US09889646B2
A droplet driving control device includes: an output unit which outputs, at droplet ejection timing, a driving waveform for ejecting each droplet at a requested droplet ejection period, the waveform being a reference driving waveform including a plurality of pulse signals which can be set ON or OFF individually; a determination unit which determines whether the droplet ejection period has to be changed or not; an adjustment unit which sets each of the pulse signals of the reference driving waveform ON or OFF selectively based on a determination result of the determination unit to adjust the reference driving waveform to an adjusted driving waveform; and a droplet ejection control unit which ejects each droplet by use of the adjusted driving waveform adjusted by the adjustment unit.
US09889642B2
In an example, a method of managing a nozzle condition test on a printhead includes instructing a printhead to perform impedance measurements on a plurality of nozzles in a first set of nozzles. The method also includes retrieving from the printhead, an impedance measurement result corresponding with each nozzle, where each impedance measurement result indicates a nozzle condition of its corresponding nozzle.
US09889631B2
The present disclosure relates generally to strip process for removing a coating from a substrate comprising the steps of: providing a base alloy and a MCrAlY coating deposited over the base alloy substrate; and removing the MCrAlY coating by bringing the MCrAlY coating in contact with an acid solution comprising nitric acid, phosphoric acid and ammonium bifluoride in an aqueous solution, and maintaining the acid solution contact for sufficient time and at sufficient temperature to permit the coating to be stripped from the base alloy substrate.
US09889629B2
An electronic device is manufactured by a method including applying a photosensitive adhesive agent either to a pressure chamber forming substrate and a vibrating plate or to a sealing plate having a structure of a lower height from a bonding surface, precuring the photosensitive adhesive agent by heating, patterning the precured photosensitive adhesive agent, and bonding the substrates together with the structure (bump electrode) and the photosensitive adhesive agent interposed therebetween.
US09889622B2
A pressing apparatus is disclosed. The pressing apparatus includes: a static pressing plate; a movable pressing plate opposing the static pressing plate and including a plurality of movable press-blocks; a pressure sensor provided in each respective movable press-blocks; a plurality of drive units provided corresponding to the plurality of movable press-blocks, each drive unit being connected with one movable press-block for driving the corresponding movable press-block; a control unit electrically connected with each drive unit and each pressure sensor, the control unit being configured to compare the detected pressure value from each pressure sensor with a predefined pressure value, and adjust the pressure value between the corresponding movable press-block and the static pressing plate by means of the corresponding drive unit based on the comparison result.
US09889616B2
A pattern block can be easily attached to a sector with high positional accuracy, and furthermore, the strength thereof is enhanced. The present invention provides a sector mold constituted by attaching a pattern block to a sector, and the sector mold includes: the sector including an embedding groove and holes for positioning pins; and the pattern block including a convex portion for an embedding groove and positioning pins, on a back body surface, corresponding to the embedding groove and the holes for the positioning pins, respectively.
US09889612B2
A composite structure is fabricated by laying up at least one ply of fiber reinforcement and at least one layer of resin on a tool. The resin film layer is formed by laying strips of resin film. The fiber reinforcement is infused with resin from the resin layer.
US09889611B2
A device for holding a fiber texture on an impregnation mandrel of a winding machine, the device including a cross-member forming a support having each of its ends for fastening on one of cheekplates of the mandrel, a central pad carrier mounted on the cross-member and including a pad for pressing against a fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel, two lateral pad carriers mounted on the cross-member and each including a main pad for pressing against the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel and a lateral pad for pressing against a lateral margin of the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel, and a mechanism exerting a clamping force urging the pads against the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel.
US09889607B2
A three-dimensional printer effects color changes in an extrudate using a color-application unit applying a colorant to the interior of a filament before it is melted within an extruder. Specifically, the color-application unit may receive a filament (or portions thereof) having an exposed interior surface, where color applicators are actuated to apply one or more colors to the interior surface of the filament in order to modify the extruded color. The filament may then be coupled, collapsed, or otherwise closed about the interior surface, e.g., by a mechanical coupler, to substantially enclose the interior surface of the filament, which is then fed to the extruder for fabricating a colored object in a three-dimensional fabrication process. By enclosing the colored surface within the filament before melting for extrusion, transition effects of a color change can be mitigated and transition time for a substantially complete change in color can be significantly reduced.
US09889604B2
A device for producing a three-dimensional object from hardenable material has a construction space (20) for constructing the object (50), a temperature control unit for controlling the temperature of the construction space (20), and a preparation unit (11) for preparing the hardenable material in such a way that the material is in the fluid phase. A pressure generation unit (10) applies pressure to the fluid phase in the preparation unit. A discharge unit (12) is provided for discharging the hardenable material through an outlet (12b) in the form of drops in the direction of the construction space (20). In order to optimize the energy required to control the temperature that promotes bonding of the material on the object (50), the temperature-controlled construction space (20) is surrounded by a construction space frame (18) in which at least the outlet of the discharge unit (12), the preparation unit (11), and the object support (13) for producing the object are accommodated.
US09889600B2
Hydraulic expansion chuck with a basic body, with an expansion bush which is received in the basic body and defines a reception space for a tool to be clamped, and with a pressure chamber which is delimited between the expansion bush and the basic body. A securing pin extends through the basic body and the expansion bush into the reception space. Also broadly contemplated herein is a method for producing a hydraulic expansion chuck via: providing a basic body with a blind hole, into which an internal thread is cut. An expansion bush is then soldered into the basic body. Finally, an orifice is made at the bottom of the blind hole and extends through the material of the expansion bush into a tool reception space which is delimited in the expansion bush.
US09889588B2
A method for integrally molding a metal and a resin and a metal-resin composite structure obtainable by the same are provided. The method comprises forming a nanopore in a surface of a metal sheet; melting a thermoplastic resin on the surface of the metal sheet formed with the nanopore; and injection molding the thermoplastic resin onto the surface of the metal sheet. The thermoplastic resin includes a mixture of a main resin and a polyolefin resin, the main resin is a polycarbonate, and the polyolefin resin has a melting point of about 65° C. to about 105° C.
US09889587B2
A manufacturing method of a composite ribbed expanded polystyrene pallet, which includes prefabricating the base support according to the bottom shape of the body; placing the base support in a concave mold matched with the base support; placing the plural reinforcing ribs on a supporting bracket of a raised mold; forming a mold cavity; and injecting ore-expanded polystyrene particles to produce the body, meanwhile the body is combined with the base support to form the pallet; wherein the reinforcing ribs are fixed by the supporting bracket, one end of which is provided with a spring leaf configured to engage the plural reinforcing ribs, during production process, the free end of the spring leaf inserts into the process hole to fix the reinforcing ribs, after completion of forming process, the free end of the spring leaf is removed together with the raised mold, while the reinforcing ribs stay inside the body.
US09889583B2
A method and apparatus for forming a grain bin sensor cable including a plurality of mold members defining a mold cavity. A pre-formed cable with wires disposed therein is placed into the mold cavity, heated, and formed into a post-formed cable. The post-formed cable includes a recessed portion and a pair of end caps. Apertures are created within the recessed portion so as to expose a portion of the wires. The end caps are generally cone-shaped and include vertical walls. The post-formed cable is removed from the mold cavity and a sensor package is coupled to the wires exposed in the recessed portion and captured between the vertical walls of the end caps. A housing is coupled about the sensor package.
US09889577B2
A waste recycling mechanism is disposed on a film cutting machine and includes a fixing plate fixed to a cutting template of the film cutting machine, a pressing-head device disposed on the fixing plate, a tape, a tape reel and a collection device disposed on a platform of the film cutting machine. The tape is wound on the tape reel and is connected to the collection device after being wound on the pressing-head device. When the fixing plate moves downward with a cutting motion of the cutting template, the pressing-head device presses a film waste to make the tape attached to the film waste. When the fixing plate moves upward, the collection device reels in the tape to make a portion of the tape having the film waste separate from the pressing-head device and make a portion of the tape without any film waste wound on the pressing-head device.
US09889575B2
A wire saw for cutting pipe is provided including a saddle forming a saddle surface for abutting against a cylindrical pipe, an elongate guide fixed to the saddle, a bow having a first and second end, a bridge portion joining the first and second ends, and an open end having a length L from the first end to the second end which is greater than a diameter D of the pipe, a wire loop movable along a track formed within the bow, and a cooling system for actively cooling the wire loop. The elongate guide has an axis approximately perpendicular to an axis of the pipe when the pipe is abutting against the saddle. An exposed portion of the wire loop extends across the open end. The bow is moveable on the elongate guide toward and away from the pipe when the pipe is abutting against the saddle.
US09889573B2
A grip for a knife, the knife characterized by a handle, a blade, a blade spine, and a blade edge, said grip comprising a forefinger grip located on a first face of the blade, said forefinger grip comprising a first forefinger guide, a second forefinger guide, and a forefinger retaining area configured to retain a first portion of a forefinger of a user; a thumb grip located on the second face of the blade, said thumb grip comprising a thumb guide and a thumb retaining area configured to retain a thumb of the user; and a platform located on the blade spine, said platform configured to provide support for a second portion the forefinger of the user.
US09889569B2
An apparatus and method are provided for surgical removal of a ring. The apparatus includes guards rotatably connected, handles rotatably connected to the guards that each include a portion partially disposed within the respective guard, a guide connected to the guards, and blades disposed on the portion of the handles. The blades contact with at least one of the guide and an inner surface of the respective guard. A rotational axis of a joint between the guards, a rotational axis of a first handle and a first guard, and a rotational axis of a second handle and a second guard are substantially parallel. Movement of a first end of the first handle toward a first end of the second handle results in movement of a second end of the first handle toward a second end of the second handle, and movement of a first blade toward a second blade.
US09889562B1
An example system includes a robotic arm coupled to a mobile base. The robotic arm includes a plurality of segments coupled via at least one joint, which includes at least one joint angle sensor. The system also includes a controller configured to carry out operations including receiving, from the at least one joint angle sensor, information indicative of a pose of the robotic arm. The operations include, based on the information indicative of the pose of the robotic arm, determining that a torque induced by the robotic arm is above a predetermined torque threshold. The operations also include causing an adjustable support member to extend out of the mobile base in an orientation that counteracts the torque.
US09889541B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) and methods of fabricating polycrystalline diamond tables and PDCs in a manner that facilitates removal of metal-solvent catalyst used in the manufacture of polycrystalline diamond tables of such PDCs.
US09889538B2
To control cutting process with cutting quality to obtain product without any uncut portion on a corner portion, and to respond to a change in cutting speed. Water jet cutting performed by: inputting a cutting program, set cutting speed, cutting parameters; calculating cutting speed matching the cutting quality; calculating cutting shape from the cutting program and dividing the cutting shape into a linear portion and a corner portion; calculating a corner cutting speed for the corner portion on the basis of a shape of the corner portion within range from the calculation cutting speed to the set cutting speed, set cutting speed equal to or higher than the calculation cutting speed; set cutting speed and the corner cutting speed to the linear portion and the corner portion, respectively, in the cutting program; moving the nozzle relative to the workpiece on the basis of the cutting program assigned with cutting speeds.
US09889535B2
A lens blocking/deblocking method/device to adhere an ophthalmic lens to a lens holding block A method for blocking an optical lens component (100) on holding unit (200) having bottom part (230) inserted and fixed in lens machining tool (400) and an upper part (250) having upper assembling surface (210) and external side parts (241). The method provides the optical lens component (100) with layer (320) of one-side adhesive tape arranged on bottom of component (100) to cover at least partially bottom (120); (S20) providing thermoplastic material on upper assembling surface (210). The thermoplastic material is heated where a part thereof flows under moderate pressure; (S30) placing the optical lens (100) with layer (320) on thermoplastic material when the thermoplastic is softened; (S40) applying pushing force (P1) on the optical lens (100), to spread the thermoplastic between layer (320) and upper assembling surface (210) and covers external side parts (241).
US09889528B2
An infrared vision sensing detection method and device for narrow-gap weld seam deviation are provided. The device includes a shaking (or rotating) arc narrow-gap welding torch, an arc current sensor, a computer image processing system, and an infrared photographing system. The infrared photographing system includes an infrared camera which acquires an infrared image of a welding region in an external triggering manner when an arc shakes (or rotates) to a position closest to the left side wall or right side wall of a groove. After computer image processing, a welding wire position and a groove edge information is extracted in real time, and a weld seam deviation is calculated according to position changes of a welding wire relative to the left side wall and the right side wall of the groove, and the weld seam deviation is output. During pulsed arc welding, a signal in a base value period of the arc current pulse is detected by using the current sensor, thereby realizing welding image acquisition synchronized with the base value current period of the pulsed arc.
US09889525B2
Disclosed are methods of hardfacing a glass mold made of cast iron, bronze, or steel comprising: machining an edge of the mold so as to form a flat surface, for example a flat spot or a chamfer; depositing a determined quantity of hardfacing material on the flat surface of the edge thereby machined, the hardfacing material comprising a metal or a metal alloy; and, simultaneously, locally welding the hardfacing material on the flat surface by means of a beam of a laser, so as to form a reinforcement zone.
US09889516B2
A device for dispensing and distributing flux-free solder on a substrate comprises an elongated tool, a tool mount, an ultrasonic generator, a wire guide tube, and optionally a heat sink and a housing. The tool can be fixed to the tool mount and has a longitudinal borehole which opens into an opening on the tip of the tool. The wire guide tube extends along a central longitudinal axis through the ultrasonic generator and the tool mount, protrudes into the longitudinal borehole of the tool and reaches up to a position above the tip of the tool. The wire guide tube does not touch the tool. The ultrasonic generator is fixed to the tool mount. Advantageously, a cooling chamber which can actively be cooled is formed between an inner wall of the housing and the ultrasonic generator.
US09889507B2
A tool holder having a tool receptacle for chucking a tool shaft by frictional engagement, in which the tool receptacle comprises a plurality of annular clamping surfaces spaced apart from one another, which are intended for retaining the tool shaft by nonpositive engagement and are embodied on the inner circumference of a tube part, and the tube part has a recess in the material for varying its clamping action; the recess in the material is embodied by a plurality of annular channels extending in the circumferential direction, which are each separated from the tool receptacle by a resilient wall portion, which on its side facing away from the channel embodies the respective clamping surface.
US09889499B2
In a continuous casting apparatus 100 for casting a stainless steel billet 3c, a long nozzle 2 extending into a tundish 101 is provided at a ladle 1 for pouring a molten stainless steel 3 in the ladle 1 into the tundish 101. Further, a nitrogen gas 4 is supplied as a seal gas around the molten stainless steel 3 in the tundish 101, and continuous casting of the stainless steel billet 3c is performed, in which, while immersing the spout 2a of the long nozzle 2 into the molten stainless steel 3 in the tundish 101, the molten stainless steel 3 is poured through the long nozzle 2 into the tundish 101 and the molten stainless steel 3 in the tundish 101 is poured into a casting mold 105.
US09889491B2
A method may be used to produce a seamless pressure vessel for storing hydrogen. So that such a pressure vessel withstands both very high internal pressures and pressure fluctuations and (low) temperatures and temperature fluctuations and also high mechanical loading, is resistant to embrittlement, and is comparatively lightweight, a round or tubular workpiece may be formed that includes a multi-layer composite sheet metal material comprising a carrier layer made of steel material and a shielding layer resistant to hydrogen embrittlement by a flow forming process into a seamless hollow body, which serves as a semifinished product to be further processed into the seamless pressure vessel. The shielding layer may represent an inner layer of the pressure vessel. During the flow forming of the workpiece, the shielding layer may be retained as a whole-area, uninterrupted layer.
US09889490B2
The profile shape of the vessel body and of handle portion is formed from a single sheet of metal to create a flat by cutting, stamping or blanking. An opening is created in the handle portion to reduce heat propagation. The shape of the pan body is formed by spinning with the flat handle portion. The handle is formed by creating three-dimensional contours in the handle portion of the blank. The neck portion has a flat section adjacent the pan body followed by sections of different curvature. One section of the neck portion has a deeply curved cross-section. That neck portion transitions to the hand grip portion which has a reduced curvature, particularly toward the unattached end of the handle. The neck portion may have a “W” cross sectional shape. The handle grip portion may have a “U” shaped cross-section for comfort.
US09889485B2
A thrusting device for pipes or the like to bend in a pipe or the like bending machine suitable for a quick-acting coupling-release.
US09889484B2
A rub rail repair tool includes a tool engaging element disposed on one longitudinal side of a flange. A working element is disposed on the other longitudinal side of the flange. The working element is shaped to define a maximum diameter dimension and a minimum diameter dimension. The maximum diameter dimension is substantially equal to a distance between an undamaged rub rail affixed to a lateral edge of a truck bed frame. At least one tool engaging feature is formed in the tool engaging element. The tool engaging feature enables coupling of a torque arm to the tool engaging element to enable rotation thereof about a longitudinal axis thereof by applying force to the torque arm.
US09889482B2
An automatic round link chain counting and cutting machine is disclosed, comprising a machine base, a first chain box and a second chain box. The machine base is provided with a control mechanism, a drive mechanism, an anti-seizing mechanism, a chain cutting mechanism, a damping guide mechanism and a detection mechanism. The control mechanism comprises a touch panel, a PLC, a relay and a control button. The drive mechanism comprises a servo motor, a reducer and a drive sprocket. The anti-seizing mechanism comprises a first guide wheel, a first rocker arm and a first secured shaft. The chain cutting mechanism comprises a press head, a press bench and a chain cutting mold. The damping guide mechanism comprises a damping plate, a first steel plate and a second steel plate. The detection mechanism comprises a second guide wheel, a second rocker arm and a second secured shaft. The present invention has a simple structure, high practicability, realizes automatic chain counting and cutting, reduces the labor intensity of the operator, improves efficiency, is environmentally-friendly in comparison with sand wheel cutting, obtains an accurate number of cut round links, is clean and ensures hoist quality.
US09889481B1
A technique for optimizing metal extrusion process parameters includes receiving values representing properties of an extrusion press machine, and calculating an estimated surface exit temperature of a metal work product resulting from an extrusion of a metal billet using the extrusion press machine based on the machine property values, an initial temperature of the metal billet prior to the extrusion, an extrusion force applied to the metal billet during the extrusion, and an extrusion speed of the metal work product. The estimated surface exit temperature of the metal work product is compared with a target hot shortness exit temperature of the metal work product. The initial temperature of the metal billet, the extrusion speed, and the extrusion force are changed based on the comparison until the estimated surface exit temperature equals the target hot shortness exit temperature.
US09889473B2
An apparatus that cleans end surfaces of a substrate includes: a guide unit including a guide portion that has a channel, through which an end surface of a substrate passes, formed in a front surface thereof; and a brush with a front end whose position is controlled by a rear surface of the guide portion. The channel includes an opening that extends through the guide portion and the front end of the brush contacts an end surface of a substrate passing through the channel via the opening. The guide unit includes a concave portion in which at least the front end of the brush is housed and a suction hole that sucks dust from the concave portion.
US09889469B2
Methods and systems for cleaning, coating and sealing leaks in existing pipes made of nonmetal materials selected from a nonmetal material selected from at least one of plastics, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), composite materials, or polybutylene, in a single operation. A piping system can be cleaned in one pass by dry particulates forced and pulled by air throughout the piping system by a generator and a vacuum. Pipes with nonmetal fittings or with metal fittings or pipes with a combination of metal and nonmetal fittings can be protected from wear by water erosion and rupturing, extending the life of pipes made of nonmetal materials selected from at least one of plastics, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), composite materials, or polybutylene. Coatings can be applied to pipes having diameters up to approximately 6″. Leak sealants of at least approximately 4 mils thick can cover insides of pipes, and can include novel mixtures of fillers and epoxy materials, and viscosity levels. A positive pressure can be maintained within the nonmetal pipes during applications. Piping systems can be returned to service within approximately 96 hours.
US09889467B2
A method for thermochemically treating a part while masking a portion and corresponding mask are provided. The method includes the steps of providing a mask comprising a body with a seat, at least a deformable sealing washer located in the seat, and a tightening bushing, the body having a cavity, placing a first portion of the part in the cavity, a second portion of the part being located in a passage in the sealing washer, and a third portion of the part being located outside the mask, moving the tightening bushing to its tightened position so that the sealing washer is deformed and applied against the second portion of the part, and applying a thermochemical treatment to the third portion of the part.
US09889466B2
A method for coating an uncoated or precoated metallic or plastics substrate by (a) applying an aqueous coating composition (W) whose constituents are free or substantially free from blocked isocyanate groups, which comprises an aqueous dispersion of an epoxide-amine adduct, and which comprises either no crosslinking agent or one or more nonblocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agents, to the substrate, (b) optionally applying one or more further coating compositions, and (c) curing the coating composition (W) and, where appropriate, the further coating composition(s) at temperatures of below 90° C.
US09889465B2
A discharging device simultaneously delivers at least two flowable components of a multi-component compound from different storage volumes. The discharging device includes at least two pistons which are movable along an extension direction thereof to deliver the components from the at least two storage volumes, and an advancing unit for moving the pistons along the extension direction thereof. The advancing unit has at least one energy storage element, which is provided for supplying a force for moving the pistons and at least one release element, which is provided for releasing the movement of the pistons by the at least one storage element.
US09889462B2
A device comprises a cylinder and a tank. The cylinder includes a first disc and a second disc, multiple struts arranged orthogonally between the first disc and the second disc, and a plurality of walls, parallel to the first disc and the second disc. The struts generally form a circumference with spaces between each of the struts along the circumference; the walls extend through the space between the struts and beyond the circumference of the struts; and the walls form a plurality of tracks around the circumference of the struts. An axle extends orthogonally between the first disc and the second disc, and at least a portion of the cylinder rotates about the axle. The tank includes a basin to hold a liquid solution. When a catheter is wound around the cylinder, the rotation of the cylinder causes the catheter to be coated in the liquid solution from the basin.
US09889461B2
The present invention discloses a display panel substrate assembly and an apparatus and method for forming a display panel substrate assembly, wherein the substrate assembly includes a first substrate and a second substrate. At least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is optically clear. The method includes the steps of screen printing a non-sag adhesive composition onto a surface of the first substrate, bringing the non-sag adhesive composition into contact with a surface of the second substrate in an environment having a pressure of less than or equal to about 5000 pascals, and curing the non-sag adhesive composition to yield an adhesive layer. The non-sag adhesive composition is of a type which is optically clear after curing.
US09889460B2
A vertical internal coating machine is taught, which may be used with bodies such as cans (2 piece, 3 piece, draw, redraw,) and including cylinders, containers and any similar body. In the machine cans or similar bodies are vertical in the machine's star wheel rather than horizontal, and the bodies are sprayed with the star wheel in continuous motion without stopping and starting. The machine teaches that a plurality of spray guns may be provided for each pocket of the star wheel. By means of the machine an improved line layout is devised which may eliminate the need to raise the bodies immediately prior to a necker by allowing the vertical can internal coating machine and internal bake over to be disposed on any level of the facility, upper, lower, mezzanine, etc. In green aspects, the machine may use negative pressure cabinets/hoods and positive pressure tunnels to entrain volatile organic chemicals emitted by the spray guns and coated bodies and may send these VOCs to a VOC desctruction device, such as an oven.
US09889456B2
A device for applying drywall texture material to a surface is provided. The device generally comprises a hollow tube for holding drywall joint compound, a spray nozzle with a removably attached air hose, a piston, and a ramrod. The device allows users to easily apply drywall joint compound to a surface to create various surface textures.
US09889451B2
A waste gas is contacted with a mercury removal agent to remove mercury and a flue gas conditioning agent to alter a resistivity and/or cohesivity of particulates. The flue gas conditioning agent can be substantially free of SO3and/or comprise more than about 25 wt. % SO3, and/or the mercury removal agent can be substantially unaffected by the flue gas conditioning agent. An amount of mercury removed from the waste gas in the presence of the flue gas conditioning agent can be the same or more than that removed from the waste gas in the absence of the flue gas conditioning agent. An amount of the acid gas removed, by an acid gas removal agent, from the waste gas in the presence of the flue gas conditioning agent can be the same or more than that removed from the waste gas in the absence of the flue gas conditioning agent.
US09889445B2
Biological activity in holding pens in a micro-fluidic device can be assayed by placing in the holding pens capture objects that bind a particular material of interest produced by the biological activity. The biological material of interest that binds to each capture object can then be assessed, either in the micro-fluidic device or after exporting the capture object from the micro-fluidic device. The assessment can be utilized to characterize the biological activity in each holding pen. The biological activity can be production of the biological material of interest. Thus, the biological activity can correspond to or arise from one or more biological cells. Biological cells within a holding pen can be clonal cell colonies. The biological activity of each clonal cell colony can be assayed while maintaining the clonal status of each colony.
US09889440B2
A method for synthesizing small crystals of silicoaluminophosphate-34 (SAPO-34) molecular sieves with high structural purity. The method includes forming a first slurry and a second slurry which are aged separately to form a first aged slurry and a second aged slurry. The first slurry includes a first source of phosphorus, a first source of aluminium, a first source of silicon, and at least one first organic structure directing agent. The second slurry includes a second source of phosphorus, a second source of aluminium, a second source of silicon, and at least one second organic structure directing agent. Then, the first aged slurry and the second aged slurry are combined to form a mixture of aged slurries. Finally, crystallization of silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieves comprising the SAPO-34 molecular sieves is induced from the mixture of aged slurries.
US09889438B2
The present disclosure relates to a preparing method of a zeolite core/silica zeolite shell composite, which includes adding a zeolite seed crystal into a gel solution containing a silicon-source compound, a structure directing agent and a fluorine anion-source compound, and then, crystallizing the gel solution for growing a silica zeolite shell containing a crystal structure which is coherent with that of the zeolite seed crystal; a zeolite core/silica zeolite shell composite prepared by the preparing method above; and catalytic use of the zeolite core/silica zeolite shell composite.
US09889437B2
Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising a zeolitic framework material of silicon and aluminum atoms, wherein a fraction of the silicon atoms are isomorphously substituted with a tetravalent metal. The catalyst can include a promoter metal such that the catalyst effectively promotes the reaction of ammonia with nitrogen oxides to form nitrogen and H2O selectively over a temperature range of 150 to 650° C. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides and an exhaust gas treatment system are also described.
US09889427B2
Provided is a temperature-responsive hygroscopic material having a hygroscopic property that varies widely according to temperature variation and a method for producing the temperature-responsive hygroscopic material. The temperature-responsive hygroscopic material includes a mesoporous body having an average pore diameter of 2 nm to less than 50 nm and a temperature sensitive molecule chemically bonded with the mesoporous body inside a pore of the mesoporous body. The method includes a step of causing, in a solvent including an activator and a coupling agent, a coupling reaction of: a mesoporous body having an average diameter of 2 nm to less than 50 nm and having a functional group on a surface thereof; and a temperature sensitive molecule having a functional group which can undergo a coupling reaction with the functional group on the surface of the mesoporous body.
US09889422B2
Methods and compositions are disclosed relating to the localization of nucleic acids to arrays such as silane-free arrays, and of sequencing the nucleic acids localized thereby.
US09889421B2
A method for recovering hydrochloric acid and metal oxides from a chloride liquor is described. The method uses a chloride liquor including the metal and mixing the liquor and a matrix solution to produce a reaction mixture, wherein the matrix solution assists oxidation/hydrolysis of the metal with HCl production. In a preferred embodiment the matrix solution includes zinc chloride in various stages of hydration and an oxygen containing gas is added to the mix. A method where the improvement is the mixing of a liquor and a matrix solution where the solution assists hydrolysis of the metal with HCl production is also disclosed. The reactor is a column reactor in a preferred embodiment. Further disclosed is the method of using the matrix solution and a reactor for recovering hydrochloric acid and for oxidizing/hydrolysis of a metal.
US09889419B2
A method for managing the charging of a space with solid particles, comprising: modelling an expected charging profile over a charging duration, during the charging, receiving, from at least one sensor, measured values of a parameter indicative of the height of a bed of solid particles charged into the space, determining filtered values of the parameter indicative of the height from the measured values received and from the modelled charging profile, and transmitting the filtered values to control the charging with solid particles.
US09889415B2
A device for storing and mixing bone cement components. The device includes a housing, a safety device, and a vacuum indicator. The housing defines a mixing chamber configured to store a first bone cement component therein. In a first safety position, the safety device prevents contact between the first bone cement component and a second bone cement component in the mixing chamber. In a second safety position, the safety device permits contact between the first and second bone cement components in the mixing chamber. The vacuum indicator restricts movement of the safety device from the first safety position to the second safety position when in a first vacuum indicator position. The vacuum indicator permits movement of the safety device from the first safety position to the second safety position when in a second vacuum indicator position.
US09889411B2
Provided is a nonwoven fabric for semipermeable membrane support, in which adhesiveness of a semipermeable membrane to a support is satisfactory, the thickness uniformity of the semipermeable membrane is satisfactory, and permeation-through of a coating liquid does not occur. Disclosed is a nonwoven fabric for semipermeable membrane support, in which when a region extending from the semipermeable membrane-coated side surface of the nonwoven fabric to a predetermined portion of the total basis weight in the thickness direction is designated as a coated layer region, a region extending from the non-semipermeable membrane-coated surface of the nonwoven fabric to a predetermined portion of the total basis weight in the thickness direction is designated as a non-coated layer region, and a region obtained by excluding the respective predetermined portions of the total basis weight in the thickness direction from both the semipermeable membrane-coated side surface and the non-semipermeable membrane-coated surface of the nonwoven fabric is designated as a middle layer region, the pressure drop per unit basis weight of the middle layer region after the exclusion is lower than the pressure drop per unit basis weight of the coated layer region and the pressure drop per unit basis weight of the non-coated layer region, and the pressure drop per unit basis weight of the middle layer region after the exclusion is in the range of 10% to 70% relative to the pressure drop per unit basis weight of the nonwoven fabric before the exclusion. The predetermined portion is defined to be about 25%.
US09889405B2
The present disclose is directed to a method for controlling iodine levels in wet scrubbers, and, in particular, recirculating wet scrubbers by removing the iodine from the scrubbing solution, such as by using ion exchange, absorption, adsorption, precipitation, filtration, solvent extraction, ion pair extraction, and an aqueous two-phase extraction.
US09889401B2
An apparatus and method for flow management and CO2-recovery from a CO2 containing hydrocarbon flow stream, such as a post CO2-stimulation flowback stream. The apparatus including a flow control zone, a gas separation zone, a pretreatment zone, and a CO2-capture zone. The CO2-capture zone is in fluid communication with the pretreatment zone to provide CO2-capture from a pretreated flowback gas stream and output a captured CO2-flow stream. The CO2-capture zone includes a flow splitter to direct a first portion of the pretreated flowback gas stream to a CO2-enricher to provide an enriched CO2-stream for mixing with a second portion of the pretreated flowback gas to form a mixed stream. The CO2-capture zone further includes at least one condenser to output the captured CO2-flow stream.
US09889394B2
A filter device having a sonotrode connected to a filtration assembly. The filtration assembly has a filter body having a fluid passage. The filter body has a filter across the fluid passage. The filter assembly has a resonant frequency and the sonotrode is adapted to vibrate the filter assembly at or near the resonant frequency.
US09889390B2
A liquid-liquid extraction system (1) adapted for the flow of two or more liquids therein is disclosed. The system comprises a mixer settler sub-system (100) and a counter-current liquid-liquid extraction column (200). The sub-system (100) comprises one or more mixer settlers (110) connected in series, and the column (200) comprises either a mixing section (260) comprising an agitation means (261) and/or a static section (280) comprising an internal (281). The first outlet (131) of the mixer settler sub-system (100) is in fluid communication with the first inlet (221) of the column (200) and the second inlet (112) of the mixer settler sub-system (100) is in fluid communication with the second inlet (222) of the counter-current liquid-liquid extraction column (200). The invention further relates to a counter-current liquid-liquid extraction process for using said system 1. The present invention further relates also to the use of the system (5) or process in removing aromatic compounds from organic streams, in treating an oil stream of a refinery, or in a liquid-liquid extraction process having at least two feed streams of different viscosity, similar density, or low interfacial tension.
US09889383B2
An electronic device may be configurable to operate in a voice morphing mode, such as while processing chat audio and microphone audio for a player participating in an online multiplayer game via a game console. While operating in the voice morphing mode, the electronic device may be configured to modify particular audio (e.g., player chat) based on one or more parameter settings, corresponding to particular audio profile (e.g., corresponding to a particular character). The electronic device may initiate voice morphing based on command from the player, and/or based on a signal received by the electronic device, such as indicating a role of the player (e.g., the game character selected by and/or assigned to the player). Audio profiles and/or parameter settings may be preset, and may be stored for use thereof, such as in electronic device itself or in other location (e.g., the game console or a remote database).
US09889369B2
A portable ice skating rink structure kit that includes a liner, sidewall, a wicket or slotted anchor block for supporting the sidewall, and sidewall connectors and liner clips. The skating rink may be used on hard or soft surfaces. The sidewall is supported by wickets for use with soft surfaces, such as ground, and slotted anchor blocks for use with hard surfaces, such as pavement. The slotted blocks may have slots of different depths to compensate for uneven ground underneath the skating surface and maintain a sidewall of even height. Once the sidewall is supported, a liner is draped over the playing surface and the sidewalls create a pool of water. The liner may be held in place with liner clips and staples. When temperatures fall below freezing, a smooth sheet of surface ice is created.
US09889362B2
Strand-filled punching bags including punching bags filled with a plurality of strands made from a variety of possible materials are disclosed. In some examples, the strand-filled punching bag includes a sheath that extends to and contacts a surface located below the punching bag, such as a floor, and is equipped with an additional abrasion sheath to help control the swing characteristics of the punching bag. In some further examples, the strand-filled punching bag includes a shorter sheath that does not contact the surface below the punching bag, and thus lacks an additional abrasion sheath.
US09889355B2
The disclosure herein provides a golf GPS device with a sensor mechanism to automatically switch between video and audio only modes of the device. More particularly, when a player attaches the golf GPS device to a piece of clothing or hat, the device automatically switches to audio-only mode. When the player detaches the golf GPS device, the device automatically switches to video mode, with or without audio.
US09889351B2
A ball striking device includes a ball striking plate having a front surface configured to strike a ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The ball striking plate has a desired-contact region and a perimeter. One or more spoke-like reinforcement ribs may be located on the rear surface and may radiate away from the desired-contact region toward the perimeter. At least one of the spoke-like reinforcement ribs may be located in an upper-toe quadrant or in an upper-heel quadrant of the rear surface. One or more encircling reinforcement ribs may be located on the rear surface. The one or more encircling reinforcement ribs may be at least partially encircling the desired-contact region. A thickened portion of the ball striking plate may be positioned behind the desired-contact region of the ball striking plate. The ball striking device may be a golf club head.
US09889348B2
Provided is a golf club head which produces an improved hitting sound obtained without impairing the appearance of the sole section. A golf club head having a hollow portion (i) formed therein has a sole portion (5) which forms the bottom surface of the head. The sole portion (5) includes a thin-wall portion (8) and a thick-wall portion (9) which has a greater thickness than the thin-wall portion (8). The golf club head is characterized in that a portion of the inner surface of the thick-wall portion (9), the portion facing the hollow section, has a rib (10) secured to the portion by welding.
US09889347B2
Embodiments of golf club face plates with internal cell lattices are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US09889340B2
A web-based platform and method for personalizing the training regimen of an athlete. The platform includes a processor and a training log server for maintaining an athlete profile that includes a training record updatable by the athlete and a training plan supplied by a coach.
US09889334B2
A treadmill may comprise a drive motor positioned and configured to drive a treadbelt, and an electrical current sensor configured to measure the electrical current utilized by the drive motor. The treadmill may also include a computer programmed and configured to analyze the measured electrical current usage by the drive motor to determine the weight of a person positioned on the treadbelt. A person's weight may be determined by driving the treadbelt with the drive motor while a person is positioned on the treadbelt, measuring an electric current utilized by the drive motor, and analyzing the measured electric current to determine the weight of the person positioned on the treadbelt of the treadmill. Additionally, the measured weight may be utilized to calculate calorie expenditure.
US09889332B2
An exercise device (100) is supportable by a swivel mount (116) attached to a karabiner (114) and the swivel mount is arranged to lock under load at 90° increments. The device includes a rotatable reel (103) arranged to have a pair of inelastic straps (113a, 113b) rotationally wound thereabout from opposite directions. The reel is rotatable in conjunction with a locking mechanism consisting of a toothed sprocket wheel (104) secured to the reel and a manually operable slideable shaft (106) that is located within a barrel (107). Slots (136, 139) in the shaft and barrel, respectively, permit rotational movement of the sprocket wheel and, hence, reel (103) so that the straps (113a, 113b) may have their length altered against the bias of a coil spring unit (111). Translational movement of the shaft (106) within the barrel (107) causes the full diameter of the shaft (106) to engage between adjacent teeth of the sprocket wheel to lock the reel (103), thereby preventing further adjustment of the straps (113a, 113b). When the reel is released for rotational movement, so pulling on one or both of the straps against the bias of the spring unit causes the straps to be unwound evenly and reducing the pulling force below that of the spring unit causes the straps to be rotationally wound around the reel from opposite directions.
US09889330B2
A deadlift bar includes a rectangular frame formed by front, rear, left, and right members. The frame includes a plurality of legs spaced about the frame to establish a gap between the frame and the ground, making it easier to grip the deadlift bar once the weights are loaded onto the device. Mounted to the left and right members and extending outwardly from the frame are first and second platforms, each of which may be formed by a pair of angled protruding arms joined at their respective ends by a connecting member. The platforms also include a pair of legs at the juncture of the arms with the connecting member to support the device and prevent bowing when weights are mounted thereon. Each platform further includes a support column extending upwardly from the connecting member, vertically at its base and then at an incline extending upwardly and away from the frame.
US09889323B2
A multi-member assembly including a first structural member, a second structural member opposed from the first structural member, a crossover seal positioned between the first and second structural members, wherein the crossover seal defines a bore, and an end cap including a cap portion and a plug portion protruding from the cap portion, wherein the plug portion is at least partially received in the bore such that the cap portion bridges the first and second structural members.
US09889319B2
A particle beam irradiation apparatus radiates a particle beam plural times per one irradiation position. A storage unit stores a dose to be radiated each of the times (divisional target dose). A dose monitor measures the dose of the particle beam radiated to the irradiation position. At the first time of radiation, a controller outputs an interruption signal when the dose measured by the dose monitor reaches the divisional target dose. The dose monitor measures a dose (excessive dose) radiated after the interruption signal is outputted until the particle beam is actually interrupted. Then, it is defined: Corrected Dose value=Divisional Target Dose−Excessive Dose Value. Instead, it may be defined: Corrected Dose value=Divisional Target Dose−Excessive Dose Estimation Value. At the second time of radiation, the controller outputs an interruption signal when the dose measured by the dose monitor reaches the corrected dose value.
US09889310B2
An implantable medical device housing has an outer surface and an inner surface that defines an interior cavity. A wire is coupled to the housing outer surface. The wire wholly defines an open aperture for receiving a fixation member. The wire includes a first wire end, a second wire end, and an annular loop between the first and second ends. A cover extends over at least the first end and the second end of the wire.
US09889303B2
A method for sensing far-field R-waves in a leadless, intracardiac pacemaker implanted in an atrium of a patient's heart may involve sensing an electrical signal generated by the heart with two electrodes and a first sensing channel and/or a second sensing channel of the pacemaker, comparing a first timing marker from the first sensing channel with a second timing marker from the second sensing channel, and either determining that the sensed signal is a P-wave, if the first and second timing markers indicate that the sensed signal was sensed by the first and second sensing channels within a predetermined threshold of time from one another, or determining that the sensed signal is a far-field R-wave, if the sensed signal is sensed by the second sensing channel and not sensed by the first sensing channel.
US09889302B2
A method, comprising detecting, in at least a first brain region of a patient, an electrical activity relating to an epileptic activity; determining a first regularity index of said electrical activity; and applying at least one first electrical stimulation to at least one neural target of said patient for treating said epileptic event, in response to said first regularity index being within a first range. A non-transitive, computer-readable storage device for storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the method. A medical device system suitable for use in the method.
US09889296B2
Battery-driven stimulators for electrotherapy usually equip with a small battery to generate specified current waveforms applied to human body for stimulation. Such current waveforms can easily get into a saturated status due to high bio-impedance and low battery power. The present disclosure provides a system in which the waveform is adjusted according to feedbacks taken from a patient to reduce or avoid saturation.
US09889294B2
An extractor for removing an implanted lead from a patient, the extractor comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, a lumen dimensioned to receive the lead therein, a cutter at the distal portion for cutting tissue adjacent the implanted lead, and a first clamping member movable between a clamping position to clamp the lead and an unclamping position to unclamp the lead. The extractor and lead are relatively movable to remove the lead.
US09889292B2
A system includes an introducer sheath having a sheath wall and a longitudinal axis, an electrode lead including a lead body and at least one electrode at a distal end of the lead body. The distal end of the lead body is received within the sheath. At least one anchor wire is within the sheath and has a proximal end attached to the distal end of the lead body. The a least one anchor wire moves through at least one opening in the sheath wall responsive to movement of the lead body relative to the introducer sheath.
US09889289B2
Apparatus and methods for providing controlled pressure-flow pulses which purge a catheter system with turbulent flow flushing. Accomplishment of such controlled pressure-flow pulses is provided by a variety of inventive devices including a special plunger rod for a conventional syringe, other interactive parts for conventional syringes, an in-line catheter attachable device which automatically generates the controlled pressure-flow pulses and also single pulse, digitally operated devices.
US09889288B2
Sealing connectors for use in connecting tubing to tubing, tubing to needles or other implements, syringe to tubing, or syringe to needles or other implements that provide reduced turbulence and sharp transitions are described herein.
US09889287B2
A valve connector for medical lines includes a tubular body having a male inlet fitting with an external luer cone, which can be coupled to a female tubular fitting with an internal luer cone, wherein the male inlet fitting includes an internally threaded external tubular element for screwed engagement with the female fitting, and an internal tubular element that can be displaced axially from a retracted position of closing to an advanced position of opening of a valve that controls a passage of flow through the connector. The internally threaded external tubular element is free to turn, and an arrangement is such that, when the internally threaded external tubular element is screwed off the female fitting and the passage of flow is closed by the valve, the external luer cone and the internal luer cone remain axially coupled to one another by friction.
US09889280B2
A rectal catheter is configured for improved pediatric care. The catheter includes a member that terminates into a rounded tip, a plug mounted about the member, the plug being made of a moldable material, a balloon mounted about the member between the rounded tip and the plug, a conduit that fluidly communicates with the balloon and that extends from the member to enable a pressure source to be operatively connected to the balloon to inflate the balloon, and a pressure relief valve operatively connected to the conduit, the pressure relief valve being configured to open the conduit to atmosphere pressure in response to a pressure in the conduit reaching a predetermined pressure. The predetermined pressure is selected to attenuate significantly risk of bowel perforation in pediatric patients.
US09889271B2
A system, apparatus and method for treating or lessening sleep disorder symptoms. The system comprising a mask configured to establish a snug fit against a user's eyes and a device including a data management system and a user interface, wherein the device is coupled to the mask. The mask includes a printed circuit board, an accelerometer, one or more therapy lights, one or more electrodes, a pulse oximeter, and a thermometer, wherein the pulse oximeter, thermometer, accelerometer, and electrodes are connected to the printed circuit board, collect data, and send data to the printed circuit board. The device generates a light therapy schedule based on data received from the user through the user interface and data from the mask.
US09889270B2
A method of controlling relaxation equipment is a method of controlling relaxation equipment capable of changing a biological value of a user. The method includes: obtaining a user model including a transition in biological value within a period from a start time to an end time of a program being viewed by the user; obtaining a first biological value of the user viewing the program; and controlling the relaxation equipment such that the biological value of the user at the end time approximates a second biological value included in the user model, which is a value at the end time, based on the first biological value and the second biological value.
US09889258B2
A drug delivery assembly includes a housing (110), a piston (120) axially displaceable in the housing, and a variable volume reservoir (105) formed by the housing and the piston and containing a fluid first drug. The assembly further includes an exterior fluid inlet (150) arranged in or configured to be arranged in fluid communication with the reservoir, a fluid outlet (145) arranged in or configured to be arranged in fluid communication with the reservoir, biasing means (130) configured for moving the piston forwards, and releasable retaining means (113) configured for retaining the piston in an initial position, whereby the biasing means is allowed to move the piston forwards to expel fluid drug from the reservoir when the retaining means is released.
US09889247B2
A phacoemulsification irrigation sleeve having a body configured to operatively connect to a phacoemulsification needle. The body has proximal and distal ends and defines a passageway for liquid. A first irrigation port is formed in the body between its proximal and distal ends. The body is slit to define a first flap configured to swing away from the first irrigation port in response to pressure of fluid flowing in the passageway to thereby reduce resistance of fluid flow through the first irrigation port. The first flap, when swung away from the first irrigation port, is oriented to direct fluid flowing through the first irrigation port in a direction from the proximal end of the body toward the distal end of the body.
US09889245B2
A highly reliable circulation apparatus promptly detects an abnormal state of a status value related to blood flowing in a circulation circuit with no particular operation performed. As an extracorporeal circulation mode starts, a user operates a pump first and waits until a flow rate is stabilized. Then, when the flow rate is stabilized, a predetermined value is added to or subtracted from the stabilized flow rate so as to set two threshold values which regulate an upper end and a lower end of a permissible state range. Then, it is monitored whether or not the flow rate is within the permissible state range regulated by the threshold values, and when the flow rate deviates from the permissible state range, an alarm is issued for notification.
US09889239B2
A fluid collection system includes a disposable collection container configured to receive a disposable collection container. The fluid collection container may include a flexible liner configured to collapse during evacuation of the fluid from the liner. The system may include a receiving housing sized to receive the disposable collection container, the receiving housing including a cavity and a piston assembly positioned within the cavity, the piston including a piston check valve. The system includes a suction source connectable to the disposable collection container and a filter positioned between the suction source and the cavity. A first connecting line extends between a suction source opening, configured to communicate the suction source to the disposable collection container, and the filter. A first check valve connects to the first connecting line between the suction source opening and the filter.
US09889236B2
A scalable microfluidic based artificial skin covers a variety of wounds while also providing efficient healing of the wounds. The artificial skin comprises a plurality of microfluidic panels separated by semi-permeable membranes, and also comprising a plurality of micro-pumps and micro-channels for carrying healing fluids in proximity to the wound on the natural skin. The panels form detachable patches that are inert and biocompatible. The panels are fabricated from polydimethylsiloxane materials and impregnated with silver nanocrystalline powder. A first panel partially engages the natural skin, partially supported by micro-pillars. Large micro-channels carry contaminants from the wound. A second panel and an optional third panel having micro-channels that carry healing fluids to the wound. A first and second semi-permeable membrane regulate passage of fluids, cellular components, and debris between the panels. An inlet port enables passage of healing fluids to the wound. An outlet port enables discharge of contaminants.
US09889227B2
A bone implant for implantation into bone tissue includes a metallic material having a surface that is covered by an oxide layer wherein the oxide layer has a thickness within the range of from 2 to 100 nm and includes strontium ions homogenously dispersed in the oxide layer. The oxide layer is a metal oxide layer formed from the metallic surface of the implant. The local administration of strontium ions in bone tissue has been found to improve the bone formation and bone mass upon implantation of a bone tissue implant in the bone tissue.
US09889222B2
An absorbent article includes a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer and one absorbent core layer. The topsheet layer, absorbent core layer and backsheet layer each include a longitudinally directed side peripheral edge. The absorbent article further includes an aqueous medium-sensitive coating composition for triggered release of active ingredients from the absorbent article. The aqueous medium-sensitive coating composition is affixed to the absorbent article adjacent a longitudinally directed side peripheral edge. The coating composition includes a betaine ester or betaine ester derivative having a functional active group derived from a fragrance with a hydroxyl group, a color changing visual indicator chemistry, where the visual indicator chemistry is selected from at least one of the group of a pH indicator dye and pH adjuster, a thermochromic dye and a polarity-sensitive dye.
US09889218B2
The invention relates to an electrode arrangement (1) for generating a non-thermal plasma, comprising: a layer-shaped first electrode (2) made of an electrically conductive material, a layer-shaped second electrode (4) made of an electrically conductive material, wherein the second electrode (4) is electrically insulated from the first electrode (2), and a dielectric barrier (3) being arranged between the first electrode (2) and the second electrode (4), so that the non-thermal plasma is generated by a dielectric barrier discharge. The inventive electrode arrangement is characterized in that at least one of the first electrode (2) and the second electrode (4) comprises several perforations which are distributed over the electrode.
US09889216B2
The invention relates to an assembly (1) composed of at least one preform (12) and of a device (10) for decontaminating the interior of a preform (12) by irradiation with at least one type of ultraviolet radiation emitted by components (22) of the semiconductor type, relates to an installation (100) for producing a sterile recipient (120) including at least one decontamination device (10) and relates to a method for fabricating a sterile recipient (120) starting from a decontaminated preform (12).
US09889210B2
Methods for introducing nucleic acids to cells via exosomes for use in gene modulation and therapy, such as for gene silencing and to introduce genetic material into cells to compensate for abnormal genes or to induce or repress a process in the recipient cell.
US09889206B2
Disclosed is a conjugate in which a c-Met targeting compound and a bioactive material are chemically conjugated with each other, and methods of use thereof.
US09889192B2
An immune response in a subject is elicited by a regiment comprising immunization with an attenuated recombinant rabies virus encoding at least one foreign protein antigen, and booster immunization with the at least one foreign protein antigen in a vehicle that does not contain adjuvant. The foreign protein antigen may comprise a prion protein antigen, a cancer-associated antigens, a viral antigen, a bacterial antigens, or a protozoal antigen. The prime/boost regimen produces predominantly IgG 2A/C and IgG 2B antibodies against the foreign protein antigen, indicating a TH1 response. Rabies virus attenuation may be provided, for example, by one or more mutations in the rabies glycoprotein gene which confers attenuation of pathogenicity.
US09889190B2
Novel nanoparticle fusion proteins comprising proteins or peptides fused to Dps (DNA binding protein from starved cells) proteins are provided which bring forth distinct advantages for development of new and improved vaccines, diagnostic tests, and other biomedical products.
US09889185B2
The subject matter disclosed herein pertains to the modulation of a bacterial invasion switch and the subsequent use of the bacterium to vaccinate an organism. In one embodiment, the bacterial invasion switch is modulated by changing the proteolysis of ExoR protein. In another embodiment, a mutated bacterium produces a mutant ExoR protein that resists proteolysis.
US09889179B2
The present invention provides a new dosing regimen for administration of FGF-18 in the treatment of a cartilage disorder, such as osteoarthritis or cartilage injury. Specifically provided is a preferred treatment scheme comprising administrations every 3 weeks, 4 weeks or 5 weeks of an FGF-18 compound per treatment cycle. The new dosing regimen can include the co-adminsitration of an anti-inflammatory drug.
US09889175B2
Prophylactic and/or therapeutic antipathogen agents are provided that disrupt or prevent the formation of at least one homotypic and/or heterotypic protein-protein interaction that has at least one CEA-family protein and that is involved in the establishment and colonization of a pathogen in a suitable host.
US09889174B2
Disclosed herein are herbal formulations for relief from symptoms of skin disease. The formulations can also be combined with an active or inactive pharmaceutical ingredient, and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
US09889169B2
Described is a pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) a parvovirus and (b) an Bcl-2 inhibitor and the use of said composition for treatment of cancer, e.g., a solid tumor. Preferred inhibitors are the BH3 mimetics ABT-737 and ABT-199.
US09889151B2
The present invention relates to compositions comprising a silicate and methods of use thereof. In particular, the compositions of the present invention are suitable for treating inflammatory conditions, cancer, bacterial and viral infections, and infected and uninfected wounds. The compositions of the present invention can also be useful in treating spinal cord injury, tissue remodeling, and promoting bone growth and repair.
US09889147B2
Compounds for treatment of a patient having a tumor that is metastatic and/or that reduces an organ function, wherein the compounds are of the general formula: wherein X is O, NH and S, wherein n is 0, 1 or 2, wherein R1 and R2 are H, methyl or ethyl, or together form a group CR3R4, and wherein R3 and R4 are H, methyl or ethyl.
US09889145B2
Methods to treat infectious diseases are disclosed herein. Some embodiments of the invention include administration of one or more COX inhibitors (e.g., COX-1 or COX-2 inhibitors) to treat infectious diseases. Other embodiments of the invention include administration of one or more COX inhibitors (e.g., COX-1 or COX-2 inhibitors) and administration of one or more antibiotics to treat infectious diseases.
US09889143B2
Disclosed herein are novel C17-heteroaryl derivatives of oleanolic acid, including those of the formula: wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds. Methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds, for example, as antioxidant inflammation modulators, and compositions thereof are also provided.
US09889130B2
The invention relates to disubstituted 3-benzofuranyl-indol-2-one-3-acetamidopiperazine derivatives of the general formula (I) where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and n are such as defined in claim 1, to a method for preparing same, and to the therapeutic use of said compounds.
US09889122B2
The present invention relates to compounds useful in therapy, to compositions comprising said compounds, and to methods of treating diseases comprising administration of said compounds. The compounds referred to are positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the nicotinic acetylcholine α7 receptor.
US09889120B2
In alternative embodiments, provided are therapeutic combinations, pharmaceutical compositions, formulations, kits and devices for treating, preventing or ameliorating a tumor or a cancer, and methods and uses for treating, preventing or ameliorating a tumor or a cancer. In alternative embodiments, provided are therapeutic combinations, pharmaceutical compositions, formulations, kits and devices comprising: a beta adrenergic receptor antagonist (a “beta blocker”) such as propranolol; a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (a NSAID) such as etodolac; and, a sorafenib or NEXAVAR™ or equivalent thereof. In alternative embodiments, the therapeutic combinations further comprise an anti-cancer or anti-tumor antibody, a cytokine, and/or an additional chemotherapeutic agent. In alternative embodiments, the methods, uses, therapeutic combinations, pharmaceutical compositions, formulations, kits and devices are used for treating, preventing or ameliorating a hepatocarcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), an adenocarcinoma, a metastatic adenocarcinoma of the liver, or an advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
US09889113B2
The present invention provides methods of treating soft tissue calcification in a subject, comprising a step of administering to said subject an effective amount of ferric organic compound, such as ferric citrate. The claimed methods may prevent, reverse, delay or stabilize soft tissue calcification in a subject having chronic kidney disease. Affected soft tissue calcification includes soft tissue calcification in the joint, skin, eye, in cardiovascular system such as heart valve, myocardium, coronary arteries and arteriole, or in internal organs such as kidney and lung.
US09889112B2
The present invention relates to new crystals A, B and F of lobaplatin as well as preparation methods therefor and pharmaceutical applications thereof. Lobaplatin crystal A has a melting point Tm.p. of 220±5° C. and is obtained by adding a lobaplatin trihydrate to a suspension crystallization solvent. Lobaplatin crystal B has a melting point Tm.p. of 230±5° C. and is obtained by performing solvent evaporation on a lobaplatin trihydrate or by adding a solvent to a lobaplatin dihydrate, and performing room temperature evaporation or solventing-out crystallization and then drying. Lobaplatin crystal F has a melting point Tm.p. of 229±5° C. and is obtained by adding methanol or ethanol to a lobaplatin dihydrate, stirring at room temperature until solids are dissolved, filtering out insolubles, slowly adding an organic solvent, crystallizing out, separating the crystal and drying the crystal. Compared with the existing lobaplatin and lobaplatin trihydrate, the lobaplatin crystals A, B and F have better stability and solubility, are more suitable for preparation of various forms of pharmaceutical preparations, are more suitable for storage and use, and can be better used for treating cancers such as breast cancer, small cell lung cancer, or chronic myeloid leukemia.
US09889106B2
The present invention provides a compound which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derivative of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, for use in treating various skin disorders.
US09889102B2
The present invention includes compounds useful in preventing, treating or ameliorating Sigma-related disorders or diseases. The compounds of the invention may modulate cellular protein homeostasis, which includes: translation initiation, folding, processing, transport, and degradation (including ubiquitin selective autophagy) of proteins. The present invention also includes methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating a Sigma-related disorder or disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a Sigma-modulating compound. The present invention also includes methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating a Sigma-related disorder or disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a Sigma-modulating compound, further comprising administering an effective amount of a compound that inhibits the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) and/or autophagic survival pathways.
US09889100B2
The invention provides methods for preventing, ameliorating and treating the acute and chronic forms of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) by using Cannabidiol compositions.
US09889093B2
The present invention relates to an andrographolide enteric targeting micropellet and a method for preparation thereof; furthermore, the present invention also relates to uses of andrographolide and andrographolide enteric targeting micropellets in preparation of a pharmaceutical for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
US09889092B2
An LDL nanocarrier is an effective and appropriate transporter for DHA in biological systems. The LDL-DHA nanoparticle was shown to be preferentially cytotoxic to malignant liver cells. These LDL-DHA nanoparticles show great promise as an anti-cancer agent. In particular embodiments, the nanoparticles exhibit a diameter of 15 to 30 nm.
US09889091B1
A unit to treat inflammation of hemorrhoids, vulvo-vaginitis and similar conditions has a suppository and a multi-piece pad at a proximal end of the suppository. A first piece of the pad is adjacent the suppository so that medication can be applied concurrently to both. A second piece of the pad is a non-permeable layer disposed against the first piece. A third piece is an absorbent layer disposed against the second piece. A fourth piece is another non permeable layer disposed against the third piece. Medication from a container is applied to the unit through an adapter.
US09889087B2
A method of improving cognition in a patient with Down syndrome, which entails intranasally administering one or more β2-ADR agonists or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts of either or both to the patient in an amount and with a frequency effective to improve cognition of the patient as measured contextual learning tests.
US09889086B2
The present invention provides a novel hydrogel, methods of its use, and methods for producing the hydrogel.
US09889082B2
This invention provides methods of treating androgenetic alopecia (AGA), acne, rosacea, prostate cancer, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), comprising the step of contacting a subject with a compound or composition capable of decreasing prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) level or activity, a downstream signaling or receptor pathway thereof, or prostaglandin D2 synthase level or activity; methods of stimulating hair growth, comprising the step of contacting a subject with a compound or composition capable of increasing or decreasing the activity or level of a target gene of the present invention, or with a protein product of the target gene or an analog or mimetic thereof; and methods of testing for AGA and evaluating therapeutic methods thereof, comprising measuring PGD2 levels.
US09889079B2
Process for making a conditioning gel phase comprising: i) forming an aqueous dispersion of fatty alcohol and amidoamine; ii) adding a cationic surfactant to the aqueous dispersion and mixing; and iii) neutralizing the amidoamine, wherein the temperature of the mixture of cationic surfactant in the aqueous dispersion is maintained at from 56° C. to 67° C.
US09889077B2
Disclosed are oral care compositions and the use of such oral care compositions for treating conditions caused by biofilm formation. Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting biofilm formation and/or degrading biofilm. The oral care composition includes a sesquiterpenoid and an antimicrobial agent, in which the sesquiterpenoid and the antimicrobial agent are present in an amount effective to inhibit and/or degrade a biofilm in the oral cavity.
US09889076B2
A preparation provides light or radiation attenuation between about 190 and 800 nm has an amount of diamond nanoparticles in a medium, where the diamond nanoparticles have a size between about 1 nm and 1000 nm are modified to enhance absorption or photoluminescence. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US09889072B2
A porous silica particle with the small specific surface area and large pore volume, which is contained as the scrubbing agent in the cleansing cosmetics is provided. The porous silica particle has high collapsibility, and therefore the damage of the skin can be prevented. A porous silica particle according to the present invention has: an average circularity of 0.1 to 0.5; a pore volume of 0.1≦Pv<1.0 ml/g; a specific surface area of 5 to 60 m2/cm3; a median size of 100 to 1000 μm; a ratio of a maximum particle diameter to the median size, of 3.0 or less; and a median size of 5 to 40 μm and a maximum particle diameter of 15 to 200 μm, after rubbing for 30 seconds with a load of 1.0 to 1.4 KPa.
US09889070B2
The present invention provides a novel curable composition in which a reaction is caused to occur between a hydroperoxide and a thiourea compound to initiate polymerization of a radical polymerizable monomer and which has excellent adhesive properties, moderate curability, and excellent long-term storage stability. The present invention relates to a curable composition (A) containing: a radical polymerizable monomer (a1) having no acidic group; a hydroperoxide compound (a2); and at least one cyclic thiourea compound (a3) selected from the group consisting of a substituted ethylenethiourea compound (a3-1), a substituted propylenethiourea compound (a3-2), and a substituted butylenethiourea compound (a3-3) each having a specific structure with a cyclic structure moiety into which a substituent is introduced.
US09889059B2
A finger joint driving device is provided on a hand and causes a finger joint to be turned. The finger joint driving device includes a first base portion that is mounted on the hand, a first link portion that is turnably provided on the first base portion, a second link portion that is turnably provided on the first link portion, a second base portion that is mounted on the end side of a finger from the first base portion in the hand and is provided on the second link portion so as to relatively approach with respect to and to be separated from the first base portion, and a driving unit that drives the second link portion to be turned.
US09889057B1
Disclosed is a retractable handle system for a casket. A casket having retractable handles includes a casket box with a casket lid openably coupled to it. A base is coupled to the casket box. The base includes a panel having a length and a width similar to the length and width of the casket box. Spacers are coupled to the panel to form channels. Arms are slidably located in the channels. At least four bars are coupled to the arms. The bars may have forty-five degree angled ends which allow the bars to abut each other when they are in a closed position causing them to no longer appear as handles on the casket box. Sliding the arms causes the bars to move from the closed to open position.
US09889051B2
A disposable absorbent article may comprise a chassis and an ear. The chassis comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. The ear comprises an elastomeric material and a first substrate joined to the elastomeric material. The ear has a first void region adjacent the proximal edge of the ear. The ear is joined to the chassis by at least one mechanical bond that engages the elastomeric material.
US09889044B1
A steerable laser probe may include a handle, an actuation lever, an optic fiber, and a housing tube. The housing tube may have a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness and a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness. The second stiffness may be greater than the first stiffness. The optic fiber may be disposed within the housing tube and within an inner bore of the handle. An actuation of the actuation lever about a pivot pin of the handle may gradually curve the optic fiber. An actuation of the actuation lever about the pivot pin of the handle may gradually straighten the optic fiber.
US09889043B2
A system and apparatus for increasing the amplitude of accommodation and/or changing the refractive power and/or enabling the removal of the clear or cataractous lens material of a natural crystalline lens is provided. Generally, the system comprises a laser, optics for delivering the laser beam and a control system for delivering the laser beam to the lens in a particular pattern. There is further provided a range determining system for determining the shape and position of the lens with respect to the laser. There is yet further provided a method and system for delivering a laser beam in the lens of the eye in a predetermined shot pattern.
US09889040B2
A warming device includes a clinical garment with at least one convective apparatus supported on the inside of the garment. Slits are provided in the clinical garment which enables a patient to insert his or her hands inside the clinical garment to be warmed therein by operation of the convective apparatus.
US09889039B2
A penile constriction device has an elongated body with a coil-shaped portion and first and second end portions. In an operational mode, the end portions are biased into mutually overlapping positions and are longitudinally spaced apart. The coil-shaped portion is adapted to wrap closely around a penis. The coil-shaped portion of the elongated body includes an elongated elastic spring member. A head element is removably mounted to the first end portion of the elongated. The head element can be adapted to provide vibrations and light.
US09889033B2
An orthopedic brace for preventing injury to a wearer including a body having a series of liquid filled regions, the body having a first more flexible state wherein the liquid filled regions contain a liquid material and a second more rigid state wherein the liquid within the regions is hardened to a second harder state, the body transformable from the first state to the second state upon receiving a force which exceeds a predetermined value. A chemical reaction or an isothermal process can cause the phase change.
US09889024B2
The invention relates to a cosmetic cover (1) for lining a prosthesis (10), with a distal section (2), and with a joint section (3) which, when the cosmetic cover (1) for the prosthesis is fitted in place, covers a joint mechanism (30) arranged between a proximal prosthesis component (40) and a distal prosthesis component (20), wherein the joint section (3) is made from a 3D spacer knit having an upper textile and a lower textile, which are spaced apart and attached to each other by support threads.
US09889022B2
A self-drilling bone fusion screw apparatus is disclosed which includes at least first and second sliding boxes. A first screw member having a tapered end and a threaded body is disposed within the first sliding box, and a second screw member having a tapered end and a threaded body disposed within the second sliding box. An adjuster adjusts the height of the sliding boxes. The screw members are screwed into vertebral bodies in order to fuse the vertebral bodies together. A plurality of the self-drilling bone fusion screw apparatuses may be attached together and/or integrated via a plate or cage. Also disclosed is a cervical facet staple that includes a curved staple base and at least two prongs attached to the bottom surface of the curved staple base.
US09889016B2
Disclosed is an implantable artificial intervertebral disc joint replacement device for implantation between adjacent vertebral bodies. The device allows selective positioning of a disc implant element and comprises translatable surfaces, a mechanism for translation, a means for bone attachment, and an integrated disc implant. The device can be used in the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical regions of the spine in single or multi-level configurations. When implanted in a patient, the device includes an upper (cranial) component and a lower (caudal) component attached to the vertebral body above and below the replaced intervertebral disc respectively, with the joint implant integrated into the translatable surfaces. Following implantation, precise positioning of the joint implant within the intervertebral space with respect to the spinal axis is then adjusted based upon the particular anatomical and functional needs of the individual patient to satisfy spinal range of motion and stability requirements.
US09889007B2
A heart valve delivery system includes a low-profile catheter having an outer sheath, the outer sheath having therein a stent and a replacement heart valve. In an unemployed configuration, the stent is located distally to the replacement heart valve. Upon deployment, however, the stent and replacement heart valve are expanded and the replacement heart valve is situated within the stent.
US09888998B2
Devices and methods for securing a graft with respect to bone are provided. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical implant includes a flexible filament body and a suture filament or repair construct that extends through the filament body at multiple locations. The repair construct is formed into one or more coils, which can receive a graft. The flexible filament body can be configured to be actuated between unstressed and anchoring configurations, the latter of which sets a location of the suture filament, and associated graft, in a bone tunnel. More particularly, the flexible filament body can ball up, or become denser, to a size that cannot pass into the bone tunnel in which the suture filament holding the graft is disposed. The present disclosure also provides for feedback units to assist a surgeon in knowing a location of the implant. Further, other exemplary devices and methods are provided.
US09888982B2
Provided is a device for generating data on a clear aligner, which is equipped with a module for generating the data on the clear aligner, which generates 3D data relating to the clear aligner, the module including; a first module that receives data on a current dental state from a scanning apparatus that scans patient's teeth; a second module that generates 3D data on a state of the patient's teeth and of the vicinity of the patient's teeth based on data that results from the scanning a third module that generates data relating to a 3D clear aligner with a predetermined thickness; and a fourth module that processes the data relating to the 3D clear aligner in such a manner that at least one of a shape and a feature of the 3D clear aligner is changed.
US09888979B2
A method for cleaning tooth surfaces with a powder and a powder mixture, preferably by powder blasting with a powder-jet device, said device mixing the powder or the powder mixture with air to form a powder/air mixture, wherein said powder and/or powder mixture is an alditol or contains such alditol. Preferably, mannitol and/or erythritol are used, because of their anti-cariogenic effect. Xylitol is also suitable for cleaning tooth surfaces, especially of less strongly mineralized tooth surfaces like dentine.
US09888969B2
Apparatus and methods are described including designating within an image of blood vessels of a subject, a target portion of the blood vessels. In response to a first input from a user that designates a single point on the image, a first location within the blood vessels in a vicinity of the designated point is designated. In response to second and third inputs from the user, proximal and distal locations within the target portion are designated. The target portion is designated such that the target portion passes from the proximal location of the target portion to the distal location of the target portion, and such that the target portion includes the first location. Quantitative vessel analysis is performed on the target portion of the blood vessels, and an output is generated based upon the quantitative vessel analysis. Other applications are also described.
US09888967B2
A method for guiding a user during surgical planning includes receiving input information; applying an algorithm to the input information to develop an initial surgical plan; and guiding a user by providing a plurality of suggested actions to the user. If the user performs the plurality of suggested actions, the plurality of suggested actions leads the user to the initial surgical plan. The user has an option to deviate from one or more of the plurality of suggested actions by performing non-suggested actions. Deviation from one or more of the plurality of suggested actions leads to development of a final surgical plan that is different from the initial surgical plan.
US09888962B2
An electrosurgical apparatus is provided. The electrosurgical apparatus includes a cannula insertable into a patient and positionable adjacent abnormal tissue. The electrosurgical apparatus includes a microwave antenna that includes a distal end having a radiating section receivable within the cannula and positionable within a patient adjacent abnormal tissue. The microwave antenna is adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy for transmitting electrosurgical energy to the radiating section. A portion of the radiating section substantially encompasses a portion of the abnormal tissue and may be configured to apply pressure thereto. The microwave antenna is actuated to electrocautery treat tissue to reduce blood flow to the abnormal tissue.
US09888958B2
A forceps includes an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members. One or both of the jaw members is moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. One or both of the jaw members includes a jaw frame including an engagement recess defined on each lateral side thereof and a replaceable component configured for slidable positioning about the jaw frame. The replaceable component includes an outer jaw housing having an engagement tang disposed on each lateral side thereof. The engagement tangs are configured to engage the engagement recesses of the jaw frame upon slidable positioning of the replaceable component about the jaw frame to secure the replaceable component to the jaw frame. The replaceable component includes an electrically conductive tissue sealing plate engaged to the outer jaw housing to define a tissue sealing surface.
US09888953B2
A cryotherapy system includes a cryotherapy catheter having an inflatable balloon portion and a pressure regulator. The inflatable balloon portion includes an outer balloon and an inner balloon within the outer balloon. The inner balloon is configured to receive during a cryotherapy procedure a cryogenic agent for extracting heat from body tissue at a desired location. The inflatable balloon portion is at a distal end of the cryotherapy catheter. The pressure regulator is adapted to maintain a positive pressure between the inner balloon and the outer balloon during a cryotherapy procedure.
US09888950B2
A pair of plate benders is provided for bending a bone plate having a plurality of screw holes and a plurality of tubular drill guides removably preassembled into the screw holes. Each plate bender has a first end, a second end, and a handle extending between the first and second ends. The first end has a lower table on which the plate is received, an upper retaining structure which is adapted to engage the tubular drill guides, a recess defined between the lower table and upper retaining structure into which a portion of the plate is received such that the plate extends over a portion of the table and below a portion of the retaining structure. The retaining structure engages the periphery of the tubular drill guides to secure the plate relative to the bending tool.
US09888946B2
Spine stabilization systems and integrated rods are disclosed. One spine stabilization system disclosed has at least four bone anchors and a stabilization member attached to the bone anchors. The stabilization member has first and second elongate portions interconnected by a connector portion. The first and second elongate members extend longitudinally and generally parallel to a central longitudinal axis and connector portion extends transverse to the central longitudinal axis from a first lateral end to a second lateral end. The connector portion is integrally connected to the first and second elongate portions such that there is no relative movement between the lateral ends and the respective elongate portion to which each end is attached.
US09888944B2
A spinal stabilization system generally comprises first and second anchor members configured to be secured to first and second vertebrae within a patient's body, a flexible element secured to the first anchor member, and a rigid element secured to the second anchor member. An end portion of the rigid element is coupled to an end portion of the flexible so that the system is able to provide both rigid and dynamic stabilization. The coupling is maintained even if the flexible element relaxes after a period of time within the patient's body.
US09888942B1
An adaptor apparatus comprises a seal assembly housing, a channel, and tapered surfaces. The adaptor apparatus is configured to connect a trocar seal assembly with a robotic trocar cannula and maintain pneumostasis in an insufflated body cavity of a patient. The seal assembly housing comprises an open area sufficient to receive, support, and fix the trocar seal assembly within the adaptor apparatus. The channel provides a pathway for inserting instruments from the trocar seal assembly and into the cannula. The robotic trocar cannula includes an annular flange and a tapered proximal opening. The tapered surfaces of the adaptor apparatus are configured to engage the annular flange and the tapered proximal opening of the cannula. The tapered surfaces of the adaptor apparatus are configured to complement the exterior of the annular flange and the angled opening of the cannula.
US09888930B2
The invention relates to an aiming device (15) for the placement of Kirschner-wires in orthopedics/traumatology. The aiming device (15) comprises an adjustable aiming block (10) which is displaceably attached to a forceps (20). The fixation of the aiming device at the bone (30) can be varied by clamping the forceps (20) more or less strongly. The aiming block (10) can be displaced to the periost (31) and be fixed. The aiming device (15) according to the invention allows the alignment of the guidance (2) of the Kirschner-wire (1) about an axis of rotation (12). Before the Kirschner-wire (1) is inserted in the bone (30) its position and direction can be intraoperatively represented and aligned in at least two non-parallel planes of projection (P1, P2) by means of fluoroscopy and/or navigation. Repeated drilling and mistaken positioning of the Kirschner-wire (1) can so be avoided. Thus, allowing to reduce the time of operation and the exposure of the patient to radiation.
US09888929B2
A drill and drill cover and autogenous bone collector using the same are provided. The autogenous bone collector comprises a shaft unit connected to a driving device and a cutting unit which revolves and collects bone particles of a patient. The cross-sectional area of the cutting unit is from 10% to 40% of an area of a circle having a radius corresponding to a distance from the center of the cutting unit to the outermost end portion of the cutting unit.
US09888920B2
A device for fixing a first and a second tissue part or a tissue part and an implant part to each other is provided, providing a fastener including a thermoplastic material and a fastening instrument. The fastening instrument includes a first instrument component with a first contact surface facing toward a distal side and a second instrument component has a foot with a second contact surface distally of the first contact surface and facing toward a proximal side. The first instrument component and the second instrument component are displaceable with respect to each other, so that the fastener is compressible between the first and second contact surfaces by application of a relative force between the components. The instrument also includes an energy source for coupling mechanical energy into one of the instrument components to soften and/or melt an end portion of the fastener.
US09888897B2
Methods of imaging a breast comprising acquiring a sequence of image data sets having differing exposure parameters; and combining the image data sets into a mammography image having greater dynamic range than the dynamic range of any single component image data set. Disclosed methods may further comprise determining an exposure parameter of one or more component image data sets prior to acquiring the sequence of image data sets. The step of determining an exposure parameter of one or more component image data sets may comprise determining exposure duration or an exposure irradiation level. Also disclosed are mammography apparatus and systems to obtain images according to the disclosed methods.
US09888889B2
An interventional medical diagnosis and/or therapy system is provided. The system provides an interventional imaging system and method which allows for an intervention, to be conducted in accordance with an intervention plan, to be supported and monitored by ongoing imaging, in particular radioscopy, with which, at the same time the effort in calibration and registration is kept low, and which functions without an additional location system. The interventional imaging system includes an imaging device to record intervention data of a body, at least two position markings, capable of being recorded with the imaging device, for the marking of an intervention instrument, a display apparatus to reproduce recorded intervention data and position markings, a navigation facility connected to the display apparatus to load pre-intervention data of the body, in which an intervention location of the body is contained, and for the mutual registration of the pre-intervention data with the intervention data.
US09888884B2
A digital processor system obtains at least one time-domain signal representing brain activity and at least one time-domain signal representing heart activity, each having a time-varying signal value. The system produces representations of a plurality of acoustic signals, each of which corresponds to a respective time-domain signal and is produced by concurrently generating a plurality of acoustic parameters, including a plurality of time-varying acoustic parameters. One or more of the plurality of time-varying acoustic parameters is modulated in accordance with at least the signal value of the respective time-domain signal. Each representation of an acoustic signal of the plurality of acoustic signals is further produced by combining the concurrently generated plurality of acoustic parameters to produce the representation of the acoustic signal corresponding to the respective time-domain signal. The system combines the representations of each of the plurality of acoustic signals to produce a combined acoustic signal.
US09888879B1
A method and system for estimating fractional fat content of an object of interest. An energy emitter is used to direct an energy signal with an energy signal electric field strength toward the region of interest, wherein the region of interest has an object of interest, a reference, and a boundary between the object of interest and the reference. Next, a thermoacoustic or ultrasonic transducer is used to receive a thermoacoustic bipolar signal from the boundary, wherein the thermoacoustic bipolar signal is induced by the energy signal. Finally, a machine is used to accept data from the energy emitter and thermoacoustic or ultrasonic transducer, correlate the thermoacoustic bipolar signal to an electric field strength of the reference at the boundary to generate a corrected thermoacoustic bipolar signal at the boundary, and calculate a fat concentration of the object of interest as a function of the corrected thermoacoustic bipolar signal at the boundary.
US09888877B2
In a method, an evaluation computer, and a medical imaging apparatus for evaluating medical images of an organ system of an examination subject, wherein the organ system has a first side and a second side that are characteristically bilaterally symmetrical to one another, first and second medical image datasets of the organ system of the examination subject are acquired and processed to obtain a result image dataset by a global image data subtraction in which image components of the first and second medical image data are subtracted from one another, and a symmetry subtraction in which image components of the first side and the second side of the organ system are subtracted from one another within a medical image dataset.
US09888876B2
The present invention, referred to as Oasis is Automated Statistical Inference for Segmentation (OASIS), is a fully automated and robust statistical method for cross-sectional MS lesion segmentation. Using intensity information from multiple modalities of MRI, a logistic regression model assigns voxel-level probabilities of lesion presence. The OASIS model produces interpretable results in the form of regression coefficients that can be applied to imaging studies quickly and easily. OASIS uses intensity-normalized brain MRI volumes, enabling the model to be robust to changes in scanner and acquisition sequence. OASIS also adjusts for intensity inhomogeneities that preprocessing bias field correction procedures do not remove, using BLUR volumes. This allows for more accurate segmentation of brain areas that are highly distorted by inhomogeneities, such as the cerebellum. One of the most practical properties of OASIS is that the method is fully transparent, easy to implement, and simple to modify for new data sets.
US09888871B2
A physiological monitoring system may receive a sensor signal from a physiological sensor. The system may determine a first and second change metric based on the sensor signal, and may determine a venous signal based on the change metrics. In some embodiments, the sensor signal may be a photoplethysmograph signal that includes both arterial and venous information. By subtracting a second change metric from a first change metric, arterial contributions may be substantially removed, resulting in a signal primarily comprising venous information. The venous signal may be indicative of changes in the venous blood, and may be used to determine a physiological parameter, for example, blood pressure. The venous signal may also be used to trigger an event, for example, calibration of a blood pressure measurement.
US09888847B2
According to an ophthalmic examination system of an embodiment, a user interface of an examination instruction apparatus is used to enter an instruction for examination. A first communication unit sends the instruction to an ophthalmic examination apparatus in real time. An examination optical system of the ophthalmic examination apparatus includes an optical element applied to an eye and a projection system that projects an examination light beam onto the eye through the optical element. An information presentation optical system includes a display and a light guide system that guides a display light beam from the display to the eye through the optical element. A second communication unit receives the instruction from the examination instruction apparatus. A controller displays the instruction received by the second communication unit on the display in real time.
US09888839B2
Methods and apparatuses for determining contact lens intolerance in contact lens wearer patients based on tear film characteristics analysis and dry eye symptoms are disclosed. In embodiments herein, imaging of the ocular tear film is performed during contact lens wear. An analysis of the image of the ocular tear film is performed to determine one or more tear film characteristics of the ocular tear film. The tear film characteristics can be used to determine the effect or possible effect of contact lens wear on the ocular tear film, and thus be used to determine contact lens intolerance of the patient. The tear film characteristics used to analyze contact lens intolerance based on images of the ocular tear film involving contact lens wear may include dry eye symptoms, including but not limited to tear film (e.g., lipid and/or aqueous) thickness, tear film viscosity, and tear film movement rate in the eye.
US09888834B2
An endoscope includes a window on a distal end of the endoscope, an interior body with a first material on the distal end, and a mantle with a second material on the distal end, such that the window and the interior body are joined.
US09888833B2
An endoscope is provided, with a main body and a rigid shaft, extending from the main body, which has a first section which extends in a rectilinear manner, a curved second section adjoining it and a third section, adjoining the second section, which forms a distal end of the shaft. The shaft includes, for receiving an instrument, a one-piece instrument tube which extends to the distal end of the shaft and has an open end there, and an optics module by means of which an image of an area in front of the distal end of the shaft can be recorded. A cladding tube extending from the main body to the distal end is provided, in which the instrument tube and the optics module are arranged, and which includes a rectilinear part for the first section and a curved part, connected to the rectilinear part, for the second section.
US09888828B2
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening receiving dishes for treatment, a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position for selectively closing the access opening, the door having an interior side that faces the treating chamber in the closed position and an exterior side opposite the interior side and a handle extending from the exterior side of the door where a user may grasp the handle to move the door.
US09888825B2
A positioning structure includes a locating member, a movable mechanism mounted in the locating member for the connection of a mop and movable up and down relative to the locating member, and a positioning mechanism mounted in the locating member for stopping against the positioning mechanism upon connection of a mop to the movable mechanism to support the mop stably in position for dehydration through a spining action after movement of the movable mechanism to the top side of the locating member.
US09888816B1
An antibacterial dispensing bracelet includes a frame having a receptacle receiving a removable cartridge defining an interior reservoir for containing a quantity of antibacterial fluid. A finger-activated pump assembly is mounted to the frame proximate to the receptacle and engages an extraction port in the cartridge for extracting antibacterial fluid. The pump assembly further defines a nozzle port for dispensing the antibacterial fluid therethrough by activation of a piston of the pump assembly being mounted in a housing of the pump assembly and movable between raised and depressed positions. The pump assembly also includes a spring biasing the piston to the raised position and a conduit extending in the cartridge to the extraction port thereof. The conduit, housing, and piston define a fluid pathway between the cartridge and nozzle port. A wristband extends from each side of the frame for securing about an arm of a user.
US09888808B2
A method of making cookware containing a bonded composite comprising the steps of providing at least two layers of materials by pressurizing and heating wherein the first of the at least two layers of materials has a plurality of spaced-apart bubbles formed on its surface, defining a cooking surface of the cookware, and a second layer of two layers of material is bonded thereto, wherein the bonding between the bubbles and the second material is of a lesser degree than the bonding between the first and second layers of materials in areas intermediate the bubbles, whereby a coefficient of heat conductivity is greater in the intermediate areas than in the bubbles. The method also includes providing a plurality of sets of bonding blank assemblies by solid state processing under pressure and heat.
US09888797B2
Disclosed are dual-purpose dispensing containers and utensils for dispensing measured amounts of beverage or food ingredients, useful for the preparation and consumption of the beverages and foods. A dual-purpose dispensing container and utensil comprises a handle having a functional part at first end thereof, the functional part configured for preparing and/or consuming a beverage or foodstuff, at least two compartments extending from a lower surface of the handle and along a longitudinal length of the handle from a second end of the handle opposite the first end. Each two neighbor compartments are spaced apart a pre-selected distance from each other. A cover is attached to the handle along a perimeter of a top opening of each one of the compartments on an upper surface of the handle. Each compartment is configured to contain ingredient for dispensing into a liquid beverage or solid foodstuff for preparing the liquid beverage or solid foodstuff.
US09888796B2
A non-spill container having a collar and seal assembly from which drinking can occur at any location around a rim of the collar and seal assembly. The collar has an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a sidewall. The open upper end is proximate to and includes the upper end of a side wall, an upper perimeter and a rim. The closed lower end has a projection extending upward therefrom and at least one passage disposed through the closed lower end to channel a fluid. The sidewall has a tapered shape that extends from the open upper end inward toward the closed lower end and has a support surface provided along an inner surface adjacent to the open upper end. The support surface has at least one radial protrusion is disposed radially adjacent to the support surface to define at least one channel. A fastener assembly is provided on an external wall of the collar. The seal has a surface that is substantially similar to a shape of the open upper end and an aperture for receiving and securing the projection therein.
US09888792B2
The present disclosure pertains to a pillow system, in particular a pillow system that surrounds the subject's head, and moves with the subject. In some embodiments, the pillow system provides sound suppression. In some embodiments used with positive airways pressure (“PAP”) systems, the pillow system includes a tube that delivers breathable gas to a mask.
US09888791B2
A molded double frame display hanging frame system that is easy to assemble to hang a display object on a vertical surface. The system includes a square or rectangular platform with four, straight perpendicularly aligned outer edges. Attached to the platform's outer edges is the outer frame. Formed on the center region of the platform is a four sided, raised inner frame structure that allows an inner frame to be selectively attached to the front surface of the platform. A plurality of holes are formed at the inside corners of the mounting area adjacent to the inner frame structure which receive pin connectors that hold the display object over the mounting area. A transparent panel may be placed over the display object and held in position by the inner frame. The platform, the outer frame, and the inner frame may be made of molded composite material.
US09888786B2
A children's sleeping apparatus includes a structural support frame and a child receiving receptacle supported by the structural support frame. The child receiving receptacle is preferably movably coupled to the structural support frame to provide pivotal motion of the child receiving receptacle relative to the structural support frame.
US09888784B2
A traveling wave air mattress apparatus includes an air mattress comprised of a array of laterally disposed, longitudinally spaced air bladder cells that are individually inflatable to quiescent pressure levels which provide comfortable support for a human body, and an air pressure-pulse generator controlled by a wave sequence generator for periodically introducing into a sequence of the air bladder cells a time sequence of air pressure pulses which vary pressures in the cells from quiescent pressures, the air pressure variations resulting in a soliton-like traveling wave of body support force variation which travels longitudinally over the surfaces of the pulsed air bladder cells, thus inhibiting formation of bedsores. The wave pattern may optionally simulate water waves and/or rocking motions of a boat to produce relaxing effects.
US09888775B1
A cabinet is provided with a housing including a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite to the first side wall, a bottom, a top frame member, and a front frame member, and two sliding doors, each disposed on the top frame member, the front frame member, and one of the first and second side walls. The housing is shaped as a truncated trapezoid in its side elevation.
US09888759B2
A drawing device includes a pen that applies a liquid material to a drawing surface and a cap that covers a tip side of the pen and is arranged at a standby position of the pen. The cap includes: an inner cap that has an opening and covers the tip side of the pen when a periphery of the opening is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the tip side of the pen; an outer cap that has an opening, is arranged outside of the inner cap, and covers the tip side of the pen that is covered by the inner cap when the pen is locked into the outer cap; and an elastic member that is arranged between the outer cap and the inner cap and energizes the inner cap towards an opening side of the outer cap. The pen and the outer cap each have an interlockable locking mechanism.
US09888754B2
A container assembly (10) includes a container (12) for storing an item such as a camera. The container (12) may be partitioned by a divider (14). The container (12) includes first connectors (22) which define a plurality of possible divider positions. The first connectors (22) are arranged to align with second connectors (32) of the divider (14) when the divider (14) is placed in a divider position to form engagement pairs which may receive a common retaining element (16) to hold the divider (14) in place at the divider position.
US09888742B2
An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper that is attached to the sole structure. The upper defines a cavity that is configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The upper is at least partially defined by a textile. The textile includes a first area that is substantially smooth. The first area defines a reference boundary that conforms to the cavity. The textile includes a second area. The second area includes a plurality of projection structures that project away from the reference boundary and outwardly from the cavity at varying heights. The second area includes a plurality of recess structures that recess away from the reference boundary and inwardly toward the cavity. The plurality of projection structures and the plurality of recess structures are in an alternating arrangement across the textile.
US09888737B2
Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for applying branched eyelash extensions, wherein two types of eyelash extensions are coupled to the user's natural eyelash. In embodiments, an eyelash extension of a first type may be coupled to a user's natural lash in a first direction, and an eyelash extension of a second type may be coupled to the user's natural lash in a second direction.
US09888736B1
A fastener connects two strings together, such as the drawstring of sweatpants or the two shoe lace strings ends of respective shoe lace strings in a pair of sneakers. The body of the fastener is made out of a material, such as highly dense polyurethane foam, that is strong, yet flexible, or of a rigid plastic, that is strong, yet flexible. The two strings to be fastened pass through one or more gripping and/or locking holes in the fastener body. When the shoelace is passed through the gripping and/or locking holes, the dense polyurethane foam grips the lace tightly. The free ends are pulled through one or more peripheral slits extending towards, but not all the way to, the gripping and/or locking holes and then bent against the upper outer surface of the disk and locked in place in the respective one or more peripheral locking slits.
US09888734B2
An energy absorbing receiving glove constructed with a substrate having an exterior surface and a complementary interior surface. The substrate is used in constructing a palmar portion of the glove. The glove may incorporates a gripping layer of material affixed to the exterior surface of the substrate. Further, the glove may incorporate an energy absorbing layer of material affixed to the interior surface of the substrate. Additionally, the energy absorbing layer of material may have both a first thickness in a first location and a second thickness in a second location of the substrate. In an embodiment, the energy absorbing material is a silicone gel and the gripping material is a silicone material. Additionally, the varied thicknesses of the energy absorbing material may be effective for covering a palmar side of joints located on a hand wearing the glove.
US09888728B1
An undergarment with catheter support which increases comfort and reduces the risk of complications related to placement of indwelling catheter tubing. The undergarment with catheter support generally includes a rear portion, a first panel extending from the rear portion and a second panel extending from the rear portion. The rear portion is adapted to be positioned underneath the buttocks of a patient, with the first and second panels being extended around the legs of the patient before connecting to the rear portion so as to form a unified undergarment configuration. The first and second panels are connected to each other via slot connectors to define a catheter slot through which a catheter tube may be extended. A tube retainer and/or tube adapter may also be utilized to guide the catheter tube out of the undergarment through the catheter slot.
US09888725B2
A method is disclosed comprising determining an average amount of vapor associated with an average inhalation by a user of an electronic vapor device, determining a quantity of vaporizable material stored in the electronic vapor device, determining a number of inhalations remaining based on the average amount of vapor associated with the average inhalation and the determined quantity of vaporizable material, and displaying the number of inhalations remaining.
US09888716B2
A pocket sized dispenser houses in coiled form a flexible strip of portions of smokeless tobacco sized for placement between a consumer's cheek and gum, where the flexible strip includes a base tape removably attached to the plurality of portions, and wherein the dispenser and strip are adapted to allow a consumer to separate individual portions from the base tape. The individual portions comprise either a collection of tobacco particles at least partially enclosed by a coating comprising a water-soluble non-crosslinked component and a substantially water-insoluble cross-linked component; or pouches attached to the base tape with a food-grade adhesive, the pouches comprising smokeless tobacco enclosed in a water-permeable wrapper with at least one lap-sealed edge. Methods of preparing such are disclosed.
US09888701B2
A device and method for preparing a cup of tea from a tea bag or tea leaves, for reusing the tea bag or tea leaves, and for handling and containing the spent tea bag or leaves is described. The device is configured to remotely dip a tea bag or tea leaves into a hot cup of water, retrieve the tea bag or tea leaves after dipping, and apply pressure onto the spent tea bag or tea leaves to squeeze out undiffused flavor. The device is additionally configured to encapsulate the spent tea bag or tea leaves to prevent undesirable drippings from the tea bag or tea leaves that could scald the user's skin, and to obscure from view the unattractive, damp, and used tea materials.
US09888697B2
The invention relates to a method for mechanically recovering flesh from fish, in which by introducing incisions, the dorsal bones and the ventrally directed bones are cut free from the laterally located fillets without separating the pin bones from the spine and the separating gaps formed by the incisions are then expanded, thereby moving the lateral fillets away from the spine of the fish in the lateral direction transverse to the dorsal bones, wherein the fillets are peeled away from the pin bones extending laterally out from the spine or the flank bones, and a corresponding apparatus for mechanically recovering the flesh of fish.
US09888690B2
The present invention relates to an insecticidal enriched extract (biopesticide) isolated from the stem of Nothapodites foetida (Wight) Sleumer (formerly Mappia foetida (Miers) useful for the insect free storage and transport of grains and seed. The insecticidal activity of the enriched extract (biopesticide) of the invention is ascribed to compound/s other than camptothecin. The invention further relates to the process for preparation thereof, containing Compounds of general formula 1 and formula 2 (General formula 1) wherein R1=CH3, CH2OAC and wherein R2=COOH, or (I) and R3=H. OH. (Formula 2)
US09888687B2
The disclosure provides for compositions and including fluopyram. The disclosure further provides for methods of increasing plant yield and reducing plant damage. Soil, seeds, plants, and plant parts treated with compositions described herein are also provided for by the disclosure.
US09888683B2
The present invention relates to an aqueous agrochemical spray solution containing an agrochemical active and a surfactant. The spray solution comprises a dispersed phase comprising dispersed particles which have an average particle size between 1 to 100 microns and the concentration of said dispersed particles is from about 0.001 to 5 wt %. The aqueous agrochemical spray solution is capable of reducing the volume of the fine droplets in mist whose size is less than 150 microns during spraying by at least 20% compared to the same aqueous spray solution without the presence of the surfactant. The present invention also relates to a method of reducing the spray drift of an aqueous agrochemical spray solution upon spraying with a spraying apparatus. The method includes adding the surfactant to the aqueous agrochemical spray solution in an amount effective to form the dispersed phase.
US09888680B2
The vasculature of a donor lung is perfused with a lung preserving fluid to preserve its structure. At the same time, a decellularization fluid is perfused through the airways, which strips away donor cells. The decellularized region is then seeded with pulmonary cells of the transplant recipient, which regenerate the lung. The pulmonary cells may be derived from stem cells, and the decellularization can be targeted to reduce the quantity of cells required.
US09888672B2
An aquarium filter cartridge includes a frame and a media pack attached to the frame. The frame includes recessed sections along the sides. The filter cartridge can be part of dual filter cartridge, also including a biological host media filter element. The filter cartridge or the dual filter cartridge can be mounted in a filter housing by sliding within receiving grooves in the filter housing. Methods of servicing are included.
US09888668B1
A portable fresh water supply apparatus for providing continuous fresh water to an animal when a caregiver is absent includes a reservoir capable of receiving and dispensing fresh water and a water supply line in fluid communication with the reservoir. A shut-off valve is located within the reservoir and is in fluid communication with the water supply line. A water drain line is in fluid communication with the reservoir, and an over-flow drain valve is located exterior of the reservoir as well as in fluid communication with the water drain line. In this manner, when a water level inside the reservoir reaches a threshold level, the shut-off valve is automatically toggled between open and closed positions and thereby selectively supplies fresh water from the water supply line to an interior of the reservoir. The overflow drain line diverts excess water away from the reservoir.
US09888651B1
A novel maize variety designated PH2T7V and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2T7V with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2T7V through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2T7V or a locus conversion of PH2T7V with another maize variety.
US09888647B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057072. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057072. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057072 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057072 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09888644B2
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line CHD-A808019. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line CHD-A808019, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09888633B1
An air cooled horticulture lamp fixture for growing plants in confined indoor spaces. The fixture substantially seals the lamp and heat generated thereby to a reflector interior. A flow disruptor diverts moving air away from an aperture in the reflector through which a lamp bulb socket protrudes into the reflector interior, and the flow disruptor creates turbulence in a cooling chamber thereby enhancing thermal transfer into a cooling air stream that flows over and around the reflector's exterior side thereby convectively cooling the fixture using the reflector as a heat sink.
US09888628B2
Apparatus and method for harvesting biomass from a dead zone in a body of water includes structure and/or function whereby, preferably, at least one guide float is configured to float below the water surface. At least one support structure is configured to be coupled to the bottom beneath water, and is configured to support a substantially rigid frame within the dead zone. A main funnel is coupled to (i) the at least one guide float and (ii) the substantially rigid frame within the dead zone, and is configured to collect descending biomass and funnel it toward a lower funnel that is coupled to the bottom of the main funnel. A collection canister is disposed adjacent the lower funnel and is configured to store the descending biomass. Hauling structure is coupled to the guide float and is configured to haul the collection canister from the lower funnel to the surface.
US09894808B2
A system for removing heat from components in a computer room of data center includes one or more air storage containers that hold compressed air, one or more compressors that supply compressed air to the air storage containers, and one or more plenums in fluid communication with at least one of the storage containers. At least one of the plenums can supply air to a computer room.
US09894805B2
A heat sink for a memory module includes a thermally conductive base plate configured to be mounted to a module board underneath the base plate, a plurality of radiation fins protruding upwardly from the base plate, and a pocket cover extending upwardly from an opening that is formed in the base plate to be positioned corresponding to a passive device on the module board, and covering the passive device that protrudes through the opening.
US09894804B2
An electronic control unit includes a board, a high-heat-generating device, a controller, a heat-dissipating member, and a heat-conducting member. The high-heat-generating device is mounted on a surface of the board. The heat-dissipating member has a surface located facing the surface of the board. The surface of the heat-dissipating member is recessed to form a recess capable of holding the high-heat-generating device. The heat-conducting member is located between the board and the heat-dissipating member and in contact with both the high-heat-generating device and the recess to transfer the heat of the high-heat-generating device to the heat-dissipating member. The recess is shaped to match a shape of the high-heat-generating device.
US09894802B2
Example embodiments disclose a passive system of power and cooling with a liquid metal for a digital system. The passive system may include a digital device operatively coupled to a printed circuit board, a hollow conductive channel body attached to the printed circuit board to circulate the liquid metal to flow within the conductive channel so as to convey electrical power to the digital device during a power loss and transfer heat generated by the digital device, and a tube to deliver the liquid metal in and out of the hollow conductive channel body. A method of operating a liquid metal may involve the use of the passive system.
US09894801B1
A cold plate, an electronic assembly including a cold plate, and a method for forming a cold plate are provided. The cold plate includes an interface plate and an opposing plate that form a plenum. The cold plate includes a plurality of active areas arranged for alignment over respective heat generating portions of an electronic assembly, and non-active areas between the active areas. A cooling fluid flows through the plenum. The plenum, at the non-active areas, has a reduced width and/or reduced height relative to the plenum at the active areas. The reduced width and/or height of the plenum, and exterior dimensions of cold plate, at the non-active areas allow the non-active areas to flex to accommodate surface variations of the electronics assembly. The reduced width and/or height non-active areas can be specifically shaped to fit between physical features of the electronics assembly.
US09894800B2
Preferred embodiments provide a cooling system for an electronic display. A constricted convection plate is used to force cooling air against a posterior surface of the electronic display. Fans may be used to propel or pull air between the constricted convection plate and the rear surface of an electronic display. A refrigeration unit or thermoelectric module may be employed to cool or heat the air traveling through the constricted convection channel. Some embodiments include a closed loop which extracts heat (or adds heat) to the front display surface.
US09894797B2
Power switch manipulation apparatuses that allow users to manipulate power switches of FRUs mounted within storage racks in a manner free of a user having to physically reach into the storage rack to manipulate the power switches. One embodiment of the disclosed manipulation apparatus broadly includes a base member that may be rigidly secured to a portion of the frame of a storage rack (e.g., on a side or vertical member adjacent a rear door or opening of the rack at the same or similar height as at least one of the power switches) along with a tool that is movably mounted or mountable to the base member for manipulating a power switch of a FRU mounted in the rack.
US09894796B1
A slam latch includes a retaining screw that is held in position by a distal upper support that constrains a distal portion of the retaining screw from moving upward, a middle lower support that constrains a middle portion of the retaining screw from moving downward, and a proximal upper support that constrains a proximal portion of the retaining screw from moving upward. The slam latch further comprises one or more L-shaped retaining members on the side that allow sliding the one or more L-shaped retaining members into a corresponding slot(s) of a device being secured, thereby preventing the slam latch from torquing and bending with respect to the device.
US09894794B2
Provided is a portable wireless key that performs a control pertaining to locking and unlocking of a vehicle door lock according to a pressing operation of a movable projection of a push switch and is capable of improving an operational feeling at a low cost. A hard deformable cover is disposed between an operation portion of a switch operation cover and the movable projection of the push switch. The switch operation cover is deformed to be depressed according to a user's pressing operation, and deformed to be restored to an original position when the user's pressing operation is released. Since the hard deformable cover is deformed to press the movable projection with a depressing deformation of the operation portion by the user's pressing operation, the operational feeling of the movable projection can be improved at a low cost.
US09894790B2
There are provided an electronic component module in which an external terminal is disposed outwardly from a mold part by a plating process and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic component module includes a substrate, at least one electronic component mounted on the substrate, a mold part sealing the electronic component, and at least one connection conductor having one end bonded to one surface of the substrate and formed in the mold part so as to penetrate through the mold part. The connection conductor is formed to have a form in which horizontal cross-sectional areas of the connection conductor are gradually reduced toward the substrate and includes at least one step.
US09894789B1
Electronic equipment may include structured fabric. Structured fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device, may be used to form a band that holds an electronic device against a user's body, or may be used to cover one or more openings in an electronic device. Structured fabrics may be soft and pliable while maintaining the ability to hold a given shape without added support. Structured fabric may be formed by laminating fabric such as warp-knit fabric with a stiffener such as polymer film. Structured fabrics may include openings through which signals such as optical or audio signals pass. To maintain the geometry and shape of the openings in the structured fabric without covering the openings, the stiffener and adhesive that are attached to the fabric may be cut to form a pattern of openings that align with the openings in the fabric.
US09894785B2
Depending on the orientation by which a breathing filter is mounted in a vehicle, water can accumulate in the breathing filter, and prevent the pressure difference between the space inside a case and the outside air from being adjusted; therefore, the vehicular layout is limited. Also, because the filter is formed in the center of the case, electronic parts cannot be installed on substrates on the upper and lower surfaces of the filter, meaning that the substrate size and the case size will increase. In addition, the costs will increase. The structure of the present invention is characterized in that breathing paths are provided on the surfaces sandwiching a portion where a filter film is welded in the corner of a resin-side case of a vehicle-mounted electronic control device such as an engine control unit or an automatic transmission control unit, and in that the breathing paths are connected inside.
US09894783B2
An electronic device includes a framework having a number of ribs to define a number of receiving grooves therebetween, a number of modules detachably received in the receiving grooves, and a pair of elastic members mounted to a respective module. Each receiving groove has a pair of apertures in the ribs. Each of the modules has a pair of through holes. Each of the elastic members includes a protrusion extending through the through hole toward a corresponding rib and a leg resiliently urging the protrusion to fit into a corresponding aperture.
US09894773B2
Embodiments of the invention relates to adding test access to a back-drilled vertical access interconnect (VIA) of a printed circuit board (PCB). A VIA is either formed or provided as an opening through layers of the PCB. The VIA is countersunk from one of the two openings to the PCB prior to plating to form a surface that can be used as a test target. The countersunk VIA is subject to plating so that the interior walls and surfaces of the VIA are covered with a conductive material. The plating is removed along the walls of the countersunk section of the VIA, so that the plating remains on the shoulders and the non-countersunk section of the VIA with the shoulder in communication with a trace internal to the PCB. The back-drilled VIA with the plating configuration provides an internal conducting surface for contact while mitigating interference associated with a VIA stub.
US09894768B2
A multilayer electronic component, a manufacturing method thereof, and a board having the same. The multilayer electronic component includes a plurality of magnetic metal layers, an internal conductive layer formed on the magnetic metal layer, an upper and lower cover layers formed on and below an active part including the plurality of magnetic metal layers and internal conductive layer. The multilayer electronic component may have excellent DC bias characteristics by using a magnetic metal material, implement low direction resistance (Rdc) by increasing a cross-sectional area of an internal coil, and secure high magnetic permeability while decreasing a core loss of the magnetic metal material to thereby improve efficiency characteristic.
US09894767B1
A design for conductive pads and electrical traces on the surface and within a printed circuit board allowing multiple boards of similar or identical design to be stacked upon one another such that they are electrically coupled. The design allows for multiple electrically isolated conductor paths to be electrically coupled amongst multiple printed circuit boards. It also allows the printed circuit boards to be positioned with rotating orientation to one another.
US09894765B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a printed wiring board in which conductive layers formed on two surfaces of a base layer that contains a fluororesin as a main component are reliably connected to each other through a via-hole. A printed wiring board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base layer containing a fluororesin as a main component, a first conductive layer stacked on one surface of the base layer, a second conductive layer stacked on the other surface of the base layer, and a via-hole that is formed along a connection hole penetrating the base layer and at least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer in a thickness direction and that electrically connects the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer to each other. At least a part of an inner circumferential surface of the base layer in the connection hole has a pre-treated surface having a content ratio of oxygen atoms or nitrogen atoms of 0.2 atomic percent or more.
US09894757B2
In embodiments, the present invention may attach at least two isolated electronic components to an elastomeric substrate, and arrange an electrical interconnection between the components in a boustrophedonic pattern interconnecting the two isolated electronic components with the electrical interconnection. The elastomeric substrate may then be stretched such that the components separate relative to one another, where the electrical interconnection maintains substantially identical electrical performance characteristics during stretching, and where the stretching may extend the separation distance between the electrical components to many times that of the unstretched distance.
US09894748B2
An electronic device includes a board having a first surface on which a heating element is mounted, a heat sink plate disposed to face the first surface of the board, and a heat pipe disposed between the board and the heat sink plate such that one end of the heat pipe is disposed at a position where the one end is in contact with the heating element, and the other end of the heat pipe is disposed to be in contact with the heat sink plate, wherein the heat sink plate has a stacking structure of a first heat sink plate of which a front surface faces the board, and a second heat sink plate disposed on a rear surface of the heat sink plate, and a through hole is formed at a position on the first heat sink plate.
US09894745B2
An antenna structure includes four induction antennas which have the same structure, are connected in parallel and are disposed to be overlapped. The induction antennas include an external upper section arranged on a first quadrant of a first layer, an internal upper section connected to the external upper section and arranged on a second quadrant of the first layer, an internal lower section connected to the internal upper section and arranged on a third quadrant of a second layer arranged on a lower part of the first layer, and an external lower section connected to the internal lower section and arranged on a fourth quadrant of the second layer. An RF power is supplied to one end of the external upper section, and the other end of the external lower section is grounded.
US09894724B2
An LED lighting system including an LED array including one or more LED lights, a main power supply supplying power to the LED array, and an emergency power source supplying short-term power to the LED array upon detection of a loss of power from the main power supply. The emergency power source consists of a super capacitor array charged by the main power source.
US09894720B1
The present invention discloses a linear constant current LED driver circuit in active valley-fill circuit mode comprising a rectifier bridge, a capacitor C1, a diode D1, a diode D2, a diode D3, a diode D4, a LED string and a constant current module. The constant current module comprises a N-mosfet N1, a first operational amplifier, a N-mosfet N2 and a second operational amplifier. During a frequency circle, the LED string can be discharged by firstly charging the capacitor C1 for energy saving through the LED string in constant current and then by the energy stored in the capacitor C1 in constant current, which further ensures that the efficiency of the whole linear constant current driver circuit is improved and the current passing through the LED string has a smaller frequency ripple with a large difference between the DC input voltage and the voltage at two ends of the LED string.
US09894715B2
An electric heating device, particularly for a motor vehicle, is provided that has at least one heating element disposed in a housing, whereby the housing has a housing cover and/or a housing base with at least one opening through which the at least one heating element is disposed protruding at least in sections, whereby a sealing element in which the at least one heating element is disposed is provided in the at least one opening in the housing cover and/or in the housing base.
US09894710B2
A method for releasing wireless link resources and a user equipment (UE) are provided in the present document. The method includes the following steps: the UE monitoring a transport layer signaling state in a data communication process; the UE prejudging whether a corresponding condition for releasing wireless link resources is satisfied according to the detected transport layer signaling state (102); and when the condition for releasing the wireless links is satisfied, the UE sending a message used for releasing the wireless link resources (103). With the method for releasing the wireless link resources and the UE of the embodiments of the present document, the power saving effect of the UE can be improved.
US09894709B2
Disclosed is a method of delivering policy information for offloading between different types of wireless communication systems by a first electronic device. The method includes: performing a tethering function; determining whether to release the tethering function; identifying a first electronic device connected based on the tethering function when the tethering function is released; delivering policy information for offloading between different types of wireless communication systems to the identified first electronic device; and releasing the tethering function after delivering the policy information to the first electronic device.
US09894703B2
A communications apparatus is provided that determines a timing of starting a period when a communications group, to which other communications apparatuses belong, can perform communications, based on a beacon signal that was received in a predetermined period; transmits a signal that requests obtaining of information to the other communications apparatuses, according to the determined timing; and obtains information from each of the other communications apparatuses. The communications apparatus transmits the signal according to the timing determined based on a beacon from an apparatus belonging to a first communications group to other communications apparatuses that belong to the first communications group, and the signal according to the timing determined based on a beacon from an apparatus belonging to a second communications group to other communications apparatuses that belong to the second communications group.
US09894702B2
Technology for maintaining connectivity between a user equipment (UE) and a secondary (e)NodeB when connectivity is lost between the UE and a primary (e)NodeB is disclosed. The UE can start a first timer for monitoring a connection between the UE and the primary (e)NodeB. The UE can start a second timer for monitoring a connection between the UE and the secondary (e)NodeB. The UE can detect radio link failure (RLF) between the UE and the primary (e)NodeB after expiry of the first timer at the UE. The UE can maintain the connection with the secondary (e)NodeB while the second timer is unexpired, wherein the secondary (e)NodeB is configured to behave like the primary (e)NodeB or become the primary (e)NodeB depending on a capability of the UE and for a selected period of time after the connectivity between the UE and the primary (e)NodeB is lost.
US09894701B2
Various aspects of the disclosure provide for apparatus, methods, and software, for enabling inter-node coordination between scheduling entities and subordinate entities for managing a modem processing pipeline. Pipelining is a proven technique for improving the utilization of hardware processing blocks without substantially increasing chip area. Accordingly, various aspects of the present disclosure provide for efficient processing pipelining at the modem of a wireless communication device, with a general aim to reduce communication latency even in a wide bandwidth network. In various examples, modem processing pipeline efficiency may be augmented by utilizing certain coordination signaling between the sender and the receiver of downlink transmissions, to make the sender aware of the receiver and the pipelining enhancement to be undertaken at the receiver. By virtue of this coordination, the best tradeoff for pipeline efficiency may be targeted, while still meeting a generally tight ACK turnaround requirement.
US09894700B2
Embodiments of methods and systems for direct routing of communication sessions for mobile IP communication end points are presented. The methods may be implemented in a service provider network. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, on a first service provider network, a request for access to a target communication device, the target communication device being associated with a second service provider network. The method may also include receiving an indicator, from the second service provider network, that the target communication device is roaming on a third service provider network. Additionally, the method may include establishing a peer-to-peer communication link with the target communication device on the third service provider network by a direct peer-to-peer interconnection process.
US09894693B2
A method and system for binding mobile devices with intelligent apparatus are described. The method and system employ a mobile device to log in the server for acquiring user identification (UID) number. The mobile device fetches the information of an access point (AP), which can be identified by the first intelligent apparatus, and provides the UID number to the identified AP. The present invention characterizes in that the first intelligent apparatus disconnects itself from the mobile device, the first intelligent apparatus logs in the server by way of the identified AP, and the first intelligent apparatus uploads a first device identification code and the UID number to the server by way of the identified AP for generating the binding relationship between the first intelligent apparatus and the mobile device.
US09894690B2
A method for setting connection between an access point and a station is provided. A method includes transmitting, by a station management entity, to a MAC layer management entity included in the station, information about a reception condition for a communication setup message transmitted by the access point and information about a reporting timing of the communication setup message by the MAC layer management entity to the station management entity when the MAC layer management entity receives the communication setup message, and adjusting, by the MAC layer management entity, a transmission timing of the communication setup message to the station management entity according to information about a connection priority requirement included in the communication setup message received by the MAC layer management entity from the access point, and the information about the reporting timing.
US09894678B2
Methods, wireless device (110) and radio network node (120) for scheduling transmissions are disclosed. The wireless device (110) sends, to the radio network node (120), information relating to emissions, from the wireless device (110), when the wireless device (110) operates according an operating configuration. The radio network node (120) schedules the transmissions based on the information. Then, the wireless device (110) is scheduled, by the radio network node (120), based on the information. Corresponding computer programs and carriers also are disclosed.
US09894677B1
Systems and methods are described for configuring a scheduler at an access node. At least two regions may be determined for a coverage area of an access node, wherein a first region is bounded by a first distance from the access node and a second region is bounded by a second distance from the access node such that the second distance is greater than the first distance. Wireless transmissions may be scheduled from the access node based on a fairness algorithm such that the fairness algorithm schedules wireless transmissions to wireless devices associated with the first region based on throughput for the wireless devices associated with the first region and the fairness algorithm schedules wireless transmissions to wireless devices associated with the second region based on throughput for wireless devices associated with the second region.
US09894675B2
A method and device are disclosed for transmission control based on conditions at a receiver. A condition for a received channel of a first wireless network when one or more transmitters for a second or additional wireless networks are transmitting is determined. A condition for the received channel when the transmitters of the second or additional wireless networks are not transmitting also is determined and the two conditions are compared. Depending on the comparison, transmission characteristics for the second wireless network may be modified to mitigate desensitization of the receiver due to the coexistence of transceivers for supporting multiple types of communication subsystems.
US09894669B2
Multiple relays are different distances from their respective donor access nodes. The donor and relay path selected for a user's traffic is selected based on the priority associated with that user and a ratio of a channel quality indicator and the distance of the donor-relay link. Traffic associated with a higher priority user is routed via a path with a good channel quality indicator to distance ratio whereas traffic for other, lower QoS profile, users does not take channel quality or relay-to-donor distance into account.
US09894667B2
A base station apparatus capable of ensuring a sufficiently large coverage of a small cell while reducing a power of downlink signals from a small-cell base station so as to be equal to or smaller than an allowable maximum power is provided. The base station apparatus of the small-cell base station comprises measurement means of measuring an interference level from a macro cell located in a periphery of the own base station and transmission-power control means of controlling a downlink transmission power based on a measurement result of the interference level from the macro cell. The transmission-power control means controls to enhance the transmission power of a downlink specific reference signal (CRS) among the downlink transmission signals of the own base station and to lower the transmission power of signals except for the downlink specific reference signal under a condition that the downlink transmission power is equal to or smaller than an allowable maximum power, when the interference level is higher than a predetermined level.
US09894665B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. A station (STA) may be in the coverage area of a number of access points (APs). The STA may select an AP based on signal strength for each available AP. However, using only signal strength for selecting an AP may be insufficient, such as if an AP is a soft AP and may be connected to a number of different networks. As such an AP may transmit network information to the STA. The STA may request the network information through a probe request. The network information may be transmitted to the STA as a beacon or a probe response. The STA may use the network information in addition to the signal strength when determining an AP to select. An AP may transmit network information if a change in network conditions is detected.
US09894659B1
A method includes receiving a transmission power, a distance from a source base station, and physical cell identifications (PCIs) under mod3 and mod30. The method includes determining a mod3 cost associated with allocating the PCI to the source base station based on the transmit power and the distance of the corresponding neighboring base station, and determining an overall mod3 cost as a summation of the mod3 costs of the neighboring base stations having the same PCI under mod3. The method also includes determining a mod30 cost associated with allocating the PCI to the source base based on the transmit power and the distance of the corresponding neighboring base station, and determining an overall mod30 cost as a summation of the mod30 costs of the neighboring base stations having the same PCI under mod30. The method further includes allocating the PCI having the minimum overall cost to the base station.
US09894658B2
Provided is a joint pattern beam sectorization method and apparatuses for performing the same, wherein the joint pattern beam sectorization method including generating, in a service target region, a pattern sector corresponding to an antenna array including antennas having an identical radiation pattern by using the antenna array and generating pattern beam sectors in the pattern sector through a beamforming using the antennas.
US09894655B2
A wireless network device may receive a first list indicating a first assignment for uplink and downlink time intervals in a time division duplex (TDD) frame and determine at least first downlink time intervals based on the first list. The device may receive a second list indicating a second assignment for uplink and downlink time intervals in a TDD frame and determine at least first uplink time intervals based on the second list. The device may determine at least second downlink time intervals and second uplink time intervals based on a third list, wherein the third list indicates a third assignment for uplink and downlink time intervals in a TDD frame, and wherein the second downlink time intervals include downlink time intervals of at least the first downlink time intervals and the second uplink time intervals include uplink time intervals of at least the first uplink time intervals.
US09894634B2
A method in a wireless device may support positioning with different antenna transmission schemes. An antenna transmission scheme used by at least one cell on whose radio signals the wireless device performs a positioning measurement may be determined. A measurement procedure may be adapted to compensate for potential measurement error associated with the antenna transmission scheme. Related methods in positioning servers and radio network nodes are also discussed.
US09894629B2
A data center includes a modem unit communicating with a telematics terminal, and a controller i) controlling the modem unit such that a service search instruction is transmitted to the telematics terminal to search for a service provided by a vehicle, ii) controlling the modem unit such that information about whether the service is to be provided is received from the telematics terminal, iii) requesting that the telematics terminal register the service when the service is to be provided, and iv) receiving the service from the telematics terminal when the request is accepted.
US09894628B2
A clock circuit includes a selector circuit connected to an output terminal, first, second, and third paths connected in parallel between an input terminal for receiving an input clock signal and the selector circuit, a first clock signal output from the first path being delayed with respect to a second clock signal output from the second path by a predetermined length of time, and the second clock signal being delayed with respect to a third clock signal output from the third path by the predetermined length of time, and a control circuit configured to control the selector circuit to switch among at least two of the first, second, and third clock signals.
US09894624B2
A base station and terminal use methods of obtaining synchronization and system information in a wireless communication system. An operation of a base station includes generating a synchronization signal to be transmitted through a Synchronization Channel (SCH), generating a broadcast signal to be transmitted through a Broadcast Channel (BCH), and transmitting repetitively the SCH and the BCH by performing beamforming on the channels with different transmission beams.
US09894623B2
Aspects and features are directed to an uplink integrity detection sub-system. In one aspect, a distributed antenna system is provided that includes a remote antenna unit that communicates with wireless devices in a coverage area, additional remote antenna units that communicate with wireless devices in additional coverage areas, and a unit that communicates with the remote antenna unit and the additional remote antenna units. The unit includes a distributed antenna system controller. The distributed antenna system controller can determine that an undesirable signal component having a power level exceeding a threshold power is communicated via an uplink path from the remote antenna unit. The distributed antenna system controller can also minimize an impact of the undesirable signal component on the additional coverage areas of the additional remote antenna units. Minimizing the impact can include modifying the gain of the uplink path over which the undesirable signal component is communicated.
US09894618B2
A wireless device and a method of operating the wireless device is disclosed for controlling a transmission power of a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU). A total transmission power employed by the WTRU when transmitting via a single antenna may be offset by a total transmission power offset value from a total transmission power employed by the WTRU when transmitting via a plurality of antennas.
US09894614B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus is configured to wirelessly communicate with a base station in a real-time internet protocol (IP) session using a first retransmission parameter in a first frame transmission scheme. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to determine a current performance metric and, based on the current performance metric, use a second, different retransmission parameter in a second frame transmission scheme for communications via the real-time IP session. In some embodiments, the retransmission parameter is a number of retransmissions or a number of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes.
US09894610B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring On Durations in the wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving DRX information and indicator for selecting On Durations to be used for the UE; calculating one or more first On Durations in a DRX cycle based on the DRX information; and monitoring one or more second On Durations among the one or more first On Durations based on the indicator, wherein each On Duration comprises one or more subframes.
US09894606B2
A method and system for synchronized switching of a Transmission Time Interval, TTI, between at least two different TTI length values.A UE 100 transmitting a power report, where a control node 150 or a Base Station 110A evaluates the report and decides, based on the evaluation to order the UE to switch to a different TTI length. The order message comprises the number of TTIs after which a TTI switch has to occur, composed a.o. based on radio environment condition. The UE receives a TTI switch order message and replies with a single message to its serving BS with a message to switch the TTI in a synchronous way.
US09894602B1
According to aspects of the disclosure, a method and system are provided for managing cell selection in a wireless communication network. In accordance with this disclosure, each cell in a radio access network (RAN) broadcasts a respective carrier-aggregation policy of the cell on its air interface. A UE engaging in a cell selection process reads the respective carrier-aggregation policy of each cell under consideration and selects a cell on which to attach based at least in part on the respective carrier-aggregation policies of the cells. The UE can then attach to the selected cell so that the selected cell can then serve the UE.
US09894598B2
A method, performed by a device of a wireless access network, includes determining, by the device, that Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) capability is enabled for a network segment of the wireless access network; designating, by the device, the network segment for VoLTE enforcement; adding, by the device, an indication of VoLTE enforcement to a message information block; and transmitting, by the device, the message information block on the network segment.
US09894596B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for controlling access of a smart device, which belongs to the field of wireless communication. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, whether the smart device is able to support a Low Density Parity Check Code (LDPC) coding-decoding scheme, broadcasting, by the terminal device, information about a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) to the smart device through a LDPC coding-decoding scheme if it is determined that the smart device is able to support the LDPC coding-decoding scheme, detecting whether the terminal device would communicate with a router through a LDPC coding-decoding scheme when accessing a WLAN if it is determined that the smart device is not able to support the LDPC coding-decoding scheme, ceasing establishing connection with the router, and broadcasting information about the WLAN through a non-LDPC coding-decoding scheme. The information about the WLAN is used for the smart device to access the WLAN via the router. The device includes: a detecting module, a controlling module and a broadcasting module.
US09894591B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE).A method for providing a device-to-device (D2D) communication-based service for an isolated user equipment (IUE) by a relay user equipment (RUE) in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes establishing a D2D link with an IUE; and supporting establishment of a relay cellular link for the IUE based on the established D2D link, wherein the RUE is within a service coverage of an enhanced node B (eNB).
US09894586B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for long-term evolution and wireless local area interworking. Various embodiments may include utilizing access network selection and traffic steering rules based on radio access network assistance parameters. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
US09894583B2
A method and apparatus are provided. A user equipment is supported at a first access node. The first access node receives an indication of an offload status from a second access node and makes a determination relating to the handover of the user equipment from the first access node to the second access in dependence on the received indication.
US09894578B1
Aspects dynamically switch between different cellular service providers that use different ones of cellular signal encoding standards during a cellular call. A cellular phone call established from an end user device to another user on a first cellular service provider. In response to determining that the performance attributes of the first cellular service provider fail to meet the boundary values, while maintaining the established cellular phone call from the end user device to the other user without dropping the established call, or a connection of the end user to the established call, the call is automatically switched to a different (second) cellular service provider that has performance attributes meeting the boundary values and using a different cellular signal encoding standard relative to the first cellular service provider.
US09894576B2
A method and system for transferring user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system are disclosed. According to the method, a source core (CN) network determines to transfer a UE that it serves and sends a transfer instruction carrying UE transfer restriction information to the UE; an access network receives a transfer request that is sent by the UE according to the restriction information carried in the transfer instruction; the access network selects a target CN entity that is different from the source CN entity for the UE; and the UE is transferred to the target CN entity. The method and system provided by the disclosure are applicable to user transferring between CN entities in any communication network. The transferring is initiated by a network side entity, and a more preferable CN entity is selected for the UE to provide a better service.
US09894566B2
A mobile communication method involving performing, at a mobile station UE which establishes a first connection in a first cell, a cell selection process at the time of detecting a failure in the first connection, transmitting, from the mobile station UE to a second cell selected in the cell selection process, a connection re-establishment request signal, determining, at a radio base station that manages the second cell, whether or not to store context information of the mobile station UE in response to the connection re-establishment request signal, acquiring, at the radio base station, the context information of the mobile station UE from a radio base station that manages the first cell, when determining that the context information of the mobile station UE is not stored, and establishing a second connection in the second cell for the mobile station UE, based on the context information of the mobile station UE.
US09894565B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication connection establishment method and a mediation device. The method includes: performing, by a mediation device, a first communication connection to at least three candidate devices, to acquire connection configuration information of the candidate devices, and saving the acquired connection configuration information; before or after or when the mediation device performs the first communication connection to the at least three candidate devices, determining, by the mediation device, that one of the candidate devices is a main device and the other candidate devices are target devices; and matching, by the mediation device, connection configuration information of the main device with connection configuration information of each of the target devices, so that the main device establishes a second communication connection to each of the target devices.
US09894561B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for signaling soft time division multiplexing (TDM) assignment information in an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) operation. The soft TDM assignment may be sent to one or more nodes of a group of nodes to communicate with indicated priority access parameters during at least one of a plurality of time slots. The soft TDM assignment may also convey one or more backoff operation rules to at least one of the one or more nodes. Further, primary and secondary non-concurrent nodes may be identified and a signal sent to the secondary node for it to communicate, at a different priority than the primary node, during at least one of a plurality of non-concurrent time slots the primary node is communicating during.
US09894558B2
Lower and upper bounds for flow-control data requests between network nodes Methods and devices are shown for a wireless communication network where a user equipment consumes radio resources provided by at least two different network nodes, at least one node being a master node and at least another node being a secondary node. The secondary node determines a desired amount of data to be targeted to the user equipment and then transmits an indication of the desired amount of data to the master node. A master node receives an indication of the desired amount of data targeted to the user equipment and then controls the amount of data transmitted to the user equipment via the secondary node based on that indication.
US09894556B2
Methods, systems and apparatus for managing and/or enforcing one or more policies for managing internet protocol (“IP”) traffic among multiple accesses of a network in accordance with a policy for managing bandwidth among the multiple accesses are disclosed. Among the methods, systems and apparatus is a method that may include obtaining performance metrics associated with the multiple accesses. The method may also include adapting one or more rules of one or more the policies for managing IP traffic among the plurality of accesses based, at least in part, on the performance metrics and the policy for managing bandwidth among the plurality of accesses. The method may further include managing IP traffic associated with at least one wireless transmit and/or receive unit (“WTRU”) among the plurality of accesses responsive to the adapted rules.
US09894553B2
Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB) to support Mission-Critical Machine Type Communication (MC-MTC) User Equipments (UEs) are disclosed herein. During a transmission notification (TN) monitoring period, the eNB may monitor for TN signals from MC-MTC UEs. When a presence of TN signals is detected, the eNB may refrain from allocation of dedicated MC-MTC traffic resources to other UEs for transmission during a traffic period. In response to a detection of an absence of TN signals from the first group of MC-MTC UEs during the TN monitoring period, the eNB may allocate the dedicated MC-MTC traffic resources to the other UEs for transmission during the traffic period. Starting times of the traffic period and the TN monitoring period may be spaced apart by a predetermined time difference. In some embodiments, the predetermined time difference for MC-MTC UEs may be not greater than 10 milliseconds.
US09894550B2
Provided are a method for operating a terminal for supporting interworking in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method. The method is characterized by: reporting, to a base station of a first network, a problem which has occurred during communication with a second network; and receiving, from the base station of the first network, reconfiguration parameters for resolving the problem.
US09894548B2
A method and poll control entity (300) for controlling a polling procedure in a radio communication where a data transmitting node (302) transmits data (3:1) to a data receiving node (304) and sends polls to the data receiving node according to a default polling frequency. The polls require the data receiving node to send feedback (3:2) to the data transmitting node indicating whether said data has been received and decoded by the data receiving node or not. The poll control entity detects (3:3a-c) a trigger of the radio communication indicating a deviation of a feedback time which is a time period between a time of sending the poll and a time of receiving the feedback from an expected feedback time range. The poll control entity then adjusts (3:4) the polling frequency based on the detected trigger such that the deviation of the feedback time is reduced, and enforces (3:5) the adjusted polling frequency at the data transmitting node. In this way, the polling frequency can be dynamically and individually adapted to the current situation of traffic load and/or radio conditions which may influence the resulting feedback time in the radio communication, to achieve efficient communication of data and good throughput.
US09894545B2
According to some embodiments, a method comprises determining a first uplink-downlink, UL-DL, configuration used in a first cell, determining a second uplink-downlink, UL-DL, configuration used in a second cell, and determining that the first UL-DL configuration and the second UL-DL configuration are different during an at least partly overlapping time period. The method comprises adapting at least one of a measurement configuration for performing a measurement in at least one of the first cell and the second cell, scheduling transmission of signals at the radio node in at least one of the first cell and the second cell, and scheduling reception of signals at the radio node in at least one of the first cell and the second cell.
US09894542B2
Embodiments of the present application discloses a method, system and apparatus for transmitting Minimization of Drive-Tests (MDT) measurement configuration parameters, relate to the field of wireless communications and address the problem that a User Equipment (UE) can not perform MDT measurement when the UE is configured by the network side to perform MDT measurement. In the present application, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) receives MDT measurement configuration parameters of a user equipment transmitted from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS); the MME determines whether cell list information in the MDT measurement configuration parameters includes information of a cell controlled by a base station controlling a serving cell of the user equipment; and the MME transmits the MDT measurement configuration parameters to the base station serving the user equipment when the result of determination is YES. With the invention, the problem of the UE failing to perform MDT measurement can be avoided.
US09894540B2
Self-optimization for a base station within a cellular radio network is provided. The base station has a first communication interface for providing a service to mobile terminals and a second communication interface for communication with other network entities of the cellular radio network. A degradation in performance of the service provided over the first communication interface is detected. A reliability level for the second communication interface is identified and a Self-Organizing Network (SON) algorithm is implemented in dependence on the identified reliability level and in response to the detection of degradation.
US09894535B2
A wireless device accesses a shared spectrum equitably in a self-organizing manner by determining success indices and adjusting courtesy parameters. The wireless device transmits wireless transmissions in a frame subframe structure over a shared spectrum, each of the subframes bounded by subframe boundaries at predetermined time intervals. The success index represents a measure of success in transmitting wireless transmissions in the shared spectrum. The wireless device performs a clear channel assessment to determine whether the shared spectrum is available at the end of the clear channel assessment time interval. The wireless device determines a gap interval between the end of the clear channel assessment time interval and the next subframe boundary and transmits the success index during the gap interval.
US09894533B2
There is provided a communication device comprising: a detection unit that detects presence or absence of communication connection with a server storing data related to a communication environment of a communication area where a first communication service is provided; a data acquisition unit that acquires data related to a surrounding communication environment; and a determination unit that determines availability of usage of a second communication service using a part or whole of a spectrum assigned to the first communication service based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit, wherein when communication connection with the server is not detected by the detection unit, the data acquisition unit senses a communication environment surrounding the communication device or receives data related to a communication environment from another communication device located near the communication device.
US09894531B2
Techniques for accurate, low-complexity, scalable indoor localization. Low-complexity anchor nodes generate acoustic beacon signals, which are passively detectable by a mobile device, which may be unmodified smartphones operating in an acoustic frequency range. The acoustic beacon signals are modulated via codes in a boundary band of audio and ultrasound frequencies, imperceptible to humans yet detectable via a voice microphone of an unmodified smartphone. An application on the mobile device passively captures the acoustic beacon signals and determines relative distances to the anchor nodes. Localization and distance update techniques, implemented on the mobile device and/or a remote server, determines and updates in real-time the location of the mobile device. The system may be scalable to support any number of mobile devices. Based on the tracked location, the indoor localization system may provide indoor location-based-services (LBS) to the mobile devices, and transmit to the mobile device information relevant to its location.
US09894525B2
A searching method for an electronic device includes presetting a condition for a second electronic device to act as a searching terminal for searching the electronic device. An authentication password is preset at the electronic device. A request for the authentication password is sent to the second electronic device upon determining that the second electronic device meets the condition. Once a password from the second electronic device matches the authentication password, coordinates corresponding to a current location of the electronic device are sent to the second electronic device.
US09894522B2
Methods of automatically answering a phone call with a mobile terminal and associated mobile terminals are disclosed. A method includes: if there is an incoming phone call, obtaining every predetermined period of time a pressure value and coordinates of each contact point between an ear of a current user and a touch screen; obtaining an outer contour of the ear based on the pressure values and coordinates; selecting among the outer contour three parts of the ear to establish reference coordinate axes; obtaining relative coordinates of each contact point corresponding to each part in the outer contour with respect to the reference coordinate axes; comparing the relative coordinates with pre-stored sample coordinates that comprise coordinates of each part of an ear of an authorized user relative to reference coordinate axes; and if the relative coordinates match with the pre-stored sample coordinates, unlocking the mobile terminal and answering the phone call.
US09894504B2
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide an emergency call support service in which a network device of a visited network obtains user profile data of a wireless device from a home network of the wireless device, and provides the user profile data to a location server of the visited network. The emergency call support service allows an emergency call, when initiated by a roaming subscriber of the wireless device via the visited network, to include the user profile data and be provided to a public safety access point.
US09894500B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a status information update method, including: receiving, by a first mobile terminal, a status update message sent by a second mobile terminal, where the status update message is used to indicate a change of a status of the second mobile terminal; and updating, by the first mobile terminal according to the status update message, status information of the second mobile terminal that is stored in the first mobile terminal. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a first mobile terminal directly acquires, from a second mobile terminal, a change of a status of the second mobile terminal, so that the first mobile terminal can update status information related to the second mobile terminal in time and dynamically adjust a communication manner between the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal, which can improve user experience.
US09894498B2
Adaptive message notification for mobile devices is disclosed. Notification messages, each with an attached or embedded Trace ID, are sent by a message service to one or more mobile devices. The message content and timing is controlled by a modifiable ruleset maintained by the message service. User action in response to a notification message results in session data and an embedded or attached Trace ID being sent by the mobile device(s) to the message service. The message service analyzes the session data and, if appropriate, modifies the ruleset.
US09894497B2
A method of processing a memo while performing communication in a terminal includes: performing the communication; activating a touch memo input mode in response to a predetermined event occurring; displaying a touch memo on a display device in a communication state and performing a communication service, in response to receiving an input of the touch memo; and transmitting the touch memo to a communicating subscriber and maintaining the communication state after a request for transmission of the touch memo is input.
US09894492B1
Embodiments include a vehicle comprising a plurality of antennas positioned at locations inside and outside a vehicle cabin, each antenna being in wireless communication with an external mobile device and being associated with signal strength information; and a central module in communication with the antennas and configured to identify the antennas with the two strongest signals, and determine a mobile device location relative to the vehicle cabin based on the locations of the identified antennas. Embodiments also include a method comprising receiving signal strength information associated with a plurality of antennas wirelessly communicating with a mobile device, the antennas positioned at locations inside and outside a vehicle cabin; identifying a first antenna having a first highest signal strength and a second antenna having a second highest signal strength; and determining a mobile device location relative to the vehicle cabin based on the locations of the first and second antennas.
US09894478B1
In one embodiment, a method for dynamically adjusting a location based geo-fence based on current or predicted weather is provided. The method includes determining a target number of users to be reached for an area using a geo-fence and receiving an indication of a predicted meteorological event for the area covered by the geo-fence. The method further includes generating a predicted number of users that will trigger the geo-fence based on: a desired location, a current size, and a predicted effect the predicted meteorological event will have on the number users that trigger the geo-fence. The method further includes, responsive to the predicted number of users being below a threshold, increasing the size of the geo-fence such that the predicted number of users at least meets the threshold and sending a notification to a given user of the number of users in response to the given user triggering the geo-fence.
US09894454B2
An apparatus comprises at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: provide an audio capture event wherein one or more microphone configurations are configured to provide one or more audio signals based on at least one acoustic signal from at least one acoustic source, at least one of the one or more microphone configurations being defined by a first position of a first microphone configuration on a first portion and a second position of a second microphone configuration on a second portion, the second portion being movable relative to the first portion.
US09894449B2
A portable device is provided and includes an earpiece including a receiver configured to convert an electric signal into a sound signal and an ear mold configured to be coupled to the earpiece. The ear mold including cylinder formed about a first axis of the ear mold and including an inner side and an outer side, a first cap extending from one end of the cylinder and a second cap disposed adjacent to the first cap and extending parallel in relation to at least a part of the first cap, wherein the first cap has a first hole passing through a first side of the first cap and a second side, which is disposed opposite the first side, and the second cap has a second hole passing through a third side of the second cap and a fourth side, which is disposed opposite the third side.
US09894446B2
A hearing assistance system provides a hearing-aid wearer with one or more hearing aids and a portable device allowing for a wearer-driven directionality customization of the one or more hearing aids. The wearer indicates the locations of sound(s) of interest and/or noise source(s) using the portable device. The one or more hearing aids adjust the directionality of sound reception based on these wearer-indicated locations.
US09894444B2
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphone package including a MEMS microphone die configured to sense acoustic pressure and to generate a signal based on the acoustic pressure. An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) electrically connects to the MEMS microphone die. The MEMS microphone package includes a molded package spacer that connects to a conductive lid and to a substrate. The molded package spacer forms side walls of the MEMS microphone package and is adapted to route electrical connections from the MEMS microphone die and the ASIC to the substrate.
US09894443B2
A loudspeaker includes a frame, a diaphragm, an edge, a magnetic circuit, and a voice coil body. The magnetic circuit includes a magnet and a bottom plate. The bottom plate includes an installation part and a plurality of arms. The installation part is located on the first side of the magnet and is magnetically connected to the magnet. The arms project from the installation part toward the outer periphery and are connected to the frame.
US09894437B2
The disclosure relates to a microphone assembly comprising a multibit analog-to-digital converter configured to receive, sample, and quantize a microphone signal to generate N-bit digital microphone samples representative of the microphone signal at a first sampling frequency. The microphone assembly also comprises a first digital-to-digital converter configured to receive, quantize, and noise-shape the N-bit digital microphone samples to generate a corresponding M-bit Pulse Density Modulated (PDM) signal, wherein N and M are positive integers, and N>M. The microphone assembly may comprise a SoundWire compliant data interface configured to repeatedly receive samples of the M-bit PDM signal and write bits of the M-bit PDM signal to a SoundWire data frame.
US09894435B2
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for detecting acoustic and optical information as well as a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, which can in particular be used to generate three-dimensional sound maps. The sound maps can be visualized and provided with information about acoustic sources, sound power and emitter characteristics.For this purpose, it is proposed to use for the detection of acoustic and optical information at least one microphone array and at least one device for detecting optical geometry data, wherein the at least one microphone array and the at least one device for detecting optical geometry data are arranged in a defined positional relationship. Acoustic information emitted from an object and the geometry of the object are detected by moving the at least one microphone array, the at least one device for detecting optical geometry data and the object relative to each other.
US09894432B2
A modular horn type loudspeaker and a modular horn array formed of modular loudspeakers. An acoustic horn includes a first acoustic module. The first acoustic module includes a first acoustic driver and a first acoustic duct, for conducting acoustic energy from the first acoustic driver. The first acoustic duct has a first opening through which acoustic energy is radiated. The first acoustic duct is characterized by a first centerline. A second acoustic module includes a second acoustic driver and a second acoustic duct, for conducting acoustic energy from the acoustic driver. The second acoustic duct has a second opening through which acoustic energy is radiated. The second acoustic duct is characterized by a second centerline.
US09894431B2
A multi-sided microphone boot having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a bottom side. The front side can have a sound tube extending from at least an internal microphone receiving compartment to an external surface of the front side. The back side can form a microphone opening extending from the internal microphone receiving compartment to at least an external surface of the back side. The first lateral side can include at least one protrusion extending from an external surface of the first lateral side. The second lateral side can include at least one protrusion extending from an external surface of the second lateral side. The protrusions can assist in reducing the contact area and/or the number of contacts between the microphone boot and a microphone receiving compartment within a telecommunication device.
US09894430B2
The present specification discloses an incoming/outgoing-talk unit having an ear-hook unit, a cartilage conduction vibration unit that makes contact with ear cartilage in a state where the hook unit is hooked to the ear, an outgoing-talk unit, and a unit for performing short-range wireless communication with the mobile telephone. Further disclosed is an incoming-talk unit having an ear-hook unit, and a cartilage conduction vibration unit for transmitting cartilage conduction from outside of ear cartilage in a state where the hook unit is hooked to the ear. Also disclosed is an incoming-talk unit having a three-dimensional viewing adjustment unit, a temple having a unit for adjusting contact of eyesight-adjusting eyeglasses with the temple when the unit is superposedly mounted on the eyesight-adjusting eyeglasses; and an audio information output unit provided to the temple.
US09894426B2
Circuitry of a hybrid fiber-coaxial network may comprise a first transceiver configured to connect the circuitry to an optical link, a second transceiver configured to connect the circuitry to an electrical link, a first processing path, a second processing path, and a switching circuit. In a first configuration, the switching circuit may couple the first transceiver to the second transceiver via the first processing path. In a second configuration, the switching circuit may couple the first transceiver to the second transceiver via the second processing path. The first transceiver may comprise a passive optical network (PON) transceiver and the second transceiver may comprise a data over coaxial service interface specification (DOCSIS) physical layer transceiver. The switching circuit may be configured based on the type of headend to which the circuitry is connected.
US09894425B2
A wireless sensor reader is provided to interface with a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor reader transmits an excitation pulse to cause the wireless sensor to generate a ring signal. The wireless sensor reader receives and amplifies the ring signal and sends the signal to a phase-locked loop. A voltage-controlled oscillator in the phase-locked loop locks onto the ring signal frequency and generates a count signal at a frequency related to the ring signal frequency. The voltage-controlled oscillator is placed into a hold mode where the control voltage is maintained constant to allow the count signal frequency to be determined. The reader uses an ambient reading or other information to select a subset of the possible ring signal frequencies, and tunes or adjusts its circuits and algorithms to focus on that subset.
US09894423B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing composite content, such as video content, by compositing. A template content may be received and may have one or more color blocks. One or more drop-in content sets may each have one or more drop-in content that correspond to the one or more colors of the template content color blocks. The one or more color blocks of the template content may be replaced with its corresponding drop-in content from one of the one or more drop-in content sets to generate a composite content. Furthermore, the composite content may have demographic, geographic, and/or behavioral parameters associated with it to enable targeting the composite content, such as in the form of advertisements and/or product or service recommendations, to one or more users.
US09894418B1
A Cuddle (CUD) system for a user mobile device that allows a user to view broadcast stations worldwide. In this system, a CUD module icon on a screen display is configured to connect to a CUD module. The CUD module interactively receives from the user selections including genre of movies or shows, news, television stations, sports from the one or more broadcast stations. The CUD module selectively interacts with and modifies functionality of an electronic processing unit responsible for functionality of a transceiver module and/or a screen display module to select and automatically display a selected number of one or more broadcast selections from one or more CUD module selections on the user mobile device.
US09894417B2
Items of video content offered for viewing on a video-on-demand (VOD) platform of a digital TV service provider are each assigned a respective title and hierarchical address corresponding to hierarchically-arranged categories and subcategories within which the title for the video content is to be categorized. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. The EPG dynamically adjust its display listings of each level of categories, subcategories, and titles in order to minimize the number of remote control keypresses needed for a viewer to navigate to a title of interest. In one basic form, the EPG display is reordered by listing more frequently visited categories or subcategories first, and other less frequently visited categories or subcategories lower on the listing or out-of-sight on another page of the display.
US09894414B2
Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that selects media content for consumption by a user while the user is moving from one location to another. For example, the media guidance application may present advertisements or recommend content to a user that is contextually relevant to the destination of the user. Additionally or alternatively, the advertisements or recommended content may be selected based on the potential destinations of the user, how quickly a user is traveling, a direction the user is traveling, etc.
US09894408B2
A method, computer program, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for accessing or providing access to content. The method includes receiving a transport stream from a content provider. A virtual channel table (VCT) is extracted from the transport stream. Further, a determination is made as to whether one or more services, corresponding to an entry included in the VCT, are supported by the reception apparatus based on one or more parameterized service descriptor (PSD) instances, which are associated with a predetermined Service Type and included in the VCT.
US09894407B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for transreceiving signals and a method for transreceiving signals. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for transmitting signals comprising the steps of: encoding video data; generating signaling information which signals displaying the encoded video data so as to fit the screen ratio of a receiver, wherein the signaling information includes screen ratio control information for displaying high-resolution video data of a first screen ratio regardless of the screen ratio of the receiver; and multiplexing the encoded video data and the signaling information and transmitting the multiplexed video data and the signaling information.
US09894405B2
A real-time video exploration (RVE) system that allows users to pause, step into, move through, and explore 2D or 3D modeled worlds of scenes in a video. The RVE system may allow users to discover, select, explore, and manipulate objects within the modeled worlds used to generate video content. The RVE system may implement methods that allow users to view and explore in more detail the features, components, and/or accessories of selected objects that are being manipulated and explored. The RVE system may also implement methods that allow users to interact with interfaces of selected objects or interfaces of components of selected objects.
US09894402B2
A disclosure is disclosed a multimedia device and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a multimedia device of providing a menu bar providing at least one of an available channel, an available application or an available content which is accessible thereof, the multimedia device comprises a display for displaying video data, and a controller for controlling the menu bar to display on the displayed video data in response to a first signal from a remote controller, wherein the menu bar includes a first icon and a second icon, wherein the first icon is related to at least one of a preferred channel, a channel viewed over a predetermined time, a channel viewed over a predetermined number, a recommended content, a recommended application or a recommended channel, wherein the second icon corresponds to a specific user, and wherein, when the second icon is selected, the controller further controls the display to display a Graphic User Interface (GUI) related to a function among a plurality of functions of the multimedia device based on history data of the specific user using the multimedia device.
US09894401B2
A user may interact with an interactive remote display (e.g., touch input) and the interaction may be sent to an application on a mobile device. The mobile device (application and/or encoder) may render frames for the display when there is a change. Latency in the pipeline may be alleviated by determine a rendering rate for an application. A dummy frame may be sent to the encoder if the application is not a constant rendering type of application. The dummy frames may be sent subsequent to the rendered frames to flush the pipeline.
US09894398B2
A system and method for delivering addressable or targeted advertising to subscribers during programming that the subscribers have recorded identifies the timing and characterization of programs to be recorded and the probable subscriber of those programs. Using the subscriber profiles of those subscribers, either already developed or generated on-the-fly based on program selection, and ad characterizations/profiles, the system generates a schedule of advertisements to be inserted into the avails (advertising opportunities) of the programming as it is recorded. The schedule generated can depend on correlations or matching between the ad profiles and the subscribers' profile, scheduling requirements (i.e., contracts and sales with advertisers) and timing. This system allows for targeted advertising to be delivered to subscribers during recorded programming and thus provides for additional opportunities for advertisers to reach subscribers in a highly addressable fashion.
US09894395B2
A first media server delivers content for broadcast via a first media channel, and a second media server delivers media content for broadcast via a second media channel. The first media server operates in a synchronized mode, under control of the second media server during some periods of time, and during other periods of time operates in an independent mode. When operating in the synchronized mode, content delivered by the first and second media servers can be synchronized, so that the timing of spot blocks played on the two servers generally coincides. When the first server operates in the independent mode, the timing of spot blocks and other content broadcast on the first media channel are not synchronized under control of the second media server.
US09894394B2
Provided is a method of supporting a random access of MPEG data, the method including: obtaining at least one access unit including media data coded through processing including an encapsulation and a packetization; generating at least one media processing unit (MPU) by grouping at least one access unit; determining an initialization flag indicating whether the at least one access unit includes all of data required for initialization of a decoding process, in the at least one MPU; and inserting the initialization flag into a header of the at least one MPU.
US09894393B2
A client device requests a streaming video from a storage device, which encodes the video's frame in communication packets according to an encoding protocol for transmission to the client. The client device decodes the communication packets to obtain frame segments and a frame marking header indicating a boundary of the video frame relative to other video frames in the video. The communication packets may also include other segment headers indicating a relative ordering of corresponding frame segments. The client device determines, based on the frame marking header, whether a sufficient number of communication packets have been received to render a video frame. In response to determining that the sufficient number of communication packets has been received, the client device assembles the video frame from the frame segments corresponding to the video frame and presents at least a portion of the video by rendering the assembled video frame.
US09894392B2
A distribution server (1) according to the present invention acquires composition information (17) including information specifying each of a plurality of components included in acquired content and information indicating a reproduction mode of the components, and includes a composition information generation unit (15) rewriting a part of the information included in the composition information (17) in a reference format to generate main composition information and to generate sub-composition information including the information referred to with the main composition information and a distribution control unit (16) distributing the main composition information and the sub-composition information generated by the composition information generation unit (15). Thus, the composition information can be distributed with high efficiency without using on-demand distribution.
US09894391B2
A distribution management apparatus includes a generator configured to generate still-picture data from content data, a converter configured to convert the still-picture data into video data, and a distributer configured to distribute the video data to each of a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal, which are capable of playing back and displaying the video data. When first operation data indicating an operation of zooming into a partial region of the video data being played back and displayed on the first communication terminal is transmitted, the converter generates video data representing a partial region, which depends on display/playback capabilities of the second communication terminal, of the video data being played back and displayed on the first communication terminal, and the distributer distributes the video data representing the partial region generated by the converter to the second communication terminal.
US09894389B2
Provided is an image coding method that partitions an input image signal into processing units, and that codes the partitioned image to generate a code sequence. In particular, the image coding method determines a partitioning pattern for hierarchically partitioning the input image signal in order starting from a largest unit of the processing units, generates partition information indicative of the partitioning pattern, and codes partition information. The partition information includes maximum used hierarchy depth information indicative of a maximum used hierarchy depth which is a hierarchy depth of a deepest processing unit of the processing units included in the partitioning pattern.
US09894384B2
The video signal decoding method according to the present invention involves acquiring weighting-value predicting data of a neighboring view texture block corresponding to the current view texture block, deriving weighting-value predicting data of the current view texture block by using the weighting-value predicting data of the neighboring view texture block, and subjecting the current view texture block to weighting-value compensation by using the derived weighting-value predicting data.
US09894373B2
An image decoding device is equipped with a header information decoding means for decoding profile/level information included in a video parameter set after decoding byte-aligned 16-bit extension information (next_essential_info_byte_offset) in the video parameter set.
US09894372B2
Techniques related to super resolution prediction generation for video coding are described.
US09894364B2
In a moving picture coding device that further divides a first block acquired by dividing each picture of a moving picture into a predetermined size into one or a plurality of second blocks and codes the moving picture in units of blocks, a quantization parameter calculation unit calculates a quantization parameter of the second block. A predictive quantization parameter deriving unit derives a predictive quantization parameter of the second block by using the quantization parameter of one or a plurality of third blocks that are neighboring to the second block. The predictive quantization parameter deriving unit derives the predictive quantization parameter of the second block by using a quantization parameter of a fourth block coded before the second block in a case where the third block neighboring to the second block is located at a position beyond a boundary of the first block.
US09894363B2
In a moving picture coding device that codes moving pictures in units of a block by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture of the moving pictures into predetermined sizes, into one or a plurality of second blocks, a quantization parameter calculation unit calculates a quantization parameter of the second block. A predictive quantization parameter deriving unit derives a predictive quantization parameter of the second block using quantization parameters of a third block adjacent to the left of the second block and a fourth block adjacent to the top of the second block. A differential quantization parameter generation unit generates a differential quantization parameter of the second block from a difference between the quantization parameter of the second block and the predictive quantization parameter. A first bitstream generation unit codes the differential quantization parameter of the second block.
US09894346B2
Provided are an apparatus and method for producing new 3D stereoscopic video from 2D video. The method for producing new 3D stereoscopic video from 2D video, which may be implemented by a computer, includes segmenting input 2D video into work clips in units of cuts, generating object region extraction information from each of the work clips, and generating stereoscopic conversion work directives for each of the work clips on the basis of the object region extraction information.
US09894343B2
An image processing method includes the steps of determining a first unnecessary component included in each of a plurality of parallax images based on a plurality of pieces of relative difference information of the parallax images (S14, S25, S35, S46), calculating a synthesis value of the first unnecessary components included in the parallax images (S15, S26, S36, S47), and reducing a second unnecessary component included in a synthesis image of the parallax images based on the synthesis value of the first unnecessary components (S17, S28, S38, S50).
US09894342B2
A system includes a memory, one or more processors, a guest virtual machine, a hypervisor, and a client. The hypervisor receives, from the client, a first notification of stereoscopic capability. The hypervisor sends, to the guest virtual machine, a second notification of stereoscopic capability. The hypervisor receives, from the guest virtual machine, a plurality of frames included in a single composite frame. The hypervisor sends the plurality of frames to the client. The client receives the plurality of frames and identifies each one of the plurality of frames as a part of the single composite frame. The client stores the plurality of frames until each one of the frames included in the single composite frame have been received and identified. The client synchronizes with a display device to present the single composite frame.
US09894335B2
An image display device includes: an RGB laser diode configured to output laser light; a horizontal scanner configured to reflect the laser light and perform a reciprocating operation in a horizontal direction; a scanning detection unit configured to detect a forward or reverse operation range and a reciprocating operation range in each line in the horizontal direction; a drawing position control unit configured to determine an image display position in each line based on a difference between the detected operation ranges and a reference value; and a laser driver configured to drive the RGB laser diode based on image data at a timing corresponding to the determined image display position.
US09894333B2
A light source unit mountable to an image display apparatus for irradiating scan light to an optical scanning system to generate an image includes a plurality of light emitters to emit corresponding lights having different wavelengths, a plurality of coupling lenses respectively disposed for the plurality of light emitters to respectively pass through the lights emitted from the plurality of light emitters, and a plurality of aperture-formed members respectively disposed for the plurality of coupling lenses to respectively pass through the lights coming from the coupling lenses, each of the plurality of aperture-formed members formed of an aperture having an aperture size set differently depending on the wavelengths of the lights emitted from the plurality of light emitters.
US09894329B2
Image projection devices, high-speed fiber scanned displays and related methods for projecting an image onto a surface and interfacing with the projected image are provided. A method for projecting one or more images and obtaining feedback with an optical input-output assembly is provided. The input-output assembly comprising a light-scanning optical fiber and a sensor. The method includes generating a sequence of light in response to one or more image representations and a scan pattern of the optical fiber, articulating the optical fiber in the scan pattern, projecting the sequence of light from the articulated optical fiber, and generating a feedback signal with the sensor in response to reflections of the sequence of light.
US09894317B2
There is provided an information processing device, including: a camera that captures a real space; a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device used by a remote user; a streaming control unit that streams a first video captured by the camera from the communication unit to the terminal device if the information processing device itself is selected by the remote user from among a plurality of devices that capture the real space; and a display that displays a user image of the remote user while the first video is being streamed to the terminal device.
US09894316B2
A content supplying apparatus includes a multimedia content server which keeps a list of coding parameters at predetermined bit rates. The coding parameters for transmitting a bit stream are determined in accordance with a transmission capacity based on the coding parameter list. Based on the obtained coding parameters, the bit stream is converted and is transmitted to a transmission channel.
US09894310B2
A video transmitting apparatus including: a first register that is set when receiving a CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) message which is transmitted by a video signal source and is reset in response to a leading edge of a predetermined voltage that is supplied from said video signal source; and a second register which reads an EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) of a video displaying apparatus, is set when a decision is made that said video displaying apparatus is a predetermined video displaying apparatus, and is reset when a state where an HPD (Hot Plug Detect) is in a state of low has continued for a predetermined period of time or longer, wherein when both of said first and second registers have been set, a determination is made that said video signal source, said video transmitting apparatus, and said video displaying apparatus have been connected.
US09894307B2
A system is provided for generating a ramping signal. The system includes a plurality of storage circuits each including an input and an output. The output of a previous storage circuit is connected to the input of a next storage circuit. The storage circuits are configured to propagate a first enable signal based on a first control signal. The system also includes a plurality of first current generating circuits. Each first current generating circuit is coupled to the output of a corresponding storage circuit to receive the propagated first enable signal. The first current generating circuits are configured to generate a first current signal based on the propagated first enable signal.
US09894305B2
An image sensor includes a first photoelectric conversion unit that converts light incident through a first opening to an electric charge, a second photoelectric conversion unit that converts light incident through a second opening which is smaller than the first opening to an electric charge, and a signal output wiring that outputs a first signal generated by the electric charge converted by the first photoelectric conversion unit and a second signal generated by the electric charge converted by the second photoelectric conversion unit. The second photoelectric conversion unit is disposed between the second opening and the signal output wiring.
US09894301B2
ACMOS image sensor includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes: a photogate structure configured to be controlled based on a first gate voltage; and a sensing transistor including a charge pocket region formed in a substrate region, the sensing transistor being configured to be controlled based on a second gate voltage. Based on the first gate voltage, the photogate structure is configured to integrate charges generated in response to light incident on the substrate region. The sensing transistor is configured to adjust at least one of a threshold voltage of the sensing transistor and a current flow in the sensing transistor according to charges transferred from the photogate structure to the charge pocket region based on a difference between the first gate voltage and the second gate voltage.
US09894300B2
An image sensing device may include a temperature estimation block suitable for generating a temperature code signal based on a temperature table in response to a digital code signal corresponding to a pixel signal, and a calibration block suitable for removing noise reflected in the pixel signal at current temperature in response to the temperature code signal.
US09894299B2
Provided is an AD converter including a first AD converting unit in which pixel columns of a pixel array are divided into at least two groups, and that compares a first ramp signal and a first pixel signal output from a first group of the pixel columns and performs AD conversion on the first pixel signal; and a second AD converting unit that compares a second ramp signal and a second pixel signal output from a second group of the pixel columns and performs AD conversion on the second pixel signal, in which the first ramp signal is a signal of which a level is decreased with a constant slope over time in a D-phase period for detecting a signal level of a pixel signal, and the second ramp signal is a signal of which a level is increased with a constant slope over time in the D-phase period.
US09894298B1
Various embodiments provide a method of enhancing images in low lighting conditions wherein a color image is captured with a color camera, a first monochromatic image is captured with a first monochromatic camera, and a second monochromatic image is captured with a second monochromatic camera. Image registration is performed to align the first and second monochromatic images and the luminance information from the registered monochromatic images is fused with chrominance information from the color image.
US09894293B2
Provided are a semiconductor device capable of detecting a light of each color with high accuracy without using a color filter, particularly enhancing detection accuracy of charges obtained by photoelectric conversion of a long-wavelength light, and manufacturing and control methods thereof. The semiconductor device has a p type semiconductor substrate, and first, second and third pixel regions. These regions each include a p type well region in the p type semiconductor substrate and an n type region configuring a pn junction therewith. The p type well region of the first pixel region is thinner, from the main surface to the lowermost portion, than that of the second and third pixel regions. On the side opposite to the main surface of the p type well region of the first and second pixel regions, a buried p type well region contiguous to the p type well region is further placed.
US09894289B2
A system, method, and computer program product for generating a digital image. The method comprises receiving a shutter release command and causing a camera module to sample a first image of a photographic scene based on a first set of sampling parameters in response to the shutter release command. Next, the first image within an image set is stored and a camera module is caused to sample a second image of the photographic scene based on a second set of sampling parameters in response to the shutter release command. Additionally, the second image within the image set is stored, and a strobe intensity value is specified based on a measured exposure for images in the image set. Lastly, a strobe unit is configured based on the strobe intensity value, and in response to configuring the strobe unit, the camera module is caused to sample a final image.
US09894285B1
Described is system for real-time automated exposure adjustment of a camera using contrast entropy. Multiple images are captured using an image sensor, where each of the images is captured at a distinct exposure value. A contrast entropy is determined for each of the multiple images. An image having the largest contrast entropy is selected among the images and output.
US09894283B2
Image data, and spectral imaging data of shooting scene of the image data are inputted. Information relating to a light source of the shooting scene is generated based on the spectral imaging data. The information relating to the light source is appended to the image data.
US09894276B2
System and method can support three-dimensional display. The system can receive a plurality of image frames, which are captured by an imaging device on a movable object. Furthermore, the system can obtain state information of the imaging device on the movable object, and use the state information to configure a pair of image frames based on the plurality of image frames for supporting a three-dimensional first person view (FPV). Additionally, an image frame selected from the plurality of image frames can be used for a first image frame in the pair of image frames.
US09894273B2
A modular compound lens comprises an elementary unit with five powered optical elements capable of imaging a field of view of approximately 100 degrees with an F-number of 1.7. The compound lens exhibits image distortion of no more than 10% and a nearly diffraction limited modulation transfer function (MTF) of up to 100 line-pairs per millimeter. Additional optical components can be added to the compound lens to widen the field of view as desired without changing the F-number and without significant increase in image aberrations.
US09894272B2
A posture detection unit detects posture information of three axes of portable equipment using at least one of a three-axis gyro sensor, a three-axis acceleration sensor and a three-axis geomagnetic sensor built in the portable equipment. A pan angle-elevation angle calculation unit calculates a pan angle and an elevation angle of a camera built in the portable equipment based on the posture information detected by the posture detection unit. A component image generation unit generates a component image in which the pan angle and the elevation angle calculated by the pan angle-elevation angle calculation unit are associated with an image picked up using the camera built in the portable equipment. A panoramic image generation unit combines a plurality of component images having pan angles or elevation angles different from each other to generate a synthesis image.
US09894263B2
Disclosed is a magnifier for use by blind or low vision users. The magnifier includes a camera, such as a CMOS image sensor, that displays enlarged images upon a screen for easy viewing. The magnifier further includes a handle that is pivotally interconnected to a housing to allow for handheld use in a variety of different configurations.
US09894242B2
Methods and apparatus are described for receiving a fax transmission at a mobile phone. In one embodiment, the mobile phone receives an incoming call and answers the incoming call, upon receiving a command from a user of the mobile phone to answer the incoming call. A program on the mobile phone then detects that the incoming call is a fax transmission, and then places an outgoing call to a fax server. The program on the mobile phone then conferences the incoming call with the outgoing call to the fax server, such that the fax server receives the fax transmission. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09894238B2
An information processing apparatus includes: a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source; a process-object-data generation control unit configured to generate process object data in one of a first format and a second format based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source; and an application-information display unit configured to display identification images for identifying applications which the data sharing unit can select as the data output destination if the data sharing unit is to process either data of the first format or data of the second format.
US09894233B2
A lighting apparatus includes a first illumination portion and a second illumination portion. The first illumination portion and the second illumination portion respectively include a bar-like light guide whose shape of an end face of an end portion includes a part of a circle, an ellipse or a parabola, and light source elements that are provided to face the end face of the end portion of the light guide. In the light guide of the second illumination portion, light enters a determined range in which a focus of the shape of the end face of the end portion of the light guide is included. In the light guide of the first illumination portion, light enters a range that is not the determined range in which the focus of the shape of the end face of the light guide is included.
US09894232B2
An image reading apparatus includes a light emitting element, a luminance calculating unit, a light amount setting unit, and a storing unit. The light amount setting unit, in each line period, causes the light emitting element to emit a light with gradually changing a reference light amount from a reference light amount set as a default value from among a plurality of reference light amounts stored in the storing unit, identifies a reference light amount so that the luminance calculated by the luminance calculating unit is within a predetermined range, sets the identified reference light amount as a default value for the next line period, and causes the storing unit to store that reference light amount.
US09894230B2
Provided is an image formation device with which expanded is easy and the development cost can be reduced. A device control platform manages hardware resource in an operating system. A standard application service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing a standard application function from outside of a standard application execution unit. A platform service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing hardware resource from the outside of the device control platform. A standard function service enables the use of the standard application functions corresponding to the standard application service interface unit. An expanded function service enables the use of the hardware resource corresponding to the platform service interface unit. An expanded application management unit manages and executes expanded applications capable of calling the standard function service and the expanded function service.
US09894228B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a reading unit and a determining unit. The reading unit generates sheet image data indicating image data of a sheet. The determining unit determines, on the basis of a degree of gradation in the sheet image data generated by the reading unit, whether a planar object adheres on the sheet read by the reading unit.
US09894222B2
An image processing device includes a memory and an output unit. The memory stores setting-related information related to a setting generated as a result of a setting process performed by a user for commanding an image forming unit to perform an image forming process. The output unit outputs the stored setting-related information in accordance with an operation performed by the user.
US09894211B1
Various embodiments are directed to techniques for enhanced call routing for groups. Some embodiments are particularly directed to a connection manager that can identify one or more secondary telephony endpoints to invite to join a call based on one or more routing policies. One or more embodiments described herein may include a connection manager that provides customizable extension capabilities to a wireless cellular phone. The systems, devices, and methods described herein may be embodied in and performed by communication devices, telecommunications servers, and other devices, and software instructions executed by some or all of such devices.
US09894208B2
According to an example, connections may be routed in a contact center by determining if a current connection from a customer terminal to the contact center is a repeat connection or a first connection. In response to determining that the connection is a repeat connection, the repeat connection is routed to an originating agent terminal when an originating agent is verified as employed, logged-in, and available. In response to determining that the connection is a first connection, the first connection is routed to a best available agent terminal.
US09894203B2
A microprocessor executable contact manager operable to determine, for selected different types of customer communication devices, a likelihood of contacting successfully a customer at a respective type of customer communication device and select, based on the likelihood, an order and/or sequence in which to contact customer communication devices of the different customer communication device types.
US09894195B2
A mobile terminal and a method for the mobile terminal to automatically answer an incoming call are disclosed. Firstly when there is an incoming call for the mobile terminal, whether an auricle image is acquired at a screen side of the mobile terminal is detected, and if the auricle image is acquired, then the auricle image is compared with image templates in an pre-stored auricle standard library to determine whether there is a matching image template, and if it is determined that there is a matching image template, then the mobile terminal is controlled to answer the incoming call.
US09894193B2
A method of controlling an electronic device by voice of user includes establishing a central control tree for the electronic device. User voice is obtained and deciphered and is recognized if content of voice is in accordance with textual commands stored in device. Device may also speak to user offering options that user may vocally select an confirm. Execution of operations to the electronic device is controlled according to the central control tree based upon the recognized voice content.
US09894190B2
A device may identify application layer information for content to be provided to a user device. The device may determine, for the user device, a priority for activating carrier aggregation based on the application layer information. The device may activate carrier aggregation for the user device based on the priority for activating carrier aggregation. The device may provide the content to the user device using carrier aggregation based on activating carrier aggregation for the user device.
US09894189B2
In a disclosed embodiment, a method for communication in a network includes receiving, at a first device registered to the network, a physical layer (PHY) frame that includes a PHY header and a MAC header. The PHY frame may further include a MAC payload. The PHY header includes a destination address field. The method further includes comparing a network address of the first device to the destination address field to determine whether the destination address field stores a value having the same number of bits as the network address. When the comparison indicates that the value stored by the destination address field does not have the same number of bits as the network address, the method skips decoding the MAC header and the MAC payload.
US09894178B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for leveraging social networks in physical gatherings. Embodiments of the present invention generate profiles for participants at the physical gathering. Embodiments of the present invention can enrich the participants experience at the physical gathering by providing information to the participant, based on the profile for the participant.
US09894175B2
In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing distributed caching in a transactional processing environment. The caching system can include a plurality of layers that provide a caching feature for a plurality of data types, and can be configured for use with a plurality of caching providers. A common data structure can be provided to store serialized bytes of each data type, and architecture information of a source platform executing a cache-setting application, so that a cache-getting application can use the information to convert the serialized bytes to a local format. A proxy server can be provided to act as a client to a distributed in-memory grid, and advertise services to a caching client, where each advertised service can match a cache in the distributed in-memory data grid, such as Coherence. The caching system can be used to cache results from a service.
US09894154B2
Aspects described herein are directed towards receiving records from various devices, processing and storing the records, and retrieving records in response to requests for the records. The records may originate from different devices and be stored in a central location. Retrieval of the records may be from the central location in response to requests from independent devices. Additional aspects include using one or more records requesting clients at a device depending on network conditions experienced by the device and adjusting the number of active requesting clients based on network conditions and storage conditions of the device.
US09894149B2
An image processing apparatus is provided that includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about an installed application if reservation information acquired from a server is reservation information about a distributed application; a first download unit configured to download the distributed application if the installed application matches the distributed application; a first update unit configured to update the installed application by using the distributed application; a second download unit configured to download firmware if the acquired reservation information is reservation information about the firmware; and a second update unit configured to execute an update using the firmware. If a state of the installed application is a stop state, the first update unit does not set the state of the application to a start state. If the state of the installed application is the start state, the first update unit sets the state of the application to the start state.
US09894144B2
Systems and methods for managing mirroring communication between virtual network clients in a distributed overlay virtual network are provided. The method comprises utilization of controlled overlay virtualization infrastructure to facilitate communication between mirrored network clients. The system comprises a source mirrored network client hosted on a first physical port, a target mirrored network client hosted on a second physical port, a first overlay termination point, a second overlay termination point and a network controller. For a set of mirrored network clients, a logical mirror virtual network address is reserved. The controller is extended to contain mapping between the logical mirror network address and a set of virtual network addresses of mirrored clients. The network controller translates the logical mirror virtual network address to a set of destination virtual network addresses of mirrored clients and allows the modified packets to be sent to a set of second virtual network clients.
US09894134B2
A method for obtaining network feedback is provided by a terminal. The method includes sending data information, publishing, by the terminal, the data information to a website, establishing a correspondence relationship between the data information and the published data information, accessing the website on which the data information is published, and obtaining feedback information to the data information, processing the data information and the feedback information, and informing a user of an updating status of the feedback information. The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a terminal device for obtaining the network feedback.
US09894131B2
A method and apparatus for displaying received data, analyze the quality of the displayed data formulating a media-parameter suggestion for the encoder to alter the characteristics of data to be sent to the receiver, and sending from the receiver, the formulated suggestion.
US09894129B2
A DLNA device for sharing multiple home media content comprises a display unit, an input unit, a communicator, a controller and a data storage unit. The display unit is configured to display a user interface for implementing at least one individual DLNA service scenario. The input unit is configured to receive a DLNA service scenario selection information including server selection information, content selection information and player selection information through the user interface. The communicator configured to communicate with a DLNA network. The controller is configured to perform the at least one individual DLNA service scenario based on the DLNA service scenario selection information received through the input unit. The data storage unit configured to store scenario selection information, uniform resource identifier (URI) information of a content and playback state information corresponding to each individual DLNA service scenario.
US09894126B1
The technology disclosed relates to enabling smooth transitioning between compressed video streams. In particular, it relates to scheduling transitions between compressed video streams to be shown in an area of a display such that while decoding, decompressing and buffering a first video stream for display, commencing decoding, decompressing and buffering of a second video stream at a predetermined time before a scheduled showing of the second video stream. It further relates to switching buffers between display of the first and second video streams at the scheduled showing of the second video stream, which results in immediate display of the second video stream without delay. In one implementation, switching between the buffers for the first and second video streams includes modifying z-ordering of display layers corresponding to the first and second video streams.
US09894125B2
A system includes one or more network media service devices, with each network media node operably connected upstream to one or more gateway devices. At least one of the network media service devices is configured to intercept an ABR-related request to receive digital media content for a media channel sent from a client set top box to a remote ABR server located upstream from the at least one network media device, identify a second gateway device that is storing the digital media content, the second gateway device having previously received the digital media content from the remote ABR server, and return a network address of the second gateway device to the client set top box for use by the client set top box to receive the digital media content from the second gateway device. In various implementations, the network address is returned in connection with an HTTP response indicating a redirection to the network address.
US09894122B2
An inner packet configured with a multicast address and configured to perform a traceroute operation through a network is encapsulated to form an encapsulated packet. The encapsulated packet is sent into a network, the encapsulated packet being forwarded along a multicast tree of the network for the multicast address. A plurality of responses are received from a plurality of network nodes comprising the multicast tree, wherein each response comprises an indication of a node of the plurality of nodes that sends the response and an indication of a node from which the node sending the response received the encapsulated packet.
US09894120B2
A portion of content within a social network content post indicated as liked by a social network user is identified responsive to receiving an indication from the social network user that the social network user likes content within the social network content post. A partial-like indication is generated, in association with the social network content post, that facilitates rendering of the partial-like indication with the portion of the content within the social network content post. The content is provided with the generated partial-like indication responsive to a client browser application request to render the content.
US09894117B2
In an example embodiment, a virtual conference is established with a server and a plurality of endpoint devices. One endpoint device, acting as a sender, may transfer a file to N other endpoint devices, acting as receivers. The sender divides the file in at least N segments and delivers one segment to each receiver. Receivers then request the next desired segment from one or more devices containing that segment. If devices hold the segment, the segment may be divided into parts, and one part may be requested from each device.
US09894111B2
The present invention relates to a system and method for sharing and controlling various contents in a voice call. A contents sharing system includes a soft switch and a contents share server. The soft switch receives a voice call from a VoIP terminal to set establishment and cancellation on a voice call session, receives a contents sharing request call, and transmits the same to the contents share server. The contents share server in cooperation with the soft switch receives the contents request call and processes establishment and cancellation on a data session for contents sharing between the callers. Accordingly, improved calling is provided by sharing various contents between the callers in a voice calling and thereby overcoming the problem of communication only available for voice.
US09894108B2
The disclosed subject matter relates to an architecture that can facilitate initiation of an automatic synchronization operation based upon presence information in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, synchronization between the mobile device and other devices can be automatically initiated, without requiring input or effort by a user, or even that the user remembers to perform the synchronization operation. Moreover, the synchronization operation can be wireless, so connection cables need not be maintained or employed.
US09894101B2
An autonomous and adaptive method and system for secure, policy-based control of remote and locally controlled computing devices. The invention uses a policy-based access control mechanism to achieve adaptive and dynamic behavior modification based on the context of the local operating environment of the computing device. The modification system assesses the desirability of actions or outcomes as determined by the policy rules and modifies them accordingly, thus altering the behavior of the computing device. The system can utilize a machine learning technique, pattern matching and heuristic evaluation. When applied to the control of robotic and autonomous devices, the system allows the robot to offload adjudication to a remote system and also facilitates cooperative behaviors between robots operating in dynamic environments.
US09894095B2
A technology precluding attacks through peripheral devices thefts to a network of electronic appliance, by utilizing physical chip identification devices, is disclosed. The electronic appliance in the network are divided into the peripheral devices and stem servers managing registration information of the peripheral devices, wherein the stem servers serve as central control using software, and the peripheral devices are managed at device-level by having physical chip identification devices, thus the security of the whole network is efficiently reinforced.
US09894092B2
A method for establishing a campaign for a simulated phishing attack includes receiving, via a campaign manager, specification of a plurality of parameters for a campaign including at least an identifier of a campaign and identification of users to which to send the campaign, establishing, via the campaign manager, a type of exploit for the campaign and one or more types of data to collect via the type of exploit, storing, by the campaign manager, the campaign comprising the plurality of parameters, and identifying, by a simulation server, the campaign stored in the database to create a simulated phishing email, to be sent to email accounts of the users, using the plurality of parameters of the campaign, wherein the simulated phishing email is to be created to have a link to a landing page comprising the type of exploit and configured to collect the one or more types of data.
US09894089B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for generating term frequencies of known terms based on crowdsourced differentially private sketches of the known terms. An asset catalog can be updated with new frequency counts for known terms based on the crowdsourced differentially private sketches. Known terms can have a classification. A client device can maintain a privacy budget for each classification of known terms. Classifications can include emojis, deep links, locations, finance terms, and health terms, etc. A privacy budget ensures that a client does not transmit too much information to a term frequency server, thereby compromising the privacy of the client device.
US09894073B1
A method for managing data consumption for a device. The method comprises a processor unit that monitors for a consumption request for data generated by the device in which a prior request has been made to halt consuming the data. The processor unit overrides the prior request when a legal override is present for the consumption request, enabling secret consumption of the data.
US09894061B2
A method for booting and dumping a confidential image on a trusted computer system. Embodiments of the present invention disclose deploying a secure boot image and encrypted client data from a client to a trusted computer system. Embodiments of the present invention disclose booting a confidential image on a trusted computer system. Embodiments of the present invention also disclose a process of dumping a confidential image on the trusted computer system.
US09894054B2
Upon receiving a triggering message from a MTC server (20), a network (10) verifies if the MTC server (20) is authorized to trigger a target MTC device (30) and also if the MTC device (30) is authorized to respond the triggering message, by comparing an MTC device ID and MTC server ID (and optionally information on subscription) which are include in the triggering message with authorized ones. Upon succeeding in the verification, the network (10) checks a trigger type included in the triggering message to verify if the triggering message is authorized to be sent to the MTC device (30). Upon succeeding in the check, the network (10) forwards the triggering message to the MTC device (30). The network (10) also validates a response from the MTC device (30), by checking whether the MTC device (30) is allowed to communicate with the addressed MTC server (20).
US09894043B2
Techniques for cryptographically secure, cross-domain information sharing are described. A first information domain including a first attribute-based encryption (ABE) authority defines a first universe of ABE attributes. Plaintext is encrypted using ABE encryption, producing ABE ciphertext. The ABE encryption uses an ABE access control expression defined with a set of ABE attributes comprising a first ABE attribute subset from the first universe of ABE attributes and second ABE attribute subset from a second universe of ABE attributes defined by a second ABE authority of a second information domain. The ABE ciphertext and the ABE access control expression are combined to produce an ABE package. The ABE package is encrypted, using predicate-based encryption (PBE), producing a PBE ciphertext. The PBE encryption uses a first set of PBE attributes from a universe of PBE attributes defined by a PBE authority.
US09894041B2
Various techniques for improving privacy and security of domain name systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes transmitting, from a client device, a DNS query containing a domain name to a caching server for resolving the domain name. The domain name includes a first part having an encrypted request and a second part having an unencrypted network resource identifier. The method also includes receiving, at the client device, a DNS response from the caching server in response to the transmitted DNS query. The received DNS response containing an encrypted reply to the encrypted request in the first part of the domain name associated with the DNS query.
US09894040B2
Embodiments are directed to securing data in the cloud, securely encrypting data that is to be stored in the cloud and to securely decrypting data accessed from the cloud. In one scenario, an instantiated trust service receives information indicating that a trust server is to be instantiated. The trust service instantiates the trust server, which is configured to store key references and encrypted keys. The trust service receives the public key portion of a digital certificate for each publisher and subscriber that is to have access to various specified portions of encrypted data. A data access policy is then defined that specifies which encrypted data portions can be accessed by which subscribers.
US09894039B2
Architecture for generating a temporary account (e.g., an email address) with a user-supplied friendly name and a secret used to the sign the temporary account. For example, when a user wishes to create a temporary email address to use with an online organization, a friendly name is provided and the system generates a temporary email address including the friendly name. A signing component signs the temporary email address with a secret. One or more of these secrets can be provisioned prior to the user's creation of a friendly name, which eliminates propagation delay. During use, only incoming email messages having the temporary email address signed with the secret are validated. When the user revokes the temporary email address, the secret is revoked and the revocation is propagated to network gateways, rejecting any email sent to that address.
US09894033B2
Methods and systems for an IPv4-IPv6 proxy mode for DNS servers are provided. According to one embodiment, a DNS query is received by a network device from a dual-stack client. A determination is made the network device whether a first record type containing an Internet Protocol (IP) address for a server associated with the query exists within a DNS database of the network device. If the first record type exists for the server, then communication is enabled between the client and the server based on the first record type; otherwise it is automatically determined whether a second record type usable by the client exists for the server. Responsive to a determination that the second record type exists, data associated with the second record type is shared with the client by the network device to enable communication between the client and the server.
US09894028B2
A system and method for personalizing cross session diversity is disclosed. The system receives a member opportunity request. In response, the system generates a list of members in response to the received member opportunity request, wherein the list of members is determined based on member profile data stored at a social networking system. For each member in the generated list of members, the system generates a profile value score based on the stored member profile data. The system ranks the members of the generated list at least in part based on the generated profile value scores. The system then selects one or more members in the list of members based on the ranking of members in the generated list.
US09894022B2
A system and method are presented to allow audio communication between users concerning an image. The originator of the communication uses a mobile device app to select an image and record an audio commentary. The image and commentary are encoded together into a video file. The app uses a server to analyze the recipient address to determine the preferred mode of delivery. If the recipient is a known user of the app, the file is delivered through a proprietary communication system and viewed by the recipient using the app. Otherwise, the originator's app delivers the file through MMS or e-mail for the recipient to view using a standard video player. E-mail and MMS communications include a link for the recipient to download the app. The recipient can download the app and register as a user, which causes a server to download previously delivered files to the new user's app.
US09894016B2
A data processing device includes a splitter in which an input stream made up of a plurality of packets is split, so as to generate split streams of a plurality of channels, of which the smallest increment is base band frames (BBFs) where the packets of the input stream are placed in consecutive order in a data field of the BBF which is the object of forward error correction (FEC).
US09894014B2
A device that includes a plurality of transceivers configurable to simultaneously operate with a combination of bonded and unbonded transceivers. A first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is operable at a first data rate, and a second transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is simultaneously operable at a second data rate that is different than the first data rate. The first and second transceivers are operable as bonded transceivers and wherein a third transceiver, of the plurality of transceivers, is simultaneously operable at a third data rate and the third transceiver is not bonded with any other transceiver.
US09894011B2
Aspects of bandwidth conservation include monitoring, via a processor over a period of time, program state information for content streamed to an electronic device, and accumulating, in a memory device via the processor, inputs received over the period of time from a user of the electronic device. Each of the inputs is correlated to the program state information based on a location in the content at which the corresponding input occurred. Aspects further include identifying patterns of user behavior based on collective correlations between the inputs and the program state information, determining from the patterns a presence or absence of the user at the electronic device with respect to currently streamed content when no inputs are received by the user, and performing a bandwidth control operation with respect to the currently streamed content based on the determined presence or absence of the user.
US09894003B2
The disclosure provides a method, apparatus and system. The method includes: matching a data packet with match field information of a flow entry, the flow entry including the match field information and operation field information; wherein the operation field information includes an operation type and first bit field indication information which includes a first offset and a first field length and is used for indicating the first bit field of the data packet, or the match field information includes second bit field indication information and a match value, the second bit field indication information includes a second offset and a second field length, and the second bit field indication information is used for indicating the second bit field of the data packet; performing, if the data packet is successfully matched with the match field information, an operation on the data packet according to the operation field information.
US09893976B2
Techniques for delivering data or information to a vehicle include a method of distributing information to a vehicle. Information corresponding to the vehicle is first received while the vehicle is en route between an origination point and a destination from a computing device that is not being transported by the vehicle. A first computing device or a second computing device determines a destination port at which the vehicle is to arrive, the destination port included in a plurality of ports at which vehicles arrive and from which vehicles depart. The first computing devices causes data to be routed to a third computing device communicatively connected to the first computing device, the third computing device corresponding to the destination port, and at least one of the data or the third party computing device determined based on the information received at the first computing device.
US09893973B2
Computer systems and methods for estimating the number of client computers actively coupled to a server computer system in real-time are discussed herein. Specifically, systems and methods are discussed for a server computer system receiving heartbeat messages from a plurality of client computers and generating an estimate of the number of client computers actively coupled to the server computer system in real-time without locks, such as a database table lock. A heartbeat message from a client computer need not include a client or user identifier. In an embodiment, the memory footprint/overhead is O(l), and may be a single whole number greater than zero, such as a 64-bit unsigned integer. Systems and methods are also discussed herein to calculate and reduce the expected error of the estimated number of active clients.
US09893971B1
An example device includes a control unit that provides an execution environment for a network management application and a network interface. The network management application generates a request message based at least in part on a predicted amount of time required for the device to receive a response to a request message, wherein the predicted amount of time is based at least in part on object identifier processing time information, and wherein the predicted amount of time satisfies a timeout threshold. The network interface sends the request message and receives the response message. The network management application determines an amount of time that elapsed between when the device sent the request message and received the response message, and, responsive to determining that the amount of time that elapsed does not satisfy the timeout threshold, updates at least one of the object identifier processing time information and the timeout.
US09893969B2
A method of replicating on a test server a production load of a production server. The method can include creating the production load on the production server by processing client requests received from clients. The method further can include, while the client requests are processed, via a processor, in real time, replicating the production load to generate a replicated production load that represents the client requests and defines state information representing unique states formed between the production server and the respective clients. The method also can include, in real time, communicating the replicated production load in order to replicate the production load on the test server.
US09893965B2
A method is provided for generating a traffic map of an area covered by a cellular network including a plurality of antennas each managing a traffic and designed to communicate with a plurality of terminals generating events which are at least partially geolocatable, the covered area being discretized by pixels each associated, using probability, with one antenna of the plurality of antennas. The method includes, for each antenna, distributing a quantity of traffic managed by the antenna over the pixels, this distribution being weighted for each pixel as a function of the number and distance of the geolocatable events relative to the pixel.
US09893964B2
Some embodiments provide a system that implements a set of tools to define a set of one or more logical forwarding elements from a number of physical forwarding elements and a scalable framework to retrieve statistics relating each logical forwarding element. In some embodiments, the statistics relate to the logical ports of a logical forwarding element. The system of some embodiments allows a network administrator to retrieve a total packet count and byte count for one or more logical ports of the logical forwarding element, even though the logical ports may be distributed across multiple physical forwarding elements.
US09893961B2
A system and method are provided for managing bundles of applications and services over a network between a server system and client computers. Related applications and services are bundled together in one package so that a user is able to quickly and easily configure a computer to perform a specified task. By combining both the applications and the services in one bundle, users no longer have to search the Internet for necessary components. Furthermore, additional features that allow portability of the bundled applications and services in addition to diagnostic monitoring are included.
US09893941B1
A method for wireless communication, for example, accessing a wireless network via a network access node and determining whether the network access node is a frequented node or a non-frequented node based on an identifier for the network access node is provided. The method executes a modem function using a corresponding selected hypothesis having associated weights for each feature associated with the modem function, and being a unit sourced hypothesis or a crowd sourced hypothesis, each hypothesis corresponding to a modem function and including a plurality of features, state information and at least one trigger point. The method sends information, to a server, the information comprising a device identifier identifying the UE, the modem function, the selected hypothesis and associated weights, metrics for each feature and state information, if state information is available, in response to a trigger point being met when executing the modem function. Other aspects are provided.
US09893934B2
A system and method of controlling surrounding devices, based on a topology are provided. The method of controlling sub surrounding devices, which is performed by a main surrounding device, includes receiving a plurality of pieces of surrounding device information about the sub surrounding devices from a host device; receiving context information about a context of the host device from the host device; obtaining topology setting information about topology configuration standards; determining a sub surrounding device to be comprised in a topology from among the sub surrounding devices, based on the context information and the topology setting information; connecting the main surrounding device with the host device and the sub surrounding device; and controlling the sub surrounding device, based on control information received from the host device.
US09893933B2
A method and apparatus are provided. Channel estimation related parameters of a network entity of a communication system are configured based on a current configuration of the communication system. The channel estimation related parameters are parameters associated with the estimation of channel information of a channel between the network entity and a further network entity.
US09893923B2
Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided for supporting a data transfer rate higher than that of a 4G communication system, such as LTE, and subsequent systems. The present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving a QAM signal in a filter bank-based multicarrier communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Particularly, the present invention provides an efficient transmission and reception method and apparatus capable of obtaining high performance in the transmission of a QAM signal without intrinsic interference in a multi-path delay channel environment in a filter bank-based multicarrier communication system. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a transmission method in a filter bank-based multicarrier (FBMC) communication system, and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: spreading each of two QAM signals divided into a plurality of groups to a plurality of signals on a frequency axis; intersecting at least one signal, which is overlapped with a spread signal of an adjacent QAM signal among the plurality of spread signals, with the spread signal of the adjacent QAM signal; filtering, by each of the plurality of groups, the plurality of spread signals of which at least one signal has been intersected; and transmitting the plurality of filtered spread signals by being overlapped on a time axis.
US09893919B2
A transmission and reception method and apparatus for reducing a PAPR in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system are provided. A transmission method includes performing constellation rotation with respect to L input data symbols, performing L-point DFT spreading and circular extension on the constellation-rotated L data symbols to be K symbols, performing frequency domain (FD) windowing processing by multiplying the K circular-extended data symbols by a circular filter coefficient, and transmitting the processed data symbols.
US09893918B2
A Faster-Than-Nyquist (FTN)-based transmitting apparatus segments an input data bit string into a plurality of partial bit strings, simultaneously channel-encodes each of the plurality of partial bit strings, simultaneously modulates each of the plurality of channel encoded bit strings to generate a plurality of modulation symbol sequences, and then pulse-shapes and transmits the plurality of modulation symbol sequences at a speed faster than a Nyquist rate.
US09893915B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for detecting a center frequency of an input signal, the input signal including a carrier signal modulated with a modulation signal. Detecting a frequency of a second signal. Determining a difference signal between the center frequency of the input signal and the frequency of the second signal. Modifying the frequency of the second signal based on the difference signal to provide the carrier signal. And, outputting the carrier signal.
US09893909B2
There is provided a method for allowing a remote access device to access a remote access target device within a home network. The method includes receiving, from a remote access agent of the home network, access information of the remote access target device within the home network and access information of the remote access agent; receiving a request for the access information of the remote access target device from the remote access device; requesting, to the remote access agent, port forwarding for the remote access target device based on the access information of the remote access target device and the remote access agent; receiving an answer to the request from the remote access agent, and updating the access information of the remote access target device based on the received answer; and sending the updated access information to the remote access device.
US09893907B2
To facilitate management and configuration of VLAN memberships associated with applications or network protocols, a network device receives a packet from a wireless station which is a member of a virtual local area network (VLAN). The network device determines whether the packet is associated with a predefined application or network protocol. If so, the network device delivers the received packet to a dedicated VLAN which is accessible only to network devices associated with the predefined application or network protocol, regardless of destination address specified within the packet. If not, the network device delivers the received packet to an address or a group of addresses specified in a header of the received packet. In some embodiments, the VLAN is divided from a VLAN pool, and the dedicated VLAN corresponds to an address space that is outside the address space of the VLAN pool.
US09893905B2
The present disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing collaboration among users within a group for improved communication and scheduling.
US09893901B2
Method and system for establishing a combined local area network (CLAN) in a conference network (CN)
A method including: receiving, at a conference unit, a command to establish a conference call between the conference unit and another conference unit, the conference unit being connected to at least one access point and the access point being accessible by a terminal; utilizing, by the conference unit, an internet telephony protocol to setup at least one media line between the conference unit and the other conference unit; establishing at least one data channel that transmits LAN traffic between the conference unit and the other conference unit utilizing the internet telephony protocol; establishing, by the conference unit, a connection with the terminal, the terminal being part of a combined local area network; and receiving, at the conference unit, an input from the terminal via the connection to access the combined local area network.
US09893894B2
A user equipment (UE) is configured to send a direct communication request to a peer UE, wherein the direct communication request comprises a signature authenticating an identity of the UE. The UE is configured to process a direct communication response from the peer UE to authenticate an identity of the peer UE, wherein the direct communication response comprises a signature authenticating the identity of the peer UE. In response to processing the direct communication response from the peer UE to authenticate the identity of the peer UE, the UE is configured to engage in direct communication with the peer UE.
US09893888B2
The present invention relates to methods for protecting a data signal using the following techniques: applying a data reduction technique to reduce the data signal into a reduced data signal; subtracting the reduced data signal from the data signal to produce a remainder signal; embedding a first watermark into the reduced data signal to produce a watermarked, reduced data signal; and adding the watermarked, reduced data signal to the remainder signal to produce an output signal. A second watermark may be embedded into the remainder signal before the final addition step. Further, cryptographic techniques may be used to encrypt the reduced data signals and to encrypt the remainder signals before the final addition step.
US09893883B1
A device may receive client cipher information, associated with initiating a secure session, identifying at least one key exchange cipher supported by a client device associated with the secure session. The device may determine, based on the client cipher information, that a Diffie-Hellman key exchange is to be used to establish the secure session. The device may determine whether a server device, associated with the secure session, supports use of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange. The device may manage establishment of the secure session using a first decryption technique based on determining that the server device does not support the use of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange, or manage establishment of the secure session using a second decryption technique based on determining that the server device supports the use of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange or being unable to determine whether the server device supports the use of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange.
US09893881B2
A processing or memory device may include a first encryption pipeline to encrypt and decrypt data with a first encryption mode and a second encryption pipeline to encrypt and decrypt data with a second encryption mode, wherein the first encryption pipeline and the second encryption pipeline share a single, shared pipeline for a majority of encryption and decryption operations performed by the first encryption pipeline and by the second encryption pipeline. A controller (and/or other logic) may direct selection of encrypted (or decrypted) data from the first and second encryption pipelines responsive to a region of memory to which a physical address of a memory request is directed. The result of the selection may result in bypassing encryption/decryption or encrypting/decrypting the data according to the first encryption mode or the second encryption mode. More than two encryption modes are envisioned.
US09893878B1
Embodiments include systems and methods for on-chip random jitter (RJ) measurement in a clocking circuit (e.g., in a phase-locked loop of a serializer/deserializer circuit). Some embodiments determine a reference delay code sweep window to capture at least a candidate RJ range of a feedback clock signal, the reference delay code sweep window comprising a sequence of reference delay codes. A distribution of one-scores can be computed over the reference delay code sweep window, so that the distribution indicates a relatively likelihood, for each reference delay code, of obtaining a ‘1’ sample when sampling the feedback clock signal according to the delayed clock signal (delayed by an amount according to the reference delay code). The distribution can be transformed into a time domain by computing code offset times for the reference delay codes. A RJ output can be computed as a function of the distribution in the time domain.
US09893873B2
A method of determining a communication time delay in a communication network between a local terminal and one or more remote terminals within an electrical power network includes: selecting, in respect of the or each remote terminal a calculation node in the electrical power network; calculating respective node currents flowing into the corresponding calculation node from the local terminal and the or each remote terminal; equating, in respect of the or each remote terminal, a sum of node currents flowing into the corresponding calculation node to zero according to Kirchhoff's first law; and extracting, in respect of the or each remote terminal, a communication time delay between the local terminal and the said respective remote terminal from a corresponding equated sum of node currents.
US09893868B2
Indication of delivery-path information may benefit various communication systems. For example, wireless communication systems may benefit from per-protocol data unit delivery-path indication to data recipient or from setting a timer expiry value dependent on such received information. A method can comprise sending, by a data-sending protocol entity, a control protocol data unit. The control protocol data unit can identify protocol data units destined to a data-receiving protocol entity. The method can also comprise providing in the control protocol data unit, for each of the identified protocol data units, a direct or indirect indication of at least one delay figure of a delivery path chosen for an initial transmission of the identified protocol data unit.
US09893867B2
Provided is a radio communication device which can prevent interference between SRS and PUCCH when the PUCCH transmission bandwidth fluctuates and suppress degradation of CQI estimation accuracy by the band where no SRS is transmitted. The device includes: an SRS code generation unit (201) which generates an SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) for measuring uplink line data channel quality; an SRS arrangement unit (202) which frequency-multiplexes the SRS on the SR transmission band and arranges it; and an SRS arrangement control unit (208) which controls SRS frequency multiplex so as to be uniform in frequency without modifying the bandwidth of one SRS multiplex unit in accordance with the fluctuation of the reference signal transmission bandwidth according to the SRS arrangement information transmitted from the base station and furthermore controls the transmission interval of the frequency-multiplexed SRS.
US09893865B2
The disclosure proposes a method of handling communication operation in communication system and related apparatus. According to one of the exemplary embodiments, the disclosure proposes a method of handling a communication operation of a mobile device in a wireless communication system, applicable to the mobile device which is configured with a plurality of serving cells comprising a first serving cell and a second serving cell by a network of the wireless communication system. The method would include receiving a first transmission in a first subframe via the first serving cell and decoding the first transmission; generating a decoding result in response to decoding the first transmission; transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) or negative-acknowledgement (NACK) in a second subframe, wherein the ACK or NACK corresponds to the decoding result; and receiving a second transmission in a third subframe via the second serving cell wherein the second transmission is a retransmission of the first transmission.
US09893860B2
Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting control information, to provide a control information sending manner based on a diversity transmission mode. The method for transmitting control information includes: determining the transmission of a plurality of enhanced control channel units (E-CCE) of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH), each E-CCE containing the same number of enhanced resource unit groups (E-REGs), and a plurality of E-REGs contained in each E-CCE respectively belonging to a different frequency resource block (RB); and bearing each piece of downlink control information (DCI) to be transmitted over the E-PDCCH into at least one E-CCE for transmission. It is realized that each portion of one piece of DCI is respectively borne onto a plurality of frequency bands corresponding to the E-PDCCH for transmission, improving the stability and reliability of DCI transmission.
US09893857B2
A method and an apparatus for generating a sequence including a demodulation reference signal (DM RS) and a preamble in device-to-device (D2D) communications are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a controller of an apparatus, a synchronization identify of a synchronization signal used for the D2D communication, obtaining a group identify of a communication group where a terminal belongs, generating a DM RS sequence for the D2D communication based on at least one of the synchronization identity and the group identity, mapping the DM RS sequence to predetermined symbol positions in a subframe, and transmitting the DM RS sequence from the terminal through the subframe.
US09893856B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. A method for receiving data by a user equipment (UE) in a cooperative multi-point (CoMP) wireless communication system includes receiving information indicating a transmission base station (BS) that actually transmits data among a plurality of BSs that participate in CoMP, receiving information about zero-power channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) of each of the plural BSs, and assuming that data is not mapped to a resource element of zero-power CSI-RS corresponding to the transmission BS and receiving the data through a physical downlink control channel (PDSCH).
US09893836B2
Systems and methods for transporting data between two endpoints over an encoded channel are disclosed. Data transmission units (data units) from the source network are received at an encoding component logically located between the endpoints. These first data units are subdivided into second data units and are transmitted to the destination network over the transport network. Also transmitted are encoded or extra second data units that allow the original first data units to be recreated even if some of the second data units are lost. These encoded second data units may be merely copies of the second data units transmitted, parity second data units, or second data units which have been encoded using erasure correcting coding. At the receiving endpoint, the second data units are received and are used to recreate the original first data units.
US09893835B2
Adaptive tuning techniques are provided for data communications in an Object Management Group (OMG) Real-Time Publish Subscribe (RTPS) Protocol operable over a communication network to provide good throughput/latency tradeoff as well as efficient bandwidth utilization. With this invention, latency under high throughput conditions can be reduced several times compared with the latency obtained with traditional non-adaptive approaches.
US09893825B1
Embodiments provide a vehicle comprising a wireless transceiver for transmitting a request for radio presets to a plurality of vehicles within a predetermined proximity of the vehicle; a processor for generating a list of local radio stations based on radio presets information received by the wireless transceiver and a user preference for prioritizing the stations; and an audio system for playing audio received from a selected one of the local radio stations. Embodiments also include a method in a vehicle comprising sending, via a wireless transceiver, a request for radio presets to a plurality of vehicles within a predetermined proximity of the vehicle; generating, using a processor, a list of local radio stations based on radio presets information received by the wireless transceiver and a user preference for prioritizing the stations; and playing, via an audio system, audio received from a selected one of the local radio stations.
US09893824B2
A method for simultaneously transmitting packets to one or more users in a wireless communication system includes: generating the packets which include length information and are to be transmitted to the one or more users; and simultaneously transmitting the generated packets to the one or more users. The length information includes information representing a unit of the length information and information representing lengths of the packets according to the unit.
US09893817B2
A programmable integrated circuit (IC) comprising a single body of semiconductor is disclosed. The IC comprises at least one optical transducer as an integral part of the programmable integrated circuit on the same body of semiconductor, the optical transducer being operable to receive an optical input indicative of programming instructions and at least one storage element communicatively coupled to the optical transducer and being operable to store thereon the programming instructions or an adaptation thereof. The programming instructions received via the optical input are configured to direct the operation of the IC.
US09893809B2
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for visible light communication using electrically switchable glass. The apparatus for visible light communication using the electrically switchable glass includes a reception unit for receiving a data signal, a control unit for generating current and voltage corresponding to the data signal and controlling the transmittance of the electrically switchable glass based on the current and the voltage, and a transmission unit for adjusting the brightness of visible light that passes through the glass based on the transmittance and performing visible light communication using the visible light that has passed through the glass.
US09893807B2
A method of providing data using visible light communication (VLC) and a VLC system therefor is provided, the method for easy utilization, in a user terminal, of information provided by a lighting apparatus based on a position at which the lighting apparatus is provided.
US09893801B2
A method is provided for transmitting an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) in a wireless communication system based on Time Division Duplex (TDD) in which M downlink subframe(s) are associated with an uplink subframe, where M is equal to or greater than one (1). A user equipment, configured with a plurality of serving cells, receives at least one downlink transport block in the M downlink subframe(s), and determines an ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block by using one of a plurality of pre-defined mapping rules. Each of the plurality of pre-defined mapping rules is set to define a mapping relation between M ACK/NACK state(s) for each of the plurality of serving cells and the ACK/NACK response based on M. The user equipment transmits the ACK/NACK response.
US09893798B2
Disclosed are ways for wirelessly connecting an aircraft at an airport. For example, a method for wirelessly communicating with an aircraft may include determining a proximity of an aircraft of a directional antenna system for wireless communication, determining availability of the directional antenna system for wireless communication with the aircraft, selecting the directional antenna system based on the determined proximity and availability, and providing instructions for the directional antenna system to communicate with the aircraft.
US09893797B2
This invention provides a wireless relay which derives power for operation from voltages connected to inputs to the relay. The wireless relay has a radio receiver, a microcontroller, control terminals, and switched terminals. Optionally, the wireless relay may further comprise a transmitter.
US09893792B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for reporting CSI in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: a step for configuring a plurality of serving cells; and a step for reporting the CSI of only one serving cell in a corresponding subframe, wherein the step for reporting the CSI of only one serving cell comprises: excluding reporting the CSI of a lower priority when CSI reports of the plurality of serving cells in the corresponding subframe collide; and excluding reporting the CSI of serving cells other than the serving cell having the smallest index when the CSI reports of different serving cells having the same priority in the corresponding subframe collide.
US09893782B2
A data processing apparatus and a data processing method are provided. The method includes inputting q data streams, where each data stream includes Msymb complex-valued modulation symbols of one code word, and q and Msymb are integers greater than or equal to 1. The method also includes determining an l×l matrix used by the Msymb complex-valued modulation symbols included in each data stream, where the l×l matrix is one of an l×l identity matrix and a circulant matrix of the l×l identity matrix, and l is a quantity of transport layers. Additionally, the method includes performing, by using the determined l×l matrix, layer permutation mapping on the Msymb complex-valued modulation symbols included in each data stream.
US09893779B2
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for channel calibration among multiple RRUs, and pertains to the field of communications technologies. The method includes self-calibrating two RRUs to obtain two self-calibration coefficient, exchanging calibration sequences between the two RRUs through an air interface, returning, by one RRU, the calibration sequence received from another RRU to the another RRU in the air interface, and acquiring a calibration coefficient of the another RRU according to the calibration sequences and the self-calibration coefficients.
US09893775B1
Systems and methods are described for enhanced multi-antenna transmission. At a multi-antenna system of a first access node, implicit transmit symbols are assigned to a plurality of antennas. At least two antennas are selected from the plurality of antennas to simultaneously transmit explicit symbols to a wireless device. The explicit symbols are used at the wireless device to decode the implicit transmit symbols.
US09893754B2
An electronic device case is provided. The electronic device includes a first case having a first groove and a second case. The second case includes a first body, a connection portion formed at the first body so as to be coupled with the first case when the first body is inserted into the first groove, and a card holding portion where a partition is formed to attach a card to the first body.
US09893750B2
RF filtering circuitry includes a first input/output node, a second input/output node, a common node, first filtering circuitry, second filtering circuitry, and transmit signal cancellation circuitry. The first filtering circuitry is coupled between the first input/output node and the common node, and is configured to pass RF transmit signals within one or more transmit signal frequency bands while attenuating signals outside the one or more transmit signal frequency bands. The second filtering circuitry is coupled between the second input/output node and the common node, and is configured to pass RF receive signals within one or more receive signal frequency bands while attenuating signals outside the one or more receive signal frequency bands. The transmit signal cancellation circuitry is coupled between the common node and the second input/output node and is configured to generate a transmit cancellation signal from the RF transmit signals.
US09893747B2
A modulator and demodulator pair may switch configurations without introducing errors as a result of the switch. Different configurations may, for example, correspond to different symbol rates and/or different amounts of controlled inter-symbol interference (ISI) introduced to the transmitted signal. For example, a first configuration may use be a near-zero ISI configuration (e.g., using Nyquist signaling) and a second configuration may introduce a significant (e.g., amount that would result in errors above a desired threshold if demodulation relied on symbol-by-symbol slicing) but controlled amount of ISI (e.g., using partial response or faster-than-Nyquist-rate signaling). Switching between modulator/demodulator configurations may be needed to maintain a stable link in the case of dynamic channels. At any given time, a modulator and demodulator pair may, for example, switch to a configuration that provides maximal throughput for the current channel conditions.
US09893746B2
A polynomial kernel generator is configured to mitigate nonlinearity in a receiver path from a transmitter path comprising a nonlinear component in a communication device or system. The polynomial kernel generator operates to generate polynomial kernels that can be utilized to model the nonlinearity as a function of a piecewise polynomial approximation applied to a nonlinear function of the nonlinearity. The polynomial kernel generator generates kernels in a multiplier less architecture with polynomial computations in a log domain using a fixed number of adders.
US09893744B1
Techniques for harmonizing wireless communications performed by a computing device which communicates using varying wireless communication standards are described herein. For instance, a computing device may include multiple chipsets with associated antennas that are configured to perform wireless communications using separate wireless standards which operate at overlapping frequencies. To avoid performance degradation experienced in simultaneous use cases with communications operating at overlapping frequencies, the multiple chipsets may be configured with logic to determine which communications are prioritized when multiple chipsets attempt to communicate simultaneously. The multiple chipsets may be communicatively coupled to coordinate their communications by prioritizing certain types of communications over other types of communications to avoid simultaneous communications in overlapping frequencies. In this way, multiple chipsets that communicate using different standards at overlapping frequencies may avoid performance issues experienced in simultaneous use cases, while performing the communications which are of a highest priority level.
US09893742B1
An information processing method for a computer for data compression, the method includes: performing projective transformation of a first numeric string corresponding to an input signal into a second numeric string which contains more components than the first numeric string and having a sum of squares of components as a predetermined value by using a plurality of projective parameters; and generating a bit string in which bits indicating positive and negative signs of the respective components of an operation result obtained by a vector product operation of the second numeric string obtained by the projective transformation and an observation matrix are arranged.
US09893741B2
A dual delta-sigma modulator includes a first modulator, a second modulator, and a shared amplifier coupled to the first and second modulators. The first modulator includes an integrator configured to generate a first modulator output signal. The second modulator includes a second integrator configured to generate a second modulator output signal. The shared amplifier is configured to assist the first integrator integrating a difference between a first analog input signal and a first modulator output signal from the first modulator during a first period of time and to assist the second integrator integrate a difference between a second analog input signal and a second modulator output signal from the second modulator during a second period of time.
US09893736B2
An analog to digital conversion device has a plurality of, two, for example, analog to digital converters, and a reference charge quantity interchange section arranged and configured to interchange, among the plurality of analog to digital converters, reference quantities of electric charge (e.g., reference currents or reference capacitances) to be used therein during an analog to digital conversion period.
US09893733B2
An oscillator includes: an integrated circuit including a circuit for oscillation; a resonator element; a circuit element; a heating element, and a container. The integrated circuit, the resonator element, and the heating element are arranged inside the container. The circuit element is arranged outside the container.
US09893728B2
A wideband highly-linear buffer circuit exhibiting a low output impedance comprises a first PFET (PFET1), a second PFET (PFET2), a first NFET (NFET1), and a second NFET (NFET2). Sources of PFET1 and PFET2 are coupled to VDD. PFET1's drain is coupled to an output lead. PFET2 acts as a current source. NFET1's drain is coupled to PFET2's drain and to PFET1's gate. NFET1's source is coupled to the output lead. NFET2's source is coupled to ground. NFET2's drain is coupled to NFET1's source and to the output lead. NFET1's gate is AC coupled to a first input lead. In a single-ended input example, NFET2's gate is AC coupled NFET1's drain. In a differential input example, NFET2's gate is AC coupled to a second input lead. In another differential input example, PFET2 is not just a current source, but rather PFET2's gate is AC coupled to the first input lead.
US09893727B1
An field programmable gate array (FPGA) includes a circuit implemented using the FPGA fabric. The FPGA further includes another circuit implemented as hardened circuitry. The FPGA also includes a configurable interface circuit that is adapted to couple together the two circuits.
US09893722B2
RF switching circuitry includes one or more RF switching elements, a control signal input node, a common resistor, and common resistor bypass circuitry. The one or more RF switching elements are coupled in series between a switch input node and a switch output node. A state of each one of the one or more switching elements is determined based on a control signal. The control signal input node is configured to receive the control signal. The common resistor is coupled between the control signal input node and the one or more RF switching elements. The common resistor bypass circuitry is configured to receive the switching control signal and bypass the common resistor for a predetermined time period following one or more of a leading edge of the switching control signal and a falling edge of the switching control signal.
US09893714B2
A FIR filter includes segment cells, each of which is configurable as an interpolation filter, a decimation filter, a symmetric filter, or an asymmetric filter. Two or more of the segment cells are configurable to be cascaded to form an interpolation filter, a decimation filter, a symmetric filter, an asymmetric filter, a complex symmetric filter, or a complex asymmetric filter. The FIR filter includes registers corresponding to the segment cells for storing coefficient values of the corresponding segment cells. The FIR filter further includes control circuits corresponding to the segment cells for generating control signals.
US09893705B2
An apparatus includes a self-coupled transformer, a first band stop filter and a tank circuit connected in series with the first band stop filter between first and second windings of the self-coupled transformer. An inductor of the tank circuit acts as an out-of-phase third winding of the self-coupled transformer.
US09893699B2
The present disclosure provides a system for the synthesis of external sound of a vehicle, the system comprising a hazard analysis unit configured to detect a collision hazard between the vehicle and at least one further road user, in particular an outside traffic participant; at least one electroacoustic transducer; and a sound processing unit configured to generate an audio signal representing an, in particular vehicle dependent, synthetic noise signal and to control the at least one electroacoustic transducer to output a synthetic external sound based on the audio signal, wherein the sound processing unit is configured to modify the audio signal to enhance the perceptibility of the synthetic external sound by the further road user upon detection of the collision hazard.
US09893678B2
An alternating current (AC) harness for a photovoltaic (PV) system includes a wire assembly having a first end and a second end, the wire assembly having a plurality of lead wires, and at least one AC connection module positioned at a location along a length of the wire assembly between the first end and the second end. Further, the at least one AC connection module includes a first connection terminal electrically coupled to the plurality of lead wires of the wire assembly and constructed to electrically couple the wire assembly with an output of a first PV module of the PV system. The at least one AC connection module also includes a second connection terminal electrically coupled to the plurality of lead wires of the wire assembly and constructed to electrically couple the wire assembly with an output of a second PV module of the PV system.
US09893670B2
A controller of an inverter control apparatus includes an A/D conversion unit that performs digital conversion of an input signal when a signal for either an A/D converter start trigger or an A/D converter start trigger is input thereinto; a first inverter control unit that generates the A/D converter start trigger which starts the A/D conversion unit, based on A/D converter start timing information and a first carrier signal; a second inverter control unit that generates the A/D converter start trigger which starts the A/D conversion unit, based on A/D converter start timing information and a second carrier signal; and an A/D start factor selection unit that receives either the A/D converter start trigger or the A/D converter start trigger and selects an A/D start factor at a predetermined period timing of an operation period of the first carrier signal and the second carrier signal.
US09893666B2
A method controls an angular speed of an induction motor by measuring a stator current and a stator voltage of the induction motor to determine an estimated stator current, an estimated rotor flux amplitude, and an estimated rotor speed. A first virtual control signal is based on a reference rotor speed and the estimated rotor speed. A second virtual control signal is based on the first virtual control signal and an estimated electromagnetic torque. A third virtual control signal is based on a reference rotor flux reference and the estimated rotor flux amplitude. A fourth virtual control signal is based on the third virtual control signal and an estimate of the third virtual control signal. Then, control input voltages are applied to the induction motor based on the second virtual control signal and the fourth virtual control signal.
US09893663B2
A fault protection circuit for an alternator is provided for preventing faults such as a prolonged full-field condition in the alternator. The fault protection circuit includes a safety switch that is opened when the alternator output voltage becomes too high, as may occur during a full-field condition caused by an electrical short, or when some other fault is detected within the alternator. The opening of this safety switch disconnects a supply voltage feeding an excitation current control switch. The excitation current control switch normally adjusts an excitation current provided to a rotor in the alternator, in order to regulate a voltage output from the alternator. By providing a safety switch that disconnects the supply voltage for the rotor excitation in the alternator, the alternator output voltage may be prevented from reaching excessive levels that may damage devices in an electrical system and a battery coupled to the alternator.
US09893659B2
A circuit includes a driver circuit having a high side switch device and a low side switch device coupled to a load voltage node and a motor winding output. A controller operates the high side switch device and the low side switch device. The controller operates in a normal mode to supply current to the motor winding output for driving a motor winding when an external power supply is available to supply the load voltage node. In response to detecting a loss of the external power supply, the controller operates the high side switch device and the low side switch device in a boost mode to utilize a back electromotive force (BEMF) voltage from the motor winding to supply current to the load voltage node.
US09893657B2
A vehicle includes one or more inverter-fed electric machines such as permanent magnet synchronous motors. A controller operates an inverter in either six-step mode or PWM mode depending upon motor speed, motor torque, and the inverter input voltage. A method of selecting the operating mode may determine a transition threshold based on the ratio of rotor speed to inverter input voltage, reducing the approximation error associated with multi-dimensional lookup tables. When the speed and voltage vary while maintaining a constant ratio and constant torque, the transition threshold does not change. Consequently, the controller remains in the same mode.
US09893654B2
Embodiments of the invention provide an energy harvesting mechanism comprising a central conductive element and a plurality of transductive elements. Each transductive element is positioned to be in contact with a corresponding peripheral length segment of the central conductive element. Also each transductive element is deformable in a characteristic radial direction to convert its deformation into a corresponding electrical signal. The plurality of transductive elements are arranged so that any one of the plurality of transductive elements is capable of being deformed in the characteristic radial direction to trigger the corresponding electrical signal. Embodiments of the mechanism can be used for harvesting energy from a variety of bio-kinetic events such as a heartbeat, respiration, muscle contraction or other movement. Such embodiments can be used for powering a variety of implanted medical devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators and various monitoring devices.
US09893643B1
In a semiconductor module, at least one snubber circuit module is attachable/detachable to/from an interior communicated with a snubber-circuit-connecting opening; a plurality of snubber-circuit electrodes for electrically connecting with the at least one snubber circuit module are joined with a circuit pattern; the plurality of snubber-circuit electrodes are disposed in the interior of the snubber-circuit-connecting opening; in a state that the snubber circuit module is attached in the interior of the snubber-circuit-connecting opening, the snubber circuit module does not stick out from an outer surface of an outer enclosure member, the plurality of snubber-circuit electrodes are in surface-contact with electrodes in the side of the snubber circuit module, respectively; and the snubber-circuit-connecting opening and the interior are not overlapped with the at least one semiconductor element in a planar view.
US09893641B2
In an upper phase module 2, a second electrode terminal 24V is located at a center C1 of the upper phase module 2, and a first electrode terminal 24U and a third electrode terminal 24W, and a first P terminal 25P and a second P terminal 26P are located so as to be symmetric with respect to the second electrode terminal 24V in an X-direction. The first electrode terminal 24U, the second electrode terminal 24V, the third electrode terminal 24W, the first P terminal 25P and the second P terminal 26P of the upper phase module 2 are located at the same positions as those of a fourth electrode terminal 34U, a fifth electrode terminal 34V, a sixth electrode terminal 34W, a first N terminal 35N and a second N terminal 36N of a lower phase module 3, respectively, in the X-direction.
US09893635B2
An isolated switching converter includes a transformer, a primary circuit, a rectifying circuit and an optocoupler with a photo-sensitive device and a light emitting device, wherein the light emitting device has a first terminal coupled to an output voltage of the switching converter. A method for controlling the switching converter includes: sensing the output voltage and generating a voltage feedback signal; generating an error amplifying signal based on a reference signal and the voltage feedback signal, and providing the error amplifying signal to a second terminal of the light emitting device; disconnecting the error amplifying signal from the second terminal of the light emitting device if the error amplifying signal becomes lower than a first threshold voltage; and reconnecting the error amplifying signal to the second terminal of the light emitting device when the voltage reference signal becomes lower than a second threshold voltage.
US09893634B2
A power conversion circuit includes a high-side MOSFET and a low-side MOSFET. A conduction terminal of the high-side MOSFET is coupled to a conduction terminal of the low-side MOSFET at a half-bridge (HB) circuit node. The high-side MOSFET is switched off. Voltage potential transitions of the HB circuit node are counted while the high-side MOSFET and low-side MOSFET are off. Assertion of a control signal to the low-side MOSFET is postponed for two voltage potential transitions of the HB circuit node after the high-side MOSFET is switched off. The low-side MOSFET is switched off by de-asserting the control signal to the low-side MOSFET. Switching on the high-side MOSFET is postponed for two voltage potential transitions of the HB circuit node after switching off the low-side MOSFET.
US09893624B2
A power supply unit includes: a transformer; a primary component that constitutes a primary circuit connected to the transformer; a secondary component that constitutes a secondary circuit connected to the transformer; a choke coil; a base plate including the transformer, the primary component, the secondary component and the choke coil; a metal plate connected to the base plate; and a connecting member connecting the primary component and the transformer. The primary component and the transformer are laminated to constitute a first laminating body. A part of the metal plate is disposed closer to the transformer than the primary component, and the metal plate and the transformer are electrically connected by a ground line. A connection point between the ground line and the metal plate is located closer to the transformer than the primary component.
US09893623B2
A “windowless” H-bridge buck-boost switching converter includes a regulation circuit with an error amplifier which produces a ‘comp’ signal, a comparison circuit which compares ‘comp’ with a ‘ramp’ signal, and logic circuitry which receives the comparison circuit output and a mode control signal indicating whether the converter is to operate in buck mode or boost mode and operates the primary or secondary switching elements to produce the desired output voltage in buck or boost mode, respectively. A ‘ramp’ signal generation circuit operates to shift the ‘ramp’ signal up by a voltage Vslp(p−p)+Vhys when transitioning from buck to boost mode, and to shift ‘ramp’ back down by Vslp(p−p)+Vhys when transitioning from boost to buck mode, thereby enabling the converter to operate in buck mode or boost mode only, with no need for an intermediate buck-boost region.
US09893622B2
A multi-level, step-up converter circuit includes an inductor including one terminal in communication with an input voltage supply. N transistor pairs are connected in series, where N is an integer greater than one. First and second transistors of a first pair of the N transistor pairs are connected together at a node. The node is in communication with another terminal of the inductor. Third and fourth transistors of a second pair of the N transistor pairs are connected to the first and second transistors, respectively. (N−1) capacitors have terminals connected between the N transistor pairs, respectively. An output capacitor has a terminal in communication with at least one transistor of the N transistor pair.
US09893614B2
A method includes generating a control signal for controlling a switch element, and determining at each switching cycle alternation of an ON interval with storage of energy in the inductor element starting from an input voltage, and an OFF interval with transfer of the energy stored in an inductor element into a storage element on which an output voltage is present. The method includes when the inductor current reaches the first threshold value before the end of a first interval, determining the end of the ON interval at the end of the first interval. The method includes following detection of the ON interval having a duration equal to the first interval, the detection being indicative of a possible short-circuit condition at output, determining the OFF interval having a second duration equal to a lengthened interval longer than the first duration.
US09893609B1
A method is provided of operating a resonant converter, the converter having a controller and power stage and providing an output voltage, by determining a characteristic frequency of the power stage. The characteristic frequency is defined as a natural oscillation frequency of the power stage observed right after the power stage control signals from the controller are disabled. The converter is operated at the characteristic frequency during ramp-up or ramp-down of the converter output voltage and/or during overload or input overvoltage conditions.
US09893608B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, when a power supply device having first and second amplification units which share an energy storage element is used, it is possible to reduce voltage stress of a semiconductor device and to consistently maintain output voltage outputted to the first and second amplification units while individually adjusting the amplification rates of the first and second amplification units.
US09893601B2
A brush plate has an insulating substrate, at least one pair of brushes mounted on the insulating substrate, and a conductor for supplying power to the brushes. The conductor includes at least one overheat protection portion having a smaller cross sectional area than adjacent portions of the conductor. By integrally forming the overheat protection portions on the conductors, no extra overheat protection device is required. Preferably, the overheat protection portion has a bent structure. The bent structure may be U-shape, Z-shape, M-shape or wave-shape. The bent structure can increase the anti-shock capability of the conductor and shorten the response time of the overheat protection portion.
US09893600B2
Insulating objects arranged in parallel between adjacent element wire conductors of a plurality of the element wire conductors in a circumferential direction of the rotating electrical machine on each of both sides interposing a dislocating portion of the element wire conductor and linearly extending along the adjacent element wire conductors; a storage space formed between the linear insulating objects arranged in parallel at each of the both sides interposing the dislocating portion; and a temperature detection sensor configured to detect a temperature of the element wire conductors and stored in the storage spaces at each of the both sides interposing the dislocating portion across both sides interposing the dislocating portion are provided, wherein the hardness of the insulating objects is lower than the hardness of the element wire conductors, whereby the types of the rotating electrical machine to which the temperature detection sensor can be applied may be extensively increased.
US09893592B2
A rotating electric machine includes: a rotation shaft; a bearing retaining the rotation shaft; an electromagnetic brake that is provided on an outer peripheral side of the rotation shaft and is located between the bearing and a rotor, the electromagnetic brake locking the rotation shaft during non-excitation and releasing the locking during excitation; a magnetic-flux shielding unit provided on an outer peripheral side of the electromagnetic brake; and a slidable contact unit that is provided so as to be in contact with the magnetic-flux shielding unit and the rotation shaft and comes into contact with the magnetic-flux shielding unit and the rotation shaft at least at two locations on the bearing side and the rotor side, wherein a magnetic field generated from the electromagnetic brake forms a closed circuit through the rotation shaft, the magnetic-flux shielding unit, and the slidable contact unit.
US09893580B2
A rotor for a rotary electric machine includes a plurality of magnetic poles in a rotor core, a side barrier as a magnetic air gap, an air gap section as a magnetic air gap. Each of the plurality of magnetic poles includes a magnet insertion hole, a permanent magnet. The side barrier is provided at a portion adjacent to a circumferential end face of the permanent magnet and includes a projection barrier portion projecting radially outwardly from an extension line extending from an outer peripheral surface of the permanent magnet. The air gap section is provided at an area which is spaced apart from the projection barrier portion and the magnet insertion hole and faces a peripheral edge of a circumferentially central side of the magnetic pole with respect to the projection barrier portion and a circumferential end of the outer peripheral surface of the permanent magnet.
US09893576B2
A brushless motor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a field magnet member. The first rotor core includes primary projecting pieces arranged along a circumferential direction at equal intervals. The second rotor core has the same shape as the first rotor core, and includes secondary projecting pieces arranged along the circumferential direction at equal intervals. The secondary projecting pieces are positioned between the primary projecting pieces that are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction. The field magnet member is arranged between the first rotor core and the second rotor core. The field magnet member is magnetized along an axial direction to generate primary magnetic poles in the primary projecting pieces, and generate secondary magnetic poles in the secondary projecting pieces. A rotor includes the first rotor core, the second rotor core, and the field magnet member.
US09893574B2
A multi-degree of freedom spherical actuator includes a spherical stator, a first coil, a second coil, an armature, and a plurality of magnets. The spherical stator has a first axis of symmetry, a second axis of symmetry, and a third axis of symmetry. The first, second, and third axes of symmetry are disposed perpendicular to each other. The first coil is wound on the spherical stator about the first axis of symmetry, and the second coil is wound on the spherical stator about the second axis of symmetry. The armature is spaced apart from, and surrounds at least a portion of, the spherical stator. The armature has an inner surface and is movable relative to the spherical stator. The magnets are coupled to, and extend from, the inner surface of the armature, and each of the magnets is spaced apart from the spherical stator.
US09893572B2
A mover and stator assembly of an electric machine includes at least one stator and at least one rotor. Each stator includes multiple magnetic components each including a first surface and a salient portion protruding from the first surface. The rotor includes multiple second magnetic components each including a second surface and a groove located on the second surface. The first surfaces face the second surfaces, and the width of each salient portion is less than that of each groove.
US09893571B2
In a permanent magnet type electric rotating machine, a rotor is arranged in a Halbach array, a main magnet magnetized in the radial direction is formed of a rare-earth magnet and an auxiliary magnet magnetized in the circumferential direction is formed of a ferrite magnet, and a gap is provided between the main magnet and the auxiliary magnet; as a result, the quantity of utilized rare-earth magnets is reduced without the output torque of the electric rotating machine being decreased.
US09893570B2
A system for contactless energy and data transfer has mobile and base parts. The mobile part contains a mobile part transmitter/receiver device transmitting and receiving a data signal, a mobile part transceiver and a current supply having a mobile part resonant circuit receiving an energy signal. The base part contains a base part resonant circuit for emitting the energy signal from an energy signal generator to provide a supply voltage to the current supply, a base part transmitter/receiver device receiving and transmitting the data signal, a base part transceiver, and a pulse width modulator. An impulse width modulator provides the pulse width-modulated signal which cyclically operates the energy signal generator to emit the energy signal in pulse bundles. A parameter specification provides a control signal setting at least one parameter of the pulse width-modulated signal to a value where sufficient energy transfer occurs to provide the supply voltage.
US09893568B2
A wireless power transmitter for transmitting a power signal to a wireless power receiver is disclosed. The transmitter includes a transmission antenna, an inverter circuit including a plurality of switches; and a control circuit configured to demodulate a control signal received by the transmission antenna from the transmitter and control the inverter circuit based on power control data included in the control signal. The control circuit is configured to select among a first, second and third mode. For example, in the first mode in which a first pair including first and second switches and a second pair including third and fourth switches are both complementarily switched at a duty ratio of 50%, and a phase difference of the first pair and the second pair is changed between a minimum value and a maximum value depending on a transmission power, and the inverter circuit performs a full-bridge operation.
US09893564B2
An R.F. energy collection circuit, provides a low-loss R.F. front end tuned to minimize lost power in R.F. bands commonly used for communications for passing substantially coherent R.F. signals received therefrom, a rectifier circuit coupled to receive coherent R.F. energy from the front end, and an energy storage circuit coupled to receive energy from the rectifier circuit.
US09893558B2
Disclosed are a wireless charging apparatus and method, wherein the device includes: a receiving coil, connected to a dynamic matching circuit, and the dynamic matching circuit includes a control circuit and at least one kind of matching circuit; the control circuit is connected to the at least one kind of matching circuit; the control circuit is configured to: transmit a control signal for controlling ON and OFF of the at least one kind of matching circuit. The apparatus and method solve the problem of using different wireless charging standards to perform wireless charging and realize a flexible wireless charging mechanism.
US09893554B2
The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits a power transmission signal (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. At least one receiver can be connected to or integrated into electronic devices and receive power from the pocket of energy. The transmitter can locate the at least one receiver in a three-dimensional space using a communication medium (e.g., Bluetooth technology). The transmitter generates a waveform to create a pocket of energy around each of the at least one receiver. The transmitter uses an algorithm to direct, focus, and control the waveform in three dimensions. The receiver can convert the transmission signals (e.g., RF signals) into electricity for powering an electronic device. Accordingly, the embodiments for wireless power transmission can allow powering and charging a plurality of electrical devices without wires.
US09893552B2
A charging circuit may include a battery unit in which a rechargeable battery is mounted; a charging unit configured to provide a charging current to the rechargeable battery in the battery unit, based on a direct current (DC) voltage converted from an alternating current (AC) voltage, and configured to charge the rechargeable battery; and/or a controller configured to control the charging unit such that the charging unit provides the rechargeable battery with a first charging current following a first current profile in a first charging mode as the charging current at least in a first period of the first charging mode, based on the charging current, a battery voltage of the rechargeable battery, and a temperature of the rechargeable battery, wherein the first current profile is smaller than an available maximum current in the first period.
US09893546B2
A direct current power supply circuit includes an alternating-current power supply; a rectification circuit for generating a direct-current voltage from an alternating-current voltage; a charging switch having an input terminal connected to the rectification circuit, the charging switch outputting an output voltage according to an input value input to a control terminal; a capacitor and a control circuit, which are connected to an output terminal; and a charging switch control circuit for generating a switch-on signal when the output voltage is equal to or lower than a first reference voltage value, and for generating a switch-off signal when the output voltage is equal to or higher than a second reference voltage value higher than the first reference voltage value, wherein a charging period setting circuit including at least one of the rectification circuit and the charging switch control circuit sets a charging period in which a charging current flows into the capacitor and a non-charging period in which the charging current does not flow, and in a case where the switch-on signal is generated during the charging period, the charging current flows through the charging switch when the direct-current voltage becomes equal to or higher than the output voltage, and in a case where the switch-on signal is generated during the non-charging period, the charging current does not flow through the charging switch even if the direct-current voltage becomes equal to or higher than the output voltage.
US09893528B2
A method of controlling voltage balancing of a modular multi-level converter is provided. The method includes receiving state information on each of n sub modules in an arm module, grouping the n sub modules into m sub module groups, receiving first state information on each of sub modules in a first one of the m sub module groups, among the state information on each of the n sum modules, receiving second state information on each of sub modules not included in the first sub module group, among state information on each of the n sum modules previously stored in a memory, controlling switching of a sub module by using the first state information and the second state information, and updating the memory with the first state information.
US09893523B2
Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for controlling an energy delivery system including providing an energy management system (EMS) having an automatic generation control (AGC) system including a load frequency control (LFC) module and an economic dispatch (ED) module; determining a regulation requirement based upon a predefined set of nested system control zones and a current area control error (ACE); determining regulation allocation based on a pre-defined set of gain factors associated with the nested system control zones; and implementing corrections to the operation of the energy delivery system based upon solution results of the determined regulation allocation. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US09893516B2
An ESD protection circuit, which is coupled between either an I/O pad or a power pad and a ground terminal, includes a non-snapback device and a snapback device. When the voltage across the non-snapback device is not less than the non-snapback trigger voltage, the non-snapback device is turned on. When the voltage across the snapback device is not less than the snapback trigger voltage, the snapback device is turned on, and the voltage across the snapback device is held at the snapback holding voltage, in which the snapback holding voltage is less than the snapback trigger voltage. The non-snapback device and the snapback device are cascaded.
US09893512B2
Damages to the rectifying MOSFET in the secondary side of voltage converters are reduced or eliminated by inserting intermediary steps between detecting a dropping in the converter output voltage VCC and activating the under voltage lock out (UVLO) circuitry. During the intermediary steps, the timing for switching off the MOSFET is advanced to prevent the current flow in the MOSFET from reversing its direction.
US09893509B2
According to one embodiment, a switch includes a first element with a first withstand voltage, a second element whose withstand voltage is lower than the first withstand voltage, a diode which is connected between a positive electrode of the first element and a positive electrode of the second element in such a manner that a direction from the positive electrode of the second element toward the positive electrode of the first element is a forward direction and whose withstand voltage is equal to the first withstand voltage, a negative electrode of the first element and a negative electrode of the second element being connected, and a circuit configured to apply a positive voltage to the positive terminal output a pulse lower than the first withstand voltage when the first element goes off.
US09893503B2
An electrical box assembly includes an outer box having a sidewall and a front opening. A sleeve having an inner surface is received in the front opening of the outer box and selectively extendable in respect of the outer box. A mounting plate is disposed on the inner surface of the sleeve. The mounting plate cooperates with the sleeve to selectively position the sleeve in respect of the outer box.
US09893500B2
A hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system may include a plurality of electric pumps fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation and powered by at least one electric motor, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation; at least one generator electrically coupled to the plurality of electric pumps so as to generate electricity for use by the plurality of electric pumps; and at least one switchgear electrically coupled to the at least one generator and configured to distribute an electrical load between the plurality of electric pumps and the at least one generator.
US09893497B2
In some aspects, a spark plug includes a spark gap in an enclosure of the spark plug. The spark plug includes a passage in the interior of the enclosure. During operation of the engine, the passage directs flow through the spark gap, primarily away from a combustion chamber end of the enclosure. The passage can direct flow at a velocity of 5 meters/second or greater.
US09893489B2
After forming a monolithically integrated device including a laser and a modulator on a semiconductor substrate, an anti-reflection coating layer is formed over the monolithically integrated device and the semiconductor substrate by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. The anti-reflection coating layer is lithographically patterned so that an anti-reflection coating is only present on exposed surfaces of the modulator. After forming an etch stop layer portion to protect the anti-reflection coating, a high reflection coating layer is formed over the etch stop layer, the laser and the semiconductor structure by ALD and lithographically patterned to provide a high reflection coating that is formed solely on a non-output facet of the laser.
US09893487B2
A device and method for tuning a ring resonator using self-heating stabilization is provided. A light source is controlled to produce an optical signal, input to an optical ring resonator, at a power where self-heating shifts a resonance wavelength of the optical ring resonator by at least 10 picometers, the self-heating comprising absorption in the optical ring resonator of optical power from a received optical signal. Prior to using the optical ring resonator at least one of modulate and filter the optical signal at the optical ring resonator, a heater of the optical ring resonator is controlled to an operating temperature at which the resonance wavelength of the optical ring resonator is greater than a respective wavelength of the optical signal.
US09893486B2
An injection-seeded whispering gallery mode optical amplifier. The amplifier includes a micro or nanoscale whispering gallery mode resonator configured to amplify a whispering gallery mode therein via a gain medium separated from the whispering gallery mode resonator but within the evanescent field of the whispering gallery mode resonator. A pump stimulates the whispering gallery mode. A plasmonic surface couples power into the whispering gallery mode resonator.
US09893472B1
A pluggable connector with anti-electromagnetic interference capability is disclosed in this invention, which includes a socket housing, multiple terminal assemblies and a shielding case. The socket housing includes an insulating base and an anti-EMI block. The insulating base and the anti-EMI block can be combined together to form an upper circuit board slot and a lower circuit board slot. These terminal assemblies are mounted in the socket housing and include multiple signal terminal assemblies and multiple ground terminal assemblies, which are arranged side by side in the order of ground-signal-signal. The shielding case has an upper port and a lower port, which are respectively aligned with the upper circuit board slot and the lower circuit board slot. The pluggable connector of the present invention has a good anti-electromagnetic interference capability by an anti-EMI block.
US09893469B2
A connector device comprises a connector and a mating connector. The connector comprises a housing formed with an axis portion and holding a power terminal and a detection terminal. The mating connector comprises a mating housing formed with a mating axis portion and holding a mating power terminal and a mating detection terminal. When the axis portion and the mating axis portion are combined, the connector is turnable from an opened position to a closed position via a predetermined position. When the connector is located at the opened position, the power terminal and the detection terminal are unconnected to the mating power terminal and the mating detection terminal, respectively. When the connector is turned to the predetermined position, the power terminal is connected to the mating power terminal. When the connector is turned to the closed position, the detection terminal is connected to the mating detection terminal.
US09893465B2
A sliding latch release mechanism for a latched cable connector. The sliding latch release mechanism includes a fixed portion which is configured to fit securely around a latched cable connector, the latched cable connector having a latch release mechanism. The sliding latch release further includes a slideable portion which is housed within the fixed portion and is configured to move within a slot on the fixed portion. When slid back and forth, the slideable portion of the latch release mechanism engages the latch of the latched cable connector and releases the latch so the latched cable may be unplugged.
US09893464B2
A connector includes an outer housing, an inner housing provided with an engagement latch, a slide channel, and rails each being a groove, and a sliding member provided with support arms engaged with the respective rails, and a protrusion to latch the engagement latch. The slide channel is formed with a slide surface extending along the rail. The support arms each include a lower surface facing the slide surface, and an upper surface inclined relative to the slide surface. The groove forming the rail is formed as a recess including a bottom surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. The second side surface faces the upper surface of the support arm, and is formed at an inclination angle corresponding to that of the upper surface.
US09893462B2
A connector (F) includes a housing (10), terminal fittings (72) fixed to front end parts of wires (71) and inserted into the housing (10) from behind and a slack holding portion (43) formed on the housing (10) and configured to hold the wires (71) drawn out backward from the housing (10) in a slackened state. If the wire (71) vibrates behind the housing (10), the wire (71) held in the slackened state by the slack holding portion (43) is resiliently deformed to change a curvature thereof near the housing (10). Vibration energy of the wire (71) is attenuated by the wire (71) itself being resiliently deformed.
US09893460B2
A system includes a first mating component formed from a self-passivating transition metal to supply power. The self-passivating transition metal has a property of forming a non-conductive passivation layer when immersed in water. A second mating component formed from a self-passivating transition metal provides a return path for the power and forms the non-conductive passivation layer when immersed in the water.
US09893459B2
An electrical connector, for mounting to an electrical device which has a mating hole and a stepped portion located at a rear end of the mating hole to form a receiving space therebetween, includes: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion; plural conductive contacts affixed to the insulative housing; a shielding plate affixed to the insulative housing; a shell attached to the insulative housing to form a mating room and adapted for assembling to the receiving space; and a sealer enclosing a front end of the shell and adapted for resisting against the stepped portion; wherein the tongue portion extends out of the mating room and stretches into the mating hole.
US09893456B2
An electrical device includes a shutter support structure having a return position, at least one blocking position and an open position. A first shutter element is configured to rotate about a first dimensional axis within a predetermined angular range while being translated in two-dimensions between the return position to the open position, each of the two dimensions being orthogonal to the first dimensional axis. A second shutter assembly includes a second shutter element coupled to the first shutter element, the first shutter element allowing the second shutter portion to move in a first direction parallel to the first dimensional axis when the first shutter element is in the open position, the first shutter element being configured to drive the second shutter element in a second direction parallel to the first dimensional axis when the first shutter element is being translated into the return position.
US09893452B2
Contact structures that are readily manufactured, where contacts in the contact structures provide a sufficient normal force while consuming a minimal amount of surface area, depth, and volume in an electronic device.
US09893447B2
An information handling system may include a first member, a second member hingedly coupled to the first member via a hinge, a coaxial cable, and a grounding jacket. The coaxial cable may have a ground sheath and a signal wire internal to the ground sheath, wherein an axis of the signal wire is substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the hinge and wherein the coaxial cable comprises an exposed portion in which the ground sheath is exposed externally to the coaxial cable. The grounding jacket may be mechanically coupled to the first member and the second member, wherein the grounding jacket may be configured to mechanically support the coaxial cable and electrically couple to an electrically conductive portion of at least one of the first member and the second member and to the ground sheath at the exposed portion in order to create an electrically conductive path between the ground sheath and the electrically conductive portion via the grounding jacket.
US09893446B1
A high speed connector includes a housing, an insulating core inserted into the housing, a plurality of first conductive terminals and a plurality of second conductive terminals fixed on the insulating core, and a shielding member. The first conductive terminals arranged in one row parallel to a width direction includes two differential signal terminals and two grounding terminals respectively arranged at two opposite outer sides of the differential signal terminals. The shielding member includes a base portion detachably assembled to the housing and a metallic coating layer coated on the base portion. The metallic coating layer contacts the two grounding terminals to establish an electrical connection between the two grounding terminals. The metallic coating layer is arranged at the two opposite outer sides of the differential signal terminals, and the metallic coating layer is configured to shield the differential signal terminals in the width direction.
US09893445B1
A connector assembly includes an electrical connector and an adapter board. The electrical connector includes an insulating body having an insertion space and first terminals disposed in the insulating body. Each first terminal has a first contacting portion exposed to the insertion space and a first soldering portion soldered to a circuit board. The adapter board is inserted in the insertion space, one end of which having first and second conducting regions located on upper and lower surfaces thereof. The first conducting region has first contact pads conducts the first contacting portions. Second terminals are arranged on the lower surface, each having a second contacting portion and a second soldering portion. The second conducting region has second contact pads conducts the second soldering portions. The second contacting portions conduct the circuit board. The first and second terminals are staggered in a vertical direction.
US09893442B2
The present invention relates to an actuator that has a specific structure, and is molded from a resin composition, in which the resin composition contains a liquid crystal polyester having a specific repeating unit and a filling material, an amount of the repeating unit including a 2,6-naphthylene group is 40 mol % or more with respect to a total number of moles of all repeating units configuring the liquid crystal polyester, and an amount of the filling material is less than 55 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the liquid crystal polyester and the filling material.
US09893439B2
It is aimed to provide a terminal fitting capable of preventing a large force from acting on joint portions of a wire connecting portion and another constituent component formed separately from the wire connecting portion. The terminal fitting includes a wire connecting portion (10) to be connected to an end part of a wire (30) and another constituent component (20) formed separately from the wire connecting portion (10) and to be arranged in front of the wire connecting portion (10). The other constituent component (20) includes a joint piece (24) to be overlapped on the wire connecting portion (10) and joined. A part of the wire connecting portion (10) behind a part to be crimped to a core (31) of the wire (30) is joined to the joint piece (24).
US09893438B1
A system can include a first portion of a fabric fastener, a second portion of the fabric fastener, wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured to mechanically connect with each other and to resist separation from each other once connected, and wherein the first and second portions include a plurality of corresponding electrical contacts configured to form a plurality of individual electrical connections when the first portion is mechanically connected with the second portion.
US09893429B2
An antenna comprising a conductive base comprising a west edge, an east edge, a north edge, a south edge, and a center axis, a left slot of nonconductive material extending from the south edge toward the north edge and positioned between the west edge and the center axis, and a right slot of nonconductive material extending from the south edge toward the north edge and positioned between the east edge and the center axis.
US09893424B2
A dual mode antenna including: a wireless communication coil connection terminal; a wireless communication loop antenna electrically connected to the wireless communication connection terminal, and including a loop-shaped wireless communication coil; a wireless power transmission coil arranged inside the wireless communication loop antenna to be electrically disconnected from the wireless communication loop antenna, and configured to wirelessly transmit or receive power; a wireless power transmission coil connection terminal electrically connected to the wireless power transmission coil; and an extension pattern configured to electrically connect the wireless power transmission coil and the wireless power transmission coil connection terminal to each other, and arranged not to overlap with the wireless communication loop antenna.
US09893423B2
Provided is a device for performing at least one of detection and emission of electromagnetic waves, including a plurality of antennas, in which a first antenna includes a first radiating element and a first electronic element electrically connected to the first radiating element, and is sensitive to a first frequency band, and in which a second antenna includes a second radiating element and a second electronic element electrically connected to the second radiating element, and is sensitive to a second frequency band. At least a part of the second radiating element is arranged inside the first radiating element.
US09893411B2
The invention relates to electrical activity sensor attachable to a power cable of an electrical device for detecting an impulse generated in the power cable in response to a change in electrical power state of the electrical device. The electrical activity sensor includes an antenna assembly having an antenna element operable to magnetically couple with an electrical pulse generated in the power cable to induce an electrical signal in response to a change in electrical power state of the electrical device. The antenna element is shaped in a plurality of loops.
US09893409B2
A branch-line coupler suitable for use in mobile devices includes a first, second, third, and fourth ports, respectively acting as input, transmitted, coupled, and isolated port. A first, second, third, and fourth connection parts are connected to the ports and transmission lines. First and second bent transmission lines are electrically connected between first and second ports. Third and fourth bent transmission lines are electrically connected between third and fourth ports. A first long strip transmission line is electrically connected between the first port and the fourth port. A second long strip transmission line is electrically connected between the second port and the third port. The branch-line coupler occupies a small area and has high performance.
US09893407B2
A directional coupler includes: a main line connecting a first port and a second port; first to third subline sections each of which is formed of a line configured to be electromagnetically coupled to the main line; a first matching section provided between the first subline section and the second subline section; a second matching section provided between the second subline section and the third saline section; and a stack for integrating these components. The stack includes a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductor layers stacked on each other. Each of the first and second matching sections includes two inductors each formed using one or more of the conductor layers, and a capacitor formed using two or more of the conductor layers.
US09893394B2
A method includes estimating, for a given battery cell of a plurality of battery cells, an internal resistance, estimating, for the given battery cell, an open-circuit voltage, determining a target output voltage for the given battery cell, determining a target discharge current for the given battery cell, determining a target internal resistance for the given battery cell based on the estimated open-circuit voltage for the given battery cell, the target output voltage for the given battery cell, and the target discharge current for the given battery cell, determining a target cell temperature for the given battery cell based on the target internal resistance for the given battery cell, and controlling a flow of coolant adjacent to the given battery cell based on the target temperature for the given battery cell.
