US09800245B2
According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a gate driver comprising a level shifter circuit configured to be coupled to a controller, to receive control signals from the controller, each control signal having a voltage with respect to a control ground, and to redefine the voltage of each control signal with respect to a chip ground to generate redefined control signals, a gate driver chip coupled to the level shifter circuit and configured to be coupled to at least one semiconductor device, the gate driver chip further configured to provide bipolar control signals to the at least one semiconductor device based on the redefined control signals, and at least one power source configured to provide at least one positive supply voltage to the gate driver chip and at least one negative supply voltage to the gate driver chip and to the chip ground.
US09800239B2
Provided is an electronic circuit capable of preventing a switching device from breakage when a short-circuit occurs. When a gate control signal CG1 is inverted from an L level to an H level, a first switching circuit 32 selects a first input terminal a, and connects an output terminal d to the first input terminal a, whereby turning on a MOSFET 21. When a predetermined time Tx elapses after the output terminal d of the first switching circuit 32 is connected to the first input terminal a, a second switching circuit 34 selects a first input terminal e, and connects an output terminal g to the first input terminal e. Furthermore, immediately after the connection, the first switching circuit 32 selects a second input terminal b, and connects the output terminal d to the second input terminal b. Consequently, immediately after the MOSFET 21 is turned on, a gate resistor is switched from a first gate resistor 33 having a small resistance value to a second gate resistor 35 having a large resistance value.
US09800234B2
A clock and data recovery circuit and a phase interpolator therefor are provided. The clock and data recovery circuit includes a phase-locked loop, a control unit and the phase interpolator, a receiving circuit, a serial-to-parallel conversion circuit. The phase interpolator is connected with the control unit of the clock and data recovery circuit, and the phase interpolator includes: an encoding circuit, two multiplexers, a clock mixer, and two differential to single-ended amplifiers. The control unit is configured to further control the encoding circuit to change a delay position for a clock outputted by the phase interpolator in a case that the data sampled in the current clock position is not the optimal sampled data, to lead or lag the clock, thereby forming a stable state in which the clock follows the data dynamically.
US09800230B1
A latch-based power-on checker (POC) circuit for mitigating potential problems arising from an improper power-up sequence between different power domains (e.g., core and input/output (I/O)) on a system-on-chip (SoC) integrated circuit (IC). In one example, the core power domain having a first voltage (CX) should power up before the I/O power domain having a second voltage (PX), where PX>CX. If PX ramps up before CX, the POC circuit produces a signal indicating an improper power-up sequence, which causes the I/O pads to be placed in a known state. After CX subsequently ramps up, the POC circuit returns to a passive (LOW) state. If CX should subsequently collapse while PX is still up, the POC circuit remains LOW until PX also collapses.
US09800223B2
A bulk-acoustic-mode MEMS resonator has a first portion with a first physical layout, and a layout modification feature. The resonant frequency is a function of the physical layout, which is designed such that the frequency variation is less than 150 ppm for a variation in edge position of the resonator shape edges of 50 nm. This design combines at least two different layout features in such a way that small edge position variations (resulting from uncontrollable process variation) have negligible effect on the resonant frequency.
US09800217B1
Technologies are described to DC-couple an integrated amplifier system to a source that provides a signal with an unknown DC component, for example to DC-couple an integrated audio codec to an analog microphone. In one aspect, methods include receiving, by an amplifier, a signal having an unknown DC component, and issuing an amplified signal; low pass filtering, with respect to a cutoff frequency, by a feedback circuit coupled between an output of the amplifier and an input of the amplifier, the amplified signal issued at the output of the amplifier to generate a filtered signal having frequencies lower than the cutoff frequency; and injecting, by the feedback circuit, the filtered signal into the input of the amplifier to cancel the unknown DC component below the cutoff frequency.
US09800216B2
Circuits and methods related to power amplifiers. In some implementations, a bias circuit includes a reference device connectable to receive a first electrical supply level, the reference device arranged to produce an electrical bias condition using the first electrical supply level, and the reference device connectable to provide the electrical bias condition to an amplifier device connectable to a second electrical supply level. The bias circuit also includes a differential amplifier connectable to receive the first electrical supply level, the differential amplifier having a first input connectable to a first node of the reference device and a second input connectable to receive a reference electrical level, the differential amplifier arranged to maintain a first electrical level on the first node of the reference device as a function of the reference electrical level.
US09800214B2
Embodiments contained in the disclosure provide a method of cancelling power supply noise that affects the output of a class-D audio amplifier. The method begins when an alternating current (AC) coupled signal is input into an inverting amplifier. That signal is then amplified in the inverting amplifier. The amplified AC coupled signal is then feed through a resistor capacitor (RC) network, and from the RC network to an inverting input of the inverting amplifier. The output of a high pass filter is used to cancel the power supply ripple signal as the output of the high pass filter is injected into a supply voltage line. The cancelling signal is opposite in magnitude to the power supply ripple signal. The apparatus includes an inverting amplifier, a capacitor for coupling to an AC signal, and a resistor, in combination with the capacitor.
US09800209B2
Disclosed is a Doherty power amplifier. At least one power amplification tube and other power amplification tubes in the Doherty power amplifier are located in different planes.
US09800207B2
Doherty power amplifier combiner with tunable impedance termination circuit. A signal combiner can include a balun transformer circuit having a first coil and a second coil. The first coil can be implemented between a first port and a second port. The second coil can be implemented between a third port and a fourth port. The first port and the third port can be coupled by a first capacitor. The second port and fourth port can be coupled by a second capacitor. The first port can be configured to receive a first signal. The fourth port can be configured to receive a second signal. The second port can be configured to yield a combination of the first signal and the second signal. The signal combiner can include a termination circuit that couples the third port to a ground. The termination circuit can include a tunable impedance circuit.
US09800200B2
This solar cell apparatus is provided with: a long mounting frame having a guide rail section in an upper portion; and a fixing member, which is provided by being slid and moved in the longitudinal direction of the mounting frame, and which is fixed at a predetermined position of the mounting frame. The fixing member has: a base section that engages with the guide rail section; an upright wall section that is provided to stand on the base section; and insertion sections that extend from the upright wall section such that the insertion sections are inserted into a module frame of an eave-side solar cell module and a module frame of a ridge-side solar cell module.
US09800193B2
A device comprises a motor/generator having an air gap and a plurality of windings, a plurality of power converter groups, and a control system. The windings are so configured that the number of phases in a pair of poles and the number of poles of the motor/generator can be dynamically adjusted. The power converter group comprises a plurality of power converters which is coupled between an input voltage source and a plurality of windings for controlling currents in the windings. The control system is so configured such that the number of poles of the motor/generator and the number of phases in a pair of poles are dynamically adjusted, and a synchronous speed of a moving magnetic field generated by winding currents within first pair of poles is approximately equal to a synchronous speed of a second moving magnetic field generated by currents in the windings within second pair of poles.
US09800186B2
A magnetoelectric device capable of storing usable electrical energy includes an inductive servo control unit and a motor. The motor includes a rotor and three ferromagnetic-core coils disposed around the rotor. The inductive servo control unit executes individual phase control on the three-phase induction motor to magnetize the ferromagnetic-core coils with respective phases. When each of the ferromagnetic-core coils is demagnetized, it generates a current due to counter-electromotive force to charge a damping capacitor.
US09800183B1
An inverter electrically operatively connected to an electric machine and in communication with a controller is described. The inverter is electrically connected to a high-voltage DC power bus. A method for controlling the multi-phase inverter circuit includes monitoring, via the controller, a rotational speed of the electric machine during operation of the inverter in an over-modulation mode. The inverter is commanded to operate in a linear modulation mode when the rotational speed is within a speed range associated with objectionable audible noise generated by operating the electric machine in the over-modulation mode.
US09800178B2
The present invention discloses a folding vibration microgenerator and a method of manufacturing the same. The microgenerator comprises a foldable sandwiched substrate, wherein the foldable substrate comprising two flexible insulating substrates and an induction electrode located between the two flexible insulating substrates, in which the induction electrode is constructed by two complementary comb-shaped electrodes. The foldable substrate has upper and lower surfaces, on which the first friction structure units and the second friction structure units are respectively periodically distributed, and the first friction structure units corresponds to the odd-numbered comb teeth of the induction electrode and the second friction structure units corresponds to the even-numbered comb teeth of the induction electrode. The foldable substrate is folding at gaps between two adjacent comb teeth of the induction electrode as a serrate shape, thereby forming a folding vibration microgenerator. The microgenerator is easy to be produced and largely increases output power per unit area. Due to inflexibility of the folding structure itself, the energy conversion efficiency of the microgenerator is effectively increased while output power being maintained.
US09800176B2
The present application discloses a TNPC inverter device, comprising: a TNPC inverter module and a short circuit detecting module. The TNPC module at least comprises an inverting bridge arm and a bi-directional switching bridge arm. The inverting bridge arm comprises at least two switches connected in series; the bi-directional switching bridge arm comprises at least two switches. The short circuit detecting module mainly consists of two switch detecting unit corresponding to the two switches in the inverting bridge arm respectively. Increasing the voltage drop of the switches in the inverting bridge when a short circuit occurs in the TNPC module by some way, then it could realize the short circuit detecting module is able to detect all the paths of the short circuit in the TNPC module to simplify the peripheral circuit of the TNPC module in the TNPC inverter device.
US09800175B2
A five-level converting device includes an AC terminal, a bus capacitor module having a positive terminal, a negative terminal and a neutral terminal, a first switch module and a second switch module. The first switch module includes a bidirectional switching circuit, and the bidirectional switching circuit includes two first switching units reversely connected in series. The second switch module includes two second switching units, two third switching units, two fourth switching units, and two fifth switching units. The two second switching units are cascaded and connected to the two fourth switching units in parallel. The third, the fourth and the fifth switching units are cascaded and are connected to the bus capacitor module in parallel. Two different connection points of the first switch module are connected to the third switching units and fifth switching units through two flying capacitor modules respectively.
US09800170B2
Apparatus and techniques described herein can include using an electronic circuit comprising a rectifier circuit, an open-circuit voltage (OCV) sampling circuit coupled to the output of the rectifier circuit, and a regulator circuit coupled to the output of the rectifier circuit. In an example, an isolation switch can be located between the regulator circuit and the rectifier circuit, the isolation switch configured to isolate the regulator circuit from the rectifier circuit for sampling of the open-circuit voltage by the open-circuit voltage sampling circuit. In another example, a buffer circuit can be used, such as placed in-line with a divider circuit between a divider circuit and an open-circuit voltage sampling capacitor. In this manner, the buffer circuit can provide a low output impedance, isolating the voltage sampling capacitor from the divider circuit.
US09800166B2
A power converter and a control method therefor are provided. The power converter includes a transformer, synchronous rectifier and a control circuit. A primary side of the transformer receives an input voltage, and a secondary side of the transformer generates a sensing signal. The synchronous rectifier is coupled to the secondary side of the transformer. The control circuit receives the sensing signal and detects a changing slope of the sensing signal, and accordingly generates a control signal to control the synchronous rectifier to be turned on or turned off, so as to regulate an output voltage of the power converter.
US09800165B2
To provide a protection circuit that can reduce output voltage that is output from a switching power supply greatly when temperature rises. A protection circuit includes a comparator that supplies detection current based on voltage Vsens that a temperature sensor outputs in case that voltage Vsens that the temperature sensor outputs exceeds voltage Vref of predetermined potential, a control circuit that supplies control current that the control circuit increases detection current that the comparator supplies exponentially, and a constant voltage circuit reduces output voltage Vout that is output from a switching power supply based on control current that the control circuit supplies.
US09800159B2
A switching converter has a self-driven bipolar junction transistor (BJT) synchronous rectifier. The BJT rectifier includes a BJT and a parallel-connected diode, and has a low forward voltage drop. In a first portion of a switching cycle, a main switch is on and the BJT rectifier is off. Current flows from an input, through the main switch, through the first inductor, to an output. Current also flows through the main switch, through the second inductor, to the output. In a second portion of the cycle, the main switch is turned off but the inductor currents continue to flow. Current flows from a ground node, through the BJT rectifier, through the first inductor, to the output. The BJT is on due to the second inductor drawing a base current from the BJT. In one example, the main switch is a split-source NFET that conducts separate currents through the two inductors.
US09800157B2
Provided is a switching regulator configured to suppress noise coupling, which may occur when a comparator is switched between a normal current operation and a low current consumption operation, to thereby operate stably. The switching regulator has a configuration in which switches are connected to input terminals of the comparator, and a feedback resistor having a large resistance value is disconnected from the input terminal of the comparator when switching is performed between the normal current operation and the low current consumption operation.
US09800140B2
A high efficiency bridgeless power factor correction converter includes a power factor correction control unit, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, a sixth switch, a first inductor, a second inductor and a bulk capacitor. The power factor correction control unit is configured to turn on or turn off the first switch, the second switch, the third switch, the fourth switch, the fifth switch and the sixth switch, so that the high efficiency bridgeless power factor correction converter converts an input alternating current voltage into an output direct current voltage.
US09800139B2
A motor control system for adjusting motor speed if a current overload condition occurs. The motor control system may include a motor, a power factor correction (PFC) circuit providing current to the motor, and a signal processor. The PFC circuit may limit current provided to the motor based on an output voltage sensed by the PFC circuit. The signal processor may sense input voltage of the PFC circuit to determine a power limit, then compare sensed or calculated drive power of the motor with the power limit. If the drive power sensed or calculated is greater than the power limit, the signal processor may output a signal for reducing the drive power to the power limit. Limiting the drive power provided to the motor limits or decreases a speed of the motor.
US09800133B2
In some examples, a circuit is configured to generate a first signal based at least in part on an input signal, wherein the first signal comprises a common mode signal and a load signal. The circuit is further configured to generate a second signal based at least in part on the input signal, wherein the second signal comprises an inverted version of the common mode signal. The circuit is further configured to apply the first signal and the second signal to a load.
US09800130B2
A semiconductor device includes: a voltage-dividing resistor circuit including first and second resistors connected in series between a power supply potential and a reference potential and outputting a potential at a point of connection between the first and second resistors; a transient response detection circuit including a third resistor having a first end connected to the power supply potential and a capacitor connected between a second end of the third resistor and the reference potential, and outputting a potential at a point of connection between the third resistor and the capacitor; an AND circuit ANDing an output signal of the voltage-dividing resistor circuit and an output signal of the transient response detection circuit; and an output circuit, wherein switching of the output circuit is controlled by an output signal of the AND circuit.
US09800129B2
Embodiments of a bidirectional low voltage power supply (LVPS) with a single pulse width modulator and method are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the bidirectional LVPS may include a first converter arranged to provide power from an input power source to a load and a second converter arranged to selectively recycle power from the load at an output of the first converter back to the input power source. Control circuitry may include switching circuitry that may be configured to select either the first power converter or the second power converter for reception of an output of a single PWM.
US09800128B2
A linear DC motor having first and second drive coils and first and second drive magnets arranged in a symmetrical state in relation to a motor central axis that passes through a sliding member in which a lens is mounted. The first and second coils on a moveable side are positioned to both the left and right sides of the sliding member. The first and second drive coils are designed to be independent without being affected by the shape, size, arrangement position, and the like of the sliding member, a linear guide, and a detection part. The first and second drive coils have high rigidity and do not deform when the sliding member slides. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a linear DC motor that has a highly rigid moveable part and performs positioning action with high responsiveness and high precision.
US09800120B2
Disclosed is a motor, the motor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure including a stator arranged at an inner surface of a housing and including a magnet, a rotor core centrally arranged at the stator to pass through a rotation shaft, a rotor including an insulator covering the rotor core and a coil wound on the insulator, a commutator coupled to the rotation shaft to be electrically connected to the coil, and a brush coupled to the housing to be closely contacted to the commutator, wherein the insulator is formed with a short-circuit prevention unit formed on a drop path of conductive particles in order to prevent the short-circuit between the rotor core and the commutator from being generated by the conductive particles generated by the commutator and the brush.
US09800114B2
A substrate transport apparatus including a drive section and a first movable arm assembly. The drive section includes a first motor. The first motor includes a stator and a passive rotor. The first movable arm assembly is connected to the first motor. The substrate transport apparatus is configured for the first movable arm assembly to be positionable in a vacuum chamber with the passive rotor being in communication with an environment inside the vacuum chamber.
US09800104B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a motor rotor support suitable for an axial gap motor and a method for manufacturing the same. The motor rotor support for supporting a magnetic body disposed on a rotor of a motor is configured by a nonmagnetic steel having a relative permeability of less than 1.005 and a 0.2% yield strength at room temperature of 550 MPa or more.
US09800102B2
A motor includes a stator, a rotor and a case. The rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a field magnet. Each of the first rotor core and the second rotor core includes a core base and a plurality of claw poles. The field magnet is located between the core bases. The case includes a cylindrical yoke housing and a lid. To balance magnetic flux from the first rotor core with magnetic flux from the second rotor core, the distance between the rotor and the stator is varied from the distance between the rotor and the yoke housing or the teeth of the stator are shaped to enable magnetic saturation.
US09800101B2
An axial flux motor intended for fixing to a machine comprises a stator stack as well as a rotor installed to rotate with respect to the stator stack, which rotor determines the axis of rotation. The stator stack comprises sectional slots on the side intersecting the axis of rotation, preferably the sectional slots include radial sectional slots or are radial sectional slots and/or there are 6-12 of them. Into each respective sectional slot a fixing part can be installed, which at least in the direction of the axis of rotation shape-locks into the sectional slot in question. The axial flux motor can be fixed to the machine by fixing at least some of the fixing parts to the machine.
US09800094B2
Disclosed are low power electronic devices configured to exploit the sub-threshold swing, unidirectional tunneling, and low-voltage operation of steep slope-tunnel tunnel field-effect transistors (TFET) to improve power-conversion efficiency and power-efficiency of electrical systems incorporating the TFET as an electrical component to perform energy harvesting, signal processing, and related operations. The devices include a HTFET-based rectifier having various topologies, a HTFET-based DC-DC charge pump converter, a HTFET-based amplifier having an amplifier circuit including a telescopic operational transconductance amplifier, and a HTFET-based SAR A/D converter having a HTFET-based transmission gate DFF. Any one of the devices may be used to generate a RF-powered system with improved power conversion efficiencies of power harvesters and power efficiencies of processing components within the system.
US09800088B2
An electronic device configured to switchover power from a primary source to an alternate source to maintain continuity of power supplied to a load bus. The electronic device includes one or more processors configured to identify availability of the alternate source using source monitoring in order to measure and calculate a tracking frequency for controlling a variable sampling interval of the one or more processors. The processors are configured to store signal samples and associated time stamps into a variable length buffer and store new sample values and associated new time stamps into the fixed length buffer. The processors are configured to determine attributes from samples of the alternate source using the tracking frequency. The processors are configured to execute a source switchover signal when the primary source is unavailable based by comparing load bus attributes to alternate source attributes at an estimated instance of switchover.
US09800083B1
An audio signal conveying power supply configured to provide an output voltage to an electrically powered helmet, an additional audio headset or both. The housing having an audio and power signal inlet port to receive audio signals and power from a vehicle and an audio and power signal outlet port or transmitting audio signals and power to an electrically powered helmet using an independent audio cable connecting between the audio and power signal inlet port to the audio and power signal. A control circuit connected the at the power converted to operate an on/off switch, an active noise reduction switch, a low battery light, a fault light, and a helmet power switch.
US09800076B2
A method includes determining, by a base station including a number of transmitting coils, a first number of mutual magnetic parameters, each mutual magnetic parameter being associated with one of the transmitting coils and a receiving coil of at least one receiving coil associated with at least one electronic device remotely located from and to be remotely charged by the base station, determining a plurality of control signals based on the first number of mutual magnetic parameters, each control signal being associated with a corresponding one of the transmitting coils, providing each control signal to a driving circuit coupled to the control signal's corresponding transmitting coil, and using each control signal to cause the driving circuit coupled to the control signal's corresponding transmitting coil to cause a current with a magnitude and phase determined from the control signal to flow in the corresponding transmitting coil.
US09800075B2
A smart charging cable and a method of operating the cable are disclosed. The cable can analyze any input voltage to determine whether the input voltage is sufficient to charge the battery of an electronic device and/or to operate the electronic device. If not, the cable is capable of transforming the input voltage to a voltage sufficient to charge and/or operate.
US09800073B2
A battery controller and method for controlling a battery include training parameters for a battery capacity prediction model based on usage pattern information that correlates usage of similar batteries with capacity information for the respective similar batteries. The model characterizes a capacity decay rate in accordance with a present value of the battery capacity. Future battery capacity is predicted for a battery under control based on the battery capacity prediction model and a present value of the battery capacity. One or more operational parameters of the battery under control are controlled based on the predicted future battery capacity to extend the battery's usable lifetime.
US09800070B2
A discharging control system of a vehicle that supplies power to a load device outside the vehicle via a power cable, includes a connection signal line, a detector, and a controller. The connection signal line is configured such that a potential thereof changes in response to a discharging connector provided on the power cable being connected to the vehicle. The detector is configured to detect the potential of the connection signal line. The controller is configured to control a physical quantity related to the power supplied from the vehicle to the load device, based on the potential detected by the detector.
US09800060B2
A power transmission device includes: a power supply circuit that generates an alternating voltage; a power transmission coil that receives an alternating voltage generated by the power supply circuit to thereby generate a magnetic field; a power transmission resonator that includes: a resonant coil; and a resonant capacitor and through which electromagnetic induction causes an electric current to flow when a magnetic field is generated by the power transmission coil to enter a resonance state; and a control circuit that controls the position or the orientation of the power transmission coil with respect to the power transmission resonator in the direction in which a standing wave ratio in a transmission line from the power supply circuit to the power transmission coil decreases.
US09800055B2
The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for using time synchronized measurements of a generator output and an electrical bus, together with generator control algorithms to synchronize the frequency, voltage, and phase of a generator, or group of generators, prior to electrically connecting the generator to the electrical bus. More particularly, but not exclusively, the present disclosure pertains to systems that may be operated in an islanded configuration and in which one or more generators may be selectively synchronized based on a common time reference. The common time reference may allow the generators to be synchronized by autonomously driving one or more generators to a specified phase angle and frequency.
US09800025B2
This power supply controller for an electrical energy distribution network comprises an electronic power card on which power modules are fitted and on which a set of at least one control module is fitted to control the power modules.The electronic card comprises control buses positioned between the control modules and power module fitting locations on which power modules are fitted according to the use of the controller, to form an electronic power card specific to a use of the power supply controller.
US09800009B2
A terminal crimping device includes crimp tooling and a seal depressor fixed to the crimp tooling. The crimp tooling and the seal depressor move with a movable ram along a crimp stroke towards and away from a base that receives a wire assembly and a terminal thereon. The crimp tooling crimps the terminal to both a wire and a compression seal of the wire assembly during the crimp stroke. The seal depressor has a contact tab that engages and at least partially depresses the compression seal of the wire assembly during the crimp stroke to hold the compression seal in place as the crimp tooling crimps the terminal to the wire assembly.
US09799992B2
A socket includes a first base member that includes a module mount unit allowing a module including an imaging device and an object to be placed thereon and an electric connector that electrically connects the imaging device to an external apparatus, a second base member having an opening, and an engagement unit that causes the first base member to be engaged with the second base member under a condition that the module placed on the module mount unit is sandwiched by the first and second base members. When the first base member is engaged with the second base member by the engagement unit under a condition that the module placed on the module mount unit is sandwiched by the first base member and the second base member, the electric connector is electrically connected to the imaging device, and the object receives illumination light from a light source through the opening.
US09799990B2
A plug connector has a housing, a locking spring, and a catch spring. The locking spring is connected to the housing and has a locking position and an open position. The catch spring is connected to the housing, and has a compressed position when the locking spring is in the open position and a rest position only when the locking spring is in the open position.
US09799985B2
A communication plug is described. The communication plug has a communication cable with a plurality of conductors, a plug housing, and a cable manager partially enclosed within the plug housing. The cable manager has a load bar with a plurality of holes, a first cable management section connected to the load bar via a first hinge, and a second cable management section connected to the load bar via a second hinge. The first and second cable management sections are configured to fold together and partially enclose the cable before the cable manager is inserted into the plug housing.
US09799981B2
A small, low-profile plug connector for use with electronic devices provides a latching member with a pair of hooks that engage mating holes in a guide frame, and which can be easily disengaged from the guide frame or opposing connector or housing. The connector includes an elongated actuator interposed between the connector housing and latching member and the actuator terminates in a cylindrical cam member that is captured in a recess on the connector housing such that rearward movement of the actuator imparts a raising action to the latching member.
US09799975B2
An electronic device may include: a printed circuit board (PCB); a plurality of electronic components electrically connected to the PCB; and a connection member comprising a first portion fixed to one of the PCB and an electronic component and a second portion magnetically connected to the other one of the PCB and the electronic component. The second portion of the connection member may be moveably connected to the first portion. The connection member may further include a stopper, and may be designed to minimize the repulsive force provided by the connection member when excessive pressure is applied to the electronic device.
US09799973B2
Printed circuit board pad layouts and mechanical retainers are disclosed herein. For example, a printed circuit board is disclosed having a row of electrically conductive pads, the row of pads including pairs of signal pads with exactly one reference pad interposed between each pair of the signal pads. As another example, a mechanical retainer is disclosed that may assist in interconnecting two printed circuit boards and that has a longitudinal body with a threaded end, a head at an end opposite the threaded end, and a shank connecting the head to the threaded end.
US09799966B2
An electrical plug connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of plug terminals, a plurality of tooth portions, and a wire organizer. The insulated housing is received in the metallic shell. The plug terminals are held at the insulated housing. Each of the power terminal and the ground terminal of the plug terminals includes a clamping structure. Each of the tooth portions is extending from rear of the corresponding plug terminal. The wire organizer is assembled to the insulated housing. Each of the tooth portions is inserted into the corresponding wire groove of the wire organizer to connect to a corresponding wire when the wires held in the wire organizer are pressed against the tooth portions. Each power and ground terminals may include either a single one or a pair of flexible contact portions.
US09799927B2
A repair apparatus of a sheet type cell is capable of appropriately repairing and detoxifying defects of a sheet type cell having semiconductor characteristics. The repair apparatus repairs a sheet type cell in which a storage layer is sandwiched by layers of a positive electrode and a negative electrode and at least the storage layer has semiconductor characteristics. The repair apparatus applies electrical stimulation between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, measures electrical characteristics of the sheet type cell when the electrical stimulation is applied, and specifies a value of the electrical stimulation by the electrical stimulation source while considering measured electrical characteristics.
US09799926B2
Disclosed herein are an electrode stack including at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, and at least one separator, wherein the separator is laminated to one surface or opposite surfaces of at least one of the electrodes, the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator are stacked such that the separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a stacked surface of each of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator includes a curved surface, and a battery cell including the same.
US09799925B2
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with: a positive electrode; a negative electrode that contains lithium titanate; a separator that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains an electrolyte salt and a nonaqueous solvent. The nonaqueous solvent contains propylene carbonate, a chain carbonate A represented by general formula R1OCOOR2 (wherein each of R1 and R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms), and a chain carbonate B represented by general formula R3OCOOR4 (wherein R3 represents a methyl group and R4 represents an alkyl group). The volume fraction of the propylene carbonate in the nonaqueous solvent is within the range of 25-33% by volume; the volume fraction of the chain carbonate A in the nonaqueous solvent is within the range of 65-74% by volume; and the volume fraction of the chain carbonate B in the nonaqueous solvent is within the range of 1-10% by volume.
US09799922B2
A lithium battery including a negative electrode including a lithium metal or a lithium alloy; a positive electrode; and a polymer gel electrolyte contacting the negative electrode, wherein the polymer gel electrolyte has an ionic conductivity of about 10−3 S/cm or greater, a lithium ion transference number of about 0.15 or greater, and a lithium ion mobility of about 10−6 cm2/V×sec or greater, wherein the polymer gel electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a polymer capable of forming a complex with the lithium salt, an insulating inorganic filler, and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is inert with respect to the lithium metal, wherein an anionic radius of the lithium salt is about 2.5 Angstroms or greater, and wherein a molecular weight of the lithium salt is about 145 or greater.
US09799921B2
Provided is a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a solid-state battery, the method including: a step of mixing a negative electrode active material, a sulfide solid electrolyte, a binder, and a solvent with each other to prepare a negative electrode slurry; a step of applying the prepared negative electrode slurry to a surface of a solid electrolyte layer of the solid-state battery or a substrate of the negative electrode; and a step of drying the applied negative electrode slurry. In this method, the solvent is butyl butyrate, and the binder is a copolymer containing a vinylidene fluoride (VDF) monomer unit and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP) monomer unit, in which a molar ratio of the HFP monomer unit to a total amount of the VDF monomer unit and the HFP monomer unit is 10% to 25%.
US09799915B2
Circuits and methods for putting into service a lithium ion battery including a first charging step under a current of at most a few tens of microamperes per square centimeter for a plurality of hours.
US09799901B2
There is provided a control method of a flow regulating valve of an oxidizing gas in a fuel cell. In a load disconnected state that the fuel cell is electrically disconnected from a load, the control method gradually opens the flow regulating valve that is configured to supply the oxidizing gas to a cathode of the fuel cell by a predetermined valve opening each time from a full-close position or gradually closes the flow regulating valve by a predetermined valve opening each time from a full-open position, so as to gradually change a supply amount of the oxidizing gas introduced to the cathode and cause hydrogen transmitted from an anode to the cathode in the fuel cell to be oxidized. The control method measures an open circuit voltage of the fuel cell accompanied with oxidation of the hydrogen and stores at least one valve-opening position among valve-opening positions of the flow regulating valve at a predetermined number of timings including a timing when the measured voltage shifts to an increase or shifts to a decrease, as a regulation reference valve-opening timing.
US09799895B2
A stack fastening structure of a fuel cell is provided and includes a fastening mechanism that is mounted at an outside of a plurality of stacked fuel cells to generate a force pressing against the plurality of stacked fuel cells. In addition, an insertion body is mounted within the fastening mechanism to adjust the force pressing against the plurality of fuel cells. Accordingly, the fastening force is more accurately adjusted using the insertion body and the external force applied to the insertion body is measured to calculate the fastening force.
US09799886B2
The present invention provides novel cathodes having a reduced resistivity and other improved electrical properties. Furthermore, this invention also presents methods of manufacturing novel electrochemical cells and novel cathodes. These novel cathodes comprise a silver material that is doped with a silicate material.
US09799885B2
Provided is a binder for secondary battery electrodes comprising polymer particles obtained by polymerizing three or more kinds of monomers wherein the polymer particles have a mean particle diameter of 0.3 μm to 0.7 μm. The binder exhibits superior adhesion force to electrode current collectors and excellent support force to the active material and basically improves safety of electrodes, thus providing a secondary battery with superior cycle characteristics.
US09799884B2
A manufacturing method of the invention includes: a process of preparing a positive electrode which includes a positive electrode mixture layer, a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode mixture layer, and a non-aqueous electrolyte; and a process of accommodating the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the non-aqueous electrolyte in a battery case. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains lithium sulfate. In addition, when a BET specific surface area of the negative electrode mixture layer is referred to as X (m2/g) and an addition amount of the lithium sulfate with respect to a total amount of the non-aqueous electrolyte is referred to as Y (mass %), the following relationships are satisfied: 3≦X≦4.3; 0.02≦Y≦0.1; and Y/X≦0.023.
US09799870B2
A polyolefin multilayer microporous membrane includes at least first microporous layers which form both surface layers of the membrane and at least a second microporous layer disposed between the both surface layers, wherein static friction coefficient of one of the surface layers of the polyolefin multilayer microporous membrane against another surface layer in a longitudinal direction (MD) is 1.1 or less, and wherein pore density calculated from an average pore radius measured by mercury porosimetry method and porosity, according to Formula (1) is 4 or more: Pore density=(P/A3)×104 (1) wherein A represents the average pore radius (nm) measured by mercury porosimetry method and P represents the porosity (%).
US09799868B2
A separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer provided on one or both sides of the porous substrate, the adhesive porous layer including a polyvinylidene-fluoride resin and a filler whose difference between a particle diameter at 90% cumulative volume and a particle diameter at 10% cumulative volume is 2 μm or less, and the adhesive porous layer satisfying Inequality (1): 0.5≦a/r≦3.0, wherein, in Inequality (1), “a” represents an average thickness (μm) of the adhesive porous layer on one of the sides of the porous substrate; and “r” represents a volume average particle diameter (μm) of the filler contained in the adhesive porous layer.
US09799859B2
Provided are a secondary battery, a battery module, and a battery pack, which have improved safety. Particularly, since a bulletproof material is disposed on the inside and/or the outside of an exterior part, even when a conductive needle-shaped member penetrates a secondary battery, heating, burning, discharge of evaporated electrolyte, and electrical contact between the needle-shaped member and an electrode can be prevented, thereby improving safety of the secondary battery, the battery module, and the battery pack.
US09799854B2
The present invention relates to a multilayer barrier film capable of encapsulating a moisture and/or oxygen sensitive electronic or optoelectronic device, the barrier film including at least one nanostructured layer including reactive nanoparticles capable of interacting with moisture and/or oxygen, the reactive nanoparticles being distributed within a polymeric binder, and at least one ultraviolet light neutralizing layer comprising a material capable of absorbing ultraviolet light, thereby limiting the transmission of ultraviolet light through the barrier film.
US09799853B2
An emissive article includes an OLED having a light emission surface, a circular polarizer, and a light extraction film optically between the OLED and the circular polarizer and being optically coupled to the light emission surface. The light extraction film includes a two-dimensional structured layer of extraction elements having a first index of refraction and a pitch in a range from 400 to 800 nm and a backfill layer including a material having a second index of refraction different from the first index of refraction.
US09799850B2
An organic electroluminescence (EL) device whose organic EL layer is less likely exposed to moisture. The organic EL device includes an organic EL layer; and a hygroscopic layer disposed with respect to at least one main surface of the organic EL layer. The hygroscopic layer includes: a hygroscopic film containing a base material and a hygroscopic agent mixed in the base material; and a pair of covering films each covering a different one of surfaces of the hygroscopic film in a thickness direction of the hygroscopic film. A region of the hygroscopic film that is in contact with one covering film whose distance from the organic EL layer is smaller than a distance of the other covering film from the organic EL layer contains the hygroscopic agent at a content rate lower than an average content rate of the hygroscopic agent in the hygroscopic film.
US09799849B2
In an aspect, an organic light-emitting display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The organic light-emitting display apparatus may include a substrate; a display unit formed on the substrate; and a thin film encapsulating layer encapsulating the display unit. The thin film encapsulating layer may include a plurality of organic layers and inorganic layers that are laminated alternately. At least one of the plurality of the inorganic films may include a first layer formed of a first material, a second layer formed of a second material other than the first material, and an intermediate layer provided between the first and second layers.
US09799840B2
An organic electronic component includes an organic functional layer having a p-dopant. The p-dopant includes a copper complex having at least one ligand containing an aryloxy group and an iminium group. Additionally specified are the use of a copper complex as a p-dopant and a process for producing a p-dopant.
US09799836B2
Provided are a light emitting element with a high efficiency and a long life that emits light in a near-infrared region, and a light emitting device, authentication device and electronic device that include the light emitting element. A light emitting element (1) according to one aspect of the invention includes an anode (3), a cathode (8), and a light emitting layer (5) that is provided between the anode (3) and the cathode (8) and that emits light by conducting current between the anode (3) and the cathode (8). The light emitting layer (5) includes a pyrromethene-based boron complex as a light emitting material and a tetracene-based material as a host material for retaining the light emitting material.
US09799828B1
Topological insulators can be utilized in a new type of infrared photodetector that is intrinsically sensitive to the polarization of incident light and static magnetic fields. The detector isolates single topological insulator surfaces and allows light collection and exposure to static magnetic fields. The wavelength range of interest is between 750 nm and about 100 microns. This detector eliminates the need for external polarization selective optics. Polarization sensitive infrared photodetectors are useful for optoelectronics applications, such as light detection in environments with low visibility in the visible wavelength regime.
US09799827B2
A method of manufacturing an electronic device including a semiconductor memory is provided. The method may include forming a material layer for forming a variable resistance element over a substrate, forming a metal layer over the material layer, forming a mask pattern over the metal layer, forming a metal layer pattern by etching the metal layer using the mask pattern as an etch barrier, performing a surface treatment on the metal layer pattern, and etching the material layer using the metal layer pattern and the metal compound layer as an etch barrier to form a variable resistance element having an external side aligned with an external side of the metal compound layer. An external part of the metal layer pattern may be transformed into a metal compound layer. The metal compound layer may have a low etch rate as an etch barrier.
US09799813B2
A lead frame includes a bonding part to bond to a semiconductor chip, a first trench in the bonding part along a first central axis, the first central axis dividing the bonding part into two parts, and second trenches in the bonding part along a second central axis, the second central axis dividing the bonding part into two parts, and the first and second central axes vertically intersecting each other.
US09799811B2
A light emitting device of an embodiment includes first and second light transmissive support bodies, and a light emitting diode is disposed between the bases. The light emitting diode includes a first semiconductor layer provided on a first surface (area S1) of a substrate, a light emitting layer (area S2), and a second semiconductor layer. A first electrode in a pad shape is formed on the second semiconductor layer. The light emitting diode has a shape satisfying a relation of “1≦S1/S2≦−(3.46/H)+2.73”, where H is a distance from the first surface of the substrate to a surface of the first electrode.
US09799810B1
A light emitting device includes a side-emitting assembly, a reflecting cup arranged on a side of the side-emitting assembly, and a package for accommodating the side-emitting assembly and the reflecting cup. The side-emitting assembly with a side surface includes a light emitting chip, a wavelength conversion layer coated on the light emitting chip, and a reflecting layer arranged above the wavelength conversion layer. The reflecting cup has an inner surface facing the side surface of the side-emitting assembly. The inner surface of the reflecting cup is a multifocal paraboloid. The multifocal paraboloid includes multistage paraboloids. The corresponding focal points of the multistage paraboloids are symmetrically distributed on the side surface of the side-emitting assembly.
US09799809B2
A light-emitting diode (LED) package includes a light-emitting structure, an optical wavelength conversion layer on the light-emitting structure, and an optical filter layer on the optical wavelength conversion layer. The light-emitting structure includes a first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and a second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer on the active layer, and emits first light having a first peak wavelength. The optical wavelength conversion layer absorbs the first light emitted from the light-emitting structure and emits second light having a second peak wavelength different from the first peak wavelength. The optical filter layer reflects the first light emitted from the light-emitting structure and transmits the second light emitted from the optical wavelength conversion layer.
US09799806B2
A emitting device includes: an LED chip mounted on a substrate; and a sealing layer that encloses the LED chip, wherein: the sealing layer is a single layer having a thickness of from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm and a maximum width of from 6.0 mm to 20 mm; and the sealing layer is composed of a methylsilicone composition and the mole percentage (mol %) X of Si—CH3 in the methylsilicone composition is more than 90 and less than 100.
US09799799B2
A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element that includes a light extracting surface, an electrode formed surface opposite to the light extracting surface, one or more lateral surfaces, and a pair of electrodes positioned on the electrode formed surface; a light-transmissive member that includes a light entering surface, a light exiting surface opposite to the light entering surface, and one or more lateral surfaces, the light entering surface being disposed on the light extracting surface; an insulating member that covers the lateral surfaces and the electrode formed surface of the light emitting element, and is disposed to expose at least part of the pair of electrodes; a first metal layer that covers the lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive member; and a second metal layer that covers the lateral surfaces of the light emitting element interposing the insulating member.
US09799797B2
A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body with a semiconductor layer sequence. An active region intended for generating radiation is arranged between an n-conductive multilayer structure and a p-conductive semiconductor layer. A doping profile is formed in the n-conductive multilayer structure which includes at least one doping peak.
US09799796B2
A method for treating a LED structure with a substance, the LED structure includes an array of nanowires on a planar support. The method includes producing the substance at a source and causing it to move to the array along a line. The angle between the line followed by the substance and the plane of the support is less than 90° when measured from the center of the support. The substance is capable of rendering a portion of the nanowires nonconductive or less conductive compared to before being treated by the substance.
US09799793B2
A heterostructure for use in fabricating an optoelectronic device is provided. The heterostructure includes a layer, such as an n-type contact or cladding layer, that includes thin sub-layers inserted therein. The thin sub-layers can be spaced throughout the layer and separated by intervening sub-layers fabricated of the material for the layer. The thin sub-layers can have a distinct composition from the intervening sub-layers, which alters stresses present during growth of the heterostructure.
US09799791B2
A process for manufacturing a photonic circuit comprises: manufacturing on a first wafer a first layer stack comprising an underclad oxide layer and a high refractive index waveguide layer; patterning the high refractive index waveguide layer to generate a passive photonic structures; planarizing the first layer stack with a planarizing oxide layer having a thickness below 300 nanometers above the high refractive index waveguide layer; annealing the patterned high refractive index waveguide layer before and/or after the planarizing oxide layer; manufacturing on a second wafer a second layer stack comprising a detachable mono-crystalline silicon waveguide layer; transferring and bonding the first layer stack and the second layer stack; manufacturing active photonic devices in the mono-crystalline silicon waveguide layer; and realizing evanescent coupling between the mono-crystalline silicon waveguide layer and the high refractive index waveguide layer.
US09799790B2
A method for preparing a mesoscopic solar cell based on perovskite light absorption materials, the method including 1) preparing a hole blocking layer on a conductive substrate; 2) preparing and sintering a mesoporous nanocrystalline layer, an insulation separating layer, and a hole collecting layer on the hole blocking layer in order; and 3) drop-coating a precursor solution on the hole collecting layer, and allowing the precursor solution to penetrate pores of the mesoporous nanocrystalline layer via the hole collecting layer from top to bottom, and drying a resulting product to obtain a mesoscopic solar cell.
US09799788B2
A solar battery includes a polymer resin layer on a solar cell and an upper substrate on the polymer resin layer. A pattern is formed in the polymer resin layer.
US09799777B1
A floating gate memory cell is provided on a surface of a base semiconductor substrate utilizing a vertical FET processing flow. The floating gate memory cell contains a bottom source/drain region located beneath one end of an epitaxial semiconductor channel material and a top source/drain region located above a second end of the epitaxial semiconductor channel material. A floating gate structure including an inner dielectric material portion, a floating gate portion, an outer dielectric material portion, and a control gate portion is present on each side of the epitaxial semiconductor channel material.
US09799775B2
A semiconductor device having stable electric characteristics is provided. The transistor includes first to third oxide semiconductor layers, a gate electrode, and a gate insulating layer. The second oxide semiconductor layer has a portion positioned between the first and third oxide semiconductor layers. The gate insulating layer has a region in contact with a top surface of the third oxide semiconductor layer. The gate electrode overlaps with a top surface of the portion with the gate insulating layer positioned therebetween. The gate electrode faces a side surface of the portion in a channel width direction with the gate insulating layer positioned therebetween. The second oxide semiconductor layer includes a region having a thickness greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 8 nm. The length in the channel width direction of the second oxide semiconductor layer is less than 60 nm.
US09799743B1
A trenched power semiconductor element, a trenched-gate structure thereof being in an element trench of an epitaxial layer and including at least a shielding electrode, a shielding dielectric layer, a gate electrode, an insulating separation layer, and a gate insulating layer. The shielding electrode is disposed at the bottom of the element trench, the shielding dielectric layer is disposed at a lower portion of the element trench, surrounding the shielding electrode to separate the shielding electrode from the epitaxial layer, wherein the top portion of the shielding dielectric layer includes a hole. The gate electrode is disposed above the shielding electrode, being separated from the hole at a predetermined distance through the insulating separation layer. The insulating separation layer is disposed between the shielding dielectric layer and the gate electrode layer to seal the hole.
US09799742B1
A field effect transistor includes a substrate, an epitaxial layer, a remnant-oxide layer, an electrode, a surrounding-oxide layer, a surrounding-nitride layer, a gate oxide layer, a gate, a P-body region, a source region, an interlayer dielectric and a source electrode. The epitaxial layer on the substrate has a trench having a sidewall and a bottom. The electrode inside the trench is coated subsequently by the surrounding-oxide layer, the surrounding-nitride layer and the remnant-oxide layer. The gate formed on the gate oxide layer is separated from the electrode sequentially by the gate oxide layer, the surrounding-nitride layer and the surrounding-oxide layer. The P-body region and the source region, formed at the epitaxial layer, are separated from the gate by the gate oxide layer. The interlayer dielectric covers the source region and the gate. The source electrode covers the P-body region and the interlayer dielectric, and contacts the source region.
US09799739B2
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate including a plurality of active regions and a device isolation region for isolating the plurality of active regions; and a buried bit line and a buried gate electrode which are formed in the semiconductor substrate. The device isolation region includes a first device isolation region extending in a first direction and a second device isolation region extending in a second direction crossing with the first direction and having a shield pillar formed therein.
US09799722B1
An inductive component and package structure is provided, comprising a magnetic body having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a plurality of conductive through holes are formed from the top surface to the bottom surface of the magnetic body, and the plurality of conductive through holes are electrically connected via first conductive patterns disposed over the top surface of the magnetic body and second conductive patterns disposed over the bottom surface of the magnetic body so as to form at least one conductive path, each passing through a corresponding set of conductive through holes, wherein each of the at least one conductive path has two terminals and a corresponding inductance. At least one portion of a first electronic device is disposed in a first space, at least partially surrounded by the at least one conductive path.
US09799719B2
An active-matrix touchscreen includes a substrate, a system controller, and a plurality of spatially separated independent touch elements disposed on the substrate. Each touch element includes a touch sensor and a touch controller circuit that provides one or more sensor-control signals to the touch sensor and receives a sense signal responsive to the sensor-control signals from the touch sensor. Each touch sensor operates independently of any other touch sensor.
US09799715B2
A display panel, comprising an array substrate (1) having a plurality of sub pixels (15), wherein the array substrate (1) comprises: a thin film transistor (11), a passivation layer (12) disposed on the thin film transistor, and a color filter layer (13) disposed on the passivation layer, the array substrate further comprises a protection layer (14) which is disposed on the color filter layer (13) and is made of a mixture of metal oxide and resin. In the display panel, the problem that ultraviolet light irradiation onto a thin film transistor affects the transistor performance is solved, the characteristic drift of the thin film transistor is reduced, and the on-off ratio of the thin film transistor is increased, thereby the performance of the thin film transistor is improved. The manufacturing method of the display panel and a display apparatus comprising the display panel are also disclosed.
US09799714B2
A display device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements aligned on a TFT substrate in a formation of a matrix. The plurality of light-emitting elements each have a flat surface portion and including a light-emitting layer, an anode, and a cathode, an insulating layer formed on the TFT substrate and under the light emitting element, and a tilted metal surface provided on a peripheral area surrounding the flat surface portion of the light-emitting element and having a tilt angle with respect to the flat surface portion of the light-emitting element. The tilted metal surface is provided on a surface of a slope of a bank that is provided on the insulation layer, and a width of a cross-section of the bank becomes smaller as the cross section comes farther away from a surface of the TFT substrate. A counter substrate is placed on the TFT substrate.
US09799708B2
An organic light emitting diode display includes a stretchable substrate, a plurality of pixel forming plates, first and second pixels, and a cut-out groove. The pixel forming plates are on the substrate and spaced apart from each other. The first and second pixels are on respective first and second pixel forming plates of the plurality of the pixel forming plates adjacent in a first direction. The first and second pixel forming plates are connected by a first bridge. The cut-out groove are in the first and second pixel forming plates and adjacent to an area connected to the first bridge.
US09799706B2
A resistive random access memory device is provided with a tunneling insulator layer between a resistance change layer and a bottom electrode. Thus, it is possible: to raise the selection (on/off) ratio by the current of a direct tunneling induced by low voltage in the unselected cell and the current of an F-N tunneling induced by high voltage in the selected cell, to efficiently suppress the leakage current in the read operation, to make a low current operation less μA level by controlling the thickness of the tunneling insulator layer, and to be simultaneously fabricated together with circuit devices by forming the bottom electrodes (word lines) with a semiconductor material.
US09799704B2
An electronic device with improved variable resistance characteristics and a method for fabricating the same are provided. In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, a method for forming an electronic device with a semiconductor memory includes forming a crystalized doped layer over a substrate; forming a barrier layer over the doped layer; forming a metal layer over the barrier layer; and reacting the barrier layer with a portion of the metal layer. The electronic device and the method of fabricating the same according to embodiments of the disclosed technology may have improved variable resistance characteristics.
US09799690B2
A solid-state image pickup device 1 according to the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate 2 on which a pixel 20 composed of a photodiode 3 and a transistor is formed. The transistor comprising the pixel 20 is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a pn junction portion formed between high concentration regions of the photodiode 3 is provided within the semiconductor substrate 2 and a part of the pn junction portion of the photodiode 3 is extended to a lower portion of the transistor formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate 2. According to the present invention, there is provided a solid-state image pickup device in which a pixel size can be microminiaturized without lowering a saturated electric charge amount (Qs) and sensitivity.
US09799684B2
A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a gate line and a data line disposed on the first substrate, a first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a first subpixel electrode connected to the first thin film transistor, a resistor connected to the second thin film transistor and a resistance of the resistor is changed by a pulsed gate-on signal applied to the gate line, and a second subpixel electrode connected to the resistor.
US09799677B2
A dual gate oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate includes a substrate; a bottom gate positioned on the substrate; a bottom gate isolation layer positioned on the substrate and the bottom gate; a first oxide semiconductor layer positioned on the bottom gate isolation layer above the bottom gate; an oxide conductor layer positioned on the bottom gate isolation layer at one side of the first oxide semiconductor layer; a top gate isolation layer positioned on the first oxide semiconductor layer, the oxide conductor layer, and the bottom gate isolation layer; a top gate positioned on the top gate isolation layer above a middle part of the first oxide semiconductor layer; a source and a drain positioned on the top gate isolation layer at two sides of the top gate; and a passivation layer positioned on the top gate isolation layer, the source, the drain, and the top gate.
US09799673B2
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a stacked structure including first material layers and second material layers alternately stacked on each other; forming a pillar passing through the stacked structure, the pillar including a protruding portion protruding above an uppermost surface of the stacked structure; forming a conductive layer surrounding the protruding portion of the pillar; and forming a conductive pattern in contact with the protruding portion of the pillar by oxidizing a surface of the conductive layer.
US09799669B2
A memory film layer is formed in a memory opening through an alternating stack of first material layers and second material layers. A sacrificial material layer is deposited on the memory film layer. Horizontal portions of the sacrificial material layer and the memory film layer at the bottom of the memory opening is removed by an anisotropic etch to expose a substrate underlying the memory opening, while vertical portions of the sacrificial material layer protect vertical portions of the memory film layer. After removal of the sacrificial material layer selective to the memory film, a doped semiconductor material layer can be formed directly on the exposed material in the memory opening and on the memory film as a single material layer to form a semiconductor channel of a memory device.
US09799668B2
Memory cells having isolated charge sites and methods of fabricating memory cells having isolated charge sites are described. In an example, a nonvolatile charge trap memory device includes a substrate having a channel region, a source region and a drain region. A gate stack is disposed above the substrate, over the channel region. The gate stack includes a tunnel dielectric layer disposed above the channel region, a first charge-trapping region and a second charge-trapping region. The regions are disposed above the tunnel dielectric layer and separated by a distance. The gate stack also includes an isolating dielectric layer disposed above the tunnel dielectric layer and between the first charge-trapping region and the second charge-trapping region. A gate dielectric layer is disposed above the first charge-trapping region, the second charge-trapping region and the isolating dielectric layer. A gate electrode is disposed above the gate dielectric layer.
US09799662B2
An antifuse-type OTP memory cell has following structures. A first doped region, a second doped region, a third doped region and a fourth doped region are formed in a well region. A gate oxide layer covers the surface of the well region. A first gate is formed on the gate oxide layer and spanned over the first doped region and the second doped region. The first gate is connected with a word line. A second gate is formed on the gate oxide layer and spanned over the second doped region and the third doped region. The second gate is connected with an antifuse control line. A third gate is formed on the gate oxide layer and spanned over the third doped region and the fourth doped region. The third gate is connected with an isolation control line.
US09799658B2
A method of forming capacitors includes providing first capacitor electrodes within support material. The first capacitor electrodes contain TiN and the support material contains polysilicon. The polysilicon-containing support material is dry isotropically etched selectively relative to the TiN-containing first capacitor electrodes using a sulfur and fluorine-containing etching chemistry. A capacitor dielectric is formed over sidewalls of the first capacitor electrodes and a second capacitor electrode is formed over the capacitor dielectric. Additional methods are disclosed.
US09799656B2
A method for fabricating a gate stack of a semiconductor device comprises forming a first dielectric layer over a channel region of the device, forming a first nitride layer over the first dielectric layer, depositing a scavenging layer on the first nitride layer, forming a capping layer over the scavenging layer, removing portions of the capping layer and the scavenging layer to expose a portion of the first nitride layer in a n-type field effect transistor (nFET) region of the gate stack, forming a first gate metal layer over the first nitride layer and the capping layer, depositing a second nitride layer on the first gate metal layer, and depositing a gate electrode material on the second nitride layer.
US09799645B2
A structure having: a plurality of field effect transistors (FETs) connected between a common input and a common output, each one of the field effect transistors comprises: a source region, a drain region, and a gate electrode for controlling carriers through a channel region of a transistor region of the structure between the source region and the drain region; a plurality of diodes, each one of the diodes being associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of FETs, each one of the diodes having an electrode in Schottky contact with a diode region of the corresponding one of the FETs. The gate electrode and the diode electrode extend along parallel lines. The source region, the drain region, the channel region, and a diode region having therein the diode are disposed along a common line.
US09799644B2
A FinFET device includes a plurality of FinFET devices formed on a corresponding plurality of fins in a multilevel interconnect semiconductor device. Each source and each drain is coupled to a metal interconnect level by a metal resistive element that is subjacent the lowermost interconnect level. In one embodiment, a metal segment extending over a plurality of the fins includes contacts to each of the fins, thereby providing subjacent metal resistive elements of different lengths. The plurality of fins and subjacent metal segments are arranged such that each of the FinFET devices has the same total resistance provided by the source and drain metal resistive elements, even though the source metal resistive element and drain metal resistive element associated with the fins may have different lengths. The arrangement provides the same turn-on resistance and the same ESD failure current for each FinFET device.
US09799643B2
A semiconductor die includes a III-nitride semiconductor substrate, a power HEMT (high-electron-mobility transistor) disposed in the III-nitride semiconductor substrate, and a first gate driver HEMT monolithically integrated with the power HEMT in the III-nitride semiconductor substrate. The power HEMT and the first gate driver HEMT each have a gate, a source and a drain. The first gate driver HEMT logically forms part of a driver, and is electrically connected to the gate of the power HEMT. The first gate driver HEMT is operable to turn the power HEMT off or on responsive to an externally-generated control signal received from the driver or other device. Additional embodiments of semiconductor dies and methods of manufacturing are also described.
US09799642B2
Embodiments of the invention provide an array substrate, a display device and a manufacturing method of the array substrate. The array substrate comprises a substrate (10) and a plurality of electrostatic discharge short-circuit rings (20) provided on the substrate. Each of the electrostatic discharge short-circuit rings (20) comprises a gate electrode (22), a gate insulating layer (26), an active layer (21), a source electrode (23), a drain electrode (24) and a passivation layer (30). Each of the electrostatic discharge short-circuit ring (20) further comprises a transparent conductive layer (25) for connecting the gate electrode (22) and the drain electrode (24), and the transparent conductive layer (25) is provided below the passivation layer (30).
US09799641B2
In an ESD protection device, a first well of a first conductivity type and a second well of a second conductivity type are formed in a substrate to contact each other. A first impurity region of the first conductivity type and a second impurity region of the second conductivity type are formed in the first well, and are electrically connected to a first electrode pad. The second impurity region is spaced apart from the first impurity region in a direction of the second well. A third impurity region is formed in the second well, has the second conductivity type, and is electrically connected to a second electrode pad. A fourth impurity region is formed in the second well, is located in a direction of the first well from the third impurity region to contact the third impurity region, has the first conductivity type, and is electrically floated.
US09799631B2
A system and method for packaging semiconductor dies is provided. An embodiment comprises a first package with a first contact and a second contact. A post-contact material is formed on the first contact in order to adjust the height of a joint between the contact pad a conductive bump. In another embodiment a conductive pillar is utilized to control the height of the joint between the contact pad and external connections.
US09799624B1
A wire bonding method includes steps of: forming a Free Air Ball (FAB) at an end of a metal wire; pressing the FAB onto a flat surface of a workpiece to deform the FAB; contacting the deformed FAB to a metal pad, wherein the metal pad is made of a first material and the metal wire is made of a second material, and a hardness of the first material is smaller than a hardness of the second material; and bonding the deformed FAB on the metal pad.
US09799617B1
Methods for repacking copper wire bonded microelectronic die (that is, die having bond pads bonded to copper wire bonds) are provided. In one embodiment, the repackaging method includes the step or process of obtaining a microelectronic package containing copper wire bonds and a microelectronic die, which includes bond pads to which the copper wire bonds are bonded. The microelectronic die is extracted from the microelectronic package in a manner separating the copper wire bonds from the bond pads. The microelectronic die is then attached or mounted to a Failure Analysis (FA) package having electrical contact points thereon. Electrical connections are then formed between the bond pads of the microelectronic die and the electrical contact points of the FA package at least in part by printing an electrically-conductive material onto the bond pads.
US09799611B2
A semiconductor chip 10 flip-chip mounted on a first surface 32 of a wiring substrate 30, a semiconductor chip 20 flip-chip mounted on a second surface 33 of the wiring substrate 30, a sealing resin 71 covering the semiconductor chip 10, a sealing resin 72 covering the semiconductor chip 20, a plurality of conductive posts provided to penetrate through the sealing resin 72, and a plurality of solder balls mounted on second ends of the plurality of conductive posts exposed from the sealing resin 72 are provided; and the mounting directions of the semiconductor chips 10 and 20 are mutually different by 90°. Both of the planar shapes of the semiconductor chips 10 and 20 are rectangular shapes, the semiconductor chip 10 is mounted so that the long sides thereof are parallel to the long sides of the wiring substrate 30, and the semiconductor chip 20 is mounted so that the long sides thereof are perpendicular to the long sides of the wiring substrate 30.
US09799596B2
A wiring substrate includes a core substrate and a cavity extending through the core substrate. The cavity has a planar shape that is rectangular, and includes corners and sides connecting the corners in a plan view. The wiring substrate also includes first through holes that extend through the core substrate and are spaced apart from the cavity. An electronic component is arranged in the cavity. The wiring substrate also includes a first insulating material with which the first through holes are filled and a second insulating material with which a gap between the electronic component and walls of the cavity is filled. The first through holes are arranged around the corners of the cavity in a plan view. Each of the first through holes is L-shaped in a plan view and formed continuously along two of the sides of the cavity that define the corresponding corner.
US09799588B2
A chip package and a fabrication method thereof are provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The chip package includes a semiconductor substrate containing a chip and having a device area and a peripheral bonding pad area. A plurality of conductive pads is disposed at the peripheral bonding pad area and a passivation layer is formed over the semiconductor substrate to expose the conductive pads. An insulating protective layer is formed on the passivation layer at the device area. A packaging layer is disposed over the insulating protective layer to expose the conductive pads and the passivation layer at the peripheral bonding pad area. The method includes forming an insulating protective layer to cover a plurality of conductive pads during a cutting process and removing the insulating protective layer on the conductive pads through an opening of a packaging layer.
US09799584B2
Embodiments of heat spreaders with integrated preforms, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a heat spreader may include: a frame formed of a metal material, wherein the metal material is a zinc alloy or an aluminum alloy; a preform secured in the frame, wherein the preform has a thermal conductivity higher than a thermal conductivity of the metal material; and a recess having at least one sidewall formed by the frame. The metal material may have an equiaxed grain structure. In some embodiments, the equiaxed grain structure may be formed by squeeze-casting or rheocasting the metal material.
US09799576B2
A monitoring method that can detect a sign of disconnection of a heat generation source is provided. Further, a highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. The monitoring method uses a first control device that samples outputs of a plurality of thermometers at a first frequency (100 Hz sampling in S10) and controls a plurality of heat generation sources based on temperature information obtained by sampling, and a second control device that forms information based on temperature information obtained by sampling at the first frequency (100 Hz sampling in S20) and pieces of heat-generation-source information obtained by sampling of outputs of the respective heat-generation sources at the first frequency (100 Hz sampling in S20). Based on the temperature information obtained by sampling at the first frequency (100 Hz sampling in S20) and the pieces of heat-generation-source information obtained by sampling at the first frequency (100 Hz sampling in S20), states of the heat generation sources are monitored.
US09799571B2
Methods of producing integrated circuits with interposers and integrated circuits produced from such methods are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method of producing an integrated circuit includes producing an interposer with an insulation plate and a plurality of through vias passing through the insulation plate. The interposer has a prime area and an in prime area. A prime area test circuit is formed in the prime area, where the prime area test circuit includes a portion of the plurality of through vias that are electrically connected in series.
US09799569B2
A method of forming field effect transistors (FETs) and on Integrated Circuit (IC) chips with the FETs. Channel placeholders at FET locations are undercut at each end of FET channels. Source/drain regions adjacent to each channel placeholder extend into and fill the undercut. The channel placeholder is opened to expose channel surface under each channel placeholder. Source/drain extensions are formed under each channel placeholder, adjacent to each source/drain region. After removing the channel placeholders metal gates are formed over each said FET channel.
US09799568B2
In one example, a device includes a p-type field effect transistor region and n-type field effect transistor region. The p-type field effect transistor region includes at least one fin including strained germanium. The n-type field effect transistor region also includes at least one fin including strained germanium.
US09799553B2
A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first capping layer formed above the substrate, a first dielectric layer formed on the first capping layer; a second capping layer formed on the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer formed on the second capping layer; a plurality of conducting lines separately formed on the substrate; a third capping layer formed on the conducting lines and the second dielectric layer; and several nano-gaps formed between the adjacent conducting lines, and the nano-gaps being formed in the second dielectric layer, or further extending to the second capping layer or to the first capping layer. The nano-gaps partially open one of the second and first dielectric layers, or the nano-gaps expose the first capping layer or the second capping layer.
US09799550B2
The present invention provides a method for forming an opening, including: first, a hard mask material layer is formed on a target layer, next, a tri-layer hard mask is formed on the hard mask material layer, where the tri-layer hard mask includes an bottom organic layer (ODL), a middle silicon-containing hard mask bottom anti-reflection coating (SHB) layer and a top photoresist layer, and an etching process is then performed, to remove parts of the tri-layer hard mask, parts of the hard mask material layer and parts of the target layer in sequence, so as to form at least one opening in the target layer, where during the step for removing parts of the hard mask material layer, a lateral etching rate of the hard mask material layer is smaller than a lateral etching rate of the ODL.
US09799546B2
In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck that includes a base and a first electrode provided on the base and is configured to electrostatically adsorb a wafer on the first electrode. The apparatus further includes a measurement module configured to measure potential of the wafer. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to adjust potential of the base based on the potential of the wafer and to adjust potential of the first electrode based on the potential of the wafer or the base, when the potential of the wafer measured by the measurement module changes.
US09799540B2
A substrate holding unit of a liquid processing apparatus holds a circular substrate horizontally and rotates the substrate about a vertical axis, and a chemical liquid nozzle supplies a chemical liquid to the peripheral edge of the substrate while the substrate is being rotated in order to remove a film of the peripheral edge. An image capture unit captures an image of the peripheral edge, and a determination unit calculates an actually removed value for a removed width of the film based on a result of the image capturing and determines whether the removed width is suitable or not.
US09799528B2
An apparatus includes a package structure. The package structure includes a chip, a conductive structure over the chip, a molding structure surrounding and underneath the chip, and a first passivation layer over the conductive structure. The chip includes an optical component and a chip conductive pad. The conductive structure is electrically coupled to the chip conductive pad. The conductive structure has a planar portion substantially in parallel with an upper surface of the chip. The first passivation layer has a first opening defined therein. The first opening exposes a portion of the planar portion. The package structure is configured to receive an electrical coupling through the first opening in the first passivation layer.
US09799525B2
A semiconductor device may include the following elements: a first doped region; a second doped region, which contacts the first doped region; a third doped region, which contacts the first doped region; a first dielectric layer, which contacts the above-mentioned doped regions; a first gate member, which is conductive and comprises a first gate portion, a second gate portion, and a third gate portion, wherein the first gate portion contacts the first dielectric layer, wherein the second gate portion is positioned between the first gate portion and the third gate portion, and wherein a width of the second portion is unequal to a width of the third gate portion; a doped portion, which is positioned between the third gate portion and the third doped region; a second gate member; and a second dielectric layer, which is positioned between the third gate portion and the second gate member.
US09799520B2
III-nitride materials are generally described herein, including material structures comprising III-nitride material regions and silicon-containing substrates. Certain embodiments are related to gallium nitride materials and material structures comprising gallium nitride material regions and silicon-containing substrates.
US09799511B2
Methods for the formation of SiCN, SiCO and SiCON films comprising cyclical exposure of a substrate surface to a silicon-containing gas, a carbon-containing gas and a plasma. Some embodiments further comprise the addition of an oxidizing agent prior to at least the plasma exposure.
US09799510B2
Provided is a technology for efficiently obtaining a metal oxide film having good adhesiveness. A method of producing a metal oxide film includes: an application step of applying a solution containing an organic metal complex onto a substrate; an ozone exposure step of exposing the resultant coating film to ozone; and a heating step of heating the coating film.
US09799503B2
An ion guide generates a radio frequency (RF) field to radially confine ions to an ion beam along a guide axis as the ions are transmitted through the ion guide. The effective potential of the RF field has potential wells distributed along the guide axis. The RF field is constructed such that the potential wells move in an axial direction toward an exit end of the ion guide.
US09799502B2
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising two vacuum chambers maintained at different pressures. The two vacuum chambers are interconnected by a differential pumping aperture. The effective area of the opening between the two vacuum chambers may be varied by rotating a disk having an aperture in front of the differential pumping aperture so as to vary the gas flow rate through the opening and between the two chambers.
US09799499B2
In a mass spectrometric method of the invention, a mass spectrometer (2) is used having a mass separation unit (231, 234) before and after a collision cell (232) for fragmenting ions. When a product ion corresponding to a precursor ion set for a sample is selected by performing product ion scan with respect to the precursor ion, an exclusion range of mass-to-charge ratios is set based on information on non-selection ions input by a user, and a product ion that satisfies a predefined criterion is selected within a range of mass-to-charge ratios excluding the exclusion range in a product ion spectrum. According to the mass spectrometric method of the invention, product ions suited for measurement on a target compound can be selected.
US09799498B2
A magnetron sputtering coating device includes a deposition chamber, sputtering cathodes, a rotating stand within the deposition chamber, a support platform on the rotating stand, a first rotation system for driving the rotating stand to rotate around a central axis of the rotating stand, and a baffle fixed on the rotating stand. The sputtering cathodes are arranged around and perpendicular to the rotating stand.
US09799495B2
A plasma processing apparatus that performs plasma processing on a substrate held on a transport carrier including an annular frame and a holding sheet. The apparatus includes a process chamber; a process gas supply unit that supplies process gas to the process chamber; a decompressing mechanism that decompresses the process chamber; a plasma excitation device that generates plasma in the process chamber; a stage in the chamber, on which the transport carrier is loaded; a cooling mechanism for cooling the stage; a cover that partly covers the holding sheet and the frame and that has a window section through which the substrate is partly exposed to plasma; a correction member that presses the frame onto the stage and corrects warpage of the frame; and a movement device that moves the correction member. The correction member is provided separately from the cover to be covered by the cover.
US09799494B2
A processing method and system are provided for processing a substrate with a plasma in the presence of an electro-negative gas. A processing gas is injected into a processing chamber. The gas includes a high electron affinity gas species. A surface is provided in the plasma chamber onto which the gas species has a tendency to chemisorb. The gas species is exposed to the surface, chemisorbed onto it, and the surface is exposed to energy that causes negative ions of the chemisorbed gas species, that interact in the plasma to release secondary electrons. A neutralizer grid may be provided to separate from the chamber a second chamber in which forms a low energy secondary plasma for processing the substrate that is dense in electrons and contains high energy neutrals of the gas species and high energy positive ions of processing gas. Pulsed energy may be used to excite plasma or bias the substrate. A hollow cathode source is also provided.
US09799486B2
In a charged particle beam apparatus that applies a retarding voltage to a sample through a contact terminal and executes measurement or inspection of a surface of the sample, potential variation of the sample when changing the retarding voltage applied to the contact terminal is measured by a surface potential meter, a time constant of the potential variation of the sample is obtained, and it is determined whether execution of measurement or inspection by a charged particle beam continues or stops based on the time constant, or a conduction ensuring process between the sample and the contact terminal is executed.
US09799480B2
The embodiments relate to a CT system with a stationary part and a rotatable part, which is supported rotatably in the stationary part. At least one x-ray tube unit cooled by a cooling fluid, an x-ray detector lying opposite the x-ray tube unit, and a cooling device coupled in terms of fluid technology to the x-ray tube unit via a coolant circuit are disposed in the rotatable part. A cooling air channel, through which cooling air is able to be fed into the rotatable part, and an exhaust air channel, through which heated exhaust air is able to be taken away from the rotatable part, are disposed in the stationary part. In accordance with the embodiments, at least one overpressure relief valve is disposed in the coolant circuit, through which the cooling fluid is able to be conveyed away in the exhaust air channel.
US09799477B2
A circuit breaker arraignment includes at least two trip mechanisms. The first trip mechanism acts to immediately trip to open contacts of the circuit breaker upon reaching a first threshold current level, and the second trip mechanism acts to trip to open the contacts once both a second current threshold is reached and a time delay has elapsed. The contacts are moved by a linkage assembly that is held under mechanical advantage such that when acted on by one of the two trip mechanisms, the mechanical advantage is released to rapidly open the contacts.
US09799474B2
A contactor includes a pair of fixed contacts, a movable contact element configured to contact the pair of fixed contacts and to be separated from the pair of fixed contacts, a movable shaft configured to move in an axial direction as to cause the movable contact element to contact the pair of fixed contacts and to be separated from the pair of fixed contacts, and a partition-wall component disposed opposite to the pair of fixed contacts with respect to the movable contact element. The first partition-wall component includes a partition wall provided around the movable shaft. The first partition wall is configured to move synchronously with at least one of the movable contact element and the movable shaft.
US09799466B2
A keyboard switch, including a base; a static contact; a moving contact; an upper cover; a button; a reset spring; an X-shaped rack structure; and a holding part. The X-shaped rack structure includes a first connecting rack and a second connecting rack. The first connecting rack includes a first balancing lever and two first connecting parts sleeving on the first balancing lever, the second connecting rack includes a second balancing lever and two second connecting parts sleeving on the second balancing lever; opposite surfaces of the two first connecting parts each are provided with one boss, facing surfaces of the two second connecting parts each are provided with one round hole, and the boss is inserted in the round hole so that two ends of the two first connecting racks and two ends of the two second connecting racks are connected to form two X-shaped structures.
US09799461B2
As an electrode for a power storage device, an electrode including a current collector, a first active material layer over the current collector, and a second active material layer that is over the first active material layer and includes a particle containing niobium oxide and a granular active material is used, whereby the charge-discharge cycle characteristics and rate characteristics of the power storage device can be improved. Moreover, contact between the granular active material and the particle containing niobium oxide makes the granular active material physically fixed; accordingly, deterioration due to expansion and contraction of the active material which occur along with charge and discharge of the power storage device, such as powdering of the active material or its separation from the current collector, can be suppressed.
US09799456B2
Provided is a solid electrolyte capacitor which includes: a bottomed cylindrical housing which includes a bottom surface portion and a side surface portion raised from the bottom surface portion, and has an opening portion formed on an edge portion of the side surface portion; a capacitor element which is accommodated in the inside of the housing, and is formed by winding an anode foil and a cathode foil in an overlapping state with a separator interposed therebetween and by filling a space formed between the anode foil and the cathode foil with a solid electrolyte; a sealing member which seals the opening portion of the housing in a state where the capacitor element is accommodated in the inside of the housing; and a composite sheet which is arranged between the bottom surface portion of the housing and the capacitor element, and has the structure where a resin made of a high-molecular weight compound is retained in a fiber sheet containing at least cellulose fibers.
US09799452B2
A ceramic electronic component includes a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped stack in which a ceramic layer and an internal electrode are alternately stacked and an external electrode provided on a portion of a surface of the stack and electrically connected to the internal electrode. The external electrode includes an inner external electrode covering a portion of the surface of the stack and including a mixture of a resin component and a metal component and an outer external electrode covering the inner external electrode and including a metal component. The inner external electrode includes a plurality of holes. An average opening diameter of the plurality of holes is not greater than about 2.5 μm. Some or all of the plurality of holes are embedded with the metal component of the outer external electrode.
US09799440B2
A coupled inductor comprises an annular core 1 and coils 2a, 2b wound around the core. The annular core 1 includes a sendust core having a maximum differential permeability that is equal to or greater than 30.
US09799437B2
A plunger is formed of a soft magnetic material to have one end connected a regulation pin. A permanent magnet is affixed to a stationary portion to attract the plunger in a retreated direction. A coil generates a magnetic flux in an opposite direction of the permanent magnet to reduce a magneto attraction force, which attracts the plunger. A spring biases the regulation pin in an advanced direction. The spring applies a biasing force to the regulation pin to move the regulation pin in the advanced direction when electricity is supplied to the coil to reduce the magneto attraction force of the permanent magnet. A molded portion defines a magnet accommodation hole and a cover member covers the permanent magnet housed in the magnet accommodation hole. A magnetism detection unit is disposed on an opposite side of an inner surface of the cover from the permanent magnet.
US09799434B2
A magnetic field generating device includes a superconducting coil formed by winding a superconductive wire material; an unseparated conductor plate which includes an electric conductor and is placed such that the conductor plate is insulated from the superconducting coil and is adjacent to the superconducting coil in a winding axis direction of the superconducting coil, and one of main surfaces of the conductor plate faces the superconducting coil; and a protection circuit which is connected in parallel with the superconducting coil and attenuates a current flowing through the superconducting coil.
US09799433B2
A superconducting magnet includes a superconducting coil, a refrigerant container, a radiation shield, a vacuum container, a refrigerating machine cooling an interior of the refrigerant container, a tubular current lead passing from outside of the vacuum container to inside of the refrigerant container electrically connected to the superconducting coil, a power source electrically connected to the current lead, a manometer measuring a pressure inside of the refrigerant container, a thermometer to measure a temperature of the current lead, and a control unit connected to each of the power source, the manometer, and the thermometer. The control unit raises an output of the power source to vary a value of a current flowing into superconducting coil only when a measurement value of the manometer is higher than or equal to a set value and a measurement value of the thermometer is lower than or equal to a set value.
US09799424B2
An electric lead contains at least three conductors. Each of conductors has a line which is surrounded by a conductor sheath. Two of the conductors are embodied as signal conductors, and form, with a common partial lead sheath surrounding them, a first partial lead, in particular a signal lead. Another of the conductors is embodied as a power conductor and forms a second partial lead, in particular a power lead. The conductors are surrounded by a separating sleeve, which is in turn surrounded by a common sheath of the electric lead. The lead is characterized in that the partial lead sheath has an inner sheath section and an outer sheath section, and the outer sheath section is harder than the inner sheath section.
US09799423B2
A cable is provided and includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and a PTC material layer. The PTC material layer is directly bonded to and electrically connects the first conductor and the second conductor.
US09799416B2
Illustrative embodiments provide methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor, methods of operating a nuclear fission traveling wave reactor, methods of controlling a nuclear fission traveling wave reactor, systems for controlling a nuclear fission traveling wave reactor, computer software program products for controlling a nuclear fission traveling wave reactor, and nuclear fission traveling wave reactors with systems for migrating fuel assemblies.
US09799415B2
A process for controlling the dissolution of a metal in an acid bath is described. The metal may comprise aluminum and the acid bath may contain a metal catalyst that causes the metal to dissolve. In order to control the rate of dissolution, the metal can be contacted with a cathodic member. In one embodiment, the process can be completely stopped even without removing the metal from the acid bath. The cathodic member provides anodic protection to the metal. In one embodiment, the cathodic member is made from a nickel-chromium-based alloy.
US09799402B2
A nonvolatile memory system includes first and second nonvolatile memory devices and a memory controller configured to control the first and second nonvolatile memory devices through one channel. During a program operation, the memory controller transmits first signals, for setting first page data up in the first nonvolatile memory device, to the first nonvolatile memory device through the channel. While the first nonvolatile memory device sets up the first page data in response to the first signals, the memory controller transmits second signals, for setting second page data up in the second nonvolatile memory device, to the second nonvolatile memory device.
US09799401B2
The disclosed technology provides enables incremental step pulse programming (ISPP) operations with variable pulse step height control. In particular, a storage device is configured to select a pulse step height for an ISPP operation of one or more memory cells of a storage device based on a write frequency of data programmed via the ISPP operation. The storage device saves the data by applying a series of electrical pulses to the one or more memory cells, each subsequent pulse increasing in magnitude by the selected pulse step height.
US09799398B2
Memory sense amplifiers and memory verification methods are described. According to one aspect, a memory sense amplifier includes a first input coupled with a memory element of a memory cell, wherein the memory element has different memory states at different moments in time, a second input configured to receive a reference signal, modification circuitry configured to provide a data signal at the first input from the memory element having a plurality of different voltages corresponding to respective ones of different memory states of the memory cell at the different moments in time, and comparison circuitry coupled with the modification circuitry and configured to compare the data signal and the reference signal at the different moments in time and to provide an output signal indicative of the memory state of the memory cell at the different moments in time as a result of the comparison to implement a plurality of verify operations of the memory states of the memory cell at the different moments in time.
US09799395B2
A static random access memory (SRAM) includes an array of storage cells and a first sense amplifier. The array of storage cells is arranged as rows and columns. The rows correspond to word lines and the columns correspond to bit lines. The first sense amplifier includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first sense amplifier is configured to provide a first read of a first storage cell of the array of storage cells. Based on the first read of the first storage cell failing to correctly read data stored in the first storage cell, the first sense amplifier is configured to increment a body bias of the first transistor a first time. In response to the body bias of the first transistor being incremented, the first sense amplifier is configured to provide a second read of the first storage cell.
US09799394B2
A static random access memory (SRAM) including at least a memory cell array, a first data line, a second data line, a third data line and a driver circuit. The first data line is electrically coupled with the memory cell array. The second data line is electrically coupled with the memory cell array. The driver circuit is electrically coupled with the first data line, the second data line and the third data line. The driver circuit includes a recovery circuit electrically coupled with the first data line, the second data line and the third data line. During a write operation of the SRAM, the recovery circuit is configured to pull a voltage level of the first data line to a first voltage level when the recovery circuit is enabled.
US09799391B1
A DRAM circuit includes an array having a normal word line, a first redundant word line and a second redundant word line immediately adjacent to the first redundant word line. The second redundant word line is activated if the normal word line is assigned, by a memory controller external to the DRAM circuit, to be activated. A redundant refresh circuit is configured to determine that the first redundant word line is required to be refreshed in response to the second redundant word line being activated; and a row decoder is configured to, according to the determination of the redundant refresh circuit, refresh the first redundant word line.
US09799390B2
A memory includes a first cell array configured to include a plurality of first memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines, a second cell array configured to include a plurality of second memory cells connected to the plurality of word lines, wherein a group of the plurality of second memory cells which are connected to a corresponding word line stores the number of activations for the corresponding word line, and an activation number update unit configured to update a value stored in the corresponding group of the plurality of second memory cells connected to the activated word line of the plurality of word lines.
US09799388B1
Methods, systems, techniques, and devices for operating a ferroelectric memory cell or cells are described. A first ferroelectric memory cell may be used to charge a second ferroelectric memory cell by transferring charge from a plate of first ferroelectric memory cell to a plate of the second ferroelectric memory cell. In some examples, prior to the transfer of charge, the first ferroelectric memory cell may be selected for a first operation in which the first ferroelectric memory cell transitions from a charged state to a discharged state and the second ferroelectric memory cell may be selected for a second operation during which the second ferroelectric memory cell transitions from a discharged state to a charged state. The discharging of the first ferroelectric memory cell may be used to assist in charging the second ferroelectric memory cell.
US09799384B2
A multi-bit magnetic random access memory (MRAM) cell including a magnetic tunnel junction including: a first magnetic storage layer, a second magnetic storage layer, a magnetic sense layer, a first spacer layer between the first magnetic storage layer and the magnetic sense layer, and a second spacer layer between the second magnetic storage layer and the sense layer. The first and second storage magnetization are switchable between m directions to store data corresponding to one of m2 logic states, with m>2. The present disclosure further concerns a method for writing and reading to the MRAM cell and to memory devices including multi-bit MRAM cells.
US09799381B1
Circuits, systems, and methods for double-polarity reading of double-polarity stored data information are described. In one embodiment, a method involves applying a first voltage with a first polarity to a plurality of the memory cells. The method involves applying a second voltage with a second polarity to one or more of the plurality of memory cells. The method involves detecting electrical responses of the one or more memory cells to the first voltage and the second voltage. The method also involves determining a logic state of the one or more memory cells based on the electrical responses of the one or more memory cells to the first voltage and the second voltage.
US09799377B1
A gas-charging head for charging a device with gas includes a body and at least one valve mounted on the body. The body includes a plurality of channels in communication with an interior space of the device operable to permit a flow of gas therethrough. At least one valve mounted on the body is in communication with a channel of the plurality of channels. The body and a portion of a channel are operable as a valve manifold for the valve. In another embodiment, a system for charging the device with gas that includes a proportional-integral-differential (PID) controller is provided. In yet another embodiment, a method of charging the device with a gas is also provided. The device may be a hard-disk drive, and the gas may be helium without limitation thereto.
US09799366B2
Utilities that increase the volume of media elements that can be simultaneously loaded and/or unloaded into or from a storage library, facilitate mounting of media element magazines into a storage library, and limit access to an interior of a storage library by users during operation of robotics assemblies of the storage library. One disclosed utility includes a cartridge access port for use with a storage library that has a storage container that is pivotable (e.g., swingable) between at least first and second positions. In the first position, the storage container is adjacent an opening in the housing of the library for loading and unloading of media elements by a user into or from the container via the opening. After the storage container has swung into the second position, the storage container is spaced from the opening and faces the interior of the library for access by a robotics assembly.
US09799365B2
A tape appliance includes first and second tape head modules, and a guide surface with first and second slots. The guide surface is configured such that the as the tape moves in first and reverse directions of longitudinal tape travel, the tape wraps about the guide surface, and at least two non-overlapping wrap positions of the tape engage the first slot, and at least one wrap position of the tape engages the second slot. When the tape travel is in the first longitudinal direction, the first and second tape head modules are positioned within the first and second slots, respectively, such that the first tape head module is the leading module. When the tape travel is in the reverse longitudinal direction, the first and second tape head modules are positioned within the first and second slots, respectively, such that the first tape head module remains the leading module.
US09799362B1
A three dimensional magnetic recording medium can consist of a first recording layer vertically stacked with a second recording layer. The first stacked recording layer may be tuned with at least one discrete track physically separating multiple data tracks in the first recording layer or tuned by being configured as a bit patterned media.
US09799355B1
In one general embodiment, a method includes forming a slot on a tape bearing surface of at least a chip having a thin film layer with a plurality of transducers therein, the slot defining a skiving edge. A second operation is performed on the tape bearing surface of at least the chip for removing a portion of the chip positioned on an opposite side of the slot as the transducers. In another general embodiment, an apparatus includes a substrate, a thin film layer on the substrate having transducers therein, and a portion of a slot extending along the substrate, the portion of the slot defining a skiving edge. A length of a tape bearing surface between the substrate and the skiving edge is in a range of about 7 to about 30 microns.
US09799353B2
A device that includes a near field transducer (NFT), the NFT having a disc and a peg, and the peg having an air bearing surface thereof; and at least one adhesion layer positioned on at least the air bearing surface of the peg, the adhesion layer including one or more of platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), yttrium (Y), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and scandium (Sc).
US09799342B2
To provide a bandwidth extension method which allows reduction of computation amount in bandwidth extension and suppression of deterioration of quality in the bandwidth to be extended. In the bandwidth extension method: a low frequency bandwidth signal is transformed into a QMF domain to generate a first low frequency QMF spectrum; pitch-shifted signals are generated by applying different shifting factors on the low frequency bandwidth signal; a high frequency QMF spectrum is generated by time-stretching the pitch-shifted signals in the QMF domain; the high frequency QMF spectrum is modified; and the modified high frequency QMF spectrum is combined with the first low frequency QMF spectrum.
US09799340B2
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.
US09799336B2
A content alignment service may generate content synchronization information to facilitate the synchronous presentation of audio content and textual content. In some embodiments, a region of the textual content whose correspondence to the audio content is uncertain may be analyzed to determine whether the region of textual content corresponds to one or more words that are audibly presented in the audio content, or whether the region of textual content is a mismatch with respect to the audio content. In some embodiments, words in the textual content that correspond to words in the audio content are synchronously presented, while mismatched words in the textual content may be skipped to maintain synchronous presentation. Accordingly, in one example application, an audiobook is synchronized with an electronic book, so that as the electronic book is displayed, corresponding words of the audiobook are audibly presented.
US09799335B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for speech recognition. The solution comprises: receiving a first speech signal issued by a user; performing analog to digital conversion on the first speech signal to generate a first digital signal after the analog to digital conversion; extracting a first speech parameter from the first digital signal, the first speech parameter describing a speech feature of the first speech signal; if the first speech parameter coincides with a first prestored speech parameter in a sample library, executing control signalling instructed by the first digital signal, the sample library prestoring prestored speech parameters of N users, N≧1. The solution can be applied in a speech recognition process and can improve the accuracy of speech recognition.
US09799332B2
A communication interface apparatus for a system and a plurality of users is provided. The communication interface apparatus for the system and the plurality of users includes a first process unit configured to receive voice information and face information from at least one user, and determine whether the received voice information is voice information of at least one registered user based on user models corresponding to the respective received voice information and face information; a second process unit configured to receive the face information, and determine whether the at least one user's attention is on the system based on the received face information; and a third process unit configured to receive the voice information, analyze the received voice information, and determine whether the received voice information is substantially meaningful to the system based on a dialog model that represents conversation flow on a situation basis.
US09799326B2
One embodiment provides a method for generating a process learning graph and a document output from a recorded process for training a cognitive agent, the method comprising: utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code that performs the steps of: obtaining a recording of a process, wherein the recording comprises a demonstration of executing the process; generating, using the recording, the process learning graph, wherein the process learning graph identifies a process flow; generating, using the recording, the document output, wherein the document output comprises process screen transitions and process steps; and providing the process learning graph and the document output to the cognitive agent. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US09799300B2
A voltage compensating circuit and a method thereof are disclosed. The circuit includes a first TFT circuit, a controlling circuit and a scan driving chip. An output terminal of the power management chip of the controlling circuit connects to a first terminal of the third resistor, a second terminal of the third resistor connects to a first terminal of the first resistor, the second terminal of the third resistor connects to a feedback terminal of the chip, the feedback terminal of the chip connects to a first terminal of the second resistor, a second terminal of the second resistor connects to a ground, a second terminal of the first resistor connects to an input terminal of the scan driving chip. A source of the first TFT connects to a first input terminal of the chip, a second input terminal of the chip connects to the first gate driving signal.
US09799291B2
A pixel driving circuit includes a first capacitor, a data input unit, a liquid crystal capacitor, a control unit and a driving unit. The first capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is configured for receiving a first reference voltage. The data input unit is configured for inputting a data signal to the second terminal of the first capacitor according to a first scanning signal. The liquid crystal capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal receives a first operating signal. The control unit is configured to control a voltage of the second terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor according to a second scanning signal. The driving unit is configured to control the voltage of the second terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor in response to the data input unit is disabled by the first scanning signal.
US09799289B2
The present invention discloses a liquid crystal panel and a voltage adjusting method. The liquid crystal panel includes a display area and a non-display area. The display area includes a plurality of TFTs for driving the sub-pixels connected with the TFTs to display images. The non-display area is an area having a predetermined dimension configured along a rim of the display area. The non-display area includes a predetermined number of TFTs, a predetermined number of data lines along a vertical direction, a target gate line extending from at least one gate line within the display area along a horizontal direction, wherein each of the data lines connects to one TFT. Each of the target gate line connects to at least one TFT, and each of the data lines is configured for detecting leakage current of the TFTs connected with the data line.
US09799286B2
A GOA circuit and LCD are disclosed. The GOA circuit includes cascaded GOA units and a control module. Each of the GOA units is driven by a first level of transfer clock, a second level of transfer clock, a first control clock and a second control clock to charge horizontal signal lines corresponding to a display area. The control module masks the first level of transfer clock and the second level of transfer clock when all of the horizontal signal lines are charged completely by the GOA circuit, such that the gate driving signals on the horizontal signal lines are discharged until the level equals to the predetermined level. In this way, the horizontal signal lines are prevented from generating redundant pulse signals before the first gate driving signals are outputted, which ensures the normal operations of the GOA circuit.
US09799279B1
Introduced here are methods and systems to create a relief on an electronic display. In one embodiment, the relief is created by micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) placed above a cover layer of the electronic display. Each MEMS when activated can protrude or depress, thus creating the relief on the electronic display. In another embodiment, the relief is created by a plurality of resistors placed beneath the cover layer. The cover layer is made out of an elastically deformable material that, when heated, expands, thus creating a protrusion on the electronic display. Each resistor when activated heats a section of the cover layer, causing the cover layer to protrude.
US09799276B2
A display panel comprising a light guide plate; a main light source configured to emit light from a first lateral surface of the light guide plate in a first direction; a sub-light source configured to emit light from a second lateral surface vertical to the first lateral surface of the light guide plate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a liquid crystal panel provided in a front surface of the light guide plate and configured to output image information.
US09799274B2
A method of controlling a medical fluid therapy machine display brightness includes: performing a medical fluid therapy using the medical fluid therapy machine, the medical fluid therapy machine including a display; sensing an amount of ambient light impinging the display without receiving light directly from the display; controlling a level of backlight brightness for the display based on the amount of ambient light sensed; and displaying information relating to the medical fluid therapy on the display using the controlled level of backlight brightness.
US09799273B2
A display device includes a data driver and a pixel current measuring unit. The data driver applies data signals to a plurality of data lines connected to a plurality of pixels. The pixel current measuring unit measures current flowing to the data lines in order to sense a state of degradation of the pixels. The data driver and pixel current measuring unit are integrally formed in one-body-type connected to the data lines.
US09799266B2
An organic light-emitting diode display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes first and second pixels respectively including first and second capacitors, each of the first and second capacitors including top and bottom electrodes. The first and second pixels respectively include first and second pixel electrodes. The display also includes a substrate, a first conductive layer formed over the substrate and including the bottom electrodes of the first and second capacitors, and a second conductive layer formed over the first conductive layer and including the top electrodes of the first and second capacitors. The display further includes a third conductive layer formed over the second conductive layer and including the first and second pixel electrodes, and a connection node electrically connecting the first capacitor to the second capacitor.
US09799262B2
A shift register and driving method thereof, and a gate driving circuit. The shift register of the present disclosure comprises: an input unit for controlling whether the signal of a first input end is inputted to a charging unit; a charging unit for charging a pull-up node; a pull-up unit for maintaining a high level of the pull-up node; a high level output unit for controlling whether the high level is outputted to the output end according to the level of the pull-up node; a pull-down unit for pulling down the level of the pull-up node and outputting the low level to the output end; a low level output unit for outputting the low level to the output end. The gate driving circuit of the present disclosure is formed by cascading a plurality of the above shift registers.
US09799259B2
An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines, a first lead and/or a second lead. Where the array substrate includes the first lead, at least one data line is connected with the first lead on the array substrate through at least one first electrostatic discharging device, and each first electrostatic discharging device is connected with only one data line; where the array substrate includes the second lead, at least one gate line is connected with the second lead on the array substrate through at least one second electrostatic discharging device, and each second electrostatic discharging device is connected with only one gate line. The array substrate can avoid breakdown and damage of circuits due to a large amount of accumulated charges in circuits while the display panel is squeezed or rubbed.
US09799251B2
A display device, a mobile device, a system including the same, and an image quality matching method thereof are provided. According to the method, the mobile device acquires a first acquired image that is an image of a first displayed image being displayed on the first display device and a second acquired image that is an image of a second displayed image being displayed on the second display device, compares the first acquired image and the second acquired image with each other, determines an image quality correction value for the first display device so that an image quality of the first displayed image is made substantially equal to an image quality of the second displayed image, and transmits the determined image quality correction value to the first display device or the second display device.
US09799242B2
An information processing apparatus including a display portion; a backlight unit configured to irradiate light from a rear face side of the display portion; a rear frame having height equivalent to at least a thickness of the backlight unit, and configured to protect the backlight unit; and an outer circumference casing attached to the rear frame, or formed integrally with the rear frame, and provided along an outer circumference of the display portion.
US09799241B2
A stop sign brake light for vehicles includes a main body having an octagonal shape, a reflective border and the word STOP that is positioned along the center of the main body. A plurality of lighted elements are along an entirety of the reflective border and the word STOP, and a controller having a wiring harness for connecting to a vehicle power source.
US09799240B2
The present invention provides a low tack bubble free advertisement film, comprising an advertisement film layer, a dot glue layer and a release layer; a adhesion promoter layer is disposed between the back face of the advertisement film layer and the dot glue layer; the dot glue layer consists of over four independent, separable glue dots; and the area of the dot glue layer is 30-80% of the adhesion promoter layer. The present invention can provide a special advertisement film in the field of advertising consumables. The advertisement film has many advantages, such as low tack, totally bubble free, removable, and can be pasted for a long time. The present invention provides a convenient, efficient, feasible solution for advertising consumables.
US09799238B2
A digitally printed heat transfer label and method of manufacture is disclosed. The heat transfer label and method of manufacture provides a more efficient process with less waste, as well as prevents halos. The method comprises adding adhesive powder to a digital image printed on a substrate to produce a high stretch, multi-color photographic quality label for the apparel industry.
US09799234B2
A shoulder assembly for a crash test dummy includes a shoulder assembly having a spring housing and a shoulder pivot member pivotally connected to the spring housing. The shoulder assembly includes a spring element disposed in the spring housing and an adjustable member to adjust the friction of the spring element.
US09799232B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine whether a user is consuming food and drink or whether food and drink is present in a periphery of the user, and a control unit configured to carry out control to output a control signal to an adding unit that adds a lighting effect to one of the food and drink present in a real space and picked-up images of the food and drink in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit.
US09799230B2
A system for creating user-defined workout routine and one or more nutritional choices in an online environment is provided. The system may include a processor configured to receive, from a user, data associated with one or more user personal metrics, based on which the user may be provided with a plurality of workout video segments for selection. The system may then combine the user-selected workout video segments into a single customized workout video. The system may further compile one or more nutritional choices based on the one more user personal metrics. The nutritional choices may be associated with the user video selection and may include meals that meet a user nutritional goal.
US09799211B2
A control signal receiver of an equipment control device receives a control signal for equipment transmitted by a remote control terminal from a communication device via the Internet. A remote control authorization receiver receives, from a resident of a home, an authorization with respect to the control signal received by the control signal receiver. When the authorization receiver receives an authorization from the resident of the home, an equipment controller controls the equipment on the basis of the received control signal.
US09799208B2
An apparatus including a building information model (BIM) of a secured area having a plurality of different portions, the BIM embodied in a memory, a processor that identifies portions of the secured area having different levels of security and a processor that alerts a user of a security weakness based upon an interaction between the security levels and physical characteristics of the secured area defined by the BIM.
US09799207B1
An event notification system is configured with a record for each one of a plurality of individual responders to a mass notification event. Each record can have preference information that is specified by an individual responder associated with the record, and the event notification system can use the preference information to generate, for each of the individual responders, a single mass notification message that is formatted according to the preferences of each individual responder.
US09799182B1
A system includes a plurality of sensing devices disposed at a premises, the sensing devices being configured to generate data based on activity detected at one or more openings in the premises and to transmit the data, a plurality of speakers dispersed at the premises, a memory configured to store output profiles corresponding to a plurality of respective events and to store a plurality of respective sounds, and a processor configured to identify an event based on the transmitted data and to execute a stored output profile assigned to the event, the execution including automatically playing a stored sound through one or more of the speakers in accordance with the selected output profile.
US09799164B2
A gaming system and method which includes enabling a player to initiate a play of a game, for the initiated play of the game: (i) randomly generating a game outcome, (ii) displaying to the player the randomly generated game outcome, (iii) determining any award associated with the displayed game outcome, and (iv) displaying to the player any determined award, enabling the player to invite a quantity of other players to each initiate a play of at least one game, the quantity of other players being greater than zero, and if the player invited the quantity of other players, providing the player a benefit, an amount of the benefit being based on the quantity of other players invited.
US09799163B1
A system and method for providing currency multiplier items to one or more users of an online game is described. A user of an online game may obtain a currency multiplier item by purchase, by award, responsive to one or more actions taken in the online game, and/or by other methods. Use of the currency multiplier item may enable the user to adjust the amount of virtual currency in the inventory in the user's user account, wherein the adjustment to the amount of currency is not provided to the first user prior to use of the currency multiplier item.
US09799160B2
Systems and methods are provided for providing a service to a player using a player device. A indication of a player identifier which corresponds to a player of a gaming device is received. A player device is provided to the player. A service to provide the player is determined based on a gaming activity of the player, and the service is then provided to the player using the player device.
US09799150B2
This invention provides a system for sharing real-time recording and the method thereof. The system in this invention transmits the traffic image from the traffic recording device to the cloud server database for storage by the hand-held communication device. Here, the system for sharing real-time recording includes at least three parts: a traffic recording device, a hand-held communication device and a cloud server. User can automatically transmit traffic image provided by the vehicle event data recorder capable of transmitting traffic image to the cloud server by the system and its method disclosed here to achieve real-time sharing of the traffic images.
US09799145B2
Embodiments are disclosed that relate to augmenting an appearance of a surface via a see-through display device. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a computing device comprising a see-through display device, a method of augmenting an appearance of a surface. The method includes acquiring, via an outward-facing image sensor, image data of a first scene viewable through the display. The method further includes recognizing a surface viewable through the display based on the image data and, in response to recognizing the surface, acquiring a representation of a second scene comprising one or more of a scene located physically behind the surface viewable through the display and a scene located behind a surface contextually related to the surface viewable through the display. The method further includes displaying the representation via the see-through display.
US09799143B2
A system and method for spatial data visualization are described. An analytics computation of users' interactions with an augmented reality content is performed based on a physical object captured by a viewing device. The analytics computation comprises a computation of geometric paths of the users' interactions with the augmented reality content. A display of a visualization of the analytics computation is displayed based on the computation of the geometric paths of the users' interactions with the augmented reality content.
US09799130B1
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a spatial feature descriptor representing a binary string of comparison results between specified pairings of N patches in a region of an image, N being an integer greater than one. The method further includes compressing the spatial feature descriptor by determining a minimum number of bits needed to represent N, and generating a sorted array representing a ranking of the N patches based on the binary string of comparison results. Each element of the sorted array is associated with a corresponding patch of the N patches and stores a value representing a ranking of the patch relative to the other N−1 patches and coded using the minimum number of bits needed to represent N. The sorted array may be further compressed using a progressive bit representation decimation process.
US09799127B2
A dynamically configured tree form and corresponding graphical elements graphically represent information contained in a live stream of event data. The tree form is positioned in virtual three dimensional space within a computer graphical user interface such that the root of the tree is in the center of the screen, originating at the farthest distance from the viewer along the z axis. The tree form is configured to guide movement of the three dimensional graphical elements which represent individual measurements of events during specific time periods. The outermost, or leaf, portions of the tree represent the present time. The root or base of the tree represents the maximum duration that is being measured.
US09799126B2
An apparatus for performing a non-local means (NLM) filter is described. The pixel of the NLM-filtered image are weighted averages of pixels from a noisy image, where the weights are a measure of the similarity between patches of the noisy image. The similarity weights can be calculated using a Kullback-Leibler or a Euclidean distance measure. The similarity weights can be based on filtered patches of the noisy image. The similarity weights can be based on a similarity measure between patches of an anatomical image corresponding to the noisy image. The similarity weights can be calculated using a time series of noisy images to increase the statistical sample size of the patches. The similarity weights can be calculated using a weighted sum of channel similarity weights calculated between patches of noisy image that have been band-pass filtered. The NLM-filtered image can also be blended with a non-NLM-filtered image.
US09799114B2
A method in a computing device for quantitative surgical image registration includes: prior to a surgical procedure, obtaining, using a first imaging modality, a preoperative image of patient tissue and a plurality of preoperative measurements of a material property of the patient tissue. The preoperative measurements correspond to respective points in the preoperative image. The method includes storing the preoperative image and the preoperative measurements, and during the surgical procedure, using a second imaging modality, capturing an intraoperative image of the patient tissue and a second plurality of intraoperative measurements of the material property of the patient tissue. The intraoperative measurements correspond to respective points in the intraoperative image. The method includes comparing the first and second pluralities of measurements to determine a transformation for registering the preoperative image and the intraoperative image; and storing the transformation in association with one of the intraoperative image and the preoperative image.
US09799112B2
A method for measuring overlay at a semiconductor device on which circuit patterns are formed by a plurality of exposure processes is characterized in including an image capturing step for capturing images of a plurality of areas of the semiconductor device, a reference image setting step for setting a reference image based on a plurality of the images captured in the image capturing step, a difference quantifying step for quantifying a difference between the reference image set in the reference image setting step and the plurality of images captured in the image capturing step, and an overlay calculating step for calculating the overlay based on the difference quantified in the difference quantifying step.
US09799103B2
An image processing method is applied to an electrical device. The image processing method includes the following steps: reading a first image; defining a motion blur center-point on the first image; receiving a dragging track executed on the first image; and executing a motion blur process according to the motion blur center-point and the dragging track to generate a second image. A motion blur level and a motion blur type of the second image are determined according to a related parameter between the dragging track and the motion blur center-point.
US09799092B2
A method and apparatus for processing graphic data, which are capable of decreasing a bandwidth of a memory, are provided. The method of processing graphic data includes receiving first graphic data and processing the first graphic data to generate second graphic data, and storing the generated second graphic data in a first shared memory line in which a state bit is set to a first state, wherein the first shared memory line is included in a first memory line set which is a part of an n-way set associative cache structure (n is a natural number equal to or greater than 2), at least one of the memory lines of the first memory line set is set to a second state which is different from the first state, and the state bit represents whether data stored in the memory line is replaceable.
US09799084B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of physical and financial settlement for participation of active grid elements in supply and/or curtailment of power. Settlement is provided for grid elements that participate in the electric power grid following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. A multiplicity of active grid elements function in the grid for supply capacity, supply and/or load curtailment as supply or capacity, and are compensated through settlement for their functional participation in the electric power grid. Also, messaging related to settlement is managed through a network by a Coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators.
US09799075B2
A system is configured to hold price improvement auctions for customer orders for a duration that is based on a random timer. The system receives an initiating order from an auction guarantor that describes the financial instrument that a customer wishes to trade. The auction guarantor provides a guaranteed order that can fill the initiating order. A random time period to hold the auction is selected. The system solicits responses from other market participants for the financial instrument. When the random time period expires the system matches the initiating order against the responses, existing orders in an order book, and the guaranteed order.
US09799072B2
An enhanced system and method for executing options trades are disclosed. The order book and quote book are maintained separately to make quote and order processing more efficient, but the order book and quote book are integrated, as needed, to determine the marketability of incoming quotes and, where necessary, so that incoming quotes can execute against resting quotes or orders.
US09799070B1
Disclosed herein is a system and method for managing financial information. According to an embodiment, electronic purchase data is received from an electronic payment source. The received electronic purchase data is generated into one or more visual representation formats using a transformation server. Once the visual representation has been generated, the visual representation format is rendered using a display device.
US09799068B2
A method of obtaining a user's measurement for matching an item, comprising obtaining a predefined definition of a first body part; displaying on a user's handheld device instructions for measuring, using the handheld device, the first body part according to the predefined definition; utilizing a sensor of the handheld device that is adapted to measure physical displacement of the handheld device to measure a total physical displacement of the handheld device's movement over the first body part, giving rise to a first measurement; and searching for an item having a specification that matches the first measurement.
US09799065B1
Systems and methods are provided for associating items based at least in part on physical location information that includes a physical location of at least two items. By associating items based at least in part on physical location information, associations among items may be identified that would otherwise be difficult to determine without usage of physical location information. In one embodiment, physical location information of various items may be collected by electronically recording the physical location of the items in a physical retail store. A degree of association may be derived from an analysis of the physical proximity between the items. The determined association information may later be used to recommend items to a user or for other purposes.
US09799059B1
A virtual space is provided to users via client computing devices where the user cost associated with purchasable virtual items may be adjusted. A game shop interface may be presented to users, comprising offers to purchase sets of one or more virtual items to the user. The associated user cost for the one or more sets of virtual items may be adjusted based upon a determination that the rate of purchase of and/or the revenue generated from the virtual items is more than a specified threshold from the average rate of purchase and/or average revenue generation rate.
US09799058B2
A method comprising steps (a) a vehicle comprising telemetric equipment is provided; (b) driving data is collected, wherein the driving data is collected using the telemetric equipment; (c) environmental data is collected; (d) vehicle original equipment manufacturer data comprising vehicle recall data and vehicle warranty claim data is collected; (e) vehicle pricing data is collected, wherein the pricing data is collected from external sources; and (f) a vehicle valuation is generated.
US09799050B2
A computer-implemented method for controlling content distribution includes forwarding information associated with a user to a device operated by the user, the information being configured for use in selecting content from any of multiple content providers for a content distribution to the user. The method includes receiving, in response to the information, an edit of the information forwarded from the device. The edit identifies a first content provider and including a first modification of the content distribution regarding the first content provider. The method includes storing the edit in association with the information such that the first modification is taken into account in the content distribution. The method can be implemented using a computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium.
US09799030B2
Embodiment of the invention describe methods and systems for verifying customer supplied financial account information verification using debit and credit transactions. These methods include electronically transmitting an electronic debit and credit transaction to the customer financial account, based on the customer supplied financial account information. The method also includes electronically transmitting a first statement descriptor, as part of at least one of the electronic debit transaction and the electronic credit transaction, that includes a first verification code. The method also includes electronically receiving, from the customer, a second verification code, and comparing, by the computer system, the transmitted first verification code with the received second verification code with respect to each other. The method also includes verifying, by the computer system, the customer supplied financial account information based on the comparison of the verification codes.
US09799029B2
The present invention is generally directed to securely receiving data input at a computing device without storing the data locally. The invention allows an application, such as a mobile app, to receive payment information (e.g. credit card information) directly from a user without requiring the application to comply with the PA DSS or another standard. The application can employ any type of user interface for receiving user input as well as one or more overlaid input fields that receive sensitive payment information. The overlaid input fields can be part of a web page or other interface that can securely submit data to a remote computer system (e.g. a server) where it can be stored, processed, or transmitted in accordance with the PCI DSS. In this way, the sensitive payment information (or another type of information) is not stored, processed, or transmitted by the application on the local device.
US09799019B2
Provided is an order terminal for inputting a customer's order that operates in any one of a staff mode of being operated by an employee and a customer mode of being operated by a customer as an input mode. When the employee inputs initial information on the customer in the staff mode, the input mode of the order terminal is switched over from the staff mode to the customer mode to allow the customer to input an order.
US09799015B2
A payment reminder may be received by a payment reminder application executed by a computing device. The payment reminder may request payment of a vehicle loan associated with a registered combination of a vehicle identification number and an occupant identifier associated with the vehicle loan. The payment reminder application may verify appropriate vehicle occupants are available to receive the payment reminder, and may deliver the received payment reminder to the appropriate vehicle occupants at an appropriate time for occupant safety and privacy. The payment reminder application may also provide other types of reminders or messages targeted to the vehicle occupants.
US09799001B2
Systems and methods for providing a social network. The methods involve: creating a relationship between a first entity and a second entity; setting authorization which indicates that a user of said first entity is authorized to view inventory data of said second entity; receiving a request to view first inventory data of said first entity and second inventory data of said second entity by said user; and determining whether said user is authorized to view said second inventory data. If said user is authorized: querying a first remote inventory management system of said first entity for said first inventory data and a second remote inventory management system of said second entity for said second inventory data; receiving said first and second inventory data; generating an aggregate view comprising said first and second inventory data; and providing content of said aggregate view to a client computing device of said first entity.
US09799000B2
In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The item can be included in a category of items. Information for other relevant items of the category is available through network query and historical data, among others. Respective information for the other items of the category is available to the method. The system and method includes discovering available information of the item of interest, extracting certain of the available information of the item, analyzing the certain information for the item by comparing the information to other item information for the category of items, weighting the information for the commercial item in comparison to other items of the category, calculating a predictive score for the commercial item of interest, and presenting the information of the commercial item of interest ranked according to the predictive score as compared to other items of the category.
US09798999B2
A computer system for ranking potential attended delivery/pickup locations is disclosed. In various embodiments, a user or computer system identifies an area in which to establish at least one attended delivery/pickup location. In a particular embodiment, the system receives data associated with potential attended delivery/pickup locations (e.g., attended delivery/pickup location candidates), including the specific characteristics of those candidates. The system then, based at least in part on the characteristics of each of the attended delivery/pickup location candidates, ranks the attended delivery/pickup location candidates and displays the rankings to a user for use in selecting the most suitable candidate for the area.
US09798997B2
An article management system comprises a transmitter for sending electric wave, a receiver for receiving the electric wave from the transmitter, an alarm for carrying out a notification operation in response to the input of a drive signal and an article management apparatus including an association module configured to associate the transmitter with the alarm corresponding to an article to be handed over to a user who has the transmitter on condition that the electric wave from the transmitter is being received by the receiver, and a determination-output module configured to determine whether or not a relative distance between the transmitter and the receiver becomes shorter than a specific distance on condition that the electric wave from the transmitter is being received by the receiver and to output the drive signal to the alarm which is associated with the transmitter if the relative distance is shorter than the specific distance.
US09798989B2
A method, computer program product, and system for selecting collaborators is described. A set of candidates for collaboration with an initiator is received. Initial contact scores for one or more member of the set of candidates are determined based upon, at least in part, one or more of initial availability and initial willingness. An initial ranking order for the set of candidates is determined. A member is selected from the set based upon, at least in part, the initial ranking order. An invitation to collaborate is provided to the selected member. If the invitation is accepted, a communication channel connection is established between the initiator and the selected member.
US09798986B2
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing computer system management on an activity basis. In one embodiment, computer-system-related items are associated with at least one activity to be performed using the computer system. Then, management procedures are established for the at least one activity. Next, when the computer system is used to perform the at least one activity, the computer-system-related items associated with the at least one activity are managed in accordance with the management procedures established for the at least one activity. In another embodiment, apparatus and methods monitor patterns of use of a computer system. Using information gathered during monitoring operations, activity models are formulated, and for each activity model a management plan is devised. After management plans have been devised for each activity model, the use of the computer system is monitored to identify actions being performed with the computer system. The identified actions are then compared with the activity models to determine which activity model best fits the identified actions. Management of computer-system-related items associated with the activity is then performed using the management plan associated with the activity model that best fits the actions being performed with the computer system.
US09798967B2
In one embodiment the present invention comprises a smartphone and encoders for commissioning RFID transponders. The present invention further includes novel systems, devices, and methods for commissioning RFID transponders with unique object class instance numbers without requiring a realtime connection to a serialization database.
US09798963B2
An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a server. The image forming apparatus transmits to the server image data representing an image. The image is read by the reading device from the recording medium on which the print device prints the image, in response to an instruction to print at the origin of the print area. The server acquires, from the image data transmitted from the image forming apparatus, a printing-complete reference position, as a position where the recording-medium origin is made a reference, in a location printed on the recording medium by the image forming apparatus in response to an instruction to execute printing at the print-area origin, and acquires the displacement as a difference between the acquired printing-complete reference position and the print reference position stored in the storage device.
US09798961B2
A printer color calibration method includes obtaining first chart printing material by performing the chart printing with a first printer, setting first color data by obtaining the color data measuring the first chart printing material with a second printer, obtaining second chart printing material by performing the chart printing with the second printer, setting second color data by obtaining the color data measuring the second chart printing material with the second printer, and obtaining correction data that is used by the second printer in order for printing output of the second printer to substantially match with printing output of the first printer based on the first color data and the second color data.
US09798956B2
A method for recognizing a target object in an image, and an apparatus, where the method includes extracting feature data from an image, and transforming the extracted feature data into a uniform expression, performing automatic clustering for features in the image according to the feature data in the uniform expression and a historical clustering result, grouping a target object of a known class included in an automatic clustering result into the corresponding known class, in order to recognize a target object of the known class in the image, and training a classifier in a machine learning manner, for a target object of an unknown class included in the automatic clustering result, in order to recognize a target object of an unknown class in the image. In the embodiments of the present invention, recognizing a target object of an unknown class can be implemented.
US09798955B2
Image processing apparatus includes a local amount generation unit, a correspondence point calculation unit, a relative correspondence point information calculation unit, a correspondence point selecting unit and a decision unit. The local feature value generation unit calculates, for a first image, a set of information about first local feature values including a first feature point(s). The correspondence point calculation unit calculates, for a second image, as information about correspondence point(s), a correspondence relation between the first and second feature point(s) contained in a set of information about second local feature values calculated from the second image. The relative correspondence point information calculation unit calculates relationships of scales of feature points, as the information about the relative scale sizes of correspondence points, based on the set of information about the first local feature values and the set of information about the second local feature values on the information about correspondence point(s).
US09798943B2
The optical character recognition method applies a first OCR engine to provide an identification of characters of at least a first type of characters and zones of at least a second type of characters in the character string image. A second OCR engine is applied on the zones of the at least second type of characters to provide an identification of characters of a second type of characters. The characters identified by the first OCR engine and by the second OCR engine are in a further step combined to obtain the identification of the characters of the character string image.
US09798936B2
The present application provides an obstacle detection system and method thereof. The obstacle detection method comprises: obtaining a first image captured by a camera at a first time point; identifying a vertical edge candidate in the first image, and measuring a first length of the vertical edge candidate based on the first image; obtaining a second image captured by the camera at a second time point; measuring a second length of the vertical edge candidate based on the second image; calculating a difference between the first length and the second length; and comparing the difference with a predetermined length difference threshold, if the difference is greater than the length difference threshold, outputting a message that an obstacle is found.
US09798930B2
The present invention is directed to new methods of determining elongation, tension and applied pressure of elastic bandages comprising tension indicators. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of detecting elongation of an elastic bandage (e.g. on a mobile computing device having a processor and graphical user interface) is described. The method comprises receiving image data that includes a digital photograph of an elongated tension indicator of an elastic bandage; analyzing the image data to determine elongation of the elastic bandage by comparing geometric features of the elongated tension indicator to model geometric features that define a predetermined elongation state (such as an unelongated state); and providing output indicia associated with the determined elongation. Also described are various articles, some of which are intermediate articles of the methods described herein. Such articles include non-transient computer readable medium, a three-dimensional member comprising at least one layer of certain elastic bandages. In one embodiment, the elastic bandage comprises a tension indicator and a computer readable code.
US09798929B2
A hybrid estimator system using visual and inertial sensors for real-time pose tracking on devices with limited processing power using at least one processor, a memory, a storage and communications through a protocol and one or more than one software module for a hybrid estimator, real-time algorithm selection to process different measurements, statistical learning for these characteristics to compute the expected device computing cost of any strategy for allocating measurements to algorithms, and algorithm selection based on the statistical learning module.
US09798926B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for providing vector map data for generating a view of a map in a mapping application. In one example process, a request for a vector map sub-tile can be received by a map server. The map server can identify a pre-generated vector map tile corresponding to the requested vector map sub-tile and can generate the requested vector map sub-tile from the identified vector map tile by dividing the vector map tile into two or more vector map sub-tiles. In some examples, dividing the vector map tile into multiple vector map sub-tiles can include identifying features and attributes of the vector map tile that should be included in the requested vector map sub-tile and generating the requested vector map sub-tile to include these features and attributes. The map server can then transmit the requested vector map sub-tile to the requesting electronic device.
US09798925B2
The present invention discloses a method for identifying PDF document. wherein, it comprises the following steps: S1: analyzing the path objects in the PDF document, and identifying the forms in PDF document; S2: analyzing the text objects outside the form regions in the PDF document, and recognizing the text contents in the PDF document; S3: writing the identified results into a temporary file, or writing them into the PDF document as an attachment. The method for identifying PDF document provided by the present invention could identify the tables, the paragraphs, titles, the tabulations and so on in the PDF document, thereby, the PDF document can be edited with the paragraph as a unit, and be tagged conveniently to confirm the reading order, so as to facilitate the reading of people with visual impairment; in the same time, it also can derive document in other forms according to the identified results, which thereby greatly facilitates users to read and edit the PDF document.
US09798924B2
Methods and apparatus delineate grouped together content in documents. Void and unvoid pixels in document images get clustered together. Execution of a histogram and autocorrelation function, including peak detection, against the unvoid clusters reveals the content. Techniques for clustering include iteratively transforming an original image into secondary images with a Haar wavelet transformation, for example. Clustering begins on a lowest image plane and advances to a next highest plane until all void and unvoid pixels in the images are grouped. Void clusters at lower levels remain void clusters at higher levels, thus only unvoid clusters of pixels require processing at higher levels thereby optimizing processing. Imaging devices with scanners define suitable hardware for transformation of the document into images and processors with executable code cluster together pixels to delineate content. Further processing includes executing OCR or other routines post void/unvoid analysis.
US09798921B2
A wrinkle care support device includes: a wrinkle change detector that detects a change made in a wrinkle after occurrence of the wrinkle, the wrinkle having occurred in skin by provision of predetermined stimulation; a wrinkle care information determiner that determines, based on the detected change, user presentation information relating to wrinkle care; and an information outputter that outputs the determined user presentation information. Note that the wrinkle care support device may further include: an image obtainer that obtains an image where the skin is photographed; and a wrinkle detector that detects the wrinkle from the obtained image. The detection of the change may include a detection of a wrinkle disappearing time starting from when the predetermined stimulation is provided until the wrinkle is no longer detected.
US09798899B1
A system includes a removable or replaceable I/O interface (e.g., a panel and associated electronics card). In one embodiment, a security device includes an FPGA I/O array that can be programmed for different interfaces. The interchangeable I/O panel and card is designed with a selected interface's matching physical electronics and connectors. This permits the main physical chassis of a security device to remain unchanged and avoid re-design, so that a user can readily use different interface options that can be changed by the user.
US09798895B2
In an example, a client-server platform identity architecture is disclosed. The platform identity architecture may be used to enable a venue operator to provide online services and to collect telemetry data and metrics while giving end users greater control over privacy. When entering a compatible venue, the user's device generates a signed temporary pseudonymous identity (TPI) in secure hardware or software. Any telemetry uploaded to the venue server includes the signature so that the server can verify that the data are valid. The TPI may have a built-in expiry. The venue server may thus receive useful tracking data during the term of the TPI, while the user is assured that the data are not kept permanently or correlated to personally-identifying information.
US09798881B2
Generally, this disclosure provides methods and systems for dynamic feature enhancement in client server applications and for high volume server deployment with dynamic app store integration and further enable the delivery of a secure server in a pre-configured turnkey state through an automated process with increased efficiency tailored to mass production. The system may include a server application module configured to receive request packets from, and send response packets to, a web based client application, the packets comprising input data, output data and control commands associated with a feature; and a script engine module coupled to the server application module, the script engine module configured to identify a plug-in application on a remote server, download the plug-in application and execute the plug-in application under control of the server application module, wherein the plug-in application implements the feature.
US09798876B1
A computer-implemented method for creating security profiles may include (1) identifying, within a computing environment, a new actor as a target for creating a new security behavior profile that defines expected behavior for the new actor, (2) identifying a weighted graph that connects the new actor as a node to other actors, (3) creating, by analyzing the weighted graph, the new security behavior profile based on the new actor's specific position within the weighted graph, (4) detecting a security anomaly by comparing actual behavior of the new actor within the computing environment with the new security behavior profile that defines expected behavior for the new actor, and (5) performing, by a computer security system, a remedial action in response to detecting the security anomaly. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09798875B2
Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide entities with the ability to remotely detect behavior associated with malware and identify compromised user-sessions, regardless of the malware variant or family, and independently of the page structure.
US09798873B2
A processor can be used to ensure that program code can only be used for a designed purpose and not exploited by malware. Embodiments of an illustrative processor can comprise logic operable to execute a program instruction and to distinguish whether the program instruction is a legitimate branch instruction or a non-legitimate branch instruction.
US09798866B2
A network information system, and a method of operation thereof, includes: an extraction module for extracting a unique device identification for sending to an e-commerce server, wherein the unique device identification is extracted from a network-connected device with a software application installed and not activated on the network-connected device; a settlement process module, coupled to the extraction module, for generating a notification based on the unique device identification for sending to a license server; and a key generation module, coupled to the settlement process module, for generating a product key for the unique device identification based on the notification for activating the software application to run on a computing device.
US09798848B1
Disclosed are methods and systems for characterizing and analyzing an electronic system design including a parallel interface. Some methods and systems identify an electronic design including a parallel interface, determine a single circuit representation including the parallel interface from the electronic design, and analyze the parallel interface to determine waveform responses of the parallel interface by using channel analysis techniques without performing circuit simulations. Some other methods and systems are directed at performing channel analyses for a communication interface of an electronic system by concurrently applying stimuli to corresponding transmitters of a communication interface, characterizing the communication interface to perform a single simulation on the communication interface with the stimulus to determine responses at receivers of the communication interface, and determining waveform responses of the communication interface by performing operations on the responses and an input signal to the communication interface.
US09798846B2
A method for analog circuit design includes the steps of (A) simulating a plurality of initial designs of an analog circuit with a computer to generate a search space that contains a plurality of parameter values, (B) allocating to each of the parameter values (i) a respective designer weight and (i) a respective dynamic weight, (C) adjusting one or more of the dynamic weights of the parameter values in response to a failure to convert the initial designs of the analog circuit into a final design of the analog circuit to generate adjusted dynamic weights, and (D) ranking the initial designs of the analog circuit in response to said parameter values as weighted by the adjusted dynamic weights to identify a subset of the initial designs. The final design of the analog circuit is based on the subset of the initial designs of the analog circuit.
US09798841B2
Characteristics of a blast source and a FEA model representing a surrounding fluid domain are defined. One layer of new border nodes and elements are created outside of the fluid domain's original outer boundary formed by the original border elements. Each new border element/node is associated with one of the original border elements/nodes as corresponding master element/node. At each time step of a time-marching simulation of an underwater explosion, simulated fluid behaviors are computed for all but the new border elements. The computed fluid behaviors of each original border element are saved into a corresponding lookup table configured to store the computed fluid behaviors for a predefined number of time steps in a first-in-first-out manner. Simulated fluid behaviors of each new border element are determined by interpolating, with the calculated blast wave propagation time from the master element, the stored fluid behaviors in the corresponding master element's lookup table.
US09798840B1
Various embodiments are to a simulation platform with dynamic device model libraries and the implementation therefor. The simulation platform includes one or more servers hosting thereupon a database management system, a simulation frontend, and a simulation backend. The simulation frontend includes or is operatively coupled to one or more electronic design databases managed by a database management system, stored in a persistent storage device, and including design data in one or more domains across one or more design fabrics. The simulation backend includes or is operatively coupled to one or more simulators that perform simulations, analyzes, and/or optimizations for an electronic design by obtaining simulation inputs that are appended to the one or more electronic design databases or are stored in one or more separate data structures that are co-managed by the database management system.
US09798838B2
Method and system of determining ground-to-tire friction coefficient for an aircraft landing event. The method uses an aircraft computational model to repeatedly model the landing event, varying one or more initial conditions of the aircraft model until a best match between a modelled value and a provided value of aircraft vertical acceleration is determined. The method uses initial conditions associated with the best match of modelled and provided vertical acceleration values and a strain value from a sensor on the aircraft landing gear, with the ground-to-tire friction coefficient is a variable. The method models the landing gear to generate a modelled strain value and compares this with the measured strain value, and repeats the landing gear modelling step with a different value for the ground-to-tire friction coefficient until a best match between the modelled strain value and the measured strain value is determined and outputting the respective friction coefficient value.
US09798837B1
Computerized online engineering tool system for specifying the various components of a holdown system that assemble a run comprising a tie rod in a frame wall structure from the foundation up through the walls to the top floor, and bearing members and tension devices securing the tie rod to the wall. The system comprises a user's computer for connecting to a server which includes a database of drawing elements and hardware component parts; the server including a program operably associated with the database; and the program including the steps of i) allowing a user to login into the server; ii) allowing the user to select options for the run; iii) providing the user a data input and calculated data page for the load at each framing level and rod size sufficient to handle the load; and allowing the user to download a shop or installation drawing of the run generated using the drawing elements and hardware component parts from the database.
US09798836B2
An optimization analyzing apparatus, configured of a computer, includes: a part shape pattern setting device that divides a part of a structural body including a two-dimensional element and/or a three-dimensional element into a plurality of segments in an axis direction, changes a height or width of a cross section of each of the segments divided, and sets a part shape pattern; a rigidity analyzing device that performs plural kinds of rigidity analyses of the structural body; a multivariate analyzing device that obtains a multiple regression coefficient, and a coefficient of determination or an adjusted R-square; a rigidity analysis selection device that selects any having strong correlation from among the rigidity analyses of the plural kinds; and a cross-sectional shape determination device that determines a cross-sectional shape of each of the segments divided.
US09798826B2
A process is disclosed for using the existing Universal Resource Identifier (URI) history feature of browsers to maintain user preference settings, or other state information, used by one or more web sites or other systems. In one embodiment, when a user makes a particular preference selection on a web site, the user's selection is recorded in the browser's URI history by causing the browser to access a URI (or a set of URIs) representing the particular selection. The same or a different web site may subsequently test the browser's URI history for this particular URI by including appropriate JavaScript or other executable code in a page requested by the browser. Depending upon the outcome of this test, the web site and/or the page's executable code may take an appropriate action or inaction consistent with the preference selection.
US09798822B2
Methods and systems that present URLs from a history of records organized by locations are described. Each record may be stored to represent a URL accessed for retrieving a web page by a browser hosted in a device at a certain point in time. Additionally, the record may include a location data indicating a physical location of the device at the certain point in time. Optionally, a timestamp indicating the certain point in time may be included in the record. Groups of the records may be clustered according to the locations. In one embodiment, at least one of the groups may be selected for presentation on a display according to where the display is currently located.
US09798814B2
Computer systems and computer-implemented methods for providing training content to a user through processing information from a user to select an estimate of most-useful course modules from a plurality of possible course modules, based on a received user input such as a users answers to a plurality of filtering questions. When a user provides feedback on the usefulness of the selected course modules, the computer system is updated to select more useful content for future users.
US09798810B2
Methods and apparatus to track network changes are disclosed herein. An example method to track a network topology includes, in response to a reporting message including topology change information corresponding to a topology change event, generating a confirmation-seeking message based on the topology change information to confirm the topology change event and updating a topology data set representing the network topology based on a response to the confirmation-seeking message. Further disclosed methods include generating a pre-confirmation data record that reflects the topology change information contained in the reporting message, and storing the pre-confirmation data record in a pre-confirmation topology database.
US09798807B2
A method and system for generating a topic page for a search query on a search webpage includes receiving a query at the search webpage on a client. The query is transmitted from the search webpage on the client to a search engine on a server. A topic page generator available to the search engine analyzes the query to identify a plurality of dimensions. One or more content modules that match one or more of the dimensions are selected from a plurality of sources based on a weight associated with each of the content modules. The weight defines the ranking of a content module. The content modules for the plurality of dimensions are glued together and presented on the topic page in the order of the corresponding weight of the content modules. The order of presentation identifies the relevancy of the content modules to the query. The presented topic page provides the most relevant content modules for the query, and for a user located in a specific geo location.
US09798806B2
An apparatus and method for providing relevant search result and query terms are disclosed herein. Natural language processing of the documents and previous search session history are used to dynamically determine document relevance, queries relevant to search categories prior to start of a search session, and query to query correlations.
US09798803B2
Systems and methods for increasing an efficiency of an operator of a security system are discussed generally herein. A system can include a memory including ontology data saved thereon, the ontology data can define interrelationships between a scanner associated with access to a room of an area under surveillance, a camera with a field of view at least partially overlapping a footprint of the room, an identifier configured to be scanned by the scanner and associated with a person, and a security policy including one or more predefined conditions, which when satisfied, indicate when a security threat exists, the security policy includes a response an operator can perform if the conditions are satisfied, and the system can include a query module configured to receive a query and search the ontology data and temporal and spatial data associated with the area under surveillance in response to receiving the query.
US09798801B2
The modifying of a natural language interpretation model for interpreting natural language queries. The system discovers modifications that one or more queriers made to one or more original query results of one or more natural language queries to generate one or more modified query results. The system then uses the discoveries to identify one or more changes to a natural language interpretation model that would result (given the same natural language queries) in one or more query results that more accurately reflect the one or more modified query results. The system the causes the natural language interpretation model to be modified with at least one of the one or more identified changes. Accordingly, over time, the natural language interpretation model may learn from observations of its own performance.
US09798800B2
A system, method and computer program product for conducting questions and answers with deferred type evaluation based on any corpus of data. The method includes processing a query including waiting until a “Type” (i.e. a descriptor) is determined AND a candidate answer is provided. Then, a search is conducted to look (search) for evidence that the candidate answer has the required Lexical Answer Type (e.g., as determined by a matching function that can leverage a parser, a semantic interpreter and/or a simple pattern matcher). Prior to or during candidate answer evaluation, a process is provided for extracting and storing collections of entity-type pairs from semi-structured text documents. During QA processing and candidate answer scoring, a process is implemented to match the query LAT against the lexical type of each provided candidate answer and generate a score judging a degree of match.
US09798795B2
A method for associate metadata to a multimedia content based on finding matches to similar multimedia content. A given input multimedia content is matched to at least another multimedia content with corresponding metadata. Upon determination of a match, the corresponding metadata is used as metadata of the given multimedia content. When a large number of multimedia data is compared a ranked list of metadata is provided. The most appropriate metadata is associated to the given multimedia content based on various criteria. The method can be implemented in any applications which involve large-scale content-based clustering, recognition and classification of multimedia data, such as, content-tracking, video filtering, multimedia taxonomy generation, video fingerprinting, speech-to-text, audio classification, object recognition, video search and any other application requiring content-based signatures generation and matching for large content volumes such as, web and other large-scale databases.
US09798794B2
Techniques are provided for maintaining data persistently in one format, but making that data available to a database server in more than one format. For example, one of the formats in which the data is made available for query processing is based on the on-disk format, while another of the formats in which the data is made available for query processing is independent of the on-disk format. Data that is in the format that is independent of the disk format may be maintained exclusively in volatile memory to reduce the overhead associated with keeping the data in sync with the on-disk format copies of the data.
US09798790B1
A method and system for integrating data across different systems is disclosed. Data in a plurality of databases are integrated by identifying the common data elements with equivalent semantics and selecting a preferred syntax for the data. A new record including the common data elements and data with preferred syntax is made available to users.
US09798786B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating and/or animating a spatial visualization, such as a map, a timeline, and/or other 2D and/or 3D visual representations of locations. The spatial visualization may be populated with events extracted from a data source (e.g., real-time events, news events, social network events, etc.), and may include relationships between events (e.g., based upon time, location, contextual similarity (e.g., social network check-in events at a restaurant), events referencing one another (e.g., an article describing a first event may comprise a hyperlink to an article describing a second event) etc.). Filter criteria (e.g., date, event type, location, etc.) may be applied to events and/or relationships when populating the spatial visualization. A sequence of events and corresponding relationships may be animated within the spatial visualization (e.g., as the events unfold over a (user) designated period of time).
US09798783B2
Data mining operations are performed within a columnar database management system. The columnar database management system stores input sets of data for a data mining operation. An input set of data is represented as a column of data in the columnar database management system. The columnar database management system stores instructions to perform one or more data mining operations for processing the input sets of data. The columnar database management system receives requests for performing data mining operations and performs the processing of the data mining operation within the columnar database management system. As a result, the processing of data mining operations is performed without requiring multiple data transfers between an application implementing the data mining operations and the columnar database management system.
US09798781B2
A method for applying a strategy to a dataset in a data mining system to address a business problem, comprising: receiving at least one conditional expression defining the strategy from a user through a graphical user interface (“GUI”) displayed on a display screen of the data mining system; applying the conditional expression to the dataset to split the dataset into segments; displaying the segments as nodes in a tree structure on the display screen; receiving a calculation expression for operating on one or more values in one or more of the segments; applying the calculation expression to one or more of the segments to generate one or more respective calculated values; displaying the one or more calculated values in respective nodes of the tree structure; receiving a treatment expression for operating on the calculated values; applying the treatment expression to one or more of the calculated values to generate respective responses to the business problem; and, displaying the responses in respective nodes of the tree structure to thereby address the business problem.
US09798770B2
An information processing unit includes: a diagnostic image input section that inputs the diagnostic image; an operation information obtaining section that obtains display operation history information representing an operation history of a user who controls displaying of the diagnostic image; a query image generation section that extracts a predetermined region of the input diagnostic image to generate a query image; a diagnosed image obtaining section that supplies the generated query image and the display operation history information to a diagnosed image search unit and obtains the diagnosed image obtained as a search result by the diagnosed image search unit; and a display control section that displays the diagnostic image and the obtained diagnosed image for comparison.
US09798768B2
A method and apparatus for a data analysis system for analyzing data object collections is provided. The data analysis system includes one or more graphical user interfaces comprising various interface elements that enable users to create visual queries. A visual query is constructed as a graph representing a pattern of interest in a collection of data objects. A visual query may include one or more graph elements and property information associated with the specified graph elements. After a user has constructed a visual query, the system may transform the visual query into a query template. A query engine may then execute the query template to search a data object collection for data object results corresponding to the specified pattern. The search for instances of a specified pattern in a collection of data objects is referred herein to as a “search around.”
US09798766B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for suggesting uniform resource locators located at previously unknown hosts to users. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to record uniform resource locators (URLs) associated with web resources accessed by a user and usage details pertaining to the user's usage of the web resources. Responsive to receiving a request to access a hostname not stored in the recorded URLs, embodiments of the present invention can be used to receive URLs associated with web resources available at the hostname and assign weight values to the received URLs based, at least in part, on the usage details and a similarity between the received URLs and the recorded URLs. Embodiments of the present invention can then be used to generate a URL suggestion from the received URLs based, at least in part, on the assigned weight values.
US09798748B2
A schema parser may determine one or more datasets of a database schema, wherein the datasets include one or more fields from a data source and represents data corresponding to the one or more fields. An input handler may receive a selection of one or more of the datasets via an interface. A translation engine may provide operations for refining the data of the selected datasets into a result set via a query, wherein the operations may be determined based on metadata defining relationships amongst the data sources and fields. A query engine may provide a graphical query including operational flow indicators indicating a directional flow of the query from the selected datasets with the selected operation to the result set.
US09798747B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for creating a form for receiving data relating to a health care incident. A dictionary of field objects is provided in a metabase, where a field object defines attributes, and an instance of a field object is a form field. A request to create a user-defined field object is received and it is determined that the user-defined field object is not in the dictionary of field objects in the metabase. The user-defined field object is generated by defining attributes for the user-defined field object, where at least one attribute is a presentation attribute for a form field within a form. The user-defined field object is added to the dictionary of field objects in the metabase and the user-defined field object is linked to a data location in a persistent store. The form is generated, where the form is an ordered collection of form fields, where at least one form field is an instance of the user-defined field object and is displayed according to the at least one presentation attribute.
US09798745B2
A method of storing data items may comprise receiving an uncompressed data item for storage from a client process of a plurality of client processes over a computer network; storing the uncompressed data item; acknowledging storage of the data item to the client process and receiving at least one additional uncompressed data item for storage from the client process or from another one of the plurality of client processes. The stored uncompressed data item may then be compressed and stored. Upon receiving a request for access to the data item from one of the plurality of client processes over the computer network, the compressed data item is decompressed before providing the decompressed data item to the requesting client process over the computer network.
US09798744B2
A computer-implemented method includes displaying, within a user interface, a view pane having a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, displaying, within the view pane, a plurality of poster frames, each poster frame representing a corresponding media item, a first poster frame being displayed as positioned in a first row extending across the event view pane in the horizontal direction such that the first poster frame is displayed substantially adjacent to a first vertical edge of the event view pane and subsequent poster frames are displayed substantially adjacent to one another in the first row until a poster frame in the first row is displayed substantially adjacent to a second vertical edge of the event view pane, and displaying a next poster frame in a second row vertically displaced from the first row. Photographs in a poster frame can be previewed by moving a cursor across the poster frame.
US09798742B2
A method and system for the identification of personal presence and enrichment of metadata in image media is disclosed. The method includes obtaining user presence information for user images. Feature extraction is performed on the images and media databases are searched for images based on the presence information, which includes filtering based on known metadata and filtering based on the feature extraction. The user confirms their presence in the filtered images and the user provides new metadata known to the user for the images. The system then infers metadata for the filtered images based on the new metadata and presents the inferred metadata to the user. The user validates the inferred metadata and the inferred metadata confirmed to be valid is stored.
US09798741B2
A method for browsing a collection of digital images on a soft-copy display comprising: receiving a collection of digital images; interactively user selecting a digital image using a user interface; determining a plurality of subsets of the digital images, wherein each subset shares a common category with the selected digital image; and displaying the subsets of digital images on the soft-copy display, together with the selected digital image.
US09798714B2
Methods and systems for keyword spotting, i.e., for identifying textual phrases of interest in input data. In the embodiments described herein, the input data comprises communication packets exchanged in a communication network. The disclosed keyword spotting techniques can be used, for example, in applications such as Data Leakage Prevention (DLP), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) or Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and spam e-mail detection. A keyword spotting system holds a dictionary of textual phrases for searching input data. In a communication analytics system, for example, the dictionary defines textual phrases to be located in communication packets—such as e-mail addresses or Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).
US09798711B2
This disclosure provides a method and system of generating a graphical organization of a document page. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes identifying grid-based structures represented by graphical lines of a document page. The exemplary method includes a sequence of steps where a rectangular zone associated with the page is analyzed by looking for lines that entirely cross the zone, either horizontally or vertically. A hierarchy of grid-based structures are then identified, which can be used for analysis of the document and/or data extraction.
US09798709B2
A digital transaction management service provides notice to a recipient regarding one or more actions to take with respect to one or more transactions. The digital transaction management service is configured to determine that there is a new action required by the recipient and to send a new notice only if the recipient has accessed the digital transaction management service since the time the last notice was sent. Reminder notices are sent only if there has been no additional notice sent regarding any action for any transaction during a preset period of time.
US09798705B2
Multimedia content is featured on user pages of an online social network using embed codes that are generated using a configuration file associated with the source ID for the multimedia content and a content ID for the multimedia content. The configuration file, the source ID and the content ID are stored locally by the online social network so that any changes to the embed codes can be made by changing the configuration file associated with the source and regenerating the embed codes. By managing multimedia content in this manner, greater control can be exercised by the online social network over the multimedia content that are featured on its user pages.
US09798703B2
An XBRL document preparation system comprises an XBRL taxonomy module including one or more XBRL taxonomies having one or more XBRL concepts; a business document editor module that facilitates tagging of one or more entries of a business document with one or more XBRL tags based on the XBRL concepts, and generating an XBRL document including XBRL code corresponding to the tagged entries of the business document; an XBRL document validation system that validates the generated XBRL document and generates at least one of validation errors and warnings corresponding to the XBRL code; an XBRL validation report processing module that associates at least one of the generated validation errors and warnings with a specific source among the tagged entries of the business document; and a user interface module that identifies and facilitates editing the specific source among the tagged entries of the business document.
US09798701B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a system for transforming sparse elements to a dense matrix. The system is configured to receive a request for an output matrix based on sparse elements including sparse elements associated with a first dense matrix and sparse elements associated with a second dense matrix; obtain the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix fetched by a first group of sparse element access units; obtain the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix fetched by a second group of sparse element access units; and transform the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix and the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix to generate the output dense matrix that includes the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix and the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix.
US09798698B2
A system and method for preconditioning or smoothing (e.g., multi-color DILU preconditioning) for iterative solving of a system of equations. The method includes accessing a matrix comprising a plurality of coefficients of a system of equations and accessing coloring information corresponding to the matrix. The method further includes determining a diagonal matrix based on the matrix and the coloring information corresponding to the matrix. The determining of the diagonal matrix may be determined in parallel on a per color basis. The method may further include determining an updated solution to the system of equations where the updated solution is determined in parallel on a per color basis using the diagonal matrix.
US09798691B2
The present invention relates to a control circuitry module group, an electrical device, and a modem device. The control circuitry module group is configured for communication and/or power supply between a master control module and at least one slave modules in an electrical device. The control circuitry module group comprises: a bus; a bus control module coupled to the master control module and the bus, configured to receive a control signal from the master control module, add a target address in the control signal, and send to the bus the control signal with the target address; and at least one slave control modules each coupled to a corresponding slave module and the bus, respectively, and configured to receive the control signal with the target address via the bus, and controlling power supply to the slave module in response to the control signal.
US09798689B2
Techniques for supporting USB and video communication over an extension medium are provided. In some embodiments, an upstream facing port device (UFP device) is coupled to legacy connectors of a host device, and a downstream facing port device (DFP device) is coupled to a USB Type-C receptacle of the sink device that may provide both USB and DisplayPort information. The UFP device and DFP device communicate to properly configure the USB Type-C connection for use in the extension environment. In some embodiments, a source device is coupled to the UFP device via a USB Type-C connection, and legacy video and USB devices are coupled to the DFP device. The UFP device and DFP device again communicate to cause the source device to properly configure the USB Type-C connection for use in the extension environment.
US09798688B1
In one embodiment of the invention, a system architecture for bus masters and bus arbiters are provided to support routing and failover. The system comprises large pools of bus masters, a plurality of sets can be configured to control a plurality of slave devices wherein each set contains a collection of bus masters attached to central arbiter driving one of the system buses. Each set controls a group(s) of slave device that are primarily controlled by the bus master(s) within the set. Hence, a system can therefore include of a plurality of sets and can control a group of slave devices.
US09798687B2
A method for data communication in a serial LIN bus system that is used to transmit LIN information between a LIN master and LIN slaves includes transmitting the LIN information between the LIN master and the identical LIN slaves via respective data line that run between each of the identical LIN slaves and the LIN master.
US09798686B2
A method includes, in response to a master port requesting bus access for a bus transfer with a slave port, selecting the master port to allow a master device that is coupled to the master port to perform a bus transfer with a slave device that is coupled to the slave port. The bus transfer is associated with at least one bus cycle. The method includes, in response to an end of the bus transfer, maintaining selection of the master port for at least one additional bus cycle.
US09798674B2
A page table is a data structure used by a virtual memory system in a computer system to store the mapping between virtual addresses and physical addresses. Embodiments herein use a tree to map a virtual memory address space in the page table. The tree may be an N-ary tree where N is a power of two (e.g., 2, 4, 8, 16, etc.). The tree may include multiple levels that each correspond to a different page table size. For example, an octree includes eight different entries for each child node which may include per-thread sub-entries. Child nodes in the first level of the octree may each correspond to a 512 GiB page, while child nodes in the second level, however, may each have eight entries that correspond to a 64 GiB page. In this manner, an N-ary tree may be used to support a computing system with varying page sizes.
US09798669B1
System and method of determining memory ownership on cache line basis for detecting self-modifying code. An ownership queue stores cache line addresses and corresponding ownership indexes. The cache line data is translated into instructions, and each instruction is provided with an ownership index of an associated entry in the ownership queue. Each new cache line address is compared with the destination address of each store instruction, and each destination address, when determined, is compared with each cache line address in the ownership queue. Matching entries are marked as stale, and each instruction derived from a stale entry causes an exception when ready to retire. In this manner, a hit between a cache line and a corresponding store instruction causes an exception. An exception flushes the processor to resolve the potential modified code condition.
US09798665B1
A method that may include determining, for each user of a group of users, a time difference between an event of a first type that is related to a storage of a user data unit of the user within a cache of a storage system and to an eviction of the user data unit from the cache, in response to (a) a service-level agreement (SLA) associated with the user and to (b) multiple data hit ratios associated with multiple different values of a time difference between events of the first type and evictions, from the cache, of multiple user data units of the user; and evicting from the cache, based upon the determination, one or more user data units associated with one or more users of the group.
US09798660B1
Data exchange between a memory mapped interface and a streaming interface may include receiving sub-packets of a packet from a first interface, storing the sub-packets within a memory at addresses determined according to a ratio of a width of the first interface and a width of a second interface, and determining occupancy, of the memory as the sub-packets are stored. Responsive to determining that the occupancy of the memory meets a trigger level, sub-packets may be read from the memory at addresses determined according to the ratio and sending the sub-packets using the second interface.
US09798651B2
A method of holding information for identifying a cause for an object becoming problematic and presenting the information to a user. The method ascertains the cause of memory consumption by a program in a computer system. This method includes: acquiring a first call path related to the creation of an object from a memory; acquiring a second call path related to the connection to the object from the memory; and determining a common part of the acquired first and second call paths, wherein the common part indicates the cause in the program.
US09798650B1
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer implemented web based application testing system and method for testing at least one software application. The system and method receiving at least one test selection from a user using a user interface at a display device. The test selection may include at least one of a feature, a scenario, a background and a predefined condition. A feature file generation engine may then generate at least one feature file based on the test selection. Also, the feature file may be stored in a non-transitory computer memory. A feature file execution engine may execute the feature file and generate at least one execution result. A reporting engine may then generate a report based on the execution result. The execution result may then be displayed at the web dashboard.
US09798649B1
This disclosure involves debugging code for resource-constrained intelligent devices contemporaneously with executing object code on the intelligent device. For example, object code is transmitted to a radio device. A program counter entry is provided from the radio device to a computer via a communication link contemporaneously with a pause in execution of the object code at the radio device. A correspondence between the program counter entry and a portion of assembly code, which was used to generate the object code, is identified and is used to generate a list of additional program counter entries for pausing the object code's execution. The list is provided from the computer to the radio device and is used to pause the object code's execution at the radio device. Log data is provided from the radio device to the computer for display after pausing the object code's execution at one of these program counter entries.
US09798639B2
A failover system, server, method, and computer readable medium are provided. The system includes a primary server for communicating with a client machine and a backup server. The primary server includes a primary session manager, a primary dispatcher a primary order processing engine and a primary verification engine. The method involves receiving an input message, obtaining deterministic information, processing the input message and replicating the input message along with the deterministic information.
US09798638B2
Systems and methods which provide mount catalogs to facilitate rapid volume mount are shown. A mount catalog of embodiments may be provided for each aggregate containing volumes to be mounted by a takeover node of a storage system. The mount catalog may comprise a direct storage level, such as a DBN level, based mount catalog. Such mount catalogs may be maintained in a reserved portion of the storage devices containing a corresponding aggregate and volumes, wherein the storage device reserved portion is known to a takeover node. In operation according to embodiments, a HA pair takeover node uses a mount catalog to access the blocks used to mount volumes of a HA pair partner node prior to a final determination that the partner node is in fact a failed node and prior to onlining the aggregate containing the volumes.
US09798636B2
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and software for data storage systems are provided herein. In one example, a data storage system is provided that includes storage drives each comprising a PCIe interface, and configured to store data and retrieve the data stored on associated storage media responsive to data transactions received over a switched PCIe fabric. The data storage system includes processors configured to each manage only an associated subset of the storage drives over the switched PCIe fabric. A first processor is configured to identify first data packets received over a network interface associated with the first processor within a network buffer of the first processor as comprising a storage operation associated with at least one of the plurality of storage drives managed by a second processor, and responsively transfer the first data packets into a network buffer of the second processor.
US09798631B2
This document relates to data storage techniques. One example can buffer write commands and cause the write commands to be committed to storage in flush epoch order. Another example can maintain a persistent log of write commands that are arranged in the persistent log in flush epoch order. Both examples may provide a prefix consistent state in the event of a crash.
US09798630B2
Providing a snapshot of a physical memory region as of a specified time includes: sending, from a first processor to a second processor, a request to generate a snapshot of the physical memory region as of the specified time; and generating, using the second processor, the snapshot of the physical memory region based at least in part on a known state of the physical memory region and log information about update activity of the physical memory region.
US09798617B2
Example apparatus and methods produce a set of rateless erasure codes (e.g., fountain codes) for a file stored in a primary data store (e.g., hard drive) or in an archive system. The archive system may store the file in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID). A first subset of the rateless erasure codes are stored in an object storage using a synchronous protocol. A second subset of rateless erasure codes are stored in the object storage using an asynchronous protocol. The object storage system may inform the archive system when desired redundancy has been achieved or when desired redundancy has been lost. The archive system may buffer rateless erasure codes before providing the codes to the object storage to improve performance. A failure in the archive system or object storage system may be mitigated by retaining the file in the primary data store until the desired redundancy is achieved.
US09798615B2
A storage system includes a storage server adapted to receive data, determine parity data based upon the data, and store the data and the parity data in a storage array associated with the storage server. The data and the parity data may be sent to a second storage server.
US09798608B2
Techniques for recovering an enclosure are provided. A recovery program is retrieved from a recovery program repository. Results from a plurality of diagnostic tests are retrieved. The diagnostic test results are analyzed with the recovery program. The recovery program determines an enclosure recovery action. The enclosure is recovered using the determined recovery action.
US09798607B1
An error guide including a set of error resolutions is stored. A set of log files is received which includes log entries generated by a set of processes associated with an application program. Each log entry includes a set of attributes including a first attribute specifying a message, a second attribute specifying a message identifier, a third attribute specifying process, and a fourth attribute specifying a message type. The log files are parsed based on the third and fourth attributes to identify a log entry associated with a particular process and message type. A message identifier of the log entry is compared with the error message guide to identify an error resolution that corresponds to a message of the log entry. The identified error resolution is displayed on an electronic screen.
US09798603B2
A communication device includes: a receiving terminal; a storage device which stores a rule in which a condition regarding a bus system operation environment and an error tolerance scheme are associated with each other, and information regarding a path length; an error processor which determines the error tolerance scheme by utilizing the condition regarding the bus system operation environment and the rule so as to generate error tolerance information corresponding to the received data according to the determined error tolerance scheme; and a sending terminal for sending at least one packet including the error tolerance information and the data to the bus. The operation environment-related condition is a condition for granting an error tolerance for a transmission path of which a bus path length to another communication device, which is a destination of the data, is greater than a predetermined value.
US09798602B2
A watchdog timer circuit for use in microcomputer monitor systems is disclosed. This circuit includes a timer circuit responsive to receipt of a count clock signal for counting it up, and a timer control circuit which loads an externally inputted data signal (stn) in sync with a timer refresh instruction (prun) and holds therein a sequentially loaded latest multi-bit data signal as reference data. When the reference data agrees with a predefined pattern and simultaneously another prespecified condition is met, the timer control circuit interrupts the clock signal counting operation of the timer circuit. During interruption of the counting operation, when the reference data does not agree with the predefined pattern or when the above-stated another prespecified condition becomes unsatisfied, the control circuit allows the timer circuit to restart the clock signal counting operation.
US09798598B2
An approach is provided for managing a failure of a critical high availability (HA) component in a HA system. Critical HA components are identified. Categories are assigned to the identified components and weights are assigned to the categories. A current value indicating a performance of a component included in the identified components is obtained by periodically monitoring the components. A reference value for the performance of the component is received. A deviation between the current value and the reference value is determined. Based on the deviation, the component is determined to have failed. Based in part on the failed component, the categories, and the weights, a health index is determined in real-time. The health index indicates in part how much the component having failed affects a measure of health of the HA system.
US09798596B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for managing information management operations. The system may be configured to employ a work flow queue to reduce network traffic and manage server processing resources. The system may also be configured to forecast or estimate information management operations based on estimations of throughput between computing devices scheduled to execute one or more jobs. The system may also be configured to escalate or automatically reassign notification of system alerts based on the availability of system alert recipients. Various other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
US09798595B2
Embodiments for performing cooperative user mode scheduling between user mode schedulable (UMS) threads and primary threads are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, privileged hardware states are transferred from a kernel portion of a UMS thread to a kernel portion of a primary thread.
US09798594B2
Disclosed herein is a shared memory systems that use a combination of SBR and MRRR techniques to calculate eigenpairs for dense matrices having very large numbers of rows and columns. The disclosed system allows for the use of a highly scalable tridiagonal eigensolver. The disclosed system likewise allows for allocating a different number of threads to each of the different computational stages of the eigensolver.
US09798590B2
A method and apparatus for post-retire transaction access tracking is herein described. Load and store buffers are capable of storing senior entries. In the load buffer a first access is scheduled based on a load buffer entry. Tracking information associated with the load is stored in a filter field in the load buffer entry. Upon retirement, the load buffer entry is marked as a senior load entry. A scheduler schedules a post-retire access to update transaction tracking information, if the filter field does not represent that the tracking information has already been updated during a pendency of the transaction. Before evicting a line in a cache, the load buffer is snooped to ensure no load accessed the line to be evicted.
US09798574B2
Examples are disclosed for composing memory resources across devices. In some examples, memory resources associated with executing one or more applications by circuitry at two separate devices may be composed across the two devices. The circuitry may be capable of executing the one or more applications using a two-level memory (2LM) architecture including a near memory and a far memory. In some examples, the near memory may include near memories separately located at the two devices and a far memory located at one of the two devices. The far memory may be used to migrate one or more copies of memory content between the separately located near memories in a manner transparent to an operating system for the first device or the second device. Other examples are described and claimed.
US09798572B2
The present invention provides a virtual machine migration method, a switch, a virtual machine system. A switch receives a message sent by a server, where the message is used to enable the switch to discover a connected virtual machine interface; obtains, from the message, an identifier for indicating whether a virtual machine is migrating; and determines whether the virtual machine is a virtual machine migrated to the server according to the identifier indicating whether the virtual machine is migrated. According to the embodiments of the present invention, it may be determined whether an added virtual machine on a server is a newly created one or a migrated one.
US09798567B2
Standard nested virtualization allows a hypervisor to run other hypervisors as guests, i.e. a level-0 (L0) hypervisor can run multiple level-1 (L1) hypervisors, each of which can run multiple level-2 (L2) virtual machines (VMs), with each L2 VM is restricted to run on only one L1 hypervisor. Span provides a Multi-hypervisor VM in which a single VM can simultaneously run on multiple hypervisors, which permits a VM to benefit from different services provided by multiple hypervisors that co-exist on a single physical machine. Span allows (a) the memory footprint of the VM to be shared across two hypervisors, and (b) the responsibility for CPU and I/O scheduling to be distributed among the two hypervisors. Span VMs can achieve performance comparable to traditional (single-hypervisor) nested VMs for common benchmarks.
US09798562B2
Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for buffer provision application (“BFA”) are described. The BPA may facilitate display of a guest application executing in a host operating system (“host OS”). The host OS may provide for execution of a guest application, such as through use of an emulator configured to emulate a guest OS environment. The BFA may provide a drawing buffer for use by the guest application. The drawing buffer may be caused to be allocated within the host OS by the BFA. The BFA may then cause the allocated buffer to be provided to the guest application so that the guest application may draw frame data directly to the drawing buffer. The BFA may then facilitate access to the drawing buffer by the host OS when compositing drawing buffer data with other drawing data of the host OS. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09798561B2
A virtual machine (VM) is designated as a guarded VM so that restricted operations may not be performed on the VM without permission from the VM's owner. A request to perform at least one of the restricted operations on the VM is received. When the VM is a guarded VM, the request to perform at least one of the restricted operations on the VM is sent to the VM's owner. When the VM's owner at least partially approves the request, at least some of the restricted operations on the VM are enabled.
US09798557B2
Technology is disclosed for updating an Agent. One embodiment comprises running the Agent for the Application while the Application is also running. The Agent is associated with an identified source of code for the Agent. The code for the Agent is updated, and the updated Agent is run with the Application.
US09798549B1
An instruction sequencing unit in an out-of-order (OOO) processor includes a Most Favored Instruction (MFI) mechanism that designates an instruction as an MFI. The processing queues in the processor identify when they contain the MFI, and assures processing the MFI. The MFI remains the MFI until it is completed or is flushed, and which time the MFI mechanism selects the next MFI.
US09798543B2
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for allocating register file entries included in a register file to a thread group. A request to allocate a number of register file entries to the thread group is received. A required number of mapping table entries included in a register file mapping table (RFMT) is determined based on the request, where each mapping table entry included in the RFMT is associated with a different plurality of register file entries included in the register file. The RFMT is parsed to locate an available mapping table entry in the RFMT for each of the required mapping table entries. For each available mapping table entry, a register file pointer is associated with an address that corresponds to a first register file entry in the plurality of register file entries associated with the available mapping table entry.
US09798536B2
A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, from a first and second application by a computing device, shapes of artifacts and components of the first and second application. The shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are conformed to a standard format. One or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are tracked. One or more suspicious relationships across the first and second application are displayed based upon, at least in part, the one or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application.
US09798522B2
A system and method for generating a command line interface (CLI) in view of an application programming interface (API) specification is disclosed. An instance of a CLI may be initialized. Responsive to the initializing, the system or method may request an application programming interface (API) specification for a software application installed on a server system. The system or method may receive the API specification for the software application. The system and method, in view of the API specification may create a command definition of the CLI.
US09798519B2
A microprocessor comprises an instruction pipeline, a shared memory, and first and second arithmetic processing units in the instruction pipeline, each capable of reading or receiving operands from and writing or providing results to the shared memory. The first arithmetic processing unit performs a first portion of a mathematical operation to produce an intermediate result vector that is not a complete, final result of the mathematical operation. The first arithmetic processing unit generates a plurality of non-architectural calculation control indicators that indicate how subsequent calculations to generate a final result from the intermediate result vector should proceed. The second arithmetic processing unit performs a second portion of the mathematical operation, in accordance with the calculation control indicators, to produce a complete, final result of the mathematical operation.
US09798518B1
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for processing data based on touch events on a touch sensitive device. A first touch event is detected indicating a selection of a value for an attribute using a touch input device from a first portion of a touch sensitive display screen of the touch sensitive device. A second touch event is detected indicating a change in position of the touch input device from the first portion to a second portion of the touch sensitive display screen of the touch sensitive device. In response to detecting the second touch event, a query is determined for searching a database based on the value for the attribute.
US09798512B1
In general, this disclosure is directed to techniques for adjusting various types of volumes based on audio present in a currently executing application. A computing device not currently outputting audio for playback at an audio output device operatively coupled to the computing device receives an indication of user input to adjust a volume level. Responsive to receiving the indication of the user input, the computing device determines context data based on content associated with the currently executing application. The computing device predicts, based on the context data, a type of audio that is planned to be output for playback at the audio output device. The type of audio is one of many types of audio capable of being output for playback. The computing device adjusts, based on the type of the audio, a respective volume level associated with the audio type.
US09798509B2
An example system may include a communication interface; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the server to perform of a set of functions. The set of functions may include determining an anticipated travel duration of a user of a client device, using the anticipated travel duration of the user as a basis to generate a playlist of a personalized news program for the user, and transmitting data representing the generated playlist to the client device.
US09798508B2
Embodiments are directed to providing direct access to graphical user interface (GUI) frame buffers and to associating input hardware with a login session. In one scenario, a computer system registers a plug-in software module with a remote desktop client. The registering includes requesting one or more frame buffers rendered for display on a computer system display. The computer system determines that a session has been established between a computer system user and the remote desktop client. The computer system then receives the requested frame buffers and displays the frame buffers on the computer system display and/or sends the received frame buffers to various registered third parties.
US09798507B2
The display device receives first data, including a control instruction, encapsulated at an application layer by a first external device, matching a data protocol of a first dedicated link over the first dedicated link; and if the control instruction is a control instruction directed to the display device, then the display device performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction; and if the control instruction is a control instruction directed to a second external device, then the display device transmits the first data to the second external device over a second dedicated link so that the second external device performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction.
US09798501B2
Provided are an image forming apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an operation control program and an operation control method. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a server processing unit, and a group management unit that manages one or more of other image forming apparatuses each including a server processing unit as a first apparatus group, and manages one or more of other image forming apparatuses chosen as a second apparatus group. The image forming apparatus further includes a judgement unit that judges whether the image forming apparatus is in a state capable of executing processing at a processing request received, and a proxy execution control unit that, on judging that the image forming apparatus is not in the state, requests an image forming apparatus belonging to the first or second apparatus group for proxy execution of the processing, according to the kind of processing request.
US09798484B2
An information processing apparatus comprises: a programmable circuit unit comprising a partial reconfiguration unit; a storage unit used by each of logic circuits configured in the partial reconfiguration unit; and a control unit that controls a logic circuit that becomes an access destination, in accordance with receiving an access command, wherein the control unit compares an address space indicating the access destination of the access command with the signal that is output from the partial reconfiguration unit due to the partial reconfiguration unit being configured using circuit information included in the configuration data, and controls to set as an access destination the logic circuit configured in the partial reconfiguration unit outputting the signal matching the address space indicating the access destination of the access command.
US09798481B1
A memory system and operating method thereof are provided. The non-volatile memory array is configured to store data. The controller is coupled to the non-volatile memory array. The memory controller is configured to provide a special write operation to write the data in the non-volatile memory array before a board mount operation is applied, and provide a regular write operation to write the data in the non-volatile memory array after the board mount operation is applied. A read margin provided by the special write operation is larger than a read margin provided by the regular write operation.
US09798477B2
A plurality of storage nodes cooperating as a storage cluster is provided. Each of the plurality of storage nodes has storage memory. Each storage node of the plurality of storage nodes is configurable to direct erasure coded striping of data of one of an Mode or data segment across the plurality of storage nodes of the storage cluster, with at least one storage node of the plurality of storage nodes having a differing amount of storage capacity of the storage memory from an amount of storage capacity of another storage node in the plurality of storage nodes. A method of storing data in a storage cluster is also provided.
US09798475B2
According to one embodiment, a controller writes data stored in a first data group of a plurality of data groups into a first block group of the plurality of block groups and writes data stored in a second data group of the plurality of data groups into a second block group of the plurality of block groups in a case where a first condition is satisfied.
US09798463B2
Character input in which key press information input by a user is received. When the received key press information meets a preset enabling condition of the mapping mode, a mapping mode is entered into; key press information input by the user in the mapping mode is receive. A character string corresponding to the key press information input by the user in the mapping mode is searched according to a preset mapping relation between the character string and a keyboard, and the searched character string is sent to an application.
US09798461B2
An electronic system includes: a raise objects module configured to raise a first object along a Z-axis displaying the first object above a display; a height determination module, coupled to the raise objects module, configured to generate a first adjustment value based on a height determining factor including frequency; and an adjustment module, coupled to the height determination module, configured to adjust the first object along the Z-axis based on the first adjustment value.
US09798459B2
One or more touch input signals can be obtained from a touch sensitive device. A touch event model can be used to determine touch and/or gesture events based on the touch input signals. The touch and gesture events can be associated with touch input signals generated from different regions of a web page displayed on the touch sensitive device. Access can be provided to at least one touch or gesture event through a programming interface.
US09798452B2
A method comprises receiving, via a user interface of a user terminal, an indication of a user selection of a contact identifier, identifying, from plural event information items stored in at least one memory, an event information item which is associated with the selected contact, wherein each of the plural event information items has a timestamp associated therewith, and causing a graphical chronology to be displayed on a display (14) of the user terminal, wherein the graphical chronology comprises plural sub-regions (50-1-50-3) each relating to a different time interval, wherein the graphical chronology includes a graphical representation of the identified event information item (53, 55), the graphical representation being located in a one of the sub-regions (50-1-50-3) based on a comparison of the timestamp associated with the identified event information item and the time interval to which the sub-region (50-1-50-3) relates.
US09798446B2
A system and method for standardizing commands used for various application behaviors in an application regardless of the environment of the application. A client intercepts a user input standard command, retrieves a corresponding native command from a standardizing server and inputs the native command in the application.
US09798445B2
A measuring instrument includes a main body casing, a detector on the main body casing and detecting an amount of stylus head displacement, a display on an outer surface of the casing; a plurality of key switches on the outer surface, a menu proximate the display on the outer surface, and a display controller controlling the display. The display includes a main display and a cursor display, which is arranged in a location alongside the menu and displays a cursor pointing to the menu, and performs control such that a measured value based on an amount of displacement is displayed, but the cursor is not displayed when in a measurement mode where the detector detects the amount of displacement, and such that a cursor is displayed so as to point to the menu corresponding to a selected menu when in a settings mode where measurement conditions are set.
US09798441B2
A system and method for displaying a post unit within a stream interface are provided. A stream interface is provided for display and comprises at least one post unit. For the at least one post unit, post content and a first interface set are provided for display on a first side of the post unit. The first interface set includes one or more interface components for interacting with the post content, and an expand interface component for expanding the first interface set. An indication of a user selection of the expand interface component is received. In response to the received indication, and for the at least one post unit, the post content and a second interface set are provided for display on a second side of the post unit. The second interface set includes a greater number or a different class of interface components for interacting with the post content.
US09798440B2
The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and a diversity policy is applied to prevent overrepresentation of timeline unit type(s). The timeline units are used to generate a timeline view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time. The timeline view is then provided to other users of the social networking system that wish to view information about the user.
US09798438B2
The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system, including both data about the user and social network activities related to the user. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and can then determine a quantity of timeline for display in the timeline view and select them based at least in part on the ranking. The units then are used to generate a timeline view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time.
US09798436B2
A client computing device that includes a client desktop having at least one window that is controlled by a server computing device receives a cursor message from a pointing device. The client computing device moves a cursor from an initial position to a new position on the client desktop based on the cursor message. When the new position of the cursor is within a border of the at least one window, the client computing device generates a cursor position message based on the new position of the cursor. The cursor position message is then transmitted to the server computing device, wherein the server computing device updates a cursor position on a server desktop that is associated with the at least one window based on the cursor position message.
US09798435B2
Disclosure is related to a touch-sensitive panel apparatus, a control circuit, and a method for scanning touch event. The method is generally adapted to sensing a touch event when a touch object is used to contact a touch-sensitive panel device. The method in the beginning includes performing a time-division scanning process for separately scanning a first sensing region and a second sensing region according to a scanning timing scenario. After that, a triggering zone may be sensed when the scanning process finds a touch event. A full-time scanning process is then performed to the triggering zone. A touching position may be determined according to the scanning process. In one further embodiment, the method then verifies an operating frequency for the touch event so as to confirm a triggering event.
US09798430B2
An input device having a row electrode and a column electrode made by patterning a meshed metallic layer by forming a dividing section on a metallic line constituting the meshed metallic layer can make areas of individual dividing sections of the metallic lines uniform, whereby uneven shading due to the patterned, meshed conductive layer is suppressed from appearing on a touch operation surface.In the input device having the row electrode and the column electrode made by patterning the meshed metallic layer by forming the dividing section on the metallic line constituting the meshed metallic layer, at an intersecting section where metallic lines Mw2 constituting a meshed conductive layer Lp2 intersects an ideal contour Sp2 of a meshed column electrode, the direction for dividing the metallic lines at the intersecting section is set to the direction matching the direction of width of the metallic lines such that the area of the dividing section traversing the metallic line is minimal.
US09798417B2
A processing system for baseline management includes a sensor module comprising sensor circuitry coupled to sensor electrodes. The sensor module configured to transmit transmitter signals and receive resulting signals with at least a portion of the sensor electrodes. The processing system includes a determination module operatively connected to the sensor electrodes and configured to acquire a mutual capacitive image from the resulting signals, generate a first thermal measurement based on the mutual capacitive image, and determine a thermal rate based on the first thermal measurement. The determination module is further configured to update a proximity baseline according to the thermal rate to obtain an updated baseline.
US09798412B2
A flexible touch sensor device with improved durability is presented. More particularly, a flexible touch sensor device that can be bent or folded with low risk of damaging the wiring is presented. The touch sensor device includes: a plurality of first touch electrodes positioned at a first side of a first reference line extending in a first direction; a plurality of second touch electrodes positioned at a second side of the first reference line; first touch wiring connected to the first touch electrodes; and second touch wiring connected to the second touch electrodes, wherein the first touch wiring and the second touch wiring extend along a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction without crossing the first reference line.
US09798411B2
A touch display panel and a touch display device are disclosed, and the touch display panel includes a color filter substrate, an array substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a thin film transistor array layer, a common electrode layer, a sensing layer and a pixel electrode layer. The thin film transistor array layer, the common electrode layer, the sensing layer and the pixel electrode layer are separated from each other through a dielectric layer, respectively. The touch display panel and the touch display device have a simpler production process and a higher yield rate.
US09798409B1
A force-sensitive input device for receiving user input. The input device can include a contact (e.g., touch) sensor and a plurality of force sensors. By combining the information from a multi-touch event with information from each of the plurality of force sensors, a contact centroid and a force centroid can be determined. Thereafter, by projecting a vector defining the force applied to the input device onto a vector defined between the contact centroid and an individual contact location, a magnitude of force applied at that contact location can be approximated.
US09798408B2
The electronic device 1 includes a press detection unit 40 configured to detect a press and a control unit 10 configured to control, when a standard for data based on press is set, such that a parameter value associated with a predetermined process is increased/decreased, according to a difference between the standard and the data based on press detected by the press detection unit 40, thus portions operated by an operator can be reduced and operation steps by the operator can be reduced as well.
US09798407B2
A high-sensitivity in-cell touch display device has a common voltage and sensing electrode layer including a plurality of common voltage and sensing electrodes, each corresponding to at least one pixel electrode. A touch circuit is provided with a touch-dedicated power supply circuit, and a common voltage and sensing electrode is used as a common node of the touch circuit and a display circuit, so that there is no current loop between the touch circuit and the display circuit. Reflection electrodes are further provided to reduce parasitic capacitance between the common voltage and sensing electrodes and to improve the sensing distance. The display operation and the touch sensing operation can be performed on different areas in parallel to increase respective efficiencies of the display and touch sensing operations.
US09798399B2
Side sensing for electronic devices. An input device has a first sensing region including a first plurality of sensor electrodes configured to sense objects in the first sensing region that are ohmically coupled to the first plurality of sensor electrodes. A second sensing region is positioned adjacent to the first sensing region and includes a second plurality of sensor electrodes configured to sense objects in the second sensing region that are ohmically isolated from a second plurality of sensor electrodes but are capacitively coupled to the second plurality of sensor electrodes.
US09798395B2
An electronic control apparatus including motion sensors is integrated in a portable electronic device to responsively control a media content stored in the portable electronic device, in response to motion sensor signals to flip, zoom, displace images/pages of the media content displayed on a display field of a display thereof. Accordingly, a responsive control method includes the steps of: presetting a first threshold angle; sensing an first rotation angle of the portable electronic device to send out a first rotation sensing signal as a rotation of a yaw, pitch or roll of a portable electronic device detected by a sensing module including motion sensors; and receiving the first rotation sensing signal to calculate and determine whether the first rotation angle is greater than the first threshold angle to responsively control a media content stored in an electronic control apparatus be flipped, zoomed or displaced when the first rotation angle is greater than the first threshold angle.
US09798392B2
The present invention discloses an illuminated keyboard, including a base plate and a plurality of keys disposed on the base plate. Each of the keys includes a key cap, an illumination element, an elastic element, and a reflector layer. The key cap is disposed above the base plate, and the elastic element is disposed under the key cap. The illumination element is disposed in the elastic element and the reflector layer is disposed at a side of the illumination element to cover a part of the illumination element, so that the reflector layer reflects the light of the illumination element to the elastic element, and the light is transmitted by the elastic element to the key cap to make the keyboard illuminant.
US09798388B1
A system and method for providing a 3D gesture based user interface with haptic feedback is disclosed. A processing system providing the 3D system provides haptic feedback by capturing image data. A gesture is then detected. The detected gesture is then used to determine an appropriate haptic feedback is determined. A signal that indicates the appropriate haptic feedback is generated and provided to a haptic feedback device. The haptic feedback devices then provides the appropriate haptic feedback.
US09798384B2
A method and an apparatus of tracking an eye gaze to determine where a gaze point of a user is located on a display unit of a device, based on a facial pose and a position of an iris center, are provided. The method includes detecting a facial feature in a captured initial image, three-dimensionally modeling the detected facial feature, tracking the three-dimensionally modeled facial feature in consecutively captured images, detecting an iris center in the consecutively captured images, acquiring an eye gaze vector based on the tracked three-dimensionally modeled facial feature and the detected iris center, and acquiring a gaze point on a display unit based on the eye gaze vector.
US09798379B2
A computer system has a controller and a voltage regulator. The controller generates a power consumption state signal for one or more components of the computer system to the voltage regulator. The voltage regulator supplies a first voltage level for the one or more components when the one or more components are at a first power consumption state. The voltage regulator increases to a second voltage level for the one or more components when the one or more components enter a second power consumption state.
US09798376B2
Systems and methods for power distribution network (PDN) droop/overshoot mitigation are provided. In one embodiment, a method for activating one or more processors comprises reducing a frequency of a clock signal from a first clock frequency to a second clock frequency, wherein the clock signal is output to a plurality of processors including the one or more processors. The method also comprises activating the one or more processors after the frequency of the clock signal is reduced, and increasing the clock signal from the second clock frequency to the first clock frequency after the one or more processors are activated.
US09798356B2
A band, including: a device which has a part to be protected; and a protective frame which has a soft section that is easily deformed and a hard section that is less easily deformed than the soft section, the hard section being connected to the soft section and disposed at a portion where the part to be protected is disposed.
US09798339B2
A technique is provided that reduces dullness of a potential provided to a line such as gate line on an active-matrix substrate to enable driving the line at high speed and, at the same time, reduces the size of the picture frame region. On an active-matrix substrate (20a) are provided gate lines (13G) and source lines. On the active-matrix substrate (20a) are further provided: gate drivers (11) each including a plurality of switching elements, at least one of which is located in a pixel region, for supplying a scan signal to a gate line (13G); and lines (15L1) each for supplying a control signal to the associated gate driver (11). A control signal is supplied by a display control circuit (4) located outside the display region to the gate drivers (11) via the lines (15L1). In response to a control signal supplied, each gate driver (11) drives the gate line (13G) to which it is connected.
US09798338B2
Embodiments of power source circuits and methods for operating a power source circuit are described. In one embodiment, a method for operating a power source circuit involves receiving at the power source circuit at least one digital signal from a feedback loop and increasing or decreasing an output power signal of the power source circuit in response to the at least one digital signal. Other embodiments are also described.
US09798320B2
A method for alarm monitoring abnormal conditions associated with a process operation includes collecting N sample data representing one or more parameters of a process, determining a distribution type of the sample data, obtaining an alarm monitoring strategy associated with the distribution type, and monitoring the process using the alarm monitoring strategy. The distribution type may be single-constant, multi-level discrete, normally distributed, continuous non-normally distributed, cyclical trend-up/down, and drifting away after a period maintenance. The alarm monitoring strategy includes a unilateral or bilateral control chart. The one-side control chart has either an upper control limit (UCL) of (100−p) or a lower control limit (LCL) of (p), and the two-sided control chart has a UCL of (100−p/2) and an LCL of (p/2), where p is a predetermined false alarm rate which determines the number N. The control limit may be a difference between two adjacent sample values of the sample data.
US09798313B2
A method for controlling a device system (10) having a saw blade (14) that is attached to a saw arm (15) and that can be moved along an advancing direction (26) by a motor-driven advancing mechanism (13), whereby there is an infeed motion of the saw arm (15) with the saw blade (14) into the workpiece (18) and, during the infeed motion of the saw arm (15) into the workpiece (18), a control unit (27) calculates an arc length (φ) of the saw blade (14) that is engaged with the workpiece (18), and the calculated arc length (φ) is compared to a pre-set, critical arc length (φcrit) of the saw blade (14).
US09798308B2
A temperature controller that performs a temperature control on a plurality of temperature adjusters including a reference temperature adjuster to adjust a temperature of a semiconductor wafer includes a setpoint setting section that: sets a temperature detected by a master temperature detector as a control setpoint for a reference one of the temperature adjusters of a master loop, until a temporary setpoint below an actual control setpoint preset as a desired temperature of the semiconductor wafer is reached; and sets the actual control setpoint as the control setpoint for the master loop after the temporary setpoint is reached.
US09798305B2
A calculation device includes a plurality of calculation processing units configured to perform different processes with each other, a plurality of calculators configured to perform a same calculation, and a control unit configured to control a number of the calculators to be operated during each of a plurality of divided periods based on a length of a predetermined processing period and a number of calculations to be performed, such that a number of data which is equal to a number of calculations is processed within a predetermined processing period, and that the number of the calculators to be operated during each of the plurality of divided periods is averaged, the divided periods being obtained by dividing up the predetermined processing period.
US09798301B2
A system, method, and computer program product for automatically managing an environment for a physical zone over a period of time. Position coordinates are received from a plurality of entities. It is determined which of the entities will occupy the physical zone over a time frame, the physical zone including at least one environmental characteristic. Environmental preferences are accessed for the entities determined to occupy the physical zone for the time frame. The environmental characteristic of the physical zone is adjusted for the time frame based on the accessed environmental preferences for the entities.
US09798296B2
A method for controlling an inverter is provided, the method including, setting, as a first reference, a pressure data returned from the pressure sensor when a pre-PID ends, updating the first reference that is increased by a predetermined step to a second reference, determining an output frequency of the inverter by performing a PID control using the second reference, and determining an output frequency of the inverter by performing the PID using a third reference set up by the user when the second reference or feedback pressure data is equal to a set value.
US09798293B1
An alarm clock device is provided that includes a cup portion and a component housing. The component housing is coupled to a lower edge of the cup portion. The component housing includes a circuit board, a micro controller mounted on the circuit board, an orientation sensing component in communication with the micro controller and detecting movement of the alarm apparatus, and a speaker in communication with the micro controller emitting an audible alarm at a time designated by a user. A light ring is in communication with the micro controller and coupled to the alarm clock device between the cup portion and the component housing. The light ring illuminates the cup portion at the time designated by the user.
US09798287B2
A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a body having a toner reservoir. A drive element on a rear end of the body is unobstructed to mesh with a corresponding drive element in the image forming device. A toner outlet port is positioned on a bottom of the body near the rear end of the body. A latch catch is positioned on a first side of the body to receive a corresponding latch when the replaceable unit is installed in the image forming device. A latch actuator at the front end of the body is movable between a home position and a releasing position. A release handle at the front end of the body is operatively connected to the latch actuator such that actuation of the release handle causes the latch actuator to move from the home position to the releasing position to unlatch the body.
US09798286B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member unit having an image carrying member, a developing unit insertable into and drawable out of the image forming apparatus, and a transfer member. The image carrying member unit is movable between a first position where the image carrying member makes contact with the transfer member and a second position where they are apart. The image carrying member unit or the image forming apparatus has a biasing member that biases the image carrying member unit toward the second position. With the developing unit fitted to the image forming apparatus, the image carrying member unit is at the first position against a biasing force of the biasing member. With the developing unit drawn out of the image forming apparatus, the image carrying member unit is at the second position due to the biasing force of the biasing member.
US09798259B2
Described herein is an electrostatic ink composition comprising a liquid carrier; and chargeable particles comprising a co-polymer of an alkylene monomer and an acrylic acid monomer, and a pearlescent, non-metallic pigment, wherein the chargeable particles are dispersed in the liquid carrier. Also described herein are a method of electrophotographic printing and a print substrate.
US09798255B1
A process is provided comprising forming a phase inversed resin emulsion comprising a resin, water, and an organic solvent, wherein the process excludes subjecting the phase inversed resin emulsion to an organic solvent removal technique, thereby retaining the organic solvent in the phase inversed resin emulsion. The phase inversed resin emulsion may be formed by dissolving a resin in an organic solvent to form a resin mixture; optionally, adding a neutralizing agent to the resin mixture to neutralize acid groups on the resin; and adding a sufficient amount of water to the resin mixture to emulsify and induce phase inversion in the resin mixture. Also provided are processes for preparing particles and processes for preparing toners utilizing the phase inversed resin emulsions.
US09798253B2
A support table having: a base surface configured to be substantially parallel to a lower surface of a substrate, a plurality of burls each having a respective distal end and a first height above the base surface, the burls arranged to support the substrate by the respective distal ends, and a plurality of elongate raised protrusions protruding above the base surface, each elongate raised protrusion having a second height above the base surface that is less than the first height. The base surface has a plurality of regions within each of which some of the elongate raised protrusions are located. All of the elongate raised protrusions located within each region have substantially the same direction of elongation such that they are substantially parallel to each other so as to form between the elongate raised protrusions at least one gas flow path substantially parallel to the elongate raised protrusions.
US09798242B2
In a resist pattern forming process, a rinse solution comprising (A) a heat/acid-decomposable polymer and (B) an organic solvent is effective. The pattern forming process using the rinse solution is successful in forming fine feature size patterns while minimizing the occurrence of pattern collapse.
US09798240B2
Methods and apparatuses for minimizing line edge/width roughness in lines formed by photolithography are provided. The random diffusion of acid generated by a photoacid generator during a lithography process contributes to line edge/width roughness. Methods disclosed herein apply an electric field, a magnetic field, and/or a standing wave during photolithography processes. The field and/or standing wave application controls the diffusion of the acids generated by the photoacid generator along the line and spacing direction, preventing the line edge/width roughness that results from random diffusion. Apparatuses for carrying out the aforementioned methods are also disclosed herein.
US09798237B2
A method for optical transmission of a structure into a recording medium which can be transformed locally from a first undefined state into a second defined state by irradiating with photons from a photon source. The two states of the recording medium are manifested in different physical and/or chemical properties of the recording medium. At least one photon source having a photon flux of less than 104 photons per second is selected for the irradiation with the photons. It was recognized that with such a low photon flux especially fine structures can advantageously be transmitted into the recording medium without the irradiation having to be partially blocked by a mask. In this manner, for a given wavelength (energy) of the photons, structures can be transmitted that are considerably smaller than the width, defined by the diffraction limit, of the probability distribution for the locations at which the emitted photons are incident.
US09798233B2
A radiation-sensitive resin composition containing an alicyclic olefin polymer which has an acidic group (A), a sulfonium salt-based photoacid generator (B) which is represented by the following general formula (1), and a cross-linking agent (C) is provided. (In the above general formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 respectively independently are a C6 to C30 aryl group, C4 to C30 heterocyclic group, C1 to C30 alkyl group, C2 to C30 alkenyl group, or C2 to C30 alkynyl group, the groups being optionally substituted, and “a” is an integer of 1 to 5.)
US09798230B2
A photomask blank includes a chromium-based material film as a hard mask film containing at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen, wherein a ratio (A/B) of etching rates per unit film thickness is in a range from 0.7 to 0.9, and the chromium-based material film has a tensile stress or compressive stress corresponding to an amount of warp of up to 70 nm. The present invention provides a photomask blank having a thin film of chromium-based material which is enhanced in etch resistance and lowered in film stress. This enables high-accuracy patterning of a chromium-based material film.
US09798227B2
A photomask layout includes: a substrate region; a lower stepped region at a region of the substrate region; and a pattern region at least partially crossing the lower stepped region and including at least one notch portion at an area overlapping the lower stepped region. A method of forming a pattern is also provided.
US09798224B2
A projector includes a light source, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD), a first prism, a second prism, and a lens. The light source is used for emitting an incident light. The DMD is used for receiving and reflecting the incident light as an image light. The first prism is disposed between the light source and the DMD. The second prism is disposed between the first prism and the DMD. The first prism includes a first plane, a second plane, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion adjoins the first plane and includes a reflecting portion. The incident light from the second plane is reflected by the reflecting portion and then passes through the second plane. The second prism includes a fourth plane, a fifth plane, and a sixth plane. When the DMD is operated in an on-state, the image light passes through the sixth plane.
US09798221B2
An embodiment provides a motorized monopole for a camera, including: a hand-held monopole; a first motor positioned at an end of the hand-held monopole; a first connecting element attached to the first motor; a second motor positioned at an end of the first connecting element; a second connecting element attached to the second motor; a third motor positioned at an end of the second connecting element; and a camera mounting plate attached to the second connecting element by the third motor, where components of the multi-axis gimbal are positioned such that a camera viewing axis, a horizontal image axis, and a vertical image axis of a camera mounted on the camera mounting plate need not be aligned with any of a rotational axis of the first motor, a rotational axis of the second motor, or a rotational axis of the third motor. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US09798215B2
There is provided a method of manufacturing an electrophoretic particle, in which the electrophoretic particle includes a mother particle and a block copolymer, including: a step of polymerizing a monomer M having a site contributing to dispersibility into a dispersion medium, a monomer M including a second functional group having reactivity with the first functional group, a charged monomer M by living polymerization without random copolymerizing the monomer M1 and the monomer M2 so as to obtain the block copolymer; and a step of reacting the first functional group and the second functional group to a bonding section to a mother particle so as to connect the block copolymer to the mother particle.
US09798209B2
A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate, a thin film transistor on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode on the pixel electrode to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode while a plurality of microcavities are interposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, a roof layer on the common electrode, an alignment layer on the pixel electrode and beneath the common electrode and including a photosensitive material, a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavities, and an encapsulation layer on the roof layer to seal the microcavities.
US09798208B2
A TFT substrate, a TFT switch and a manufacturing method for the same are disclosed. The method includes steps of disposing a gate electrode layer on a substrate, thinning at least a portion of each side region along a thickness direction of the gate electrode layer in order to form two thin regions, disposing a semiconductor layer above the gate electrode layer, and disposing a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer on the semiconductor layer, wherein, a contact region between the source electrode layer and the semiconductor layer, and a contact region between the drain electrode layer and the semiconductor layer are respectively corresponding to the two thin regions. The present invention can omit a doping process in order to achieve a good ohmic contact so as to solve a schottky contact problem.
US09798201B2
Provided are liquid crystal display and the method for manufacturing the same. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a liquid crystal display device, including: a first substrate; a gate electrode disposed on the first substrate; a semiconductor pattern layer disposed on the gate electrode; and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor pattern layer and facing each other, wherein the gate electrode includes a reference plane and a protrusion protruding from the reference plane in a horizontal direction, and the protrusion overlaps the source electrode and the drain electrode.
US09798198B2
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first interlayer insulation film located above a first gate line and a second gate line, a first common electrode extending over the first interlayer insulation film, a second interlayer insulation film covering the first common electrode, and a first pixel electrode disposed on the second interlayer insulation film. The first common electrode extends, from a position opposed to the first pixel electrode, beyond the source line in the first direction and beyond the gate line in the second direction.
US09798194B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first insulating film, and a circumferential line, a second substrate includes a second insulating film, a first main spacer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate within a peripheral area and positioned between the first insulating film and the second insulating film, the first main spacer having a first height, and a first sub-spacer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate within the peripheral area and positioned between the circumferential line and the second insulating film, the first sub-spacer having a second height which is less than the first height.
US09798187B2
A backlight module, having: a light source, a first light reflection portion located above the light source, and a second light reflection portion located below the light source; the first light reflection portion includes a groove concaved towards the light source; an inner surface of the groove includes a first reflection parabolic surface and a second reflection parabolic surface interconnected with each other and having a focal point at the light source; the first reflection parabolic surface performs horizontal reflection on the light emitted from the light source; the second reflection parabolic surface reflects the light emitted from the light source to the second light reflection portion; the second light reflection portion performs horizontal reflection on the light reflected thereto. A liquid crystal display having the backlight module is also disclosed.
US09798182B2
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, including a lower polarizing plate configured to have a transmission axis in a first direction, a liquid crystal layer on the lower polarizing plate, an upper polarizing plate on the liquid crystal layer, the upper polarizing plate including a first polarizing plate and a second polarizing plate, the first polarizing plate having a transmission axis in the first direction, the second polarizing plate having a transmission axis in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and color filters including a white filter and a colored filter, the white filter overlapping with the first polarizing plate, and the color filter overlapping with the second polarizing plate.
US09798173B2
A liquid crystal panel (LCD) may include: a flexible liquid crystal panel; and a housing unit for housing the liquid crystal panel. The housing unit may have an integrated structure which includes a bottom surface, a side surface connected from the bottom surface, and a top fixing end connected from the side surface, the liquid crystal panel may be housed between the bottom surface and the top fixing end, and the housing unit may be formed of a flexible soft material.
US09798172B2
A mobile terminal includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit that is disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel and configured to emit light toward the liquid crystal panel, a window that is disposed to cover the liquid crystal panel and formed in a curved shape along one direction, and a frame that is configured to support the window, wherein the liquid crystal panel is attached onto a rear surface of the window and changed into a curved shape to correspond to the curved window, and wherein the backlight unit is attached onto the frame and formed in a curved shape to correspond to the curved liquid crystal panel.
US09798170B2
A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display layer, and a driving unit. The first substrate has a display area, an extended area, and an edge area located between the display area and the extended area. The display layer is positioned between the first and second substrates. The length of a boundary line of the edge area and the extended area is greater than the length of a bottom edge of the extended area that away from the edge area.
US09798166B1
A method of forming an attenuator on an optical device includes forming a ridge for a waveguide. The ridge is formed in a light-transmitting medium that is positioned on a base. The ridge extends upwards from slab regions of the light-transmitting medium. The method also includes forming trenches in the slab regions of the light-transmitting medium such that the trenches extend through the light-transmitting medium to the base. The trenches are formed such that the ridge is located between the trenches. The method also includes forming a semiconductor in a bottom of each of the trenches and then doping a region of each of the semiconductors.
US09798160B2
An image stabilization apparatus which reduces variations in performance with surface accuracy of a rolling surface for rolling members. A movable unit holds an optical element and is rotatable about a first rotational axis perpendicular to an optical axis of the optical element and a second rotational axis perpendicular to the optical axis and the first formational axis through rolling of the rolling members. With the second rotational axis coinciding with a center of the rolling surface, a first ratio of the first moving range of the rolling members to the first rotational range of the movable unit is smaller than a second ratio of the second moving range of the rolling members to the second rotational range of the movable unit.
US09798154B2
Polarization state in retro-reflective arrays may be controlled throughout the optical path of a retro-reflective retro-imaging setup to enhance system efficiency. A polarization beam splitter layer and a retarder layer placed in front of the retro-reflector array may be oriented such that polarized light is used as source, source input light is efficiently reflected at the polarization beam splitter layer toward the retro-reflective layer, and polarization is converted to circular upon first pass through retarder layer. The polarization may also be oriented at or near 45° with respect to input polarization state, light may be retro-reflected and reconverged at the retro-reflective layer, and converted to linear polarization state. The light may then be rotated about 90° with respect to input linear state, and/or passed through the polarization beam splitter layer upon second pass to form the reconvergent image.
US09798143B2
A transmission type head mounted display includes an image display unit that displays an image and through which external scenery is transmitted, a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the head mounted display, a determination information acquisition unit that acquires determination information used to determine whether or not an image to be displayed on the image display unit will be displayed, an information transmission and reception unit that receives display information which is correlated with the acquired position information and includes determination information correspondence information, and a display image control unit that displays an image as the determination information correspondence information which is correlated with the acquired determination information and is included in the received display information on the image display unit in a case where the determination information is acquired.
US09798138B2
An optical scanning device includes a deflector for deflecting a light beam to optically scan a scanned region on a scanned surface in a main scanning direction, and an imaging optical system for guiding the light beam deflected by the deflector, to the scanned surface. The imaging optical system includes an imaging optical element in which, in the main scanning direction, a distance to an optical axis from one effective end portion through which a light beam that enters one end portion of the scanned region passes is longer than a distance to the optical axis from another effective end portion through which a light beam that enters another end portion of the scanned region passes. In the imaging optical element, a thickness in an optical axis direction of the one effective end portion is thinner than a thickness in the optical axis direction of the other effective end portion.
US09798133B2
An electrowetting element comprising a first subpixel with a first color filter, a second subpixel with a second color filter, and a first white filter positioned between the first color filter and the second color filter.
US09798130B2
Generating a composite image of a non-flat surface includes: acquiring, using a microscope, multiple images of different areas of the non-flat surface, where each image includes a region of overlap with at least one adjacent image, the microscope having sufficient resolution to image in three dimensions a microstructure on the non-flat surface having a lateral dimension of 10 microns or less and a height of 10 nm or less; determining, for each of the images, a set of rigid body parameters relating a position and orientation of the test object in the image to a common coordinate system, where the set of rigid body parameters is determined by fitting the resolved microstructure in the overlap region in the image with the corresponding microstructure in the overlap region of the adjacent image; and combining the images based on the sets of rigid body parameters to generate a composite image.
US09798124B2
The image display apparatus includes an optical system causing a light flux entering from an original image by being transmitted through a fifth surface to reflect at a fourth surface, a third surface, a first surface and a second surface and then cause the light flux to be transmitted through the first surface and exit toward an exit pupil, causing the light flux to form an intermediate image and causing optical paths to intersect with each other. The optical system satisfies 0.62≦L12/f≦5.00 and 1.80≦L45/L12≦5.00. When a distance between hit points of a central-view-angle principal ray on the surfaces is referred to as a hit point distance, L45 represents a hit point distance between the fourth and fifth surfaces, L12 represents a hit point distance between the first and second surfaces, and f represents a focal length of the optical system.
US09798118B2
A projection display apparatus includes a light source module, an optical engine module and a projection lens module. The optical engine module includes a prism and a light valve. The projection lens module includes a first lens group and a second lens group. The first lens group is disposed between the screen end and the imaging end. The first lens group includes a first lens, a second lens and a third lens, which are sequentially disposed from the screen end to the imaging end and have negative, negative and positive refractive powers, respectively. The second lens group is disposed between the first lens group and the imaging end and has a positive refractive power. The second lens group includes a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens, which are sequentially disposed from the screen end to the imaging end and have negative, positive and positive refractive powers, respectively.
US09798101B1
Methods and systems for mounting a lens in a lens cell. The system may include a spindle assembly including a motor and a spindle, which may be an air bearing spindle, a passage within the spindle and an opening at the end of the passage at the surface of the spindle head, a vacuum source connected to the passage of the spindle to create suction at the opening, a stage configured to securely receive a lens mount with a lens cell such that a central axis of the lens cell is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the spindle, a micropositioner configured to reposition the lens on the spindle head, and a motion gauge configured to detect eccentric rotation of a lens as lens motion when the lens is positioned on the head of the rotating spindle.
US09798093B2
The cleaning head (30, 40, 44, 130) of a swab-like cleaning device (28, 36, 42, 134) for cleaning optical fiber end faces, especially the lens of expanded beam (“EB”) optical fibers, has a concave configuration of its cleaning surface (30a, 40a, 44a). This provides for effective engagement of the cleaning surface with the convex, e.g., spherical or nearly spherical, light transmission surfaces of the lenses (16a, 16b) of EB optical fibers. The cleaning head comprises coherent bodies of sintered polymers and may have zones of different density. Deformability of at least that portion of the cleaning head (30, 40, 44, 130) which terminates in the cleaning surface (30a, 40a, 44a) facilitates use of the cleaning device for non-EB as well as EB optical fiber end faces by better conforming the cleaning surface to the end faces during cleaning of the end faces.
US09798090B2
Reduced-profile connection components are described. The reduced-profile connection components are configured to connect various data transmission elements, including cables, network devices, and computing devices. A non-limiting example of a connection component includes a fiber optic connection component, including connectors, adapters, and assemblies formed therefrom. In some embodiments, the connection components may include mechanical transfer (MT) and multi-fiber push-on/pull-off (MPO) connection components, such as MT ferrules and MPO adapters. The reduced-profile connection components configured according to some embodiments have a smaller profile and/or require less parts to achieve a connection compared to conventional connection components. In some embodiments, the reduced-profile connection components may be used with conventional connection components. For example a reduced-profile connector may use a conventional MT ferrule to establish a connection within a conventional MPO adapter.
US09798086B2
An optimized SOI 2×2 multimode interference (MMI) coupler is designed by use of the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) simulation shows that, within a footprint of 9.4×1.6 μm2, <0.1 dB power unbalance and <1 degree phase error are achieved across the entire C-band. The excess loss of the device is <0.2 dB.
US09798083B2
An optical device comprising a single-photon device, which is coupled to a planar waveguide is described. The planar waveguide comprises a nanostructured section, which includes a longitudinal extending guiding region with a first side and a second side, a first nanostructure arranged on the first side of the guiding region, and a second nanostructure arranged on the second side of the guiding region. The nanostructured section comprises a slow-mode section, in which the single-photon device is positioned or embedded, and in which the first nanostructure and second nanostructure suppress spontaneous emission into other modes. The planar waveguide further comprises a fiber coupler for coupling light out of the planar waveguide and into an optical fiber, the fiber coupler preferably being adapted to match a field profile of an optical fiber.
US09798080B2
Method and apparatus for producing metal-coated optical fiber involves providing a length of optical fiber having a glass fiber with or without a carbon layer surrounded by a liquid-soluble polymeric coating. The optical fiber is passed through a series of solution baths such that the fiber will contact the solution in each bath for a predetermined dwell time, the series of solution baths effecting removal of the polymer coating and subsequent electroless plating of metal on the glass fiber. The optical fiber is collected after metal plating so that a selected quantity of the metal-coated optical fiber is gathered, Preferably, the glass fiber passes through the series of solution baths without contacting anything except for the respective solution in each.
US09798077B2
In various embodiments, an illumination structure includes a discrete light source disposed proximate a bottom surface of a waveguide and below a depression in a top surface thereof. A top mirror may be disposed above the discrete light source to convert modes of light emitted from the discrete light source into trapped modes, thereby increasing the coupling efficiency of the illumination structure.
US09798075B2
In one aspect, a light emitting device comprises a film-based lightguide including folded and stacked strips extending from a lightguide region of the film. In one aspect, the film comprises light extracting features defining light emitting regions that extract light from at least one light source positioned to emit light into the stacked end of strips. In one aspect, a flux of light emitted in a first direction by the light extracting features is greater than 70% of a total flux emitted from the light emitting regions, the light emitting regions have an average luminous transmittance greater than 70%, and the outermost surface of the device has an ASTM D523-89 60 degree gloss less than 50 gloss units. In one aspect, the device is a light fixture and the color of the object, such as a wall or ceiling, behind the film is unchanged when looking through the film.
US09798070B2
In various embodiments, a light emitting device is provided comprising a plurality of first solid state light sources for emitting first light with a first spectral distribution, and a first light guide comprising a first light input surface, a first end surface extending in an angle with respect to each other and at least one first further surface extending parallel to the first light input surface. The first light guide receiving the first light at the first light input surface, and guiding a part of the first light to the first end surface. The light emitting device further comprises one first optical element, for shaping light that is coupled out of the first light guide through a part of the at least one first further surface such as to provide a first shaped light, and at least one second optical element on the first end surface.
US09798064B2
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for implementing a hybrid concentrator for a backlight. The backlight includes a light guide and multiple light sources positioned along an input end of the light guide. The backlight further includes multiple hybrid concentrators that each include a lens in a central region of the concentrator and one or more total-internal-reflection (TIR) zones. Each hybrid concentrator is positioned between a corresponding light source and the light guide, and is configured to concentrate light into the light guide. The light guide then projects the concentrated light to illuminate a modulating display panel to form images for viewing.
US09798063B2
A light guide plate has a light conducting portion having a light input surface for introducing light into the light guide plate, a main light guiding body that is thinner than a maximum thickness of the light conducting portion, and disposed continuously from the light conducting portion, a slanted surface that is disposed on the light conducting portion on at least one of a surface near a light output surface and a surface opposite the surface near the light output surface, and that is inclined from a section of the light guide plate that is thicker than the main light guiding body toward an end of the main light guiding body, two cylindrical surfaces that cut into the slanted surface, and a groove formed by the two cylindrical surfaces.
US09798060B2
An adhesive film for a polarizing plate includes a functional group represented by Formula 1: wherein * represents a binding site; A is a C1 to C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; B is —O—, —S—, a C1 to C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, or a single bond; R2 is a C1 to C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and n is an integer from 1 to 5.
US09798054B1
An illustrative example camera assembly includes a sensor. An infrared cut filter is situated to filter radiation as the radiation approaches the sensor. A plurality of lens elements is situated between the sensor and the infrared cut filter.
US09798046B2
A lens plate includes a transparent substrate wafer, and a plurality of lenses and spacers that are formed of a single portion of material on the transparent substrate wafer. An assembly includes a first lens plate that includes a first transparent substrate wafer, a plurality of first lenses and a plurality of spacers, the first lenses and spacers being formed of a single portion of material on said first transparent substrate wafer. The assembly also includes a second lens plate that includes a second transparent substrate wafer and a plurality of second lenses formed thereon, each of the plurality of second lenses corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of first lenses. The lens plates are aligned such that each of the plurality of first lenses aligns with the respective one of the plurality of second lenses, and the lens plates are bonded to one another.
US09798044B2
There is provided an organic nonlinear optical material including a polymer binder and a compound represented by the following Formula (I): wherein, in Formula (I), R1 and R2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and L represents a divalent linking group connecting a nitrogen atom and an oxopyrroline ring having a dicyanomethylidene group in a π-conjugated system containing an azo group (—N═N—).
US09798038B2
A directional filter for processing full-tensor gradiometer data is described. The filter processes input data using a method comprising receiving geophysical data collected based on characteristics of geographic features in an environment, and applying a directional filter to the received geophysical data in a first instance so as to provide first filtered data. A filtering direction of the directional filter is determined based on properties in the received geophysical data. The method also includes updating the filtering direction based on properties in the first filtered data, applying the directional filter to the received geophysical data in a subsequent instance using the updated filtering direction so as to provide subsequent filtered data, and based on the updated filtering direction having a subsequent update less than a threshold, outputting directionally filtered data. The subsequent update is determined due to properties in the subsequent filtered data output from the subsequent instance.
US09798033B2
Sonde devices for providing magnetic field signals for use with utility locators or other devices are disclosed. In one embodiment a sonde device includes a housing, a core comprising a plurality of core sections, and one or more support structures, which may include windings. Circuit and/or power supply elements may be disposed fully or partially within the core to control generation of predefined magnetic field frequencies and waveforms.
US09798030B2
Systems and methods for monitoring subsea equipment are described herein. In one embodiment, such a system can include a plurality of acoustic sensor arrays that each include at least two acoustic sensors, wherein at least a first acoustic sensor array is mounted on an outer surface of subsea equipment being monitored and at least a second acoustic sensor array is positioned remote from the subsea equipment. The system can also include a digital data processor in communication with the plurality of acoustic sensor arrays, the digital data processor can be configured to process data from selected sensors of the plurality of acoustic sensor arrays to both selectively focus on a portion of the subsea equipment and to determine a point of origin of an acoustic signal. The system can be particularly useful in detecting leaks and other events in subsea drilling equipment.
US09798027B2
Method for automated and quantitative assessment of multiple direct hydrocarbon indicators (“DHI's”) extracted from seismic data. DHI's are defined in a quantitative way (33), making possible a method of geophysical prospecting based on quantification of DHI anomalies. Instead of working in a particular spatial region of seismic data pre-defined as a hydrocarbon opportunity, the present invention works on entire data volumes derived from the measured seismic data (31), and identifies opportunities based on quantified DHI responses. In some embodiments, a series of algorithms utilizes the geophysical responses that cause DHI's to arise in seismic data to search entire data sets and identify hydrocarbon leads based on the presence of individual and/or combinations of DHI's (34).
US09798022B2
Methods for selecting a receiver line orientation for a seismic data acquisition array and methods for performing a seismic survey using the selected receiver line orientation are provided herein. A method of selecting a 3D seismic data acquisition array comprising: selecting a survey area, determining the location of a plurality of source lines in the survey area, pre-planning a plurality of receiver line grids with differing orientations, assigning a cell grid to each receiver line grid, generating a fold level for each cell in each receiver line grid, determining a fold variation for each receiver line grid, and selecting a receiver line grid from the plurality of receiver line grids with the lowest fold variation.
US09798021B2
A method for calibration of TOF-PET detectors comprising polymeric scintillator strips and photoelectric converters, wherein cosmic radiation is used as a source of radiation, the method comprising the steps of: recording times of reactions of particles of cosmic radiation with the scintillator strips (101, 411, 421, 511, 521); determining spectra (301) of distribution of differences in the times at which pulses are recorded at ends of the scintillator strips (101, 411, 421, 511, 521) connected to photoelectric converters (102, 103, 412, 413, 422, 423, 512, 513, 522, 523); using the determined spectra (301) to determine timing synchronization constants of the photoelectric converters (102, 103, 412, 413, 422, 423, 512, 513, 522, 523), the constants being related to: delays within the electronics; speed of light propagation within the scintillator strip of the detection module; and resolution of the difference in times of the signals recorded at the ends of the module.
US09798019B2
An X-ray detector may include a plurality of pixels on a substrate, a first insulating layer configured to cover the plurality of pixels, an electrode block configured to penetrate the first insulating layer and be in contact with the plurality of pixels, a second insulating layer on the electrode block, and a metal wire configured to penetrate the second insulating layer and be in contact with the electrode block. Each of the plurality of pixels may include a first electrode on the substrate, a photoelectronic conversion device on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the photoelectronic conversion device.
US09798007B2
A method of operating an obstacle data model construction system of an aircraft is provided. With a vehicle moving through a vehicle obstacle space from a first to a second position, the method includes scanning the vehicle obstacle space at the first and second positions, generating first and second boundary data sets from results of the scanning at the first and second positions, respectively, and deriving first and second shrouded regions from the first and second boundary data sets, respectively. The method further includes identifying a high confidence occupancy region from intersecting portions of the first and second shrouded regions or identifying an occupancy region from a union of the first and second shrouded regions.
US09798006B2
A quantum photonic imaging device used in an underwater vehicle for stealthy detection of underwater objects includes a photon generating module that generates an entangled pair of photons that includes a signal photon and an ancilla photon, wherein the ancilla photon is retained within the device; a transmitter that transmits the signal photon towards a region of space for detecting an underwater object; a receiver that detects an incoming photon to the device; and a correlation module that distinguishes the signal photon that is reflected back to the receiver due to a presence of the object from environmental noise photons, wherein the distinguishing includes determining an entanglement correlation of the detected photon with the ancilla photon, and wherein a presence of the entanglement correlation between the detected photon and the ancilla photon indicates that the detected photon is the signal photon reflected back from the object.
US09798001B2
A radar apparatus is provided to receive a transmission wave reflected by a target object by antennas. The radar apparatus includes a signal analysis unit to analyze reception waves, and to obtain amplitudes and phases of the reception waves, at a frequency with which reception strength shows a peak. The radar apparatus also includes a direction detection unit to detect a direction of the target object based on the phases of the reception waves, and an estimated amplitude and phase output unit to output estimated amplitudes and estimated phases of reception waves to be received, assuming that the target object exists in the detected direction. The radar apparatus further includes a comparison unit to compare the amplitude or phase obtained by the signal analysis unit with that output by the estimated amplitude and phase output unit.
US09797997B2
The ultrasonic diagnostic system estimates a desired time phase or one cycle period of a moving region (e.g., a heart) that repeats contraction and relaxation cyclically and which can be specified by a presystole, an end systole, a prediastole, an end diastole, and other clinical characteristics for one cycle of the moving region on the basis of the velocity information on multiple positions of the moving region which is obtained for each time phase. More specifically, assuming that, for example, the end systole phase=a time phase in which the myocardial velocity comes to zero or close to zero, the system calculates |myocardial velocity| for each time phase in a predetermined period, and estimates a time phase in which this value comes closest to zero as an end systole phase.
US09797986B2
A method for determining the geographical position of at least one equipment unit using a device constrained to move with the equipment unit, the method including a first step of determination by the device, when the latter is fixed and has not been subjected to any movement for a first particular time, of network data including the identifiers of beacons of communication networks situated in the environment of the device and the Received Signal Strength Indication of the signals sent by each beacon, a second step of said device sending the network data to a data processing unit via a communication network if the communication network is available, the determination step and the sending step being repeated after each movement of the device to a new position.
US09797975B2
A phantom for an MRI system is provided. The phantom includes a third layer, the third layer including a first structure and a second structure, the first structure including two adjacent wedge-shaped objects in opposite directions which do not generate magnetic resonance signals, the second structure includes a first module group pair, the first module group pair including a first module group and a second module group, the first module group and the second module group each including multiple modules which are identical to each other, aligned with each other and separated from each other by the same distance, and the first module group and the second module group are perpendicular to each other. The phantom for an MRI system can satisfy measurement of multiple image quality indices such as layer thickness and resolution at the same time, which saves a large amount of repetitive work and time.
US09797973B2
Magnetic resonance examination system comprises displaceable carrier for supporting an object to be examined. The carrier can be moved over a two dimensional area. The magnetic resonance examination system is configured to acquire sets of magnetic resonance signals from the object for various positions of the carrier in the two dimensional area.
US09797972B2
An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate, from three-dimensional medical image data, a first cross-sectional image and a second cross-sectional image intersecting the first cross-sectional image and is configured to change display locations of the first cross-sectional image and the second cross-sectional image on a display, in conjunction with a change in an intersecting location of the first and the second cross-sectional images.
US09797966B2
The invention relates to a magnetic field measurement device, including a detector (4) configured to measure the amplitude of an output signal at a harmonic of an oscillation frequency of an excitation source, said amplitude being proportional to the magnetic field (B) to be measured, characterised in that it comprises an excitation circuit configured to associate with a principal excitation source (B1cosωt) oscillating at a principal oscillation frequency at least one secondary excitation source (B2cos(ω/3t+Φ2)) oscillating at a secondary oscillation frequency that is a fraction of the principal oscillation frequency, said fraction being odd if said harmonic is odd, and even if said harmonic is even.
US09797963B2
Systems and techniques for a detecting a magnetic target that reduce output signal jitter are disclosed. A system includes a magnetic target. The magnetic target has a plurality of regions having juxtaposed edges and opposing ends. Adjacent ones of the plurality of regions have different magnetic polarities. The magnetic target includes a first magnetic strip, having a first magnetic polarity disposed at one end of the regions, and a second magnetic strip having a second magnetic polarity opposite to the first magnetic polarity disposed at a second end of the regions to generate a magnetic bias across at least a portion of the regions. The system includes at least one magnetic field sensing element placed in proximity to the magnetic target and configured to produce an output signal responsive to the magnetic target.
US09797962B2
A sensor element based on a magneto-thermoelectric effect and realizing method thereof are provided, the sensor element includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements having an angular structure and are located in a magnetic field; the thermoelectric element is made of magnetic material having a thermoelectric effect, and includes a first side, a second side, and an angular part formed by connecting the two sides; the angular part is provided with a heating device; and the temperature in the region where the other end of the first side and the second side are located are less than or equal to the ambient temperature.
US09797961B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods that provide a delayed output signal with reduced sampling error are described. Embodiments include a clock circuit that generates a sample clock signal having a predetermined sample clock period. A sampling circuit may generate samples of a received signal during each sample clock period. An interpolation circuit may estimate a value of the received signal at times between the samples of the received signal based on at least a first sample and a second sample of the received signal. The interpolation circuit may estimate a time that the received signal crosses a threshold, and determine a time delta between the first sample and the estimated time that the received signal crosses the threshold. A delay circuit to generate a time delay substantially equal to the time delta is also included. An output signal changes state after the generated time delay.
US09797959B2
A circuit comprises a battery field-effect transistor (FET) coupled between a battery and an electronic system so that current from the battery flows through the battery FET to the electronic system. A replica FET couples the battery to a current sensing circuit. One of the battery FET and the replica FET comprises a plurality of parallel FET segments having separate control terminals. A logic block provides a plurality of switch control signals based on a system state input. A switching circuit receives the switch control signals and selectively couples the separate control terminals of the FET segments to one of a first reference voltage terminal or a second reference voltage terminal to independently turn each FET segment on or off. The current sensing circuit provides a voltage indicative of the current flowing through the replica FET.
US09797955B2
An insulation inspection device for motors includes an inverter for driving a motor, a partial discharge detecting unit for determining soundness of the motor, and a control circuit for controlling the inverter. The control circuit adjusts a switching interval of a voltage pulse of the inverter so as to be equal to a pulse round-trip propagation time between the inverter and the motor, thereby generating surge voltage higher than driving voltage for the motor, between the motor and ground, and adjusts a switching time for each phase of the inverter, thereby generating surge voltage higher than driving voltage for the motor, between phases, thus performing insulation inspection.
US09797953B2
A self-test module of an electronic circuit breaker includes a power supply assembly with a rechargeable battery, a self-test enablement assembly, an induced power supply assembly, a boost power supply, and a micro control unit (MCU). The self-test enablement assembly is connected to the rechargeable battery and includes an enablement button, a capacitor and a first power chip connected in series. The induced power supply assembly includes a buck chip. The boost power supply includes a second power chip and a boost chip connected in series. The MCU includes a plurality of pins that are connected to the first and second power chips, the buck chip, and the boost chip. The self-test module has two working modes; the electronic circuit breaker may be provided with or without a load current. The MCU operates the self-test procedure, indicates the self-test status, and maintains the indication for a period of time.
US09797952B2
An interface test device for testing a circuit, the interface test device including a module assembly including a plurality of modules, wherein a test block assembly is formed from individual test blocks that are arranged at one another in parallel and fixated at one another, wherein a test plug assembly is formed from individual test plugs that are arranged at one another other in parallel and fixated at one another, wherein a movement of a lever arm out of a plane of an insertion direction of the test plug assembly into the test block assembly is transferred by strut elements to pinions of the test plug assembly and inserts test fingers of the test plug assembly into openings of the test block assembly, wherein one of the test fingers of the test plug assembly opens a medium to high voltage monitoring circuit.
US09797943B2
A method of constructing an electric linear displacement motor for use in a testing device includes providing a stator having as stator housing with internal coils and a through bore extending from a first end of the stator housing to the second end of the housing. First and second end supports are connected to the first and second ends of the stator housing. An armature having magnets retained therein is inserted into the stator housing such of the armature is supported by the first end support and the second end support. A plurality of set screws are inserted into threaded openings proximate both the first end and the second end of the housing. The set screws then support and retain the armature such that there is an annular gap between the armature and the coils.
US09797942B2
FPAs on a wafer can be tested prior to dicing the wafer into individual dies. A focal plane array (FPA) can comprise an array of photodetectors, such as microbolometers, on a semiconductor substrate or die. FPAs can be manufactured on a wafer to make multiple FPAs on a single wafer that can be later diced or divided into individual FPAs. Prior to dicing the wafer, the FPAs can be tested electrically and radiometrically in bulk to characterize individual FPAs, to identify bad pixels, to identify bad chips, to calibrate individual FPAs, and the like. These test results can be used to determine acceptable FPAs and can be used to provide initial settings for imaging systems with the tested and integrated FPA.
US09797930B2
An exemplary voltage sensor device includes at least one high voltage segment and at least one low voltage impedance element. In order to enhance the power dissipation due to impedances spread inside of the device body, the sensor device can be adapted or extended such that at least one high voltage segment, and at least one low voltage impedance element are arranged on an elongated insulating support with adaptive complementary mechanical and electrical interconnection elements on at least one end of the support element. The mechanical and electrical interconnection elements provide a manner of interconnecting at least two elongated insulating supports together in a pivotable way.
US09797929B2
Provided is a waveform processing assistance system for helping users determine the value of a parameter which is necessary in a waveform processing method for determining the rising and falling points of a peak and whose validity cannot be easily and intuitively determined The system includes: a waveform displayer for showing, on a display screen, a waveform including a peak; a marker displayer for showing, on the display screen, a marker which is capable of being moved by a user; and a slope information displayer for showing information related to the slope of the waveform at a point lying on the waveform and meeting the marker, or at a point which lies on the waveform, which meets the marker, and at which a predetermined operation has been performed by the user. Examples of the slope-related information include a numerical value of the slope, a tangent, and a grid.
US09797921B2
A system includes a MEMS sensor having dual proof masses capable of moving independently from one another in response to forces imposed upon the proof masses. Each proof mass includes an independent set of sense contacts configured to provide output signals corresponding to the physical displacement of the corresponding sense mass. A switch system is in communication with the sense contacts. The switch system is configured to enable a sense mode and various test modes for the MEMS sensor. When the switch system enables a sense mode, output signals from the sense contacts can be combined to produce sense signals. When the switch system enables a test mode, the second contacts are electrically decoupled from one another to disassociate the output signals from one another. The independent sense contacts and switch system enable the concurrent compensation and calibration of the proof masses along two different sense axes.
US09797911B2
An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 70% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 4 and an isolated polynucleotide encoding same are disclosed. A polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence capable of specifically hybridizing to the isolated polynucleotide and an isolated antibody comprising an antigen recognition domain which specifically binds the isolated polypeptide are also disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions, methods of diagnosing and treating comprising same are also disclosed.
US09797909B2
A sensor for detecting and/or quantifying the amount of analyte in a sample, the sensor including: a sensing region; and a barrier layer including a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-quenching, analyte-permeable membrane having an ROS-quenching agent adsorbed thereto; wherein the sensor is adapted so that the sample enters the sensing region of the sensor through the barrier layer.
US09797900B2
Thus, herein is reported a method for analyzing/characterizing circulating immune complexes (CICs) formed in vivo comprising a size-exclusion chromatography of a sample obtained from a mammal to which the drug had been administered at least once for determining the weight/size of the immune complexes, optionally a second non-SEC chromatography, and at least one immunoassay, whereby the immune complex is characterized by the correlation of the immune complex size and the immunoassay result/read-out. Also reported herein is the use of a method as reported herein for determining a correlation to altered pharmacokinetics, for determining loss or reduction of efficacy, for determining neutralization of natural counterparts of the drug, for determining immune and hypersensitivity reactions, including serum sickness/type III hypersensitivity reaction/immune complex-mediated disease.
US09797897B2
Acoustically responsive particles and methods are provided for their use. Methods are provided for making and using tunable, monodisperse acoustically responsive particles and negative contrast acoustic particles, wherein the particles can contain a functional group available for covalent modification.
US09797884B2
A marker can determine whether or not a patient has a therapeutic response to an anti-cancer agent. A novel cancer therapy employs the marker. The marker can be N-acetylglucosamine, an amino-acid-metabolism-related substance, a nucleic-acid-metabolism-related substance, a substance in the pentose phosphate pathway, a substance in the glycolytic pathway, a substance in the TCA cycle, a polyamine-metabolism-related substance, lauric acid, 6-phosphogluconic acid, butyric acid, 4-methylpyrazole, isobutylamine, glycolic acid, NADH, NAD+, or a substance involved in the metabolism of any of these substances.
US09797881B2
Methods and systems for controlling a passive driver impairment detection system in a vehicle are provided. The method and system detect states of vehicle component operating systems and/or vehicle occupant monitoring systems and control activation and deactivation of the impairment detection system in response. The methods and systems enable a proactive transition from an inactive state to an active state by detecting the presence of an individual within or approaching the vehicle or an intent of the individual to approach the vehicle in order to overcome a significant functional latency in the impairment detection system. The methods and system further enable a transition from the active state to the inactive state by using multiple systems to corroborate the absence of the individual within or approaching the vehicle and the lack of intent of the individual to approach the vehicle.
US09797875B2
An automatic filter changer that automatically inserts and removes a filter from a fluidic path. Filters are introduced into the automatic filter changer in stacks. The lead filter and each stack is removed from its respective stack one by one by a filter separator. The separated filters are deposited onto a shuttle plate which moves the filters into their respective fluidic paths. Fluid couplers connect to each filter to complete their respective fluidic paths and allow fluids to be filtered before sampling. Once collection of the samples is complete, the filters are removed from the fluidic path and discarded or saved for reuse. The shuttle path is returned to its original position to receive new filters to repeat the process again. A graphic user interface is provided to allow the user to program a specific set of instructions to automate the entire process.
US09797871B2
The invention relates to a system and method for the stable storage of sensitive biological or chemical target substance, in a bound form on certain capture media. The method comprised providing a sample containing the target substance in a suitable buffer; combining the sample with a capture media to effect reversible binding of the target substance to the capture media; and storing the capture media with the target substance at between about −20 and 20° C.; and recovering the target substance from the capture media. The target substance recovered maintains the desired activity. Also provides are methods for reducing aggregates in the sensitive biological or chemical target substance.
US09797869B2
A system for monitoring the condition of elongate structural elements, for example, railway rails, and a method of designing and manufacturing the system is disclosed. The method includes identifying and selecting suitable modes of propagation and signal frequencies that can be expected to travel large distances through an elongate structural element; designing a transducer that will excite the selected mode at the selected frequency; numerically modelling the transducer as attached to the elongate structural element; validating the transducer design by analyzing a harmonic response of the selected mode of propagation to excitation by the transducer, and manufacturing one or more transducers for use in the system.
US09797868B2
Systems and methods which determine geologic properties using acoustic analysis are shown. Acoustic signals are collected during processing (e.g., crushing, shearing, striking, compressing, etc.) of geologic media, such as rock samples, for determining geologic properties according to embodiments. The acoustic signals collected may include frequency information, amplitude information, time information, etc. which may be utilized in determining geologic properties, such as geologic media properties (e.g., mineralogy, porosity, permeability, sealing capacity, fracability, compressive strength, compressibility, Poisson's Ratio, Youngs Modulus, Bulk Modulus, Shear Modulus), geologic structure properties (e.g., lithology, seal quality, reservoir quality), geologic acoustic properties (e.g., acoustic logging effectiveness, acoustic response, natural or harmonic frequencies, etc.). Embodiments may be used to provide determination of geologic properties from a variety of geologic media samples, such as cuttings, core samples, etc.
US09797849B2
A process combustion transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes a process probe extendible into a flow of process combustion exhaust. The process probe has a measurement cell with an operating temperature that is above a flashpoint of process combustion fuel. The process probe includes a heater configured to heat the measurement cell to the operating temperature. Electronic circuitry is coupled to the measurement cell and to the heater. The electronic circuitry is configured to disengage power to the heater once process combustion heat is sufficient to maintain the measurement cell at the operating temperature and thereafter to maintain the heater in a de-energized state.
US09797844B2
A chemical indicator element for use in an aquatic environment water parameter testing system. The chemical indicator element includes a chemical indicator and a thin film material having particular optical characteristics tied to the light from a light source, such as a light source of an optical reader element of a water parameter testing system. The chemical indicator element may also include at least one of a backing material that absorbs one or more wavelengths of the light of the light source and a holder including a material that absorbs one or more wavelengths of the light of the light source.
US09797841B2
Provided are methods for multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of short tandem repeat (STR) loci that can be used to rapidly generate a highly specific STR profile from target nucleic acids. The resulting STR profiles are useful for human identification purposes in law enforcement, homeland security, military, intelligence, and paternity testing applications.
US09797839B2
An optical system of an optical analysis device is easily evaluated with high accuracy.There is provided a method of evaluating an optical analysis device including an optical system A capable of forming a confocal volume C at a focal position by condensing excitation light B, the method including the steps of: placing, at the focal position of the optical system A, a phantom sample in which two or more types of solid members having different fluorescent substance concentrations are arranged adjacent to each other; irradiating the phantom sample 1 with excitation light through the optical system A while relatively moving the confocal volume C formed by the optical system A and the phantom sample in an arrangement direction of the solid members; detecting fluorescent light generated in the solid members placed in the confocal volume C; and evaluating the optical system A based on the detected fluorescent light.
US09797835B2
An in-situ on-line detection device and detection method for a long-distance metallurgical liquid metal component. The detection device comprises a front-end high-temperature resistant probe, a middle-end optical sensing device and a back-end control platform, wherein the head of the front-end high-temperature resistant probe is placed in a liquid metal, the tail thereof is coaxially connected to the middle-end optical sensing device, and an optical window is arranged in the connection position; and the middle-end optical sensing device is connected to the back-end control platform through a signal line. The detection device and detection method can provide a timely and valid message for quality control and a melting end, so that the detection time is greatly shortened, the detection distance can he adjusted extensively, the measurement result is accurate, and it can be achieved to measure components that are difficult to measure such as carbon, sulfur, phosphorous, etc.
US09797803B2
An apparatus for inspecting lenses includes an inspection system including an open cuvette, a communicatively coupled CT measurement device, and a user interface communicatively coupled to the inspection system. According to one embodiment, the lens inspection system provides a single instrument for inspecting the quality of a lens, thereby minimizing the transference of the lens from one inspection component to another.
US09797789B2
An electrical resistance strain gage includes a uniformly distributed electrical resistance of the active measuring area and a discrete electrical trim resistance within an active measuring are. The trim resistance may include an electrical conductor in an electrically parallel circuit such that the electrical conductor may be selectively electrically removed from the strain gage to trim the electrical resistance of the strain gage. The trim resistance does not modify the active strain sensing area or uniform grid length.
US09797782B2
A temperature distribution measurement apparatus includes a laser light source optically connected to an optical fiber, a photodetector configured to detect light backscattered in the optical fiber, and a temperature distribution measurement unit configured to obtain a true measured temperature distribution by performing correction calculation using a transfer function on a temporary measured temperature distribution obtained based on an output from the photodetector. The temperature distribution measurement unit stores therein data on a transfer function set for each entire length of the optical fiber and for each longitudinal position in the optical fiber. Then, when the length of the optical fiber is changed, the temperature distribution measurement unit changes the transfer function to be used in the correction calculation by using the data on the transfer function.
US09797764B2
An improved fluid flow gauging device includes a light enhanced acrylic block flow tube to optimize visualization of pressure readings. An LED or other light source is fitted to the top of the flow tube and illuminates a float or bobbin from above to provide more accurate readings, especially in low light conditions such as modern operating rooms. In addition, the light enhanced flow tube provides a mechanical backup in the case of failure of newer electronic systems and visually matches the graphical flow display, simultaneously providing a double-check of the electronic system.
US09797748B2
An inductive gear sensing system suitable for sensing gear (gear tooth) movement, such as some combination of speed, direction and position, based on differential sensor response waveforms. Example embodiments of inductive gear sensing with differential sensor response for different gear configurations include generating differential pulsed/phased sensor response signals from dual differential sensors based on axial (proximity-type) sensing for offset differential sensors (FIG. 1B, 102, 102; FIG. 2B, 201, 202), and generating asymmetrical response signals from a single sensor based on lateral and axial sensing with either asymmetrical gear teeth (FIG. 3A, 30A; FIG. 3B, 30B) or an asymmetrical sensor (FIG. 4B, 401) or a combination of both.
US09797744B2
An electronic display instrument configured to secure in a desired position over multiple pre-existing instrument holes in a dashboard of an aircraft in place of multiple conventional display instruments, each conventional instrument having a conventional readout. The instrument comprises a display screen having a plurality of readouts corresponding to the conventional readouts of the multiple conventional instruments that the electronic display instrument replaces. The instrument further includes a body having a front and a back opposite the front and a top and a bottom opposite the top. The body is positioned adjacent and connected to the display screen. The instrument also includes an electronics module protruding from the back of the body to position in one of the pre-existing instrument holes in the dashboard panel of the aircraft.
US09797737B2
Provided are a computer system and methods related to a map display. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map, the map illustrating one or more locations; determining a status associated with at least one of the one or more locations on the map, the status being a function of one or more location interaction rules associated with the at least one of the one or more locations on the map; and generating a signal related to indicating on the map the status associated with the at least one of the one or more locations.
US09797734B2
A sameness judgment unit of an object recognition apparatus sets a threshold value for a relative distance between the first object and the second object, for judging whether or not the first object and the second object are the same. If at least a portion of the first object exists on a travel path of a vehicle, and the second object exists outside of the travel path, the sameness judgment unit judges that the first object and the second object are different objects, even if the relative distance is less than or equal to the threshold value.
US09797730B2
A mobile navigation system may include a navigation computer, an arrival detection system, and an information delivery system. The navigation computer may be configured to receive a destination to which a user of the mobile navigation system wishes to travel and to provide guidance to the user about how to navigate to the destination. The arrival detection system may be configured to automatically detect when the mobile navigation system has arrived at the destination. The information delivery system may be configured to provide local information to the user that is tailored to the specific destination in response to detection by the arrival detection system of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination. The local information may not be merely an announcement that the user has arrived at the destination.
US09797728B2
A vertical-view camera (16) delivers an image signal (ScamV) of the ground overflown by the drone. Gyrometric sensors (102) measure the Euler angles (φ, θ, Ψ) characterizing the attitude of the drone and delivering a gyrometric signal (Sgyro) representative of the instantaneous rotations. Rotation compensation means (136) receive the image signal and the gyrometric signal and deliver retimed image data, compensated for the rotations, then used to estimate the horizontal speeds of the drone. The camera and the inertial unit are piloted by a common clock (160), and it is provided a circuit (170) for determining the value of the phase-shift between the gyrometric signal and the image signal, and to apply this phase-shift value at the input of the rotation compensation means (136) to resynchronize the image signal onto the gyrometric signal before computation of the retimed image data.
US09797725B2
An apparatus and method for altering the nature of a magnetic field at a location is presented, consisting of a placement of one or more static magnets, electromagnets or other magnetic field altering apparatus at strategic positions, in order to ensure that no two paths through the location present the same fluctuations and patterns in magnetic field intensity and heading. In a further embodiment a magnetic field in a location is modulated in a predetermined manner through the use of one or more electromagnets supplied with an equivalent modulated current or voltage. This prevents identical magnetic field patterns and provides a magnetic field measuring device with the possibility of determining an approximate location while stationary, and detecting whether materials capable of altering the magnetic field of the location have been added or removed from the location since magnetic mapping was conducted.
US09797723B1
A dual opposing rotation gyroscope stabilization system preferably includes a first rotor, a second rotor, a first motor, a second motor and a frame. The first rotor includes a rotor bore formed in one end and a first outer bearing pressed on to an opposing end. At least one bore bearing is pressed into the rotor bore. The second rotor includes a first outer diameter and a second outer diameter. The second diameter is rotatably retained by the at least one bore bearing. A second outer bearing is pressed on to an end of the first outer diameter. The frame preferably includes a first end plate, a second end plate and at least one lengthwise member. The first end plate retains the first motor and the first outer bearing. The second end plate retains the second motor and the second outer bearing. A second embodiment is submersible.
US09797722B1
The Mini 3D orientation sensor device has convex spherical body structure in a mechanical sensor coupled to logic to manage the reverse touchscreen component, alarm and other functions for the sensor. The spherical housing sensor is comprises a plurality of layers analogous to a touchscreen complete with conducting probes, an unconstrained surface compressing ball dynamic inside the spherical grid position structure that closes a electric circuit upon depressing the inside surface of the sphere housing. The sphere depressed coordinates are mapped to its 3D orientation upon output.
US09797719B2
The invention provides a measuring method for performing monitoring measurement on two or more objects to be measured by a measuring instrument, which comprises a telescope unit for sighting an object to be measured, a distance measuring unit for projecting a distance measuring light through the telescope unit and for measuring a distance to the object to be measured, an image pickup unit for taking an image by projecting a sighting light in sighting direction and for acquiring digital image, an angle detecting unit for detecting a directional angle in sighting direction of the telescope unit and an automatic sighting unit for carrying out automatic sighting on the object to be measured by the telescope unit, comprising a step of setting up a searching range, a light amount switch-over step of switching over a light amount of projected sighting light to a light amount for a short distance or for a long distance, a short distance searching step of searching the searching range as the light amount for short distance and of performing a coarse measurement on the objects to be measured as positioned at short distance, a long distance searching step of searching the searching range as the light amount for long distance and performing a coarse measurement on the objects to be measured as positioned at long distance and a precise measurement step of carrying out automatic sighting on all objects to be measured based on the result of coarse measurement of the short distance searching and on the result of coarse measurement of the long distance searching and of distance measurement and angle measurement on each of the objects to be measured.
US09797715B2
A method of verifying the roundness of a clutch hub includes placing the clutch hub adjacent a non-contact measuring device. The method includes rotating one of the clutch hub and non-contact measuring device about a central axis that is stationary relative to the non-contact measuring device. Distance measurements are measured between the non-contact measuring device and a surface of the clutch hub at discrete points along splines and slopes between the splines of the clutch hub as the clutch hub is rotated about the central axis. The method includes identifying some of the distance measurements as spline measurements associated with splines of the clutch hub. The roundness of the clutch hub is calculated based on the spline measurements.
US09797712B2
A method for determining the position of at least one edge of an object, in particular a strand, comprises illuminating the object using light from at least one coherent light source, wherein diffraction borders are generated on both geometric boundaries of the shadow caused by the object. The method also includes recording the spatial intensity profile of at least one diffraction border using at least one single or multi line optical sensor, differentiating the at least one recorded intensity profile with respect to location and plotting it using a squared location axis, and comparing the at least one recorded intensity profile, differentiated with respect to location and plotted using a squared location axis, to at least one periodic reference intensity profile. The position of at least one edge of the object is determined on the basis of the completed comparison.
US09797704B2
An interferometer includes a light source, a beam splitter, a reference reflector, a measuring reflector, a detection unit, and at least two transparent plane-parallel plates. The beam splitter splits a beam of rays into at least one measuring beam and at least one reference beam. Until being recombined, the measuring beam propagates in a measuring arm, and the reference beam propagates in a reference arm. The reference beam falls at least three times on the reference reflector located in the reference arm. The measuring reflector is disposed in the measuring arm and is joined to an object to be measured, which is movable along a measuring direction relative to the reference reflector. The measuring beam falls at least three times on the measuring reflector. At least one distance signal with regard to the position of the object to be measured is ascertainable from the interfering measuring and reference beams via the detection unit. The plane-parallel plates are disposed parallel to each other in the beam path between the light source and the detection unit. At least the measuring reflector is movable relative to the plane-parallel plates along the measuring direction. The plane-parallel plates each include a plurality of optical elements that exert such an optical effect on the measuring beam and the reference beam that they propagate parallel to each other in the direction of the measuring reflector and reference reflector, respectively.
US09797703B2
A method of measuring thickness of a material generally includes transmitting an oscillating signal from a first pad, through the material, to a second pad, and measuring the signal reflected back to the first pad. The material may be homogenous or heterogeneous, and has dielectric properties. The signal has its frequency varied over time so that the frequency response of the system (the first pad, the material, and the second pad) may be analyzed. The resonant frequency of the system is determined. The thickness of the material is determined based on the resonant frequency shift caused by a change in thickness of the material. The present invention may be advantageously employed to measure the thickness of a vehicle tire or other material. Related apparatuses are also disclosed.
US09797700B2
A method for providing static and dynamic position information of a designated point of a measuring device having a surface and a structure that includes the designated point and being arranged moveable relatively to the surface. The method includes defining a model for representing an actual position of the designated point relative to the surface and deriving the actual position of the designated point by a calculation based on the defined model. At least two cells are used to model the structure. The at least two cells are linearly arranged in a linear extension direction. At least one of the cells is a variable cell of a set of at least one variable cell and exhibits variable elongation as to the extension direction. An actual elongation of the at least one variable cell is set to model a positional change, particularly in linear extension direction, of the designated point.
US09797695B2
The invention relates to a cartridge having a projectile, and a case which is mounted on the projectile from behind and which has a case mouth at the front end, wherein the projectile has a tip, and at the rear this tip merges into a circumferential front guide band which defines the outside diameter of the projectile, and directly adjoining this front guide band in the direction of the projectile base, a circumferential case mouth receiving space which extends in the axial direction of the projectile and in which the case mouth engages is situated in the projectile. In order to reduce the twistless freebore to a minimum and build up the gas pressure early during firing, it is proposed that an exposed portion of the case mouth receiving space extending in the axial direction of the projectile is situated between the front guide band and the case mouth; i.e., the case mouth does not completely fill the case mouth receiving space in the direction of the nose of the projectile.
US09797692B2
A blast attenuating seat system for protecting a vehicle occupant from impulses generated by blasts from underneath the vehicle, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The blast attenuating seat system includes a post, a mounting body coupled to a portion of the post and a seat assembly movably coupled to the mounting body configured to move relative to the post and mounting body. The seat assembly includes a seat body having a seat support structure configured to support a plurality of seat cushions and a shock assembly coupling the seat body and mounting body and configured to compress and expand such that the seat assembly moves relative to the post and mounting body. The blast attenuating seat system thereby provides/enables improved protection for vehicle occupants that may be exposed to explosive blasts.
US09797685B2
A sighting device for a bow which attaches to a release mechanism being used with said bow. The sighting device includes a sighting assembly, a positioning-and-orienting arm with multiple degrees of freedom, and a mounting clamp. The sighting assembly includes an annular plate, a sight eyepiece, and a telescoping support arm. The sight eyepiece is oriented normal to the annular plate and is positioned within a lateral boundary that is defined as an extension of an inner wall of the annular plate. The telescoping support arm is swivelably and adjacently connected to the annular plate and holds the sight eyepiece in place. A first end of the positioning-and-orienting arm is adjacently attached to the annular plate and a second of the positioning-and-orienting arm is attached to the mounting clamp. The mounting clamp is attached to the release mechanism, thus positioning the sighting assembly directly in front of the user's eye.
US09797682B2
A target marking system includes a light source configured to emit a beam of thermal radiation and to impinge the beam onto a target. The system also includes a detector configured to collect radiation passing from the target to the detector along a path. The radiation passing from the target in response to impingement of the beam onto the target. The system further includes an optics assembly disposed optically upstream of the detector along the path. The optics assembly includes at least one of an afocal power changer, a camera objective, a catadioptric lens, and a zoom system configured to condition the radiation passing from the target to the detector.
US09797681B2
An effector launch system includes a stowable effector launcher housing having a housing panel configured for coupling with a vehicle, and one or more receptacle brackets movably coupled with the housing panel. The one or more receptacle brackets include one or more effector launcher sockets. The launch system further includes one or more effector launchers. Each effector launcher includes an effector received within an adapter housing. The stowable effector launcher housing is movable between deployed and stowed configurations. In the deployed configuration the one or more receptacle brackets extend from the housing panel and the one or more effector launchers are received within the one or more effector launcher sockets. In the stowed configuration the one or more effector launchers are removed from the one or more effector launcher sockets and the one or more receptacle brackets are stowed along the housing panel.
US09797680B2
A secure storage system may provide secure, portable, and rapidly accessible storage for articles such as firearms. Such a system may have a shell with first and second shell members that can be closed to keep the articles secure, or opened to provide accessibility. A locking mechanism may be used to lock the shell in the closed configuration. The locking mechanism may be controlled by a wireless receiver that receives a signal to unlock the shell. The shell may have a signal-permeable layer that enables the signal to pass through the shell. The first and second shell members may have mounting features that enable articles within the shell to be secured to the shell in a variety of positions and/or orientations. The system may also include a location sensor that detects the location of the shell and notifies the user when the shell is outside an approved zone.
US09797665B2
A heat exchanger includes a stack of plates which form ducts. Each of the plates can have at least two openings which, in the plate stack, form at least one collecting duct and one distributor duct which connect the ducts in terms of flow. A base plate can be arranged on the plate stack and can have a seal for sealing off the heat exchanger and a flow deflector for manipulating flow through the heat exchanger. The seal and the flow deflector can form a common component.
US09797661B1
A method for creating a sandwich panel heat pipe is disclosed. A three-dimensional ordered micro-truss core comprising a plurality of periodically disposed unit cells comprising an open-cellular microstructure and a free space defined by the open-cellular microstructure wherein the core comprises a vapor region and a liquid region separated by a mesh structure. A first face sheet and a second face sheet are stacked with the three-dimensional ordered micro-truss core to form a heat pipe assembly with the mesh structure in the three-dimensional ordered micro-truss core being planar and substantially parallel to the first face sheet and the second face sheet. The first and second face sheets are bonded to enclose the three-dimensional ordered micro-truss core wherein the free space of the three-dimensional ordered micro-truss core between the first and second face sheets is filled with a working fluid through an inlet and the inlet is sealed.
US09797653B2
The invention relates to a method for condensing a carbon dioxide-rich gas stream, wherein a stream of water heated by an exchange of heat with the carbon dioxide-rich stream, which is at least partially condensed, is sent to at least one compressor (3,21) for compressing the carbon dioxide-rich stream or a fluid, the carbon dioxide-rich stream of which is derived, in order to at least partially cool at least one stage of said compressor.
US09797647B2
A domestic refrigerator (1) comprises a thermally insulated housing (2), a cold storage compartment (5) and a fresh food compartment (4) contained within the housing (2) and located on top of each other, a refrigerant circuit which comprises an evaporator (29) configured to directly cool the cold storage compartment (5), a first door leaf (18) for closing and opening the fresh food compartment (4), a second door leaf (19) for closing and opening the cold storage compartment (5), a divisional wall (17, 42) separating the cold storage compartment (5) from the fresh food compartment (5), and a air channel system (31, 32) which is configured to allow an air exchange between the cold storage compartment (5) and the fresh food compartment (4).
US09797646B2
A refrigerator includes a cold air supply device received in an insulating partition that defines a storage compartment into upper and lower storage compartments. As cold air is supplied into the storage compartment below the insulating partition through the cold air supply device, the refrigerator has enhanced productivity and interior volume efficiency.
US09797626B1
An apparatus, system, and method of collecting solar energy having a variable position for optimizing sunlight collection and for use in a heating and/or cooling system. The system includes a solar collector apparatus, a collector support frame assembly, a sun position tracking apparatus, a fluid transfer pump, a fluid storage tank, an insulated pipe for connecting the fluid pump to the storage tank and the solar collector, a differential temperature controller, and a safety override relay controller. The system includes a cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing having an aluminum welded tube as reinforcement and method of making PEX tubing having an inner PEX layer and an outer polyethylene layer with an intermediate aluminum tube enveloped by adhesive layers for joining the inner and outer polyethylene layers with the aluminum tube. Carbon black particles are included in the outer layer of polyethylene material.
US09797623B1
Apparatus, systems and methods of using 70 CFM ventilation fans with heaters for bathrooms having depressibly engageable and depressibly releaseable light covers. The novel ventilation fans and heaters can be mounted to structure in ceilings and inside walls with telescoping suspension brackets that are affixed directly to separate sides of the housing to support the housing against joists and structural supports behind the ceiling. Adjustable louvers on the grill cover allow for outgoing heated air to travel in a different direction into a space from the incoming air travelling into the housing. Plastic type housings around blower wheels reduce undesirable noise effects. Light covers can be easily opened and closed by using depressible engageable fasteners, and depressible release fasteners.
US09797620B2
A total heat exchanger exchanges heat between air flowing through an air supply passage and air flowing through an air exhaust passage. An air supply fan transfers air from the outside of a room into the room through the air supply passage. If the temperature of outdoor air (OA) is below a lower temperature threshold (Tth), a controller intermittently stops the air supply fan in response to an index of the moisture content in room air (RA) such that as the stage of the index of the moisture content depending on the moisture content in the room air (RA) shifts toward higher stages, the period of time during which the air supply fan is at rest in an intermittent operating cycle increases.
US09797611B2
A combination air and ground source heating and/or cooling system. The system includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit and an in-ground unit, each of which has a coil, an inlet line and an outlet line. The system also comprises a flow connector, a coupling and a controller. The controller is configured to control the flow connector and coupling so that the system is selectively operable in three different modes. In the first mode, refrigerant bypasses the coil of the outdoor unit, while, in the second mode, refrigerant bypasses the coil of the in-ground unit. In the third mode, refrigerant flows through the coils of the in-ground and outdoor units.
US09797609B2
A local cleaned air supply device includes: a power supply unit, a control unit, and a freely rotatable cleaned air supply unit. The cleaned air supply unit, which includes a fan driven by driving electric power, and of which a height position, a swing angle in a left-right direction, and a tilting angle can be freely adjusted, is configured so that air drawn therein is cleaned by passing through a pre-filter and a main filter and is then discharged toward a front side thereof from an air discharge opening. The cleaned air supply unit also includes a sighting unit that visualizes a range in which high cleanliness is guaranteed in a space on the front side of the cleaned air supply unit. The sighting unit includes a plurality of laser emitting units that output laser beams, to surround the range, toward a front side of the air discharge opening.
US09797605B2
A heat pump system adjusts a degree of subcooling of an indoor-side heat exchanger in a heating priority mode, and adjusts any one of a degree of subcooling of a hot-water supply-side heat exchanger (water-side heat exchanger) and a discharge temperature of a compressor in a hot-water supply priority mode.
US09797601B2
A combustor is provided. The combustor may include an axial fuel injection system, and a radial fuel injection system aft of the axial fuel injection system. The axial fuel injection system includes a mixer having a bluff body at an exit port of the mixer, and a fuel injector disposed within the mixer. A fuel and air mixer is also provided and comprises an outer housing with an exit port and a bluff body. The bluff body extends across the exit port of the outer housing. A fuel injection system is also provided. The systems comprise a mixer having a bluff body at an exit port of the mixer and a fuel injector disposed within the mixer.
