wheel, the second tension member connected to the at least one leg assembly; and a guide member mounted inside of one of the first member and the second member, the guide member being slidably engaged with the cylinder.
US09743751B1
An oral hygiene device, intended for discreet use by an individual, including a head portion dimensioned and configured for disposition within a user's mouth and an elongated handle structured to facilitate movement of the head into a compound rotary and reciprocal cleaning action while therein. A plurality of cleansing members secured to the outer surface of the head extend outwardly therefrom in different directions. A transferable hygienic composition may be disposed on the plurality of cleansing members and/or head and is releasable therefrom upon moistening by the user's saliva. The hygienic composition may instead be released by a chewable and/or dissolvable structure disposed on the proximate end. The head may include a curvilinear outer surface configuration cooperatively structured with a predetermined array of the plurality of cleansing members to facilitate concurrent confronting engagement with the teeth and interior of the user's mouth for cleaning and release of the hygienic composition.
US09743749B2
A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, a fluid reservoir for storing a working fluid, and a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the fluid reservoir, and for delivering the working fluid to the teeth of a user. The fluid reservoir is delimited by a wall and a movable member which is moveable relative to the wall to vary the volume of the fluid reservoir. An expansion chamber is located adjacent to the moveable member. The volume of the fluid reservoir decreases, and the volume of the expansion chamber increases, as fluid is supplied to the fluid delivery system during use of the appliance.
US09743736B2
The invention concerns a method for straightening keratinous fibers including: (i) a step of applying on the keratinous fibers a hair straightening composition containing at least one alpha-hydroxy and/or keto acid derivative, the pH of said composition being not more than 9 (ii) a step of increasing the temperature of the keratinous fibers, using heating means, to a temperature ranging between 110 and 250° C.
US09743735B2
An illuminated handbag assembly includes a personal item carrier including a housing having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly therefrom. The perimeter wall has an upper edge defining an opening extending into an interior of the housing. A handle is attached to the housing and a light emitter is mounted within the interior. A battery is mounted in the housing and is electrically coupled to the light emitter. A cellular phone charger is mounted within the housing and is electrically coupled to the battery for charging a cellular phone placed within the housing and placed in electrical communication with the cellular phone charger.
US09743734B2
A protective case for a mobile or handheld device is disclosed. The case includes front and rear cover components that are configured to rotate relative to one another so that the case is capable of being configured by the user into have multi-mode use configurations. The case includes a rotatable magnetic clasp that rotates to magnetically secure the case in desired configuration. The magnetic clasp includes a rotatable magnet component attached to one end region of the case and a fixedly positioned and oriented magnet secured to another opposing end region of the case. The rotation of the magnet allows the user to re-orient the polarity of the magnetic component to facilitate mechanical and magnetic retention of the desired configuration.
US09743713B1
A shoelace fastening device comprises a first buckle having a first through-hole and a second through-hole separated from the first through-hole. One shoelace of a shoe enters the shoelace fastening device from the first through-hole and extends out of the shoelace fastening device from the second through-hole, while the other shoelace enters the shoelace fastening device from the second through-hole and extends out of the shoelace fastening device from the first through-hole. The shoelace fastening device further includes a second buckle having a first pressing portion adapted to the first through-hole and a second pressing portion adapted to the second through-hole.
US09743705B2
A method of manufacturing an article of footwear is disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with flat-knit edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot. The textile element may also have a first area and a second area with a unitary construction. The first area is formed of a first stitch configuration, and the second area is formed of a second stitch configuration that is different from the first stitch configuration to impart varying textures to a surface of the textile element. Various warp knitting or weft knitting processes may be utilized to form the textile element.
US09743697B1
A tool to position accouterments on a uniform includes a component having at least one opening extending through the component. The opening can receive an accouterment to be placed on a uniform. The tool has one or more reference lines indicated on at least one side. The opening is positioned in the component relative to the reference line to position on the uniform the accouterment placed in the opening when the reference line is aligned with the corresponding feature on the uniform. One side of the tool can be used to place accouterments on one side of the uniform while the another side of the tool can be used to place accouterments on another side of the uniform.
US09743687B2
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to decorating and printing of edible media sheets based on a user-uploaded image. Using a browser-based user interface, the user selected image can be edited and embellished as an edible media design. The edible media design is converted to print data to enable printing of the edible media design using a printer installed with edible ink.
US09743682B1
A gelatin based substrate containing a milk based product and gelatin substrate mixture is chilled forming a first gelatin and milk based substrate layer which is paintable with oil and natural vegetable gum based edible paint or colorant. Additional layers can be prepared comprising a selected gelatin or gelatin containing flavored ingredients such as fruit or berries or combinations thereof forming a bi-layer or multi-layer low calorie dessert product. The multi-layered product is inverted leaving the first gel and milk based substrate as the top layer of the finished dessert product which may be painted with oil based edible coloring agent including an edible paint, edible dye, edible soluble ink, and combinations thereof. The gelatin and milk based substrate can also be used to prevent bleeding or migration of colors between different colored gelatin layers.
US09743676B2
A liquid composition for controlling a target pest by aerosol application to a space in need thereof is disclosed. The composition comprises a solid insecticide dissolved in a solvent comprising an essential oil or oils, wherein the solid insecticide is selected from the group consisting of pyrethroid, neonicotinoid and halogenated pyrrole insecticides, and wherein the solid insecticide is present at a concentration sufficient to control the target pest. Methods for controlling a target pest by aerosol application to a space in need thereof are also disclosed, such methods comprising the step of aerosolizing the liquid composition, thereby contacting the space with an insecticidally effective amount of the liquid composition.
US09743674B2
Fungicidal mixtures, comprising 1) a fungicidal strain (I) selected from a) the Bacillus substilis strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661, and b) the Bacillus pumilus strain with NRRL Accession No. B-30087, or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, or a metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against plant pathogenic fungi, and 2) at least one chemical compound (II), selected from the active compound groups A) to F): A) azoles; B) strobilurins; C) carboxamides; D) heterocyclic compounds; E) carbamates; F) other fungicides; in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi using compositions of components 1) and 2), the use of a component 1) with a component 2) for preparing such compositions, and also fungicidal agents and seed comprising such compositions.
US09743673B1
The present invention provides compositions and methods for modification of rhizobacteria to reduce or eliminate gibberellin production. The modified rhizobacteria are used in methods and compositions that alter the physiology of nodulating plants. These methods and compositions involve combining the modified rhizobacteria with a nodulating plant, or a seed or part thereof, or providing the modified rhizobacteria to a nodulating plant, or seed or part thereof. In another aspect, the invention involves the nodulating plants produced by these methods, wherein the nodulating plants have altered physiology as a result of association with the modified rhizobacteria.
US09743671B2
A cleaning compound for cleaning surfaces that includes at least one container, with each container including a peroxide and/or an alkaline reactant therein. The alkaline reactant is selected to raise the pH of the cleaning compound into the alkaline range when the peroxide and the alkaline reactant are mixed together. The cleaning compound may be a liquid or dry compound, which is applied to the surface to be cleaned.
US09743669B2
A virucidal disinfectant or antiseptic is disclosed comprising 45-65 wt % of at least one alcohol, and 0.05-0.5 wt % of at least one phosphonate. The pH should be adjusted to lie between 3 and 10. Such disinfectant/antiseptic can be used for disinfecting a living or a non-living object and exhibits activity against a broad range of microorganisms such as viruses, fungi and/or bacteria, in particular against naked viruses such as polio.
US09743663B2
The present invention relates to a pelargonic acid formulation in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion and the use thereof for controlling undesired vegetation. The herbicidal pelargonic acid formulation according to the invention comprising: a) as component A, pelargonic acid or a mixture of aliphatic C6-C10-carboxylic acids with a pelargonic acid content of at least 80% by weight based on the total weight of the mixture; b) as component B, at least one organic solvent which under standard conditions has a water solubility of below 1 g/l and which has a boiling point of above 130° C. at standard pressure; c) as component C, at least one surface-active substance which is selected among compounds of the formula I in which n represents 0 or 1, R1 represents a linear or branched C6-C22-alkyl radical or a linear or branched C6-C22-alkenyl radical and R2 and R3 independently of one another represent hydrogen or a C1-C4-alkyl group; d) as component D, at least one nonionic surfactant which is selected among substances which include at least one poly-C2-C4-oxyalkylene group; e) as component E, at least one amino acid with an isoelectric point in the range of from 5 to 7, and f) water.
US09743660B2
A system, method, and device for preserving blood and its components is described. The system and method generally include a device having a body defining a chamber, the chamber being configured to receive at least one bag containing blood or its components, the at least one bag being permeable to gas, for example, xenon. A cover is hermetically sealable to the body. An inlet is in fluid communication with the chamber. A pressure indicator is configured to indicate pressure in the chamber, the pressure indicator including a conduit containing a liquid. A portion of the conduit is transparent such that the liquid is visible. A source of pressurized gas, such as xenon, is provided to provide the pressurized gas to the chamber.
US09743654B2
An insect trap positioned directly under a furniture leg or post during use. The insect trap has a bottom portion with a groove positioned between an outer edge of the bottom portion and an inner element extending from the center of the bottom portion. The trap also has a distinct top portion having an opening extending through the entirety of the top portion. The top and bottom portion are removably attached to one another.
US09743653B2
A drain system having a body adjustably coupled to a drain. The body can be rotated along its threads and engage a seal in the drain to substantially prevent water from flowing out of the drain. When rotated the opposite direction, the body can be spaced from the seal and allow water to flow out of the drain. The drain can also include holes that allow water to flow into the drain when the body is rotated so as to be spaced from the seal.
US09743651B2
The invention is a fishing reel handle drag system and a fishing reel having a handle drag system which comprises a reel housing, a shaft extending through the housing, a reel spool is mounted on the spindle and has at least one spool face, the spool is rotatable in first and second opposite directions, a crank or handle member is provided for rotating the spool in a first direction, an anti-reversing device is provided to prevent the crank from rotating with the spool when moving in the second direction, the crank is secured to one end of the shaft adjacent the spool face, the crank is adapted to lever axially toward and away from the spool face, a wave washer is provided on the shaft between the crank member and the spool face whereby when the spool is rotated in the second direction and the crank member is levered toward the spool face the wave washer is caused to be compressed against the spool face to thereby generate drag against the rotating spool.
US09743647B2
Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4 and/or IL-4Rα nucleic acid sequence are provided. Non-human animals that comprise a replacement of the endogenous IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα gene with a human IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα gene in whole or in part, and methods for making and using the non-human animals, are described. Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4 gene under control of non-human IL-4 regulatory elements is also provided, including non-human animals that have a replacement of non-human IL-4-encoding sequence with human IL-4-encoding sequence at an endogenous non-human IL-4 locus. Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4Rα gene under control of non-human IL-4Rα regulatory elements is also provided, including non-human animals that have a replacement of non-human IL-4Rα-encoding sequence with human or humanized IL-4Rα-encoding sequence at an endogenous non-human C IL-4Rα locus. Non-human animals comprising human or humanized IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα sequences, wherein the non-human animals are rodents, e.g., mice or rats, are provided.
US09743620B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH325025. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH325025, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH325025 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH325025.
US09743618B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH994879. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH994879, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH994879 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH994879.
US09743617B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH841959. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH841959, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH841959 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH841959.
US09743614B1
A novel maize variety designated PH24FS and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH24FS with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH24FS through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH24FS or a locus conversion of PH24FS with another maize variety.
US09743599B2
In an embodiment, the invention relates to the seeds, plants, and plant parts of canola variety SCV752340 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola variety SCV752340 with itself or with another canola variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic canola plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to canola varieties or breeding lines and plant parts derived from canola variety SCV752340, to methods for producing other canola varieties, lines or plant parts derived from canola variety SCV752340 and to the canola plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid canola seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the variety SCV752340 with another canola variety.
US09743597B1
A hydroponic rotating drum device comprising a hydroponic drum assembly rotatably mounted on a framework assembly and comprising multiple arrays of plant module configurations disposed through exterior openings of a rotating drum of the assembly; an external fluid injector system; an external drain system disposed in a sequential circumscribing configuration, a plurality of sector end light reflectors, and a plurality of longitudinally extending and radially outwardly projecting growth lighting devices operatively coupled to the drum for rotation therewith.
US09743592B2
For indoor mushroom cultivation, a method of irrigating the mushrooms includes drip irrigation pipes in the bed. The drip irrigation pipes can be disposed in a casing layer that overlies a substrate layer, and irrigation can be according to measurements taken in the environment outside of the bed.
US09743588B2
A drive arrangement for a harvesting header of a harvesting machine having a running gear on which a feeder housing is mounted. A front side of the feeder housing has a header mount that moves relative to the feeder housing and on which the harvesting header is detachably fastened. An automated coupling mechanism is provided to link a driven shaft from the harvesting machine to a drive shaft of the harvesting header as the header is connected to the harvesting machine. The drive connector connected with the header mount is movable relative thereto during the attachment of the harvesting header to axially align the driven shaft and drive shaft as the harvesting header approaches the feeder housing during the attachment to accommodate differing header drive shaft orientations.
US09743580B2
A blade holder device for supporting and immobilizing blades when replacing or assembling a pair of blades on a lawnmower. The blade holder device includes an X-shaped frame having a first elongated support pivotally secured to a second elongated support. The elongated supports have an aperture disposed in the center thereof in order to receive a fastener therethrough. Each elongated support further includes a first and second pair of segments permanently attached to the ends thereof. The pair of segments include a recessed area therebetween in order to receive a portion of a blade therein. The device is removably attached directly to the underside of the deck of a riding lawnmower. The device can be placed over a pair of blades to prevent injury of an individual removing or assembling the blades and to prevent damage to the blades themselves.
US09743571B2
A system for planting cover crop seeds in fields with standing row crops, including a high-clearance agricultural vehicle with a high-clearance toolbar, soil sealers, and a seeder with a reciprocator above the soil sealers to deliver various types of seeds onto the disrupted soil after which the soil sealers cover the seeds with soil.
US09750147B2
A power converter is provided to improve connection reliability of internal components of the power converter. The power converter may include a power semiconductor module that converts DC current into AC current, a casing that forms a housing space for housing the power semiconductor module, an AC relay bus bar that is connected to an AC terminal of the power semiconductor module by weld connection, and an AC terminal block that is connected to an AC terminal of a motor. The AC relay bus bar may be supported by the casing through an insulating member, and the AC terminal block may be connected to the AC relay bus bar and supported by the casing.
US09750146B2
A portable device includes a circuit board, a first member, and a second member. The circuit board is held and fastened between the first member and the second member. The first member includes a wall that extends toward the second member from the first member. The second member includes an engaging portion. The engaging portion includes an extension, which extends toward the first member from the second member, and a hook, which projects from the extension in a direction extending along an end surface of the circuit board. The portable device further includes an engaged portion located along an inner side of the wall. Engagement of the engaged portion with the hook of the engaging portion fastens the first member to the second member.
US09750140B2
The disclosure provides a display device including a first substrate, a display region disposed above the first substrate; a second substrate; a sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and outside the display region; and, a plurality of spacers disposed within the sealant. In particular, the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded together via the sealant. Further, the first substrate has a side wall including a first cutting crack surface and a first median crack surface, wherein a roughness of the first cutting crack surface is different from that of the first median crack surface.
US09750139B2
A housing, for surface-mount technology (SMT), accepts any electronics package that is mounted on a circular substrate. The housing including the assembled electronics package forms an SMT housing assembly. The SMT housing assembly is placed directly onto the surface of a printed circuit board (PCB). The SMT housing assembly is soldered to the PCB using standard soldering techniques, establishing an electrical connection between the electronics package and the PCB.
US09750136B2
A wiring board includes an insulating substrate, a first conductor layer laminated on a first side of the insulating substrate, a second conductor layer laminated on a second side of the insulating substrate, first plating posts fitted in through holes in the insulating substrate respectively such that the first plating posts are projecting from the first conductor layer, and plating connecting parts connecting the second conductor layer and the first plating posts and having electronic component connecting portions such that the electronic component connecting portions form an electronic component mounting part positioned to mount an electronic component and are positioned on the through holes, respectively.
US09750134B2
A method for producing a printed circuit board (13, 15, 16) with multilayer subareas in sections, characterized by the following steps: a) providing at least one conducting foil (1, 1′) and application of a dielectric insulating foil (3, 3′) to at least one subarea of the conducting foil; b) applying a structure of conducting paths (4, 4′) to the insulating layer (3, 3′); c) providing one further printed circuit board structure; d) joining of the further printed circuit board structure with the conducting foil (1, 1′) plus insulating layer (3, 3′) and conducting paths (4, 4′) by interposing a prepreg layer (5, 85; 18, 18′), and e) laminating the parts joined in step d) under pressing pressure and heat; and a printed circuit board produced according to this method.
US09750132B2
A circuit board has a flexible board with a principal surface, and a ground conductor provided in the flexible board. The flexible board is cut in at least one portion. The flexible board is bent using the cut portion, so that the flexible board has a first portion and a second portion at a different height from the first portion, and the ground conductor has a gap made by the cutting. At least one ground terminal is provided on the ground conductor near at least one end of the gap to electrically connect the circuit board to a ground provided in an external circuit.
US09750131B2
Provided are a transparent conductive laminate, a transparent electrode including the transparent conductive laminate, and a manufacturing method for the transparent conductive laminate.
US09750128B2
A disclosed unit device: two first circuit boards provided apart from each other in a horizontal direction; heat generating components respectively provided on the two first circuit boards; two second circuit boards provided between the two first circuit boards, arranged to stand at a distance from each other, and each having an opening; and a fan provided between the two second circuit boards and configured to cool the heat generating components on the two first circuit boards by drawing air through the opening of one of the second circuit boards and by expelling the air through the opening of the other second circuit board.
US09750126B2
An electronic device includes a circuit board having heat generating components thereon. A heat sink with air current generating electric device assembly lies over the circuit board, through which heat from the circuit board and the components thereon is dispersed. The assembly includes a heat sink having a solid central core and a plurality of fins protruding from the core. An air current generating electric device is disposed over the heat sink and having an air intake facing a top of the heat sink and an exhaust opening directed parallel to a plane of the circuit board. An air duct extends from the exhaust opening of the air current generating electric device to exhaust apertures on at least one side wall of the electronic device.
US09750125B2
Size and weight reduction of a transformer for system interconnection is needed. Applying an SST to the transformer can reduce the size and weight. However, it is also necessary to flexibly handle a wide range of voltages to match a high-voltage system or motor, reduce switching loss of a power device used in a power circuit such as a DC/DC converter and an inverter in association with frequency increase caused by application of the SST, and achieve size reduction of a cooling structure. Further, it is necessary to boost a voltage to a system voltage and reduce the size and weight of a large current path before the voltage boosting. Thus, an LLC resonant converter structure is applied, and a multiple-connection structure is employed in each of which a converter is arranged for an input or an inverter is arranged for an output. This enables handling of various voltage ranges by various combinations of the numbers of multiple connections of the inputs and the outputs. An insulation cooling structure is provided by a wind-tunnel structure in which two input and output substrates are opposed and are connected by insulation members, and another wind-tunnel structure arranged in the downstream of the wind-tunnel structure and including the LLC resonant structure therein. The wind-tunnel structures are integrated with each other.
US09750124B2
A particle accelerator is provided that includes a piezoelectric accelerator element, where the piezoelectric accelerator element includes a hollow cylindrical shape, and an input transducer, where the input transducer is disposed to provide an input signal to the piezoelectric accelerator element, where the input signal induces a mechanical excitation of the piezoelectric accelerator element, where the mechanical excitation is capable of generating a piezoelectric electric field proximal to an axis of the cylindrical shape, where the piezoelectric accelerator is configured to accelerate a charged particle longitudinally along the axis of the cylindrical shape according to the piezoelectric electric field.
US09750120B2
The disclosure includes a coaxial microwave applicator for plasma production, including a coaxial tube formed by a central core and an outer conductor separated from the central core by an annular space allowing propagation of microwaves. The applicator includes: a cylindrical permanent magnet disposed at the end of the central core; and at least one annular permanent magnet disposed at the end of the outer conductor, all of the magnets disposed at the end of the coaxial tube having the same direction of magnetization. The magnetization of the magnets forms a magnetic field suitable for generating, in a zone away from the end of the applicator, an electronic cyclotronic resonance coupling with the electric microwave field of the applicator. The external radius and the magnetization of the annular magnet are selected such that the magnetic field lines generated by the magnets pass through the coupling zone in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the applicator.
US09750117B2
A lighting system includes: a radio remote controller including a command transmitter which transmits a command; a relay including a relay receiver which receives the command and a relay transmitter which wirelessly transmits the command received by the relay receiver; and a lighting device including a command receiver, a storage, and a control circuit which (a) controls a light source according to the instruction included in a received command and stores a command number included in the received command in the storage, if the command number included in the received command does not match a command number stored in the storage, and (b) discards the received command if the command number included in the received command matches the command number stored in the storage.
US09750116B2
The present invention provides methods and systems for setting up light scenes. These methods and system automate the control of variable parameters after defining a set of fixtures and static properties of the fixtures in a given environment and a selected mood.
US09750109B2
An electrical circuit is described for detection of an electrical hazard condition of a load 20, in particular of an OLED lighting element comprising driving terminals A, C. An electrical hazard condition, such as an overvoltage or short circuit is to be detected between terminals 22a, 22b of the circuit. A disabling element 24 is connected to one of the terminals 22a, 22b to disable the load. A monitoring circuit is connected to monitor a voltage V or current magnitude at at least one of the terminals 22a, 22b. The monitoring circuit comprises a maximum or minimum value detector 26 to deliver a maximum or minimum value Vmax of the voltage or current magnitude over time. The monitoring circuit is disposed to monitor the maximum or minimum value Vmax to detect the electrical hazard condition. A monitoring circuit is connected to activate the disabling element 24 if an electrical hazard condition is detected. The electrical circuit, a lighting arrangement including an LED or OLED lighting element and the electrical circuit, and a detection method allows to operate a load with different types of power supply, in particular also by PWM.
US09750094B1
An energy efficient under-cabinet lighting system with a low profile switch mode power supply complying with Class 2 requirements. This power source is enclosed in a container to provide constant current to an array of light emitting diodes LEDs that are characterized by long life and low power usage. The system is designed to replace existing under-cabinet fluorescent lamp fixtures. A diffuser minimizes pixelization. The unit is also equipped with a safe-charge USB port that can safely charge lithium-ion batteries of accessories like tablets and cellphones with no danger of overheating their batteries.
US09750082B2
A signal interface unit for a distributed antenna system includes a channelized radio carrier interface configured to communicate an uplink channelized radio carrier for a radio frequency carrier to a channelized radio carrier base station interface; an antenna side interface configured to receive an uplink digitized radio frequency signal from the distributed antenna system communicatively coupled to the antenna side interface; and a signal conversion module communicatively coupled between the channelized radio carrier interface and the antenna side interface and configured to convert between the uplink digitized radio frequency signal and the uplink channelized radio carrier at least in part by adjusting at least one uplink attribute of the uplink digitized radio frequency signal received from the distributed antenna system to comply with requirements of the channelized radio carrier base station interface.
US09750079B1
An aircraft satellite communications system is provided. The aircraft satellite communications system may include a receiver/transmitter system configured for transmitting and receiving data from a low earth orbit satellite. The low earth orbit satellite is in communication with a host. The low earth orbit satellite is configured for receiving a request from the receiver/transmitter system and communicating the request to the host. The aircraft satellite communications system also includes a receiver configured for receiving data from a geostationary orbit satellite. The geostationary orbit satellite is also in communication with the host and is configured to receive a response to the request from the host and to transmit the response to the receiver.
US09750077B2
A communication device, user equipment, and a communication system are provided. The communication device comprises a Context ID check module to check a Context ID (CID) of a current default bearer in response to a disconnect command from a host; wherein, if the Context ID check module determines that there is only a first default bearer activated, the Context ID check module releases the connection between the communication device and the host without deactivating the first default bearer; and if the Context ID check module determines that there are two default bearers activated, the Context ID check module releases the second default bearer.
US09750068B2
A Physical Layer (PHY) of a host system of an electronic device may be implemented as a contactless PHY (cPHY) for extremely high frequency (EHF) contactless communication and the operation of EHF transmitters (TX), receivers (RX) and transceivers (EHF-XCVR) in an extremely high frequency integrated circuit (EHF IC) of the electronic device. The Host-cPHY translates logical communications requests from the Link Layer (LINK) into hardware-specific operations to affect transmission or reception of signals over an EHF contactless link. The Link Layer (LINK) may also be optimized as a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for EHF contactless communication. A virtualized contactless Physical Layer (VcPHY) may comprise a contactless Physical Layer (Host-cPHY), and a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for coupling a conventional Link Layer (LINK) with the contactless Physical Layer (Host-cPHY). Multiple data streams may be transported over the EHF contactless link over a range of frequencies.
US09750057B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for enhanced network utilization between an access point and a number of wireless stations. A station (STA), following a transmit opportunity (TXOP), may determine a utilization of the TXOP. Based on the determination, the STA may adjust a delay time for a subsequent transmission. The adjustment of the delay time may include increasing an initial contention window (CW), increasing a backoff value, and/or increasing a number of backoffs for TXOPs following an underutilized TXOP. The increased delay time may result in, on average, increased backoff times in such situations. The delay time may be reduced to a minimum delay time following a certain number of TXOPs that more fully utilize the TXOP. Utilization of the TXOP may be determined based on an amount of time used for the TXOP relative to a TXOP limit that may be set by an access point.
US09750040B2
A method for sending a wireless packet is described. A signal strength of a client is acquired. A priority queue to which the client belongs is set according to the signal strength of the client. A priority of a wireless packet to be sent to the client is set according to the priority queue so as to send the set wireless packet. In the meanwhile, a device for sending a wireless packet is also described. The disclosure can be utilized to put a wireless packet sent to a remote client (STA) having a weak signal into a low priority service queue and put a wireless packet sent to a close STA having a strong signal strength into a high priority service queue, so as to ensure data transmission of the close STA having a good signal and reduce the impact of the remote STA having a weak signal on the performance of the whole wireless network, thus improving reasonable allocation of wireless network resources and the Quality of Service (QoS) of the wireless network to further improve the satisfaction of user experience.
US09750039B2
A configurable wireless switched network includes a wireless access point. The wireless access point includes an application that is executable thereon. The application is configured to set, by a user via an input component, a first port of a plurality of ports as a command channel. The command channel provides a first point of contact between the wireless access point and client devices. The application is also configured to receive configuration parameters from the user. The configuration parameters include port allocation instructions for the ports and identifiers of the client devices. The application is further configured to monitor bandwidth utilization on a network; receive, at the command channel, a request from one of the client devices to access the network; and assign one of the ports to the client device based on the port allocation instructions, the bandwidth utilization, and an identifier of the client device.
US09750032B2
A P cell communication unit and an S cell communication unit establish communication with a mobile station using a plurality of radio resources of a first cell and a second cell overlapping the first cell. A moving speed measuring unit measures a moving speed of the mobile station based on a signal transmitted from the mobile station using the radio resources of the first cell. A scheduling processing unit stops an allocation of the radio resources of the second cell to the mobile station based on a wireless environment with the mobile station. The scheduling processing unit starts an allocation of the radio resources of the second cell to the mobile station when the moving speed of the mobile station is less than a certain value in a state in which the allocation of the radio resources of the second cell is stopped.
US09750024B2
A network element for use in a mobile communications system and a method of using a network element for communicating data to/from mobile communications devices in a mobile communications system. The network element can provide a wireless access interface for communicating data to/from the mobile communications devices, the wireless access interface including: on a downlink a host carrier, the host carrier providing plural resource elements across a first frequency range; transmit data for a first group of mobile communications devices, wherein the data is distributed within the plural resource elements across the first frequency range; a virtual carrier via the wireless access interface, the virtual carrier providing one or more resource elements within a second frequency range which is within and smaller than the first frequency range; and transmit data for a second group of mobile communications devices via the virtual carrier.
US09750021B2
A wireless communication system includes a first base station device, a second base station device, a mobile station device configured to communicate with the first base station device using a first component carrier and to communicate with the second base station device using a second component carrier. The first base station device includes a disconnection preparation requesting unit configured to transmit to the second base station device, a disconnection preparation request that requests the second base station device to prepare to disconnect the second component carrier.
US09750017B2
This disclosure relates generally to resuming packet services in a mobile network. A device, method, and/or system may include switching, with user equipment, from communicating with a first radio access network to communicating with a second radio access network, setting, with a processor of the user equipment, a register of the user equipment to initiate packet services with the first radio access network, and transmitting, with the user equipment, a request to a core network node of the first radio access network to resume communications with the first radio access network based, at least in part, on the register.
US09750012B2
Methods and apparatus for subframe configuration and generation in a multi-cell multi-carrier system. A frame for radio transmission in the system consists of multiple subframes, and each subframe consists of multiple Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. Training symbols, frequency-domain data scrambling, size of Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT), or length of cyclic prefix can be configured differently for each subframe to facilitate different applications, such as unicasting or broadcasting.
US09750010B2
A base station supporting CoMP, comprises: a receiver that receives a notification of a CoMP type supported by a neighboring base station from the neighboring base station; and a storage that stores information of the neighboring base station in association with the CoMP type supported by the neighboring base station based on the notification received by the receiver.
US09750002B2
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving a signal, using a macro base station, through a relay node in a wireless communication system in which a carrier aggregation method is applied. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving a downlink control channel in a first subframe of a main component carrier; and receiving a data channel on the first subframe and a second subframe after the first subframe, based on control information included in the downlink control channel, wherein the data channel is received through only one or through a plurality of sub-component carriers in the second subframe, and the control information includes a carrier identifier for identifying component carriers and/or a subframe identifier for identifying subframes.
US09750000B2
The present invention provides an uplink data receiving method and apparatus of wireless transceiver device. The method includes: obtaining a wireless channel state parameter of neighboring wireless transceiver device of the device; obtaining downlink data sent by the neighboring wireless transceiver device in a cross slot with the device; reestablishing an interference signal according to the wireless channel state parameter and the downlink data; and removing the interference signal from an uplink data signal received by the device. By reestablishing the interference signal of the neighboring wireless transceiver device on an uplink data signal received by the device in the cross slot, and removing the interference signal from the uplink data signal received by the device, cross slot interference may be eliminated without influencing the flexible allocation of a dynamic TDD system on wireless resources.
US09749999B2
Hierarchical modulation is performed by an access node in a communication network, by identifying, by the access node, a plurality of user devices in the communication network for hierarchical modulation reception, and sending, via a transceiver in the access node, control information to each of the identified user devices, the control information comprising an identification of a shared radio resource for use by two of the identified user devices in support of hierarchical modulation reception.
US09749998B2
A radio communication method of a user terminal and a radio base station adopting carrier aggregation to adequately feed back channel state information of a plurality of cells from a user terminal to a radio base station, is disclosed. The user generates channel state information of each cell in uplink control channel format 2 or in format 3 based on the number of cells to use in carrier aggregation, feeds back the generated channel state information via resources that the radio base station sets in an uplink control channel of a primary cell at a predetermined time in accordance with an uplink control channel format, and the radio base station secures the resources to set in the uplink control channel when the channel state information of the primary cell is generated in uplink control channel format 2, regardless of the number of cells to use in carrier aggregation.
US09749989B2
A base station apparatus includes a receiver, a transmitter, a determiner, and an instruction sender. The receiver receives a multicast signal. The transmitter transmits the multicast signal to a mobile station apparatus. The determiner determines, in accordance with a status of communication with the mobile station apparatus, whether the transmission of the multicast signal is needed. The instruction sender transmits, in accordance with a result of the determination, an instruction signal indicating whether to join a group of destinations of the multicast signal to a distribution apparatus for distributing the multicast signal.
US09749986B2
Various mechanisms for paging link-budget-limited (LBL) devices are disclosed, including: (1) transmitting paging message with non-conventional paging identifier; (2) transmitting paging message(s) with increased power; (3) repeating transmission of paging message to support combining at receiver. Various mechanisms for UE device to signal LBL status are disclosed, including, transmitting status flag or special value of DRX cycle to network node as part of tracking area update and/or attach request. The network node informs a base station of the device's LBL status as part of a paging message. (The network node may, e.g., assign an S-RNTI to the LBL device from a reserved subset of S-RNTI space.) The base station invokes a paging enhancement mechanism when paging an LBL device. Alternatively, the base station may page UE devices without knowledge of LBL status, e.g., by counting paging attempts for a given UE, and boosting power after the Nth paging attempt.
US09749984B2
Methods and systems are disclosed herein that may help to provide location-aware caching and/or location-specific service profiles in an aerial-vehicle network. An exemplary method may be carried out by an aerial vehicle that is at a location associated with the first geographic area in an aerial-vehicle network that includes a plurality of defined geographic areas, and may involve: (a) determining that a location-aware cache of an aerial vehicle should be updated with user-data associated with the first geographic area; and (b) in response to determining that the location-aware cache should be updated: (i) sending a location-aware cache-update request; (ii) receiving, as a response to the location-aware cache-update request, user-data that corresponds to the first geographic area; and (iii) storing the user-data that corresponds to the first geographic area in a location-aware cache of the aerial vehicle.
US09749981B2
The invention relates to methods, IMS system, and nodes such as P-CSCF, I-CSCF and S-CSCF for bypassing a network node, such as the HSS, during a reregistration procedure. Communication links are monitored and if a probability of success of a new request to the network node is within a range, then the network node can be bypassed.
US09749976B2
Communication apparatus is disclosed which is suitable for communicating with a mobile communication device in a communication system which uses a plurality of radio frames wherein each radio frame is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of subframes, each subframe is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of slots, and each slot is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of symbols. The communication apparatus operates a communication cell, generates discovery signals, for use in a cell search procedure, each discovery signal comprising a pair of synchronization signals and a further signal, and transmits each synchronization signal and the further signal in a respective symbol of a radio frame. The symbol in which the further signal is transmitted separated, in the time domain, by no more than half a radio frame from at least one of said pair of synchronization signals.
US09749970B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may coordinate power utilization across component carriers (CCs) with different transmission time interval (TTI) configurations. For example, the UE may reserve a portion of the transmit power for a CC with a reduced TTI length (e.g., an enhanced CC (eCC)). In other examples, the UE may dynamically allocate power between CCs with overlapping uplink periods. That is, the UE may borrow power allocated to one CC to transmit on an eCC. The UE may use a prioritization scheme to determine the transmit power for each CC. In some cases, the UE may send a power headroom report based on the power level of the eCC. The power headroom may be a virtual power headroom based on predicted eCC transmission power, or an actual power headroom based on uplink scheduling.
US09749967B2
A method of spatial reuse with opportunistic transmit power control (TPC) and clear channel assessment (CCA) is proposed. In the opportunistic TPC and CCA, a spatial reuse station (SR-STA) gains enough knowledge in certain situation for more aggressive spatial reuse such that its transmit power may be adjusted to meet the spatial reuse conditions based on the received OBSS PPDU and the corresponding spatial reuse parameter (SRP). Both Type 1 SRP and Type 2 SRP are defined. In one example, the Type 1 or Type 2 SRP is a 5-bit parameter carried in the HE-SIG-A field of the OBSS PPDU, which can be a trigger frame, a response frame, a request-to-send (RTS)/clear-to-send (CTS) frame, and a data frame.
US09749966B2
A radio frequency communication device (100) comprising a radio frequency communications interface (130) and a controller (110), wherein said controller (110) is configured to establish network communication with a network node (310) and to establish device-to-device communication with a second radio frequency communication device (325) via said radio frequency communication interface (130). The controller is further configured to determine whether there is to be performed a simultaneous transmission comprising a network transmission over said network communication with said network node (310) and a D2D transmission over said device-to-device communication with said second radio frequency communication device (325); determine if there is a transmission problem related to said simultaneous transmission; and if so determine a mitigation technique; and perform said network transmission and said D2D transmission according to said mitigation technique to mitigate said transmission problem.
US09749961B2
In a method for controlling hibernation of nodes of a wireless sensor network (WSN), the nodes are classified into a number of groups, each of which monitors one location and has at least two nodes. Redundant hibernation is applied to the nodes in each group. MAC layer hibernation is further applied to each node.
US09749958B1
This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to low power signaling. A device may identify a service request to establish a service with a first device. The device may extract information from the service request. The device may generate a wake-up packet based at least in part on the extracted information. The device may cause to send the wake-up packet to a second device.
US09749956B2
A system, device and method are described for operating a communication device communicating with a wireless network. The method comprises in a power save mode wherein a communication subsystem of the communication device has been deactivated: for a first period beginning at a first instance, re-activating the subsystem, executing an action relating to a link layer connection condition, and then de-activating the subsystem; and for a second period beginning at a second instance, re-activating the subsystem, executing an action relating to a network layer connection condition, and then de-activating the subsystem. For the method, the first period is repeated on a cycle based on a first frequency timed to allow the communication device to process a beacon signal from the wireless network; and the second period is repeated on a cycle based on a second frequency of occurrence of an Address Resolution Protocol request in the wireless network.
US09749947B2
A wireless communication apparatus reducing power consumption of a large circuit size switch unit, includes a demultiplexing unit that separates an input multiplexed signal into plural signals for each input port, a prestage rearrangement unit that rearranges the plural signals input from the demultiplexing unit and outputs plural prestage rearranged signals for each input port, a switch unit that inputs the plural prestage rearranged signals output from the prestage rearrangement unit provided for each input port as plural signals before switching and applies switching processes to the plural signals before the switching to be output as plural switched signals for each output port, a poststage rearrangement unit that inputs and rearranges the plural switched signals output from the switch unit for each output port and outputs plural poststage rearranged signals for each output port, and a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the plural poststage rearranged signals for each output port.
US09749944B2
A communication device includes a communication portion and a controller that determines whether or not a communication terminal from which the communication portion has received a connection request is a specified communication terminal. The controller makes a connection with the specified communication terminal based on the determination result of whether or not the communication terminal from which the communication portion has received the connection request is the specified communication terminal and transmits connection permission/refusal setting information to the specified communication terminal with which the controller has made a connection to allow a user to provide a connection permission/refusal setting of a communication terminal other than the specified communication terminal.
US09749933B2
Wireless access network selection is contemplated. The selection process may include arbitrating use of a plurality of wireless networks according to their performance capabilities. The performance capabilities or parameters may be identified from information broadcasted from the wireless networks. Mobile devices capable of wirelessly connecting to the networks may identify the performance capabilities prior to connecting to the wireless networks, thereby enabling the mobile devices to more efficiently identify suitable networks.
US09749927B2
The invention relates methods for time aligning uplink transmissions by a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system, and to methods for performing a handover of a mobile terminal to a target aggregation access point. The invention is also providing apparatus and system for performing these methods, and computer readable media the instructions of which cause the apparatus and system to perform the methods described herein. In order to allow for aligning the timing of uplink transmissions on uplink component carriers, where different propagation delays are imposed on the transmissions on the uplink component carriers, the inventions suggests to time align the uplink component carriers based on a reference time alignment of a reference cell and a reception time difference or propagation delay difference between the downlink transmissions in the reference cell and the other radio cells, the uplink component carriers of which need to be time aligned.
US09749924B2
Under a terminal device aspect, a device is proposed, wherein a control module is configured to report a candidate transceiver device for use after a handover via the transceiver module, and receive a handover instruction via the transceiver module. The handover instruction includes at least an indication that information is to be stored in a memory module for use in a processing to be applied after handover. Also, under a network transceiver device aspect, there is proposed a device wherein a control module is configured to receive a report indicative of a candidate transceiver device for use after a handover via the transceiver module, and upon processing the report, to issue a handover instruction via the transceiver module. Methods and respective computer program products are disclosed. Further, network transceiver device aspects related to such device to which handover is performed are encompassed.
US09749917B2
A method for a cellular telecommunications network includes selecting a plurality of cells, retrieving neighbor lists for the plurality of cells, determining neighbor collisions from the neighbor lists, and changing an identifier for a first cell of the plurality of cells based on a portion of the neighbor collisions that are associated with the first cell. A collision may occur when a same non-unique identifier appears within a certain number of neighbor relationships, such as a neighbor of a neighbor or a neighbor of a neighbor of a neighbor.
US09749893B2
Described herein are implementations related to communication in a wireless communication system. In one implementation, serving signals from serving base stations and interfering signals from neighbor base stations are split into multiple substreams. A power allocation algorithm is used to calculate the power amplitude factor of the substreams communicated from the serving based stations coupled to corresponding wireless devices. A control signaling related to this implementation is described.
US09749887B2
Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to test home networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes instructing, from a test controller, a test server to become communicatively coupled to a residential gateway of a home network. The test server is separate from the residential gateway. The test controller is separate from the residential gateway. The test controller instructs the test server to perform a first test of the home network. A second test of a femtocell is performed with a cellular transceiver of the test controller. The second test is different from the first test. The femtocell is communicatively coupled to the residential gateway. The femtocell is separate from the residential gateway. A first result of the first test and a second result of the second test are presented via a display of the test controller.
US09749885B2
A communication network of the present disclosure can determine one or more locations of communication devices within its geographic coverage area based upon one or more communication signals that are communicated within the communication network and/or between the communication network and another communication network. The one or more communication devices within the communication network can be implemented to utilize, for example, pilot signals encoded using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) on multiple carrier frequencies to concurrently transmit the one or more communication signals over multiple signal pathways. The communication devices can determine one or more characteristics of these various communication signals that are received over the multiple signal pathways to assist in determining the one or more locations. Thereafter, the communication devices can determine one or more properties from the one or more characteristics to determine the one or more locations.
US09749883B2
The application relates to a “wireless communication network including a station and an access point” which is in particular a Wi-Fi network according to the IEEE 802.11 standards. Internet service providers are searching for ways to get a better understanding of the end-user's wireless environment including link quality and performance. The proposed method calculates a performance value based on measured round trip times which are sent at different modulation rates. Based the change of performance in dependence of the modulation rate conclusions about the possible source of performance problems can be drawn, in particular it can be distinguished between (Bluetooth) interference and distance between station and access point being too large.
US09749870B2
A method for optimizing network spectrum utilization of a wireless communications network utilizing a radiofrequency spectrum includes determining, by a processor, spectrum resources at a location by determining the properties of the communication nodes and the utilization of bandwidth by all priority classes of user terminals in a defined area. Future geo-located contextual network needs for users terminals of a plurality of priority classes in the defined area is predicted by the processor based on historical profiles. The use of the radiofrequency spectrum is optimized by the processor based on the priority classes of the user terminals and the future geo-located contextual network needs of the user terminals in the defined area.
US09749869B2
A method of reducing interference to reception of streams of television content received at a television receiver in which each of the streams of television content are transmitted on one of a plurality of frequency channels in accordance with a channel map which defines on which of the plurality of frequency channels each stream of television content is transmitted and the interference being caused by a base station transmitting data to or receiving data from one or more mobile devices via radio communication signals in a vicinity of the television receiver. The method includes identifying the channel map and adapting a transmission of the radio communication signals between the base station and the one or more of mobile devices in accordance with the identified channel map to reduce interference at the television receiver.
US09749863B2
An inmate mobile device for communicating with an outsider mobile device is provided. An identity data item, of the device, includes an inmate identifier of an inmate user of the inmate mobile device, a verified data and a restrictions repository. Also included is a media capture module configured to obtain an initial verification data from the inmate user of the inmate mobile device, and an outsider client application configured to receive the initial verification data from the media capture module, determine that the inmate verification data and the inmate verified data match, generate a connection request targeting the outsider mobile device. The connection request includes the inmate identifier of the inmate user and an outsider identifier of an outsider user of the outsider mobile device. The inmate application is also further configured to send the connection request to a server system.
US09749857B2
Provided are a method and device for an IMS terminal to access a network. The method includes that: a home location IMS terminal management system of the IMS terminal acquires IMS network access point information of a visit location from a visit location IMS terminal management system of the IMS terminal, wherein the IMS terminal management systems synchronize their respective data via an interface; and the home location IMS terminal management system sends configuration information to the IMS terminal, wherein the configuration information includes the acquired IMS network access point information. In the disclosure, the home location IMS terminal management system of the IMS terminal acquires the access point information of the visit location, and sends to the IMS terminal configuration information including the access point information, thus enabling the access point acquired by the IMS terminal to be more accurate, and improving the security of an IMS network.
US09749855B1
The present invention relates to a method for conducting transactions, such as standard banking transactions, using a wireless device, such as a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, and other web-enabled wireless devices utilizing software downloaded to the wireless device. The software provides a user with interface screens on the display of the wireless device for facilitating information requests to a service provider having access to at least one account of the user.
US09749854B2
Method and apparatus for providing broadcast channel encryption to enhance cellular network security
A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for encrypting a broadcast message of a base station are disclosed. For example, the method selects an encryption key for the broadcast message and encrypts the broadcast message using the encryption key to create an encrypted broadcast message. The method then transmits an identifier of the encryption key and transmits the encrypted broadcast message over a broadcast channel. A method for decrypting a broadcast message that is encrypted is also disclosed.
US09749843B2
A method performed under control of a mobile device may include reading module IDs from multiple modules of the mobile device; combining the read module IDs to generate a module combination regarding the mobile device; and determining a TAC of the mobile device corresponding to the generated module combination based, at least in part, on a data set for multiple module combinations.
US09749840B1
Generating and analyzing call detail records for various uses of mobile network resources includes, at a mobile network service bus configured to communicate with one or more service entities in a mobile core network, generating a first set of call detail records (CDRs) for messages received from the service entities in the mobile core network and a second set of CDRs for messages received from a tenant server that is providing an applications or a service on the mobile core network. Each of the CDRs included in the first set of CDRs and the second set of CDRs is tagged based on the processes involved in generating the particular CDR. Relationships are determined between the CDRs included in the first set of CDRs and the second set of CDRs based on the tagging and one or more of usage operations and network diagnostic operations are performed based on the relationships.
US09749827B2
Techniques for auto-populating emergency geo-location address information are described. Instances of geo-location address information may be acquired from a variety of different sources. The instances of geo-location address information may be prioritized based at least in part on each one's respective source. A candidate geo-location address may be determined and may be used to auto-populate emergency address information.
US09749826B2
The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for providing tiered network access based on user actions. Specifically, a network device can identify a social action performed by a user, where the social action is performed while the user is logged into a social network application. Furthermore, the network device can select a network access level of a plurality of network access levels based on the social action. Accordingly, the network device grants a client device corresponding to the user access to a network based on the selected network access level. Note that the network access level is selected from the plurality of network access levels based on a plurality of social actions performed by the user.
US09749825B2
Systems and methods can support connection-oriented messaging and signaling. Connection-oriented messaging channels may be established between wireless mobile computing devices within a local-area wireless network. Timeouts, acknowledgements, and other events within the connection-oriented messaging channel may be monitored. Connectivity disruptions may be rapidly identified in response to failures within the connection-oriented messaging channel. Reconnection permits may be issued to control reconnection attempts during connectivity disruptions. The messaging connection manager can buffer undelivered messages during the connectivity disruptions for retransmission of the undelivered messages upon reestablishing connectivity. The messaging connection manager can support messages for setting up, tearing down, and managing streaming communications, such as voice calls, between the wireless mobile computing devices.
US09749822B2
A wireless network connection method for an electronic device is provided, in which a first signal is transmitted to additional electronic device and is utilized to identify the electronic device. When the additional electronic device identifies the electronic device through the first signal, it establishes wireless communication between the electronic device and the additional electronic device. A second signal is transmitted to the additional electronic device. The second signal is an audio signal to instruct the additional electronic device to maintain the wireless communication.
US09749815B2
In a method for communicating among a plurality of nodes in a content-centric networking environment, each of a plurality of nodes selects at least one relay node based on topology information on neighbor nodes adjacent within 2 hops from itself. Each of the selected relay nodes determines whether itself is a publisher relay node. Each of the determined publisher relay nodes generates a multi-hop content announce (CA) message including content information of its own 1-hop neighbor nodes, and broadcasts the multi-hop CA message to the plurality of nodes through the selected relay nodes.
US09749813B2
A wireless station receives a message broadcast by a string broadcast station, which message includes a network information string. The wireless station generates an identifier comprising a tag component and a content component and sends the identifier and the network information string to a datastore. The identifier is stored in association with the network information string in the datastore.
US09749812B1
A system for providing dynamic roadside assistance coordination may include a customer mobile device or vehicle in direct, or indirect, wireless communication with an insurance provider and/or service provider remote server. The customer's device may transmit a request for roadside assistance (e.g., towing services), and a current GPS location. In response, a closest, trusted service provider vehicle may be determined, and then directed to the customer's location. For instance, a software application may receive the customer location and compare it with availability information to match the customer with a close and trusted service provider. The customer's device may receive an acknowledgement that help is on the way, and be able to track the current location of the service provider vehicle while en route. Payment for the roadside assistance may be automatically and electronically paid by the insurance provider. As a result, prompt and safe roadside assistance may be provided.
US09749792B2
The present invention is a water use and/or a water energy use monitoring apparatus that is affixed to the hot and cold water supply piping for continuously (or on demand) monitoring displaying the water and water energy (hot vs. ambient) use within a residential or commercial building. The water use monitor apparatus includes a power generation, a microprocessor, temperature and water flow sensors, optional water quality sensors, timing circuits, wireless circuitry, and a display means. A wired or wireless means is designed to electronically communicate water use, water energy use and/or water quality information to a remotely located display apparatus or typical cell phone, smart phones, or similar apparatus for convenient observation by a commercial, operator or occupier, resident, municipal or government agency.
US09749773B2
Control plane devices are selected by an access point for establishment of end-to-end control plane for a user equipment (UE) coupled to (or requesting to couple to) the access point. In one aspect, the selection is based on data extracted during the setup and/or registration messages communicated between the access point and UE during attachment of the UE to the access point and/or an internal derived mapping of the control pane devices to the access point. In one example, a control plane device pool is segregated to and different sets of control plane devices are selected and utilized to handle traffic associated with different services to improve scaling and flexibility.
US09749771B2
The described aspects include methods and apparatus providing MTC in a wireless network. In an aspect, a narrow bandwidth within a wide system bandwidth is allocated for communicating data related to MTC. MTC control data generated for communicating over one or more MTC control channels for an MTC UE within the narrow bandwidth is transmitted over the one or more MTC control channels. The one or more MTC channels are multiplexed with one or more legacy channels over the wide system bandwidth. Other aspects are provided for transmission mode and content of the MTC control data or other MTC data.
US09749769B2
Method for approximating the synthesis of a target sound field based on contributions of a predefined number of synthesis monopoles placed at respective synthesis positions, the method comprising modelling the target sound field as at least one target monopole placed at a defined target position.
US09749765B2
In a wireless receiver having a plurality of antennas for wireless microphones, variation in received signal strength from the plurality of antennas is eliminated when displayed on an indicator.The receiver includes a plurality of receiving circuits respectively corresponding to the plurality of antennas outputs a received signal strength as a detection voltage received by each of the antennas, an indicator that displays the received signal strength by the number of lighting segments, a lookup table in which a correspondence relation between a value of the detection voltage and the number of lighting segments of the indicator is set for each of the receiving circuits, and a display unit that refers to the lookup table based on the value of the detection voltage output from the plurality of receiving circuits and displays a level signal based on the number of lighting segments of the indicator set in the lookup table.
US09749744B2
Systems and methods are provided for device playback calibration. An example implementation involves a computing device receiving, via a microphone, detected audio content rendered by at least one playback device. The implementation also involves the computing device modulating the detected audio content with a modulation signal such that the modulation signal has a modulation frequency determined based on an input frequency range of a processing unit. The implementation also involves providing the modulated audio content to the processing unit; and determining, via the processing unit, an equalization setting for the at least one playback device.
US09749738B1
Disclosed is a system and method for generating a model of the geometric relationships between various audio sources recorded by a multi-camera system. The spatial audio scene module associates source signals, extracted from recorded audio, of audio sources to visual objects identified in videos recorded by one or more cameras. This association may be based on estimated positions of the audio sources based on relative signal gains and delays of the source signal received at each microphone. The estimated positions of audio sources are tracked indirectly by tracking the associated visual objects with computer vision. A virtual microphone module may receive a position for a virtual microphone and synthesize a signal corresponding to the virtual microphone position based on the estimated positions of the audio sources.
US09749728B2
An audio headset is disclosed. In examples, the audio headset is linearly and rotationally adjustable about multiple axes to ensure optimal fit over a user's ear and optimal audio quality. The audio headset further includes a microphone for accepting audio from the user. The microphone is also rotationally adjustable about multiple axes to ensure optimal positioning and comfort for the user.
US09749724B2
A speaker module, An electronic device, and a display device include a housing, a main board, and at least one speaker module placed in the housing. The at least one speaker module includes at least one first speaker unit disposed in a first direction and at least one second speaker unit disposed in a second direction different from the first direction and having at least one side of the at least one second speaker unit contacting with at least one side of the at least one first speaker unit. Driving vibrations may be offsetted because the speaker units are disposed in different directions.
US09749716B2
Sensors within sensor node networks may communicate bio-event or other types of measurement results/decisions between each other using signal transmission variations. Each sensor node within a network and between networks may transmit and receive signals. A sensor node may scale a signal transmission power in a manner that is proportional to a confidence level of a decision or measurement about an event being detected. Each sensor node will receive transmissions from neighboring nodes, and can refine an estimate about an occurrence of the event at its location based on received signal strengths, for example.
US09749714B2
An information notification apparatus includes: a communication unit which receives first device information and first history information from a first device and then transmits notification; an information collection database which holds, based on the first device information received by the communication unit, the received first history information in association with the held first device information; a determination unit which determines need to transmit notification of the first device when information included in the first history information held in the information collection database satisfies a condition; a display device designation unit which designates, based on destination information and the received first device information, a display device on which notification of the first device is to be displayed; and a generation unit which generates notification when the determination unit determines need to transmit the notification of the first device, wherein the communication unit transmits the generated notification to the designated display device.
US09749711B2
There is provided a media content server for inserting a location-based advertisement into an online media content. The media content server comprises a memory including an online media content for online access; a processor configured to receive a request from a client for the online media content; determine an IP address of the client based on the request; map the IP address to a local advertisement server serving an area corresponding to the IP address; request a local advertisement from the local advertisement server; provide the local advertisement to the client; and provide the online media content from the memory to the client. The online media content has a first and second sequential segments, and the local advertisement may be provided to the client after the first segment is provided and before the second segment is provided.
US09749708B2
Crowdsourcing techniques may be used to enhance the experience of users viewing and/or listening to content (e.g., live and/or pre-recorded content, such as movies, sporting events, etc.). A server device may analyze audio, captured by multiple user devices, in order to determine trigger points, in the content. The trigger point may be a time point in the content, at which the captured audio, received from multiple user devices, should be played by subsequent user devices that play back the content.
US09749704B2
Disclosed are a digital TV and a method for controlling same. The method for controlling a digital TV according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying a user interface (UI) capable of selecting the standby mode for a power-off operation; and disconnecting the power source for a display panel so as to enter the standby mode when the standby mode is set through the UI in the power-off operation, and a power-off command is received. The standby mode includes a lower standby mode based on the operation of the digital TV and a network function, and the digital TV in the standby mode stops AV channel communication and performs SI channel communication.
US09749701B2
A system and method are disclosed for enhancing a linear broadcast of a network television program by automatically displaying alerts over the linear broadcast relating to web content determined to be of interest to the linear broadcast or user. The alert may include a link such that, once actioned upon, web content may be presented to the user in addition to the linear broadcast or in the place of the linear broadcast.
US09749687B2
An information processing apparatus in communication with a video output apparatus via a wireless communication network includes a screen display unit outputting a screen on a display apparatus; a screen data acquisition unit acquiring screen data of the screen; a screen data transmission unit transmitting the screen data to the video output apparatus via the wireless communication network; an apparatus capability acquisition unit inquiring about apparatus capability of the video output apparatus and acquiring the apparatus capability from the video output apparatus; and one of a resolution change unit changing a screen resolution of the screen, which is output by the screen display unit, in accordance with the apparatus capability or an acquisition range change unit changing a range, which is acquired by the screen data acquisition unit, in accordance with the apparatus capability into a part of the screen data.
US09749686B2
A content receiver and a method for controlling the same are provided. The content receiver, for example, may include, but is not limited to, a communication system configured to receive video content comprising a plurality of video frames from a content source, a processor configured to insert artifacts into one or more video frames when the video frame is subject to data loss, and a video analyzer configured to determine a quality of the video content by quantifying an effect of the inserted artifacts into the one or more video frames, and trigger at least one content receiver response when the quality of the video content is less than a predetermined threshold.
US09749684B2
A multimedia processing method comprises: obtaining, according to sound data, sound information that corresponds to a sound having at least one predefined feature; analyzing image data associated with the sound data and a current image display parameter and determining a display area according to the sound information; obtaining, according to the display area, information about a perceptual sound source location that corresponds to the sound information; and processing the sound data according to the information about the perceptual sound source location and a current sound playback parameter to obtain processed sound data corresponding to the information about the perceptual sound source location. Relevant sound data and image data are processed, to cause processed sound data to adapt to a current sound playback module and a display module, so that the sound effect of sound information corresponding to the sound data can be accurately reproduced, thereby improving user experience.
US09749681B2
The present invention relates to a non-real-time broadcast service processing system and a processing method thereof. According to the present invention, the method for processing a non-real-time (NRT) service in a broadcast receiver enables the NRT service to be processed with the following steps: receiving a broadcast service and signaling information; identifying whether the broadcast service is the NRT service on the basis of the signaling information; and identifying whether the identified NRT service includes a 3D service or a 3D content.
US09749666B2
A display apparatus is provided, which includes a display panel, and a display driving apparatus mounted on the display panel and driving the display panel, which includes an RF modem having a first tuner for providing a broadcasting signal to the display panel.
US09749662B2
A communications system for an aircraft carrying personal electronic devices (PEDs) for wireless data communications includes a satellite video receiver, wireless local area network (WLAN) circuitry configured to provide a WLAN within the aircraft, and a processor and memory coupled thereto. The processor is configured to store video content from the satellite video receiver in the memory based upon a popularity rating of the video content, and supply stored video content to the PEDs via the WLAN.
US09749653B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a motion vector and a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding video using same. The motion vector encoding method includes selecting a predicted motion vector candidate set including one or more predicted motion vector candidates for a block; determining one or more search ranges for predicted motion vector candidate set; selecting one predicted motion vector candidate among one or more predicted motion vector candidates as predicted motion vector for each search point with respect to each search point within search range by first determination criterion prearranged with video decoding apparatus; selecting one predicted motion vector among the predicted motion vectors for each search point by a second determination criterion not prearranged with the video decoding apparatus, and determining predicted motion vector, differential motion vector, and current motion vector; and generating and encoding the differential motion vector as motion information.
US09749652B2
The present invention relates to a video signal decoding method for adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type to prediction of a macroblock in coding a video signal. Some implementations may include obtaining a macroblock type, when a macroblock includes the intra prediction coded sub-macroblock and the inter prediction coded sub-macroblock based on the macroblock type, obtaining prediction mode flag information indicating whether the sub-macroblock is the intra prediction coded or the inter prediction coded, and obtaining a prediction value of the sub-macroblock. Accordingly, implementations disclosed herein may raise coding efficiency of video signal by adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type in predicting a macroblock.
US09749651B2
In accordance with a first aspect, the intra prediction direction of a neighboring, intra-predicted block is used in order to predict the extension direction of the wedgelet separation line of a current block, thereby reducing the side information rate necessitated in order to convey the partitioning information. In accordance with a second aspect, the idea is that previously reconstructed samples, i.e. reconstructed values of blocks preceding the current block in accordance with the coding/decoding order allow for at least a prediction of a correct placement of a starting point of the wedgelet separation line, namely by placing the starting point of the wedgelet separation line at a position of a maximum change between consecutive ones of a sequence of reconstructed values of samples of a line of samples extending adjacent to the current block along a circumference thereof. Both aspects may be used individually or in combination.
US09749650B2
Scalable motion estimation is provided for macroblocks of a picture with the macroblocks being subdividable into partitions of different shapes and sizes. One embodiment of a method for performing motion estimation includes setting a target complexity for a macroblock of a source frame and performing motion estimation for one or more partitions of the macroblock until the target complexity is met. The macroblock partitions can be rectangular, square or a combination of rectangular and square.
US09749644B2
A method performed by a video encoder for encoding a current picture belonging to a temporal level identified by a temporal_id. The method includes determining a Reference Picture Set (RPS) for the current picture indicating reference pictures that are kept in a decoded picture buffer (DPB) when decoding the current picture, and when the current picture is a temporal switching point. The method further comprises operating to ensure that the RPS of the current picture includes no picture having a temporal_id greater than or equal to the temporal_id of the current picture.
US09749631B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for determining quantization parameter predictors from a plurality of neighboring quantization parameters. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding image data for at least a portion of a picture using a quantization parameter predictor for a current quantization parameter to be applied to the image data. The quantization parameter predictor is determined using multiple quantization parameters from previously coded neighboring portions. A difference between the current quantization parameter and the quantization parameter predictor is encoded for signaling to a corresponding decoder.
US09749624B2
Moving images are coded with reduced deterioration in the image quality while variations in the amount of code per frame are being reduced. A moving image coding apparatus includes a remaining picture number obtaining unit, an activity calculation unit, an intra MB determination unit, and a coding unit. The remaining picture number obtaining unit detects the temporal position of the current frame image, and determines the reset timing at which an intra refresh process is reset in a manner that the reset timing differs for each macroblock line (MBL). The activity calculation unit calculates an activity value for each macroblock (MB). The intra MB determination unit determines a MB to be set as an intra MB based on the activity value calculated by the activity calculation unit. The coding unit codes the MB set as an intra MB through an intra coding process.
US09749623B2
A moving picture coding method includes: performing context adaptive binary arithmetic coding in which a variable probability value is used, on first information among multiple types of sample adaptive offset (SAO) information used for SAO that is a process of assigning an offset value to a pixel value of a pixel included in an image generated by coding the input image; and continuously performing bypass arithmetic coding in which a fixed probability value is used, on second information and third information among the multiple types of the SAO information, wherein the coded second and third information are placed after the coded first information in the bit stream.
US09749622B2
The way of predicting a current block by assigning constant partition values to the partitions of a bi-partitioning of a block is quite effective, especially in case of coding sample arrays such as depth/disparity maps where the content of these sample arrays is mostly composed of plateaus or simple connected regions of similar value separated from each other by steep edges. The transmission of such constant partition values would, however, still need a considerable amount of side information which should be avoided. This side information rate may be further reduced if mean values of values of neighboring samples associated or adjoining the respective partitions are used as predictors for the constant partition values.
US09749604B2
Described are a method and device for multi-source control of an intelligent miniature projector. With the method, connection of intelligent miniature projector equipment with multiple UEs is established; after a projection request sent by a first UE is received, when it is detected that played content of a second UE is being projected, a switching confirmation prompt is sent to the second UE; and after the second UE's consent for switching is received, the current projection process is stopped, a response to the projection request of the first UE is made, and played content of the first UE is projected.
US09749603B2
A light source unit includes: a plurality of elemental light sources; an optical sensor; a light quantity measurement circuit; and a control circuit. The plurality of elemental light sources each include one or more light emitting elements, one or more drive circuits, a focusing optical system, and an optical fiber. The one or more drive circuits selectively operate in a driving state or in a non-driving state. The control circuit performs a sequence that sequentially acquires light quantity measurement data by sequentially selecting one of the plurality of elemental light sources, putting at least one of the one or more drive circuits included in the selected elemental light source into a first state, and putting the plurality of drive circuits other than the at least one drive circuit into a second state, and detects abnormality based on a plurality of pieces of the acquired light quantity measurement data.
US09749593B2
An optical fiber structure according to the present application includes a cylindrical resin body, and a plurality of circumferential arrays of optical fiber bare wires disposed within the resin body and extending along a longitudinal direction of the resin body. The resin body includes a linear slit provided at a location intermediate the length of the resin body. The linear slit extends from an outer surface to an inner bore of the resin body and extending substantially parallel to the bare wires.
US09749589B2
A method for determining an identifier of a conditional access card used in a conditional access system, in which the conditional access card autonomously modulates the timing of data packets sent by the conditional access card, according to a sequence that depends on the identifier of the card. The sequence is generated by a predefined non-linear function stored on the conditional access card, and the predefined non-linear function depends on both the identifier of the conditional access card and a non-linear random sequence that is known to the conditional access card and a monitoring station that receives transmissions from the conditional access card.
US09749584B2
A video conferencing system conducting a videoconference comprising a computing device comprising a processor that, upon receiving input to mute the videoconference from a first participant of the videoconference creates a looping video and displays the looping video to a number of participants of the videoconference and converts detected speech of a number of participants of the videoconference into text and displays the text on a monitor of the computing device.
US09749583B1
This disclosure is directed to facilitating voice and video communication between users independent of a location or a device. A communication request can specify users, who may be identified and located in their respective environments. For example, users can be identified and located using facial recognition imaging techniques and/or by monitoring a radio frequency (RF) signal associated with a device that is carried or worn by a user. After determining a location of a user, individual devices can be configured as a functionally grouped device to allow the users to communicate. For example, capabilities of a television, microphone, speaker, and imaging device can be combined to allow a video communication between users. Further, as a user moves around his or her environment, the location of the user can be tracked and additional functionally grouped devices can be provided for seamless communication.
US09749579B2
A frame rate conversion apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of frames forming an input image, the plurality of frames including a current frame which includes a plurality of areas; and a processor configured to generate an interpolation frame by performing, with respect to an object area, an interpolation which is different from the interpolation applied to other areas, of the plurality of areas, the object area being an area which includes an object and in which at least one among a size, a speed, and a shape of the object satisfies a certain condition, and to insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame.
US09749575B1
A display device includes: a display unit configured to display an image of media content; an external device interface unit configured to receive an image signal outputted from an external device connected to the display device; and a control unit configured to control the display unit and the external device interface unit. The control unit displays a plurality of external input items, receives an instruction for positioning a pointer to one item among the plurality of external input items, displays a plurality of external input switching options on an external input item where the pointer is disposed according to the received instruction, and performs a function corresponding to a selected external input switching option among the plurality of external input switching options based on the image signal outputted from the external device.
US09749573B2
Disclosed are a method, a device and a system for controlling a cable television system. The method includes that: an intelligent mobile terminal detects whether the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to a home wireless network, and when it is detected that the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to the home wireless network, transmits a set-top box turn-on signal to a set-top box through the home wireless network; the set-top box executes a turn-on operation according to the received set-top box turn-on signal and transmits a television turn-on signal to a television. According to the disclosure, after a user of the intelligent mobile terminal gets home, the intelligent mobile terminal carried by the user automatically turns on the set-top box and the television, and the user does not need to use a remote controller of the set-top box and a remote controller of the television.
US09749570B2
Provided is an imaging apparatus, including: a driving circuit switching between a current supplying state and a current non-supplying state of the current sources included in column circuits in the respective columns; at least one second readout line to which image signals output from the column circuits in the respective columns are input; switches each having one terminal and another terminal; and a switch control circuit configured to output switch control signals for respectively controlling the switches to be turned on or off, each of the one terminals being connected to corresponding second readout line and each of the another terminals being connected commonly to an output line, in which, in a period in which the switch control signals for respectively controlling the switches to be turned on are output, the number of the current sources controlled to be in the current supplying state by the driving circuit is constant.
US09749564B2
An endoscope system includes an image pickup section provided with an image sensor and configured to obtain an examination image; a cable that transmits the examination image; and a processor that receives the examination image, performs image processing, and displays the processed image. The processor includes: a cable driver that applies a voltage higher than an input voltage standard of the image pickup section so as to compensate for attenuation of a high-frequency signal caused by the cable and outputs a clock signal for driving the image pickup section; a peaking circuit that performs waveform correction of the clock signal; and a DC level limiting circuit configured to limit, when a clock signal inputted from the first peaking circuit is switched to a DC voltage, an amplitude level of the DC voltage so as not to exceed a level of the input voltage standard of the image pickup section.
US09749561B2
A solid-state imaging device includes a light receiving section formed by such exposure as to stitch a plurality of patterns in a first direction on a semiconductor substrate. The light receiving section includes a plurality of pixels disposed in a two-dimensional array in the first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Electric charges are transferred in the second direction in each of pixel columns consisting of a plurality of pixels disposed in the second direction, among the plurality of pixels.
US09749558B2
A digital X-ray imaging system is provided. The digital X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray source and a digital X-ray detector. The digital X-ray detector includes a scintillator configured to absorb radiation emitted from the X-ray source and to emit optical photons in response to the absorbed radiation. The digital X-ray detector also includes multiple pixels, each pixel including a pinned photodiode and at least two charge-storage capacitors coupled to the pinned photodiode, wherein each pixel is configured to absorb the optical photons emitted by the scintillator and each pinned photodiode is configured to generate a photocharge in response to the absorbed optical photons. The digital X-ray detector further includes control circuitry coupled to each pixel of the multiple pixels and configured to selectively control a respective flow of the photocharge generated by the pinned photodiode to a respective charge-storage capacitor of the at least two charge-storage capacitors during integration.
US09749556B2
An image sensor may have a pixel array that includes an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each pixel may include a number of adjacent sub-pixels covered by a single microlens. The adjacent sub-pixels of each pixel may include color filter elements of the same color. Image signals from the sub-pixels may be used to calculate phase information in each pixel in the array. This information may be used to generate a depth map of the entire captured image. The pixels may each be able to detect vertical, horizontal, or diagonal edges. Additionally, the image signals from each photodiode in a pixel may be binned or average to obtain image data for each pixel. The image sensor also may generate high-dynamic-range images using the pixel array.
US09749553B2
An imaging system may include a first image sensor die stacked on top of a second image sensor die. A pixel array may include first pixels having photodiodes in the first image sensor die and second pixels having photodiodes in the second image sensor die. The first pixels may be optimized to detect a first type of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., visible light), whereas the second pixels may be optimized to detect a second type of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., infrared light). Light guide channels may be formed in the first image sensor die to help guide incident light to the photodiodes in the second image sensor substrate. The first and second image sensor dies may be bonded at a wafer level. A first image sensor wafer may be a backside illumination image sensor wafer and a second image sensor wafer may be a front or backside illumination image sensor wafer.
US09749538B2
An imaging apparatus includes an image stabilizing unit, a position signal processing unit, and a position signal processing control unit. The image stabilizing unit includes a movable portion, a motor, and a position detector. The position signal processing unit converts an analog signal output from the position detector into position information. The position signal processing control unit applies first settings or second settings to the position signal processing unit. The position signal processing control unit applies the second settings based on an output obtained when the position signal processing unit is applied with the first settings.
US09749528B1
An apparatus comprising a first sensor, a second sensor, a processor and a controller. The first sensor may generate a first signal in response to a first type of activity. The second sensor may generate a second signal in response to a second type of activity. The processor may be configured to operate in one of a plurality of power consumption stages. The first power consumption stage waits for a wakeup signal. The second power consumption stage captures a video signal of a targeted view of an environment. The controller may be configured to generate a first intermediate signal if the first type of activity is detected. The controller may generate the wakeup signal if the first intermediate signal is present and the second signal relates to the first signal. The wakeup signal may activate one or more power consuming video processing features of the processor.
US09749523B2
Photographing apparatus, photographing method, image processor, image-processing method, and program
A photographing apparatus includes an image sensor which images a plurality of images; an image processor configured to set one image as a reference image and each remaining image as a comparative image; an image processor configured to generate a reference map divided into blocks; an image processor configured to generate a comparative map divided into blocks; an image processor configured to generate a change-detection map indicating coinciding or non-coinciding blocks between the reference map and the comparative map, per each respective block, upon the reference map and the comparative map being compared; an image processor configured to obtain a synthesized image of the images; and an image processor configured to replace at least a part of the synthesized image with a corresponding part of the reference image based on the change-detection map.
US09749518B2
A focusing device comprises: an image capturing unit that captures a subject image formed via an optical system including a lens for executing focus adjustment and outputs an output signal; an edge detection unit that detects an edge signal among the output signal in correspondence to each color component among a plurality of color components contained in an image based upon the output signal; a calculation unit that calculates edge differential values each of which is a differential value of the edge signal in correspondence to the each color component; and a control unit that controls a moving direction along which the lens is to move based upon a comparison of the edge differential values.
US09749507B1
A submersible camera housing specifically configured for use with a portable digital video camera includes a generally bullet-shaped main body having a top, a bottom, a forward end and an open rearward end, and a clear cover removably affixed to the rear end forming a watertight seal with the main body. A battery power source is removably disposed within a battery receiving cavity and electrically connected to a light. A video camera cavity is specifically sized and shaped for receiving a popular digital video camera snugly therein. The clear end cover is adapted for threaded engagement with the read end of the main body and includes an O-ring which forms a watertight seal between the cover and the main body thereby preventing water penetration into the housing interior.
US09749500B2
A chart creation method to be used in a system including an image forming apparatus and a control apparatus, the control apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a chart creation control program are provided. The chart creation method includes: creating a print image of a chart; giving instructions to the image forming apparatus to print the chart and measure colors of the chart; obtaining measured color values of the color patches of the chart from the image forming apparatus; and rearranging the color patches of the chart so as to restrict spread of average color values of subgroups of color patches in the chart within a predetermined range. The chart creation method further includes: creating a print image of the color chart including the rearranged color patches, and giving instructions to the image forming apparatus to print the chart and measure colors of the chart.
US09749496B2
Screen processing is performed on input image data. A boundary pixel adjacent to a white pixel in the input image data is detected. Output image data based on either the input image data or the screen-processed image data is selectively output for each pixel in accordance with the detection result of the boundary pixel.
US09749494B2
A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a camera unit configured to photograph an object, a controller configured to detect an object image from an image of the object photographed by the camera unit, generate image metadata used to change a feature part of the object image, and generate an image file by matching the object image with the image metadata, a storage configured to store the image file, and a display configured to, in response to selecting the image file, display the object image in which the feature part is changed based on the image metadata.
US09749482B2
An image forming system includes a mobile terminal and an image forming apparatus capable of wirelessly communicating with each other. The mobile terminal stores therein setting information. The mobile terminal includes a first processor. The first processor performs a process of transmitting the setting information to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a second processor and a printing device. The second processor performs an image process on an image according to the setting information transmitted from the mobile terminal. The printing device forms the image processed by the image process on a recording medium.
US09749481B2
An image processing apparatus that is capable of keeping a command concerning an original reading process with a simple configuration and of receiving a command concerning a process that is operatable concurrently with the original reading process. A scanner unit reads an original. A transmission unit transmits image data to a destination. A first determination unit determines whether a processing command received from a client apparatus is a first command that requires transmission of image data obtained by reading with the scanner unit. A second determination unit determines whether the scanner unit is in an occupied state. A reply unit replies a busy signal indicating that the scanner unit is busy to the client apparatus that transmitted the processing command until the scanner unit is no longer in the occupied state, when the scanner unit is in the occupied state and when the processing command is the first command.
US09749471B2
A computer-implemented method for distributing phone calls includes the steps of receiving an inquiry from an individual having caller identification information, determining a call time to call the individual, generating a text message in response to receiving the inquiry, where the text message includes the call time and service provider information and the service provider information includes a service provider telephone number, automatically transmitting the text message to the individual from the service provider prior to the call time, and automatically initiating a phone call to the individual at the call time from the service provider telephone number. A system and computer-readable medium are also disclosed.
US09749469B2
A system and method for a selective ring silencer that prevents people from having to listen to the telephone ring on and on with nuisance calls. The ringer silencer can be: (1) discretely constructed from a telephone, (2) part of a telecommunication device, or (3) part of a central telephone network construction. A receiver demodulates an incoming call. Control logic reads at least a portion of the called identification (CID) data and determines an action based on the reading. A switch in communication with the control logic is actuated to a first state that allows the communication data to be output from the ring silencer, and a second state that blocks the communication data from being output from the ring silencer to a user's communication device. The control logic blocks toll-free area codes originated calls from ringing a user's telephone, optionally forwarding the call to a voice mail module.
US09749465B1
A method and apparatus of processing a voice call are disclosed. One example method of operation may include recording at least a portion of a conference call and storing the portion of the conference call in memory. The method may also include processing the portion of the conference call to identify at least one segment of interest and processing the at least one segment of interest and creating at least one tag of interest to be associated with a third party application. The method may also include forwarding the at least one tag of interest to a third party computing device responsive to the identified segment of interest.
US09749460B2
In an aspect of the invention, an electronic device includes an acceleration sensor and a controller. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration. The controller discriminates a type of moving state based on a detection result of the acceleration sensor, and restricts a function according to the discriminated type.
US09749459B2
Interaction data from one or more sensors in an environment are obtained. One or more patterns of use of one or more devices in the environment based on the interaction data are detected. One or more policies of use of the one or more devices in the environment based on the detected pattern are generated. A notification of the one or more policies is provided in the environment.
US09749458B2
A processor-implemented system for supporting use of a reduced driving distraction program on a mobile device is disclosed. The system detects whether the mobile device is in a moving vehicle. If so, a driving mode is set in which driving is determined to be protected driving if the reduced distraction program is being followed and unprotected if the reduced distraction program is not being followed. The system then tracks unprotected driving and protected driving and aggregates the unprotected driving and protected driving. A party is then notified regarding the aggregation of unprotected driving and protected driving. Other drivers can be asked to join the reduced driving distraction program and awards can be given to drivers for meeting pre-determined milestones of protected driving. Either the mobile device or a remote computer may aggregate driving and send notifications.
US09749457B2
Systems, methods and computer program products for facilitating the provisioning of a single and multi-line virtual private branch exchange (PBX) including automated call distribution via a mobile device are described. In some implementations, the provisioning of the single and multi-line virtual PBX can be achieved using one or more unique provisioning interfaces. The unique provisioning interfaces can enable the setup and configuration of a virtual PBX service account instantaneously from any geographical location at any time. Changes made to the virtual PBX service account can be immediately reflected back (e.g., in real-time) to the system providing the core operating environment.
US09749456B2
The present disclosure is to provide an electronic device, a control method and a program, which execute control so as not to cause wasteful electric power consumption, by suppressing functions under a certain condition, in a state where the electronic device is connected to an external device by using an external interface. The electronic device is provided with: an external interface connected to an external device; a notification unit; and a control unit; when incoming communication is received in a state where the external interface is connected to the external device, the control unit suppresses notification by the notification unit, transmits a signal indicating receipt of the incoming communication to the external device via the external interface, and controls the external device to perform notification of the incoming communication.
US09749449B2
A more secure TCP/IP protocol stack is provided having an enhanced transport layer. Encryption and decryption logic is arranged on the transmission side and on the reception side for processing a payload of a transport layer protocol, such as TCP or UDP. By employing this enhanced transport layer, a cryptograph process communication can be realized by dissolving various kinds of restrictions which a conventional IPsec or SSL possesses without affecting upper layer processing, and, at the same time, maintaining compatibility with the IP layer.
US09749445B2
A system and method can support across-domain messaging in a transactional middleware machine environment. A gateway server in a transaction domain operates to provide a notification of an update in one or more services to one or more gateway servers in one or more remote transaction domains. Furthermore, the gateway server can receive an inquiry for said one or more services from a remote transaction domain, and send a response to a gateway server in the remote transaction domain, wherein the response contains information that allows a client in said remote transaction domain to invoke said one or more services.
US09749441B2
According to one general aspect, a method for managing a plurality of different tenants on a shared computing infrastructure including at least one application server apparatus may include associating a tenant with a plurality of services, wherein each service provides a set of actions that the service is configured to perform. In some embodiments, the method may include associating at least one tenant runlevel for each associated service with the tenant. In various embodiments, the method may include, when the application server apparatus executes a service for the tenant, determining the tenant runlevel associated with the tenant, and managing the set of actions configured to be performed by the service based at least in part upon the tenant runlevel associated with the tenant and the service.
US09749435B2
A method and apparatus to proxy notification service connections between a mobile client and a notification server. In one embodiment of the invention, a proxy receives a proxy setup request for the notification service from the mobile client. The proxy further establishes a notification connection with the notification server for the mobile client and maintains the notification connection without waking an application processor of the mobile client. The proxy receives a notification from the notification service and forwards the notification to the mobile client.
US09749430B2
A method is described of pre-processing real-time data to be processed by one or more real-time analytics services. The method includes: receiving, at a stateless ingress node, data from one or more client devices; transforming the data in real-time at the stateless ingress node; determining in real-time, at the stateless ingress node, a real-time analytics service for the transformed data; and forwarding in real-time the transformed data to the determined real-time analytics service for stateful processing.
US09749418B2
The present invention relates to a data storage and retrieval system. The system includes a at least one client device; and at least one server. The server includes at least one memory, a processor and a log store. The client data is divided into different blocks and stored in the server. Different logs are generated for each block and stored in the log store. The storage in the server are audited for ensuring their integrity. The present invention also relates to a method used to store and retrieve data form the above system. The present invention also relates to a method used to initialize empty buffers in a storage of a system.
US09749412B1
A prediction is computed from an input data, at a time, that a user will need to use a set of files during a future period. From the set of files, a subset of those files is selected that are designated for synchronization with a remote storage over a data network. A priority of the file is computed according to a characteristic of each file. The files in the subset are arranged according to priorities corresponding to the files. A synchronization operation is caused to occur, to synchronize the subset of files in an order of priorities associated with the files in the subset.
US09749411B2
The sharing of objects may be executed by performing various share type administrations. Objects may be shared directly to a site or may be made available indirectly for reuse by a site. The objects shared and made available for reuse may be added to the site to which they are shared and made available for reuse. References to the objects shared and made available for reuse are stored in repositories in response to, and in accordance with, the share type administration performed. The storage of the references to objects is based on privileges associated with at least one of a repository, a site and a user. Objects made available for reuse by, and shared to, a site may be made unavailable for reuse by, and unshared to, the site through the execution of a share type administration.
US09749406B1
Described is a system for automated community discovery in networks with multiple relational types. The system receives a network as input. The network comprises neighbors, edges connecting the neighbors, and vertices, where edges between two vertices represent a relation. A set of pair-wise similarity comparisons is computed for all pairs of relations. Two relations are considered similar if vertices connected to the two relations share similar relations to the same set of neighbors. A relation dendrogram is created based on the set of pair-wise similarity comparisons. Then, a cut in the relation dendrogram is selected to compute a community solution, resulting in a plurality of relation dendrogram partitions. Each relation dendrogram partition represents a community. A community density criterion is computed based on a density of each community calculated with respect to edge types contained within each community. Finally, a community solution is generated that maximizes the community density criterion.
US09749401B2
Techniques for performing intelligent load balancer selection in a multi-load balancer environment are provided. In one embodiment, a computer system can generate a user interface for deploying a virtual IP address (VIP) on a load balancer in a network environment, where the network environment includes a plurality of load balancers, and where the user interface presents a plurality of criteria for selecting one of the plurality of load balancers. The computer system can further receive, from a user, a selection of one or more of the plurality of criteria, and can collect, from each load balancer in the plurality of load balancers, statistics that are relevant to the one or more criteria. The computer system can then select a load balancer from among the plurality of load balancers based on the one or more criteria and the collected statistics.
US09749398B2
A Cloud federator may be used to allow seamless and transparent access by a Cloud Client to Cloud services. Federation may be provided on various terms, including as a subscription based real-time online service to Cloud Clients. The Cloud federator may automatically and transparently effect communication between the Cloud Client and Clouds and desired services of the Clouds, and automatically perform identity federation. A Service Abstraction Layer (SAL) may be implemented to simplify Client communication, and Clouds/Cloud services may elect to support the SAL to facilitate federation of their services.
US09749387B2
This disclosure provides various embodiments for providing transparently stateful execution of stateless applications. A request associated with an application is received and includes at least one operation to be executed by the application as well as a set of first state information. The application determines if the operations are to be executed statelessly or not. If the application is to be executed statelessly, the first state information is retrieved from the request and used to initialize the application. If not, then the first state of the application is retrieved from a location other than the received request. The operations are then executed by the application in the application's appropriate first state. A response including the relevant information associated with the response as well as an updated set of state information identifying the application's second state is generated and transmitted to the client.
US09749383B2
For various implementations, a first application streaming client can obtain portions of an application from a application streaming server, execute the application based on those portions obtained, and provide a second application streaming client (a pixel-based application streaming client) access to the executing application using a pixel stream generated based on output from the executing application. Depending on the implementation, the first application streaming client could execute the application, based on the portions obtained, on behalf of a user at the application streaming client, on behalf of the pixel-based application streaming client, or both. In various implementations, the first application streaming client and the second application streaming client can be communicatively coupled through a local network (e.g., LAN or local WiFi), while the first application streaming client and the application streaming server can be communicatively coupled through a wider area network (e.g., WAN or MAN).
US09749380B1
Streaming of a media asset from a cloud server computer to a media playback device is disclosed. In an embodiment, a list of media assets stored in the cloud server computer is sent over network from the cloud server computer to a portable device. In another embodiment, the list is transferred via close-range communication to the portable device from the media playback device which received the list from the cloud server computer over network. In the embodiments, a media asset is started streaming over network from the cloud server computer to the media playback device responsive to selection of one of the listed media assets at the portable device. In some embodiments, streaming is redirected from the portable device to the media playback device responsive to a user's operation or in case of disconnection.
US09749377B2
An apparatus may include a transceiver and a processor circuit coupled to the transceiver. The apparatus may also include a local packet data network access module operable on the processor circuit to schedule for transmission from the transceiver to a mobility management entity (MME) a request from a user equipment (UE) for access to a local network, to generate a request for authentication to be sent to the UE, and to receive authentication information sent in response to the request for authentication. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US09749376B2
The VIDEO DELIVERY EXPEDITION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“VDE”) transform Internet content data access request via VDE components into media content playback at a client device. In one implementation, the VDE may issue a notification or a user interface element to a user after delivery of a process one data from the server to a client; and trigger a background delivery of a process two data, wherein the triggering occurs when the user initiates playback of said process one data.
US09749358B2
Systems and methods for matching and scoring sameness. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is provided, comprising acts of: identifying an anchor value X from the first digital interaction; identifying a first plurality of past digital interactions from which the anchor value X was previously observed, wherein each past digital interaction of the first plurality of past digital interactions has associated therewith a respective sameness score; select a second plurality of past digital interactions from the first plurality of past digital interactions based at least in part on the respective sameness scores; generating a profile for the anchor value X based on the second plurality of past digital interactions; and determining a biometric score for the first digital interaction.
US09749357B2
Systems and methods for matching and scoring sameness. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is provided, comprising acts of: detecting a plurality of digital interactions at different points in time; for each digital interaction of the plurality of digital interactions: identifying from the digital interaction an anchor value X of an anchor type T; and updating a profile of the anchor value X.
US09749352B2
Provided are a harmful site collection device and method for determining a harmful site by analyzing a connection between harmful sites. The harmful site collection device extracts a URL linked to a web page of a harmful site; checks a link circulation on the basis of link information on a web page of the URL linked to the harmful site to determine whether the web page of the URL linked to the harmful site is a harmful site; and, when a URL of a prestored non-harmful site is extracted while the link circulation is checked, stops checking the link circulation that includes the URL of the non-harmful site. Accordingly, the harmful site collection device can more easily determine a harmful site merely with information on a URL linked to a web page and can reduce the amount of computation using information on a URL of a prestored non-harmful site.
US09749350B2
A method and system. All Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports on a gateway computer at a network perimeter of a network are scanned to determine whether an unauthorized application outside the network perimeter and/or at least one unauthorized service from the unauthorized application is available within the network perimeter via the gateway computer. Penetration tests are executed on the gateway computer to attempt to exploit a vulnerability of the gateway computer as revealed by scanning the ports on the gateway computer. A first component associated with a first respective connection to the network is identified. It is determined that the first component complies with a corresponding industry benchmark for security. A second component associated with a second respective connection to the network is identified. It is determined that the second component complies with a corresponding security policy of a company associated with the network.
US09749345B2
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for reporting security vulnerabilities. In an embodiment, a method may include receiving a set of potential security vulnerabilities associated with a program. The method may also include filtering the set of potential security vulnerabilities by eliminating one or more spurious security vulnerabilities to generate a set of likely security vulnerabilities. The method may further include consolidating the set of likely security vulnerabilities into one or more solution categories, each of the one or more solutions categories defining a solution for remedying each of the likely security vulnerabilities within the solution category.
US09749343B2
A security system comprising a computer, a memory, a data store comprising a cyber threat intent dictionary and a technology dictionary; and an application stored in the memory. When executed by the computer, the application generates a report that comprises an identification of a cyber threat intent and the identification of a cyber threat technology, wherein the cyber threat intent is selected from a plurality of cyber threat intents listed in the cyber threat intent dictionary and wherein the cyber threat technology is selected from the technology dictionary. The application also populates values in a cyber threat progression vector, where the cyber threat progression vector comprises elements that each corresponds to an action in a chain of actions associated with a cybercrime, where the values correspond to one of present or not present. The vector is used to manage the cyber risk of an enterprise or organization.
US09749337B2
A method and a system track network access information for authorized network devices. The access information facilitates tracking movement of the device throughout the network. In addition the access information can be used to detect when an unauthorized device attempts to access the network, posing as an authorized device.
US09749333B2
A shared access user appliance having a client component; a server component; interactive user components providing functions to a first user; an interactive access management component allowing the first user to select second users, and select whether to grant or deny access to the user components for the second users; and a control component generating access control data and granting or denying access to the user components for the second users. The server component generates an appliance graphical user interface representing an interactive user environment including independently selectable graphical objects. Selecting each graphical object causes the server to modify the appliance graphical user interface to include the graphical user interface of the interactive user component. The server component receives requests from other users and sends a graphical user interface of the interactive user component for display only if the access data indicates the first user has allowed the second user access.
US09749331B1
A cloud service access and information gateway receives a first authentication factor for a user in a single sign-on system. The single sign-on system provides access to a plurality of cloud services. The gateway receives, from a user device, a request to access a cloud service of the plurality of cloud services. The gateway compares a context of the request to an access policy for the single sign-on system and grants conditional access to the cloud service based on the access policy.
US09749330B2
A method and system for data session establishment from a mobile device in a multiple networks scenario, the method including, checking whether an identifier for an first network is on a blacklist on the mobile device; if the first network identifier is not on the blacklist, attempting to establish a data connection with the first network; and if the first network identifier is on the blacklist, establishing a data connection with a second network. The method and system for data session establishment include deriving and maintaining the blacklist.
US09749327B2
A flexible content sharing system may comprise a network based application built on a client device using information from dissociated user experience component (UXC), application logic and execution layer (ALEL), and content distribution system (CDS) payloads. An ALEL engine may communicate a request from the network based application to a CDS module. The CDS module may interface the ALEL engine and a CDS server. The ALEL engine can act as a gate keeper and securely communicates requests from client devices to the CDS server. The CDS server is configured to manage and alert the ALEL of any enterprise policies that may be applicable to the client devices connected to the ALEL engine which, in turn, notifies the client devices to comply with the enterprise policies. The CDS server may synchronize any change made to the content by any of the client devices running network based applications.
US09749326B2
A data center security system and method are provided that leverage server systems on a chip (SOCs) and/or server fabrics. In more detail, server interconnect fabrics may be leveraged and extended to dramatically improve security within a data center.
US09749324B2
Disclosed are a system, device and method for network authorization based on no password or a random password, the device comprising: a memory having instructions stored thereon; at least one processor to execute the instructions to cause: obtaining information carried in a consult message by accessing a server, wherein the consult message is generated and sent to the server by a network access device upon reception of a connection establishment request message, and the consult message comprises network communication address information identifying uniquely the master control device and information of whether a terminal device is allowed to access a network; generating an instruction notification comprising instruction information according to user input information, wherein the instruction information comprises physical address information of the terminal device and information of whether allowing the terminal device to access the network; and sending the instruction notification so that the network access device, according to the instruction information, performing a network access operation upon determining that the terminal device is allowed to access the network, or performing a network access rejecting operation upon determining that the terminal device is prohibited to access the network.
US09749323B2
Technologies for secure server access include a client computing device that loads a license agent into a secure enclave established by a processor of the client computing device. The license agent receives a request from an application to access a remote server device. The license agent opens a secure connection with the server device and performs remote attestation of the secure enclave. The license agent authenticates the user and transmits a machine identifier and a user identifier to the server device. The machine identifier may be based on an enclave sealing key of the client computing device. The server device verifies that the machine identifier and the user identifier are bound to a valid application license. If the machine identifier and the user identifier are successfully verified, the application communicates with the server device using the secure connection. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09749310B2
Technologies for remote device authentication include a client computing device, an identity provider, and an application server in communication over a network. The identity provider sends an authentication challenge to the client. A capability proxy of the client intercepts an authentication challenge response and retrieves one or more security assertions from a secure environment of the client computing device. The capability proxy may be an embedded web server providing an HTTP interface to platform features of the client. The client sends a resource access token based on the security assertions to the identity provider. The identity provider verifies the resource access token and authenticates the client computing device based on the resource access token in addition to user authentication factors such as username and password. The identity provider sends an authentication response to the client, which forwards the authentication response to the application server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09749308B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for assessing network authentication requirements based on situational instance. In this regard, the invention dynamically determines specific user authentication requirements for accessing a service or executing an activity based on the determining the user's network connections, geographic location, and applications, in real-time. The invention provides a novel method for employing activity data provided by a plurality of users associated with historical activity information to vary the authentication requirements dynamically. Another aspect of the invention is directed to constructing geographic maps with predefined physical areas and overlaying graphical representations of activity data on the maps, in real-time.
US09749307B2
Systems and methods for performing DNSSEC signing are described in which digital signature operations may be performed by a network accessible signing server that is configured to interact with a separate client application. Exemplary methods may include receiving a signing request at the signing server from the client application to sign first data. The signing server may determine an active KSK and/or an active ZSK for the first data. The first data may then be transmitted by the signing server to a digital signature modules, which may include, for example, a hardware support module, or software signing applications. The signing server may receive a digitally signed version of the first data from the digital signature module, and provide the signed first data to the client application.
US09749300B1
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and a system for immediate recovery of virtual machines encrypted in the cloud. The method includes retrieving at least a portion of data from an off-premise replica site configured to store an encrypted first data part of an I/O as data at the off-premise replica site according to a second metadata part of the I/O. The first data part of the at least the portion of the data then may be decrypted at the on-premise recovery site according to a private key not available to the replica site and stored at the on-premise recovery site in a cache at the recovery site.
US09749299B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method for image-based encryption of cloud data may include (1) identifying a user account for a cloud data store, wherein the cloud data store stores at least one secret to be secured by encryption on behalf of the user account, (2) receiving an image file to be used at least in part to generate a cryptographic element to be used for encrypting the secret, the cryptographic element capable of being re-created when the image file is provided again at a later time, (3) using at least one cryptographic function, generating the cryptographic element based at least in part on the image file, and (4) securing the secret by encrypting the secret using the cryptographic element. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09749284B2
Systems and method for controlled pre-interaction are disclosed. The method of performing controlled pre-interaction includes: providing at least one private interaction address, defining at least one manageable public interaction address, forming a record of manageable public interaction address associated with the private interaction address. The method of performing controlled pre-interaction further includes: generating a reverse list, wherein an interaction address of a participant is associated at least with the manageable public interaction address, and performing at least one pre-interaction act. A pre-interaction act includes: accessing the reverse list, identifying the interaction address of the participant in the reverse list, and determining that the manageable public interaction address is associated, at the reverse list, with the interaction address of the participant.
US09749277B1
A method assigns categories to electronic messages. Users assign labels to messages received from multiple senders. The user-assigned labels are aggregated into a co-occurrence matrix whose axes correspond to the plurality of senders. Each matrix entry measures the extent to which users have assigned identical user-assigned labels to the pair of senders. Using the co-occurrence matrix, a latent vector is computed for each sender. A user re-categorizes a message received from a first sender, assigning the message to a first category. One or more second senders are identified that are similar to the first sender. Similarity of senders is measured by proximity of the latent vectors corresponding to the senders. One or more second messages are identified from the second senders, and the user is presented with the suggestion to reclassify the second messages under the first category. Upon user confirmation, the second messages are reclassified.
US09749276B2
The invention provides a system and method for analyzing a collection of communication messages. The communication messages may be any one of a collection of electronic mail messages, voicemail messages, instant messaging dialogs and other forms of communications. The collections of communications, such as electronic mail messages, may be selected by a user and then subsequently processed to determine the identity of any of the user's contacts within the communications. The contacts may then be arranged in a relative priority arrangement whereby contacts which have been identified as engaging in prior reciprocal communications with the user are given higher priority. Higher priority may also be given to contacts which engage in more recent communications with the user. Specific contact relationships may be inferred from the communications depending on whether specific contacts are repeatedly mentioned within the communication messages.
US09749275B2
There is disclosed a method of constructing a listing of e-mail messages, the method comprising: retrieving, by at least one server, information in respect of a plurality of e-mail messages from at least one database in electronic communication with the at least one server, each e-mail message including a header having a plurality of header fields and a body having content; sending, by the at least one server to a client device via a communications network, instruction to display in one of an e-mail message listing pane or an e-mail message listing window in a graphical user interface of the client device, a listing of e-mails, the listing including in respect of at least some of the e-mail messages listing information including at least some of the header fields; for at least some of the e-mail messages, one of determining a classification of the e-mail messages by the at least one server and retrieving from the database a classification of the e-mail messages by the at least one server, the classification including a sender type and at least one message type; receiving, by the at least one server from the client device via the communications network, a request to sort the listing of e-mails by e-message classification; sorting, by the at least one server, the listing of e-mails by e-mail classification; sending, by the at least one server to a client device via a communications network, instruction to display in the one of an e-mail message listing pane or an e-mail message listing window in a graphical user interface of the client device, the sorted listing of e-mails.
US09749273B2
A method of updating electronic mails (emails) data dataset that comprises providing a dataset which comprises a plurality of previously identified original message content blocks as a plurality of discrete units, each the original message content block having a header content and a sender content and being extracted from emails exchanged in a multi-email correspondence, receiving at least one additional email, analyzing the at least one additional email to identify a plurality of original message content blocks, tagging each of the plurality of original message content blocks as a discrete unit, and updating the dataset with the plurality of original message content blocks.
US09749271B2
Embodiments provide IP address partitioning features that can be used to source outbound email communications, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-based method operates to identify and/or isolate one or more customers that may be misusing one or more IP addresses of a partition. A system of an embodiment is configured in part to divide a partition that includes one or more potentially misused IP addresses into one or more levels of sub-partitions as part of identifying offending or potentially offending customers. Other embodiments are included.
US09749267B2
Various computer-implemented systems and methods are provided here for purposes of intelligent predictive messaging. An exemplary system can be operated to obtain message context data associated with a messaging session, process the message context data to obtain suggested message content for the messaging session, and automatically populate a message field of a user device with at least some of the suggested message content. The system may proceed by sending a message from the user device, where the message includes content of the message field.
US09749265B2
A transmission device includes: a first counter; a counter control unit configured to increment the first counter at a specified rate; a frame buffer configured to store a received frame; and a buffer control unit configured to read a frame from the frame buffer when a value of the first counter is larger than a specified threshold and output the frame. When a length of an output frame read from the frame buffer by the buffer control unit is shorter than a specified reference frame length, the counter control unit decrements the first counter by a value indicating the reference frame length. When the length of the output frame is longer than or equal to the reference frame length, the counter control unit decrements the first counter by a value indicating the length of the output frame.
US09749257B2
Methods and apparatus for dynamically deploying software agents are disclosed. For example, a user of an electronic record management system may deploy a plurality of different background processes (e.g., OCR, dedup, etc.) that may each take several hours to complete. Subsequently, the user may decide to change the number of servers dedicated to one or more background process. In addition, the user may decide to deploy additional background processes. Neither of these user actions interrupts any of the background processes.
US09749254B2
In one embodiment, a method is disclosed in which a device identifies a set of data stream rates for a plurality of data streams. A Huffman tree is constructed for data transmission time slots based on the set of data stream rates. A number of time slots assigned to a parent node in the tree are determined and evenly distributed to child nodes of the parent node, to assign the time slots to the data streams.
US09749253B2
A wireless mesh network is configured to implement a latency-sensitive communication protocol in order to facilitate data communications between devices coupled to that network and configured to communicate with one another based on that protocol. Specifically, a node within the wireless mesh network receives a continuous stream of data that includes an N-bit sequence from an upstream device coupled to the wireless mesh network. The node transmits the N-bit sequence to a downstream node within the wireless mesh network. The downstream node re-creates the continuous stream of bits based on the received N-bit sequence, and then transmits the re-created continuous stream of bits to another device coupled to the wireless mesh network. By operating in conjunction with one another, the nodes within the wireless mesh network facilitate communication between the devices coupled to wireless mesh network according to the latency-sensitive communication protocol.
US09749248B2
A communication system that may include a traffic management module and a communication interface module. The communication interface module is arranged to: estimate a status of multiple channels by utilizing hardware channel status estimators, generate filler packets in response to the status of the multiple channels; wherein the filler packets are associated with the multiple channels; send the filler packets to the traffic management module. The traffic management module is arranged to receive multiple input packets that are associated with multiple channels, receive the filler packets; apply a traffic management scheme on the multiple input packets and the filler packets to provide multiple intermediate packets that comprise (a) multiple filler traffic managed packets and (b) multiple non-filler traffic managed packets.
US09749245B2
Most of the internet traffic today is carried out via the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). The main advantage of TCP is that it provides reliable data transfer to the application layer and simplifies programming. The protocol maximizes data throughput but may also lead to noticeable transmission delay in wide area networks (WAN). A client-server based medical image viewing system is disclosed that achieves high data throughput over TCP without impacting responsiveness. Special timestamp messages inserted into the data stream allow the system to detect situations where network latency increases noticeably and to obtain a reliable estimate of sustained transfer bandwidth. The system applies a feedback scheme that avoids network delays by limiting send bandwidth. In addition other parameters, in particular image compression settings, are dynamically adjusted depending on current network quality.
US09749244B2
Conventional packet network nodes react to congestion in the packet network by dropping packets in a manner which is perceived by users to be indiscriminate. In embodiments of the invention, indiscriminate packet discards are prevented by causing packets to be discarded on lower priority flows and flow aggregates. Further action is taken to reduce the likelihood of packet discards. When an aggregate set of flows raises a congestion alarm, action is taken to try to increase aggregate capacity by excising capacity from pre-assigned donor aggregates. A donor aggregate may be carrying flows, for example, classified as best effort. Another type of donor capacity is donor re-assignable unused capacity. Aggregates may have capacity added either up to a defined limit or, temporarily, exceeding any limit provided there is free capacity available, but removable back to the defined limit when other aggregates need increased capacity and are below their defined limits.
US09749239B2
A network edge bridge including a first communication unit configured to receive a data packet from an access segment of a network, the data packet including a tunnel destination address and at least one Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) tag, a tunnel header constructing unit configured to construct a tunnel header based on the VLAN tag. And a second communication unit that transmits the data packet, including the tunnel header, to an egress device corresponding to the tunnel destination address via an overlay interconnection layer.
US09749237B2
A data processing system including an interface and an encoder. The interface is configured to receive first symbols from one or more ports. The interface is configured to aggregate a predetermined number of the first symbols to provide second symbols. The encoder is configured to (i) generate a header, and (ii) encode the second symbols to generate third symbols, where the header indicates whether the third symbols include a set of control codes. Responsive to the third symbols including the set of control codes, the encoder is configured to generate a pointer for the set of control codes, where the pointer can assume more values than are in the set of control codes.
US09749225B2
Aspects of this disclosure provide techniques for dynamically configuring flow splitting via software defined network (SDN) signaling instructions. An SDN controller may instruct an ingress network node to split a traffic flow between two or more egress paths, and instruct the ingress network node, and perhaps downstream network nodes, to transport portions of the traffic flow in accordance with a forwarding protocol. In one example, the SDN controller instructs the network nodes to transport portions of the traffic flow in accordance with a link-based forwarding protocol. In other examples, the SDN controller instructs the network nodes to transport portions of the traffic flow in accordance with a path-based or source-based transport protocol.
US09749222B2
A parallel computer includes a plurality of nodes. Each of the nodes includes a router directly or indirectly connected to each of the other nodes and a network interface connected to an external network of the parallel computer. The network interface includes a storage unit that holds detour route information indicating a detour route corresponding to a communication route from a node in which the network interface is included to another node. The network interface further includes a reception processing unit that, when the network interface receives data destined to one node of the parallel computer from the external network, sets detour route information corresponding to a communication route from the node in which the network interface is included to the destination node of the data for the data and transmits the data for which the detour route information is set to the destination node.
US09749210B2
A method for measuring network throughput is provided. The method comprises the following steps: exchanging messages with a time synchronization protocol server in compliance with a time synchronization protocol, synchronizing a slave clock with a master clock of the time synchronization protocol server according to time information related to the messages, and calculating at least one network throughput according to the time information and size information related to the messages.
US09749207B2
Novel techniques are provided to determine concurrent hardware resource usage as expressed in activity performed by hardware processors. A cloud computing consumer can verify the level of the quality of service provided by the physical infrastructure of a cloud, thereby allowing the consumer the ability to request a transfer of the hosting physical infrastructure to a less burdened physical machine.
US09749201B2
A method and system for monitoring a locator/identifier separation network. The method includes: a supervision center sending identity information of a monitored to an authentication center, querying and obtaining an identity identifier of the monitored; the supervision center obtaining a location identifier of the monitored according to the identity identifier of the monitored; the supervision center sending a command of monitoring the identity identifier of the monitored to an edge router corresponding to the location identifier of the monitored; and the edge router mirroring a data packet containing the identity identifier of the monitored in address information to the supervision center. With the method and system for monitoring the locator/identifier separation network, a monitoring function under a locator/identifier separation network architecture can be implemented.
US09749192B2
A first group is defined from an arbitrary set of nodes comprising service instances. Each node in the first group assumes one or more responsibilities in processing a request across the first group. A second group is defined from an arbitrary set of nodes. Each node in the second group assumes one or more discrete responsibilities in processing a request across the second group. The second group has a topology distinct from that of the first group. Request processing is transitioned from the first group to the second group based on a responsibility adaptation policy.
US09749190B2
A computer-implemented method is operable on a device having hardware including memory and at least one processor. The method includes maintaining invalidation information in a list at a service on the device, where the invalidation information includes a plurality of invalidation commands. At least some of the invalidation commands in the list are selectively combined to form at least one other invalidation command in the list.
US09749181B2
Techniques are described for managing communications between multiple computing nodes, such as computing nodes that are part of a virtual computer network. In some situations, various types of modifications may be made to one or more computing nodes of an existing virtual computer network, and the described techniques include managing ongoing communications for those computing nodes so as to accommodate the modifications. Such modifications may include, for example, migrating or otherwise moving a particular computing node that is part of a virtual network to a new physical network location, or modifying other aspects of how the computing node participates in the virtual network (e.g., changing one or more virtual network addresses used by the computing node). In some situations, the computing nodes may include virtual machine nodes hosted on one or more physical computing machines or systems, such as by or on behalf of one or more users.
US09749180B2
A method and system for autonomously tuning a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server are disclosed. The method comprises activating a tuning thread when defined conditions are met; and using this thread to initiate automatically a tuning procedure to tune an LDAP server cache, to tune a database buffer pool for the server, and to perform runtime tuning of parameters of the database. Tuning may be initiated upon reaching a specified time, or when the cache hit ratio of the server falls below a given threshold or on issuing the extended operation. The tuning procedure may include Basic or Advanced Tuning procedures and an Advanced Tuning procedure. The Basic Tuning procedure is comprised of static tuning of the server based on the number and size of entries in the database, and the Advanced Tuning Procedure is a real time procedure based on real client search patterns.
US09749174B1
A system and method for dynamically allocating cloud resources includes receiving an application data request from a user and routing the request to a specific cluster of servers. Each application has a record in a database that contains a unique token along with subscriber information. Application requests to the service provider backend, are routed by DNS using an API endpoint name and originating geographic location to appropriate server clusters. When the request reaches the cluster, the load balancer extracts the application token from the URL, looks up the record in the database, and finds the subscriber plan and identity the application is associated with. A load balancer routes the data request to a specific cluster based upon the subscriber plan and identity. The clusters can have different processing speeds and features based upon the subscriber plan with premium plans having better performance than lower end plans.
US09749173B2
A method and a multi-switch architecture include learning a media access control (MAC) address at a first switch in a multi-switch architecture; storing the MAC address in a forwarding database of the first switch; transmitting a data frame to one or more switches in the multi-switch architecture via inter-switch connectivity between the first switch and the one or more switches, wherein the data frame is created to enable the one or more switches to learn the MAC address therefrom; learning the MAC address from the data frame at the one or more switches; and storing the MAC address in a forwarding database for each of the one or more switches. This further includes transmitting the data frame via ports and queues in the inter-switch connectivity that are separate from ports and queues in a data path between the first switch and the one or more switches to avoid data path interference.
US09749169B2
The Data Recovery with Inverse Transformation (DRIT) comprises methods and systems for reversing transmission channel transfer function in order to achieve a direct recovery of original data from a received signal distorted by a transmission link.
US09749158B2
A wireless communication system includes a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU is configured to generate at least one local codebook based on a baseline codebook, and select a codeword from the local codebook that is associated with feedback.
US09749152B2
An apparatus and method for allocating a data flow based on selection criteria including receiving at least one policy including at least one indication for selecting an access from two or more of available accesses; determining a selection criterion based on the data flow; and selecting the access based on the determined selection criterion and the at least one indication. In one example, the selection criterion is one of the following: a bandwidth requirement for the data flow, an application generating the data flow, a protocol used to carry the data flow, a file size, an application name/ID, a role ID, or a throughput of the data flow. In one example, the policy is a management object (MO) received from an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) module and the selected access is for a wireless local area network (WLAN), a LTE network or for a 3GPP service.
US09749147B2
Embodiments are disclosed for a device for handling communications from AVB and non-AVB networks. In some embodiments, a device includes a gateway interface communicatively connectable to one or more devices and configured to transmit and receive data from an AVB network and at least one other, non-AVB network, a processor, and a storage device that stores instructions executable by the processor to receive first data from a first device in the at least one other network, and receive second data from a second device in the AVB network. The instructions are further executable to process one or more of the first data and the second data according to one or more of an AVB protocol and a protocol associated with the at least one other network, and transmit one or more commands to one or more of the first device and the second device.
US09749144B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for bundling data transmissions in a wireless communication network. Bundled data transmissions may depend on subframe types and may account for multicast service single frequency network (MBMS) subframes. Bundled data transmissions may be repeated and a density of reference signals in the bundled data may be increased. The density of reference signals may be increased according to various techniques, including inserting additional pilot tones in the subframe, inserting additional pilot tones only in the bundled data, or adding additional pilot tones in one or more types of subframes. Multiple subframes used to transmit the bundled data may include, for example, a MBSFN subframe and a non-MBSFN subframe, and increasing density of reference signals may be performed differently for MBSFN subframes and non-MBSFN subframes. In some examples, bundled data transmissions are restricted to subframes of one type.
US09749139B2
A message including a digital signature of a message originator is received at a processor. In response to determining that the message originator is authorized by a data protection policy to originate the message, a determination is made as to whether a specific authorized certificate issuer is configured for the message originator within a data protection policy. In response to determining that the specific authorized certificate issuer is configured for the message originator within the data protection policy, a determination is made as to whether a message originator certificate used to generate the digital signature of the message originator is issued by the specific authorized certificate issuer configured for the message originator within the data protection policy.
US09749134B2
A system comprises an access point and a client device. The access point receives, using near field communication (NFC) technology, a public key associated with the client device and sends, using NFC technology, a public key associated with the access point. The access point further encrypts configuration data associated with a network and sends the encrypted configuration data to the client device. The client device receives, using NFC technology, a command indicating that a public key associated with the client device is to be sent to the access point and sends, using NFC technology, the public key to the access point. The client device further receives, using NFC technology, a public key associated with the access point and configures the client device to wirelessly connect to a network associated with the access point.
US09749126B2
Provided is a data transmitter including a signal interval determination unit configured to receive a data input signal corresponding to data to be transmitted, determine time intervals between a synchronization signal and a plurality of data signals according to the data input signal, and output interval signals corresponding to the intervals; a trigger generation unit configured to trigger according to an output signal from the signal interval determination unit; and a signal generation unit configured to receive the trigger to generate the synchronization signal and the data signals.
US09749125B2
A clock and data recovery (CDR) system may use one or more clock signals in sync with recovered data rate. By accumulating a dithering tuning counter value at a data oversampling rate, a plurality of single bit signals at multiples of the recovered data rate and in sync with the recovered data rate can be accurately generated while utilizing the full range of the accumulator. This plurality of clock signals can be used in various modules in the CDR system and other modules in a transceiver system incorporating the CDR system.
US09749124B2
A symbol boundary in a data packet having a guard interval preceding a preamble having a predetermined sequence of symbols is detected by receiving a signal representing a data packet; sampling the received signal at a sampling rate; estimating channel impulse responses from a set of samples in dependence on the predetermined sequence of symbols of the preamble; determining an energy value for each of a plurality of windows of channel impulse responses, each of the windows corresponding to W number of consecutive samples, the energy value for each of the windows being indicative of the total energy associated with the channel impulse responses of that window; determining which of the windows has the greatest energy value; and identifying the earliest sample of the consecutive W samples in said determined greatest energy window, the earliest sample being indicative of a symbol boundary for the preamble.
US09749120B2
A method controls uplink/downlink (UL/DL) switching for half-duplex operation of user equipment (UE) in which UL and DL transmissions occur on different frequencies. The method comprises determining a duration of time required for the UE to switch between UL operation and DL operation, determining a time interval required by the UE to perform a measurement operation, determining a minimum number of subframes required for the measurement operation in the time interval, and controlling a switching configuration of the UE based on the determined duration of time, the determined time interval, and the minimum number of subframes.
US09749116B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus for a terminal performing uplink HARQ in a multi-node system comprising a plurality of nodes and a base station, which is connected to and can control each of the plurality of nodes. The method comprises the following steps: receiving information on control channel allocation from the base station; transmitting uplink data to at least one node from the plurality of nodes; and receiving from the at least one node an acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal with respect to the uplink data, based on the information on the control channel allocation.
US09749105B2
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus in a RBS and a UE for reference signal (RS) measurements in an OFDM system, that enable having a configurable RS transmission bandwidth which is smaller than the system bandwidth. This allows for better interference coordination of RS, which in turn improves the UE RS measurements used for different services such as positioning. The RBS retrieves the RS transmission bandwidth, determines a RS measurement bandwidth based on this RS transmission bandwidth, and transmits the determined bandwidth to the UE. The UE receives the RS measurement bandwidth and measures the RS in a bandwidth determined based on the received measurement bandwidth and the UE capability.
US09749101B2
A base station for reducing inter-cell interference, including: at least one processor; and a non-transitory storage device storing one or more programs which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: detect low interference indicators (LIIs), wherein the LIIs comprising low interference physic resource blocks (PRBs); and allocate the low interference PRBs in the LIIs that are not used by user equipment UE of a cell served by the base station (served cell) to cell edge UE of the served cell.
US09749095B2
A method for transmitting uplink control information by a user equipment in a wireless communication system operating in time division duplex (TDD), the user equipment being configured with a plurality of cells having different uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configurations; and a communication apparatus therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving at least one downlink signal on at least one cell; and transmitting the uplink control information including at least one per-cell hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bit via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). Based on a reference UL-DL configuration, a number of the at least one per-cell HARQ-ACK bit is determined using a smallest value of W and Mc, W denoting a value indicated by 2-bit downlink assignment index (DAI) information included in downlink control information corresponding to the PUSCH, and Mc denoting a number of downlink subframes corresponding to the uplink subframe on the cell.
US09749086B1
In various embodiments, the present invention presents a physical layer (PHY) authentication technique for implantable medical devices (IMDs) that does not use existing methods of cryptology. Instead, a friendly jamming mechanism is established and malicious attempts by adversaries are prevented, without sharing any secured information, such as secret keys. In addition to ensuring authentication, the invention also provides advantages in terms of decreasing processing complexity of IMDs and enhances overall communications performance.
US09749085B2
A dynamically-reconfigurable multiband multiprotocol communications jamming system and method is provided that are particularly suited for the generation of effective radio-frequency waveforms/noise output that successively translates up and down the RF spectrum. The system and method are particularly suited for strategically targeting specific frequencies in order to disrupt a communications network or networks, and can be rapidly deployed via delivery platforms, such as artillery and other projectile mechanisms, remote operated vehicles (unmanned aerial, sea or land systems) or targeted air or land delivery via manned assets or automated or robotic support means, or manual delivery by personnel.
US09749074B2
A method and apparatus for allocating resource between uplink ACK/NACK channel and downlink control channel supporting spatial multiplexing in an OFDM-based wireless communication system which configures uplink ACK/NAK channel implicitly using reference signals for discriminating among resource allocation spaces and physical channel resource. The method is capable of multiplexing the uplink ACK/NACK channel associated with the control channel extended by spatial multiplexing into the uplink ACK/NACK channel resource which does not support spatial multiplexing.
US09749071B2
A radio broadcast playback method and apparatus is provided. The radio broadcast playback method includes playing a radio broadcast received by a tuner, receiving a channel search request, through an input unit, searching for radio channels by a communication module, while playing the radio broadcast received by the tuner, and outputting the found radio channels.
US09749070B1
The peak level of a high frequency analog signal in an RF receiver is detected by a system which samples the signal and compares it against a static threshold, generating an above/below status. The system is implemented with a sampler of sufficient aperture bandwidth to capture the signal in question, operated at a clock frequency, dynamically chosen as a function of fLO (local oscillator frequency) and the desired fIF (intermediate frequency), to minimize in-band intermodulation products. The sampler produces kickback intermodulation products that are positioned out-of-band, or are of low enough power in-band so as to be inconsequential. Samples are taken for a statistically significant period of time, and the status is used to adapt the threshold to systematically determine the peak amplitude of the signal being observed.
