US09799837B2
The present invention is to provide an iridium complex compound, which is soluble in an organic solvent, which can be stored for long periods without reprecipitation thereof and which secures a low driving voltage and a high luminescent efficiency of an organic electroluminescent element produced using the compound, to provide an organic electroluminescent element containing the compound and to provide a display and a lighting using the organic electroluminescent element. The present invention relates to the iridium complex compound having a specific chemical structure. Further, the invention also relates to the organic electroluminescent element produced using the compound, which requires a low operating voltage and has a long operating lifetime.
US09799822B2
A disclosed magnetic memory element includes: a magnetization free layer formed of a ferromagnetic substance having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; a response layer provided so as to be opposed to the magnetization free layer and formed of a ferromagnetic substance having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; a non-magnetic layer provided so as to be opposed to the response layer on a side opposite to the magnetization free layer and formed of a non-magnetic substance; and a reference layer provided so as to be opposed to the non-magnetic layer on a side opposite to the response layer and formed of a ferromagnetic substance having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The magnetization free layer includes a first magnetization fixed region and a second magnetization fixed region which have magnetization fixed in directions antiparallel to each other, and a magnetization free region in which a magnetization direction is variable.
US09799821B2
A residual stress in a PZT type ferroelectric film 12 formed on a substrate body 11 by a sol-gel process is −14 MPa to −31 MPa, and the ferroelectric film 12 is crystal oriented in a (100) plane.
US09799815B2
A thermoelectric converter is provided where an n-type boron carbide element is paired with a p-type boron carbide element and placed between a eat sink and a high temperature are, such as the ocean in which a submarine operates, and the interior of that submarine, respectively. Boron carbide elements suitable for use in this invention are deposited from meta carborane (n-type) together with dopants to emphasize n-type character, such as chromocene, and orthocarborane, together with dopants to emphasize p-type character, such as 1,4 diaminobenzene to form the p-type element.
US09799805B2
In at least one embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active layer configured to generate a primary radiation having a main wavelength less than 500 nm. The semiconductor chip contains a first conversion element configured to generate a first secondary radiation and a second conversion element configured to generate a second secondary radiation. The semiconductor layer sequence is divided into segments that can be controlled electrically independently of each other and that are arranged laterally adjacent to each other. The conversion elements are attached to main radiation sides of the segments. The first secondary radiation is colored light and the second secondary radiation white light.
US09799804B2
A method for providing light and a light-emitting device configured to providing light in accordance thereto is disclosed herein. The method includes emitting light in a monochromatic manner from a light source, wherein the light provided falls in a first spectrum associated with light of a blue color; covering the light source with a red phosphor composite, wherein the red phosphor composite is configured to cause the first spectrum of the light source to shift to a second, intermediary spectrum associated with light of a violet color; and producing light spanning a fuller visual light spectrum from the light of the violet color received from the red phosphor composite-covered light source.
US09799800B2
A light emitting device is provided to include an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an electron blocking layer disposed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the active layer. The p-type semiconductor layer includes a hole injection layer, a p-type contact layer, and a hole transport layer. The hole transport layer includes a plurality of undoped layers and at least one intermediate doped layer disposed between the undoped layers. At least one of the undoped layers includes a zone in which hole concentration decreases with increasing distance from the hole injection layer or the p-type contact layer, and the intermediate doped layer is disposed to be at least partially overlapped with a region of the hole transport layer, the region having the hole concentration of 62% to 87% of the hole concentration of the p-type contact layer.
US09799798B1
A novel thermal source comprising a semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterial provides control of the emission spectrum and the angular emission pattern. These properties arise because of epsilon-near-zero conditions in the semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterial. In particular, the thermal emission is dominated by the epsilon-near-zero effect in the doped quantum wells composing the semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterial. Furthermore, different properties are observed for s and p polarizations, following the characteristics of the strong anisotropy of hyperbolic metamaterials.
US09799787B2
Provided is a solar cell for which accurate mutual alignment between a condenser lens and a power generating element corresponding thereto can be performed.In a solar cell 23, a plurality of grid electrodes 31 each formed in a linear shape are arrayed on a light receiving surface 23a along the width direction of the light receiving surface 23a. The plurality of grid electrodes 31 include a first center grid electrode 31a forming a cross portion 34 exhibiting a center-specific geometry caused by electrodes crossing each other at the center of the light receiving surface 23a.
US09799773B2
A transistor which withstands a high voltage and controls large electric power can be provided. A transistor is provided which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer which is over the gate insulating layer and overlaps with the gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode which are in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode. The gate insulating layer includes a first region overlapping with the end portion of the drain electrode and a second region adjacent to the first region. The first region has smaller capacitance than the second region.
US09799772B2
A TFT device including: a gate electrode; a channel layer above the gate electrode; a channel protection layer on the channel layer; an electrode pair on the channel protection layer composed of a source electrode and a drain electrode that are spaced away from one another, a part of each of the source electrode and the drain electrode in contact with the channel layer through the channel protection layer; and a passivation layer extending over the gate electrode, the channel layer, the electrode pair, and the channel protection layer. The channel layer is made of an oxide semiconductor. The TFT device has a first sub-layer made of one of silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride and in which Si—H density is no greater than 2.3×1021 cm−3. The first sub-layer is included in at least one of the channel protection layer and the passivation layer.
US09799763B2
One embodiment is directed towards a method. The method includes forming a drift region of a first conductivity type above or in a substrate. The substrate has first and second surfaces. A first insulator is formed over a first portion of the channel, and which has a first thickness. A second insulator is formed over the second portion of the channel, and which has a second thickness that is less than the first thickness. A first gate is formed over the first insulator. A second gate is formed over the second insulator. A body region of a second conductivity type is formed above or in the substrate.
US09799760B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate configured to include a channel, first and second ohmic contacts supported by the semiconductor substrate, in ohmic contact with the semiconductor substrate, and spaced from one another for current flow between the first and second ohmic contacts through the channel, and first and second dielectric layers supported by the semiconductor substrate. At least one of the first and second ohmic contacts extends through respective openings in the first and second dielectric layers. The second dielectric layer is disposed between the first dielectric layer and a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the second dielectric layer includes a wet etchable material having an etch selectivity to a dry etchant of the first dielectric layer.
US09799758B2
A semiconductor device and manufacturing method achieve miniaturization, prevent rise in threshold voltage and on-state voltage, and prevent decrease in breakdown resistance. N+-type emitter region and p++-type contact region are repeatedly alternately disposed in a first direction in which a trench extends in stripe form in a mesa portion sandwiched between trench gates. P+-type region covers an end portion on lower side of junction interface between n+-type emitter region and p++-type contact region. Formation of trench gate structure is such that n+-type emitter region is selectively formed at predetermined intervals in the first direction in the mesa portion by first ion implantation. P+-type region is formed less deeply than n+-type emitter region in the entire mesa portion by second ion implantation. The p++-type contact region is selectively formed inside the p+-type region by third ion implantation. N+-type emitter region and p++-type contact region are diffused and brought into contact.
US09799755B2
A method for manufacturing a memory device includes forming trenches in a substrate to define an active region, filling an insulation material in the trenches, treating at least one portion of the insulation material, removing an upper portion of the insulation material from the trenches, so as to expose upper portions of side surfaces of the active region and to convert remaining portions of the insulation material in the trenches to shallow trench isolation (STI) disposed on opposite sides of the active region, forming a lower oxide layer, a middle charge trapping layer, and an upper oxide layer which cover the exposed upper portions of the side surfaces of the active region, an upper surface of the active region between the side surfaces of the active region, and the STI, and forming a gate layer on the upper oxide layer.
US09799754B2
FinFET devices including III-V fin structures and silicon-based source/drain regions are formed on a semiconductor substrate. Silicon is diffused into the III-V fin structures to form n-type junctions. Leakage through the substrate is addressed by forming p-n junctions adjoining the source/drain regions and isolating the III-V fin structures under the channel regions.
US09799753B2
A transistor includes a substrate having an upper surface, a fin structure protruding from the upper surface of the substrate, an isolation structure over the upper surface of the substrate and surrounding a lower portion of the fin structure, and a first doped region at least partially embedded in an upper portion of the fin structure. The fin structure extends along a first direction. The first doped region has a first type doping different from that of the fin structure.
US09799751B1
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes forming a multi-layered sidewall spacer (MLSS) around a vertically oriented channel semiconductor structure, wherein the MLSS comprises a non-sacrificial innermost first spacer (a high-k insulating material), a sacrificial outermost spacer and at least one non-sacrificial second spacer (a metal-containing material) positioned between the innermost spacer and the outermost spacer, removing at least a portion of the sacrificial outermost spacer from the MLSS while leaving the at least one non-sacrificial second spacer and the non-sacrificial innermost first spacer in position and forming a final conductive gate electrode in place of the removed sacrificial outermost spacer.
US09799747B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a p-doped layer including a doped III-V material on the substrate. An n-type material is formed on or in the p-doped layer. The n-type layer includes ZnO. An aluminum contact is formed in direct contact with the ZnO of the n-type material to form an electronic device.
US09799740B2
A thin film transistor substrate includes: a substrate; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode on the substrate, an active layer on the gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode on the active layer. Within the thin film transistor, at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode defines a plurality of branch electrodes thereof and a main electrode to which the plurality of branch electrodes is commonly connected. Each of the plurality of branch electrodes overlaps the gate electrode.
US09799737B2
A method for forming a conformal group III/V layer on a silicon substrate and the resulting substrate with the group III/V layers formed thereon. The method includes removing the native oxide from the substrate, positioning a substrate within a processing chamber, heating the substrate to a first temperature, cooling the substrate to a second temperature, flowing a group III precursor into the processing chamber, maintaining the second temperature while flowing a group III precursor and a group V precursor into the processing chamber until a conformal layer is formed, heating the processing chamber to an annealing temperature, while stopping the flow of the group III precursor, and cooling the processing chamber to the second temperature. Deposition of the III/V layer may be made selective through the use of halide gas etching which preferentially etches dielectric regions.
US09799730B2
A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a silicon germanium alloy fin located on a portion of a topmost surface of an insulator layer. A functional gate structure straddles a portion of the silicon germanium alloy fin and is located on other portions of the topmost surface of the insulator layer. A source structure is located on one side of the functional gate structure and a drain structure is located on another side of the functional gate structure. The source structure and the drain structure surround the other portions of the silicon germanium alloy fin and are located on a germanium graded silicon-containing region that is present at a footprint of the other portions of the silicon germanium alloy fin.
US09799729B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming field electrode structures extending in a direction vertical to a first surface in a semiconductor body; forming cell mesas from portions of the semiconductor body between the field electrode structures, including body zones forming first pn junctions with a drift zone; forming gate structures between the field electrode structures and configured to control a current flow through the body zones; and forming auxiliary diode structures with a forward voltage lower than the first pn junctions and electrically connected in parallel with the first pn junctions, wherein semiconducting portions of the auxiliary diode structures are formed in the cell mesas.
US09799716B2
An object is to provide a light-emitting device having a structure in which an external connection portion can easily be connected and a method for manufacturing the light-emitting device. A light-emitting device includes a lower support 110, a base insulating film 112 over the lower support 110 which has a through-hole 130, a light-emitting element 127 over the base insulating film 112, and an upper support 122 over the light-emitting element 127. An electrode 131 is provided in the through-hole 130, and the external connection terminal 132 electrically connected to the electrode 131 is provided below the base insulating film 112. The external connection terminal 132 is electrically connected to the external connection portion 133 and functions as a terminal that inputs a signal or a power supply into the light-emitting device. This light-emitting device has a structure in which an external connection portion can easily be connected.
US09799713B2
A display may have an array of pixels formed from organic light-emitting diodes and thin-film transistor circuitry. A planarization layer may be interposed between the thin-film transistor circuitry and the organic light-emitting diodes. To protect the organic light-emitting diodes from photoactive compounds that may be outgassed from the planarization layer, an inorganic barrier layer may be interposed between the planarization layer and the organic light-emitting diodes. The inorganic barrier layer may be formed on top of and/or below a pixel definition layer that defines light-emitting zones for the organic light-emitting diodes. In another suitable arrangement, the inorganic barrier layer may itself define light-emitting zones and may be used in place of a polymer-based pixel definition layer. The inorganic barrier layer may include trenches in which the emissive material of the light-emitting diodes is formed.
US09799697B2
A semiconductor image sensor includes a substrate having a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side. An interconnect structure is disposed over the first side of the substrate. A plurality of radiation-sensing regions is located in the substrate. The radiation-sensing regions are configured to sense radiation that enters the substrate from the second side. A plurality of isolation structures are each disposed between two respective radiation-sensing regions. The isolation structures protrude out of the second side of the substrate.
US09799685B2
Provided is a semiconductor device suitable for miniaturization and higher density. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor overlapping with the first transistor, a capacitor overlapping with the second transistor, and a first wiring electrically connected to the capacitor. The first wiring includes a region overlapping with an electrode of the second transistor. The first transistor, the second transistor, and the capacitor are electrically connected to one another. A channel of the first transistor includes a single crystal semiconductor. A channel of the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor.
US09799672B2
A memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a peripheral circuit formed on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a lower insulation layer covering the peripheral circuit, a base layer formed on the lower insulation layer, a memory cell array formed on the base layer, an upper insulation layer covering the memory cell array and a plurality of input-output pads formed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate. At least one of the input-output pads is disposed to be overlapped with a portion of the memory cell array in a vertical direction. The sizes of the memory device and the memory package including the memory device may be reduced through the COP structure and efficient arrangement of the input-output pads.
US09799671B2
Dielectric degradation and electrical shorts due to fluorine radical generation from metallic electrically conductive lines in a three-dimensional memory device can be reduced by forming composite electrically conductive layers and/or using of a metal oxide material for an insulating spacer for backside contact trenches. Each composite electrically conductive layer includes a doped semiconductor material portion in proximity to memory stack structures and a metallic material portion in proximity to a backside contact trench. Fluorine generated from the metallic material layers can escape readily through the backside contact trench. The semiconductor material portions can reduce mechanical stress. Alternatively or additionally, a dielectric metal oxide can be employed as an insulating spacer on the sidewalls of the backside contact trench, thereby blocking a diffusion path for fluorine radicals generated from the metallic material of the electrically conductive layers, and preventing electrical shorts between electrically conductive layers and/or a backside contact via structure.
US09799665B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a mask layer over a substrate. The method includes forming a first isolation structure and a second isolation structure passing through the mask layer and penetrating into the substrate. The method includes thinning the mask layer to expose a first portion of the first isolation structure and a second portion of the second isolation structure. The method includes partially removing the first portion, the second portion, the third portion, and the fourth portion. The method includes removing the thinned mask layer. The method includes forming a first gate over the substrate and between the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure. The method includes forming a dielectric layer over the first gate. The method includes forming a second gate over the dielectric layer and above the first gate.
US09799659B2
A semiconductor device may include: a semiconductor substrate comprising a plurality of active regions and a device isolation region for isolating the plurality of active regions; and a conductive shield pillar formed in the device isolation region and connected to the semiconductor substrate. Each of the active regions may include: a body portion formed in the substrate; a pillar floating from the body portion and positioned over the body portion; a side portion provided over a side surface of the pillar and connected to the body portion; and an embedded spacer positioned between the side portion and the pillar, the pillar may be coupled to the substrate through the side portion.
US09799657B2
The inventive concepts provide methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a thin layer structure including insulating layers and sacrificial layers alternately and repeatedly stacked on a substrate, forming a through-hole penetrating the thin layer structure and exposing the substrate, forming a semiconductor layer covering an inner sidewall of the through-hole and partially filling the through-hole, oxidizing a first portion of the semiconductor layer to form a first insulating layer, and injecting oxygen atoms into a second portion of the semiconductor layer. An oxygen atomic concentration of the second portion is lower than that of the first insulating layer. Oxidizing the first portion and injecting the oxygen atoms into the second portion are performed using an oxidation process at the same time.
US09799653B2
A bonded wafer structure having a handle wafer, a device wafer, and an interface region with an abrupt transition between the conductivity profile of the device wafer and the handle wafer is used for making semiconductor devices. The improved doping profile of the bonded wafer structure is well suited for use in the manufacture of integrated circuits. The bonded wafer structure is especially suited for making radiation-hardened integrated circuits.
US09799635B2
Provided is a light-emitting apparatus including a substrate, first and second pairs of terminals, each pair including two terminals disposed at two opposed positions on the substrate, a first plurality of light-emitting devices which are mounted in one of two sections formed by bisecting a mounting region on the substrate by a line segment jointing the two positions, and which are connected to the first pair of terminals, and a second plurality of light-emitting devices which are mounted in the other section of the mounting region, and which are connected to the second pair of terminals, and wherein the first and second plurality of light-emitting devices are arranged in a direction parallel to the line segment, and are each mounted at an angle relative to one side of the substrate.
US09799627B2
In one embodiment, a semiconductor package structure includes a substrate having a well region extending from a major surface. An interposer structure is attached to the substrate within the well region. The interposer structure has a major surface that is substantially co-planar with the major surface of the substrate. An electrical device is directly attached to the substrate and the interposer structure. The interposer structure can be an active device, such as a gate driver integrated circuit, or passive device structure, such as an impedance matching network.
US09799625B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure, comprising: receiving a first substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of conductive bumps disposed over the first surface; receiving a second substrate; disposing an adhesive over the first substrate or the second substrate; heating the adhesive in a first ambiance; bonding the first substrate with the second substrate by applying a force of less than about 10,000N upon the first substrate or the second substrate and heating the adhesive in a second ambiance; and thinning down a thickness of the first substrate from the second surface.
US09799622B2
The present invention discloses a high density film for IC package. The process comprises: a redistribution layer is fabricated following IC design rule, with a plurality of bottom pad formed on bottom, and with a plurality of first top pad formed on top; wherein the density of the plurality of bottom pad is higher than the density of the plurality of first top pad; and a top redistribution layer is fabricated following PCB design rule, using the plurality of the first top pad as a starting point; with a plurality of second top pad formed on top; wherein a density of the plurality of first top pad is higher than a density of the plurality of second top pad.
US09799621B2
A semiconductor device has a substrate. A conductive layer is formed over the substrate. A duplex plated bump on lead pad is formed over the substrate. An insulating layer is formed over the conductive layer and the substrate. A portion of the insulating over the duplex plated bump on lead pad is removed using a laser direct ablation process. The insulating layer is a lamination layer. The duplex plated bump on lead pad has a wide bump on lead pad. A semiconductor die is mounted over the substrate. The semiconductor die has a composite conductive interconnect structure. The semiconductor die has a first bump and a second bump with a pitch ranging from 90-150 micrometers between the first bump and the second bump. A duplex plated contact pad is formed on a surface of the substrate opposite the duplex plated bump-on-lead pad.
US09799620B2
A method of forming a die package includes forming a conductive column over a first side of a carrier, attaching a semiconductor die to the first side of the carrier, and forming a molding compound over the first side of the carrier. The semiconductor die and the conductive column are embedded in the molding compound. A second side of the carrier opposite the first side is under a compressive stress. The method also includes forming a first compressive dielectric layer over the semiconductor die, the conductive column, and the molding compound, forming a first redistribution layer (RDL) over the first compressive dielectric layer, and forming a first passivation layer over the first RDL.
US09799605B2
A device relates to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a narrow-line bamboo microstructure integrated within a metal layer of the semiconductor device and a narrow-line polycrystalline microstructure. The narrow-line polycrystalline microstructure is integrated within the same metal layer as the narrow-line bamboo microstructure.
US09799604B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of metal layers above the semiconductor substrate. A first of the metal layers includes a plurality of first power rails which extend in a first direction and provide a first voltage, a plurality of second power rails which extend in the first direction and provide a second voltage, and a first conductor which is integral with one end of each of the first power rails and extends in a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The first voltage is one of a ground voltage and a power source voltage and the second voltage is the other voltage.
US09799599B2
There are disclosed impedance matching networks and technique for impedance matching to microwave power transistors. Distributed capacitor inductor networks are used so as to provide a high degree of control and accuracy, especially in terms of inductance values, in comparison to existing lumped capacitor arrangements. The use of bond wires is reduced, with inductance being provided primarily by microstrip transmission lines on the capacitors.
US09799592B2
Methods and systems for a semiconductor device with through-silicon via-less deep wells are disclosed and may include forming a mask pattern on a silicon carrier, etching wells in the silicon carrier, and forming metal contacts in the etched wells, wherein the metal contacts comprise a plurality of deposited metal layers. Redistribution layers may be formed on a subset of the contacts and a dielectric layer may be formed on the silicon carrier and formed redistribution layers. Vias may be formed through the dielectric layer to a second subset of the contacts and second redistribution layers may be formed on the dielectric layer. A semiconductor die may be electrically coupled to the second formed redistribution layers and formed vias. The semiconductor die and top surface of the dielectric layer may be encapsulated and the silicon carrier may be thinned to a thickness of the contacts or may be completely removed.
US09799589B2
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a conductive trace having a terminal end and a circuit end; forming a terminal on the terminal end; connecting an integrated circuit die directly on the circuit end of the conductive trace, the integrated circuit die laterally offset from the terminal, the active side of the integrated circuit die facing the circuit end; and forming an insulation layer on the terminal and the integrated circuit die, the integrated circuit die covered by the insulation layer.
US09799585B2
A method for forming a case for an electronic device and a manufactured case structure for an electronic device are provided. The method for forming a case for an electronic device comprises the following steps. Provide a plastic material. Provide a plurality of PCM microcapsules. Mix the plastic material and the plurality of PCM microcapsules so as to form a housing material. Form a case from the housing material by injection molding. The manufactured case structure for an electronic device comprises a plastic layer and a plurality of PCM microcapsules. The plurality of PCM microcapsules are dispersed in the plastic layer.
US09799579B2
A semiconductor assembly includes a first semiconductor substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface and a second semiconductor substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface. The first main surface of the first semiconductor substrate faces the second main surface of the second semiconductor substrate. Further, the semiconductor assembly includes a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first main surface of the first semiconductor chip and a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the second main surface of the second semiconductor chip, wherein the first electrodes are aligned with and connected by interconnects to the second electrodes. An electrically conducting layer perforated by holes is disposed between and fixed to the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, wherein the interconnects penetrate the holes. The electrically conducting layer is electrically connected to a function test electrode of the semiconductor assembly.
US09799575B2
Wafers, chips, or dies that contain fill cells with structures configured to obtain in-line data via non-contact electrical measurements (“NCEM”). Such NCEM-enabled fill cells may target/expose a variety of open-circuit, short-circuit, leakage, or excessive resistance failure modes. Such wafers, chips, or dies may include Designs of Experiments (“DOEs”), comprised of multiple NCEM-enabled fill cells, in at least two variants, all targeted to the same failure mode(s).
US09799563B2
A fan-out wafer level chip package structure and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes the steps of providing a supporting plate having a removable tape formed on the supporting plate, placing a plurality of chips on the removable tape, applying an adhesive layer on a back surface of each of the chips, providing a conductive cover for covering all chips and isolating the chips from each other by a plurality of partitions, injecting a molding compound into an inside of the conductive cover and curing the molding compound for forming an encapsulation, separating the encapsulation from the supporting plate, forming a connection layer on an active surface of each of the chips to establish electrical connections, and performing a cutting process to divide the encapsulation into a plurality of the package structures.
US09799560B2
A fin-type semiconductor device includes a gate structure and a source/drain structure. The fin-type semiconductor device also includes a gate hardmask structure coupled to the gate structure. The gate hardmask structure comprises a first material. The fin-type semiconductor device further includes a source/drain hardmask structure coupled to the source/drain structure. The source/drain hardmask structure comprises a second material.
US09799559B1
A method includes, for example, providing an intermediate semiconductor structure comprising a metallic layer, a patternable layer disposed over the metallic layer, and a hard mask disposed over the patternable layer, the intermediate semiconductor structure comprising a plurality of vias extending through the hard mask onto the metallic layer, depositing a sacrificial barrier layer over the intermediate semiconductor structure and in the plurality of vias, removing a portion of the sacrificial barrier layer between the plurality of vias while maintaining a portion of the sacrificial barrier layer in the plurality of vias, forming a trench in the patternable layer between the removed portion of the sacrificial barrier layer and the plurality of vias, and removing the remaining portions of the sacrificial barrier layer from the plurality of vias.
US09799557B2
In accordance with some embodiments, a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate, and the substrate has a device region and an edge region. The semiconductor device structure also includes a silicon layer formed on the substrate and a transistor formed on the silicon layer. The transistor is formed at the device region of the substrate. The semiconductor device structure further includes a metal ring formed in the silicon layer. The metal ring is formed at the edge region of the substrate, and the transistor is surrounded by the metal ring.
US09799554B2
A method for coating substrates provided with vias uses a first step in which the substrate is conditioned and a second step in which the substrate is coated with an electrically insulating material such that the vias are filled up completely.
US09799551B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming an insulating layers on a substrate, forming a plurality of holes in an upper portion of the insulating layer, forming a mask layer having openings exposing at least a first set of the plurality of holes, etching a lower portion of the insulating layer exposed by one of the plurality of holes which is exposed by the mask layer to form a through hole in the insulating layer in combination with the one of the plurality of holes, and forming a conductive structure in the through hole.
US09799548B2
Apparatus for supporting a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support includes a susceptor plate having a top surface; a recess formed within the top surface, wherein the recess is defined by an edge; and a plurality of angled support elements disposed within the recess and along the edge of the recess, wherein each angled support element comprises a first surface downwardly sloped toward a center of the recess.
US09799545B2
An electrostatic chuck and a manufacturing method are disclosed in which drawbacks of using an adhesive are not existent and a freedom degree of design is high. The electrostatic chuck includes a substrate part constituting a main chuck body, a first insulating layer of a spray coating formed to the surface of the substrate part, a heater part of an electric conductor formed by applying a conductive paste to the surface of the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer of a spray coating formed to the surface of the first insulating layer so as to cover the heater part, an electrode part formed by thermal spraying to the surface of the second insulating layer and a dielectric layer of a spray coating formed to the surface of the second layer so as to cover the electrode part and lowers a volume resistivity without using an adhesive.
US09799544B2
A robot assembly allowing remote actuation of a carriage supported robot. The robot assembly includes a track, a carriage moveable along the track, and a robot mounted to the carriage. The robot includes at least a first arm, and a first driven member coupled to the first arm. The robot assembly further includes a drive assembly having a first driving member, a first transmission member coupled to the first driving member and the first driven member, and a first drive motor coupled to the first driving member. The first drive motor is configured to move the first driving member causing remote rotation of the first driven member and rotation of the first arm. Substrate processing apparatus and methods of transporting a substrate within a substrate processing apparatus are also provided, as are numerous other aspects.
US09799543B2
A transportable process box for processing substrates coated on one side is described. The box has a base for the placement of a first substrate in a manner such that the latter is supported over the full area, a frame, a cover which is placed onto the frame, and an intermediate element which is arranged between the base and the cover and is intended for the placement of a second substrate in a manner such that the latter is supported over the full area. Arrangements and methods for processing substrates are also described.
US09799542B2
Provided is a substrate processing apparatus, including: transportation chamber maintained in an atmospheric environment where a substrate is transported; a vacuum processing chamber connected with the transportation chamber through a load lock chamber; a substrate placing table installed in the vacuum processing chamber and having a body part and a surface part that is attachable to/detachable from the body part; a storage unit installed in the load lock chamber or the transportation chamber and configured to receive the surface part; and a transportation mechanism configured to transport the substrate from the transportation chamber to the vacuum processing chamber through the load lock chamber and transport the surface part between the storage unit and the body part of the vacuum processing chamber.
US09799541B1
An etcher comprises a bath, a plurality of blades, and a tunnel. The bath includes a first electrode at a first end and a second electrode at a second end. The plurality of blades is configured to fit in the bath. At least one blade of the plurality of blades holds a wafer. At least one tunnel is configured to fit between adjacent blades of the plurality of blades in the bath.
US09799538B2
A substrate cleaning system has a first processing apparatus including a first holding device for holding a substrate, and a treatment solution supply device for supplying onto the entire portion of the front surface of the substrate a treatment solution which includes a volatile component and solidifies or is cured to form a treatment film, and a second processing apparatus including a second holding device for holding the substrate, and a removal-solution supply device for supplying onto the substrate a removal solution which removes the treatment film formed on the front surface of the substrate after the treatment solution supplied by the treatment solution supply device solidifies or is cured.
US09799537B2
A processing assembly for a semiconductor workpiece generally includes a rotor assembly capable of spinning a workpiece, a chemistry delivery assembly for delivering chemistry to the workpiece, and a chemistry collection assembly for collecting spent chemistry from the workpiece. The chemistry collection assembly may include a weir that is configured to spin with the rotor assembly. A method of processing a semiconductor workpiece is also provided.
US09799536B2
An apparatus for cleaning flat objects such as semiconductor wafers with a pulsed liquid jet emitted from a group of nozzles that may be installed on one or on both sides of the wafer installed in a vertically arranged rotating chuck. The apparatus is comprised of a series of individual processing units, such as a loading unit, cleaning units, drying unit, and an unloading unit arranged circumferentially around a universal industrial robot capable of reaching any of the units and transferring the wafers between the units. Drying is carried out in a horizontal position of the wafer and may combine spin-dry with chemical treatment for accelerating the drying process and for improving quality of the drying process. All units are located in a sealed enclosure with a controlled purity of the atmosphere inside the enclosure. Method of cleaning is also disclosed.
US09799531B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to reducing dislocation density in a heteroepitaxial growth film and devices including heteroepitaxial films with reduced dislocation density. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, sidewalls of high aspect ratio trenches may be tilted or angled to allow defects in crystalline material formed in the high aspect ratio trenches to be terminated in the tilted sidewalls, including defects propagating along the length of the high aspect ratio trenches. Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to reduce defects in heteroepitaxial growth on silicon (Si) for microelectronic applications, such as high mobility channels using Group III-V elements in field effect transistors.
US09799526B2
An etching method includes etching a silicon substrate with a liquid composition containing an alkaline organic compound, water, and a boron compound with a content in the range of 1% by mass to 14% by mass. The boron compound is at least one of boron sesquioxide, sodium tetraborate, metaboric acid, sodium perborate, sodium borohydride, zinc borate, and ammonium borate.
US09799524B2
A field effect transistor (FET) with raised source/drain region of the device so as to constrain the epitaxial growth of the drain region. The arrangement of the spacer layer is created by depositing a photoresist over the extended drain layer during a photolithographic process.
US09799523B2
The present disclosure relates to methods for forming a high-k gate dielectric, the methods comprising the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate, cleaning the substrate, performing a thermal treatment, and performing a high-k dielectric material deposition, wherein said thermal treatment step is performed in a non-oxidizing ambient, leading to the formation of a thin interfacial layer between said semiconductor substrate and said high-k dielectric material and wherein the thickness of said thin interfacial layer is less than 10 Å.
US09799522B2
The present application provides effective and efficient structures and methods for the formation of solar cell base and emitter regions and passivation layers using laser processing. Laser absorbent passivation materials are formed on a solar cell substrate and patterned using laser ablation to form base and emitter regions. Laser damage to the solar cell substrate is removed using an etch.
US09799515B2
A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide layer having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. In the second main surface of the silicon carbide layer, a trench having a depth in a direction from the second main surface toward the first main surface is provided, and the trench has a sidewall portion where a second layer and a third layer are exposed and a bottom portion, where a first layer is exposed. A position of the bottom portion of the trench in a direction of depth of the trench is located on a side of the second main surface relative to a site located closest to the first main surface in a region where the second layer and the first layer are in contact with each other, or located as deep as the site in the direction of depth.
US09799514B1
A method includes, for example, a starting semiconductor structure comprising a plurality of material lines disposed over a hard mask, and the hard mask disposed over a patternable layer, forming a first protective layer over some of the plurality of material lines, the protected material lines and the unprotected material lines having a same corresponding first critical dimension, oxidizing the unprotected material lines so that the oxidized unprotected material lines have an increased second critical dimension greater than the first critical dimension, removing the first protective layer, forming a second protective layer over some of the plurality of protected material lines having the first critical dimension and some of the oxidized material lines having the second critical dimension, and oxidizing the unprotected material lines so that the oxidized unprotected material lines have an increased third critical dimension greater than the first critical dimension.
US09799508B2
A process of forming a nitride semiconductor device is disclosed. The process includes steps of (a) implanting impurities into a portion of nitride semiconductor layers epitaxially grown on a substrate; (b) forming a silicon nitride (SiN) film on the nitride semiconductor layers; and (c) annealing the nitride semiconductor layers for activating the implanted impurities as covering the nitride semiconductor layers by the SiN film. The process has a feature that the SiN film shows, in a Fourier Transformation Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy measured before the step of annealing, absorbance peaks attributed to translational motions of a Si—H bond and an N—H bond at most 1/30 of an absorbance peak attributed to a SiN bond.
US09799505B2
According to various embodiments, a method may include: filling a chamber and a tube coupled to the chamber with a first liquid, the tube extending upwards from the chamber; introducing a portion of a second liquid into the first liquid in the tube; and at least partially removing the first liquid from the chamber to empty the tube into the chamber so that a continuous surface layer from the introduced second liquid is provided on the first liquid in the chamber.
US09799497B2
Systems and methods are provided for material processing. An example apparatus includes a process-kit component containing a first groove and a second groove. The first groove and the second groove are disposed to form a pattern on a surface of the process-kit component. The process-kit component is configured to be placed into a chamber to reduce material deposition on one or more parts of the chamber during material processing.
US09799496B2
Systems and methods for edge exclusion control are described. One of the systems includes a plasma chamber. The plasma processing chamber includes a lower electrode having a surface for supporting a substrate. The lower electrode is coupled with a radio frequency (RF) power supply. The plasma processing chamber further includes an upper electrode disposed over the lower electrode. The upper electrode is electrically grounded. The plasma processing chamber includes an upper dielectric ring surrounding the upper electrode. The upper dielectric ring is moved using a mechanism for setting a vertical position of the upper dielectric ring separate from a position of the upper electrode. The system further includes an upper electrode extension surrounding the upper dielectric ring. The upper electrode extension is electrically grounded. The system also includes a lower electrode extension surrounding the lower dielectric ring. The lower electrode extension is arranged opposite the upper electrode extension.
US09799490B2
A cold trap is provided to reduce contamination gases that react with the beam during operations that use a process gas. The cold trap is set to a temperature that condenses the contamination gas but does not condense the process gas. Cold traps may be used in the sample chamber and in the gas line.
US09799470B2
An earthing switch is disclosed that includes a base for mounting the earthing switch, a first contact element that is mounted on the base via a first insulating element, a shaft mounted in the base, a second contact element, mounted on the shaft, that can swivel relative to the first contact element, so that the second contact element can move between a closed and an open position, a locking and/or monitoring apparatus for locking the shaft and/or for monitoring the position of the shaft, wherein the locking and/or monitoring apparatus is fitted to the base next to the first contact element, wherein a second insulating element held between the base and the first insulating element has an insulating plate that protrudes from the base and that is arranged between the first contact element and the locking and/or monitoring apparatus.
US09799467B1
A key structure includes a supporting plate, a keycap, a frame and a movable plate. The supporting plate is disposed over the movable plate. The keycap is disposed over the supporting plate. The frame is disposed over the supporting plate and arranged around the keycap. The frame includes a linking element. The linking element is inserted in a groove of the movable plate. While the movable plate is moved, the linking element is moved along the groove in response to the movement of the movable plate and the frame is ascended to a position at the same level with the keycap. Consequently, the top surface of the frame and the top surface of the keycap are collaboratively defined as a flat surface.
US09799462B2
A switching device is disclosed, in particular a circuit breaker, with a thermal release, on which a moving switching piece is arranged by a contact link support. The moving switching piece is borne on a spring body and is arranged opposite stationary switching pieces. A heat-extraction apparatus composed of a heat-dissipating material is in each case arranged at the side, along the stationary switching pieces.
US09799460B2
The present invention relates to a method of preparing purified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) comprising mixing starting CNTs with an organic solvent in the presence of sonication; substantially removing the organic solvent to obtain a CNT composition; and heating the CNT composition at 200° C. or higher to obtain the purified carbon nanotubes. The present invention further relates to the purified CNTs and cohesive CNT assemblies prepared from the method described herein, and articles (e.g. capacitor, energy storage device or capacitive deionization device) comprising the purified CNTs.
US09799459B2
An electric double layer capacitor electrode, including: an activated carbon having: a pore volume utilization efficiency (PVUE) of from about 200 to 290 F/cm3, wherein PVUE is the ratio of the activated carbon gravimetric capacitance (F/g) to the pore volume (cm3/g) of the activated carbon; a low non-linearity value of from 0.1 to 5%; and a total pore volume of from 0.32 to 0.56 cm3/g. Also disclosed is a method of making an electric double layer capacitor electrode, and a method of characterizing the performance of activated carbon, and the electrode, in an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) device, as defined, herein.
US09799453B2
A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) includes: first and second metal frames formed on a mounting surface of a ceramic body to be connected to first and second external electrodes providing voltages having opposing polarities, respectively, wherein the first and second metal frames are positioned inwardly of both end surfaces of the ceramic body in a length direction of the ceramic body to be spaced apart from both end surfaces of the ceramic body, respectively.
US09799451B2
A dielectric composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor containing the same are provided. The dielectric composition contains an oxide of Ba and Ti as a main ingredient, and the main ingredient is represented by (Ba1-x(Na, Ca)x)TiO3, where 0.005≦x≦0.035 and 0.994<(Ba1-x(Na, Ca)x)/Ti<1.003.
US09799445B2
A wireless power receiver for receiving power from a wireless power transmitter using resonance according to the embodiment includes a reception resonant coil resonance-coupled with a transmission resonant coil of the wireless power transmitter for receiving the power, a reception induction coil coupled with the reception resonant coil for receiving the power, and a connecting unit, and the reception resonant coil includes at least one conductive line having one end and an opposite end being open with each other, and the connecting unit couples the one end and the opposite end of each conductive line with each other so that the reception resonant coil forms a closed loop.
US09799438B2
A magnetization apparatus for a magnet of a magnetic encoder. The magnetization apparatus is configured to alternately form a positive and a negative magnetization areas by moving a magnetic member along a route penetrating a gap of a magnetization yoke while alternately generating positive and negative magnetic fields in the gap of the magnetization yoke. The magnetization apparatus includes a power supply part configured to supply electric power to a coil wound around the magnetization yoke; an area setting part configured to receive magnetization pattern information specifying arrangement of the magnetization areas relative to the magnetic member; a positional information generation part configured to output positional information of the magnetic member moving along the route; and a control part configured to control the power supply part in such a manner that each portion of the magnetic member corresponding to the magnetization area specified in the magnetization pattern information receives corresponding positive or negative magnetic field based on the positional information outputted from the positional information generation part.
US09799435B2
The present invention is a superconducting partial insulation magnet and a method for providing the same. The magnet includes a coil with a non-insulated superconducting wire winding wound around a bobbin. The coil has a first wire layer, a second wire layer substantially surrounding the first layer, and a first layer of insulating material disposed between the first wire layer and the second wire layer. Each wire layer comprises a plurality of turns, and the first layer of insulating material substantially insulates the second wire layer from the first wire layer.
US09799432B2
A grain oriented electrical steel sheet has a magnetic domain structure modified by strain introduction without a trace of treatment, in which noise generated when the grain oriented electrical steel sheet is used laminated on an iron core of a transformer is effectively reduced by: setting a magnetic flux density B8 to 1.92 T or higher; then setting a ratio of average magnetic domain width of treated surface after strain-introducing treatment Wa to average magnetic domain width before strain-introducing treatment W0 as Wa/W0<0.4; and setting a ratio of Wa to average magnetic domain width of untreated surface Wb as Wa/Wb>0.7; and further setting a ratio of average width of magnetic domain discontinuous portion Wd in the untreated surface to average width of magnetic domain discontinuous portion in treated surface resulting from strain-introducing treatment Wc as Wd/Wc>0.8; and setting Wc<0.35 mm.
US09799426B2
An electrical ribbon cable (110) includes an insulated conductor (114) extending along a longitudinal axis of the cable. The cable also includes a shielding film (116) that carries the insulated conductor (114). The shielding film (116) has a variable thickness defining a thickened rib portion (117) and a thinned connecting portion (118), these portions being electrically conductive and extending along the longitudinal axis. The insulated conductor (114) is disposed proximate the rib portion (117). The insulated conductor (114) may be one of multiple insulated conductors that are organized into multiple conductor sets (112) including at least a first and second conductor set, each conductor set (112) including one or more of the insulated conductors (114), and the rib portion (117) may be disposed between the first and second conductor sets.
US09799420B2
When measuring the molecular mass distribution of conductive aniline polymer of formula (1) by GPC and converting its retention time into molecular mass (M) in terms of sodium polystyrene sulfonate, for the molecular mass (M), the area ratio (X/Y) of the area (X) of a region of 15,000 Da or more to the area (Y) of a region of less than 15,000 Da is 1.20 or more. A method for producing such a polymer includes: polymerization step (Z1) where specific aniline derivative (A) is polymerized in a solution containing basic compound (B), solvent (C), and oxidizing agent (D) at a liquid temperature lower than 25° C.; or polymerization step (Z2) where specific aniline derivative (A) and oxidizing agent (D) are added to and polymerized in a solution of a conductive aniline polymer (P-1) with a unit of formula (1) dissolved or dispersed in a solvent (C).
US09799400B2
A nonvolatile memory device performs a read operation comprising first and second intervals. In the first interval the device applies a turn-on voltage to string selection lines and ground selection lines connected to the string selection transistors and the ground selection transistors, respectively. In the second interval, the device applies a turn-off voltage to unselected string selection lines and unselected ground selection lines while continuing to apply the turn-on voltage to a selected string selection line and a selected ground selection line. In both the first and second intervals, the device applies a first read voltage to a selected wordline connected to memory cells to be read by the read operation and applying a second read voltage to unselected wordlines among connected to memory cells not to be read by the read operation.
US09799399B2
A nonvolatile memory module including a plurality of memory chips and a module controller on a printed circuit board (PCB) may be provided. Each of the plurality of memory chips may include a plurality of nonvolatile memory cell array layers stacked on a substrate in a three dimensional structure. The module controller may control operations of the plurality of memory chips. The module controller may operate each of the plurality of nonvolatile memory cell array layers included in each of the plurality of memory chips in one of a memory mode, in which a corresponding nonvolatile memory cell array layer is used as a working memory area that temporarily stores data for an operation of the nonvolatile memory module, and a storage mode, in which the corresponding nonvolatile memory cell array layer is used as a storage area that preserves data.
US09799397B2
A method for data storage includes storing data in a group of memory cells, by encoding the data using at least an outer code and an inner code, and optionally inverting the encoded data prior to storing the encoded data in the memory cells. The encoded data is read from the memory cells, and inner code decoding is applied to the read encoded data to produce a decoding result. At least part of the read data is conditionally inverted, depending on the decoding result of the inner code.
US09799383B2
According to one embodiment, the magnetic memory device includes a first magnetoresistive element and a second magnetoresistive element which are adjacent to each other. Each of the first and second magnetoresistive elements includes a first magnetic layer, a first non-magnetic later on the first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer on the first non-magnetic layer, a second non-magnetic layer on the second magnetic layer, and a third magnetic layer on the second non-magnetic layer. Furthermore, the magnetic memory device further includes a fourth magnetic layer being in contact with the first and second magnetoresistive elements or in contact with conductive layers on the first and second magnetoresistive elements.
US09799380B2
Systems and methods for managing open tabs of an application are provided. In some aspects, a page is presented in a first tab from among multiple tabs open in an application at a computing device. That a content of the page presented in the first tab is different from a default content of the page stored at a web server is determined. Contents of the multiple tabs are retained in a random access memory (RAM). A request is received to reduce an amount of the RAM used by the application. The content of the page presented in the first tab is stored. In response to the request to reduce the amount of the RAM used by the application, a content presented in a second tab from among the plurality of tabs is removed from the RAM.
US09799376B2
A method for video browsing includes comparing a current image frame with a previous image frame prior to the current image frame in a video to obtain target block information, identifying the current image frame as a keyframe if the target block information satisfies a predetermined condition, and playing the keyframe.
US09799372B2
A novel process and system for flexibly adding supplemental digital program content such as, for example, transactional advertising content, games, polls, contests, interactive music videos, and e-commerce content generally and the like, into pre-prepared digital media files, such as an MP3 audio file or the like, for playback by digital playback apparatus, wherein the pre-prepared media file is modified by embedding therein executable code representing such supplemental program content, and enabling the playback apparatus to decode and execute the presentation of the supplemental program material as an addition to the playback of the pre-prepared media file content.
US09799370B2
In one general embodiment, a method includes determining a sampling interval for an interpolator using at least one parameter. The method further includes applying the sampling interval to the interpolator in response to determining the sampling interval. In another general embodiment, an apparatus includes an interpolator and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a sampling interval for the interpolator using at least one parameter. The controller is also configured to apply the sampling interval to the interpolator in response to determining the sampling interval.
US09799368B2
A fluid-dynamic bearing system comprising a stationary bearing component (12, 16, 18) and a bearing component (14, 14a) rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein, during operation of the bearing, the stationary and rotary components are separated from each other by a bearing gap (20) filled with a bearing fluid, wherein at least one fluid-dynamic radial bearing (22, 24) and at least one fluid-dynamic thrust bearing (28) or, alternatively, at least one conical fluid-dynamic bearing are arranged along the bearing gap (20), and wherein the bearing gap (20) comprises first and second open ends sealed by a first sealing gap (34) and a second sealing gap (36). The second sealing gap (36) exclusively extends normal to the rotation axis (40).
US09799357B1
A MR sensor is disclosed with an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer recessed behind a bottom shield to reduce reader shield spacing and improve pin related noise. Above the AFM layer is an AP2/AFM coupling layer/AP1 stack that extends from an air bearing surface to the MR sensor backside. The AP2 layer is pinned by the AFM layer, and the AP1 layer serves as a reference layer to an overlying free layer during a read operation. The AP1 and AP2 layers have improved resistance to magnetization flipping because back portions thereof have a full cross-track width “w” between MR sensor sides thereby enabling greater pinning strength from the AFM layer. Front portions of the AP1/AP2 layers lie under the free layer and have a track width less than “w”. The bottom shield may have an anti-ferromagnetic coupling structure. A process flow is provided for fabricating the MR sensor.
US09799354B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a stacked body, and a first nonmagnetic layer. The stacked body includes first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and an intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer and being nonmagnetic. The first nonmagnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the magnetic pole. A product of a thickness and a saturation magnetic flux density of the second magnetic layer is larger than a product of a thickness and a saturation magnetic flux density of the first magnetic layer. The length of the first magnetic layer is shorter than a length of the second magnetic layer. A current flows from the second magnetic layer toward the first magnetic layer.
US09799349B2
The dynamic range and power efficiency of a voice-activated system may be improved by dynamically adjusting the configuration of the voice-activated system's input path. In one embodiment, a first portion of audio may be received through an input path of the voice-activated system having a first configuration. A characteristic of the first portion of audio may be determined and the input path may be adjusted to a second configuration based on the determined characteristic. A second portion of audio may then be received through the input path having the second configuration, and speech analysis may be performed on the second portion of audio.
US09799346B2
The present invention relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR). A system and a method for generating a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system comprises an analysis filter bank providing a plurality of analysis subband signals of the low frequency component of the signal. It also comprises a non-linear processing unit to generate a synthesis subband signal with a synthesis frequency by modifying the phase of a first and a second of the plurality of analysis subband signals and by combining the phase-modified analysis subband signals. Finally, it comprises a synthesis filter bank for generating the high frequency component of the signal from the synthesis subband signal.
US09799345B2
An apparatus for decoding an encoded audio signal including bandwidth extension control data indicating either a first harmonic bandwidth extension mode or a second non-harmonic bandwidth extension mode, includes: an input interface for receiving the encoded audio signal including the bandwidth extension control data indicating either the first harmonic bandwidth extension mode or the second non-harmonic bandwidth extension mode; a processor for decoding the audio signal using the second non-harmonic bandwidth extension mode; and a controller for controlling the processor to decode the audio signal using the second non-harmonic bandwidth extension mode, even when the bandwidth extension control data indicates the first harmonic bandwidth extension mode for the encoded signal.
US09799341B2
The present invention provides improvements to prior art audio codecs that generate a stereo-illusion through post-processing of a received mono signal. These improvements are accomplished by extraction of stereo-image describing parameters at the encoder side, which are transmitted and subsequently used for control of a stereo generator at the decoder side. Furthermore, the invention bridges the gap between simple pseudo-stereo methods, and current methods of true stereo-coding, by using a new form of parametric stereo coding. A stereo-balance parameter is introduced, which enables more advanced stereo modes, and in addition forms the basis of a new method of stereo-coding of spectral envelopes, of particular use in systems where guided HFR (High Frequency Reconstruction) is employed. As a special case, the application of this stereo-coding scheme in scalable HFR-based codecs is described.
US09799330B2
Systems and methods for multi-sourced noise suppression are provided. An example system may receive streams of audio data including a voice signal and noise, the voice signal including a spoken word. The streams of audio data are provided by distributed audio devices. The system can assign weights to the audio streams based at least partially on quality of the audio streams. The weights of audio streams can be determined based on signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). The system may further process, based on the weights, the audio stream to generate cleaned speech. Each audio device comprises microphone(s) and can be associated with the Internet of Things (IoT), such that the audio devices are Internet of Things devices. The processing can include noise suppression and reduction and echo cancellation. The cleaned speech can be provided to a remote device for further processing which may include Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR).
US09799328B2
A method for using speech disfluencies detected in speech input to assist in interpreting the input is provided. The method includes providing access to a set of content items with metadata describing the content items, and receiving a speech input intended to identify a desired content item. The method further includes detecting a speech disfluency in the speech input and determining a measure of confidence of a user in a portion of the speech input following the speech disfluency. If the confidence measure is lower than a threshold value, the method includes determining an alternative query input based on replacing the portion of the speech input following the speech disfluency with another word or phrase. The method further includes selecting content items based on comparing the speech input, the alternative query input (when the confidence measure is low), and the metadata associated with the content items.
US09799327B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for speech recognition. One method includes obtaining an input acoustic sequence, the input acoustic sequence representing an utterance, and the input acoustic sequence comprising a respective acoustic feature representation at each of a first number of time steps; processing the input acoustic sequence using a first neural network to convert the input acoustic sequence into an alternative representation for the input acoustic sequence; processing the alternative representation for the input acoustic sequence using an attention-based Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) to generate, for each position in an output sequence order, a set of substring scores that includes a respective substring score for each substring in a set of substrings; and generating a sequence of substrings that represent a transcription of the utterance.
US09799324B2
In some implementations, a language proficiency of a user of a client device is determined by one or more computers. The one or more computers then determines a text segment for output by a text-to-speech module based on the determined language proficiency of the user. After determining the text segment for output, the one or more computers generates audio data including a synthesized utterance of the text segment. The audio data including the synthesized utterance of the text segment is then provided to the client device for output.
US09799321B2
A waveguide mounted in the area beneath the helm of a boat directs acoustic output from one or more loudspeakers to its windshield where the sound can be contained, reinforced and directed toward the entertainment areas of the boat.
US09799316B1
An integrated transducer-processor unit for use with a stringed instrument having one or more strings. When the instrument is played, the unit produces electrical output signals for conversion into musical sounds. A transducer converts mechanical vibrations of each of the strings into corresponding electrical signals, and a processor processes the electrical signals to produce selected analog or digital output signals for conversion into musical sounds. The unit processor is integrated with the transducer into a pickup, for mounting on the instrument in proximity to the strings without modification of the instrument. In addition, a gesture pad-processor system provides an interface for a user to send control signals to a device to control at least one function of the device. A touch pad receives positional and pressure inputs entered by the user making a selected predefined manual gesture for conversion into a control signal by the system processor.
US09799309B2
A mechanical device is described, integrated in a fret board of a cord-type music instrument as replacement of a fret adapted to cross the fret board from the front surface to the rear surface of the fret board; the mechanical device comprises: a bridge element arranged on the rear surface of the fret board; a rider means, adapted to vertically cross the fret board of the cord-type music instrument and to be connected with the bridge element; an elastic means, equipped with a first end connected to the bridge element, and with a second end strictly connected to at least one room obtained in the fret board.
US09799297B2
A driving method for a display panel is disclosed. The method comprises: when the display panel is under a power-on initialization stage, controlling the pixel unit and the data driver to be disconnected, and after the display panel finishes the power-on initialization stage, controlling the pixel unit and the data driver to be connected such that the data driver provides the data signal to drive the display panel. A display panel is also disclosed. Through above way, the preset invention can avoid a flicker phenomenon generated at a power-on moment of the display panel.
US09799296B2
The invention provides a CMOS GOA circuit, by disposing a feedback regulation module (4) connected to output buffer module (3) and signal processing module (2) in the GOA unit, to achieve the following: when the scan driver signal (G(N)) becomes high, the positive feedback from the sixth N-type TFT (T6) of feedback regulation module (4) will enhance the pull-down capability of the signal processing module (2) to reduce the rising time of the scan driver signal (G(N)) waveform; when the scan driver signal (G(N)) becomes low, the positive feedback from the fifth P-type TFT (T5) of feedback regulation module (4) will enhance the pull-up capability of the signal processing module (2) to reduce the falling time of scan driver signal (G(N)) waveform; that is, the invention can reduce the RC loading of scan driver signal (G(N)) and improve the stability of high resolution display panel.
US09799285B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image, a compensation area determiner which divides a display area of the display panel into a compensation area and a normal area, a compensation coefficient determiner which determines a compensation coefficient corresponding to input data of the compensation area, a compensation look up table which stores a noise compensation data which compensates a luminance difference of the compensation area by an interference noise of a light-source driving signal, and a correction data calculator which calculates a correction data corresponding to the input data of the compensation area using the compensation coefficient and the noise compensation data.
US09799282B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged substantially in a matrix form, where a part of the plurality of pixels defines a pixel column block, a first scan signal is simultaneously applied to an n-th row pixel and an (n+2)-th row pixel of the pixel column block, a second scan signal, which is applied prior to the first scan signal, is simultaneously applied to an (n+1)-th row pixel and an (n+3)-th row pixel of the pixel column block, a first data voltage is applied to the n-th row pixel and the (n+1)-th row pixel, a second data voltage having a polarity different from a polarity of the first data voltage is applied to the (n+2)-th row pixel and the (n+3)-th row pixel, and the polarities of the first data voltage and the second data voltage are inverted on a frame-by-frame basis.
US09799267B2
Provided is an active matrix display device using an organic EL panel including: a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting diode arranged in a pixel region of the organic EL panel and a plurality of transistors configured to drive the organic light emitting diode; a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a first direction in the organic EL panel; and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In at least one set of pixel circuits that are adjacent in the first direction, gate electrodes and impurity diffusion regions of the plurality of transistors have an axisymmetric layout. Gate electrodes of at least one set of transistors that are symmetrically arranged in the at least one set of pixel circuits are integrated.
US09799264B2
A method and an apparatus for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on an Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AMOLED) display of a device for reducing an image sticking effect are provided. The method includes displaying at least one item at an initial position on a screen of the display device, turning off the screen according to a predefined condition, receiving a display-on input command, and shifting the at least one item as much as a predefined distance from the initial position on the screen.
US09799263B2
The present invention provides a power supply circuit and an OLED display device, belongs to the field of OLED display technology, and can solve the problem that existing power supply circuits have low efficiency when brightness of the OLED display panel is low. The power supply circuit is used for proving an anode voltage and a cathode voltage for an OLED display panel, a difference between the anode voltage and the cathode voltage being a driving voltage, and the power supply circuit includes: a current detection unit for generating a control signal according to a driving current of the OLED display panel; and a driving voltage unit for generating, according to the control signal, a driving voltage positively correlated with the driving current, and including an anode voltage unit for generating an anode voltage and a cathode voltage unit for generating a cathode voltage.
US09799260B2
A display device includes a display panel, a dither table memory device, a dithering processor, and a display panel driver. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. Dither tables are stored in the dither table memory device. The dithering processor selects a target dither table corresponding to a grayscale level of input data from among the plurality of dither tables and performs a dithering operation on the input data using the target dither table to generate dither data. The display panel driver drives the display panel based on the generated dither data.
US09799256B2
An image processing device includes a light detection unit and an image conversion unit. The light detection unit is configured to detect a first grayscale value of a background image. The background image is an image seen by a user through an at least partially transparent display panel. The image conversion unit is configured to generate a correction image having a second grayscale value obtained by subtracting a third grayscale value pertaining to the first grayscale value from a fourth grayscale value of an input image inputted to the at least partially transparent display panel. The input image is an image intended to be displayed on the at least partially transparent display panel.
US09799246B2
A system reads a desired circuit parameter from a pixel circuit that includes a light emitting device, a drive device to provide a programmable drive current to the light emitting device, a programming input, and a storage device to store a programming signal. One embodiment of the extraction system turns off the drive device and supplies a predetermined voltage from an external source to the light emitting device, discharges the light emitting device until the light emitting device turns off, and then reads the voltage on the light emitting device while that device is turned off. The voltages on the light emitting devices in a plurality of pixel circuits may be read via the same external line, at different times.
US09799243B2
Combinations of solid state light emitters, optionally arranged to stimulate one or more lumiphoric materials, are used to illuminate surfaces (e.g., upright surfaces) including printed material produced with CMY or CMYK inks. Vibrancy and/or efficacy may be enhanced by increasing the effective steepness of printed ink reflectance wavelength boundaries by illuminating printed material with solid state light emitters of multiple colors having tailored boundaries (e.g., increased separation between colors and/or increased energy in spectral areas highly reflected by CMY inks, or reducing energy of emissions at wavelengths to which the human eye is less sensitive). Lighting devices may include multiple operating modes having different gamut properties (e.g., relative gamut values). One or more subregions of an upright surface bearing printed material may be preferentially illuminated with an array of solid state light emitters including multiple emitters having different peak wavelengths.
US09799239B1
A corrugated display sign with a main body having an inner surface and an outer surface, with the body including a first portion and a second portion. The sign further includes at least one or more formers, and in some embodiments two or more formers, secured to the first portion of the inner surface of the main body, with the formers each including a tab section that secures the former to the main body, a front body portion with a wing portion, and a back body portion with a wing portion. Further, the second portion of the main body is folded around the first portion and the formers, so as to create an elongated elliptical shape for the sign. The display sign is capable of being erected from a knockdown configuration to an erected configuration by folding the former body portions and the wing, and folding the second portion of the main body around the first portion and the formers.
US09799233B2
An apparatus for operating a simulator with a special impression of reality is provided. The apparatus is configured for learning how to control a vehicle moving in three-dimensional reality. Controllable systems for detecting human stress reactions are provided. The controllable systems may be configured for sensing the resistance of the skin and for detecting movements of persons and physiognomy.
US09799226B2
A route point setting device sets route points on a flight route from a first point to a second point. The device includes: a grid divider that divides map information, including the first and second points, into cells in grid form on a horizontal plane; a cell route setter that sets a cell route including consecutive cells between the first and second points; a calculator that calculates a bending angle of the cell route at each cell on the cell route; and a route point setter that performs comparing the bending angle at any cell calculated by the calculator, with the bending angles at two cells adjacent to the any cell and respectively ahead of and behind the any cell on the cell route, and setting the any cell as a cell route point according to a predetermined expression.
US09799222B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to methods for providing information relevant to using a public transportation system (PTS), the method comprising: receiving data relevant to the PTS responsive to a first user while the first user is using the PTS; and providing data relevant to the PTS to at least one of the first and a second user responsive to the received data. The received data may relate to at least one of physically relevant features and socially relevant features of the PTS. Providing data relevant to the PTS may comprise displaying information on a map comprising at least one icon indicative of a PTS vehicle and at a route of travel.
US09799215B2
A method of operating an acoustic system includes detecting an ultrasonic sound signal and pattern matching the received ultrasonic sound signal to determine when the received ultrasonic sound signal is a desired ultrasonic sound signal. The method includes sending a signal to at least one electronic component when the received ultrasonic sound signal is the desired ultrasonic sound signal. The method includes operating the microphone in a lower power state when the received ultrasonic sound signal is not the desired ultrasonic sound signal.
US09799213B1
Provided is an intelligent garage door switch control system and method thereof. The system includes a transmitting radio frequency device, a receiving radio frequency device, and a control circuit for operating a switch. The control circuit is configured to use a predetermined pattern detected as the basis to operate the switch. The predetermined pattern includes a first acceleration from a speed of 0 to a speed greater than 0, a first deceleration from a speed greater than 0 down to a speed of 0 thereafter, and a second acceleration from a speed of 0 to a speed greater than 0 thereafter.
US09799203B1
A separation alert device for warning a user of separation from an item includes a housing that defines an internal space. The housing is configured for retention on the user's person. A power module, a microprocessor, a first proximity sensor and a plurality of alarms are coupled to the housing and are positioned in the internal space. The microprocessor is operationally coupled to the power module. The first proximity sensor and the alarms are operationally coupled to the microprocessor. A second proximity sensor is in wireless communication with the microprocessor. The second proximity sensor is coupled to an item that the user desires to retain proximate to the user. The microprocessor is positioned to receive a location signal from the second proximity sensor. Separation of the first proximity sensor by a preset distance from the second proximity sensor will compel the microprocessor to compel the alarms to notify the user.
US09799201B2
The disclosure reveals a system for detecting moisture or water in a particular location. The system may incorporate a moisture detector having a control module connected to an appliance, a moisture detection circuit connected to the control module, and a voltage source connected to the moisture detection circuit and to the control module. The voltage source and the moisture detection circuit may provide voltage levels to the control module when the moisture detection circuit detects dry or wet conditions, or conditions between those conditions. A voltage level to the control module may indicate whether the appliance, such as a water heater, a washing machine, or a dish washer, has a leak. If the leak is deemed by a voltage level from the circuit to be worthy of concern, then a display, an alarm, a message, or other notice mechanism may indicate an issue or what action needs to be taken.
US09799191B2
A method of operating a server for remotely monitoring personal activity, the method comprising: generating and sending a message to at least one user equipment, UE, if one of the following conditions is met: the server receives a signal from an electrical plug device and the received signal is in accordance with an expected pattern of signals; or the server receives a signal from an electrical plug device and the received signal is not in accordance with an expected pattern of signals; or the server does not receive a signal from an electrical plug device when a signal is expected in accordance with an expected pattern of signals.
US09799187B2
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for warning a user about undesirable motion of a first portion of the user's body relative to a second portion of the user's body. In one representative embodiment, an apparatus for warning a user about motion of a first portion of the user's body relative to a second portion of the user's body comprises at least one sensor configured to measure the angle of the first portion of the user's body relative to a reference. The sensor is configured to be worn on the user's body, and is in communication with a controller. A warning mechanism is also in communication with the controller, and the controller is operable to activate the warning mechanism upon movement of the first portion of the user's body relative to the second portion of the user's body beyond a predetermined angle relative to the reference.
US09799173B2
A computer-implemented process is useful for inspecting a shopping cart in preparation for a rapid checkout from a retail store, the shopping cart including items scanned for purchase by the customer during a shopping trip in the retail store. The process includes monitoring, within a computerized server, an initiation of a rapid checkout by the customer and generating, within a computerized processor, an inspection list for a store employee based upon the initiation. The inspection list includes a summary of items scanned by the customer.
US09799169B1
An on-line lottery is operated from a jurisdiction, with only players who are not citizens or residents of the jurisdiction being eligible to participate. The eligibility of a prospective player is checked at sign-up and/or when selected to win a prize. If a prospective player is determined to be a citizen or resident of the jurisdiction, their participation in the lottery is nullified, meaning the prospective player was not entered in the lottery, and thus was never eligible to win a prize.
US09799161B2
A computer device and method for displaying a 3D avatar and causing the 3D avatar to move are provided. The computer device may be an electronic gaming machine, and comprises a camera which can be used to collect data on the movement of a player of an electronic game. The movements of the player may then be analyzed and used to generate avatar movement data for moving the 3D avatar. The 3D avatar may mimic the motions of the player, or may react to the player's motions in complimentary fashion. Additionally, the electronic gaming machine may be networked to other like electronic gaming machines, which may share avatar movement data amongst themselves.
US09799153B1
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a portable access control device. In some embodiments, the portable access control device is configured to store a list of user identifiers and user attribute data, receive a set of access criteria specifying one or more attributes, receive and identify a user identifier via a data input component, determine an access status of the user identifier based on the access criteria, and present the access status in such a way as is perceivable by a user of the access control device.
US09799148B2
The field of the invention relates to online postage systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for establishing the colors of a customized stamp purchased through an online postage system. In one embodiment, a method is employed for customizing the colors of a customized stamp having a panel and an image. The method includes the steps of enabling a user to select a region of the image, retrieving a color value corresponding to the region of the image, and applying the retrieved color value to a visual feature of the panel, such as the background and text of the panel. The method also maintains a minimum amount of contrast in brightness and color between the background and the text of the panel.
US09799141B2
According to one of aspects, a display device includes: a display unit configured to stereoscopically display an aggregation configured from a plurality of regular hexahedrons arrayed along mutually perpendicular three directions, in a display space, by displaying images respectively corresponding to both eyes of a user by being worn; a detection unit configured to detect movement of a body in the display space; and a control unit configured to change positions of the regular hexahedrons of the aggregation according to a detection result of the detection unit. Each of six faces of the aggregation includes external faces of the regular hexahedrons as elements, and notations with which whether all of the elements on the same face of the aggregation belong to a same group is discriminative are provided to the respective elements.
US09799140B2
A method of generating a three-dimensional (3D) face model includes extracting feature points of a face from input images comprising a first face image and a second face image; deforming a generic 3D face model to a personalized 3D face model based on the feature points; projecting the personalized 3D face model to each of the first face image and the second face image; and refining the personalized 3D face model based on a difference in texture patterns between the first face image to which the personalized 3D face model is projected and the second face image to which the personalized 3D face model is projected.
US09799138B2
A three-dimensional (3D) lighting processing device and method that apply a partial 3D lighting effect to a two-dimensional (2D) image is provided. The 3D lighting processing device includes a first information providing unit that provides a first image including normal direction information for a shade effect and a second image including color information, a second information providing unit that provides a third image including lighting area information, and a shader unit that detects, from the first image, an area corresponding to the lighting area information of the third image as a lighting application area, and performs rendering by applying the detected lighting application area to a 2D Graphic User Interface (GUI).
US09799133B2
Examples of systems and methods for non-facial animation in facial performance driven avatar system are generally described herein. A method for facial gesture driven body animation may include capturing a series of images of a face, and computing facial motion data for each of the images in the series of images. The method may include identifying an avatar body animation based on the facial motion data, and animating a body of an avatar using the avatar body animation.
US09799132B2
A driving support device outputs, to a display means (103), a superimposed image in which a pair of left and right planar predicted trajectory guide marks (405), (406) corresponding to steering of the vehicle are superimposed onto a captured vehicle-rearview image including the tow vehicle connector (402) and the towed-vehicle connector (404). An image superimposing unit (112) superimposes sides (405a), (406a) of the predicted trajectory guide marks (405), (406) that are on the vehicle-width-center side further towards the outer edge relative to the tow vehicle connector (402), and superimposes sides (405b), (406b) of the predicted trajectory guide marks (405), (406) that are on the outer-edge side in the vehicle-width direction as predicted trajectories of the side edges of the vehicle.
US09799125B1
A color control user interface can include a controller, a display area, and a three-dimensional shape generated by the controller and disposed in the display area. The three-dimensional shape can include a first axis that represents a first range of selections for a first color factor, a second axis that represents a second range of selections for a second color factor, and a third axis that represents a third range of selections for a third color factor. A control engine of the controller can be configured to receive user selections having a first selection of the first color factor, a second selection of the second color factor, and a third selection of the third color factor. The control engine can also be configured to compare the user selections to light source information stored in memory, and send commands via a transceiver to at least one light source.
US09799124B2
A method of determining a property of an image (176) captured by a camera (127). Vanishing points (320, 330, 340) are in the image (176). Each pixel of the image (176) is associated with one or more of the vanishing points (320, 330, 340) based on an orientation of the image gradient at the pixel. The image is partitioned into a set of regions associated with a pair of the determined vanishing points based on the vanishing point associations for pixels in the image (176). Boundaries of the regions are aligned with the associated vanishing points. For at least one of the plurality of regions, a confidence value is determined for the property of the image based on pixels in the region. The property of the image is determined for one or more pixels within the image (176) based on the confidence value.
US09799122B2
A motion information acquiring apparatus includes: a lighting device that illuminates an object at the same time with first intensity-modulated light, second intensity-modulated light, and constant illumination light, wherein the first and second intensity-modulated light are intensity modulated with reference signals having substantially same wavelength but different phase; an image generator that generates first to third images corresponding to the first intensity-modulated light, the second intensity-modulated light, and the constant illumination light; and a motion information acquirer that acquires motion information in the images on the basis of the first to third images.
US09799116B2
A drawing apparatus includes a mounting section where an object having a nail is mounted, and an inclination detection unit that detects a degree of an inclination of the nail in a width direction of the nail with respect to a reference state of the nail based on a shape of at least one target image along the width direction of the object, the target image being formed on the object.
US09799111B2
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for highlighting box surfaces and edges in mobile box dimensioning. An embodiment takes the form of a method that includes obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud from a depth sensor when the depth sensor is positioned such that an aiming indicator appears on a first surface of an object; processing the 3D point cloud to identify an extent of the first surface; further processing the 3D point cloud to identify a second surface that is adjacent and normal to the first surface, and to identify an extent of the second surface; and displaying at least part of the 3D point cloud via a user interface, including displaying the identified first surface in a first color and the identified second surface in a second color different from the first color.
US09799110B2
An abnormality detection method of detecting abnormality of a blast furnace from tuyere images shot by cameras installed in vicinities of a plurality of tuyeres of the blast furnace includes: collecting, in a time-series manner, representative brightness vectors defined by representative brightnesses determined based on brightness values of respective pixels for each of the tuyeres image previously shot by the cameras at a same time; extracting a principal component vector by performing principal component analysis on the representative brightness vectors collected in the time-series manner; calculating, as an evaluation value, a length of a normal line drawn in a direction of the principal component vector from the representative brightness vector collected from the tuyere images shot by the cameras at the same time during an operation; and detecting the abnormality of the blast furnace by comparing the evaluation value with a predetermined threshold.
US09799102B2
Smoothing images using machine learning is described. In one or more embodiments, a machine learning system is trained using multiple training items. Each training item includes a boundary shape representation and a positional indicator. To generate the training item, a smooth image is downscaled to produce a corresponding blocky image that includes multiple blocks. For a given block, the boundary shape representation encodes a blocky boundary in a neighborhood around the given block. The positional indicator reflects a distance between the given block and a smooth boundary of the smooth image. In one or more embodiments to smooth a blocky image, a boundary shape representation around a selected block is determined. The representation is encoded as a feature vector and applied to the machine learning system to obtain a positional indicator. The positional indicator is used to compute a location of a smooth boundary of a smooth image.
US09799100B2
An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides concurrent measurement of motion during T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The present invention combines T2 preparation, a module used to impart T2 contrast, and motion measurement, tracking, and/or correction. The present invention provides for the expedition of more efficient motion compensation during T2-weighted imaging. The proposed invention can be used to provide a variety of measurements of motion, with no overhead in imaging time. The proposed invention also enables T2 contrast imaging to be executed while a subject is breathing freely, without the additional time cost associated with the standard motion tracking methodologies.
US09799099B2
Various embodiments are disclosed for automatic image editing. One embodiment is a method for editing an image in an image editing device that comprises obtaining the image and analyzing attributes of the image, wherein the attributes correspond to facial attributes of at least one individual shown in the image. The method further comprises retrieving from a database a modification previously obtained by the image editing device, wherein retrieving the modification is performed based on the analyzed attributes of the image. The retrieved modification is applied to the image based on the attributes of the image.
US09799095B2
Provided is an image processing device that includes: an image generation section configured to generate a peripheral image in an outer periphery of a first frame image to generate a second frame image that includes the first frame image and the peripheral image; and a coordinate conversion section configured to perform coordinate conversion on the second frame image to generate a third frame image.
US09799093B2
A protected graphics module can send its output to a display engine securely. Secure communications with the display can provide a level of confidentiality of content generated by protected graphics modules against software and hardware attacks.
US09799091B2
Apparatus and method for efficient frame-to-frame coherency exploitation for sort-last architectures
An apparatus and method are described for the frame-to-frame coherency algorithm for sort-last architecture. In one embodiment of the invention, if a tile of pixels is covered completely by one triangle from a static draw call in one frame, then that tile is marked with that draw call's identifier. For the next frame, if the same static draw call is drawn, the same tile will be visited, and if the draw call's fragment passes for all pixels, it indicates that tile will contain exactly the same pixel color values as the previous frame. Hence, there is no requirement to run the pixel shader for the tile of pixels, and the color values of the tile can instead be reused from the previous frame.
US09799090B2
A memory control device of the present invention comprises a determination section (34) for determining whether a time point of start of a writing operation falls within a risky period; and a delay control section (32) for delaying, in a case where the determination section (34) determines that the time point of the start of the writing operation falls within the risky period, a time point of the start of one of the writing operation and the reading operation which one is higher in operation rate, said one of the writing operation and the reading operation being delayed by a predetermined delay period.
US09799089B1
A method for processing data in a graphics processing unit including receiving a code block of instructions common to a plurality of groups of threads of a shader, executing the code block of instructions common to the plurality of groups of threads of the shader creating a result by a first group of threads of the plurality of groups of threads, storing the result of the code block of instructions common to the plurality of groups of threads of the shader in on-chip random access memory (RAM), the on-chip RAM accessible by each of the plurality of groups of threads, and upon a determination that storing the result of the code block of instructions common to the plurality of groups of threads of the shader has completed, returning the result of the code block of instructions common to the plurality of groups of threads of the shader from on-chip RAM.
US09799086B1
A budget information device may include a memory and a processor cooperating with the memory for importing and storing different financial databases into the memory. Each different financial database may include numerical data and textual identifiers. The processor and memory may be for processing the numerical data and textual identifiers from the different financial databases. The processor and memory may also be for providing a GUI to a user, the GUI including views for respectively accessing the numerical data and textual identifiers for each of the different financial databases. Each view may include a cross-reference feature for accessing numerical data and textual identifiers associated to numerical data and textual identifiers in a current view.
US09799085B2
The object of the invention is a certification method of contracts in an electronic format wherein a telecommunication operator certifies sending a contract by a user customer of said operator to another user which is not a customer of the telecommunication operator by means of an electronic mail and/or SMS; and this can sign by means of the response to the electronic mail or to the SMS the acceptance or rejection of the contract in a reliable way, generating proof of the transaction in every moment, so that it can be considered a legally binding contract since the entire process is certified by a telecommunication operator.
US09799080B2
An apparatus and method for providing a contact address based on context information and an indication of a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel for reaching the recommended contact. The indication is based on pre-stored context information that matches the current context information. The communication channel may be one of a social networking service (SNS), a mobile phone number, a home phone number, a business phone number, a short message services (SMS), and a multimedia message service (MMS). The method may include: detecting, by an electronic device, current context information of the electronic device; comparing the current context information with prestored context information; and outputting an indication of a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel for reaching the recommended contact, wherein the indication is output based on the prestored context information matching the current context information.
US09799076B1
A system, method, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for providing information relating to damage incurred by a vehicle in an accident. A first plurality of markers with a first set of identifiers is embedded in a coating applied to a component of a first vehicle and a second plurality of markers with a second set of identifiers is embedded in a coating applied to a component of a second vehicle. Markers from the first vehicle are transferred to the second vehicle upon impact during an accident. The transferred markers are read by a marker reader and then processed to determine the identity of the first vehicle.
US09799073B2
Systems and methods of changing electronic trade order properties are provided. A GUI display is provided that displays features regarding placed electronic trade orders. The GUI may include further features for quickly and easily changing features. For example, a first button maybe provided that lists current properties of a selected electronic trade order and is not available for user interaction. A second button may be provided that lists an available change to the current properties of the selected electronic trade order and is available for user interaction. If the second button is activated, one or more electronic cancel and replace orders are executed to create a new order having properties of the selected electronic trade order and at least one changed property that is listed by the second button. The GUI is then updated to reflect the new orders.
US09799051B2
The present invention relates to systems and methods for enhancing accessibility of content uploaded on a media sharing site. A user may interface with a computer system to identify a unique keyword. The unique keyword is not associated with any media on the media sharing platform. The unique keyword includes a hashtag preceding the keyword. Media is uploaded to the media sharing platform. The unique keyword is entered into the title and description fields for the uploaded media, while the tag field remains empty. The user may share the unique keyword to promote the uploaded media. Likewise, the user may access the media sharing platform to generate analytics.
US09799049B2
The present technology relates to enhancing a message with supplemental content. The system may enhance a message based on topics identified in past correspondence messages or topics anticipated based on an intended recipient of a correspondence message being drafted. The system can operate in combination or conjunction with a language prediction system, an optimizing language model, and a text input method. The systems and methods provide users with supplemental content at a time and in a specific situation, which allows for effective targeting of content.
US09799048B2
A system and method for providing options for scheduling ads is provided. In example embodiments, a list of one or more ads is presented to an operator. A selection of an ad to be placed into a schedule is received. Placement analysis is performed, using a hardware processor, to identify a plurality of placement options based on placing the ad into the schedule. The placement analysis includes determining a net difference metric value for each placement option. The net difference metric value is determined based on displacement of at least one previously scheduled ad in each placement option. The plurality of placement options are sorted according to a score derived from at least one value metric to create a result. The result is presented to the operator, whereby the result includes the score derived from the at least one value metric for each placement option.
US09799042B2
Methods and systems for providing an automated virtualized signal marketplace or exchange for signals from distributed data sources for use in advertising. Systems and methods to automatically discover and recommend which of the signals controlled by multiple entities may be most effective toward a given objective associated with advertising campaigns. Signals are indicators of data that are derived from data sources and abstracted to protect the underlying data. Each entity that sells data in the virtual marketplace first converts data into a “signal” or indicator that represents the data without disclosing it or providing it. Signal sellers determine if they want share signals based upon buyer, price, and other rules, including limitations on signal use; signal buyers determine signal value based upon their objectives.
US09799041B2
A method includes determining a plurality of data points, determining a distance between each data point and each of the other plurality of data points, choosing a first one of the plurality of data points, identifying all of the other plurality of data points within a maximum distance of the chosen data point, repeating steps the previous steps to choose a different one of the plurality of data points until all of the data points have been chosen, identifying one or more clusters each having a predefined minimum number, K, of data points within a predefined search radius and analyzing the one or more clusters with respect to K linkages.
US09799040B2
The present invention relates to a method of computer assisted innovation. The invention provides a method which can automatically generate suggested innovation opportunities which may then be viewed or otherwise communicated to and analysed by a user. The invention provides a method and apparatus for determining innovation opportunities by selecting one or more terms; determining trend data relating to a selected element; determining an innovation likelihood measure for said selected element in dependence upon said trend data; identifying an innovation opportunity in dependence upon said innovation likelihood measure.
US09799039B2
A system that is capable of receiving and interpreting a user's spoken commands is also coupled to a television interface device that controls video programming content displayed the user's television. The user can speak commands to cause certain programs to be played, and to control various functions of the television. The system can track and analyze a user's video viewing habits. In addition, the system is able to determine which of multiple users might be interested in a particular video program, and the system can play marketing messages regarding that video program to those users that might be interested in viewing the video program.
US09799038B2
Method for tracking procedures performed on personal protection equipment and actions of individuals
A method for tracking procedures performed on personal protection equipment (PPE) and actions of individuals includes the following steps. An article of PPE configured with a smart tag is provided to an individual prior to performance of a task. After the individual performs the task, the article of PPE is processed. Information is retrieved from the smart tag during at least one of: before, during and after processing the article of PPE. After the performance of the task, the individual's data is read and the individual enters into a designated area.
US09799036B2
Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring a block of encrypted data that corresponds to an image that has been encrypted through use of a unique device code associated with an image capture device configured to capture the image that includes a representation of a feature of an entity, obtaining a privacy metadata that corresponds to a detection of a privacy beacon in the image, said at least one image captured by the image capture device, said privacy beacon associated with the entity, and determining, at least partly based on the obtained privacy metadata, and partly based on a calculation related to the block of encrypted data that corresponds to the whether to allow one or more processes related to the encrypted data block. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
US09799035B2
A method and system for analyzing customer feedback is provided. The method includes accessing a keyword and word mapping database and receiving consumer feedback data associated with a product or service. The consumer feedback data includes feedback data groups. Each group is divided into segments based on word analysis. Each segment is analyzed with respect to the keyword and thesaurus database. A score is generated for each segment and a composite score is generated for each feedback data group. Each composite score is stored.
US09799024B2
A system and method to use quick response (QR) codes encoded with merchant website identification codes and session GUID to register a user or code scanner with a merchant server, login the user or code scanner with the merchant server, and complete a purchase of an item or service within a virtual shopping cart of the merchant server. A code scanner can scan a QR code displayed on a device connected to the internet. An application server can receive an identification code from the code scanner and then transmit data indicating form fields to be filled in on a merchant webpage. A user profile can include data regarding the user and a payment instrument. The user profile data can prepopulate the form fields and the form field data can be transmitted to the merchant server to use for logging in the user and completing the purchase.
US09799018B2
Systems and methods are provided for an appliance system. The system includes an appliance, and a processor connected to the appliance such that the processor places the appliance in one of an enabled state and a disabled state. The processor is configured to track usage of the appliance and to place the appliance in a disabled state when the usage of the appliance exceeds a threshold amount. The system also includes a data receiving device configured to receive a code, wherein upon receipt of a valid code, the processor is configured to adjust the threshold amount to allow additional usage of the appliance.
US09799017B1
Data stores that are to be configured as members of a storage group on behalf of a client are identified. The client indicates one or more types of cross-data-store operations to be performed. A transaction manager that makes acceptance decisions for write requests directed to the members based at least partly on contents of a log is instantiated, and respective write transformers are set up for at least some of the types of cross-data-store operations. During a particular time period, the workload at the storage group is monitored, and the number and types of cross-data-store operations is determined. The results of the monitoring are used to determine a billing amount for the client based on a selected pricing policy.
US09799012B2
An electronic receipt system may include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal having a near field communication (NFC) device for communicating with a mobile wireless communications device during a transaction for purchasing at least one item, and a server. The server may be for receiving a user identifier transmitted from the mobile communication device via the NFC device, verifying an enrollment status of the user identifier, based upon results of the verifying, generating an electronic receipt associated with the transaction, and generating a social media network link feature in the electronic receipt and associated with the item, the social media network link feature for sharing the purchase of the item on a corresponding social media network.
US09799005B2
A method of operation of a computing system includes: determining a context for performing a user-initiated action; determining an operational order based on the context for performing the user-initiated action; and generating an application order based on the operational order for implementing an execution file and a further executable file according to the application order to perform the user-initiated action through displaying on a device.
US09799002B2
Methods for specification based augmented search. The specification based augmented search includes determining input characteristics based on a design and a user, identifying design rules associated with the input characteristics, traversing a library for library nodes including specifications that contain the design rules, displaying a plurality of library elements that correspond to the library nodes including the specifications that contain the design rules, receiving a selection of a library element from the plurality of library elements displayed, and returning a library object associated with the library element.
US09798998B2
A shipping system for shipping packages involving the coordinated use of at least a first carrier and a second carrier. The shipping system includes physical delivery facilities for the physical delivery of packages, the physical delivery facilities including at least one transfer location at which the second carrier may take over delivery responsibilities for a package. The shipping system also includes an information system having a shipper computer system configured to record and determine whether the delivery address of a package is an efficient destination for the first carrier. If not an efficient destination, such as a delivery address having a rural zip code, the shipper computer system is configured to label the package for delivery to one of the transfer locations, allowing the first carrier to transfer the selected package to the second carrier for completion of the less efficient portion of the delivery.
US09798996B2
This invention provides a global strategic picture of commodity movements generated by tracking ships from satellite and other sources and then combining ship location and movement information with at least one other data set, such as vessel, port, cargo, weather, or market data. Ship positions are integrated with other data, such as vessel, port, cargo, weather, and market information, to create a global strategic picture of commodity flows. A global strategic picture may then be generated by combining (i) ship movements gathered by satellite and other sources, with (ii) vessel, port, cargo, weather, market, and other data from existing sources, and (iii) a time history of these data sets.
US09798994B2
A logistics system for monitoring and signaling the thermal condition of unit loads of PCM panels during a thermal conditioning cycle as between deep frozen, thermally dampened frozen, and thermally spent, and method of managing thermal conditioning of PCM panels utilizing such signals.
US09798991B2
A revenue and productivity optimization system includes a service request device, also called a “smart bell,” an environmental sensor near or incased in the service request device, a service request reception device, and a cloud-computing server operating software components for the revenue and productivity optimization system. In one embodiment, one or more environmental variables, such as ambient temperature, humidity, noise levels, brightness, and ambient gas compositions, are measured by one or more environmental sensors, and relevant sensor data are transmitted to the cloud-computing server. The revenue and productivity optimization system correlates the sensor data to bell button press frequencies and intervals from the service request device, and analyzes and determines an optimal threshold or range for those environmental variables for higher revenue and/or productivity of an organization. The revenue and productivity optimization system then creates and transmits recommended actions to a supervising entity of the organization.
US09798990B2
An embodiment of the present invention discloses a material management and control system, which comprises: a code scanner, which performs code scanning operation on any material to be warehoused with respect to the material to be warehoused to obtain code scanning parameter information of the material to be warehoused, wherein the code scanning parameter information comprises at least a date when a life of the material to be warehoused is exhausted; and a processor, which determines whether a remaining life of the material to be warehoused is not less than a set life value or not according to the code scanning parameter information obtained by the code scanner, and if a result is yes, then perform warehousing operation on the material to be warehoused, and monitor whether the warehoused material arrives at its corresponding life exhausting date or not, and if the result is not, then perform subsequent material processing operation on the warehoused material according to a set operation procedure. The embodiment of the present invention can greatly avoid the problems of low management and control efficiency and relatively high error rate caused by manual material management, achieve computerization of material management and control during the ODF process, and improve the processing efficiency and accuracy of the material management and control.
US09798984B2
Features are disclosed relating to a collaborative ticketing system that manages various aspects of ticketing for events (e.g., movies, concerts, sporting events, and the like) using knowledge about the contacts, friends, and other social connections of system users. The collaborative ticketing system may generate dynamic ticket offers that are based on the number of friends, invited by users, ultimately obtaining tickets. The collaborative ticketing system can also streamline the procurement of concessions and other event-related items by allowing users to pre-purchase such items (e.g., in connection with ticket offers), and then pick up the items at the event venue with little or no wait. In addition, users can preview event-related content (e.g., movie trailers) for event providers (e.g., movie studios), and answer questions or otherwise provide feedback about the event-related content in return for special offers, rewards, and other considerations.
US09798978B2
A data architecture for use within a cognitive information processing system environment comprising: a plurality of data sources, the plurality of data sources comprising a public data source and a private data source, the public data source comprising publicly available travel information, the private data source comprising privately managed, company specific travel information; and, a cognitive data management module, the cognitive data management module accessing information from the plurality of data sources and providing the information to an inference and learning system.
US09798977B2
A computer-implementable method for providing cognitive insights comprising: receiving streams of data from a plurality of data sources; processing streams of data from a plurality of data sources via a plurality of agents, the processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources via the plurality of agents performing a respective plurality of cognitive operations on the streams of data; and, providing cognitive insights based upon the performing the respective plurality of cognitive operations on the streams of data from the plurality of data sources.
US09798976B2
A system for providing semantic reasoning includes an extended semantic model, a semantic knowledge database, and an inference engine. The extended semantic model includes existing concepts for a specific knowledge domain, existing relationships among the existing concepts, and logic including conditions and processes that cause a new concept or a new relationship to be inferred from an existing concept or an existing relationship, respectively. The semantic knowledge database includes existing nodes and existing links and the existing nodes represent instances of the existing concepts, and the existing links represent instances of the existing relationships. The inference engine is configured to add new nodes and new links to the semantic knowledge database by following the logic of the extended semantic model.
US09798972B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a neurosynaptic system comprising a first set of one or more neurosynaptic core circuits configured to receive input data comprising multiple input regions, and extract a first set of features from the input data. The features of the first set are computed based on different input regions. The system further comprises a second set of one or more neurosynaptic core circuits configured to receive the first set of features, and generate a second set of features by combining the first set of features based on synaptic connectivity information of the second set of core circuits.
US09798970B2
A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, includes: a substrate; an antenna formed on a first surface of the substrate; an IC chip electrically coupled to the antenna; an adhesive applied to a first area of the substrate to fix the IC chip and the antenna to each other, and a first laminate layer formed on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface thereof, wherein at least a part of the first laminate layer is missing within a second area, which corresponds to the first area, on the second surface.
US09798957B2
A control method for a robot cleaner includes acquiring a plurality of images of surroundings during travel of the robot cleaner in a cleaning area, estimating a plurality of room-specific feature distributions according to a rule defined for each of a plurality of rooms, based on the images acquired while acquiring the plurality of images, acquiring an image of surroundings at a current position of the robot cleaner, obtaining a comparison reference group including a plurality of room feature distributions by applying the rule for each of the plurality of rooms to the image acquired while acquiring the image at the current position, comparing the obtained comparison reference group with the estimated room-specific feature distributions, and determining a room from the plurality of rooms having the robot cleaner currently located therein.
US09798947B2
A computing system receives user input of scheduling problem data. The scheduling problem data relates to a scheduling problem and includes one or more stations and tasks to be performed by at least one station. The computing system constructs a graph problem using the scheduling problem data. The graph problem includes a graph. The computing system cuts the graph into sub-graphs using a cut algorithm to create a cut result that satisfies a threshold and identifies one or more task exceptions from the sub-graphs in the cut result. The one or more task exceptions are tasks that can be assigned to more than one sub-graph. The computing system creates scheduling sub-problems pertaining to the one or more task exceptions using the cut result.
US09798946B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus for recognizing a tire by using an image of a tire captured by using a terminal. The apparatus recognizes a tire by converting an image of a round tire included in the image into a linear image, extracting an area of a character to be recognized from the linear image, and determining a character for learning, which is most similar to the extracted area of the character to be recognized from among a pre-constructed group of characters for learning, as a character in the area of the character to be recognized.
US09798944B2
A non-interactive screen sharing session executing within a computing device can be identified. The device can be communicatively linked to different computing devices of the screen sharing session. The contents of the remote screen buffer can be analyzed to determine a graphical representation of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) within the contents prior to presenting the contents of the buffer within the device. A visible information item can be extracted and a non-visible reference can be established from the representation. An area surrounding the representation including a position and dimensions of the representation within the contents can be determined. The representation of the URL can be replaced with an interactive element in real-time. The element can include the visible and non-visible reference. The contents of the buffer can be presented within an interface associated with the session of the device, responsive to the replacing.
US09798942B2
A method quickly recognizes a person by identification codes derivable from biometric data includes registering and recognizing at least one user from multiple registered users by a recognition event. Each user registration event includes acquiring from biometric data correlated to a configuration of the user's blood vessels. Acquired biometric data is encoded into a respective registration identification code associated to the user. The user is registered the associated registration identification code is registered. Each recognition event includes acquiring the biometric data correlated to the user's blood vessels. The acquired biometric data is coded into a respective recognition identification user code. Based on the registered identification codes, a comparison set of comparison identification codes is prepared. Then the recognition identification code is compared with each comparison identification code. A respective matching level for each comparison is estimated. The user is recognized or refused recognition based on the estimated matching levels.
US09798940B2
There are provided an image capture portion, a luminance acquisition section, a luminance estimation section, and a capture mode setup section. The image capture portion cyclically captures a vehicle compartment. The luminance acquisition section acquires the luminance of a captured image captured by the image capture portion. The luminance estimation section estimates a cyclic change in the luminance of captured images to be captured subsequently. The capture mode setup section settles a capture mode for the image capture portion based on a result of estimating the cyclic change in the luminance of captured images.
US09798938B2
To detect a distant object that may become an obstacle to a traveling destination of a moving vehicle or the like more accurately than the conventional, there is provided a detecting device, a program used in the detecting device, and a detecting method using the detecting device, where the detecting device includes: an acquisition section for acquiring two or more images captured in two or more imaging devices provided at different heights; and a detection section for detecting a rising portion of an identical object toward the imaging devices based on a difference between the lengths of the identical object in the height direction in the two or more images.
US09798932B2
A video extraction method and device. The method includes acquiring original image resolution S0 of a Tth frame in which a target image corresponding to a target object is located, where T is a positive integer, and acquiring a resolution parameter P of the target image in the Tth frame, obtaining extraction resolution S1 according to the original image resolution S0 and the resolution parameter P, and extracting an image of the target object in a (T+1)th frame according to the extraction resolution S1. In this way, when extraction processing is performed on the target object in the (T+1)th frame, extraction processing is performed on the target image corresponding to the target object in the (T+1)th frame with reference to the extraction resolution, which is obtained through analysis, of the (T+1)th frame.
US09798927B2
A mobile terminal iris recognition device having a human-computer interaction mechanism, the device includes a human-computer interaction module, an image acquisition module, an iris image analysis and processing module, a feedback control module and a power supply module. Also provided is an iris recognition method utilizing the device. Compared with the related art, the method has great improvement in such aspects as miniaturization, mobility and usability, is provided with a mobile terminal iris recognition function with an active visual, tactile and auditory interaction mechanism, and also has the advantages of high accuracy of iris recognition, low power consumption, reasonable structural layout, strong interaction functions and the like.
US09798914B1
A source image having a bit depth greater than eight is captured from a moving target. The source image is processed to obtain a plurality of target images each having a bit depth of eight. A memory stores the 8-bit target images. A processor obtains statistical data about the source image, and selects one of the stored 8-bit target images based on the statistical data. A controller efficiently decodes only the selected 8-bit target image.
US09798910B2
A method and apparatus for performing a process associated with an item to be imaged is disclosed. The process requires data associated with a plurality of required features of the item to be imaged. A handheld device is used to obtain a sequence of images. For at least a subset of the obtained images, a camera field of view is directed toward the item from different relative juxtapositions while obtaining the images. At least a subset of the obtained images are examined to identify the required features. Images are obtained until each of the required features are identified in at least one image. Feedback is provided to a user indicating at least one additional required features to be imaged, required features that have already been imaged and guidance indicating how to manipulate the handheld device to obtain images of additional required features.
US09798906B2
A transaction terminal device is provided. The device includes a magnetic head module that supports a magnetic head which reads a magnetic card. A plurality of communication antennas that communicate according to different standards are arranged at a same end of a housing as the magnetic head module. The magnetic head module includes a line-shaped metal urging member that exerts urging force to the magnetic head in a passing path direction of the magnetic card. The line-shaped metal urging member has a first straight portion exerting the urging force to the magnetic head in a direction perpendicular to the first straight portion when viewed from a side view of the transaction terminal device. Even though a communication antenna is arranged close to the magnetic head, a reradiated radio wave generated from the metal urging member of the magnetic head is reduced.
US09798898B2
A microprocessor conditionally grants a request to switch from a normal execution mode in which encrypted instructions cannot be executed, into a secure execution mode (SEM). Thereafter, the microprocessor executes a plurality of instructions, including a store-key instruction to write a set of one or more cryptographic key values into a secure memory of the microprocessor. After fetching an encrypted program from an instruction cache, the microprocessor decrypts the encrypted program into plaintext instructions using decryption logic within the microprocessor's instruction-processing pipeline.
US09798878B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting text display manipulation attacks may include (1) extracting a file name from a file that is under evaluation for malicious content, (2) inspecting, by a software security system, the file name for at least one control character that manipulates how the file name is displayed, (3) determining, based on inspecting the file name, that the file name includes the control character that manipulates how the file name is displayed, and (4) performing, by the software security system, a security action based at least in part on the determination that the file name includes the control character. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09798855B2
Computer software products, methods, and systems are described which provide functionality to a user conducting experiments designed to detect and/or identify genetic sequences and other characteristics of a genetic sample, such as, for instance, gene copy number and aberrations thereof. The presently described software allows the user to interact with a graphical user interface which depicts the genetic information obtained from the experiment. The presently disclosed methods and software are related to bioinformatics and biological data analysis. Specifically, provided are methods, computer software products and systems for analyzing and visually depicting genotyping data on a screen or other visual projection. The presently disclosed methods and software allow the user conducting the experiment to differentially filter complex genetic data and information by varying genetic parameters and removing or highlighting visually various regions of genetic data of interest (CytoRegions). These differential filters may be applied by the user to the entire set of genetic data and/or only to the specific CytoRegions of interest.
US09798853B2
An integrated device product having objects positioned in accordance with in-situ constraints. Said in-situ constraints comprise predetermined constraints and their local modifications. These local modifications, individually formulated for a specific pair of objects, account for on-the-spot conditions that influence the optimal positioning of the objects. The present invention improves the yield of integrated devices by adding local process modification distances to the predetermined constraints around processing hotspots thus adding extra safety margin to the device yield.
US09798849B2
A method of detecting stress of an integrated circuit including first and second patterns formed from different materials may comprise: determining one or more stress detection points of the first pattern; dividing a region including a first stress detection point of the one or more stress detection points into a plurality of divided regions; calculating areas of the second pattern at the divided regions; and/or detecting a stress level applied to the first stress detection point of the first pattern by the second pattern based on the areas of the second pattern at the divided regions.
US09798843B2
A statistical timing analysis using statistical timing macro-models considering statistical timing value entries such as input slew and output load is disclosed. That statistical timing analysis calculates a statistical timing quantity based on statistical timing value entries based on a statistical timing (ST) macro-model of a selected macro of an integrated circuit (IC) design that includes statistical timing quantities as a function of deterministic timing value entries.
US09798831B2
A computer-implemented method for processing input data in a mapreduce framework includes: receiving, in the mapreduce framework, a data processing request for input data; initiating, based on the data processing request, a map operation on the input data by multiple mappers in the mapreduce framework, each of the mappers using an aggregator to partially aggregate the input data into one or more intermediate key/value pairs; initiating a reduce operation on the intermediate key/value pairs by multiple reducers in the mapreduce framework, wherein, without sorting the intermediate key/value pairs, those of the intermediate key/value pairs with a common key are handled by a same one of the reducers, each of the reducers using the aggregator to aggregate the intermediate key/value pairs into one or more output values; and providing the output values in response to the data processing request.
US09798825B1
An information system using active context technology allows a user to view and interact with a large amount of data disposed within multiple objects with relative ease, minimal time, and minimal interaction. An active context object allows an active context window to display labels, identifiers, and links for objects that are actively (e.g. presently) contextually associated with each other. Contextual association of objects can be determined by a user, inferred by the nature of each object, or automatically determined by an information system. In another embodiment, an active context window is persistently displayed to a user to allow the user to easily obtain information about contextually associated objects and easily allow the user to navigate among contextually associated objects. In one embodiment, the active context object can be transmitted to other users to allow each user to access contextually related objects and, thus, contextually related information.
US09798820B1
A computer-implemented method of classifying a keyword in a network comprises: identifying a plurality of candidate categories, comprising: converting a plurality of search results related to the keyword into a plurality of search vectors, wherein each of the plurality of search results indicates a related resource in the network; converting a plurality of resources into a plurality of category vectors, wherein each of the plurality of resources is classified in one or more categories of a set of categories; and determining, for the plurality of category vectors, a plurality of similarity values indicating similarity to the plurality of search vectors; processing the plurality of candidate categories; and classifying the keyword by selecting the candidate category having a highest similarity value within the plurality of similarity values, a corresponding system, computing device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
US09798817B1
Disclosed herein are methods and systems that relate to an “activity assistant” that provides users with dynamically-selected “activities” that are intelligently tailored to the user's world. The subject technology receives the one or more global parameters of one or more selected activities. The subject technology further receives the one or more account-specific parameters of a selected user account. For the selected user account, and for each of the one or more selected activities, the subject technology: (a) determines one or more signals based at least in part on one or more of the global parameters of the selected activity and one or more of the account-specific parameters of the selected user account, and (b) uses the determined signals as a basis for determining an importance of the selected activity for the selected user.
US09798815B1
This technology is directed to determining a character or personality characteristic for users of an online community, for example, a social network, and assigning a character or personality class to the users. In some instances, the systems and methods may determine the character or personality characteristic either implicitly from user data or actions, etc., or explicitly, by providing users with a personality survey or questionnaire to solicit responses. The system and methods assign a suitable character or personality class to the users based on the character and personality characteristic determined for the users, and generate at least one of a class description, a career profile, and a relationship profile for the users, and provide data including the class description, career profile, and the relationship profile capable of being displayed on a user interface.
US09798808B2
There is provided a method for determining, for a set of co-ordinate records associating co-ordinates with incident values, the numbers of incidents associated with co-ordinates within a query area. Co-ordinate data is stored as data representing a binary tree comprising leaf nodes, a root node and branch nodes wherein the leaf nodes are associated with individual items of co-ordinate data identified by the set of co-ordinate records, and the root node and branch nodes are each associated with a pair of child nodes, and are each associated with split values. In response to a query identifying a query area the binary tree is then recursively processed starting with the root node.
US09798805B2
A device for automatically generating a real time accompaniment of input music data includes a music input that receives music data. A music analyzer analyzes received music data to obtain a music data description including one or more characteristics of the analyzed music data. A query generator generates a query to a music database including music patterns and associated metadata including one or more characteristics of the music patterns, the query being generated from the music data description and from an accompaniment description describing preferences of the real time accompaniment and/or music rules describing general rules of music. A query interface queries the music database using a generated query and receives a music pattern selected from the music database by use of the query. A music output outputs the received music pattern.
US09798796B2
A device, a system, a method, and a program are realized which are capable of predicting the order of the feeling and the preference of a subject to products which are the research objects, for marketing research and others. The images of a plurality of research objects are presented a plurality of times as visual stimuli in order to measure the brain wave. A brain wave data of an event related electrical potential for the research objects which the subject has selected as a target immediately after the stimulus presentation, is processed by a linear discriminant analysis to quantitatively represent with a single index, in order to rank the research objects.
US09798793B1
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for recovering an index on a deduplicated storage device is discussed. A system index is merged into both a first persistent index and a second persistent index, wherein the system index comprises a plurality of buckets. A disrupting event is encountered during the merge. The first persistent index and the second persistent index are determined not to be synchronized as a result of the disrupting event. The merge is continued from a last synchronized location, wherein the last synchronized location comprises a bucket from the plurality of buckets that is successfully merged into both the first persistent index and the second persistent index.
US09798778B2
A system and method for context-dependent data filtering for clinical decision support are disclosed. The system and method comprise determining values for characteristics of a present case, determining whether the present case is a special case based on the determined values, receiving input from a user verifying that the present case is the special case and saving the present case to a database containing a compilation of cases if the user verifies that the present case is the special case.
US09798775B2
A method and system for forecasting a histogram in a database system is provided. The method includes determining that database table statistics and historical statistical histograms associated with specified subject matter have been previously retrieved. The database table statistics and historical statistical histograms are retrieved and determined to be frequency based histograms. Historical target values associated with the historical statistical histograms are identified and new target values associated with the historical target values are identified. A value identifying a number of occurrences for identified target values comprising the new target values and the historical target values is forecast and database table histograms comprising the identified target values are stored.
US09798769B2
A document sharing system includes a plurality of different data provider implementations. The document sharing system exposes a common application programming interface to a plurality of different clients and receives data requests identifying a given data provider, from the clients. The document sharing system then uses the data provider implementation for the data provider identified in the request, in order to obtain the requested data, and place it in a common data structure that is returned to the client.
US09798762B2
Methods, computer program products, and systems for real time processing of large data sets are disclosed. A large data set from a plurality of sources can be imported to a batch layer by one or more processors of a computer system comprising the batch layer, a view layer, and a cache layer. These methods, computer program products, and systems can be used to create a view in the view layer depicting a subset of the imported large data set and responsive to receiving a user request to change at least a portion of the subset depicted in the view, copying the view to the cache layer and changing the copy of the view at the cache layer according to the received user request and can then synchronize the changed copy of the view with the view at the view layer.
US09798746B2
A method, system and computer program product for dynamic map template discovery and map creation may include determining a frequency of use of a data object in a database and discovering a dynamic map template corresponding to the data object based on the frequency of use of the data object. The method may also include creating a dynamic map from the dynamic map template in response to discovering the dynamic map template.
US09798735B2
A map-reduce compatible distributed file system that consists of successive component layers that each provide the basis on which the next layer is built provides transactional read-write-update semantics with file chunk replication and huge file-create rates. Containers provide the fundamental basis for data replication, relocation, and transactional updates. A container location database allows containers to be found among all file servers, as well as defining precedence among replicas of containers to organize transactional updates of container contents. Volumes facilitate control of data placement, creation of snapshots and mirrors, and retention of a variety of control and policy information. Also addressed is the use of distributed transactions in a map-reduce system; the use of local and distributed snapshots; replication, including techniques for reconciling the divergence of replicated data after a crash; and mirroring.
US09798729B2
Information processing devices include a sensor, a storage device, a communication device, a processor, and a memory. The information processing devices receive a particular file and particular sensor information from a terminal device. The particular sensor information is generated by the terminal device. The information processing devices access certain sensor information generated by the sensor. The information processing devices determine a merge condition based on the particular sensor information and the certain sensor information. The information processing devices merge a certain file stored in the storage device and the particular file based on the merge condition. Some information processing devices transmit certain sensor information to another terminal device. Such information processing devices receive a particular file and a merge condition from the other terminal device. Such information processing devices merge a certain file stored in the storage portion and the particular file based on the merge condition.
US09798728B2
In one embodiment, as new blocks of data are written to storage devices of a storage system, fingerprints are generated for those new blocks and inserted as entries into a top level (L0) of a dense tree data structure. When L0 is filled, the contents from L0 may be merged with level 1 (L1). After the initial merge, new fingerprints are added to L0 until L0 fills up again, which triggers a new merge. Duplicate fingerprints in L0 and L1 are identified which, in turn, indicates duplicate data blocks. A post-processing deduplication operation is then performed to remove duplicate data blocks corresponding to the duplicate fingerprints. In a different embodiment, as new fingerprint entries are loaded into L0, those new fingerprints may be compared with existing fingerprints loaded into L0 and/or other levels to facilitate inline deduplication to identify duplicate fingerprints and subsequently perform the deduplication operation.
US09798717B2
A method of character recognition for a mobile telephone having a plurality of data input keys. The method facilitates a reduction in the number of user interactions required to create a given data string to less than the number of characters within the data string. The method includes: storing a set of data strings each with a priority indicator; recognizing an event; looking up the most likely subsequent data string to follow the event from the set of data strings; and ordering the data strings for display based on the priority indicator of that data string. If included in the list, the required subsequent data string is selected. If not included in the list, an event is entered and the steps of recognizing the event, looking up and ordering data strings are repeated. The priority indicator of the selected data string and the set of data strings are updated.
US09798716B2
A programmable device is configured to detect a user preferred language from one or more other devices. When the programmable device is automatically programmed, the device provides a complete, seamless integrated experience and a user can immediately interact with the programmable device in a known language. The preferred device language can be set by reference to a user device, such as a phone, tablet, and/or other personal electronic device, by reference to one or more additional programmable devices in communication with the programmable device, and/or reference to a remote server storing the language preference of the user.
US09798715B2
An example method involves (i) accessing first data representing text, wherein the text defines at least one position representing a particular type of grammatical break between two portions of the text; (ii) identifying, from among the at least one position, a position that is closest to a target position within the text; (iii) based on the identified position within the text, generating second data that represents a proper subset of the text, wherein the proper subset extends from an initial position within the text to the identified position within the text; and (iv) providing output based on the generated second data.
US09798696B2
Traffic data while the system is in operation is collected for a certain time as a preprocess. Typical patterns are extracted from the collected traffic data. Next, stream programs are created for the individual typical patterns and stored for the future reference. Next, the IDs of alternative tasks for transition among different stream programs are stored. In actual system operation, the system measures traffic data regularly or at any time, compares the resultant patterns with the typical patterns, and selects a stream program corresponding to the closest typical pattern as the next phase. Program shutdown time when shifting from the stream program in the present phase to the next phase can be reduced by gradually shifting empty tasks in the present phase to the next stream program as alternative tasks in consideration of the cost of switching between tasks, the cost of transferring data among resources, and so on.
US09798682B2
A method for providing notification of completion of a computing task includes providing access to an information handling resource for a first information handling system, registering the first information handling system with a first completion queue, submitting commands from the first information handling system to a first submission queue, providing access to the information handling resource for second first information handling system, registering the second information handling system with the first completion queue, and submitting commands from the second information handling system to a second submission queue. Upon execution of commands in the first submission queue and the second submission queue, an entry in is created a first completion queue. Upon the creation of an entry in the first completion queue, an interrupt is selectively sent to the first information handling resource and to the second information handling resource.
US09798675B1
A system and method of determining memory ownership on a cache line basis for detecting self-modifying code including code with looping instructions. An ownership queue includes multiple entries for determining memory ownership on a cache line basis. An ownership index and a wrap bit are determined for each cache line in the ownership queue, which are provided with each instruction derived from the same cache line. When an instruction is issued for execution, the ownership index provided with the instruction is used to access the corresponding entry in the ownership queue. If the instruction and entry wrap bits do not match, then an overwrite of the cache line is detected. The instruction is marked to invoke a first exception, which is performed when the instruction is ready to retire. The first exception flushes the processor, prevents the instruction from being retired, and re-fetches the instruction to continue processing.
US09798672B1
Various aspects provide for managing data associated with a cache memory. For example, a system can include a cache memory and a memory controller. The cache memory stores data. The memory controller maintains a history profile for the data stored in the cache memory. In an implementation, the memory controller includes a filter component, a tagging component and a data management component. The filter component determines whether the data is previously stored in the cache memory based on a filter associated with a probabilistic data structure. The tagging component tags the data as recurrent data in response to a determination by the filter component that the data is previously stored in the cache memory. The data management component retains the data in the cache memory in response to the tagging of the data as the recurrent data.
US09798671B2
A method and system for efficiently executing a delegate of a program by a processor coupled to an external memory. A payload including state data or command data is bound with a program delegate. The payload is mapped with the delegate via the payload identifier. The payload is pushed to a repository buffer in the external memory. The payload is flushed by reading the payload identifier and loading the payload from the repository buffer. The delegate is executed using the loaded payload.
US09798668B2
A cache memory stores 2^J-byte cache lines and includes an array of 2^N sets each holding tags each X bits, an input receives a Q-bit memory address, MA[(Q−1):0], having: a tag MA[(Q−1):(Q−X)] and an index MA[(Q−X−1):J]. Q is an integer at least (N+J+X−1). In a first mode: set selection logic selects one set using the index and LSB of the tag; comparison logic compares all but LSB of the tag with all but LSB of each tag in the selected set and indicates a hit if a match; otherwise allocation logic allocates into the selected set. In a second mode: the set selection logic selects two sets using the index; the comparison logic compares the tag with each tag in the selected two sets and indicates a hit if a match; and otherwise allocates into one set of the two selected sets.
US09798663B2
A cache coherency management facility to reduce latency in granting exclusive access to a cache in certain situations. A node requests exclusive access to a cache line of the cache. The node is in one region of nodes of a plurality of regions of nodes. The one region of nodes includes the node requesting exclusive access and another node of the computing environment, in which the node and the another node are local to one another as defined by a predetermined criteria. The node requesting exclusive access checks a locality cache coherency state of the another node, the locality cache coherency state being specific to the another node and indicating whether the another node has access to the cache line. Based on the checking indicating that the another node has access to the cache line, a determination is made that the node requesting exclusive access is to be granted exclusive access to the cache line. The determining being independent of transmission of information relating to the cache line from one or more other nodes of the one or more other regions of nodes.
US09798653B1
Adapted speech models produce fluent synthesized speech in a voice that sounds as if the speaker were fluent in a language in which the speaker is actually non-fluent. A full speech model is obtained based on fluent speech in the language spoken by a first person who is fluent in the language. A limited set of utterances is obtained in the language spoken by a second person who is non-fluent in the language but able to speak the limited set of utterances in the language. The full speech model of the first person is then processed with the limited set of utterances of the second person to produce an adapted speech model. The adapted speech model may be stored to a multi-lingual speech model as a child node of a root with an associated language selection question and branches pointed to the adapted speech model and other speech models, respectively.
US09798652B2
A computer-implemented method for automatically identifying a faulty behavior of a control system. The method includes receiving, at a test processor, a description of the faulty behavior. The method also includes selecting, using the test processor, a goal state based on a heuristic decision. The method also includes selecting, using the test processor, a selected system state. The method also includes selecting, using the test processor, a selected variable to the control system based on the goal state. The method also includes loading, from a memory, a control model of the control system. The method also includes performing, using the test processor, a simulation of the control model using the selected variable and the selected system state as parameters of the simulation. The method also includes determining, using the test processor, whether the faulty behavior was observed based on the simulation.
US09798647B2
A method and system for displaying application performance data. In an embodiment, performance data collected from an application is logically associated with a display window generated by the application. A displayable performance indicator determined. The displayable performance indicator is visually modifiable to correlate to variations in the performance data. A performance category selection signal and a data collection filter metric selection signal are received by a performance analytics display module. The display module simultaneously displays, on a display device, an indicator of a performance category based on the performance selection signal, an indicator of a data collection filter metric based on the filter metric selection signal, and an image of the display window that includes the performance indicator.
US09798642B2
Methods for reducing power consumption and power leakage in hybrid storage clusters is provided. More specifically, the method is for allocating an appropriate server amongst a plurality of servers in a network by identifying an application to be executed in a network, wherein the network comprises a plurality of servers configured to execute the applications, and each server further comprising a hybrid memory system; based on the application to be executed, dynamically identifying resources to execute the application based on the hybrid memory system available and the power consumption for executing the application; and dynamically allocating the application to the identified resource for execution.
US09798641B2
Methods and apparatus to increase cloud availability and silicon isolation using secure enclaves. A compute platform is configured to host a compute domain in which a plurality of secure enclaves are implemented. In conjunction with creating and deploying secure enclaves, mapping information is generated that maps the secure enclaves to platform/CPU resources, such as Intellectual Property blocks (IP) belong to the secure enclaves. In response to platform error events caused by errant platform/CPU resources, the secure enclave(s) belonging to the errant platform/CPU are identified via the mapping information, and an interrupt is directed to that/those secure enclave(s). In response to the interrupt, a secure enclave may be configured to one or more of handle the error, pass information to another secure enclave, and teardown the enclave. The secure enclave may execute an interrupt service routine that causes the errant platform/CPU resource to reset without resetting the entire platform or CPU, as applicable.
US09798640B2
Systems and methods are described for testing customer premise equipment in an offline fashion. According to certain embodiments, a testing system including one or more computing devices can identify a test scenario that includes information associated with one or more commands and expected results associated with the commands. Such commands can be executed by customer premise equipment. One or more respective images associated with the execution of a command can be captured, and information associated with the command, the associated expected result, and one or more respective images can be displayed for evaluation by a user to determine whether the command is operating properly in the customer premise equipment that executed the command. Certain embodiments describe a confidence level which can correspond to a number of images to be captured in order to decrease the possibility that content was not captured for evaluation.
US09798627B2
Various systems and methods to display information regarding duplication operations and to configure duplication operations. For example, information regarding policies that can be included in a duplication operation is presented via a display. The display receives selection of one or more of the policies. In response to the selection, the display updates to reflect how much of a bucket has been allocated and how much is available, where the bucket specifies an amount of time and is calculated as a function of a duplication window duration.
US09798626B2
A method for implementing a change capture system using an event publishing system as a database recovery log is provided. The method may include determining a set of data based on a description of events for which change capture is possible. The method may also include selecting at least one item of data from within the determined set of data, wherein the at least one item of data requires change capture to be performed. Additionally, the method may include identifying at least one published event, wherein the at least one published event is produced by the event publishing system. The method may include instructing the event publishing system to deliver the at least one identified published event to the change capture system. Furthermore, the method may include receiving the at least one identified published event. The method may also include processing the at least one published event.
US09798625B2
Systems and methods for providing agentless and/or pre-boot technical support, and Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) isolation. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) includes an embedded controller (EC) distinct from any processor or Basic I/O System (BIOS), the EC having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: implement a network stack independently of an operational status of the processor or BIOS, perform one or more diagnostic operations upon the IHS, and communicate a result of the one or more diagnostic operations to a remote server using the network stack.
US09798624B2
Systems and methods for automated fault recovery. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) includes a processor and a Basic I/O System (BIOS) coupled to the processor, the BIOS having program instructions that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: identify a failure during execution of an Operating System; select, by the BIOS, a given one of a plurality of recovery tools previously registered with the BIOS; and launch the given recovery tool by the BIOS.
US09798623B2
An occurrence of at least one storage error is determined in an addressable portion of a primary storage storing a block of data. In response to determining the occurrence of the at least one storage error, it is determined whether the block of data is available in cache storage. In response to determining the block of data is cached, the cached block of data is used rather than the block of data from the addressable portion of the primary storage.
US09798613B2
According to one embodiment, a controller includes a decoder, calculation section, table creation, and control section. The decoder converts ECC frames into likelihood information based on a set table, generates decoded ECC frames by decoding using the likelihood information and switches the set table when there is an ECC frame in which the decoding is unsuccessful. The calculation section generates calculation data based on an ECC frame of calculation target among the decoded ECC frames and its ECC frame before decoded. The table creation section sets the new table to the decoder based on the calculation data. The control section controls the calculation target so that a calculation in the calculation section is not repeated for an ECC frame in which the decoding is successful.
US09798611B2
A programmable logic controller includes an error detection unit, a data memory storing error occurrence information indicating, for each error kind, whether the error detection unit has detected an error, an error automatic cancellation processing unit determining whether an error factor of each error has been eliminated and, when the error factor has been eliminated, performing an error cancellation process including a process to change the error occurrence information to error non-occurrence, and an error-automatic-cancellation-permission determination unit referring to an error automatic cancellation permission setting and determining, when the error detection unit detects an error, whether the error is canceled by the error automatic cancellation processing unit on the basis of the error automatic cancellation permission setting, wherein the error automatic cancellation processing unit performs the error cancellation process on the error that the error-automatic-cancellation-permission determination unit has determined that the error automatic cancellation processing unit is to cancel.
US09798601B2
A failure of communication between a first device and a second device is managed. A failure of communication between the first device and the second device is detected at a third device intermediate. The first data is transmitted from the third device to the first device. The first data indicates that the second device is unusable by the first device.
US09798599B2
An embodiment of a circuit includes a data latch and a plurality of cascaded latches, wherein a first of the plurality of cascaded latches is configured to receive a first signal from the data latch and each subsequent cascaded latch is configured to receive a data output signal of a preceding cascaded latch, and an error-detection circuit configured to receive the respective data output signals and detect error in operation of the cascaded latches based thereon.
US09798593B1
A system for determining a toggle value includes an input interface and a processor. The input interface is to receive a request for the toggle value associated with a toggle. The processor is to determine an indicated toggle value associated with the toggle; determine the toggle value associated with the toggle based at least in part on the indicated toggle value and a set of dependencies; and provide the toggle value associated with the toggle.
US09798587B2
An embodiment of the invention includes applying a first partition to a plurality of LPs, wherein a particular LP is assigned to a first set of LPs. A second partition is applied to the LPs, wherein the particular LP is assigned to an LP set different from the first set. For both the first and second partitions, lookahead values and transit times are determined for each of the LPs and related links. For the first partition, a first system progression rate is computed using a specified function with the lookahead values and transit times determined for the first partition. For the second partition, a second system progression rate is computed using the specified function with the lookahead values and transit times determined for the second partition. The first and second system progression rates are compared to determine which is the lowest.
US09798586B2
An approach for providing mashup service of component services is described. A mashup service platform determines one or more component services available to at least one device. The mashup service platform also determines at least one mashup service based, at least in part, on a combination of the one or more component services. The mashup service platform further cause, at least in part, a generation of at least one mashup agent for interfacing with the at least one mashup service, the one or more component services, or a combination thereof.
US09798564B2
An arrangement configured to allocate one or more resources of one or more computing devices to a virtual machine, the arrangement comprising: an interface configured to receive a request for the allocation of one or more resources to the virtual machine, the request including information regarding one or more computer programs to be operated by or as a part of the virtual machine; and a hypervisor module configured to use the information regarding one or more computer programs to identify economic information associated with at least one of the computer programs, and to allocate one or more resources to the virtual machine based at least in part on the economic information.
US09798560B1
Some embodiments provide a method for extracting and adapting system configuration. The method extracts a first configuration from a first node of a first hosting system. The first node includes several resources for hosting the first configuration. The method analyzes the first configuration in order to determine attributes of the first configuration. The determined attributes are relevant to hosting the first configuration on a second node of a second hosting system having several nodes. The method generates a second configuration based on the determined attributes. The method hosts the second configuration at the second node of the second hosting system.
US09798555B2
Application implementation methods and apparatus are described, which are used to implement a function of a target application without installation of the target function. An example method may include acquiring an installation package of the target application; generating a proxy interface for managing the target application; and dynamically loading, by the proxy interface, the installation package by using an operating parameter of a terminal, and starting an operation interface of the target application.
US09798554B2
An audio/video (A/V) hub provides feedback to a user of a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display (such as a cellular telephone) that is used as a wireless remote control for an audio/video (A/V) display device, the A/V hub and/or a consumer-electronic device. In particular, when the A/V hub receives, from the portable electronic device, user-interface activity information associated with a user interface displayed on a touch-sensitive display, the A/V hub generates visual feedback based on the user-interface activity information. Then, the A/V hub provides the visual feedback to the A/V display device for display on the A/V display device. The visual feedback indicates a position of at least a touch contact point of a user of the portable electronic device relative to a strike area of at least a virtual command icon in the user interface.
US09798550B2
A method and device for memory access in processors is provided. A processor, comprising a plurality of computational units, is capable of executing a single instruction on multiple pieces of data simultaneously (SIMD). A read operation is initiated to load data from memory into the plurality of computational units (CUs) arranged into a plurality of CU groups. The memory is arranged into a plurality of memory macro-blocks each associated with a respective CU group of the plurality of CU groups. For each CU group a respective first memory address is determined and for each CU group, the data in the associated memory macro-block is accessed at the respective first memory address.
US09798545B2
Embodiments relate to prefetching data on a chip having a scout core and a parent core coupled to the scout core. A method includes determining that a program executed by the parent core requires content stored in a location remote from the parent core. The method includes sending a fetch table address determined by the parent core to the scout core. The method includes accessing a fetch table that is indicated by the fetch table address by the scout core. The fetch table indicates how many of pieces of content are to be fetched by the scout core and a location of the pieces of content. The method includes based on the fetch table indicating, fetching the pieces of content by the scout core. The method includes returning the fetched pieces of content to the parent core.
US09798540B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for automatically classifying static analysis rules as being anomalous or not. One of the methods includes receiving alerts generated by a particular static analysis rule for a plurality of different software projects analyzed by a static analysis system. For each project, a respective alert proportion metric value is computed. Each of the plurality of different software projects is classified according to the alert proportion metric values as being one non-outlier projects or outlier projects. If more than a threshold number of projects were classified as being outlier projects for the particular static analysis rule, the particular static analysis rule is classified as an anomalous static analysis rule.
US09798538B2
Supplemental functionalities may be provided for an executable program. In some embodiments, a computer program (e.g., an executable program or other computer program) associated with an ontology may be caused to be run. The ontology may include information indicating attributes for a set of applications. Based on the ontology, supplemental information may be generated for the computer program. The supplemental information may be related to one or more functionalities of an application (of the set of applications) to be added to the executable program. The supplemental information may be provided as input to the computer program. The supplemental information may cause the one or more functionalities of the application to be made available via the executable program.
US09798529B2
A computer readable medium including computer readable code for causing a computer system to perform a method. The method includes receiving an application, receiving application information for the application, and determining an access privilege for the application based, in part, on the application information. The method also includes generating a deployment package for the application using the application and the access privilege, and publishing the application.
US09798526B2
A multi-domain decision manager facilitates software development of a software application across knowledge domains, based on relationships between a first knowledge domain and a second knowledge domain. The multi-domain decision manager includes an assessment engine configured to construct a first assessment as an instantiation of a first knowledge base model of the first knowledge domain, and a second assessment as an instantiation of a second knowledge base model of the second knowledge domain. A relationship engine may be configured to characterize relationships between the first assessment and the second assessment, wherein the relationships characterize a likelihood that inclusion of a first selectable assessment option of the first assessment is associated with inclusion of a second selectable assessment option of the second assessment. A relationship analyzer may be configured to provide a relationship analysis characterizing a cumulative impact of the relationships on the first assessment and the second assessment.
US09798523B2
Disclosed are a method of modeling a workflow used in the field of big data and a method and apparatus for executing a workflow model. The method of executing the workflow model according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving a Unified Modeling Language (UML)-based workflow model needing at least one data storage engine and at least one data processing engine, parsing the received workflow model to generate structured information, verifying the validity of the workflow model using the structured information, and transmitting jobs included in the workflow model to data processing engines corresponding to the jobs when it is determined that the workflow model is valid. Thus, developers can be allowed to easily acquire a workflow runnable on various data storage engines and various data processing engines.
US09798517B2
Embodiments may relate to intuitive user-interface features for a head-mountable device (HMD), in the context of a hybrid human and computer-automated response system. An illustrative method may involve a head-mountable device (HMD) that comprises a touchpad: (a) sending a speech-segment message to a hybrid response system, wherein the speech-segment message is indicative of a speech segment that is detected in audio data captured at the HMD, and wherein the speech-segment is associated with a first user-account with the hybrid response system, (b) receiving a response message that includes a response to the speech-segment message and an indication of a next action corresponding to the response to the speech-segment message, (c) displaying a screen interface that includes an indication of the response, and (d) while displaying the response, detecting a singular touch gesture and responsively initiating the at least one next action.
US09798516B2
Smart Phones that support wireless printing of e-mails to a printer in a wireless local area network (WLAN) is disclosed and enabled. The new Smart Phone includes a touch sensitive screen, an operating system, an e-mail application, and a wireless communication unit supporting a protocol within IEEE 802.11 for WLAN communication. To print an email in an inbox of the email application, the smart phone provides a print item on the touch sensitive screen and also a list of one or more printers detected to be available in the WLAN on the touch sensitive screen, subsequent to the user having selected the print item and a selected printer from the list, a print job related to the email is transmitted to the selected printer over the WLAN. Additionally, the smart phone further supports voice activated commands, such as printing or replying to emails received at the Smart Phone.
US09798513B1
Content identification methods for consumer devices determine robust audio fingerprints that are resilient to audio distortions. One method generates signatures representing audio content based on a constant Q-factor transform (CQT). A 2D spectral representation of a 1D audio signal facilitates generation of region based signatures within frequency octaves and across the entire 2D signal representation. Also, points of interest are detected within the 2D audio signal representation and interest regions are determined around selected points of interest. Another method generates audio descriptors using an accumulating filter function on bands of the audio spectrum and generates audio transform coefficients. A response of each spectral band is computed and transform coefficients are determined by filtering, by accumulating derivatives with different lags, and computing second order derivatives. Additionally, time and frequency based onset detection determines audio descriptors at events and enhances descriptors with information related to an event.
US09798503B2
Example systems and related methods may relate to controlling a printing device remotely during real-time communication session. Namely, a system may include a first server and a second server. The first server may include an application configured to provide a user interface. The second server may be configured to communicate with the first server and a plurality of printer devices according to a data transport protocol. A request that includes a printer device identifier may be received by a controller. Based on the printer device identifier, a target printer device may be determined from the plurality of printer devices. A communication session may be established between the first server, the second server, and the target printer device. The communication session is configured according to the data transport protocol. The controller may be configured to control the target printer device based on the communication session.
US09798500B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include allocating to a higher-tier uniform distribution space an approximately equal capacity from each of a collection of physical disks of a common storage tier, wherein a tier of a physical disk indicates an importance of data to be stored on the physical disk and allocating to a lower-tier cold track space any portions of the physical disks not allocated to the higher-tier uniform distribution space.
US09798497B1
Generating a virtual storage area network (VSAN) is disclosed. From the perspective of a customer's virtual machine, the VSAN is a logical network of storage devices that provide features that are typically associated with a physical storage access network, such as block level data storage; logical disk arrays; tape libraries; optical jukeboxes; quality of service; disk mirroring, backup and restoration services; archival and retrieval of archived data; data migration from one virtual storage device to another; sharing of data among different virtual machines in a network; and the incorporation of virtual subnetworks.
US09798492B2
A semiconductor device includes a buffer memory, a plurality of function blocks, each of which transmits to a request of access to the buffer memory, and accesses the buffer memory according to a response to the request of access; and a buffer management unit suitable for receiving the request of access, and transmitting the response to the request of access according to a status of the buffer memory, wherein the buffer management unit and each of the plurality of function blocks may communicate through a dedicated channel.
US09798483B2
An approach for object storage power consumption optimization in a networked storage environment is provided. In a typical embodiment, a plurality of memory devices are organized into pods into which redundantly replicated objects are intelligently placed. At least one pod is activated in a read-write configuration, such that data written to the networked storage environment is written to this pod. At least one other pod is a deactivated pod, which has at least one designated memory device in a read-only configuration and a remainder of devices in a deactivated state. Requests for data contained in this deactivated pod are serviced by the designated memory device in the read-only configuration. In some embodiments, the activated and deactivated pods are rotated based on an event.
US09798482B1
A system and method for efficient and secure memory allocation in virtualized systems. A hypervisor receives, from a first virtual machine (VM), a message specifying a page of memory accessible to the first VM. The hypervisor determines that the page is not accessible to other VMs, adds an identifier identifying the page to a set of free page identifiers, and associates the identifier with the first VM. The hypervisor receives a page allocation request from a second VM, and in response attempts to locate an identifier associated with the second VM in the set of free page identifiers. Responsive to a successful attempt, the hypervisor allocates to the second VM a first page of memory corresponding to the located identifier, without clearing the first page. Responsive to an unsuccessful attempt, the hypervisor clears a second page of memory and allocates the cleared second page to the second VM.
US09798479B2
The described embodiments include a computing device that performs operations for at least one of resizing or relocating a table in a memory in the computing device. In the described embodiments, the computing device includes at least one register storing a table base address indicating an original location of an original table in the memory and a table size indicating an original size of the original table in the memory. When relocating the original table, the computing device copies, using the table base address, some or all of the entries from the original table to a new table in the memory and then updates the table base address to indicate a location of the new table in the memory. When resizing the original table, the computing device updates the table size to indicate a new size.
US09798478B2
An operating method of a storage device and a nonvolatile memory device determine whether a nonvolatile memory device performs a program operation on at least one of a plurality of pages. Either a program time stamp table, managed with program elapsed times of the plurality of pages, or an update count of the program time stamp table is updated, based on the determination result.
US09798474B2
Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include collecting, from a software-defined storage system including one or more computing nodes that are configured to provide a storage service, performance metrics for each of the computing nodes, and detecting, based on the performance metrics, a performance bottleneck in the software-defined storage system. In embodiments of the present invention, each of the computing nodes includes one or more software modules and one or more hardware components, and the performance bottleneck is either a given software module or a given hardware component. In some embodiments, detecting the performance bottleneck includes predicting the performance bottleneck. Upon detecting the performance bottleneck, a solution for the performance bottleneck can be determined, and the performance bottleneck and the solution can be presented to a user on a display.
US09798473B2
The present disclosure describes a method for increasing the write speed for data streams on storage volumes, such as RAID volumes, by delaying the extra operations associated with data protection when one or more data streams are written to the storage volume. Specifically, in response to a storage volume receiving a data block for writing to the volume, the storage volume determines whether the data block is part of a larger data stream. If the data block is part of a larger data stream, the data block is written to the volume, but the steps of creating volume recovery data is delaying until a period of low activity on the storage volume in order to maximize write speed for the data stream. When a low period of activity (e.g., below a threshold level) is detected, volume recovery data is created for the data block and written to the volume.
US09798450B1
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for implementing a multi-function button in a Graphical User Interface (GUI). One method includes an operation for presenting a button in a compact state when a mouse cursor is away from the button. The button in the compact state is displayed in a first button format when options associated with the button are in an unselected state, and in a second button format when at least one option has been selected. The options are hidden when the button is presented in the compact state. The button is presented in an expanded state when the mouse cursor is over the button, where unselected options are presented in a first option format and selected options are presented in a second option format. Selection of any option is enabled while the button is in the expanded state.
US09798437B2
An information processing method and an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes: judging whether a display region of a second non-full-screen window is totally covered by a display region of a first non-full-screen window; and if the display region of the second non-full-screen window is totally covered by the display region of the first non-full-screen window, generating an adjustment instruction and adjusting the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window based on the adjustment instruction to make both the display region of the first non-full-screen window and the display region of the second non-full-screen window displayed partly or totally in the display region of the touch display unit, where the conversion parameter at least includes a parameter value, a matrix, a parameter group or a parameter set.
US09798427B2
A method and device for dual-differential sensing is disclosed. The sensing information can be generated from signals provided by a sensing device with a plurality of sensors. Each value of the sensing information corresponds to signals of three sensors, respectively. The sensing device is flexible and configured on a display. The noise effect of the display on the signal of each sensor corresponds to the distance between the display and the sensor. Besides, the noise effect of the display on each value of the sensing information corresponds to the distances between the display and the three sensors, respectively.
US09798426B2
A touch panel including: a substrate; first conductive patterns separately disposed on the substrate with a preset distance therebetween; second conductive patterns formed thereon to separately intersect the first conductive patterns with a preset distance therebetween; a second connecting member configured to connect adjacent second conductive patterns to each other; an insulating pattern configured to cover a preselected region of the second connecting member; and a first connecting member disposed on the insulating pattern to connect adjacent first conductive patterns to each other. The first conductive patterns and the second conductive pattern portion are flexible.
US09798423B2
A plurality of detection patterns are formed as conductive patterns directly on a back surface of a panel substrate to which an operation object such as a finger comes in proximity from a front surface side thereof. By independently detecting a change in capacitance in the plurality of detection patterns caused by proximity of the operation object from the front surface side, proximity of the operation object to the panel substrate is detected.
US09798422B2
A detection device detects a position at which a touch-sensitive operator control unit is touched by an object by detecting a pressure (pm) which is applied to the touch-sensitive operator control unit by the object at the position. In addition, a speed (vm) and/or an acceleration (am) of the motor vehicle is detected and a pressure threshold value (ps) is predefined as a function of speed (vm) and/or accelerations (am) of the motor vehicle. The method determines whether the detected pressure (pm) is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value (ps) and triggers a function (F), assigned to the detected position, of the motor vehicle exclusively if the detected pressure (pm) is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value (ps).
US09798420B2
An electronic apparatus includes a touch panel having a plurality of sensors each having capacitance changing in response to a touch operation performed thereon. In a case where a detected capacitance of one of a predetermined number of sensors from an outer side of a plurality of sensors exceeds detected capacitance of the other sensors, and a detected capacitance of a sensor adjacent in an inner side direction of the touch panel to the sensor with the detected capacitance exceeding the other sensors is smaller than a reference capacitance, position coordinates of a touch operation generating the detected capacitance are calculated toward an outer side direction from a center of gravity of detected capacitances generated by the touch operation from the plurality of sensors.
US09798419B2
A touch-sensitive display includes a plurality of electrodes configured to detect a touch input received at the touch-sensitive display device. A plurality of touch wires formed on a substrate are electrically connected to the electrodes and configured to detect a touch input received at the touch-sensitive display device. A plurality of first conductive patterns on the substrate are each connected to a touch wire and extend in a first direction from the corresponding touch wire. An insulation layer is disposed on the plurality of touch wires and first conductive patterns, and a plurality of second conductive patterns are disposed on the insulation layer. Each second conductive pattern contacts one of the touch wires via a contact hole in the insulation layer and at least partially overlaps a corresponding one of the first conductive patterns, while being separated from the corresponding one of the first conductive patterns by the insulation layer.
US09798414B2
An image display apparatus includes a display panel, a driver configured to drive the display panel, a flexible printed circuit board connecting the driver to the display panel; a buffer under the display panel and overlapping with the display panel and with a region of the flexible printed circuit board that is adjacent to a first side of the display panel in a first direction, and a first adhesive under the buffer and overlapping with a region of a first side of the buffer in the first direction.
US09798397B2
Pen pressure can be controlled in detail only by a positional detection controlling side of a touch panel. Thus, pen pressure data will not be required to be transmitted from a touch pen to the touch panel, the touch pen itself will require no batteries, and neither the touch pen nor the touch panel requires a communication apparatus, thus reducing the weight of the touch pen itself and reducing the size thereof. Comprised is a touch panel system for measuring output signals of at least two adjacent sensor lines to obtain an input position (x, y) of an indicator and information (z) of a capacitance value from a difference value therebetween; comprising a pen pressure converting section 616D for converting the information (z) of the capacitance value into pen pressure data, wherein the input position (x, y) and the pen pressure data are transmitted to a drawing controlling section.
US09798394B2
Embodiments of the present invention generate estimates of device motion from two data sources on a computing device—a motion sensor and a camera. The device may compare the estimates to each other to determine if they agree. If they agree, the device may confirm that device motion estimates based on the motion sensor are accurate and may output those estimates to an application within the device. If the device motion estimates disagree, the device may alter the motion estimates obtained from the motion sensor before outputting them to the application.
US09798390B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a motion sensor and a processor. The motion sensor is configured to perform a sampling at a sampling rate. In each sampling, the motion sensor generates a sample by sampling an angular velocity or an acceleration of the electronic device. The motion sensor is further configured to store each sample in a buffer of the motion sensor. The processor is coupled to the motion sensor and is configured to perform a polling at a polling rate. In each polling, the processor fetches a plurality of the samples from the buffer. The processor is further configured to perform a numerical integration based on the fetched samples.
US09798389B2
A holding structure for holding a vibration generator includes a first holding member that is in contact with the vibration generator, a second holding member that engages the first holding member, and an elastic member that is supported by the second holding member and urges the vibration generator toward the first holding member.
US09798377B2
Methods and apparatus for an inter-processor communication (IPC) link between two (or more) independently operable processors. In one aspect, the IPC protocol is based on a “shared” memory interface for run-time processing (i.e., the independently operable processors each share (either virtually or physically) a common memory interface). In another aspect, the IPC communication link is configured to support a host driven boot protocol used during a boot sequence to establish a basic communication path between the peripheral and the host processors. Various other embodiments described herein include sleep procedures (as defined separately for the host and peripheral processors), and error handling.
US09798370B2
In the context of computer systems, the present invention broadly contemplates the ability to dynamically adjust the voltage and frequency of DRAM memory modules that are dual-voltage tolerant based on system performance. The invention allows a computer system to dynamically scale the memory voltage between a lower and a higher voltage, thereby allowing the system to save power when the system is idle or in low usage, but also allowing the system to realize the full memory performance when running more intensive applications.
US09798365B2
An apparatus for preventing deformation of a communication card includes a card holder configured to install a communication card; a temperature control component that is located on one side of the card holder and connected to a power supply configured to perform cooling or heating; a temperature sensor configured to collect temperature of the card holder; and the power supply configured to generate a supply current according to the temperature collected by the temperature sensor to supply power to the temperature control component, so that the temperature control component performs cooling or heating to maintain the temperature of the card holder within a preset temperature range, and the communication card is not deformed when the communication card is in the card holder and within the preset temperature range.
US09798364B2
A chassis used for an electronic device is disclosed, comprising: a main body (21) suitable for internally accommodating the electronic device, wherein the main body has an opening on at least one of its sides for accommodating the optional accessories of the electronic device; and a panel (22) for enclosing the opening when closed and exposing the opening when opened. The panel (22) is suitable to be connected with a cable (23), the first end of which is suitable for being electrically connected to the electronic device and the second end of which is suitable for being electrically connected to the optional accessories. The panel (22) maintains the cable (23) within the main body (21) when closed, and exposes the second end of the cable (23) when opened. According to an embodiment of the present invention, A UPS arranged inside the chassis described above is provided. A set of SNMP optional accessories are also provided for the UPS, which may be installed only when SNMP function is needed, so that the manufacture cost of the UPS is reduced.
US09798359B2
A foldable device includes first and second bodies that respectively support a first part and a second part of a flexible display device and are foldably connected to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position, and a movable support member that continuously near-supports a third part of the flexible display device between the first part and the second part when the first body and the second body change from the folded position to the unfolded position.
US09798352B1
A circuit for implementing a scan chain in an integrated circuit having a clock domain crossing is described. The circuit comprises a first dual-edge storage circuit configured to receive an input signal at a scan input and to receive a first clock signal in a first clock domain at a clock input; a storage element having a data input configured to receive an output of the first dual-edge storage circuit; a second dual-edge storage circuit configured to receive an output of the storage element at a scan input and to receive a second clock signal in a second clock domain at a clock input; and a pulse generator configured to provide, to a clock input of the storage element, a pulse signal having a pulse width selected to enable the second dual-edge storage element to store the output of the first dual-edge storage element.
US09798350B2
In first and second flat plates and provided in the pad mounting portion, projecting portions for locking the pedal pad are provided at positions not juxtaposed with each other in any one of first to third directions. On the other hand, the pedal pad is mounted on the pad mounting portion with an inner wall of a through hole locked by the projecting portion, and with an inner wall of a through hole locked by the projecting portion. In a mounting work, a worker inserts the pad mounting portion through an opening portion of the pedal pad and makes the pedal pad slide toward the second direction so as to complete the mounting. As a result, an operation pedal for a vehicle capable of improving assembling performances of a pedal pad to a pad mounting portion is provided.
US09798347B2
A tracking current sense system is described that includes a current source and a current control device. The current source alternatively and substantially replicates a first current flowing through a first switch and a second current flowing through a second switch. The current control device configures the current source to alternate between replicating the first current and the second current.
US09798334B1
A method for managing a storage appliance. The method includes determining an input/output (I/O) workload characterization (IWC) for the storage appliance. The method further includes determining an optimized temperature for the storage modules in the storage appliance based on the IWC, determining that a current temperature of the storage modules is not the optimized temperature, and modifying operation of at least one active cooling component in the storage appliance to change the current temperature of the storage modules to the optimized temperature.
US09798329B2
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) comprises a situational awareness system coupled to at least one onboard sensor and senses the location of other UAVs. A cooperative Radio Access Network (RAN)-signal processor is configured to process RAN signals cooperatively with at least one other UAV to increase the rank of the RAN channel and produce RAN performance criteria. A flight controller provides autonomous navigation control of the UAV's flight based on the relative spatial locations of other UAVs and the RAN performance criteria, which operates within predetermined boundaries of navigation criteria. The UAV can employ mitigation tactics against one or more UEs identified as a threat and may coordinate other UAVs to conduct such mitigations.
US09798327B2
Described herein a robot assisted method of deploying sensors in a geographic region. The method of deploying sensors is posed as a Markovian decision process. The robot assigns each grid cell in a map of the geographic region a reward value based on a surface elevation of the geographic region and a soil hardness factor. Further, the robot determines an action for each grid cell of the plurality of grid cells, wherein the action corresponds to an expected direction of movement of the robot in the grid cell. The robot computes a global path as a concatenation of actions starting from a first grid cell and terminating at a second grid cell. The method monitors the movement of the robot on the computed global path and computes a second path based on a deviation of the robot from the global path.
US09798323B2
An automated vehicle includes a control system configured to selectively transfer the automated vehicle from an automated control mode to a manual control mode based on a transfer-of-control criterion. The transfer-of-control criterion is based on a current context of the automated vehicle and a dataset of previous transfer-of-control events and previous contexts associated with the operation of a plurality of additional automated vehicles.
US09798322B2
Methods and systems are described for new paradigms for user interaction with an unmanned aerial vehicle (referred to as a flying digital assistant or FDA) using a portable multifunction device (PMD) such as smart phone. In some embodiments, a user may control image capture from an FDA by adjusting the position and orientation of a PMD. In other embodiments, a user may input a touch gesture via a touch display of a PMD that corresponds with a flight path to be autonomously flown by the FDA.
US09798321B2
Described embodiments include a system, method, and apparatus. A system includes a package management system for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle. The package management system includes circuitry for recognizing an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle. The package management system includes circuitry for routing the robotic vehicle along a path following the recognized individual human shopper through the consumer shopping environment. The package management system includes circuitry for suspending the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to suspension criteria. The package management system includes circuitry for resuming the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to resumption criteria.
US09798317B2
Provided is a substrate processing method of filling a recess of a predetermined uneven pattern formed on a substrate with a film forming material by performing a first film forming processing, a first etching processing and a second film forming processing on the substrate, using a vertical substrate processing apparatus and a control apparatus controlling operations of the vertical substrate processing apparatus. The method includes calculating a first film forming condition, a first etching condition, and a second film forming condition by the control apparatus such that the film forming material is filled in the recess without any void after the second film forming processing; and performing the first film forming processing, the first etching processing and the second film forming processing on the substrate based on the calculated first film forming condition, first etching condition and second film forming condition.
US09798314B2
Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for testing mobile devices using an intelligent mobile device test fixture. A server computing device generates programmatic instructions for testing an application on a mobile device coupled to the test fixture, where the programmatic instructions are based upon a test script, and include a first set of instructions and a second set of instructions. The server computing device transmits the first set of instructions to the application, and transmits the second set of instructions to a controller board coupled to the test fixture. The application executes the first set of instructions to activate functionality. The controller board executes the second set of instructions to activate one or more servo motors of the test fixture that control movement of the fixture. The server computing device determines an updated state of the application after execution of each instruction.
US09798310B2
Disclosed are a method for searching a cross-regional power supply area based on a common information model (CIM) and a system thereof. In the method, a hash function is first created according to a size of a power grid in which a power source is located; identification numbers of all devices in the power grid are mapped to a discrete hash table according to the hash function, and a collision is solved by using separate chaining; and a hash topological graph of the power grid is formed by using the discrete hash table; and a power supply area of a designated device is searched by using the hash topological graph. According to the present invention, devices in a power supply area are located rapidly and accurately by creating a discrete hash table for all device resources, so that the amount of computation is greatly reduced, and the efficiency of searching the power supply area is significantly improved.
US09798309B2
Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory, machine-readable media that facilitates home automation control based on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors. Audio characteristics may be determined based on first sensor data. Attributes may be defined based on the audio characteristics. Second audio characteristics may be determined based on the second sensor data. Second attributes may be defined based on the second audio characteristics. Third sensor data may be analyzed to identify a first alarm or a second alarm based on a volume and/or a directionality determined based on the third sensor data. Consequent to identifying the first alarm or the second alarm, a home automation rule may be determined. The home automation rule may include an operational setting of a home automation device. The home automation device may be instructed based on the determined home automation rule via a home automation network.
US09798304B2
A production process monitoring system is used to monitor a set of production parameters in a production process of a plurality of production units that perform parallel production operation. The production units comprise at least one reference production unit and at least one distribution production unit. The reference production unit comprises a first sensor, a second sensor, and a reference control unit. The distribution production unit comprises a second sensor and a distribution controller. The first and second sensors of the reference production unit is configured to monitor a first and second parameters in the production parameters in the reference production unit and output a first and second signals corresponding to the first and second parameters. The second sensor of the distribution production unit is configured to monitor the second parameter in the distribution production unit and output a second parameter distribution signal corresponding to the second parameter.
US09798303B2
An industrial control system may receive processing information from at least two control systems associated with at least two components within an industrial automation system. The processing information may include a processing load value for each of the at least two control systems. The industrial control system may then distribute processing loads associated with the at least two control systems when a total processing load between the at least two control systems is unbalanced.
US09798302B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for performing industrial automation control in an industrial automation system. The method may include detecting, via a sensor system, positions and/or motions of a human. The method may then determine a possible automation command corresponding to the detected positions and/or motions, receive an automation system signal from at least one additional control component, and implement a control and/or notification action based upon the determined possible automation command and the received automation system signal.
US09798299B2
Various embodiments manage the operation of a substrate penetrating device. In one embodiment, a set of location information associated with a substrate penetrating device is received. At least one database including information associated with obstructed objects is queried based on the set of location information. A determination is made, based on the querying, that the area where the substrate penetrating device is operating includes at least one obstructed object. A probability is calculated with respect to the substrate penetrating device encountering the at least one obstructed object while operating in the area.
US09798298B2
Systems and methods for distributed control and energy management of one or more communities of energy-consuming units may include aggregation of consumption data from units, and determining per-unit electricity consumption based thereon, including consumption of backup power provided by a community during periods of time of poor quality (brownouts) or blackouts of a utility. A system may calculate and assess to respective units per-unit costs for such backup power. A system may also issue a command or alert to units to carry out one or both of community electricity usage objectives and electricity quotas required by the utility, which may be determined through execution of rules.
US09798294B2
A system for detecting tampering in a product having a tamper-detector seal, including a secure element configured to store a digital signature and a data associated with the digital signature, transmit the digital signature and the data associated with the digital signature in response to a request, detect tampering of the tamper-detector seal, and modify the data associated with the digital signature if tampering is detected. The system further includes a seal validation device configured to receive a public key associated with the product, request the digital signature and the data associated with the digital signature from the secure element, and validate the digital signature utilizing the data associated with the digital signature and the public key associated with the product.
US09798285B1
An imaging device having a door-actuated feed roll separator mechanism. A pair of opposed panels of a frame of the imaging device are positioned parallel to a media path. A feed roll pair in the media path has a drive roll fixedly and rotatably mounted between the panels and a backup roll translateably mounted between the panels. A pair of cam followers are rotatably mounted to the backup roll. The backup roll is biased against the drive roll forming a feed nip. A door pivotally mounted along a bottom end to the frame substantially covers the media path. A pair of door-mounted, spring-biased actuators engage with the pair of cam followers. With the door lowered, the cam followers rotate with a camming surface thereon contacting the drive roll, translating the backup roll away from the drive roll and opening the feed nip to allow for removal of jammed media.
US09798283B2
An imaging forming apparatus includes a positive high-voltage circuit that generates voltage having a positive polarity, a negative high-voltage circuit connected in series with the positive high-voltage circuit and generates voltage having a negative polarity, a transfer roller to which the voltage generated by the positive high-voltage circuit or the negative high-voltage circuit is supplied, neutralizing pins to which the voltage generated by the negative high-voltage circuit is supplied, a current detection circuit that detects current flowing into the transfer roller, and a diode connected between the transfer roller and the neutralizing pins and that separates a path for the current flowing into the transfer roller and a path for current flowing into the neutralizing pins from each other.
US09798271B2
An image forming apparatus has a developing portion; a toner storing container; and a supply path capable of supplying toner to the developing portion from the toner storing container, where the toner storing container is attachably and detachably provided to the supply path, and the toner storing container has a screw-like conveying member configured to convey the toner; a discharge portion configured to discharge the toner toward the supply path; and a first cleaning member arranged at an end portion of the conveying member and configured to clean the discharge portion by scraping the toner on the discharge portion based on a rotation of the conveying member.
US09798270B2
A toner conveying device includes a housing, a screw, a discharging part and a removing member. The housing houses toner. The screw is formed by fixing a vane of a spiral shape to a circumferential face of a rotation axis rotatably supported in the housing. The discharging part is formed to be able to discharge the toner conveyed by the screw, to an outside of the housing. The removing member is elongated from the rotation axis to an outside in a radial direction, rotates with the screw and removes the toner remaining at the discharging part. The removing member is formed in a comb shape formed by continuously forming a recess and a protrusion at a free end part of the removing member.
US09798264B2
Provided is a method for producing a carrier for developing an electrostatic latent image, the carrier including carrier particles each including a core particle with a surface coated with a coating material including a resin, and the method including the steps of: a) obtaining first coating resin particles by polymerizing an alicyclic methacrylate monomer using, as a polymerization initiator, an azo compound having a nitrogen atom-containing substituent; b) obtaining second coating resin particles by polymerizing an alicyclic methacrylate monomer using a persulfate as a polymerization initiator; and c) forming carrier particles by coating surfaces of core particles with a coating material obtained by mixing at least the first and second coating resin particles.
US09798234B2
An actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive resin composition contains a polymer compound (A) having a phenolic hydroxyl group and satisfying the following (a) and (b), a compound (B) capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation, and a crosslinking agent (C) for crosslinking the polymer compound (A) by the action of an acid and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 200° C. or higher: (a) the weight-average molecular weight is 3,000 or more and 6,500 or less, and (b) the glass transition temperature (Tg) is 140° C. or higher.
US09798225B2
A method of characterizing a lithographic mask type uses a mask having thereon test pattern units of linear features at different orientations. The mask is exposed, rotated by angle, exposed again, rotated by a further angle, exposed, etc. The printed features are measured to determine one or more characteristics of the mask. The method can be used to model shadowing effects of a EUV mask with a thick absorber illuminated at an angle.
US09798220B2
A shutter for an optical system, such as a small infrared camera, for alternately blocking and exposing an optical sensor to light includes an electrically conductive coil, having a center long axis, a magnet element rotatably mounted within the coil with an axis of rotation perpendicular to the center long axis of the coil, a shutter flag element connected to the magnet element, and a shutter base element supporting the shutter flag, magnet, and coil. Energizing the coil in a first manner causes the rotatable magnet to rotate from a first position to a second position and energizing the coil in a second manner returns the magnet to the first position, causing the flag to alternately block and expose the optical sensor.
US09798212B2
A liquid crystal display device, which comprises: a backlight source (1); a first handedness cholesteric liquid crystal film layer (2), located at an upper side of the backlight source (1) as a light emitting surface; an array substrate (3), located at an upper side of the first handedness cholesteric liquid crystal film layer (2); a color filter substrate (5), located at an upper side of the array substrate (3); and a second handedness cholesteric liquid crystal layer (4), sandwiched between the array substrate (3) and the color filter substrate (5), the first handedness being opposite to the second handedness. The liquid crystal display device greatly improves light efficiency and transmittance of the display and saves the processing steps and manufacturing costs.
US09798211B2
An object is to provide a display device that performs accurate display. A circuit is formed using a transistor that includes an oxide semiconductor and has a low off-state current. A precharge circuit or an inspection circuit is formed in addition to a pixel circuit. The off-state current is low because the oxide semiconductor is used. Thus, it is not likely that a signal or voltage is leaked in the precharge circuit or the inspection circuit to cause defective display. As a result, a display device that performs accurate display can be provided.
US09798207B2
A manufacturing method of array substrates, an array substrate, and a display panel are disclosed. The manufacturing method of the array substrate includes: forming a first electrode and a gate electrode on a substrate in sequence; forming an insulation layer, a semiconductor layer and a dielectric layer on the substrates in sequence and forming a first through hole, a second through hole and a third through hole; forming a source electrode, a drain electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the source electrode and the drain electrode connect to the semiconductor layer respectively, the second electrode connects to the first electrode and the third electrode connects with the drain electrode. In this way, the number of the masks needed during the manufacturing process is decreased. In addition, the manufacturing process is simplified and the cost is reduced.
US09798184B2
A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition shows stable antistatic performance, and in particular, stably maintains its antistatic performance even when the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is kept for an extended time under extreme conditions or conditions in which environmental changes are severe, and also has excellent general physical properties such as pressure-sensitive adhesive properties, durability and workability.
US09798171B2
The present disclosure discloses a liquid crystal panel, a method for manufacturing the same and a display device. The liquid crystal panel includes an array substrate, a color filter substrate oppositely arranged to the array substrate, liquid crystal arranged between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, and a solar battery arranged at a position corresponding to a non-pixel region of the array substrate or the color filter substrate. Two ends of the solar battery contact with the array substrate and the color filter substrate, respectively. By disposing the solar battery at the position corresponding to the non-pixel region of the array substrate or the color filter substrate and making the two ends of the solar battery contact with the array substrate and the color filter substrate, respectively, the solar battery can not only play a supporting function, but also play a shielding function between adjacent pixels.
US09798165B2
A light modulation apparatus 1A includes a first spatial light modulator, a pinhole member, and a second spatial light modulator. The first spatial light modulator has a phase modulation plane on which a kinoform for performing intensity modulation is displayed, and generates modulated light P2. The pinhole member has a light passing hole for letting a first-order light component of the modulated light P2 pass therethrough, and blocks a zeroth-order light component of the modulated light P2. The second spatial light modulator has a polarization modulation plane that controls the polarization state of the modulated light P2 incident on the polarization modulation plane through the light passing hole of the pinhole member, and generates modulated light P3.
US09798155B2
There is provided an imaging element that photographs multiple viewing point images corresponding to images observed from different viewing points and an image processing unit separates an output signal of the imaging element, acquires the plurality of viewing point images corresponding to the images observed from the different viewing points, and generates a left eye image and a right eye image for three-dimensional image display, on the basis of the plurality of acquired viewing point images. The image processing unit generates parallax information on the basis of the plurality of viewing point images obtained from the imaging element and generates a left eye image and a right eye image for three-dimensional image display by 2D3D conversion processing using the generated parallax information. By this configuration, a plurality of viewing point images are acquired on the basis of one photographed image and images for three-dimensional image display are generated.
US09798153B2
Provided is a projection apparatus for projecting an image which can be seen stereoscopically, wherein the apparatus is made smaller and the definition of the projected image is higher than would be the case if the present configuration were not employed. The projection apparatus is an apparatus for projecting an image which can be seen stereoscopically, by scanning with one set of at least red, green, and blue laser beams, and includes a light source section that emits the laser beams, a scan section that scans a projection region two-dimensionally with the laser beams, and a microlens array that includes microlenses on which the laser beams from the scan section are incident and that changes emission angles of the laser beams in accordance with incident positions of the laser beams on the microlenses to create a light ray field in which light rays whose positions and directions are controlled are emitted from each point on surfaces of the microlenses in accordance with an image to be projected.
US09798149B1
Devices and methods are described herein to measure optical power in scanning laser projectors. In general, the devices and methods utilize a filter component and photodiode to measure optical power being generated by at least one laser light source, with the filter component configured to at least partially compensate for the non-uniform electric current response of the photodiode. Such a configuration facilitates accurate optical power measurement using only one photodiode, and thus can facilitate accurate optical power measurement in a relatively compact device and with relatively low cost.
US09798146B2
A head-mounted display apparatus includes a display unit including a plurality of emissive areas which displays images and a plurality of transmissive areas disposed between the emissive areas and which transmits light from external light sources, a first optical element which receives and converges light emitted from the display unit onto a predetermined area, and a second optical element disposed opposite to the first optical element with respect to the display unit and which receives and diverges light incident toward the display unit from an outside.
US09798141B2
Disclosed is a head-up display capable of achieving reduction in size while securing an optical path length from an image display element to an image reflecting surface. In a head-up display, a reflection optical system has at least three or more mirrors including an l-th mirror, an m-th mirror, and an n-th mirror sequentially in this order from the image display element side along a light beam emitted from the image display element D, the n-th mirror has a refractive power and is arranged closest to the image reflecting surface side among all mirrors, the light beam emitted from the image display element D is reflected from the l-th mirror, the m-th mirror, and the n-th mirror in this order, the light beam emitted from the n-th mirror passes between the l-th mirror and the m-th mirror and reaches the image reflecting surface, and predetermined conditional expressions are further satisfied.
US09798135B2
A scanning device includes a base containing one or more rotational bearings disposed along a gimbal axis. A gimbal includes a shaft that fits into the rotational bearings so that the gimbal rotates about the gimbal axis relative to the base. A mirror assembly includes a semiconductor substrate, which has been etched and coated to define a support, which is fixed to the gimbal, at least one mirror, contained within the support, and a connecting member connecting the at least one mirror to the support and defining at least one mirror axis, about which the at least one mirror rotates relative to the support.
US09798134B2
One or more excitation energy sources emit light in an excitation spectrum and direct the emitted light as an excitation beam to the emitting surface of a wavelength conversion element directly or via reflection. Distinct areas of the emitting surface are coated with one or more distinct fluorescent phosphors. The phosphor-coated areas receive the excitation beam and generate a sequence of fluoresced light beams at a light output, each fluoresced beam of a narrow spectrum determined by the type of phosphor and the excitation spectrum. The fluoresced beams travel parallel to an emitting axis at a non-zero angle to axes associated with the excitation beams.
US09798129B2
A microscope system for stitching element images to generate a stitched image includes an element image obtaining unit configured to obtain the element image; a user image obtaining unit configured to capture a plurality of user-specified areas being an area of a sample specified by a user to obtain a plurality of user images; a rectangle area deciding unit configured to decide a rectangle area including the plurality of user-specified areas; a candidate area deciding unit configured to decide, as a candidate area, each of a plurality of areas having a size of a field of view of the element image obtaining unit arranged in a grid-like manner in the rectangle area so as to fill the rectangle area; and an element area selecting unit configured to select an element area to obtain the element image, from the plurality of candidate areas.
US09798126B2
A modular illumination system is capable of producing a light beam having a wide field of view—e.g., in excess of ninety degrees—while maintaining a high collection efficiency as well as a high degree of beam homogeneity. The illumination system comprises an elementary unit having a linear array of light sources. Light from the light sources is collimated using a corresponding array of catadioptric lenses, and the collimated light is homogenized in the tangential plane using two cylindrical lens arrays set in tandem to one another. The homogenized light is then collimated in the sagittal plane using a cylindrical lens that is set perpendicular to the lenses of the two cylindrical lens arrays to yield a wide linear beam. To produce an area beam, the linear array of light sources can be replaced with a two-dimensional array, and the cylindrical lenses can be replaced with spherical lenses.
US09798125B2
To provide a projection optical system that can cover a wide range of magnification changes with a focus lens group in which the number of constituted lenses is decreased, and a projector including the projection optical system. A 1-2nd lens group as the focus lens group includes an F1 lens group configured of one positive lens, an F2 lens group configured of one positive lens and one negative lens, and an F3 lens group configured of one negative lens. At least the F2 lens group is caused to move when focusing is performed in response to a magnification change.
US09798120B2
A zoom lens includes in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and includes an aperture stop which is disposed between the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit, and the first lens unit includes a negative lens and a plurality of positive lenses, and at the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit widens, a distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit narrows, and a distance between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit changes, and the zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
US09798117B2
An image capture system including two imaging systems of the same structure each having a wide-angle lens, which includes a front group, a reflection surface, and a rear group arranged in order from an object side, has a field angle larger than 180 degrees, and bends an optical axis of the front group toward the rear group by the reflection surface, and an imaging sensor, obtains an image in a solid angle of 4π radian by combining images imaged by the imaging systems. Each of the two wide-angle lenses includes the reflection surface between the front group and the rear group, the reflection surfaces are made to be common to the two imaging systems. This reduces an interval between lenses nearest to the object side in the front groups of the two wide-angle lenses, thereby reducing a distance between maximum field angles of the two wide-angle lenses.
US09798116B2
A compact low-profile low-cost imaging lens with an F-value of 2.4 or less which offers a wide field of view and corrects aberrations properly. It includes elements arranged from an object side: a first positive lens having a convex surface on the object side as a first optical element; a second negative lens having a concave surface on an image side as a second optical element; a third positive lens as a third optical element; a fourth negative lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having a convex surface on the image side as a fourth optical element; and a fifth lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave surface on the image side as a fifth optical element. As a sixth optical element, one aberration correction optical element as a double-sided aspheric element with virtually no refractive power is located between the first lens and the image plane.
US09798110B2
A photographic lens includes, in a sequence from an object to an image plane, a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; and a fifth lens having negative refractive power, where the photographic lens satisfies the following condition: 75°
US09798109B2
This disclosure provides an optical image capturing lens system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface, a negative second lens element, a positive third lens element having a convex image-side surface, a fourth lens element having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; and a positive fifth lens element having a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region thereof, both of the object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric, and at least one inflection point is positioned on at least one of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof. When particular relations are satisfied, the angle at which light projects onto the image plane can be efficiently controlled for increasing the relative illumination and preventing the occurrence of vignetting.
US09798107B2
The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a three-piece optical module for capturing image, which include, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens with positive refractive power having an object-side surface which can be convex; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; two surfaces of each of the three lenses can be both aspheric. The third lens can have positive refractive power, wherein an image-side surface thereof can be concave, and both surfaces thereof are aspheric; at least one surface of the third lens has an inflection point. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US09798102B2
A barrel comprises a cylinder wall, two parting lines, and an external thread. The external thread is intersected by the two parting lines respectively, and the external thread includes a plurality of threads. The plurality of threads are connected spirally and each of the threads includes a pair of normal thread portion and a pair of shrinking thread portion. Each of the normal thread portions includes a normal thread crest and a normal thread root. The plurality of shrinking thread portions are intersected by the parting lines respectively, and each of the shrinking thread portions includes a middle location intersected by one of the parting lines, a shrinking thread crest, and a shrinking thread root. The outer diameter of each of the shrinking thread crests reaches a minimum at the middle location, and the minimal width of the shrinking thread crest is smaller than the normal crest outer diameter. The width of each of the shrinking thread crests is larger than the normal crest width. The width of each of the shrinking thread roots is smaller than the normal root width.
US09798097B2
An optical module includes: a board configured to be equipped with an optical element that carries out photoelectric conversion; a flexible optical waveguide configured to guide light output from the optical element or light to be input to the optical element; and a chassis including: a housing part configured to house the board, and a passage configured to lead the flexible optical waveguide to outside of the housing part and bend in such a manner that one or more steps are formed along a wave guiding direction of the flexible optical waveguide.
US09798089B2
Fiber optic connector assemblies and method for assembling the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic connector assembly includes an optical fiber having an inner glass region, a polymer layer surrounding the inner glass region, and a windowed portion, wherein the inner glass region is exposed at the windowed portion. The fiber optic connector assembly further includes a connector body having a demarcation region at a first end, wherein the optical fiber is disposed within the connector body such that at least a portion of the windowed portion is positioned in the demarcation region, and the optical fiber is adhered to the connector body at the windowed portion. In another embodiment, the demarcation region includes an opening in the outer jacket that exposes the at least a portion of the windowed portion of the plurality of optical fibers and the optical fibers are adhered to a portion of the cable.
US09798087B1
Example implementations relate to mounting optoelectronic devices and wavelength-division multiplexing optical connectors. For example, an implementation includes a transparent interposer having an integrated plurality of lenses. A plurality of optoelectronic devices are mounted to a bottom surface of the transparent interposer, each of the optoelectronic devices being paired to a respective lens of the plurality of lenses. The bottom surface of the transparent interposer is mounted to a substrate within a region of an optical socket. The optical socket receives a filter-based wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) optical connector. Each lens of the plurality of lenses is paired to a respective filter of the WDM optical connector when the WDM optical connector is mated to the optical socket.
US09798085B2
An optical fiber cable includes a first cable segment; a second cable segment; and a splice enclosure. The first cable segment can have a different configuration than the second cable segment. The splice enclosure is coupled to the strength member and strength component of the first cable segment and the second cable segment. One example splice enclosure includes a first enclosure body having a first threaded connection region and a second enclosure body having a second threaded connection region. Another example splice enclosure includes a tubular enclosure with two end caps. Cable retention members are positioned within the splice enclosure at fixed axial positions.
US09798084B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for a photonic chip. The photonic chip includes one or more electronic components in addition to one or more optical components. An optical coupler can be utilized for coupling external optical fibers or sources with the optical components. The optical coupler can include a beam splitter for splitting an incident light having both trans-electric (TE) and trans-magnetic (TM) polarizations into two beams having only TE and TM polarizations. The light beam with TM polarization is incident on a grating coupler on the chip having a horn section, which includes gratings. The light beam is reflected onto the grating coupler such that the direction of TM polarization is within the first plane of incidence, and the first beam of light is incident on the first plurality of gratings at an angle with respect to a normal to the plane of the first grating coupler.
US09798076B2
Provided are: a light source device capable of preventing light from a light source disposed to face an end surface of a light guide plate from leaking to a side in which the light guide plate emits the light without providing a new member; and a display apparatus including the light source device. A light source unit 2 is disposed to face an end surface of a light guide plate 3, and a heat spreader supporting the light source unit 2 has a shape of covering the light source unit 2. A light from the light source unit 2 is irradiated to the end surface of the light guide plate 3, as well as the protrusive plates 71 and 72 side of the heat spreader. Since the light irradiated to the protrusive plate 71 side is shielded by the protrusive plate 71, the light does not leak to a panel chassis 5 side.
US09798066B2
The present invention relates to a display device and a light guide plate thereof. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device, including: a display panel configured to output an image to a front surface of the display device; a light source array arranged along at least one edge of the display device to output light; and a light guide plate arranged behind the display panel to guide light incident upon a side surface facing the edge from the light source array so that the light is projected through a front surface toward the display panel.
US09798065B2
The disclosure is related to a light guide plate having a light-emitting surface, wherein a plurality of V-shaped grooves is formed on the light-emitting surface; each of the V-shaped grooves extends along a curved path. The V-shaped grooves of the light guide plate extend along the curved path to avoid the light guide plate from collecting light in a single direction. The interference fringes of the light guide plate are reduced, thereby improving the uniformity of light emission of the light guide plate.
US09798062B2
A display device has a liquid crystal panel that switches between a transparent state and an opaque state, a first light source, a light guide plate arranged on a back surface of the liquid crystal panel and made of a transparent material, the light guide plate having an incident surface facing the first light source and an outgoing surface facing the back surface of the liquid crystal panel, propagating light emitted from the first light source and incident through the incident surface, and outputting the light toward the liquid crystal panel from the outgoing surface, and a second light source configured to illuminate an object arranged on an opposite side to the liquid crystal panel with the light guide plate interposed therebetween.
US09798061B2
A display device includes a housing, a frame bonded to the housing, and a display module. The display module includes a back cover bonded to the frame, a light guide plate (LGP), a support element, a display panel, and an optical film set. The LGP is supported on the back cover and has a light exiting surface and an opposite back surface. At least two sides of the LGP's back surface are adhered on the back cover, and the LGP is made of glass. The support element and display panel are supported respectively on the LGP and support element. The optical film set is between the display panel and LGP. A hybrid LGP includes a first light guide sub-plates and a second light guide sub-plate. The second light guide sub-plate is stacked on and bonded to the first light guide sub-plate.
US09798057B2
A composition for a polarization film including: a transparent resin having a boiling point of greater than or equal to 130° C.; and a dichroic dye represented by Chemical Formula 1,
US09798053B2
A mask plate, a color filter substrate and a method for fabricating the same, a display panel and display device are disclosed. The mask plate includes a light transmitting region having at least two light transmittance levels, wherein the light transmittance level of the light transmitting region corresponding to a black matrix is configured to be increased from a central region of the mask plate to a peripheral region of the mask plate.
US09798052B2
A hollow-structure metal grating is provided. The hollow-structure metal grating includes a substrate, a number of connecting metal layers, and a number of hollow metal protrusions spaced and located on a surface of the substrate. A space is defined between each of the number of hollow metal protrusions and the substrate.
US09798048B2
A plastic lens element includes an effective optical portion and a peripheral portion in order from an optical axis to an edge thereof. The peripheral portion includes a plurality of rib structures, wherein each of the rib structures has a strip shape in a radial direction of the optical axis, and the rib structures are arranged around the effective optical portion and indirectly connected to the effective optical portion.
US09798039B2
In a downhole environment, utilizing one or more ICE modules, in response to detecting light by one or more channels of a light to voltage converter, the detected light is converted into one or more voltages. The light has previously interacted with a downhole substance and has been processed by an integrated computational element. The one or more voltages are converted into one or more analog frequencies. The one or more analog frequencies are converted into one or more digital frequencies. One or more intensities are determined from one or more digital frequencies. One or more components of the substance are determined in response to the determined one or more intensities.
US09798018B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to beam stops. In one aspect, a device comprises a luminescent material, a beam stop plate, and an optical fiber. The luminescent material is a parallelepiped having a first side and a second side that are squares and having a third side that is a rectangle or a square. The first side and the second side are perpendicular to the third side. The beam stop plate is attached to the first side of the luminescent material. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end, with the first end of the optical fiber attached to the third side of the luminescent material.
US09798012B2
A system and method for identifying a person in a geographic area of interest, who shares the identity of friendly participants with a user if certain criteria are met. In one form, the identity of a participant in the area and meeting certain criteria is displayed to a user or other friendly participants. The identity is displayed to friendly participants on, for example, a GPS-equipped cell phone or head-mounted glasses. Other information can be shared among friendly participants, including social information, photographs, gender, status, and location.
US09798010B2
Methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture, which may be employed in a mobile device and/or in a location server, enable acquisition assistance at the mobile device. In at least one implementation, which is not intended to limit claimed subject matter, acquisition assistance may include expected Doppler frequency shift and expected code phase in the case of a particular Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite vehicle, as well as a search window for each of these, and a confidence value. The confidence value may indicate the likelihood of detecting signals from the satellite vehicle at the current expected location of the mobile device and within the given search windows and may enable one or more of faster location estimation, reduced battery consumption, and detection of weaker satellite signals.
US09798005B2
In the present disclosure, a structure of a 3-dimensional space measurement device is maximally simplified to be easily carriable by a user to measure a 3-dimensional spatial data. For simplifying the structure, a light transmission unit and a light reception unit are fixed to a support plate, and the support plate is fixed to a rotation unit. Provided are a 3-dimensional space measurement device capable of adjusting a rotation angle of the rotation unit and a tilt angle of the support plate to efficiently measure a distance and space, and a measurement method of a distance and space for making 3-dimensional spatial data.
US09797994B2
An oil well improvement system having an intrusion detection and response subsystem that provides practical capability to defend offshore drilling platform from surface or subsurface terrorist threats/attacks utilizing modified low-cost off-the-shelf equipment and processor programs. The subsystem processes acoustical and/or RF sensor data to determine contact positions, rates, projected future positions, identification, threat analysis and recommends appropriate soft/hard kill counter measures and further provides control of those countermeasures.
US09797990B2
There is provided an echo display device that is easy to manipulate and allows echoes that appear on an echo screen to be designated easily, quickly, and reliably with a cursor. An information display device includes a display component 10, a track ball, and a controller. The display component 10 displays a radar image in real time based on echo information inputted from a radar antenna. The track ball is manipulated to move a cursor 5 displayed in the radar image. The controller includes a cursor display position determination component, and this cursor display position determination component determines the display position of the cursor 5 in the radar image based on manipulation of the track ball. Also, when the display position of an echo E1 is within a specific range from a cursor display position (position P2) after the cursor 5 has moved by manipulation of the track ball, the cursor display position determination component moves the display position of the cursor 5 to a position P3 that coincides with this echo E1.
US09797987B2
A frequency correction for frequency difference of arrival geolocation of transmitted target signals may be provided. A frequency of a target signal may be determined at a first collector based upon a first reference timebase source. A frequency of the target signal may be determined at a second collector based upon a second reference timebase source. An observed frequency of a reference carrier signal based upon the first reference timebase source may be determined at the second collector based upon the second reference timebase source. A relative timebase error between the first collector and the second collector may be calculated based upon a difference between the intended frequency of the reference carrier signal and the observed frequency of the reference carrier signal. A corrected frequency difference for the target signal may be calculated based upon the relative timebase error and a proportional scaling factor.
US09797985B2
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing at least two determinations of the location of a mobile computing device, with each determined location having been determined without reference to explicit location information manually input by a user of the mobile computing device. At least one first determined location is compared with at least one second determined location, with comparisons being made between location determinations made based on different location determination input. A functionality associated with the mobile computing device is allowed if the first determined location corresponds to at least one of the second determined locations.
US09797980B2
An imaging sensor system, having a view of a target area comprising: a rigid mount unit having at least two imaging sensors disposed within the mount unit, wherein a first imaging and a second imaging sensor each has a focal axis passing through an aperture in the mount unit, wherein the first imaging sensor generates a first image area comprising a first data array of pixels and the second imaging sensor generates a second image area comprising a second data array of pixels, wherein the first and second imaging sensors are offset to have a first image overlap area in the target area, wherein the first sensors image data bisects the second sensors image data in the first image overlap area.
US09797969B2
In a method to generate a spatially selective excitation in an imaging region of a magnetic resonance apparatus that precedes an acquisition of magnetic resonance data, in the course of the excitation an excitation trajectory in k-space is traversed, the excitation trajectory having a symmetry relative to the k-space center in at least one direction of k-space in the sense that a first traversed extreme value in this direction corresponds to the negative of the other extreme value traversed in this direction, so the excitation trajectory is shortened in the at least one directions on one side of the zero point between the extreme values, and the shortened excitation trajectory is used for excitation.
US09797968B2
A method of data acquisition at a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The system receives at least a portion of raw data for an image, and detects anomalies in the portion of raw data received. When anomalies are detected, the system can correct those anomalies dynamically, without waiting for a new scan to be ordered. The system can attempt to scan the offending portion of the raw data, either upon detection of the anomaly or at some point during the scan. The system can also correct anomalies using digital correction methods based on expected values. The anomalies can be detected based on variations from thresholds, masks and expected values all of which can be obtained using one of the ongoing scan, previously performed scans and apriori information relating to the type of scan being performed.
US09797965B2
A method and system for measuring Hall effect in a material includes measuring a voltage in two test states, each state alternating the direction and orientation of a current applied across the material or the voltage measured across the material relative to a magnetic field in each state. According to an embodiment, the frequency of measurement at each state differs.
US09797964B2
Embodiments described herein relate to devices and methods for determining a magnetic field distribution of a magnet along a main surface of said magnet. An example device for determining a magnetic field distribution of a magnet along a main surface of said magnet includes an arrangement of at least two independent magnetic field camera modules being arranged in a fixed relative position with respect to each other, each magnetic field camera module being adapted for measuring a magnetic field distribution to which it is exposed by means of a respective detection surface. The device also includes a means for providing a predetermined relative movement between the main surface and the arrangement to thereby scan the magnetic field distribution of the magnet along the main surface.
US09797957B2
A detecting apparatus for AC motor malfunction by using a current delay property of an AC motor and outputting a malfunction signal to an alarming device is presented. The detecting apparatus for AC motor malfunction includes a voltage phase delay setting unit, a voltage phase conversion unit, a current phase detecting unit, a current phase conversion unit, a phase comparator, a sawtooth wave generating unit, a phase difference detecting unit, a phase shift bandwidth setting unit, a noise filtering unit, and a malfunction signal output unit.
US09797954B2
A system for management of a circuit breaker counter according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing unit receiving state change data and measurement data of at least one of a circuit breaker and a current measuring unit and transferring an event on the basis of the state change data and measurement data; and a counter managing unit counting a total operation, a load-breaking operation and a fault-breaking operation of the circuit breaker, based on the event and the measurement data, and outputting and storing respective count accumulation values.
US09797948B2
A multi-die chip module (MCM) comprises a first die containing a first test controller and a second die containing a second test controller coupled to the first die via an interconnect. The first test controller is configured to place the first die in either a shift mode or a capture mode. The second controller is configured to place the second die in either the shift mode or the capture mode. After a scan shift operation, scan cells are initialized to predetermined values. During the capture operation one die remains in the shift mode and the other die enters the capture mode so that as test bits are shifted into registers associated with output pads on the die in the shift mode, the other die is in the capture mode and captures signals on input pads associated with that die, enabling scan based at-speed testing of the interconnect.
US09797947B2
An arrangement for disabling a configuration of a first programmable hardware component, having the first programmable hardware component, a second programmable hardware component, and a switching element. The first programmable hardware component has a configuration interface for configuring a logic of the first programmable hardware component, a data interface for communication of the logic with the second programmable hardware component, a debugging interface for debugging and configuring the logic, and a configuration monitoring interface for signaling a configuration process of the logic. The switching element is designed and connected to the debugging interface such that access to the debugging interface during a configuration process of the logic can be disabled.
US09797939B2
A device for monitoring a neutral grounding resistor (NGR), including first and second NGRs electrically connected in parallel, a rectifier circuit electrically connected in series with the second NGR and a voltage source and a logic resistor electrically connected in series with the second NGR. A logic circuit measures current passing through the logic resistor and determines the resistance of the first NGR based on the measured current and the resistance of the second NGR. As such, a failed-open or failed-short condition of the first NGR may be identified based at least in part on the determined resistance of the first NGR.
US09797937B2
A carbon nanofiber aggregate (CNFA) system and method provides self-sensing capabilities that can be used to detect strain, moisture, and temperature changes. The CNFA may include cement, aggregate, silica fume, high-range water reducer (HRWR), and/or carbon nanofibers. The metal meshes in the CNFA may be utilized to monitor the electric properties of the CNFA to detect strain, moisture, and temperature changes. The CNFA may be embedded in concrete structures to allow detection of strain, moisture, and temperature changes that may cause damage to structures. Several metal meshes may be embedded in the CNFA.
US09797936B2
An improved counter may implement dynamic frequency measurement while also remaining fully backwards compatible with traditional frequency measurement methods. The counter may operate according to low-frequency, large range, and/or high frequency modes of operation. It may be programmable with a divisor value associated with the large range operating mode, and a measurement time associated with the high frequency mode of operation. The divisor and measurement time settings may be enabled or disabled, and when either setting is disabled, the counter becomes backwards compatible with traditional frequency measurement methods. The counter may also be provided with inputs representative of the desired type of measurement and the minimum and maximum expected values for the signal to be measured. The counter may perform the frequency measurement according to any one or more of the operating modes, and return a measurement result obtained in the operating mode that completes the measurement first.
US09797933B2
A method for monitoring the power consumption of an electrical consumer that has a capacitive load and the controllable circuit element and the consumer are connected in series. The amplitude of the current flowing through the consumer, the voltage dropping across the consumer, and the change over time of the voltage dropping across the consumer are sensed. An allowed operating current amplitude is calculated from the voltage dropping across the consumer and from a predefined power. A charging current amplitude of the capacitive load is calculated from the change over time of the voltage dropping across the consumer. An allowed instantaneous current amplitude is calculated. The allowed instantaneous current amplitude is compared with the amplitude of the current flowing through the consumer and the electrical resistance of the circuit element is increased if the amplitude of the current flowing through the consumer is greater than the allowed instantaneous current amplitude.
US09797932B2
A voltage sampling system is provided. The voltage sampling system includes a voltage sampling device, two optic-fiber transmission lines and a control device. The voltage sampling device includes a voltage-dividing resistor module, a common mode rejection circuit and an analog-to-digital converter. The voltage-dividing resistor module generates a first and a second divided voltages according to a voltage source. The common mode rejection circuit receives the first and the second divided voltages to perform a common-mode noise rejecting process to generate an output voltage. The analog-to-digital converter converts the output voltage to generate a digital data signal. The two optic-fiber transmission lines transmit the digital data signal and a clock signal respectively. The control device receives the digital data signal from the analog-to-digital converter and the clock signal to perform a digital data processing.
US09797928B2
The disclosure describes a probe card assembly for nondestructive integrated circuit testing. The probe card assembly includes an outer gimbal bearing with a tapered bearing surface being mounted on a top surface of a printed circuit board. The probe card assembly further includes an inner gimbal bearing with a spherical bearing surface which contacts the tapered bearing surface of the outer gimbal bearing at a single point of contact about a circumference thereof. The probe card assembly further includes a spring plate mounted to the outer gimbal bearing, providing a downward force to a substrate.
US09797927B2
A browser probe has a probe body including a signal line, a nose of electrical insulating material integral with and projecting from the probe body, a pin supported by the probe body and electrically conductively connected to the signal line, a spring exerting a biasing force on the pin, an electrically conductive probe tip supported by the nose at a distal end of the nose remote from the probe body, and a plurality of discrete resistors interposed between the pin and the probe tip within the nose. The resistors are supported independently of another so as to be slidable within the nose. The probe tip is electrically conductively connected to the signal line via the resistors and the pin under the biasing force exerted by the spring.
US09797924B2
Provided herein in an apparatus, including a substrate; a functional layer, wherein the functional layer has a composition characteristic of a workpiece of an analytical apparatus; and pre-determined features configured to calibrate the analytical apparatus. Also provided herein is an apparatus, including a functional layer overlying a substrate; and pre-determined features for calibration of an analytical apparatus configured to measure the surface of a workpiece, wherein the functional layer has a composition similar to the workpiece. Also provided herein is a method, including providing a lithographic calibration standard having a functional layer to an analytical apparatus, wherein the functional layer has a composition characteristic of a workpiece of the analytical apparatus; providing calibration standard specifications to a computer interfaced with the analytical apparatus; and calibrating the analytical apparatus in accordance with calibration standard readings and the calibration standard specifications.
US09797918B2
An electronic device that enables identification of application of an impact is provided. The electronic device includes a module case including a first structure and a second structure having different deformation quantities, a first impact identification part formed between the first structure and the second structure and configured to generate a deformation according to the difference between the deformation quantities of the first and second structures at the time of applying the impact, and a second impact identification part that enables identification of whether the impact was applied based on the deformation of the first impact identification part.
US09797908B2
This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in eukaryotic cells. The components include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases and unnatural amino acids. Proteins and methods of producing proteins with unnatural amino acids in eukaryotic cells are also provided.
US09797906B2
Polypeptide marker antigens for detecting the presence of autoantibody biomarkers associated with ovarian cancer recurrence, each of the polypeptide marker antigens binding specifically to at least one autoantibody marker. An antibody binding assay for detecting the presence of autoantibody biomarkers associated with ovarian cancer recurrence, and methods for performing the assay. Methods for determining ovarian cancer recurrence in an ovarian cancer patient. A method for isolating antibodies specific for ovarian cancer by their affinity to the polypeptide marker antigens, and antibodies isolated by that method.
US09797904B2
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing the lung cancers such as non small lung cancer in a subject by using isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 as a diagnostic biomarker. The present invention also relates to a method for predicting the prognosis of the lung cancers such as non small lung cancer in a subject by using isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 as a prognostic biomarker. The present invention further relates to a method to suppress proliferation of lung tumor cells in a subject, decrease growth of lung tumor cells in a subject, or improve survival of a subject with lung cancer by using isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 as a therapeutic target.
US09797903B2
Methods for diagnosis to allow prediction of the likelihood of preterm birth based upon the concentration of lipocalin-type prostaglandin D2 synthase (L-PGDS) in cervical vaginal secretions. In addition, specific prostaglandin D2 receptor antagonists may represent novel tocolytic therapeutics.
US09797895B2
The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising (a) at least three different amino acids, (b) at least two different amino acids and a saponin or (c) at least one dipeptide or tripeptide for stabilizing biomolecules immobilized on a solid carrier. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing stabilized biomolecules, comprising embedding the biomolecules in the composition according to the invention and a method of producing a solid carrier having biomolecules attached thereto. The invention furthermore relates to a solid carrier producible or produced by the method of the invention and a method of diagnosing a disease using the carrier of the invention.
US09797894B2
The invention relates to methods for conducting binding assays in an assay device that includes one or more storage and use zone. The storage zones of the assay device are configured to house one or more reagents used in an assay conducted in the use zone of the device.
US09797892B2
The present invention provides molecular biosensors capable of signal amplification, and methods of using the molecular biosensors to detect the presence of a target molecule.
US09797891B2
Method and system for determining a biological response of a target to a soluble candidate substance
A method for determining a biological response of a target (41, 42) to a soluble candidate substance includes the steps: introducing a soluble candidate substance into a laminar flow of a buffer liquid (2) to form a candidate substance solute (3) having an initial concentration profile (31); dispersing the initial concentration profile (31) to form a dispersed concentration profile (32); directing the dispersed concentration profile (32) into a detection channel (12) to form a final symmetrical concentration profile (33) therein; introducing a target into the detection channel (12) to obtain a combined concentration profile including a constant target concentration profile overlying the final symmetrical concentration profile (33); holding in the detection channel (12) at least one half of the combined concentration profile; and optically scanning the combined concentration profile to detect an optical signal representative of the biological response of the target to the soluble candidate substance.
US09797885B2
A method, an article and a kit for the detection and visual indication of contact with or exposure to a polyhydroxyaromatic skin irritant found in the sap of a plant is provided herein. The article incorporates a colorless leuco dye that undergoes an instantaneous visible color change when contacted with or exposed to a polyhydroxyaromatic skin irritant in the sap of a plant or on a subject. This color change is an indication that contact with or exposure to a polyhydroxyaromatic skin irritant has occurred. Polyhydroxyaromatic skin irritants found in the sap of plants include those found in poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, poison dogwood, mango tree, cashew tree and lacquer tree. The leuco dye of the invention is Pergascript Red I-6B (1(3H)-isobenzofuranone,3,3-bis(2-methyl-1-octyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-).
US09797882B2
The present disclosure is directed to methods of screening a compound for modulating activity at a TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) binding site on a cysteine-rich domain (CRD) of fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14). The present disclosure also provides heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and methods for the prevention, treatment, and amelioration of cell proliferative disorders with these compounds.
US09797880B2
Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided.
US09797873B1
Embodiments infer a total preparation time of a recipe. A recipe including preparation steps describing how to prepare a food item is obtained. A recipe server identifies preparation features in the preparation steps, where the preparation features represent portions of the preparations steps that are correlated with time to prepare the recipe. The recipe server obtains preparation times associated with the preparation features and combines these preparation times to estimate to total preparation time of the recipe. The estimated total preparation time is stored or transmitted to a client device in response to a request for the recipe. The estimated total preparation time is used to filter recipes sent in response to a request for recipes, where the request specifies a criterion based on total preparation time. The estimated total preparation time is used to select recipes for recommendation to a user based on that user's preferences.
US09797872B2
The invention generally relates to ion generation using modified wetted porous materials. In certain aspects, the invention generally relates to systems and methods for ion generation using a wetted porous substrate that substantially prevents diffusion of sample into the substrate. In other aspects, the invention generally relate to ion generation using a wetted porous material and a drying agent. In other aspects, the invention generally relates to ion generation using a modified wetted porous substrate in which at least a portion of the porous substrate includes a material that modifies an interaction between a sample and the substrate.
US09797870B2
A chemical analysis apparatus includes a liquid delivery device and a liquid discharge unit discharging delivered liquids, the liquid delivery device including: a first liquid delivery unit delivering a first liquid containing an analysis object; a second liquid delivery unit delivering a second liquid not containing an analysis object; a measurement unit measuring physical properties of the delivered first liquid; first and second liquid pools containing the delivered first liquid and second liquid; and a plurality of passive valves. The apparatus further includes: a first flow passage connecting the first liquid delivery unit and the liquid delivery device; a second flow passage connecting the measurement unit and the second liquid pool; a third flow passage connecting the second liquid delivery unit and the liquid discharge unit; a first air hole provided in the first liquid pool; and a second air hole provided in the second liquid pool.
US09797867B2
Systems and methods for inspecting a hole in a laminated structure. An exemplary system includes a transducer assembly configured to direct sound waves substantially parallel to a surface of the hole. The system further includes a controller that collects A-scan data for multiple rotational positions of the transducer assembly as the transducer assembly is rotated within the hole. The controller processes the A-scan data for the multiple rotational positions of the transducer assembly to generate B-scan data, and displays the B-scan data.
US09797862B2
A method for enriching a heterogeneous population of cells includes loading one or more sample chambers containing DEP electrodes therein with a solution containing the heterogeneous population of cells, wherein the heterogeneous population of cells comprises a first subpopulation of cells having a first crossover frequency and a second subpopulation of cells having a second, higher crossover frequency. An AC electrical field is applied to the DEP electrodes, wherein the AC electrical field has an applied frequency that is between the crossover frequency of the first subpopulation of cells and the second subpopulation of cells, wherein the first subpopulation of cells are substantially killed by the applied electrical field and the second subpopulation of cells are substantially not killed by the applied electrical field.
US09797857B2
Disclosed is an electrochemical probe system and an electrical excitation method, configured in a handheld sorting system, and used to identify the composition of metals and alloys.
US09797856B2
An apparatus comprises a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts. Each of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged to sequentially contact a contact device as the contact device moves through the housing. The contact device comprises a first end configured to couple to a bolt, a second end opposite the first end, and a conductive region between a first insulated region and a second insulated region.
US09797855B2
A method for the determination of pollen viability and/or maturation grade of a pollen population, comprising mechanically removing pollen grains from flowers; re-suspending pollen grains in an electrically conductive buffer for keeping the plant cells to remain viable; passing the pollen suspension through an appropriate filter with a pore size suitable for a microfluidic device being adapted to perform impedance flow cytometry (IFC); An advantage of the present invention is that a plant cell does not have to be stained for viability analysis, the method is non-invasive and a high number of cells can be analyzed in a short time frame in real-time and on-site. It is possible to follow developmental processes of plant cells, and that it is applicable to all plant species. In particular, the method allows a standardized measurement independent of the location and all over the world.
US09797854B1
The RF Probe is a radiofrequency device designed to determine the composition of multilayer media by transmitting pulses which are reflected at medium boundaries and received by the device. The device consists of a signal transmitter which synthesizes the probing pulses and a receiver which receives the pulses and performs processing to determine the radiometric composition of the media or objects by analyzing the phase shift of reflected pulses. The RF Probe uses a method to identify medium composition in terms of conductivity, permittivity, permeability and impedance by calculating the phase shift of reflected pulses.
US09797851B2
An apparatus for detecting wear particles in a fluid includes an inlet channel and an outlet channel. An ultrasonic transducer creating an acoustic wave that defines an acoustic focal zone is located between the inlet and outlet channels. A flow path located between the inlet and outlet channel is shaped to restrict the flow of the fluid to be within the acoustic focal zone. An inductive pulse sensor includes a plurality of flow channels receiving the fluid and a plurality of planar coils wound around the flow channels. The inductive pulse sensor includes a detection system for the detection of wear particles passing through the flow channels based on a change in an electrical property of the planar coils. A single combined excitation signal is sent to all the planar coils at once and the detection system measures one single output measurement for the plurality of flow channels.
US09797850B2
A wear sensor comprising: an insulating substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; a conductive electrode formed on said top surface of said insulating substrate; an insulating wear lining material having a first side secured to said top surface of said insulating substrate and conductive electrode, an opposite second side that will be worn down by relative motion between the wear sensor and a moving component; and one or more contact points where the electrical properties between the electrode and the moving component can be measured.
US09797843B2
The present invention relates to the field of molecular diagnostics, and in particular to diagnostics based on a liquid crystal assay format. In particular, the present invention provided improved substrates and methods of using liquid crystal assays for quantitating the amount of an analyte in a sample. The present invention also provides materials and methods for detecting non-specific binding of an analyte to a substrate by using a liquid crystal assay format.
US09797838B2
This present invention relates to a screening method for rapidly identifying the hybridomas upon cell size and the expression of an exogenous label such as fluorescence labeling. This method of this present invention can largely shortens the time cost for antibody development by saving the time period with comparison of traditional methods using cell culture with media such as HAT medium.
US09797832B2
Method and gas analyzer for measuring the concentration of a gas component in a sample gas, wherein to measure the concentration of a gas component in a sample gas, a laser diode is actuated by a current and light generated by the laser diode is guided through the sample gas to a detector, the current is simultaneously varied within periodically successive sampling intervals for the wavelength-dependent sampling of an absorption line of interest of the gas component, and the current can be additionally modulated sinusoidally based on wavelength modulation spectroscopy with a low frequency and small amplitude, such that a measuring signal generated by the detector is evaluated to form a measurement result, where to improve the measuring signal-noise ratio and achieve a much lower detection limit with the same measuring distance, the current is modulated with a high (RF) frequency in the GHz range so that no wavelength modulation occurs, and an RF modulation amplitude is selected at the maximum level using the linear control range of the laser diode where, before evaluation, the measuring signal is demodulated at the radio frequency.
US09797831B2
The present invention intends to reduce a measurement error in the concentration of a component due to the effect of the grain concentration of grain dispersion liquid. Also, the present invention is one that calculates the concentration of a predetermined component added into grain dispersion liquid in which grains are dispersed in liquid, with use of a light absorption spectrum obtained by irradiating the grain dispersion liquid with light and a preliminarily prepared calibration curve representing the relationship between a light absorption spectrum and the concentration of the predetermined component. Further, the calibration curve is prepared on the basis of multiple light absorption spectra obtained by measuring light absorption spectra of multiple grain dispersion liquids having mutually different grain concentrations for each of mutually different multiple concentrations of the predetermined component.
US09797830B2
A device and method of use are provided for measuring the concentration of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) in jet fuel to a limit of detection of 1 ppm. The device measures concentration of FAME in jet fuel via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) with a spectral resolution of 1 cm−1. The device can use an infrared light emitting diode (IR LED) and mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) detector in which the spectral output of the IR LED and the spectral response of the MCT detector is centered on the spectral absorbance of an ester bond, a defining spectral characteristic of FAME. Other IR LEDs with differing spectral outputs can be used to measure the presence and/or concentration of different analytes in different fluids.
US09797825B2
Disclosed are optical computing devices that employ birefringent optical elements configured for use in optical computing devices. One optical computing device includes a polarizer configured to generate at least x polarized light and y polarized light, a birefringent integrated computational element configured to optically interact with a substance and the polarizer, thereby generating optically interacted light, and at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the substance.
US09797822B2
An NIR analyzer with the optical probes across a pipe, or in a bypass configuration, after a stabilizer in an oil or condensate production plant. Prior to use, liquid samples from the plant are analyzed in a chemical lab to obtain reference vapor pressure or compositional values. A chemometric model using known techniques is then built with the captured absorption spectra and the reference lab results. Preprocessing methodologies can be used to help mitigate interferences of the fluid, instrument drift, and contaminate build up on the lenses in contact with the fluid. The chemometric model is implemented through the NIR analyzer as the calibration curve to predict the vapor pressure or other values of the flowing fluid in real time.
US09797815B2
A breath analysis system that includes a handle assembly with an analysis cartridge on an upper end thereof. The handle includes a main body portion with a pressure opening and a pressure transducer therein. The analysis cartridge includes a main body portion with an upper portion that defines a breath chamber, a lower portion that defines a fluid chamber and a filter assembly that is movable between a breath capture position and an analysis position. The filter assembly has an opening defined therethrough. In the breath capture position, the opening partially defines the breath chamber and in the analysis position the opening partially defines the fluid chamber. The system also includes an analysis device with a case, a door, a controller that controls the motor and a fluorescence detection assembly and a rotation assembly positioned in the case interior. The rotation assembly includes a shroud with a funnel portion for receiving the analysis cartridge.
US09797809B2
A method for localizing restrictions in a fuel system during refueling, comprising: monitoring fuel tank pressure, fuel vapor canister temperature, and evaporative leak check module pressure during a refueling event; and responsive to a premature shutoff event, indicating a location of a restriction among a plurality of locations based on whether monitored pressure and temperature changes during the refueling event are greater than respective thresholds. In this way, the cause of a premature shutoff event may be diagnosed without requiring additional sensors within the fuel system.
US09797807B2
A method, apparatus and system for minimally intrusive fiber identification includes imparting a time-varying modulation onto an optical signal propagating in an optical fiber and subsequently detecting the presence of the time-varying modulation in the optical signal transmitting through the fiber to identify the fiber. In a specific embodiment of the invention, a time-varying curvature is imposed on the fiber to be identified and the presence of the resultant time variation in the transmitted power of a propagating optical signal is subsequently detected for identification of the manipulated fiber.
US09797800B2
Methods and systems are provided for detecting leaks in an emissions control system of a vehicle. In one example, a method comprises monitoring an equivalent resistance of a leak detection circuit, and indicating a leak responsive to the equivalent resistance not equal to a threshold resistance. In this way, leaks in vapor line interfaces can be easily detected and located, thereby reducing emissions, without intrusively testing the emissions control system.
US09797798B2
An apparatus for detecting leaks from a gas pipeline or storage system includes a light source configured to emit a beam with at least one spectral component capable of interacting with pipeline gas, a reflector configured to reflect a portion of the beam, an optical detector configured to detect the reflected beam, a signal processing module coupled to the output of the optical detector configured to analyze the detected beam and output a measured concentration value that characterizes the amount of target gas in the beam path, and a statistical processing module coupled to the signal processing module configured to store and analyze the measured concentration value. The statistical processing module is further configured to compute a value based on statistical information associated with the stored plurality of concentration values and compare the computed value to a first predetermined threshold, and transmit a first alarm signal if the computed value is greater than the first predetermined threshold.
US09797767B2
Approaches are disclosed for calibrating a plurality of imaging devices, such as microscopes. In certain implementations, a calibration plate is employed that include a variety of calibration features. Imaging devices calibrated in accordance with the present approaches may be used to generate images having consistent attributes, such as brightness, regardless of which imaging device is employed.
US09797765B2
A valve fully closing part; a calibrating volume calculation part that calculates a calibrating volume on the basis value of an integration of a flow rate measured value outputted from a flow rate sensor in a fluid parameter changing interval; and a calibration part that calibrates a flow rate on the basis of the calculated calibrating volume and a preset reference volume are provided.
US09797754B2
An optical encoder for which improved robustness is sought comprises: a movable part bearing a scattering zone and an absorbing zone, a light emitter that is positioned to emit light radiation in the direction of the movable part, a sensor that is sensitive to the light emitted by the emitter, the sensor being positioned to detect light radiation that is reflected by the scattering zone, the movement of the movable part making it possible to place either the scattering zone or the absorbing zone on an optical path between the emitter and the sensor, and an optical waveguide that is transparent to the light radiation and that is passed through by the optical path.
US09797750B2
An area varying capacitive sensor for substantially reducing a drift and an offset without performing a complicated process by linearizing a signal while automatically compensating the offset and the drift by additionally disposing an electrode and performing a simple signal process without applying complicated signal processing to an area varying capacitive sensor having a periodic electrode, a self compensation and signal linearization method of the area varying capacitive sensor are provided. A self compensation and signal linearization method of the sensor having four electrode sets that are disposed to generate a phase difference signal of 90 degrees comprises: controlling the four electrode sets to respectively output a signal with a phase difference of 90 degrees; acquiring two signals from which common signal components including a drift and an offset are eliminated by subtracting the signals that have opposite phases from among the signals that are output by the four electrode sets; controlling peak values of the two signals from which the common signal components are eliminated to have the same size, and acquiring two signals from which absolute values are taken; and comparing sizes of the two signals from which the absolute values are taken, taking a lesser value, and acquiring a linearized triangular wave.
US09797741B2
The present invention has an object to provide a technique capable of appropriately determining whether a vehicle has entered a facility range. A navigation apparatus includes a storage, a position detector, and an entry determining unit. The storage stores map information including a facility range. The position detector detects a position of an own vehicle. The entry determining unit determines that, in a case where the position of the own vehicle detected by the position detector has entered an entry determination range associated with the facility range, the own vehicle has entered the facility range.
US09797739B2
Disclosed is technology for providing guidance in a manner that facilitates travel along a guidance route when there is a road which has a carpool lane. A navigation device (100) is provided with: a current-location calculation means for calculating the current location of a moving body; a recommended route search means for searching for a recommended route to a destination; a guidance-point setting means for setting a guidance point in the recommended route; and a guidance information notification means for notifying predetermined guidance information when a moving body reaches a set guidance point. When predetermined conditions are fulfilled, the guidance-point setting means sets in a road which has a carpool lane a guidance point for notifying information for guidance from said road to a branch road, before the guidance point that would be set in a road that does not have a carpool lane.
US09797736B2
Drive assist systems, methods, and programs acquire a stored guide location where guidance associated with a guide event as a guide target will be provided, acquire event information indicating whether the guide event was detected from a vehicle that can selectively provide or not provide guidance associated with the guide event and which is set to provide guidance, and which detected the guide event at the guide location. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether to stop providing guidance for the guide event at the guide location based on the event information, correct stored information to stop providing guidance for the guide event at the guide location when it is determined to stop providing guidance, and acquire and transmit to the vehicle information indicating the guide location for which provision of guidance associated with the guide event has not been stopped and the guide event from the storage medium.
US09797721B2
A three-axis digital compass comprising two X-axis magnetic sensors, two Y-axis magnetic sensors, a flux concentrator, a signal sampling unit, a signal processing unit, and a signal output unit is disclosed. The X-axis and Y-axis magnetic sensors are arranged along a periphery of the flux concentrator. An external magnetic field is distorted when passing through the flux concentrator. An Z axis component of the external magnetic field is converted into X-axis or Y-axis magnetic field components when passing through the flux concentrator, and the so converted components of the external magnetic field act on the X-axis and Y-axis magnetic sensitive sensors. An output signal of the X-axis and Y-axis magnetic sensitive sensors is sent to the signal processing unit through the signal sampling unit, and it is used to calculate the three orthogonal components of the external magnetic field. These calculated external magnetic field components are output in a digital format through the signal output unit. The three-axis digital compass has a novel structure and an elegant computation algorithm. The design is compatible with AMR, GMR, TMR or other magnetoresistive sensor technology.
US09797718B2
A solid-state image sensor including a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element formed on a semiconductor. The solid-state image sensor includes a distance measurement pixel including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements configured to acquire signals for distance measurement and included in at least a part of the plurality of pixels, and a control electrode disposed on the semiconductor via an insulating film, wherein the control electrode is configured to control positions or shapes of the photoelectric conversion elements by applied voltages, while the distance measurement pixel maintains the number of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements.
US09797717B2
The present invention provides a measuring apparatus for measuring a shape of an object to be measured, comprising an emitting unit configured to emit pattern light, an optical system configured to guide the pattern light emitted from the emitting unit to the object, a deflection unit arranged between the optical system and the object and configured to deflect the pattern light emitted from the optical system, an image sensing unit configured to capture the object via the optical system and the deflection unit, and a processing unit configured to determine the shape of the object based on an image of the object captured by the image sensing unit, wherein the deflection unit comprises a diffraction grating configured to diffract the pattern light emitted from the optical system.
US09797711B2
A signal processing device of a scanning-type distance measurement device includes: a distance calculation unit for, on the basis of a predetermined correlation relationship between measured light and reflection light, calculating, for each predetermined scan angle, the distance from the scanning-type distance measurement device to an object; a to-be-monitored object determination unit for performing a to-be-monitored object determination process, in which, when the distance calculation unit calculates a distance within a to-be-monitored region for N number of scans (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) consecutively in a specific scan angle direction, it is determined that there is an object to be monitored in the specific scan angle direction; and a signal output unit which, when it is determined by the to-be-monitored object determination unit that there is an object to be monitored, outputs a to-be-monitored object detection signal.
US09797708B2
An apparatus (1) for profiling the depth of a surface of a target object (30), having a two-dimensional array of lasers (5), an optical device (15) for projecting a two-dimensional illumination pattern (31) onto an area of the surface of the target object, an image capture device (10) arranged to capture an image of the two-dimensional illumination pattern projected onto the area of the surface of the target object and a processor (25) configured to process the captured image in order to reconstruct a depth profile of the two-dimensional area of the surface of the target object from the image captured by the image capture device.
US09797691B1
An armor component having a plurality of ceramic elements, where each ceramic element is covered by a metal coating. Each metal coating covers the outer surface of only one ceramic element. The metal coating is configured to increase a dwell time for the armor component when the armor component is impacted by a projectile.
US09797689B2
A personal ballistic protection device incorporates multiple removable test coupons. Each of the test coupons are retained with the ballistic device during its use until each coupon is removed for test purposes. Each test coupon has a construction identical to the protective portions of the ballistic device and is removable and configured to allow for destructive testing. Sufficient coupons are provided with the ballistic protection device to allow for periodic testing over a predetermined useful life of the ballistic protection device. One embodiment of the device is a body armor vest.
US09797688B2
A tactical-gear rail-mounting system apparatus and method utilizing the Picatinny-rail standard, allowing precise aligned removable mounting of a variety of tactical gear such as telescopic sights, night vision devices, reflex sights, laser aiming modules, rangefinders, tactical lights, cameras, fore-grips, bipods, and bayonets, in field-interchangeable configurations, to small-arms rifles and pistols and to non-firearm tactical gear, by providing a greater amount of mounting area and a variety of mounting-surface orientations.
US09797687B2
Implementations of an integrated optical sight mount are provided. In some implementations, the optical sight mount may be integrated into the frame of a handgun and used to position an optical sight over the slide thereof. In some implementations, the integrated optical sight mount may comprise a mounting platform that is supported by a first side wall and a second side wall, each of which extend from the frame of a handgun. In some implementations, the mounting platform is configured for an optical gun sight to be secured thereon. In some implementations, the mounting platform and the side walls define an opening therebetween configured (e.g., dimensioned) so that the slide assembly of the handgun is able to pass therethrough without interference.
US09797679B2
An assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a base portion and a selectively rotatable portion attached to the base portion. The base portion includes a first subassembly attached to a second subassembly. The first subassembly includes a housing that at least partially contains an actuator. The second subassembly includes a housing receiver that retains the housing. The selectively rotatable portion includes an indexing member attached to an implement carrier portion. The actuator of the base portion is selectively interfaced with the indexing member of the selectively rotatable portion in order to permit the selectively rotatable portion to be arranged relative the base portion in one of two orientations being a rotatably-locked orientation and a freely rotatable orientation.
US09797674B2
A crossbow de-tensioning apparatus includes, in an embodiment, a de-tensioning device configured to be coupled to a crossbow. The de-tensioning apparatus also includes at least one hook operatively coupled to the de-tensioning device. The at least one hook is configured to be hooked onto a bowstring of the crossbow.
US09797670B2
Disclosed is a monitoring and trigger-locking a firearm.
US09797668B2
Embodiments of a magazine for storing cartridges 30 for use with a firearm are disclosed. The magazine may include a stack divider 50 that creates at least two spaces for stacks of cartridges. The magazine may also include feed lips that have an entry point sized to allow the cartridges to be loaded with a single straight-in motion.
US09797664B2
A composite heat spreader includes a first flexible graphite layer, a second flexible graphite layer, and a gas evolving layer positioned between the first flexible graphite layer and the second flexible graphite layer. The gas evolving layer is temperature sensitive and when a threshold temperature is reached, the thermal conductivity of the gas evolving layer is reduced by at least factor of five.
US09797663B2
The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a casing (2) inside which is housed, and fastened by brazing, a heat exchange assembly (3) comprising a stack of heat exchange plates, each plate (4) having at least one edge (14) for brazing to the casing (2). The heat exchanger is characterized by the fact that it includes means, called unfastening means (20, 21, 22, 23), designed to prevent the casing from being brazed to at least a portion of the edge (14) of at least one end plate (4E) of the stack (3). By virtue of the invention, the heat exchanger is more flexible and absorbs thermal stresses better.
US09797657B2
A heat exchanger (1) contains: a bundle of at least two heat exchanger tubes (3), a heat exchanger housing (5) surrounding the bundle of heat exchanger tubes (3), wherein a liquid heat-transfer medium (7) is passed around the bundle of heat exchanger tubes (3) in the heat exchanger housing (5), a heat exchanger cap (9) sealing the top of the heat exchanger housing (5), a heat exchanger bottom (11) sealing the bottom of the heat exchanger housing (5), a feed point (13) for the heat-transfer medium (7), an outlet (15) for the heat-transfer medium (7), an emergency relief port (17) disposed in proximity to the heat exchanger cap (9). The heat exchanger (1) contains a safety device (19) disposed in proximity to the heat exchanger bottom (11).
US09797654B2
A method and device to produce oxygen by the low-temperature separation of air at variable energy consumption. A distillation column system comprises a high-pressure column, a low-pressure column and a main condenser, a secondary condenser and a supplementary condenser. Gaseous nitrogen from the high-pressure column is liquefied in the main condenser in indirect heat exchange with an intermediate liquid from the low-pressure column. A first liquid oxygen stream from the bottom of the low-pressure column is evaporated in the secondary condenser in indirect heat exchange with feed air to obtain a gaseous oxygen product. The supplementary condenser serves as a bottom heating device for the low-pressure column and is heated by means of a first nitrogen stream from the distillation column system, which nitrogen stream was compressed previously in a cold compressor.
US09797650B2
A thermally insulated door assembly includes first and second panes of light transmissive material, a light assembly, and a heat sink. The first pane and the second pane are spaced apart from each other by a separation gap to define an interior chamber. The light assembly is in the interior chamber between the first pane and the second pane, and is configured to generate light within the interior chamber. The heat sink is disposed within the interior chamber and coupled with the light assembly and an inwardly facing surface of the first pane. The heat sink is configured to conduct thermal energy generated by the light assembly onto an inwardly facing surface of the first pane and into the interior chamber such that the inwardly facing surface of the first pane and the interior chamber are heated by the light assembly.
US09797641B2
There is disclosed an air-conditioning device of a so-called heat pump system which acquires comfortable heating in a vehicle interior by preventing or inhibiting frost formation to an outdoor heat exchanger. In a vehicular air-conditioning device 1, a controller calculates a requested refrigerant evaporation temperature in non-frosting TXObaseQtgt which is a refrigerant evaporation temperature of an outdoor heat exchanger 7 when a required heating capability Qtgt as a heating capability required for a radiator 4 is realized in non-frosting of the outdoor heat exchanger 7, and the controller controls heating by the radiator 4 and heating by a heating medium-air heat exchanger 40 of a heating medium circulating circuit 23 on the basis of the requested refrigerant evaporation temperature in non-frosting TXObaseQtgt and a frost point Tfrost to achieve the required heating capability Qtgt without causing frost formation to the outdoor heat exchanger 7.
US09797634B2
In the case of a heating operation in which a use side heat exchanger functions as a condenser when the outside air has a predetermined low temperature, a low-outside-air-temperature heating operation start mode is executed in which, while a refrigerant, as discharged from a compressor, flows into the use side heat exchanger, the refrigerant is supplied to the injection port of the compressor via an injection pipe and a part of a refrigerant that is accumulated in an accumulator is supplied to the compressor via a connecting pipe, and thereafter a low-outside-air-temperature heating operation mode is executed in which the refrigerant, as discharged from the compressor, is supplied to the injection port of the compressor via the injection pipe while flowing into the use side heat exchanger.
US09797628B2
The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for converting thermal energy of low temperature to thermal energy of high temperature by means of mechanical energy and vice versa, said device comprising a rotor (2) that is rotatably supported about a rotational axis (3), a flow channel for a working medium that runs through a closed cycle being provided in the rotor, wherein the flow channel has a compression channel (8), a relaxation channel (10), and two connection channels (9, 11) extending substantially parallel to the rotational axis (3), and furthermore heat exchangers (13, 14) for exchanging heat between the working medium and a heat-exchange medium are provided, wherein the compression channel (8) and the relaxation channel (10) have a heat-exchange segment (8′, 10′), each of which has a heat exchanger (13, 14) that rotates together with the compression channel (8) or the relaxation channel (10) associated therewith, said heat exchanger being formed by at least one heat-exchange channel (15, 18) that conducts the heat-exchange medium.
US09797627B2
A district public water supply pipe network system compatible for ground source heat pump water and reclaimed water comprises a water supply main pipe connected with a reclaimed water outlet side of a sewage treatment system and connected to a plurality of energy stations and a plurality of transmission and distribution station, and a return water main pipe arranged between the adjacent energy stations to connect them. The energy stations are provided with a plurality of shallow geothermal heat exchange system for exchanging heat with shallow geothermal energy in the region. Both the energy stations and the transmission and distribution station are connected with corresponding distribution pipe networks connected with a user terminal water supply system. The system provides the source side water and the reclaimed water to users. It is a district public geothermal pipe network and a reclaimed water pipe network.
US09797615B2
Remote control of energy consumption is realized using a readily installable, flexible approach. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a remote source communicates with a wireless controller for executing energy usage control. The remote source sends signals to the wireless controller via a gateway located near or, in one implementation, forming part of the wireless controller. In response to the signals, the wireless controller sets control settings for operating one or more of a variety of equipment types, such as a furnace, air conditioner, water heater or heat pump. With this approach, wired connections from the gateway to energy-consuming equipment do not necessarily need to be made in order to affect remote energy-consumption control. For instance, when used in connection with a controller wired to the energy-consuming equipment, the gateway need only communicate wirelessly with the controller and does not necessarily need to be coupled to the energy-consuming equipment. In addition, access to the energy-consuming equipment for establishing remote energy control is not necessary; rather, the remote energy control can be effected by accessing user-friendly locations, such as those where thermostats and other controllers are typically located.
US09797608B2
In an air-conditioning apparatus including a plurality of indoor units connected to a heat medium converter and a plurality of remote controllers respectively provided for the indoor units, the remote controllers each include a temperature sensor that detect a temperature of a corresponding space to be air-conditioned, and are each configured to communicate with a heat medium converter controller of the heat medium converter and an indoor unit controller of the corresponding indoor unit, transmit an instruction to start and stop an operation and data related to rotation speed of an indoor air-sending device to the corresponding indoor unit controller, and transmit the instruction to start and stop the operation, and a target temperature and a temperature detected by the temperature sensor or a difference therebetween, to the heat medium converter controller.
US09797602B2
A household appliance having at least one housing device having at least one housing part. The housing part includes at least one ventilation device having at least one ventilation opening. The ventilation opening includes at least one bulged-out wall portion and at least one bent-out wall portion. The bulged-out wall portion and the bent-out wall portion are configured and arranged relative to each other such that the view through the ventilation opening perpendicular to the housing part is substantially completely blocked.
US09797598B1
The present invention relates to coal-fired power plants and flue gas emissions and more specifically, to controlling gaseous mercury emissions in the flue gas between two or more coal fired electric generating units within a contiguous power plant site to achieve environmental regulation limits for mercury emissions. This is accomplished by continuously adjusting the application rates of mercury oxidant, which is added to a coal feed to oxidize elemental mercury for improved mercury capturability and aqueous mercury precipitant (liquid), which is added to a scrubber liquor of a wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) unit to precipitate out oxidized mercury into solid form for improved capture and disposal.
US09797591B2
A LED panel light comprises an optical layer structure, including a top side, a bottom side and an edge and at least two substantially plate-shaped layers arranged on top of one another, and further comprises LEDs as light source, the LEDs being arranged at the edge of the layer structure and radiating light into the layer structure at the side, and further comprises a housing frame and at least one seal. The seal encloses the LEDs and the edge of the layer structure, the seal being in contact with the top side and the bottom side of the layer structure and resting against or on the housing frame so the seal seals the layer structure against the housing frame, the housing frame and the layer structure being clamped relative to one another such that the seal is pressed against the top side and the bottom side of the layer structure.
US09797587B2
An electrical interface module (EIM) is provided between an LED illumination device and a light fixture. The EIM includes an arrangement of contacts that are adapted to be coupled to an LED illumination device and a second arrangement of contacts that are adapted to be coupled to the light fixture and may include a power converter. Additionally, an LED selection module may be included to selectively turn on or off LEDs. A communication port may be included to transmit information associated with the LED illumination device, such as identification, indication of lifetime, flux, etc. The lifetime of the LED illumination device may be measured and communicated, e.g., by an RF signal, IR signal, wired signal or by controlling the light output of the LED illumination device. An optic that is replaceably mounted to the LED illumination device may include, e.g., a flux sensor that is connected to the electrical interface.
US09797581B2
A lamp includes a first body and a second body. The first body has a protrusion, a first engaging portion and two ribs. The second body has a second engaging portion which is engaged with the first engaging portion. The second engaging portion has two L-shaped connection slots with which the ribs are engaged. The second body has a first guide path and three second guide path. Two inclined ramps are located in the first guide path so that the protrusion of the first body slides along the inclined ramps to guide the first engaging portion to be engaged with the second engaging portion. The protrusion is restricted by the contact faces of the blocks to restrict that the second body can only be rotated in one direction to engage the ribs with the connection slots.
US09797575B2
A light-producing assembly for a vehicle is provided herein. The light-producing assembly includes a first, second, and third light source and a photoluminescent structure having a first, second, and third photoluminescent material. The first, second, and third photoluminescent materials are configured to luminesce in response to excitation by light emitted by the first, second, and third light sources, respectively.
US09797574B2
An obstruction light is disclosed herein. The obstruction light can include a reflector having a first parabolic portion and a second parabolic portion. The obstruction light can also include a light assembly having at least one array of light sources disposed adjacent to the reflector between the first parabolic portion and the second parabolic portion.
US09797570B2
Disclosed is an air vent device for a vehicle lamp, including: an inner housing which is installed on a lamp housing, has an opening portion formed at one side thereof, and has a moisture generation inducing zone that is formed in the inner housing and generates moisture; and an outer housing which has a low pressure inducing unit that is formed between the inner housing and the outer housing and allows the outside air to pass therethrough, and discharges the moisture generated in the moisture generation inducing zone to the outside through the opening portion and the low pressure inducing unit.
US09797562B2
A light fixture comprising a mounting housing comprising a junction box and a first connector component and a light housing comprising at least one light emitting diode contained within the light housing and electrically coupled to a second connector component complementary to the first connector component.
US09797556B2
The invention provides a lighting device having a photo-excited phosphor layer, with two monochromatic light beams (1, 1a, 1b) that counter propagate within the phosphor layer (2) thereby providing a destructive interference of the excitation light outside the phosphor layer (2). The excitation light source has an output wavelength greater than a peak absorption wavelength of the phosphor. This enables more efficient conversion of light and reduced heating.
US09797555B2
An LED device includes a plurality of LED dies, a plurality of lens, a diffuser plate and a collimator lens. The collimator lens is positioned between the diffuser plate and the lens. The collimator lens includes a plurality of fresnel lenses. A focus of each fresnel lens is equal to a distance between a plane where the fresnel lens places and a light outputting surface of the LED die. Light emitted from the LED dies is adjusted to collimator light and striking perpendicularly into the diffuser plate.
US09797554B2
An LED lamp A includes a plurality of LED modules 2 each including an LED chip 21, and a support member 1 including a support surface 1a on which the LED modules 2 are mounted. The LED modules 2 include a plurality of kinds of LED modules, or a first through a third LED modules 2A, 2B and 2C different from each other in directivity characteristics that represent light intensity distribution with respect to light emission directions. This arrangement ensures that the entire surrounding area can be illuminated with sufficient brightness.
US09797548B1
A bracket for retaining a disassembled rifle preferably includes a retention bracket and a pair of retractable spring pins. The retention bracket includes a base plate, a first yoke, a second yoke, a first lug and a second lug. The two lugs and the two yokes extend upward from a top of the base plate. A width of the lug slot is sized to receive a lug projection of an upper receiver half of a rifle. The two retractable spring pins are retained in the first and second yokes. The first and second lug holes are sized to receive a spring pin of a lower receiver half of a rifle. A second embodiment of the rifle bracket includes a retention bracket with yokes that extend from a side of a base plate and two lugs that extend from an opposing side of the base plate.
US09797541B1
A pig stopping device for stopping a pipeline inspection gauge in the receiving station of a pipeline is provided. The device provides a cylindrical frame sized to be inserted into the receiving station of a pipeline. The cylindrical frame includes a pair of opposing circular plates having inner surfaces connected by a plurality of elongated rods, thereby forming an interior volume within the cylindrical frame. The circular plates each comprise a plurality of apertures configured to allow the flow of liquid and debris therethrough and into the interior volume. A cage wraps around the exterior of the elongated rods, thereby enclosing the interior volume but allowing the flow of liquid therethrough. In this way, debris pushed into the interior volume of the pig stopping device by a pig or the flow of product in the pipeline is caught therein and prevented from flowing into a bypass line of the receiving station.
US09797534B2
One variation may include a telescoping pipe comprising: a first pipe and a second pipe, wherein the second pipe is constructed and arranged to stretch and retract along the first pipe so that a length of the telescoping pipe can be extended or shortened; a first O-ring coupled between the first pipe and the second pipe; and a second O-ring coupled to an inner surface of the second pipe.
US09797533B2
A flexible joint for conveying a fluid in a fluid pipe in order to unite two pipes in leaktight and flexible manner comprises a tubular vessel having an upstream end for flexible and leaktight connection with an upstream tube, a downstream end for leaktight connection with a downstream tube, and a tubular bellows fastened in leaktight manner to the inside of the vessel, thereby defining two concentric spaces that are mutually separated in leaktight manner in normal operation. An inner space is provided in which the fluid flows between the upstream end and the downstream end. A peripheral space is situated between the inner space and a side wall of the vessel and is filled with an incompressible liquid. The joint further includes at least one sensor for detecting a hydrocarbon fluid in the incompressible liquid if the seal is broken between the inner space and the peripheral space.
US09797529B2
An arrangement for a hose system (11) having an inner main hose (12) and an outer cover hose (13) delimiting a ring shaped air filled volume (14) to make the hose buoyant in water. At least at one end there is a connector (15) attached to the main hose as well as the cover hose, and which at its free end is attached to, or integrated with, a connector part (16) for connection of the hose system (11) to an external system. The connector (15) includes an inner sleeve (22), to which the end of the main hose (12) is attached to, as the inner sleeve (22) by its free end (26) is equipped with an element, in particular threads, for connection to a pipe system, an outer sleeve (16) to which the end of the cover hose is attached, a connector element (30) for connecting the inner sleeve (22) detachably to the outer sleeve (16), and a connection between the two hose parts (12, 14) having a one way valve which allows draining of the outer hose (14) to the main hose (12).
US09797526B2
A riser assembly and method of installing a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a first attachment element connected to a first portion of flexible pipe and a second attachment element connected to a second portion of flexible pipe. The first attachment element and second attachment element are connected by at least one tether element, via a fixed structure in a configuration such that, in use, in response to movement of the first and second portions of flexible pipe, the tension load at any moment in time, at each attachment element, remains substantially equal.
US09797524B2
Pneumatic devices for implementing finite state machines are provided. In some implementations, the pneumatic device comprises a state register component configured to hold one of a set of possible states. The pneumatic device also comprises a next-state logic block component configured to determine a next state for the state register component based at least in part on a current state of the state register component. A pneumatic programmable logic array (PLA) implementing a next state logic block of a finite state machine is also provided. The pneumatic PLA comprises an elastomeric membrane containing a pattern of holes and disposed between two channel layers of a pneumatic device. The PLA receives one or more input values representing a current state of a state register and one or more input values representing a user input and calculates one or more output values representing a next state for the state register.
US09797523B2
A hydraulic valve includes a sliding control member that delimits at least one constantly adjustable diaphragm. The sliding control member is configured to be moved in the direction of a longitudinal axis. The hydraulic valve further includes a locking device with a locking member that is configured to be moved counter to the force of a first spring transversely relative to the longitudinal axis. The hydraulic valve further includes at least one catch contour in which the locking member is configured to be engaged in such a positive-locking manner that the sliding control member is releasably retained in a catch position that is associated with the respective catch contour. The position of at least one catch contour is constantly adjustable in such a manner that the free cross-sectional surface-area of the at least one diaphragm is constantly adjustable in the associated catch position.
US09797517B2
A valve assembly for spraying devices for agricultural technology having a plurality of valves, wherein the valves each include a valve body, which is capable of assuming at least one enable position and one disable position relative to a valve seat, an electric motor for moving the valve seat and/or the valve body into the enable position and the disable position, and an electric energy storage device for providing electric energy for the electric motor, wherein a voltage converter is provided and configured, in a first operation mode, to convert a first voltage provided by the energy storage device into a second, higher voltage to be applied to the electric motor during moving the valve body and/or the valve seat and, in a second operation mode, to charge the energy storage device with low power input.
US09797507B2
A hydraulic pressure control circuit of a torque converter includes a torque converter control valve for controlling a line pressure supplied from a line regulator valve stably controlling a hydraulic pressure supplied from a hydraulic pump to be directly supplied to a fluid chamber inside a torque converter case as an operation hydraulic pressure, a reducing valve for stably controlling the hydraulic pressure, a torque converter control solenoid valve for controlling the hydraulic pressure supplied from the line regulator valve to be supplied to an engage hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch, and a switch valve for supplying the hydraulic pressure supplied from the reducing valve to a releasing hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch or exhausting the hydraulic pressure of the releasing hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch while being controlled by a control pressure of the torque converter control solenoid valve.
US09797499B2
A method of mounting a motor to a gearbox includes positioning a coupling along an input shaft of the gearbox from a starting position to a first alignment position. In the starting position, the coupling drivingly engages a greater portion of the gearbox input shaft than in the first alignment position. In the first alignment position, the coupling operatively contacts the motor output shaft. Another step includes rotating the coupling so that the coupling aligns with the motor output shaft. Another step includes axially positioning the coupling at a second alignment position such that the coupling drivingly engages both the motor output and the gearbox input shafts. Another step includes positioning the motor to allow mounting of the motor on the gearbox with the coupling at a third alignment position drivingly engaging a greater portion of the motor output and the gearbox input shafts than in the second alignment position.
US09797497B2
A flat strain wave gearing device equipped with: a first internal gear and a second internal gear; a flexible tubular external gear; and an elliptically shaped wave generator. In the direction of a central axis, the center of support of the external teeth by the wave generator is offset, by an offset amount of Δ along the direction of the central axis, with respect to the tooth-width center of the external teeth of the external gear. By setting the offset direction and the offset amount appropriately it is possible to achieve a strain wave gearing device which is suitable in terms of the operating conditions and the mechanical characteristics of the first and second internal gears.
US09797495B2
A clutch to be combined with a rotary machine rotating about an axis is comprised of a rotary member including a first face perpendicular to the axis, a first bottom receding in an axial direction from the first face, and plural first clutch teeth being arranged in a circumferential direction and respectively projecting from both the first face and the first bottom; and a clutch member movable in the axial direction relative to the rotary member, the clutch member including a second bottom, plural second clutch teeth being arranged in a circumferential direction and respectively projecting from the second bottom to be respectively engageable with the plural first clutch teeth, and an internal peripheral wall connecting internal ends of the plural second clutch teeth and projecting in the axial direction toward the rotary member.
US09797489B2
A linear actuator includes an actuator housing (20), a drive screw assembly (26) extending into the actuator housing (20), a tubular thrust rod (22), and an inner sleeve (104) disposed therein and engaging the drive screw assembly (26) for supporting the drive screw assembly (26) against radial movement during axial movement of the thrust rod (22) relative to the actuator housing (20). The drive screw assembly (26) includes a rotatable drive screw (72), a nut (74) coupled to the thrust rod (22) for movement with the nut (74) and in threaded engagement with the screw (72) for driving the nut (74) relative to the screw (72), and a screw bearing (76) coupled to a distal end (90) of the screw (72) for providing engagement between the screw (72) and the inner sleeve (104), where the nut (74) translates rotational movement of the screw (72) into axial movement of the thrust rod (22).
US09797482B2
A belt tensioner for an accessory drive of an internal combustion engine having a lever arm rotatably assembled to a hydraulic strut assembly. The hydraulic strut assembly including a fixing eye for rotatably mounting to a mounting boss of an engine, the fixing eye having a cupped portion at a first end to seat onto the mounting boss and a travel limiter at a second end extending along an axis of the hydraulic strut to limit travel of the lever arm toward the fixing eye.
US09797481B2
A positive-locking shifting device of a transmission connects one element of a first planetary gear set to one element of a second planetary gear set in a first shifting position and connects an additional element of the second planetary gear set to a torque-proof element of the transmission in a second shifting position. A single element of the shifting device is axially displacable between the first and second shifting positions. A shiftable operative connection between the torque-proof element of the transmission and the additional element of the second planetary gear set disposed, at least in sections, axially between the first and second planetary gear sets. The shiftable operative connection between the torque-proof element of the transmission and the additional element of the second planetary gear set intersecting a shiftable operative connection between the one element of the first planetary gear set and the one element of the second planetary gear set.
US09797477B2
A power train for a hybrid vehicle may include a first transmission mechanism receiving a selective input of a power of an engine, and gear-shifting and transferring the power provided from the engine to a drive shaft through selection of engine-side gear mates that meet a traveling speed among a plurality of engine-side gear mates through a first control device, and a second transmission mechanism receiving an input of a power of a motor, and gear-shifting and transferring the powers provided from the engine and the motor to the drive shaft through selection of a motor-side gear mates that meet a traveling mode or the traveling speed among a plurality of motor-side gear mates through a second control device, wherein the second control device of the second transmission mechanism maintains one of the motor-side gear mates in a normally connected state to the drive shaft during traveling of the vehicle.
US09797468B2
In liquid, an elastic main body member, a partition member, and a diaphragm are inserted into an outer cylinder one by one, and the diaphragm is held down by a fixing ring and fixed by a claw. Then, the liquid adheres onto outer circumferential surfaces of the partition member and the diaphragm. Therefore, a first special seal for adhered liquid is provided in an elastic partition member of the partition member and also a second special seal for adhered liquid and a third special seal for adhered liquid are provided in the diaphragm, so as to provide a seal between each of the outer circumferential surfaces of the partition member and the diaphragm and the fixing ring, so that the adhered liquid is prevented from leaking outwardly as leaked liquid.
US09797458B2
A shifting device for a motor vehicle transmission includes several transmission shafts which each are rotatable about a transmission axis, a synchronizer ring which is firmly connected with a transmission shaft, a first disk carrier, a plurality of first disks which are non-rotatably and axially shiftably connected with the first disk carrier, a second disk carrier which is axially shiftable relative to the first disk carrier and in circumferential direction can be coupled with the synchronizer ring both frictionally and positively, a plurality of second disks which are non-rotatably and axially shiftably connected with the second disk carrier and form a multidisk clutch with the first disks, and an actuating body for axially pressurizing the second disk carrier, wherein the actuating body and the second disk carrier are rotatable relative to each other in circumferential direction and substantially are firmly connected with each other in axial direction.
US09797447B2
In a bearing for vertical axis windmill configured to rotatably support a vertical axis of a vertical axis windmill, the bearing includes a ball (7), a diameter of the ball and a curvature of a rolling groove of the bearing are set to satisfy a predetermined starting torque and a load rating. For example, the curvature of the rolling groove of the bearing is 54% or more and 100% or less, and the diameter of the ball has a ratio of 20% or less with respect to a vertical shaft (2).
US09797442B2
A fuel-saving apparatus using a variable preload of vehicle bearings is provided. The fuel-saving apparatus includes a housing that supports a driving shaft of a vehicle, a bearing that is mounted in the housing and rotatably supports the driving shaft, and a variable preload unit that is provided at the housing or a side adjacent to the housing and applies a preload to an outer wheel or an inner wheel of the bearing. The fuel-saving apparatus using such a variable preload may reduce a driving load acting on the driving shaft by a fixed preload acting by the bearing, thereby reducing the driving load of an engine and saving fuel.
US09797440B2
The present disclosure regards a spherical roller bearing having, an outer ring providing at least one inner raceway, an inner ring providing a first and a second outer raceway, a plurality of roller elements arranged in a first and second roller row disposed between the at least one inner raceway and the respective first and second outer raceway, the roller elements further providing axially inner ends. Moreover, the bearing includes a cage for one of guiding and retaining the roller elements in the first and second roller row, the cage including a plurality of cage pockets, wherein one of the roller elements is disposed within each cage pocket, and wherein the cage is roller centered by the axially inner ends.
US09797438B1
A fastening structure of a rangefinder wheel includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit includes a first base which has a first passage defined axially therethrough for receiving a first tube therein. A lever is pivotably connected to the first base and has an engaging hole. A first spring and a second spring are biased between the first base and the lever. The second unit is pivotably connected to the first base and has a second base which has a second passage defined axially therethrough for receiving a second tube therein. An engaging member is connected to the second base and has a protrusion which is engaged with the engaging hole of the lever. The lever compresses the first spring to move a distance transversely. The lever compresses the second spring to move a distance axially so as to separate the lever and the engaging member.
US09797431B1
Interlocking hook assemblies for elastic straps include an elastic member 500 including a pair of similar interlocking hook devices 100 connected to each end of elastic member 501. Each interlocking hook device 100, is provided with a connector 300 which is fixedly attached thereon. Each hook device can be connected, preferably in a locking manner, onto the other hook device creating a closed hook assembly thereby disabling the hooks to prevent entanglement of elastic or rigid straps when not in use or during storage and/or transportation. Multiple elastic straps 500 can be connected end-to-end forming an elongated elastic strap of desired length having closed central hooks with open hooks on each end. Interlocking hook assemblies for elastic members include an elastic member with interlocking hook devices 900 including two similar interlocking hook devices 800 with a connector groove 801 and a catch feature 802 and elastic member 811. Each interlocking hook device 800 is provided with a groove 801 and catch feature 802 designed to allow each hook to engage the other within their respective grooves and to releasably lock them together. Each hook device can be engaged and preferably locked onto the other hook device thereby disabling the hooks to prevent entanglement of the elastic member when not in use or during storage and/or transportation. Multiple elastic members 900 can be connected end-to-end forming an elongated elastic strap of desired length having closed central hooks with open hooks on each end.
US09797426B2
A profile bar (10, 10a) formed as an extruded part and consisting of a light metal alloy, in particular an aluminum alloy, with a rectangular in particular square, cross-section, wherein a longitudinal groove pair (20, 20a), comprising two longitudinal grooves arranged parallel to one another and at a distance from one another, is provided in each case on at least one lateral surface, preferably on all four lateral surfaces, and with at least two, preferably four, longitudinal channels which extend parallel to the longitudinal grooves and which form in each case an opening (40) for fastening in each case a pen (34) on each of the two end faces (36) of the profile bar (10, 10a), wherein each longitudinal channel is arranged on an imaginary intersection line of planes extending at a right angle to one another and arranged perpendicularly to in each case a lateral surface, wherein at least one of the planes is a longitudinal center plane of a longitudinal groove of a longitudinal groove pair (20).
US09797421B2
A clamping device has a body, at least one clamping member and an operating cover. The clamping member blocks at least one of the wire elements. The body has a cavity for passage a wire element and to house a clamping member, so that the clamping member is movable in the cavity along a first axis to a blocking position of the wire element. The operating cover is movable along the first axis relative to the body, and allows movement of the clamping member relative to the body along the first axis. The clamping device also has a drive device of the clamping member. The drive device enables free movement of the clamping member along the first axis with respect to the operating cover and with respect to the body, and enables movement of the clamping member away from the blocking position by actuation of the operating cover.
US09797410B1
The adjustable wall mounted fan is a device comprising a frame, a mounting plate, a detent, and a positioning device. The frame, mounting plate, and a fan are mounted on the wall. The positioning device raises and lowers the fan vertically and the detent is used to hold the fan is position. The adjustable wall mounted fan is used to improve ventilation in a room.
US09797404B2
A ventilation assembly having a main housing that can be pre-installed in a wall or ceiling aperture. A fan assembly can be inserted through the aperture and releasably mounted within the main housing. The fan assembly can be removed from the main housing and replaced without removing the main housing from the wall or ceiling. An accessory component can be releasably mounted to the fan assembly either through the aperture when the fan assembly is mounted or prior to installation of the fan assembly.
US09797401B2
A scroll compressor includes a stationary scroll; an orbiting scroll having a pair of first Oldham keyways on one surface thereof, the orbiting scroll defining a compression chamber in combination with the stationary scroll; a frame having a pair of second Oldham keyways and supporting the orbiting scroll; and an Oldham ring for inhibiting rotation of the orbiting scroll, the Oldham ring having a pair of first Oldham keys on one surface thereof and a pair of second Oldham keys on the other surface thereof, the first Oldham keys slidably engaging with the respective first Oldham keyways, the second Oldham keys slidably engaging with the respective second Oldham keyways. The Oldham ring includes at least a pair of projections on the other surface thereof, and the projections have a height such that when the Oldham ring is inclined during simple harmonic motion, one of the projections makes contact with the one surface of the orbiting scroll before each of the first Oldham keys is brought into contact with the corresponding first Oldham keyway at two locations.
US09797393B2
A fluid-working machine has a working chamber of cyclically varying volume, high and low pressure manifolds, and high and low pressure valves for regulating the flow of fluid between the working chamber and the high and low pressure manifolds respectively. A controller actively controls at least one said valve to determine the net displacement of working fluid of the working chamber on a cycle by cycle basis. At least one said valve is a variable timing valve and the controller causes the valve to open or close at a time determined taking into account one or more properties of the performance of the fluid working machine measured during an earlier cycle of working chamber volume.
US09797386B2
An offshore power generation structure comprising a submerged portion having a first deck portion comprising an integral multi-stage evaporator system, a second deck portion comprising an integral multi-stage condensing system, a third deck portion housing power generation equipment, cold water pipe; and a cold water pipe connection.
US09797380B2
Systems and methods for generating electricity using solar panels to power compressor fans that force air into a nacelle that turns a spiral turbine. The turbine is connected to a gearing system that is connected to a generator. The generator is connected to a master control unit and a transformer. The master control unit decides whether to store the electricity in batteries, power the compressor fans or send the surplus electricity to the grid. The horizontal or vertical embodiments of the invention do not require a tower or the long blades connected to a hub.
US09797376B2
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for operating a safety system in a floating wind turbine. The floating wind turbine comprises one or more sensors 202, 203, and receives a fore-aft inclination signal from the sensor 202, wherein the fore-aft inclination signal indicates an inclination of said floating wind turbine in a fore-aft direction. A side-to-side inclination signal is also received from the sensor 203, wherein the side-to-side inclination signal indicates an inclination of said floating wind turbine in a side-to-side direction. An operational parameter of the floating wind turbine is altered based on either or both of said fore-aft inclination signal and said side-to-side inclination signal.
US09797374B2
An upwind wind turbine comprising a tower and a rotor is described. The wind turbine additionally includes a pressure-sensing device supported by the tower at a location within the wake of the rotor. The pressure-sensing device is configured to sense air pressure and provide a signal indicative of the sensed air pressure to a wind turbine controller for use in controlling the rotor of the wind turbine.
US09797360B2
A starter has a high voltage direct current electric motor, a speed reduction device, a clutch, an output gear and a switch box configured to turn on the electric motor. The output gear is driven by the electric motor via the speed reduction device and the clutch. The starter also has a stationary axle on which the output gear is installed. The electric motor has an output shaft. The speed reduction device has a drive gear fixed to the output shaft and a driven gear meshed with the drive gear, the driven gear being rotatably mounted to the axle via a bushing.
US09797354B2
To provide a fuel line joint capable of improving resistance to an external force in a joint configured to store a liquid fuel. A fuel line joint is equipped with an integrally formed main body portion that has a storage region configured to store a liquid fuel in a lower part thereof and has an opening portion above the storage region of the liquid fuel; a lid that is formed separately from the main body portion, is attached to the main body portion so as to close the opening portion of the main body portion, and is not connected to members other than the main body portion; and a plurality of mounting portions that is formed integrally with the main body portion and mounted to each of a plurality of pipes forming a fuel line.
US09797353B2
A thermal fuel delivery system includes an insertion assembly and a fuel device. The insertion assembly includes a housing defining a cavity for housing the fuel device. The housing is disposed above and coupled to a pair of frame members via a plurality of connecting members. The frame members extend laterally away from the housing. The insertion assembly further includes an intake manifold coupled to the housing via a tube. A plurality of runner tubes extend laterally away from the intake manifold and pass through the frame members at an inner portion of the frame members and terminate at an outer portion of the frame members.
US09797349B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for increasing the level of hydrogen produced in an exhaust gas recirculation pathway within an internal combustion engine. A hydrocarbon water gas shift reformer is positioned in series with a water gas shift reformer within the exhaust gas recirculation pathway to improve the yield of hydrogen and to improve the relative efficiency of both catalytic procedures.
US09797344B2
A system according to the present disclosure includes a valve control module, a purge fraction module, and a diagnostic module. The valve control module opens a purge valve in an evaporative emissions system to allow purge vapor to flow to an intake system of an engine. The purge fraction module determines first and second fractions of purge vapor delivered to the engine relative to a total amount of air and purge vapor delivered to the engine based on first and second inputs, respectively. The first input is from a hydrocarbon sensor disposed in the evaporative emissions system of the engine. The second input is from an oxygen sensor disposed in an exhaust system of the engine. The diagnostic module selectively diagnoses a fault in at least one of the evaporative emissions system and the hydrocarbon sensor based on the first and second purge fractions when the purge valve is open.
US09797342B2
A port injection system for gaseous fuels may include an injector body defining a hydraulic fluid inlet chamber, a hydraulic fluid exit passageway, a hydraulic fluid actuation passageway, a check valve inlet passageway fluidly connected with the hydraulic fluid actuation passageway, a valve chamber, and a gaseous fuel inlet chamber. An electrical solenoid actuator may be mounted to the injector body, with the electrical solenoid actuator including a movable armature, and a poppet valve connected to the movable armature and disposed within the valve chamber. The poppet valve may be movable between a pressurized hydraulic fluid flow blocking position and a pressurized hydraulic fluid flow passing position. A check valve may be disposed within the check valve inlet passageway. A gas admission valve may be disposed at least partially within the gaseous fuel inlet chamber and in contact with the check valve such that movement of the check valve by hydraulic fluid entering the check valve inlet passageway results in actuation of the gas admission valve away from a normally closed position closing off the gaseous fuel inlet chamber to a fuel injection position wherein gaseous fuel is allowed to flow from the gaseous fuel inlet chamber into an intake manifold or intake port of an engine on which the injector body is mounted.
US09797341B2
An external combustion engine including a burner element, a heater head, a piston cylinder containing a piston, a cooler and a crankcase. The crankcase includes a crankshaft, a piston rod connected to the piston, a drive mechanism for converting the linear motion of the piston rod to rotary motion of the crankshaft and a linear cross-head bearing that is connected rigidly to the piston rod at one end and to the drive mechanism at the other end. Also the external combustion engine includes a piston clearance seal and a piston rod seal unit that has floating rod seals. The piston includes a inner dome to reduce axial heat transfer via radiation and convection.
