US09899333B2
A crack-stopping structure includes a semiconductor wafer comprising a plurality of dies defined by a plurality of scribe line regions, a plurality of metal patterns formed in the scribe line regions, and a plurality of groups of through silicon holes (TSHs) formed in the scribe line regions. The wafer further includes a front side and a back side, and the TSHs respectively include at least a bottom opening formed in the bottom side of the wafer. The groups of TSHs are formed between the metal patterns and the dies.
US09899330B2
Flexible integrated circuit (IC) modules, flexible IC devices, and methods of making and using flexible IC modules are presented herein. A flexible integrated circuit module is disclosed which includes a flexible substrate and a semiconductor die attached to the flexible substrate. An encapsulating layer, which is attached to the flexible substrate, includes a thermoplastic resin and/or a polyimide adhesive encasing therein the semiconductor die. The encapsulating layer may be an acrylic-based thermally conductive and electrically isolating polyimide adhesive. Optionally, the encapsulating layer may be a B-stage FR-4 glass-reinforced epoxy thermoplastic polymer or copolymer or blend. The die may be embedded between two flexible substrates, each of which includes a layer of flexible polymer, such as a polyimide sheet, with two layers of conductive material, such as copper cladding, disposed on opposing sides of the layer of flexible polymer.
US09899329B2
An electronic component array includes a backplane substrate, and a plurality of integrated circuit elements on the backplane substrate. Each of the integrated circuit elements includes a chiplet substrate having a connection pad and a conductor element on a surface thereof. The connection pad and the conductor element are electrically separated by an insulating layer that exposes at least a portion of the connection pad. At least one of the integrated circuit elements is misaligned on the backplane substrate relative to a desired position thereon. A plurality of conductive wires are provided on the backplane substrate including the integrated circuit elements thereon, and the connection pad of each of the integrated circuit elements is electrically connected to a respective one of the conductive wires notwithstanding the misalignment of the at least one of the integrated circuit elements. Related fabrication methods are also discussed.
US09899327B2
A method includes forming a dielectric layer and forming a metallic conductor at least partially in the dielectric layer. Formation of the metallic conductor at least partially in the dielectric layer includes performing a planarization process. The method further includes treating respective surface areas of the dielectric layer and the metallic conductor, after the planarization process, to modify the respective surface areas of the dielectric layer and the metallic conductor. In one example, the surface treatment is a neutral atom beam treatment.
US09899322B2
A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. First, a substrate is provided, in which the substrate includes a first metal gate and a second metal gate thereon, a first hard mask on the first metal gate and a second hard mask on the second metal gate, and a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first metal gate and the second metal gate. Next, the first hard mask and the second hard mask are used as mask to remove part of the first ILD layer for forming a recess, and a patterned metal layer is formed in the recess, in which the top surface of the patterned metal layer is lower than the top surfaces of the first hard mask and the second hard mask.
US09899304B2
A wiring substrate includes a first wiring layer that is an uppermost wiring layer, a protective insulation layer that covers the first wiring layer, and a first through hole that extends through the protective insulation layer in a thickness-wise direction to partially expose an upper surface of the first wiring layer. The first through hole includes a recess defined in an upper surface of the protective insulation layer by a curved wall surface and an opening that extends from the upper surface of the first wiring layer to a bottom of the recess and is in communication with the recess. The opening is smaller than the recess in a plan view.
US09899278B2
In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes an extraction module configured to extract, in cycle etching that repeats first processes of etching a workpiece layer and second processes of performing different processing from the first processes for plural cycles, light emission intensities in the first processes for individual cycles. The apparatus further includes a detection module configured to detect an etching end point of the workpiece layer in the cycle etching, based on the light emission intensities of the plural cycles.
US09899276B1
A process for making an integrated circuit, either in the form of a wafer, die, or chip, includes instantiating multiple standard cell-compatible fill cells, configured to enable non-contact electrical measurements. Such instantiated fill cells include mesh pads that contain at least three conductive stripes disposed between adjacent gate stripes. Such instantiated fill cells further include geometry to enable non-contact evaluation of interlayer overlap shorts and/or leakages.
US09899275B2
There is to provide a semiconductor device manufacturing method capable of improving reliability in a semiconductor device, including the following steps of: forming a semiconductor element on a semiconductor substrate, forming a wiring structure on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, polishing the back surface of the semiconductor substrate, measuring the thickness of the semiconductor substrate, forming a back electrode on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate, and then cutting off the semiconductor substrate along the scribe region. In the step of measuring the thickness of the semiconductor substrate, it is measured in a portion where the main surface of the semiconductor substrate is bared without forming the insulating films included in the wiring structure.
US09899271B2
Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a fin structure over a semiconductor substrate and a gate stack covering a portion of the fin structure. The gate stack includes a work function layer and a gate dielectric layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes an isolation element over the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to the gate stack. The isolation element is in direct contact with the work function layer and the gate dielectric layer, and a lower width of the isolation element is greater than an upper width of the isolation element
US09899267B1
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a shallow trench isolation structure, a plurality of gate electrodes, and a gate isolation structure. The semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of fin structures, and each of the fin structures is elongated in a first direction. The shallow trench isolation structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and disposed between the fin structures. The gate electrodes are disposed on the semiconductor substrate and the shallow trench isolation structure. Each of the gate electrodes is elongated in a second direction and disposed straddling at least one of the fin structures. The gate isolation structure is disposed between two adjacent gate electrodes in the second direction, and a bottom surface of the gate isolation structure is lower than a top surface of the shallow trench isolation structure.
US09899259B2
A method for forming a gate tie-down includes opening up a cap layer and recessing gate spacers on a gate structure to expose a gate conductor; forming inner spacers on the gate spacers; etching contact openings adjacent to sides of the gate structure down to a substrate below the gate structures; and forming trench contacts on sides of the gate structure. An interlevel dielectric (ILD) is deposited on the gate conductor and the trench contacts and over the gate structure. The ILD is opened up to expose the trench contact on one side of the gate structure and the gate conductor. A second conductive material provides a self-aligned contact down to the trench contact on the one side and to form a gate contact down to the gate conductor and a horizontal connection within the ILD over an active area between the gate conductor and the self-aligned contact.
US09899255B2
Techniques are disclosed for insulating or electrically isolating select vias within a given interconnect layer, so a conductive routing can skip over those select isolated vias to reach other vias or interconnects in that same layer. Such a via blocking layer may be selectively implemented in any number of locations within a given interconnect as needed. Techniques for forming the via blocking layer are also provided, including a first methodology that uses a sacrificial passivation layer to facilitate selective deposition of insulator material that form the via blocking layer, a second methodology that uses spin-coating of wet-recessible polymeric formulations to facilitate selective deposition of insulator material that form the via blocking layer, and a third methodology that uses spin-coating of nanoparticle formulations to facilitate selective deposition of insulator material that form the via blocking layer. Harmful etching processes typically associated with conformal deposition processes is avoided.
US09899244B2
A liquid processing apparatus includes multiple substrate holding units each configured to horizontally hold a substrate and arranged in a left/right direction; a moving unit that is spaced from an arrangement of the substrate holding units in a forward/backward direction and is moved in the left/right direction; a nozzle standby unit, provided between a movement path of the moving unit and the arrangement of the substrate holding units, at which a nozzle that supplies a processing liquid to the substrate held by the substrate holding unit is on standby; and a rotatable arm having one end at which a nozzle holding unit that detachably holds the nozzle and the other end rotatably provided at the moving unit. The nozzle is transferred between the nozzle standby unit and a supply position where the processing liquid is supplied to the substrate together by the moving unit and the rotatable arm.
US09899241B2
A plasma processing method which performs plasma processing on a sample by a plurality of steps includes a first step of stopping supply of gas of one step while supplying an inert gas and a second step stopping the supply of the inert gas of the first step while as supplying a gas of the other step after the first step. An amount of the gas of the one step remaining inside a process chamber in which the sample is plasma-processed is detected in the first step. An amount of the gas of the other step reached inside the process chamber is detected in the second step. The one step is switched to the other step based on the amount of the gas of the one step detected in the first step and the amount of the gas of the other step detected in the second step.
US09899237B2
A fabrication method of a semiconductor package includes the steps of: providing a carrier having a concave portion and a releasing layer formed on a surface thereof; disposing a chip on the releasing layer in the concave portion; forming an encapsulant on the chip and the releasing layer; removing the releasing layer and the carrier; and forming a circuit structure on the encapsulant and the chip. The design of the concave portion facilitates alignment of the chip to prevent it from displacement, thereby improving the product reliability. A semiconductor package fabricated by the fabrication method is also provided.
US09899209B2
An electrically conductive thin film including a plurality of nanosheets including a doped titanium oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1 and having a layered crystal structure: (AαTi1−α)O2+δ Chemical Formula 1 wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, δ is greater than 0, A is at least one dopant metal selected from Nb, Ta, V, W, Cr, and Mo, and α is greater than 0 and less than 1. Also, an electronic device including the electrically conductive thin film.
US09899204B2
A method is described for the analysis of biological polymers, for example, intact proteins or oligonucleotides, by mass spectrometry. This method produces sample ions from a sample containing biological polymers, and ion species are selected that correspond to different charge states of a biological polymer molecule. The ion species are concurrently isolated from the sample ions to generate precursor ions in an ion trap mass spectrometer or in a quadrupole mass filter mass spectrometer. Precursor ions or product ions derived from the precursor ions may then be mass analyzed. The mass analysis step may include fragmenting the precursor ions to form product ions.
US09899191B2
A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber including a dielectric window; a coil-shaped RF antenna, provided outside the dielectric window; a substrate supporting unit provided in the processing chamber; a processing gas supply unit; an RF power supply unit for supplying an RF power to the RF antenna to generate a plasma of the processing gas by an inductive coupling in the processing chamber, the RF power having an appropriate frequency for RF discharge of the processing gas; a correction coil, provided at a position outside the processing chamber where the correction coil is to be coupled with the RF antenna by an electromagnetic induction, for controlling a plasma density distribution on the substrate in the processing chamber; a switching device provided in a loop of the correction coil; and a switching control unit for on-off controlling the switching device at a desired duty ratio by pulse width modulation.
US09899189B2
A technique disclosed in the present specification relates to an ion implanter capable of preventing a semiconductor substrate from being damaged by an abnormal electric discharge through a simple method. The ion implanter of this technique includes an ion irradiation unit configured to irradiate a surface of a semiconductor substrate with ions. The ion implanter also includes at least one electrode (needle electrode, annular electrode) disposed in a position in the vicinity of at least one of back and side surfaces of an end of the semiconductor substrate. The position is dischargeable to and from the semiconductor substrate. The at least one electrode (needle electrode, annular electrode) is spaced apart from the semiconductor substrate.
US09899181B1
A collision ionization ion source comprising: A pair of stacked plates, sandwiched about an intervening gap; An input zone (aperture), provided in a first of said plates, to admit an input beam of charged particles to said gap; An output zone (aperture), located opposite said input zone and provided in the second of said plates, to allow emission of a flux of ions from said gap; A gas space, between said input and output zones, in which gas can be ionized by said input beam so as to produce said ions; A supply duct in said gap, for supplying a flow of said gas to said gas space, and comprising: An emergence orifice, opening into said gas space; An entrance orifice, connectable to a gas supply, wherein said duct comprises at least one transition region between said entrance orifice and said emergence orifice in which an inner height of said duct, measured normal to the plates, decreases from a first height value to a second height value.
US09899179B2
A bypass avoiding only abnormal cells or abnormal electronic components in an electronic appliance having a plurality of battery cells or electronic components is formed to decrease resistance while keeping functionality.
US09899173B2
A system and methods providing for minimizing the arc energy delivered to the pads of a plurality of contactors using a single control coil based on monitoring the electrical sine waves of the three alternating current electrical poles and calculating the instant to energize or deenergize a single control coil. The remainder of the contactors will make or break based on an offset in time from the making or breaking of the control contactor.
US09899170B2
A protective circuit for an apparatus includes an accelerometer having an output and a microcontroller coupled to the output of the accelerometer. The protective circuit also includes a switch for controlling the apparatus coupled to an output of the microcontroller and a load coupled to the switch. A power source is coupled to the load and the switch. In operation the microcontroller is cable of sending a signal to the switch to turn of power to the load when a dangerous condition as detected from the accelerometer data has occurred.
US09899168B2
The present invention relates to an arc eliminator, and more particularly, to an arc eliminator with an earth contact. An arc eliminator comprises: a housing; an extinguisher installed on the housing; and an earth contact that is installed on the housing and protrudes out from the housing in such a way as to be connected to the ground bus bar provided inside a distribution board when the extinguisher is moved to a first position where the extinguisher is connected to a fixed bus bar provided inside the distribution board, and to be disconnected from the ground bus bar when the extinguisher is moved to a second position where the extinguisher is disconnected from the fixed bus bar.
US09899151B2
A multilayer ceramic capacitor is configured such that “a” is a distance in a height direction between an effective portion and a first principal surface; “b” is a distance in a length direction between a first end surface and the effective portion in the length direction; “c” is a thickness of the thickest portion of a first base layer provided over the first principal surface; “d” is a distance in the length direction between the thickest portion of the first base layer provided over the first end surface and a portion of the first base layer located over the first principal surface and closest to a second end surface; and “e” is a maximum thickness of a portion of the first base layer provided over the first end surface; and f: the height of the ceramic body, and 2≦(c·d+e·f/2)/(a·b)≦6 is satisfied.
US09899144B2
A resonant high current density transformer including two cores that are abut against each other with their first and second side posts on two sides thereof. A first bobbin envelops the first side posts on the same side of the two cores. A side plate is provided on either end of the first bobbin. The space between the two side plates is divided into two coil slots with a spacer, and at least a wire is wound in each coil slot to form a primary winding. A further second bobbin envelops the second side posts on the same side of the two cores. The outer periphery of the second bobbin is divided into two winding regions by another spacer, and a metal plate envelops each of the winding regions to form a secondary winding. A bobbin mount is disposed at the external flank of the second bobbin with a barrier plate at a side thereof for separating the first and the second bobbins. An insulating separating cover is provided on a side of the first bobbin closer to the bobbin mount, and the two ends of the separating cover cover the top and bottom sides of the first bobbin, respectively.
US09899142B2
The present disclosure relates to a tank of a high-voltage generator including a tank body and a tank lid. There is an opening in the tank lid. The opening is connected to the bellows so as to counteract the volume change of the transformer oil and avoid generation of bubbles. The tank includes a positive transformer, a negative transformer, a bellows, and other components. The high-voltage winding is embedded in the PCBs. The outer insulating bushing is covered by the PCBs so as to improve the insulativity between the turns of the high-voltage winding. In addition, oil barriers may be placed between the positive and the negative transformers, or between the transformers and the ground so as to eliminate the bridge breakdown effect and make the electric field uniform. By means of said measures, the present disclosure improves the stability of the high-voltage generator.
US09899139B2
The present invention discloses a magnetic component and which includes a bobbin, a magnetic core assembly, a first winding, and a second winding. The bobbin has a main body, a channel, and a pin holder. The main body has a primary winding section and a secondary winding section. The channel penetrates the main body. The pin holder is extended from a side of the main body. The magnetic core assembly is partially disposed in the channel of the bobbin. The first winding and the second winding respectively have two outlet terminals. The first winding is wound around the primary winding section. The second winding is wound around the secondary winding section. Two outlet terminals of the first winding and two outlet terminals of the second winding are configured in the pin holder.
US09899133B2
Embodiments of an apparatus that includes a substrate and an inductor residing in the substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, the inductor is formed as a conductive path that extends from a first terminal to a second terminal. The conductive path has a shape corresponding to a two-dimensional (2D) lobe laid over a three-dimensional (3D) volume. Since the shape of the conductive path corresponds to the 2D lobe laid over a 3D volume, the magnetic field generated by the inductor has magnetic field lines that are predominately destructive outside the inductor and magnetic field lines that are predominately constructive inside the inductor. In this manner, the inductor can maintain a high quality (Q) factor while being placed close to other components.
US09899129B2
A tubular cable fitting which is capable of providing strain relief for Tubular Electric Cables (“TEC”) and is designed to protect end fittings from loss of circuit continuity. The TEC end fittings may be of fiber optic or electric type service.
US09899122B2
A display device connected by an anisotropic conductive film, wherein the anisotropic conductive film has a first z-axis length variation rate of 10% to 90%, as measured using a thermo-mechanical analyzer and calculated according to Equation 1: first z-axis length variation rate=[(L1−L0)/L0]×100(%) (1), wherein, L0 is a z-axis length of the anisotropic conductive film at a heating start temperature, and L1 is a maximum z-axis length of the anisotropic conductive film at 130° C. to 170° C. after being heated, as measured using the thermo-mechanical analyzer.
US09899116B2
Provided are a silver nanowire conductive film coated with an oxidation protection layer and a method for fabricating the same. A silver nanowire conductive film coated with an oxidation protection layer includes: a substrate; silver nanowires disposed on the substrate; and an oxidation protection layer coated on the silver nanowires, wherein the oxidation protection layer comprises an oxide.
US09899105B2
Systems and methods for low voltage secure digital (SD) interfaces are disclosed. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and voltage for a lower voltage SD or SD Input/Output (SDIO) interface such as two integrated circuits. In particular, a SD or SDIO interface may be established between two SD compliant devices. While the SD compliant devices may otherwise comply with the SD standard, the voltage levels for signals passed between the SD compliant devices may be below 1.8 volts that the standard mandates. This reduced voltage is possible because the distances involved for interchip communication or the short distances involved for mobile terminal to peripheral connection are short enough that the reduced voltage is sufficient to still provide the desired signal strength at the receiver.
US09899091B2
There are provided a high voltage switch circuit and a semiconductor memory device including the same. A high voltage switch circuit may include a switching circuit including a first depletion transistor and a first high voltage transistor, which are coupled in series between an input terminal and an output terminal, and a control signal generator for applying, to the first depletion transistor, a control signal having the same potential level as an input voltage applied to the input terminal, in response to a first enable signal and a second enable signal.
US09899084B2
A data storage method applying to the phase change memory and a phase change memory are provided. After obtaining to-be-stored data, the phase change memory generates an erase pulse signal and a write pulse signal according to the to-be-stored data. The to-be-stored data is multi-bit data. The write pulse signal is a signal including at least two consecutive pulses with a same amplitude. The amplitude of the at least two consecutive pulses is a value determined according to the to-be-stored data. Then, the phase change memory applies the erase pulse signal to a storage unit of the phase change memory to allow the storage unit to switch to a crystalline state. Further, the write pulse signal is applied to the storage unit to allow the storage unit to switch to an amorphous state corresponding to a first resistance value, where the amorphous state represents the to-be-stored data.
US09899077B2
Techniques are presented to determine whether a multi-state memory device suffers has a write operation aborted prior to its completion. In an example where all the word lines of a memory block is first programmed to an intermediate level (such as 2 bits per cells) before then being fully written (such as 4 bits per cell), after determining that intermediate programming pass completed, the block is searched using the read level for the highest multi-state to find the last fully programmed word line, after which the next word line is checked with the lowest state's read level to determine whether the full programming had begun on this word line. In an example where each word line is fully written before beginning the next word line of the block, after determining the first erased word line, the preceding word line is checked as the highest state to see if programming completed and, if not, checked at the lowest read level to see if programming began.
US09899068B2
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry comprising a primary latch coupled to a sense line of the array. The sensing circuitry can be configured to perform a first operation phase of a logical operation by sensing a memory cell coupled to the sense line, perform a number of intermediate operation phases of the logical operation by sensing a respective number of different memory cells coupled to the sense line, and accumulate a result of the first operation phase and the number of intermediate operation phases in a secondary latch coupled to the primary latch without performing a sense line address access.
US09899064B2
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. A number of embodiments include an apparatus comprising pre-charge lines and n-channel transistors without complementary p-channel transistors. A number of embodiments include a method comprising shifting data by pre-charging nodes with an operating voltage.
US09899063B2
Methods and systems for content aggregation and distribution are described. Video content may be received from a plurality of sources. The video content may be associated with metadata identifying items included within the video content. A video player may be provided which enables video content to be displayed on a user terminal, and a control may be provided enabling the user to quickly navigate to specific portions of the video content. The video player may be embeddable. Tags associated with a given item of video content may be stored and accessed remotely from the system hosting the item of video content.
US09899061B2
A representative frame selecting system includes: an importance obtaining unit that obtains importance of each frame from calculating on the basis of a length of a similar frame interval formed of consecutive frames each of which has a value according to a similarity between each of the frames included in video information that is equal to or more than a standard; an evaluation value obtaining unit that obtains an evaluation value of each frame from calculating on the basis of an evaluation standard from frames adjacent to each frame; and a representative frame selecting unit that selects at least one representative frame among the frames included in the video information, on the basis of the importance and the evaluation value of each frame.
US09899058B2
The present invention relates to a method for the reproduction, through an audio/visual means, of a film and an apparatus for the reproduction of the same. More particularly, the method according to the present invention allows more viewings of the same film such that the film itself is automatically composed as to be different at each viewing. The method for the reproduction of a film is finalized to the creation of a “multifilm”, i.e. a film that changes its plot in every reproduction.
US09899057B2
A control method for synchronized video, a control system for synchronized video and an electronic apparatus thereof are provided. The control method for synchronized video includes the following steps. A video file corresponding to an operating instrument is obtained and displayed. Whether a control instruction corresponding to a current video frame of the displayed video file exists is determined. When the control instruction corresponding to the current video frame exists, the control instruction is obtained. Further, the control instruction is output to the operating instrument to control the operating instrument.
US09899052B2
A recording method including: emitting laser light from an optical fiber array to record an image formed of writing units with moving a recording target and the optical fiber array relatively using a recording device including a plurality of laser light-emitting elements and an emitting unit including the optical fiber array, in which a plurality of optical fibers configured to guide laser light emitted from the laser light-emitting elements are aligned, wherein a maximum length of the writing unit along a sub-scanning direction is controlled with set values of: a duty ratio and a cycle of a pulse signal input to the emitting unit; recording energy applied to the recording target; and a spot diameter of the laser light, to record with overlapping an edge of the writing unit with an edge of the adjacent writing unit in the sub-scanning direction.
US09899046B2
A method of testing anti-high temperature performance of a magnetic head comprises applying a plurality of second magnetic fields with different intensities in a second direction to the magnetic head, and measuring a second output parameter curve, and judging whether a variation that is beyond an allowable value is presented on the second output parameter curve, therein the second direction passes through the ABS and at an angle whose absolute value is an acute angle to the ABS. The present invention can screen out defective magnetic heads that possess poor anti-high temperature performance without heating the magnetic head.
US09899043B2
A method of forming a near field transducer (NFT), the method including the steps of depositing a plasmonic material; depositing an encapsulant material on at least a portion of the plasmonic material; and implanting ions into at least a portion of the plasmonic material through the encapsulant material.
US09899023B2
An Audio Video Navigation (AVN) device includes a voice receiver for receiving a command from a user in a voice recognition mode; a storage for storing Help; and a controller for providing the Help for the user if the number of times a same pattern has occurred is equal to or greater than a threshold in the voice recognition mode.
US09899022B2
An output information generator generates abstract output information unrelated to the types of outputters according to information from an input unit. Semantic interpreters of the outputters generate pieces of embodied output information from the abstract output information on the basis of monitor results from status monitors which monitor the operating statuses of the corresponding outputters. Processing performers perform processes corresponding to the pieces of embodied output information.
US09899014B2
A keyboard device includes a plurality of transmission members which are displaced in response to a depression operation on each of a plurality of keys and a plurality of hammer members each of which provides an action load to a depressed key by performing a rotating motion in response to the displacement of a transmission member corresponding to the depressed key. The weight of the transmission member is set in accordance with the formation density of a plurality of ribs formed on a transmission body section. Therefore, the weight of the transmission member set in accordance with the formation density of the ribs can be provided to the key as a static load. As a result of this structure, an initial load on a key can be optimized, and a key depressing force on the key at the time of key depression can be favorably transmitted to the hammer member.
US09899009B2
Described herein is a combination guitar capo with universal electronic device mount for placement onto a guitar. The mount allows a user to view the attached device while playing the guitar.
US09899006B2
A display device is mounted on and/or inside the eye. The eye mounted display contains multiple sub-displays, each of which projects light to different retinal positions within a portion of the retina corresponding to the sub-display. The projected light propagates through the pupil but does not fill the entire pupil. In this way, multiple sub-displays can project their light onto the relevant portion of the retina. Moving from the pupil to the cornea, the projection of the pupil onto the cornea will be referred to as the corneal aperture. The projected light propagates through less than the full corneal aperture. The sub-displays use spatial multiplexing at the corneal surface. Various electronic devices interface to the eye mounted display.
US09899005B2
A display device is mounted on and/or inside the eye. The eye mounted display contains multiple sub-displays, each of which projects light to different retinal positions within a portion of the retina corresponding to the sub-display. The projected light propagates through the pupil but does not fill the entire pupil. In this way, multiple sub-displays can project their light onto the relevant portion of the retina. Moving from the pupil to the cornea, the projection of the pupil onto the cornea will be referred to as the corneal aperture. The projected light propagates through less than the full corneal aperture. The sub-displays use spatial multiplexing at the corneal surface. Various electronic devices interface to the eye mounted display.
US09898998B2
A correction data generating apparatus, a method of generating correction data, and an image quality correction system are provided. The method of generating correction data includes detecting brightness of a display panel, determining an non-uniform area of the display panel for each RGB color based on the detected brightness, generating correction data regarding the non-uniform area by determining a screen split size and a correction section for correcting an image quality of the display panel based on the non-uniform area, and storing the generated correction data. In this case, the correction data is stored in a storage of a display apparatus controlling the display panel, and the display apparatus corrects an image quality of the display panel using the correction data.
US09898995B2
A method of changing a light transmittance of a head-mounted display device and the head-mounted device. The method of changing a light transmittance of a head-mounted display device includes detecting an illuminance; determining an application displayed on a display unit of the head-mounted display device; determining a first light transmittance corresponding to the illuminance and the application; and changing a second light transmittance of a light transmission unit of the head-mounted display device to the determined first light transmittance.
US09898992B2
The present invention relates to an area-saving driving circuit for a display panel, which comprises a plurality of digital-to-analog converting circuits convert input data, respectively, and produce a pixel signal. A plurality of driving units are coupled to the plurality of digital-to-analog converting circuits, respectively. They produce a driving signal according to the pixel signal and transmit the driving signal to the display panel for displaying. A plurality of voltage booster units are coupled to the plurality of driving units, respectively, and produce a supply voltage according to a control signal. Then the supply voltage is provided to the plurality of driving units. Thereby, by providing the supply voltage to the plurality of driving units of the display panel by means of the plurality of voltage booster units, the area of the external storage capacitor is reduced. Alternative, the external storage capacitor can be even not required.
US09898988B2
The present invention discloses a scan-driving circuit, which comprises a plurality of cascaded scan-driving units, a touch-driving unit, and a clock signal generator, wherein the scan-driving unit comprises a signal transfer circuit, an inverting amplifier circuit, a signal reset circuit, and an inverting logistic circuit. The present invention raises the report rate of the touch liquid crystal display device and the sensitivity of the touch-operation by a discontinuity-operation of the first clock signal and the second clock signal.
US09898986B2
The present invention discloses a display device capable of performing black frame insertion. The gamma circuit comprises an either-or multiplex selector. The input data of one input end of the selector is a VCOM voltage outputted by the gamma circuit, and the input data of the other input end of the selector is a voltage converted from a predetermined value after digital to analog conversion stored in a multi time programmable memory of the gamma circuit. As the selector selects the VCOM voltage outputted by the gamma circuit under control of the control port, the outputted VCOM voltage is amplified by an operational amplifier in the gamma circuit and then outputted to the source driving circuit to be a first gamma reference voltage which is required as the source driving circuit performs digital to analog conversion.
US09898985B2
The present invention provides a GOA drive system and a liquid crystal panel. Two GOA modules (2) are respectively provided at two sides of the liquid crystal display area (1), and each GOA module (2) is electrically coupled to one automatic detection interrupting function module (3) correspondingly, and each automatic detection interrupting function module (3) receives a feedback signal (FB) transmitted from the GOA unit circuit of the last stage of the GOA module (2), and by detecting whether the feedback signal (FB) is normal or abnormal, the scan start signal (STV) is transmitted or not transmitted to the corresponding GOA module (2) to normally drive the corresponding GOA module (2) or terminate driving so that as the GOA module (2) at one side of the liquid crystal panel display area (1) appears to be abnormal, the corresponding automatic detection interrupting function module (3) terminates driving the abnormal GOA module (2), and the GOA module (2) at the other side of the liquid crystal panel display area (1) continues normal driving, which contributes to raise the yield of the liquid crystal panel.
US09898982B2
A display method, device and computer-readable medium are provided. The method includes: detecting whether there is any change in a displayed content for the display; and controlling the display to alternately update display data corresponding to a first portion and a second portion of display units in each row if it is detected that the displayed content does not change, wherein the display unit comprises n rows of pixels, and wherein n is a positive integer. The first portion of the display units comprises i first cells, the second portion of the display units comprises j second cells, and the first cells are alternate with the second cells, wherein i and j are positive integers. Moreover, the first cell comprises p successive pixels, and the second cell comprises q successive pixels, wherein p and q are greater than 1.
US09898979B2
The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with a terminal portion, a switching transistor, a driver circuit portion, and a pixel circuit portion including a pixel transistor and a plurality of pixels, a second substrate provided with a common electrode electrically connected to the terminal portion through the switching transistor, and liquid crystal between a pixel electrode and the common electrode. In a period during which a still image is switched to a moving image, the following steps are sequentially performed: a first step of supplying the common potential to the common electrode; a second step of supplying a power supply voltage to the driver circuit portion; a third step of supplying a clock signal to the driver circuit portion; and a fourth step of supplying a start pulse signal to the driver circuit portion.
US09898977B2
A method for controlling image display is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: determining whether a still image appears; obtaining, when a still image appears, an actual gray-scale of each pixel of said still image, and generating a plurality of output gray-scales corresponding to the actual gray-scale; and substituting the actual gray-scale with said output gray-scales alternately, and forming dynamic image output. According to the present disclosure, the still image can be converted into dynamic image output through controlling the image display in spatial domain and time domain, and thus the problem of afterimage of the still image can be solved.
US09898951B2
A display screen for secure representation of information comprising a background grid with light-emitting background grid elements of a first type and light-emitting or light-blocking background grid elements of a second type. A foreground grid (4) having completely light-transmissive foreground grid elements and light-attenuating foreground grid elements is arranged in front of the background grid. The lateral dimensions of the foreground grid elements, the distance and the lateral position of the foreground grid are matched in relation to the background grid in such a manner that a viewer looking at the foreground grid perceives coded information in a decoded form, on the basis of a contrast difference and/or color difference in relation to those fields of the background grid that are base-coded, only from one direction of view or one view angle range of up to ±50° about the view direction. Further, a method for secure representation of information on such a display screen.
US09898948B2
A display device includes a display panel, a scan driver, a first data driver, a second data driver, and a timing controller. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The scan driver supplies scan signals to the pixels. The first data driver is connected to first ends of data lines and supplies data voltages to the pixels through the data lines during an active period of the scan signals. The second data driver is connected to second ends of the data lines and supplies the data voltages to the pixels through the data lines during the active period of the scan signals. The timing controller controls the scan driver and the first and second data drivers. The first and second data drivers swap at least two of the data voltages based on a swap control signal.
US09898947B2
An image display device includes: a first light modulation device including a plurality of display pixels; a lighting unit including a plurality of light adjusting elements; an illumination distribution storage unit that stores an illumination range information which represents an illumination range; a light adjusting information determination unit that determines light adjusting information for controlling the light adjusting elements of the lighting unit based on a feature quantity of the first image information corresponding to the display pixels in the illumination range; an illumination distribution detection unit that detects an illumination distribution information which represents an illumination distribution; and an illumination distribution updating unit that updates the illumination range information based on the illumination distribution information.
US09898931B1
A method and apparatus for detecting a vehicle hazard are provided. The method includes: detecting a second vehicle based on information received from at least one sensor of a first vehicle; determining whether the second vehicle presents a hazard based on the information received from the at least one sensor of the first vehicle; and transmitting a notification alerting of the second vehicle if it is determined that the second vehicle presents a hazard.
US09898930B2
The invention relates to a complex proximity safety and warning system. The invention provides a safety system comprising a generator that generates a magnetic field that establishes a boundary, where the generator is capable of receiving radio frequency signals. Also provided is a radio frequency device that sends radio frequency signals, the radio frequency device being capable of sensing the magnetic field and generating a radio frequency response.
US09898928B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus for adjusting coasting guidance and control to the driver of a vehicle to improve fuel efficiency. The coasting guidance system includes a user interface for displaying coasting information. The coasting guidance system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the user interface. The ECU is configured to obtain a current location of the vehicle and a location of a respective lane of a plurality of lanes. The ECU is configured to determine that the vehicle is travelling in the respective lane based on the current location of the vehicle and location of the respective lane. The ECU is configured to determine a stop area of the respective lane and determine an ideal coasting location based on the stop area. The ECU is configured to provide a notification to begin coasting at or within a threshold distance of the ideal coasting location.
US09898923B1
A method, system, and apparatus for programming a sensor at a customer location is disclosed. A defective sensor at a customer location is replaced by a new sensor that is programmed at the customer location using a programming device or a transducer coupled to a computing device. The new sensor is programming using the sensor's detector normally used to sense a change in a magnetic field, an RF signal, infra-red light, or some other emission or property.
US09898912B1
Methods and systems for generating escape routes are provided. With a home owner's or insured's permission, a smart home controller or insurance provider remote processor may analyze data received from a plurality of smart devices disposed on, within, or proximate to a home, as well as data received from an insurance provider. If it is determined that an emergency situation necessitating an evacuation exists, the smart home controller or insurance provider remote processor may automatically generate escape routes to guide occupants to safety. The smart home controller may then transmit the generated escape routes to inform occupants of emergency situation and how to reach safety. The smart home controller and/or insurance provider may also issue commands to smart devices to ensure the safety of the generated escape routes. Insurance policies, premiums, or discounts may be adjusted based upon the escape route determination functionality.
US09898908B2
A method and system for site based RFID power management is provided. The systems comprise one or more gateways, configured to create chatter in one or more gateway transmission ranges, a tag, located on an asset and operable in a plurality of states, configured to identify the presence of chatter in a tag reception range, and if chatter is identified by the tag, created by a chatter creating gateway that is one of the one or more gateways, then the tag enters a chatter present state.
US09898907B1
A theft-prevention exhibition device includes a first unit, which comprises a microprocessor, a radiofrequency (RF) transceiver, a first alarm, a first switch, a power source, wherein the microprocessor is electrically connected with the RF transceiver, the first alarm, and the first switch; a second unit, which comprises a memory, a magnetic induction coil, and a wire retractor; a connecting plate adapted to be connected to a display item, wherein the connecting plate comprises a second switch; a wire rope spooled on the wire retractor and connected to the connecting plate, wherein the wire rope connects with the second switch, the memory, and the magnetic induction coil to form a circuit.
US09898902B2
A method including: receiving multiple pieces of notice information; receiving detection information indicating whether or not the user is present around a speaker, notifying the user of content of first notice information in the multiple pieces of notice information by using the speaker, in a case that it is determined based on the detection information that the user is present around the speaker, and notifying the user of content of second notice information different from the first notice information, by using the speaker in a case that it is determined that the user is present around the speaker when the notification of the first notice information by using the speaker is complete.
US09898901B1
A computer terminal located in an environment may include an actuator, retractable privacy barrier attached to the computer terminal by the actuator, a display, a memory, a processor, and a terminal application stored in the memory. The actuator is typically configured to extend the retractable privacy barrier to thereby reduce viewability of the computer terminal. The terminal application is typically configured for initiating an interactive session with a user, determining that a trigger event has occurred, and in response to determining that the trigger event has occurred, transmitting a control signal to the actuator, the control signal causing the actuator to extend the retractable privacy barrier. The present invention is further configured for monitoring one or more parameters of the environment, and displaying, via the display, data associated with the one or more parameters of the environment.
US09898898B2
A gaming device includes a cabinet, a display coupled to the cabinet, and a reel assembly positioned within the cabinet. The reel assembly includes a reel configured to rotate, and a reel strip coupled to the reel and including a symbol having a first image and a second image. The gaming device also includes a light source located within the cabinet and configured to selectively project a light for backlighting the reel strip, wherein the light source has a first mode for projecting the light in a first configuration and a second mode for projecting the light in a second configuration, and a game controller coupled to the cabinet and configured to control the light source. The first image is viewable when the light source projects the light in the first configuration to backlight the reel strip, and the second image is viewable when the light source projects the light in the second configuration to backlight the reel strip.
US09898897B2
The present disclosure provides various embodiments directed to a gaming system and method providing an enhanced winning hand display feature. In one embodiment, the gaming system displays a plurality of initial hands of cards, receives a hand formation input, and forms and displays a complete hand for each initial hand. For each complete hand, the gaming system determines whether that complete hand forms a winning hand associated with one of a plurality of different winning hand categories. If at least one complete hand forms a winning hand associated with one of the winning hand categories, for each complete hand that forms one such winning hand, the gaming system displays the winning hand category associated with that winning hand, receives a selection of a displayed winning hand category, and adds an enhancement to the display of any complete hand that forms a winning hand associated with the selected winning hand category.
US09898892B2
Users may participate in instances of a virtual space through computing platforms associated with the users. User participation may include controlling game entities within the instances of the virtual spaces. Individual game entities may be defined by attribute values of one or more game entity attributes. One or more attribute values may be modified from their currently defined values based on detection of physical tokens communicatively coupled to token readers. By way of non-limiting example, tokens may store attribute modification information that may specify discrete amounts by which one or more attribute values may be changed.
US09898887B2
An electronic gaming machine where the player plays an interactive game using their player eye gaze. A graphics processor generates an interactive game environment and defines a viewing area as its subset, the viewing area having visible game components. A display device displays the viewing area having the plurality of visible game components. The display controller controls rendering of the viewing area on the display device using the graphics processor. At least one data capture camera device continuously monitors the player eye gaze to collect player eye gaze data. The game controller determines the location of the player's eye gaze relative to the viewing area and triggers a control command to the display controller. In response, the display controller controls the display device in real-time to provide a graphical animation effect displayed on the display device representative of a visual update to the visible game components in the viewing area.
US09898882B1
Various aspects of a system and method for customized message playback are disclosed herein. The system includes a first electronic device, which is configured to detect one or more physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of a first user. Thereafter, one or more attributes associated with the detected one or more physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the first user are determined. One or more media items are retrieved from a plurality of media items in accordance with the determined one or more attributes. The retrieved one or more media items are played back at the first electronic device for the first user and/or a pre-registered second electronic device for a second user.
US09898877B2
An apparatus and a method for using an apparatus are provided, which apparatus can be used in particular in an industrial automation process. The apparatus comprises a machine part for performing a process to be performed by an automation system or for processing a workpiece, and an authentication and access part for authenticating a user of the apparatus and for permitting the user access to at least some of the functions of the machine part if the user has been authenticated, and for blocking the user access to the functions of the machine part if the user has not been authenticated.
US09898874B2
A method of controlling the use of a custom image by a user in a value dispensing system, such as a mail processing system, that enables the system provider to account and charge for the use of the custom image without ever actually receiving the data representing custom image. The method includes steps of receiving a hash generated from at least the custom image at a provider location, such as a data center, generating a digital signature from data including at least the received hash, and transmitting the digital signature and data used to generate the digital signature to the user at a user location. The method may further include additional steps of determining whether the digital signature can be successfully verified, and allowing the custom image to be printed by the user only if it is determined that the digital signature can be successfully verified.
US09898873B2
Method and systems for processing at least one three-dimensional (3D) graphic object include: identifying a change of 3D graphic objects, creating a message, assigning a unique identifier; and forwarding the message and the unique identifier to a scene engine. The change is made by an authoring tool. The message is embedded with change information corresponding to the change. The scene engine functions can be performed by the same or a different computing device as the computing device performing the authoring tool.
US09898871B1
This disclosure relates to system and methods for providing augmented reality experience based on a relative position of objects. Augmented reality experience based on a relative position of object may be provided by detecting a first object and a second object. Positions and orientations of the first object and the second object may be determined. A first visual effect may be determined for the first object and a second visual effect may be determined for the second object. Overlay positions and orientations for the first visual effect and the second visual effect may be determined. An overlay image including the first visual effect and the second visual effect may be determined, and the overlay image may be displayed. An interaction between the first visual effect and the second visual effect may be determined based on the relative position of the first object and the second object.
US09898870B2
Techniques to present location information using augmented reality are described. An apparatus may comprise an augmentation system operative to augment an image with information for an individual, the image having a virtual object representing a real object. The augmentation system may comprise a location component operative to determine location information for the real object, a virtual information component operative to retrieve location information for an individual, and a proximity component operative to determine whether location information for the real object substantially matches location information for the individual. The augmentation system may further comprise an augmentation component operative to augment the virtual object with information for the individual to form an augmented object when the location information for the real object substantially matches the location information for the individual. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09898862B2
In one embodiment, a method includes causing a building model for a modeled building to be presented on a client computer. The building model includes a three-dimensional scene. The three-dimensional scene includes an individual rendering of at least selected building components for the modeled building. The method further includes permitting a user of the client computer to perform a virtual walkthrough of the three-dimensional scene. In addition, the method includes receiving a user change to the three-dimensional scene via a graphical user interface (GUI) component. Furthermore, the method includes dynamically changing the building model in accordance with the user change. The dynamically changing includes individually modifying an appearance of at least one building component of the at least selected building components in the three-dimensional scene.
US09898860B2
A method, an apparatus and a terminal for reconstructing a three-dimensional object, where the method includes acquiring two-dimensional line drawing information, segmenting, according to the two-dimensional line drawing information and according to a degree of freedom, the two-dimensional line drawing to obtain at least one line sub-drawing, where the degree of freedom is a smallest quantity of vertices that need to be known for determining a spatial location of the three-dimensional object that includes planes, reconstructing a three-dimensional sub-object according to the line sub-drawing, and combining all three-dimensional sub-objects to obtain the three-dimensional object, and hence, the three-dimensional object can be automatically reconstructed according to two-dimensional line drawing information.
US09898859B2
A storage unit stores structure data that includes coordinates of vertices of a plurality of polygons representing a three-dimensional structure. A computation unit calculates coordinates of a certain point with reference to the structure data. This point is used, together with the vertices of the polygons, to produce a graph from the structure data according to spatial arrangement of the polygons and further to calculate characteristic quantities based on the produced graph. The computation unit stores the calculated coordinates of the point in a memory device, as a piece of information relating to the structure data.
US09898853B2
A rendering method includes receiving resolution information including an optimal resolution for rendering images constituting a frame, a number of multi-samples, and resolution factors of the respective images, rendering the images at the optimal resolution, and adjusting a resolution of each of the rendered images based on the resolution factors and the number of multi-samples.
US09898852B2
When multiple users simultaneously view and/or collaboratively develop a three-dimensional (3D) model using respective independent computing devices, one of the participating users may locally modify a viewpoint of the 3D model, and the viewpoint changes are automatically propagated in real-time to the other users. A viewpoint may correspond to a positioning, an orientation, a zoom degree, an angle, etc. of the 3D model as would be provided by a virtual camera trained on the 3D model. The multiple users may share a common viewpoint of the 3D model in real-time in addition to viewing and/or participating in the generation and modification of the 3D model in real-time. In an embodiment, only one user at a time may be allowed to control the viewpoint modification of the 3D model.
US09898850B2
A support and complement device etc., are provided, which appropriately generates the character's motion for content introduction in a simple manner. The user inputs a command to an input device, which specifies the character's motion used for content introduction. The support and complement device complements the command input operation. The content includes material data and language data. The language data includes voice data to be emitted by the character. A unit for recognizing emotions analyzes the material data and the language data, and deduces the emotion pattern to be expressed by the character. A unit for choosing commands determines the character's motion using the deduced emotion pattern, command, and voice data, and generates a motion command. A unit for reading out animation movies for user's check instructs a readout device to display a proposed animation movie generated by the unit for choosing commands, thereby allowing the user to review it.
US09898843B2
When line graphs are displayed on coordinates having a horizontal axis as a time axis and a vertical axis as an axis representing examination values, a line graph is generated in such a manner that data points representing examination data are connected to each other by a line in a case where a time interval between examinations temporally next to each other is less than a maximum line-connection interval for an examination item, and in such a manner that data points representing examination data are not connected to each other in a case where the time interval between examinations temporally next to each other exceeds the maximum line-connection interval for the examination item. Plural line graphs overlapping with each other are displayed on the coordinates.
US09898840B2
A method of continuous motion digital tomosynthesis includes exposing an object to a programed intensity x-ray beam as an x-ray source travels a pre-determined path, accumulating a signal charge from the x-ray beam, recording the accumulated signal charge into a digital frame image representing raw baseline data, acquiring information on the source's and the detector's position when the recording occurs, compressing the raw baseline data into compressed views, where each respective compressed view is formed by combining the raw data readouts of the respective compressed view, and reconstructing a volumetric breast image by processing each respective compressed view with a reconstruction process function that incorporates the acquired position information and a spatial sampling corresponding to the compressed views. A system configured to implement the method and a computer-readable medium are also disclosed.
US09898834B2
A method and apparatus for generating a bitstream representative of a 3D model, and a method and an apparatus for processing the same. A 3D model is modeled by using a using a ‘pattern-instance’ representation, wherein a pattern is a representative geometry of a repetitive structure, and the connected components belonging to the repetitive structure is call an instance of the corresponding pattern. After discovery of the repetitive structures and their transformations and properties, the present embodiments provide for generating a bitstream in either a first format or a second format. In the first format, the pattern ID and its associated transformation and property information are grouped together in the bitstream, and in the second format the pattern ID, transformation property and property information are grouped together according to information type.
US09898830B2
An oil leakage detector of the present invention includes an image processing unit wherein the image processing unit calculates the values of saturation and intensity of each pixel in the color image of the object after an ultra-violet light is irradiated thereon, draws an intensity-saturation characteristic line of the saturation expressed in an X-axis and the intensity expressed in a Y-axis, sets an upper limit and a lower limit of intensity of each saturation as a threshold value based on an area without oil adhesion on the surface of the object, and determines, in the intensity-saturation characteristic line, an area corresponding to a pixel group where the intensity exceeds the threshold value of the upper limit and a pixel group where the intensity falls below the threshold value of the lower limit, to be an oil leakage adhered area.
US09898828B2
Methods and systems for determining frames and photo composition within multiple frames are provided. First, a plurality of frames, which are respectively captured with a predefined time interval are obtained. At least one object within at least two of the frames is detected. In some embodiments, a moving speed of the object is calculated according to the positions of the object in the respective frames and the predefined time interval, and candidate frames are selected from the frames according to the moving speed of the object. In some embodiments, an overlapped area corresponding to the object within a first frame and a second frame is calculated, and at least one candidate frame is selected according to the overlapped area corresponding to the object. The at least one candidate frame is composed to generate a composed photo.
US09898826B2
An information processing apparatus inputs shape data indicating shapes and positional relationships of a plurality of objects; based on the shape data, in a space formed by a plurality of blocks each having a predetermined size, generates block data in which a corresponding attribute of an object or a space is allocated to each of the plurality of blocks; determines a part of blocks adjacent to a block having the attribute of the object in the block data as a block used for detection processing of a difference of contacted states of the objects between the shape data and the block data; and performs the detection processing by using the determined block as being used for the detection processing among the blocks adjacent to the block having the attribute of the object.
US09898824B2
A method and a system automatically evaluate the volume of penumbra mismatch during an exam. The method includes performing a magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion-weighted imaging of the brain for acquiring native diffusion images of brain slices. A MR perfusion-weighted imaging of the brain is performed for acquiring native perfusion images of the brain slices. For each brain slice, b0 native diffusion image of the brain slice are segmented to create a contour mask. For each brain slice, a necrosis and cerebrospinal fluid mask (hereafter NC mask) is created from an ADC map of the brain slice. The contour mask and the NC mask of a same slice are fused. For each brain slice, all native perfusion images acquired for the slice are aligned with the NC mask obtained for the slice and the NC mask is fused with each native perfusion image for obtaining a perfusion image.
US09898817B2
What is disclosed is a software tool which enables medical practitioners to manually or automatically analyze a thermal image of an area of breast tissue for the presence of tumorous tissue. In one embodiment, the software interface tool disclosed herein comprises a patient details object which enables the display of a patient details screen wherein a user can enter/edit patient information. A thermal analysis object enables a user to analyze a displayed thermal image of a breast of a patient for breast cancer screening and to classify tissue identified in the thermal image as being tumorous. A modalities object concludes the patient evaluation, persists all data collected from other sections of the tool, and generates reports for documentation purposes. The information can be captured from a database and edited and analyzed further using the tool. Also, report containing all the relevant data is generated for doctor's reference.
US09898813B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting defects in the walls of hollow glass items that rotate about their longitudinal axis during inspection, which method, in one form, is characterized by the production of an image series (4) that is binarised using a grey-scale value threshold image (5), wherein the threshold values of the threshold image (5) are measured differently according to the fixed positions of radiation-receiving elements used to display images. The images of the image series (10) formed by binarising the original image series (4) are combined in a histogram (6) that locally adds up the frequency of an occurrence of, inter alia, defect pixels representing static reflections within the sensor regions of the image series (10). Based on this histogram (6), a two-dimensional fade-out mask (12) is formed on which the regions of static reflections are combined, and by means of which the sensor regions (18) of the original image series (4) are masked, such that a masked image series (16) is produced, said series having images, in particular sensor regions characterized in that static reflections are faded out on same, whereby a subsequent flaw-detecting evaluation (17) of the images can be carried out, independent of their sequence.
US09898812B1
Features are disclosed for processing composite images. Composite images may be received that include a common item such as a t-shirt with different graphics overlaid on the item. Features for determining the quality of composite images based on processing the image data are provided. Detection of a region that the overlaid graphic covers provides a targeted location for analyzing the underlying image. A quality metric may be determined based on whether, which, and how many features of the item shown in the underlying image are obscured or otherwise modified by the overlaid image.
US09898807B2
The image processing device includes a gradation correction unit (gamma correction processing unit 33) which performs gradation correction, a restoration processing unit, a sharpening processing unit, a sharpening and recovery control unit 37 which is able to adjust a restoration rate of restoration processing and a sharpening rate of sharpening processing by controlling the restoration processing unit and the sharpening processing unit, a sharpening and recovery control unit 37 which acquires a total sharpening and restoration rate based on the restoration rate and the sharpening rate and one rate of the restoration rate and the sharpening rate and calculates the other rate of the restoration rate and the sharpening rate based on the total sharpening and restoration rate, and a brightness information acquisition unit. The sharpening and recovery control unit adjusts the restoration rate and the sharpening rate according to acquired brightness information.
US09898791B1
A method and system for filtering service requests by destination and deadline are described. A network computer system receives provider data corresponding to a specified destination and a deadline from a service provider. The network computer system tracks a current location of the service provider through a device equipped with one or more location-based resources and receives request data corresponding to requests for service from users. The network computer system analyzes the request data for each of the requests for service to identify a subset of the requests that are assignable to the service provider based on whether the service provider is able to fulfill the request and travel to the desired destination before the deadline. The network computer system transmits a message to the service provider's device requesting that the service provider fulfill one of the requests for service from the identified subset.
US09898790B2
A system and method of verifying the identity of a user or registrant. The user or registrant provides identification information and registration information. The identification information may be a visual representation of an identifying item associated with location information. In some embodiments, the identification information may be a visual representation of a government issued identity. An identification module verifies the identification information and compares the verified identification information to the registration information.
US09898788B1
A meal ordering service is configured to receive takeout and delivery orders from customers and to place the orders with selected restaurants. Past information regarding a customer is collected and analyzed to create a predictive model of the customer's meal ordering habits. On any given day, the predictive model may be used, in light of the current and scheduled status of the customer, to predict a time of day that the customer may want to receive a meal and to also determine a restaurant from which the customer may want to receive the meal. The meal ordering service may be configured to automatically order a meal for the customer from the determined restaurant so that the meal arrives at or before the predicted time of day.
US09898784B1
To generate a repair code when repairing a damaged vehicle, impact characteristics are received for the damaged vehicle and damaged vehicle parts are identified based on the impact characteristics. An extent of the damage is identified for each vehicle part and a repair code is assigned to the vehicle part based on the type of vehicle part, the type of vehicle, the extent of the damage to the vehicle part, etc. The repair code may be from a set of repair codes, where each repair code is generated for a particular type of vehicle part, type of vehicle, extent of damage to the vehicle part, etc., and each repair code corresponds to a cost estimate for repairing or replacing the damaged vehicle part. Each of the repair codes assigned to the damaged vehicle parts are provided to a treatment facility for treating the damaged vehicle.
US09898778B1
An image of a check may be presented for payment in a banking system in place of the physical paper check. The check to be deposited can be collected from a depositor using a scanner. A web site, accessed through a depositor's web browser, can be used to drive the process of collecting the check, but in some contexts (e.g., in less popular computing environments, such as those that do not run the most popular operating systems), it is economically infeasible to obtain the certificates that would be used to allow a program executing in the web browser to control the scanner. Thus, a depositor can be instructed to capture and upload images of the check in the form of files, where the image files are then presented for payment through a banking system.
US09898774B2
A user terminal apparatus is disclosed includes a memory and a processor that executes a method of providing an integrated wishlist including providing a graphical user interface (GUI) through which information on products selected from a plurality of different electronic commerce websites is received and integrating the information on the products into the integrated wishlist.
US09898773B2
Example apparatus and methods access multiple sources of information concerning features for applications, clean the data from the multiple sources, extract features from the cleaned data, selectively weight the sources, data or extracted features and produce a feature vector. The feature vector may then be used in a single language feature space or in a multi-language feature space. Feature spaces may then be used to find similarities between applications to facilitate recommending applications. In one embodiment, different feature spaces may be connected using a graph where nodes represent items and edges represent similarity relationships between items based on related feature spaces. Traversing the graph may allow similarities to be found that might not otherwise be possible. For example, while there may be no direct English to Hebrew similarity relationship, there may be English to French and French to Hebrew relationships that can be followed in the graph.
US09898770B2
Methods and apparatus to visualize locations of radio frequency identification (RFID) tagged items are described. One example method includes receiving a request from a portable electronic device to access product information associated with an individual radio frequency identification (RFID) tagged item, determining a location of the product information in a database, transmitting the located product information to the portable electronic device for display thereon, receiving modified product information associated with the individual RFID tagged item from the portable electronic device, and storing the modified product information to the location of the product information in the database.
US09898766B2
A method of payment using a client device is disclosed. The payment can be made through a payment method service that can control the payment flow and options available to the user of a client device. Using the payment method service, new payment options with new data schemas and/or new process flows can be used by the client device, but without any need to update software stored on the client device. The payment method service can utilize the look and feel of the client device, such that the user views payment options in the native UI of the client device.
US09898756B2
A system and method for directing self-targeted advertising to users who are interested in receiving it. A user creates or adopts one or more personas that define a number of characteristics that the user has or wants to be associated with. The characteristics of the personas can be used by advertisers to define members of a target audience. Each persona included in a target audience has an address or identifier to which ads are sent. In one embodiment, users are shown a user interface screen with icons representing a number of brands. The user provides input that indicates whether they have different opinions of the brands. Based on the input received, an estimate is made of the likelihood that the user has a number of characteristics. The user can arrange the icons representing the brands on the user interface screen to indicate if the user likes or dislikes the brand.
US09898746B2
A method for comparison of product information based on product codes to determine the cost per unit weight per product and hereby determine the cheapest product per unit weight is disclosed herein. The method further comprises of displaying the location information of the cheapest product within the retail store and providing navigational information for enabling the consumer to access the product easily.
US09898745B2
This invention relates to methods and systems for conducting market research, product research, or advertising research. More particularly, travelers are presented with a product and asked to provide feedback regarding the product by completing a survey. Answers to the survey are entered via an input device. Survey answer data is stored in a storage device along with demographic information relating to the traveler and the data is stored. In exchange for completing product research travelers may receive carrier specific rewards or a discount on the cost of travel. Data collected from travelers is collected and sold to corporate sponsors.
US09898740B2
Embodiments of the invention enable cardholders conducting an online transaction to be authenticated in real-time using a challenge-response application. The challenge-response application can be administered by an issuer or by a third party on-behalf-of an issuer. A challenge question can be presented to the cardholder, and the cardholder's response can be verified. The challenge question presented can be selected based on an analysis of the risk of the transaction and potentially other factors. A variety of dynamic challenge questions can be used without the need for the cardholder to enroll into the program. Additionally, there are many flexible implementation options of the challenge-response application that can be adjusted based on factors such as the location of the merchant or the location of the consumer.
US09898736B2
A mobile checkout system and method for completing a purchase transaction to purchase items from an internet merchant. A user browses and selects items for purchase from the merchant through a shopping application or browser (mobile or PC). During the processing of the transaction, a checkout application installed on a mobile communication device is launched. The checkout application receives a checkout token created by a checkout server that identifies the purchase transaction. After user authentication, the system uses this token and communicates with the checkout server to cause the checkout server to complete the purchase transaction, in which payment data is securely transmitted and wherein a one-time-use cryptogram can be part of the payment information.
US09898722B2
Systems and methods for processing custom structured tags at a self-service terminal are disclosed. Custom structured tags received by a self-service terminal can include information to identify one or more devices attached to the terminal and identify one or more types of data to be obtained from a user by use of the attached devices. In some embodiments, a browser can natively interpret the custom structured tags. The self-service terminal can also be configured to receive and decode structured tags identifying or more actions to be performed by the device, such as printing a transaction record or dispensing currency.
US09898716B2
Technologies are generally described for constructing an ad-hoc social network. In some examples, a method performed under control of an end device may include calculating a social relevance on a social graph between the end device and another end device, based on a social graph bit array of the end device and a social graph bit array of the other end device; determining that the calculated social relevance is greater than a predetermined threshold value; and constructing an ad-hoc social network that connects the end device with the other end device.
US09898711B2
A computer-based system and method for shipping and delivering a parcel, including reserving a terminal for a parcel; placing the parcel in the terminal, the parcel having a virtual delivery address of a recipient; picking up the parcel by a carrier; converting, through a central computer system, the virtual address into a postal address; delivering the parcel to a destination terminal drop-box corresponding to the postal address; notifying the recipient of the delivery of the parcel; and unlocking the drop-box only upon verifying the recipient's identity.
US09898709B2
Methods and apparatuses for organizations to monitor, analyze and respond to unstructured and structured data that is related to their Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) programs. Embodiments of the invention generated mapped Risk Control Matrices (RCMs) and/or insights for improving the GRC process from unstructured and structured data. Natural language processing is employed to process the aggregated data from various data sources to create attributes and contributors. The attributes and weighted contributors are processed to form mapped RCMs and/or GRC-related insights.
US09898707B2
Computer method and apparatus in a PLM system defines completeness of an end-item set for a given product demand set. The BOM for the product demand set is represented in a tree-based graph structure. Completeness of end-items is determined and/or validated such that one can build the target product set from the set of end-items. Shared items, parts and subassemblies of the given product are taken into account.
US09898706B1
An autonomic method of applying stochastic modeling techniques within a group of commercially interrelated businesses to utilize a universal business activity mosaic to derive an entity's near or real time asset conversion risk profile from the interpretation of concatenated entity asset conversions and other specified risk determinants within time indexed asset mosaics for the purpose of deriving and providing of risk management services.
US09898705B2
A method of automated handheld tool task verification is disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one operating parameter for performing a task is received at a handheld tool. It is then verified at the handheld tool that it is configured with the at least one operating parameter. The handheld tool then generates data verifying that the task was performed in accordance with the at least one operating parameter.
US09898703B2
The invention is generally related to operations support systems and more specifically, to a method of and system for deployed maintenance operations for equipment or assets. Existing web-based systems support organizations may be spread over large geographies, but only insofar as each part of that organization can remain fully-connected to the central server or data center. The system described herein, on the other hand, allows portions of the organization to operate for long periods of time without a dedicated connection, while keeping technical records accurate. The system described herein allows a customer to set up a ‘deployed site’, which is effectively an environment that operates as a partial copy of the master site (which contains baseline data), and is only allowed to operate on a specific subset of the assets in the system (say, a fleet of aircraft). This deployed environment has all the required configuration and transactional data to run as a standalone system until the deployment is no longer required. At that time, the deployed site can be decommissioned by transferring the assets out to other sites, deployed or not.
US09898698B2
A production tool has a dielectric inclusion, and an RFID device mounted within the dielectric inclusion.
US09898696B2
An IC card issuance apparatus includes an issuance processing unit and a data supply unit. The issuance processing unit performs processing for issuing an IC card based on issuance data. The data supply unit monitors whether or not an issuance data file containing the issuance data is stored in a storage apparatus designated in advance, and supplies the issuance data contained in the issuance data file stored in the storage apparatus to the issuance processing unit such that the issuance processing unit executes issuance of the IC card based on the issuance data if the issuance data file is stored in the storage apparatus.
US09898687B2
An apparatus determines patterns of occurrence of compound variables based on a set of mathematical interactions and patterns of occurrence of a set of biological variables. Then, the apparatus calculates statistical relationships corresponding to a pattern of occurrence of a trait in a group of life forms and the patterns of occurrence of the compound variables. Moreover, the apparatus determines numbers of occurrences of biological variables that were used to determine compound variables in at least a statistically significant subset of the compound variables, and determines numbers of different mathematical interactions that were used to determine the compound variables in the subset of the compound variables for the biological variables that are associated with the corresponding numbers of occurrences. Next, the apparatus identifies one or more of the biological variables as one or more association variables based on the numbers of occurrences and the numbers of different mathematical interactions.
US09898682B1
A system and method are provided for discriminating and tracking a coherently structured feature dynamically defined in evolving manner within a migratory medium. A data set is captured for a plurality of physical points defined within a multi-dimensional physical space, in terms of a plurality of scalar parameter values. At least one pre-selected target feature type is established, as is a scalar field predefined by at least one of the scalar parameters. A sparse set of key points is selectively generated a within the scalar field. Each key point is associated with one of the physical points and descriptive information adaptively determined therefor from the data content within a neighborhood of the physical point coinciding therewith. At least one predetermined feature-based operation is executed responsive to the descriptive information of the key points as a surrogate for execution generally on the data set.
US09898681B2
An apparatus and method for detecting an object using a multi-directional integral image are disclosed. The apparatus includes an area segmentation unit, an integral image calculation unit, and an object detection unit. The area segmentation unit places windows having a size of x*y on a full image having w*h pixels so that they overlap each other at their edges, thereby segmenting the full image into a single area, a double area and a quadruple area. The integral image calculation unit calculates a single directional integral image for the single area, and calculates multi-directional integral images for the double and quadruple areas. The object detection unit detects an object for the full image using the single directional integral image and the multi-directional integral images.
US09898650B2
Provided are a system and a method for tracking a position based on multi sensors. The system according to the present invention includes: a space management server which divides a predetermined space into a predetermined number of spaces to generate a plurality of zones and manages information of each zone; and a zone management server which manages the information of the zone generated by the space management server and provides the space management server with zone session information of an object positioned in each zone and positional information of the corresponding object sensed by a position tracking sensor every time slot.
US09898646B2
Disclosed is a method intended to validate that an element is covered with a true skin and implemented by a validation device including a light source at at least one wavelength, a sensor, an analysis module and a decision-taking module. The method may include: placing a surface of the element in front of the light source and the sensor; illuminating, by the light source, the surface of the element; capturing, by the sensor, for each wavelength, an image of the positioned element that encompasses an illuminated zone of the element directly illuminated by the light beam and a peripheral zone (“the diffusion zone of the element,” which is peripheral to the illuminated zone); analyzing the illuminated zone and the diffusion zone of the captured image; and deciding, by the decision-taking module, whether the element is covered with a true skin according to the results of the analysis.
US09898643B2
The present disclosure provides a fingerprint identification device including a substrate, a contact layer, a processing unit, and a plurality of sensor electrodes. The substrate includes a first sub-substrate, a second sub-substrate, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is between the first sub-substrate and the second sub-substrate. A plurality of first sub-holes is defined in the first sub-substrate. A plurality of second sub-holes is defined in the second sub-substrate. A plurality of third sub-holes is defined in the adhesive layer. One of the first sub-holes communicates a corresponding one of the third sub-holes and a corresponding one of the second sub-holes to define a corresponding hole. An end of each of the sensor electrodes is coupled to the processing unit. The other end of each of the sensor electrodes passes through one of the holes, extends to the contact layer, and is covered by the contact layer.
US09898638B2
At least one image captured by an image capture device of a delivery drone can be processed to identify at least one optical marker contained in the image. The optical marker can display at least one machine readable optical label, or alphanumeric characters, indicating a cargo recipient. Responsive to identifying the optical marker, image processing on the image can be performed to generate data corresponding to the machine readable optical label or alphanumeric characters. Whether the data corresponds to an intended cargo recipient of a cargo being carried by the delivery drone can be determined. Responsive to determining that the data corresponding to the machine readable optical label or alphanumeric characters corresponds to the intended cargo recipient of the cargo being carried by the delivery drone, the delivery drone can be initiated to deliver the cargo at a specific location indicated by the optical marker.
US09898632B2
An article management system includes RFID tags (102) fixed above a reader waveguide (101), a tag position table storage unit (106) that stores tag information and fixed positions of the RFID tags (102) in association with each other, an article position table storage unit (105) that stores identification information and an assigned position of an article (108) in association with each other, an article management table storage unit (107) that stores the identification information of the article (108) and the tag information of the RFID tags (102) in association with each other, a tag reading unit (103) that reads the RFID tags (102) by electromagnetic coupling through the reader waveguide (101), and an article presence/absence determination unit that determines presence or absence of placement of the article (108) corresponding to the RFID tags (102) based on results of reading the RFID tags (102).
US09898631B2
The present invention relates to an intelligent energy management system and an energy management method for a passive radio frequency tag. Digital conversion is performed on the amplitude of a DC signal absorbed and rectified by an inductance coil antenna of the tag, by providing an intelligent energy management module. The input terminal of the intelligent energy management module is respectively connected to a power supply voltage detection and judgment circuit and a demodulator circuit, and configured to judge the level of charge and enabling state of the tag; and the output terminal thereof is respectively connected to a discharge path, a bias current source and an analog circuit module, and configured to bring the analog circuit module into the optimal operating state according to the enabling state of the tag, or to turn-off/get dormant each analog circuit module thus to reduce power consumption of the tag and improve the sensitivity of the tag. Meanwhile, the intelligent energy management module may further control the discharge path to conduct control on discharge of charge at both ends of the antennas, so that the voltage withstanding performance of devices connected to an inductance coil antenna is reliably ensured.
US09898617B2
The present disclosure relates to a computer system for querying a database residing on a server computer of the computer system, said database storing data records, the database further comprising a relation, wherein the relation comprises data items, wherein the data items are encrypted with a first encryption method in the relation, wherein the data items form a partially ordered set in the relation, the partial order being formed with respect to the data items in non-encrypted form, wherein a referential connection exists assigning each encrypted data item in the relation to a respective data record of the data records, wherein the encrypted data items are annotated with data elements of a linear order in the database, the linear order corresponding the order in which the encrypted data items are stored in the relation with respect to the partial ordered set, the computer system further comprising a client computer, the client computer being configured for sending to the server computer a request for data records whose associated data items lie within a search interval, the request indicating an encrypted data item forming a first and a second interval boundary of the search interval, respectively; for each data item forming the first and second boundaries the server computer is configured for determining if a cache entry is associated with the data item forming the interval boundary, wherein in case a cache entry is not associated with the data item forming the interval boundary, the client computer is configured for traversing the partially ordered set by the client computer for determining a respective data item of the partially ordered set forming the interval boundary.
US09898614B1
A data storage system may implement implicit prioritization to rate-limit secondary index creation for an online table. A secondary index may be generated for a table stored in a data store. The table may be incrementally indexed, performing multiple indexing operations to populate the secondary index. Prior to performing an indexing operation, an evaluation of a capacity limitation for performing indexing operations may be made with respect to capacity to process access requests at the data store. If a determination is made that performance of the indexing operation exceeds the capacity limitation, then the indexing operation may be throttled. If a determination is made that performance of the indexing operation does not exceed the capacity limitation, then the indexing operation may be performed.
US09898612B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed herein for use within secure multi-party computation. A system and method are used for storing an operation preference and a cryptographic preference. A data set is stored based on the operation preference and the cryptographic preference. A determination is made that processing the query involves performing an allowable operation on the data set based on the operation preference.
US09898604B2
Machine generated event log data which includes events occurring over a window of time is received where each event includes a first node, a second node, and a timestamp. The events are aggregated into a plurality of aggregated graph snapshots. Communities within the plurality of aggregated graph snapshots are identified and community tracking links are determined between communities in the plurality of aggregated graph snapshots. A community that has an anomalous evolution in the plurality of aggregated graph snapshots compared to the evolution of other communities is identified based at least in part on the community tracking links. The communities are displayed where the display includes the community tracking links and identifies the community that has the anomalous evolution.
US09898598B2
An authentication system comprises a host computer; and a non-volatile memory that includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells are arranged in array, the plurality of memory cells including: a memory cell in a variable state, in which a resistance value reversibly changes between a plurality of changeable resistance value ranges in accordance with an electric signal applied; and a memory cell in an initial state which does not change to the variable state unless a forming stress for changing the memory cell in the initial state to the variable state is applied thereto, a resistance value of the memory cell in the initial state being within an initial resistance value range which does not overlap with the plurality of changeable resistance value ranges, wherein in the memory cell array, data including first authentication data is stored on the basis of whether each of the plurality of memory cells is in the initial state or the variable state, wherein at least one of the host computer and the non-volatile memory stores second authentication data, and wherein at least one of the host computer and the non-volatile memory is operative to perform authentication on the basis of the first authentication data and the second authentication data.
US09898597B2
A method and associated computing device, A first arrangement of numeric characters 0-9 is displayed, on a touch screen of the computing device, for an entry of a confidential sequence of numeric characters by a user during display of the first arrangement of the numeric characters 0-9 in ten respective regions of the touch screen. Each region includes (i) a unique numeric character and (ii) a graphical design that does not include the unique numeric character. The graphical design in each region is a different graphical design in each region. Each region has a closed exterior boundary and is totally filled with the graphical design consisting of a background pattern or no pattern. A graphical characteristic is instantiated differently for each numeric character displayed in the first arrangement. User touches are received on the displayed first arrangement of the confidential sequence of numeric characters to authenticate or authorize the user.
US09898589B2
An information handling system includes a processor that executes instructions for a content sharing system having mixed operating system capabilities. The processor detects prepaired wireless connectivity remotely connected computing devices, and auto-initiates navigation accessibility within authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system. The information handling system also includes a display for a content sharing system desktop that includes representation of file structures corresponding to a plurality of remotely connected computing devices.
US09898582B2
A system for analyzing an impact of a software migration on a codebase includes a data management module to receive user-selected input of a codebase that supports international classification of diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9) codes and that contains a plurality of lines of source code and a plurality of codebase components, to receive user selection of at least one search string and to analyze the codebase using the at least one search string to identify at least one of each impacted line of the plurality of lines of source code in the codebase and each impacted codebase component, each impacted line of source code and each impacted codebase component requiring modification in order to support migration from ICD-9 codes to international classification of diseases, tenth revision (ICD-10) codes, and produce at least one report of a result of the analysis of the codebase.
US09898579B2
A database implemented by storing information encoded in DNA molecules provides high information density but the information is more difficult to access than in conventional electronic storage media. A relational database is a way of organizing information by using multiple related tables. Relational algebra operations are performed on relational databases to locate and manipulate information. This disclosure provides techniques for implementing relational algebra operations on a relational database that uses DNA molecules to store information. The techniques of this disclosure relate to the structure of DNA molecules used to store the information and to correlations between relational algebra operations and manipulations of DNA molecules.
US09898578B2
Systems and methods for displaying gene- and/or protein-related data with respect to chromosome maps at locations identifying relevant positioning of the genes with which the gene- and/or protein related data are associated. Multiple experiments may be plotted onto the display adjacent one or more chromosome maps. Automatic extraction of genomic location, based on accession numbers or other unique identifiers and cross connection with expression data is provided. Statistical assessments of correlations between expression and genome localization may be performed. Zooming capabilities, thumbnail/fullview toggling, browsability and linked data may be included as features of the visualization systems described.
US09898575B2
The invention includes methods for aligning reads (e.g., nucleic acid reads, amino acid reads) to a reference sequence construct, methods for building the reference sequence construct, and systems that use the alignment methods and constructs to produce sequences. The method is scalable, and can be used to align millions of reads to a construct thousands of bases or amino acids long. The invention additionally includes methods for identifying a disease or a genotype based upon alignment of nucleic acid reads to a location in the construct.
US09898566B2
A method is provided for providing an automated assistance to design an analog non linear circuit under transient conditions, and to a corresponding system. The method enables the circuit designer to consider with simulation the time reactive effects of generally nonlinear components, while keeping the significant and intuitive qualities of an analysis view design tool like the CAIRO+/CHAMS environment. The method includes at least a transient instant solving procedure producing a numerical simulation that uses a given set of sizes and biases to provide a set of local behavior parameters in at least one node at current time. This transient instant solving procedure includes an incremental iteration under transient conditions of an evaluation in an analysis view of a dependency graph of the functional structure of the circuit. An optional transient analysis performs a numerical simulation to provide a time dependent behavior simulation of the circuit, and a performance evaluation.
US09898545B2
A method and apparatus for processing path-based database operations is provided. According to one aspect, a path cache is maintained. For each hierarchical node that is traversed during a path-determining operation, it is determined whether a cache entry corresponding to that node is already contained in the path cache. If such a cache entry is already contained in the path cache, then the path indicated in that cache entry is used to complete the pathname for the node for which the operation is being performed. As a result, hierarchically higher nodes do not need to be traversed to complete the operation. Alternatively, if such a cache entry is not already contained in the path cache, then a cache entry for the node currently being traversed is generated and inserted into the path cache for use in subsequent path-determining operations.
US09898540B1
A method for categorizing text strings assigns text strings to topical categories. A search engines retrieves and ranks a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for each test string. The most highly-ranked URLs for a set of text strings form a whitelist of pre-approved text strings that are assumed to correlate closely with category meaning. Incorrectly categorized text strings are identified by scoring a list of URLs retrieved by a search engine for each text string, comparing each score to the whitelist position of the text string, flagging text strings with scores that deviate from whitelist position by at least a threshold amount, and reassigning flagged text strings to categories with the most similar sets of retrieved URLs.
US09898537B2
An information integration system may include a set of integration services embodied on one or more server machines in a computing environment. The set of integration services may include connectors communicatively connected to disparate information systems. The connectors are configured for integrating data utilizing a common model comprising a content management interoperability services data model, common property definitions, and a common security model particularly defined for use by the set of integration services. Responsive to a user query to search disparate information systems or a subset thereof, an application may communicate metadata of interest contained in the user query to a search engine which locates, via a unified index, requested data from the disparate information systems or a subset thereof. The search engine returns search results referencing the requested data to the application which interprets the search results and displays a visualization thereof on a client device.
US09898535B2
A method of performing a digital search, wherein the result set returned is additionally narrowed via a virtual personality, represented by an animated avatar selected by the user prior to enacting the search. The avatar consists of a virtual identity, which, when reduced to keyword characteristics and then applied to a search algorithm, enables the filtering of result sets according to the inferred desires of the hypothetical individual instantiated by the virtual identity itself, expressed as an avatar.
US09898534B2
A portal server comprises memory, a profile manager, a profile selector, and a profile initiator. The profile manager is configured to manage a plurality of profile records in a profile database. The profile selector is configured to select at least one of the plurality of profile records based on context data collected at a client and context data collected at the portal server. The collected context data corresponds to particular user interaction activity with the portal server. The profile initiator is configured to adapt a user interface based on the profile selected by the profile selector.
US09898533B2
Results of a search on one body of data are enhanced by performing the same search, or a related search, on another body of data. A first body of data is pages (or other content) on a web site, and a second body of data is pages (or other content) on another web site. When a user enters a query to perform a site-specific search on the first web site, that web site performs a related search on the second web site. When results are obtained from the second web site, it is determined whether the first web site has any pages that correspond to the received results. The first web site then uses the corresponding pages in the results that it provides to the user.
US09898529B2
A computer processor determines a root of a first element of a semantic model, in which a first relationship of the first element to a second element of the semantic model, is unknown. The computer processor generates a search token, based on applying morphological rules to the root of the first element and appending a preposition. The computer processor determines one or more regular expressions by applying the search token to search a source of unstructured data. The one or more regular expressions are in a form of a triple, having a subject, a predicate, and an object, and the computer processor applies the predicate of the triple as the first relationship of the first element of the semantic model to a second element of the semantic model.
US09898527B2
A method for retrieving information includes determining, by the information retrieval management computing device, when an identified subject of interest in a received query maps to one of one or more ontology entities. An identification is made, by the information retrieval management computing device, when the identified subject of interest is one of one or more existing subjects of interest when the identified subject of interest is determined to map to one of the ontology entities. One or more filters associated with the identified subject of interest are stored by the information retrieval management computing device. The one or more filters include: one or more new property conditions in the received query, one or more ontology property conditions associated with the mapped one of the ontology entities, and one or more existing property conditions associated with the one of the one or more existing subjects of interest when the identified subject of interest is identified as one of the existing subjects of interest; or the one or more new property conditions and the one or more ontology property conditions when the identified subject of interest is not identified as one of the existing subjects of interest. An updated query is automatically built based on the stored one or more filters by the information retrieval management computing device. One or more results are retrieved and provided, by the information retrieval management computing device, based on the automatically built updated query.
US09898522B2
Techniques are described for managing aggregation of data in a distributed manner, such as for a particular client based on specified configuration information. The described techniques may include storing aggregated data values for an OLAP cube or other data structure in a distributed manner, such as in some situations in a distributed hash table. The aggregated data values to be stored may be generated in various manners, such as by performing multi-stage data manipulation operations—for example, a map-reduce architecture may be used, with a first stage involving the use of one or more specified map functions to be performed, and with at least a second stage involving the use of one or more specified reduce functions to be performed.
US09898519B2
The technology disclosed relates to incorporating social data in CRM systems by a single social syn action. In particular, it relates to appending social data to prospect or contact objects of CRM systems by finding multiple social handles for the prospect or contact objects. The multiple social handles identify social profiles of the corresponding prospects or contacts on various social network platforms.The technology disclosed also relates to personalizing customer service experience of customers. In particular, it relates to identifying conversation preferences and interests of the customers based on information specified in their social profiles on different social network platforms. The conversation preferences and interests are used to customize interactions with the customer during the course of the customer service.
US09898517B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, related to declarative synchronization of shared data. One method includes receiving one or more changes to data maintained by one of multiple computer programs having respective local copies of the data, identifying an event characterizing synchronization of the data maintained by the computer program with the other computer programs (e.g., with a local copy managed by the other computer program), and initiating synchronization of the changes with one of the other programs having respective local copies (e.g., with the local copy managed by the other program) in response to the event occurring. The event can be characterized by an annotation. Identifying an event can include reading a property of a data object (e.g., in a data object graph of shared data).
US09898491B2
A machine implemented method for accelerating access to business intelligence data including providing a master database table on a computer readable medium and accessible by an analytics server, accessing rows in the master database table by the analytics server, with each row in the master database table containing at least a partial set of measures for a plurality of dimensions, identifying by the analytics server a set of one or more dimensions from the plurality of dimensions subject to a query by one or more computing devices in communication with the analytics server, extracting the set of one or more dimensions and associated measures for each of the one or more dimensions from the master database table, and forming a baby fact table such that each row in the baby fact table contains the set of one or more dimensions subject to the query and the associated measures derived from the extracting step.
US09898472B2
A job execution device includes: a storing unit; a file system that divides a storing area of the storing unit into a plurality of division areas, and manages the storing area of the storing unit; a management table in which deletion management information indicating whether an overwrite deletion is necessary is registered for each of the division areas; a deletion processing unit; a job execution unit; and a management table updating unit. When the file system receives the releasing request, the file system changes the division area management information for the division areas to be released by the releasing request so as to change the status to “unused” before the deletion management information for all of the division areas to be released by the releasing request is changed to a non-necessity of the overwrite deletion.
US09898465B2
A system and method for providing access to audio-visual (AV) content, such as music or video clips, is described that includes providing an openly accessible code on an item or packaging associated with the item, and a second (limited-access) code associated with the same item or packaging. The first code and the second code can be a quick-response code or other scannable code, or a string of alphanumeric characters. Access to a sample and a full version of the AV content can be provided when the first code or second code, respectively, is scanned, or entered on a particular website or other location, using a device such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet computer. The sample can be a portion or a reduced-quality version of the full AV content. The AV content can be related to images and/or words provided on or associated with the item.
US09898452B2
Provided are techniques for receiving a scanned image corresponding to a page; analyzing the scanned image to identify a set of characters (Ci) and corresponding positions (Pi) of each character of Ci on the page; applying natural language processing (NPL) and an analytic analysis algorithm to determine a semantic analysis relationship of phrases formed by Ci to determine meanings for the phrases; generating a plurality of annotations (Ai) indicating the determined meanings of the phrases, wherein each annotation is assigned a corresponding position (Qi) on the page based upon the Pi of the corresponding characters on the page; and storing, in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the scanned image in conjunction with the plurality of annotations and the corresponding Qi.
US09898451B2
A content author can create adaptive content, which refers to electronic content that adapts to or changes based on the presentation context of the adaptive content. The presentation context of the adaptive content refers to characteristics of the device displaying or otherwise presenting the adaptive content. The adaptive content can be displayed to reviewers using computing devices with various different characteristics. These reviewers can provide various comments about the adaptive content, and data describing the presentation context of the adaptive content for the computing device used by the reviewer is included in metadata associated with the comment. The comments to the adaptive content are made available to the adaptive content author. When reviewing the comments, the author can select a comment and have the adaptive content displayed to the author using the presentation context of the adaptive content for the device used by the reviewer when the comment was entered.
US09898440B2
A calculation engine computes equation(s) based upon dependencies between variables, both initially input and as calculated from various fragmented sub expressions. The calculation engine accommodates relationships between equations, with output variable(s) of one equation possibly serving as input to another equation in a chain. Initially, the calculation engine sorts equations based upon their relationship to each other and to the input variables. The calculation engine next fragments the equations' expressions into various sub expressions. This fragmenting may be according to an order of operations (e.g., brackets/parentheses, then exponents/powers, then multiplication/division). Sub expressions ultimately resulting from fragmentation process, may comprise unary expressions, binary expressions, or expressions involving three or more operations at a same level of priority. Upon rationalizing an order of the fragments, the engine may evaluate units (e.g., SI and others) thereof, allowing assignment of units to output variables of the larger and more complex equations.
US09898436B2
A data transmission system and a transmission method thereof are provided. The data transmission system includes a first electronic apparatus and a second electronic apparatus. The first electronic apparatus includes a first clock pin and a first data pin. The second electronic apparatus includes a second clock pin and a second data pin. In a connecting detection mode, the first electronic apparatus transmits a first detection signal to the first clock pin and drives the first data pin to a reference logic level. The second electronic apparatus transmits a second detection signal to the second clock pin and drives the second data pin to the reference logic level. The first electronic apparatus determines whether the first and the second electronic apparatuses are connected to each other according to whether at least one of signals on the first clock pin and on the first data pin is varied or not.
US09898435B2
Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with the exchange of messages between a hybrid switch and one or more baseboard management controllers (BMCs) are described herein. Specifically, an aggregate BMC controller (ABC) may be communicatively coupled with both the hybrid switch and the BMCs and configured to facilitate the exchange of messages between the hybrid switch and the one or more BMCs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09898432B2
According to an embodiment, a data transfer control apparatus has a band measurement unit and a request mask unit. The band measurement unit measures a band level to transfer data, and compares this measurement band level with a target band level. The request mask unit outputs a correction request signal which is obtained by correcting a timing of a request signal sent from each of a plurality of processing units, based on a request mask control signal which the band measurement unit outputs.
US09898427B2
A method and apparatus for accessing multiple storage devices from multiple hosts without use of remote direct memory access (RDMA) as disclosed herein include: providing a data store switch fabric enabling data communications between a data storage access system and a plurality of compute nodes, each compute node having integrated compute capabilities, data storage, and a network interface controller (Host NIC); providing a plurality of physical data storage devices; providing a host bus adapter (HBA) in data communication with the plurality of physical data storage devices and the plurality of compute nodes via the data store switch fabric, the HBA including at least one submission queue and a corresponding shadow queue; receiving an input/output (I/O) request from the plurality of compute nodes; including an element of the I/O request to the at least one submission queue; and including additional information related to the element of the at least one submission queue to the corresponding shadow queue.
US09898424B2
A system, method and apparatus for executing a sequence analysis pipeline on genetic sequence data includes an integrated circuit formed of a set of hardwired digital logic circuits that are interconnected by physical electrical interconnects. One of the physical electrical interconnects forms an input to the integrated circuit connected with an electronic data source for receiving reads of genomic data. The hardwired digital logic circuits are arranged as a set of processing engines, each processing engine being formed of a subset of the hardwired digital logic circuits to perform one or more steps in the sequence analysis pipeline on the reads of genomic data. Each subset of the hardwired digital logic circuits is formed in a wired configuration to perform the one or more steps in the sequence analysis pipeline.
US09898422B2
A method of setting by a docking center a direct connection between a dockee and a peripheral device in a wireless docking network is provided. The method includes grouping peripheral devices depending on each service in association with the peripheral devices and performing a setting of authorization for a corresponding group; and providing a docking service to the dockee which joins in the group while supporting a direct connection with at least one of the peripheral devices.
US09898408B2
An apparatus and method are described for a sharing aware snoop filter. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: a plurality of caches, each of the caches comprising a plurality of cache lines, at least some of which are to be shared by two or more of the caches; a snoop filter to monitor accesses to the plurality of cache lines shared by the two or more caches, the snoop filter comprising: a primary snoop filter comprising a first plurality of entries, each entry associated with one of the plurality of cache lines and comprising a N unique identifiers to uniquely identify up to N of the plurality of caches currently storing the cache line; an auxiliary snoop filter comprising a second plurality of entries, each entry associated with one of the plurality of cache lines, wherein once a particular cache line has been shared by more than N caches, an entry for that cache line is allocated in the auxiliary snoop filter to uniquely identify one or more additional caches storing the cache line.
US09898400B2
A memory access command, column address and plurality of write data values are received within an integrated-circuit memory chip via external signaling links. In response to the memory access command, the integrated-circuit memory chip (i) decodes the column address to select address-specified sense amplifiers from among a plurality of sense amplifiers that constitute a sense amplifier bank, (ii) reads first data, constituted by a plurality of read data values, out of the address-specified sense amplifiers, and (iii) overwrites the first data within the address-specified sense amplifiers with second data constituted by one or more of the write data values and by one or more of the read data values.
US09898394B2
A test design assistance device 10 acquires information about the number of levels indicating the number of values which can be obtained for each factor in a plurality of factors of a test target, selects a matrix capable of allocating all of factors in a maximum number of levels information in the matrix capable of allocating factors in multilevel generated based on an orthogonal table, sets the maximum number of the number of levels in the levels of factors which are not allocated as a focused number of levels, and allocates factors in the focused number of levels to the matrix when the number of columns capable of allocating the factors in the focused number of levels is equal to greater than the number of factors in the focused number of levels, in the selected matrix.
US09898390B2
A virtual service is instantiated from a service model that is operable to receive requests intended for a particular software component in a system and generate simulated responses of the particular software component based on a service model modeling responses of the particular software component. A particular request intended for the particular software component is identified that has been redirected to the virtual service and content of a simulated response to the particular request is generated using the virtual service in a first language. A second language to be applied to the simulated response is determined based on the request, and a translation of the content from the first language into the second language is determined. A modified version of the simulated response is sent to the other software component in response to the particular request that includes the content in the second language.
US09898386B2
An approach is provided in which an endianness violation detection sub-system detects endianness violations between hardware units. The endianness violation detection sub-system tracks memory operations performed by multiple hardware units via debug channels and generates lookup table entries that are stored in a lookup table. When the endianness violation detection sub-system detects endianness relevant load attributes of a load operation that are different than corresponding endianness relevant store attributes of a store operation, the endianness violation detection sub-system generates an endianness violation. In one embodiment, the endianness violation detection sub-system identifies an endianness violation when the endianness violation detection sub-system detects a difference in the byte ordering type between a hardware unit performing a store operation and a hardware unit performing a load operation.
US09898377B2
A system is configured to: transmit requests to a first device and a second device; receive a first reply from the first device in response to one of the requests; determine an address of the first device based on the first reply; assign a first port to a first network when the first device is a first one of one or more devices that replied to the requests and have a same address as the first device; receive a second reply from the second device in response to another one of the requests; assign a second port to a second network when the address of the second device is the same as the address of the first device; and reassign the second port, from the second network, to the first network when a failure of the first device occurs.
US09898368B1
Methods and apparatus for implementing a recovery mode procedure for a computing device are disclosed. An example method includes determining, by a computing device, that a recovery mode procedure is to be executed on the computing device. The example method further includes, determining whether a trusted recovery image is accessible to the computing device and, in the event the trusted recovery image is accessible to the computing device, executing the recovery mode procedure to repair or replace a current image of the computing device using the trusted recovery image. In the event the trusted recovery image is not accessible to the computing device, the example method includes, providing instructions for obtaining the trusted recovery image, determining the obtained trusted recovery image is accessible to the computing device and executing the recovery mode procedure to repair or replace the current image of the computing device using the obtained trusted recovery image.
US09898364B2
A memory controller configures a plurality of word lines associated with a respective block of a 3D memory device in a first configuration, where the first configuration includes a set of configuration parameters for each word line of the plurality of word lines determined at least in part on the vertical positions of each word line relative to a substrate of the 3D memory device and, while the plurality of word lines are configured in the first configuration, writes data to and reads data from the respective block. For the respective block, the memory controller: adjusts a first parameter in the respective set of configuration parameters corresponding to a respective word line of the plurality of word lines in response to detecting a first trigger condition as to the respective word line and, after adjusting the first parameter, writes data to and reads data from the respective word line.
US09898357B1
Notification routines are described for implementation by a monitoring service. As part of an exemplary notification routine, a faulty storage volume is correlated at multiple logical storage levels of a storage system with other faulty storage volumes. The correlation pattern can follow a tree-based decision format, where each faulty storage volume is sequentially compared at a lower logical storage level. Advantageously, once a common logical storage component of a group of storage volumes is identified, a notification is issued about the group of faulty storage volumes sharing the common logical storage component. Additionally, notifications can be issued according to a severity level of the group of faulty storage volumes. In some embodiments, before issuing the notification, the group of faulty storage volumes can be compared to a time allowed for the group of faulty storage volume to be at fault.
US09898356B2
A method for packet processing on a multi-core processor. According to one embodiment of the invention, a first set of one or more processing cores are configured to include the capability to process packets belonging to a first set of one or more packet types, and a second set of one or more processing cores are configured to include the capability to process packets belonging to a second set of one or more packet types, where the second set of packet types is a subset of the first set of packet types. Packets belonging to the first set of packet types are processed at a processing core of either the first or second set of processing cores. Packets belonging to the second set of packet types are processed at a processing core of the first set of processing cores.
US09898355B2
The described embodiments include a computing device that executes a broker application. The broker application performs a mediated data exchange to exchange data between a first sandboxed application and a second application. For example, the broker application can import data from the second application into the first sandboxed application. As another example, the broker application can export data from the first sandboxed application into the second application.
US09898349B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for managing requests for acquiring one or more resources in a computing environment. In one embodiment, successful acquisition of the one or more resources is determined. Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for initiating a synchronous request to acquire the one or more resources, responsive to determining that the acquisition of the one or more resources is not successful.
US09898341B2
In some examples, a method includes assigning, to each respective task queue of a plurality of task queues, a respective priority ratio based at least in part on a number of tasks in the respective task queue. The method further includes assigning, by a processor of a plurality of processors, respective tasks from the respective task queues to at least one processor of the plurality of processors in an order based at least in part on the respective priority ratio, wherein the respective priority ratio defines a relative frequency with which tasks from the respective task queue are assigned to the at leak one processor.
US09898336B2
Software development data indicative of a development activity is accessed. A component parameter of a component of a software development platform is set, in which the component parameter is based upon, at least in part, an anticipated component workload associated with the development actively. At least one system resource is allocated for the component of the software development platform based upon, at least in part, the component parameter.
US09898332B2
A sequence of tuples, each having one or more attributes, is received at one of one or more processing elements operating on one or more processors. Each processing element may have one or more stream operators. A first stream operator may be identified as one that only processes an instance of a first attribute in a currently received tuple when a difference between an instance of the first attribute in a previously received tuple and the instance of the first attribute in the currently received tuple is outside of a difference threshold. A second stream operator may generate a difference attribute from a first instance of the first attribute in a first one of the received tuples and a second instance of the first attribute in a second one of the received tuples. The difference attribute may be transmitted from the second stream operator to the first stream operator.
US09898324B2
A streams manager monitors performance of a streaming application, and when the performance needs to be improved, the streams manager automatically requests virtual machines from a cloud manager. The cloud manager provisions one or more virtual machines in a cloud with the specified streams infrastructure and streams application components. The streams manager then modifies the flow graph so one or more portions of the streaming application are hosted by the virtual machines in the cloud. When performance of the streaming application indicates a virtual machine is no longer needed, the virtual machine is maintained and placed in a ready state so it can be quickly used as needed in the future without the overhead of deploying a new virtual machine.
US09898323B2
Composite virtual machine templates may be used in the deployment of virtual machines into virtualized computing environments. A composite virtual machine template may define a plurality of deployment attributes for use in a virtual machine deployment, and at least some of these deployment attributes may be determined through references to other virtual machine templates and included in the composite virtual machine template.
US09898317B2
In general, techniques are described for configuring and managing virtual networks. For example, a distributed virtual network controller is described that configures and manages an overlay network within a physical network formed by plurality of switches. A plurality of servers are interconnected by the switch fabric, each of the servers comprising an operating environment executing one or more virtual machines in communication via the overlay networks. The servers comprises a set of virtual switches that extends the overlay network as a virtual network to the operating environment of the virtual machines. The controller may instruct the servers and the virtual switches to perform various operations, such as determining a physical network path taken by packets of a network packet flow, determining latency through the network, re-routing traffic in the virtual network due to network events, replicating traffic for multicasting, providing multi-tenant services to support multiple virtual networks, monitoring and logging traffic characteristics within the virtual networks and other operations.
US09898316B1
Operating at least one hypervisor includes running a first hypervisor as a first thread of an underlying operating system, running a second hypervisor as a second thread of the underlying operating system, loading a first guest operating system using the first hypervisor based on the first thread of the underlying operating system, loading a second guest operating system using the second hypervisor based on the second thread of the underlying operating system, and scheduling sharing of resources of the underlying system between the first hypervisor and the second hypervisor according to a scheduler of the underlying operating system, where the first hypervisor and the second hypervisor run independently of each other. The scheduler of the underlying operating system may schedule fractional time shares for the first hypervisor and the second hypervisor to access the same resource.
US09898314B2
A method, system, and apparatus for extending JavaScript to operate more fully as an object oriented language. A multiple inheritance module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement multiple inheritance. A messaging module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement messaging. A polymorphism module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement polymorphism.
US09898303B2
A microprocessor includes a plurality of processing cores, a resource shared by the plurality of processing cores, and a hardware semaphore readable and writeable by each of the plurality of processing cores within a non-architectural address space. Each of the plurality of processing cores is configured to write to the hardware semaphore to request ownership of the shared resource and to read from the hardware semaphore to determine whether or not the ownership was obtained. Each of the plurality of processing cores is configured to write to the hardware semaphore to relinquish ownership of the shared resource.
US09898295B2
Branch prediction is provided by generating a first index from a previous instruction address and from a first branch history vector having a first length. A second index is generated from the previous instruction address and from a second branch history vector that is longer than the first vector. Using the first index, a first branch prediction is retrieved from a first branch prediction table. Using the second index, a second branch prediction is retrieved from a second branch prediction table. Based upon additional branch history data, the first branch history vector and the second branch history vector are updated. A first hash value is generated from a current instruction address and the updated first branch history vector. A second hash value is generated from the current instruction address and the updated second branch history vector. One of the branch predictions are selected based upon the hash values.
US09898293B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for decoding instructions in a computer program wherein the instructions include one or more base instructions that are subject to modification by one or more other instructions. A decoder determines whether a first received instruction was arrived at by a non-incremental change to a program counter (i.e. a jump in the program). If the first instruction was arrived at by a non-incremental change to the program counter the decoder decodes the immediately preceding instruction to determine if the original instruction is a base instruction subject to modification by one or more other instructions. If the preceding instruction indicates that the original instruction is a base instruction an error has occurred and exception handling code is invoked.
US09898281B2
A computer program product for verifying source code in disparate source control systems. A processor configured to: obtain a first source code from a target repository; access a second source code from a source repository; and verify each file in the first source code matches each corresponding file in the second source code. Verifying causes the processor to: read contents of a file in the first source code in the target repository; access a corresponding file in the second source code in the source repository; replace contents of the corresponding file in the second source code in the source repository with the contents of the file in the first source code in the target repository; execute an editor in the source repository to display differences in the corresponding file that have been modified as a result of replacing contents; and log each file that does not match.
US09898269B2
A computer-executable mechanism captures code modifications for a computer-executable process from a development environment into build packages that may be deployed onto specified target environments with trace, audit, code compliance and rollback options from one single web portal. The mechanism supports build package code changes from different sources, automated test of the resulting build packages, and phantom source control of all packaged code base to reduce the burden on developers to manually source control code. The computer-executable mechanism supports a portal web server for building and deploying build packages to render user responses to configurable actions that may be passed on to a job sequencer to execute a series of jobs. A computer-executable roll-back mechanism takes a snapshot of the target environment prior to deployment of a build package so that a complete release rollback or an incremental release rollback may occur as needed.
US09898267B2
System and method for performing correlation analysis. A program that includes multiple program structures and one or more data objects is stored. Each data object is shared by at least two of the program structures. For each program structure, decomposition effects on each of the data objects shared by the program structure resulting from each of a respective one or more optimizing transforms applied to the program structure are analyzed. One or more groups of correlated structures are determined based on the analyzing. Each group includes two or more program structures that share at least one data object, and at least one optimizing transform that is compatible with respect to the two or more program structures and the shared data object. For at least one group, the at least one optimizing transform is usable to transform the two or more program structures to meet a specified optimization objective.
US09898261B1
A method for creating processes in a software application. The method includes obtaining an activity fragment. The activity fragment includes an activity fragment name and an activity fragment configuration. The method further includes obtaining a process specification specifying an activity, and obtaining activity configuration instructions. The activity configuration instructions specify inclusion of the activity fragment in the activity. The method also includes building, based on the process specification, a process. Building the process includes associating the activity fragment with the activity. In addition, the method includes deploying the software application, including the process.
US09898260B2
A mobile device includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions. The instructions include, in response to a state of a first application being instantiated from a first state template of the first application, selecting a first function module identifier from a plurality of predetermined function module identifiers. Each predetermined function module identifier corresponds to a first function offered by the first state template. The instructions include transmitting a function module request to a developer exchange system using a wireless transceiver. The function module request includes the first function module identifier, which uniquely identifies a first function module. The instructions include receiving the first function module from the developer exchange system, storing and executing the first function module, and presenting display data generated by execution of the first function module. The display data is presented in an area reserved for the first function by the first state template.
US09898259B2
The disclosure generally describes methods, software, and systems, including a method for using templates to generate data bindings for application code. A request is identified to instantiate an application based on a pre-defined template that is associated with an input data model that includes at least one reference to a design time data binding configuration model. A service, an associated service, and an associated data source are identified to be bound with the application. A parameter in the input data model is identified. Entry point data bindings for the data source are identified. A selection field is populated within a user interface using values within the data source corresponding to the entry points. A second selection field within the user interface is populated based on the selection from the first selection field. The second selection field is associated with at least one parameter in the input data model.
US09898249B2
The invention is directed to a system and methods allowing a user to interact with one or more data applications—including for example, games, music, music composition and tactile stimulation—to simulate real-time multisensory output. The invention includes a music program, a music texture program and a simulation program.
US09898243B2
An information processing apparatus for displaying a specified display area of target data in a display unit, the target data being shared with another information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives information indicative of the specified display area specified in the another information processing apparatus; and a display controlling unit that scales the specified display area and an image in a peripheral portion of the specified display area and displays the specified display area and the image in the display unit such that the specified display area is included in a display field of the display unit based on the received information indicative of the specified display area and information about the display field of the display unit.
US09898241B2
An information sharing system includes a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus connected thereto via a communication network. The first apparatus includes an input unit to input image data, a dividing unit to divide the data into divided image data items, a storage unit to store the divided image data items at respective destinations and output position data items indicating the destinations, a generation unit to generate notification data items each including a corresponding divided image data item and a corresponding position data item, and a transmission unit to sequentially transmit the notification data items to the second apparatus. The second apparatus includes a reception unit to receive the notification data items from the first apparatus and a reproduction unit to reproduce the image data by developing the divided image data items in order of receipt based on the data in the notification data items.
US09898217B2
The presently claimed invention manages memory in a multi-processor system. The presently claimed invention may use a combination of global and local locks when allocating memory and de-allocating memory in a multi-processor system. A method consistent with the presently claimed invention may first receive an allocation of a first memory space in the system memory of a multi-core processing system. The allocation of the first memory space may globally locks the first memory space where the memory space may administered by a software module using one or more local locks.
US09898215B2
In at least one embodiment, a non-volatile memory array including a plurality of blocks each including a plurality of physical pages is controlled by a controller. The controller implements a plurality of nested page retirement classes each defined by a respective one of a plurality of different nested subsets of page indices of physical pages within the plurality of blocks that are to be considered retired from use. For each block among the plurality of blocks, the controller updating an indication of a page retirement class to which the block belongs in response to detection of a retirement-causing error in a data page stored in a physical page of the block. The controller forms block stripes for storing data from the plurality of blocks based on the page retirement classes of the blocks.
US09898211B2
A nonvolatile memory control device performs data reading/writing control on partitions of a rewritable nonvolatile semiconductor memory. The device includes an erase cycle counting unit, a read cycle counting unit, a data reading/writing unit and a control unit. The erase cycle counting unit counts the number of erase cycles in total per partition. The read cycle counting unit counts the number of read cycles that same data is read per partition. When the number of erase cycles of a first partition is equal to or larger than a predetermined number of erase cycles, and a second partition having a smaller number of erase cycles and a larger number of read cycles than the first partition is present, the control unit controls the data reading/writing unit to exchange data in the first partition and data in the second partition.
US09898207B2
A storage device is provided. The storage device includes storage clusters, and a controller. The controller receives a command and an address from an external host device, selects a storage cluster according to the received address, and transmits the received command and the received address to the selected storage cluster. The controller controls the storage clusters as normal storage clusters and slow storage clusters according to a temperature of a zone to which the storage clusters belong.
US09898196B1
A first portion of an asymmetric memory is configured as temporary storage for application data units with sizes corresponding to a small memory block that is smaller than the size of a logical write unit associated with the asymmetric memory. A portion of the remaining asymmetric memory is configured as a reconciled storage for application data units with varying sizes. A first application data unit is received for writing to the asymmetric memory. Based on computing the size of the first application data unit as corresponding to the small memory block, the first application data unit is written to the temporary storage. Upon determining that a threshold is reached, a memory write operation is performed for writing the application data units from the temporary storage to the reconciled storage. The application data units written to the reconciled storage are removed from the temporary storage.
US09898193B2
An application-specific integrated circuit comprises: analog inputs having analog-digital converters; at least one digital signal processor, which has input registers and output registers. The analog-digital converters sample and digitize input signals Si with sampling frequencies fSi and forward the digitized signals SDi with output frequencies fSD-out-i to the input registers of the digital signal processor. The digital signal processor processes the digitized signals SDi to m processed signals SPj and forwards such to the output registers of the digital signal processor. The digital signal processor has a clock frequency, wherein, furthermore, the signals of the output registers can be output, respectively read-out, with an output frequency. One or more of the frequencies is, respectively, variable, wherein especially one or more of the frequencies, respectively, variable independently of the others of the frequencies.
US09898190B2
The inertia system provides a common platform and application-programming interface (API) for applications to extend the input received from various multi-touch hardware devices to simulate real-world behavior of application objects. To move naturally, application objects should exhibit physical characteristics such as elasticity and deceleration. When a user lifts all contacts from an object, the inertia system provides additional manipulation events to the application so that the application can handle the events as if the user was still moving the object with touch. The inertia system generates the events based on a simulation of the behavior of the objects. If the user moves an object into another object, the inertia system simulates the boundary characteristics of the objects. Thus, the inertia system provides more realistic movement for application objects manipulated using multi-touch hardware and the API provides a consistent feel to manipulations across applications.
US09898187B2
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a technique for providing handwriting input functionality on a user device. A handwriting recognition module is trained to have a repertoire comprising multiple non-overlapping scripts and capable of recognizing tens of thousands of characters using a single handwriting recognition model. The handwriting input module provides real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition for multi-character handwriting input. In particular, real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition is provided for multi-character, or sentence level Chinese handwriting recognition. User interfaces for providing the handwriting input functionality are also disclosed.
US09898184B2
An operation method of an operating system, applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a touchpad and a screen. The touchpad has a first edge. The electronic device is used for executing the operating system. The screen is used for displaying a display image outputted by the operating system. A cursor is displayed at the display image. The operation method of the operating system comprises: determining whether a touch operation is a sliding gesture sliding from an edge when the touchpad senses the touch operation; determining which edge of the touchpad is sliding from by the sliding gesture if the touch operation is the sliding gesture sliding from the edge; displaying a charm bar in a first area of the display image and displaying the cursor on the charm bar if the sliding gesture slides from the first edge.
US09898169B2
On-screen help with contextual shortcut on an appliance The invention relates to an appliance (100) with a user interface (110) comprising a display (111) for showing indications about conditions in the appliance, and first (112, 114) and second (113) touch-sensitive input means. The second input means causes the interface to enter an assistance mode displaying which assistance items, which a processing means (121) extracts from a collection (122) of assistance information based on the content of the display when the assistance mode is invoked. In one embodiment, a data record ensures that the user returns to the same page after consulting the assistance mode. In another embodiment, the appliance is adapted to update the collection of assistance information on the basis of data received at an external communication interface. In another embodiment, the display reacts differently to short and long activations of a given touch-sensitive input means. In another embodiment, the display includes parallax compensation.
US09898165B1
Present novel and non-trivial methods for electronically recording a taxi route on a display unit are disclosed. In one method, a tax route entry window (“TREW”) such as a taxi clearance entry window is used to present in smaller windows surfaces and next intersecting surfaces from which a pilot sequentially selects surfaces based upon surfaces stated in a taxi clearance. In another method, the TREW is comprised of an airport-specific keyboard or a traditional keyboard with visually-variable, interactive buttons, where an activation or deactivation of each button is dependent upon surfaces specified in the taxi clearance and potential intersecting surface. In another method, selections are made on the TREW and surfaces corresponding to the selections are highlighted in an image presenting a map of surfaces. Additionally, the image presenting a map of surfaces may be panned and zoom to the size of the highlighted surface.
US09898163B2
Provided is a menu display apparatus that displays a menu of a plurality of applications, including an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information representing content to be displayed in the menu of the content managed by each application from each application and a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area according to setting conditions for the area provided for each of the applications in the menu and the display information of the content information acquired from each application. Accordingly, the display of the content information to be displayed in the menu in each area is controlled according to setting conditions for the area provided for each application in the menu and display data of the content information acquired from each application.
US09898156B2
A method, computing device and computer program product are provided in order to utilize a multitouch user interface so as to adjust the window width and window level of an image. In the context of a method, an indication of user input provided via a multitouch user interface is received. The indication of user input includes an indication of respective positions of first and second fingers upon the multitouch user interface. The method also includes adjusting, with processing circuitry, a window width of an image based upon a change in spacing between the first and second fingers. Further, the method includes adjusting, with the processing circuitry, a window level of the image based upon a change in location of a reference point defined by the respective positions of the first and second fingers upon the multitouch user interface.
US09898146B2
A display device includes: a plurality of first electrode patterns; a plurality of second electrode patterns; a plurality of first touch signal lines; and a plurality of second touch signal lines. The plurality of first electrode patterns respectively include a plurality of first electrode cells physically separated from each other and arranged in a first direction. The plurality of second electrode patterns include a plurality of second electrode cells physically separated from each other and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. The plurality of first touch signal lines are connected to the first electrode cells. The plurality of second touch signal lines are connected to the second electrode cells. The first and second electrode patterns and the first and second touch signal lines are all positioned at the same layer on a substrate. The first touch signal lines are independently connected to each first electrode cell.
US09898145B2
The present disclosure provides a touch display panel and a touch display device. The touch display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other to form a cell. The second substrate includes a matrix common electrode. The touch display panel further includes a first signal transmission line arranged on the first substrate and a second signal transmission line arranged on the first substrate, and the second signal transmission line is intersected with the first signal transmission line; and a first spacer corresponding to the first signal transmission line and a second spacer corresponding to the second signal transmission line. The first spacer and the second spacer are configured to enable the first signal transmission line and the second signal transmission line to be electrically connected to the matrix common electrode when a corresponding touch region is in a touch state.
US09898142B2
A system includes a curved window and a light energy emitter arranged exterior to the curved window. The system includes a light energy receiver arranged exterior to the curved window and arranged to detect light energy emitted by the light energy emitter. The light energy passes over a touchpad provided on the curved window. A touch on the touchpad may be detected by the system.
US09898141B2
A touch panel, a method for fabricating the same and a touch display device are disclosed. The touch panel includes touch units, each of which includes: a capacitor having a first terminal connected to a first bias voltage; a first transistor having an amorphous silicon active layer, one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is connected to a third bias voltage and the other is connected to a second terminal of the capacitor; a second transistor having an oxide semiconductor active layer, a gate of the second transistor is connected to a scan line, one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is connected to the second terminal of the capacitor and the other is connected to a data line. The touch panel further includes a light-shielding layer; an aperture portion is disposed on a part of the light-shielding layer.
US09898136B2
A capacitance distribution detection circuit includes a multiplexer, a driver, and a sense amplifier, and the multiplexer switches states between a first connection state in which first signal lines are connected to the driver and second signal lines are connected to the sense amplifier, and a second connection state in which the first signal lines are connected to the sense amplifier and the second signal lines are connected to the driver.
US09898130B2
Grip management includes determining, using first changes of capacitance of a sensing region of an input device, a first signal level corresponding to a first input object satisfying a size threshold and being proximate to a first side of the input device at a first time, and determining a first signal level threshold based on the first signal level. The grip management further includes determining, using second changes of capacitance of the sensing region, a second signal level corresponding to the first input object being proximate to the first side of the input device at a second time, and detecting a squeeze of the input device based at least in part on the second signal level satisfying the first signal level threshold.
US09898127B2
A pixel structure includes a pixel electrode and a pixel switch including a gate electrode, an upper source electrode, an upper drain electrode, an upper active layer, a lower source electrode, a lower drain electrode, and a lower active layer. A bottom-gate TFT is formed by the upper source electrode, the upper active layer, the upper drain electrode and the gate electrode; a top-gate TFT is formed by the lower source electrode, the lower active layer, the lower drain electrode and the gate electrode. The upper source electrode is connected to the lower source electrode. The pixel electrode includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode. The first sub-pixel electrode is connected to the upper drain electrode for receiving a first signal; the second sub-pixel electrode is connected to the lower drain electrode for receiving a second signal from the bottom-gate TFT different from the first signal.
US09898123B2
A sensing device includes a comparator, a first and a second variable capacitor unit. A first comparator input of the comparator is electrically coupled to a touch pad. The first variable capacitor unit is configured to charge the first comparator input such that the first comparator input has a first potential. The second variable capacitor unit is configured to charge a second comparator input of the comparator such that the second comparator input has a second potential. The comparator is configured for comparing the first potential and the second potential to generate a comparator output signal. In a condition of the touch pad being operated, the first variable capacitor unit is adjusted according to the comparator output signal to perform potential compensation for the first comparator input, or the second variable capacitor unit is adjusted according to the comparator output signal to perform potential compensation for the second comparator input.
US09898114B2
Techniques related to privacy at display devices are described herein. The techniques include an apparatus having an electroactive privacy layer of a display device. The electroactive privacy layer is configured to restrict a propagation direction of light emission associated with a display layer of the display device. The restriction of propagation is generated by an electric force applied to the electroactive privacy layer.
US09898112B2
The present invention provides a display module (100; 200) and an electronic terminal. The display module (100; 200) comprises: a first display unit (130; 240) configured to display first image information in a first direction; a second display unit (140; 250) configured to display second image information in a second direction; and a sensor unit (150; 260) provided between the first display unit (130; 240) and the second display unit (140; 250) and configured to sense an object's approach or touch on the first display unit (130; 240) and/or the second display unit (140; 250). With the display module (100; 200), the object's approach or touch on the first display unit (130; 240) and the second display unit (140; 250) can be sensed by a single sensor unit (150; 260). There is no need to provide a sensor unit (150; 260) for each of the display units (130; 240; 140; 250) for touch sensing function. In this way, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the display module (100; 200), make it slimmer and more beautiful while reducing manufacture cost.
US09898108B2
An erasing device to erase an image displayed on a display apparatus, the erasing device including: a housing; a generator to generate an electromagnetic field so that the electromagnetic field is emitted from each of a plurality of portions of a tip of the housing; and a controller to control the generator to generate the electromagnetic field when the tip touches a surface of the display apparatus so that the display apparatus detecting the electromagnetic field erases an image within a preset image deletion region with a predetermined area based on a position on the surface touched by the tip, wherein the generator adjusts output of the electromagnetic field from each portion of the tip based on whether each portion of the tip touches the surface so that the display apparatus adjusts the area of the image deletion region based on the portion of the tip touched by the surface.
US09898106B2
An information processing system includes a touch pad; a display unit; and a processing unit configured to move a cursor shown on a screen of the display unit, depending on an amount of movement and a movement direction of a contact point of a finger of an operator on the touch pad. The processing unit differentiates an amount of movement of the cursor with respect to the amount of the movement of the contact point, for a case where the number of the contact points on the touch pad is one, and for a case where the number of the contact points on the touch pad is two or more.
US09898104B2
An information processing apparatus that includes a first sensor that receives a first signal; a second sensor that receives a second signal; and circuitry that calculates a position of a source from which the first signal and the second signal are transmitted based on a first time at which the first signal is received at the first sensor and a second time at which the second signal is received at the second sensor, and controls a display to display an image corresponding to a path obtained based on calculated changes in position of the source.
US09898103B2
A stylus for use with a digitizer sensor includes a housing confined by a first and second end, a primary tip positioned at the first end of the housing and associated with a first transmitting element, the first transmitting element having a first diameter, a secondary tip positioned at the second end of the housing and associated with a second transmitting element, the second transmitting element having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, a transmitting unit for transmitting a first signal with a first amplitude via the first transmitting element and for transmitting a second signal with a second amplitude via the second transmitting element, wherein the first amplitude is at least twice the second amplitude and a powering unit for powering transmission of the first and second signal.
US09898074B2
Mapping apparatus includes a transmitter, which emits a beam comprising pulses of light, and a scanner, which is configured to scan the beam, within a predefined scan range, over a scene. A receiver receives the light reflected from the scene and to generate an output indicative of a time of flight of the pulses to and from points in the scene. A processor is coupled to control the scanner so as to cause the beam to scan over a selected window within the scan range and to process the output of the receiver so as to generate a 3D map of a part of the scene that is within the selected window.
US09898065B2
An exemplary security device includes a reader configured to read information stored on a credential device. The reader enters a sleep mode when not reading a credential device. A wake-up module includes an inductively coupled resonant circuit. The wake-up module is configured to detect a credential device near the reader if the credential device has a resonant frequency corresponding to a frequency of an electromagnetic field of the inductively coupled resonant circuit that is controlled by a stable oscillator. The wake-up module is configured to provide an indication to wake-up the reader from the sleep mode responsive to detecting a change in power of the electromagnetic field caused by the credential device.
US09898062B2
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide protection to monitored equipment at both a local level and a system level, in order to offer more comprehensive protection. In one particular embodiment, the protected equipment may include one or more generators. The protection system may utilize time-synchronized data in order to analyze data provided by systems having disparate sampling rates, that are monitored by different equipment, and/or equipment that is geographically separated. Various embodiments may be configured to utilize a variety of sampling rates.
US09898061B2
A resource management system and method for performing resource capacity management in a cluster of host computers uses a snapshot of the cluster with one or more ghost host computers added to the cluster to execute a power management analysis. A ghost host computer is a fictitious construct based on a physical host computer. The results of the power management analysis may then be used as a cluster capacity recommendation to increase resource capacity of the cluster of host computers.
US09898057B2
A device for fixing a heat dissipation fan in a computer includes a cage, a handle, and a movable portion. The handle is rotatably fixed on the cage, the handle has a pushing pole and holes are defined at each distal end. The movable portion is movably and elastically connected to the cage. The movable portion includes a plate with opposite ends, a sloping sheet connected with the plate at one end, and a protrusion extending from the plate at the same end as the sheet.
US09898054B2
An electronic device can include first and second housing components and an electrical grounding feature located therebetween to provide a grounding path. The grounding feature can include an outer portion formed from an electrically conductive material and an internal region containing a removable expansion element. The grounding feature can exert an expansion force against the housing components when the device is assembled and the expansion element remains, and exert no expansion force against the housing components when the expansion element is removed. The device can also include an adhesive coupling the electrical grounding feature to the housing components, which adhesive can be electrically conductive. The expansion element can be deformable and removable from an open end of the grounding feature outer portion, which outer portion can be elastic and can deform to contact more of the housing components when the grounding feature is compressed therebetween.
US09898052B2
The present disclosure relates to a positioning structure for touch display device and a touch display device. The touch display device comprises a touch glass, at least a positioning structure, and at least an optomechanical module. The positioning structure is used for positioning the optomechanical module to the touch glass. The positioning structure has at least a positioning member, which has a fixing part and a clamping part. The fixing part is clamped to the touch glass; the clamping part is provided for disposing the optomechanical module. The positioning structure according to the present disclosure allows direct assembly of the optomechanical module. In the assembling process, no other jointing means is required. Thereby, assembling easiness and speed can be well improved.
US09898050B2
A connection device for an apparatus includes a first rotation shaft, a second rotation shaft, a synchronization bulk, and a guide bulk. The first rotation shaft includes a first synchronization section set with a first groove; the second rotation shaft is in parallel with the first rotation shaft and includes a second synchronization section set with a second groove. The synchronization bulk includes a first end, a second end disposed opposite the first end, and a position limitation section, with the first end being disposed within the first groove and capable of sliding within the first groove, the second end being disposed within the second groove and capable of sliding within the second groove; the guide bulk being set with a first containing groove, a second containing groove, and a guide groove containing groove.
US09898040B2
A docking scheme enables storage systems to adapt different storage configurations to different clients. Dock configurations identify reconfigurable sets of storage extensions for executing storage operations in a resource node. The resource node receives storage requests from clients and identifies the dock configurations associated with the clients. The resource node then generates a set of storage operations that implement the storage extensions for the identified dock configuration and uses the storage operations to execute the storage requests. Different clients may thus access the same stored data through different docks resulting on different operations within the resource node with the aim of optimizing performance for all clients.
US09898031B1
A clutch extender which is positioned between the free end of a clutch pedal arm and a clutch pedal.
US09898028B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a low voltage, accurate current mirror, which may be used for distributed sensing of a remote current in an integrated circuit (IC). One example current mirror typically includes a first pair of transistors, a second pair of transistors in cascode with the first pair of transistors, a switching network coupled to the second pair of transistors, and a third pair of transistors coupled to the switching network. An input node between the first and second pairs of transistors may be configured to receive an input current for the current mirror, and an output node at the first pair of transistors may be configured to sink an output current for the current mirror, proportional to the input current. This current mirror architecture offers a hybrid low-voltage/high-voltage solution, tolerates low input voltages, provides high output impedance, and offers low area and power consumption.
US09898021B2
The present disclosure illustrates a dual-mode regulator circuit comprising: a first output terminal; a second output terminal; a switching regulator circuit coupled to the first output terminal and comprising a first transistor coupled between the first output terminal and ground; a linear regulator circuit coupled to the second output terminal and comprising a second transistor coupled between the second output terminal and a power source; a detection circuit configured to turn on the first transistor in order to connect the first output terminal to ground, turn on the second transistor in order to connect the second output terminal to the power source, and then generate a detection signal indicating whether an inductor is connected between the first and second output terminals; and a logic circuit configured to activate the switching regulator circuit or the linear regulator circuit according to the detection signal.
US09897999B2
A technology is provided to enable lowering the fault generation rate related to a parts installation device. A parts installation device (100) (calculation device (150)) fetches or calculates state parameter values that represent the relative position relationship or the distance of a part holder and a part during the operation of removing and holding, calculates the fluctuation values of the state parameters, and corrects parameters having a small increase in the cycle time and is effective in reducing fluctuations among the parameter values of the holding position of the part holder, stop time, operating speed, and operation acceleration when the value of the fluctuations exceeds a first threshold.
US09897995B2
Positional applicator devices and methods are for application of stretchable electronics relative to subsurface features of an object. In some embodiments, a positional applicator device for applying a stretchable electronic device to a surface of an object includes: a holder for a stretchable electronic device; a signal emitter positioned to direct an emitted signal toward a surface of an object; a receiver positioned to detect a return signal from the surface of the object; circuitry operably connected to the signal emitter and the receiver, the circuitry configured to compare the emitted signal with the return signal in order to identify surface and subsurface features of the object; circuitry configured to compare the identified features with a map of surface and subsurface features of the object stored in memory; and a positioner, the positioner structured to apply the stretchable electronic device to a position on the surface of the object.
US09897989B2
An autonomous system for managing power distribution to an electrically-powered device that includes a power controller module that includes power input and power output abilities and operably connected power switching abilities, wherein the power switching is configured for actuation by an integral power management module operably connected thereto, the integral power management module including integral actuation signal detection and actuation abilities configured for, in accordance with commands and operational parameters, upon detection of an actuation signal, actuation the integral power switching to alter power output through the power output from a first output level to a second output level. The system further includes memory for storing the commands an operational parameters, and wherein the actual signal include an identification component for identifying an actuating signal, and wherein the integral actuation signal detection and actuation is configured for, upon detecting signals other than actual signals, reacting other than in response to the actuation signal.
US09897980B2
A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with a track comprising a sequence of encoded images; and a sensor directed at the track of the cylindrical member and configured to detect features of the encoded images.
US09897979B2
An electronic timepiece having a satellite signal receiver; a standard time signal receiver; a storage battery; a voltage detection circuit that detects the remaining capacity of the storage battery; a satellite signal reception controller; and a standard time signal reception controller. The satellite signal reception controller operates the satellite signal receiver when the battery capacity detected by the voltage detection circuit is greater than or equal to a first threshold and the automatic reception condition is met. The standard time signal reception controller operates the standard time signal receiver when the automatic reception condition for the standard time signal is met whether the reserve power is greater than or equal to the first threshold and when the reserve power is less than the first threshold.
US09897978B2
A portable object including a case middle closed by a back cover, in which an electronic module is placed, the electronic module including a plate to which a printed circuit board is secured, the printed circuit board carrying at least one contact area connected to at least one input of at least one integrated circuit, the integrated circuit supplying at least one signal to an electronic signal processing device. The portable object further includes a detection member changing from at least a first position, indicating that the back cover is secured to the case middle, to a second position, indicating that the back cover is not secured to the case middle.
US09897970B2
A developer container includes a frame, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a sealing member, including a folded-back portion, for sealing the opening; and a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the folded-back portion of the sealing member. In a plane perpendicular to the opening, the sealing member is nonwelded in the sandwiching portion.
US09897968B2
An image forming apparatus is provided including an image forming unit configured to form an image on a print medium, and a printed medium post-processing unit configured to receive and post-process printed media on which an image forming process is completed from the image forming unit. The printed medium post-processing unit selectively comprises one of a first stacker module in which a first amount of post-processed printed media is able to be loaded, and a second stacker module in which a second amount of post-processed printed media is able to be loaded. Therefore, it may be possible to flexibly respond to a loading amount of the printed media necessary for the printed medium post-processing unit.
US09897965B2
An image forming device includes an image carrier, a charging device that charges the surface of the image carrier, an electrostatic image forming device that forms an electrostatic image on the surface of the image carrier, a developing device that uses a developer containing toner particles and external additives adhering to the surface of the toner particle to develop the electrostatic image into a toner image, a transfer device that transfers the toner image to a recording medium, a cleaning device having a blade that cleans off residual toner from the image carrier, a suction device that suctions all or part of residual toner excepting the external additives released from the surface of the toner particles, and a fixing device that fixes the toner image to the recording medium.
US09897962B2
A sheet pressing device of the present invention includes: a pair of pressing rollers 70 that press, in a fold thickness direction, a fold of a folded sheet bundle BS conveyed in a folded state; and a pressing roller unit 56 that moves the pressing roller pair in a sheet fold direction while supporting the same. The pressing roller pair 70 presses the fold in one of a first region R1 where rollers of the pressing roller pair 70 are brought into pressure contact with each other and a second region R2 adjacent to the first region R1 on an upstream side thereof where rollers of the pressing roller pair 70 are opposed to each other at an interval. With this configuration, it is possible to minimize damage on a sheet end portion and reduce a moving load of the pressing roller pair 70.
US09897961B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an image-forming mechanism; a reconveying roller; an electric motor; and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism is configured to operate in one of a reverse-rotation transmission mode for reversing a direction of a rotational force received from the electric motor to transmit the reversed rotational force to the reconveying roller and a normal-rotation transmission mode for transmitting the rotational force to the reconveying roller without reversing the direction of the rotational force. The transmission mechanism includes an interrupting unit for interrupting transmission of a rotational force from the reconveying roller to the electric motor at least when a sheet is being conveyed in the image-forming mechanism. The transmission mechanism is configured to interrupt transmission of the rotational force received from the electric motor to the reconveying roller when a sheet is being conveyed in the image-forming mechanism.
US09897957B2
A method of controlling a color-tone density (CTD) of an image forming apparatus including a plurality of developers configured to circularly perform a developing operation. The method includes developing test patches on an OPC sequentially from a developer to be developable preferentially, measuring CTDs of the developed test patches, and controlling a development variable using the measure CTDs.
US09897955B2
A fixing device includes a rotatably-supported first fixing member and a second fixing member pressed against the first member. The second member includes a belt-shaped component, a support component, and a pressing component. The belt-shaped component extends in a width direction of a medium passing through a contact region between the belt-shaped component and the first member. The support component is disposed opposite the first member with the belt-shaped component interposed therebetween. The pressing component has a base end supported by the support component and a free end extending toward the contact region and presses the belt-shaped component against the first member. The pressing component has biasing portions arranged apart in the width direction and elastically deformable in correspondence with the medium thickness. The biasing portions are connected in the width direction by the free end. The free end is disposed at an upstream side in a medium transport direction.
US09897946B2
A roller member includes a cored bar, an elastic layer, a first high resistance member, and a second high resistance member. The elastic layer is disposed on an outer circumferential face of the cored bar. The cored bar has a projecting portion projecting beyond a range in which the elastic layer is disposed, toward an axial end of the cored bar. The first high resistance member is made of a high-resistance material having a higher electrical resistance than an electrical resistance of the cored bar. The first high resistance member is fitted to the projecting portion. The second high resistance member is made of a high-resistance material having a higher electrical resistance than an electrical resistance of the cored bar. The second high resistance member fills a space between the first high resistance member and the elastic layer.
US09897937B2
A development cartridge attachable to and detachable from a main body of an image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive drum, a developing unit including a developing roller and rotatably coupled to the photosensitive unit with respect to a hinge axis, a driving gear configured to rotate in a first direction for a printing operation or a second direction opposite the first direction, a driving member positioned coaxially with the driving gear and configured to be rotated by the driving gear, a first one-way clutch configured to connect the driving member with the driving gear only when the driving gear rotates in the second direction, and a first moving member configured to be connected to the driving member so as to reciprocate between a first location where a development nip is formed and a second location where the development nip is released.
US09897935B2
An image forming method forms a color toner image and a white toner image using an image forming apparatus having a plurality of developing machines. The color toner image is formed using a color developer containing a first carrier and at least one color toner selected from a yellow toner, a magenta toner, and a cyan toner. The white toner image is formed using a white developer containing a second carrier and a white toner containing at least titanium oxide as a pigment. Formula (1): Iw
US09897932B2
A toner comprising: a toner particle containing a toner base particle containing a binder resin and a colorant, and a resin particle fixed to a surface of the toner base particle; and an inorganic fine particle A, wherein the surface of the toner particle has protruded portions originating in the resin particle, an average length (D) of long sides of the protruded portions is 50 nm to 300 nm, an average Height (H) of the protruded portions is 25 nm to 250 nm, the average long-side length and the average height of the protruded portions satisfies a specific relationship, and an average value of a compactness of the inorganic fine particle A is 0.40 to 0.80, and the attachment rate of the inorganic fine particles A is 0.1% to 5.0% by area.
US09897927B2
A device for positioning a mask relative to the surface of a wafer with a view to the exposure of the wafer, which includes (i) first positioning structure suitable for holding and moving the mask and the wafer in relation to each other; (ii) imaging structure suitable for producing at least one image of the mask and of the surface of the wafer according to at least one field of view, so as to image positioning marks of the mask and of the wafer simultaneously in the field of view; and (iii) at least one optical distance sensor suitable for producing a distance measurement between the surface of the wafer and the mask in the field(s) of view, with a measurement beam which passes at least partially through the imaging structure.
US09897925B2
Microlithographic illumination system includes individually drivable elements to variably illuminate a pupil surface of the system. Each element deviates an incident light beam based on a control signal applied to the element. The system also includes an instrument to provide a measurement signal, and a model-based state estimator configured to compute, for each element, an estimated state vector based on the measurement signal. The estimated state vector represents: a deviation of a light beam caused by the element; and a time derivative of the deviation. The illumination system further includes a regulator configured to receive, for each element: a) the estimated state vector; and b) target values for: i) the deviation of the light beam caused by the deviating element; and ii) the time derivative of the deviation.
US09897920B2
The present disclosure relates to a sensor for detecting saccharide and manufacturing method thereof and detection method of glycated hemoglobin using the same wherein the sensor for detecting saccharide includes a reactive layer synthesized with hydrogel having a boronic acid-modified 3D mesh structure. A selective and sensitive detection of the glycated protein including glucose or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in blood through high level of signal may be enabled, and the durability of the sensor for detecting saccharide may be enhanced.
US09897906B2
A projection screen includes a plurality of projection plates and at least one fixing component. Each of the projection plates has a projection surface and at least one connection side. Through the connection sides, the projection surfaces of the projection plates lean against each other to be coplanar. The fixing component includes two fixing sections connected with each other, wherein the two connection sides leant against each other are clipped at the two fixing sections, respectively.
US09897905B2
A head-up display includes a case main body formed with an opening part, a combiner capable of closing the opening part, a combiner drive unit including a drive device and a spring, and a projection unit. The combiner, the combiner drive unit and the projection unit are accommodated inside the case main body. The combiner drive unit is integrally provided with a second turnable shaft and a bearing turnably supporting the second turnable shaft is provided in a base part fixed to the case main body so as to be turnable with respect to the base part. A first spring for urging the bearing with respect to the base part in one direction is provided between the base part and the bearing. A second spring for urging the combiner drive unit with respect to the bearing in an opposite direction is provided between the bearing and the combiner drive unit.
US09897904B2
A light source which has a housing accommodating a light source lamp and having an exhaust port, a duct, and a fan are provided. The duct has an inlet facing the exhaust port, a branching part which branches air from the inlet, a duct part extending in a first direction orthogonal to an opening plane of the exhaust port, and a duct part extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The fan is arranged in a position for sucking the air circulating through the duct part. The duct part has a plurality of sidewall parts, an opening, and a mesh.
US09897903B2
A light source system comprises: a light-emitting device for emitting a first light and a second light in sequence; a beam splitting system with which the first light is divided into one beam in a first range of wavelength and the other beam in a second range of wavelength, respectively emitted along a first optical path and a second optical path, and also with which at least a part of the second light is emitted along the first optical path; a first spatial light modulator for modulating the beam emitted from the beam splitting system along the first optical path; a second spatial light modulator for modulating the beam emitted from the beam splitting system along the second optical path. The light source system has the advantages of high light-emitting efficiency and low cost. A projection system comprising the aforementioned light source system is also provided.
US09897898B2
A quick-reposition camera support and method for photography of record in turbulent conditions, providing adjustable stability, controlled dropping, and quick recovery and repositioning after drops, allowing nearly continuous photography.
US09897896B2
A protective case for electronic camera/camcorders for air, land and underwater use employing a discardable, dispensable second lens cover within a second surrounding lens cover frame in overlying protection of a first clear lens cover within a first surrounding lens cover frame incorporated within a front surface of the protective case.
US09897895B2
The present disclosure provides a control method for a camera module. The camera module comprises an imaging module, a sleeve module, a lens module which is mounted in the sleeve module and can move along an optical axis direction relative to the sleeve module, at least one coil, at least one magnetic component, and elastic components disposed between the lens module and the sleeve module. The method comprises: pressing the elastic components against the lens module, wherein a deformation of the elastic components perpendicular to the optical axis direction applies a radial positive pressure to the lens module, a frictional force in the optical axis direction is generated by the positive pressure on a contact surface of the elastic components and the lens module so that the frictional force can keep the lens module in a static state in the optical axis direction relative to the elastic components; and supplying current to the at least one coil, wherein the at least one coil or the at least one magnetic component optionally matches the lens module, and the lens module is subject to an electromagnetic force in the optical axis direction, the electromagnetic force acting as a driving force for the lens module to do rectilinear motion along the optical axis direction so as to drive the lens module to move.
US09897888B2
This disclosure provides spacers for smart windows. In one aspect, a window assembly includes a first substantially transparent substrate having an optically switchable device on a surface of the first substrate. The optically switchable device includes electrodes. A first electrode of the electrodes has a length about the length of a side of the optically switchable device. The window assembly further includes a second substantially transparent substrate a metal spacer between the first and the second substrates. The metal spacer has a substantially rectangular cross section, with one side of the metal spacer including a recess configured to accommodate the length of the first electrode such that there is no contact between the first electrode and the metal spacer. A primary seal material bonds the first substrate to the metal spacer and bonds the second substrate to the metal spacer.
US09897887B2
Provided is an electrochromic device, which may prevent a damage of an electrode and include a lower substrate and an upper substrate configured to face each other with an electrolyte layer therebetween, an upper electrode provided between the electrolyte layer and the upper substrate, a lower electrode provided between the electrolyte layer and the lower substrate, an upper ion reactive layer provided between the upper electrode and the electrolyte layer, and a lower protection layer provided between the lower electrode and the electrolyte layer and configured to prohibit the lower electrode and the electrolyte layer from contacting.
US09897883B2
A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate that includes a first switching element and first electric field forming electrodes that form a first electric field based on on/off signals received from the first switching element, a second substrate which faces the first substrate and that includes a second switching element and second electric field forming electrodes that form a second electric field b on/off signals received from the second switching element, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes a first electric field area controlled by the first substrate in which the first electric field is formed, and a second electric field area controlled by the second substrate in which the second electric field is formed, and wherein the first electric field area and the second electric field area are arranged side by side.
US09897882B1
The present application provides a method of fabricating a COA type liquid crystal display panel and the COA type liquid crystal display panel, which utilizes reactive liquid crystal, reactive monomers, red quantum-rods and green quantum-rods to fabricate a color filter thin film. Due that light generated by the red and green quantum rods in the color filter thin film when they are excited are polarized light, and the red and green quantum rods therein are arranged along the same direction, the excited red and green quantum rods generate red and green linear polarized light conforming to the polarized direction so as to play a role of a lower polarizer and to allow the COA type liquid crystal display panel fabricated by the method not only obtain bright trichromatic light for increasing color saturation, but also omit the lower polarizer for reducing fabrication cost.
US09897865B2
An array substrate, a method of manufacturing the same and a liquid crystal display panel are disclosed. In the array substrate, a connection part for connecting two adjacent pixel electrodes is configured to enclose the spacer from three sides and a corresponding thin film transistor is arranged to enclose the spacer from a side other than the three sides. A distance between an upper surface of the connection part and an upper surface of the base substrate is larger than a distance between a lower surface of the spacer and the upper surface of the base substrate. With this configuration, the spacer is limited within a position limiting structure formed by the connection part and the thin film transistor.
US09897863B2
An array substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus are disclosed. The array substrate includes a plurality of gate lines (10; 50) and a plurality of data lines (30; 51), and pixel units arranged in an array. Each of the pixel units includes one pixel electrode (41; 42) and one thin film transistor, the data line (30; 51) serve as a source electrode (31; 311) of the thin film transistor, the gate line (10; 50) serve as a gate electrode (11) of the thin film transistor, and a drain electrode (32; 321; 322) of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the pixel electrode (41; 42), at least one of the gate lines (10; 50) and the data lines (30; 51) has a recess (363; 364) provided thereon aligned with a spacer for fixing. With the recess (363; 364), the post spacer is prevented from moving to affect the display region when the substrate is bent and deformed under an external pressure.
US09897857B2
Provided is a liquid crystal display device that has excellent visibility while using a protective film comprising a polyester film. The liquid crystal display device comprises a backlight light source, and a liquid crystal cell disposed between two polarizers; the backlight light source being a white light-emitting diode; each of the polarizers comprising a polarizing film and protective films laminated on both sides of the polarizing film; and at least one of the protective films being a polyester film having a retardation of 3,000 to 30,000 nm.
US09897853B2
The present invention provides a backlight module, comprising a glue frame, a light guide plate and a backlight source, wherein the glue frame comprises two opposite side walls and end walls connecting with the two side walls, and a loading plate is located at an inner side of the end wall, and a limiting plate is connected between the two side walls, and the limiting plate and the loading plate are respectively located at two opposite sides of the light guide plate, and the light guide plate comprises an incident surface, a limiting block and a limiting slot, and the limiting block and the limiting slot are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the light guide plate and close to one end of the light guide plate provided with the incident surface. The present invention further provides a display device.
US09897845B2
A display is provided which includes: a first substrate; gate lines and data lines; transistors respectively located in pixel areas, wherein each of the transistors includes: an active layer on the first substrate and having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a necked-down portion connecting the first and the second end portions; a second substrate on the first substrate; and a display medium between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US09897837B2
A mobile terminal includes a middle frame, a plastic frame, a backplane, and a display module including a display panel and a backlight module. The plastic frame includes a first frame and a second frame. Two opposite sides of the backlight module respectively abut the first frame and the second frame such that the backlight module is received in the plastic frame. The backplane carries the backlight module and plastic frame. The middle frame surrounds the plastic frame and the display module. The middle frame, the plastic frame and the backplane are formed integrally as a case. The present mobile terminal omit the plastic frame and the backplane to realize slim effect, narrow frame and frameless for the mobile terminal. Besides, an assembly for the display module, the plastic frame and the backplane are omitted to simplify the assembly process and reduce the production cost.
US09897836B2
A display device includes: a display panel; a bottom chassis accommodating the display panel and including a bottom member, a support bent from the bottom member, and a hemming unit overlapping the support; and a mold frame coupled to the bottom chassis and including a projection. The bottom chassis may have a coupling hole into which the projection is inserted and have a bent member extending from a side of the coupling hole.
US09897820B2
An image projection apparatus includes an optical modulation element, a lighting optical unit, a projection unit, and a shifting unit. The optical modulation element generates an image from light emitted from a light source. The lighting optical unit is configured to guide the light emitted from the light source to the optical modulation element. The projection unit projects the image generated by the optical modulation element. The shifting unit relatively shifts the optical modulation element with respect to the lighting optical unit. The shifting unit also generates driving forces to shift the optical modulation element, respectively, in a vertical direction, in a direction of being inclined by a first angle less than 90 degrees with respect to the vertical direction, and in a direction of being inclined by a second angle less than 90 degrees in an opposite side of the first angle.
US09897818B2
A stereoscopic image viewer comprises a frame to be physically coupled to a handheld electronic device. The frame comprises a face plate having a pair of lens sockets with a pair of lenses, and a pair of side arms with a pair of slots to receive the handheld electronic device. The lenses can be coupled in the sockets by twist-to-lock couplings. A forehead pad comprising a squat dome is disposed on the face plate.
US09897804B2
A crystal lens includes a liquid crystal layer, a pair of alignment layers, a first electrode set, and a second electrode set. The alignment layers are positioned on different sides of the liquid crystal layer. The first and second electrode sets are positioned on different alignment layers. The first electrode set includes a first transparent insulating layer and a first electrode layer. The first electrode set attaches to one of the alignment layers. The second electrode set includes a second transparent insulating layer, a second electrode layer, and a dielectric film. The second electrode layer includes a hole-patterned electrode. The dielectric film attaches to the first transparent insulating layer. The hole-patterned electrode exposes the dielectric film. In addition, an external power supply provides a driving voltage to the hole-patterned electrode and the first electrode layer, so that the liquid crystal molecules inside the liquid crystal layer drive rotation.
US09897802B2
An image pickup unit integrally includes an optical lowpass filter, a piezoelectric element, and an image pickup element. The optical lowpass filter is separated into a plurality of grouped optical members in an imaging light axis direction. The optical lowpass filter includes first to third grouped optical members. To remove a foreign substance, such as dust or dirt, deposited on the surface of the first grouped optical member, the piezoelectric element vibrates the first grouped optical member. The first grouped optical member has a monocrystalline structure having a Q value indicating the sharpness of resonance higher than that of glass, which is an amorphous material, and a low attenuation characteristic so as to efficiently vibrate the first grouped optical member.
US09897798B2
An electro-optical device is configured by a laminated body of a second conductive layer and a reflective layer for a mirror. The second conductive layer includes a mirror support post facing a concave portion at a side opposite to a substrate, and a flat plate which extends from an end portion of the mirror support post and faces the substrate. The concave portion is filled with the resin. Surfaces of the flat plate and the resin configure a continuous plane. The reflective layer for a mirror is laminated on a surface of the resin at a side opposite to the substrate, and a surface of the flat plate of the second conductive layer at a side opposite to the substrate.
US09897791B2
Presented herein are systems and methods for performing sequencing, including fluorescence in situ sequencing. In one embodiment, a confocal time delay and integration (TDI) line scan imaging system may include various pinhole and/or slit aperture mechanisms in front of the image sensor. The system may also include structures with focusing strips on a substrate in contact with the tissue sample to be imaged. Alternatively, these strips may be cut into the tissue sample. The system may also include configurations and methods of placing a tissue sample inside a reaction chamber of a flow cell during the assembly of the flow cell and then performing chemistry operations on the tissue sample. The flow cells may use an open container for performing chemistry operations on the tissue sample.
US09897787B2
A telecentric optical lens (100), comprising a first lens (L1) to a fifth lens (L5) arranged sequentially and co-axially along the direction of transmission of the incident light ray; the first lens (L1) is a plano-concave negative lens; the second lens (L2) is a meniscus negative lens; the third lens (L3) is a meniscus negative lens; the fourth lens (L4) is a biconvex positive lens; and the fifth lens (L5) is a plano-concave negative lens; the arrangement and design parameters of the first lens (L1) to the fifth lens (L5) of the telecentric optical lens (100) allow said telecentric optical lens (100) to achieve a telecentric effect, and simultaneously satisfy achromatic and relatively large aperture requirements.
US09897781B2
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof can be aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US09897778B2
A four-surface narrow field-of-view compound lens includes a first biplanar substrate between a first lens and a second lens, the first lens being plano-convex and the second lens being plano-concave. The compound lens also includes a second biplanar substrate between a third lens and a fourth lens, the third lens being plano-convex and the fourth lens being plano-concave. The second lens and third lens are between the first biplanar substrate and the second biplanar substrate. The first lens, second lens, third lens, and fourth lens are coaxial and are formed of materials having a first, second, third, and fourth Abbe number respectively and focal lengths F1, F2, F3, and F4 respectively. The first Abbe number exceeds the second Abbe number and the third Abbe number exceeds the fourth Abbe number. Ratio F1/F2 may satisfy −0.32
US09897777B2
There is provided an optical system including: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having refractive power and having a convex object-side surface; a fourth lens having refractive power; and a fifth lens having refractive power, wherein the first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side, whereby spherical aberration and coma aberration may be improved to realize high resolution in images captured thereby and increase an amount of light incident through the lenses to an image sensor.
US09897774B2
First and second lens drive sections of the lens unit are disposed at positions where a center point connecting line, which connects center positions of the lens drive sections on a plane perpendicular to a lens axis, does not pass through the lens axis; and include yokes, voice coils, and plate-like magnets. The width of the magnet in a lens circumferential direction is smaller than the width of the yoke; and the magnets are disposed to be biased to end portions of the yokes, which are positioned in a divided area in which a lens axis center is present, of divided areas divided into two by a center point connecting line, in the lens circumferential direction, respectively. The shortest distance between an operating point connecting line is shorter than the shortest distance between the center point connecting line and the lens axis.
US09897768B2
An optical fiber module has a package housing having an internal space defined by a base plate, a side wall, and a cover member, a laser device disposed on the base plate within the internal space, an optical fiber that transmits a laser beam emitted from the laser device to an outside of the package housing, a light scattering member that scatters light having a wavelength of the laser beam and covers an outer circumferential surface of the projecting end of the optical fiber, and a heat dissipation portion disposed on the base plate. The optical fiber has a projecting end projecting from an inner surface of the side wall toward the internal space. The heat dissipation portion covers a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the light scattering member and exposes another portion of the outer circumferential surface of the light scattering member to the internal space.
US09897759B2
An apparatus for combining optical radiation, wherein the apparatus comprises a bundle of input optical fibers formed of glass, a taper, and an output optical fiber, wherein the taper is fused to the output optical fiber; and the apparatus comprises at least one cladding mode stripper to strip out higher order modes that would otherwise degrade a polymer coating on at least one of the input optical fibers and the output optical fiber.
US09897758B2
An optical circulator integrated into a transceiver for bi-directional communication may include a core configured to pass a transmission signal in a transmit direction and a received signal in a receive direction. The optical circulator may include an input port optically coupled to the core. The input port may be configured to deliver the transmission signal to the core. The optical circulator may include an output port optically coupled to the core. The output port may be configured to receive the received signal from the core. The optical circulator may additionally include a network port optically coupled to the core. The network port may be configured to receive the transmission signal from the core and deliver the transmission signal to a fiber optic cable. The network port may be configured to receive the received signal from the fiber optic cable and deliver the received signal to the core.
US09897751B2
A multicore polarization-maintaining fiber 10 includes a plurality of cores 11, a cladding 12 surrounding the plurality of cores 11, and a plurality of stress applying parts 15 provided sandwiching the plurality of cores 11 in a region surrounded by the outer circumferential surface of the cladding 12. The cross sectional area of the stress applying part 15 is greater than the cross sectional area of the core 11. Stress applying parts 15 of the plurality of stress applying parts 15 are disposed in a first direction, and stress applying parts 15 of the plurality of stress applying parts 15 are disposed in a second direction different from the first direction.
US09897739B2
Provided are an optical film and a backlight module. The backlight module includes a backboard, a light guide plate and the optical film. The backboard includes a bottom plate and two side plates mounted to the bottom plate having outside surfaces. The optical film includes a first film layer and a second film layer stacked on the first film layer. The first film layer has two opposite lateral edges including positioning tabs extending therefrom in a direction away from the first film layer. The light guide plate and the optical film are mounted on the backboard. The optical film is positioned on the light guide plate with the second film layer engaging the light guide plate. The positioning tabs cover surfaces of the side plates distant from the bottom plate and is folded to attach to the outside surfaces of the side plates. A display device is also provided.
US09897736B2
The lighting device includes at least two light sources; at least two input guides coupled to the light sources; and a light collector coupled to the light-sensing guides. Each of the input guides has an input end facing the corresponding light source, and an output end tangentially coupled to the light collector such as to lead a light beam from the corresponding light source into the collector. The input guides are helically-shaped between the input and the output ends.
US09897729B2
The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition for color filter and application thereof. The aforementioned photosensitive resin composition includes an alkali-soluble resin (A), a compound having a vinyl unsaturated group (B), a photo-initiator (C), an organic solvent (D), and a pigment (E). The alkali-soluble resin (A) is obtained by copolymerizing a vinyl unsaturated monomer having a carboxylic group (a1), a vinyl unsaturated monomer having a silane group (a2), a vinyl unsaturated monomer having an oxetanyl group (a3) and an other copolymerizable vinyl unsaturated monomer (a4).
US09897724B2
The present invention relates to an optical device and a method of in situ treating an optical component (2, 6, 13) reflecting EUV and/or soft X-ray radiation in said optical device, said optical component (2, 6, 13) being arranged in a vacuum chamber (14) of said optical device and comprising one or several reflecting surfaces (3) having a top layer of one or several surface materials. In the method, a source (1, 5) of said one or several surface materials is provided in said chamber (14) of said optical device and surface material from said source (1, 5) is deposited on said one or several reflecting surfaces (3) during operation and/or during operation-pauses of said optical device in order to cover or substitute deposited contaminant material and/or to compensate for ablated surface material.
US09897723B2
An exemplary starshade comprises a tensegrity truss structure having a central hub with radially extending, telescoping booms. Telescoping tension struts connected to the central hub and booms provide a compressive force on the booms during final truss deployment. Opaque petals, not supported by the tensegrity truss structure prior to its final deployment, are each sequentially placed on and attached to the tensegrity truss structure in side by side position to form a concentric ring of petals spaced apart from the central hub. A fan fold covering, not supported by the tensegrity truss structure prior to its final deployment, is placed on and attached to the tensegrity truss structure to form an opaque, concentric inner ring about the central hub. An outer edge of the inner ring is adjacent an interior edge of the concentric ring of petals to block light from the petals to the central hub.
US09897722B2
An optically diffusive plastic can comprise 40 to 94.9 mass % of a polymer resin matrix; 5 to 50 mass % of a glass filler; and 0.1 to 10 mass % of a light diffusing component; wherein the difference between refractive index of the polymer resin matrix and refractive index of the glass filler is less than or equal to 0.02; wherein a 1 millimeter (mm) thick sample of the optically diffusive plastic comprises a DLD value of greater than or equal to 1 degree (°) as measured by goniophotometry; wherein the 1 mm thick sample comprises a total transmittance of greater than or equal to 40% for incident light having a wavelength of 360 nanometers (nm) to 750 nm in air; and wherein a 3.2 mm thick sample of the optically diffusive plastic comprises a flexural modulus, measured at 23° C., of greater than or equal to 2,500 Megapascal (MPa).
US09897718B2
Methods and downhole tools involving neutron-absorbing gamma ray windows are provided. One such method involves emitting neutrons from a neutron source in a downhole tool in a well into a surrounding geological formation. This may produce formation gamma rays through interactions between the neutrons and elements of the geological formation. The formation gamma rays may be detected by a gamma ray detector when the gamma rays pass via a gamma ray window that includes a neutron-absorbing material disposed in a substrate material of the downhole tool. The gamma ray window may be both more transmissive of gamma rays than the substrate material and less transmissive of neutrons than a window without the neutron-absorbing material. This may decrease a neutron flux that would otherwise reach the gamma ray detector and the tool materials surrounding it and thus would otherwise lead to a background signal contaminating a signal corresponding to the detected formation gamma rays.
US09897717B2
A method for evaluating a characteristic of a formation adjacent a wellbore comprises emitting a neutron field into the formation from a neutron source, obtaining data comprising a long neutron neutron (LNN), short neutron neutron (SNN), long neutron gamma (LNG) and short neutron gamma data (SNG) from the neutron field emitted into the formation and combining the long data with the short data to reduce error associated with the characteristic to be evaluated. A detector for evaluating a characteristic of a formation includes a neutron source and detectors for detecting LNN, SNN, LNG, SNG.
US09897709B2
An imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each pixel being configured to generate an electric signal, and each being configured such that the electric signal can be read out nondestructively, an output amplifier configured to sequentially output electric signals read out nondestructively from the plurality of pixels, and a control unit configured to, in a period when electric signals for one frame of image data are being read out nondestructively from the plurality of pixels, execute nondestructive readout processing a plurality of times for reading out electric signals nondestructively from pixels in a first row, and execute nondestructive readout processing a plurality of times for reading out electric signals nondestructively from pixels in a second row adjacent to the first row. In this case, the control unit resets the output amplifier in a period when the nondestructive readout processing is performed a plurality of times on the pixels of the first row.
US09897705B2
According to the embodiment, a radiation detector includes a photoelectric conversion substrate converting light to an electrical signal and a scintillator layer being in contact with the photoelectric conversion substrate and converting externally incident radiation to light. The scintillator layer is made of a phosphor containing Tl as an activator in CsI, which is a halide. A concentration of the activator in the phosphor is 1.6 mass %±0.4 mass %, and a concentration distribution of the activator in an in-plane direction and a film thickness direction is within ±15%.
US09897696B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, at least one ultrasonic wave generator and at least one ultrasonic sensor operatively disposed on the housing, and a processor electrically connected to the at least one ultrasonic wave generator and the at least one ultrasonic sensor and configured to emit ultrasonic waves from at least one surface of the housing using the at least one ultrasonic wave generator, receive reflected waves reflected from at least one object through the at least one ultrasonic sensor, and determine a proximity between the electronic device and the object based on at least a difference between a first time, at which the ultrasonic waves are emitted, and a second time, at which the reflected waves are received.
US09897694B2
An elongate probe (204) including a probe head (214) with a transducer array (216), a shaft (210) and an articulating member (212). The articulating member is located between the probe head and the shaft. The articulating member is configured to articulate between a position in which the probe head extends along a longitudinal axis of the probe and at least one articulated position in which the probe head extends at a non-zero angle from the longitudinal axis of the probe. The probe further includes a stiffener (224) configured to controllably move from a retracted position to an extended position at which the stiffener inhibits articulation of the articulating member.
US09897693B2
An electronic device and a method for controlling a gesture sensor of the same are provided. The electronic device includes a gesture sensor and a threshold determining module configured to receive a light amount measurement with respect to light incident to the gesture sensor, to compare the light amount measurement with a light amount reference value, and to determine a light amount threshold that is used based on object recognition of the gesture sensor by adding the weight value to the light amount measurement.
US09897690B2
A technique for a pulse/phase based laser rangefinding instrument utilizing a single photodiode in conjunction with separate pulse and phase receiver circuits. The photodiode receives phase and pulse ranging signals and a capacitor coupled to the photodiode and is operative to provide current through the photodiode to a transimpedance amplifier in a pulse mode of operation and from the photodiode through a tuned circuit to a narrow band amplifier in a phase mode of operation.
US09897684B2
Systems and methods for estimating a position of a receiver within a venue using localized networks of beacons. Certain aspects relate to different configurations of networks. Other aspects relate to estimating the position of the receiver when the receiver approaches an edge of a localized network of beacons.
US09897682B2
A synchronization system for an acoustic signal-based positioning system is provided that generates a magnetic field as a synchronization signal. The magnetic synchronization signal is transmitted by a transmitter of the positioning system and received by the receiver of the positioning system. The receiver may include a magnetic synchronization signal receiver that may receive the magnetic synchronization signal on a same acoustic channel as an acoustic positioning signal. Moreover, the magnetic synchronization signal receiver may be a component already present in the receiver and capable of receiving a magnetic synchronization signal.
US09897660B2
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of a secondary battery. The apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a sensor means configured to measure a plurality of current-voltage data while a charging current decreases when a secondary battery is charged in such a pattern that the charging current increases to a peak value and then decreases, and a control means configured to receive an input of the plurality of current-voltage data from the sensor means, calculate a linear approximation equation representing a correlation between a current and a voltage from the plurality of current-voltage data, and estimate a Y intercept of the linear approximation equation as an open-circuit voltage of the secondary battery.
US09897654B2
Testing of die on wafer is achieved by; (1) providing a tester with the capability of externally communicating JTAG test signals using simultaneously bidirectional transceiver circuitry, (2) providing die on wafer with the capability of externally communicating JTAG test signals using simultaneously bidirectional transceiver circuitry, and (3) providing a connectivity mechanism between the bidirectional transceiver circuitry's of the tester and a selected group or all of the die on wafer for communication of the JTAG signals.
US09897653B2
A scan chain for testing a combinatorial logic circuit includes a first scan chain path of flip-flops connected to the combinatorial logic circuit for functional mode operation during runtime of the combinatorial logic circuit. A second scan chain path of flip-flops is also connected to the combinatorial logic circuit and supports both a shift mode and a capture mode. The second scan chain path operates in shift mode while the first scan chain path is connected to the combinatorial logic circuit for functional mode operation. The second scan chain is then connected to the combinatorial logic circuit when run time is interrupted and operates in capture mode to apply the test data to the combinatorial logic circuit.
US09897650B2
An integrated circuit including first pads and second pads, a first receiver circuit and a first driver circuit respectively connected to the first pad, a second receiver circuit and a second driver circuit respectively connected to the second pad, and a first loopback circuit having a first input terminal electrically connected to the first receiver circuit, a first output terminal electrically connected to the first driver circuit, a second output terminal electrically connected to the second driver circuit, and a second input terminal electrically connected to the second receiver circuit may be provided. At a normal mode, the first loopback circuit electrically connects the first input terminal to the second output terminal and electrically connects the second input terminal to the first output terminal. At a test mode, the first loopback circuit electrically connects the first input terminal to the first output terminal.
US09897647B2
A method and apparatus for detecting the wiring configuration of an electric power system based upon a particular voltage ratio that is determined for the electric power system. Also a method and apparatus for diagnosing voltage swap conditions in an electric power system. Finally, a method and apparatus for identifying virtual meters in an electric power system.
US09897633B2
Systems, methods, and circuits for determining one or more switch statuses are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, such a system for determining a status of a switch having first and second terminals includes a first port configured to be coupled to the first terminal, a second port configured to be coupled to the second terminal, and a capacitor coupled between the first port and ground. Additionally, the system includes a comparator device having first and second input ports and an output port, the first input port being coupled at least indirectly to the first port, a current source coupled to the first input port, and a voltage source coupled between the second port and the second input port. The comparator device is configured to provide an output signal at the output port that is at least sometimes indicative of the status of the switch.
US09897628B2
A method and apparatus for docking a test head to a peripheral. A docking pin (150) is moved past a projection (803) in a catch (802). The docking pin is further moved until the catch rotates and the projection in the catch engages a notch or indentation (152, 156) in the docking pin. A piston (620) is moved on to the catch so that the catch is prevented from rotating. The piston is further moved so that the test head is docked to the peripheral.
US09897612B2
Protein scaffolds and scaffold libraries based on a fibronectin type III (FN3) repeat with an alternative binding surface design, isolated nucleic acids encoding the protein scaffolds, vectors, host cells, and methods of making thereof are useful in the generation of therapeutic molecules and treatment and diagnosis of diseases and disorders.
US09897608B2
Disclosed are antibody arrays for the detection of cancer in a human or animal subject, comprising a solid support having disposed thereon in a predetermined spatial configuration, a panel of antibodies specific to biomarkers comprising CA-125, MSP-α, TIMP-4, PDGF-Rα and OPG, wherein the panel comprises a first antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds CA-125, a second antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds MSP-α, a third antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds TIMP-4, a fourth antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds PDGF-Rα, and a fifth antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds OPG. Also disclosed are systems containing the arrays and methods of using the arrays to detect cancer such as ovarian cancer.
US09897602B2
A microarray substrate including a piece of fluoropolymer whose surface is modified with polydopamine, in which the polydopamine forms an array of microspots on the surface of the fluoropolymer piece, and allows immobilization of molecules or cells. A microarray including the substrate, a microfluidic system designed for dispensing reagents onto selected locations on the surface of substrates, and a method for preparing the substrate and the microarray, in which a dopamine solution is dispensed onto the fluoropolymer piece using the microfluidic system, and forms an array of polydopamine microspots serving as the reaction sites for microarray analysis.
US09897595B2
The invention relates generally to compositions and methods for the detection of zinc. In particular, compositions and methods are provided to detect changes in cellular zinc concentration and to correlate them to cellular phenomena.
US09897588B2
A test instrument for analyzing body fluids such as blood or urine. The instrument includes a wound test tape which can be transported from a storage space into a waste space by advancing the tap. The test tape has a plurality of test sections to which body fluid can be applied at a receiving position and also includes a measuring unit for detecting a constituent of the body fluid on an active test section. In order to carry out auxiliary instrument functions, in addition to the test sections, the test tape has one or more functional sections which can be brought into a functional position by advancing the tape.
US09897578B2
A chromatography column (2) containing a bed of packed particles (22, 24, 26, 28, 30), wherein the packed particles comprise fused core particles and the particle diameters of the packed particles vary along the column. Preferably, the particles (2, 24, 26, 28, 30) are arranged according to their average particle diameter, in order of increasing average particle diameter from the inlet end (4) to the outlet end (6). The bed may comprise a plurality of bed sections and each bed section has an average particle diameter calculated from the particles in that section and there are at least two different average particle diameter bed sections, wherein the particles of each bed are separated from particles of an adjacent bed by a partition that is liquid permeable to allow through a flow of mobile phase. A high column efficiency can be provided with lower pressure drop per unit length of the column.
US09897573B2
Exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium can be provided for determining at least one property (e.g., an electrical property or a cross-section property) of at least one target. For example, it is possible to determine electromagnetic-field-related quantities associated with signals provided from the target(s). The electromagnetic-field-related quantities can be provided to procedures to relate the electromagnetic-field-related quantities to a plurality of unknown electrical property values and residual field-related unknown values of the target(s). The property(ies) of the target(s) can be determined by determining the plurality of unknown electrical property values and residual field-related unknown values of the target(s).
US09897561B2
There is provided a method of detecting defects in an object based on active thermography, the method including heating a surface of the object at a plurality of localized regions thereof, selecting at least one of the localized regions as a reference region, selecting at least another one of the localized regions as a comparison region, comparing a thermal response at the comparison region to a thermal response at the reference region due to the heating, and determining whether the object has a defect based on the comparison. There is also provided a corresponding system for detecting defects in an object.
US09897559B2
An X-ray diffraction system uses a two-dimensional detector to detect diffracted X-ray energy at a plurality of radial positions surrounding a sample location, the results at each position being combined to form a final diffraction image. To minimize smearing in the final image, the detector pixel intensities at each position are reapportioned among the pixel locations prior to being combined with the intensities collected at other positions. A two-dimensional pixel array space of the detector is projected onto a cylinder to form a projected pixel array space, and a virtual cylindrical detection surface representative of an ideal cylindrical detector is determined. An overlap between the pixels of the projected pixel array space and the pixels of the virtual cylindrical detection surface is determined, and pixel intensities are reapportioned accordingly. The reapportionment may include dividing each pixel space into subpixels and redistributing the subpixels among adjacent pixels.
US09897540B2
A material inspection apparatus includes a light source, a light receiver, a light converter, and a processing unit. The light source is configured to emit light to a surface of an object to be inspected. The light receiver is configured to receive light reflected from the surface of the object. The light converter is configured to convert the light received by the light receiver into an electric current. The processing unit is configured to determine, according to the electric current, a material of the surface of the object.
US09897538B2
Methods for optical imaging, particularly with optical coherence tomography, using a low coherence light beam reflected from a sample surface and compared to a reference light beam, wherein real time dynamic optical feedback is used to detect the surface position of a tissue sample with respect to a reference point and the necessary delay scan range. The delay is provided by a tilting/rotating mirror actuated by a voltage adjustable galvanometer. An imaging probe apparatus for implementing the method is provided. The probe initially scans along one line until it finds the tissue surface, identifiable as a sharp transition from no signal to a stronger signal. The next time the probe scans the next line it adjusts the waveform depending on the previous scan. An algorithm is disclosed for determining the optimal scan range.
US09897535B2
Optical reader systems and methods with accurate microplate position detection capability are disclosed. The optical reader systems having scanning optical systems that are configured to scan select position-detecting features on the microplate to accurately determine their respective positions. The measurement of the positions of the position-detecting features can also be used to calibrate the optical reader system to reduce or eliminate adverse positioning effects from system non-linearities that arise from one or more of the system components, including the scanning optical system.
US09897533B2
An integrated system and method to acquire the health state of a structure identifying the presence of damage, and to self-repair the damage in the considered structure. A sensor network installed in the structure is interrogated by a dedicated hardware for damage detection. In case of damage is detected by the sensor network in the structure, the sensor network is triggered and generates harmonic excitation in the structure. Due to the excitation, the natural frequency of vascular microtubes and/or capsules presented in the structure is reached, promoting their disruption. The vascular microtubes and/or capsules disruption along the damage releases the healing compound, repairing the damaged portion of the structure.
US09897530B2
Apparatus and methods for detecting, characterizing, and compensating motion-related error of moving micro-entities are described. Motion-related error may occur in streams of moving micro-entities, and may represent a deviation in and expected arrival time or an uncertainty in position of a micro-entity within the stream. Motion-related error of micro-entities is observed in a flow cytometer, e.g., as pulse jitter, and is found to have a functional dependence on a parameter of the system. The pulse jitter can be compensated, according to one embodiment, by adjusting data acquisition observation windows. For the flow cytometer, a reduction of pulse jitter can improve measurement accuracy, resolution of doublets, system throughput, and enable an increase in an interrogation region for probing the micro-entities.
US09897523B2
An apparatus for performing a contact mechanics test on a substrate includes a stylus, a core configured to engage the stylus against the substrate, a stylus engagement mechanism configured to induce a contact load or a penetration depth to the stylus, a core engagement mechanism configured to maintain contact of the core and to move the core along the substrate surface, a frame configured to be fixed with respect to the apparatus or to be moved together with the core engagement mechanism as an assembly, a frame engagement mechanism configured to engage the frame with the substrate surface; and a substrate monitoring device configured to measure characteristics of substrate contact response and/or collect material machined from the substrate. Methods of performing a contact mechanics test are also provided.
US09897522B2
A tool having at least one vibration sensor and at least one standoff is disposed in a contact with a material and the at least one standoff of the tool is pushed into the material. Vibration is excited by the at least one vibration source and at least one coupling frequency of the tool is measured by the at least one vibration sensor. Based on the determined coupling frequency determining a contact stiffness of the at least one standoff and the mechanical properties of the material are determined taking into account mechanical properties of the at least one standoff.
US09897517B2
A method for monitoring a thrust fault of a turbofan during a modification of the thrust setting of the turbofan, the method including a step of processing the thrust setting via a filtering function and a transient-phase model such as to obtain a modelled thrust, a step of comparing the modelled thrust to the actual thrust such as to determine a thrust difference, a step of comparing the thrust difference to an alarm threshold; and a step of emitting an alarm in the event of exceeding the alarm threshold, wherein at a given iteration, in which the prior modelled thrust is known, the transient-phase model provides a time constant in accordance with the prior modelled thrust, and the filtering function provides a modelled thrust in accordance with the time constant obtained, the prior modelled thrust and the thrust setting.
US09897515B2
A device includes a processor, a light emitter coupled to the processor, and a memory. The light emitter is configured to generate a first light to be provided to an optical fiber at a first time when a portion of the optical fiber has a first physical configuration and to generate a second light to be provided to the optical fiber at a second time when the portion of the optical fiber has a second physical configuration. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine a first estimated distance associated with a first location of the optical fiber based on the first light, determine a second estimated distance associated with a second location of the optical fiber based on the second light, determine a third estimated distance associated with a third location of the optical fiber based on the first estimated distance and the second estimated distance.
US09897499B2
A planet gear train based torque detector is provided with idler gears between an input shaft and an output shaft wherein a rotation of the input shaft rotates the idler gears which rotate the output shaft, and a force is applied to a tangent line between each idler gear and the input shaft; peripheral resilient members, each having a fixed first end and a second end for receiving force applied thereon by the revolution of idler gears; and at least one strain gauge, each attached on one resilient member for measuring a deformation at the resilient member due to the revolution of the idler gears. A torque between the input shaft and the output shaft is obtained by calculating the deformation. The resilient members parallel the input shaft.
US09897493B2
A method for determining temperature information for a plurality of tubes in a furnace where one or more digital images provide temperature information for imaged tubes, and temperature information for non-imaged tubes is determined from the temperature information for the imaged tubes and measured temperatures of combined effluent from the imaged and non-imaged tubes.
US09897491B2
A protecting tube deterioration detecting apparatus applies a predetermined electric current to a measurement target thermocouple with protecting tube for a predetermined time, calculates a temperature rise amount of the thermocouple, and determines, when the calculated temperature rise amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, that the protecting tube is deteriorated.
US09897486B2
A method of calibrating a measuring apparatus includes determining apparatus parameters that have an influence on a measurement spectrum generated by the measuring apparatus, generating the measurement spectrum by exposing a measurement target on a sample to light generated by the measuring apparatus, calculating an error of the apparatus parameters by comparing the measurement spectrum to an ideal spectrum corresponding to the apparatus parameters, and calibrating the measuring apparatus based on the calculated error of the apparatus parameters.
US09897480B2
An apparatus for processing data including a data compressor configured to compress ultrasonic data, and store the compressed ultrasonic data in a memory; and a data decompressor configured to read the stored ultrasonic data from the memory, decompress the read ultrasonic data, and transfer the decompressed ultrasonic data to a processor configured to perform beamforming.
US09897474B2
The apparatus for monitoring the delivery of fuel oil through a fuel oil delivery pipe including a flow meter and temperature sensor associated with the oil delivery pipe for measuring the temperature and flow rate of the fuel oil as it moves through the pipe. The digital output signals from the flow meter/temperature sensor are used to generate data signals which are a function of the measured temperature and flow rate parameters. A memory records the data signals. The actual total quantity of fuel oil delivered through the pipe is calculated based upon the data signals. A clock circuit generates a timing signal reflecting the date and time the measurements were taken. A transmission signal formed of the calculated actual total quantity of fuel oil delivered and time signal may be sent to a remote location by a WiFi transmitter or through the internet using a modem.
US09897473B2
The measuring transducer comprises four measuring tubes (181, 182, 183, 184) as well as two oscillation exciters and (51, 52). The oscillation exciter (51) includes a coil (511) secured to the measuring tube (181) as well as a permanent magnet (512) secured to the measuring tube (182) and movable relative to the coil (511) and the oscillation exciter (52) includes a coil (521) secured to the measuring tube (183) as well as a permanent magnet (522) secured to the measuring tube (184) and movable relative to the coil (521). In the case of the measuring transducer of the invention, the coils (511, 521) are connected electrically in parallel with one another.
US09897470B2
A device for characterizing a physical phenomenon that includes at least one optical fiber with short Bragg gratings having constant spacing, at least one broad spectrum laser lighting source, an optical circulator and a photoelectric detector that is configured to measure a global flux of all the reflected radiation picked up at the output of the optical circulator, as a function of time. Further disclosed is a method of characterization in which the global flux of the signal is measured in such a way that a drop in the signal corresponds to the destruction of a Bragg grating.
US09897454B2
The host-vehicle-travel-position specification apparatus specifies an estimation error range of map matching reference positions based on relation between a map-matching reference trajectory and an estimation error range of estimated absolute positions. The map-matching reference trajectory is corrected to accord with the estimation error range of map matching reference positions. A vehicle travel position is specified based on the corrected map-matching reference trajectory.
US09897447B2
A microelectromechanical sensor device that comprises a seismic mass, and a spring structure that defines for the seismic mass a drive direction, and a sense direction that is perpendicular to the drive direction. A capacitive transducer structure includes a stator to be anchored to a static support structure, and a rotor mechanically connected to the seismic mass. The capacitive transducer structure is arranged into a slanted orientation where a non-zero angle is formed between the drive direction and a tangent of the stator surface. The slated capacitive transducer structure creates an electrostatic force to decrease quadrature error of the linear oscillation.
US09897436B2
The invention provides a measuring instrument, which comprises an image pickup unit for acquiring an image of a range including an object to be measured, a distance measuring unit for two-dimensionally scanning a predetermined range in synchronization with an image acquisition and for measuring, an arithmetic control unit and an attitude detecting unit for detecting a tilt angle of the image pickup unit with respect to a horizontality, wherein the arithmetic control unit associates a measurement result and a detection result of the attitude detecting unit with each pixel on a scanning locus corresponding to an acquired image.
US09897424B2
Shot shells with enhanced performance due to inclusion of an absorber between the shot wad and the shot payload. The absorber reduces the pressure within a shot gun's chamber during firing of the shell, such as by absorbing energy generated during the firing process, and may thereafter return some of the energy to the pellets as the absorber and pellets are propelled along the firearm's barrel. Accordingly, the absorber enables a shot shell to generate shot payload velocities that are greater than would be achieved without the absorber, typically at a lower internal chamber pressure. In some embodiments, the absorber has (1) a Young's Modulus of less than 2,000 psi (137.9 bar), (2) a compressive strength of at least 100 psi (6.9 bar) and/or less than 10,000 psi (689.5 bar), and/or (3) a tensile strength of at least 145 psi (10 bar) and/or less than 10,000 psi (689.5 bar).
US09897423B2
An LED of a lighted nock sequentially advances through multiple different emitted colors by exposing the nock to a magnetic field. The nock is placed in the activated or lit state. Then a magnet is brought within range of a magnetic sensor included in the electronic circuit of the nock assembly. The change in the magnetic field causes the electronic circuit to advance the emitted LED light to the next color in a sequence of multiple colors. Repeated removal and re-application of the magnetic field while the LED remains lit advances the LED color repeatedly through the available colors until the user reaches their desired color. Then the LED is deactivated or turned off. Then when the LED is re-lit, it will still be in the last color chosen, and will remain there until the color is advanced again.
US09897422B1
A fireworks aerial display shell is provided with multiple casings of cylindrical configuration that are joined together in end-to-end relationship. Each casing defines an interior volume in which an effects charge is packed. A plug is positioned between the effects charges and has an opening through which an ignition source passes to ignite one of the effects charges as a result of burning of another of the effects charges. An outer casing may surround at least parts of the multiple cylindrical casings and includes multiple partially ball-shaped segments.
US09897417B2
Disclosed is a method for delivering a load on-board an aircraft to a target. The method comprises: acquiring a position of the target; acquiring parameter values relating to aircraft maneuverability; acquiring load properties; acquiring parameter values relating to environmental conditions; using the acquired information, determining a position and a velocity value; performing, by the aircraft, the procedure; and, at a point in the procedure that the aircraft has the determined position and its travelling at a velocity equal to the determined velocity value, releasing the load. The determined position and velocity value are such that, were the aircraft to release the load while having the determined position and velocity, the load would travel to be within a predetermined distance of the target. The procedure is such that the aircraft would have the determined position and velocity at some time-step.
US09897409B2
A flow dividing valve structure for a toy gun includes: a propulsion portion; a rotating auxiliary portion extended from one face of the propulsion portion; and a latching portion, configured on one end of the rotating auxiliary portion far away from the propulsion portion, where the rotating auxiliary portion is configured with a plurality of wing portions each twisted toward a direction away from the propulsion portion so as to be allowed to have at least one twisted face. Whereby, high pressure gas will drive the rotating auxiliary portion to rotate through the wing portions when flowing through the rotating auxiliary portion, and further remove the frost generated inside a gas chamber so as to prevent the unsmooth operation of the flow dividing valve.
US09897407B2
An electronic camera device, and associated system and interfaces, that generates, records and transmits video, audio and sensor data. Camera device comprises a housing with a fastening mechanism adapted to mount the device to a firearm. The device has a processor module, a memory module for storage, a camera module configured to generate and record video and store the video to memory. The device further includes a magnetic sensor configured to detect the presence and absence of a magnet and an accelerometer that is configured to detect a draw motion (e.g., a firearm being unholstered). When the magnetic sensor detects the absence of a magnet, and the accelerometer detects a draw motion, one or more corresponding signals are generated and transmitted, directing the camera to begin recording (and transmitting) video and send an alert signal to assets in the field to provide support.
US09897406B2
An upgrade kit for an assault rifle, the rifle comprising a rear trunnion and a barrel, the kit comprising a mounting rail assembly adapted to provide steady and tight attachment to the barrel, an ambidextrous charging handle assembly adapted to be installed on the right or the left side of the rifle, at substantially the same location along the longitudinal axis. The charging handle assembly comprises a modified bolt carrier having a perforation, an installation rod having a first gap, and the installation rod corresponding in shape to the perforation in the bolt carrier. The charging handle is configured to be gripped by a user, and an intermediate section having a second gap, and connected to the installation rod and to the charging handle.
US09897405B2
A delinking feeder of a minigun includes an access door mounted to a delinking feeder housing and movable between a closed position and an open position. The access door has an enclosed recess for receiving a tongue that is rotationally coupled to the access door and is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position. When the access door is in the open position, the tongue is in the deployed position and a tongue first contact surface can contact and secure a linked cartridge positioned in the delinking feeder. When the access door is in the closed position, the tongue is in the retracted position and a tongue second contact surface can contact and guide a cartridge positioned in the delinking feeder. The enclosed recess is covered so that when the access door is in the closed position, the tongue does not protrude through the access door.
US09897395B2
A tank includes a tank wall that has an opening, which is configured into a generally rectangular form that extends in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction while a cross section of the tank wall, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the opening, is curved, and a tank foot is formed to extend all around the opening of the tank wall. A gate position is placed in a longitudinal center portion of one side surface of the tank foot, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the tank wall.
US09897390B2
A fixing structure for heat dissipation element includes a base plate, a heat transfer element, and at least one fixing member. The base plate has a top surface, on which a receiving recess is defined for receiving the heat transfer element therein. At least one clearance is defined between the receiving recess and the heat transfer element. The fixing member has a fixing portion and an extended portion. The fixing portion is connected to the top surface of the base plate, whereas the extended portion is bent and inserted into the clearance to locate between the receiving recess and the heat transfer element, such that the heat transfer element is firmly held in the receiving recess of the base plate.
US09897388B2
A cooler having a first component made of at least one of steel, stainless steel, plastic and ceramic. A second component may be made of aluminum, wherein the two components may be connected to each other in a connecting area via a friction stir weld joint.
US09897385B2
A heating apparatus comprises an exposed tube formed into an outer coil and an inner coil. The outer coil is formed around the inner coil with a gap separating the outer coil and the inner coil. The tube is supported by a support frame. The heating apparatus also comprises a spacer frame that extends from the top portion of the support frame to the base portion of the support frame. The spacer frame has a plurality of apertures formed therein, each aperture operable to support a corresponding ring of the outer coil. The apparatus also comprises a spacer rod having a first end that couples to the top portion of the support frame and a second end that couples to the base portion of the support frame, wherein the spacer rod is threaded through the spacer frame between the outer coil and the vertex of the spacer frame.
US09897384B2
A heat exchanger for heat exchange between at least two fluids, especially for a motor vehicle, comprises a bundle (7) for heat exchange between said fluids, and a housing (9) for receiving said bundle (7), said housing (9) having at least one raised edge (11). The heat exchanger also has a seal (15) of a rigid plastic material, said seal enveloping said at least one raised edge (11) and being designed to ensure the tightness between the exchanger and a container of said exchanger. The heat exchanger can also be included in an air intake device including such a heat exchanger and an air intake collector.
US09897381B2
A supporting structure for supporting a substrate in an oven is disclosed. The oven is for baking the substrate in a production process of liquid crystal panel. The supporting structure includes: a fixing frame including a frame body, and a fixing portion and a support portion fixed to the frame body, wherein the fixing portion provides with a sliding slot, the fixing portion is provided with at least one positioning region located inside the sliding slot, through a fastener passing through the positioning region, the fixing portion is secured and fixed to a heating platform of the oven such that the frame body is fixed to the heating platform; a supporting strip engaged at the support portion; and multiple supporting pins disposed separately on the supporting strip to support the substrate. The supporting structure can move positions of the supporting pins. An oven applying the supporting structure is also disclosed.
US09897380B2
A carrier transport system transports a plurality of carriers by a transport conveyor into a heating furnace, advances a comb-shaped carrier stopper having a plurality of protrusions toward the carriers, moves the carriers by the transport conveyor in a transport direction to engage cutout grooves, provided respectively for the carriers, with the protrusions of the carrier stopper to thereby position the carriers at a time. The carrier transport system advances the carrier stopper toward the carriers to insert distal ends of the protrusions of the carrier stopper into insertion holes, and then determines, on the basis of a moved distance X of the carrier stopper, whether the carriers are properly positioned.
US09897379B2
A shaft furnace charging device and cooling system includes a suspension rotor with a charge distributor and stationary housing. The cooling system includes an annular swivel joint arranged coaxially on an axis, connecting stationary and rotary circuit portions. The swivel joint includes forward connections for receiving cooling fluid from the stationary circuit portion and supplying cooling fluid to the rotary circuit portion; return connections for receiving cooling fluid from the rotary circuit portion; and returning cooling fluid to the stationary circuit portion. The swivel joint includes a partition dividing the annular volume into cavities wherein an internal cavity is partially surrounded by an external cavity, and the forward connections are coupled via one of the cavities and the return connections are coupled via the other of the cavities. The swivel joint includes leakage-permitting communication between the external and internal cavities through annular clearances. Annular flow restrictors are provided in clearances.
US09897374B2
There is provided a cold water tank including: a first tank having an inlet pipe through which water to be cooled is introduced; and a second tank provided in the interior of the first tank such that water of the first tank can be introduced thereinto, having an evaporator included in a refrigerating cycle to cool the introduced water, and having an outlet pipe through which cooled water flows. Although water is introduced at high pressure, the introduced water can remain in the cold water tank for a period of time required for being cooled, and although water is introduced at high pressure, the introduced water can be in a stable state in the cold water tank. Thus, water can be cooled with its inflow pressure maintained, and the degree of freedom of a faucet or cock for allowing cold water to flow therethrough can be improved in its height.
US09897367B2
A freezing detection device to be applied to a liquid cooling apparatus including a liquid tank for storing a liquid whose freezing is to be detected and a cooling unit located inside the liquid tank to cool the liquid, the freezing detection device comprises: a temperature detecting unit located at a predetermined distance from the cooling unit; and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the liquid has frozen around the temperature detecting unit based on an output from the temperature detecting unit, the determining unit determining whether or not the liquid has frozen around the temperature detecting unit based on whether the output from the temperature detecting unit is fluctuating or not.
US09897364B2
A thermal storage container is coupled to a pump for circulating cooled liquid from the thermal storage container in at least one of two circuits. One circuit includes a heat exchanger coupled to the fresh food evaporator for assisting in cooling the fresh food section of the refrigerator or for chilling the liquid. Another circuit includes a sub-cooler between the condenser and the evaporator for cooling the output from the condenser before entering the evaporator, herby increasing the efficiency of the system. A three-way valve is coupled from the output pump to couple the stored coolant selectively to one or the other or both of the coolant circuits.
US09897357B2
Systems and methods may include a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system having a heat exchanger and an expansion device disposed upstream and in fluid communication with the heat exchanger. The expansion device includes a pressure recovery portion. The expansion device may also include an isentropic expansion device and/or a substantially isentropic expansion device.
US09897343B2
A water heating apparatus, including: a heat source circuit including a first circulation pump, a heat pump, and a heat source side of a hot water supply tank heat exchanger that are connected to each other by a pipe, the heat source circuit being configured to allow water to circulate therethrough; a hot water supply circuit including a second circulation pump, a use side of the hot water supply tank-use heat exchanger, and a hot water supply tank that are connected to each other by a pipe, the hot water supply circuit being configured to allow water to circulate therethrough; and a control unit configured to perform, when the hot water supply tank temperature falls below the reheating tank temperature, reheating, and control a flow rate of the second circulation pump.
US09897338B2
A method and apparatus for controlling an HVAC system. The method may include receiving a fan speed signal from a fan control loop, and choosing among an independent mode, a first linked mode, and a second linked mode, depending on the fan speed signal. The method may also include providing a signal to a pressure control loop to reduce a speed of a supply air fan of an AHU, when the first linked mode is chosen. The method may further include providing a signal to a temperature control loop to decrease a speed of a heat exchange wheel, to decrease a flow rate of a heat exchange fluid to an evaporator coil, or both, when the second linked mode is chosen. The method may additionally include allowing the fan control loop to operate independently of the temperature and pressure control loops, when the independent mode is chosen.
US09897324B2
An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield for gas cooktops is disclosed herein. The EMI shield protects electromagnetic fields output by a high voltage spark ignition system from interfering with sensitive low voltage controls for the cooktop. Accordingly, the low voltage controls and similar elements are mounted on one side of the EMI shield and the high voltage spark ignition system, burners, and similar elements are mounted on another side of the EMI shield. In order to connect elements on each side of the EMI shield as may be necessary (e.g., electrical wires and gas tubing), the EMI shield can have a plurality of small openings. The EMI shield may also provide a mount for controls and/or a user interface for displaying information and controlling the cooktop.
US09897322B2
A combustor can assembly includes a plurality of combustor cans spaced circumferentially about a gas turbine engine. Each combustor can is coupled in flow communication with at least one fuel manifold via a respective can fuel line. The combustor can assembly also includes a first interconnecting fuel line that includes a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled in flow communication with the can fuel line of a first combustor can, and the second end is coupled in flow communication with the can fuel line of a second combustor can that is not circumferentially adjacent to the first combustor can. The combustor can assembly further includes a first control device operatively coupled to the can fuel line of the first combustor can. The first control device is operable to change a dynamic operational characteristic of the first and second combustor cans independently of other combustor cans.
US09897321B2
A nozzle includes a nozzle body defining a longitudinal axis. The nozzle body includes an air passage having a radial swirler and a converging conical cross-section. A fuel circuit is radially outboard from the air passage with respect to the longitudinal axis. The fuel circuit extends from a fuel circuit inlet to a fuel circuit annular outlet. The fuel circuit includes a plurality of helical passages to mitigate gravitational effects at low fuel flow rates. Each helical passage of the fuel circuit opens tangentially with respect to the fuel circuit annular outlet into an outlet of the air passage.
US09897319B2
The present disclosure relates combustor configurations for a gas turbine engine. In one embodiment, a combustor includes a combustor shell enclosing a first area of free space, and an igniter for the combustor shell, the igniter including a distal end. The combustor also includes one or more elements configured to retain the igniter and to interface with the combustor shell, wherein the igniter is retained that the distal end of the igniter is recessed from the first area of free space. According to another embodiment, a combustor configuration may include one or more elements configured to retain an igniter and interface with the combustor shell, wherein the one or more elements define a boundary between the combustor shell and one or more elements, and wherein the igniter is retained within the one or more elements such that the distal end of the igniter is recessed from the boundary.
US09897318B2
A rotary machine including: a casing providing an annular chamber for rotating components of the machine; a cooling passage extending through the casing or mounted to a surface of casing; a plug assembly connected to the cooling passage and in the casing or mounted to the casing, wherein the plug assembly includes a collar and a conduit aligned with an axis of the collar, and the collar includes a cooling air by-pass passage in fluid communication with the cooling passage such that cooling air from the cooling passage flows through the by-pass passage and returns to the cooling passage, and another cooling passage or a port extending through the conduit of the plug assembly.
US09897315B2
A safety device against gas leaks for an apparatus having at least one gas tap or the like (1) includes control means (11), safety means (22) and detection means (12, 53), for detecting possible presence of gas in a surrounding environment. The detection means (12, 53) are in signal communication with the control means (11), which are configured for controlling the safety means (22) in function of detections earned out by the detection means (12, 53), in order to prevent or interrupt the inflow of combustible gas to a burner. The control means (11) and the safety means (22) belong to a first functional unit (A) of the device (A, B), which is coupled or configured for the coupling with a portion of the body (2) of the tap (1). Preferably the safety means (22) are controllable by the control means (11) for interrupting electric power supply to a solenoid of the tap, following a command signal generated by the detection means (12, 53) and causing as a consequence the passage of the valve in the respective closed condition.
US09897313B2
A system and method of collecting and transporting exhaust gases, preferably gases generated via the burning of fossil fuels, to a remote treatment facility. The exhaust gases include greenhouse gases, airborne particulates, and other pollutants. The present system comprises a gas extraction cap for collecting exhaust gas emitted from a point source of pollution, a pump for drawing water from a water source, a means for mixing the captured exhaust gas with the drawn water, a pipeline for transporting the gas-water solution to a remote treatment facility, and one or more high-pressure boilers for separating the water from the gas-water solution, leaving the exhaust gases available for treatment at the facility. Once the gas-water mixture arrives at the processing location, it then goes through one or more boiling steps in order to separate the water from the captured gases.
US09897312B2
The present invention provides a safer all-around radiation heating assembly than similar traditional heaters. As typical with traditional heaters, a shroud is used to surroundably cover a portable liquid propane tank. To replace the portable liquid propane tank, the shroud must be continuously raised to a predetermined height while a service person accesses the propane tank. There is a danger that if and when the shroud drops, a spark could be created resulting in igniting highly flammable escaped propane gas. The present invention overcomes dangers associated with the traditional heaters by eliminating the spark creation danger and by introducing a ventilation system to allow any leaked propane gas to escape away from the heater.
US09897308B2
A heat transfer system includes a plenum configured to provide a secondary side fluid such as feedwater to a plurality of heat transfer tubes from a primary side fluid, and a tube sheet coupled to the plurality of heat transfer tubes. An orifice plate is mounted within the plenum and located adjacent to the tube sheet, and one or more orifice devices are supported by the orifice plate and are configured for insertion into or sealing against the plurality of heat transfer tubes. The one or more orifice devices may include center flow orifices, and/or rectangular or helical shaped transition stepped annular flow orifices, and an insertion of a number of the transition steps into the plurality of heat transfer tubes may determine a corresponding pressure drop of the secondary side fluid in the heat transfer system.
US09897304B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to development of a LED system with high thermal dissipation power relative to the system weight by the inclusion of open regions. The open regions reduce the weight of the optical system while improving airflow. Associated optics are described to efficiently and evenly distribute the light from an LED by tailoring the optical distribution. In addition, circuitry and methods are described to allow for the LED system to operate with existing power sources such as ballast or offline AC voltage sources or both.
US09897303B2
The present disclosure provides a wavelength conversion device, and its light source system and projection system. The wavelength conversion device includes a wavelength conversion material layer, and a first light-filtering layer on a first side of the wavelength conversion material layer. The wavelength conversion device also includes a first thermally-conductive dielectric layer configured between the wavelength conversion material layer and the first light-filtering layer. The first thermally-conductive dielectric layer has a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to the wavelength conversion material layer, and has a refractivity less than the wavelength conversion material layer. Accordingly, the heat generated by the wavelength conversion material layer may be timely conducted out, thus improving the conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion device.
US09897297B2
A luminaire that has multiple removable handles thereon, and can operate in multiple different modes, including a mode where a manual follow spot can occur. To operate in the manual follow spot mode, the luminaire is placed into a free moving mode in which it can be moved, and then the luminaire is moved using the removable handles to manually place the luminaire in a desired location. Then, the luminaire is commanded to remain in that desired location by turning on breaks or the like. In the manual movement mode, movement of the luminaire is manually controlled and not remotely controlled and all of at least color, gobo, beam size and other parameters are remotely controlled.
US09897289B2
A light fixture includes a housing with a skylight aperture, and one or more louver blades spanning the skylight aperture. When open, the one or more movable louver blades block little of the light passing through the skylight aperture; in intermediate positions, the louver blades block a portion of the light; when closed, the louver blades block most light from passing through the skylight aperture. The light fixture also includes: a dimmable artificial light source configured to project artificial light toward the illuminated space; a light sensor that detects light illuminating the space; and a control unit that is integrated with the housing and communicates with the light sensor. The light sensor detects intensity and chromaticity information of the light illuminating the space. The control unit controls position of the louver blades and brightness and chromaticity of the dimmable artificial light source, in response to the light sensor.
US09897286B2
A phosphor optical element includes: a base member; a phosphor-containing member that includes a transparent member containing a phosphor particle; and a cover member, wherein the base member, the phosphor-containing member, and the cover member are sequentially formed on a transparent base that is transparent to a wavelength of incident light from an excitation light source, the phosphor particle has a diameter no greater than the wavelength of the incident light, and in an arbitrary cross section of the phosphor-containing member in a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the transparent base, the phosphor-containing member has, in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the transparent base, a thickness no greater than the wavelength of the incident light.
US09897283B2
A method for generating a light emission pattern by illuminating at least one phosphor surface by at least one primary light beam is provided. The method includes: directing the primary light beam only onto a partial surface of the entire illuminatable phosphor surface; and illuminating at least one partial region of said partial surface more intensely than in the case of uniform illumination of the illuminatable phosphor surface.
US09897281B2
An optical module and a light source are provided. The light source includes a circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting element chips, a plurality of total reflection elements, an encapsulant, and a plurality of optical wavelength conversion particles. The light-emitting element chips are disposed on the circuit board. Each of the light-emitting element chips is adapted to emit a light beam. The total reflection elements are disposed on the circuit board. Each of the total reflection elements is configured adjacent to one of the light-emitting element chips, a partial light beam of the light beam emitted by the one of the light-emitting element chips enters the total reflection element, and is transmitted in the total reflection element, and emits out from the total reflection element. The encapsulant covers the light-emitting element chips and the total reflection elements. The optical wavelength conversion particles are distributed in the encapsulant.
US09897276B2
A lighting device comprising a solid-state light source, and a diffuser configured for color mixing of the light from the solid-state light source and spatially separated therefrom, the diffuser comprising at least one phosphor material. Methods of fabricating a lighting device having a reduced total amount of phosphor comprising combining an amount of phosphor with a diffuser structure.
US09897275B1
A three-way bulb including light emitting diodes is used to achieve a variety of light output colors and/or intensities. In some embodiments, the inputs to a three-way bulb are configured to perform other functions, such as power a motor. In some embodiments, a bulb including light emitting diodes includes a replicable cover and/or a replicable LED. This cover may be configured to project images or support a shade made of a heat sensitive material.
US09897273B2
A light emitting apparatus can include: a first connecting part and a second connecting part connected to each other to form a propagation channel therebetween through which laser beam from a laser light source can propagate, and a power supply cable including a pair of terminals provided in a middle thereof and connected to and separated from each other. One of the terminals can be included in the first connecting part and the other thereof can be included in the second connecting part. When the first connecting part and the second connecting part are connected to each other, the terminals can be connected to each other to constitute a supply channel configured to supply drive power to a driving circuit. When the first and second connecting parts are disconnected, the connected terminals can be separated from each other to cut off the supply channel.
US09897271B2
The present invention relates to a flat wall-mounted sun-tracking and light-guiding device with built-in sensors, which comprises a sun-tracking and light-guiding member, a sun-tracking controller, a light concentrator, and a switchable light emitter. The sun-tracking and light-guiding member owns the function of tracking the sun and is coupled to the sun-tracking controller. The light concentrator faces the sun and is used for concentrating the sunlight. In addition, the light concentrator is connected with the sun-tracking and light-guiding member. The light concentrator includes a light-guiding optical fiber, which is used for guiding the concentrated sunlight. Besides, the switchable light emitter is connected with one end of the light-guiding optical fiber. The switchable light emitter can be disposed indoors or on plant chambers for lighting the interior or plants using the sunlight guided by the light-guiding optical fiber.
US09897259B1
Controlling flow of gas in a gas pipeline network, wherein flow within each pipeline segment is associated with a direction (positive or negative). Minimum and maximum signed flow rates are calculated for each pipeline segment constituting lower and upper bounds, respectively, for flow in each pipeline segment. A nonlinear pressure drop relationship is linearized within the lower and upper flow bounds to create a linear pressure drop model for each pipeline segment. A network flow solution is calculated, using the linear pressure drop model, and includes flow rates for each pipeline segment to satisfy demand constraints and pressures for each of a plurality of network nodes to satisfy pressure constraints. Lower and upper bounds on the pressure constraint comprise a minimum delivery pressure and a maximum operating pressure, respectively. The network flow solution is associated with control element setpoints used by a controller to control one or more control elements.
US09897256B2
A method of continuously conveying compressed gas to a plurality of vehicles, where the plurality of vehicles includes at least a first vehicle having a higher tank pressure and a second vehicle having a lower tank pressure that are simultaneously seeking compressed gas from the same delivery conduit. The method includes compressing gas using at least one compressor, conveying the compressed gas from the at least one compressor to a backpressure apparatus, conveying a non-bypass fill portion through the backpressure apparatus, diverting a bypass fill portion through a bypass conduit to at least one distributor, conveying the bypass fill portion through the at least one distributor to at least one of the one or more delivery conduits and subsequently to at least the first vehicle, and conveying the non-bypass fill portion through at least one of the one or more the delivery conduits to at least the second vehicle.
US09897255B2
The present invention provides a metal-lined composite gas storage device comprising a phase-change material coated on the exterior surface of a metallic liner. The presence of the phase-change material on the exterior surface of the metal liner reduces the temperature change within the interior of the metal liner during a gas filling process compared to a similar vessel that does not have a phase-change material coating, thereby allowing a significantly greater amount of gas to be filled at a given pressure.
US09897253B2
A temperature controlled axle cooling system and method is disclosed. Axle hydraulic circuits cool oil circulating through vehicle axles, and sensors monitor axle temperatures. Pumps are activated to circulate the oil through the axle circuits based on the axle temperatures. Each axle circuit can be a separate closed-loop hydraulic system, not sharing fluid with any other vehicle or axle hydraulic systems. All axle cooling system pumps can be activated when any axle temperature exceeds a high threshold. All pumps can be deactivated when all axle temperatures are below a low threshold. Each pump can be activated and deactivated based only on that axle's temperature. The axle cooling system pumps can be driven by motors powered by the main vehicle hydraulic system flow. A valve can be controlled based on axle temperature to allow main vehicle hydraulic system flow. Multiple pumps can be driven by a single motor.
US09897251B2
A universal arm has a proximal end, a distal end, and a middle portion therebetween. The middle portion has a plurality of interconnected ball and socket pieces. A plurality of clamps is selectively fixedly connected to the distal end of the universal arm by a connection that permits the selective rotation of each one of the plurality of clamps by 360° with respect to the distal end of the universal arm.
US09897248B2
A display device includes a display, a base, a flexible circuitry connecting the display to the base, and a support frame assembly disposed between the display and the base. The support frame assembly includes an inner rail connecting to the base, an outer rail connecting to the display, and a first stop member. The outer rail is movably connected to the inner rail so that the outer rail is disposed at a first position or a second position relative to the base. An accommodation space is formed between the outer rail and the inner rail for accommodating the flexible circuitry. The first stop member is disposed between the inner rail and outer rail and extends from the inner rail and away from the accommodation space for restricting the outer rail to move along the inner rail between the first position and the second position.
US09897239B2
A rapid connect coupler can include a housing, a probe configured to translate within the housing, a handle assembly configured to cause the probe to translate within the housing body, a stop assembly configured to selectively arrest the translation of the probe. The stop assembly can include: a pawl configured to occupy both an active position and an inactive position, wherein the inactive position arrests the translation of the probe; a catch fixed to the housing and configured to hold the probe in the inactive position; a lever configured to engage the pawl; a spring fixed to both the housing and the lever and configured to bias the pawl to the inactive position via the lever; and a cam configured to disengage the pawl from the catch and cause the pawl to occupy the active position.
US09897232B2
Provided is a motor-driven valve with a simple configuration that is capable of suppressing flow rate loss of fluid and reducing noise caused by the flow of the fluid in the first flowing direction and the second flowing direction, without greatly changing a conventional motor-driving valve. A porous body is fixed to a valve seat member, the porous body being extended at least to be lateral to a valve port and having a cutout part corresponding to a first opening provided at a lateral part of a valve body.
US09897231B2
A system includes a valve having an annular body, a cap positioned circumferentially about the annular body, and a stem positioned within an axially-extending cavity of the annular body. The stem is coupled to the cap such that rotation of the cap relative to the annular body drives the cap and the stem axially relative to the annular body to adjust the valve.
US09897227B2
A self-acting pressure activated drain valve includes at least one inlet configured to receive a fluid. A drainage passage delivers the fluid to at least one outlet where the fluid is expelled. The self-acting pressure activated drain valve further includes a flexible diaphragm configured to operate in an open position and a closed position based on a pressure. The flexible diaphragm is normally biased in the open position such that fluid is delivered from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet via the drainage passage. The pressure, however, initiates the closed position such that air is prevented from flowing through the drainage passage.
US09897219B2
The pressure reduction valve includes: a cylindrical portion, a piston and a spring. The cylindrical portion includes an inlet communicating with the primary side flow path and an outlet communicating with the secondary side flow path. The piston fitted into the cylindrical portion is slidable along an axis direction of the cylindrical portion within the cylindrical portion, and defines, within the cylindrical portion, a space communicating with the inlet and the outlet. The spring applies, to the piston, a force acting toward the space. The outlet is displaced in one direction from the center of the piston when seen in the axis direction. The force applied to the piston by the spring is distributed so as to deviate from the center of the piston to the side of the outlet.
US09897218B2
A ball valve is provided. The ball valve includes at least one load varying mechanism provided in the static body assembly. The load varying mechanism includes a biasing member pressing one of the ball seat seals against the outer surface of the ball of the ball valve with a variable sealing load force applied on the ball, toward the ball and coaxial with the direction of the fluid. The load varying mechanism also includes a movable member operatively connected to a cam and to the biasing member, a rotation of the cam translating the movable member coaxially to the direction of the fluid, in order to variably load the biasing member toward or away from the ball, based on the different positions of the ball.
US09897199B2
A fitting clearance of a relief valve functions as an air bleeding orifice. When a discharge pressure reaches a relief pressure so that the relief valve turns into a relief state, a spool is moved so as to limit flow-out of hydraulic oil through the fitting clearance. As a result, generation of air trapping is suppressed by air bleeding function of the relief valve in a closed state. Air in a discharge oil passage is discharged quickly in the initial period of the startup of an electric oil pump, thereby improving rise-up of discharge pressure. During normal pump operation in which the relief valve is held in a relief state, pressure loss due to flow out of the hydraulic oil from the fitting clearance is suppressed and consequently, an electric oil pump having substantially the same discharge performance as conventionally can be used.
US09897195B2
A planetary gear drive has needle roller bearings of full roller type as planetary gear bearings for planetary gears. The needle roller bearings have lubrication mechanisms, respectively. Each lubrication mechanism has an annular grease retaining groove. The grease retaining groove is formed on an inner peripheral surface (an outer-race-side raceway surface) of the shaft hole of each planetary gear. Poor lubrication can be prevented from occurring when needle roller bearings of full roller type are employed as the planetary gear bearings.
US09897194B2
A method to control an electric motor of a hydraulic system of a transmission in a vehicle; the hydraulic system has a circulation pump, which allows a lubricant oil to circulate, and/or an actuation pump, which provides the hydraulic pressure needed to operate the transmission, a carrier shaft on which the pumps are mounted, and the electric motor designed to cause the rotation of the carrier shaft; the steps provided are: determining a requested torque to be applied by the electric motor to the carrier shaft; determining a requested rotation speed to be imparted by the electric motor to the carrier shaft; and controlling the electric motor so as to pursue the requested torque and the requested rotation speed.
US09897182B2
An exemplary transmission system (TS) includes a clutch module (CM) having an input (In) and a first and a second output (O1, O2). A first clutch device (B, B1, C2) provided with a first actuator is present between the first output and the input, and a second clutch device (C, B2) with a second actuator is present between the second output and the input. The transmission system also includes a transmission module (TM), with an output (Out) and a first and a second input (i1, i2). A first partial transmission provided with at least one transmission (VAR) is present between the first input and the output, and a second partial transmission provided with at least one further transmission or a mechanical connection is present between the second input and the output. Two outputs (O1, O2) of the clutch module are connected to the two inputs (i1, i2) of the transmission module.
US09897180B2
A push pull chain is provided with chain links that are connected to each other by respectively one chain joint, designed in a space-efficient manner. The chain joints of a first chain section with their joint axes have a first orientation, whereby the joint axes of the chain joints of a second chain section are arranged in a second orientation that is twisted around the longitudinal axis of the push pull chain or whereby they can be set to this orientation. In addition, a pertaining chain drive is provided.
US09897162B2
An apparatus is provided for vibration damping and isolation. The apparatus includes an annular spring portion including a resilient member that is substantially equally resilient in two dimensions, an annular bellows portion including at least two pairs of diametrically opposed bellows providing damping in the two dimensions, and a rigid connection member coupling the annular spring portion and the annular bellow portion in parallel to one another.
US09897145B2
A coated component, in particular to a rolling bearing part, made from a metallic substrate (2), and a PVD coating (3), which is applied to the substrate (2), formed of chromium and having a thickness of less than 2 μm, wherein the PVD coating (3) forms the surface of the component, and a compound of chromium and at least one further element is formed on the component surface.
US09897135B2
An extendible working machine has a rotation/drive section, a working section, and a rod section which connects the rotation/drive section and the working section, transmits rotational force to the working section, and can be extended and retracted. The rod section has a tube body which can be extended and retracted, and also has a shaft body which extends in the axial direction within the tube body and which can be extended and retracted together with the tube body. The shaft body has a pipe shaft which is supported within the inner tube in a rotatable manner. Helical grooves are formed in the surface of the drive shaft. The drive shaft is connected to the pipe shaft so the pipe shaft can move in the axial direction along the outer surface of the drive shaft and so the rotation of the drive shaft is transmitted to the pipe shaft.
US09897128B2
An object of the invention is to resolve the inconvenience of separately handling a nut member and a bolt member and improve workability in fastening and fixing a part. There is adopted a part fitted with a fastening member including: one fastening member that includes a high-rigidity screw portion, a low-rigidity crushable portion, and a locking portion provided against a member to which a part is attached; another fastening member that includes a screw portion tightly screwed with the high-rigidity screw portion to be able to crush the crushable portion; and a part that is temporarily fastened and held between the one fastening member and the other fastening member while the two screw portions are loosely screwed together.
US09897119B2
A control system for a hybrid construction machine includes a turning-regeneration-use switching valve that opens when a pressure detected by a pressure detector reaches a turning-regeneration starting pressure, so as to introduce the working fluid from a turning circuit to a regenerative motor, an operating-state detector that detects an operating state of a fluid pressure cylinder; and a cylinder-regeneration-use switching valve that opens based on a detection result of the operating-state detector, so as to introduce the working fluid from the fluid pressure cylinder to the regenerative motor. When the turning regeneration is performed alone, the working fluid from the turning circuit is introduced into the regenerative motor without pressure reduction, When the turning regeneration and the cylinder regeneration are simultaneously performed, the working fluid from the turning circuit is reduced in pressure, joins the working fluid from the fluid pressure cylinder, and is introduced into the regenerative motor.
US09897117B2
An electromagnetically operated powertrain system is provided. The system includes a plurality of cylinder assemblies arranged in parallel at least partially along a vehicle. Each of the cylinder assemblies may include one or more cylinders, one or more electromagnetic devices secured to at least one of the ends of each cylinder, one or more pistons reciprocatingly received in the cylinders, and a piston rod coupled to the pistons. Each of the pistons includes a permanent magnet that creates a magnetic field interacting with an electromagnetic field generated by each of the electromagnetic devices. A pulling and/or pushing force may be selectively generated by the magnetic field and the electromagnetic field to enable the pistons to reciprocate within the cylinders. A crankshaft is coupled to the piston rods of the plurality of cylinder assemblies and directly coupled to at least one of front and rear axles of a vehicle.
US09897116B2
A method of detecting failure of a two-stage servo-valve in which the power-controlling movable member is connected to the rotor of a torque motor of a pilot stage by mechanical feedback. A malfunction signal is generated in response to detecting that the rotor of the torque motor has engaged a stop. The invention also provides a servo-valve for implementing such a method.
US09897111B2
An aspirating induction nozzle is designed to ensure that the discharge velocity is always at or above the governing guidelines while simultaneously leveraging physics to consistently induce fresh air with no moving parts. To achieve this, the flow rate from the fan at the inlet of the nozzle must be accelerated. A frusto-conical transitional flow impinger provides a mechanism to effectively control the flow velocity in the region from the discharge of the fan impeller through the nozzle body. The addition of the impinger provides a mechanism to ensure that flow velocities are always constant or increasing until the discharge plane of the nozzle body, thereby offering a means to optimize the design of the nozzle for the given flow and/or operational pressure drop requirements, while sustaining a tuned venturi effect for steadfast operation in a dynamic environment.
US09897110B2
The centrifugal compressor (1) includes: an impeller (3); and a casing (2) accommodating the impeller (3). The casing (2) includes: an inlet (6); an impeller-accommodating portion (14) in which the impeller (3) is disposed; an annular flow passageway (5) formed around the impeller (3); an outlet (9) communicating with the annular flow passageway (5); and an annular chamber (11) formed around at least one of the inlet (6) and the impeller-accommodating portion (14). An inner circumferential surface (2a) of the casing (2) facing the impeller-accommodating portion (14) is provided with a groove (12) which communicates the impeller-accommodating portion (14) and the annular chamber (11) with each other and which is formed over the entire circumference of the inner circumferential surface (2a). In addition, the annular chamber (11) communicates with another space only through the groove (12).
US09897094B2
An axial flow fan is provided. The axial flow fan includes an impeller and a fan frame. The impeller has a maximum outer diameter. The fan frame includes a first body and a second body. The first body includes a plurality of connecting elements and a base. The connecting elements are connected to the base. The second body is a hollow body, and used for disposing around the impeller. The second body includes a flow passage having a minimum inner diameter. The minimum inner diameter of the flow passage is not larger than the maximum outer diameter of the impeller. Therefore, the size of the second body does not restrict the maximum outer diameter of the impeller, and the shape of the impeller and the shape of the fan frame can be designed flexibly according to the practical demand.
US09897093B2
An air cycle machine is provided. The machine includes a housing configured to enable airflow therethrough, a fan disposed within the housing and configured to rotate within the housing, and at least one aperture formed in the housing and configured to allow airflow through the at least one aperture from a cooling airflow path of an air cycle machine and into the housing. The at least one aperture is configured to optimally direct airflow passing therethrough toward the fan.
US09897092B2
A compressor (2) characterized by being equipped with: a rotary shaft (12); multiple impellers attached to the rotary shaft; a main flow path that guides a fluid from the prior-stage impeller to the latter-stage impeller; a chamber (31) that forms a circle centered around the axial line and connects to the main flow path; a suction nozzle (32) that guides the fluid from the outer circumferential side toward the inner circumferential side in the chamber; multiple movable vanes provided in the main flow path at intervals in the circumferential direction of the axial line and capable of moving and thereby adjusting the flow volume of the fluid passing through the main flow path; and a drive mechanism (42) that is provided at one side in the circumferential direction of the suction nozzle (32) within the chamber (31), and that changes the angle of the multiple movable vanes. In addition, of the one side and the other side in the circumferential direction within the chamber (31), the suction nozzle (32) is inclined toward the other side so as to increase the flow volume of the fluid toward the other side.
US09897081B2
Liquid pump (1) comprising: a cylinder (24), an inlet valve (47a) for feeding the liquid into said cylinder (24), a discharge valve (47b) for discharging the liquid out of said cylinder (24), a piston (52) actuated by a transmission tube (51) and sliding in said cylinder (24) so as to draw said liquid into said cylinder (24) and then to expel it from said cylinder (24). The cylinder (24) comprises at least one heating cartridge (41) in order to heat the liquid in said cylinder (24).
US09897077B2
A solar automatic heat collecting and equalizing tube, including: a glass tube, an absorption tube, and a baffle. The glass tube is sleeved on the absorption tube. The absorption tube is coated with a heat absorption layer. The space between the glass tube and the absorption tube is vacuum. The baffle is disposed in the inner cavity of the absorption tube and is configured to drive a fluid in the absorption tube to tumble up and down alternately. The baffle is spiral in shape and fixed in the absorption tube.
US09897067B2
The aerodynamic element has a cross section in an airflow direction with a trailing edge (10c). The aerodynamic element (10) further includes a non-symmetrical swallow tail shaped cavity body (1, 2) attached to the trailing edge (10c) of the aerodynamic element (10). The aerodynamic element (10) is e.g. applied in a rotor blade for a wind turbine.
US09897064B2
An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine is provided which is equipped with a high-voltage connector terminal and a high-voltage output terminal. The high-voltage connector terminal is connected to a secondary coil. The high-voltage output terminal is to be joined to a spark plug. The high-voltage connector terminal has a tip portion with a rounded surface which elastically establishes an electrical contact with the surface of the high-voltage output terminal. The rounded surface serves to minimize the wear of the high-voltage connector terminal and the high-voltage output terminal which arises from rubbing therebetween during assembling or operation of the ignition coil, thus avoiding the adhesion of foreign objects to the contact surfaces and ensuring the stability of electric communication between the high-voltage connector terminal and the high-voltage output terminal.
US09897063B2
A glow plug (100) includes: a housing (130) having a metal shell (110) and a cap unit (120); and a heater unit (150). A coupling member (180) is joined with the housing (130) and is also joined with the heater unit (150) at its edge portion (188), so as to enable the heater unit (150) to move along an axis line O and couple the heater unit (150) with the housing (130). When the edge portion 188 of the coupling member 180 is irradiated with a laser, at least part of the edge portion (188) melted by laser welding fills a gap (50) between the coupling member (180) and the heater unit (150) to form a welded part (210). As a result, even when there is a gap prior to welding, the weld strength between the coupling member (180) and the heater unit (150) can be maintained.
US09897061B2
A method for controlling engine knocking, in which a retarded timing is recovered based on a retarded timing amount learned when the engine knocking occurs during driving of a vehicle, includes a first process of retarding an ignition timing based on the previously learned retarded timing amount in a reference engine operating condition entered during driving of the vehicle. A second process recovers the retarded timing when a first condition in which a time duration acquired by accumulating a driving time under the reference engine operating condition is equal to or more than a reference time duration and a second condition in which the engine knocking does not occur while driving under the reference engine operating condition are satisfied.
US09897058B2
A fuel injector for use in an internal combustion engine includes a valve member that is moveable within a bore of an injection nozzle so as to be engageable with a valve seat region to control fuel delivery through one or more nozzle outlets, an injector body housing an actuator that is operable to move the valve member within the bore, and defining an accumulator volume for storing high pressure fuel. The fuel injector includes a damping chamber in fluid communication with the accumulator volume through a fluid passage, the damping chamber serving to reduce pressure wave activity within the accumulator volume.
US09897053B2
A fuel injector is provided comprising an outer housing, a nozzle housing disposed within the outer housing, a flow path between the outer housing and the nozzle housing, the flow path being coupled to a low pressure fuel source, and a circumferential gap in flow communication with the flow path and extending about a tip of the fuel injector between an outer surface of the nozzle housing and an inner surface of a combustion shield adjacent the injector tip. The circumferential gap is in flow communication with a drain gap between the outer housing and a bore for receiving the fuel injector, the drain gap routing the low pressure fuel away from the injector tip.
US09897042B2
A carburetor includes a body with an air intake path, a fuel pump and a fuel pressure regulator and having a main fuel jet and nozzle assembly with a main fuel jet releasably coupled to the body of the carburetor. Alternatively, a main fuel jet and nozzle assembly includes a nozzle and check valve retainer formed as a single component. In other embodiments, a carburetor is provided having a fuel pump and fuel pressure regulator positioned on the same side of the body. A fuel pump and metering chamber diaphragm sandwiched between the body of the carburetor and a pump body and cover, separates a pump chamber from a pulse chamber of the fuel pump and separates a fuel chamber from an air chamber in the fuel pressure regulator.
US09897036B2
A cylinder head bolt inserted into a cylinder head is threadingly engaged with an engine casing comprised of a cylinder and a crankcase to tighten the cylinder head and the engine casing firmly together. Between a rotation operating part, which is provided in a head of the cylinder head bolt, and an upper surface of the cylinder head, a plain washer and a spring member placed thereabove are interposed. The spring member is capable of exerting an axially acting spring force. A first frictional resistance between the rotation operating part and the spring member is so chosen to be lower than a second frictional resistance between the spring member and the plain washer and a third frictional resistance between the plain washer and a bearing surface on the cylinder head.
US09897032B2
There is provided a fuel injection device. Based on a current intake air pressure and a previous intake air pressure of an engine at the predetermined crank position, an intake air pressure variation of the engine at the predetermined crank position is calculated as a measured intake air pressure variation. Based on the current rotational speed and the previous rotational speed of the engine at the predetermined crank position, and a fully-closed-state intake air pressure conversion data item, the fully-closed-state intake air pressure variation of the engine at the predetermined crank position is calculated. The measured intake air pressure variation is corrected based on the fully-closed-state intake air pressure variation. Based on the corrected measured intake air pressure variation, the current rotational speed at the predetermined crank position, and the transient fuel injection quantity conversion data item, the transient fuel injection quantity at the predetermined crank position is determined.
US09897027B2
Methods and systems are provided for estimating an impact of PCV hydrocarbons on an output of an intake oxygen sensor. In one example, a method may include disabling EGR flow when the impact of PCV hydrocarbons on the output of the intake oxygen sensor is above a threshold. The impact of the PCV hydrocarbons on the output of the intake oxygen sensor may be based on a difference between the output of the intake oxygen sensor and a DPOV sensor when EGR is flow and a difference between the output of the intake oxygen sensor and expected blow-by when EGR is not flowing.
US09897025B2
A direct fuel injection internal combustion engine fluidly coupled to an exhaust aftertreatment system is described and includes a plurality of fluidly coupled exhaust purifying devices and an exhaust gas sensor. A method of controlling the engine includes, activating, via a heater controller, a heating element of the exhaust gas sensor in response to starting the internal combustion engine. An exhaust gas feedstream is monitored to determine a temperature of the exhaust gas sensor. Engine control to effect heating of one of the exhaust purifying devices is permitted only when a temperature of the exhaust gas sensor is greater than a threshold temperature.
US09897018B2
A vehicle speed control apparatus of an industrial vehicle has a controller that determines a target engine speed by PI control based on a deviation between a target vehicle speed and an actual vehicle speed. The controller controls an upper limit of the target engine speed according to an actual engine speed.
US09897009B2
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a flexible thermal blanket assembly, comprising: a stack-up of material layers that are configured to wrap around a component, a plurality of snaps configured to be mechanically fastened through the material layers, and a cap configured as a baffle to prevent thermal energy located at an exterior of the thermal blanket assembly from entering an interior of the thermal blanket assembly when the thermal blanket assembly is assembled.
US09897008B2
A conduit assembly and method of utilizing the assembly generally extends along a centerline for detachable engagement to a component in an axial direction. The assembly may include a body having an internal, cylindrical, surface with a first surface portion located axially adjacent to a second surface portion. The first portion is circumferentially continuous and the second portion extends circumferentially by about 180 degrees or less. A saddle is axially aligned to the second portion and detachably connects to the body. The saddle extends circumferentially by about 180 degrees or more. A conduit is received in the body and rigidly secured to the body via the saddle. A circumferentially continuous sealing interface is carried between the first portion and the conduit, and is constructed and arranged to slide axially with respect to the first portion and the conduit.
US09896996B2
The present technology provides methods and systems for reducing ice buildup in a closed engine breather system. The systems comprise an air inlet duct, a compressor wheel and a compressor cover. The compressor cover comprises a breather gas port. The breather gas port is placed in the compressor cover at a location within close proximity to the leading edge of the compressor wheel so that the compressor wheel is capable of removing ice that accumulates at the breather gas port. The present technology also provides methods that include providing an air inlet duct, a compressor wheel, and a compressor cover with a breather gas port in the compressor cover. In this manner the compressor wheel can grind or shave off ice that accumulates at the breather gas port.
US09896991B2
Systems and methods are provided for controlling boost pressure in an engine system with a parallel turbocharger. One example method includes, responsive to a first condition, deactivating a first compressor of a first turbocharger, activating each first exhaust valve of each cylinder of an engine, and deactivating each second exhaust valve of each cylinder of the engine to flow exhaust gas from the engine to a second turbocharger. The method further includes, responsive to boost pressure exceeding a threshold, maintaining deactivation of the first compressor, reactivating each second exhaust valve to flow exhaust gas from the engine to both the first turbocharger and second turbocharger, and driving an electric assist device via a first turbine of the first turbocharger.
US09896988B2
A three-way catalytic control method for reducing fuel consumption is provided. The method includes determining whether oxygen storage capacity of the three-way catalyst is under condition of increasing oxygen, when condition of performing O2 purge control for the three-way catalyst is detected and performing O2 purge control by applying a predetermined O2 purge time period to which a set initial value of oxygen of OSC is applied, when the OSC is not under the condition of increasing oxygen. The O2 purge control is performed by applying O2 purge time period for a deteriorated product based on an oxygen sensor or O2 purge time period for on board diagnosis, when an increase amount of the calculated O2 purge time period is equal to or greater than the O2 purge time period for the deteriorated product during the O2 purge control.
US09896980B2
The present disclosure relates to on-vehicle systems and methods for mixing an NOx reductant solution from a concentrated source of NOx reductant and water. The mixed DEF is then used to treat exhaust from the vehicle to reduce pollutants.
US09896959B2
The present invention relates to a wind turbine and a measuring system for determining the pitch angle of at least one blade relative to a hub of a wind turbine. The measurement comprises a first angular-velocity sensor (130) measuring a first angular velocity (φ) around a first sensor axis (e1), the first angular-velocity sensor (130) fixedly attached to the at least one blade (100) with a first predetermined orientation selected to produce a first projection of the main rotational axis (32) onto the first sensor axis (e1), a second angular-velocity sensor (140) measuring a second angular velocity (β) around a second sensor axis (e2), the second angular-velocity sensor (140) fixedly attached to the at least one blade (100) with a second predetermined orientation selected to produce a second projection of the main rotational axis (32) onto the second sensor axis (e2), the first sensor axis (e1) and the second sensor axis (e2) being linearly independent, and a first computational unit (160) computing a computed pitch angle (θ1c) based on of the first angular velocity (φ) and the second angular velocity (β).The invention relates also to a method for determining an azimuthal position and azimuthal rotational velocity of the at least one blade relative to the nacelle, the azimuthal position being defined by the rotational motion of the hub relative to the nacelle.
US09896950B2
A turbine stator wheel of a gas turbine with a plurality of stator vanes spaced apart around the circumference is provided. Two adjacent stator vanes form a passage each between the suction side of the one stator vane and the pressure side of the other stator vane starting from the vane trailing edge, which includes a constant passage portion in which the passage has a substantially constant passage cross-section. The constant passage portion has an inlet area and an outlet area. Each stator vane forms on the pressure side a rear area that extends, starting from the vane trailing edge adjoining the constant passage portion as far as the inlet area of the passage portion, and on the pressure-side forms a front area that extends upstream of the rear area. Each stator vane has on the pressure side a convex pressure-side contour.
US09896946B2
A rotor assembly includes a rotor disc including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced diskposts and a plurality of dovetail slots. Each dovetail slot is defined between a pair of circumferentially-adjacent diskposts. A plurality of rotor blades are coupled to the rotor disc. Each rotor blade includes a dovetail portion that is configured to slidably engage a respective dovetail slot. A plurality of platform sections are coupled to the rotor disc such that each platform section is adjacent a respective rotor blade. Each platform section includes a diskpost slot that is configured to receive one of the plurality of diskposts such that each dovetail slot receives a respective dovetail portion and at least a portion of at least one of the platform sections adjacent the rotor blade.
US09896944B2
A process and apparatus for solid freeform fabrication and repair of components on existing bodies (such as turbine blades), the innovative process and apparatus as well as the resultant product having the following advantages: a) Can build on existing 3-D surfaces. Not limited to horizontal flat surfaces, b) Usable for metals that are difficult to weld. c) Robust process that is adaptable to new damage modes. d) No shielding of the melt pool by inert gas is needed. e) Wide range of powder sizes.
US09896942B2
A turbine airfoil has a suction side wall and a pressure side wall of an airfoil cavity, through which a cooling fluid flows for cooling of the side walls. The suction side wall has one or more protrusions extending therefrom into the airfoil cavity. The protrusions are arranged such that: a number of the one or more protrusions on the suction side wall is higher than a number of protrusions on the pressure side wall; and/or a protrusion density on the suction side wall is higher than a protrusion density on the pressure side wall, and/or a total protrusion surface area on the suction side wall is larger than a total protrusion surface area on the pressure side wall, so that the heat transfer from the suction side wall to the cooling fluid is higher compared to that of the pressure side wall during operation of the turbomachine.
US09896938B2
A tie shaft for a rotating group of an engine core includes a cylindrical body having an internal surface and an external surface and extending between a forward end and an aft end. The tie shaft further includes a first group of internal grooves on the internal surface of the cylindrical body proximate to the forward end and a second group of internal grooves on the internal surface of the cylindrical body proximate to the aft end.
US09896930B2
Well production rate, injection rate and pressure data are measured in an existing reservoir using in situ real time measurement gauges. Production and injection rates are entered as input to a history match model in a data processing system. Measures of projected reservoir pressure with time are generated by running the updated history match model using a reservoir simulator. Actual reservoir data values obtained at a given date or time slice from reservoir production are compared with projected data obtained from the reservoir simulator for that same date or time slice. At each time slice, the real-time pressure values measured at the wellbore are converted into reservoir pressures through a well model. The real time reservoir pressure values and the projected reservoir pressure are then used to interpolate the reservoir pressure array over the entire three dimensions using a geostatistical modeling process.
US09896917B2
The oil production intensification method includes injecting the reagent into the reservoir and treating the bottom zone of the well with high voltage pulse discharges with an electric discharge device continuously traveling from bottom to top in the atmosphere of such reagent. The number of pulses of such high voltage pulse discharges is set subject to the real porosity of the reservoir and the empirical dependence of the number of pulses of high voltage pulse discharges per meter of the reservoir and porosity of rocks pre-estimated with the core material. After the electric discharge device stops traveling up, the treatment with high voltage pulse discharges also stops, and the well is pressurized until the pressure stabilizes in it. Then, the bottom hole area of the well is further treated with high voltage pulses as the electric discharge device travels from top to bottom. Whereby an intensified oil production is realized, from 2 to 20 times more oil may be extracted.
US09896914B2
An expansion tool includes a housing and a hydraulic power section for stroking an expander on a pulling mandrel through a bore of an expandable liner, the expansion tool including a ratcheting reaction assembly, having a ratchet rack and a ratcheting component thereon, that engages a proximal end of the liner to prevent axial movement of the liner as the expander is drawn through a portion of the bore of the liner to expand the liner. The ratcheting reaction assembly remains engaged with the proximal end of the liner as the housing is repositioned uphole to permit staged expansion of the liner using the expander. The expansion tool improves sealing and structure integrity of the expanded liner within the casing by maintaining the liner in a position throughout the staged expansion process.
US09896904B2
A rupture disc assembly having a secondary seal positioned over the coupling area between the rupture disc and the tool housing. The secondary seal may be, for example, sealing tape, an o-ring, liquid sealant, metallic sealing tape, etc., or a combination of two or more of these elements.
US09896900B2
A sealing apparatus for sealing a well bore is described. The sealing apparatus comprises a sealing element adapted to be moved from a run-in configuration to a set configuration, a first back-up layer and at least one second back-up layer sandwiched between the sealing element and the first back-up layer. The at least one second back-up layer comprises a thinner material than the first back-up layer. The first back-up layer and the at least one second back-up layer are adapted to be moved from the run-in configuration to the set configuration under the action of the sealing element.
US09896899B2
A downhole tool for use in a wellbore, the downhole tool including a mandrel further comprising a first end and a second end. The second end includes a first outer surface area and a second outer surface area. The first outer surface area further includes at least one rounded segment that has a radius of curvature in longitudinal cross-section.
US09896890B2
A gooseneck conduit system for use with a telescoping joint of a subsea riser. In one embodiment, a riser telescoping joint includes a tube and a gooseneck conduit assembly affixed to the tube. The gooseneck conduit assembly includes a gooseneck conduit extending radially from the tube, and a tenon projecting from a rear face of the gooseneck conduit. The width of the tenon increases with distance from the rear face. The riser telescoping joint also includes a mortise channel extending along the length of the tube. The mortise channel is interlocks with the tenon and laterally secures the gooseneck conduit assembly to the tube.
US09896886B2
An example insulation enclosure includes an outer shell having an open end and a top end, and an inner shell arranged within the outer shell and including a plurality of sidewall members and a top member. Each sidewall member is independently moveable relative to one another and to the top member, and the plurality of sidewall members and the top member each include a support member and insulation material positioned on the support member. One or more compliant devices arranged between the outer shell and at least one of the plurality of sidewall members and the top member, the one or more compliant devices biasing the at least one of the plurality of sidewall members and the top member against adjacent outer surfaces of a mold disposable within the inner shell.
US09896883B1
A coilable shade includes a shade having a head end and a tail end. The head end includes a hanger portion. A shaft is fixed to the tail end of the shade. A shade holding device includes two pivotal portions opposite to each other. The shaft is coupled to the two pivotal portions. A portion of the shade coiled around the shaft is received in the shade holding device and is held by an elastic enveloping strap. The disadvantage of failure in retaining in a desired length in the conventional shade device that can only provide a fully extended state or a fully coiled state is, thus, solved.
US09896880B2
The invention concerns a glazing panel comprising first (5) and second (5) glass sheets linked together via at least one spacer (8) which holds them a certain distance apart from one another and, between said glass sheets (5), an inner space (4) comprising at least one first cavity (41), in which there is a vacuum of less than 100 mbar and which is closed by a peripheral seal disposed at the periphery of the glass sheets, around said inner space (4), the seal (1) being a metal seal rigidly connected respectively to the first and second glass sheets. According to the invention, the metal seal (1) further comprises at least one hollow metal tube (11) of which a first end (111) communicates with the inner space (4) and a second end (112) communicates with the outside of the panel, the second end (112) comprising means for blocking the tube. According to the invention, the tube comprises at least one gas trap (113) rigidly connected to the inside of the tube (11).
US09896875B2
A window frame supports a central panel, with two adjacent pivoting side panels. The pivoting side panel includes two frames coupled by a hinge. Two side panel pivot actuators couple to the pivoting side panels. Movable awnings support photovoltaic modules to provide a power source. An awning open-close actuator couples to the movable awnings. Indoor and outdoor sensors send measurements to the controller that, based on the measurements, selectively operates the awning open-close actuator and the side panel pivot actuators.
US09896867B2
Latch assembly including a latch arm, having first and second length edges and first and second width edges. The latch arm includes a latch pawl, a pivot connector, and a stabilizing member, positioned in a plane. The latch pawl connected to the first width edge and providing spring force resisting deflection non-parallel to the plane. The pivot connector and stabilizing member formed within an area of the latch arm. The stabilizing member extending distally relative to the second width edge to the pivot connector, and providing spring force resisting deflection parallel to the plane. The component and latch assembly including a component having first and second faces being adjacent and perpendicular. The latch arm rotatably mounted on the second face between latched and unlatched positions. Assembly including an embossment positioned to deflect the latch pawl during latching so the latch arm sits raised upon the embossment in the latched position.
US09896862B1
A tent including a pull hub is disclosed. The pull hub may be a side pull hub that may include a pull cord having a distal end and a proximal end coupled to the hub, an upper hub element, and a lower hub element. The tent may further include a plurality of tent support poles coupled to the hub. The tent may further include a fabric material coupled to the support poles. The side-pull hub may include an opening on a side of the hub through which the distal end of the pull cord is passed through to facilitate tent erection by moving the upper and lower hub element together upon user actuation.
US09896861B2
This invention relates to railings, and more particularly to post holders for hollow posts. The post holders of the present invention comprise a shaft extending from a base, and in use a post slides over the shaft of the post holder.
US09896860B2
The present disclosure describes a base structural building module employing a core structural member having an array of upwardly and outwardly and downwardly and outwardly extending braces or arms extending therefrom. Tubular cans are mounted at the ends of each of the upper and lower arms to receive piles. One upper arm is aligned and paired with one lower arm and the pair's respective cans are aligned about their can axis. The modules employ flexible design by varying the lengths of the arms and their respective inclination or declination angles. Modules can be stacked one on top of another (and secured) to form multi-tiered structural building jackets for building vertical structures such as, for example, oil and gas platforms used onshore or offshore as well as other structures. Each tier can also comprise multiple modules joined laterally together to provide a wide variety of potential template configurations and building applications.
US09896857B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner receiving fluid flow from a pool hose, the pool cleaner comprising a supply mast configured for connection to a pool hose and directing fluid flow from the pool hose and a generator positioned within the pool cleaner. The pool cleaner further includes a paddle wheel coupled to the generator, the paddle wheel and the generator generating electric power using the fluid flow directed through the pool cleaner and control circuitry coupled to the generator, the control circuitry receiving the generated power from the generator for providing energy to operate at least one function of the swimming pool cleaner.
US09896850B2
One exemplary embodiment is directed to a thermoplastic-based building product having a front face with a length and a width, an opposing back face, opposing top and bottom edges each with a thickness. The building product comprises at least one thermoplastic-based support layer, and at least one reinforcing flexing layer having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) of less than or equal to about 15 ppm/° C. over the temperature range of −20° C. to 70° C. The at least one reinforcing flexing layer is at least partially embedded in the at least one thermoplastic-based support layer along a longitudinal axis of the building product.
US09896844B2
An I-joist comprising a web and flanges, the web being connected on each longitudinal edge thereof to a flange, wherein the I-joist further comprises chords, the chords being connected to the web on at least one side of the web. The web may comprise openings in between the chords. The I-joist is fabricated by connecting a flange on each longitudinal edge of a web and connecting chords on at least one side of the web, the web being provided with openings.
US09896838B2
A concrete panel system includes first, second, and third rectangular precast concrete panels, each defining a respective top edge, bottom edge, and first and second lateral edges. A first type connector is formed in the concrete material at least along the top edge of the first panel and along the first lateral edge of the first panel. A second type connector is formed in the concrete material at least along the second lateral edge of the second panel, and along the bottom edge of the third panel. The first type connector and the second type connector are configured to connect together so as to form a cavity between the respective panel edges. This cavity extends along the first lateral edge of the first panel to facilitate positioning rebar between adjacent panels.
US09896834B1
A tree house propped upon a simulated tree trunk has a platform, a cabin thereon, a main support column supported in a ground anchor, a plurality of diagonal struts, and a variety of simulate tree dressings for the column and struts. The cabin is built upon the platform and forms an inner living space that is served with potable water utilities, waste water utilities, and public-utility electric service. The main support column extends downward from the platform about a relative center of mass of the platform and cabin together, to ultimately sink into the ground anchor. The plurality of diagonal struts extended diagonally downward from the cabin radially spaced away from where the column extends downward from the platform, and join the column intermediate the platform and ground anchor. There furthermore are simulated tree trunk dressing covering the column, and, simulated tree branch dressing covering the struts.
US09896832B2
A percolation block element having a base wall and hollow columns. With two identical percolation block elements that are aligned in the same direction, a stack of the two identical percolation block elements can be formed. The percolation block element has an axial symmetry of 180° or less. With two identical percolation block elements arranged rotated by 90° relative to one another about a rotational axis, the column tips of the first percolation block element can be introduced into the column tip receptacles of the second percolation block element, and an operating distance can be formed between a first base wall and a second base wall.
US09896830B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for a dual flush handle system. A first handle lever is configured to rotate in a direction by a first predetermined angle of rotation to initiate a first flush of a toilet. A second handle lever is configured to rotate in the direction about a second predetermined angle of rotation to initiate a second flush of a toilet.
US09896826B2
The faucet includes a main body, a positioning sleeve, a water-saving valve and an activator. The main body has an inlet end, an outlet end, a water channel and an outlet opening communicating with the water channel. The outlet opening is located on a wall of the outlet end. The positioning sleeve is fixed in the inlet end and has a water hole and a passing hole. The water hole communicates with the water channel and the outlet opening. The water-saving valve is disposed between the outlet end and the positioning sleeve and has an operating bar for controlling the water-saving valve to allow water in the water channel to flow toward the water hole. The activator has a pressing cap disposed on the outlet end. The pressing cap is slidable on the positioning sleeve and moves the operating bar when the pressing cap is pressed.
US09896820B2
A system and method are provided for assisting a machine operator in controlling a work tool of the machine. In an embodiment, the work tool is set at a first height and the machine is travelling at a first machine speed, resulting in a first work tool or machine load. Based on these factors, a first work tool control mode or second work tool control mode is chosen. In the first work tool control mode, the work tool is manually controlled within a load limit and a work tool height limit, whereas in the second work tool control mode, the work tool load is controlled toward the first work tool load. Based on operator inputs and machine state, as well as other factors such as ground surface, the machine may switch between control modes, or out of automatic work tool control entirely.
US09896813B2
A method of preventing soil erosion in, among areas, seaside locations, includes drilling holes in the ground and filling the holes with a mixture of the soil and gelatin, and then curing the mixture in situ to form a barrier against soil erosion.
US09896808B2
A safety surface with an engineered shock-absorbing base. The base may include one or more engineered resilient mats. The mats may be fabricated of repurposed tire rubber. The mats may be adjoined edgewise. Adjoined mats may be coupled together. The base may overlay a surface. The base may include upward-facing pockets. Interiors of the pockets may receive loose fill. An upper layer may cover the base. The upper layer may bond to the base. The upper layer may seal the loose fill within the safety surface. The upper layer may include poured-in-place surfacing. The upper layer may be textured. The upper layer may include synthetic turf. Impact upon the upper layer may be attenuated by flexion of the base. Mats may be coupled without hardware fasteners. Exterior surfaces of pockets of one mat may be nested into complementarily contoured features of an adjoining mat.
US09896804B2
The invention provides a multi-ply tissue product having different surface characteristics on each side of the product. The multi-ply tissue product may be formed from two or more plies where one surface is formed by a substantially smooth creped ply and the other surface is formed by a textured through-air dried ply. In this manner the tissue product may be used for both personal care, which requires a soft and smooth surface, and general household wiping, which requires a rough, durable surface.
US09896798B2
A product comprising a plurality of interlaced yarns wherein at least a first yarn having a tensile strength, having a value TS in N/tex, said first yarn containing a plurality of UHMWPE fibers having a titer, having a value T in den, wherein the ratio T/TS is at least 5 den.tex/N. The tensile strength is obtained by adjusting the drawing ratio or the UHMWPE filaments/fibers accordingly. The product shows resistance to abrasion. The product can be a rope or round slings, comprising a sheath/jacket comprising said first yarn.
US09896796B2
A laundry machine and a control method of the same are disclosed. The disclosed laundry machine includes a tub, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, to receive laundry, a washing heater provided at the tub, to heat wash water, a first wash water passage for supplying the wash water from an external water supply source to the drum via a detergent box, a second wash water passage for supplying the wash water from the external water supply source to an interior of the tub while preventing the wash water from passing through the drum, a course selector for selecting one of a plurality of washing courses, and a controller for selectively opening the first wash water passage or the second wash water passage in accordance with the course selected through the course selector.
US09896786B2
A system and method for controlling and improving the consistency of yarn texture in a yarn system. The system and method are configured to monitor, improve and/or control the operating parameters of the yarn system. A plurality of sensors sense the operating conditions and send the sensed conditions to a processor. The processor and/or a user monitoring the system can make adjustments to the operating parameters in a parameter is outside of a predetermined tolerance.
US09896783B2
Methods of producing continuous carbon fibers for composites having enhanced moldability are provided. Discrete regions are introduced into a continuous precursor fiber comprising an acrylic polymer material, such as polyacrylonitrile (PAN), as the precursor fiber is formed. The precursors may be heterogeneous fibers having a second distinct material interspersed in discrete regions with the acrylic polymer material. Alternatively, the precursors may be heterogeneous fibers where laser is applied to the acrylic polymer material in discrete regions to cause localized molecular disruptions. After the continuous precursor fiber is heated for carbonization and/or graphitization, the precursor forms a continuous carbon fiber having a plurality of discrete weak regions. These relatively weak regions provide noncontiguous break points that reduce stiffness and improve moldability for carbon fiber polymeric composites, while retaining high strength levels. Carbon fiber polymeric composites incorporating continuous carbon fibers having the plurality of discrete noncontiguous weak regions are also provided.
US09896774B2
A three-compartment cell for production of oxidising disinfectant solutions is provided. The intermediate compartment of the cell is separated from the anodic compartment by a fibrous diaphragm in intimate contact with an anion-exchange membrane.
US09896753B2
A bulk amorphous alloy, including, based on atomic percentage amounts, between 41 and 63% of Zr, between 18 and 46% of Cu, between 1.5 and 12.5% of Ni, between 4 and 15% of Al, between 0.01 and 5% of Ag, and between 0.01 and 5% of Y.
US09896752B2
Disclosed is an austenitic stainless steel alloy that includes, by weight, about 22% to about 28% chromium, about 3.5% to about 6.5% nickel, about 1% to about 6% manganese, about 0.5% to about 2.5% silicon, about 0.5% to about 1.5% tungsten, about 0.2% to about 0.8% molybdenum, about 0.2% to about 0.8% niobium, about 0.3% to about 0.6% carbon, about 0.2% to about 0.8% nitrogen, and a balance of iron. The alloy is suitable for use in turbocharger turbine housing applications for temperature up to about 1020° C.
US09896743B2
The present invention relates to a method for recovery of rare earth metals (REM) from diluted aqueous acidic solutions comprising steps of liquid-phase extraction of REM into an organic phase and re-extraction of REM from the organic phase. The re-extraction is carried out by precipitation of REM as a solid phase in the form of a poorly soluble salt of a strong acid (pKa<0). Recovery of REM into the concentrate is up to 99% in the course of one stage of the re-extraction.
US09896741B2
A method of producing a metal carbonate from an ultramafic rock material is provided. The method includes providing an ultramafic rock material comprising a metal silicate; reacting the ultramafic rock material with an acid to form a mixture comprising a salt of the metal; contacting the mixture comprising a salt of the metal with oxygen so as to aerate impurities in the mixture and/or to remove residual acid from the mixture; heating the resultant mixture to decompose the salt of the metal to form metal oxide; and reacting the metal oxide with aqueous ammonium carbonate to obtain the metal carbonate. A system for producing a metal carbonate from ultramafic rock material is also provided.
US09896740B2
The present invention is such that, with H1 being the height from a slurry outlet to a control liquid level, H2 being the height from the control liquid level to the top of a flash vessel, and being the diameter of the flash vessel, 0.35D≦H1≦0.45D, and 0.75D≦H2≦0.85D, and at least one liquid level sensor detects a slurry liquid surface at a control liquid level; when the liquid level sensor detects a slurry liquid surface which has risen, a slurry discharge valve installed on a slurry discharge pipe derived from the flash vessel is opened; and when the liquid level sensor detects a slurry liquid surface which has fallen, the slurry discharge valve is closed, whereby opening and closing of the valve is appropriately controlled thereby to reduce troubles with a steam discharge pipe, the slurry discharge pipe, and the slurry discharge valve.
US09896736B2
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a hot stamped body having a vertical wall, the method including: a hot-rolling step; a coiling step; a cold-rolling step; a continuous annealing step; and a hot stamping step, in which the continuous annealing step includes a heating step of heating the cold-rolled steel sheet to a temperature range of equal to or higher than Ac1° C. and lower than Ac3° C.; a cooling step of cooling the heated cold-rolled steel sheet from the highest heating temperature to 660° C. at a cooling rate of equal to or less than 10° C./s; and a holding step of holding the cooled cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range of 550° C. to 660° C. for one minute to 10 minutes.
US09896734B2
Provided in the present invention is an asparaginic acid kinase, and the 340th amino acid residue in the position of the amino acid sequence of the asparaginic acid kinase corresponding to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is a non-aspartic acid. The asparaginic acid of the present invention can efficiently relieve the feedback inhibition of L-lysine, and can be effectively used for the production of L-lysine. Also provided in the present invention are host cells comprising genes coding the asparaginic acid kinase and a method for producing L-lysine using the host cells or the asparaginic acid kinase. The asparaginic acid kinase of the present invention or the host cells comprising the asparaginic acid kinase of the present invention is also used to produce L-threonine, L-methionine, L-isoleucine or L-valine. Also provided in the present invention is a method of producing L-aspartyl-4-yl phosphoric acid using the asparaginic acid kinase or the host cells.
US09896729B2
The present invention relates to methods of assessing whether a subject has or is likely to develop a neurodegenerative disease comprising determining whether the subject has a mutation in the C9orf72 gene wherein said mutation prevents or disrupts C9orf72 expression relative to expression in a reference from subjects without the mutation.
US09896721B2
The invention relates to a method for the high throughput identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms by performing a complexity reduction on two or more samples to yield two or more libraries, sequencing at least part of the libraries, aligning the identified sequences and determining any putative single nucleotide polymorphisms, confirming any putative single nucleotide polymorphism, generating detection probes for the confirmed single nucleotide polymorphisms, subjection a test sample to the same complexity reduction to provide a test library and screen the test library for the presence or absence of the single nucleotide polymorphisms using the detection probe.
US09896717B2
The present invention provides methods of detecting an antigen in a sample comprising contacting the sample with affinity agents to form an antigen-affinity agent-label complex, separating the antigen-affinity agent-label complex from uncomplexed components, partitioning label from the separated sample into multiple partitions, and detecting the presence of the label in one or more partitions. Compositions and kits for detecting an antigen in a sample are also provided.
US09896711B2
Compounds are provided that are either fluorogenic or fluorophoric. Compositions and articles that include the compounds are also provided. Additionally, methods of detecting a microorganism using the compounds are provided. The compounds are fluorinated and can be used advantageously under acidic conditions.
US09896708B2
To provide a polypeptide having heparosan-glucuronate 5-epimerase activity, whereby means for producing a polysaccharide in which hexuronic acid residues has been epimerized is provided. Through screening of Achatina fulica cDNA library, a DNA encoding a polypeptide of heparosan-glucuronate 5-epimerase is obtained. The epimerase acts on glucuronic acid residues of N-acetyl heparosan and/or iduronic acid residues of completely desulfated N-acetylated heparin. The polypeptide encoded by the DNA is expressed by insect cells, to thereby yield the polypeptide having heparosan-glucuronate 5-epimerase activity. By bringing the polypeptide into contact with N-acetyl heparosan or completely desulfated N-acetylated heparin, a polysaccharide in which hexuronic acid residues has been epimerized is yielded.
US09896706B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing β-glucan having excellent immunopotentiating effects at a lower cost. Black yeast (Aureobasidium pullulans) is cultured using cells of lactic acid-producing bacteria and/or derivatives thereof as a nutrient source and is allowed to produce β-glucan.
US09896695B2
The present invention provides isolated HaHB11 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same. Also provided are methods of introducing a nucleic acid encoding HaHB11 polypeptides into a plant cell, plant part or plant, e.g., to increase tolerance to abiotic stress, to delay development and/or prolong the life span of a plant, and/or to increase yield from the plant. The invention also provides nucleic acids comprising HaHB11 promoter sequences and methods for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest operably associated with the HaHB11 promoters of the invention in a plant cell, plant part, or plant. Also provided are transformed plants, plant tissues, plant cells and plant seed comprising the nucleic acids, expression cassettes and vectors of the invention.
US09896684B2
The present invention provides a device for nucleic acid extraction using a magnetic bead method. The device includes a disc turntable, an arc arch bridge base, a supporting column, and a magnet structural unit and a sample reaction unit both arranged on the disc turntable. The disc turntable includes a top plate; the arc arch bridge base includes a bottom plate arranged at the lowermost portion and an arc supporting plate arranged on the bottom plate, and the arc supporting plate corresponds to the guide rod insertion holes in position in a radial direction of the disc, and the arc supporting plate includes raised regions used for jacking up a guide rod and a magnet and groove regions used for allowing the guide rod and the magnet to fall. The device provided by the present invention can realize the automatic nucleic acid extraction in a stream-lining manner.
US09896680B2
Isolated aspartyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides and polynucleotides having non-canonical biological activities are provided, as well as compositions and methods related thereto.
US09896679B2
The present invention provides a fused NHase with improved specific activity and stability, which relates to the field of genetic engineering. This invention provides a method of overexpressing a fused NHase in E. coli and producing a mutant NHase with improved stability and product tolerance. The invention provides a simple, efficient and safe method of making mutant NHase, and can produce a large amount of soluble NHases in a short period. The present invention makes a contribution to large-scale industrial production and further theoretical study of NHases.
US09896673B2
The present invention relates to variants of an alpha-amylase having improved stability to chelating agents relative to its parent enzyme, compositions comprising the variants, nucleic acids encoding the variants, methods of producing the variants, and methods for using the variants.
US09896663B2
Bromodomain and extra terminal protein (BET) resistant leukemic cell lines and methods for producing such cell lines are described as are methods for using such cell lines in screening assays to identify therapeutic agents. The cell lines can be generated from haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) that are clonally enriched by serially exposing c-kit positive cells to a BET inhibitor.
US09896659B2
Methods and kits for expanding a stem cell population, particularly a hematopoietic stem cell population, in the presence of a DNA methyltransferase modulator and a Wnt pathway modulator are disclosed.
US09896651B1
The antiseptic and fragrance-free soap includes about 5% to 30% percent by weight of deionized water, about 3% to 10% by weight of caustic soda, about 25% to 90% by weight of vegetable fat, and about 0.1% to 1% by weight of antibacterial nanoparticles. The vegetable fat can be selected from the group consisting of olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, shea butter, or a combination thereof. The antibacterial nanoparticles are preferably silver nanoparticles made by any conventional method.
US09896641B2
The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.
US09896639B2
The present disclosure relates to a lubricant for marine engines including at least one base oil, at least one overbased detergent, at least one neutral detergent and at least one fatty amine.
US09896627B2
Methods and systems for cracking a light fuel fraction and a heavy fuel fraction by fluidized catalytic cracking are described herein. The method for cracking may include feeding the light fuel fraction and a catalyst from a catalyst regenerator into a first reactor, cracking the light fuel fraction in the first reactor to produce an at least partially cracked light fuel fraction, transporting the at least partially cracked light fuel fraction and the catalyst from the first reactor to a second reactor, feeding the heavy fuel fraction into the second reactor, cracking the heavy fuel fraction and the at least partially cracked light fuel fraction in the second reactor to produce at least a product fuel and a spent catalyst, and transporting the spent catalyst to the catalyst regenerator and regenerating the catalyst in the catalyst regenerator.
US09896622B2
Disclosed herein are a coumarin-based derivative compound, a preparation method thereof, and a fluorescent composition containing the same.
US09896620B2
The present invention provides for coating proppants, such as sand, with a resin-containing dispersion which dramatically reduces the dust generated during handling, for example in hydraulic fracturing, by protecting the surface of the particle from abrasion and degradation. Such resin-containing dispersion coated-sand may also reduce the wear on metal parts used in transporting such proppants.
US09896612B2
Method for controlling lost circulation in a subterranean well using oil-dispersible lost-circulation materials which comprise fibers that are coated (or sized) with a lipophilic coupling agent, a lipophilic film-forming polymer or both. The fibers are preferably between about 6 mm and about 25 mm long, and between about 10 μm and about 200 μm in diameter. The fibers may be added to carrier fluids comprising oil-base fluids, synthetic-base fluids, invert-emulsion-base fluids and combinations thereof. The preferred fiber concentration in the carrier fluid is between about 0.55 g/L and about 28.5 g/L. The carrier fluid may be a drilling fluid, a spacer fluid or a lost-circulation pill.
