US09902253B2
The yoke module is including wherein an elongated USB power cable, one or more yoke module sections accommodating access for the USB power cable and wire connectors to be threaded through one or more slotted openings and to exit out the top yoke module section, a first connection method to connect with the drive motor's lead cable harness directly to the USB power cable, a method to conceal and protect the drive motor's lead cable harness and the USB power cable by means of a coupling enclosure and yoke sleeve enclosure achieved through the yoke module's fabrication process. The yoke module also comprises a method for USB power cable to provide electricity power to drive a motorized wheel. The yoke module system comprises a second connection method for the yoke module to plug into auxiliary components including; a battery, a computer control system, and sensors for motion stability.
US09902251B2
A hydraulic pump is configured to mount within an internal receptacle defined by a housing of a hydraulically-powered component of a work vehicle. The pump has a housing defining one or more pump chambers. Each pump chamber communicates with a suction port and an outlet pressure port. Each pump chamber contains a pump assembly having a drive member at a fluid interface between the suction port and the outlet pressure port. The drive member is arranged for co-rotation with at least one power input component extending into the housing through each pump chamber. Rotation of each drive member displaces and pressurizes hydraulic fluid through the pump housing, and, when the pump is mounted within the internal receptacle, through internally ported passages routed through walls of the hydraulically-powered component housing.
US09902248B2
A vehicle-use seal structure is provided with a seal member which is attached to a door opening part. The seal member has the following: a seal base part which is attached to a seal attachment wall by a plurality of clips; a first seal lip provided to a connection part of the seal base part; and a second lip seal provided to the connection part. The first lip seal abuts a flange part of a front side door. The second lip seal abuts an orthogonal part that is substantially orthogonal to the flange part and extends in the vehicle interior direction.
US09902246B1
A roof closure assembly for a vehicle having a roof opening, comprises a stationary part and a closure. A wind deflector arrangement includes an elongated wind deflector body having two ends which are connected to arm assemblies movably coupled to the stationary part and engagable by the closure in order to move the wind deflector body when the closure moves near a closed position. Each arm assembly comprises an arm connected between the wind deflector body and the stationary part, the arm being movably connected with respect to the stationary part and being biased by a first spring in a substantially rearward direction. An auxiliary arm is connected between the arm and the stationary part whereby the auxiliary arm is movably connected with respect to the stationary part. The auxiliary arm is biased with respect to the stationary part by a second spring into a substantially forward direction.
US09902236B2
The invention relates to temperature control equipment (3) for a vehicle, in particular an electric vehicle, enabling an aerothermic adjustment of an airflow to be distributed in a passenger compartment (H) of the vehicle, including at least one heat treatment module (8), capable of heat-treating the airflow, and a distribution module (9), capable of distributing the airflow to the passenger compartment (H). The heat treatment module (8) comprises a single means (21) for heating the airflow to be distributed in the passenger compartment (H), which consists of an electric radiator (21).
US09902225B2
A cover is disclosed for a chassis control arm which includes at least one bearing mount for a control arm bearing. The cover is formed separately from the chassis control arm and covers in the installed state at least part of the underside of the chassis control arm. Arranged on the cover is an extension which is intended as buffer and extends from the cover in the direction of the control arm bearing.
US09902219B2
A tire changing tool head, or a mount/demount head for a tire changing machine, includes a head body and a tongue member. The tongue member is pivotally attached to the head body at a pivoting joint. The tongue member includes a tongue shoulder and a tongue blade for engaging a tire bead during tire installation. The tongue member includes a non-metal material, such as a polymer, for preventing wheel rim damage in some embodiments. The head body includes a bead lifter tool protruding therefrom. In some embodiments, the head body and bead lifter tool include a metal material.
US09902210B2
A tire for a road vehicle is configured to have a predetermined direction of rotation. The tire includes fins for modifying the vehicle's drag and/or lift. The fins are arranged on a sidewall of the tire and form an angle α in a projection plane perpendicular to an axis X of the tire, with the angle α belonging to a domain [−3π/8, −π/12] or a domain [0, +3π/8]. Each fin extends within a range ]Dm, DM[ of distances from the axis X of the tire. A height of each fin varies continuously as a function of a distance from the axis X of the tire, with every point of maximum height of the fin being at a distance from the axis X of the tire that is less than or equal to Dm+0.40 (DM−Dm).
US09902204B2
A radial tire includes a crown reinforcement or belt having a lightened belt structure. The lightened belt structure is constructed of a multilayer composite laminate that includes a first layer of rubber that radially surmounts, in a direction Z, two other layers of rubber. The first layer of rubber is reinforced with first reinforcers, which are circumferential heat-shrinkable polyester textile reinforcers. The two other layers of rubber are reinforced with second and third reinforcers, which are monofilaments of high tensile steel. The first reinforcers have a diameter between 0.40 mm and 0.70 mm and a density between 70 and 130 threads/dm, and the second and third reinforcers have a diameter between 0.20 mm and 0.50 mm and a density between 120 and 180 threads/dm.
US09902200B2
In an internal pressure state where an internal pressure that is 0.05 times a normal internal pressure P has been increased to the normal internal pressure P, amounts of protrusions at points Pa, Ph, Pd, and Pe are represented as Da (mm), Dh (mm), Dd (mm), and De (mm), respectively. A sum Fa (((Dd+De)/W)×100) of the amounts of protrusions for each sidewall 6 satisfies mathematical expressions (2) and (3) in which an aspect ratio A is used, and a difference Gs (((Da−Dh)/W)×100) in the amount of protrusion for a tread 4 satisfies mathematical expressions (5) and (6). 0.02626×A−1.8615
US09902189B2
A vertical file folder system is disclosed in several embodiments. The folder (10) has a plurality of pocket segments 20, 30, 32 which are joined together at their bottom by living hinges 38 which maintain the bottoms edges 16, 116, 216 spaced apart. Port 28 also allow for expansion as do slots 60. An alternative embodiment (FIG. 9-10) show a folder which has a bottom flap 320, side flap 322 and top flap 318 which overlie each other to create a three sided boundary for papers or other contents.
US09902180B2
The disclosure discloses a printer including a memory. The memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the printer to perform a first process, a second process, and a third process. In the first process, an N-th determination target value is calculated, from an N-th pulse count index value and an (N+1)th pulse count index value. In the second process, a mean value of a plurality of consecutive pulse count index values within a predetermined range is calculated. In the third process, a comparison value is calculated by comparing (N−1)th the determination target value with the mean value. The first process to the third process are performed while increasing N one by one. A first determination step includes determining whether the elongated medium has reached a consumption completion status or not, on the basis of a magnitude relation between the comparison value and a first threshold value.
US09902169B2
A droplets drying device includes: a drying mechanism having a plurality of light sources that are arranged in a width direction of a recording medium, and dry droplets ejected onto the recording medium by emitting light toward the droplets; a moving mechanism that moves the drying mechanism in the width direction; a light shield member that is opposed to at least part of the drying mechanism being moved by the moving mechanism, and interrupts light emitted from the light sources disposed in the part, opposed to the light shield member, of the drying mechanism; and a measuring member that is disposed in a light shield region where the light shield member interrupts incoming light, and receives light emitted from each of the light sources and measures a light quantity of the light source as the measuring member is moved relative to the drying mechanism in the width direction.
US09902167B2
The invention relates to a washing assistance device for the fluid circuit of an ink jet printer, including: a support (80) defining, between an access front face (80c) and a back face (80d), a substantially parallelepiped free volume (80a), support anchoring means (88), means forming 2 fluid connections, the support anchoring means (88) and the 2 fluid connections being disposed on or against the back face, on the opposite side to said free volume (80a).
US09902166B2
An ejection chip is disclosed, and comprises a substrate, a flow feature layer, a nozzle plate, and one or more valves. The substrate includes one or more fluid channels and one or more fluid ports each in communication with at least one of the one or more fluid channels. The flow feature layer is disposed over the substrate, and the flow feature layer include one or more flow features each in communication with at least one of the one or more fluid ports. The nozzle layer is disposed over the flow feature layer, and the nozzle layer includes one or more nozzles each in communication with at least one of the one or more flow features so that one or more fluid paths are defined by the one or more fluid channels, the one or more fluid ports, the one or more flow features, and the one or more nozzles. The one or more valves selectively impede flow of fluid through the one or more fluid paths.
US09902162B2
In one example, a print bar includes multiple printhead dies molded into an elongated, monolithic body. The dies are arranged generally end to end along a length of the body and the body has a channel therein through which fluid may pass directly to the dies.
US09902153B2
A method of making a piezoelectric film includes forming a PbTO3 (PTO) coating film by applying a precursor liquid of a coating film containing PTO as a main ingredient, forming a PTO amorphous layer containing lead titanate as a main ingredient by heating the PTO coating film at a heating temperature lower than a crystallization temperature at which the PTO coating film is crystalized, and forming, on the PTO amorphous layer, a piezoelectric thin-film layer having a main (100) orientation measured by X-ray analysis and containing lead zirconate titanate (PZT) as a main ingredient. The heating temperature is 300° C. or lower.
US09902151B2
A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of structures arrayed in a predetermined direction, each structure including a nozzle to eject liquid, a pressure chamber in communication with the nozzle, and an ejection drive unit to increase pressure of the liquid in the pressure chamber. The ejection drive unit of each structure includes a diaphragm to form a wall of the pressure chamber, and an electromechanical transducer element including an electromechanical transducer film, the diaphragm being convex toward the pressure chamber. When an amount of curvature of the diaphragm for the pressure chamber of each structure is defined by a radius of curvature, an inclination difference of the radius of curvature with respect to the predetermined direction is equal to or less than 2500 μm.
US09902142B2
A part includes a structure and at least one shape memory alloy element that is prestressed and embedded at least in part within said structure. The shape memory alloy is suitable for dissipating the mechanical energy of said structure when it vibrates in a given frequency band.
US09902141B2
A method for synthesizing a water purification membrane is presented. The method includes stacking a plurality of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets to create the water purification membrane, the stacking involving layer-by-layer assembly of the plurality of GO nanosheets and forming a plurality of nanochannels between the plurality of GO nanosheets for allowing the flow of a fluid and for rejecting the flow of contaminants. The method further includes cross-linking the plurality of GO nanosheets by 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride on a polydopamine coated polysulfone support.
US09902128B2
A method for manufacturing a piece of interior equipment of an automotive vehicle includes: obtaining a first web of fibers on a conveyor, the first web including a first layer of fibers forming a sole, and a second layer of fibers intended to form a velvet; depositing a second web of fibers and obtaining an assembly; needling the assembly; heating the needled assembly to a heating temperature, and obtaining a coating; and thermoforming the coating and a lower portion at a forming temperature in order to obtain the piece. The second web has continuous fibers with a single component having a melting temperature, the assembly further including a binding layer deposited on the sole of the first web, the binding layer in majority including at least one thermoplastic polymer having a melting temperature greater than the forming temperature and less than the melting temperature of the single component.
US09902114B2
Methods for creating three dimensional lattice structures in computer-aided design models. A method includes receiving a solid model containing a plurality of boundary surfaces for a void region, computing a bounding box of the solid model and a plurality of grid points on an axis-aligned grid within the bounding box, creating a lattice cell layout for a lattice structure within the void region, computing an implicit model defined by a scalar value for each of the grid points on the axis-aligned grid, extracting the lattice structure in the solid model based on the implicit model.
US09902113B2
There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, comprising the steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, the steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed, wherein the three-dimensional shaped object is manufactured such that it has three different solidified portions of high-density, intermediate-density and low-density solidified portions in at least a part of the object, and wherein the intermediate-density solidified portion is formed to be located in a part of a surface of the three-dimensional shaped object.
US09902111B2
An overlay applicator can include an overlay with a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side can include an adhesive agent configured to adhere to a screen of an electronic device. The overlay applicator can include an adhesive release liner. The adhesive release liner can include a top side and a bottom side. The top side of the adhesive release liner can be removably attached to the bottom side of the overlay. The adhesive release liner can be configured to protect the adhesive agent at the bottom side of the overlay from contaminants. The overlay applicator can include a protective film removably attached to the top side of the overlay. The overlay applicator can include an alignment tab. The alignment tab can include an alignment mechanism. The overlay applicator further can include a pull tab. The pull can include a wiper. Other embodiments are provided.
US09902097B2
Provide a manufacturing method and a manufacturing device for a rubber strip capable of stably manufacturing a tape-like rubber strip of unvulcanized rubber. The rubber strip manufacturing device (1) for manufacturing a tape-like rubber strip (G2) made of unvulcanized rubber is characterized in including: a rubber extruder (3) comprising a rubber extruder main body (6) having a screw shaft (6c) for kneading and pushing the unvulcanized rubber toward an outlet opening (6d), and a gear pump (7) connected to the outlet opening (6d) of the rubber extruder main body (6) and rotary-driven by a first motor (M1); a calender head (4) comprising a pair of calender rollers (4a,4b) for rolling a shaped rubber body extruded from the rubber extruder (3) to obtain the rubber strip (G2); and a control unit (70) for controlling a second motor (M2) for rotary-driving the calender rollers in conjunction with the first motor (M1).
US09902087B2
Disclosed is a powdery material filling device with a redundant (i.e., excess or waste) powdery material recovering mechanism. The powdery material filling device may be used in a rotary compression molding machine. In certain aspects, the redundant powdery material recovering mechanism is capable of actively recovering and reusing a redundant (i.e., excess or waste) powdery material even upon production of multi-layer tablets.
US09902086B2
A cutter hub pin drive mechanism and a quick disconnect hub for a pelletizer and a pelletizer having a cutter hub pin drive mechanism are provided. The pelletizer has a cutter hub that includes a cutter hub holder which is engaged with the pelletizer shaft through a plurality of drive pins. The drive pins ride in drive pin channels formed by grooves cut into an inner surface of the cutter hub holder and aligned grooves formed in the outer surface of the forward end of the pelletizer shaft. By machining of grooves into the cutter hub holder and shaft to form channels that receive the drive pins, more precise engagement between the pelletizer shaft, cutter hub holder and drive pins is obtained, resulting in improved torque transmission from the shaft to the cutter hub. Also provided is a seal around the pelletizer shaft to prevent the egress of fines into the drive pin area which might otherwise interfere with the unobstructed movement of the cutter hub holder necessary to adjust blade position. Finally, a quick disconnect hub is provided by which the pelletizer shaft can be readily disconnected from the cutting assembly to facilitate the removal of agglomerated polymer in the cutting chamber.
US09902079B2
A cutting apparatus for a tape, on a tape conveying path, sequentially including: a feeding assembly, configured to release the tape at an upstream of the tape conveying path; an roller assembly, including a first roller and a second roller opposite to each other and configured to clamp at least part of the tape therebetween and drive the tape to move on the tape conveying path by rotation of at least one of the first roller and the second roller; and a cutter assembly, configured to cut the tape at a downstream of the tape conveying path, wherein, the cutting apparatus further includes a control assembly, configured to control the cutter assembly to cut the tape according to rotation of at least one of the first roller and the second roller. The cutting apparatus can improve cutting efficiency and accuracy of the tape.
US09902076B2
A hair cutting device (10) comprises a blade portion (12) and an adjustable cutting guide (16) moveable with respect to the blade portion to provide a reference guide line (19) on a user's skin/body to enable hair to be cut accurately at a predetermined angle or pattern.
US09902074B2
Acquisition or pick-up tools that themselves aid in improving the ease with which images of an acquired substrate may be captured, and methods of operating such pick-up tools, are provided. The pick-up tools may include a pick-up surface adapted to interface with a foreign substrate and a light source integrated with the pick-up tool such that light emitted from the light source passes through the pick-up surface to the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface to create a silhouette of the foreign substrate. A vision system may be adapted for capturing the silhouette of the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface. The substrate pick-up surface may be formed of one of a transparent, a semi-transparent, or a translucent material such that light may at least partially pass there through.
US09902073B2
A joint driving unit driving a joint of a robot arm includes a motor, a speed reducer transmitting rotation of the motor in a variable speed, an input side encoder detecting a rotation angle of a rotation shaft of the motor, and an output side encoder detecting a rotation angle of an output shaft of the speed reducer. When positioning the end effector at a working start position at which predetermined work is started, operation of the robot is set to an output based control mode in which an angle of a joint is feedback controlled based on an angle detection value from the output side encoder. When the robot performs the predetermined work, the operation of the robot is changed to an input based control mode in which the angle of the joint is feedback controlled based on an angle detection value from the input side encoder.
US09902071B2
A system is provided that includes a machine assembly, a first imaging sensor, an encoder, and one or more processors. The machine assembly is movable to actuate a brake lever of a vehicle in order to open a valve of an air brake system. The first imaging sensor is positioned to acquire two-dimensional perception information of a working environment that includes the brake lever during movement of the machine assembly towards the brake lever. The encoder detects a displacement of the machine assembly relative to a reference position of the machine assembly. The one or more processors estimate a target position of the brake lever relative to the machine assembly during movement of the machine assembly based on the two-dimensional perception information and the displacement. The one or more processors drive the movement of the machine assembly towards the target position of the brake lever.
US09902065B2
A method for altering an initially predetermined path of a robot arrangement having at least one robot includes selecting a portion of the initially predetermined path, altering the selected portion of the path, and predetermining an altered path based on the altered portion of the path. A deviation between the initially predetermined path and the altered path is determined, and a reaction is triggered if the deviation fulfills a predetermined condition for a reaction. In another aspect, a computer programming product, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to select a portion of the initially predetermined path, alter the selected portion of the path, predetermine an altered path based on the altered portion of the path, determine a deviation between the initially predetermined and the altered path, and trigger a reaction if the deviation fulfills a predetermined condition for a reaction.
US09902062B2
An apparatus and methods for training and/or operating a robotic device to follow a trajectory. A robotic vehicle may utilize a camera and stores the sequence of images of a visual scene seen when following a trajectory during training in an ordered buffer. Motor commands associated with a given image may be stored. During autonomous operation, an acquired image may be compared with one or more images from the training buffer in order to determine the most likely match. An evaluation may be performed in order to determine if the image may correspond to a shifted (e.g., left/right) version of a stored image as previously observed. If the new image is shifted left, right turn command may be issued. If the new image is shifted right then left turn command may be issued.
US09902053B2
A knockout removal tool includes an electrical box. The front side is open. The electrical box may be positioned within a wall such that the front side lies on a plane that is planar with an exposed surface of the wall. A handle has a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending therebetween. The first end is flat. The second end is convexly arcuate. A rod is coupled to the first end. The rod has a distal end with respect to the first end. The rod is inserted through the electrical box such that the distal end is directed toward a knockout in the electrical box. A head is coupled to the rod. The head engages the knockout to facilitate removal of the knockout after the electrical box has been installed and trimmed.
US09902052B2
A method to remove a bushing from a bore includes an alignment tool that fits within an inner cavity of the bushing and a cutter tool aligned by the alignment tool. The method includes forming a groove on an inner surface of the bushing with the cutter tool and guiding the cutter tool with a guide associated with the alignment tool.
US09902048B2
A pin clamp for clamping a workpiece includes a housing and a locating pin extending through the housing and having a longitudinal axis. The locating pin is sized to be positioned within an opening of the workpiece. A finger is positioned adjacent to the locating pin and movable in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis to retain the workpiece on the locating pin. A linear actuator is configured to move the locating pin in opposite directions along the longitudinal axis. A locking arrangement is carried by the housing. A sequence cam is connected with the linear actuator in a manner allowing axial movement of the linear actuator to be converted into transverse movement of the sequence cam. The sequence cam includes an engagement surface which engages the locking arrangement to lock the locating pin and the finger against the workpiece upon retraction of the linear actuator.
US09902047B1
A small and portable apparatus for sharpening the blades of a pair of scissors is provided according to the invention. The scissors sharpener comprises a main body; a vertically-oriented, stationary sharpening steel having opposed surfaces that is securely attached to the main body; a pivotable sharpening steel that rotates with respect to the main body; and a U-shaped return spring positioned between the main body and the pivotable sharpening steel. A user inserts a pair of scissors so that the inside surfaces of the two blades abut the opposed surfaces of the stationary sharpening steel for stable alignment, and closes the blades against the pivotable sharpening steel to cause it to travel along the blade cutting edges to sharpen them. When the scissors blades are disengaged from the scissors sharpening apparatus, the return spring will bias the pivotable sharpening steel back to its standby position.
US09902021B2
A precipitation strengthened nickel based welding material that comprises 5-15 wt. % Co, 5-25 wt. % Cr, 1-6 wt. % Al, 0.05-0.2 wt. % C, 0.015-0.4 wt. % B, 1-3 wt. % Si, chemical elements selected from among tungsten and molybdenum from about 1 to 20 wt. %, chemical elements selected from among titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum and rhenium from about 1 to 18 wt. % and nickel with impurities to balance, wherein the boron content is inversely proportional to silicon content and decreases from about 0.3 wt. % to about 0.015 wt. % when silicon content increases from about 1 wt. % to about 3 wt. % produces sound high strength and high oxidation resistance crack free welds on precipitation strengthened superalloys and single crystal materials.
US09902018B2
Systems and methods, comprising a directed heat source coupled to a multi-wire feed-head configured to feed one or more wires having diverse compositions into a heat affected region, are provided for the synthesis of alloy samples having defined compositions, combinatorial alloy sample series and libraries, and shaped alloy components.
US09902016B2
A laser processing device converges laser light at an object to be processed having a silicon part containing silicon mounted on a glass part containing glass with a resin part interposed therebetween so as to form a modified region within the object along a line to cut. The laser processing device comprises a laser light source emitting the laser light, a spatial light modulator modulating the laser light emitted from the laser light source, and a converging optical system converging the laser light modulated by the spatial light modulator at the object. When forming the modified region in the glass part, the spatial light modulator displays an axicon lens pattern as a modulation pattern so as to form converging points at a plurality of positions juxtaposed close to each other along a laser light irradiation direction.
US09902011B2
A welding torch with a welding electrode and a welding electrode holder is provided. One welding torch includes a securing mechanism and an insulated grip. The securing mechanism is configured to secure an exposed central portion of a welding rod bounded by flux covered first and second sides. The securing mechanism is also configured to make electrical contact with the central portion of the rod for arc welding with the first side. The insulated grip is configured to cover the second side of the welding rod.
US09902005B2
A low-boron-oxygen cutting line for one-way wire winding and a manufacturing method are provided. A core material comprises 55-65 wt % of copper, 0.001-0.03 wt % of boron, 0.05-1.0 wt % of other elements which are at least two of titanium, iron, silicon, nickel, manganese, aluminum, tin, phosphorus and rare earth, less than 0.5 wt % of inevitable impurity elements, and an allowance of zinc; and a surface comprises 35.0-45.0 wt % of copper, 0.001-3.0 wt % of oxygen, 0.0005-0.5 wt % of other elements, at least two of which are titanium, iron, silicon, nickel, manganese, aluminum, tin, phosphorus and rare earth, less than 0.5 wt % of inevitable impurity elements, and an allowance of zinc. The cutting line has improved mechanical properties and strengthened discharge properties, and can cut irregularly shaped materials or those hollowed in the middle.
US09902001B2
A table saw includes a base, a work table having a cutting opening, a tank for receiving cooling liquid, a blade partly extending out from the cutting opening, and a guard assembly. The guard assembly includes a guard for covering the blade and for moving upwards under the action of a workpiece. In a working condition, at least a portion of the guard abuts against the workpiece, and the workpiece can slide relative to the guard. The guard has a guiding wall which abuts against the workpiece in the working condition and which guides the cooling liquid into a kerf in the workpiece formed by the blade. The table saw effectively controls the cooling liquid splashed during the cutting operation of the workpiece and prevents the cooling liquid from splashing to dirty the operator, the work table, and the workpiece.
US09901998B2
A bandsaw machine health monitoring system includes a sensing module, a signal processing module, a human-machine interface module and a control module. The sensing module may include a plurality of sensing devices and these sensing devices can collect a plurality of signals from a bandsaw machine in operation. The signal processing module can be electrically connected to the sensing module and the signal processing module can process the signals collected by the sensing module. The control module can analyze the processing result transmitted from the signal processing module. The human-machine interface module can receive the analysis result of the control module and display the health status value of the bandsaw machine.
US09901995B2
Radius mill and cutting work method that includes a plurality of end cutting edges arrayed around a central axis O and a plurality of arc-shaped radius end cutting edges continuous with the end cutting edges on an outer peripheral side in a radial direction. The end cutting edge is divided into an inner peripheral side end cutting edge and an outer peripheral side end cutting edge in a radial direction. Second surfaces of the plurality of inner peripheral side end cutting edges are coupled at a part close to the axis O. A region of coupled second surfaces is continuous from a region including the axis O to outer peripheral sides of respective inner peripheral side end cutting edges in a radial direction in a strip shape. A width of the strip-shaped region gradually enlarges from axis O side to an outer peripheral side in a radial direction.
US09901988B2
A tool receptacle for a screw-in tool having a main body, which has a receiving region including at least one conical contact surface for supporting a corresponding conical support surface of the screw-in tool. For thread-protection and for tightening with high concentricity and low production outlay, an insert is disposed in the main body, the insert is movable transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body and is rotationally-fixed with respect to the main body and has a mating thread for a thread on the screw-in tool.
US09901980B2
An induction rotor assembly having an induction cage that is formed using a combination of liquid and solid materials. The first and second end plates of the induction cage may be fabricated before the casting of the conductors of the induction cage. According to certain embodiments, the first and second end plates may be assembled with first and second molds and a rotor core to form a casting assembly. A liquid casting material may be injected into the casting assembly, wherein the liquid casting material may solidify within one or more core passageways of the rotor core, thereby forming the conductors of the induction cage. The first and second end plates may also include flow channels that may be configured to facilitate the flow of the liquid casting material in the casting assembly, and increase the area of contact between the liquid casting material, when solidified, and the end plates.
US09901973B2
A method for forming a wave form for a stent includes moving a first forming portion of a first forming member across an axis along which a formable material is provided in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the axis to engage and deform the formable material while engaging the formable material with a first forming portion of the second forming member. The method includes moving the first forming portion of the first forming member and the first forming portion of the second forming member across the axis in a second direction that is substantially opposite the first direction to draw and form the formable material over the first forming portion of the second forming member, disengaging the first forming member from the formable material, and moving the first forming member to position a second forming portion of the first forming member to face the formable material.
US09901961B2
Apparatus for cleaning a workpiece to remove foreign matter sticking to the workpiece includes a chuck table having a holding surface for holding the workpiece and a cleaning unit provided so as to face the workpiece for spraying a cleaning fluid to clean the workpiece. The cleaning unit includes a cleaning nozzle having a nozzle hole for spraying the cleaning fluid toward the workpiece, and a water film forming nozzle having an annular slit formed so as to surround the nozzle hole of the cleaning nozzle. The annular slit sprays the cleaning fluid in the form of a film having a conical shape, and extends from the annular slit to the workpiece held on the chuck table. The cleaning fluid sprayed from the nozzle hole of the cleaning nozzle has a columnar shape surrounded by the cleaning fluid sprayed from the annular slit of the water film forming nozzle.
US09901944B2
An atomizer includes an atomizer body with a plurality of air passages defined therethrough from an upstream end of the atomizer body to a downstream end thereof. The air passages together define an air circuit through the atomizer body. A fuel circuit is defined in the atomizer body extending from a fuel inlet to a respective fuel outlet opening into each air passage. The air passages can be arranged circumferentially about a central axis defined by the atomizer body. The fuel circuit can include a manifold extending circumferentially about the atomizer body in fluid communication with a fuel opening in each respective air passage.
US09901942B2
Various exemplary illustrations of an electrode assembly for an electrostatic atomizer, for example for a rotation atomizer, and exemplary methods of making and/or using the same, are disclosed. An exemplary electrode assembly may include an electrode holder arrangement for holding at least one electrode creating an electrostatic field about a symmetrical axis, wherein there is a dielectric material for influencing a discharge current component extending in the direction of the symmetrical axis.
US09901939B2
A multifunctional shower head, has a fixed seat, a driving mechanism, a water diversion plate rotatably connected to the fixed seat and a water diversion body. The water diversion body has a plurality of water diversion holes that are used to connect to the outlet functions of the shower head. The water diversion plate has an outlet hole. The driving mechanism drives the water diversion plate to rotate on the water diversion body, so that the outlet hole is alternately connected to part of the water diversion holes to switch the outlet functions of the shower head. A sealing ring is clamped between the water diversion plate and the fixed seat. The sealing ring defines a separating area on the upper surface of the water diversion plate, each water diversion hole has an O-ring, the bottom surface of the water diversion plate is pressed and contacts the O-ring.
US09901937B1
An improved desilter for a mud circulating system. The desilter comprises of a linear manifold that defines an inlet, the linear manifold defines a plurality of symmetrical outlets that run from the inlet of the linear manifold toward a capped end of the linear manifold. A plurality of hydrocyclones that have an upper and lower part that are attached to the symmetrical outlets of the linear manifold. A rectangular looping manifold that is placed above the linear manifold and that is secured to the linear manifold via a pair of supports. The rectangular looping manifold defines a plurality of inlet openings that attach to upper part of each hydrocyclone and an outlet from which fine mud can flow out off. The improved desilter is secured to a mud circulating system via a pair of linear manifold supports that are attached to the mud circulation system.
US09901935B2
A gripper unit for handling a vessel for receiving biological material is proposed, inter alia. The vessel has a lid which can assume an open position and a closed position. The gripper unit comprises a gripper for gripping and releasing the vessel, and a lid holder, for holding a lid in a defined position in relation to the vessel. The defined position is an open position of the lid.
US09901929B2
A jaw crusher machine has a double-acting jaw (110) that linearly reciprocates to reduce abrasive wear and tilts back and forth during the crushing and discharge strokes to create a peristaltic action that, depending on the direction of rotation of the driven shaft (118), aids the ingestion, crushing and discharge of either hard or soft feed materials.
US09901920B1
Pipette tip coupler and a disposable pipette tip for a pipette device comprises a stepped coupler shoulder complementary to an axially stepped pipette tip shoulder; a plurality of circumferentially disposed elements or segments carried by the coupler at a location superior to the coupler shoulder; and a distal elastomeric element carried by the coupler at a location distal to the coupler shoulder wherein the plurality of elements or segments have a circumferential, radially translated state that provides an abutment with a first working surface formed in the interior surface of the tip while compressing the distal elastomeric element into sealing abutment with a second working surface formed in the interior surface of the tip and while abutting the proximally facing axial stop surface of the tip with the distally facing axial stop surface of the coupler to define an axial coupling position of the pipette tip on the pipette device.
US09901919B2
The present invention concerns a pipette comprising a mechanism with which the stroke length of a piston can be changed by rotating the piston rod. The pipette comprises a locking mechanism which prevents the rotation of the piston rod when the piston has been pushed a certain distance downwards from its upper position, but does not prevent the rotation when the piston is in its upper position.
US09901916B2
Useful portions of equilibrium catalyst from a Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit are obtained by fractionating to obtain a narrow size fraction, followed by separation of the narrow size fraction using density as a fractionating criterion. Size fractionating may be performed in vibrating sieves, and the density fractionating may be performed in an air cyclone. Both beneficial and detrimental fractions can be identified; in one embodiment, large particles are removed from ECAT to improve the coking factor.
US09901911B2
Coherently grown composites of two zeotypes are described. The coherently grown composites have a crystalline three-dimensional framework of at least AlO2 and PO2 tetrahedral units. The two zeotypes are selected from the group consisting of AFX, LEV, CHA, and ERI. Methods of making the coherently grown composites are also described.
US09901908B2
An improved catalyst for hydrodemetallization of heavy crude oils and residua is disclosed. The catalyst is adopted for fixed bed hydroprocessing units. The invention is characterized for having a large pore diameter catalyst principally for hydrodemetallization of heavy oil and residue in a first reactor of a multi-reactor process. The catalyst has high demetallizing activity and high metal deposition capacity which results in good stability with time on stream (TOS). The hydrorefining catalyst is obtained by kneading a porous starting powder principally composed of gamma-alumina and having a pore capacity of 0.3-0.6 ml/g or larger and a mean pore diameter of 10 to 26 nm, extrudating and calcining, and after that supported with active metals component of elements belonging to groups VIIIB and VIB of the periodic table.
US09901904B2
Provided are a superabsorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof. The superabsorbent polymer according to the present invention has excellent gel bed permeability (GBP) and suction power, thereby being usefully applied to hygiene products such as diapers.
US09901901B2
A method of selectively extracting anions from an aqueous solution using an anion encapsulating aggregate formed upon the addition of a solvent, a copper contributor, a hydroxide contributor, a counterion contributor, and pyrazole to an aqueous solution containing the anions, or upon the addition of a solvent, a polymeric chain of [CuII(μ-OH)(μ-pz)]∞ and a counterion contributor to the aqueous solution. The aggregates include compounds of the formula cis CuIIx(OR1)y(R2pz)z, where R1 is H or an alkyl group, R2 is H, or an alkyl group or a charged group, pz is pyrazolate and each of x, y, and z is an integer between about 1 and about 40. In addition, ligand-containing anion encapsulating aggregates can be formed by synthesis with a lig-and-bound pyrazole or by substituting the ligand-bound pyrazole for the pyrazole incorporated in the aggregate.
US09901899B2
A carbon dioxide adsorbent may include a double salt having a first metal salt and a second metal salt. The first metal salt may include a first metal selected from Ca, Sr, and Ba. The second metal salt may include a second metal selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs. The present disclosure also discloses a process for preparing the carbon dioxide adsorbent and a method of separating carbon dioxide using the same.
US09901896B2
A hydrogen generator, a fuel cell for use in the hydrogen generator and a fuel cell system are disclosed. The hydrogen generator includes a housing and a plurality of fuel pellets disposed in the housing. Each fuel pellet includes a hydrogen-containing reactant that will react to release hydrogen gas when heated. The hydrogen generator also includes a plurality of heating elements extending into the plurality of fuel pellets to generate heat to selectively heat one or more fuel pellets to initiate a reaction to produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen generator further includes a plurality of electrical contacts operatively coupled to the plurality of heating elements to selectively supply electrical power to the plurality of heating elements.
US09901893B2
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for the production of dispersions and solids by way of controlled precipitation, co-precipitation and self-organization processes in a microjet reactor, a jet of solvent containing at least one target molecule and a jet of nonsolvent colliding with each other, at specified pressures and flow rates, at a collision point in the reactor chamber of the microjet reactor, and the microjet reactor having a gas inlet for introducing gas into the reactor chamber and an educt outlet for discharging the educts in a stream of gas. This results in very rapid precipitation, co-precipitation or a chemical reaction, during the course of which micro- or nanoparticles form.In order to create an apparatus with which solvent/nonsolvent precipitations may be carried out in such a way as to produce particles that are as small as possible and largely free of Ostwald ripening in the dispersion being formed, it is suggested according to the invention that the educt outlet be followed by a spray-drier unit and that a feedback control system be provided to optimize and maintain the operating parameters for the spray-drier unit.
US09901891B2
A device includes a case having a surface with a perforation and a cavity. A membrane is supported by the case inside the cavity and has an impermeable valve plate positioned proximate the perforation. The membrane is water vapor permeable and gas impermeable and flexes responsive to a difference in pressure between the cavity and outside the cavity to selectively allow water vapor to pass through the perforation into the cavity as a function of the difference in pressure.
US09901885B2
The present invention relates. to methods and devices for exchanging gas molecules between a gaseous medium and a liquid medium which are particularly suited for applications such as blood oxygenation in heart-lung machines and gas scrubbing. The method of the invention comprises the following steps: a) providing a liquid medium having a surface tension in the range of from 0.02 N/m to 0.06 N/m, b) providing a gaseous medium, c) providing a membrane on an interface between the liquid medium and the gaseous medium, wherein the membrane comprises i) a carrier substrate with through-going openings having a mean diameter in the range from 0.2 μιη to 200 μπι, and ii) a porous superamphiphobic coating layer with openings having a mean diameter in the range from 0.1 μm to 10 μm, which is provided at least on the substrate surface facing the liquid medium, wherein either the liquid medium or the gaseous medium, preferably the gaseous medium, comprises at least one target gas to be transferred and said membrane is permeable for the at least one gas to be transferred and not permeable for the liquid medium due to the super-amphiphobic properties of the membrane surface facing the liquid medium with respect to said liquid medium, d) contacting the gaseous medium with the liquid medium via said superamphiphobic layer for a sufficient time to enrich the liquid or gaseous target medium with the at least one gas to be transferred.
US09901880B2
Provided is a composition for use in fabricating a carbon molecular sieve membrane, including a fluorine-containing polymer matrix and polysilsesquioxane. The composition shows high selectivity to the gas to be separated and high separation quality by controlling the mixing ratio of the fluorine-containing polymer matrix with polysilsesquioxane as well as the type of fluorine-containing polymer matrix and polysilsesquioxane. Ancillary selective pore formation is enhanced by a so-called “autogenous fluorinated gas induced siloxane etching” (A-FISE) mechanism of fluorine-containing polymer/polysilsesquioxane blend precursors during carbonization. Therefore, it is possible to effectively separate gases having a small difference in particle size, which, otherwise, are difficult to be separated with the conventional polymer membranes.
US09901871B2
A carbon dioxide (CO2) chemical absorption system comprising: a CO2 absorption column for separating CO2 from combustion exhaust gas by absorbing the CO2 in the combustion exhaust gas with a CO2 absorbing liquid mainly composed of an aqueous alkanolamine solution; a regeneration column for regenerating the CO2 absorbing liquid by desorbing CO2 gas from the CO2 absorbing liquid that has absorbed CO2; a condenser for condensing water vapor entrained in the desorbed CO2 gas discharged from the top of the regeneration column, thereby obtaining reflux water; a pipe for returning all or part of the reflux water obtained by the condenser to the top of the regeneration column, and dispersing the reflux water in the regeneration column; a collection plate for collecting the reflux water dispersed in an upper portion of a packed bed in the regeneration column; a pipe for sending the regenerated CO2 absorbing liquid from the bottom of the regeneration column to the top of the absorption column; and a pipe for joining the reflux water collected by the collection plate into the pipe for sending the regenerated CO2 absorbing liquid.
US09901870B2
In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide capturing system includes an absorption tower configured to bring a treatment target gas containing carbon dioxide into contact with an absorption liquid, and to discharge the absorption liquid having absorbed the carbon dioxide. The system further includes a regeneration tower configured to make the absorption liquid discharged from the absorption tower dissipate the carbon dioxide, and to discharge the absorption liquid having dissipated the carbon dioxide. The system further includes a treatment target gas line configured to introduce the treatment target gas into the absorption tower, a first introduction module configured to introduce a first gas having a higher carbon dioxide concentration than the treatment target gas into the treatment target gas line, and a second introduction module configured to introduce a second gas having a lower carbon dioxide concentration than the treatment target gas into the treatment target gas line.
US09901869B2
A wet scrubber for cleaning a process gas containing sulphur dioxide comprises an absorption vessel for contacting the process gas with an absorption liquid to absorb sulphur dioxide from the process gas, a sensor for measuring a concentration in the absorption liquid, and a control unit. The control unit is adapted to receive a measurement signal from the sensor and to control, based on the measured concentration, at least one wet scrubber operating parameter influencing the concentration in the absorption liquid.
US09901864B2
A sustainable method and a system for cleaning impurities, mainly hydrogen sulphide, and upgrading of biogas having hydrogen sulphide concentration up to 2% (20,000 ppmv), preferably produced in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to biomethane. The system includes a counter-current, non-pressurized physical absorption bubble column having a high influent liquid-to-gas flow ratio LI/G higher than 1 and preferably equal or higher than 3 and equal or lower than 10, for achieving a simultaneous removal of hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. The system may be inserted for instance on an existing wastewater treatment plant, in such a way that the wash water is the primary treated wastewater of the plant, and preferably the biogas to be upgraded is produced in the anaerobic digesters of the plant itself, and also includes means for regenerating the used wash water by the biological reactor of the plant itself used for the secondary treatment.
US09901863B2
A process and system for separating CO2 from a flue gas stream is disclosed. The process involves (a) contacting a flue gas stream containing water vapor and CO2 with an ionic absorbent under absorption conditions to absorb at least a portion of the CO2 from the flue gas stream and form a CO2-absorbent complex; wherein the ionic absorbent comprises a cation and an anion comprising an amine moiety; and (b) recovering a gaseous product having a reduced CO2 content.
US09901862B2
A carbon dioxide recovery system includes an absorption tower in which carbon dioxide is absorbed into an absorbing solution then the absorbing solution is output to a regeneration tower in which carbon dioxide is released from the absorbing solution. The regeneration tower outputs the absorbing solution from which carbon dioxide has been released and an exhaust gas included released carbon dioxide and water vapor. In a condensing section the exhaust gas is separated into dioxide gas stream and a condensed water stream. In a mixing section the condensed water is mixed with an amine to a replenishment amine aqueous solution in which the amine is dissolved in the condensed water. In a replenishment section the absorbing solution is mixed with the replenishment amine aqueous solution.
US09901854B1
A water filter cartridge for refrigerators is configured to indicate leakage when a cartridge is installed in a manifold having a larger diameter, male inlet and a smaller diameter, coaxial, male outlet. The filter cap has a cylindrical recess that mates with an O-ring on the manifold inlet during use. A fluid passageway extends through the wall forming that recess and opens immediately adjacent that O-ring to carry any leaking water to the outside of the filter cap. The filter cap has a seal on a smaller diameter recess that mates with the sidewall of the male inlet at a distal end thereof. The smaller diameter recess may have slots that allow water to bypass seals on the male outlet member. Under normal water pressure the system will immediately visually exhibit a substantial leak if the filter cartridge is incorrectly coupled to the manifold.
US09901839B2
A vehicle combination for orientation free steering experience to a user includes a remote control unit to for sending rotational and speed signals and a vehicle unit moves in the direction for receiving the rotation and speed signals, and further moving in the direction decoded from the rotation and speed signals. The remote control unit includes transmits the rotational pulse and speed signals. The vehicle unit includes a receiver to decode the rotational pulse and the speed signal received from the transmitter and further converts the decoded rotational pulse to determine the steering power. The vehicle unit is further driven based on the steering power and a second power source to power the receiver and the motor unit. The rotational pulse generated from the remote control unit is directly proportional to the steering power decoded by the receiver.
US09901833B2
A system has a computerized server connected to a network and having a processor, a data repository coupled to the processor, and software (SW) executing on the processor from a non-transitory medium. The software enables a player operating a computerized appliance connected to the network to log in to a site hosted on the server, the site providing video games and other places to which the player may navigate, enables the player to purchase virtual currency spendable in games the player may enter to play and at other places the player may select to navigate, credits the player with Points in a pre-established ratio to virtual currency spent by the player while logged in to the site, and accounts for points accredited to the player and other players, and displaying on the site Point totals for at least players having the greatest number of Points.
US09901832B2
A video game system for use in connection with a toy, where each of the toys includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys is also associated with a corresponding game character or object. The toys further comprise audio, visual and other effects, wherein at least some of said effects are initially disabled, but later enabled as the user reaches certain achievements with the video game.
US09901831B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for online community management. The disclosed system allows for automatic identification and punishment of players exhibiting bad sportsmanship through a combination of automatic detection schemes and a peer reporting scheme. In addition to the sportsmanship check, the disclosed system also provides automatic checks for identifying potential cheaters and generating a potential cheaters list for review by admin staff. As a result of either classification system, players found to be either bad sports or cheaters are not allowed to participate in play with the general pool of players, but instead must play in an alternate pool. For extremely harmful conduct, players may be banned from the online community.
US09901823B1
An approach to facilitating battle-attribute-based arrangement of map areas is provided. Battle-related records that indicate battle attribute values associated with users of a game space may be maintained. Responsive to the battle attribute values associated with individual ones of the users corresponding to the battle attribute values associated with other ones of the users, generation of one or more secondary maps having secondary areas associated with the individual users that are arranged together with secondary areas associated with the other users may be initiated. For example, the secondary area associated with a first user and the secondary area associated with a second user may be arranged together in one of the secondary maps responsive to a first battle attribute value associated with the first user corresponding to a second battle attribute value associated with the second user.
US09901819B2
A predetermined parameter is acquired during execution of an application, and a predetermined algorithm indicating at least timing and intensity for generating a vibration is set by dynamically changing the predetermined algorithm in accordance with the parameter. Then, a vibration signal is generated using a material for a vibration or a sound and the algorithm, or using a filter capable of generating the material and the algorithm.
US09901814B2
A housing of a game controller is capable of being held with one hand of a player. A direction instruction section is provided in the housing for performing a direction instruction input. Movement detection means is means for detecting movement of the housing. Movement direction control means of a game apparatus is means for determining a movement direction of an object, which appears in a virtual game world, in accordance with an operation of the direction instruction section. Posture control means is means for determining a posture of the object in the virtual game world in accordance with detection by the movement detection means.
US09901811B2
A playing field for moving toy tops includes a playing board, a plurality of turntables, a motor and a power transmission mechanism. The turntables are disposed on the playing board. The power transmission mechanism transmits power of the motor to rotate the turntables. The playing board is formed in a shape of a mortar having a diameter which becomes smaller toward a lower end. The turntables are disposed at points other than a center of the playing board such that upper surfaces incline along the playing board. Rotary shafts of the turntables incline in a direction toward the center of the playing board according to the inclination of the upper surfaces.
US09901808B2
A roller includes a rim assembly and a tire assembly. The tire assembly includes a support ring and a tire mounted at the periphery of the support ring. The support ring and the rim assembly are detachably connected by a buckle structure. The buckle structure includes a plurality of elastic accommodating parts disposed on the inner side of the supporting ring, and a plurality of buckling parts disposed at the rim assembly. The elastic accommodating parts and the buckling parts are detachably connected. The elastic accommodating parts protrude out of the inner side of the support ring, and two ends of each elastic accommodating part are separately provided with a protruding first limiting block and a protruding second limiting block. The buckling parts are limited by the first limiting blocks and the second limiting blocks. The rim assembly and the tire assembly of the roller are detachably connected.
US09901805B2
An exercise system for incorporating physical exercise with sedentary job tasks includes a treadmill that may be walked upon. A workstation is coupled to the treadmill and the workstation is accessible when the treadmill is walked upon. Thus, job tasks may be undertaken simultaneously with physical exercise.
US09901802B2
A golf training device with audio and visual/touch cues for independent golf swing training in an absence of a golf instructor includes a tube having a first end and a second end and an outer surface. A sliding mass is disposed slidingly within the tube, the sliding mass including a chamfer on at least one end of the sliding mass. An end stop is mechanically affixed to the first end of the tube. A ball holding rod has a ball hold rod first end and a ball hold rod second end. A bushing is disposed on the ball hold rod first end to mechanically couple the ball hold rod first end to the second end of the tube, an outer diameter of the bushing including a male thread corresponding to a female thread disposed in the second end of the tube. A ball is coupled to the ball holding rod.
US09901794B2
The invention provides a golf club head with a fully removable component that can withstand the stress of repeated hits. When assembled, the removable component is held in place by a fastening mechanism that includes structural elements that distribute the holding force across the component and tend to equalize the forces around the periphery where the component meets the body. The fastening mechanism may include a post that reaches across the open space within the hollow club head, pulling the removable component towards an opposed main club head body. Since a golf club of the present invention can be opened, it may include a mechanism on the inside for use by a golfer, such as an electronic device or an adjustment mechanism. The golf club may include a weight adjustment system that allows the club to be custom-fitted to a golfer.
US09901786B2
A basketball including a carcass, cover panels, and cover strips. The carcass has an outer surface defining a first set of channels and cover panels regions between the first set of channels. The panels are respectively positioned over the panel regions and are spaced apart from each other. The strips are positioned over the channels. The strips have inner and outer surfaces extending between first and second sidewalls. The strips have a thickness that is measured radially from a centerpoint from the inner to the outer surface, and a width that is measured from the first to the second sidewall. At least one groove is formed into the outer surface. The groove has a width that extends between 20 to 70 percent of the width of the strip and has a maximum depth from the outer surface that is at least 50 percent of the maximum thickness of the strip.
US09901785B2
Multi-piece golf balls having a multi-layered solid core and multi-layered cover are provided.
US09901779B2
Provided is a control apparatus for an exercise therapy device to be used to carry out interval training where a high-intensity exercise and a low-intensity exercise, which have different exercise loads, are alternately carried out, including: an exercise load setting part for inputting an exercise load and exercise time period for the high-intensity exercise and low-intensity exercise from an input device of the exercise therapy device and setting the input exercise load and exercise time period in a storage part of the exercise therapy device as an exercise program; and a display control part for displaying a timing at which an exercise intensity of the exercise program is to change next during the interval training on a display device of the exercise therapy device.
US09901769B2
A plural parallel cuff for muscle training is made to reinforce muscles of limbs while it is wound broad around the portion of an upper arm and/or a thigh with uniform and stable binding force for the light exercise training. Three cloth sleeve bags are sewn to a connection cloth spaced in parallel. Three short rubber bags are inserted into three cloth sleeve bags respectively. The rubber bags are connected each other with T-joints for air channel. A plug and a socket are used to connect the pneumatic pump detachably to the thin tube. The plural parallel cuff is wound around a limb and hook-and-loop fasteners are used to form loops by uniting both ends of each of the cloth sleeve bags. The rubber bags are inflated by a pneumatic pump for restricting the bloodstream and then an low intensity exercise is performed.
US09901768B1
The present disclosure illustrates a rowing exercise machine which includes a support structure, a power output module, a cable rolling device, a cable, a handle assembly and an operating module. The power output module is disposed at an end of the support structure. The power output module includes a motor, a controlling device and an encoder. The controlling device is connected to the motor, and receives a sensing signal and a setting signal, and transmits a control signal. The encoder is electrically connected to the controlling device and configured to sense an operational state of the motor and output the sensing signal. The cable rolling device is coupled to a torque enhancing device. An end of the cable is wound on the cable rolling device. The handle assembly is coupled on the other end of the cable. The operating module is connected to the power output module.
US09901760B2
An air delivery system is configured to deliver air to an enclosed structure and may include at least one air channel configured to deliver air to or receive air from the enclosed structure, at least one component disposed within the at least one air channel, and at least one flame-blocking filter removably and adjustably secured within the at least one air channel. The at least one flame-blocking filter is configured to isolate the at least one component from a source of excessive temperature or flames. The at least one flame-blocking filter is configured to allow air to pass therethrough under normal operating conditions, and to block air and flames from passing therethrough when exposed to the excessive temperature or the flames.
US09901758B2
A respiratory protection device is provided that allows the wearers of a facepiece to smoothly have a conversation with each other. A respiratory protection device includes a facepiece. The protection device also includes a voice amplifier that includes a microphone and a speaker therein, a detection unit that directly or indirectly detects the inner pressure of the facepiece, a power source unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls so as to place the voice amplifier in an operational state or a non-operational state, based on a result of comparison of information from the detection unit with a determination reference in the control unit.
US09901757B2
A belaying device for blocking a rope. The device has a main body formed by two flat plates in parallel and constrained one to each other with a plurality of spacing pins. The rope is inserted inside the device body. A carabiner is attached to the main body by passing through an opening on the device body. The carabiner allows the belaying device to be constrained to an user, or an anchorage point, and it is movable at the opening between a non-blocking position of the rope, that is the condition of normal use, and an emergency position wherein the rope is blocked, and vice versa.
US09901756B1
The fire escape device for a baby harness is a safety device that is adapted for use with an infant or toddler. The fire escape device for a baby harness is used to evacuate an infant or toddler from a building in an emergency. Specifically, the fire escape device for a baby harness is a dual line descending device that is used to lower an infant or toddler from an upper floor of a building to the ground. The fire escape device for a baby harness comprises an anchor apparatus, a full body baby harness, a plurality of attachment devices, and a plurality of descending devices.
US09901752B2
The present disclosure relates to a hadron therapy installation comprising a moving floor in the form of a deformable band guided in a guide structure. The moving floor comprises a lower segment and an upper segment. The lower segment can be pulled by the irradiation unit from a lower docked position to a position in which the lower segment forms a substantially horizontal floor surface when the irradiation unit is in a first angular position. The upper segment can be pulled by the irradiation unit from an upper docked position to a position in which the upper segment at least partially forms the substantially horizontal floor surface when the irradiation unit is in a second angular position. The lower segment and the upper segment may have a finite length and a counterweight further connected to the free end of the upper segment.
US09901747B2
Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for delivering phototherapy to a subject. A phototherapy light engine is combined with other components to form a phototherapy system that provides phototherapy treatment to a subject. A phototherapy system may be implemented as a hand held system comprising the light engine that is configured to communicate with a remote computing device.
US09901744B2
An oral treatment device that emits light onto surfaces of a user's teeth. In one aspect, the oral treatment device includes an intraoral mouthpiece. The mouthpiece may comprise a lamp support structure comprising a lamp support surface; first and second lamps, each of the first and second lamps comprising a plurality of light emitters that generate light which is emitted from a rear surface of the lamp; each of the first and second lamps mounted to the lamp support surface, thereby forming a lamp assembly, each of the first and second lamps operably coupled to a control circuit having a power source; and a lamp retaining component coupled to the lamp support structure, a lower portion of the first lamp and an upper portion of the second lamp retained between the lamp retaining component and the lamp support surface of the lamp support structure.
US09901743B2
Systems and methods for increasing skin rejuvenation of a region of a patient's skin. The system includes: a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) frequency generator that emits electromagnetic pulses to the region of the patient's skin; and a deep tissue diathermy device that applies heat to the region of the patient's skin up to temperature T. The system simultaneously applies the heat and the PEMF to the region of a patient's skin.
US09901742B2
An apparatus and method for heating a treatment region of a subject via the application of an alternating electric field is disclosed. The method includes positioning a treatment region of a subject between a first electrode and a second electrode sized to extend across the treatment region. The first and second electrodes are connected to a generator operable to apply an alternating electric field between the electrodes at a frequency in the range of 1 MHz to 100 MHz. The method also includes activating the generator to apply the alternating electric field between the first and second electrodes and across the treatment region. The alternating electric field causes movement of polar molecules in the treatment region whereby friction resulting from this molecular movement translates into heat throughout the treatment region.
US09901738B2
Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example method may include a method for treating a patient having congestive heart failure. The method may include positioning an expandable balloon in a renal artery of the patient. The expandable balloon may include a plurality of electrode assemblies. At least some of the electrode assemblies each may include at least two bipolar electrode pairs. The two bipolar electrode pairs may be longitudinally and circumferentially offset from one another. The method may also include expanding the balloon in the renal artery such that at least some of the bipolar electrode pairs are electrically coupled to a wall of the renal artery and energizing at least some of the bipolar electrode pairs so as to therapeutically alter at least one nerve proximate the renal artery to treat the patient's congestive heart failure.
US09901732B2
The present disclosure may comprise an improvement to the prior art leads as disclosed above. One embodiment is directed to an intravenous medical electrical lead that includes an elongated lead body. The elongated lead body comprises a length between proximal and distal ends with a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The distal end of the lead body includes a plurality of electrodes forming first and second pairs of electrodes. The first pair of electrodes comprises one electrode electrically connected to another electrode circumferentially and diagonally spaced apart along the longitudinal axis. The second pair of electrodes comprising one electrode electrically connected to another electrode circumferentially and diagonally spaced apart along the longitudinal axis.
US09901731B2
A conductor for connecting an electrode near a distal end of a medical electrical lead with an implantable medical device connected with a proximal end of the medical electrical lead includes a multi-filar coil wrapped around a central core. The multi-filar coil has an inductance of approximately 0.5 μH or greater, and the central core is non-conducting and provides reinforcement for the multi-filar coil.
US09901720B2
A positioning method for balloon coating by which the thickness, morphological form and the like of a drug in a coating formed on a balloon can be suitably set. This method is a positioning method for balloon coating for forming a coating layer containing a water-insoluble drug on an outer surface of a balloon of a balloon catheter. The positioning method includes a positioning step in which the dispensing tube is positioned in such a manner that a virtual position at which an opening portion would be located if the dispensing tube is assumed to be non-flexible is located within the range of 0 degrees to 40 degrees from the reference plane toward the rotating direction side of the balloon, in a region extending from the reference plane in a direction opposite to the discharge direction of the dispensing tube.
US09901719B2
A balloon coating method for forming a coating layer containing a water-insoluble drug on an outer surface of a balloon of a balloon catheter includes: fixing a connection portion between the balloon and an inner tube penetrating an inside of the balloon in such a manner as to clamp the connection portion by at least two clamping portions each having a groove-shaped curved surface extending along an axis of the inner tube; pulling the balloon in an axial direction of the balloon by the clamping portions to thereby straighten a bend of the balloon; and moving a dispensing tube for supplying a coating liquid containing the drug relative to the balloon in the axial direction of the balloon, while rotating the balloon about an axis of the balloon, to thereby coat the outer surface of the balloon with the coating liquid.
US09901716B2
A tipless balloon catheter includes an elongate tubular body defining an inflation lumen and having proximal and distal ends. A balloon has a proximal neck mounted on the distal end of the elongate tubular body and a distal neck including a distal tip having a distal opening therethrough. The distal opening is in fluid communication with the inflation lumen and an interior of the balloon. A stiffening member extends between the distal end of the elongate tubular body and the distal neck of the balloon. The tipless balloon catheter has a wire guide path defined by the elongate tubular body, the interior of the balloon, and the distal opening.
US09901711B2
Shape-controllable catheters are provided that are versatile in application and that, in human-imaging applications, minimize or reduce patient discomfort. One such catheter is provided with at least one control wire that extends inside the catheter and a control mechanism for tensioning the control wire to produce in the catheter a humped shape or a cantilevered configuration. Hardness of the catheter may be varied along the length thereof to facilitate desired bending. For example, hardness may be reduced in bend areas. Hardness may be maintained or increased in other areas for performance reasons, for example to maintain planarity of an imaging array.
US09901706B2
A medical device may include an elongated shaft. The elongated shaft may further include a reinforcement member having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may include a polymer having a first degree of crystallinity. The second portion may include a second degree of crystallinity different than the polymer of the first portion.
US09901703B2
An air delivery system includes an air flow generator to provide a pressurized flow of air, a patient interface to provide a seal with the patient's face in use, an air delivery conduit to interconnect the air flow generator and the patient interface, and a controllable vent valve to control venting from the patient interface. The vent valve is controlled to maintain a substantially constant air flow in the air delivery conduit and the air flow generator.
US09901701B2
A connector arrangement joining a respiratory mask and headgear is adapted for single-handed disengagement by the patient. A first, rigid connector part is formed into the rigid mask frame, with a mating second connector attached to a strap of the headgear. The connectors are held away from the patient's face by the connection to the mask frame.
US09901699B2
A cushion pad for a mask worn by a patient, comprising a first side to contact skin of the patient, and a second side, opposite the first side, to contact or face the mask. The pad has a main body portion having a central portion shaped to cover a portion of the patient's nose extending from above the nose tip to the nasal bridge region without obstructing the patient's line of sight, and lateral side portions to extend downward and terminate along the sides of the nose or on the patient's cheeks. The main body is made of a breathable material, e.g., foam. The pad may include adhesive and/or an attached portion, e.g., a ring, to couple the pad to the patient and/or portion of the mask.
US09901697B2
A respiratory mask includes a frame and an elbow engaged with the frame. The frame has a front surface and a rear surface. The front surface defines a connecting hole. The rear surface defines a receiving chamber. The connecting hole is in communication with the receiving chamber. The connecting hole is in communication with the receiving chamber at the rear surface. The elbow has a first end portion. The first end portion is connected with the connecting hole. The first end portion and the frame cooperatively define at least one air flow path communication air in the receiving chamber with external air.
US09901695B2
A respiratory interface apparatus (6) is provided that includes a patient contacting portion (21) structured to engage a face of the patient, a common chamber (30) fluidly coupled to the patient contacting portion (21), a first control chamber (26), a first flow regulating mechanism (32) provided between the first control chamber (26) and the common chamber (30), a second control chamber (28), and a second flow regulating mechanism (34) provided between the second control chamber (28) and the common chamber (30).
US09901691B2
Systems and methods for synchronizing machine-induced expiratory airflow of a subject with user-induced expiratory airflow include an indicator time at which a user should initiate treatment to aid airway clearance of the subject. Such treatment may include compressing the stomach area of the subject. At the indicator time, a user responds to an indication, e.g. an audible sound, by initiating treatment in accordance with a therapeutic regimen.
US09901687B2
In various embodiments, a needle is employed in refilling drug-delivery devices.
US09901682B2
A medical syringe apparatus includes a syringe unit, a hypodermic needle attached to the syringe unit and at least one interfacing member for mating a labeled medication container to the syringe unit. A filling needle is attached to the syringe unit for drawing fluid from a container. A movable needle sheath protects the hypodermic needle when not in use and may be moved out of the way when administering an injection. The medication label is visible. The container remains mated to the syringe when the syringe is in use. Risk of mislabeling the syringe may therefore be substantially reduced or eliminated and patient safety may accordingly be improved.
US09901680B2
The present invention relates to an injection device for automatic torsion spring driven injection of a liquid drug. The injection device is of the type wherein a telescopically movable needle shield activates the release of the torque of the torsion spring to drive the injection when the needle shield is moved from its extended position to a retracted position. The injection device further has a needle holder carrying the injection needle, which needle holder is axially movable both in relation to the housing and in relation to the needle shield. It is therefore possible to retract the needle shield in relation to the housing and at the same time move the needle holder to its extended position such that the injection needle is presented outside the needle shield thereby providing for easy exchange of the injection needle.
US09901677B2
Some embodiments an infusion pump system can be configured to activate an alarm in response to a calculated prediction of the user's future blood glucose levels. Optionally, the predictive calculation of the user's future blood glucose levels can be based at least in part upon a recent blood glucose level, a trend of blood glucose levels over time, and an insulin load of the user.
US09901676B2
A bidirectional valve for medical use or the like provides different threshold opening pressures in different directions using a valve seat and flapper construction providing improved characterization in operation in contrast to cross-slit valves often used for bidirectional operation. A valve disk supported in a central annular region provides movable portions engaging in valve seats at a peripheral region and a central region.
US09901672B2
Described herein is a programmable portable infusion device. The infusion device may include electronics such as sensors, and can be programmed to detect parameters related to the proper administration of infusion. If the sensors detect that a parameter is outside of a defined boundary or range, the infusion device may notify a user that it may not be safe to administer infusion and may prevent infusion from occurring.
US09901669B2
A method and apparatus for the treatment of blood are disclosed allowing for the determination of an internal convection in a blood purification device e.g. in the form of a dialyzer. The internal convection in the purification device can be determined on the basis of pressure differences in the purification device. The blood purification may be, for instance, a hemodialysis or a hemodiafiltration. Pressure sensors serve for measuring the pressures of the blood at the input and/or output of the purification device as well as optionally for detecting the pressure of a cleaning fluid or dialysis fluid at the input and/or output of the purification device.
US09901668B2
A medical device includes a mechanism configured to perform a first medical operation, a scanner and a processing circuit. The scanner is configured to scan data displayed on a computer screen by a second medical device separate from the medical device. The processing circuit is configured to receive the scanned data from the scanner. The scanned data comprises an indication that a second medical operation was performed by the second medical device. The processing circuit is configured to proceed with the first medical operation based on the indication that the second medical operation was performed by the second medical device.
US09901663B2
A composition for loading into a structural element of a stent, where the structural element is defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen. The composition may comprise a therapeutic agent, and a chelator, a precipitation agent, or a combination thereof. Medical devices, such as stents, with a structural element defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen, filled with the compositions are also described.
US09901656B2
The present invention provides a method and system for treating carpet that includes a hollow tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the tube further includes: a plurality of injection holes located near the second end of the tube, a pointed tip located at the second end of the tube, and a lug moveably attached to the tube; the method including inserting the tube into a carpet by penetrating the pointed tip into the carpet; lifting the tube up via the lug such that a portion of the carpet is pulled away from padding located underneath the carpet; and inserting fluid into the tube at the first end of the tube such that the fluid is injected into the carpet via the injection holes.
US09901650B2
Methods are provided for measuring glio-vascular pathway (“glymphatic system”) function in the brain of a mammal which include performing imaging of the brain and measuring cerebrospinal fluid-interstitial fluid (CSF-ISF) exchange in the brain. The methods can be used to track the exchange between CSF and ISF compartments. An imaging agent is optionally administered intrathecally. The imaging agent can be a negative or positive (paramagnetic) contrast agent and dynamic or contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain can be performed. The imaging agent can be a positron-emitting radionuclide tracer and positron emission tomography (PET) can be performed. Methods for treating diseases or disorders of the mammalian brain are also provided, in which the methods increase or decrease glymphatic clearance.
US09901644B2
A prodrug is provided which includes at least two different pharmaceutically and/or diagnostically active compounds independently bound by cleavable linkers and a protein-binding moiety which is capable of binding to carrier a molecule.
US09901632B2
An isolated protein comprises respective amino acid sequences of each of a plurality of CTL epitopes from two or more different herpesvirus antigens and further comprises an intervening amino acid or amino acid sequence between at least two of said CTL epitopes comprising proteasome liberation amino acids or amino acid sequences and, optionally, Transporter Associated with Antigen Processing recognition motifs. The isolated protein is capable of rapidly expanding human cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in vitro and eliciting a CTL immune response in vivo upon administration to an animal as an exogenous protein. Typically, the isolated protein comprises no more than twenty (20) CTL epitopes derived from cytomegalovirus and/or Epstein-Barr virus antigens.
US09901630B2
An influenza vaccine is administered by a multi-dose regimen, in which (i) a first dose is administered with an adjuvant and (ii) a later dose is administered either without an adjuvant or with a different adjuvant. Thus the invention provides the benefits of a two-dose regimen without also doubling the supply need for a given adjuvant.
US09901627B2
A composition of botulinum toxin is claimed which can penetrate into the ocular surface inclusive of a penetration through a conjunctiva, cornea, and other structures. This composition allows for a maximal penetration of a topical preparation of botulinum toxin which serves to reduce the need for frequent allergy drops for the treatment of ocular surface disease and other conditions causing ocular surface inflammation or deep ocular inflammation. No puncture of the needle is necessary for the administration. Herein describes a novel composition using several principles based on composition, method of application, which enhances the effectiveness of the penetration.
US09901622B2
The present invention provides rapid-acting insulin and insulin analog formulations. The invention further provides delivery devices, particularly infusion sets, which allow for the rapid absorption of insulin and insulin analogs, as well as other active agents. Methods of using the insulin and insulin analog formulations as well as the insulin delivery devices for treating subjects with diabetes mellitus are also provided.
US09901621B2
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease or arteriosclerosis, comprising an oxyntomodulin derivative as an active ingredient. The oxyntomodulin derivative has a high ability to activate GLP-1 receptor and glucagon receptor compared to native oxyntomodulin and has the effects of reducing the blood total cholesterol, low-density cholesterol and triglyceride levels that were increased by high-fat diet, and increasing high-density cholesterol levels and the high-density cholesterol/low-density cholesterol ratio. Thus, the oxyntomodulin derivative can be effectively used for the treatment of hyperlipidemia and related diseases.
US09901618B2
Peptide system including at least one peptide blocking the presynaptic release of glutamate. The peptide has the sequence SEQ ID NO 5: GRKKRRQRRRPPIEQSIEQEEGLNRS and/or sequence SEQ ID NO 8: GRKKRRQRRRPPMSEYNATQSDYRER for use in treating pathologies associated with glutamate excitotoxicity.
US09901610B2
Disclosed are compositions containing: a) Phaseolus vulgaris extract; b) Cynara scolymus extract; c) Echinacea angustifolia extract; d) Vitis vinifera extract and optionally e) Panax ginseng extract, mixed with suitable excipients.
US09901605B2
Processes to produce microorganisms that can be incorporated into a microbial-based product that results in high viable cell yields and shelf-stable products are disclosed. These microbial-based products are useful for inhibiting pathogenic growth and as a food additive. A preferred microorganism is a lactic acid producing bacteria. In one embodiment, the process comprises inoculating a lactobacillus fermentation medium with lactic acid producing bacterial cells, harvesting the lactic acid producing bacterial cells at least partially during the log phases, concentrating the lactic acid producing bacterial cells, and preserving the lactic acid producing bacterial cells at a concentration of at least 5×109 cfu/ml.
US09901595B2
Preparations of glycan therapeutics, pharmaceutical compositions and medical foods thereof, optionally comprising micronutrients, polyphenols, prebiotics, probiotics, or other agents are provided and methods of making same. Also provided are methods of using said glycan therapeutics, e.g. for the modulation of human gastrointestinal microbiota and to treat dysbioses.
US09901588B2
Doxycycline formulations with a reduced food effect are disclosed. Particularly disclosed are modified release formulations which can be administered once a day and exhibit a reduced food effect. Methods of treating inflammatory conductions such as rosacea or inflammatory symptoms such as the papules and pustules of rosacea or acne vulgaris are also disclosed.
US09901579B2
The present invention is related to a composition comprising a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, such as anagrelide or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment of a solid tumor, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) or a liposarcoma, which express phosphodiesterase 3 enzymes, in a human patient.
US09901577B2
Compounds of the formula I in which R1-R3 and Z have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of Tankyrase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system injury and different forms of inflammation.
US09901569B2
Compositions and methods for inhibiting Leishmaniasis using AIs are provided. Aspects provide compositions and methods for administering AIs alone or in combination with other compounds to infected hosts.
US09901560B2
A method of treating acute lung injury (ALI) in a patient suspected of having ALI is disclosed. The method includes administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor.
US09901558B2
The present invention provides an agent for promoting graft survival which can suppress rejection without use of existing immunosuppressants, an organ preservation solution capable of maintaining the freshness of an organ excised from a donor, and the like. An agent for promoting graft survival or an organ preservation solution is prepared, which comprises 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or a derivative thereof, or a salt of ALA or the derivative and an iron compound as active ingredients. Preferable examples of the ALAs can include ALA and various esters such as methyl ester, ethyl ester, propyl ester, butyl ester, and pentyl ester of ALA, and their hydrochlorides, phosphates, and sulfates. Preferable examples of the iron compound can include sodium ferrous citrate.
US09901557B2
Disclosed herein are methods for treating hair related disorders, including compounds that may be specific or modulate PPAR receptors.
US09901556B2
Dermatological disorders having an inflammatory or proliferative component are treated with pharmaceutical compositions containing on the order of 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof, formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable media therefor, advantageously topically applicable gels, creams or lotions.
US09901550B2
The invention relates to a food additive which includes at least one clay interspersed with volatile antimicrobial agents. Such an additive can be added to the feed of certain animals, in particular poultry and ruminants, in order to act as a growth promoter and to reduce the risks of infection, as well as the risks of intoxication by mycotoxins.
US09901543B2
The invention relates to a thermogelling composition comprising a chitosan having N-acetyl-glucosamine units, glucosamine units, and substituted glucosamine units other than the N-acetyl-glucosamine units, said substituted chitosan preferably having a degree of substitution of the glucosamine units ranging from 10 to 50%, expressed as a number of moles of the substituent based on the number of moles of total units, to its preparation and to its applications.
US09901539B2
Provided herein are methods for treating chronic pain by administering low doses of buprenorphine twice daily (or once daily) via a transmucosal drug delivery device. The methods and devices efficiently treat chronic pain without significant side effects.
US09901532B2
The present invention provides for an anti-aging formulation comprising an elastomer, dispersant, active and a drug and related methods of manufacture.
US09901523B2
Described herein are oral care compositions comprising a mixture of zinc oxide and trimethylglycine, in free or orally acceptable salt form. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided.
US09901519B2
An infiltrant comprising from 90 to 99.9 wt.-% of at least one polymerizable monomer, oligomer or prepolymer and from 0.05 to 10 wt.-% of a polymerization initiator, the infiltrant having a dynamic viscosity of 0.3 to 100 mPa·s (23° C.); for use in a method for strengthening a fixed ceramic dental prosthesis in the oral cavity.
US09901518B1
An improved apparatus, system, and method for assisting in feeding a baby is desired. A device included within this system can be made in a variety of beneficial shapes and sizes, including being configurable to be operable with only one hand.
US09901517B2
This invention is relating to a feeding device and a feeding apparatus with such feeding device. Wherein, the feeding device, which is made of soft resilient material, includes a circular base and a sac formed by extended down from the circular base. At the end of the said sac there are one or more apertures. The said sac includes a collapsible annular part. The feeding apparatus includes the said feeding device. Since this inventive feeding device includes a collapsible annular part, it enlarges the space of the sac in one hand; on the other hand, it may function as a pump to make it easier to extrude food from the sac and more feasible for the food feeding. Furthermore, the collapsible part may be bent to an angle, which promotes the ease of use and practicality.
US09901516B2
A system and method for the dispensing of medication in the form of pills and also to monitor health parameters is disclosed. The system comprises a modular system having a main control module; a plurality of pill dispensing modules in communication with the main control module; and optionally sensors to measure health parameters in communication with the main control module. The main control module can store information and also can communicate information over a communications network.
US09901512B2
The invention relates to a system for opening a medical blister package which is easy and convenient to open for people of all level of ability and dexterity. Its design allows for selective access to the blisters by following a predetermined opening sequence, therefore minimizing involuntary wrong up taking of medicine due to patient errors as wrong sequential opening is not achievable by involuntary mistakes.
US09901505B2
The present invention is directed toward a device for circumduction of a limb having a base, a vertical support operably coupled to and extending away from the base, a rotary member operably connected to the vertical support, a limb support member operably connected to the rotary member, and a motor drivingly engaged with the rotary member. The vertical support may be a rigid plate member, bracket, or frame. The bracket and/or frame may include at least one vertical member and at least one horizontal member. The rotary member is operably connected to the vertical support such that rotary member is free to rotate. Limb support member receives and supports the limb to be treated and is operably coupled to rotary member at a radial distance from a center of rotation thereby resulting in a circular motion of a limb when the motor is operated.
US09901500B2
A lifting assembly includes a cart that includes a first section, a second section and a third section. Each of the first section, the second section and the third section are removably coupled together. The first section may be rolled along a support surface. A lifting unit is coupled to the cart and the lifting unit is positioned on the second section. The lifting unit selectively urges the third section upwardly with respect to the support surface. The third section may be gripped by a user thereby facilitating the third section to lift the user from a seated position.
US09901498B2
A wheelchair (100) includes a chassis (101) defining a seat (102), a backrest (103), one or more armrests (104,105), and an undercarriage (106). One or more front caster wheels (118,119) are coupled to, and selectively detachable from, the undercarriage. One or more rear wheel assemblies (120,121) each include a rear wheel (125), an axle (127), and a mounting post (129) extending distally from the axle at a substantially orthogonal angle relative to the axle. One or more quick release devices (130,131) couple each mounting post of each rear wheel assembly to the undercarriage such that the each the one or more rear wheel assemblies is selectively detachable from the undercarriage.
US09901497B2
An emergency lighting and first aid storage device for storage of emergency lighting and first aid materials includes a panel that is rigid. A plurality of compartments is coupled to a front of the panel. Each compartment is differentially configured for storage of emergency lighting and first aid materials. A coupler is coupled to the panel. The coupler is configured to couple the panel to a vertical substrate. A plurality of hooks is coupled to the front proximate to a bottom of the panel. The hooks are configured for hanging of keys and key sets from the panel.
US09901495B2
The present invention addresses the problem of providing an absorbent article that is provided with a liquid-permeable layer, said liquid-permeable layer having convex portions that are hollow inside, has an improved ability to transfer menstrual blood from the liquid-permeable layer to an absorbent body and can reduce the amount of the menstrual blood remaining in the liquid-permeable layer (in particular, the internal cavities in the convex portions). To solve this problem, provided is a sanitary napkin provided with a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet and an absorbent body that is interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein convex portions, said convex portions being hollow inside and formed in an excretion orifice contact region of the top sheet, are coated with a blood lubricity-imparting agent that has a kinetic viscosity of 0.01-80 mm2/s at 40° C., a water retention rate of 0.01-4.0 mass % and a weight-average molecular weight of less than 1,000.
US09901494B2
A disposable diaper with concealed baby wipes enclosure ensures that absorbent baby wipes are readily available when the diaper needs to be changed. The diaper is made to contain plurality of baby wipes or other foldable, not bulky diaper changing accessories. The concealed compartment is made accessible by pulling on a tab that tears the enclosure open.
US09901489B2
This absorbent article has sufficient pliability even when an absorbent body is bonded to a transport material, a wrap material, etc., and is pleasant to wear. In this absorbent article (1), an absorbent body (4) includes at least a hydrophilic fiber-containing hydrophilic fiber layer (5) having multiple non-through slits (8), and in the surface opposite of the surface having the slits (8), the hydrophilic fiber layer (5) has multiple recesses (9) in positions corresponding to the multiple non-through slits (8) in the thickness direction of the absorbent article (1).
US09901486B2
Provided is a method for feeding a granular powder from a granular powder feeding hopper onto an upper surface of a sheet material. A feeding passage is disposed so as to extend downward from an outlet of the granular powder feeding hopper so that the lower end of the feeding passage faces the upper surface of the sheet material moving beneath the feeding passage. The feeding passage is opened and closed by the open-close means so that the granular powder is intermittently fed from the granular powder feeding hopper onto the sheet material.
US09901480B2
A nasal dilator comprises a laminate of vertical layers each consisting of one or more members or components. The laminated layers form a unitary, or single body, truss featuring horizontal regions adapted to engage outer wall tissues of first and second nasal passages and to traverse the bridge of a nose therebetween. When in use the dilator acts to stabilize and/or expand the nasal outer wall tissues and prevent said tissues from drawing inward during breathing. The dilator includes means to direct its resilient properties comprising one or more interior or exterior material separations, or discontinuity of shape of material, formed in at least one region of the truss and extending through at least one layer of the dilator. Said material separation or discontinuity of shape may comprise an opening, relief cut, slit or notch, and which may be configured to separate or vertically protrude, in part, from the truss when the dilator is in use on the nose of a wearer. Said separation or vertical protrusion changes the angle of focused delaminating spring biasing forces generated by the resilient layer, transforming said forces, at least in part, from primarily peel forces into primarily shear forces, and further redistributing or imparting said transformed forces to tissue engaging surface areas extending outward and beyond said material separation.
US09901457B2
An implantable prosthesis that includes a biased coiling member and a conforming coiling member. The biased coiling member may be biased to curve from a substantially linear configuration to a nonlinear configuration. The conforming coiling member may be engaged with and curved by the biased coiling member from the substantially linear configuration to the nonlinear configuration. The biased coiling member may define a longitudinal axis when in the substantially linear configuration. The biased coiling member and the conforming coiling member may move relative to each other along the longitudinal axis. The prosthesis may be implanted in a surgical procedure that minimizes incision sizes and may be considered less invasive than typical implant procedures, especially spinal implant procedures.
US09901446B2
Disclosed replacement heart valves can be designed to be delivered to a native valve site while crimped on a delivery catheter. The crimped profile of the replacement valve can be minimized by, for example, separating a frame or stent structure from a leaflet structure, along the axial direction. Disclosed replacement valves can be transitioned from a delivery configuration, in which the crimped profile can be minimized, to an operating configuration. The replacement valve can be fully assembled in both the delivery and operating configurations. In some embodiments, the leaflets can be positioned outside of the stent in the delivery configuration, and positioned inside of the stent lumen in the operating configuration. Disclosed replacement valves can include a flexible sleeve coupling the leaflets to the stent and facilitating the transition to the operating configuration. Methods of implanting said replacement valves are also disclosed.
US09901443B2
Prosthetic heart valve devices for percutaneous replacement of native heart valves and associated systems and method are disclosed herein. A prosthetic heart valve device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an anchoring member having a first portion configured to engage with tissue on or near the annulus of the native heart valve and to deform in a non-circular shape to conform to the tissue. The device can also include a valve support coupled to a second portion of the anchoring member, configured to support a prosthetic valve and having a cross-sectional shape. In some embodiments, the first portion of the anchoring member is mechanically isolated from the valve support such that the cross-sectional shape of the valve support remains sufficiently stable that the prosthetic valve remains competent when the anchoring member is deformed in the non-circular shape.
US09901440B2
The present invention relates to a support device for breast prosthesis based on an acellular matrix material of a biological tissue. The support device for breast prosthesis is formed by tailoring a membranaceous material into a petal-shaped planar biological matrix blank and by connecting adjacent edges thereof. The support device can match with the breast prosthesis; and provide a support, fixation and coverage for the breast prosthesis in various surgical operations such as mammoplasty and breast orthopedics, to avoid the ptosis and translocation of the breast prosthesis, thereby achieving desirable effects of plastic surgery. Once being implanted, the matrix material of a biological tissue can be integrated into the surrounding breast tissue of the subject, and thus transformed into new tissues in human body without the retention of foreign bodies. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a support device, and a membranaceous biological matrix material.
US09901435B2
Vascular treatment devices and methods include a woven structure including a plurality of bulbs that may be self-expanding, a hypotube, for example including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs, and a bonding zone between the woven structure and the hypotube. The woven structure may include patterns of radiopaque filaments measurable under x-ray. Structures may be heat treated to include various shapes at different temperatures. The woven structure may be deployable to implant in a vessel. A catheter may include a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs and optionally a balloon. Laser cutting systems may include fluid flow systems.
US09901429B2
An appliance fabricated to improve the appearance of a patient's smile includes a plurality of simulated teeth. The interior surfaces of each of the teeth closely fits and conforms to the surface of a patient's real teeth while the outer surfaces of each of the simulated teeth has an ideal surface configuration. The dental appliance provides the patient with the appearance of a perfect set of teeth and an ideal smile without a need to alter the dental structure of the patient's teeth.
US09901428B2
Dental devices and systems and methods for making the same are provided. In at least one embodiment, a method for fabricating an arch-shaped device for coupling to a patient's mouth is provided. The method can include disposing each of a plurality of teeth into respective teeth receptors of an inlay device, positioning the inlay device in a recess of a lower portion of a mold device, and coupling the lower portion to an upper portion of the mold device to sandwich the inlay device therebetween. The method can also include injecting a base compound into an injection hole of the mold device, and processing the base compound to integrate the base compound with the plurality of teeth.
US09901427B2
A semi-finished product produces dental prostheses, in particular abutments, and a method produces a semi-finished product for manufacturing dental prostheses. The semi-finished product includes a base body (GK) which has a channel (KA) passing through the base body (GK), a hollow-cylindrical anchoring element being embodied on the inner surface thereof (IF). The base body (GK) covers the anchoring element (VA) at least partially over the whole area with a thermoplastic synthetic material.
US09901425B2
A universal digital implant scanning code (UDDISC) is provided on a dental implant body and/or any device attached to the dental implant body (e.g., the dental implant carrier). Implant bodies and platforms are available in many different types of sizes and configurations from many different companies. The UDDISC allows for an immediate digital scan of the dental implant in relationship to the patient's dentition.
US09901419B2
The invention relates to a syringe, in particular for dispensing flowable dental materials, comprising a syringe housing, at least two storage chambers (12 and 14) for dental materials, which lie transversely adjacent to each other as viewed in the dispensing direction, and a mixing device (36), which has two mixing channels (54, 56, 58, and 60), wherein each mixing channel is connected to the outlet of a storage chamber (12 and 14). The mixing device (36) has a mixing zone (80), which is connected to a pre-mixing zone (64). The pre-mixing zone (64) has two inlets, one for each of the dental materials to be mixed, and an outlet, wherein the inlets point toward each other. The outlet of the pre-mixing zone (64) extends perpendicularly to the inlets. The inlet of the mixing zone (80) is connected to the outlet of the pre-mixing zone (64). The mixing zone (80) has an impact element for deflecting the pre-mixed flow of the dental materials to an outlet of the mixing zone (80).
US09901410B2
A system for performing a medical procedure is provided comprising at least one tool and a tool support for supporting a distal portion of the tool. An operator manipulates a human interface device and produces control signals sent to a controller. The controller manipulates the tool support based on the received control signals.
US09901401B2
The present invention relates to an intelligent surgery system. According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is an intelligent surgery system that comprises: a data-matching unit that receives, from an information-collecting apparatus, data on a part of the body of a patient that is to undergo surgery, and searches for control data matching the data on the part of the body to undergo surgery on the basis of a data-matching matrix; and a surgery control unit, which enables surgery tools or suturing devices to operate in accordance with the control data from the data-matching unit.
US09901382B2
A bone graft injector device for injecting bone graft material during a surgical procedure includes a barrel defining a channel extending between a first end and a second end. The second end of the barrel defines an opening into the channel. A matter holding section of the channel extending inwardly from the opening has a constant cross-sectional area extending towards the first end. The constant cross-sectional area is equal to an area of the opening. A plunger is positioned in the channel wherein the plunger is configured for urging bone graft material within the matter holding section of the channel out of the second end through the opening.
US09901379B2
An orthopedic structure includes a method for making a threaded fastener with thread geometry and leading edge geometry which provides greater precision during installation. Specifically, thread pitch and tooth profiles are independently variable. A leading portion of the fastener advances bone shards forward of the forward of the fastener to reduce insertion torque and prevent the shards from residing in the upstream tooth profile for better retention.
US09901376B2
A method for estimating at least one of a fastener-hole depth and a fastener length prior to forming a hole in a bone can include selecting a position on a proximal side of a proximal cortical bone layer for forming the hole, transmitting a transmitted wave into the bone from the selected position, and receiving a reflected wave at the selected position after the transmitted wave has been reflected by a distal cortical bone layer. The method can further include determining a distance from the selected position to the distal cortical bone layer based on times at which the transmitted wave is transmitted and the reflected wave is received, and estimating the at least one of the fastener-hole depth and the fastener length based on the distance to the distal cortical bone layer.
US09901372B2
A surgical access device includes a seal assembly having a seal housing and a gimbal mount disposed within the seal housing, the seal housing defining a central longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passage for receiving at least one surgical object therethrough and the gimbal mount adapted for angular movement relative to the central longitudinal axis. The seal assembly also includes a bellows configured to engage at least a portion of the gimbal mount, the bellows dimensioned and adapted to establish a biasing relationship with the gimbal mount, such that the bellows biases the gimbal mount to align with the central longitudinal axis of the seal housing. The bellows is configured to be attached to a proximal wall of the seal housing.
US09901368B2
The present invention is directed to a Point Specific Junctional Tourniquet Kit designed for the treatment of hemorrhage control of junctional injuries to a patient's torso especially in the area of the iliac (hip/groin area) and axillary (shoulder/armpit area) arteries where blood flow is extremely hard to stop. The complete kit contains a variety of components to give caregivers in the military as well as civilian medical caregivers a means for treating a wide variety of severe injuries, in the pre-ambulance environment, increasing the chances of a victim surviving and reaching a higher level of care.
US09901366B2
Systems and methods make medical items more visible during a medical procedure. An example medical item includes an absorbent material adapted to absorb fluid during a medical procedure, the absorbent material having an outer surface that reflects one or more first wavelengths of light to provide the absorbent material with one or more first colors. The medical item may include one or more enhancing materials disposed on at least one portion of the outer surface of the absorbent material, the one or more enhancing materials reflecting or emitting one or more second wavelengths to provide the enhancing materials with one or more second colors. Alternatively, an enhancing device is coupled to the absorbent material, the enhancing device reflecting or emitting one or more second wavelengths, the one or more second wavelengths being different from the one or more first wavelengths of the absorbent material.
US09901365B1
A set of safety scalpels includes a first subset having a first sized scalpel blade and a second subset having a second sized scalpel blade. The first sized scalpel blade shaped differently than the second. Each of the plurality of safety scalpels includes an identical safety scalpel support structure and a sheath configured to be coupled to the support structure to move between a safe position and an exposed position. The sheath has a transverse slot suitable for cutting suture and intersects the cutting edge of the first and second sized scalpel blade, respectively, when assembled therewith and in the safe position.
US09901364B2
Featured is a surgical instrument including a rotating cutting implement and a heat transfer mechanism configured to absorb heat energy during the use of such a rotating cutting implement. The heat transfer mechanism is configured so the absorbed heat energy is communicated to an external heat sink. Such a heat transfer mechanism includes a heat pipe, e.g., a scintered or wick type heat pipe. The heat energy is absorbed at one end of the heat pipe to minimize the potential for damage to the tissue and the like at and/or about the surgical site. Also featured are a surgical apparatus embodying such a surgical instrument and surgical or medical methods or procedures for manipulating, rotatably cutting, grinding, abrading or debriding tissue, bone or other structures or components of a mammalian body using such surgical instruments or surgical apparatus.
US09901363B2
A tissue resection hood and related method of use for resecting the tissue are described. The tissue resection hood may include a distal end portion having an opening, a proximal end portion, and a cavity defined between the proximal and distal end portions, wherein the proximal end portion defines an opening configured to couple to an end of a sheath. The tissue resection hood may further include a cutting member configured to traverse the opening in the distal end portion and a mechanism configured to control a dimension of the cavity.
US09901362B2
A medical device is presented for use in tissue characterization and treatment. The device comprises: a tissue characterization probe comprising an elongated carrier for carrying an array of tissue characterization sensors arranged in a spaced-apart relationship at least along an axis of said carrier, such that progression of the probe through a tissue mass provides for locating and determining a dimension of an abnormal tissue specimen inside said tissue mass based on characterization signals from the sensors in the array, thereby enabling consequent treatment of the abnormal tissue specimen by a treatment tool.
US09901359B2
An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. An elongated portion of the instrument can be configured for endoscopic applications and has an outside diameter of less than 6 mm. The construction includes a clamping mechanism, including a clamp arm pivotally mounted at the distal portion of the instrument, which is specifically configured to create a desired level of tissue clamping forces, exceeding 4 pounds when the trigger is fully closed. The clamping mechanism includes a force-limiting mechanism that effectively smooths out abusive tissue forces.
US09901357B2
The foreign matter capture instrument includes: a first manipulation wire; framework wire materials, the base end parts being coupled to a leading end part of the first manipulation wire, and the leading end parts being respectively bundled together; and a second manipulation wire which is coupled to the leading end parts of the framework wire materials, separates from the first manipulation wire extending toward the base end side of the first manipulation wire. By moving the first manipulation wire toward the leading end side relative to the second manipulation wire, the framework wire materials expand and configure a basket, and by further relatively moving the first manipulation wire toward the leading end side, the basket becomes shallower.
US09901355B2
The present invention relates to medical apparatuses and procedures for reconstructing a ligament. There is provided a trephine (10) comprising an adaptor (11), an elongate reamer (12) coupled thereto, and a reamer support stem (13), wherein the reamer support stem is mounted concentrically within the reamer and adaptor, and wherein at least a portion of the reamer support stem is slidably moveable about a longitudinal axis of the trephine.
US09901354B2
An orthopedic impacting tool comprises a motor, a linear motion converter, an air chamber, a compression piston, an impacting element, an anvil element, and a broach adapter. The compression piston may cause the impacting element to apply controlled force on a broach adapter to create a precise opening for subsequently disposing a prosthesis in a patient. The tool allows forward or backward impacting for expanding the size or volume of the opening or for facilitating removal of the broach and tool from the opening. A force adjustment control of the tool allows a user to increase or decrease the impact force. A light source and hand grips improve ease of operation of the tool.
US09901351B2
An occlusion clamp including: (a) an occlusion tongs including a primary spring coupling a first longitudinal arm to a second longitudinal arm, the first longitudinal arm including a first linear occlusion surface configured to be parallel to and overlap a second linear occlusion surface of the second longitudinal arm, each of the first and second longitudinal arms having a free distal end; and, (b) a secondary spring removably coupled to the occlusion tongs.
US09901328B2
Methods and devices for providing a biopsy device with a modified handle and stylet that provides a vacuum to be delivered to the targeted tissue for removal. The vacuum may draw the tissue into the notch where the tissue may then be severed via the cannula. Alternatively, the tissue may be drawn into to the notch after being severed via the stylet and/or cannula. The vacuum may be used to bring a larger amount of tissue into the notch than would otherwise be brought in the notch if no vacuum was used, providing a larger sample through the same size access point.
US09901326B2
This invention relates to a device (10) for taking at least one sample of soft tissue from an organ, said device comprising a body (11) and a needle (12) formed by a stylet and a cannula coaxial with said stylet. The device comprises a mechanism for arming the needle, designed for sequentially moving the cannula and then the stylet from a rest position wherein the stylet and the cannula are extended towards the outside of the body, to a shooting position wherein the stylet and the cannula are retracted towards the rear of the body, and a triggering mechanism designed to release the stylet then the cannula and to allow their displacement from the shooting position to the rest position. The cannula is kinematically coupled to a cannula slider (24) comprising at least one retaining element (26) for maintaining the cannula slider in a shooting position. The stylet is coupled kinematically to a stylet slider (30) comprising at least one retaining element (32) for maintaining the stylet slider in a shooting position and means for unlocking the cannula slider. This device is characterized in that the needle (12) comprises at least one sliding shoe (50) located on the side of the body of the device (11) and arranged in such a way that the stylet (13) and the cannula (14) slide relative to each other while at the same time resting on this sliding shoe (50).
US09901325B2
A biopsy device includes a cannula and an inner divider wall disposed in the cannula. The inner divider wall defines a plurality of cannula fluid openings. The outer wall of the cannula and the inner divider wall together define a cutter receiving lumen and a cannula vacuum lumen. The cannula fluid openings provide fluid communication between the cutter receiving lumen and the cannula vacuum lumen. A cutter is translatable with respect to the cannula for severing tissue drawn into the cannula. The cutter is operable to cover and/or uncover the cannula fluid openings. A proximal portion of the cutter is spaced away from the inner divider wall. A distal portion of the cutter is configured to slide adjacent to the inner divider wall.
US09901319B2
The invention relates to peripheral equalization during a mammography X-ray examination. High contrast tissue pixel values are removed from the background estimate by finding the minimum intensity values of the pixel located in the neighborhood, which have approximately the same distance to the skin line. Thus, high attenuating pixel values may be removed from the estimate and replaced by lower attenuating tissue pixel values. After a minimum filtration, a conventional peripheral equalization is performed. This may result in less overshoots and intensity values for higher attenuating structures in the peripheral region may become more consistent with intensity values for higher attenuating structures in the fully compressed region.
US09901318B2
An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to emit X-rays to a subject; an X-ray detection panel including a plurality of light receiving elements each configured to receive X-rays that have passed through the subject, convert the X-rays into an electric signal, and output the electric signal, and a plurality of capacitor modules respectively corresponding to the plurality of light receiving elements, each of the plurality of capacitor modules including a plurality of capacitors connected to a corresponding one of the light receiving elements and configured to store the electric signal output from the corresponding light receiving element in at least one capacitor of the plurality of capacitors; and an image processor configured to read out the electric signal stored in the at least one capacitor of each of the plurality of capacitor modules to generate at least one X-ray image.
US09901317B2
An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a dynamic image acquiring unit acquiring a dynamic image; a time range setting unit setting a first time range and a second time range in an overall time of the dynamic image; a thumbnail generating unit generating a first thumbnail image and a second thumbnail image that are still images obtained by performing statistical processing on frame images in the first time range and frame images in the second time range, respectively; and a display unit displaying the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image so that they can visually be compared with each other.
US09901302B2
A physiological monitoring system features a Floormat and Handheld Sensor connected by a cable. A user stands on the Floormat and grips the Handheld Sensor. These components measure time-dependent physiological waveforms from a user over a conduction pathway extending from the user's hand or wrist to their feet. The Handheld Sensor and Floormat use a combination of electrodes that inject current into the user's body and collect bioelectric signals that, with processing, yield ECG, impedance, and bioreactance waveforms. Simultaneously, the Handheld Sensor measures photoplethysmogram waveforms with red and infrared radiation and pressure waveforms from the user's fingers and wrist, while the Floormat measures signals from load cells to determine ‘force’ waveforms to determine the user's weight, and ballistocardiogram waveforms to determine parameters related to cardiac contractility. Processing these waveforms with algorithms running on a microprocessor yield the vital sign, hemodynamic, and biometric parameters.
US09901298B2
The present invention pertains to a device and method for imaging of a human foot including a transmissive sheet with an upper surface configured to accommodate a sole of the foot, a light source positioned below the sheet for emitting light toward the sheet, and an optical path controller in the sheet or coupled to the sheet for altering a path of the light causing internal reflection of the light toward a predetermined region of the foot. The image can be analyzed for a predetermined characteristic associated with a human patient, and determination made whether the characteristic in the image matches the patient. Brightness in the image can be analyzed for tissue moisture information.
US09901297B2
A tissue diagnosis apparatus constituted of: a broad band light source arranged to irradiate a target area with broad band light; a narrow band light source arranged to irradiate the target area with narrow band light; at least one light sensor arranged to: sense the broad and narrow band light after interaction with the target area; a color sensor arranged to sense the broad band light after interaction with the target area; and a housing, the broad band light source, narrow band light source, light sensor and color sensor situated within the housing, wherein a control circuitry is arranged to: determine the image abnormality of the sensed broad band light, the spatial scattering of the sensed narrow band light and the chromatic impact of the interaction of the broad band light with the target area; and output a signal responsive to the identified image abnormality, spatial scattering and chromatic impact.
US09901296B2
The invention concerns lancets with a lancet needle, the tip of the lancet needle being embedded in an elastic material. Furthermore the invention concerns lancets where the tip of the lancet needle is surrounded by a hollow body which partially consists of an elastic material that can be pierced by the tip of the lancet needle during the lancing process and which reseals the tip of the lancet needle in the hollow body when it is retracted. In addition the invention concerns a lancet magazine in which the lancets are accommodated in individual chambers, each chamber having an opening through which the tip of the lancet needle can pass, which is sealed by an elastic material. Finally the invention concerns the use of an elastic material as a component of a lancet or a lancet magazine to maintain the sterility of at least the tip of a lancet needle in the unused state and to hygienically protect at least the tip of a lancet needle in the used state.
US09901289B1
A method includes receiving, via an electronic scale device supporting a user thereon, an indication to begin a verified weight sequence. Responsive to the indication to begin, the method includes: (1) determining a body weight of the user supported by the electronic scale device, (2) receiving, via an electronic device, image data that is reproducible as a visual image of at least a portion of the user supported on the housing of the scale, and (3) generating a data file including: (a) weight data that is representative of the determined body weight of the user supported by the housing, (b) the image data, and (c) time data corresponding to a date and time that the body weight of the user was determined.
US09901285B2
NMR spectroscopy is performed on intervertebral disc tissue. Extent of degeneration is determined based on the NMR spectroscopy. Correlation between NMR spectral regions and at least one of tissue degeneration and pain are made. Accordingly, NMR spectroscopy is used to determine location and/or extent of at least one of degeneration or pain associated with a region of tissue, such as for example in particular disc degeneration, or discogenic pain. NMR spectral peak ratios, such as between N-Acetyl/cho and cho/carb, are readily acquired and analyzed to predict degree of tissue degeneration and/or pain for: tissue samples using HR-MAS spectroscopy; and larger portions of anatomy such as joint segments such as a spine, using clinical 3T MRI systems with surface head or knee coils; and tissue regions such as discs within spines of living patients using 3T MRI systems with a surface spine coil, thus providing a completely non-invasive diagnostic toolset and method to image and localize degeneration and/or pain.
US09901283B2
The invention relates to a system for the consolidation of a bone structure, comprising: a system for determining the quality of the bone structure, including a body, first and second electrodes arranged on the body, an electric generator for applying an electric current, a measurement device for measuring the electric current, and a processing device for determining an electrical magnitude representative of the aptitude of the bone structure for allowing electric current to pass therethrough and for delivering a signal representative of the quality of the bone structure, using the determined electrical magnitude; and a device selected from between an electrical stimulation device for applying an electric bone-growth stimulation and a fixation device for immobilizing the bone structure.
US09901273B2
The object of the invention is to provide a biomedical electrode which enables a user to easily attach by oneself without making any mistake with no specialized knowledge being required. This object can be solved by a biomedical electrode used for transmitting electrostimulation to a biomedical electrode used for transmitting electric stimulations to a biological body, for sensing electric signals from a biological body, or for both, by contacting said biomedical electrode to the biological body, in which said biomedical electrode comprises: a base material 16 formed into a sheet-shape; electrode parts 20 provided on any one surface of said base material 16; electrolyte layers 34 covering said electrode parts 20; terminal parts 30 exposed on the opposite surface to the surface on which said electrode parts 20 are provided, being electrically connected with said electrode parts 20, wherein said base material 16 is shaped into a form having an upper part and a bottom part wider than the upper part, so called a spread-toward-the bottom-shape, and wherein said each of the electrode parts 20 are placed at positions near the bottom of said base material 16 with the predetermined distance between every electrode parts in the width direction of the base material 16.
US09901272B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring electrocardiogram (ECG) using wireless communication, including a first measuring device and a second measuring device connected to each other using wireless communication, wherein the first measuring device includes a first electrode configured to measure a first signal generated by a heartbeat, and a slave signal generation unit configured to generate a slave signal based on the first signal and a wireless virtual ground signal received from the second measuring device, and the second measuring device includes a second electrode configured to measure a second signal generated by a heartbeat, a ground electrode configured to measure a ground signal, a wireless virtual ground unit configured to generate the wireless virtual ground signal based on the ground signal, and an ECG measuring unit configured to measure ECG based on the slave signal, the second signal, and the wireless virtual ground signal.
US09901269B2
Systems and methods for monitoring physiological parameters such as intracranial pressure (“ICP”), intracranial temperature, and subject head position are provided. In some embodiments, an implantable apparatus for measuring ICP can be implanted into a subject skull. The apparatus can comprise an implant body having a hermetically sealed chamber housing a gas at a reference pressure, and a pressure conduction catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is configured to extend into the brain through a burr hole in the skull and includes a plurality of ports. A barrier can cover the ports of the distal end of the pressure conduction catheter, wherein the barrier and pressure conduction catheter are filled with a number of gas molecules so that the barrier is not in tension in a predefined range of ICPs. The ports may also be configured such that a barrier is not necessary. Standoffs on the body may be included that stabilize the implant on the skull and enhance reliability and robustness of the measurements.
US09901267B2
A cardiopulmonary function evaluating apparatus includes: an electrocardiogram measuring unit which is configured to measure an electrocardiogram of a subject; a photoplethysmogram detecting unit which is configured to detect a photoplethysmogram of the subject; a heart rate calculating unit which is configured to calculate a heart rate (HR) of the subject based on the electrocardiogram; a PWTT calculating unit which is configured to calculate a pulse wave transmission time (PWTT) of the subject based on the electrocardiogram and the photoplethysmogram; an SV calculating unit which is configured to calculate a stroke volume (SV) of the subject based on the heart rate and the pulse wave transmission time; and an outputting unit which is configured to output a state related to the stroke volume of the subject based on the stroke volume that is calculated by the SV calculating unit.
US09901264B2
A blood pressure information measurement device cuff includes a fluid bladder, an outer cover, a first loop-shaped ring, and a second loop-shaped ring. The first loop-shaped ring is provided closer to one end portion of the outer cover than the position where the fluid bladder is located, and has an insertion hole for passing through and bending back another end portion of the outer cover. The second loop-shaped ring is provided on a front surface of the outer cover, and has an insertion hole for passing through the other end portion of the outer cover that has been passed through the first loop-shaped ring. According to the blood pressure information measurement device cuff, it is possible to repeatedly recreate the same fitted state with ease when the cuff is fitted to a measurement area.
US09901253B2
A fluorescence observation apparatus comprising a light source having a single light-emitting portion for emitting white light and excitation light simultaneously and radiates the white light and the excitation light; a light guide that guides the radiated white and excitation lights and simultaneously irradiates the white and excitation lights light onto a specimen; a white-light-image acquisition unit that receives return light of the white light coming from the specimen and acquires a white-light image; a fluorescence-image acquisition unit that receives fluorescence excited in the specimen by the excitation light and acquires a fluorescence image; an illumination-light filter that is disposed between the light-emitting portion and a radiation exit end of the light source, and satisfies the following conditional expression, Pf(λw)
US09901251B2
Wireless systems and methods include a plurality of peripheral electronic devices each having a wireless communication system. A processor is configured to establish an association confidence level indicative of a likelihood that a peripheral electronic device is associated to a monitored subject for each peripheral electronic device based on association criteria. Indicators are configured to communicate the association the association confidence level.
US09901250B2
Methods, sensors, and systems that prevent or reduce data loss when more than one external sensor transceiver is used with a sensor. A sensor may receive a transceiver identification (ID) of an external transceiver conveyed from the external transceiver and determine whether the received transceiver ID is a new transceiver ID. If sensor determines the received transceiver ID to be a new transceiver ID, the sensor may store the received transceiver ID in a nonvolatile storage medium of the sensor and convey, using the sensor, measurement information stored in the nonvolatile storage medium to the external transceiver.
US09901242B2
A digital diagnostic system with interchangeable lenses includes a host and at least one optical lens module, wherein the host without any optical lens having curved surface includes a focus adjustment module which drives an image capture module to linearly move. Therefore, the optical system of the optical lens module can be designed independently, and no need to include focus adjustment mechanism, so that the optical design of the optical lens module can be greatly simplified, and the system allows a greater mechanism tolerance, thereby reducing manufacturing difficulty and manufacturing cost.
US09901240B2
One embodiment provides a method for adapting a wash cycle of a dishwashing machine. The method comprises gathering sensor information from one or more sensors of the dishwashing machine. The sensor information gathered includes data identifying one or more adjustments to a rack layout of a dish rack of the dishwashing machine. The method further comprises determining a load configuration for the dish rack based on the sensor information gathered. The load configuration determined identifies one or more types of content loaded onto the dish rack. A wash cycle for washing the content loaded onto the dish rack is adapted based on the load configuration determined.
US09901233B2
In a method of monitoring pollution of an air filter (Filt1) in a device in which an air flow (A) generated by a fan (F) engaged by a motor (M) passes the air filter (Filt1), the pollution is determined using data representative of a pressure difference (D2) over the fan (F), a pressure difference (D1) over the air filter, and a motor current (I) to the motor (M). The method comprises the steps of: estimating a flow through the air filter from data representative of the pressure difference (D2) over the fan (F), and the motor current (I) to the motor (M), estimating a filter resistance of the air filter from data representative of the flow through the air filter, and the pressure difference (D1) over the air filter, and estimating the pollution of the air filter from data representative of the filter resistance of the air filter.
US09901230B2
A vacuum cleaner is provided with a necked-down suction channel formed in a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned. The housing further includes a suction nozzle and an agitator chamber. The necked-down suction channel has a height that is less than the height of the agitator chamber.
US09901225B1
A support structure may provide stability to a young child, infant, and/or neonate during waste elimination. The support structure may include a headrest, backrest, one or more armrests, and may couple to a toilet. The coupling may be implemented by a fastener to secure the support structure to the toilet. In some cases, the support structure may further couple to a potty ring and/or other assistance device for child waste elimination. Additionally or alternatively, the support structure may integrate other assistance devices for child waste elimination in a single support unit.
US09901222B2
A napkin assembly including an open ended chute for storing a stack of napkins therein and an openable and closeable front member relative to the open end of the chute is disclosed. The chute is made of first to fourth sidewall members and a rear member that are separately injection molded pieces that include a clip structure to allow the pieces to be clipped together to form the chute. Opposed ones of the sidewall members are identical pieces allowing them to be interchanged with one another during manufacture while still allowing the sidewall members to clip together to form the chute. The front member includes a transparent window to allow a depth of the stack to be viewed from the outside to check a product low condition. The front member includes locking tabs to lock it in a closed position relative to the chute. The tabs may be flexed through openings in the chute from the outside into a lock release position. The chute includes blocking members to prevent over inward deflection of the locking tabs.
US09901220B2
A pocket tissue includes a stack of paper tissues each of which is folded at a plurality of fold portions and a film package that contains the stack, the pocket tissue allowing the paper tissues to be taken out from a dispense opening formed in an upper surface of the package. Each of the paper tissues includes a first fold portion located at a position that substantially bisects the paper tissue, a second fold portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the paper tissue folded at the first fold portion, and a third fold portion extending in a transverse direction of the paper tissue folded at the second fold portion. The stack is formed by stacking the paper tissues each of which has been folded at the third fold portion to be in a state in which the first fold portion is exposed to the outside.
US09901209B2
A tabletop grill generally includes a first grill unit having a first grill plate and a first heating element for heating the first grill plate. The grill further includes a second grill unit positionable relative to the first grill unit. The second grill unit has a second grill plate and a second heating element for heating the second grill plate. The grill is configured to function as a broiler.
US09901205B2
Implementations of a garment stretching apparatus are provided. In some implementations, the garment stretching apparatus comprises a top attachment device, a bottom attachment device, an adjustable strap, a first hanger, and a second hanger. The adjustable strap adjusts the height of the garment stretching apparatus to fit any door and also adjust the garment stretching apparatus to a desired stretching.
US09901203B2
This invention relates to a utensil enabling to hold and cut food with only one hand and which includes a fork (2) and a knife (5); the fork (2) comprises a slot (1) along the entire holder or handle, two laterals (3) which develop downwards from the upper part of the holder or handle and a locking system of the knife's movement (5) over the fork (2); one knife (5) inserted on the rear segment of the fork (2), to which is attached a platform (4) comprising a V-shaped flap (7) which is arranged in the upper part of the handle; as well as two juxtaposed detents (8), these being fixed to the knife (5) and located under the flap (7).
US09901196B2
Systems and methods for securing an object to a surface are disclosed herein. The system includes a mounting block having a first section with a first cutout for receiving a ferromagnetic chip, a second section with a second cutout, and a panel. The second cutout may be slightly smaller than the first cutout. The second section is secured to the first section such that the second cutout maintains the ferromagnetic chip in the first cutout. The panel has a front side and a back side, and the back side of the panel has a magnet attached thereto. The mounting block is releasably secured to a surface, such as a wall and the magnet is received in the second cutout such that the magnet is in magnetic communication with the ferromagnetic chip and the back side of the panel is flush with the second section.
US09901194B1
A modular frame assembly for being selectively assembled to frame an object includes a plurality of first framing units. A plurality of second framing units is provided. Each of the second framing units removably engages each of the first framing units. Thus, the first framing units and the second framing units form a rectangle. Each of the first framing units and the second framing units frame the object thereby enhancing an ornamental appearance of the object.
US09901185B2
Mattresses including a chassis core including a rigid or semi-rigid base sheet; a plurality of flat springs spaced apart from one another in parallel rows, wherein each one of the plurality of flat springs comprises a first terminal end, a second terminal end, and a flexible arcuate member extending from the first terminal end to the second terminal end, and wherein a center of an arc defined by the arcuate member is fixedly attached to the rigid base sheet; a body support disk disposed on each one of the first and second terminal ends. The body support disk supports the load of an individual. In some embodiments, the body support disk is pivotably connected to each terminal end.
US09901181B2
To provide a seat with ventilative property, which can eliminate or minimize the possibility of its being permanently deformed and settled into an unrecoverable deformed state. In the seat with ventilative property, left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements are provided in a forwardly-facing region of a seat cushion of the seat, in a manner independent of each other, such that the left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements are respectively situated at: one location on which a left thigh portion of a seat occupant is to be contacted; and the other location on which a right thigh portion of the seat occupant is to be contacted. This arrangement can almost completely prevent a direct application of a weight of the seat occupant to the two three-dimensional network cushion elements. Therefore, the present invention has the effect that a permanent downward settling of the seat cushion SC can be prevented, so that a short life of the seat due to such permanent settling may be substantially avoided.
US09901180B2
A convertible chair is provided. The present convertible chair includes three or more sections connected together in series. The sections include a chair section, one or more middle sections, and an end section. The middle sections are slidably connected to the chair section, allowing the middle sections to slide in and out from the chair section. The end section is hingedly connected to the terminal middle section. When in the extended configuration, the sections provide a contiguous comfortable support surface on which a user can lay down. When in the compact configuration, the present invention resembles and functions as a conventional chair suitable for sitting on. The convertible chair further include connectors disposed along its sides that allow multiple chairs to be connected together in series.
US09901165B2
A dispensing brush having a novel integrated dispensing system for delivering cleaning solutions and similar liquids to a surface to be cleaned. The dispensing system has a reservoir for liquid retention that is coupled to the dispensing brush. An integral pump dispenses the liquid from the reservoir and through a nozzle to a surface to be cleaned. The pump is actuated from a lever that is depressed by a user, at times repeatedly, to facilitate pumping of the liquid onto a surface to be cleaned by scrubbing action of the dispensing brush.
US09901162B1
A modular bag includes first and second bags, pairs of first and second straps, first to four fasteners, wherein the first straps are provided on the first bag, and each includes a shoulder band, an adjustment ring, and an adjustment band, the shoulder band is connected to an upper portion of the first bag, the adjustment ring is connected to the shoulder band. The adjustment band is connected to a bottom of the first bag, and passes through the adjustment ring, which forms a free section, the first fasteners are provided on the shoulder bands, the second fasteners are provided on the free sections, the second straps are connected to an upper portion of the second bag, the third fasteners are respectively provided on the second straps, and detachably fastened to the first fasteners, and the fourth fasteners are respectively provided on the second bag and detachably fastened to the second fasteners.
US09901160B2
A multipurpose fanny pack which is wearable around the waist and providing the wearer with storage compartments, while also having the capability to be removed and converted into an adjustable suspended sling-like seat, and with an adjustable backrest capable of comfortably supporting a user in the seated position, and with a multifunctional material capable of providing a user with multiple configurations of additional comfort and protection from weather and insects.
US09901159B2
A wire core brush, preferably in the form of a cosmetic or mascara applicator, having bristle-forming elements held between at least two wires that are twisted together, forming bristles arranged essentially along at least one helix, between which a helical open space is provided, characterized in that the helical open space is partially filled by a film strip, which wraps around circumference surface shared by the wires that are twisted together.
US09901149B2
A canopy support structure includes first and second hubs coupled to and movable along the pole or first and second hubs of which one is coupled to and movable along a track. The first and second hubs are movable toward each other during extension of the canopy support structure and away from each other during retraction of the canopy support structure. A plurality of articulating arms is connected directly or indirectly to the first and second hubs. The articulating arms include sets of scissor-connected primary articulating arms. At least some of the sets of scissor-connected primary articulating arms are connected directly to the first and second hubs and extend outward from the first and secondary hubs during expansion of the canopy support structure.
US09901146B2
The instant disclosure provides a zip slider structure including a slider body, a tab-holder and a pull-tab arranged between the tab-holder and the slider body. The slider body includes a first slide portion, a second slide portion and a connecting portion including a joint recess. The first slide portion includes a first slide surface, an arranging surface, a first recess, a second recess and a first extension end. The tab-holder includes a body portion, a first bending portion extending from one end of the body portion and passing the first recess, and a second bending portion extending from the other end of the body portion. The first bending portion includes a slot joining with the first extension end, the second bending portion includes a holding end joining with the joining recess, the body portion includes an attaching member extending from the body portion and joining with the second recess.
US09901141B2
A method for making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear is described. The method includes a number of steps where various molds are used to form different components of the cleated plate member. A collar receptacle is formed using a first molding process. A cleat member is formed from a non-compatible material with a fastener of the cleat member associated with the collar receptacle using another molding process to form a combined cleat assembly. The combined cleat assembly is placed into corresponding receptacles in a mold used to form the cleated plate member. The cleated plate member is formed using another molding process that embeds the collar receptacle into the body of the cleated plate member. The completed cleated plate member includes releasably attached cleat members.
US09901132B2
Implementations of a head covering article are provided. The head covering article includes an edge portion configured to rest on a wearer's forehead and a pad configured to cover a portion of the wearer's forehead. In some implementations, the bottom edge of the pad is aligned with a portion of the edge portion of the material to create a padded edge portion. In some implementations, the corners of the pad are rounded. Either of these implementations may reduce or prevent impressions from being formed horizontally across the wearer's forehead.
US09901130B2
A fitness support and storage accessory has a glove and a sleeve for supporting a user's hand and forearm, respectively, while working out and a plurality of storage compartments for securing everyday items. The glove has a sleeve connector, while the sleeve has a glove connector; the sleeve connector and the glove connector allowing the glove to be removably attached to the sleeve. The plurality of storage compartments is integrated into both the glove and the sleeve, having a card holder, a phone holder, and a pouch. The card holder is integrated into the glove, while the phone holder and the pouch are integrated into the sleeve. Each of the plurality of storage compartments has a compartment closure to secure the items positioned within. The glove has a hand portion that can be configured as a fingerless glove for weightlifting or as a boxing glove.
US09901116B2
The present application provides a battery assembly and an electronic cigarette; the battery assembly is configured for assembling with an atomizing assembly to form an electronic cigarette; and the battery assembly comprises a battery sleeve and a battery mounted in the battery sleeve; the battery includes a first electrode and a second electrode; and the battery assembly further comprises a first charging electrode connected to the first electrode electrically, and a second charging electrode connected to the second electrode electrically; and the first charging electrode is an end cover mounted on an end of the battery sleeve. The following advantageous effects can be achieved: only the end cover and the second charging electrode need to be connected to an external charger when the electronic cigarette need to be charged, which saves the time of a charging operation.
US09901096B2
The present invention is directed to compositions containing herbicidal mixtures of a plant cell membrane disruptor herbicide selected from the group consisting of a diphenylether, N-phenyl-phthalimide, triazolinone, and bipyridylium, and pyroxasulfone. The present invention is further directed to methods of increasing the activity of a plant cell membrane disruptor herbicide with the compositions of the present invention.
US09901095B2
The present application provides processes for making pesticidal compounds and compounds useful both as pesticides and in the making of pesticidal compounds.
US09901093B2
The present invention relates to a microemulsion comprising (A) 0.1 to 50% by weight of at least one active ingredient, (B) 0.5 to 40% by weight of at least one solvent which is fully miscible with water, (C) 10 to 40% by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant, (D) 0 to 10% by weight of further additives, (E) 10 to 90% by weight of water and (F) 0.1 to 60% by weight of at least one solvent which is partially miscible with water, in each case based on the total microemulsion, where the total of the amounts of components A, B, C, D, E and F is 100% by weight and where the microemulsion does not comprise any anionic surfactants, and to a process for the preparation of this microemulsion and to the use of this microemulsion for the treatment of plants.
US09901070B2
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a secure and comfortable animal enclosure providing convenient automated access and payment with validated User identification and validated animal identification linked to the animal's vaccinations and health records and configured for use in or near business, commercial, entertainment, workplace and other venues.
US09901064B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH176642. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH176642, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH176642 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH176642.
US09901063B1
A soybean cultivar designated 69250600 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 69250600, to the plants of soybean cultivar 69250600, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 69250600, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 69250600. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 69250600. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 69250600, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 69250600 with another soybean cultivar.
US09901052B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057176. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057176. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057176 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057176 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09901043B2
An agricultural water retention system including a subsurface water retention barrier positioned in soil below a root zone of one or more plants; wherein the subsurface water retention barrier consists of a plurality of hydrophobic beads layered in a loosely packed manner; and wherein the subsurface water retention barrier is air permeable. Optionally, there is also included a surface evaporation barrier positioned proximate a surface of the soil, such that the surface evaporation barrier includes at least one layer of hydrophobic beads.
US09901027B1
An anhydrous ammonia vapor charge unit for an applicator tank maintains a pressure charge on an applicator tank. A secondary anhydrous ammonia tank is disposed adjacent to the applicator tank. Ammonia vapor from the secondary tank is passed through a vapor compressor and then is injected into the applicator tank to provide a greater pressure charge within the applicator tank. In a second embodiment, a small portion of a liquid flow stream of ammonia being removed from the applicator tank is separated from the flow stream, passed through a heat vaporizer for expanding from a liquid to a gas, passed through a vapor pressure, and then is injected into the applicator tank for maintaining the pressure charge on the applicator tank. Preferably the heat vaporizer used hydraulic fluid from a tractor to heat the anhydrous ammonia.
US09901024B2
A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control rod configured to couple to a first gate of a seed meter and a second gate control rod configured to couple to a second gate of the seed meter. The flow control assembly also includes a locking assembly configured to block translation of the first gate control rod at least while the second gate control rod is in a positioned that corresponds to an open position of the second gate and to block translation of the second gate control rod at least while the first gate control rod is in a position that corresponds to an open position of the first gate.
US09901021B2
Embodiments include a tactile guidance system and various mechanisms for orienting and mounting the tactile guidance system on motorized vehicles such as agricultural spray vehicles. For example, a rod-shaped tactile guidance detector is positioned protruding out sideways from the inner side of each of the front wheels of a self-propelled sprayer vehicle or a tractor. The guidance system is used to detect the location of objects including crops and plants and determine a path of travel.
US09907219B2
A tray feeder extracts one of trays where components are stored from corresponding one of magazines, and moves the extracted tray to a component feed position. The tray feeder includes a rack portion having a plurality of magazine holding portions disposed in a vertical direction, and a tray movement portion that extracts one of the trays from corresponding one of the magazines through a corresponding one of tray extraction ports. The magazine holding portions hold the magazines respectively which are inserted horizontally through magazine exits/entrances. Each of the magazine holding portions includes a block unit which blocks communication between the magazine exit/entrance and the tray extraction port of corresponding magazine holding portion when the magazine is removed from the corresponding magazine holding portion through the magazine exit/entrance.
US09907217B2
A cooling panel and an electronic component package including the same. The cooling panel includes first and second surfaces configured to face each other, and a cooling channel which is disposed on the second surface and in which cooling water is circulated, where the cooling channel includes a first channel region, into which cooling water is introduced, and a second channel region, through which the cooling water is discharged, and each of the first and second channel regions includes a plurality of guides, and density of the guides disposed at the first channel region is higher than density of the guides disposed at the second channel region.
US09907215B2
A power electronic subassembly having a housing and a capacitor arranged therein. The housing has an internally arranged cooling area, which is cooled by a cooling device integrated in the housing or an external cooling device. The capacitor has a contact device of a first polarity and a contact device of a second polarity and a capacitor busbar system. This capacitor busbar system comprises first and second sheet-like shaped metal bodies. The first metal body with the first contact device of the first polarity and the second metal body with the second contact device of the second polarity are electrically conductively connected. A first portion of the first metal body has a first subportion, which is arranged parallel to and at a distance from the cooling area, and a second subportion, which is in thermal contact with the cooling area, wherein the two subportions are connected by an intermediate portion.
US09907206B2
A method of cooling a computer server that includes a plurality of server modules, and is positioned in an enclosed room, includes transferring heat generated by a server module of the plurality of server modules to a hot plate of a liquid cooling system. The liquid cooling system may be positioned within the server module, and the hot plate may have a surface exposed to the enclosed room. The method may also include positioning a cold plate of a room-level cooling system in thermal contact with the hot plate. The method may also include directing a cooling medium through the room-level cooling system to transfer heat from the hot plate to a cooling unit positioned outside the room.
US09907202B2
An electronic equipment, including: a housing provided with ventilation holes, and a movable baffle; wherein where the electronic equipment is not in operation, the movable baffle is in a first state, the ventilation holes on the housing are shielded by the movable baffle; and where the electronic equipment is working, the movable baffle is moved to a second state to enable the ventilation holes on the housing to ventilate and dissipate heat.
US09907201B2
The disclosed embodiments related to a component for use in a portable electronic device. The component includes a wall of the portable electronic device, containing an intake zone that includes a set of intake vents directed at a first angle toward one or more heat-generating components of the portable electronic device. The wall also includes an exhaust zone containing a set of exhaust vents directed at a second angle out of the portable electronic device.
US09907192B2
An electronic apparatus includes a housing that houses an electronic component, and a first cover and a second cover that cover the housing, wherein the electronic component is oriented along and on an inner side of a first sidewall of the first cover, wherein a side surface of the electronic component that faces the first sidewall has a cut, wherein the first cover has a recess that is depressed from the first sidewall toward the inner side in such a manner as to conform to the cut, and wherein the first cover is fastened at the recess to the second cover with a fastening member.
US09907190B1
This disclosure describes composite structures and method of making the structures. The structures according to this disclosure may be used in handheld electronics. In example embodiments, holes are formed through a planar polymeric core. A metallic coating is disposed on the core to coat external surfaces of the core as well as internal surfaces of the holes. The metallic coating may entirely occlude the holes. The resulting structure may provide improved strength and rigidity and resist delamination of the metallic coating.
US09907187B1
A PCB with two rows of solder pads including both SMT-based and DIP-based structures is configured to be mounted with a USB Type-C connector by soldering, has two rows of solder pads on its top side, and is characterized in that at least one solder pad in one of the rows is a DIP-based structure while the remaining solder pads in the same row are SMT-based structures, and that all the solder pads in each row that are used to transmit high-frequency signals are SMT-based structures. Once the connector is mounted to the PCB, an inspector can directly examine the soldering quality of the DIP-based-structure solder pad and of the corresponding connection terminal simply by inspecting the bottom side of the PCB. Moreover, since all the solder pads configured for transmitting high-frequency signals are SMT-based structures, better transmission will be provided to the connector, accordingly.
US09907186B1
An electronic package structure is provided, which includes: a carrier; at least one electronic component and a plurality of conductive elements disposed on the carrier; a metal frame bonded to the conductive elements; and an encapsulant formed on the carrier and the metal frame and encapsulating the electronic component and the conductive elements. The metal frame is exposed from the encapsulant to serve as an electrical contact. As such, instead of using a mold having a particular size corresponding to the electronic package structure as in the prior art, the present disclosure can use a common mold to form the encapsulant, thereby reducing the fabrication cost. The present disclosure further provides a method for fabricating the electronic package structure.
US09907184B2
A power supply module and its manufacturing method are disclosed. The manufacturing method for the power supply module includes: configuring a coil such that coil terminals are configured by way of electrical connection in the preset circuit connection configuration of the connector; preparing a mold cavity, and placing the connector housed with the coil and the electronic components into the mold cavity; making a magnetic mixture, and filling the mold cavity where the connector is placed with the magnetic mixture to form a magnetic body under pressure, wherein the magnetic body encapsulates at least the coil, the electronic components and a portion of the connector adapted to house the coil and the electronic components, and the terminal is exposed outside the magnetic body; demolding the magnetic body from the mold cavity; and increasing the temperature of the demolded magnetic body by heating. In this way, the molding pressure for forming the power supply module is lower and the manufactured power supply module has good performance of heat transfer.
US09907171B2
A flexible printed circuit board installed on a substrate in a display device is provided.
US09907169B1
A process for forming an encapsulating mold compound into a molded solder mask on a bottom surface of a PCB is provided that allows the molded solder mask to have a very precise, preselected thickness, or height, while also ensuring that no gaps between the solder mask and side walls of the electrical contact pads exist. A circuit board and circuit board assembly that incorporate the molded solder mask are also provided. The molded solder mask is fabricated in such a way that overlap between the molded solder mask and the electrical contact pads and gaps between the molded solder mask and the side walls of the electrical contact pads are avoided. In addition, the molded solder mask allows the pitch between adjacent electrical contact pads to be greatly reduced compared to the pitch that is possible using a traditional solder mask formed by the traditional photolithographic approach.
US09907167B1
A printed circuit board with high-capacity copper circuit includes a conductive trace, a first protecting layer, and a second protecting layer formed on opposite sides of the conductive trace. The conductive trace includes a base conductive trace pattern, a first conductive trace pattern, and a second conductive trace pattern. The first and second conductive trace patterns are directly formed on opposite surfaces of the base copper conductive trace pattern. A trace width of the first conductive trace pattern is the same as a line width of the second conductive trace pattern.
US09907156B1
A multilayered printed circuit board (PCB) may include a plurality of pads associated with facilitating a connection to a component. The component may include a first edge and a second edge. The plurality of pads may include a first pad, located between a second pad and the first edge. The PCB may include a plurality of vertically disposed vias electrically connected to the plurality of pads and a plurality of horizontally disposed signal layers, electrically connected by the plurality of vias, to route a set of signals toward the first edge. The set of signals may include a first signal that is routed by a first via, of the plurality of vias, and a first signal layer of the plurality of signal layers and a second signal that is routed by a second via, of the plurality of vias, and a second signal layer of the plurality of signal layers.
US09907151B2
A lighting circuit for a light source includes a drive circuit and an overcurrent protection circuit. The drive circuit supplies power to the light source. The overcurrent protection circuit is inserted between the drive circuit and the light source. The overcurrent protection circuit restricts a lamp current flowing into the light source so that the lamp current does not exceed an overcurrent threshold value. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a transistor, an inductor, a rectifier, a current sensor and an overcurrent protection controller. The current sensor generates a current detection signal according to the lamp current. The overcurrent protection controller controls ON/OFF of the transistor based on the current detection signal and the overcurrent threshold value. The transistor, the inductor and the rectifier are disposed in a T-shape.
US09907150B2
The wireless lighting control device examples conserve battery power before installation and/or commissioning. To save battery life, such a device remains in a low power mode and is awakened for commissioning, for example, by a button press (e.g. for a wall switch) or motion or audio sensing (e.g. for an occupancy sensor or the like). When awakened, the lighting control device enters its commissioning mode with the radio transceiver active for a short period of time. If the lighting control device is not commissioned within that time interval, for example, it may reenter the sleep mode. Conversely, if successfully commissioned during the active time period, the lighting control device is ready for normal operations.
US09907146B2
A light system interface for controlling an arena light system, the light system interface comprising: an input configured to receive a first protocol message, the first protocol message being configured to define at least one control parameter associated with an emulated light source, the at least one control parameter designed to produce an emulated visual effect when performed on the emulated light source; a protocol message generator configured to generate at least one second protocol message based on the first protocol message and a mapping between the emulated light source and at least two arena light system light sources including knowledge on the arena light system light sources with respect to location and direction, the at least one second protocol message being configured to define control parameters associated with the arena light system light sources; and an output configured to output the second protocol message to the network of arena light system light sources, such that the control parameters associated with the arena light system light sources are configured to enable the performance by the network of arena light system light sources of the emulated visual effect.
US09907136B2
Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology include a decorative lighting system that can be integrated with an artificial tree. The decorative lighting system may include a white light emitting diode (LED) light string and a variable-color LED light string. The variable-color LED light string may employ LED lamps having embedded Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) LEDs. The RGB LED lamps may include an embedded integrated circuit (IC) configured to communicate with and control the energizing of each of the corresponding RGB LEDs to create a multitude of colors and color combinations that can vary with time to create a light show. An electronic controller in communication with the LED lamps may allow a user to select the mode for the light show and further may provide a periodic reset signal to restart or re-synchronize the light show.
US09907131B2
An arbitrary alignment is provided for a series of pulses controlling a switch that in turn controls a current in an LED. Each pulse is generated according to a target time responsive to a reference time in a corresponding cycle of a synchronization clock. Each pulse has a leading portion that precedes its target time and a trailing portion subsequent to its target time. The arbitrary alignment defines the relative size of the leading portion to the trailing portion such that these relative sizes are incrementally changed across successive ones of the pulses.
US09907130B2
Disclosed are LED driver circuits, and methods of driving LED loads. In one embodiment, an LED driver can include: (i) an SCR coupled to an AC power supply, and configured to generate a DC voltage through a first rectifier circuit; (ii) a first stage conversion circuit having an isolated topology with power factor correction, where the first stage conversion circuit is configured to convert the DC voltage to a first output voltage; (iii) where the first stage conversion circuit includes a transformer having a primary side coupled to the DC voltage, and a secondary side coupled to the first output voltage through a second rectifier circuit; and (iv) a second stage conversion circuit having a non-isolated topology, where the second stage conversion circuit is configured to convert the first output voltage to an output current configured to drive an LED load based on a conducting angle of the SCR.
US09907125B2
A lighting apparatus includes a solid-state lighting circuit, at least one ballast connection port and at least one low-frequency blocking impedance coupling the at least one ballast connection port to the solid-state lighting circuit. In some embodiments, the at least one low-frequency blocking impedance may be configured to block a DC offset. In further embodiments, the at least one low-frequency blocking impedance may be configured to block a nominally 60 Hz frequency component. The at least one ballast connection port may include a first ballast connection port and a second ballast connection port and the at least one low-frequency blocking impedance may include a first low-frequency blocking impedance coupling the first ballast connection port to a first terminal of the solid-state lighting circuit and a second low-frequency blocking impedance coupling the second ballast connection port to a second input terminal of the solid-state lighting circuit.
US09907117B2
The present disclosure relates to a heating device and a biochemical reactor having the heating device. The heating device includes an upper plate, a lower plate, a middle plate, and an electric heating element. The upper plate has an upper heating hole, an upper receiving hole, and an upper conductive layer. The lower plate has a lower heating hole, a lower receiving hole, and a first lower conductive layer. The middle plate is disposed between the upper and lower plates and has a middle heating hole and a middle receiving hole. The upper, middle and lower receiving holes are connected together to form a receiving through hole. The electric heating element is disposed in the receiving through hole and has two terminals connected to the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer, respectively.
US09907112B2
An acknowledgment packet sending method and device are provided, so as to reduce sending of acknowledgment packets on an air interface, and improve efficiency of air interface resource utilization. After receiving a TCP acknowledgment packet that is sent by a TCP protocol entity unit of a communications device and does not carry data information, an RLC protocol entity unit of the communications device discards the received TCP acknowledgment packet; or determines, according to a sending status of an RLC acknowledgment packet, whether to send a TCP acknowledgment packet to a peer communications device, and performs corresponding processing according to a result of the determining.
US09907106B2
A networking device for connection to a plurality of personal area networks is described which operates according to a layer model having a PHY layer, at least a first MAC layer and a second MAC layer, and a third layer situated functionally between the PHY layer and the at least first and second MAC layers. The first and second MAC layers are arranged to support first and second protocol stacks, respectively, to access first and second respective PANs using frequency hopping spread spectrum techniques and first and second sets of parameters respectively. The first and second MAC layers are arranged to provide the first and second sets of parameters, respectively, to the third layer, which is arranged to allocate access to the PHY layer to both the first and second MAC layers in accordance with their respective sets of parameters.
US09907105B2
Various techniques are provided to securely pair devices using default connection information. In one example, a method includes storing, on a first device, a connection list comprising a plurality of connection entries. The first device selects a default connection entry in the connection list. A secure default connection is established between the first device and a second device using the default connection entry. Defined connection information is received at the first device from the second device over the secure default connection. The defined connection information is stored in a defined connection entry of the connection list. A secure defined connection between the first device and the second device is established using the defined connection entry.
US09907094B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to random access procedures in a wireless network employing TDD scheme. According to one aspect of the present invention, the a user equipment (UE), receiving information a first time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) subframe configuration and information on a second TDD UL/DL subframe configuration informing the UE of a change from the first TDD UL/DL subframe configuration, communicates with the network based on the second TDD UL/DL subframe configuration, but performs a random access procedure based on the first TDD UL/DL subframe configuration, when the random access procedure is initiated.
US09907090B2
The present invention can reduce the clashing of random accesses by assigning a random access priority according to the number of links. A method for random access from a terminal in a virtual cell network system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of determining the number of links that are connected to the terminal; selecting a random access set for random access on the basis of the number of links; selecting a slot resource for random access from the random access set on the basis of the number of links; and performing a random access over the slot resource, wherein the slot resource includes a common resource held by a plurality of base stations.
US09907087B2
A method for providing M2M data includes parameterizing M2M data subscriptions by parameters representing a data item to be subscribed, a required period, and a weight; determining, for all of the M2M data subscriptions, a schedule for retrieving data from a front end based on the importance of the data items such that when the actual period with which data updates for a data item can be provided is larger than the required period for the data item a penalty value is added to the weight; modifying the schedule based on the updated weights for retrieving data for the data items such that an overall penalty is minimized and/or an overall actuality of the cached data is maximized; and retrieving data items from the front end and caching the retrieved data from the front end by a back end.
US09907086B2
A communication apparatus for inter-vehicular communication according to the present invention includes: a network state estimating unit configured to estimate network state information indicating a current network state based on driving information and channel state information of neighboring vehicles; a network access controller configured to control whether to transmit a message based on the network state information; a transmission scheduler configured to control a transmission time point of the message based on the network state information; and a transmission buffer unit configured to delay transmission of the message according to the control of the transmission time point of the transmission scheduler.
US09907083B2
A multi-carrier aggregation method and apparatus, user equipment, and a network side device are disclosed. The method includes: determining, by a network side device according to information about a transmission resource that is obtained when at least one component carrier is successfully obtained through contention, start and end times of a scheduling phase corresponding to the at least one component carrier, where the scheduling phase is divided by an uplink-downlink switch point into an uplink phase of the scheduling phase and a downlink phase of the scheduling phase, the uplink-downlink switch point is used to divide a time to obtain an uplink time of the component carrier and a downlink time of the component carrier, and uplink-downlink switch points of two or more component carriers are aligned in time; and performing, by the network side device, downlink transmission with user equipment in the downlink phase of the scheduling phase.
US09907080B2
There is provided a method and corresponding network node for handling TTI bundling in a radio communication system. The method comprises the steps of obtaining (S1) frequency-selective channel quality information for at least one User Equipment (UE), and determining (S2) whether TTI bundling should be enabled or disabled for the UE(s) based on the frequency-selective channel quality information. By using frequency-selective channel quality information, more accurate decisions of whether TTI bundling should be enabled or disabled can be made, thus leading to more efficient resource utilization.
US09907057B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for determining uplink control channel resources; wherein the method includes: receiving, by user equipment (UE), a specific parameter configured for a mapping manner of its enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) by an eNB; and determining its uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources by the UE according to a specific parameter corresponding to the mapping manner of its E-PDCCH and a PUCCH calculation formula. With the embodiments of the present invention, collision of PUCCH resources of different UE is lowered, and/or spectral efficiencies of the PUCCHs are improved.
US09907053B2
The present invention discloses a control node resource selection and allocation method and device, wherein said method comprises: a first D2D device sends control node broadcast information; said first D2D UE is confirmed as the control node.
US09907051B2
A paging frame may be determined based on a first value divided by a second value and a WTRU identifier modulo the second value. The second value may be based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle value.
US09907045B2
A system for (a) determining a first direction from a first device toward a second device based on a first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the first device from the second device, (b) determining a second direction from a third device toward the second device based on a second set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the third device from the second device, and (c) based at least on a first location of the first device, the first direction from the first device toward the second device, a second location of the third device, and the second direction from the third device toward the second device: determining a third location of the second device.
US09907034B2
There is provided automatic gain control of radio chains of a receiver. At least two radio frequency (RF) signals are received. Each RF signal is received on an individual radio chain from an antenna array. By comparing the at least two RF signals to a threshold it is determined whether to perform gain control or not of at least one of the at least two RF signals before analog combining of the at least two RF signals. A notification is sent to a detector regarding whether gain control is performed or not. Analog combining of the at least two RF signals is performed, thereby generating a single input to the detector.
US09907033B2
The present invention relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system which is to be provided to support high data throughput beyond a 4G communication system such as LTE. The communication method for a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation according to the present invention comprises the steps of: confirming data transmission between different carriers is carried out on the basis of cellular and device-to-device (D2D) communication; reducing the transmission power for a D2D communication-based data transmission to a configured value; and, if no cellular communication-based data transmission occurs during a set time, then restoring the reduced transmission power for the D2D communication-based data transmission.
US09907031B2
At a base station, a table is prepared that for each index value among multiple different index values, associates repetition counts of different channels correlated with each other. The base station acquires reception information indicating a reception state of a wireless signal at a mobile station, determines a repetition count for each channel based on the reception information, and acquires from the table, an index value corresponding to the respective repetition counts for the channels. The base station transmits to the mobile station, a wireless signal that includes the index value to notify the mobile station of the index value. The mobile station has a table that for each index value among different index values, associates repetition counts of different channels correlated with each other and acquires the repetition counts of the channels from the table, based on the index value from the base station.
US09907029B2
The present invention provides a method of power control for a plurality of secondary users (SUs), or unlicensed users, in a cognitive radio network having a plurality of primary users (PUs), or licensed users. The method comprises determining an optimal power level for each of the SUs such that a total throughput of all the SUs is maximized while satisfying an individual throughput requirement of each SU and an interference limit constraint of the PUs. In particular, a case having two SUs is considered.
US09907027B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving control information, for interference detection by a User Equipment (UE), in a wireless communication system. A base station determines whether the UE supports interference-aware detection. When the UE supports interference-aware detection, the control information is generated that includes interference signal modulation scheme information and demodulation reference signal measurement information. The control information is transmitted to the UE. The interference at the UE is measured based on the received control information.
US09907026B2
Provided is a method and device for interacting signaling between nodes, a method and device for controlling uplink power, and an uplink transmission method and device, wherein the method includes that: a node respectively receives uplink power control information transmitted by other nodes using a basic resource element as a unit, and transmits the uplink power control information of the node to the other nodes by using the basic resource element as a unit, wherein the basic resource element includes at least one of the followings: a terminal or a terminal cluster, and a basic unit resource. The disclosure solves the problem in the related art that an uplink power reduction method cannot ensure uplink transmission reliability in a double-link scenario, thus ensuring the accuracy of uplink transmission in the double-link scenario.
US09907025B2
A data sending method and apparatus are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes: detecting whether a wireless terminal has data to be sent to a wireless network side, where the data to be sent includes signaling data or user data; when a result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has no data to be sent, confirming that a power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in a non-working state; and when the result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has data to be sent, confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in a working state.
US09907022B2
A method to track a movable asset which uses a device attachable to the movable asset, whereby the device includes a transceiver adapted to communicate over a wireless wide area network. The device operates from battery power stored in a battery attachable within the device. The device is configured to conserve the battery power and a datum which pertains to the asset is logged. While the transceiver is powered off, an ambient radio frequency signal of the wireless wide area network is monitored. Upon the ambient radio frequency signal being detected above a threshold, the transceiver associated with the available mobile network channel is powered up.
US09907021B2
A method includes identifying, by a wireless communications module included in a communications device and when a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) mode of the communications device is already enabled, whether service data to be sent exists currently. The method further includes acquiring, by the wireless communications module, received attribute information in response to the service data existing currently. The method further includes determining, by the wireless communications module by using the received attribute information, a sending rate for sending the service data; and determining, by the wireless communications module according to the sending rate, a supply voltage value of a power amplifier connected to the wireless communications module, so that the power amplifier amplifies, according to the supply voltage value, a service request signal carrying the service data.
US09907017B2
A communication method and apparatus for cancelling interference are provided. The communication apparatus includes an active element configured to receive a first signal and a parasitic element configured to receive a second signal. A third signal is generated by cancelling interference in the first signal using the second signal.
US09907007B1
Methods and systems for selective scanning and connecting to a wireless network are described. In an example, a mobile device may be configured to scan for availability of a wireless network and measure, at the mobile device, signal strengths of a wireless signal from the wireless network. Also, the mobile device may be configured to determine a rate of signal strength change for the wireless signal from the wireless network based on the measured signal strengths; and compare the rate of signal strength change to a threshold value. If the rate of signal strength change is less than the threshold value, the mobile device may be configured to establish a connection with the wireless network; if not, the mobile device may be configured to stop scanning for the wireless network.
US09907001B2
A method and device for switching between networks, where the method includes, if a notification that a signal of a first operator network is lost is received from a user equipment (UE), sending a temporary operational profile (OP) request to a remote management platform of a second operator network; receiving a temporary OP and a validity period of the temporary OP; instructing the UE to detect signal strength of the first operator network, and accessing the second operator network using the temporary OP; and before the validity period of the temporary OP expires, if it is determined according to the signal strength of the first operator network that the signal of the first operator network is recovered, re-accessing the first operator network.
US09906998B2
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and to mechanisms designed to help improve dynamic sharing of one or more receive chains among different radio access technologies (RATs). For example, the mechanisms may be used with LTE and other RATs where Carrier Aggregation is used for simultaneous voice and LTE (SV-LTE) applications.
US09906986B2
The present subject matter discloses a method for prioritizing QoS for user application in a communication network. In one implementation, a user defined domain name list (UDDL) message, where the UDDL message includes a UDDL comprising of domain names in a priority order is received. Further, the domain names specified in the UDDL are converted to obtain a modified UDDL, where the modified UDDL includes the domain names converted in a format recognizable by a home location register (HLR). Subsequently, a radio access bearer assignment message including the modified UDDL is sent to the HLR.
US09906984B2
A network access processing method and user equipment, where the UE accesses a first VPLMN through a first access network, and accesses a second VPLMN through a second access network; the UE determines, according to either an ANDSF policy of the first VPLMN and an ANDSF policy of the second VPLMN, to initiate a data stream offloading operation; and then the UE performs the data stream offloading operation according to an ANDSF policy different from the ANDSF policy that is either the ANDSF policy of the first VPLMN or the ANDSF policy of the second VPLMN and is used to determine to initiate the data stream offloading operation.
US09906976B2
A mobile station UE notifies a radio base station of a total amount of data accumulated in a buffer with granularity finer than an LCG. A mobile station UE according to the present invention includes: a management unit 11 configured to manage LCGs and manage DFGs each of which is a group of one or more priorities assigned to one or more data flows; and a transmission unit 13 configured to notify a radio base station eNB of a total amount of data remaining in a buffer for each of combinations of the LCGs and DFGs.
US09906971B2
An ageing detection method and device are disclosed. The method includes: when a preset temperature environment is reached, constructing a message by testing a LAN port, and performing a statistics operation on received packets and transmitted packets, so as to determine a high-temperature dynamic ageing detection result under a data service test; performing a simulated call protocol flow operation by testing a voice service, so as to determine a high-temperature dynamic ageing detection result under a voice service test; and detecting a Beacon frame by testing a WLAN service, so as to determine a high-temperature dynamic ageing detection result under a WLAN service test.
US09906961B2
A data communication network has computer system hardware. The data communication network processes a virtual network element in the computer system hardware to forward data communications for multiple Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). The data communication network individually associates the virtual network element with the multiple URIs. The data communication network processes a hardware-embedded code in the computer system hardware to identify the computer system hardware for the virtual network element. The data communication network validates the computer system hardware for the virtual network element, and when the validation fails, the data communication network transfers hardware alarms for the multiple URIs associated with the virtual network element.
US09906954B2
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment, a method and/or system for mobile identity authentication is disclosed. For example, mobile identity authentication may be employed in a variety of situations, including purchases, financial transactions, granted access to accounts, granting access to content, etc.
US09906947B2
Method for allowing a mobile terminated communication to a destination device (2) through at least one mobile communication network (10) from a source entity (1) located in a public IP address network (9). The method comprises: a subscriber server (3) of the mobile communication network receiving an IP address (“D”) of the destination device from a node (4) of the mobile communication network, and the subscriber server updating a DNS record containing a static unique identifier of the destination device stored in an authoritative DNS server (5) reachable via the public IP address network, with said destination device IP address.
US09906946B2
A user equipment (UE) configured for signaling UE capability is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE sends an indicator regarding whether the UE can support different time division duplex (TDD) configurations on different bands for a band combination. The UE also sends an indicator regarding whether the UE can support concurrent transmission and reception on different bands for the band combination. The UE additionally sends an indicator regarding whether the UE can support different uplink timing adjustments for the band combination.
US09906944B2
A terminal device and a method of operating the terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. The terminal device includes a controller configured to search for an accessible network and acquire information for providing identification information of an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) to a network provider of a network selected by a user; and a communication unit configured to transmit the acquired information to the network provider. The method includes searching for an accessible network and acquiring information for providing identification information of an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) to a network provider of a network selected by a user; and transmitting the acquired information to the network provider.
US09906940B2
Embodiments of a mobile device and methods automatically connecting to a Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 are generally described herein. In some embodiments, subscription information for one or more service providers (SP) that operate Wi-Fi networks is stored in a subscription data object of the mobile device. The subscription information includes home service provider information, policy information and pre-provisioned credentials. The mobile device may be configured to determine, without user interaction, if the subscription information is applicable to an available Wi-Fi network and perform without user interaction, an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) based authentication using the pre-provisioned credentials with the available Wi-Fi network to establish a Wi-Fi connection with the available Wi-Fi network. This automatic connectivity may allow a mobile device to roam across Wi-Fi hotspots of Wi-Fi networks and offload traffic to Wi-Fi networks.
US09906935B2
A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon device and a BLE advertising method are provided. The BLE advertising method includes: enabling a broadcast action with different advertising packets simultaneously, wherein the advertising packets include connectable and unconnectable advertising packets; setting advertising time information of the advertising packets; setting advertising data and an advertising packet address code; and executing the broadcast action for the advertising packets in sequence according to the advertising time information and the type of each of the advertising packets.
US09906930B2
A mobile personal emergency response system includes a security fob configured to be manually activated, and wirelessly transmit an emergency alert signal when activated. A mobile device contains an emergency application, which is responsive to the emergency alert signal. Upon receipt of the emergency alert signal, the emergency application obtains user profile data corresponding to the mobile device, obtains GPS location coordinates of the mobile device, and wirelessly transmits the user profile data and GPS location coordinates to a dispatch center. A location database is accessed by the dispatch center and provides an identity of a selected public service answering point corresponding to the received GPS location coordinates. A dispatcher of the dispatch center contacts the selected public service answering point and provides the user profile data and a location of the mobile device.
US09906926B2
According to one aspect of the present invention, a content class of a data set for a message to be transmitted to the recipient device is defined. A network element transferring messages to the recipient device specifies at least one information element in a message to the recipient terminal such that the information element includes an indication of the content class. The message is transmitted to the recipient device.
US09906919B2
A system and method are provided for determining students that are in danger of dropping out of an educational institution, and for delivering Internet content. The system and method gathers behavioral data of users using wireless beacon technology, a Wi-Fi capture device and mobile communications devices by monitoring a user's engagement with campus life and class attendance. As a user's focus changes from active participation in campus life to dropping out of the educational institution, their behavior changes, and the system and method captures this change through their participation in student life. The system and method further allows educational institutions and other information providers to use location beacons to link objects, locations, persons, or pets to information such as web links directing to Internet content, and to deliver such information to a user's mobile communications device.
US09906918B2
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for determining the indoor location of devices such as smartphones and tablet computers using reference points and sensors. According to one aspect disclosed herein, an environment analytics system can retrieve a layout of an environment and determines an absolute reference point for the layout. The environment analytics system also can determine a coordinate pair for a point associated with an area of the layout. The coordinate pair can be determined relative to the absolute reference point. The environment analytics system also can determine a coordinate pair for a beacon deployed within the area. The coordinate pair can be associated with a unique address of the beacon. The environment analytics system can update beacon data in an environment database to include the coordinate pair for the beacon and the unique address of the beacon.
US09906913B2
A method for predicting a position of a mobile user, and equipment are provided. The method includes determining an occurrence probability of a current behavioral activity of the mobile user; determining an occurrence probability of a target behavioral activity of the mobile user according to the occurrence probability of the current behavioral activity of the mobile user, a historical activity migration rule of the mobile user, and a public activity migration rule; determining the target behavioral activity of the mobile user according to the occurrence probability of the target behavioral activity of the mobile user; and predicting a target geographical position of the mobile user according to the determined target behavioral activity of the mobile user. The method improves usability of the target geographical position of the mobile user.
US09906907B2
A system includes a server and a source client executable on a first electronic device in communication with the server. The server is configured to provide to a second electronic device in communication with the server access to location data implementable by a user interface associated with the second electronic device. The location data enables the user interface to display the geographical location of the first electronic device. The access to the location data is accessible to the second electronic device only during a time interval designated by a user of the first electronic device.
US09906895B1
A sound source device is provided. The sound source device includes a wireless communication module, a memory, an audio player, an audio processor and a microprocessor. The wireless communication module receives first digital audio data and generates second digital audio data and a first operation command, and the microprocessor generates a second operation command in response to the first operation command. The audio processor receives the second digital audio data, and converts the second digital audio data to analogy audio data; and the audio processor receives the second operation command, and converts the second digital audio data to an audio compressed file. The audio player receives and plays the analogy audio data, and the memory receives and stores the audio compressed file.
US09906890B2
A method and apparatus for a master gateway to register a device in a smart home network system. The method includes selecting performance parameters related to the device measured by at least two gateways including the master gateway; collecting, from the at least two gateways, at least one first information item about the performance parameters measured for the device capable of being registered in the at least two gateways; creating second information used to register the device, based on the at least one first information item, by the at least two gateways; and instructing one of the at least two gateways to register the device, based on the second information. The present invention relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for the Internet of Things (IoT). The present invention may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, and security and safety services.
US09906885B2
A method for outputting virtual sound includes detecting an audio signal in an environment at one or more microphones. The method also includes determining, at a processor, a location of a sound source of the audio signal and estimating one or more acoustical characteristics of the environment based on the audio signal. The method further includes inserting a virtual sound into the environment based on the one or more acoustical characteristics. The virtual sound has one or more audio properties of a sound generated from the location of the sound source.
US09906883B2
An audio encoding apparatus and method that encodes hybrid contents including an object sound, a background sound, and metadata, and an audio decoding apparatus and method that decodes the encoded hybrid contents are provided. The audio encoding apparatus may include a mixing unit to generate an intermediate channel signal by mixing a background sound and an object sound, a matrix information encoding unit to encode matrix information used for the mixing, an audio encoding unit to encode the intermediate channel signal, and a metadata encoding unit to encode metadata including control information of the object sound.
US09906873B2
Methods and devices are described for improves speech understanding by hearing aid users in crowded environments. In one embodiment, a hearing aid wearer's speech signal is extracted using the microphone or microphones in the hearing aid. The hearing aid is configured to wirelessly transmit the extracted speech signals to a central processing station that enhances the extracted speech signals received from all registered hearing aids. The central processing station processes the received speech signals individually based on provided hearing losses mixes the signals based on the provided preferences, wirelessly transmits the mixed signal to each registered hearing aid for play back.
US09906870B2
Recording, manipulating, distributing and creating sound pressure waves in one or more media by employing an apparatus that transfers the energy between photons and particles of the media is disclosed. An exemplary apparatus comprises one or more lasers and an isotropic or anisotropic medium for photon processing and distribution. An exemplary method comprises determining the target locations for sound pressure wave recording, manipulating or creation; transmitting photons to the target locations; transferring photon energy to media particles to create or manipulate a sound pressure wave; or transferring energy of media particles to photons for recording or manipulating a sound pressure wave.
US09906866B2
A miniature speaker includes a frame having a base plate, a cover plate covering the frame and forming an accommodating space; a vibrating system fixed on the frame; and a magnetic circuit system for driving the vibrating system to vibrate. The magnetic circuit system includes a main magnet, a first pole plate attached to the main magnet, and two first side magnet components. Each of the first side magnet components includes a first side magnet, a second pole plate and a second side magnet stacked sequentially from the base plate along a direction toward the cover plate. A magnetizing direction of the first side magnet is opposite to that of the main magnet, and a magnetizing direction of the second side magnet is opposite to that of the first side magnet.
US09906861B2
The present invention discloses a tweeter and a method for realizing omnidirectional high pitch sound field. The tweeter has advantages of small volume and low cost and comprises a first tweeter unit corresponding to a left sound track, a second tweeter unit corresponding to a right sound track, a radiation structure formed by a plurality of horns. In this technical solution, the tweeter has stereo effect and realizes 360° sound field of the high pitch portion with a smaller volume by disposing that the number of the horns of the left sound track is the same as the number of the horns of the right sound track in the radiation structure, the horns of the left sound track and the horns of the right sound track are disposed at intervals, and the plurality of horns are disposed evenly on a whole plane.
US09906856B2
A non-limiting example information processing apparatus comprises a housing, and a left speaker and a right speaker are provided in a left end portion and a right portion of the housing and in an inside of this housing. Each speaker is arranged such that a vibration direction of a diaphragm becomes in a direction perpendicular to a plane surface of a display panel that is provided in the front of the housing. Sound emission portions for emitting sounds from the speakers are formed in both end portions of the housing and on a side surface at near side or this side that the speakers are arranged. Therefore, sounds are emitted toward a side of a player who holds the information processing apparatus. A vibrator that is provided between the two speakers is driven simultaneously with the speakers or in a predetermined order.
US09906854B2
The mode of attachment of a wearable device to an earphone component enables a durable connection between the two. The earphone component includes an earphone cable, a motherboard, and a support shelf, and the earphone cable is fastened to the motherboard by the support shelf.
US09906851B2
A case for storing a mobile computing device and a wireless earbud includes a back panel; a front panel defining a viewing aperture which extends through the front panel; a plurality of sidewalls extending around a perimeter of the back panel and configured to couple the perimeter of the back panel to a perimeter portion of the front panel; a dividing layer between the front panel and the back panel, such that the front panel and the dividing layer together define a first housing configured to receive and restrain a mobile computing device, and the dividing layer and the back panel together define a second housing; and a wireless earbud charging contact disposed within the second housing and configured to contact and charge the wireless earbud when the wireless earbud is positioned in the case.
US09906850B2
A headphone having a first and a second ear pad each having a housing, a peripherally extending ear cushion, and a first electroacoustic reproduction transducer that emits sound outwardly, which is arranged in or on the housing of the ear pad. At least one second reproduction transducer emits sound toward a user's ear. In a first operating position, the ear pads are placed with the ear cushion on or around an ear. In a second operating position, the ear cushions of the first and second ear pads bear against each other so that provided therebetween is a closed volume that serves as a resonance chamber for the two first electroacoustic reproduction transducers when the two electroacoustic reproduction transducers are activated in the second operating position.
US09906845B2
A sensing device includes a barometric sensor, e.g., MEMS-based, and a processing unit coupled to the barometric sensor to receive therefrom a barometric signal. The processing unit is configured as a state machine having a plurality of states including an initial state and a final state with a set of transitions from the initial state to the final state. The transitions are triggered by the barometric signal reaching one or more triggering thresholds. The processing unit may include an expert system sensitive to state data and altitude data from the state machine for recognizing the final state being reached.
US09906840B2
A system and method is provided where, in one aspect, a user signals that the user is interested in a particular image being displayed as part of a video, wherein objects in the image are detected and recognized, and wherein an action is taken based on information associated with the recognized objects. By way of example only, the actions may include recording a show (with or without a user's prior confirmation) or displaying information about a product in the image.
US09906838B2
Methods and apparatus for providing protected content to subscribers of a managed (e.g., MSO) network via a content source accessible via an internetwork such as the Internet. In one embodiment, a user accesses a service provider portal (e.g., website), and requests content. The service provider determines whether the requesting user is permitted to access the content, and what rights or restrictions are associated with the user. This includes authenticating the user as a subscriber of the MSO, and determining the subscriber's subscription level. In another embodiment, a user's account with the MSO and service provider may be federated, thus a given user will have MSO-specific information regarding its identity (such as login information, GUID, etc.) and is able to perform a single sign on to request and receive content.
US09906832B2
An approach is provided for presenting service guides. A head-end platform generates a service guide fragment and inserts a tag into the service guide fragment to generate a modified service guide fragment. The head-end platform then causes, at least in part, transmission of the modified service guide fragment. A user equipment receives the service guide fragment and detects the tag in the service guide fragment. The user equipment then determines a transformation type based, at least in part, on the tag. The user equipment causes, at least in part, performing of the transformation and output of a transformed presentation.
US09906826B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller configured to identify audio content of interest associated with an audio portion of a media program. Alternate audio content is identified. Responsive to a detection of the audio content of interest within a textual representation of the audio portion, an indicator including a pointer is inserted into the media program. The pointer points to the alternate audio content and is inserted at a start point of the occurrence of the audio content of interest within the media program. The alternate audio content is retrieved based on the pointer and substituted with the alternate audio content beginning at the start point. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09906818B2
Provided is a method of providing a broadcasting service and playing a broadcast by using an object state transmitting method, in which a data capacity of a video may be remarkably reduced to transmit a broadcasting image and image data of the broadcasting image may be received and played. Accordingly, according to the method of providing a broadcasting service and playing a broadcast by using an object state transmitting method, a broadcasting image having a small data capacity may be transmitted, received and provided at a high image quality at the same time.
US09906811B2
In inter prediction that is performed by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture, into one or more second blocks, a spatial merge candidate generating unit derives a spatial merge candidate without referring to a block included in a first block that includes a second block. In case of a mode where a coding block is divided by a horizontal border into prediction blocks arranged vertically, the reference index derivation unit of a time merge candidate sets reference index information of a time merge candidate to a value of reference index information of an encoded prediction block adjacent to a left edge of a prediction block subject to encoding.
US09906807B2
A method of encapsulating an encoded bitstream representing one or more images includes providing description of images and/or sub-image picture, providing composed picture description, and outputting the bitstream. The description of images and/or sub-image pictures identifying portions of the bitstream representing the images and/or sub-images of the one or more images is provided. The composed picture description of at least one composed picture formed by one or more images and/or sub-image pictures also is provided. The bitstream, together with the composed picture description, is output as an encapsulated data file.
US09906785B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for transcoding video data based on metadata are provided. Methods for transcoding video data using meta data are provided that include receiving portions of encoded video encoded according to varying encoding schemes. The portions of encoded video can be re-encoded according to different encoding schemes. Different encoding schemes can be selected according to received metadata. The received metadata can indicate transcoding parameters for use in re-encoding portions of encoded vide. The portions of encoded video can be received from media content sources and the metadata can be received from a media metadata source. In various embodiments, the methods can be performed by a transcoding device and/or implemented via a computer readable media and at least one processing unit.
US09906769B1
Methods and apparatus for producing multi-view 3D renderings of a scene, and collaboratively sharing information related to the renderings to facilitate producing synthetic viewpoints of the scene. In one example, a method of producing a 3D synthetic viewpoint of the scene includes receiving an image of the scene from a local camera, analyzing the image to determine a context of the scene and to extract at least one surface feature of the scene, developing an initial set of planar world coordinates for the image based on the at least one surface feature to estimate an initial local perspective projection matrix, and mapping image pixels of the image to a world plane to produce the 3D synthetic viewpoint of the scene by using the initial local perspective projection matrix to map image space coordinates to world coordinates.
US09906766B2
An image sensor including a plurality of pixels on which three types of filters which transmit light having different wavelengths and have transmittances equal to each other in a visible light region, and a clear filter in which a transmittance of the visible light region is expressed by a linear sum of the transmittances of the filters and which has a transmittance equal to the transmittances of the filters in a near-infrared light region are arranged, the image sensor outputs a first output signal, an output signal linear-transforming part transforms the first output signal into a second output signal having linearity, a color signal-generating part generates color signals, an infrared-separating part generates infrared-separated color signals, a luminance signal-generating part generates a luminance signal from the first output signal, and a color-luminance-combining part combines the infrared-separated color signals and the luminance signal and generates video signals.
US09906764B2
The disclosure herein relates to devices for compression, decompression or reconstruction of image data for still or moving pictures, such as image data detected with a digital camera. In some embodiments, data channels are compressed using a scalable compression algorithm. The compression algorithm may allow customization of compression parameters, such as a quantization factor, code block size, number of transform levels, reversible or irreversible compression, a desired compression ratio with a variable bit rate output, a desired fixed bit rate output with a variable compression rate, progression order, output format, or visual weighting. A lower quality image or an image with lower resolution may be reconstructed using only some of the compressed data. Use of offsets to various layers and color channels allow reconstruction of the image without requiring decompression of all of the full image data.
US09906759B2
The disclosure describes packaging structures for light field displays and/or light field projectors. An example device package includes a rendering engine configured to receive scene data and generate light field data for a light field, at least one light field projection unit configured to receive the light field data from the rendering engine and output at least a portion of the light field, and at least one internal communication channel operatively coupling the at least one light field projection unit to the rendering engine. The device package may further include a housing containing the rendering engine, the at least one light field projection unit, and the at least one internal communication channel in a single package.
US09906758B2
Methods, systems, and products provide emergency services during emergency situations. When an emergency situation is determined, activation commands are sent to activate cameras and/or microphones within a geographic vicinity of the emergency situation. Mobile devices and traffic cameras, for example, are thus instructed to capture image and audio data during the emergency situation.
US09906757B2
Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for deterministically skewing synchronized events for content streams. A first content stream comprising at least one content processing location is buffered in a first buffer, wherein the first buffer is associated with a first processing delay parameter. A second content stream is buffered in a second buffer, the second content stream comprising at least one content processing location, the second buffer being associated with a second processing delay parameter that is different from the first processing delay parameter. The first content stream is processed at the at least one content processing location of the first content stream at a first content processing time based on the first processing delay parameter. The second content stream is processed at the at least one content processing location of the second content stream at a second content processing time based on the second processing delay parameter.
US09906752B2
An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes: an imaging unit configured to acquire captured image data; and a control unit configured to sequentially display, in response to a first user operation, a predetermined number of captured image data obtained by imaging after a timing at which the first user operation has been performed, in an order starting from the newest imaging time of the captured image data on a display unit.
US09906738B2
A weak target detection-oriented multi-modal infrared imaging system includes an infrared optical window, a large-field of view (FOV) two-dimensional scanning mirror, a Cassegrain reflector group, a broadband spectrum relay mirror, a first lens group, a space-adjustable and transmittance-variable lens, a second lens group, a focal plane array (FPA) module, a data processing module and a space addressable transmittance modulation module. The data processing module generates a transmittance modulation control signal and an imaging integration time modulation signal according to an image data signal output by the FPA module, and the space-adjustable and transmittance-variable lens dynamically adjust an optical field transmittance under the effect of the transmittance modulation control signal. The FPA module adaptively adjusts an imaging integration time under the effect of the imaging integration time modulation signal.
US09906737B2
The present invention discloses a co-aperture multi-field of view (FOV) image-spectrum cooperative detection system, and the system includes an infrared optical window, a large FOV two-dimensional scanning mirror, a co-aperture multi-FOV main optical system, a large FOV scanning detector, a staring infrared detector, an infrared non-imaging broadband spectrum measuring unit, a data processing unit, a control unit, and a servo system. Correspondingly, the present invention further provides a method based on the system. The present invention searches a target area by using large FOV scanning, and identifies a target by using medium FOV staring infrared detection, and small FOV fine detection is finally performed on the area to identify the target in combination with spectrum data analysis. The detection sensitivity is higher, and capturing and tracking of a moving target are more precise and stable, thereby solving the technical problems that a conventional remote sensing detection cannot perform research on movement changes of a moving target and a dynamic phenomenon and searching and tracking of a small-scale object is unsuccessful; therefore, the present invention has higher implementability and practical promotion values.
US09906735B2
A method for capturing a picture includes: capturing a first picture; overlapping the first picture with a framed image for framing a second picture, and displaying an overlapped picture, where transparency of the first picture is different from transparency of the framed image; receiving a selecting signal to select a target reserved region of the first picture, or to select a region of the framed image as a target reserved region of the second picture; capturing the second picture; and combining the target reserved region of the first picture and the second picture into one picture, or combining the first picture and the target reserved region of the second picture into one picture.
US09906732B2
A restoration filter based on a point spread function of an optical system is applied to source image data acquired through photographing using the optical system to acquire restored image data (S13: filter application step). Adjustment of an amplification factor of the difference between source image data and restored image data is performed, and recovered image data is acquired from the difference after adjustment and source image data (S15: gain adjustment step). In the filter application step, a common filter determined regardless of a value of a magnification of an optical zoom of the optical system is used as the restoration filter, and in the gain adjustment step, the amplification factor is determined based on the magnification of the optical zoom of the optical system.
US09906728B2
An imaging apparatus includes a body provided with an image sensor; a displayer configured to display an image obtained via the image sensor, the displayer being supported by the body to be movable relative to the body; a connecting member provided with first and second connecting portions; a first support portion provided on one of the body and the displayer, the first connecting portion of the connecting member being connected to the first support portion in a rotatable manner about a spherical center thereof relative to the one of the body and the displayer; and a second support portion provided on the other of the body and the displayer, the second connecting portion of the connecting member being connected to the second support portion in a rotatable manner about a spherical center thereof and in a linearly-movable manner relative to the other of the body and the displayer.
US09906724B2
The present invention relates generally to auto focus algorithms for setting a focus of a camera. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method (600) and device for setting a focus of a camera wherein a camera motion level of the camera is continuously measured (S604) during the read-out of pixel data by a rolling shutter image sensor and wherein the auto focus algorithm uses weighted focus measures which are calculated (S612) using the continuously measured camera motion levels.
US09906723B2
A method for selection between a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera of a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal, which are used to implement automatic selection between the front-facing camera and the rear-facing camera of the mobile terminal is presented. The method in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes receiving, by a mobile terminal, a photographing request initiated by a user; determining, by the mobile terminal, a distance between the mobile terminal and the user; and if the distance is greater than or equal to a preset numeric value, turning on a front-facing camera of the mobile terminal; or if the distance is less than the preset numeric value, turning on a rear-facing camera of the mobile terminal. The embodiments of the present disclosure can implement automatic selection between the front-facing camera and the rear-facing camera of the mobile terminal.
US09906720B2
A service system includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device capable of communication via a network. The mobile terminal includes a first transmission unit that transmits spherical images taken in respective imaging locations and positional information about the imaging locations to the information processing device. The information processing device includes a reception unit that receives the spherical images transmitted by the first transmission unit; a map data obtaining unit that obtains map data from a map data storage, the map data including the imaging locations of the spherical images; a path information creation unit that creates information about a path made by connecting the imaging locations in the map data obtained by the map data obtaining unit; and a content providing unit that makes content available for a request through the network, the content including the map data, the information about the path, and the spherical images.
US09906719B2
One embodiment of an apparatus includes a reference position receiving unit configured to receive intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by a user, and a control unit configured to control an imaging device to begin generating a plurality of images to be used to generate a panoramic image based on the intermediate or end panorama reference position information input by the user after the reference position receiving unit receives the intermediate or end panorama reference position information.
US09906710B2
Provided is a camera pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) control technology in which a PTZ control signal input by a user is output as a graphic UI and the user inputs the PTZ control signal while directly monitoring the graphic UI.A camera PTZ control apparatus includes a UI visualization unit configured to generate a reference mark as a reference for operating the monitored area and generate a graphic output signal which represents a current position mark associated with a current position indicated by the operation unit; a PTZ processor configured to calculate and output a PTZ driving value of a shooting camera based on relative positions of the reference mark and the current position mark; and a camera driving unit configured to output a driving signal for driving a PTZ driving unit of the shooting camera through a communication unit according to the calculated PTZ driving value.
US09906704B2
An intelligent camera network cooperatively acquires images over a wireless network. The network automatically captures images based on a trigger. The trigger may include messages from other image capturing devices. A first image capture devices is triggered to acquire an image based on a message from at least one other image capture device.
US09906692B2
A media stream sharing method and terminal, where the method includes, after a first terminal receives a start instruction triggered by a user to start a service of sharing audio and video, searching for, according to the start instruction, a terminal capable of implementing sharing of a media stream with the first terminal, and displaying the found terminal or terminal list; when the first terminal determines that a terminal selected by a user according to the displayed terminal or terminal list is a second terminal, obtaining a playing attribute of the second terminal; and synchronizing, by the first terminal according to the playing attribute, a media stream currently played to the second terminal, causing the second terminal to decode and play the media stream. The method solves problems of audio and video asynchronization, operational complexity, and high costs during media stream sharing in the prior art.
US09906691B2
A method for coding color images with fewer blue samples than samples of other colors. This provides a psycho visually high image quality since the human retina itself has fewer S cones than L, M cones. Applications include image and video coding with lower density of blue samples than other colors such as red and green. Another application is in single sensor multi-spectral and color cameras that use Color Filter Arrays. Sampling density is limited in Color Filter Arrays so that a lower blue sample density enables higher sample densities of other colors.
US09906689B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section; an image reading sensor and a colorimeter; a temperature sensor; a memory that stores a first color value and a second color value in a first color chart that has a larger number of patches than a second color chart; a processor that creates a scanner profile for converting a first color value into a second color value using color values obtained by the image reading sensor and the colorimeter, corrects the scanner profile according to the color values obtained by the image reading sensor and the colorimeter, and converts the first color value into the second color value using the corrected scanner profile.
US09906684B2
When a reading operation in a magnification setting is performed, an image at a position intended by a user can be magnified and output, and an output product intended by the user can be provided in a similar manner in either case of a regular size mode and an adjustable size mode while an efficient memory use is realized.
US09906680B2
An information processing system includes a first device and a second device coupled to the first device. The information processing system further includes a connection unit configured to establish a connection between the first device and the second device; a monitoring unit configured to cause the first device and the second device to perform live monitoring of each other, when the connection is established between the first device and the second device by the connection unit; a detection unit configured to detect an occurrence of an error in the first device or the second device by using the monitoring unit; and a saving unit configured to save log information including a log of the error, after the first device and the second device are restarted, when the occurrence of the error is detected by the detection unit.
US09906678B2
An image processing device is configured to provide a service relating to at least one of (1) the image data generated by the function of the image processing device and (2) image data representing the image to be formed, in response to a request from the image processing device. The image processing device may include a parameter designating unit, a service request unit, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the service providing parameter designated by the parameter designating unit. The service providing device is provided with a service provision executing unit that is adapted to execute a process to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving the request from the service request unit provided to the image processing device.
US09906673B2
The distance between an image forming apparatus and an object located around the apparatus is detected, and the apparatus is returned from a power-saving state when the distance becomes shorter than a predetermined distance. Also, the image forming apparatus is returned from a power saving state, even if the distance is longer than the predetermined distance, in a case where the detected distance decreases for every predetermined time.
US09906670B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit, an image forming unit, an acceptance unit, a paper transporting unit, a mode selecting unit, and a control unit. The image reading unit includes a document transporting device, a loaded-document detecting unit, a document table, a document holder, and a placed-document detecting unit. The mode selection unit can select a first mode in which paper is transported at the start of image reading operation and a second mode in which paper is transported after the image reading operation. If the loaded-document detecting unit detects that a document has not been loaded in a loading position and the placed-document detecting unit detects that a document has not been placed on the document table, the control unit controls the mode selection unit to select the second mode and controls the image reading unit to read an image on the document table.
US09906664B2
This invention is directed to autonomous document scanning operations. A scanning device and one or more stacks of documents may use motors to autonomously move the documents into position to be scanned by the scanner. The scanning device may detect properties of the documents while scanning. Multiple stacks of documents may be scanned in this manner with minimal user intervention, eliminating the need for manual intervention when scanning groups of documents.
US09906662B1
A scanning device includes an upper cover, and a separation module detachably and changeably assembled in the upper cover. A middle of a bottom surface of the upper cover is recessed in an upward direction to form an assembling groove. The separation module includes a fastening holder, a separation roller assembly received in the fastening holder, a torsion limiter and a sealing cover. The torsion limiter is engaged with the separation holder. The sealing cover is mounted under the fastening holder. Different separation modules detachably and changeably assembled in the assembling groove are capable of being equipped with different torsion limiters. When the scanning device scans papers of which grams are different, torsion values of the scanning device are capable of being adjusted by virtue of changing the different separation modules equipped with the different torsion limiters.
US09906649B2
The invention relates to a method and a communications arrangement for operating a communications connection between a communications terminal device (KE1) associated with a first participant and at least one first terminal device (KE2) associated with a second participant. For a process running on a second terminal device (RE1) integrating with a first communications terminal device (KE1) to be operated by the first participant, said process being free of functions for controlling the communications connection, at least one piece of information that is reproducible on a terminal device is extracted from a process-produced output (P1) to the second terminal device (RE1). Further, upon initiation of the communications connection between the communications terminal device (KE1) and the first terminal device (KE2), the reproducible information is transmitted to at one of the least one terminal devices (KE2, RE2) associated with the second participant.
US09906647B2
To provide better metrics for a contact center, the system determines when a contact center agent has been assigned to a plurality of agent skills in a skill group. A skill group is a set of skills for which the contact center seeks to calculate overall metrics across those skills. Information is received that the contact center agent is in a first state for the plurality of agent skills. For example, the contact center agent is available to support the different products. A status is calculated for the contact center agent in the skill group. The status for the contact center agent in the skill group is calculated based a minimum or maximum of the first state of the contact center agent in the skill group. The status of the first agent in the skill group is sent to a contact center administrator to better manage the contact center.
US09906644B1
Providing ported and disconnected wireless number distinction, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, an aggregator data file containing at least one of at least one wireless number that has been ported and at least one wireless number that has been disconnected, accessing, by the at least one processor, a number portability database, receiving, by the at least one processor, at least one of text and voice call opted-in data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a conjunction of the aggregator data file and number portability database, the conjunction defining a ported data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a commonality of the at least one of a text and a voice call opted-in data file and the ported data file, the commonality defining a ported opted-in data file, recording, in at least one memory, a status of the commonality of the ported opted-in data file as opted-in wireless numbers, wherein the at least one processor and at least one memory are communicably coupled and reestablishing, by the at least one processor, based on the opted-in wireless numbers at least one subscription service to at least one mobile device.
US09906643B2
Provided is a system, apparatus, and/or method for providing phone call route information, including a calling party information collector configured to collect calling party information according to selecting of a phone number link object provided to a calling party through a network a called party information collector configured to collect called party information about a certain incoming call from a called terminal, and a matching determiner configured to determine a relation between the selecting of the phone number link object and the certain incoming call by comparing at least one piece of the calling party information and at least one piece of the called party information.
US09906633B2
The present invention relates to a desktop speakerphone constructed to make the desktop speakerphone less space-consuming while having improved audio qualities. The desktop speakerphone preferably has two microphone clusters 6, 7 mounted at the upper side of the housing 2 closer towards respective longitudinal ends 8 of the latter, so that each microphone cluster 6, 7 can receive voice sound Av from one or more of the users. Each microphone cluster 6, 7 preferably comprises three pressure microphones 10, 11, 12. Furthermore, within each microphone cluster 6, 7, the second and third sound inlets 14, 15 are preferably arranged symmetrically on opposite sides of the respective median plane 18. Within each microphone cluster 6, 7, the relative arrangement of the three sound inlets 13, 14, 15 defines a respective microphone axis 9, 19 for each of the microphone pairs 10, 11, 10, 12. The microphone axis 9 of the first microphone pair 10, 11 extends through the first and the second sound inlet 13, 14, while the microphone axis 19 of the second microphone pair 10, 12 extends through the first and the third sound inlet 13, 15. The microphones are connected to multiple array processors, each configured to provide an array signal in dependence on two or more of the multiple microphone signals. First and second array processor configured to provide array signals in dependence on microphone signals.
US09906627B2
A method and system for encryption is provided. The method includes detecting one or more security associations corresponding to data payloads in response to receipt of the data payloads from multiple source connections. Each data payload includes one or more data packets from each source connection. The method also includes concatenating the data payloads corresponding to each security association. Further, the method includes encrypting the concatenated data payloads for each security association. The system includes a determination module that detects one or more security associations corresponding to data payloads in response to receipt of the data payloads from multiple source connections and concatenates the data payloads corresponding to each security association. The system also includes an encryption module that encrypts the concatenated data payloads for each security association.
US09906622B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for automated service interface optimization. In one embodiment, usage metrics are determined for a service client corresponding to usage of a set of data items within a data object. An optimized data object is provided to the service client in response to a request from the service client for the data object. The optimized data object includes empty values in place of one or more data items in the set of data items. The data item(s) are determined based at least in part on the usage metrics.
US09906618B2
Systems and methods of operating a content node that caches digital content for end users are provided herein. The content node is configured to cache data. When the content node receives a request for content that is not presently cached, the content node identifies the origin server associated with the requested content. The content node monitors network characteristics for at least the origin server and one or more service providers that transfer content between the origin server and the content node. The content node selects a network address associated with a particular service provider based upon network characteristics and requests the origin server to deliver requested content and the selected address.
US09906613B2
The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for analyzing user-specific information and determining content within one or more web pages that has been experienced by one or more users. Furthermore, the present disclosure is directed toward identifying and providing actionable data based on keywords experienced by one or more users.
US09906606B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided for exchanging system messages with a server by a client device in a system for providing a communication service. The client device receives a request message from the server. The request message includes a first content type indicating that the request message is for requesting a confirmation from a user of the client device, and content to be displayed at the client device for the confirmation. The content is displayed on the client device. The client device receives the confirmation from the user. The client device generates a response message corresponding to the confirmation. The response message includes a second content type indicating that the response message is generated based on the confirmation in response to the request message. The response message is transmitted from the client device to the server.
US09906605B2
A system and method for discovering services in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment are disclosed. The method may include providing service-feature information from a consumer app to a query service that is indicative of a service provided by a remotely located provider app and incorporating the service-feature information into resource records of an additional information section of a multicast domain name service (mDNS) message. The message is multicasted to other IoT devices, and a response message is received from at least one provider device. The additional information section of the response message is then analyzed to determine whether a service provided by the at least one provider device meets criteria defined by the service-feature information.
US09906603B2
A method for transferring a session between clients is provided when one user uses multiple clients on a service (for example, Push to talk over Cellular (PoC), Instant Messaging (IM), Converged-Internet Protocol (IP) Messaging (CPM)) providing system implemented through a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)/IP core network. A session transfer method is provided when the user needs to transfer a session to another client while the session is performed through one client. A temporary storing technique is used in which a conversation server or client as one of elements of a seamless CPM system for providing a seamless user environment temporarily stores data transmitted from another user during session transfer.
US09906600B2
An apparatus and methods are provided for initiating a network connection between a first device and a second device. While one or more high-power network interfaces of the first device are in a dormant state, the first device communicates with a second device via the first device's low-power network interface. The first device can determine, based on the communication, whether to establish a network connection with the second device via a high-power network interface of the first device. Next, if the first device is to establish the network connection with the second device via the high-power network interface, the device can wake the first high-power network interface and connect to the second device via the first high-power network interface.
US09906599B2
Techniques are disclosed for integration, provisioning and management of entities and processes in a computing system such as, by way of example only, business entities and business processes. In particular, techniques are disclosed for ontology based resource provisioning and management for services. For example, such an ontology based approach can be utilized in conjunction with a business support system which may be employed in conjunction with a cloud computing environment.
US09906596B2
A distributed storage system includes multiple resource nodes each having associated storage media. The resource nodes are configured to operate a first protocol between the resource nodes that exchanges availability and performance information for storage elements in the associated storage media. The resource nodes also operate a second protocol that dynamically distributes and redistributes data between the different resource nodes based on the availability and performance information for the storage elements. Relative distances may be identified between the different resource nodes and the second protocol may weight the availability and performance information based on the relative distances. The second protocol also may identify types of unshared use, shared use, and concurrent use for different portions of the data and distribute the portions of the data to other resource nodes based on the identified types of use.
US09906594B2
A client application coupled to a display generates a shared workspace that includes a content stream derived from a local user device a well as another content stream derived from a remote device. The client application is configured to detect when a user device is coupled locally, and to receive a content stream from that device. The client application determines when the other content stream is available, and then accesses that content stream via a streaming infrastructure. The client application then generates the shared workspace by rendering the two content streams to a display.
US09906591B2
The processing of data packets sent over a communication session between a host and a server by a service gateway includes processing a data packet using a current hybrid-stateful or hybrid-stateless processing method. The processing then checks whether a hybrid-stateless or hybrid-stateful condition is satisfied. When one of the sets of conditions is satisfied, the process includes changing from a hybrid-stateful to a hybrid-stateless processing method, or vice versa, for a subsequently received data packet. If the conditions are not satisfied, the process continues as originally structured.
US09906585B2
In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a method of assessment of hosting suitability of multiple applications in a cloud is disclosed. The method may include defining, in a first synthetic application definition, a first plurality of resource consumptions, wherein the first plurality of resource consumptions are equivalent to consumptions by a first candidate application, and defining, in a second synthetic application definition, a second plurality of resource consumptions, wherein the second plurality of resource consumptions are equivalent to consumptions by a second candidate application. The method may also include consuming quantities of resources of pluralities of nodes of the computing system, recording performances of the synthetic, and evaluating the computing system based upon the recorded performances. The present disclosure additionally includes associated systems and apparatuses.
US09906584B2
A terminal device, system and method for accessing a virtual desktop, the terminal device includes: a plurality of peripheral interface groups, configured to connect with a plurality of peripheral groups, wherein each of the peripheral groups comprises one or more input apparatus; a plurality of virtual machines, configured to control corresponding desktops supplied by a virtual desktop server system according to operating data input by the peripheral groups; and a network interface, configured to connect with the virtual desktop server system. With the above terminal device, system and method, the cost of the current virtual desktop system can be reduced effectively.
US09906580B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting a file in a server. A file is generated for an adaptive stream service. The file is transmitted. The file includes range information for indicating a byte range of a segment.
US09906576B2
The disclosure relates to systems and methods of burning, snapshotting, streaming and curating geofeeds, each geofeed including a plurality of geofeed content items that are aggregated from a plurality of content providers using respective requests formatted specifically for individual ones of the plurality of content providers, where each individual set of a plurality of content is relevant to one or more geographically definable locations. Archives of a geofeed may be generated by burning portions or all of the geofeed content items and/or generating snapshots of geofeeds at different times. A real-time geofeed may be streamed by continuously or periodically obtaining newly available geofeed content items and updated a geofeed stream in real-time. Collections of geofeed content items may be curated in order to organize and follow geofeed content items of interest.
US09906566B2
An IMS structure is described that hosts an IMS service based on a Rich Communication Suite (RCS) protocol for messaging only and IMS service based on VoLTE or Voice over WiFi. The IMS comprises functionality for rerouting a VoLTE or VoWiFi session invitation to a subscriber via a circuit switched network based on determined capabilities and authorizations of the invited subscriber.
US09906558B2
A method sends a request for a delegated authorization grant data set, receives a delegated authorization grant data set that defines the delegated authorization grant scope, with respect to a resource. The delegated authorization grant data set includes a scope variable value having been selected by a delegator entity through a delegation grant scope user interface on the delegator device. The scope controls access to the resource in a manner limited by the scope of the delegated authorization grant defined by the delegated authorization grant data set.
US09906557B2
A mechanism is provided for generating a packet inspection policy for a policy enforcement point in a centralized management environment. Data of a network topology for the policy enforcement point corresponding to a network infrastructure is updated according to metadata of the policy enforcement point, the metadata including a capability of the policy enforcement point. The packet inspection policy for the policy enforcement point is generated according to the data of the network topology and the capability of the policy enforcement point. The packet inspection policy is then deployed to the policy enforcement point.
US09906554B2
The present invention relates to methods, network devices, and machine-readable media for an integrated environment for automated processing of reports of suspicious messages, and furthermore, to a network for distributing information about detected phishing attacks.
US09906532B2
A method and system for initiating message listening and routing message content to authorized user devices is disclosed. For a second user device to receive notifications regarding records of a first user, the second user device provides information identifying the first user to a notification service. The notification service verifies the identifying information. The notification service initiates one or more listeners to listen for messages flowing over a messaging bus that are relating to the first user. Once a message is identified, at least a portion of the message is used to generate a notification that may be sent to the second user device.
US09906529B2
A relay apparatus includes a memory that stores right information indicating a right to access a service providing apparatus, a first retrieval unit that retrieves, from a client apparatus, identification information of a user registered in the service providing apparatus that is a target of an access request from the client apparatus, and an access unit that accesses the service providing apparatus as the target using the identification information retrieved by the first retrieval unit instead of the right information stored on the memory if the right information to access the service providing apparatus as the target is not valid.
US09906526B2
Technology for a dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) aware (DASH-aware) network application function (D-NAF) on a server is disclosed. In an example, the D-NAF can include a network application function (NAF) for authenticating a client and a DASH proxy for delivering DASH content and authentication information for the client.
US09906522B2
We propose a method that uses formatting options of Font, Font Size, Font Color, Shading, Font Style, Font Effects, Font Underline, and Character Effects as a part of electronic signature.
US09906519B1
Provided is contextual and time sensitive out of band transactional signing. The transactional signing includes providing a token code in response to a request to initiate a transaction within a secure network. The request is received over a first channel and the token code is provided over a second channel. The first channel and the second channel are different channels. The transactional signing also includes evaluating a received context, wherein the context is appended to the token code. In addition, the transactional signing includes selectively allowing the transaction based on the context appended to the token code.
US09906513B2
A system includes a key repository and a network node. The key repository is configured to generate a private key and a public key of the network node, to communicate the private key and the public key to the network node, to verify whether the network node is authorized to operate on a network, to generate a first message indicating whether the network node is authorized to operate on the network, to encrypt the first message using the public key, and to communicate the encrypted first message to the network node. The network node is configured to decrypt the encrypted first message using the private key, to generate a second message based on the first message, to encrypt the second message using the private key, and to record the encrypted second message to a ledger.
US09906512B2
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for handling revocation statuses of credentials, the method including: an issuing computer transmitting a public key to user and verifying computers, a revocation computer sending revocation parameters to user and verifying computer devices, issuing credentials to a user computer by an issuing computer, verifying issued credentials by the user computer, transmitting updated revocation information to the revocation computer by the verifying computer, updating provisional revocation status information by the revocation computer, updating revocation status information by the revocation computer, transmitting updated revocation information to a revocation computer by a verifying computer, updating provisional revocation status information by the revocation computer, transmitting updated revocation status information to the user and verifying computers by the revocation computer, creating a presentation token by the user computer, transmitting the presentation token to a verifying computer, and verifying the presentation token by the verifying computer.
US09906510B2
Disclosed are various examples for facilitating a virtual content repository on behalf of a user. In a virtual content repository, files are stored in content repositories external to the virtual content repository that are associated with a user account that can be different from an enterprise user account linked to the virtual content repository. Files and portions thereof can also be stored in multiple content repositories that are external to the virtual content repository. A file can also be encrypted, in which case the encryption key can be stored by the virtual content repository but, in some scenarios, not in the content repository where the file is stored.
US09906509B2
A method for offline DRM authentication and a system thereof relates to the information security field. In order to solve the problem that a license must be requested from the server in the process of DRM authentication, the invention provides a method for offline DRM authentication, in which, the method comprises: a content provider encrypts the data file with DRM standard and stores the internal information in an authentication device, the authentication device is connected to the local computer, the software program on the local computer opens and reads the data file. A system for offline DRM authentication, in which, the system comprises an authentication device, a client PC and content provider side, the authentication device comprises the DRM service module and authentication communication module. Compared with the prior art, the present invention allows the user to use the DRM protected information without a network connection.
US09906506B1
A variety of techniques for performing identity verification are disclosed. As one example, a verification request is received from a remote user. The verification request pertains to a cryptographic key. In response to receiving a confirmation from a local user of the local device, a verification process is initiated. A result of the verification process is transmitted to the remote user. As a second example, a verification request can be received at the local device, from a local user of the device. A verification process with respect to the local user is initiated, and a result of the verification process is transmitted to a remote user that is different from the local user.
US09906495B2
A network security device includes a network flow statistics processing engine to process network flow information related to network flows. The network flow statistics processing engine includes a first processing stage performing per-flow information aggregation and a second processing stage performing per-destination system component information aggregation, with each processing stage implementing a threshold-based data export scheme and a timer-based data export scheme. In this manner, up-to-date flow information is available to peer system components regardless of the varying flow rates of the network flow.
US09906484B2
A method, system, and computer program product for selectively disseminating content in social media are provided in the illustrative embodiments. Prior to a dissemination of the content, the content being prepared for the dissemination is detected. Using Natural Language Processing (NLP), the content is analyzed to identify a theme and a subject matter of the content. A set of data comprising data related to a set of social connections of a user in the social media is analyzed. A second theme resulting from analyzing a first data in the set of data is compared with the theme, the first data corresponding to a first social connection in the set of social connections. When the second theme matches the theme within a threshold, the first social connection is added to a selected sharing group. The content is disseminated to the selected sharing group.
US09906478B2
A method, system and computer program product for improving social network users' interactions. The content of posts in a thread is analyzed so as to group the posts by topic. The posts directed to a specific topic are then analyzed to determine which users posted an initial post or a comment containing an ongoing question not answered. The users' profiles, liked pages and/or friends' graphs for the users involved in the analyzed posts are analyzed to determine any relationships among the users. Furthermore, past communication patterns and/or liked pages of the users are analyzed to determine the likelihood of responding to posts. The posts in the original thread are split into a new thread containing the group(s) of posts directed to a topic(s) having a group of users who would most likely participate in the new thread, where the group of users is selected based on the analysis discussed above.
US09906477B2
A method, product and apparatus for distributing retained messages information in a clustered publish/subscribe system. The method comprising obtaining a set of Retained Message Filters (RMFs) comprising a RMF for each server in the cluster, wherein the RMF representing a set of topics for which retained messages are retained by the server, the RMF being configured to approximate whether the server retains a retained message that matches a subscription; responsive to receiving a subscription request from a client, applying the set of RMFs to the subscription to obtain an indication of a set of servers that potentially retain retained messages that match the subscription; triggering each server in the set of servers to perform retrieval of retained messages that match the subscription; and sending to the client the retained messages retrieved from the servers in the set of servers.
US09906475B2
An information processing apparatus includes a memory, a transmission unit, and a permission unit. The memory stores an identification of a client apparatus, a first mail address assigned to a first user, and first permission information indicating that the first user has authority to use a service, while associating the identification, the first mail address, and the first permission information with one another. The transmission unit transmits, in a case where the identification has been received from the client apparatus, a first email addressed to the first mail address stored in association with the identification that has been received. The permission unit permits, in a case where a reply corresponding to contents of the first email has been received from a terminal, use of the service in accordance with the first permission information stored in association with the first mail address.
US09906472B2
A navigation bar is provided for switching between modules within an expanded communication service such as email, calendar, contacts, tasks, etc. and for presenting preview peeks associated with each module to a user. A temporary preview of a module may be provided upon a hover action over predefined navigation bar locations such as icons and/or textual identifiers without actually needing to switch to a module. The preview may also be docked or pinned to a location on the main user interface so that it is displayed within the main user interface. New or interesting activity within each module may be highlighted by displaying an information badge next to a module name, for example.
US09906471B1
A communications device for managing composition of electronic messages using temporary suspensions is disclosed. The communications device includes a network interface, a memory, and a processor in communication with the network interface and the memory. The processor is configured to receive a request to suspend composition of a first electronic message in an input field associated with an electronic message exchange between two or more participants, store in the memory the first electronic message, and clear the input field for composition of a second electronic message. Responsive to a trigger indicating resumption of composition of the first electronic message, the processor is further configured to insert the first electronic message in the input field, thereby enabling completion of the composition of the first electronic message, and to add the first electronic message to a thread of the electronic message exchange. The first electronic message is displayed in the thread of the electronic message exchange chronologically after the second electronic message.
US09906469B2
The invention relates to an aircraft control system, situated in the avionics bay, including a computer, a remote equipment, such as an actuator of control surfaces, and an AFDX network. The computer includes a first module and a second module, respectively connected to a corresponding first module and a second module of the equipment, by a first and a second virtual link sharing a common path through the network, the first and second virtual links being segregated by a separate encoding at the applicative level. A replication and/or frame switching device is connected, on the one hand, to the common port and, on the other hand, to the ports of the first and second modules of the equipment.
US09906460B2
The present disclosure generally discloses a data plane configured for processing function scalability. The processing functions for which scalability is supported may include charging functions, monitoring functions, security functions, or the like.
US09906457B2
A network includes an egress node connected to an ingress node via a network path. The egress node is configured to receive, from the ingress node, a group of packets via the network path, where each packet includes an operations, administration, and management (OAM) field appended to the packet, and where the OAM field stores OAM information. The egress node is further configured to read the OAM information from the packets; analyze the OAM information, associated with one or more of the packets, to determine that a network condition exists on the network path; and notify the ingress node that the network condition exists to permit the ingress node to perform a rerouting operation.
US09906448B2
A communication system reduces load on a control device managing centralized control of a plurality of nodes. The communication system includes nodes and a control device. On receipt of a packet, each node references a table including a plurality of processing rules concerning packet processing to process the received packet in accordance with at least one processing rule corresponding to the received packet. If the corresponding processing rule is not known, each node transmits a processing rule setting request. On receipt of the processing rule setting request, the control device sets a packet processing rule in at least one of the nodes. A request staying unit that transiently stays the setting request to the control device is provided in such one or more nodes.
US09906445B2
An embodiment of the invention includes a plurality of tables in a hardware network for performing packet processing. Each table in the plurality of tables includes a table declaration. The table declaration includes a first set of fields used for input matching and a second set of fields used as inputs for action processing. A first table is selected from the plurality of tables. Successor tables to the first table are selected from the plurality of tables. There is a third set of fields for each successor table of the successor tables. The contents of the third set of fields are output fields where the output fields are modified by the first table when a next table of the first table is the successor table of the first table.
US09906444B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for applying security to packets, for example, packets utilizing short MAC headers.
US09906441B2
When a device is a primary backbone device, the device adds a backbone device on each branch of a STP tree calculated by the device to a selected group, wherein a distance between the device and the added backbone device is kN hops, where k is an integer and N is a predefined natural number, 3≦N≦6, k=1, 2, . . . . The device enables a rapid flood function, and notifies backbone devices in the selected group of the enabling of the rapid flood function.
US09906440B2
Arbitrating and multiplexing circuitry 28 comprises arbitrating tree circuitry having X arbitrating levels and multiplexing tree circuitry having Y multiplexing levels. The Y multiplexing levels comprise a first set of multiplexing levels upstream of a second set of multiplexing levels. The first set of multiplexing levels operate in parallel with at least some of the arbitrating levels. The second set of multiplexing levels operate in series with the X arbitrating levels such that the second set of multiplexing levels completes the required selection to provide the final output following completion of, and in dependence upon, the arbitration by the arbitrating tree circuitry.
US09906437B2
A communication system includes a control apparatus that controls communication apparatus(s) included in a hierarchical network, and a first communication apparatus that forms links in a first layer of the network and performs processing related to communication flows based on a first packet handling operation. The control apparatus determines destinations to accommodate communication flows specified according to the first packet handling operation, based on information related to a second layer that differs from the first layer.
US09906433B2
An application programming interface (API) supporting server and key based networking is described. In an embodiment, the API receives either a key or a server address from a service running on a server in a direct-connect topology and returns data which identifies suitable next hops for transmission of a packet of data which has a destination of the received server address or of a server address which is encoded within the received key. In another embodiment, the key also encodes information specifying alternative server addresses for use in the event that the original server is unreachable. This information may also be used to define servers for replication of the key. A further embodiment describes a method of queuing packets for transmission against multiple links, where the packet is transmitted on the first available link and at this time is removed from the queues for the other links.
US09906432B2
At a first virtual device executing in a data processing system, a determination is made whether a partner list associated with the first virtual device includes a threshold number of partner virtual devices, the first virtual device participating in the control cluster. A first Live packet is unicast over the VLAN to each partner virtual device identified in the partner list. A unicast of a second Live packet from a second virtual device to the first virtual device is received over the VLAN, the second virtual device being identified in the partner list. A Hello packet is broadcast over the VLAN to cause the Hello packet to reach a third virtual device, wherein the Hello packet is configured to discover a new partner virtual device to add to the partner list, discovering the new partner enlarging the control cluster.
US09906428B2
A method and apparatus is provided. The method includes determining a training data set comprising input and output data of a power amplifier, determining compensation data by regressing the training data using a frequency domain weighting function, storing the compensation data, and linearizing an output of the power amplifier using the stored compensation data.
US09906424B2
A method and system for storage traffic modeling in a Software Defined Storage (SDS) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: collecting observed values of at least one performance parameter in a period of time from a storage node; learning a trend structure of the at least one performance parameter varying with time from the observed values; and providing a predicted value of one performance parameter in a particular point in time in the future. The storage node is operated by SDS software. The trend structure is adjusted based on observed values collected after the period of time. The predicted value is an output of the trend structure which has been adjusted.
US09906423B2
Embodiments are directed towards employing a plurality of tag states to control tag suspension based on an asynchronous process that proactively monitors tag performance, response times, and latency. Tags may be in one of multiple states. Tags in a NORMAL state or a FLAGGED state may be enabled for deployment, and tags in a SUSPENSION A state or a SUSPENSION B state may be blocked from deployment. A tag's state may change based on monitoring the tag's latency to determine if latent events occur. Tag latency may be asynchronously monitored independent of web page requests. If latent events occur, then the tag's state may change from NORMAL to FLAGGED, from FLAGGED to SUSPENSION A, or from SUSPENSION B to SUSPENSION_A. If non-latent events occur, then the tag's state may change from SUSPENSION B to FLAGGED or from FLAGGED to NORMAL, while a tag's state may change from SUSPENSION_A to SUSPENSION_B after a predetermined time period.
US09906420B2
In an approach for providing a dynamic boundary based approach for monitoring and metering, a processor provisions at least one agent to one or more network accessible resources, wherein the at least one agent is configured to allow for monitoring and metering. A processor provides at least one dynamic boundary for monitoring and metering. A processor receives information captured by the at least one agent provisioned to the one or more network accessible resources based on the dynamic boundary for monitoring and metering. A processor causes the information to be available for use.
US09906412B2
The embodiment of the present document provides a collaboration method in a distributed resilient network interconnected system, including: a link aggregation control protocol (LACP) system receiving system parameters notified by a distributed relay control protocol (DRCP) system, and using the system parameters of the DRCP system as system negotiation parameters of the LACP system. The embodiments of the present document further provide a link aggregation control protocol (LACP) system, wherein the LACP system includes a receiving module and a controlling module, the receiving module is configured to receive system parameters notified by a distributed relay control protocol (DRCP) system; the controlling module is configured to take the system parameters of the DRCP system as system negotiation parameters of the LACP system. The embodiment of the present document achieves a collaboration between the LACP system and the DRCP system.
US09906394B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for sending a synchronization signal in an FBMC system in the field of communications, and are used for reducing the cost of a synchronization signal and improving the spectral efficiency. The method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: determining a sending time-frequency resource location of a synchronization symbol; determining a time-frequency resource location having mutual interference with the synchronization symbol; sending the synchronization symbol on the sending time-frequency resource location of the synchronization symbol, and sending a protection symbol on the time-frequency resource location having mutual interference with the synchronization symbol.
US09906393B2
A method is provided for receiving broadcast signals. The method includes receiving broadcast signals; demodulating the received broadcast signals by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) scheme; Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO) processing the demodulated broadcast signals based on at least one of a phase-hoping matrix with a phase rotation angle and a rotation matrix with a rotation angle, wherein a value of the rotation angle depends on a modulation order and a code rate of transmitted data, demapping data in the MIMO processed broadcast signals; and decoding the demapped data based on the code rate.
US09906391B2
A method of wirelessly communicating a packet including a first portion for transmission over at least one channel of a first transmission type and a second portion for transmission over at least one channel of a second transmission type. In one aspect, the method includes generating, at a wireless device, a packet including a first portion having a first symbol duration. The packet further includes a second portion having a second symbol duration greater than the first. The second portion can include a plurality of repeated portions of the signal field, the repeated portions having the second symbol duration. The first portion includes a first training field. The method further includes prepending or appending a second training field to the first portion. The second training field has the second symbol duration. The method further includes transmitting the packet.
US09906389B2
The object of the present invention is to reduce the number of complex multiplications in an ICI reduction processing and to reduce the influence of characteristic degradation due to a quantization bit limitation of a digital signal processing. A receiver includes an extended CP addition unit (102) that receives radio signals through a plurality of paths and compensates for a symbol lost within a Fourier transform window to received signals received through the plurality of paths; and FFTs (104-1 and 104-2) each of which performs, in a range of the Fourier transform window, Fourier transform on the received signal with a lost symbol added.
US09906385B2
Devices, systems and methods are provided where a request may be transmitted based on a first encoding scheme, and a response to the request may be transmitted based on a second encoding scheme different from the first encoding scheme. The second encoding scheme may comprise an edge-based pulse width modulation encoding scheme.
US09906379B2
A method is disclosed for providing a network bridge between a source and a receiving network of a communication network, wherein the network bridge includes two content-bridging nodes connected between the source and the receiving networks according to a redundancy schema defined in IEC62439-3. The method can include assigning a common source network node identifier to the two content-bridging nodes; receiving, by each of the two content-bridging nodes, network traffic within the source network; and forwarding, by each of the two content-bridging nodes using the source network identifier, the network traffic from the source to the receiving networks.
US09906378B2
Various systems and methods for bypassing one or more non-capable nodes. For example, one method involves a capable node determining that an adjacent node is non-capable, where capable nodes are configured to implement a data plane capability and non-capable nodes are not. The method then involves identifying a downstream node that is capable. The downstream node is on a shortest path. The method also involves generating information that identifies a tunnel to the downstream node.
US09906376B2
A first device and a second device are placed into communication via use of a first communications link and, in response, the first device and the second device exchange data via use of the first communications link to thereby configure the first device to receive communications from the second device via use of a second communications link different than the first communications link. In this manner, the second device can be used to transmit commands to control functional operations of the first device via use of the second communications link.
US09906370B2
A first management node of a first rack can be registered to a shared file storage system by establishing a mutual trust relationship between the first management node and the shared file storage system. The first management node can access a plurality of respective public keys and a plurality of respective certificates of authority that are stored in the shared file storage system and associated with a plurality of respective registered management nodes. The first management node can store a public key and a certificate of authority in the shared file storage system. The first management node can form mutual trust relationships with other registered management nodes. The first management node can validate authenticity of messages received from registered management nodes of the plurality of registered management nodes using a respective public key and a respective certificate of authority associated with a respective registered management node sending a message.
US09906365B2
A personal digital ID device provides a digital identifier to a service for a predetermined duration in response to user interaction. The user interaction may include a button press. The personal digital ID device may be in the form of a bracelet, a key fob, or other form factor. The service may be provided by a mobile device, in the cloud, or elsewhere.
US09906362B2
A method for data transformation is provided. The method includes interleaving input/output (I/O) processing of files or blocks and rekeying of the files or blocks. The method includes blocking from the rekeying the portion of the file or blocks while the portion of the file or blocks is subjected to the I/O processing and blocking from the I/O processing the portion of the file or blocks while the portion of the file or blocks is subjected to the rekeying. The method further includes writing metadata regarding status of the rekeying of the portion of the file or blocks, and regarding a key applied in the rekeying of the portion of the file or blocks, wherein at least one method operation is performed by a processor. A computer readable media and a system are provided also.
US09906359B2
Instructions and logic provide general purpose GF(28) SIMD cryptographic arithmetic functionality. Embodiments include a processor to decode an instruction for a SIMD affine transformation specifying a source data operand, a transformation matrix operand, and a translation vector. The transformation matrix is applied to each element of the source data operand, and the translation vector is applied to each of the transformed elements. A result of the instruction is stored in a SIMD destination register. Some embodiments also decode an instruction for a SIMD binary finite field multiplicative inverse to compute an inverse in a binary finite field modulo an irreducible polynomial for each element of the source data operand. Some embodiments also decode an instruction for a SIMD binary finite field multiplication specifying first and second source data operands to multiply each corresponding pair of elements of the first and second source data operand modulo an irreducible polynomial.
US09906345B2
Physical layer characteristics, e.g., reference signal density, reference signal distribution, data parameters, etc., are defined in the physical layer for sub-frames of a transmission time interval (TTI) allocated to data packet(s) based on the number of allocated sub-frames. The flexibility provided by the solution presented herein enables the associated wireless system to better define those physical layer characteristics necessary to meet signal quality and system requirements without unnecessarily overburdening the system overhead. Thus, the reference signal overhead may be reduced, which leads to reduced system overhead and/or increased spectrum efficiency.
US09906342B2
An embodiment method of indicating reception of a plurality of low-payload messages includes receiving the plurality of low-payload messages from respective user equipments (UEs). The method also includes generating a composite reception indication (RIND) containing a RIND for each of the plurality of low-payload messages. The method also includes broadcasting the composite RIND to the respective UEs.
US09906336B2
A method and apparatus for transmitting channel information used by a station form among TV white space channels, and a method and apparatus for performing channel switching are disclosed. A method for transmitting information of a channel used by a station from among TV white space channels includes determining one or more channels used by the station from among channels contained in a plurality of OFDM blocks, wherein each OFDM block includes one or more contiguous channels from among the TV white space channels, generating a message including first information indicating the lowest channel number from among channels contained in a first OFDM block from among the plurality of OFDM blocks, second information indicating the lowest channel number from among channels contained in a second OFDM block, third information indicating the one or more channels used by the station as bitmap information, and fourth information indicating a total amount of bandwidth used by the station, and transmitting the generated message.
US09906329B2
The present invention provides a better solution to the problem of reporting to the transmitter the data received by a receiver in the field of data communications. This is achieved by reporting the status of the receivers' window. The cumulative sequence number is placed in the first field of the acknowledgement report as per the present invention. As per prior negotiation, the optional field of missing and received span pairs is placed after that. The first missing span length occurs after that. The next received span length is placed after that. Thereafter, the next missing span length and the received span lengths are placed one after the other. The last received data span is acknowledged in the last field. One optional field can occur either before or after this layout to represent the receiver open window status.
US09906303B2
Methods of operating a cellular radio are provided in which a first power supply signal is transmitted from a power supply to a wireless power unit at least in part over a power cable. A second power supply signal is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless power unit to the cellular radio to power the cellular radio. Data is transmitted from a baseband unit that is associated with the cellular radio to a wireless transceiver at least in part over a data cable. This data is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transceiver to the cellular radio. The data is then transmitted through an antenna that is coupled to the cellular radio.
US09906299B2
Upstream frame configuration for ethernet passive optical network protocol over coax (EPoC) networks
A method and system for generating a data frame in an upstream frame in an Ethernet Passive Optical Network protocol over Coax (EPoC) network is provided. The data frame includes a plurality of resource blocks, each of a particular type. The resource blocks are arranged in the data frame in accordance with pilot rules and a pilot pattern.
US09906286B2
Disclosed are a terminal and a CSI feedback method of a terminal, comprising the steps of: classifying cells into one or more cell groups on the basis of cell IDs of the cells set in a terminal; selecting a representative cell representing other cells belonging to each cell group; and transmitting a CSI feedback on the cells belonging to each cell group to at least one of a macro cell and a small cell connected to the terminal by using the representative cell selected in each cell group.
US09906282B2
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of multi-user (MU) wireless communication. For example, a wireless station may be configured to generate a MU Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a header field and a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (MPDUs) to a respective plurality of users, the header field including an indication of a plurality of lengths of respective ones of the plurality of MPDUs, one or more MPDUs of the plurality of MPDUs being followed by one or more respective PHY padding portions extending to an end of a longest MPDU of the plurality of MPDUs; and process transmission of the MU PPDU to the plurality of users over a wireless communication band.
US09906280B2
A closed loop MIMO feedback system is described in which the number of available antenna ports is less than the number of antenna elements. In one implementation, sounding reference signals, received from a number of UEs, may be used, by a base station, to generate and transmit a number of OFDMA Channel State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RSs). The OFDMA CSI-RSs may be determined based on the top eigen beams associated with an average channel covariance matrix determined based on the received sounding reference signals. A UE, in response to receiving the OFDMA CSI-RSs, may determine a preferred eigen beam and transmit a quantized version of the preferred eigen beam back to the eNB. Subsequent communications with the UE may be made using beamforming techniques that are based on the quantized version of the preferred eigen beam.
US09906279B2
The present invention provides a precoding matrix indicator feedback method, a receive end, and a transmit end. The method includes: selecting, by a receive end based on a reference signal, a precoding matrix W from a codebook, where a coefficient α is used to perform phase adjustment on φn in W, φn represents a phase difference between weighted values of a first antenna group and a second antenna group of a transmit end for a transmission signal from a same transmission layer, φ n ∈ { e j 2 π n Q } , and the first antenna group and the second antenna group belong to a same multi-antenna system; and sending, by the receive end, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) to the transmit end. In this way, using the coefficient α to perform the phase adjustment on φn can increase a size of a codebook set applicable to different antenna configurations, and improve precision of the receive end to feed back a PMI.
US09906277B2
Disclosed is a protocol for transmitting data through cooperation between access points in an overlapped basic service set (OBSS) environment. A cooperative beamforming communication method may include negotiating, by a first access point, a cooperative transmit beamforming with a second access point having an OBSS area with the first access point; transmitting, by the first access point, a clear-to-send (CTS) to the second access point; and performing, by the first access point, the cooperative transmit beamforming with the second access point during a cooperative transmit beamforming duration determined through the negotiation after a predetermined time interval is elapsed, when transmission of the CTS is completed.
US09906260B2
Antenna systems that make use of an integrated proximity sensor or other sensor in order to implement a closed loop antenna selection system. In one embodiment, the antenna system is implemented within an exemplary portable wireless device and includes as its primary components for implementing the closed loop antenna selection system: a proximity sensor/microcontroller unit (MCU); a switching apparatus; a baseband front end module (FEM); and a number of antenna modules. The integrated proximity sensor/MCU detects the presence (influence) of a user's hand, or other loading by any other dielectric or metal component, through measurements that take place through the antenna modules and selects the appropriate RF path for transmission and/or reception by the mobile device. Methods of using and testing the aforementioned antenna systems are also disclosed.
US09906259B2
A protective cover for an electronic devices includes a protective shell base having an inner surface, an outer surface, and side members. The protective cover also includes a cushioning member configured for cushioning the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover also includes a first opening configured to align with and expose at least a portion of a capacitance-sensing interactive touch screen display when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover also includes a second opening configured to align with a camera feature of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover further includes an access port positioned to be proximate an electrical interface of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base.
US09906258B1
The utility model discloses an anti-drop phone cover with buoyancy. The phone cover consists of a cover body and suspending members; the body is internally filled with a foam layer and externally provided with an anti-scratch layer and has two mounting holes respectively formed at two corners; the suspending members are respectively disposed in the mounting holes; an arc-shaped projection of the front end of each one of the suspending members is formed with a round hole for suspending phone accessories. The cover is internally filled with a foam layer which is disposed in the bottom face and four lateral faces of the body therefore has very high buoyancy. The cover body is externally provided with an anti-scratch layer and avoids scratches. The suspending members capable of suspending accessories are disposed at two corners of the body of the utility model, the suspending members are internally provided with two step portions.
US09906257B2
Disclosed are a case for an electronic device, an electronic device including the case, and a notification method thereof. The case for the electronic device having a lateral side, a back side, and a display configured to emit light may include: a body that is fastened to the electronic device; and a light guide unit that is formed in the body, and guides the light emitted from the display of the electronic device to at least one of the lateral side or the back side of the electronic device to be output to the outside.
US09906252B2
An electronic device with a Frequency Modulation (FM) antenna includes an earphone jack, an FM chip, a switching unit, and a processing unit. The earphone jack includes a left channel pin, a right channel pin, and a ground pin. The FM chip receives an FM signal and outputs a Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value of the FM signal to the processing unit. The processing unit receives the RSSI value, compares the RSSI value with a predetermined value, and controls the switching unit to select the left and right channel pins as a signal receiving point of the FM antenna or select the ground pin as the signal receiving point of the FM antenna according to a result of the comparison.
US09906251B2
There is provided a reception device including first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals, a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal, and a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.
US09906248B2
A processor, comprising a first data input configured to receive a stream of samples of a first signal having a spectral space, the stream having a data rate of at least 4 GHz; a second data input configured to receive a stream of samples of a second signal; a multitap correlator, configured to receive the first stream of samples and the second stream of samples, and producing at least one correlation output for each respective sequential sample of the first signal received; and a programmable control configured to alter a relationship of the stream of samples of the first signal and the stream of samples of the second signal, to thereby select, under program control, an alterable correlation output.
US09906237B1
A digital-to-analog converter includes an adder having a plurality of inputs and an output coupled to the output of the converter. The converter further includes a plurality of digital-to-analog (DAC) elements, each DAC element has an output coupled to an input of the adder, and each DAC element has a DAC element input. A plurality of comparators have outputs coupled to a DAC element input. A first input of each comparator is coupled to the input of the converter. A second input of each comparator is selectively coupled to one of a predetermined voltage and a pseudo-random bit sequence (PRBS[n]).
US09906233B2
There is disclosed herein analogue-to-digital converter circuitry, comprising a set of sub-ADC units each for carrying out analogue-to-digital conversion operations, the set comprising a given number of core sub-ADC units for carrying out said given number of core conversion operations. Also provided is control circuitry operable, when a said sub-ADC unit is determined to be a defective sub-ADC unit, to cause the core conversion operations to be carried by the sub-ADC units of the set sub-ADC units other than the defective sub-ADC unit.
US09906222B2
A gate driving circuit and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The gate driving circuit includes: an input and latch circuit, a signal processing circuit electrically connected with the input and latch circuit and an output buffering circuit electrically connected with the signal processing circuit. Wherein, the input and latch circuit or the signal processing circuit includes two switch modules which are disposed in parallel. Each switch module includes two switching tubes disposed in series, control terminals of the two switching tubes of one of the two switch modules are crosswise connected with control terminals of the two switching tubes of the other of the two switch modules. The present invention through disposing two switch modules and crosswise connecting the control terminals of the switching tubes, the stress degrees applied on the two switching transistors are the same so as to greatly increase the stability of the circuit operation.
US09906204B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for tunable filters and/or front-ends. In one aspect there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may a first band filter; a second tunable band filter; and a radio frequency switch coupled to at least the first band filter and the second tunable band filter, wherein the radio frequency switch is configured to switch between at least the first band filter and the second tunable band filter. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US09906202B1
A radio-frequency (RF) antenna with wideband impedance matching includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and patterned connections. The first conductive layer is formed on a first surface of a dielectric material. The second conductive layer is formed on a second surface of the dielectric material. The patterned connections between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are formed through multiple vias to enable the wideband impedance matching. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are formed based on an antenna-layout pattern. The multiple vias are formed based on a via pattern that corresponds to the antenna-layout pattern.
US09906197B2
A signal processing apparatus includes: a control section; a signal processing section connected with a plurality of signal processing elements and configured to perform signal processing for enhancing or attenuating an input signal in a specific frequency band; and a crossfade signal section including a crossfade signal processing element capable of replacing at least one of the signal processing elements, wherein the control section is configured to control any one of the signal processing elements among the plurality of signal processing elements, and the crossfade signal processing element, to crossfade to the crossfade signal processing element having the signal processing element as a new characteristic, to perform processing for replacing any one of the signal processing elements by the crossfade signal processing element, and to perform the processing on remaining signal processing elements of the plurality of signal processing elements in the signal processing section.
US09906191B1
A superconducting multi-bit digital mixer, designed using rapid single flux quantum (RSFQ) logic, for multiplying two independent digital streams, at least one of these comprising a plurality of parallel bit lines, wherein the output is also a similar plurality of bit lines. In a preferred embodiment, one of the digital streams represents a local oscillator signal, and the other digital stream digital radio frequency input from an analog-to-digital converter. The multi-bit mixer comprises an array of bit-slices, with the local oscillator signal generated using shift registers. This multi-bit mixer is suitable for an integrated circuit with application to a broadband digital radio frequency receiver, a digital correlation receiver, or a digital radio frequency transmitter. A synchronous pulse distribution network is used to ensure proper operation at data rates of 20 GHz or above.
US09906190B2
A solar panel soiling monitoring system is provided for measuring soiling losses on a photo-voltaic system. The solar panel monitoring system includes: a soil monitoring panel including a plurality of arranged photovoltaic cells connected in series to one another; a measurement unit in electronic communication with a switchbox for controlling measurements of each of the photovoltaic cells; a communication unit in electronic communication with the measurement unit; and a data storage system in electronic communication with the communication unit including a processor, a computer readable storage medium, and one or more computer programs operable on the data storage system. The data storage system determines soiling conditions of the soil monitoring panel based on measured short circuit currents of each of the plurality of photovoltaic cells of the soil monitoring panels.
US09906186B2
A holding frame includes a main frame member extending along a first side of the light-receiving surface, and a sub-frame member extending along a second side adjacent to the first side, wherein the main frame member includes a main outer wall extending along the first side, main holding units formed on the main outer wall to hold the solar cell panel from the first-side side, and a main bottom piece formed on the main outer wall protruding towards inside of the holding frame. The sub-frame member includes a sub-outer wall extending along the second side, sub-holding units formed on the sub-outer wall to hold the solar cell panel from the second-side side, and a cylindrical part formed to include the sub-outer wall, extending along the second side on the back surface side of the solar cell panel.
US09906185B2
Method for detecting a short circuit in a synchronous machine fitted with an angular position sensor
The invention relates to a method for detecting a short circuit between the phases of a polyphase synchronous machine (1) comprising a stator (2) and a rotor (3), said machine being fitted with at least one angular position sensor (1a) of the rotor (3), the rotor (3) comprising means for generating a magnetic induction provided to move said rotor around the stator (2), the angular position sensor (1a) comprising at least two magnetic induction measurement sensors (6), the induction measurement sensors (6) extending to an axial end (3a) of the rotor (3), facing and immediately adjacent to the axial edges (4a) of the means for generating a magnetic induction, characterized in that said method consists of: i1) using the values measured and supplied by the induction measurement sensors, i2) calculating the gradient of the curve of the measured values as a function of time, i3) comparing the calculated gradient with a threshold value, Vs, and i4) if the calculated gradient is greater than or equal to the threshold value, Vs, generating a warning signal, S, using an electronic unit and, if this is not the case, returning to step i1).
US09906179B1
According to one embodiment, a motor drive control device includes a PWM control circuit that generates PWM signals corresponding to a predetermined exciting current pattern, an H bridge circuit that is constituted of switch transistors whose on/off is controlled by the PWM signals, a coil to which an exciting current is supplied from the H bridge circuit, and a current detection circuit that detects a current flowing into the coil. A value of a parameter of the exciting current pattern is corrected by using the detection result of the current detection circuit.
US09906178B2
A control apparatus operates an inverter by overmodulation pulse width modulation control or rectangular wave control to control an output torque of a motor to a command torque. When a first condition is not met, the inverter is operated by the overmodulation pulse width modulation control. The first condition is that an amplitude parameter increases and reaches a determination value. The amplitude parameter is an amplitude of an output voltage vector of the inverter or a modulation factor of the output voltage of the inverter. When the first condition and a second condition are met, operation of the inverter is switched from operation by the overmodulation pulse width modulation control to operation by the rectangular wave control. The second condition is that a change amount in a negative d-axis direction of a current vector of current flowing to the motor after the first condition is met reaches a predetermined amount.
US09906173B2
A method for estimating a motor parameter in a load commutated inverter arrangement, including the steps of: measuring a motor side ac-voltage; detecting commutation interval information of the measured motor side ac-voltage; estimating a motor parameter based on the detected commutation interval information; and indicating when the estimated motor parameter deviates from a monitoring parameter thereof.
US09906159B2
In some examples, a control module for a voltage converter may have an input for connection to an AC supply having an operating voltage range. A first detector is provided for detecting the operating voltage range of the AC supply and generating a first control signal to identify the detected operating voltage range. A second detector is also provided for detecting the operating voltage range of the AC supply and generating a second control signal to identify the detected operating voltage range. The control module has one or more switches for selectively enabling and/or disabling a voltage multiplier in response to said first and second control signals. The present disclosure also relates to a method of controlling a voltage converter.
US09906156B2
A control device includes a charge controller. The charge controller includes an amplitude determining unit, a charge command generating unit, and a charging operation controller. The amplitude determining unit determines an amplitude of a current to be input to a converter by performing at least proportional-integral control on a deviation between a voltage across the buffer capacitor and an average voltage command value that is a command value of an average of the voltage across the buffer capacitor. The charge command generating unit determines a charge command by multiplying by the amplitude a function determined according to a discharge duty, a rectifying duty, and a distribution factor of power. The charging operation controller controls a charging operation of the buffer capacitor on the basis of the charge command.
US09906152B2
A frequency converter (100, 200, 300, 500, 600) comprising a first mixer (105) arranged to receive a first and a second input signal and to have as its output the sum and the difference of the first and second input signals. The frequency converter (100, 200, 300, 500, 600) also comprises generating means (120) for generating the second input signal and for receiving the output signal of the first mixer (105) and multiplying it by a signal at a frequency which is two times the frequency of the second input signal, thereby generating a product. The frequency converter (100, 200, 300, 500, 600) also comprises adding means (110) for obtaining the sum of this product and the output signal from the first mixer.
US09906147B2
An embodiment apparatus comprises a secondary synchronous rectifier and a secondary gate drive controller coupled to a transformer winding. The secondary gate drive controller is configured to generate a forward gate drive signal for the forward switch and generate a freewheeling gate drive signal for the freewheeling switch, wherein the secondary gate drive controller generates a dead time between the forward gate drive signal and the freewheeling gate drive signal.
US09906126B2
Representative implementations of devices and techniques minimize switching losses in a switched capacitor de-de converter. Variable frequency control, including Pulse frequency modulation, is used to control switching based on an existing load. As an example, a system may include a direct current to direct current converter (dc-dc converter) including an energy storage element, switches coupled to the energy storage element, and a digital controller arranged to modulate a switch timing of at least one switch of the switches by adjustment of a transition of a signal pulse provided to adjust an impedance of the at least one switch based on a load coupled to an output of the dc-dc converter.
US09906121B2
A control circuit includes a first integrator circuit corresponding to a first mode and a second integrator circuit corresponding to a second mode. The control circuit is configured to transition control of the power converter between the first mode and the second mode such that one of the first mode and the second mode is a controlling mode for a period of time and the other one of the first mode and the second mode is a non-controlling mode for the period of time, and set an output of the first integrator circuit or the second integrator circuit corresponding to the non-controlling mode to equal an output of the first integrator circuit or the second integrator circuit corresponding to the controlling mode. Other example control circuits, power converters including a control circuit, and methods for controlling a power converter are also disclosed.
US09906117B1
A system for controlling power output of a power supply includes power conversion circuitry, output terminals, and a controller. The controller controls the power conversion circuitry to provide a known current to one or more leads, wherein the one or more leads are shorted at the distal end. The controller measures a voltage drop across the one or more leads shorted at the distal end. The controller stores a parameter determined based on the voltage drop, such as a resistance of the one or more leads. The controller controls the power conversion circuitry to provide a target voltage to the load based on the stored parameter when the one or more leads are not shorted at the load.
US09906113B2
Provided is a linear actuator whose entire length can be shortened while thrust thereof can be made large. The linear actuator of the present invention is provided with the following: a hollow drive magnet (11); a coil (4) disposed at either the outside or the inside of the drive magnet (11); and a return magnet (8) that is disposed at the other of the outside or the inside of the drive magnet (11), is connected to the coil (4), and returns the drive magnet (11) to the starting point. By conducting electricity to the coil (4), the drive magnet (11) or the coil (4) and the return magnet (8) move in the axial direction of the drive magnet 11.
US09906101B2
An apparatus for automation technology, comprising an actuator and an assembly for manual actuation of the actuator, wherein an electrical drive or an electro hydraulic drive is provided as the driving element for the actuator. The assembly includes a generator and a manual actuating element for the generator and wherein the assembly can be electrically coupled with the driving element of the actuator.
US09906086B2
A rotating electric machine having downsized coil ends is provided. In a rotating electric machine having a stator 130 including a stator core 132 formed with a plurality of slots 420 rowed in a circumferential direction and a stator coil 138 inserted into the slots of the stator core, and a rotor 150 disposed rotatably with respect to the stator core with a clearance interposed therebetween. The stator coil is formed by a plurality of segment coils 28 being connected, the segment coils 28 being made of a conductor shaped into a rough U-shape and having a rectangular cross-section. The segment coil has at an end a connection portion 800 connected to another segment coil, the connection portion having a corner portion 810.
US09906082B2
A component that includes a longitudinal axle, having a multiple keybars that extend outward from a surface of the axle, such that each of the keybars are disposed axially along and circumferentially around the axle. Also the axis of the keybars is parallel to the axle, such that a profile of all midpoints of the keybars is helicoidal around the axle, also the helicoidal profile is such that they make up one or more helicoidal paths. The profile may be herringbone skewed. The component may be part of a rotor assembly that is part of an electric machine such as an interior permanent magnet (IPM) or Synchronous Reluctance motor.
US09906079B2
There is a problem in the prior semiconductor devices that energy recovery efficiency is low. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a power supply circuit includes an alternating-current signal synthesis unit including a plurality of alternating-current coupling elements having primary sides to which respective input alternating-current signals are input and secondary sides connected in series with each other, and a control circuit that outputs an input selection signal specifying a combination of the input alternating-current signals to be synthesized. The control circuit generates the input selection signal so as to maximize the output alternating-current signal synthesized by the alternating-current synthesis signal unit.
US09906077B2
A power transmission apparatus includes an inverter circuit, a power transmission antenna that wirelessly transmits alternating current power output from the inverter circuit, and a power transmission control circuit that causes the inverter circuit to output the alternating current power. The power transmission control circuit causes the inverter circuit to output the alternating current power as binary communication data by varying frequency of the alternating current power output from the inverter circuit between a first frequency and a second frequency, and performs amplitude control for eliminating a difference between amplitude of voltage of the alternating current power at a time when the frequency is the first frequency and amplitude of the voltage of the alternating current power at a time when the frequency is the second frequency.
US09906076B2
A non-contact type power transmitting coil may include at least one conductor pattern disposed on at least one surface of a base having a predetermined area, having a plurality of turns, and transmitting received power externally in a non-contact manner. The intervals between at least some of adjacent pattern portions of the conductor pattern in a direction from a center portion of an inner diameter of the conductor pattern to an outermost pattern portion conductor pattern may be different from one another.
US09906075B2
A dynamic uninterruptible power supply system including a synchronous machine with two shaft ends inserted between two kinetic energy accumulators for doubling the unit capacity is provided.
US09906068B2
An apparatus is provided for transferring power to an electrical load, including: a charging device including an assembly of at least three transmitting armatures, and a primary electrical circuit connecting each transmitting armature to a tension generator; a user device including the electrical load, at least a pair of receiving armatures, and a secondary electrical circuit connecting the receiving armatures to the electrical load, the pair of receiving armatures being faceable to at least a pair of transmitting armatures of the charging device realizing therewith at least two distinct electrical capacitors; an electronic system for monitoring and selecting, connected to the primary circuit of the charging device, which is configured to identify a first sub-assembly of transmitting armatures which face an armature of the receiving armatures of the user device, and to identify a second sub-assembly of transmitting armatures which face the other receiving armature of the user device.
US09906065B2
The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits a power transmission signal (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. At least one receiver can be connected to or integrated into electronic devices and receive power from the pocket of energy. The transmitter can locate the at least one receiver in a three-dimensional space using a communication medium (e.g., Bluetooth technology). The transmitter generates a waveform to create a pocket of energy around each of the at least one receiver. The transmitter uses an algorithm to direct, focus, and control the waveform in three dimensions. The receiver can convert the transmission signals (e.g., RF signals) into electricity for powering an electronic device. Accordingly, the embodiments for wireless power transmission can allow powering and charging a plurality of electrical devices without wires.
US09906039B2
A voltage booster allowing for increased utilization of low voltage, high current, unregulated DC power (“LVDC source”), such as, but not limited to, fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, wind turbines, and hydro-turbines. LVDC generation systems employing a variable low voltage DC-DC converter of the present disclosure may be used without a power inverter in applications requiring high voltage DC inputs and can also allow for the employment of common, low cost, reliable, low voltage energy storage chemistries (operating in the 12-48VDC range) while continuing to employ the use of traditional inverters designed for high voltage power supplies. An embodiment of the DC boost converter includes a plurality of interleaved, isolated, full-bridge DC-DC converters arranged in a Delta-Wye configuration and a multi-leg bridge.
US09906038B2
A method and apparatus is disclosed relating to smart renewable power generation systems with grid and DC source flexibility that can (1) intelligently and selectively pull power from one or multiple DC sources including solar panels, wind generators, and batteries based on certain criteria; (2) invert DC power to AC power; (3) supply the AC power to the electric grid or to an off-grid electric circuit to power AC loads; (4) supply DC power through one or multiple DC output ports to power DC loads; and (5) charge batteries. Various types of on-grid, off-grid, and on/off-grid DC flexible power inverters are described to demonstrate the innovation for delivering flexible, cost-effective, and user-friendly power generation systems to harvest any form of renewable energy available and convert it to usable electricity.
US09906035B2
A method of operating an electrical feeder permits the electrical feeder voltage to be maintained at the minimum voltage within a voltage range based upon dynamic grouping together of electrical generators on the electrical feeder with demand response loads on the electrical feeder. A method of assessing the proper operation of a voltage control device on the electrical feeder involves detecting a number of properties of the electrical power in the electrical feeder both prior to and subsequent to a change in an operational parameter of a voltage control device. An expected effect upon the electrical feeder of one or more distributed generators is filtered from this in order to determine a net effect of the voltage control device itself on the electrical feeder. Based upon the detected net effect and a predicted baseline effect for the voltage control device, it can be determined whether the voltage control device is functioning properly.
US09906034B2
A power generation and control system is easily installed in a consumer household, a business, or and end-user establishment for generating power and preventing power from flowing to a power grid from a consumer circuit during a power outage. A communications transceiver is adapted to transmit an enabling signal for enabling power generation only after the control system has been installed. The control system can be adapted to replace an existing circuit breaker in a household circuit box and prevents power from traveling from consumer power generators to the grid during a power outage. In the same manner that end-users can add appliances to existing circuits, end-users can easily add additional power generation devices without hiring a professional electrician and without worrying about causing harm to utility workman during power outages.
US09906031B2
The disclosure is generally directed to reactance modules or DSRs (30) that may be mounted on a power transmission line (16) of a power transmission system (400). A DSR (30) may be configured in a bypass mode or in an injection mode (where reactance is injected into the corresponding line (16)). Multiple DSRs (30) installed on a power line section (18) define an array (410) and have a dedicated controller (440). Such an array (410) and controller (440) may be installed on a number of different power line sections (18). The controller (440) for each array (410) may communicate with a DSR server (420), which in turn may communicate with a utility-side control system (430). Each DSR (30) may incorporate one or more features directed to core (50) configurations and assembly, communications, modal configuration control, fault protection, EMI shielding, DSR (30) assembly, and DSR (30) installation.
US09906022B2
A cascaded multilevel converter self-test system and a self-test method for the cascaded multilevel converter self-test system are provided. The self-test system includes a cascaded multilevel converter and a self-test device. The cascaded multilevel converter includes at least two converting circuits which are cascaded. The self-test device includes at least one current detecting circuit, a voltage acquiring module and a calculating module. The current detecting circuit is configured to detect a first detected current and a second detected current. The voltage acquiring module is configured to acquire first bus voltages and second bus voltages. The calculating module is configured to calculate an insulation resistance value of the cascaded multilevel converter based on the first detected current, the second detected current, the first bus voltages and the second bus voltages.
US09906020B2
An electric power generation control system includes: a variation prediction section configured to predict future variation, based on a variation log including a plurality of variation patterns obtained from past physical quantities and a variation pattern obtained from a newly obtained physical quantity; a balance calculation section configured to calculate energy balance between a electric power generation amount and a discharge amount with use of variation prediction in the variation prediction section; and a switching timing calculation section configured to calculate a timing of switching between various modes relating to electric power generation and discharge with use of the energy balance calculated by the balance calculation section.
US09906017B2
A modular overvoltage protection unit for electrically connecting a first power line and/or a second power line to a protected earth (PE) line in the case of an overvoltage event on the first or second power line includes a unit enclosure defining an enclosure cavity, and first and second surge protection devices (SPDs) each disposed in the enclosure cavity. Each of the first and second SPDs includes: a first electrode in the form of a metal housing defining a housing cavity; a second electrode disposed within the housing cavity; and a varistor member captured between and electrically connected with each of the first and second electrodes, wherein the varistor member is formed of a varistor material. The overvoltage protection unit further includes: a first line terminal to connect the first power line to the overvoltage protection unit, wherein the first line terminal is electrically connected to the second electrode of the first SPD; a second line terminal to connect the second power line to the overvoltage protection unit, wherein the second line terminal is electrically connected to the second electrode of the second SPD; and a PE terminal to connect the PE line to the overvoltage protection unit, wherein the PE terminal is electrically connected to the metal housing of the second SPD. The metal housing of the first SPD is electrically connected to the PE terminal through the metal housing of the second SPD.
US09906007B2
Grommets for supporting harnesses and systems and methods including the same are disclosed herein. The grommets include a grommet body, a resilient cushion, and a retention mechanism. The grommet body is configured to be received within an aperture that is defined by a structural component and defines a tubular receiving region that is sized to receive the harness. The resilient cushion is located within the tubular receiving region and is configured to extend between the harness and the grommet body. The retention mechanism is configured to selectively retain the grommet body within the aperture. The methods include locating the resilient cushion around an external surface of the harness, locating a first body portion and a second body portion around an external surface of the resilient cushion, and operatively interlocking the first body portion with the second body portion to form the grommet body.
US09906006B2
A power strip for covering cables, cords and wires includes a row of segment covers together containing channels with channels for the cables. The opposite ends of adjacent covers are hingedly connected. A coupling is swivelably connected between each set of adjacent ends of the covers. Coupling channels in each coupling complete the cover channels. A diversion tunnel from a coupling channel and out the lateral side of the power strip for diversion of cables out of the power strip.
US09906005B2
A method for the automated processing of an end of a cable, which has an inner part and a sleeve surrounding the inner part, wherein one section of the sleeve is radially widened. The radially widened section of the sleeve is severed by the exertion of an axial cutting force in one region. A device suitable for implementing this method for the radial widening of a section of the sleeve and a cutting device having a first cutting body and a second cutting body, which can be moved toward each other in the axial direction with respect to the cable end and, as a result, sever the radially widened section of the sleeve in one region.
US09906003B1
A wire cable assembly, such as those used in electric or hybrid electric vehicles, having a plurality of shielded wire cables that are spliced together is presented. The assembly includes a splicing device having a generally planar bus bar formed of a conductive material, wherein the exposed core conductors of the shielded wire cables are welded to the bus bar, thereby electrically interconnecting the exposed core conductors. A conductive sleeve encloses bus bar and interconnects the shield conductors of the shielded wire cables, providing shielding for the exposed core conductors and continuity for the shield conductors. An outer insulator enclosing the conductive sleeve. A method of splicing shielded wire cables using such a device is also presented herein.
US09905998B2
A light emission module includes a base, a laser diode driver, a laser diode and a monitor photodiode. The laser diode driver, the laser diode and the monitor photodiode are disposed on the base. The monitor photodiode and the laser diode are located close to a front end of the laser diode driver. A rear side of the laser diode facing the front end of the laser diode driver. A end surface at the front end of the laser diode driver, a side surface at the rear side of the laser diode and a light receiving surface of the monitor photodiode are arranged in a triangle shape for reflecting a light emitted from the rear side of the laser diode to the light receiving surface of the monitor photodiode by the end surface of the laser diode driver.
US09905992B1
In one embodiment, a lidar system includes a self-Raman laser that includes a Raman-active gain medium and a Q-switch. The self-Raman laser is configured to: produce Q-switched pulses of light at a lasing wavelength of the self-Raman laser; Raman-shift, in the Raman-active gain medium, at least a portion of the Q-switched pulses to produce Raman-shifted pulses of light, where the Raman-shifted pulses have a Raman-shifted wavelength that is longer than the lasing wavelength; and emit at least a portion of the Raman-shifted pulses. The lidar system further includes a scanner configured to scan the emitted pulses of light across a field of regard and a receiver configured to detect at least a portion of the scanned pulses of light scattered by a target located a distance from the lidar system. The lidar system also includes a processor configured to determine the distance from the lidar system to the target.
US09905985B2
A power distribution box assembly may include a housing, a circuit board disposed in the housing, a plurality of electrical components attached to the circuit board, and/or a plurality of electrical traces attached to the circuit board and configured for electrically connecting the plurality of electrical components to at least one of another electrical component of the plurality of electrical components and an electronic control unit. A power distribution box assembly may include a wiring harness connector connected to the housing. In embodiments, a wiring harness connector may include a connector housing and a plurality of connector terminals that may be configured for electrical connection with the plurality of electrical components. A plurality of electrical components may be disposed relative to the circuit board in a manner that minimizes at least one of a number, a length, and a volume of the electrical traces.
US09905983B2
A brush for an electric motor has a brush body having a front end surface configured to make sliding electrical contact with a commutator of the motor. First and second side surfaces are connected to the front end surface. The first side surface and the second side surface are positioned on opposite sides of the brush body in a rotational direction of the commutator. The front end surface has a first contact surface and a second contact surface that contact the commutator earlier than other regions of the front end surface, and are respectively positioned on diametrically opposed corners of the front end surface. In an initial state, the width of the contact area between the brush and the commutator is increased to extend the commutation time.
US09905981B2
A power extraction device is an extraction device configured to extract electric power from a vehicle by being connected to a first connecting portion of the vehicle, the vehicle including a storage battery and the first connecting portion to which a plug is connected so that the first connecting portion is able to perform at least one of supplying of electric power to the storage battery and discharging of electric power accumulated in the storage battery to its outside. The extraction device includes: a second connecting portion to be connected to the first connecting portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the vehicle; and a third connecting portion to which an external connection plug configured to connect an external device to the extraction device is connectable. The third connecting portion includes a connection surface to which the external connection plug is connected.
US09905980B2
A communications device comprises a housing with a height less than one standard unit (IU). At least two first adjacent rows of at least 16 first plate communication interfaces are disposed along one length of one side of the housing. At least two second adjacent rows of at least 16 second plate communication interfaces are disposed along the length of the second side of the housing. At least one circuit board is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to: at least 16 first plate communication interfaces; and at least 16 second plate communication interfaces.
US09905979B2
A push-on coaxial cable connector includes a port grip, a joint, and a cable clamp.
