US09985463B2
A controller of a mobile terminal charging device compares a resonance frequency or a resonance voltage of each of a plurality of foreign object detection coils with a reference resonance frequency or a reference resonance voltage of each foreign object detection coil, stored in a memory, corresponding to a position of a charging coil. The controller performs a safety operation on the basis of a comparison result.
US09985454B2
Disclosed is a power source device having a standby power-cutoff function, which is to be used to charge a battery. The power source device comprises: a micro-USB connector (24) for connecting to the power source unit (20) of a smartphone when the battery of the smartphone or the like is to be charged; and a power generation unit (32) supplying DC charging power to the smartphone (20) from an AC input power source. The present invention includes: a control unit (33) having at least one microprocessor for controlling the overall operation and functioning of a power source device (30); a power supply/cutoff unit (34) supplying/cutoff the AC input power to the power generation unit (32) according to the control of the control unit (33); and a current-sensing unit (CT) connected so as to monitor the current from the power supply/cutoff unit (34), provide the control unit (33) with the current, and provide an indication of the charging state of the battery. The power source unit (20) of the smartphone also includes a first backflow-preventing unit (22) connected between the battery (21) and the control unit (33) so as to prevent the DC power from the power source device (30) from being directly applied to the battery (21) during charging, and the power source device (30) further includes a second backflow-preventing unit (31) which is connected between the DC charging voltage output terminal of the power generation unit (32) and the power supply voltage (Vc) of the control unit (33).
US09985450B2
Provided herein is a relay architecture for selecting between multiple power sources. In one approach, a first relay and first power source are electrically coupled to a first terminal. A second relay and second power source are electrically coupleable to a second terminal and to the first relay. A load is electrically coupled with at least one of the following in the case that a load voltage is below a predetermined threshold: the first terminal, the second terminal, and a third power source, wherein a power supply is provided to the load by the first power source in the case that the first power source is coupled to the first terminal. The power supply is provided to the load by the second power source when the second power source is coupled to the second terminal and the first power source is disconnected from the first terminal.
US09985449B2
The present disclosure provides a communication method, a power adaptor, and a terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, handshake information from a power adaptor before the terminal receives a charging current or a charging voltage from the power adaptor; determining, by the terminal, an initial charging parameter according to the handshake information; and sending, by the terminal, the initial charging parameter to the power adaptor to instruct the power adaptor to charge the terminal according to the initial charging parameter. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, before the power adaptor charges the terminal, the terminal receives the handshake information from the power adaptor, and determines the initial charging parameter according to the handshake information.
US09985448B2
An electric storage device protection apparatus includes switches arranged between an electric device and an electric storage device and connected in parallel to each other, and each of which being configured to be switched to be in an open state and a closed state, a rectifier component connected in series to one of the switches between a pair of common connection points of the switches, and a controller configured to perform a process to make the one of the switches that is connected to the rectifier component to be in the closed state and make another one of the switches to be in the open state when determining that the electric storage device is in a state where a voltage of the electric storage device becomes higher than a reference range.
US09985441B2
A rectifier includes a first diode, a second diode, a first switch and a second switch. Each of the first switch and the second switch includes a controlling pole, a first connecting pole and a second connecting pole. A positive pole of the first diode, the second connecting pole of the first switch, and the controlling pole of the second switch are coupled to a first pole of an alternating current (AC) power. A positive pole of the second diode, the second connecting pole of the second switch, and the controlling pole of the first switch are coupled to a second pole of the AC power. A negative pole of the first diode and a negative pole of the second pole are coupled to an output pole, and the first connecting pole of the first switch and the first connecting pole of the second switch are grounded.
US09985440B1
A system may include a power source selector device connected to a plurality of power sources. The system may also include multiple power supply modules (PSMs). A first PSM, of the multiple PSMs, may be connected to a first output of the power source selector device. A second PSM, of the multiple PSMs, may be connected to a second output of the power source selector device. The first output of the power source selector device may be different from the second output of the power source selector device. The system may also include a controller device connected to the power source selector device and each of the multiple PSMs.
US09985432B2
A circuit for protection against overvoltages includes an input side to which an input voltage can be applied, an output side at which an output voltage can be tapped, an overvoltage protection element which is connected in parallel with the input side and which is configured to, when an overvoltage pulse occurs at the input side, conduct at least part of the overvoltage pulse away via a first current path, and a protective transistor which is connected in parallel with the output side. When an overvoltage pulse occurs at the input side, the protective transistor changes from a closed mode into an open mode forming a second current path parallel to the first current path along the protective transistor so that substantially the rest of the overvoltage pulse can be conducted away via the second current path.
US09985421B2
The present disclosure is directed to ion generator device supports. An ion generator device support is configured to retain an ion generator device, the ion generator device having a first portion containing exposed electrodes and a second portion, the support includes a first wall, a second wall extending orthogonally from the first wall and a third wall extending orthogonally from the first wall opposed to the second wall, wherein the third wall extends a smaller distance from the first wall than the second wall, wherein the third wall comprises an orthogonal extension section that extends from the edge of the third wall towards the second wall and is substantially parallel to the first wall.
US09985413B2
An optical semiconductor device comprises: a first insulating film provided on a semiconductor layer; a heater provided on the first insulating film; a second insulating film provided on the heater; and an electrode provided on the heater. The electrode extends on the second insulating film; the electrode is in contact with the heater; the second insulating film includes a first region on which the electrode is located; and a thickness of the first region of the second insulating film is greater than that of the first insulating film.
US09985410B2
An apparatus and method are provided for producing an ultrashort pulsed output beam. A 694 nm pump beam from a first GaN semiconductor laser diode pumped, Q-switched ruby laser is directed into at least one amplifier that includes a broadband gain element doped with trivalent chromium ions (Cr3+). A spectrally linearly chirped low-intensity seed pulse from a master oscillator is directed into the at least one optically pumped amplifier to produce an amplified linear chirped pulsed output beam. A 694 nm second pump beam from a second GaN semiconductor laser diode pumped, Q-switched ruby laser is directed into a power amplifier that also includes a broadband gain element doped with trivalent chromium ions (Cr3+). The amplified linear chirped pulsed output beam is directed into the optically pumped power amplifier to produce a high energy linear chirped pulsed output beam which is then directed into a pulse compressor to produce the ultrashort pulsed output beam.
US09985407B2
To provide a fiber laser apparatus capable of detecting a failure of an optical fiber within a wide range of the apparatus with an inexpensive configuration. The fiber laser apparatus 100 has a plurality of fiber laser units 110, a combiner 120 operable to optically combine output laser beams outputted from the fiber laser unit 110 to generate a combined laser beam, a laser emission portion 130 operable to emit the combined laser beam, output laser beam power detection parts 170 operable to detect a power of an output laser beam of each of the fiber laser units 110, a combined laser beam power detection part 140 operable to detect a power of the combined laser beam, and a failure detection part 160 operable to compare the total of detected powers of the output laser beams (total laser beam power) with the detected power of the combined laser beam and determine that a failure has occurred in the fiber laser unit 110 when a ratio of the power of the combined laser beam to the total laser beam power becomes lower than a predetermined threshold T.
US09985406B2
A system for assisting in the assembly of a cable harness may include a wire insertion apparatus that includes a frame that defines a connector mounting location; a projector mount attached to the frame and positioned so that a projector held in the projector mount projects graphical information onto a connector held by the mounting location; and the projector. The system may also include a computer device in communication with the projector and comprising a module configured for: projecting, via the projector, a plurality of alignment dots onto the connector; moving the alignment dots based on a first user input; receiving a second user input that the alignment dots are aligned and, based on the second user input, determining a position and orientation of the connector; and illuminating, via the projector, one or more pin locations of the connector based on the position and orientation of the connector.
US09985404B2
A method for producing a crimp connection includes initially guiding a cable end of a cable with a gripper to a crimping press. For this feed movement the gripper is moved by an actuator in an axial direction along the cable axis. The cable end is thereafter connected with a crimp contact. During the crimping process the gripper is, for compensation for length extension of the cable during crimping, moved along the cable axis in a return movement in an opposite direction to the feed movement.
US09985390B2
An electrically groundable support surface includes a lower portion configured to be deployed on or near the surface of the earth. An electrically-conductive cover portion constructed at least partially of electrically-conductive material is configured to extend at least partially across the top surface of the lower portion and is electrically groundable to the earth. At least one electrically-conductive interface is configured to facilitate electrical connection of the support surface to another electrically-conductive component.
US09985388B2
Connector inserts and receptacles that provide signal paths having desired impedance characteristics. One example may provide a connector system having a connector insert and a connector receptacle. Contacts in the connector insert may form signal paths with corresponding contacts in the connector receptacle. Additional traces in the connector insert and receptacle may be part of these signal paths. The signal paths may have a target or a desired impedance along their lengths such that the power paths electrically appear as transmission lines. Constraints on physical dimensions of the connector insert and connector receptacle contacts may result in variations in impedance along the signal paths. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention may provide structures to reduce these variations, to compensate for these variations, or a combination thereof.
US09985386B1
A junction box assembly configured to shield the eyelet terminal includes a power distribution box and a bottom housing. A bottom housing is configured to mate with an undersurface of the power distribution box. The eyelet terminal is disposed within the bottom housing. A first connection housing is disposed in the bottom housing. The first connection housing is configured to house a first bus bar having a female connector. The first bus bar is electrically connected to the eyelet terminal. A second connection housing is disposed on an undersurface of the power distribution box. A second bus bar is mounted within an inner space of the power distribution box and a connecting portion of the second bus bar is disposed within the second connection housing. The first connection housing engages the second connection housing within the bottom housing so as provide a shielded.
US09985375B2
An embodiment includes a holder assembly with terminals that are supported by insert molding. The terminals are electrically connector to conductors, which can be covered with an insulative covering, and thus provide easy to connector holder assemblies. The holder can include features that allow an LED module to be inserted into a recess in the housing and retained via a friction fit. Such a configuration allows the assembly to be shipped as an assembly without the need to solder the LED module to the holder and while still ensuring a reliable electrical connection between the LED module and the corresponding holder assembly.
US09985373B2
A communication connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving space with a circuit board arrangement supported by the housing, which has pairs of communication paths associated with a plurality of contact pads. A spring contact arrangement includes a support/guide and a spring contacts. Each spring contact has a supported/guided portion, an extending end, an intervening pad contact portion contacting a pad, between the supported/guided portion and the extending end, a spring arm portion between the supported/guided portion and the pad contact portion and having a contact portion, with a plug contact surface, between the pad contact portion and the extending end. The plug contact surface is positioned in the plug receiving space in an unmated state. In plug mated state a deflection of the contact portion causes a relative deflection of the spring arm portion.
US09985371B1
A connector is mountable on an object in an up-down direction and mateable with a mating connector along the up-down direction. The mating connector comprises four locked portions. The connector comprises two additional members. Each of the additional members comprises two regulation mechanisms. Each of the regulation mechanisms comprises a spring portion, an operation portion, a first regulating portion, and a second regulating portion. The spring portion has a lock portion. The operation portion has a first regulated portion. One of the spring portion and the operation portion is provided with a second regulated portion. An upward movement of the lock portion is regulated when the first regulated portion is moved upward in the up-down direction to abut against the first regulating portion. The second regulating portion is brought into contact with the second regulated portion to regulate an outward movement of the lock portion in the second direction when the lock portion receives an upward force under a state where the first regulated portion abuts against the first regulating portion.
US09985370B2
A connector includes a housing, terminals and a lock member. The housing has an insertion slot for inserting a flat cable having an engaging protruding portion projecting outward in the transverse direction. The terminals are mounted in the housing for establishing an electrical connection with conductive wires in the flat cable. The lock member is mounted on the housing for locking a flat cable inserted into the insertion slot. The lock member includes a spring member having a free end vertically displaceable with respect to the housing and an engaging protrusion connected to the free end of the spring member. The engaging protrusion has an inclined edge portion formed in the front in the insertion direction of the flat cable. The inclined edge portion is inclined relative to the insertion direction of the flat cable when viewed from above.
US09985363B2
This disclosure relates to electrical connectors that exhibit low passive intermodulation. A conductive shielding layer of a coaxial cable can be coupled to a ground plane. The ground plane can include an extruded hole that includes a side wall that is integrally formed with the body of the ground plane. The conductive shielding layer can be soldered to the inside surface of the side wall of the extruded hole in the ground plane.
US09985359B2
A connector includes a modular connector including: a connector body; a substrate positioned in the connector body; wire termination contacts electrically coupled to the substrate; connector contacts electrically coupled to the substrate; the substrate including traces that electrically connect each of the wire contacts to a respective one of the connector contacts; a lacing cap subassembly including: a lacing cap having a plurality of wire receiving slots; a lacing cap body coupled to the lacing cap; a lacing cap door hingedly coupled to the lacing cap body, the lacing cap door moveable between an open and closed position.
US09985358B2
An electrical cable connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing, a mating cavity formed in the housing and forwardly communicating with an exterior. The terminal includes a front contacting section and a rear connecting section with an extension section therebewteen in a front-to-back direction. The front contacting section is exposed in the mating cavity, and the rear connecting section includes a soldering region and a pair of securing structure formed on two sides of the soldering region and secured to the housing for retaining the terminal in position with regard to the housing.
US09985357B2
A system and apparatus is provided to reduce signal routing, area and signal loss in double-pole, double-throw (DPDT) switch implementations in wireless and millimeter-wave front ends. A staggered arrangement of receivers, transmitters and antenna ports connecting with DPDT switches reduce signal cross-over and allow for compact, low-loss multi-antenna configurations.
US09985346B2
Antenna package structures are provided to implement wireless communications packages. For example, an antenna package includes a package carrier and a package cover. The package carrier includes an antenna ground plane and an antenna feed line. The package cover includes a planar lid having a planar antenna element formed on a first surface of the planar lid. The package cover is bonded to a first surface of the package carrier with the first surface of the planar lid facing the first surface of the package carrier, and with the planar antenna element aligned to the antenna ground plane and the antenna feed line of the package carrier, wherein the first surface of the planar lid is disposed at a distance from the first surface of the package carrier to provide an air space between the planar antenna element and the package carrier.
US09985341B2
A wearable electronic device includes a bezel encasing device electronics and having a metallic portion and a dielectric insert portion. The metallic portion of the bezel is grounded at a point of zero potential and coupled to a differential feed structure that spans the dielectric insert portion to feed opposite ends of the metallic portion.
US09985335B2
In an example arrangement an apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate having a front side surface including circuitry and a backside surface opposing the front side surface; a plurality of metal conductors formed over a front side surface of the semiconductor substrate; at least one cavity opening etched in a backside surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a radiator formed in a portion of the metal conductors and configured to radiate signals through the cavity opening in the backside surface. Methods and additional apparatus arrangements are also disclosed.
US09985324B2
A device for the temperature control of battery cells in a battery, particularly a battery configured as an energy source for the drive of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or electric vehicles includes a contact surface for thermally contacting the battery cells with the device. The contact surface is configured such that the battery cells to be temperature-controlled are arranged on the contact surface. The device has elements below the contact surface that are elastically restoring such that, when a compressive load acting orthogonally to the contact surface is applied, the contact surface is lowered in the region of the applied compressive load. A restoring force acts against the compressive load.
US09985323B2
A portable computer may include battery indicator light structures. Battery status information in the portable computer may be presented to a user using an array of light-emitting diodes or other light emitters. Light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a printed circuit board. A stiffener may provide the printed circuit board with rigidity. The printed circuit board may include a connector that allows the board to be connected to a main logic board. A switch on the printed circuit board may be actuated by a power button on the portable computer. An opaque member with an array of holes may be used to reduce light bleed between adjacent light-emitting diodes. Diffusing plastic may be mounted within the array of holes. Bumps in the diffusing plastic may mate with corresponding holes on a portable computer housing.
US09985317B2
The present invention provides an alkali metal salt of fluorosulfonyl imide having favorable heat resistance and a reduced content of specific impurities and a water content, and provides a method for producing an alkali metal salt of fluorosulfonyl imide, which is capable of easily removing a solvent from a reaction solution. An alkali metal salt of fluorosulfonyl imide of the present invention is represented by the following general formula (I) and has a mass loss rate of 2% or less when the alkali metal salt of fuluorosulufonyl imide is kept at 100° C. for 8 hours under an air current. A method for producing an alkali metal salt of fluorosulfonyl imide of the present invention comprises a step of concentrating a solution of the alkali metal salt of fulorosulfonyl imide by bubbling a gas into a reaction solution containing the alkali metal salt of fulorosulfonyl imide, and/or concentrating a solution of the alkali metal salt of fulorosulfonyl imide by thin layer distillation.
US09985315B1
An electrical power cell includes a cathode capable of accepting sodium ions, an anode comprising one or more hydrothermal carbon (HTC) nano-structures, and an electrolyte in contact with the anode and the cathode, the electrolyte comprising a solid electrolyte inter-phase (SEI) inhibitor.
US09985303B2
A system and method for determining whether a concentration estimation value of hydrogen gas in an anode sub-system of a fuel cell system is within a predetermined threshold of a valid hydrogen gas concentration, and if not, correcting the estimation value. The method includes providing a hydrogen gas concentration sensor value from a virtual sensor and calculating the hydrogen gas concentration estimation value using a gas concentration estimation model. The method also includes determining if a difference between the estimation value and the sensor value is greater than at least one threshold, and if so, causing an extended bleed event to occur that bleeds an anode exhaust gas to force the estimation value to be closer to the sensor value. The method also includes setting a diagnostic if multiple extended bleeds do not cause the estimation value and the sensor value to converge.
US09985292B2
A class of polymeric phosphorous esters can be used as binders for battery cathodes. Metal salts can be added to the polymers to provide ionic conductivity. The polymeric phosphorous esters can be formulated with other polymers either as mixtures or as copolymers to provide additional desirable properties. Examples of such properties include even higher ionic conductivity and improved mechanical properties. Furthermore, cathodes that include the polymeric phosphorous esters can be assembled with a polymeric electrolyte separator and an anode to form a complete battery.
US09985284B2
In an example of a method for making a sulfur-based positive electrode active material, a carbon layer is formed on a sacrificial nanomaterial. The carbon layer is coated with titanium dioxide to form a titanium dioxide layer. The sacrificial nanomaterial is removed to form a hollow material including a hollow core surrounded by a carbon and titanium dioxide double shell. Sulfur is impregnated into the hollow core.
US09985281B2
Disclosed herein are compositions, which can be used to coat electrode plates, comprising at least one carbonaceous material and at least one additive, wherein the at least one additive comprises a metal ion selected from calcium, barium, potassium, magnesium, and strontium ion, and wherein the metal ion is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to 3 wt. % relative to the total weight of carbonaceous material. Also disclosed are electrodes and lead acid batteries comprising such compositions, and methods of making the compositions.
US09985279B2
Provided are a silicon oxide-carbon composite, a method of preparing the same, and an energy storage device containing the same. In the method of preparing a silicon oxide-carbon composite, a reaction solution containing an organic solvent including an aromatic compound is provided. Crystalline carbon structures are formed by generating plasma in the reaction solution. A slurry is formed by adding silicon halide and a polyol in the reaction solution in which the crystalline carbon structures are dispersed. The slurry is separated from the organic solvent and subjected to thermal treatment.
US09985278B2
Disclosed is a high energy density lithium secondary battery including a cathode. The cathode contains, as cathode active materials, a first cathode active material having a layered structure and a second cathode active material having a spinel structure. The amount of the first cathode active material is between 40 and 100 wt % based on the total weight of the cathode active materials. The high density lithium secondary battery further comprises an anode, including crystalline graphite having a specific surface area (with respect to capacity) of 0.005 to 0.013 m2/mAh as an anode active material, as well as a separator.
US09985277B2
Process for the preparation of high voltage nano composite cathode (4.9vV) for lithium ion batteries
An olivine structured nano-composite LiMxMn1−xPO4/C was synthesized by a sol-gel assisted high energy ball mill method and the synthesis method does not require any inert atmosphere. Electrochemical cycling studies were carried out between 3.0-4.6V using 1M LiPF6 in 1:1 EC/DEC as electrolyte. The charge/discharge cycling studies of the nano-composite exhibit an average discharge capacity of 158 mAh/g at 0.1 C rate over the investigated 50 cycles.
US09985275B2
A method of making a three dimensional electrode having an active material layered between a current collector and a separator includes growing nanotubes at predetermined points on a first sheet of electron directing material, wherein the electron directing material is highly conductive and chemically inert; aligning the nanotubes in a direction perpendicular to the first sheet; functionalizing a distal end of each nanotube; bonding a second sheet of electron directing material to the functionalized distal end of each nanotube; depositing magnetic particles along the second sheet; applying a magnetic field to the magnetic particles to rotate the first sheet, the second sheet and the nanotubes ninety degrees to form an electron directing structure; and attaching the electron directing structure on a surface of the current collector with a polymer binder. The electron directing structure is configured to direct electron flow along a layered direction of the three dimensional electrode.
US09985274B2
A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery electrode sheet disclosed herein includes the step of preparing powder 220 of granulated particles. In this step, the powder (220) of granulated particles (240) including active material particles (241) and a binder (242) is prepared. The powder (220) is deposited on a strip-shaped collector foil (201) that is being conveyed. Then, the powder (220) is removed from widthwise center portions (202) and (203) of the collector foil (201), and a squeegee (106) is brought into contact with the powder (220) remaining on the opposite sides of the center portions (202) and (203) of the collector foil (201), thus adjusting the thickness of the powder (220). Subsequently, the powder (220) remaining on the opposite sides of the center portions (202) and (203) of the collector foil (201) is pressed.
US09985269B2
Disclosed is a highly heat-resistant film for electrode terminals. The heat-resistant film includes a polymer layer as a central substrate to be sealably interposed between a pouch and electrode terminals. The polymer layer is formed of a mixture of (a) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-norbornene copolymer and a polymethylpentene with (b) a polypropylene resin. Preferably, the polypropylene resin is highly heat resistant and the mixture has a weight ratio of 1.9 to 5:5. The heat-resistant film simultaneously meets requirements in terms of thermal adhesiveness and high temperature dimensional stability, which are contradictory to each other in conventional films for electrode terminals of secondary batteries. In addition, the heat-resistant film has enhanced electrolyte resistance to improve the durability of a secondary battery.
US09985257B2
A rechargeable battery module including: a plurality of unit cells arranged along a first direction and electrically coupled to each other via a bus bar; an end support configured to respectively support an outermost one of the unit cells along the first direction, the end support including an electrically insulative material; an end plate coupled to an edge of the end support, at least one of the end support and the end plate including an absorbing portion configured to absorb swelling of the unit cells in the first direction; and a plurality of side plates at opposite ends of the unit cells in a second direction crossing the first KWK.
US09985256B2
Provided is an energy storage apparatus including an energy storage device, an opposedly facing member which opposedly faces the energy storage device in a first direction, and an adjacent member which includes a body portion disposed adjacently to the energy storage device in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and containing a connection portion partially connected to the opposedly facing member at an end portion of the body portion in the first direction. The body portion of the adjacent member contains a cavity portion which opens at an end portion of the body portion in a direction orthogonal to the second direction and extends in the direction orthogonal to the second direction.
US09985254B2
A manufacturing method of a display device is provided. The manufacturing method includes: forming a first electrode over a substrate; forming an organic layer over the first electrode; and forming a second electrode over the organic layer by sputtering a target including a conductive oxide with a light-transmitting property. A mask is arranged between the organic layer and the target when the second electrode is formed. The mask has periodically arranged through holes with a maximum width equal to or larger than 0.1 μm and equal to or smaller than 3 μm.
US09985248B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing working substrates for the deposition of various photonic and electronic devices, in particular for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) used for lighting and displays, where these substrates incorporate structural elements that improve the performance of these devices. These elements include nanoscale and microscale relief (3D) patterns on one or both sides of the substrate that are beneficial in controlling light and electrical properties of these devices by, for example, improving light output efficiency and uniformity. The present disclosure describes batch and roll-to-roll (R2R) techniques that allow these performance enhancing substrates to be efficiently formed, and at a much lower cost than can be achieved using prior art. Although one particular application relates to OLED lighting, such substrates can be used to enhance the performance of other devices, including flexible displays, touch screens, energy harvesting cells, sensors, and the like.
US09985246B2
A cover window for a display device, including a base film; and a coating layer on the base film, the coating layer including a first region and a second region having different hardnesses, the second region having a hardness less than that of the first region, and the base film including the coating layer being slidable from the second region in a direction toward the first region and in a direction from the first region toward the second region.
US09985234B2
A light-emitting element is provided. The light-emitting element includes first and second electrodes and an EL layer therebetween. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer containing first and second substances. The amount of the first substance is larger than that of the second substance. The second substance emits light. Average transition dipole moments of the second substance are divided into three components in x-, y-, and z-directions which are orthogonal to each other. Components parallel to the first or second electrode are assumed to be the components in the x- and y-directions, and a component perpendicular to the first or second electrode is assumed to be the component in the z-direction. The proportion of the component in the z-direction is represented by a, which is less than or equal to 0.2.
US09985231B2
Systems and methods are described to form compositionally graded BHJ structures utilizing solvent-fluxing techniques. In implementations, the systems and methods described herein involve a high boiling point additive, a solution of a polymer donor and an acceptor, a substrate material, a working solvent, and a flux solvent for formation of compositionally graded BHJ structures.
US09985215B2
The compound represented by the following general formula is useful as a light-emitting material for an organic light-emitting device. Z1, Z2 and Z3 in the following general formula each independently represent a substituent.
US09985208B2
A method for manufacturing a display device, includes preparing a display panel including a base substrate, an encapsulation layer facing the base substrate, and an organic light emitting device formed between one surface of the base substrate and the encapsulation layer, attaching a support layer to the other surface of the base substrate through an adhesive layer, curing the adhesive layer through irradiation of UV light, and mounting a driving chip on one surface of the display panel. The adhesive layer includes an acryl-based compound, a UV curable compound, and a photoinitiator.
US09985207B2
A method of producing an electronic device including the steps of: (i) providing a body including a first, conductive element separated from a first surface of said body by a portion of said body; (ii) removing a selected portion of said body to define a recess in said body extending from said first surface and via which a portion of said first element is exposed; and (iii) putting into said recess a liquid medium carrying a first material; wherein said first material is preferentially deposited on the exposed inner surface of said body defining said recess, and wherein the deposited first material is used to provide a connection between said first element and a second conductive element located within said body or later deposited over said first surface of said body.
US09985205B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes first and second interconnect parts, and a second interconnect connection part. The first interconnect part includes a first core part, and a first interconnect layer. The first interconnect layer includes a first surrounding region and a first extended region. The second interconnect part includes a second core part, and a second interconnect layer. The second interconnect layer includes a second surrounding region and a second extended region. The second extended connection part overlaps a part of the first extended region in the third direction, overlaps the second core part in the first direction, and is electrically connected to the second core part. The second extended surrounding part is provided around the second extended connection part and contains a material contained in the first surrounding region.
US09985204B2
A semiconductor memory device including first lines and second lines overlapping and intersecting each other, variable resistance memory elements disposed at intersections between the first lines and the second lines, and switching elements disposed between the variable resistance memory elements and the first lines. At least one of the switching elements includes first and second chalcogenide compound layers, and conductive nano-dots disposed between the first and second chalcogenide compound layers.
US09985194B1
Embodiments provide a solidly-mounted bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator and method of making same. In embodiments, the BAW resonator may include a planzarization portion in an inactive region of the BAW resonator that is coplanar with a piezoelectric layer of the BAW resonator in an active region of the BAW restonator. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09985185B2
According to the invention, the diode with a single crystal phosphor placed over the chip selected from the InGaN, GaN or AlGaN group comprises the fact that the single crystal phosphor (21) is created from the monocrystalline ingot (51), created by LuYAG or YAP hosts, doped with the atoms selected from the Ce3+, Ti3+, Eu2+, C, Gd3+ or Ga3+ group, grown from the melt with the method selected from the Czochralski, HEM, Badgasarov, Kyropoulos or EFG group, when the Lu3+, Y3+ and Al3+ atoms can be replaced in the host up to the amount of 99.9% with the B3+, Gd3+ or Ga3+ atoms.
US09985167B2
A photovoltaic device includes a crystalline substrate having a first dopant conductivity, an interdigitated back contact and a front surface field structure. The front surface field structure includes a crystalline layer formed on the substrate and a noncrystalline layer formed on the crystalline layer. The crystalline layer and the noncrystalline layer are doped with dopants having an opposite dopant conductivity from that of the substrate. Methods are also disclosed.
US09985164B1
A method of forming an electrical device that includes epitaxially growing a first conductivity type semiconductor material of a type III-V semiconductor on a semiconductor substrate. The first conductivity type semiconductor material continuously extending along an entirety of the semiconductor substrate in a plurality of triangular shaped islands; and conformally forming a layer of type III-V semiconductor material having a second conductivity type on the plurality of triangular shaped islands to provide a textured surface of a photovoltaic device. A light emitting diode is formed on the textured surface of the photovoltaic device.
US09985163B2
An electronic device disclosed herein includes a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) configured to detect an incoming photon and to generate a first pulse signal in response thereto. Pulse shaping circuitry is configured to generate a second pulse signal from the first pulse signal by high pass filtering the first pulse signal. The pulse shaping circuitry includes a transistor drain-source coupled between a first node and a reference node, and a capacitor coupling the first node to an anode of the SPAD.
US09985160B2
Device structures, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for photovoltaic cells that may be a single junction or multijunction solar cells, with at least a first layer comprising a group-IV semiconductor in which part of the cell comprises a second layer comprising a III-V semiconductor or group-IV semiconductor having a different composition than the group-IV semiconductor of the first layer, such that a heterostructure is formed between the first and second layers.
US09985145B1
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor capacitor. The semiconductor capacitor generally includes a first non-insulative region disposed above an insulative layer, an insulative region, and a second non-insulative region disposed adjacent to the insulative region, wherein the insulative layer is disposed above the second non-insulative region and the insulative region. In some cases, at least a portion of the insulative region is disposed above one or more portions of the second non-insulative region.
US09985144B2
A varactor transistor includes a semiconductor fin having a first conductivity type, a plurality of gate structures separated from each other and surrounding a portion of the semiconductor fin. The plurality of gates structures include a dummy gate structure on an edge of the semiconductor fin, and a first gate structure spaced apart from the dummy gate structure. The dummy gate structure and the gate structure each include a gate insulator layer on a surface portion of the semiconductor fin, a gate on the gate insulator layer, and a spacer on the gate. The varactor transistor also includes a raised source/drain region on the semiconductor fin and between the dummy gate structure and the first gate structure, the raised source/drain region and the gate of the dummy gate structure being electrically connected to a same potential.
US09985142B2
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer, a drain region formed at a surface region of the semiconductor layer, and a source/gate region including a source region and a gate region, which are alternatively arranged so as to be electrically connected to each other. The device further includes a resistive field plate that is disposed on the semiconductor layer between the drain region and the source/gate region and spirally wound in a top view. The field plate including an innermost peripheral portion electrically connected to the drain region and an outermost peripheral portion electrically connected to ground. An outermost peripheral ground conductor film is disposed on the semiconductor layer between the outermost peripheral portion of the field plate and the source/gate region. Additionally, a second ground conductor film is disposed on the semiconductor layer between the outermost peripheral portion of the field plate and the outermost ground conductor film.
US09985127B2
To improve the breakdown voltage of a semiconductor device. In a terminal region of the semiconductor device, a mesa groove, a recess groove, an electric field relaxation region, and a gradient distributed low concentration p-type layer region are formed. A recess groove is fromed between a device region and the mesa groove so as to surround the device region. A region where a p-type layer is thinned by the recess groove is the electric field relaxation region. The gradient distributed low concentration p-type layer region is formed on the surface of the electric field relaxation region. The average carrier concentration of the entire gradient distributed low concentration p-type layer region is lower than the carrier concentration of the p-type layer. By forming the gradient distributed low concentration p-type layer region, the electric field relaxation region is quickly completely depleted when a reverse voltage is applied, thereby improving the breakdown voltage.
US09985121B1
A FET device includes a substrate having top and bottom surfaces, a channel layer on the top surface of the substrate; the channel layer having top and bottom surfaces, at least two recesses extending into the channel layer from the top surface of the channel layer and forming a channel region between the at least two recesses, a gate electrode disposed in each of the at least two recesses, and a drain region and a source region formed in the channel layer on opposite sides of said channel region.
US09985118B2
It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device which includes a thin film transistor having stable electric characteristics. It is another object to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device at lower cost with high productivity. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes a thin film transistor where a semiconductor layer having a channel formation region, a source region, and a drain region are formed using an oxide semiconductor layer, heat treatment (heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation) is performed so as to improve the purity of the oxide semiconductor layer and reduce impurities such as moisture. Moreover, the oxide semiconductor layer subjected to the heat treatment is slowly cooled under an oxygen atmosphere.
US09985111B2
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) feature in a semiconductor substrate. An active region is defined on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the STI feature and the active region have a coplanar surface. A dummy gate is formed on the active region and the STI feature, and an interlayer dielectric layer (ILD) is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The dummy gate is then removed, thereby forming a gate trench in the ILD. The STI feature is selectively etched within the gate trench. A metal gate is formed within the gate trench.
US09985109B2
A method of fabricating a finFET semiconductor device, the method including forming a self-aligned silicide contact above and in direct contact with exposed portions of semiconductor fins not covered by a gate electrode, wherein an upper surface of the self-aligned silicide contact is substantially flush with an upper surface of an adjacent isolation region, patterning a blanket metal layer to form a source-drain contact on the upper surface of the self-aligned silicide contact, the self-aligned silicide contact provides an electrical path from the semiconductor fins to the source-drain contact, and recessing a portion of the self-aligned silicide contact without recessing the isolation region, the self-aligned silicide contact is recessed selective to a mask used to pattern the source-drain contact.
US09985101B2
Various nanostructures, including silicon nanowires and encapsulated silicon nanoislands, and methods of making the nanostructures are provided. The methods can include providing a fin structure extending above a substrate, wherein the fin structure has at least one silicon layer and at least two silicon:germanium alloy (SiGe) layers that define sidewalls of the fin structure; and annealing the fin structure in oxygen to form a silicon nanowire assembly. The silicon nanowire assembly can include a silicon nanowire, a SiGe matrix surrounding the silicon nanowire; and a silicon oxide layer disposed on the SiGe matrix. The annealing can be, for example, at a temperature between 800° C. and 1000° C. for five minutes to sixty minutes. The silicon nanowire can have a long axis extending along the fin axis, with perpendicular first and second dimensions extending less than 50 nm along directions perpendicular to the fin axis.
US09985100B2
A method for doping punch through stoppers (PTSs) includes forming fins in a monocrystalline substrate, forming a dielectric layer at a base portion between the fins and forming spacers on sidewalls of the fins down to a top portion of the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is recessed to form gaps between the top portion of the dielectric layer and the spacer to expose the fins in the gaps. The fins are doped through the gaps to form PTSs in the fins.
US09985099B2
The invention includes a semiconductor device comprising an interlevel dielectric layer over a buried insulator layer over a semiconductor substrate; a source and drain in the interlevel layer; a channel between the source and drain, the channel including a first region having a first bandgap adjacent to a second region having a second bandgap, wherein the first band gap is larger than the second bandgap; and a gate over the channel.
US09985092B2
A process of manufacturing a device is disclosed. The process includes forming an epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type on in a substrate, forming a first vertical section of a second conductivity type in the expitaxial layer, creating a first vertical trench through etching vertically next to the first vertical section, filling the first vertical trench with a first type oxide, forming a second vertical trench in the first vertical trench. The second vertical trench is bounded by the first type oxide in the first vertical trench. The process further includes forming a second type oxide on inner walls of the second vertical trench, filling the second vertical trench with polysilicon. In a second vertical section of the epitaxial layer vertically next to the first vertical trench, a body region is created by implanting ions of the first conductivity type and a source region is created by implanting ions in a top layer of the body region.
US09985087B2
The present patent application is related to the field of display devices, and provides a display device with panel test circuit the attenuation of data voltage signal could be reduced in the programs of testing pixel array. The display device comprises a plurality of first and second type of bonding pads located on the substrate and around periphery of the pixel array, and the panel test circuit has transistors, the transistors are disposed on the substrate and around periphery of the pixel array, a plurality of data lines of the pixel array are electrically connected with the second type of bonding pads one-to-one, and data detection signal applied to the first type of bonding pads is transmitted to the second type of bonding pads through the panel test circuit.
US09985085B2
An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device, the array substrate comprises: a base substrate; a plurality of light emitting units disposed on the base substrate to constitute a light emitting region, a display region driving circuit electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting units; and a peripheral circuit disposed at a periphery of the display region driving circuit, at least one light emitting unit is located on the peripheral circuit, and an orthographic projection of the at least one light emitting unit on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the peripheral circuit on the base substrate have an overlapping portion there-between. The array substrate can realize a narrow frame design.
US09985061B2
A light detection device includes: a TFT having a semiconductor layer supported on a substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode; a photodiode having a bottom electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode, a semiconductor laminate structure, and a top electrode; and an electrode made of the same conductive film as the bottom electrode and arranged on the semiconductor layer with an insulating layer interposed therebetween.
US09985056B2
In a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, a change in electrical characteristics is suppressed and reliability is improved. A miniaturized transistor including an oxide semiconductor is provided. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film includes the following steps: forming an oxide semiconductor film; forming an insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; forming a conductive film over the insulating film; forming a first protective film over the conductive film; and forming a second protective film over the first protective film. The first protective film, the conductive film, and the insulating film are processed using the second protective film as a mask. After the second protective film is removed, the conductive film and the insulating film are processed using the first protective film as a mask to have a smaller area than that of the second protective film.
US09985051B2
A display panel, a fabrication method thereof and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes: a nanometer light splitting film arranged between an array substrate and a first polarizer. The nanometer light splitting film includes multiple light splitting units arranged in an array. Each light splitting unit corresponds to at least one sub-pixel unit. The light splitting unit includes a multi-step grating structure for splitting light corresponding to the at least one sub-pixel unit to obtain light of one or more predetermined colors.
US09985048B2
A semiconductor device includes a first structure, a dummy buffer stack structure, a peripheral contact hole, and a peripheral contact plug. The first structure may include a substrate and a peripheral circuit disposed on the substrate. The dummy buffer stack structure may be disposed on the first structure. The dummy buffer stack structure may include dummy interlayer insulating layers and dummy sacrificial insulating layers, which are alternately stacked, and first dummy conductive rings stacked in a line inside the respective dummy sacrificial insulating layers. The peripheral contact hole may penetrate the dummy buffer stack structure. The peripheral contact hole may be surrounded by the first dummy conductive rings. The peripheral contact plug may be disposed in the peripheral contact hole. The peripheral contact plug may extend to be connected to the peripheral circuit.
US09985044B2
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment, includes a first stacked body, a second stacked body, an intermediate conductive layer, an intermediate insulating layer, a semiconductor pillar, a charge storage film, and an insulating film. The semiconductor pillar includes a first part, a second part, and a third part. The charge storage film includes a first charge storage portion and a second charge storage portion. The charge storage film includes at least one first element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, hafnium, and aluminum. The insulating film provides in at least a portion between the intermediate conductive layer and the first part. The insulating film not includes the first element, or the insulating film has a concentration of the first element lower than a concentration of the first element of the charge storage film.
US09985041B2
A vertical memory device may include a plurality of word lines spaced apart in a first direction, each extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and having a first width in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, a dummy word line over an uppermost word line, including an opening and having a portion thereof with the first width in the third direction, a first string selection line (SSL) and a second string selection line (SSL) over the dummy word line, the first and second SSLs being at substantially the same level along the first direction, each of the first and second SSLs having a second width less than the first width in the third direction, and a plurality of vertical channel structures, each through the word lines, the dummy word line, and one of the first and second SSLs.
US09985037B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate structure having a plurality of semiconductor fins disposed on a substrate and a hard mask layer on the semiconductor fins. A first insulating material layer is formed covering the semiconductor fins, the hard masks, and the spaces between the semiconductor fins. Next, a first etch back process is performed to remove a top portion of the first insulating material layer to expose a portion of each of the semiconductor fins. Then dopants are implanted into remaining portions of the first insulating material layer and diffused into the semiconductor fins to form impurity regions. Next, a second etch back process is performed to remove a top portion of the remaining first insulating material layer to remove the implanted dopants in the first insulating material layer. Thereafter, a second insulating material layer is formed overlying the remaining first insulating material layer.
US09985033B2
A semiconductor device including a capacitor is provided. The semiconductor device includes lower electrodes, each of which includes a first electrode and a second electrode stacked in a first direction. The second electrode has a pillar shape that has a bar-type cross section having a longitudinal axis when viewed from a cross-sectional view taken along a plane defined by second and third directions perpendicular to the first direction.
US09985030B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming at least one semiconductor fin on a semiconductor substrate. A cladding layer is epitaxially grown on a portion of the at least one semiconductor fin. The cladding layer is oxidized such that r such that ions are condensed therefrom and are diffused into the at least one semiconductor fin while the cladding layer is converted to an oxide layer. The oxide layer is removed to expose the at least one semiconductor fin having a diffused fin portion that enhances electron hole mobility therethrough.
US09985027B2
A technique for a multiple voltage threshold transistor structure is provided. A narrow channel and long channel are formed on a fin. An epitaxial layer is formed on the fin, and an interlayer dielectric layer is formed on the epitaxial layer. Spacers on the fin define the narrow channel and the long channel. A high-k dielectric material is deposited in the narrow and long channels. A metal layer is deposited on the high-k dielectric material in the narrow and long channels. A height of the high-k dielectric material in the narrow channel is recessed. The metal layer is removed from the narrow and long channels. A work function metal is deposited in the narrow and long channels. A gate conduction metal is deposited to fill the narrow channel and long channel. A capping layer is deposited on the top surface of the structure.
US09985026B2
A transistor, an integrated circuit and a method of fabricating the integrated circuit are provided. In various embodiments, the transistor includes a source electrode, at least one semiconductor channel, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a drain pad. The source electrode is disposed in a substrate. The semiconductor channel extends substantially perpendicular to the source electrode. The gate electrode surrounds the semiconductor channel. The drain electrode is disposed on top of the semiconductor channel. The drain pad is disposed on the drain electrode, wherein the drain pad comprises multiple conductive layers.
US09985016B2
A charge pump comprises one or more pump stages for providing a negative boosted output voltage. Each of the one or more pump stages comprises a P-channel transistor formed in an isolated P-well and an N-channel transistor coupled in series with the P-channel transistor. Forming the P-channel transistor in the isolated P-well essentially eliminates a raised threshold voltage due to body effect.
US09985015B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a core device and an IO device. The core device includes a gate interface layer and a high-k dielectric layer on the gate interface layer. The IO device includes a gate interface layer and a high-k dielectric layer on the gate interface layer. The gate interface layer of the core device and the gate interface layer of the IO device each are doped with fluoride ions.
US09985007B2
Package-on-package (“PoP”) devices with multiple levels and methods therefor are disclosed. In a PoP device, a first integrated circuit die is surface mount coupled to an upper surface of a package substrate. First and second conductive lines are coupled to the upper surface of the package substrate respectively at different heights in a fan-out region. A first molding layer is formed over the upper surface of the package substrate. A first and a second wafer-level packaged microelectronic component are located above an upper surface of the first molding layer respectively surface mount coupled to a first and a second set of upper portions of the first conductive lines. A third and a fourth wafer-level packaged microelectronic component are located above the first and the second wafer-level packaged microelectronic component respectively surface mount coupled to a first and a second set of upper portions of the second conductive lines.
US09985001B2
A package includes a first molding material, a first device die molded in the molding material, a Through Via (TV) penetrating through the first molding material, and a redistribution line over the first molding material. The redistribution line is electrically connected to the TV. A second device die is over and bonded to the first device die through flip-chip bonding. A second molding material molds the second device die therein.
US09984996B2
The present invention discloses a three-dimensional package structure which can achieve a relatively high utilization of an internal space thereof, so that a size of electronic package structure can be reduced. The three-dimensional package structure comprises a first electronic component, a plurality of second electronic components and a plurality of conductive patterns. The first electronic component has a top surface and a bottom surface. The plurality of second electronic components are disposed over the top surface of the first electronic component. The plurality of conductive patterns are disposed over the plurality of second electronic components to electrically connect the plurality of second electronic components and the first electronic component.
US09984995B1
A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, and a top interposer. The first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip are disposed on the package substrate. The top interposer is electrically connected to the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, and the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip are present between the package substrate and the top interposer.
US09984989B2
A semiconductor substrate includes an insulating layer, a first conductive patterned layer disposed adjacent to a first surface of the insulating layer, and conductive bumps disposed on the first conductive patterned layer. Each conductive bump has a first dimension along a first direction and a second dimension along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the first dimension is greater than the second dimension. A semiconductor package structure includes the semiconductor substrate, at least one die electrically connected to the conductive bumps, and a molding compound encapsulating the conductive bumps.
US09984979B2
The present disclosure relates to a fan-out semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same. The fan-out semiconductor package includes: a first connection member having a through-hole; a semiconductor chip disposed in the through-hole; an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the first connection member and the semiconductor chip; and a second connection member disposed on the first connection member and the semiconductor chip. The first connection member includes a first insulating layer, a first redistribution layer and a second redistribution layer disposed on one surface and the other surface of the first insulating layer opposing the one surface thereof, respectively, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and covering the first redistribution layer, and a third redistribution layer disposed on the second insulating layer. A fan-out semiconductor package may include one or more connection units instead of the first connection member.
US09984977B2
Some embodiments include a construction having conductive structures spaced from one another by intervening regions. Insulative structures are within the intervening regions. The insulative structures include dielectric spacers and air gaps between the dielectric spacers. Dielectric capping material is over the air gaps. The dielectric capping material is between the dielectric spacers and not over upper surfaces of the dielectric spacers. Some embodiments include a construction having a first conductive structure with an upper surface, and having a plurality of second conductive structures electrically coupled with the upper surface of the first conductive structure and spaced from one another by intervening regions. Air gap/spacer insulative structures are within the intervening regions. The air gap/spacer insulative structures have dielectric spacers along sidewalls of the second conductive structures and air gaps between the dielectric spacers. Dielectric capping material is over the air gaps.
US09984959B2
An object of the present invention is to improve the performance of a semiconductor device that transmits signals using inductive coupling of inductors.A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip having a first inductor formed on the first top surface side and a second semiconductor chip having a second inductor formed on the second top surface side. The first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip are laminated on each other so that the first top surface and the second top surface face each other. Further, a plurality of first pads of the first semiconductor chip is provided along each of a first chip side and a second chip side among four sides of the first top surface. Further, each of the first pads of the first semiconductor chip is not overlapped with the second semiconductor chip in planar view.
US09984946B2
An object is to realize a hermetically sealed package which ensures long-term airtightness inside the package by sealing using a substrate, or a sealing structure for reducing destruction caused by pressure from the outside. A frame of a semiconductor material is provided over a first substrate, which is bonded to a second substrate having a semiconductor element so that the semiconductor element is located inside the frame between the first substrate and the second substrate. The frame may be formed using, as frame members, two L-shaped semiconductor members in combination or four or more stick semiconductor members in combination.
US09984933B1
A hardmask is patterned on a first material to leave hardmask elements. The first material is patterned into fins through the hardmask. A layer of silicon is formed on the hardmask elements and the fins in processing that forms the layer of silicon thicker on the hardmask elements relative to the fins. An isolation material is formed on the layer of silicon to leave the isolation material filling spaces between the fins. The isolation material and the layer of silicon are annealed to consume relatively thinner portions of the layer of silicon and leave the layer of silicon on the hardmask elements as silicon elements. A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is performed on the isolation material to make the isolation material planar with the silicon elements. A first etching agent removes the silicon elements on the hardmask elements, and a second chemical agent removes the hardmask elements.
US09984928B2
Method for producing chip assemblies that include semiconductor chip arrangements, each semiconductor chip arrangement including a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor body with a top side and an underside, a top main electrode arranged on the top side, a bottom main electrode arranged on the underside, an electrically conductive top compensation lamina arranged on a side of the top main electrode facing away from the semiconductor body and cohesively and electrically conductively connected to the top main electrode, an electrically conductive bottom compensation lamina arranged on a side of the bottom main electrode facing away from the semiconductor body and cohesively and electrically conductively connected to the bottom main electrode, and a dielectric embedding compound enclosing the semiconductor chip laterally such that the side of the compensation laminae facing away from the semiconductor body are at least not completely covered by the embedding compound.
US09984920B2
A method for local pattern density control of a device layout used by graphoepitaxy directed self-assembly (DSA) processes includes importing a multi-layer semiconductor device design into an assist feature system and determining overlapping regions between two or more layers in the multi-layer semiconductor device design using at least one Boolean operation. A fill for assist features is generated to provide dimensional consistency of device features by employing the overlapping regions to provide placement of the assist features. An updated device layout is stored in a memory device.
US09984919B1
Interconnect structures and methods of fabricating an interconnect structure. A first section of a mandrel is covered with a feature of an etch mask. A top surface of a second section of the mandrel is exposed by the feature of the etch mask and is recessed with an etching process. A conductive via is formed that reproduces a shape of the first section of the mandrel, and a conductive line is formed that reproduces a shape of the second section of the mandrel. The mandrel is removed to release the conductive via and the conductive line.
US09984915B2
According to various embodiments, a semiconductor wafer may include: a semiconductor body including an integrated circuit structure; and at least one tetrahedral amorphous carbon layer formed at least one of over or in the integrated circuit structure, the at least one tetrahedral amorphous carbon layer may include a substance amount fraction of sp3-hybridized carbon of larger than approximately 0.4 and a substance amount fraction of hydrogen smaller than approximately 0.1.
US09984913B2
A tri-modal carrier provides a structural platform to temporarily bond a semiconductive wafer and can be used to transport the semiconductive wafer or be used to perform manufacturing processes on the semiconductive wafer. The tri-modal carrier includes a doped semiconductive substrate, a plurality of electrostatic field generating (EFG) circuits, and a capacitance charging interface. A positive pole and a negative pole from each EFG circuit are embedded into the doped semiconductive substrate. An exposed portion of the doped semiconductive substrate is located between the positive pole and the negative pole, which is used as a biased pole for each EFG circuit. The combination of these poles for each EFG circuit is used to generate a non-uniform electrostatic field for bonding the semiconductive wafer. The tri-modal carrier also uses flat surface properties and the removal of trapped gas particles to strengthen the bond between the tri-modal carrier and the semiconductive wafer.
US09984911B2
An electrostatic chuck includes a puck having a support surface to support a substrate when disposed thereon and an opposing second surface, wherein one or more chucking electrodes are embedded in the puck, a body having a support surface coupled to the second surface of the puck to support the puck, a DC voltage sensing circuit disposed on support surface of the puck, and an inductor disposed in the body and proximate the support surface of the body, wherein the inductor is electrically coupled to DC voltage sensing circuit, and wherein the inductor is configured to filter high frequency current flow in order to accurately measure DC potential on the substrate.
US09984902B2
Provided are an apparatus and method for treating a substrate. Specifically, provided are an apparatus and method for treating a substrate through a supercritical process. The apparatus includes: a housing providing a space for performing a process; a support member disposed in the housing to support a substrate; a supply port configured to supply a process fluid to the housing; a shield member disposed between the supply port and the support member to prevent the process fluid from being directly injected to the substrate; and an exhaust port configured to discharge the process fluid from the housing.
US09984901B2
A method of making a microelectronic assembly can include molding a dielectric material around at least two conductive elements which project above a height of a substrate having a microelectronic element mounted thereon, so that remote surfaces of the conductive elements remain accessible and exposed within openings extending from an exterior surface of the molded dielectric material. The remote surfaces can be disposed at heights from said surface of said substrate which are lower or higher than a height of the exterior surface of the molded dielectric material from the substrate surface. The conductive elements can be arranged to simultaneously carry first and second different electric potentials: e.g., power, ground or signal potentials.
US09984900B2
A semiconductor device includes a chip, at least one element electrically coupled to the chip, an adhesive at least partially covering the at least one element, and a mold material at least partially covering the chip and the adhesive.
US09984898B2
A substrate includes a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first circuit layer and at least one second conductive element. The first circuit layer is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the dielectric layer, and includes at least one trace and at least one first conductive element connected to the trace. The first conductive element does not extend through the dielectric layer. The second conductive element extends through the dielectric layer. An area of an upper surface of the second conductive element is substantially equal to an area of an upper surface of the first conductive element.
US09984896B2
The present invention is a fluorohydrocarbon represented by R—F wherein R represents an isobutyl group or a t-butyl group), the fluorohydrocarbon having a purity of 99.9% by volume or more and a total butenes content of 1,000 ppm by volume or less; a use of the fluorohydrocarbon as a plasma etching gas; and a plasma etching method comprising selectively subjecting an inorganic nitride film stacked on silicon or a silicon oxide film to plasma etching using the fluorohydrocarbon.
US09984894B2
Methods of forming a semiconductor structure include providing an insulation layer on a semiconductor layer and diffusing cesium ions into the insulation layer from a cesium ion source outside the insulation layer. A MOSFET including an insulation layer treated with cesium ions may exhibit increased inversion layer mobility.
US09984888B2
A semiconductor wafer having a plurality of through substrate vias (TSVs) is disclosed. The semiconductor wafer includes a stepped support ring on an outer edge of the semiconductor wafer, a usable back side region of the semiconductor wafer substantially enclosed by the stepped support ring, and the plurality of TSVs extending from a front side of the semiconductor wafer to the usable back side region of the semiconductor wafer. The stepped support ring includes a step between an outer ring and an inner ring of the stepped support ring. The semiconductor wafer further includes a back side metal on the usable back side region of the semiconductor wafer, a plurality of semiconductor devices on the front side of the semiconductor wafer, where at least one of the plurality of semiconductor devices is coupled to the back side metal through at least one of the plurality of TSVs.
US09984872B2
A surface of the first semiconductor crystalline material has a reduced roughness. A semiconductor device includes a low defect, strained second semiconductor crystalline material over the surface of the first crystalline material. A surface of the strained second semiconductor crystalline material has a reduced roughness. One example includes obtaining a surface with reduced roughness by creating process parameters that reduce impurities at an interfacial boundary between the first and second semiconductor crystalline materials. In one embodiment, the first semiconductor crystalline material can be confined by an opening in an insulator having an aspect ratio sufficient to trap defects using Aspect Ratio Trapping techniques.
US09984871B2
A bipolar junction transistor includes an intrinsic base formed on a substrate. The intrinsic base includes a superlattice stack including a plurality of alternating layers of semiconductor material. A collector and emitter are formed adjacent to the intrinsic base on opposite sides of the base. An extrinsic base structure is formed on the intrinsic base.
US09984870B2
A technique relates to in-situ cleaning of a high-mobility substrate. Alternating pulses of a metal precursor and exposure to a plasma of a gas or gas mixture are applied. The gas or gas mixture contains both nitrogen and hydrogen (e.g., NH3). A passivation layer is formed on the high-mobility substrate by alternating pulses of the metal precursor and exposure to the plasma of a gas, or gas mixture, containing both nitrogen and hydrogen.
US09984862B2
A method, apparatus and algorithms are disclosed for operating an open electrostatic trap (E-trap) or a multi-pass TOF mass spectrometer with an extended flight path. A string of start pulses with non equal time intervals is employed for triggering ion packet injection into the analyzer, a long spectrum is acquired to accept ions from the entire string and a true spectrum is reconstructed by eliminating or accounting overlapping signals at the data analysis stage while using logical analysis of peak groups. The method is particularly useful for tandem mass spectrometry wherein spectra are sparse. The method improves the duty cycle, the dynamic range and the space charge throughput of the analyzer and of the detector, so as the response time of the E-trap analyzer. It allows flight extension without degrading E-trap sensitivity.
US09984859B2
An impedance matching circuit (IMC) is described. The impedance matching circuit includes a first circuit. The first circuit has an input coupled to a kilohertz (kHz) radio frequency (RF) generator. The IMC includes a second circuit. The second circuit has an input coupled to a low frequency megahertz (MHz) RF generator. The IMC includes a third circuit. The third circuit has an input coupled to a high frequency MHz RF generator. The IMC includes an output of the first, second, and third circuits coupled to an input of an RF transmission line. The first circuit and the second circuit provide isolation between a kHz RF signal sent through the first circuit and a low frequency MHz RF signal sent through the second circuit.
US09984856B2
An ion implantation apparatus performs a plurality of ion implantation processes having different implantation conditions to a same wafer successively. The plurality of ion implantation processes are: (a) provided so that twist angles of the wafer differ from each other; (b) configured so that an ion beam is irradiated to a wafer surface to be processed that moves in a reciprocating movement direction; and (c) provided so that a target value of a beam current density distribution of the ion beam is variable in accordance with a position of the wafer in the reciprocating movement direction. Before performing the plurality of ion implantation processes to the same wafer successively, a control device executes a setup process in which a plurality of scanning parameters corresponding to the respective implantation conditions of the plurality of ion implantation processes are determined collectively.
US09984853B2
A method for generating writing data to be input to a writing apparatus, which writes a figure pattern on a target object by using a charged particle beam, includes generating the writing data, based on a data format that sequentially defines figure information on a figure pattern, and dose information which is defined before or after the figure information and indicates one of a dose and a dose modulation rate for modulating a dose, for a position of each of corner points of the figure pattern.
US09984851B2
An ion implanter includes an energy analyzer electromagnet provided between an ion source and a processing chamber. The energy analyzer electromagnet includes a Hall probe configured to generate a measurement output in response to a deflecting magnetic field and an NMR probe configured to generate an NMR output. A control unit of the ion implanter includes a magnetic field measurement unit configured to measure the deflecting magnetic field in accordance with a known correspondence between the deflecting magnetic field and the measurement output, a magnetic field determination unit configured to determine the deflecting magnetic field from the NMR output, and a Hall probe calibration unit configured to update the known correspondence by using the deflecting magnetic field determined from the NMR output and a new measurement output of the Hall probe corresponding to the determined deflecting magnetic field.
US09984845B2
A circuit breaker includes a housing, separable contacts, a trip mechanism, a first terminal, a second terminal, a first press fit connector, a second press fit connector, a first socket, and a second socket. The first terminal is electrically connected with a first contact of the separable contacts and includes a first base section disposed outwardly from the housing. The second terminal is electrically connected with a second contact and includes a second base section disposed outwardly from the housing. The first press fit connector is attached to the first base section via a first press fit. The second press fit connector is attached to the second base section via a second press fit. The first socket is attached to the first press fit connector. The second socket is attached to the second press fit connector.
US09984842B2
An electronic component including a component main body and a plurality of lead terminals is inserted and accommodated in a housing member, the lead terminals are brought into contact with a plurality of terminal fittings held in the housing member. The lead terminals are formed such that at least one of the number of lead terminals on each side surface before and after the reversing, a distance between the contact portion and the side surface of the component main body facing the contact portion, and a width dimension in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the contact portion differs, when the component main body is rotated at 180 degrees to reverse the positions of the pair of opposite side surfaces of the component main body. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent improper assembly of an electronic component.
US09984841B1
A wire release mechanism includes two components with adjacent longitudinal fingers and a wire that is wound about the fingers. The wire restrains one of the components in one position and includes a higher resistance fuse that causes the wire to be loosened about the fingers to allow that component to move to another position due to the flow of electrical current through the fuse.
US09984839B2
The present invention provides an illuminated keyboard, including a light guide backplate and a plurality of keys connected to the light guide backplate. The light guide backplate of the present application is made of a light guide material and configured to transmit and project light rays to the keys. A printed circuit layer is formed on the light guide backplate and includes a plurality of conductive switch contacts. Each key includes a key cap, a connection member, and a support member, and the support member has a conductive contact. When the key cap is pressed, the conductive contact of the support member moves downward to trigger a conductive switch contact of the printed circuit layer to generate a switch signal. In the present application, a light guide backplate provides functions, such as guiding light, a function of printed circuit layer, and connecting a key, so as to reduce thickness of the illuminated keyboard.
US09984838B2
Examples disclosed herein relate to a click pad. Examples include a circuit board and a switch formed to extend from the circuit board. A stationary pad surrounds all surfaces of the switch extending from the circuit board, is coupled to the switch opposite to the circuit board, and is to be compressed by actuation of the circuit board when a pressure is put on the click pad. A bracket is coupled to the pad to compresses the pad between the circuit board and the bracket.
US09984830B2
A variable capacitor, including: two movable plates, two poles, and one rotary shaft. The two movable plates are conductor belts, and the conductor belts are sheathed in insulators. The two poles are conductors, and each is capable of rotating around an axis thereof. First ends of the two movable plates are connected via the insulators and fixed on the rotary shaft, and second ends of the two movable plates are connected to the two poles, respectively. A conductor member of the two movable plates directly contacts the two poles. The lengths of the two movable plates are identical, and are greater than the distance from one pole to the rotary shaft.
US09984818B2
A power distribution monitoring system is provided that can include a number of features. The system can include a plurality of monitoring devices configured to attach to individual conductors on a power grid distribution network. In some embodiments, a monitoring device is disposed on each conductor of a three-phase network and utilizes a split-core transformer to harvest energy from the conductors. The monitoring devices can be configured to harvest energy from the AC power grid and saturate the magnetic core of the transformer in the event of a fault condition or when harvested power is not needed. Methods of installing and using the monitoring devices are also provided.
US09984811B2
An electronic component has a shaft, a flange formed at an end of the shaft and constituting a core together with the shaft, a coiled conductor wound around the shaft, and an electrode terminal formed on the flange and connected electrically to an end of the conductor; wherein the shaft and flange are made of metal magnetic grains containing Fe which are bonded to each other by bonding of oxide film formed on each metal magnetic grain, and the shaft is more densely filled with the metal magnetic material than is the flange. The electronic component can achieve size reduction and frequency increase by improving the magnetic permeability while also improving the plating property for the terminal electrode.
US09984808B2
An electronic component includes a substantially helix-shaped inductor including inductive conductor layers on insulator layers including a first inductive conductor layer and a second inductive conductor layer adjacent to the first inductive conductor layer on the upper layer side. Each of the first and second inductive conductor layers has a contact portion and a linear portion. The contact portion is, when viewed in the laminating direction, overlapped by an inductive conductor layer adjacent thereto on the lower or upper layer side. The linear portion is not overlapped by inductive conductor layers adjacent thereto on the lower and upper layer sides. The lower surface of the linear portion of the second inductive conductor layer is positioned higher than that of the first inductive conductor layer, and is positioned lower than the upper surface of the linear portion of the first inductive conductor layer.
US09984803B2
The electromagnetic device includes a coil bobbin around which a coil is wound and that is formed from a non-magnetic material, and a movable core that is provided in a cylindrical hollow portion of the coil bobbin and moves by excitation of the coil. A first protrusion and a second protrusion facing a part of the lower half of the movable core are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical hollow portion in ranges extending from two openings to a middle point of the coil bobbin, respectively, and the movable core is supported by the first protrusion and the second protrusion when the movable core moves.
US09984800B2
A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet allows for manufacture of a transformer that exhibits, when the steel sheet is applied to an iron core thereof, extremely low iron loss and extremely low noise properties, makes highly efficient use of energy, and can be used in various environments. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has a strain distribution in regions where closure domains are formed, when observed in a cross section in the rolling direction, with a maximum tensile strain in a sheet thickness direction being 0.45% or less, and with a maximum tensile strain t (%) and a maximum compressive strain c (%) in the rolling direction satisfying Expression (1): t+0.06≤t+c≤0.35 (1).
US09984799B2
A ferrite composition comprises a main component and a sub component. The main component is comprised of 25.0 to 49.8 mol % iron oxide in terms of Fe2O3, 5.0 to 14.0 mol % copper oxide in terms of CuO, 0 to 40.0 mol % zinc oxide in terms of ZnO, and a remaining part of nickel oxide. The sub component includes 0.2 to 5.0 wt % silicon oxide in terms of SiO2, 0.10 to 3.00 wt % bismuth oxide in terms of Bi2O3, and 0.10 to 3.00 wt % cobalt oxide in terms of Co3O4, with respect to the main component.
US09984792B2
An electric wire includes a conductor having a cross-sectional area of not less than 290 mm2 and not more than 360 mm2, an insulation provided so as to cover the outer periphery of the conductor, and a wire sheath provided so as to cover the outer periphery of the insulation. The amount of deflection is not less than 120 mm when, at 23° C., one end of the electric wire is fixed to a fixture table so that another end horizontally protrudes 400 mm from the fixture table and a weight of 2 kg is attached to the other end, and cracks and breaks do not occur when wound with a bending diameter of three times the diameter at −40° C.
US09984791B2
A stranded electrical conductor includes a single center strand in aluminum or aluminum alloy (10, 20, 30, 40A, 50A) and a plurality of conductor strands (11, 21, 31, 41, 51) arranged in at least one layer around said center strand. The relation between the diameter of said center strand in aluminum or aluminum alloy and the diameter of said peripheral conductor strands is greater than or equal to 3.
US09984787B2
Disclosed is a conductive paste including; a conductive powder including a plurality of conductive particles, a metallic glass disposed between adjacent conductive particles of the conductive powder, and an organic vehicle in which the conductive powder and metallic glass are disposed, and a solar cell using the conductive paste.
US09984786B2
Disclosed are AZO films deposited on a transparent substrate by pulse DC using an oxide target with a composition in the range 0.5-2 wt % Al2O3, desirably at temperature above 325° C., resulting in films showing columnar grain structure with columns extending from the top to the bottom of the film, and small lateral grain size (less than 70 nm from substrate to top of film). The film has low resistivity at less than 10 Ohm/square at a thickness less than 400 nm, resistivity is desirably unchanged by annealing at temperatures of up to 450° C.
US09984782B1
A technique is disclosed for electro-optically inducing a force to fabricated samples and/or devices with laser light. The technique uses the interaction of the oscillating electric field of the laser beam in opposition with the electric field produced by an appropriate electric charge carrier to achieve a net repulsive (or attractive) force on the component holding the electric charge. In one embodiment, force is achieved when the field near the charge carrier is modulated at a subharmonic of the electric field oscillation frequency of the laser and the relative phases of the light field and electric charge carrier field are controlled to provide optimal repulsion/attraction. The effect is scalable by applying the technique to an array of charge carrier fields sequentially as well as using higher power lasers and higher carrier field voltages.
US09984780B2
A method of decommissioning a nuclear reactor including a vessel defining an inner chamber and reactor internal components positioned within the inner chamber includes removing at least some of the internal components and repackaging at least some of the removed internal components in at least one of the first and second predefined sections of the vessel defining a cutting zone between the at least first and second predefined sections. The method further includes disposing the vessel in a container, and encapsulating the internal components in the vessel and encapsulating the vessel in the container to generate a package. A package including components from a decommissioned and dismantled nuclear reactor includes a vessel and a plurality of components encapsulated in the vessel.
US09984777B2
A power module assembly may include a reactor vessel containing a primary coolant and one or more inlets configured to draw a secondary coolant from the containment cooling pool in response to a loss of power and/or a loss of coolant. One or more outlets may be submerged in the containment cooling pool and may be configured to vent the secondary coolant into the containment cooling pool. A heat exchanger may be configured to remove heat from the primary coolant, wherein the heat may be removed by circulating the secondary coolant from the containment cooling pool through the heat exchanger via natural circulation.
US09984775B2
A method of producing a localized concentration of energy includes: creating a shockwave propagating through a non-gaseous medium so as to be incident upon a boundary between the non-gaseous medium and a gaseous medium formed by at least one hole in a barrier separating the non-gaseous medium from a gaseous medium. This forms a transverse jet on the other side of the hole which is incident upon a target surface comprising a depression which is spaced from the barrier in the gaseous medium. An apparatus for producing a localized concentration of energy is also described.
US09984774B2
A method of producing a localized concentration of energy includes: creating at least one shockwave propagating through a non-gaseous medium so as first to be incident upon a focusing pocket of fluid within the medium. The focusing pocket of fluid is positioned relative to a differently sized target pocket of gas within the medium, and is arranged to shield the target pocket of gas from the initial shockwave, such that the incidence of the shockwave on the focusing pocket of fluid concentrates the intensity of a shockwave subsequently incident upon the target pocket of gas. An apparatus for producing a localized concentration of energy is also described.
US09984771B2
A data storage device is configured to encode first data according to a first error correction coding (ECC) scheme to generate a first codeword and to encode second data according to the first ECC scheme to generate a second codeword. The data storage device is configured to generate first parity data by encoding at least a first portion of the first codeword and a first portion of the second codeword using a composite generator function. The data storage device is configured to store the first codeword, the second codeword, and the first parity data in a memory.
US09984768B2
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for distributing error-correction codes. A correction module is configured to determine an error correction code (ECC) code word for storage on one or more non-volatile storage media. A mapping module is configured to determine one or more addresses for the ECC code word so that a portion of the ECC code word is stored at a first physical address within a first set of strings of storage cells of the one or more non-volatile storage media and a portion of the ECC code word is stored at a different physical address within a second set of strings of storage cells of the one or more non-volatile storage media. A storage module is configured to cause the ECC code word to be stored in the one or more non-volatile storage media based on the determined one or more addresses.
US09984767B2
A semiconductor device having a capability of generating chip identification information includes: an SRAM macro having a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns; a test address storage unit configured to store a test address; a self-diagnostic circuit configured to output the test address based on a result of confirmation of operation of the memory cell selected by the test address; and an identification information generation circuit configured to generate chip identification information based on the test address which is output by the self-diagnostic circuit.
US09984764B2
A semiconductor memory apparatus may include a control circuit, a decoding circuit, and a memory circuit. The control circuit may output one of bank group signals as either a first bank group distribution signal or a second bank group distribution signal and output one of data designation addresses as either a first data designation distribution address or a second data designation distribution address, in response to a first test signal and a second test signal. The decoding circuit may generate decoding signals depending on remaining bank group signals, remaining data designation addresses, bank designation signals, the first and second bank group distribution signals, and the first and second data designation distribution addresses. The memory may select certain memory location to output or store data, in response to the decoding signals.
US09984760B1
A memory device and associated techniques avoid a disturb of a select gate transistor during an erase operation for memory cells in a string. During the erase operation, a channel of the string is charged up from a source end of the string. However, there is a delay in charging up a drain end of the channel. A voltage detector connected to a bit line detects when a drain end of the channel reaches a reference voltage. When the reference voltage is reached, a voltage of the select gate transistor at the drain end of the string can be floated. This avoids unintentional programming of the select gate transistor which could otherwise occur if the voltage was floated to soon. Also, a substrate voltage may be ramped up to a first detected level before being ramped up to a second, final level.
US09984753B2
A three-dimensional (3D) flash memory includes a first dummy word line disposed between a ground select line and a lowermost main word line, and a second dummy word line of different word line configuration disposed between a string select line and an upper most main word line.
US09984751B1
A system includes a data storage medium comprising layers, an excitation circuit, and an emitter. Each layer comprises cells arranged in a horizontal plane. Cells in different layers are arranged in a vertical plane of the data storage medium. The excitation circuit excites a layer during excitation period. Exciting the layer changes an optical property of the layer during the excitation period. The emitter emits a first and a second beam onto a first and a second cell of the layer being excited during the excitation period to orient electrical charges within the first and the second cell to a first and second oriented values and their intensity to a first and second intensity values respectively. The first and second cells maintain the first and second oriented values and the first and second intensity values after the excitation period is over or in absence of the layer being excited.
US09984747B2
A voltage compensation circuit may be provided. The voltage compensation circuit may include a replica circuit block configured to be selected and driven to generate a resistance value for compensating a voltage level.
US09984746B2
According to an embodiment, a memory device includes a nonvolatile memory, a controller, and power storage. The controller is configured to receive, from a host device, a write request for writing data into the nonvolatile memory, and then, write the data based on the write request. The power storage is configured to store power supplied from a power supply. The controller writes, when abnormality in power supplied from the power supply to the memory device is detected, the data based on the write request that has already been received, using the power supplied from the power storage.
US09984731B2
According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a plurality of nonvolatile semiconductor memories, a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to measure a temperature of the nonvolatile semiconductor memories. The controller is configured to receive data from a host, determine a rewriting interval of the data and write the data to, of the nonvolatile semiconductor memories, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having a temperature corresponding to the rewriting interval.
US09984730B2
Write-assist circuits for memory bit cells (“bit cells”) employing a P-type Field-Effect transistor (PFET) write port(s) are disclosed. Related methods and systems are also disclosed. It has been observed that as node technology is scaled down in size, PFET drive current (i.e., drive strength) exceeds N-type Field-Effect transistor (NFET) drive current for like-dimensioned FETs. In this regard, in one aspect, it is desired to provide bit cells having PFET write ports, as opposed to NFET write ports, to reduce memory write times to the bit cells, and thus improve memory performance. To mitigate a write contention that could otherwise occur when writing data to bit cells, a write-assist circuit provided in the form of a negative supply rail positive boost circuit can be employed to weaken an NFET pull-down transistor in a storage circuit of a memory bit cells having a PFET write port(s).
US09984725B2
An editing method comprises: generating, from a material data which is generated according to a first time and which a first time range to be specified, a playback data that is to be played back according to a second time different from the first time, and locating a second time range, which includes the material data within the first time range, in the playback data.
US09984720B1
A system, according to one embodiment, includes: a module having transducers positioned along a tape bearing surface of the module, a guide configured to guide a magnetic tape over the module, and a patterned bar positioned relative to the guide and module to engage the magnetic tape. The patterned bar has a plurality of recessed regions along a tape bearing surface of the patterned bar. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US09984710B2
The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on the surface on one side of a nonmagnetic support and has a backcoat layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on the surface on the other side thereof, wherein the centerline average surface roughness Ra as measured on the surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 1.8 nm, the logarithmic decrement as determined by a pendulum viscoelasticity test on the surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 0.050, and the logarithmic decrement as determined by a pendulum viscoelasticity test on the surface on the backcoat layer side is less than or equal to 0.060.
US09984707B2
A data writer can have at least a write pole laterally disposed between first and second side shields and vertically disposed between a wrap-around shield and a front shield. The write pole may be separated from the side shields and the wrap-around shield by a lamination of first and second non-magnetic layers.
US09984703B2
In some examples, sound verification may include a speaker device that may be configured to transmit sound at a dynamic volume level and a listening device that may be configured to receive the sound and provide feedback to the speaker device based on the received sound. The primary transceiver device may be further configured to adjust the dynamic volume level based on the feedback provided by the secondary transceiver device.
US09984700B2
A method of morphing speech from an original speaker into the speech of a second, target speaker with decomposing either speech into source and filter, and without the need to determine the formant positions by warping spectral envelops.
US09984690B1
Range to a human speaker is determined using a laser-based time of flight (ToF) system, with the range then being used to adjust the gain of a microphone receiving the speaker's voice. If desired, an acoustic-based Direction of Arrival (DoA) system uses acoustic information to determine the direction of incoming sound, such as a person talking, and the direction of the sound is then used to focus the area of laser illumination.
US09984686B1
Techniques for defining a set of predefined device capabilities generally offered by available voice-controllable devices are described herein. Thereafter, as a particular user introduces new secondary devices into his environment and registers these devices, the techniques may identify the capabilities of the new device and map these capabilities to one or more of the predefined device capabilities of the set.
US09984681B2
Embodiments include methods and systems for improving an acoustic model. Aspects include acquiring a first standard deviation value by calculating standard deviation of a feature from first training data and acquiring a second standard deviation value by calculating standard deviation of a feature from second training data acquired in a different environment from an environment of the first training data. Aspects also include creating a feature adapted to an environment where the first training data is recorded, by multiplying the feature acquired from the second training data by a ratio obtained by dividing the first standard deviation value by the second standard deviation value. Aspects further include reconstructing an acoustic model constructed using training data acquired in the same environment as the environment of the first training data using the feature adapted to the environment where the first training data is recorded.
US09984671B1
An acoustic projector is provided with an enclosure having a semi-permeable membrane on one side. High salinity liquid is injected at the enclosure to increase osmotic pressure. Valves thereafter allow free flooding between the enclosure and surrounding seawater to equalize the pressure. Transient pressure in the enclosure generates a pressure pulse that propagates from the semi-permeable membrane. The timing of the injection by salt jets and the free-flooding valves enables a repeatable acoustic pulse at low frequencies and a determinable upper frequency. If the acoustic projector is mounted to be conformal to the hull of a ship; the acoustic projector includes a free-flowing region on one side of a semi-permeable membrane and valves. When the valves are opened; the other side of the membrane is free-flooded. Salt jets inject high salinity liquid into an enclosure to increase pressure with the result of an acoustic pressure pulse.
US09984661B2
An image displaying method and system. The method includes: obtaining an image to be displayed, and dividing equally the image to be displayed into a plurality of first sub-images along a first direction; obtaining position information of a view point relative to the flat display and parameter information of a first virtual section line segment of the flat display; calculating a compensation ratio along the first direction for each first sub-image of the image to be displayed, according to the position information of the view point relative to the flat display and the parameter information of the first virtual section line segment; and compensating each first sub-image of the image along the first direction, and displaying the compensated first sub-image on the flat display, so that visual angles at the view point with respect to the compensated first sub-images are the same.
US09984660B2
Provided is a display apparatus having a transparent mode for outputting an internal object and a related image when the internal object is seen through a transparent display and an opaque mode for outputting an image having the same level as in an existing LCD display when an accurate image needs to be output on the display. A display apparatus according to an embodiment may include a main body, and a display unit coupled to the main body and configured to implement at least one of a transparent mode and an opaque mode, wherein the display unit includes a transparent display panel exposed at a front surface of the main body, a first light source disposed behind the transparent display panel, a transparency adjusting unit disposed behind the first light source, and a second light source disposed behind the transparency adjusting unit.
US09984654B2
A semiconductor chip is described. The semiconductor chip includes a display controller having a driver. The display controller is configurable to select a first, a second, a third and a fourth different display interface. The driver is designed to drive respective signals for each of the first, second, third and fourth interfaces through a single output.
US09984648B2
Described herein is providing GPU resources across machine boundaries for a virtual machine that migrates between servers. Data centers tend to have racks of servers that have limited access to GPUs. Accordingly, disclosed herein is providing GPU resources to computing devices that have limited access to GPUs across machine boundaries.
US09984638B2
A display may have a first stage such as a color liquid crystal display stage and a second stage such as a monochromatic liquid crystal display stage that are coupled in tandem so that light from a backlight passes through both stages. The first (upper) stage may be a high resolution display panel that is operated at a first refresh rate while the second (lower) stage is a low resolution display panel that is operated at a second refresh rate that is greater than the first refresh rate. In particular, the second stage may be configured to provide localized dimming that is synchronized to one or more moving objects in the video frames to be displayed to help reduce the perceived motion blur. The localized dimming may be provided via insertion of a black image portion that only overlaps with the moving objects, a blanking row that tracks the moving objects, a black frame, etc.
US09984633B2
A display apparatus and method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display, a storage which stores afterimage modeling information the includes afterimage information based on grayscale changes in a plurality of image frames, and a controller which controls the display to consecutively display the plurality of image frames and pixel-wise refresh pixels for afterimage removal in each image frame based on the afterimage modeling information. Therefore, flickering of a display screen can be reduced and the viewing fatigue of a user can decrease when the screen is converted.
US09984626B2
The embodiments of the invention disclose a pixel circuit, a display device and a driving method thereof. The pixel circuit comprises a light-emitting element; a driving TFT, its drain is input a power supply voltage signal; a first TFT, its drain is connected with a source of the driving TFT, its source is connected with the light-emitting element, its gate receives a first control signal; a second TFT, its source receives a data signal, its drain is connected with a gate of the driving TFT, its gate receives a scanning signal; a third TFT, its source receives a reference voltage signal, its gate receives the scanning signal; a fourth TFT, its source is connected with a drain of the third TFT, its drain is connected with the gate of the driving TFT and the drain of the second TFT, its gate receives a second control signal; and a capacitor.
US09984625B2
A pixel circuit, display device, and method of driving a pixel circuit enabling source-follower output with no deterioration of luminance even with a change of the current-voltage characteristic of the light emitting element along with elapse, enabling a source-follower circuit of n-channel transistors, and able to use an n-channel transistor as an EL drive transistor while using current anode-cathode electrodes. The circuit includes a source of a TFT used as a drive transistor that is connected to an anode of a light emitting element, and a drain of the TFT is connected to a power source potential. A capacitor is connected between a gate and source of the TFT, and a source potential of the TFT is connected to a fixed potential through a TFT used as a switching transistor.
US09984605B2
A system for an adult costume toy for entertainment. The system composes at least one cone; a plurality of LED lights configured to be controlled by a microprocessor; at least one motor coupled to a propeller; a memory; at least one battery configured to supply power to the motor, LED lights, microprocessor and memory; at a plurality of user interface buttons configured to receive a plurality of user input. The memory comprises a computer-readable-medium having computer-executable program stored therein that, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the microprocessor to, to control the rotation of the motor and lighting of the plurality of LED to generate a projection of the message on the rotating propeller based on the plurality of user inputs. The plurality of LED lights, the memory and microprocessor, and the motor are housed in a cone shaped housing. The further inventive aspects can be embodied in the adult costume toy wherein the buttons consist on/off switch control, a letter input, and a number input for customizing messages. The other inventive aspects can be embodied wherein the one or more cones augment a portion of the torso and include one or more LED lights providing one or more lovable or provocative messages on the propeller and the least one propeller spins on the at least one cone.
US09984604B2
A display panel for 3D display is disclosed. It includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in rows and columns, each of the plurality of pixel units including a plurality of sub pixels. The pixel units in adjacent columns are used as left-eye pixel units and right-eye pixel units, respectively, and intermediate sub pixels are provided between the sub pixels of the pixel units in the adjacent columns, and brightness values output by the intermediate sub pixels are equal to zero. A display device and a pixel driving method are also disclosed. The display panel, the display device and the pixel driving method can reduce a crosstalk caused by the light leakage of the grating, thereby improving a display performance of the display device.
US09984600B1
An advertising sign bracket that allows quick and simple replacement of a display panel while at the same time preventing damage to both the display panel as well as the complete advertising structure from strong winds. The free swinging provided by the bracket allows for a blow-through pivotal sign attached to a support structure to rotate along a horizontal axis, without the vertical display panel leaving the assembly while swinging freely.
US09984582B2
Systems and methods described herein utilize a distributed server network to allow for the real-time distribution of copies of a data stream uploaded from a computing device. The uploaded data stream corresponds to an environment surrounding a user (exam taker) of the computing device during execution of a testing routine for an examination. Providing copies of the data stream in real-time allows proctors as well as other test assessment authorities to ‘peek in’ on the exam taker's environment surrounding the exam. As a result, the environment surrounding the exam taker can be monitored in real-time to determine whether any visual or audio activity in the environment constitutes activity not in accordance with the exam protocol. Following an affirmative determination that the exam taker violated an exam taking protocol, the proctor or other test assessment authority can then make a final or early decision regarding disciplinary action.
US09984579B1
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may provide an approach notification to enable people to understand and interpret actions by the UAV, such as an intention to land or deposit a package at a particular location. The UAV may communicate a specific intention of the UAV and/or communicate a request to a person. The UAV may monitor the person or data signals for a response from the person, such as movement of the person that indicates a response. The UAV may be equipped with hardware and/or software configured to provide notifications and/or exchange information with a person at or near a destination. The UAV may include lights, a speaker, and possibly a projector to enable the UAV to project information and/or text on a surface. The UAV may control a moveable mechanism to “point” toward the person, at an object, or in another direction.
US09984572B1
Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided that identify parking spaces by on board sensors and negotiate with other currently parked vehicles for parking space access.
US09984567B2
Infrared light is detected in a vehicle computer via an infrared sensor from a source outside the host vehicle. The computer can further determine that the infrared light was generated from a source in a second vehicle, detect the second vehicle based at least partly on the detected infrared light and possibly also partly on input from a host vehicle collision detection sensor.
US09984555B2
Embodiments relate to a mobile security device, system and method. The mobile security device includes a base and at least one sensor. The base has a housing defining a first end and a second end. The base includes a base power source and a base controller coupled to the base power source and configured for wireless communication. The at least one sensor is removably coupled to the first end of the base and communicates therewith. The at least one sensor is configured to provide at least one of motion sensing, CO2/smoke sensing, vibration sensing, light sensing, and temperature/humidity sensing. The at least one sensor includes a sensor housing; a sensor power source; and a sensor controller coupled to the sensor power source and configured for wireless communication.
US09984553B2
A hygiene compliance module is configured to be retrofit with a compatible dispenser to enable hygiene compliance monitoring functions. The hygiene compliance module is configured to be coupled to the dispenser via a communication interface to receive power, ground, and dispenser actuation signals therefrom. In addition, the hygiene compliance module is enabled to communicate with a wireless data tag that is worn by a user of the dispenser and with a remote hygiene compliance monitoring station.
US09984541B2
Portable force feedback controllers (PFFCs) are designed to be worn on a user's limb, track the movement of the user's limb, and provide force feedback capability. In some embodiments, the PFFCs may include interchangeable modules that can be quickly and easily connected and disconnected so that the PFFC may be easily modified for a particular application. In yet other embodiments, various PFFC modules are moveably coupled and have at least one degree of freedom so that the PFFC can accurately follow the natural movements of a user's limb.
US09984533B2
A promotional game is conducted over participants' cell phones. During a play period, a participant advances on a virtual game board using cell phone commands. During the player period drawing entries are generated proportional to play on electronic gaming devices, play of the promotional game, or retail purchases. Some players receive a multiplier for their drawing entries to enhance chances of winning the promotional game. In one embodiment, the multiplier is removed for a player after a cutoff threshold for prizes awarded to that player is reached.
US09984527B2
Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for providing solar lighting and power to a customer by using pay-as-you-go (PAYG) technology. The PAYG technology allows a customer to make incremental payments for a solar energy system that includes a lighting unit. The payments can be made through a smartphone. A cable is used to connect an audio jack of the smartphone and a PV power jack of the lighting unit. Analog AC signals including data about activation, payment, usage and status are transmitted over the cable between the service provider and lighting unit, through a smartphone. The power jack of the lighting unit is also used to connect to a solar panel of a charging unit and a battery of the lighting unit.
US09984526B2
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the creation and dispensing of a custom formulation within a package at a retail point of sale. In one aspect, the invention includes an automated dispensing apparatus including at least a two-axis robot arm. In another aspect, the invention includes an automated mixer adapted to mix the dispensed custom formulation within the package.
US09984513B2
A system and method for determining vehicle component conditions are provided. A function that maps features to door conditions is stored. Motor current measurements are obtained for a door over a predetermined time period. The features of the motor current measurements are determined based on the stored function. The features are then analyzed by mapping the features to one or more door conditions via a predetermined function. At least one condition of the door is determined based on the analyzed features.
US09984512B2
A cooperative vehicle monitoring method including, at an intravehicular monitor configured with each of a plurality of vehicles, gathering any in-vehicle data associated with the vehicle, detecting any intravehicular anomaly associated with the vehicle by analyzing the in-vehicle data, and reporting intravehicular information including any of the detected intravehicular anomaly and the in-vehicle data, and, at an extravehicular monitor, detecting any anomaly by analyzing the reported intravehicular information in combination with extravehicular data that are external to the plurality of vehicles, and reporting any of the intravehicular information, the extravehicular data, and any anomaly detected at the extravehicular monitor.
US09984510B1
The methods, systems, techniques, and components described herein allow interactions with virtual elements in a virtual environment, such as a Virtual Reality (VR) environment or Augmented Reality (AR) environment, to be modeled accurately. More particularly, the methods, systems, techniques, and components described herein allow a first virtual element to move within the virtual environment based on an anchor relationship between the first virtual element and a second virtual element. The anchor relationship may define an equilibrium position for the first virtual element. The equilibrium position may define a return position for the first virtual element with respect to the second virtual element. Responsive to the first virtual element being displaced from the equilibrium position, the virtual element may move towards the equilibrium position.
US09984509B2
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for virtual historical displays. A server computer or other computing device can execute a virtual display service. The virtual display service can obtain behavioral data associated with a geographic location and an activity associated with a user of a user device. The virtual display service can associate the behavioral data with the user device and the geographic location, and detect subsequent activity associated with the geographic location. The virtual display service can determine that the behavioral data is to be shared with a device associated with the subsequent activity. The virtual display service can provide the behavioral data to the device.
US09984504B2
A system and method are provided for improving video encoding using content information. A three-dimensional (3D) modeling system produces an encoded video stream. The system includes a content engine, a renderer, and a video encoder. The renderer receives 3D model information from the content engine relating and to produces corresponding two-dimensional (2D) images. The video encoder receives the 2D images and produce a corresponding encoded video stream. The video encoder receives content information from the content engine, transforms the content information into encoder control information, and controls the video encoder using the encoder control information.
US09984502B2
Obtaining physical model data for CAD model generation with a process that includes: receiving a first acceleration-based path data set including acceleration data for an accelerometer device as it was traced over a first path along the surface of a physical object, converting the first acceleration-based path data set to a first position-based data set including position data for the accelerometer as it was traced over the first path along the surface of the physical object, and generating a three dimensional object model data set based, at least in part on the position data of the first position-based data set.
US09984497B2
A method of rendering at least one of paths forming an object includes setting an initial value to each of tiles included in a frame based on a position and a proceeding direction of the at least one of paths, calculating a winding number of each of the tiles through which the at least one of paths passes, among the tiles included in the frame, based on the set initial value, and determining whether to perform shading based on the set initial value and the calculated winding number.
US09984496B1
In an example embodiment, a technique is provided for encoding trim geometry for application in a GPU. For a UV trim polygon associated with a surface, the UV trim polygon is recursive subdivided into a predetermined number of tiles to produce a set of tiles. Each tile of set of tiles is represented by a value in an array, where the value indicates whether the area of the UV trim polygon corresponding to the tile is entirely solid, is entirely void, or for a case where the tile includes both a solid portion and a void portion, provides an index into an associated linear trim array that stores a trim expression. The set of tiles, and the portions of the linear trim array pointed therefrom, are applied in the GPU to render a trimmed representation of the surface.
US09984492B2
Methods and systems disclosed improve the efficiency of ray tracing. In one aspect, a method of ray tracing in a digital representation of a scene includes segmenting the scene into a plurality of voxels, associating each of the voxels with a node of a bounding volume hierarchy (BVH) representing one or more object primitives within the scene, determining a set of voxels through which the ray passes, determining a set of nodes associated with the set of voxels, determining a deepest common ancestor node of the set of nodes, traversing the hierarchy starting at the deepest common ancestor node to determine a point of intersection between the ray and one of the one or more object primitives; and updating a digital image of the scene based on the determined point of intersection.
US09984491B2
Provided is a method of managing commands, which includes receiving a frame buffer object (FBO) change command, comparing an FBO designated by the FBO change command with a FBO currently processed by a graphics processing unit (GPU) to determine whether the two FBOs are the same as each other, and managing the FBO change command or a flush command based on a result of the comparison.
US09984471B2
Systems of the present disclosure allow fields and labels to be identified in a digital image of a form without performing OCR. A digital image of a form can be partitioned into image segments using computer-vision image-segmentation techniques. Features for each image segment can be extracted using computer-vision feature-detection methods. The features extracted from an image segment can be included in an input instance for a machine-learning model. The machine-learning model can assign a classification to the input instance. The classification can associate the input instance with a field type or a label type.
US09984467B2
According to the embodiments described herein, a method for vehicle positioning or navigation utilizing associated feature pairs may include creating a plurality of associated feature pairs by retrieving an initial set of camera data from the camera comprising two-dimensional UV space information, forming pairs from the UV space information, and associating each pair from the UV space information with pairs from each of the plurality of three-dimensional global feature points of the industrial facility map, calculating a best estimate poses from calculated vehicle poses of the associated feature pairs, using an accumulated odometry to update the best estimate pose to a current localized position and setting a seed position as the current localized position. The navigation of the materials handling vehicle is tracked and/or navigated along the inventory transit surface navigate in at least a partially automated manner utilizing the current localized position.
US09984466B1
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to an autonomous camera-to-camera scene change detection system whereby a first camera controls a second camera without human input. More specifically, a first camera having a field of view may receive and process an image. Based on the processed image, the first camera sends instructions to a second camera to focus in on an area of interest or a target identified in the processed image.
US09984462B2
Methods and apparatus distinguish invasive adenocarcinoma (IA) from in situ adenocarcinoma (AIS). One example apparatus includes a set of circuits, and a data store that stores three dimensional (3D) radiological images of tissue demonstrating IA or AIS. The set of circuits includes a classification circuit that generates an invasiveness classification for a diagnostic 3D radiological image, a training circuit that trains the classification circuit to identify a texture feature associated with IA, an image acquisition circuit that acquires a diagnostic 3D radiological image of a region of tissue demonstrating cancerous pathology and that provides the diagnostic 3D radiological image to the classification circuit, and a prediction circuit that generates an invasiveness score based on the diagnostic 3D radiological image and the invasiveness classification. The training circuit trains the classification circuit using a set of 3D histological reconstructions combined with the set of 3D radiological images.
US09984461B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for obtaining vital sign data of a target object, including: obtaining a 3D depth image of a target object; obtaining, according to depth values of pixels in the 3D depth image of the target object, framework parameters of the target object and a graphic contour of the target object, where the depth value, is obtained according to the distance information, indicates a distance between a point on the target object and the imaging device; retrieving a 3D model matching the framework parameters of the target object and the graphic contour of the target object from a 3D model library, and obtaining a parameter ratio of the 3D model; obtaining at least one real size of the target object; and obtaining vital sign data of the target object according to the parameter ratio of the 3D model and the at least one real size.
US09984451B2
A system and method that determines multiple linear groups of horizontally placed items in an image is disclosed. The method includes receiving an image including a portion of a shelving unit, identifying a plurality of items in the image, determining a plurality of facings, clustering the plurality of facings, merging a plurality of clusters and determining a list of linear groups in the image.
US09984448B2
A restoration filter generation device which generates a restoration filter for performing a restoration process on luminance system image data, the restoration process being based on a point-image distribution in an optical system, the luminance system image data being image data relevant to luminance and being generated based on image data for each color of multiple colors, the restoration filter generation device including an MTF acquisition device which acquires a modulation transfer function MTF for the optical system; and a restoration filter generation device which generates the restoration filter based on the modulation transfer function MTF, the restoration filter suppressing an MTF value of image data for each color of the multiple colors to 1.0 or less at least in a region of a particular spatial frequency or less, the image data for each color of the multiple colors corresponding to the luminance system image data after the restoration process.
US09984440B2
Image upscaling techniques are described. These techniques may include use of iterative and adjustment upscaling techniques to upscale an input image. A variety of functionality may be incorporated as part of these techniques, examples of which include content-adaptive patch finding techniques that may be employed to give preference to an in-place patch to minimize structure distortion. In another example, content metric techniques may be employed to assign weights for combining patches. In a further example, algorithm parameters may be adapted with respect to algorithm iterations, which may be performed to increase efficiency of computing device resource utilization and speed of performance. For instance, algorithm parameters may be adapted to enforce a minimum and/or maximum number to iterations, cease iterations for image sizes over a threshold amount, set sampling step sizes for patches, employ techniques based on color channels (which may include independence and joint processing techniques), and so on.
US09984438B1
A method of registering images includes identifying a block size for a warp estimation on a block by block basis to improve registration of a first image to a master image, and performing the warp estimation on a block by block basis to produce warp data, wherein the warp data includes a warp vector for each block and its associated uncertainty. The method also includes performing a warp model fit on the warp data to produce reduced noise warp data, and applying the reduced noise warp data to the first image for improved registration of the first image to the master image.
US09984435B2
A digital image processing method and apparatus eliminates or reduces the temporal delay associated a perspective transform being generated for a region of an captured image. The method includes: receiving a preview image; detecting at least one rectangular region from the preview image and obtaining coordinate information corresponding to the at least one rectangular region; determining a main rectangular region from among the at least one rectangular region detected from the preview image; capturing an image; and generating a perspective-transformed image by performing perspective transform on the captured image by using coordinate information corresponding to the main rectangular region.
US09984430B2
A scoreboard may keep track of thread dependencies. A set of threads with a common characteristic may be grouped so that if that characteristic is changed, the group of threads can be accessed to account for that change. Examples for such a characteristic include various types of scoreboard address changes. When the characteristic is changed the group of threads are used to identify threads affected by the characteristic change.
US09984423B2
A method of managing an electric lockbox, such as to reduce processing times associated with remittance processing, may include receiving, by one or more computing devices at a financial institution, a batch file and/or one or more physical remittances at lockbox associated with a payee, the batch file and any physical remittances comprising information associated with a plurality of financial transactions between one or more payors and the payee. The one or more computing devices may then determine whether at least a portion of the information corresponds to a payee preference. A report may be communicated to the payee, the report including a record of the plurality of financial transactions as a set of documents corresponding to the payee preference. In some cases, the report may include at least a portion of the remittance information associated with the plurality of financial transactions deposited into an account associated with the payee.
US09984421B2
According to some embodiments, data is received indicative of a plurality of insurance claims. It may then be automatically determined that a first insurance claim is associated with a first type of insurance and that a second insurance claim is associated with a second type of insurance. The received data associated with the first insurance claim may be analyzed in accordance with first segmentation logic to determine a first segment classification appropriate for the first insurance claim. Similarly, the received data associated with the second insurance claim may be automatically analyzed in accordance with second segmentation logic to determine a second segment classification appropriate for the second insurance claim. Indications of the first and second segment classifications may then be transmitted (e.g., to a load balancing and assignment engine that automatically selects claim handlers for insurance claims).
US09984418B1
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for pricing an insurance premium based on analysis of various telematic data. The system includes a user with a wearable human telematic sensor providing telematic data about the wearer. Also, the system and method includes at least one building/environment telematic sensor configured to provide telematic data about the building and surrounding environment. The various telematic data is communicated and processed to provide an insurance quote to the user based upon analysis of the telematic data.
US09984417B1
A computer device and method for processing risk or loss related data to determine insurance mitigation actions. Informatic data is received for an insured property from one or more informatic sensor devices associated with the insured property. Analysis is performed on the received informatic data to determine one or more risk conditions relating to the insured property. A mitigation report is generated based upon the determined one or more determined risk conditions which identifies one or more mitigation actions to be taken by an insured to reduce risks and the potential for future losses to the insured property.
US09984416B2
One embodiment includes a method for offering a protection policy for a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of providing an application, conducting a test of the mobile device, calculating the risk of protecting the mobile device, and offering an protection policy. The application is configured to operate on the mobile device and to test at least one function of the mobile device. The test is conducted by the application and verifies at least one function of the mobile device through the application. The risk of protecting the mobile device is based upon at least one result of the test. The protection policy for the mobile device is based upon the calculated risk, has a cost, and is offered for purchase to a user of the mobile device.
US09984409B2
Techniques for generated and presenting images of items within user selected context images are presented herein. In an example embodiment, an access module can be configured to receive a first environment image. A simulation module coupled to the access module may process the environment image to identify placement areas within the image, and an imaging module may merge an item image with the environment image and filter the merged image in an erosion area. In various embodiments, the items and environments may be selected by a user and presented to a user in real-time or near-real time as part of an online shopping experience. In further embodiments, the environments may be processed from images taken by a device of the user.
US09984393B2
A system and a method for managing a solicitation campaign are disclosed. A solicitor provides a solicitation center with pages of personalized script, which are generated using a first script template. The solicitor receives solicitee responses, analyzes the solicitee responses, and determines whether to continue the solicitation campaign using the current script template or using a second script template for subsequent solicitations.
US09984392B2
A social networking website logs information about actions taken by members of the website. For a particular member of the website, the website generates socially relevant ads for the member based on the actions logged for other members on the website to whom the member is connected (i.e., the member's online friends). The advertiser associated with the social ad may compensate the social networking website for publishing the ad on the website. When presenting a member with a social ad, the website may optimize advertising revenue by selecting an ad from the received ads that will maximize the expected value of the social ad. The expected value may be computed according to a function that includes the member's affinity for the ad content and the bid amount. The technique is also applied for providing socially relevant information off the social networking website.
US09984389B2
Provided is a flying type in-store advertising system which advertises to many customers dispersed to respective counters while flying above an in-store passage for a commodity, an event or the like. In a flying type in-store advertising system of allowing an unmanned aircraft 11 displaying an in-store advertisement to fly in accordance with flight route data of an in-store passage, which is sent from a flight control terminal 12, the unmanned aircraft 11 has an aircraft side communication means 26 and an aircraft flight means 27 for allowing the unmanned aircraft 11 to fly in accordance with the flight route data, and the flight control terminal has a flight route setting means 35, a storage means 36 for storing the flight route data, a terminal side communication means 37 and a terminal side control means 42.
US09984385B2
Caddies and caddy systems are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes a plurality of caddies located in the establishment, wherein each of the caddies incorporates: a housing, a display unit, a tray and at least one compartment for storing items for use by the patrons; the display unit being detachably mounted to the housing and having a touchscreen display for obtaining input from patrons in the establishment.
US09984382B1
An embodiment of the invention comprises a method and apparatus for performing collective validation of credential information. The invention has applicability in industries that require sales agents or those related to the distribution of a certain product to be credentialed (e.g., licensed and/or appointed) when selling certain products (e.g., life insurance, etc. . . . ). For example, in order to sell some financial instruments sales representatives must meet state and/or federal licensing requirements. Embodiments of the invention provide a way to ensure that sales representatives operate within any regulatory constraints put in place by government or any other organization. Companies may, for instance, utilize embodiments of the invention to ensure that sales representatives operate within a set of defined constraints. One aspect of the invention provides a method for validating sales agents' credentials while processing the sales transaction data to determine commission amounts. The system is configured to perform such transaction processing in an efficient manner that minimizes the amount of computational resources required to determine whether a sales agent has valid credential at the time of a particular sale and is therefore entitled to compensation (e.g., a commission) for the sale.
US09984365B2
A method of identifying a device includes receiving a device transaction request from a remote device, receiving a first device fingerprint of the remote device, and receiving a second device fingerprint of a known device. The first device fingerprint is compared with the second device fingerprint and a first metric indicative of a similarity of the first device fingerprint and the second device fingerprint is generated. A third device fingerprint corresponding to an expected current value of the second device fingerprint is generated, and the first device fingerprint is compared with the third device fingerprint to generate a second metric indicative of a similarity of the first device fingerprint and the third device fingerprint. A response to the transaction request is formulated based on the first metric and the second metric.
US09984361B2
Systems and methods are provided for facilitating alternative payment submissions. According to a one aspect, a selection by a purchaser of one or more items is received, one or more characteristics associated with the purchaser are processed to determine a reliability of the purchaser, and an option to provide payment for the one or more items by way of a first payment method in lieu of a second payment method is selectively provided to the purchaser based on the determined reliability, the second payment method corresponding to a payment method requiring the purchaser to provide banking information and the first payment method corresponding to a payment method not requiring the purchaser to provide banking information. Other embodiments of the various aspects include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products.
US09984356B2
Methods and systems using unique item identifiers and a wireless device to (a) authenticate authorization to take possession of an item and (b) specifying and/or tracking service processing of the item.
US09984353B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting incorrect storage of medicament packages in a pharmacy order-picking device. Such incorrect storage can occur in the event that manual removal of medicament packages becomes necessary due to a malfunction. The pharmacy order-picking device comprises a series of shelves comprising a plurality of shelf compartments and at least one movable operating device in front of the row of shelves, wherein the operating device has a gripping device as well as a sensor. In order to detect incorrect storage, shelf compartments with potential incorrect storage of medicament packages are detected; the operating device is moved to a prescribed shelf position if a shelf compartment is detected; with the sensor switched on, the operating device moves across a detected shelf compartment in a horizontal direction, detects the storage depths at various X positions using the sensor and creates a virtual image of the actual situation on the basis of the detected storage depths; the image of the actual situation is then compared with a target image of the shelf compartment.
US09984352B2
A kiosk apparatus, method and system of providing and distributing a plurality of items to one or more consumers is provided. Each kiosk in a plurality of kiosks may be configured to communicate with a kiosk management system to provide inventory data, which is provided to consumers such that one or more requested items may be reserved in a transaction. The kiosk may be further configured to interact with the consumer to retrieve the reserved items, where the consumer may use a portable device to interact with the kiosk, or the consumer may be prompted by the kiosk to enter account information and/or a generated code associated with the transaction provided by the kiosk management system. Then, a payment process is initiated with the kiosk management system or other entity, and when the payment process is verified, release the requested items to the consumer.
US09984348B2
Methods and systems for context management of a wireless node network having at least a plurality of nodes and a server are described. The server identifies at least one of the nodes. The server determines what context data relates to an operating environment of the identified node as the identified node moves along a path within the operating environment. Based upon the determined context data (e.g., scan data, historic data, shipment data, and layout data), the server performs a management task related to the identified node (e.g., instructs the node to alter its operation, associate the node with the another node, locates the node, tracks and reports the location of the node) with an adjustment made to account for the determined context data.
US09984347B2
A system and method for enhancing distribution logistics and surveillance ranges with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and at least one dock in a dock network. The UAV remains in communication with the dock for enhancing distribution logistics of at least one package and increasing the range of surveillance for the unmanned aerial vehicle. From the dock, the UAV delivers the package to a destination point, obtains the package from a pick up point, recharges the unmanned aerial vehicle throughout the network of docks, and increases the range of distribution and surveillance. A logistics software controls the delivery and surveillance. A wireless communication device enables communication between the UAV and the dock. Light indicators indicate status of the package and the operational status of the UAV. A camera captures an image of the package in the dock. A motion detector detects the UAV for regulating access for loading/unloading and docking.
US09984338B2
Systems and methods for e-commerce customer support activities are provided via an analytics server, which provides real-time information concerning customer visits to an e-commerce Web site to a merchant that operates the Web site, for example via a dashboard or other user interface. The real-time information allows the merchant to monitor and optionally interact with customers visiting the Web site, for example by viewing requests for customer service and providing real-time customer service via interactive user interfaces. Real-time telemetry concerning the customer visits is provided to the analytics server, which then presents the information in meaningful fashions via the dashboard or user interfaces for review by the merchant. Merchant responses to the information is facilitated via analytics engines, customer support engines, rule engines, deal engines, recommendation engines, and other components, which may operate according to customized rule sets to implement specific customer support policies.
US09984328B2
A system, an apparatus and a method for recommending a thesaurus in an input method are provided. A thesaurus selecting unit is set on the network side to obtain a personal information of a user through the Internet; in a thesaurus set unit, one or more thesauruses are determined as matching the personal information of the user; and the determined thesauruses are sent to a terminal currently used by the user so that the thesaurus is available for being installed on the terminal currently used by the user. Further, before the thesauruses are sent to the terminal currently used by the user, under a condition that there are at least two determined thesauruses that match the personal information of the user, the determined thesauruses are sorted to obtain a list of thesauruses, where thesauruses in the list are sent to the terminal currently used by the user.
US09984312B2
There is provided an image registration device and an image registration method. The device includes: a feature extractor configured to extract, from a first image, a first feature group and to extract, from a second image, a second feature group; a feature converter configured to convert, using a converted neural network in which a correlation between features is learned, the extracted second feature group to correspond to the extracted first feature group, to obtain a converted group; and a register configured to register the first image and the second image based on the converted group and the extracted first feature group.
US09984310B2
Systems and methods for identifying semantically and/or visually related information among a set of content items, such content items that include similar concepts or that have similar visual aspects, are disclosed. The disclosed techniques provide tools for identifying related information among various content items, such as text pages and documents, presentation slides and slide decks, etc. The disclosed techniques provide improved methods for searching among content items, organizing content items into categories, and pruning redundant content. Furthermore, the disclosed techniques provide improvements to computation of various metrics, including usage, performance, and impact metrics.
US09984303B2
Provided is a technique for, even when the lightness of an image contained in a video changes, accurately separating the background of the image and an object in the background and thus efficiently collecting images that contain a target object to be detected, and also suppressing the amount of data communicated between a terminal device and a server. In the present invention, a terminal device accurately separates the background of an image and an object (i.e., a target object to be detected) in the background so as to simply detect the object in the background, and transfers to a server only candidate images that contain the detected object. Meanwhile, as such simple target object detection may partially involve erroneous detection, the server closely examines the candidate images to identify the target object to be detected, and thus recognizes the object.
US09984300B2
Provided are an image processing system, an image processing method, and a program capable of suitably performing the association of a person appearing in a picture in accordance with a highly reliable user input. This image processing system includes: an input unit for receiving an input of pictures captured by multiple video cameras; a person-to-be-tracked registration unit capable of registering one or more persons appearing in the pictures input from the input unit; a moving image display unit for displaying, on a display device, the pictures input by the input unit, and a UI generation unit capable of registering that the person appearing in the displayed pictures and the person registered by the person-to-be-tracked registration unit are the same person, or not the same person.
US09984294B2
Disclosed herein is an image classification method and apparatus for a preset tour camera. More particularly, according to the image classification method and apparatus for a preset tour camera, a classification group is generated not to be duplicated by analyzing feature information included in image frames continuously taken by a preset tour camera that has panning, tilting, and zooming functions, and the image frames are classified by the classification group based on the feature information and stored with an index, whereby when an accident occurs and image analysis is required, the image frames are searched for based on the classification group, thus the image analysis may be conveniently and quickly performed.
US09984287B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for performing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) of an article. The method comprises acquiring an image of the article. The image of the article is scanned using predetermined scan settings. Then, textual regions of the scanned image of the article are identified. The OCR of the at least one of the textual regions is performed using predetermined OCR settings. One or more textual regions of the textual regions are marked upon determining an error in performing the OCR of the one or more textual regions. The OCR of the one or more textual regions is iterated as per one or more predefined OCR scanning parameters based on an OCR quality of the one or more textual regions upon marking the one or more textual regions.
US09984274B2
A capacitive fingerprint sensing device and method therein for noise detection are disclosed. The capacitive fingerprint sensing device comprises a plurality of sensing elements, each comprising a sensing structure and configured to sense a capacitive coupling between the sensing structure and a finger. The fingerprint sensing device further comprises sensing circuitry and timing circuitry configured to control a timing of a drive signal. The fingerprint sensing device is controllable to operate in a noise-detection mode and in a fingerprint mode. In the noise-detection mode, the fingerprint sensing device is configured to control the timing circuitry such that no drive signal is provided. The fingerprint sensing device senses a capacitive coupling between the finger and at least one sensing structure and provides a sensing signal indicative of the capacitive coupling between the finger and the sensing structures by means of said sensing circuitry.
US09984269B1
A solid-state fingerprint sensor including an array of pixels, each pixel including an electrically isolated NVM structure, a security NVM cell and a normally-open MEMS switch. The electrically isolated NVM structure includes a polycrystalline silicon gate structure connected by a metal via structure to a fixed electrode that forms part of the MEMS switch. Initial charges stored on the electrically isolated NVM structures before each sensing operation are discharged to ground by the MEMS switch when a fingerprint ridge is aligned with the pixel and produces an applied actuating force on the MEMs switch. Final pixel charge values (i.e., either the initial charge or no charge) stored on each electrically isolated NVM structure after each sensing operation are encrypted using security bits stored on the security NVM cells such that only encrypted image data is transmitted from the pixels to external circuitry.
US09984263B2
A semiconductor device and method of making the same wherein the semiconductor device includes a pFET region including a SiGe channel having a Si-rich top surface within the gate portion, and an nFET region including a Si channel. The method includes subjecting both the pFET and nFET regions to a single high-temperature anneal process thereby avoiding the need for an additional spike anneal process at RMG module.
US09984256B2
Apparatus and method for detecting unauthorized tampering with a data storage device having a housing and a memory. A first identifier value is stored on an external surface of the housing and a second identifier value is stored within the memory. The first and second identifier values are combined in a predetermined order to form a combined identifier value for which a digital signature is generated using a private key, and the digital signature is stored on the storage device. The digital signature, the first and second identifier values, and one or more dummy identification values are retrieved from the storage device and stored in a memory of a verification device, which combines the retrieved first and second identifier values in the predetermined order to generate a retrieved combined identifier value. The storage device is authenticated using the retrieved combined identifier value, the digital signature and a public key.
US09984253B2
Techniques for determining potential sharing of private data are described herein. The techniques may include identifying content having computer readable access rules associated with a private domain of a social network, and identifying private data of the content. A potential share of the content outside of the private domain is detected and a search of the potential share to determine whether the potential share is associated with the private data is performed. The techniques may also include detecting a match between the potential share and the private data.
US09984251B2
A first entity may create a profile by providing content via an interface or a first interface. A second entity may manage one or more aspects of the profile via a second interface. The amount of control the second entity has over one or more portions of the profile may be related to or based on content of the profile or a relationship between the first entity and the second entity. For example, the second entity may screen content of the profile from public view. Additionally, profiles may be searched internally within an organization or externally, such as for outsourcing or to provide vendors or clients with more customized solutions. In this manner, profile management is provided.
US09984246B2
Mobile device application access is managing by a hierarchical password protection mechanism. In this scheme, a set of passwords is configured in a hierarchy, wherein a password at a higher level in the hierarchy authorizes greater permissions than a password at a lower level in the hierarchy. Each password in the set of passwords is then associated with a respective application group of a set of application groups, each application group comprising applications having a common security requirement. Thus, a given password in the password hierarchy is associated with a particular application group. When the device detects entry of a given password at a given level in the hierarchy, access to the applications in the application group associated with the given password is then enabled automatically. In addition, access to the applications in each application group associated with passwords that are lower in the hierarchy also is enabled.
US09984245B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing a secure virtual research space are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system for providing a secure virtual research space includes: a data grid for storing and managing data to be shared among multiple collaborative partners, the data grid comprising at least one data storage device; at least one virtual network appliance, each virtual network appliance comprising a hardware processor for providing controlled access to shared data on the data grid by a user; and a data leakage protection mechanism for preventing unauthorized transfer of data out of the secure virtual research space.
US09984235B2
A method and system for transmitting trustworthy data. Changes to content of a raw data file (F0) of raw data are determined wherein F0 is a version zero of the data file, wherein the changes produce n changed versions F1, . . . , Fn of the data file, and wherein n is a positive integer of at least 2A trust index TXn associated with the changed version Fn of the data file is calculated, based on a cumulative number of changes between successive versions F0, F1, . . . , Fn of the data file. In response to a request received from a computing device for the data file Fn, the data file Fn and the trust index TXn are transmitted to the computing device.
US09984233B2
A device may analyze a first file for malware. The device may determine that the first file causes a second file to be downloaded. The device may store linkage information that identifies a relationship between the first file and the second file based on determining that the first file causes the second file to be downloaded. The device may analyze the second file for malware. The device may determine a first malware score for the first file based on analyzing the second file for malware and based on the linkage information. The device may determine a second malware score for the second file based on analyzing the first file for malware and based on the linkage information.
US09984229B1
Disclosed are examples of authorizing an application access attempt. One example method may include connecting via a computing device to at least one remote computing device at a remote site and attempting to download an application from the remote site. The method may also include determining via a processor a trust level of the application based on trust metrics and comparing the trust level to a predetermined threshold. The method may also include determining whether to allow the application to be downloaded to the computing device based on results of the comparing operation.
US09984222B2
A control system including a detection device and a control host is provided. The detection device is configured to detect a biometric characteristic to accordingly identify a user ID, and output an ID signal according to the user ID. The control host is configured to receive the ID signal to accordingly perform an individualized control associated with the user ID.
US09984212B2
Methods, apparatus, application specific integrated circuits (ASIC)s and other embodiments associated with analyzing a cancerous prostate using group-sparse non-negative canonical correlation analysis (GNCCA) with a variable importance in the projections (VIP) score are described. One example apparatus includes a set of logics that acquires a set of features from a plurality of feature views of a region of tissue demonstrating cancerous pathology, produces a ranked set of discriminative features using GNCCA with the VIP score, optimizes computation of the GNCCA using a vector-block coordinate descent (BCD) approach, and provides a prostate cancer (CaP) grade or a biochemical recurrence (BcR) score based on the set of discriminative features. Embodiments of example apparatus may generate and display the CaP grade, BcR score, or set of discriminative features.
US09984207B2
The present invention enables the collection by credit/debit card payment of customer co-pay and self-pay charges via an integrated point-of-service transaction management system and method. The system and method of the present invention may assist health care facilities in the collection of co-pay and self-pay charges at the time service is rendered. The present invention can be implemented anywhere cash, checks, credit cards or debit cards are accepted for payment.
US09984202B2
A method for designing a protein capable of binding in an RNA base selective manner or RNA base sequence specific manner is provided. The protein of the present invention is a protein containing one or more of PPR motifs (preferably 2 to 14 PPR motifs) each consisting of a polypeptide of 30- to 38-amino acid length represented by the formula 1 (wherein Helix A is a moiety of 12-amino acid length capable of forming an α-helix structure, and is represented by the formula 2, wherein, in the formula 2, A1 to A12 independently represent an amino acid; X does not exist, or is a moiety of 1- to 9-amino acid length; Helix B is a moiety of 11- to 13-amino acid length capable of forming an α-helix structure; and L is a moiety of 2- to 7-amino acid length represented by the formula 3, wherein, in the formula 3, the amino acids are numbered “i” (−1), “ii” (−2), and so on from the C-terminus side, provided that Liii to Lvii may not exist), and combination of three amino acids A1, A4 and Lii, or combination of two amino acids A4, and Lii is a combination corresponding to a target RNA base or base sequence.
US09984189B2
A method of analyzing a transient response of an electronic circuit is includes: forming a model of a retimer that includes a data clocked latch; providing a latch input signal at the input of the model; forming an output signal based on the latch input signal with the voltage controlled voltage source, wherein the voltage controlled voltage source provides a high output when the latch input signal passes through a low to high transition value and continues to provide the high output until the latch input signal passes through a high to low transition value.
US09984182B2
A model generation system for a machine having a database, a memory to store instructions, and a controller configured to execute the instructions to generate a plurality of interrelated data tables. The data tables may have a sensor table having a sensor row including sensor attributes, a calculation table having a calculation row including calculation attributes associated with a measurement from the sensor, and a fault indicator table including fault indicator attributes based on the measurement or the calculation. The controller may highlight the sensor row using a first color when the sensor table includes a tag identifier associated with the sensor, and highlight the sensor row using a second color when the sensor table does not include the tag identifier. The controller may display the highlighted sensor table on a display device and store the data tables in the database.
US09984180B2
Described herein is an empirical model to estimate inflow performance relationship (IPR) of fishbone wells. A reservoir simulation model is formulated and initial values for a plurality of reservoir and fishbone well parameters are assigned. IPR curves are generated by simulating the formulated reservoir model for a predetermined number of iterations. Each simulation iteration has a unique value of bottom-hole flowing pressure. Sensitivity analysis is performed based on the generated IPR curves by sequentially changing the values of the plurality of fishbone well parameters. Further, regression analysis is performed based on the sensitivity analysis in order to determine an empirical model that estimates the IPR of the fishbone well. The empirical model is determined as a function of a number of multilateral branches of the fishbone well.
US09984177B2
A modeling device obtains three-dimensional coordinates from a measurement device for taking three-dimensional measurements of the three-dimensional structure having faces to produce model information of the three-dimensional structure, and includes a face extractor, a vertex extractor and a model producer. The face extractor produces a plane equation describing a face based on coordinates of each measurement point of the face. The vertex extractor extracts a point simultaneously satisfying plane equations describing adjoining faces as a vertex shared among the faces. The model producer produces model information representing the three-dimensional structure based on plane equations and vertexes. The face extractor determines a plane equation by recalculation based on measurement points existing in a range of a prescribed distance from a plane candidate.
US09984174B2
Methods, systems, and techniques for reducing web page load time are provided. An exemplary method for reducing web page load time includes detecting, in a browser, a cursor in a region of a web page. The region surrounds a selectable item associated with a URL. The exemplary method includes determining whether the cursor is present in the region for a threshold period of time. The exemplary method further includes performing a speculative action when it is determined that the cursor has been present in the region for the threshold period of time, without modifying underlying code of a web page associated with the URL.
US09984173B2
A method, system, and computer program product for automated value analysis in legacy data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first number of occurrences of a first value in a first field is counted in the legacy data. A first identifier associated with the first field, the first value, and the first count are recorded as a first entry in a value data structure, the value data structure comprising a set of entries. The value data structure is analyzed to determine an aberration between the first count and a second count, wherein the second count corresponds to a second number of occurrences of a second value in the first field. The aberration at the first field of the legacy data is reported in a report.
US09984172B2
A method and system for tracking web content serviced by a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server in the Internet to feed an end device coupled to an application server. The web content is retrieved by the HTTP server responsive to receiving a request for metadata of the web content from the end device. The retrieved web content is relayed to the end device to enable the end device to subsequently send, to the application server, the web content and a first request for a subscription to a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) document accessible by the HTTP server by use of the relayed web content, wherein the web content is represented by the RSS document.
US09984171B2
Systems and methods for detecting false code in web pages linked to a web site are provided. One system includes a web server for administering the web site and a surveillance server for collecting generated or updated web pages from among the web pages linked to the web site, selecting tags of a given tag type included in the collected web pages, determining whether the selected tags comprise false code, and providing the determination result to an administrator terminal such that an administrator can check the determination result. One method includes collecting web pages that were generated or updated within a set time period from among the web pages linked to the web site, determining whether tags included in the collected web pages comprise false code, and providing the determination result to an administrator terminal such that an administrator can check the determination result.
US09984170B2
A system and method links one or more disparate community awareness management (CAM) datasets for a community awareness program (CAP) with one or more spatial layers to create linked CAM datasets. One or more data attributes common to a CAM dataset and a spatial layer are identified, and the link is defined between the CAM dataset and the spatial layer. The spatial layer and the linked CAM dataset then may be queried using a single input query. Features from the spatial layer and features from the linked CAM dataset that match the query are generated for display. In one embodiment, a system and method manage CAP assets, transactions, interest areas for the CAP, and buffer areas for the CAP. An audience utility enables entering and maintaining audience data for the CAP. A journal utility enables making journal entries for one or more audience members, CAP assets, transactions, and/or other CAM data. A link document utility enables linking one or more documents to CAM data.
US09984169B2
In various example embodiments, a system and method for search and notification are provided. A request to search for an item is received by a system from a client device. The request includes search parameters that identify the searched item. Sensor data that indicates items that are located within a predefined distance from a sensor is received. A determination that the search parameters match with a corresponding item among the items indicated by the sensor data as being located within the predefined distance from the sensor is performed by the system. A location of the searched item is determined by the system based on the match. The location of the searched item is displayed by the system in a user interface of an application on the client device.
US09984158B2
A method and system for finding services in a service-oriented architecture network may include receiving, in a local service registry from a client, a search query for a particular service. The local service registry may include a local database listing registered services. The network may include querying the local database to determine a first list of services that satisfy the search query and determining a neighboring service registry, in a network of service registries, based on a property other than a property of the particular service being searched for. The method may include sending the search query to the neighboring service registry and receiving, from the neighboring service registry, a second list of services, registered with the neighboring service registry, that satisfy the search query. The method may include returning, to the client, the first list of services and the second list of services that satisfy the search query.
US09984156B2
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for electronically searching for an item by receiving a search request comprising a requested category and one or more requested attributes of the item and storing the search request in a search index based on the requested category and the requested attribute(s). The search index includes one or more categories and each category is defined by a taxonomy of attributes. The search index is then searched for any previously stored search requests that match the requested category and the requested attribute(s), a result of the search is determined and a search response that includes the result of the search is sent.
US09984154B2
A method for analyzing time series data to identify an event of interest is provided. The method includes receiving, at a computing device, time series data that includes the event of interest, identifying, using the computing device, a start time of the event of interest and an end time of the event of interest by modeling at least one transitional pattern in the time series data, and categorizing, using the computing device, the event of interest based on the at least one transitional pattern.
US09984152B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed for providing proactive validations of transformation scripts. In one implementation, a method is provided that includes associating, with at least one processor, the transformation script with ontology parameters. The method also includes initiating a debugging operation of the transformation script having at least one condition and importing, from a data source, at least one data item for transformation. The method further includes determining, as part of the debugging operation, whether the at least one condition that uses the at least one data item is valid based on the ontology parameters and notifying a user, on a display device, of a result associated with the determination.
US09984151B2
Techniques for determining search results based on session based refinements are presented herein. A method is disclosed that includes receiving a query in a user session, the query comprising one or more search parameters, detecting, in the user session and after receiving the query, a user event associated with a property of an item, updating a record in a table that associates the query with the property, the table comprising a plurality of records that associate the query with respective item properties, the record comprising the query, the property, and a score, and ranking search results for a subsequent query based on the associated properties indicated in the plurality of records, the subsequent query including the one or more search parameters.
US09984148B2
A computer-implemented method includes receiving one or more log files. Each of the one or more log files includes one or more logs. The computer-implemented method further includes extracting one or more event records from said one or more logs. The computer-implemented method further includes, for each event record of the one or more event records, determining one or more attributes and one or more dimensions based on the event record, respectively. The computer-implemented method further includes grouping the one or more event records into one or more attribute groups. The computer-implemented method further includes ordering the one or more event records of each of the one or more attribute groups by the one or more dimensions. The computer-implemented method further includes generating one or more graphical representations of the one or more attribute groups. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US09984145B2
The present disclosure relates to a system for verifying homogeneity in clusters and comprises a processor and a non-transitory computer readable memory storing instructions that are executable by the processor. The system creates at least one adjacency matrix representing a relationship between rows and columns of a table. The system applies an algorithm to the table to identify a first set of clusters. For each identified cluster, the system compares a computed dispersion value to a predetermined threshold. The cluster is associated as being homogeneous if the threshold is not met and not homogeneous if the threshold is met. The system reapplies the algorithm to the set of non-homogenous clusters within the data set and repeats the thresholding processes until each cluster resulting from the data set is homogeneous. Upon reaching the desired homogeneity for each cluster, the system recombines the clusters sequentially while keeping the each identified cluster together.
US09984136B1
Systems, methods, and program products for federating a plurality of data sources using semantic data models are disclosed. A configuration ontology may be generated for each data source to identify how to access the data source. Generated metadata ontologies may be generated based upon extracted metadata to specify the data present at each data source. Domain ontologies may be generated for one or more target data environments that comprise a respective lexicon for specifying queries of the plurality of data sources. Bridge ontologies may be generated comprising electronic mappings between each data source and each domain ontology. For each data source that cannot be queried in place, a re-hosted data ontology may be generated by extracting the data and converting it to a corresponding triple data structure based upon the respective bridge ontology and the respective extracted metadata. Queries may then be directed to the plurality of data sources.
US09984135B2
Performing an extract, transform, and load (ETL) process. Column data is received by a stage of the ETL process. The size of the received column data is ascertained by the stage. In response to determining that the size of the column data exceeds a predefined threshold, the stage saves the column data and creates a data locator associated with the column data. The created data locator advances through successive downstream stages of the ETL process as a replacement for the column data.
US09984132B2
Techniques include displaying, at a user device, a user-selectable link associated with a search result that specifies a state of a software application (app). The state is associated with one or more entities (e.g., business, franchise, product, or service names, and/or geographic locations). The link is configured to, upon being selected, cause the device to set the software app into the state. The techniques further include receiving, at the device, an input from a user. The input specifies a mathematical operation to be performed based on the entities. The techniques include, in response to receiving the input, performing the operation. The techniques also include, in response to performing the operation, displaying another user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected, cause the device to set the same or a different software app into another state that is associated with at least one of the entities.
US09984130B2
Implementations include a batch-optimized render and fetch architecture. An example method performed by the architecture includes receiving a request from a batch process to render a web page and initializing a virtual clock and a task list for rendering the web page. The virtual clock stands still when a request for an embedded item is outstanding and when a task is ready to run. The method may also include generating a rendering result for the web page when the virtual clock matches a run time for a stop task in the task list, and providing the rendering result to the batch process. Another example method includes receiving a request from a batch process to render a web page, identifying an embedded item in the web page, and determining, based on a rewrite rule, that the embedded item has content that is duplicative of content for a previously fetched embedded item.
US09984129B2
Embodiments are directed towards managing within a cluster environment having a plurality of indexers for data storage using redundancy the data being managed using a generation identifier, such that a primary indexer is designated for a given generation of data. When a master device for the cluster fails, data may continue to be stored using redundancy, and data searches performed may still be performed.
US09984111B2
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for implementing process metadata triggers and events. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention allow for process metadata events to be defined and generated, including the program code and interfaces that may define the triggering criteria and actions associated with the events. Certain embodiments include ongoing evaluations of triggering criteria for events, including criteria both internal and external to an enterprise system, and generating new event occurrences based on the evaluations of triggering criteria for events. Events and event occurrences may be tracked and monitored, and programmatic actions may be initiated in response to the creation or modification of an event or an event occurrence, including modification of enterprise system software, generation and transmission of targeted user notifications, the generation and customization of electronic documents, and the like.
US09984108B2
A system for joining modeled data with new data sources. Modeled tabular data containing categorical and metric data is received. New data containing structured or non-structured data is received. The new data is indexed and data clusters and/or data facets are identified. Data clusters and data facets are also identified within the received modeled data. A textual query from a user is received and semantically indexed into keywords. Data clusters and data facets within the new data are matched to the keywords in the indexed query. Data clusters and data facets within in the modeled data are matched to the keywords in the indexed query. A table is generated containing the modeled data and matching data clusters and data facets from the new data.
US09984106B2
Systems, methods, and media for managing an in-memory NoSQL database are provided. In some embodiments, systems for managing an in-memory NoSQL database are provided, the systems comprising a hardware processor that is configured to: identify a group of keys capable of being included in a complex multi-key database command, the group including a first key and a second key, the first key being associated with a first value and the second key being associated with a second value, the first value and the second value being stored on different servers that are part of the database; and cause the first value and the second value to be both stored on a given server.
US09984102B2
A first entry is received at an event log interface. The event log interface is configured to store received entries in an event log. It is determined that there is not enough storage space to store the first entry in the event log. A second entry is identified. The second entry is the oldest entry in the event log based on when the second entry was written to the event log. It is determined that the second entry contains an indicator to preserve. A copy of the second entry is sent to the event log interface to be written to the event log. One or more entries are deleted from the event log. The one or more entries includes the second entry. The first entry is written to the event log. The copy of the second entry is written to the event log.
US09984093B2
Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the transmission of a data stream to a networked storage system. According to various embodiments, a determination may be made as to whether an amount of available computing resources at a client device meets or exceeds a computing resource availability threshold at the client device. A processing operation on a data stream may be performed at the client device to produce a pre-processed data stream when the amount of available computing resources meets or exceeds the computing resource availability threshold. The pre-processed data stream may be transmitted to a networked storage system for storage via a network. The networked storage system may be operable to store deduplicated data for retrieval via the network.
US09984092B1
A computer-implemented method includes dividing a data set into a plurality of regions and dividing the plurality of regions into a plurality of chunks of fixed size. The computer-implemented method further includes determining a sample size of the plurality of chunks to be sampled for each region, wherein the sample size is determined based, at least in part, on an acceptance of a likelihood of identifying at least one collision between two regions corresponding to logical entities of a first cluster of logical entities. The computer-implemented method further includes sampling the plurality of chunks for each region based on the determined sample size. The computer-implemented method further includes generating a hash value for each chunk sampled and storing each hash value in an index. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying one or more collisions between the plurality of regions. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US09984077B2
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using cinematic techniques to present data. Embodiments of the invention can be used to infer and generate cinematic techniques or combinations thereof based on a model and user action. Cinematic techniques can be used to meet the data exploration and analysis requirements of a user. As such, embodiments of the invention permit users (including non-programmers) to employ cinematic techniques (possibly in combination with other techniques) to gain insights into their data and also convey appropriate emotional messages.
US09984070B2
A computer implemented method of generating a language section from tabular data in an electronic document may include identifying, in a first tabular portion of the electronic document, a set of categories used to organize tabular data. The method may include identifying a content characteristic for each category of the set of categories in the first tabular portion. And the method may include generating a first language section from at least two distinct categories of the set of categories, wherein a format of the first language section is based on the content characteristics for the at least two distinct categories.
US09984064B2
An alignment of attributes is extracted from a pair of mentions in an annotated corpus. An annotated document is read from the annotated corpus. Three character string arrays (A, B, and C) are stored into a first TRIE. The character string arrays include character string representations of attributes of one or more first tokens, second tokens, and neighborhood tokens of mentions of the annotated document, respectively. The storing into the first TRIE obtains partial integer arrays (K, L, and M) that include identifiers corresponding to the attributes of the mentions. The partial integer arrays are stored into a second TRIE. The storing into the second TRIE obtains an identifier array (X) that includes three identifiers. The identifier array is stored into a third TRIE. The storing into the TRIE obtains one identifier of the alignment of attributes.
US09984063B2
A system includes a question answering system executed by a computer, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory is encoded with instructions that when executed cause the processor to provide training for training the question answering system. The training system is configured to receive a first phrase and a second phrase, the first and second phrases being paraphrases of each other, convert the first phrase into a first logical form and the second phrase into a second logical form, generate a phrasal edit that includes a difference between the first logical form and the second logical form, convert the phrasal edit into a disjunctive logical form in two directions, and generate a first plurality of paraphrases of the first and second phrases based on the disjunctive logical form.
US09984062B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating author vectors. One of the methods includes obtaining a set of sequences of words, the set of sequences of words comprising a plurality of first sequences of words and, for each first sequence of words, a respective second sequence of words that follows the first sequence of words, wherein each first sequence of words and each second sequence of words has been classified as being authored by a first author; and training a neural network system on the first sequences and the second sequences to determine an author vector for the first author, wherein the author vector characterizes the first author.
US09984048B2
Implementing website navigation includes deriving a confidence level for at least one leaf node of a website navigation category diagram using historical user operation data; generating one or more navigation hierarchical structure diagrams based on the website navigation category diagram; determining a searching cost associated with each of the one or more navigation hierarchical structure diagrams; determining the navigation hierarchical structure diagram associated with the lowest searching cost; and implementing at least in part a website navigation mode using the navigation hierarchical structure diagram associated with the lowest searching cost.
US09984046B2
Provided is a font delivery system suppressing an illegal of use the font without sacrificing the time required to display the characters. The font delivery system includes a web server delivering an HTML document, a first delivery font file and a second delivery font file; a document browsing device displaying the HTML document; and a communication line. A browsing control unit of the document browsing device is configured to execute a separation process of separating the first delivery font file into obfuscated information and first divided font data based on keyword information and separating the second delivery font file into salt information and second divided font data; and a combination process of combining the first divided font data and the second divided font data.
US09984033B2
A bi-directional differential bus interface that includes a differential transmitter having a non-inverting terminal and an inverting terminal, a differential receiver having a non-inverting terminal and an inverting terminal, and a biasing circuit that is electrically coupled to the non-inverting terminal of the differential transmitter and the inverting terminal of the differential transmitter. The biasing circuit is configured to generate a voltage between the non-inverting terminal of the differential transmitter and the inverting terminal of the differential transmitter that is approximately 200 mV or more in response to assertion of a control signal received on a control input of the biasing circuit.
US09984032B2
A system on package includes a first package and a second package stacked on the first package and electrically connected to one another through metal contacts. The first package includes a first printed circuit board (PCB), a system on chip which is connected to the first PCB through bumps, and a first memory device which is connected to the system on chip through micro bumps connected to vias in the system on chip. The second package includes a second PCB, a second memory device connected to the second PCB, a third memory device connected to the second PCB, and a memory controller which is connected to the second PCB and controls the third memory device.
US09984030B2
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a data transmission system. A first electronic device includes a micro universal serial bus (USB) interface, a central processing unit (CPU) and a diode, wherein a pull-circuit for an identity (ID) pin of the CPU is coupled to a line between the ID pin of the CPU and an ID pin of the micro USB interface; the diode is coupled between the ID pin of the CPU and the ID pin of the micro USB interface, and is coupled between the pull-up circuit and the ID pin of the micro USB interface; the diode has a conducting direction from the ID pin of the CPU to the ID of the micro USB interface. With the present disclosure, the electronic device may be prevented from being damaged.
US09984028B2
Techniques implementing redundancy in an extended bridge comprising a controller bridge (CB) unit and a plurality of port extender (PE) units are provided. In one embodiment, the CB unit can receive join requests from the plurality of PE units and can determine, based on the join requests, whether the plurality of PE units are physically connected to the CB unit and/or other CB units in the extended bridge according to a ring topology. If the plurality of PE units are physically connected to the CB unit or the other CB units according to a ring topology, the CB unit can select a link in the ring topology as being a standby link.
US09984027B2
There is disclosed apparatus and methods of multicasting in a shared address space. A shared memory address space may include two or more multicast portions. Each multicast portion may be associated with a respective end point and with at least one other multicast portion. Data units may be transmitted to at least some of the end points via memory-mapped I/O into the shared memory address space. When a destination address of a data unit is in a first multicast portion associated with a first end point, the data unit may be transmitted to the first end point, revised to specify a destination address in a second multicast portion associated with the first multicast portion, and transmitted to a second end point associated with the second multicast portion.
US09984025B2
A system and method for network switching is provided. A plurality of processing modules is accessed and each processing module includes a plurality of processing nodes. Each processing node is associated with an intra-module port and an inter-module port. At least a portion of the processing nodes are connected within each processing module via the intra-module ports. A ring of the processing modules is formed via inter-module connections between a portion of the inter-module ports of the processing modules. One of the processing nodes of at least a portion of the processing modules is connected with a network switch.
US09984019B2
A system on chip (SoC) is present that includes a plurality of master interfaces, a plurality of slave interfaces, and an interface circuit which is connected between the plurality of master interfaces and the plurality of slave interfaces and includes a plurality of components. When a first master interface among the plurality of master interfaces and a first slave interface among the plurality of slave interfaces are paired, a first group of the components which forms a first signal path between the first master interface and the first slave interface among the plurality of components is enabled according to a control of the first master interface.
US09984017B2
This disclosure pertains to an intelligent network fabric used to connect multiple computer nodes with one or more SR-IOV devices. The intelligent fabric includes a management device and a network fabric coupled thereto. A plurality of virtual endpoint devices are coupled to the network fabric and are configured to connect with a plurality of compute nodes. In addition, the intelligent network fabric includes a root port device coupled to the network fabric which the root port is configured to connect with virtual functions within a SR-IOV device.
US09984003B2
A mapping processing method and apparatus for a cache address, where the method includes acquiring a physical address corresponding to an access address sent by a processing core, where the physical address includes a physical page number (PPN) and a page offset, mapping the physical address to a Cache address, where the Cache address includes a Cache set index 1, a Cache tag, a Cache set index 2, and a Cache block offset in sequence, where the Cache set index 1 with a high-order bit and the Cache set index 2 with a low-order bit together form a Cache set index, and the Cache set index 1 falls within a range of the PPN. Some bits of a PPN of a huge page PPN are mapped to a set index of a Cache so that the bits can be colored by an operating system.
US09983986B2
More robust testing of computer module responses to processing errors using a flexible, lightweight solution that does not alter the computer module. Through modification of processing pointers, a wide variety of processing errors and delays are injected into a computer module without modifying the computer module.
US09983985B2
A method, implemented at least in part by a computing device, for software upgrade analysis includes receiving a selection of at least one object class of a plurality of available object classes. One or more application programming interface (API) calls may be retrieved from a plurality of API calls based on the received selection. A test definition may be generated based at least in part on the one or more API calls. A first test may be executed by using the one or more API calls in the test definition within a software environment. The first test is run on the software environment prior to upgrading the environment. Subsequent to upgrading the environment, a second test is executed by using the one or more API calls within the upgraded software environment. A software upgrade report is generated based on a comparison of test results from the first and second tests.
US09983983B2
A computer implemented method of automatically generating tests for COBOL code units, comprises using at least one hardware processor adapted to designate a COBOL source code comprising a plurality of code lines, extract automatically a plurality of code units each comprising a subset of the code lines for executing one or more functionalities of the COBOL source code, the code units are identified by analyzing the plurality of code lines, generate automatically one or more tests for testing each of the code units by generating an input stimulus for each of the code units, and create one or more mock code segments to simulate interaction of each code unit with one or more external code segment comprising code lines not included in the code unit and testing each code unit using the one or more test(s).
US09983980B2
Aspects of the present invention include a method, system and computer program product for creating a test workload execution model. The method includes a processor determining relationships between a work unit and one or more activities in a set of activities that the work unit exercises by utilizing one or more data stores; determining a distribution of the one or more activities in the set of activities; providing a control for each of the one or more activities in the set of activities; responding to a change in a control for one of the one or more activities in the set of activities; and determining whether to perform a store activity or a view activity.
US09983976B1
The technology can advantageously improve the speed of software verification using an approximation of a datastore storing a multiplicity of indexed data. An example method may determine data point(s), suspected to violate a specification of a software program being verified, using approximation(s) of datastore(s) of the software program. Data ranges reflecting subset(s) of data from the approximation(s) that contain the data points may be determined and data entries stored in the datastore(s) may be searched for the data point(s) suspected to violate the specification. The data entries lie within the data range(s) and the method determines whether the data point(s) are in violation of the specification based on the searching.
US09983962B2
Fault-tolerance is improved by duplicating data and update information of that data. A storage system has a first storage apparatus that is connected to a host computer, and includes a plurality of first data volumes and a first journal volume, a second storage apparatus that is connected to the host computer and the first storage apparatus, and includes a plurality of second data volumes for storing duplicated data of each of the plurality of first data volumes, and a second journal volume for storing the duplicated data of the first journal volume, a third storage apparatus that is connected to the first storage apparatus, and includes a plurality of third data volumes that configure a remote copy pair with the plurality of first data volumes by using the journal data received from the first storage apparatus, and a fourth storage apparatus that is connected to the third storage apparatus.
US09983958B2
Various embodiments are generally directed an apparatus and method for receiving a recovery point objective for a workload, the recovery point objective comprising an amount of time in which information for the workload will be lost if a failure occurs, and determining a service level objective for a replication transfer based on the recovery point objective, the replication transfer to replicate information on a destination node to maintain the recovery point objective. Various embodiments include dynamically controlling one or more resources to replicate the information on the destination node based on the service level objective and communicating information for the replication transfer from the source node to the destination node.
US09983957B2
The disclosure is directed to failover mechanisms in a distributed computing system. A region of data is managed by multiple region servers. One of the region servers is elected as a “leader” and the remaining are “followers.” The leader serves the read/write requests from a client. The leader writes the data received from the client into the in-memory store and a local write-ahead log (“WAL”), and synchronously replicates the WAL to the followers. A region server designated as an “active” region server synchronizes a distributed data store with the data from the WAL. Active witness followers apply the data from the WAL to their in-memory store while shadow witness followers do not. Different types of servers provide failover mechanisms with different characteristics. A leader is elected based on their associated ranks—higher the rank, higher the likelihood of electing itself as a leader.
US09983956B2
A method and apparatus for providing redundancy in an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) is provided. Application software may be run on top of a virtual environment such as a virtual machine and/or a virtual disk environment. Should a software component fail, the virtual environment will “crash” but the ATM hardware and operating system will remain intact. If the software is fatally flawed—e.g., due to a faulty “upgrade” the older version may be “rolled back” from a previously stored virtual environment.
US09983941B2
In a data recovery method, there are a server and a plurality of storage devices each storing a copy of a data block. The server divides each copy of the data block into N segments corresponding to a sequence of N partitions. And then, the server constructs a plurality of different trial data blocks each including N segments corresponding to the sequence of N partitions. After that, the server calculates a check code for each trial data block, and continues to identify a trial data block having a check code identical to a pre-stored standard check code of the data block. At last, the server replaces at least one of the copies of the data block with the identified trial data block having the check code identical to the pre-stored standard check code.
US09983940B1
Online account reset, rollback, and backup are described, including receiving from a user, by one or more computing devices, a request to alter an online account associated with the user; identifying, based on the request, at least a portion of data associated with the user and the online account, the at least the portion of data identified as being within a time window defined by the user; and in response to the request, modifying, using the one or more computing devices, the at least the portion of data within the time window.
US09983935B2
A method and system are provided for storage checkpointing in a mirrored virtual machine system. The method includes a storage controller receiving a modifying operation to storage from a virtual machine and carrying out the modifying operation in a non-destructive manner by saving the modifying operation data to a checkpointing region of storage and preserving the stored previous data state. The method also includes receiving a checkpoint notification and committing modifying operation data from the checkpointing region and releasing the stored previous data state. If a failover notification is received, the storage controller rolls back the physical storage to match a checkpoint state.
US09983934B2
Embodiments include accelerating capture of a system dump at system failure in a computer system. A method includes capturing a system snapshot that includes data from real memory frames of the computer system and storing the system snapshot in a storage. The method also includes monitoring periodically a change between the data in the system snapshot and a current state of the real memory frames of the computer system and updating the system snapshot according to the changed real memory frames based on a rate of change of the real memory frames. Further, in response to encountering the system failure, the snapshot is updated based on a delta between the system snapshot and the current state of the real memory frames. The snapshot on the storage is used as the system dump. The present document further describes examples of other aspects such as systems, computer products.
US09983916B2
An operating method of a memory system including a plurality of memory blocks may include grouping the pages of a selected memory block among the plurality of memory blocks based on a program time, sequentially performing a test read on the groups of the pages, detecting an error in the pages of the test-read groups, and reprogramming a page selected based on a result of the error detection.
US09983913B2
A method of using means of serializing synchronization for achieving effects of event notification type synchronization for the case of a single predefined signaler.
US09983909B1
An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a processing platform that includes a plurality of processing devices each comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processing platform is configured to implement converged infrastructure including a plurality of containers. The converged infrastructure comprises one or more middleware layers configured to support containerized workloads running in respective ones of the containers using underlying commodity hardware. The one or more middleware layers comprise a container hub having a plurality of preconfigured containers for use with respective particular types of containerized workloads, a container engine adapted to provide the preconfigured containers for the container hub, and software-defined storage configured to provide storage resources for allocation by the container engine to the preconfigured containers. The preconfigured containers of the container hub illustratively comprise a plurality of open source software containers preconfigured for running respective particular types of open source software.
US09983907B2
A method, computer program product, and computer system for backfilling jobs based on energy aware scheduling are provided. A first job is received at a scheduler, where the scheduler manages one or more running jobs based on a plurality of system resources. The plurality of system resources comprises at least one resource constraint. A resource consumption of the first job is estimated based on one or more resource requirements of the first job. A first resource requirement of the one or more resource requirements is determined to exceed the resource constraint. In response to determining that the first resource requirement of the first job exceeds at least one resource constraint, at least one of (i) the first resource requirement of the first job and (ii) the plurality of system resources is modified. The first job is scheduled.
US09983904B2
Embodiments relate to multithreaded transactions. An aspect includes assigning a same transaction identifier (ID) corresponding to the multithreaded transaction to a plurality of threads of the multithreaded transaction, wherein the plurality of threads execute the multithreaded transaction in parallel. Another aspect includes determining one or more memory areas that are owned by the multithreaded transaction. Another aspect includes receiving a memory access request from a requester that is directed to a memory area that is owned by the transaction. Yet another aspect includes based on determining that the requester has a transaction ID that matches the transaction ID of the multithreaded transaction, performing the memory access request without aborting the multithreaded transaction.
US09983896B1
A method includes (a) receiving a setup command directing a computing device to create a protocol endpoint to allow a remote host device to access storage volumes of the computing device presented to the remote host through the protocol endpoint as virtual storage volumes, (b) in response to receiving the setup command, creating a logical storage device object representing the protocol endpoint, the logical storage device object having zero underlying storage capacity, (c) subsequent to creating the logical storage device object, receiving a command directed at the protocol endpoint, and (d) in response to receiving the command, processing the command by a driver stack on the computing device containing the logical storage device object representing the protocol endpoint, the driver stack being shorter than another driver stack on the computing device used to process storage commands directed at another logical storage device object having non-zero underlying storage.
US09983884B2
An apparatus and method for a SIMD structured branching. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: an execution unit having a plurality of channels to execute instructions; and a branch unit to process control flow instructions and to maintain a per channel count for each channel and a control instruction count for the control flow instructions, the branch unit to enable and disable the channels based at least on the per channel count.
US09983876B2
A non-deterministic finite state machine module for use in a regular expression matching system. The system includes a computational unit implementing a non-deterministic finite state machine representing a regular expression, wherein the computational unit is configured to: receive an input data stream, wherein an occurrence of the regular expression is determined, and an activation signal; process the input data stream with respect to the non-deterministic finite state machine depending on the activation signal; and provide at least one branch data output for initializing an additional non-deterministic finite state machine module if the processing of an element of the input data stream according to the non-deterministic finite state machine results in a branching of a processing thread.
US09983869B2
Exemplary embodiments provide adapted components that may be used by a computer program under different execution contexts. The adapted components may include platform independent source code which may be executed regardless of the execution context in which the component is deployed. Adaptation logic may wrap the execution context independent component in a wrapper. The wrapper may perform data marshaling between the execution context independent component and a computer program invoking the execution context independent component, or the host system on which the computer program is deployed. The execution context independent component may be adapted to a new execution context dynamically the first time that the execution context independent component is invoked in the execution context. Thereafter, the execution context independent component may be invoked statically without the need to re-adapt the component.
US09983862B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor and an operating system embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor. The operating system may be configured to, when read and executed by the processor: read a base uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a vendor of a device communicatively coupled to the processor; append information to the base URL to generate a full download URL for an operating system driver associated with the device; and download the operating system driver from a file location defined by the full download URL.
US09983849B2
A voice command-driven system and computer-implemented method are disclosed for selecting a data item in a list of text-based data items stored in a database using a simple affirmative voice command input without utilizing a connection to a network. The text-based data items in the list are converted to speech using an embedded text-to-speech engine and an audio output of a first converted data item is provided. A listening state is entered into for a predefined pause time to await receipt of the simple affirmative voice command input. If the simple affirmative voice command input is received during the predefined pause time, the first converted data item is selected for processing. If the simple affirmative voice command input is not received during the predefined pause time, an audio output of a next converted data item in the list is provided.
US09983844B2
A method includes receiving a first virtual board selection from a first user, wherein a first virtual board allows for one or more users to create one or more virtual posts during a current collaboration event. The method displays the first virtual board and a first set of previously created virtual posts in the first virtual board, wherein the first set of previously created virtual posts is associated with a previous collaboration event. The method displays two or more templates for creating a new virtual post. The method receives content to populate the first template, wherein the populated first template represents a first virtual post of a second set of virtual posts for the current collaboration event. The method displays the first virtual post on the first virtual board based on a first position of an electronic device associated with the first user relative to the first virtual board.
US09983842B2
The disclosure provides an adjusting method and an electronic device. The method comprises: acquiring a first shape parameter of a first foldable screen; and transmitting the first shape parameter to a second electronic device coupled to the first electronic device, so as to allow the second electronic device to adjust a shape of a second foldable screen of the second electronic device based on the first shape parameter, or generating first synchronization information based on the first shape parameter and transmitting the first synchronization information to the second electronic device coupled to the first electronic device, so as to allow the second electronic device to adjust the shape of the second foldable screen based on the first synchronization information.
US09983837B2
In a system where information is shared between a server and a client, backup and restoration of information held in the server are executed. In a case where the restoration is executed, control is performed such that configuration information held in the client after a time when the backup is executed is held in the server after the restoration.
US09983815B1
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using a cascade flag to process a copy relationship having a backward cascade copy relationship. Each of a plurality of copy relationships indicates to copy source data to target data and has a cascade flag. The cascade flag for a forward copy relationship of the copy relationships is set to a first value in response to determining that the source data for the forward copy relationship comprises target data for a backward copy relationship and that a background copy operation specified to copy source data to target data of the backward copy relationship has not completed. The cascade flag for the forward copy relationship is set to a second value in response to determining that the backward copy relationship does not have an uncompleted background copy operation.
US09983792B2
The present invention discloses a method comprising: sending cache request; monitoring power state; comparing said power state; allocating cache resources; filling cache; updating said power state; repeating said sending, said monitoring, said comparing, said allocating, said filling, and said updating until workload is completed.
US09983786B2
An electronic device includes a display screen for displaying (302) an active first application, a movement sensing assembly for providing signals indicative of movement of an object with respect to the display screen, and a processor in electronic communication with the movement sensing assembly and the display screen. The processor evaluates the signals from the movement sensing assembly to identify (304) a subdividing gesture, and instructs the display screen to display (306) the first application in a first portion of the display screen to one side of the subdividing gesture.
US09983776B1
In an example embodiment, a dynamic feature extraction tool receives a data set from a SHM system that includes a plurality of sensors affixed to a structure (e.g., a bridge, dam, building, etc.), the data set including at least one of ambient vibration data or earthquake vibration data. A solution method is selected from among, for example, time domain analysis, frequency domain decomposition or eigensystem realization analysis. The dynamic feature extraction tool guides a user to select at least one parameter value used in the selected solution method from a subset of determined-effective parameter values computed by the software tool. The dynamic feature extraction tool then automatically performs the selected solution method on the data set using the selected at least one parameter value to determine dynamic features (e.g., frequencies or modal shapes), and displays a graphical representation of the dynamic features in a UI.
US09983774B2
One or more user interactions, selected from a plurality of user interactions, and one or more visualization types, selected from a plurality of visualization types are received. Predetermined visualization data associated with displaying an interactive data analysis document is determined based at least in part on the selected user interactions and the selected visualization types. The predetermined visualization data is output.
US09983773B2
Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: operation accepting means for accept an operation input; image storing means for storing a plurality of images; management information storing means for storing management information corresponding to the plurality of images stored in the image storing means; image drawing means for drawing, in a display area including at least an image display area, at least one of images stored in the image storing means onto the image display area in a predetermined sequence; and controlling means for, when an operation input commanding selection of an image included in the image display area has been accepted by the operation accepting means, controlling recording of the selection of the image to management information stored in the management information storing means in correspondence with the image.
US09983770B2
A screen capture method, an apparatus, and a terminal device where a part of an image in a screen display region can be captured by means of gesture recognition. When it is detected that two fingers swipe parallel in a same direction on a screen, acquiring a screen capture region according to the same-direction parallel swiping; and acquiring, according to the screen capture region, an image displayed in the screen capture region. According to the screen capture method, a screen capture operation is performed by recognizing same-direction parallel swiping of two fingers on a screen, so that a user can capture an image displayed in a part of a region of the screen according to an individual requirement, and the screen capture method is applicable to various touch-operation terminal devices without the help of an external tool, thereby simplifying the operation and improving user experience.
US09983764B2
In a method for adjusting icons on a desktop, movable points of the icon are obtained and marked. A movable point can be selected and that point on the boundary of an icon can be moved inside or away from the icon. The move operation includes a move direction and a move distance. The shape and size of the icon is adjusted according to the move direction and the move distance, and as the size of an adjusted icon is increased, additional information from the represented application program, such as a list of unopened emails in an email program, can be obtained and displayed.
US09983762B2
A method of adjusting a viewing/masking sector of an environment scanning device, and a corresponding adjusting device and operator terminal are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes activating a phase of operator adjustment of the parameters, to show, on the information display, an angular viewing/masking sector of the scanning device having radii indicating the central axis orientation and the lateral edges of the angular viewing/masking sector, and touch-sensitive interactive zones configured to be angularly moved by the operator in order to set the corresponding parameters of the environment scanning device. The method further includes adjusting the orientation and aperture of the angular viewing/masking sector based on a touch-sensitive interaction between the operator and the corresponding interactive zones and moving at least one of the corresponding radii toward at least one new adjustment position.
US09983759B1
A system and machine-implemented method for creating and sharing virtual collaboration objects, including receiving a request from a user to create a virtual collaboration object, the request identifying one or more portions of each of one or more stored digital source objects for inclusion in the virtual collaboration object, where for at least one of the stored digital source objects, the one or more portions comprise less than the full stored digital source object, creating a metadata list in response to the request including the one or more stored digital source objects and portion information identifying the one or more portions of each of the one or more stored digital source objects, generating a collaboration object identifier (ID) corresponding to the virtual collaboration object, associating the metadata list with the collaboration object ID and providing a reference to the collaboration object ID for sharing with one or more other users.
US09983758B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal material sandwiched between the first and second substrate. The second substrate has a touch screen electrode directly on a front-side surface of the second substrate. The first substrate has a wiring line for supplying a position detection voltage. A conductive tape electrically connects between the touch screen electrode and a driver circuit. A polarization plate is disposed above the touch screen electrode.
US09983749B2
An apparatus includes a driver circuit and a sensing system. The driver circuit includes an operational transconductance amplifier and a current mirror. The current mirror is coupled to the operational transconductance amplifier. The sensing system is coupled to the first current mirror. The sensing system is operable to detect a touch based on a change in capacitance at an electrode of a plurality of electrodes of a touch sensor.
US09983747B2
This document describes two-layer interactive textiles. In one or more implementations, the interactive textile includes a top textile layer and a bottom textile layer. Conductive threads are woven into the top textile layer and the bottom textile layer. When the top textile layer is combined with the bottom textile layer, the conductive threads from each layer form a capacitive touch sensor that is configured to detect touch-input. The bottom textile layer is not visible and couples the capacitive through sensor to electronic components, such as a controller, a wireless interface, an output device (e.g., an LED, a display, or speaker), and so forth.
US09983745B2
A touch sensor device includes an electrode, which is located at an inner side of a touch panel, and a control unit. The control unit detects a change in a capacitance generated at the electrode when a finger approaches the electrode to determine whether or not the touch panel has been touched from the change in the capacitance. The control unit detects a maximum capacitance generated at the electrode during detection of a touched state and set a first OFF determination threshold value, which is used to detect a non-touched state, to a value that is lower than the maximum capacitance by a predetermined value which is set in advance.
US09983742B2
An electronic device has a display and has a touch sensitive bezel surrounding the display. Areas on the bezel are designated for controls used to operate the electronic device. Visual guides corresponding to the controls are displayed on the display adjacent the areas of the bezel designated for the controls. Touch data is generated by the bezel when a user touches an area of the bezel. The device determines which of the controls has been selected based on which designated area is associated with the touch data from the bezel. The device then initiates the determined control. The device can have a sensor for determining the orientation of the device. Based on the orientation, the device can alter the areas designated on the bezel for the controls and can alter the location of the visual guides for the display so that they match the altered areas on the bezel.
US09983730B2
A display device includes a display panel, and an electrostatic capacitive type touch panel which is formed in an overlapping manner with the display panel. A plurality of X electrodes and a plurality of Y electrodes intersecting with the X electrodes. A first signal line supplies signals to the X electrodes, a second signal line supplies signals to the Y electrodes, and the first signal line and the second signal line are formed on a flexible printed circuit board. A dummy electrode is formed adjacent to an electrode portion of each X electrode and electrode portion of each Y electrode, the dummy electrode does not overlap the X electrode and the Y electrode, and the dummy electrode does not electrically connect with the first and second signal lines.
US09983725B2
An electronic device includes mutual capacitance sensing circuitry for a capacitive touch pad. The touch pad has pairs of transmit and receive electrodes. The sensing circuitry intermittently charges and discharges the transmit electrode, and then measures corresponding voltage level changes at the receive electrode. A non-linear voltage-to-current converter is used to detect the voltage level changes, which allows for great sensitivity to mutual capacitance changes.
US09983720B2
A disclosed touchscreen display device includes a display panel with data lines, gate lines, and N×M subpixels arranged in a matrix of N subpixel rows and M subpixel columns, and respectively connected to the corresponding data lines and the corresponding gate lines, where N and M are each a natural number greater than or equal to 2. The display device also includes touch electrodes. The display device is configured to provide a scanning signal to the gate lines connected to the N subpixel rows in a first sequence during an ith frame and in a second sequence different from the first sequence during an (i+1)th frame, where i is a positive integer. Each of the ith frame and the (i+1)th frame is configured to include at least one display driving mode section and at least one touch driving mode section.
US09983713B2
A touch display is disclosed including a display module, a polarizer disposed on the display module, and a plurality of touch electrodes at least partly coated on the polarizer, wherein the touch electrodes are formed by nano-silver. Since the touch electrodes formed by nano-silver is employed in the display, a multifunctional touch display is provided. A method for making the touch display is also disclosed.
US09983712B2
The present disclosure provides a touch display circuit, a driving method thereof, a touch display panel and a display device. During a touching stage, the touch triggering module is configured to supply a signal of the trigger signal terminal to the pulling-up node, the first outputting module is configured to supply a signal of the first clock signal terminal to the touch signal outputting terminal, the resetting module is configured to supply a signal of the first reference signal terminal to the pulling-up node and the second outputting module is configured to supply a signal of the second reference signal terminal to the touch signal outputting terminal, so as to implement a touching function. During a displaying stage, the display switching module is configured to supply a signal of the common electrode signal terminal to the touch signal outputting terminal so as to implement a displaying function. The touch display circuit implements a time division output of the touch signal and the common electrode signal at the touch signal outputting terminal by cooperation of the respective module and implements a touch display circuit with a simple configuration so as to facilitate a design of the touch display panel with a narrow frame.
US09983708B2
A transparent conductive laminate which does not cause erroneous operation under high temperature and high humidity and a touch panel which includes the transparent conductive laminate are provided. The transparent conductive laminate includes a transparent base material; and a transparent electrode layer containing resin which is disposed on one or both sides of the transparent base material, wherein the transparent electrode layer includes a plurality of conductive regions which contain fibrous metals, and a non-conductive region, and the transparent electrode layer has a thickness of 30 nm or more and 150 nm or less.
US09983704B2
A touch panel includes a substrate, a masking layer, a touch circuit structure, a protective layer and a first shatterproof layer. The substrate has an upper surface and a first lateral surface disposed on the peripheral of the upper surface and extending outward from the upper surface. The masking layer is disposed on an edge of the upper surface. The touch circuit structure is disposed on the upper surface of the substrate. The protective layer covers at least the touch circuit structure and has a second lateral surface. The first shatterproof layer covers the second lateral surface and at least a part of the first lateral surface.
US09983698B2
A capacitive stylus signal transmitting and application method and a capacitive stylus applying this method are disclosed. The capacitive stylus and the method use electric field signals from three different transmit electrodes to calculate the incline angle and the tip pressure level of the capacitive stylus.
US09983694B2
A key includes a cap, a spring, a magnet, a spring supporting device, an upper limit device, a lower limit device, a displacement detection device, and a displacement determination device; the spring is located below the cap and, the spring is disposed on the spring supporting device; the magnet is placed on either of the upper limit device or lower limit device; the spring is magnetically pressed against the magnet; the displacement detection device is mounted on the spring and moves between the upper limit device and lower limit device following deformation of the spring; the cap is configured to generate a click motion; the displacement determination device is located at one side of the displacement detection device; the device moves back and forth with respect to the displacement determination device following the movement of the spring; and the displacement determination device is electrically connected with an external circuit.
US09983690B2
Provided is an overloaded keypad layout which is efficient, ergonomic, unambiguous, intuitive to operate, and also familiar to the average user in its letter arrangement. More particularly, the overloaded keypad layout comprises four rows, and a space-key is positioned in the third row from bottom, and is QWERTY-like its letter arrangement. Further, the multitap input method or selector (select-the-next-letter key) input method may be employed to disambiguate the overloaded keypad layout.
US09983689B2
A coil antenna is provided on an inner surface of a key-top of a key input unit. A power supply coil that is magnetically coupled to the coil antenna and an RFIC are mounted on a substrate holding key switches. A device including an NFC is arranged closer to the key-top so as to make communication with the NFC. Further, a tag of an RFID is arranged closer thereto so as to be read. Thus, a key input unit and an electronic apparatus are configured in which an antenna is not provided on a housing externally and is less influenced by the housing of the electronic apparatus into which the antenna is incorporated.
US09983685B2
An electronic apparatus includes at least two camera devices and a processing device. The processing device determines a first distance to a surface formed by the two camera devices and a second distance to the surface in response to detecting an object positioned at a first time by the two camera devices, and determines a third distance from the object positioned at a second time to the surface, wherein the second time is later than the first time, and the third distance is longer than the first distance and shorter than the second distance. Also, the processing device determines a depth in a virtual space corresponding to the object positioned at the second time according to the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance.
US09983671B2
An electronic device 100 according to one embodiment includes: a panel 101; vibrators 102 that vibrates the panel 101; and a vibration controller 109 that controls the vibrators 102 so that when positions of the panel 101 are simultaneously touched by the user, a vibration at a first touch position of the touch positions is greater than a vibration of a second touch position of the touch positions. The vibrators 102 include a first and a second vibrator 102. Where a distance between first touch position and the first vibrator 102 is equal to a distance between second touch position and the first vibrator 102, a transfer characteristic of vibration of the panel 101 between the first vibrator 102 and the first touch position is different from a transfer characteristic of vibration of the panel 101 between the first vibrator 102 and the second touch position.
US09983664B2
A mobile device for executing multiple applications is provided. The mobile device includes a touch screen for displaying a first window where a first application is executed, a second window where a second application different from the first application is executed, and a controller for displaying execution keys for executing the multiple applications, determining whether a simultaneous execution input for the first application and the second application is input or not, and if the simultaneous execution input is input then displaying the first application on the first window and the second application on the second window.
US09983660B2
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a processor having a plurality of cores and a control logic to control provision of a voltage/frequency to a first core of the plurality of cores independently of provision of a voltage/frequency to at least a second core of the plurality of cores. In some embodiments, the voltages may be provided from one or more internal voltage regulators of the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09983659B2
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a processor having a plurality of cores and a control logic to control provision of a voltage/frequency to a first core of the plurality of cores independently of provision of a voltage/frequency to at least a second core of the plurality of cores. In some embodiments, the voltages may be provided from one or more internal voltage regulators of the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09983648B2
A computing device can include a battery and a processor to draw a first level of current from the battery in a rated state a second level of current from the battery greater than the first level of current in a boost state. The device can include logic to monitor the number of times the second level of current is drawn from the battery and regulate the boost state from causing the second level of current when a threshold is reached.
US09983647B2
A method includes determining a need to perform a learn cycle on a battery in a processing module of an information handling system, detecting a learn cycle in progress on another battery in another processing module of the information handling system, and postponing the learn cycle on the battery in response to detecting the learn cycle on the other battery.
US09983641B2
Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with tunable pumped two-phase liquid cooling thermal management are disclosed. In embodiments, a tunable cooling apparatus may include a thermoelectric cooler device, TEC, that has a hot side and a cold side, where the cold side is to cool the coolant in route to an inlet manifold of the cold plate before the coolant enters the inlet manifold, and the hot side may be to warm the coolant in route from an outlet manifold of the cold plate after the coolant flows through the cold plate and exits the outlet manifold and or vice versa. In embodiments, the coolant may be either in a liquid state or in a vapor state. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09983636B2
The disclosure relates to a hinge assembly (70) and a tablet-notebook hybrid computer (10). The hinge assembly (70) comprises a hinge (40) for pivotably connecting a base member (20) of the tablet-notebook hybrid computer (10) to a tablet member (30) of the tablet-notebook hybrid computer (10); an actuator (51) fixed to the hinge (40); and a support member (50) pivotably connected to the tablet member (30) via a pivot shaft (52). When the tablet member (30) rotates towards an open position with respect to the base member (20), the support member (50) is actuated by the actuator (51), rotates away from the tablet member (30), and provides addition support for the tablet member (30).
US09983629B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a main body including a rigid section portion, and a flexible section portion extending from at least one side of the rigid section portion, and a display element, at least a portion of which is disposed on the rigid section portion and another portion is disposed on the flexible section portion. The flexible section portion is bendable to be curved in relation to the rigid section portion, and the display element may be bent to be curved in relation to the rigid section portion together with the flexible section portion.
US09983624B2
The disclosed apparatus is a display panel (with electronic display) made wearable by suspending it from an operator's neck (or shoulder) by a strap and including a prop to push the display panel away from the operator's stomach/chest and into his comfortable view without using of his hands. The bottom end of the prop makes contact with the operator using an interface designed to provide lateral tipping stability and sliding stability in all directions. The display distance from the operator's face may be adjusted by adjusting the strap length. The prop may include an adjustable extension to better position the display. The apparatus may include only electromagnetic communication for computer remote control, may receive television, may connection to multiple sources with a separate telecommunication housing, may include various accessory holders, may include display panel back side controls or may include computer equipment.
US09983613B2
Methods and systems of network voltage regulating transformers are provided. A network voltage regulating transformer (NVRT) may provide voltage transformation, isolation, and regulation. A NVRT may further provide power factor corrections. Multiple NVRTs may operate autonomously and collectively thereby achieving an edge of network voltage control when installed to a power system. A NVRT comprises a transformer, a VAR source, and a control module. The input current (i.e., the current through the primary side of the transformer), the output current (i.e., the current through the secondary side of the transformer), and/or the output voltage (i.e., the voltage across the secondary side of the transformer) may be monitored.
US09983609B2
An electrical energy distribution network in a transport vehicle, such as an aircraft, includes nodes to which at least one power supply source and at least one equipment can be connected by external links. The nodes are interconnected by internode links forming at least one mesh in a meshed network, each mesh being polygonal of order higher than or equal to three, at least one node of each mesh being an active node controlled by a management unit. The active nodes include switches and transmit physical operating characteristics measurements to the management unit, which configures the active nodes according to said measurements so as to enable each equipment to receive power supply via the meshed network. Flexibility in configuration of the electrical energy distribution network is thus achieved.
US09983605B2
A voltage regulator may include an error amplifier configured to amplify a difference between a reference voltage and a feedback voltage and generate a first amplified voltage based thereon; a power transistor between a second voltage supply node and an output node of the voltage regulator, the power transistor including a gate configured to receive a gate voltage; a buffer between a first voltage supply node and a ground, the buffer configured to generate the gate voltage based on the first amplified voltage; a voltage divider between the output node and the ground, the voltage divider configured to generate the feedback voltage based on the output voltage; and a control circuit configured to connect the output node to the ground through the gate of the power transistor based on the output voltage and the gate voltage.
US09983603B2
In a boost converter operation, a first voltage that is independent of an input voltage of the boost converter is preset in the boost converter, having an increased voltage level compared to the input voltage, as the setpoint output voltage, as long as the input voltage is below a first voltage threshold value, which is lower than the first voltage. As soon as the input voltage exceeds the first voltage threshold value, a second voltage that is a function of the input voltage is preset, having a lower voltage level compared to the input voltage, as the setpoint output voltage. As soon as the input voltage drops below a second voltage threshold value, which is lower than the first voltage, the first voltage is again preset as the setpoint output voltage.
US09983597B2
Method and device for metering a medium from at least one storage tank by a metering device, which has a piston pump, which defines a working chamber with a cylinder and a piston, wherein in a first method step a determined filling quantity of a medium is conveyed via an inlet valve into the working chamber and the determined filling quantity is greater than the quantity to be metered and, in a second method step, the piston reduces the working chamber in size enough that only the quantity to be metered remains, wherein the excess medium flows out of the working chamber, wherein the excess medium flows via the inlet valve back into a ring line, which is connected in a medium-conducting manner to the storage tank and is arranged outside the working chamber.
US09983589B2
In one embodiment, a control system for a base station includes a first transceiver configured to receive a first signal and send a second signal to an agricultural vehicle. The first signal indicates at least an acceleration of the vehicle, a current velocity of the vehicle, and a location relative to a terrain where the vehicle experienced the acceleration, and the second signal indicates a vehicle target velocity. The control system includes a controller configured to determine a bump severity value based on the acceleration and the current velocity of the vehicle, mark an area indicative of the bump on a map of the terrain when the bump severity value exceeds a threshold, and automatically generate the second signal when the vehicle enters the area. The target velocity is based on a proximity of the vehicle to the bump, the bump severity value, or some combination thereof.
US09983583B2
The present invention relates generally to techniques for improving fuel efficiency of a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine capable of operating at various displacement levels. An autonomous driving unit or cruise controller selects when possible an engine torque output that corresponds to a fuel efficient displacement level. The resultant vehicle speed profile and NVH level is acceptable to vehicle occupants.
US09983565B2
Technologies for bio-chemically controlling operation of a machine include applying a bio-chemical agent to an operator of the machine and controlling an operational characteristic of the machine based on the presence of the bio-chemical agent on the operator. The operational characteristic of the machine may be controlled based on the presence or lack of the biochemical agent on the operator. In some embodiments, the bio-chemical agent may be configured to generate a bio-chemical trigger in response to exposure to a biochemical or biological characteristic of the operator. The operation of the machine may be controlled based on such bio-chemical trigger or reaction.
US09983557B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for performance management are provided. The apparatus may be an electronic device. The electronic device detects a change of form factor mode or ambient wind using a detection circuit or at least one sensor. The change of form factor mode may include at least one of folding the electronic device, unfolding the electronic device, rolling the electronic device, changing a flexible shape of the electronic device, or equipping a cover on the electronic device. A set of thermal control parameters may be determined based on the detected change. The set of thermal control parameters may be retrieved from a lookup table or calculated using a mathematical model. The electronic device adjusts the performance based on the set of thermal control parameters.
US09983556B2
The invention is directed towards a function activity handling arrangement for provision in a building as well as a method, computer program and computer program product for performing an activity of a function in a building. The arrangement comprises a wallpaper (10, 3, 14) with a group of embedded electrical wires. The arrangement may also comprise a user input detector (18) equipped with a wire connector for connection to the wire group, a pulse providing unit sending electric pulses to the wire group, a pulse response detecting unit detecting a group of response signals corresponding to the sent pulses and a pulse response analyzing unit that compares the response signal group with a set of response patterns and provides, if the detected response signal group matches a response pattern, user input data for a corresponding function.
US09983554B2
A method controls iteratively the operation of the machine with control inputs determined using the model of the machine based on an optimization of a cost function subject to constraints on the control inputs. A current iteration of the method includes determining a current state of the machine after the controlling with a previous control input determined for a previous iteration by optimizing a previous cost function using a previous model of the machine and determining a current model of the machine to reduce a difference between the current state and a state estimated using the previous model of the machine. The cost function is updated during the current iteration based on a difference between the previous model and the current model to produce a current cost function. A current control input for the controlling at the current iteration is determined using the current model and the current cost function.
US09983540B2
An image forming apparatus of the present disclosure is provided with a main body-side substrate, a cover member, a metallic main body frame, and a metallic thumbscrew. The main body-side substrate is provided in a main body of the image forming apparatus, and an electrical component is mountable thereto. The cover member covers an outer side of the main body-side substrate. The cover member is secured to the main body frame. The thumbscrew is used to secure the cover member to the main body frame. The cover member is demounted from the main body frame by unscrewing the thumbscrew, and thus mounting of the electrical component with respect to the main body-side substrate is enabled.
US09983539B2
The detection section is configured to detect first and second DC voltages output. The voltage adjustment section is configured to adjust each of first and second setting values to cause a corresponding one of the first and second DC voltages detected by the detection section to fall within an allowable voltage range in which a desired supply voltage to each of a sub CPU and a main CPU is set as a center value, and, write the adjusted first and second setting values in a memory as the first and second setting values at the time of re-activation of the circuit board.
US09983537B2
A drive transmission device includes a driving power receiver, a first rotator drive transmission system, and a second rotator drive transmission system. The driving power receiver directly receives the driving power from an output shaft of the drive motor. The first rotator drive transmission system is configured to transmit the driving power from the driving power receiver to the respective first rotators of the first structure and the second structure. The second rotator drive transmission system is configured to switch a state of transmission of the driving power from the driving power receiver into a first transmission state in which the driving power is transmitted to the respective second rotators of the first structure and the second structure, and into a second transmission state in which the driving power is transmitted to the second rotator of the first structure alone.
US09983534B2
A motor control device for driving a motor, the motor control device includes: a receiver configured to receive, from an external source, a drive command containing a rotation direction command designating a rotation direction of the motor; a storage part configured to store the rotation direction of the motor indicated by the rotation direction command when the motor is driven using the rotation direction command; and a controller configured to, when a new piece of the drive command is received from the external source, control rotation reversing of the motor based on a rotation direction of the motor indicated by the rotation direction command contained in the received piece of the drive command and the rotation direction of the motor stored in the storage part.
US09983531B2
A moving-member detecting device includes an image acquiring unit and a speed calculating unit. The image acquiring unit includes a light source configured to emit a light beam to a detecting position of a moving member; an area sensor configured to acquire image data of a one- or two-dimensional image; and an area-sensor control unit configured to acquire the image data. The image acquiring unit is configured to acquire pieces of image data of the moving member at first and second positions, respectively, in a moving direction of the moving member so as to acquire the piece of position image data for the second position when the moving member is at the second position after acquiring the piece of image data for the first position. The speed calculating unit is configured to calculate a moving speed of the moving member from the pieces of image data.
US09983530B2
An apparatus for determining a type of a recording medium is provided. A detection unit detects a characteristic value indicating a physical characteristic of a recording medium. A measurement unit measures a moisture content correlated with a moisture content of the recording medium. A determination unit determines the type of the recording medium based on the moisture content and the characteristic value. The determination unit may correct the characteristic value using the moisture content or correct a rule for determining the type of the recording medium using the moisture content unit, and determines the type of the recording medium in accordance with the corrected characteristic value or the corrected rule.
US09983524B2
A fixing portion is provided with a fixing roller, a heating roller having a heat source, a fixing belt stretched between the fixing roller and the heating roller, and a pressurizing roller that is brought into pressure contact with the fixing roller across the fixing belt and forms a nip portion into which a sheet of paper is conveyed between the fixing belt and the pressurizing roller. The fixing portion is further provided with a pad that has a contact surface portion in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt, and a biasing member that biases the pad in a direction in which the contact surface portion is brought into pressure contact with the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt. The pad is configured so as to pivot about the rotating shaft of the heating roller.
US09983523B2
The present invention provides a fixing device including a flexible cylindrical rotary member and an inner-surface opposing portion that opposes an inner surface of the rotary member at an end portion of the rotary member in a generatrix direction. The inner-surface opposing portion moves upstream in a recording material conveying direction in accordance with lateral shift of the rotary member in the generatrix direction. This restricts the lateral shift of the rotary member.
US09983520B2
A transfer belt is configured to transfer a toner image carried on a first main surface of the transfer belt to a recording medium. When the transfer belt is pressed with pressure application three increased at a predetermined pressure application rate and is then pressed with certain pressure application force by using a lower block provided with a hole and an upper block, k2 [μm/s] satisfies 6≤k2≤30, k2 [μm/s] being determined by (a−b)/{2×(t2−t1)}, where a [μm/s] represents a maximum value of a displacement amount of a measurement region that is a portion of the first main surface corresponding to the hole, b [μm] represents a convergence value thereof, t1 [s] represents a time when the maximum value is observed, and t2 [s] represents a time when the displacement amount reaches (a+b)/2 again after the maximum value is observed.
US09983506B2
A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. A rotatable shaft is positioned within the reservoir and has an axis of rotation. A first magnet and a second magnet are connected to the shaft and rotatable around the axis of rotation in response to rotation of the shaft. The first magnet and the second magnet are detectable by a magnetic sensor when the replaceable unit is installed in the image forming device. A polarity of the first magnet is oriented opposite a polarity of the second magnet relative to the shaft. An amount of angular offset between the first magnet and the second magnet varies depending on an amount of toner in the reservoir.
US09983497B2
A method for coating pigment particles is provided, the method comprising heating a polymer resin in a carrier fluid to dissolve the polymer resin, suspending in the carrier fluid the pigment particles to be coated; and effecting precipitation of the polymer resin from the carrier fluid, such that a coating of the resin is formed on the pigment particles.
US09983492B2
Provided is a continuous reaction apparatus which can precisely control the path of flow of the liquid reaction mixture in the reaction vessel. Further, provided is a continuous reaction apparatus which can efficiently mix the liquid reaction mixture in the reaction vessel. The continuous reaction apparatus comprises a plurality of mixing vessel units and a plurality of partition units. These units are connected in the state of being alternately stacked on one another. Each mixing vessel unit has an agitating blade disposed in the inner space thereof. The relationship between the inner diameter D1 of the mixing vessel unit, the height H of the mixing vessel unit, and the outer diameter d1 of the agitating blade satisfies the formula (1): 10≥(D1/H)≥1.5, and the formula (2): 0.99≥(d1/D1)≥0.7. The agitating blade is a circular disc-type agitating blade.
US09983488B2
An apparatus for correcting the shape of a reticle, including: suckers; a sucker mounting frame; and a pneumatic control system, wherein the sucker mounting frame is disposed above a reticle stage, the suckers are mounted on a bottom of the sucker mounting frame in a manner of being spaced apart from one another; and the pneumatic control system is configured to control the suckers to retain the reticle by suction or to release the reticle. The suckers are so arranged that they do not block trapezoidal exposure fields of view on the reticle, thereby allowing a light beam to be fully (100%) incident on the reticle, which results in improved exposure efficiency. The apparatus is mounted separately from a photolithography tool by which it is employed, enabling a lower weight load on the reticle. Additionally, the apparatus is not in contact with any component disposed in the photolithography tool and will not introduce additional external vibration to the tool.
US09983487B2
Provided is a method and apparatus for moving and exchanging reticles within a vacuum lithographic system with minimum particle generation and outgassing. In an example of the method, a first arm of a rotational exchange device (RED) receives a first baseplate holding a first reticle. A second arm of the RED supports and buffers a second baseplate. The first and second baseplates are located substantially equidistant from an axis of rotation of the RED.
US09983480B2
A method includes dividing a single beam emitted from a coherent light source into at least two branch beams, and causing the branch beams to cross each other at a predetermined interference angle thereby generating interference pattern. The method also includes irradiating a target surface of a substrate with the interference pattern. The method also includes dividing the target surface of the substrate into a plurality of predetermined shapes, and repeating a first substep of irradiating each predetermined shape with every shot of the interference pattern, and a second substep of conveying the substrate in a stepwise manner such that the predetermined shapes overlap each other in the stepwise manner. The method also includes causing a line-to-line pitch of the interference fringes in one of the predetermined shapes to align with the line-to-line pitch of the interference fringes in a next predetermined shape upon repeating the first and second substeps.
US09983476B2
A resin composition includes a polymer including a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, wherein in Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the specification, and a solvent and an organic film manufactured using the same is provided.
US09983475B2
Non-ionic photo-acid generating (PAG) compounds were prepared that contain an aryl ketone group having a perfluorinated substituent alpha to the ketone carbonyl. The non-polymeric PAGs release a sulfonic acid when exposed to high energy radiation such as deep UV or extreme UV light. The photo-generated sulfonic acid has a low diffusion rate in an exposed resist layer subjected to a post-exposure bake (PEB) at 100° C. to 150° C., resulting in formation of good line patterns after development. At higher temperatures, the PAGs can also undergo a thermal reaction to form a sulfonic acid. The perfluorinated substituent provides improved thermal stability and hydrolytic/nucleophilic stability.
US09983473B2
A photomask and method for fabricating an integrated circuit is provided. A design layout is provided, wherein the design layout has a plurality of main features. A plurality of assistant features are added in an assistant region of the design layout to form a first layout, wherein the assistant region has no main feature and a width of the assistant region is larger than five times of a width of the main feature. A plurality of optical proximity correction (OPC) features are added on the first layout to form a second layout. And a photomask is formed according to the second layout.
US09983470B2
The invention relates to a light source device including a solid-state light source, a collimator lens which a light beam emitted from the solid-state light source enters, an afocal optical system which includes a light collecting optical system and a collimating optical system and which the light beam having been transmitted through the collimator lens enters, a lens integrator which the light beam having been transmitted through the afocal optical system enters, a polarization splitting element which the light beam having been transmitted through the lens integrator enters, and a wavelength conversion element which a first polarization component split by the polarization splitting element from the light beam enters. At least one of the light collection optical system and the collimating optical system includes a lens formed of quartz.
US09983464B1
The present invention relates to an apparatus for photographing a bedding plane, the apparatus including: a pair of vertical supports; a horizontal support having both ends coupled to the pair of vertical supports, respectively; a main body mounted on the horizontal support so as to be movable in a horizontal direction; a length adjustment unit mounted on the main body so as to be rotatable about the horizontal support, and having a length variable structure for adjusting a length thereof in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the horizontal support; a camera mounting jig coupled to the length adjustment unit; a camera mounted on the camera mounting jig; and a level detector mounted on the horizontal support to detect a horizontal state by measuring a degree of inclination of the horizontal support.
US09983459B2
A tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction (TAG) lens and system are provided that permit, in one aspect, dynamic selection of the lens output, including dynamic focusing and imaging. The system may include a TAG lens and at least one of a source and a detector of electromagnetic radiation. A controller may be provided in electrical communication with the lens and at least one of the source and detector and may be configured to provide a driving signal to control the index of refraction and to provide a synchronizing signal to time at least one of the source and the detector relative to the driving signal. Thus, the controller is able to specify that the source irradiates the lens (or detector detects the lens output) when a desired refractive index distribution is present within the lens, e.g. when a desired lens output is present.
US09983456B2
Disclosed is a light control film, comprising: two transparent electroconductive resin substrates; and a light control layer sandwiched between the two transparent electroconductive resin substrates, the light control layer comprising: a resin matrix; and a light control suspension dispersed in the resin matrix, wherein at least one of the transparent electroconductive resin substrates has, on the light control layer side thereof, a primer layer, and the primer layer is made of a thin film comprising a material containing a urethane acrylate containing a pentaerythritol skeleton. Thus, it is possible to provide a light control film that improves the adhesion between a film matrix and a substrate, and that achieves a stable light control function.
US09983455B2
An electronic device includes a stack assembly and a cover glass. The stack assembly includes an electrophoretic display sub-assembly for rendering content, a front light sub-assembly comprising a light guide, a light FPC, and a plurality of light sources, and a capacitive touch sensing sub-assembly for detecting touch inputs. A yellow-pigmented tape is applied over the light sources and an edge of the light guide. A stiffener member is coupled to the light FPC opposite the yellow-pigmented tape.
US09983446B2
The present disclosure provides a single substrate display panel and fabricating method thereof. The fabricating method of a single substrate display panel comprises steps of providing a parallel electric field substrate; and forming a display medium layer above the parallel electric field substrate. The present disclosure also provides a fabricating method of the single substrate display panel. The present disclosure can achieve single substrate display so as to reduce the weight and thickness of the liquid crystal display panel and improve display quality.
US09983441B2
A liquid crystal display device includes: a polymer layer that controls the alignment of liquid crystal molecules on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The polymer layer is formed by polymerizing one or more radical-polymerizable monomers added to the liquid crystal layer. At least one of the radical-polymerizable monomers is a compound represented by P-Sp1-Z2-A1-(Z1-A2)n1-Z3-Sp2-P. In an example encompassed by the formula, P represents a radical-polymerizable group. Sp1 and Sp2 each represent a direct bond or an alkylene group. A1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group. A2 represents a phenylene group. Z1, Z2, and Z3 may be the same or different. At least one of Z1, Z2, and Z3 represents a direct bond, or an —NRCO— group or —CONR— group. R represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 linear alkyl group or alkenyl group. n1 is 0 or 1.
US09983432B1
An electronic display comprises a backlight unit and a liquid crystal (LC) layer, where the backlight combines and directs light from a plurality of light sources towards the LC layer, which controls an amount of light to be displayed. The LC layer is controlled by a plurality of thin-film transistors (TFT) disposed on a TFT layer. To prevent light from the backlight from being absorbed by the TFTs, a dielectric mirror is disposed between the transistors and the backlight unit to reflect light from the backlight unit that is projectors towards the transistors back towards the backlight unit. Hence, light can be recycled and travel through an aperture between the dielectric mirrors, thereby improving luminance.
US09983427B2
A sealed, transparent electronic display assembly is disclosed. The assembly preferably contains a front and a rear transparent panel. The assembly also preferably has a spacer element that is positioned around a perimeter of, and sandwiched between, the front and rear transparent panels, thereby providing a gaseous seal. The transparent electronic display panel is positioned between the front and rear transparent panels. In an exemplary embodiment, a two way light guide would be used within the assembly.
US09983417B1
A pair of eyeglasses includes a spectacles frame and two temples. The spectacles frame has a mounting adapter at each lateral end thereof. A pivot hole and two engaging holes are provided in the mounting adapter. A front end of each temple is provided with two connecting rods and a pivot shaft formed at outer ends of the connecting rods. The pivot shaft is held inside the pivot hole of a corresponding mounting adapter to allow each temple relative to the spectacles frame to be pivoted between a folded position and an extended position. When the temple is at the folded position, the connecting rods are separated from the engaging holes such that the temple can be detached from the spectacles frame. When the temple is at the extended position, the connecting rods are held and positioned inside the engaging holes.
US09983412B1
A head mountable augmented reality see through near eye display system includes a see through augmented reality image focal distance modulator for changing a distance at which augmented reality images appear in focus and including at least one light transmissive surface through which real world objects are viewable. The system further includes a display for generating an augmented reality image and projecting the augmented reality image onto the see through augmented reality image focal distance modulator. The system further includes an augmented reality image focal distance controller for controlling the see through augmented reality image focal distance modulator to cause the augmented reality image to appear in focus a distance corresponding to a vergence distance and for changing the distance at which the augmented reality image appears to be in focus in correspondence with changes in the vergence distance.
US09983402B1
A forward-on-forward high dynamic range architecture for digital micromirror devices device is provided. In particular, provided herein is a device that includes two digital micromirror devices (DMDs), each operated in a forward configuration, such that each is illuminated at a respective non-normal angle and a respective output image is reflected at a normal angle, a subject plane of a first DMD being parallel to the first DMD. Optics between the DMDs are configured to convey light reflected from the first DMD to illuminate an image plane at a second DMD in the forward configuration, the optics including an equivalent lens plane. At least one optical device between the DMDs is configured to: tilt the subject plane of the first DMD to an equivalent tilted subject plane, the equivalent lens plane, the equivalent tilted subject plane and the image plane all intersecting at a Scheimpflug intersection.
US09983400B2
Some embodiments provide a motion control system controlling an image projected from an underwater projection system in a water feature, pool, or spa. The system includes a rotatable base and a mirror support member hingedly coupled to the rotatable base. A first motor is coupled to the rotatable base and is configured to rotate the mirror support member in a first plane. A second motor is coupled to the rotatable base and a fixed mount, wherein the second motor is configured to rotate the rotatable base relative to the fixed mount thereby rotating the mirror support member in a second plane.
US09983388B2
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US09983387B2
The present invention discloses a photographic optical system which includes a first lens (focal length f1), a second lens (focal length f2), a third lens (focal length f3), a fourth lens (focal length f4), a fifth lens (focal length f5), a sixth lens (focal length f6) and a seventh lens (focal length f7). The photographic optical system disclosed in the present invention by optimizing rationally face shape, distributing refractive power, selecting optical material, is designed as a big relative stop photographic optical system, and can provide the imaging performance in low illumination environment.
US09983383B2
An Fθ lens for infrared large-format telecentric laser marking is disclosed, including a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element arranged sequentially along the propagation direction of an incident ray. The first lens element is a negative biconcave lens element including a first curved surface and a second curved surface. The second lens element is a positive meniscus lens element including a third curved surface and a fourth curved surface. The third lens element is a positive meniscus lens element including a fifth curved surface and a sixth curved surface. The fourth lens element is a plane lens adapted to play a role in protecting other lens elements. The first to third lens elements are arranged around a same axis along the propagation direction of the incident ray. The first to sixth curved surfaces are arranged sequentially along the propagation direction of the incident ray. The above Fθ lens for infrared large-format telecentric laser marking can be used as an Fθ lens for infrared laser marking, which can meet the telecentric requirement of the large-format laser marking, and control the volume of the lens within an acceptable and applicable range, to achieve miniaturizing of the whole optical system.
US09983362B2
The inventive high density optical packaging header apparatus, in various embodiments thereof, provides configurable, modular, and highly versatile solutions for simultaneously connecting multiple optical fibers/waveguides to optical-fiber-based electronic systems, components, and devices, and is readily usable in a variety of applications involving highly flexible and modular connection of multiple optical fibers/waveguides assembled in a header block configuration to optical-fiber-based system/component backplanes, while providing advantageous active and passive alignment features.
US09983351B2
In various embodiments, an illumination structure includes a discrete light source disposed proximate a bottom surface of a waveguide and below a depression in a top surface thereof. A top mirror may be disposed above the discrete light source to convert modes of light emitted from the discrete light source into trapped modes, thereby increasing the coupling efficiency of the illumination structure.
US09983343B2
A decorative lighting apparatus includes: a light source; an elongated outer lens; and a housing, wherein: the outer lens includes: a surface protrusion having a surface that is the light emitting surface and both sides; a back protrusion having a back and both sides; a first connection part, one end thereof in a short-side direction being connected to one side of the protrusions; and a second connection part, one end thereof in a short-side direction being connected to the other side of the protrusion; the housing is fixedly attached to the other end in the short-side direction of each of the first and second connection parts; the light source is arranged to be opposite to one section of the back protrusion; and a width of both sides of the surface protrusion is greater than a width of a surface of the surface protrusion.
US09983338B2
Provided is a display device including a display member having an active region in which images are displayed and a surrounding region adjacent to the active region, wires being disposed in the surrounding region, a cover having a transmission region through which the images are transmitted and a bezel region adjacent to the transmission region, and a polarizer between the display member and the cover, the polarizer having, in a plan view, a first region overlapping the active region and having a first transmittance and a second region overlapping the surrounding region and having a second transmittance lower than the first transmittance.
US09983336B2
A technique relates to a microwave device. A microwave system is configured to output a microwave readout signal, where the microwave system has an input and an output. An output microwave transmission line is connected to the output of the microwave system. A distributed Bragg reflector, integrated into a transmission line geometry, is configured as a low-loss infrared filter that blocks infrared radiation while allowing transmission of the microwave readout signal. The low-loss infrared filter is connected to the output microwave transmission line.
US09983334B2
A micro lens array substrate includes a substrate including a plurality of concave portions arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction on one surface of the substrate, and a lens layer having a different refractive index from the substrate. The lens layer is formed on the one surface of the substrate to fill in the plurality of concave portions. The plurality of concave portions is continuous in at least one of the first direction and the second direction and is arranged to have a discontinuous part in the lens layer between two adjacent concave portions in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions. A first depth of a center of one concave portion from the discontinuous part is greater than a second depth of the discontinuous part from a surface of the lens layer.
US09983329B2
A downhole galvanic logging system including a first transmitter electrode configured to convey an exciter current into a formation and a second transmitter electrode configured to receive a return current from the formation. A first transmission line being coupled to the first transmitter electrode and configured to carry the exciter current, and a second transmission line being coupled to the second transmitter electrode and configured to carry the return current. The transmission lines can be arranged in a twisted pattern. A receiver device is positioned between the transmitter electrodes along an axial length of the downhole galvanic logging system. The receiver device can be configured to detect an electrical signal that is proportional to a resistivity of the formation. The second transmitter electrode can be coupled to one end of the receiver device with the second transmission line coupled to the second transmitter electrode through the receiver device.
US09983326B2
An electromagnetic (EM) receiver system for measuring EM signals. The EM receiver system includes a survey EM transmitter for generating survey EM signals within a first frequency range; a tracking EM transmitter for generating tracking signals within a second frequency range; and a receiver section including a receiver that measures both the survey EM signals and the tracking signals.
US09983325B2
A system and method allows determining the movement of subsurface fluids, gases or solids in the subsurface structure of interest. This allows quantitatively determining the results of surface and subsurface equipment and materials changes. These simple observations may result in significant improvements in field efficiency.
US09983324B2
A technique for use in geophysical surveying includes imparting a plurality of humming seismic signals and a plurality of swept seismic signals into a geological formation. The technique also includes receiving returned seismic energy of the plurality of humming seismic signals and the plurality of swept seismic signals after interacting with the geological formation and recording the returned seismic energy.
US09983323B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining a velocity model. The method includes receiving a first velocity model having a first symmetry approximation of a media of a subterranean domain, receiving seismic data representing a subterranean formation, and determining, by operation of a processor, a second velocity model having a second symmetry approximation of the media, the second symmetry approximation being less symmetric than the first symmetry approximation. The second velocity model is determined based on an estimate of residual moveout as a function of azimuth and one or more differentials that relate one or more changes in residual moveout as a function of azimuth to one or more orthorhombic parameters. The method also including migrating the seismic data using the second velocity model.
US09983322B2
A compact seismic source for seismic acquisition generating a humming signal includes a casing and a low-frequency reciprocating drive. The casing defines a fluid tight chamber and comprises a first casing section and a second casing section of roughly equal mass. The drive is disposed within the fluid tight chamber and, in operation, reinforces the natural reciprocating oscillation of the first and second casing sections relative to one another at a low seismic frequency. In one aspect, this action omni-directionally radiates the low frequency, humming seismic signal. On another aspect, the compact seismic source is substantially smaller than the wavelength of the low seismic frequency. Such a compact source may be deployed to omni-directionally radiate a low frequency, humming seismic signal during a seismic survey.
US09983314B2
The invention proposes a system for excluding a failure of a satellite suitable for a hybrid navigation system and which operates even in case of degraded geometry of the constellation of satellites. The hybrid system according to the invention comprises a plurality M of hybridization filters (SFH1, . . . SFHM) each receiving at least one satellite positioning measurement (MPS) carried out on the signals received from all the satellites in visibility of the said system and an inertial positioning measurement (MPI) and delivering a corrected positioning measurement, the so-called hybrid measurement (MHS1, . . . MHSM), the hybridization filters being updated, at a constant temporal rate, successively at periodically shifted temporal instants.
US09983304B2
A passive radiometric system for thermally imaging objects in a scene. The system includes a digital square-law quantizer circuit including a plurality of comparators and a voltage divider network having a plurality of resistors. Each comparator receives a different reference signal generated by the voltage divider network and a common power signal from an antenna and outputs a high or low digital bit signal. The system also includes a delta-sigma circuit having a weighting table responsive to the digital bit signals from the comparators that converts the digital bit signals to a normalized bit word. The delta-sigma circuit also includes an accumulator that receives the digital bit words from the weighting table and provides an average of the digital bit words. The system also includes a digital-to-analog converter that converts the averaged bit words to an analog signal that is provided as a feedback signal to the quantizer circuit.
US09983302B2
Provided are a system and a method for correcting a tracing-position of another vehicle sensed by a radar sensor using a laser scanner, which compare an unspecific tracing position of the radar sensor sensing another vehicle and a contour point acquired by a laser scanner and correct the tracing position of the radar sensor with a position most approximate to the vehicle in the contour point. Therefore, the radar sensor sensing an object in the vicinity of the vehicle recognizes a tracing position of another vehicle to facilitate design of a radar sensor based system.
US09983301B2
A radar system suitable for an automated vehicle includes a radar sensor and a controller. The radar-sensor is mounted on a host-vehicle. The radar-sensor is operable to detect radar-signals reflected by scattering-points of a target-vehicle located proximate to the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the radar-sensor. The controller is configured to determine a present-range-rate, a present-azimuth, and optionally a present-range, of each of the scattering-points at a present-time. The controller is also configured to recall a prior-range-rate, a prior-azimuth, and optionally a prior-range, of each of the scattering-points at a prior-time. The controller is also configured to calculate a yaw-rate of the target-vehicle at the present-time based on the present-range-rate, the present-azimuth, the prior-range-rate, and the prior-azimuth, and optionally the present-range and the prior-range, of each of the scattering-points.
US09983298B2
Laser rangefinders and methods of using laser rangefinders are disclosed. One embodiment of a laser rangefinder includes a first DDS (direct digital synthesizer) outputting a first reference signal, an isolated laser source that receives the first signal and outputs an optical signal, a collimating lens coupled to the isolated laser source adapted to direct the optical signal to free space, a collecting lens positioned adjacent to the collimating lens adapted to receive a modulated optical signal from free space, a pin diode detector coupled to collecting lens, a second DDS outputting a second reference signal, and a computing device adapted to receive the first reference signal, the second reference signal, and the received modulated optical signal and calculate a distance.
US09983295B2
It is common practice in modern radar to utilize some type of downconversion to an intermediate frequency or baseband before analog-to-digital conversion takes place. Several microwave components are needed for this downconversion process, including a tunable local oscillator, bandpass filters, amplifiers, and other signal conditioning devices. The present invention eliminates many microwave components in the radar receiver by sampling the received signal directly, without downconversion or mixing. The manipulation of the received signals that was formerly done with microwave hardware is now done in a digital signal processor. In addition to simplifying the receiver hardware, this invention will also lead to better utilization of the frequency band, less interference from adjacent bands, improvements in system reliability and stability, reduction in system operation and maintenance costs, and will facilitate future system modifications and upgrades.
US09983274B2
A magnetic detection in which a first element (3) and a second element (4) that are a magnetoresistance element whose resistance value changes in response to an external magnetic field are connected in series with each other so as to form a bridge circuit, one end of the bridge circuit is connected to a power supply (5), the other end thereof is grounded, a connecting point (6) between the first element (3) and the second element (4) is connected to an amplifier means (9), at least one switching means (1) is connected in series with the bridge circuit, and an output terminal (11) of the amplifier means (9) is connected to a failure detection means (12).
US09983273B2
A magnetic field detecting sensor includes a bridge circuit which is connected to multiple magnetoresistive effect elements and is capable of outputting a differential voltage between specified connection points, a magnetic field generating conductor for providing the magnetoresistive effect elements with a magnetic field in a direction opposite to that of the detection magnetic field by disposing a magnetic body near the center of the bridge circuit, a differential operation circuit which the differential voltage is input in and makes a feedback current flow to the magnetic field generating conductor, wherein the feedback current generates the magnetic field in a direction opposite to that of the detection magnetic field in the magnetic field generating conductor, and a voltage converting circuit for outputting the feedback current as a voltage value. The magnetic field generating conductor and the magnetoresistive effect elements are formed in the same stacked body.
US09983271B2
A measurement method is configured to measure an external magnetic field. The measurement method includes: modifying a magnetic field distribution of the external magnetic field, so as to convert at least a portion of each of components of the external magnetic field in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction at a plurality of different positions to the second direction, and sensing a magnitude of a magnetic field in the second direction at the different positions, so as to measure component magnitudes of the external magnetic field in the first, second and third directions.
US09983269B2
A life estimating apparatus estimating a residual life that is of a usable accumulated residual period of an energy storage device, the life estimating apparatus includes: a relational expression acquisition unit that acquires a relational expression, in which a resistance value of a DC resistance or an AC resistance of the energy storage device at an accumulated use period elapsed time point that is of an accumulated value of a use period of the energy storage device is given by an expression including a term of a function of the accumulated use period; and a residual life estimating unit that estimates the residual life of the energy storage device using the acquired relational expression. When a value in which the resistance value in the relational expression is differentiated by the accumulated use period twice becomes a positive value, the relational expression acquisition unit sets the accumulated use period to a relational expression acquisition period, and acquires the relational expression obtained from a relationship between the resistance value and the accumulated use period up to the relational expression acquisition period elapsed time point.
US09983261B2
Aspects of present disclosure relate to an integrated circuit chip (chip), a method and a computer program product of testing the chip. The method of testing the chip may include: partitioning the chip into various partitions, loading built-in self-test (BIST) test instructions into BIST engine and initializing a current partition counter, performing BIST test on current partition, transmitting test results of the current partition of the chip to an external test data storage, checking whether current partition is the last partition, incrementing current partition counter, and returning to performing BIST on a next partition when current partition is not the last partition, and exiting BIST test when current partition is the last partition. The test results may be stored in one or more inactive storage elements of the chip. The number of partitions may include: one partition, a predetermined number of partitions, and a variable number of partitions.
US09983260B2
A dual-phase interferometric method and device for charge modulation mapping in integrated circuits provides significant improvement in signal to noise ratio over conventional detection configurations. The method and device can be used for failure analysis and testing of advanced technology IC chips for which high sensitivity in modulation mapping is required.
US09983259B2
A dual loop type temperature control module and an electronic device testing apparatus having the same are provided. The temperature control module comprises a first loop through which a first working fluid of a first temperature flows, a second loop through which a second working fluid of a second temperature flows, a controller for controlling a first switching valve such that the first or second working fluid flows through a temperature regulating device, and a second switching valve such that the working fluid flowing through the temperature regulating device returns to the first or second loop. The temperature regulating device adjusts a thermoelectric cooling device to reach two different reference temperatures based on the rise/fall of its temperature dependent on the working fluid. The thermoelectric cooling device regulates the temperature of the tested object under a wide range of temperature difference and with accuracy based on the reference temperatures to facilitate the detection of high/low temperature.
US09983229B2
A test socket is provided that includes a base material including an insulating elastic material and a conductive portion extending through the base material in a thickness direction of the base material, wherein the conductive portion includes a plurality of conductive particle structures arranged in the thickness direction of the base material, and each of the plurality of conductive particle structures includes a plurality of conductive particles having at least one insulating wire and/or at least one conductive wire extending from a surface of the conductive particle, bonded with a material having a functional group.
US09983222B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing and analyzing a plurality of cell suspensions (5) comprising at least the following successive steps: (a) loading a plurality of bottles (4) onto a reception plate (6), each bottle (4) comprising a cell suspension (5) to be analyzed; (b) loading a plurality of analysis containers (32, 34, 36) onto the reception plate (6); and (c) taking a sample of a cell suspension (5) from a bottle (4) and depositing this sample in an analysis container (34, 36); wherein step (c) is repeated for each bottle (4) to be analyzed. Step (c) of taking a sample of a cell suspension from a bottle (4) and depositing this sample in an analysis container (34, 36) comprises at least one step of breaking up the cell clusters by virtue of pipetting distribution means (20).The invention also relates to an automated device for implementing this process.
US09983219B2
The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
US09983217B2
The invention relates to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of neurological diseases. In one embodiment, the present invention provides methods and kits that diagnose whether a subject has a neurological disease or susceptibility to a neurological disease by evaluating nuclear stress body (NSB) levels. Further described are methods and kits that prognose a neurological disease in a subject by monitoring changes in NSB levels. Also described are methods and kits that treat neurological diseases by administering one or more inhibitors of NSB signaling to a patient, as well as compositions containing one or more NSB signaling inhibitors. Medical conditions suitable with various embodiments of the invention include but are not limited to ALS, FTLD, dementia and AD.
US09983215B2
Methods and compositions are provided for diagnosing ectopic pregnancy in a mammalian subject by detecting changes in expression of the selected genes, gene fragments or transcripts or expression products, or changes in the expression levels of one or more of proteins or peptide fragments, identified in Table 2 and FIGS. 8 and 9 herein. A selected gene, gene transcript or protein/peptide expression product, or profiles or signatures formed by combinations of same, detected in a biological fluid, preferably sera, of a subject, enables comparison of the corresponding genes, proteins or profiles from that of a reference or control having a normal intrauterine pregnancy. Detection of characteristic changes in the gene profile or protein expression signature of the subject is correlated with a diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Various compositions for use in such diagnosis include PCR primer-probe sets or ligands, labeled or immobilized, which are capable of detecting the changes in expression or translation of these targets.
US09983213B2
The present invention relates to a method for identifying a subject being susceptible to anti-angiogenesis therapy based in determining the amount of a cardiac troponin in a sample of the subject and comparing the amount to a suitable reference amount. Also encompassed by the present invention are kits and devices adapted to carry out the method of the present invention.
US09983205B2
Provided herein are cartridges, devices, and methods for carrying out multistep assays on a microfluidic scale. A cartridge includes a block frame comprising a well, wherein the well comprises an outlet, at least one inlet, and a bottom surface; a plurality of containers, wherein each container is connected to the well via a microchannel leading to the at least one inlet; and an openable cover, which cover when closed is configured to enclose an assay surface and form a gap between (i) the assay surface and the bottom surface of the well or (ii) the assay surface and the cover. The gap can be formed by a spacer that extends from the bottom surface of the well or from the outer edge of the cover. Methods include flowing liquid into the gap and/or through an opening adjacent to the assay surface.
US09983200B2
The present invention features diagnostic compositions and methods for predicting the age of onset of a lysosomal storage disease or a disease associated with a lysosomal defect in subject.
US09983198B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for assessing electrically active cell cultures. Optionally, the data can be collected using a microelectrode array (MEA). For example, electrically active cells, such as cardiomyocytes, are cultured such that they are in electrical communication with at least a portion of the electrodes of a well of the MEA. The assessments derived from the disclosed methods may be used to reduce the effects of confounding variables in data obtained from an electrically active cell culture. The methods may also be used to determine a quantitative measure of arrhythmia burden. The methods may also be used to decide if a particular culture or set of data is suitable for inclusion in scientific and characterization studies. Also disclosed is a method of finding the global conduction velocity of an electrically active cell culture.
US09983193B2
A drive system for aligning a detection zone of a cartridge with an image capture device is provided. The drive system can include a first motor configured for the purpose of spinning the cartridge to drive centrifugal flow of a liquid in the cartridge. The drive system can further include a second motor coupled to a cartridge-aligning member, configured for the purpose of aligning the detection zone with the image capture device. Advantageously, each motor can be adapted for its specific purpose.
US09983191B2
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detection of target small molecules in a mixed sample by performing a competition assay between the target and a surrogate and subsequently detecting the complex types in a nanopore device. Disclosed herein are competition assays for detection of small molecules using a nanopore. Target molecules of a sufficient size (>20 kDa) when passed through a solid-state nanopore cause a change in the current impedance, translocation time, or other measurable parameter. In the event the target molecule is not sufficiently big, and thus does not cause a noticeable change, an additional molecule/reagent can be used to aid in detection. This detection reagent would bind to the small molecule or to the “capture ligand-molecule complex” (e.g. peptide detection is aided by a monoclonal antibody (mAb) that recognizes a peptide/aptamer complex).
US09983189B2
There is described an oil contamination detection system and method. The system comprises a forward sensor package, a rearward sensor package, a catalytic chamber, and a computing device. The method comprises obtaining sensor measurements from the forward sensor package and the rearward sensor package, and detecting the presence of oil in the air flow from the sensor measurements.
US09983182B2
The present invention discloses a sampling and detection device for detecting volatile organic content in water, comprising a hollow sampler (3) and a gas detector (2) connected to the sampler (3). A side wall of a lower half of the sampler (3) is provided with more than one water inlet channel (1), and a lower end is provided with a gas bubbler (10). Said detection device ensures measurement accuracy and continuity while facilitating in-situ detection.
US09983178B2
Described is a chromatography column assembly that includes a permanently deformable outer tube, an intermediate tube, an inner tube and a sorbent bed disposed within the inner tube. The sorbent bed may be in the form of packed chromatographic particles or a porous monolithic structure. A radial seal is provided by one or more uniform radial crimps at longitudinal locations on the assembly. The uniform radial crimp compresses the outer tube and underlying intermediate tube onto the inner tube to achieve a high pressure liquid tight seal between the three tubes. The length and depth of each crimp is accurately formed to accommodate the requirements of the particular application. Leakage along the tubing assembly is prevented and void volume is reduced or eliminated. No external ferrule or ferrule swaging mechanism is needed; therefore the chromatography column assembly is easily adapted for use in various chromatographic column configurations.
US09983176B2
A matrix array transducer probe has a two dimensional array of transducer elements coupled to adjustable delays for each element. A controllable switch matrix combines a plurality of differently delayed element signals to form a patch signal and produces a plurality of patch signals in this manner. The switch matrix determines the patch configuration in consideration of the number of channels of a system beamformer which completes the beamformation, and the element delays are set in consideration of the configuration of the elements to be used in each patch. Patch signal formation may be done in two stages, including a stage which includes a hard-wired signal combiner. The matrix array probe can be operated with differently sized system beamformers or the same transducer stack used in different probes configured for specific beamformer configurations.
US09983169B2
An integrated fluidic circuit has a supporting surface that carries a first fluid to be moved at a first functional region; a dielectric structure, defining the supporting surface; and an electrode structure, coupled to the dielectric structure for generating an electric field at the first functional region, such as to modify electrowetting properties of the interface between the first fluid and the supporting surface. The dielectric structure has a first spatially variable dielectric profile at the first functional region, thus determining a corresponding spatially variable profile of the electric field, and, consequently, of the electrowetting properties of the interface between the first fluid and the supporting surface. The integrated fluidic circuit may achieve mixing between the first fluid and a second fluid.
US09983161B2
Provided are sensors for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample fluid. In certain embodiments, the sensors include conductive particles and exhibit improved uniformity of distribution of one or more sensing chemistry components, increased effective working electrode surface area, and/or reduced entry of interfering components into a sample chamber of the sensor. Methods of using and manufacturing the sensors are also provided.
US09983154B2
The present disclosure is related to a method for detection of defects in a printed pattern of geometrical features on a semiconductor die, the pattern comprising an array of features having a nominal pitch, the method comprising determining deviations from the nominal pitch in the printed pattern, and comparing the printed pattern with another version of the pattern, the other version having the same or similar pitch deviations as the printed pattern. According to various embodiments, the other version of the pattern may a printed pattern on a second die, or it may be a reference pattern, obtained by shifting features of the array in a version having no or minimal pitch deviations, so that the pitch deviations in the reference pattern are the same or similar to the pitch deviations in the printed pattern under inspection.
US09983139B2
Embodiments described are generally directed to a test sample apparatus. The test sample apparatus generally comprises a holder base arranged that accommodates a tablet or cell phone. The apparatus has a hood that is placed over a portion of the tablets illuminating touchscreen such that the illuminating touchscreen provides light that can be collected by the hood. There is a chamber integrated with the hood adapted to accommodate a chemically activated test strip. The chemically activated test strip is illuminated when the hood collects light from the illuminating touchscreen. A lens in the hood interposed between the camera and the test strip enables the camera to focus on a portion of the chemically activated test strip when the hood is placed over the portion of the illuminating touchscreen.
US09983134B2
In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue, capturing the sectioned tissue, and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, and capturing each sectioned tissue, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest. Further, captured tissue sections can be processed, re-imaged, and indexed to their original location in the three dimensional image.
US09983133B2
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a first optical waveguide and a second optical waveguide on a sapphire substrate. The first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide each include a core portion of gallium nitride (GaN), and a cladding layer laterally surrounding the core portion. The cladding layer includes a material having a refractive index less than a refractive index of the sapphire substrate. The method further includes etching a portion of the cladding layer to form a microfluidic channel therein and forming a capping layer on a top surface of the first optical waveguide, the second optical waveguide and the microfluidic channel.
US09983127B2
According to embodiments of the present invention, an optical detection device is provided. The optical detection device includes an optics arrangement configured to generate an annular illumination pattern to illuminate a portion of a sample and further configured to receive a return light from the portion of the sample illuminated by the annular illumination pattern; and a detector arrangement configured to detect the return light. According to further embodiments of the present invention, an optical detection method is also provided.
US09983126B2
A system and method are disclosed for gas sensing over a wide tunable wavelength range provided by one or more quantum cascade lasers. A laser beam is generated within the wide tunable wavelength range, which is given by the sum of the wavelength ranges from the individual lasers. Gas sensing or detection is achieved by obtaining an infrared absorption spectrum for a sample contained in one or more cells having different path lengths for the laser beam.
US09983118B1
A wafer holding apparatus for fixing a wafer having a central portion and a circumference portion includes a holding platform, a lift stage, and a fixing device. The holding platform has a hole structure and a support rib protruding inwardly from an inner wall of the hole structure. The lift stage includes a support platform and a driving arm connected to the support platform for driving the support platform to ascend or descend. When the support platform ascends to a support position to support the wafer, the central portion is flat on the support platform to make the circumference portion flat on a top surface of the support rib in a surface contact manner. The fixing device is for fixing the circumference portion to the top surface of the support rib. After the circumference portion is fixed to the support rib, the lift stage descends to a retracted position.
US09983114B2
Methods and systems for estimating the loading of an air filter are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving upstream mass air flow data indicative of a mass air flow on an upstream side of an air filter (i.e., the “dirty side of the filter”), receiving downstream air pressure data indicative of an air pressure on a downstream side of the air filter (i.e., the “clean side of the filter”), and receiving downstream temperature data indicative of a temperature on the downstream side of the air filter. The method also includes determining a differential pressure (ΔP) across the air filter indicative of a loading of the air filter based on the upstream mass air flow data, the downstream air pressure data, and the downstream temperature data.
US09983090B2
The invention relates to a system (1) and to a corresponding method for tank leakage diagnosis. The system (1) comprises a fuel tank (3), a pressure source (5, 9), and a pressure sensor (7). The pressure source (5, 9) is configured to increase the pressure in the fuel tank (3). The pressure sensor (7) is configured to detect the pressure progression at the fuel tank (3). The system (1) is configured to seal the fuel tank (3) in a gas-tight manner such that the fuel tank (3) can be used as a pressure store. Furthermore, the system (1) is configured to conclude, independently of a current operation of the pressure source (5, 9) based on the determined pressure progression at the fuel tank (3), that a leak is present.
US09983089B2
A persistent color change liquid indicator includes a backing layer, a penetration layer, and a reaction layer. The backing layer has an indication color. The penetration layer includes a liquid structure to allow a liquid to travel through the penetration layer to the reaction layer. The penetration layer is opaque when dry and translucent when exposed to the liquid is to allow the indication color to be visible. The reaction layer reacts to the presence of the liquid such that the visibility of the indication color persists after exposure to the liquid ceases.
US09983082B2
A volute mechanism for a blower, the mechanism including: a volute (1), the volute (1) including a cavity (11) and a first through hole (12); and a manometric interface (2), the manometric interface (2) including a second through hole (21) inside. The cavity (11) is arranged inside the volute (1) for accommodating a wheel. The manometric interface (2) is disposed in the first through hole (12) and is movable along an axial direction of the first through hole (12). The second through hole (21) and the cavity (11) are in communication.
US09983075B2
A torque sensor includes a bobbin that includes a plurality of first inclined guide paths inclined at a predetermined angle relative to an axial direction and a second inclined guide paths inclined at a predetermined angle relative to the axial direction in a direction opposite, first and fourth detection coils formed by winding insulated wires around the bobbin along the first inclined guide paths, and second and third detection coils formed by winding insulated wires around the bobbin along the second inclined guide paths. The first to fourth detection coils each form a plurality of layers laminated on the outer surface of the bobbin. The layers of the second and third detection coils are interposed between the plurality of layers of the first and fourth detection coils. The layers of the first and fourth detection coils are interposed between the plurality of layers of the second and third detection coil.
US09983071B2
A tendon actuator unit comprises a housing; a pulley disposed within the housing, the pulley comprising a screw-like groove about a predetermined portion of an outer surface of the pulley configured to accept a predetermined length of a cable; a motor disposed in or proximate to the housing and operatively in communication with the pulley; one or more online cable sensors; one or more sensor rollers; and one or more conduit force sensors.
US09983068B2
Provided is an overheat detection circuit that is capable of quickly outputting an overheated state detection signal in an overheated state without outputting an unintended erroneous output caused by disturbance noise, such as momentary voltage fluctuations in the power supply. The overheat detection circuit includes: a temperature sensor; a comparison section; and a disturbance noise removal section configured to output an overheated state detection signal to an output section after a predetermined delay time has elapsed. The delay time is reduced in proportion to temperature.
US09983061B2
A method, an apparatus and a system for testing optical characteristics of a display module are provided. The apparatus includes an input unit, configured to input a lighting command to a module lighting machine, and input a testing command to a color analyzer; a reading unit, configured to read the parameter values from the color analyzer after the input unit inputs the testing command to the color analyzer; a determining unit, configured to determine whether the optical characteristics of the display module conform to a preset standard according to the parameter values, which are detected by the color analyzer, read by the reading unit after testing for a preset number of times.
US09983056B2
An operating value of a first laser parameter of a laser device in a laser absorption spectrometer is optimized. The wavelength of laser device emitted light is adjusted by the first or a second laser parameter. The laser absorption spectrometer comprises a light intensity detector measuring the laser light intensity from the laser device. For each of multiple values of the first laser parameter: the light intensity detector measures light intensity obtained across a range of second laser parameter values, and an extremum in the light intensity measure and a peak position for the extremum are identified. A range of first laser parameter values is identified within the values of the first laser parameter for which there is a continuous trend in changes to the identified peak position with changes to the first laser parameter. The first laser parameter operating value is set to be within the identified range.
US09983052B1
An optical imaging system includes a coherent light generator, imaging optics and a detection system. The coherent light generator is configured to generate squeezed light. The imaging optics is arranged to direct the squeezed light from the coherent light generator onto a target object and to receive squeezed light reflected by the target object. The detection system includes a local oscillator configured to generate un-squeezed light at a same frequency and phase as the squeezed light, a combiner arranged to combine the received squeezed light from the imaging optics and the un-squeezed light from the local oscillator to provide combined light, and a detector arranged to receive and detect the combined light.
US09983048B1
A system of detecting loading and unloading of mobile containers such as grain carts utilizes two low pass filters to determine whether the contents of the container are changing by subtracting one filter signal from the other, and using the sign of the difference. Weighing performance is improved by utilizing accelerometers to compensate for measurement dynamics and non-level orientation. Failure and degradation of weight sensors is detected by testing sensor half bridges. Loading and unloading weights can be tied to specific vehicles by utilizing RF beacons.
US09983037B2
A fluid sensor comprises a fluid conduit having a wall defining a fluid flow path and an acoustic transducer located externally of the fluid flow path. The wall of the fluid conduit comprises a composite region between the acoustic transducer and the fluid flow path, the composite region comprising a composite material including a polymer matrix material and one or more reinforcing elements embedded within the polymer matrix material. Such a fluid sensor may be used for sensing a property of a fluid and, in particular though not exclusively for sensing a property of a fluid produced from or injected into an oil or gas well.
US09983018B2
Provided herein is control method of an electronic apparatus, comprising: identifying a line region from a driving-related image data of a vehicle; generating a line information corresponding to a lane where the vehicle is located from an image data of the identified line region portion; generating a position information of a lane where the vehicle is located, using at least one of the generated line information and the lane information of a road where the vehicle is located; and performing a driving-related guide of the vehicle using the generated lane position information.
US09983016B2
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products for predicting short term travel behavior of a user without knowing the user's destination. In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises receiving historical location information for a vehicle and querying a set of indexed partial routes. A partial route of the set of indexed partial routes has a compiled quantity assigned thereto. The method further comprises reducing the set of indexed partial routes to a set of candidate partial routes based at least in part on the historical location information and identifying a most likely partial route from the set of candidate partial routes based at least in part on the compiled quantity associated with each of the candidate partial routes.
US09983015B2
In a navigation device in accordance with the invention, user profiles may be stored and used to navigate a user who may be driving in a vehicle, on foot, or in other mode of transportation. Each user profile corresponds to one of the user's personae. For example, the user business profile corresponding to the user's business persona may be different from the user personal profile corresponding to the user's personal persona. For instance, the user business profile may include fine-dining type restaurants for business meetings while the user personal profile may instead include fast-food type restaurants for personal dining. The inventive navigation device provides the user with a navigated route, together with information concerning the favorite facilities and events surrounding the navigated route, which satisfy the preferences in a selected user profile. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, blockages may also be established using the device to avoid selected areas, e.g., high crime areas, in the navigated route, or to block transmission of selected information concerning, e.g., uninteresting facilities and events, to the inventive navigation device.
US09983013B1
Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for determining a blind corner navigational score based on real-time or near real-time navigational analysis using sensor data, digital image data, and a map database are discussed. In some arrangements, detection of a blind sensor may be performing using sensor data, digital image data, and navigational data from a map database system. In at least some arrangements, a warning signal or a vehicle control signal may be transmitted to a vehicle in response to a determination that the blind corner navigational score is above a threshold. In at least some arrangements, route correction and/or route modification based on an upcoming blind corner may be performed if a blind corner navigational score is above a threshold.
US09983012B2
A location and mapping service is described that creates a global database of indoor navigation maps through crowd-sourcing and data fusion technologies. The navigation maps consist of a database of geo-referenced, uniquely described features in the multi-dimensional sensor space (e.g., including structural, RF, magnetic, image, acoustic, or other data) that are collected automatically as a tracked mobile device is moved through a building (e.g. a person with a mobile phone or a robot). The feature information can be used to create building models as one or more tracked devices traverse a building.
US09983009B2
A method is provided for calculating the estimated navigation performance prediction for a trajectory associated with a list of segments of a flight plan. A method for displaying the navigation performance in a corridor trajectory so as to guarantee compliance with the navigation performance requirements while offering immediate viewing of the navigation latitude in a corridor is also provided.
US09983001B2
A shape analysis method for analyzing shape data acquired by measuring a contour shape of a workpiece to be measured, includes: deciding a geometric element used in shape analysis; deciding one data point to be included in an evaluation range; applying the geometric element to an interval including the one data point; searching the widest interval for satisfying a threshold condition of a preset shape tolerance while changing a width of the interval; pinpointing two boundary points between which the interval found by the search is sandwiched; obtaining two edge points at which the two boundary points are respectively shifted by preset shift amounts; setting a range sandwiched between the edge points in the evaluation range; and targeting the shape data within the evaluation range for calculation of geometric properties.
US09982992B2
A dimension measuring system includes a target positioning system mounted on a railroad track's parallel rails. The target positioning system includes two targets positioned at fixed positions in a first plane perpendicular to the rails, and another two targets positioned at fixed positions in a second plane perpendicular to the rails and spaced-apart from the first plane. A laser-based distance measuring device measures vector distances to the four targets. A processor, coupled to the laser-based distance measuring device, determines an elevation of each of the rails in the first plane and second plane using the vector distances and the fixed positions of the targets in the first and second planes. The elevation of each the rails in the first and second planes define a top-of-rail reference plane used by the processor when dimensions of an object above the top-of-rail reference plane are to be measured.
US09982991B2
A broadband spectroscopic analysis is used for controlling a distance (d) between a miniature solid immersion lens (SIL, 60) and a metrology target (30′). An objective lens arrangement (15, 60) including the SIL illuminates the metrology target with a beam of radiation with different wavelengths and collects a radiation (709) reflected or diffracted by the metrology target. A mounting (64) holds the SIL within a distance from the metrology target that is less than the coherence length of the illuminating radiation (703). A detection arrangement (812, 818) produces a spectrum of the radiation reflected or diffracted by the metrology target. The distance between the SIL and the metrology target or other target surface can be inferred from spectral shifts observed in the detected spectrum. Servo control of the distance is implemented based on these shifts, using an actuator (66).
US09982981B2
A munition, such as a projectile formed of at least one reactive material. In one embodiment, the projectile includes a body portion formed of at least one reactive material composition wherein the at least one reactive material composition defines at least a portion of an exterior surface of the projectile. In other words, a portion of the reactive material may be left “unbuffered” or exposed to the barrel of a gun or weapon from which it is launched and similarly exposed to a target with which the projectile subsequently impacts. In one embodiment, the projectile may be formed with a jacket surrounding a portion of the reactive material to provide additional structural integrity. The projectile may be formed by casting or pressing the reactive material into a desired shape, or the reactive material may be extruded into a near-net shape and then machined into the desired shape.
US09982979B2
A device for the controlled breakdown of the shell of a warhead, wherein, by exploiting the hollow charge effect, the shell is substantially weakened and/or penetrated in the affected areas, thus enabling fragments of a desired size to form.
US09982969B2
A patrol vehicle protection system with a quick release bullet resistant transparent panel and door panel covering system that requires no permanent modifications to the patrol vehicle, offers head impact safety protection, and ventilation. The system includes a bullet resistant transparent panel that temporarily attaches to a door window opening mounting mechanism attached to the vehicle door. The mounting mechanism includes z-shaped upper and lower brackets designed to fit into the upper and lower slots formed around the window opening. An adjustment plate or brace holds the brackets in place in the slots. The transparent panel is securely held between the two brackets during normal use but automatically releases outward in a side impact collision. The system also includes a ballistic fabric panel that hangs from the lower bracket over the inside surface of the door panel to protect the driver's legs and lower torso of the driver sitting in the patrol vehicle.
US09982968B2
A violent intruder mitigation shield that provides a defender with ballistic protection along with options for communication, first aid, and counter-attack capability. The violent intruder mitigation shield may have a functional or decorative front layer that allows the shield to serve a secondary function in addition to functioning as a protective shield.
US09982965B2
An inner red-dot gun sighting device powered by a solar cell and provided with a micro-current LED light source comprises a housing (1) and a micro-current LED light source (6) disposed in the housing (1) or on the housing (1). A solar cell (2) is disposed on the housing (1). The solar cell (2) is connected to the micro-current LED light source (6) by using a conducting wire, so as to supply power to the micro-current LED light source (6). Power is supplied to the micro-current LED light source (6) by using the solar cell (2), so that the number of cells used is reduced and use costs are reduced; power supplies of the micro-current LED light source (6) are switched by using a dual-power supply automatic switching module. In a sunny environment, power is supplied to the micro-current LED light source (6) by using the solar cell (2), so that the brightness of output light of the micro-current LED light source (6) of the inner red-dot gun sighting device is automatically adjusted according to the change of the brightness of the environment, without relying on any control circuit and without requiring the cell to supply power. At night, power is supplied by using the cell, thereby ensuring the normal use of the sighting device.
US09982959B2
A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device and an internal portion and a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein the noise suppression includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and the core includes a structure of a plurality of holes defined by a framework of a connecting structure that connects to the internal portion of the body. Optionally, the core can include one or more baffles or one or more chambers.
US09982958B1
An improved jig for manufacturing a firearm lower receiver is comprised of a power tool mount; an adapter; a guide plate with plate screws; a rear support with mounting screws; a front support; and at least one of a carriages with at least one locating pin. A guide plate is disposed below the top surface of a lower receiver in conjunction with an adapter. The jig is a universal fitment and includes a bearing to support a rotary tool and at least one guiding feature can be used to facilitate in the guidance of the rotary tool without placing the rotary tool in direct contact with any of the guidance features. A removable locating pin is situated a long the front and rear takedown pin holes of a firearm receiver that is not threaded and is provided with at least one of a pull, string or other handle.
US09982956B2
A heat exchanger apparatus containing a heat exchanger and a thermally actuated bypass valve is described. The heat exchanger has a plurality of plates defining a first, a second and a bypass channels. A first fluid inlet manifold is in fluid communication with the first and the bypass channels. The bypass valve is positioned in the first fluid inlet manifold, and contains a sleeve having a first slot and a second slot, that permit fluid flow from a first fluid inlet to the bypass channel and to the first fluid inlet manifold, respectively. A drum is positioned within the sleeve and is movable from a first position to a second position. The drum has an aperture permitting first fluid flow to the first slot in the first position and to the second slot in the second position. An actuator engages the drum and actuates it to move from the first position to the second position.
US09982955B2
A method for operating a heat exchanger, through which a heat transfer medium flows on a primary side, entering the heat exchanger with a first temperature and exiting the heat exchanger with a second temperature. The heat transfer medium emits on a secondary side a heat flow to a secondary medium flowing through the heat exchanger in the case of heating or, in the case of cooling, absorbs a heat flow from the secondary medium which enters the heat exchanger with a third temperature and exits the heat exchanger again with a fourth temperature. The heat exchanger is capable of transferring a maximum heat flow. At least three of the four temperatures are measured and the respective saturation level of the heat exchanger is determined from these measured temperatures and is used for controlling the operation of the heat exchanger.
US09982947B2
A rotary kiln for reducing phosphate ore in kiln phosphoric acid process, comprising a kiln body, a kiln head box, a kiln tail box and a driving device for driving the rotation of the kiln body, wherein a fuel burner is provided at the kiln head, a feed pipe and an outlet flue connected to an external hydration tower are provided at the kiln tail box, the upper part of the kiln body is provided with no air pipe, the outlet flue is provided in the radius range of the kiln body with the axis of the rotary kiln as a center, and the fume conveying direction in the outlet flue is substantially parallel to the axis direction of the rotary kiln or has an included angle of less than 45° thereto. The rotary kiln can effectively mitigate the phenomenon of ring forming in the kiln tail of the rotary kiln.
US09982946B2
The invention relates to an optical monitoring system (26) for monitoring operating conditions in a tuyere zone of a blast furnace. This system comprises a light deflecting device (40) with a peep sight (28) arranged in a first face (46) of the light deflecting device (40) and an optical sensor (30) arranged in a second face (48) of the light deflecting device (40). A light deflector (41) is arranged within the light deflecting device (40) for directing incident light from the tuyere zone towards the peep sight (28) and towards the optical sensor (30). The light deflecting device (40) comprises a housing (56) with a spherical body (60) rotatably arranged therein. The spherical body (60) comprises three passages: a first passage (62) which is, when the light deflecting device (40) is connected to the rear portion of the blowpipe (18), facing the tuyere for allowing incident light from the tuyere zone to enter the spherical body (60); a second passage (70) facing the peep sight (28); a third passage (72) facing the optical sensor (30). The first, second and third passages (62, 68, 72) are configured so as to meet each other within the spherical body (60). The light deflector (41) is arranged within the spherical body (60) at the intersection of the first, second and third passages (62, 68, 72). Furthermore, the light deflecting device (40) comprises an opening (76) in a third face (50) of the housing (56) for accessing the spherical body (60) for allowing rotation of the spherical body (60) within the housing (56). The spherical body (60) comprises a socket (78) facing the opening (76) in the third face (50). The opening (76) is a guiding slot (86) whose width is substantially the same as a diameter of the socket (78).
US09982944B2
In a dental furnace or dental press furnace comprising a furnace base (14) which is provided with a supporting surface for at least one dental restoration part, a furnace head (12) is provided which is connected to the furnace base (14) via a joint device (16) attached to the furnace base (14) and which is pivotable relative to the furnace base (14) via said device. Pivoting takes place about a pivot axis (40) which extends substantially parallel to the supporting surface, as well as a motor (42) which acts on the joint device (16) for the pivotable movement of the furnace head (12). The pivot axis (40) extends outside of the furnace head (12) and outside of the joint device (16).
US09982937B2
An appliance is provided having a cabinet with at least one compartment for positioning of a drawer. The drawer may be moved into and out of the at least one compartment and the drawer comprises a food container. The drawer includes a geared assembly having a gear rack and pinion gear which inhibit wobble of the drawer when the drawer is pulled from the at least one compartment or is pushed into the at least one compartment.
US09982934B1
A reconfigurable freezer includes a housing having an internal space therein, and first and second openings each in communication with said internal space; and an infeed assembly and an outfeed assembly, the infeed assembly constructed to be removably mounted to the housing at one of the first and second openings for being in communication with said internal space, and the outfeed assembly constructed to be removably mounted to another of the first and second openings for being in communication with said internal space, wherein the infeed and outfeed assemblies are interchangeable at the first and second openings.
US09982930B2
The present invention provides for a control system for a compressor assembly of an heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. A control assembly comprises a controller for varying the capacity of a compressor unit of the compressor assembly. The controller determines a first pressure of the compressor unit based on a first operating state of the compressor unit.
US09982923B2
An evaporative condensate dissipation system is configured to receive a liquid condensate from an external surface of a cooling element of a refrigeration system and to dissipate the liquid condensate by evaporation. The evaporative condensate dissipation system includes one or more walls constructed from a porous material configured to absorb the liquid condensate and to retain the liquid condensate within the porous material. The evaporative condensate dissipation system further includes a fan configured to generate an airflow and positioned to cause the airflow to pass through the one or more walls. The one or more walls are sufficiently permeable to allow the airflow to pass therethrough. The airflow evaporates the liquid condensate retained within the porous material of the one or more walls.
US09982922B2
A motor unit, which drives a compressor unit, includes a stator, which generates a rotating magnetic field, and a rotor, which is rotated about a rotational axis by the rotating magnetic field at an inner side of the stator. A drive circuit unit is placed at the inner side of the stator such that a position of the drive circuit unit in a direction of the rotational axis overlaps with the stator.
US09982919B2
A system includes a flash tank, a load, a first compressor, a second compressor, and a liquid injection line. The flash tank stores a refrigerant. The load uses the refrigerant from the flash tank to remove heat from a space proximate the load. The first compressor compresses the refrigerant from the load. The second compressor compresses the refrigerant from the first compressor. The liquid injection line is coupled to the flash tank and to the second compressor and sends a liquid refrigerant from the flash tank to mix with the refrigerant from the first compressor before the refrigerant from the first compressor is received by the second compressor.
US09982914B2
It is common in heating systems, such as in a hot water heater for there to be a combustor with the exhaust gases from the combustor provided to a heat exchanger to heat up the water. Disclosed herein is an integrated heat exchanger and burner assembly in which the combustion occurs proximate the surface of the heat exchanger. Such a system may include at least one tube that is coiled into a number of turns, that is a tube coil with the at least one tube having an inlet and an outlet and the distance between adjacent turns is less than a predetermined distance, i.e. a the quench distance.
US09982912B2
A condensing gas-fired furnace has a furnace cabinet, a primary heat exchanger, a secondary heat exchanger located upstream relative to the primary heat exchanger with regard to location within a circulation airflow path, a first baffle carried by a first wall of the furnace cabinet, and a second baffle carried by a second wall of the furnace cabinet, wherein the second baffle is located opposite the first baffle, and wherein the second wall is located opposite the first wall. The first baffle and the second baffle cooperate to form a nozzle within the furnace cabinet. A third baffle and a fourth baffle extend from the bottom of the first baffle and the second baffle, respectively, to the blower deck located adjacent to a secondary heat exchanger.
US09982905B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for reducing the usage of a ventilation system. For example, one or more of the exemplary systems comprise a thermostatic controller that has at least two settings for the delay occurring between turning the ventilation system off and then turning the system back on. One setting being for a first interval and at least a second setting for a second interval that is longer than the first interval. A processor is in communication with the thermostatic controller and is configured to evaluate one or more parameters including at least the temperature outside the structure conditioned by the ventilation system. The processor is further configured to determine whether to adopt the first interval or the second interval based upon the values of the parameters.
US09982901B2
In a process and apparatus of conditioning an airstream, the airstream is contacted with a liquid desiccant absorber in each of at least two stages. The same apparatus is used as an evaporator to reconcentrate the desiccant. The desiccant for each said stage is cooled or heated externally to the absorber or evaporator using an external source of cooling supplied with a common cooling or heating fluid at each stage. The desiccant flows between the stages counter-current to the flow of the airstream such that at each step the concentration of the desiccant is reduced or increased by contact with the airstream so that the concentration in each stage is distinct from the concentration of the desiccant in the previous stages.
US09982899B2
An induction-displacement neutral wall air terminal unit includes a housing defining a supply airflow path, a connected return airflow path, and a heating airflow path separated from the supply and return airflow paths by at least one interior wall. The unit also includes a plurality of induction-type nozzles located within the supply airflow path, that are deliver a ventilation air flow stream into the supply air flow path. The nozzles induce a return air flow stream through the return air flow path that mixes with the ventilation air flow stream to form a supply air flow stream delivered to a supply air outlet. A heating element is disposed within the heating airflow path to heat air within the heating air flow path. A plurality of fans may be placed within the heating airflow path to increase the overall heating capacity of the unit.
US09982896B2
A water supply structure of a liquid cooling device, a pump and a liquid cooling device having the water supply structure are disclosed. The water supply structure, disposed on the cooling device or on the pump, includes a lower lid, an upper lid, and a pressure control member. An outlet is in the lower lid and communicates with the cooling device or with the pump. The upper lid is combined on the lower lid. A chamber, formed between the lower lid and the upper lid, communicates with the outlet and accommodates a coolant. The pressure control member is moveable in the chamber and includes a piston and an elastic part controlling the piston to move inside the chamber. The elastic part pushes against the piston to move inside the chamber such that the coolant is injected into the cooling device until hydraulic pressure equilibrium is achieved.
US09982891B2
Burners having a fuel plenum in a base are disclosed. One disclosed example apparatus includes a base of a burner, the base comprising a fuel plenum and coupled to fuel nozzles, where at least one of the fuel nozzles is in fluid communication with the fuel plenum. The disclosed example apparatus also includes a burner head of the burner comprising nozzle passages in fluid communication with an airflow path, where the burner head defines a pilot combustion space that opens towards a flame tube of the burner, and is in fluid communication with the airflow path, and where each nozzle passage is to receive a fuel nozzle to provide fuel to entrain with air from the airflow path.
US09982880B2
A table lamp with emergency escape function is provided to include a holder having a depositing part for putting a high temperature safety glove and a space part for depositing a printed circuit board; an arm fixedly deposited on the holder; a frame mounted onto the arm; a lighting module held on the arm and fixed by the frame; and a smoke lampshade having an opening and covering onto the frame to shade light source of the lighting module. User may quickly and conveniently catch the smoke lampshade, the high temperature safety glove, and utilize the lighting module as a lighting device. The printed circuit board is equipped with a sensing module and a blue tooth device, the sensing module detects surrounding environment where the table lamp is putted, and the blue tooth device transmits unusual signal detected by the sensing module to an outside signal receiving device.
US09982878B2
An assembly is provided that includes a ceramic converter for converting light having a first wavelength into light having a second wavelength, a metal-containing reflective coating, and a cooling element. The surface of the ceramic converter is at least partly coated with the metal-containing reflective coating. The coating dissipates the heat from the converter into the cooling element. The cooling element and the metal-containing reflective coating are connected to one another by a metallic solder connection.
US09982876B2
An ultrathin LED light engine (100) comprises a protective cover (106), a driving circuit board (101), an aluminum substrate (103) and at least one LED module (104). A double-sided high-viscosity heat conducting plate (102) covers the first surface of the aluminum substrate (103) to fix the driving circuit board (101); the at least one LED module (104) is fixed on the first surface and insulated from the aluminum substrate (103) by means of an insulating layer (200) on the first surface; a conductive circuit for electrically connecting the at least one LED module (104) and the driving circuit board (101) is arranged on the insulating layer (200); and the size of the aluminum substrate (103) at least at the local peripheral outer area is greater than that of the driving circuit board (101), so that the double-sided high-viscosity heat conducting plate (102) on the first surface at least locally fixes the protective cover (106). The LED light engine (100) realizes ultrathin design and built-in integration of drive and control devices, and realizes heat conduction and fixation of the PCB and the protective cover by using a double-sided high-viscosity film.
US09982874B2
A modular illuminating device comprises at least one frame (1) with the front elastic catches (2) for securing a transparent cover (4) to the frame (1), and the rear elastic catches (3) for fixing the frame (1) to a printed-circuit board (5) with at least one printed circuit module (6) and at least one light-emitting diode module (7) on its front side. The printed-circuit board (5) has multiple equally spaced assemblies comprised of the printed circuit modules (6) and LED modules (7), arranged in a row, or a rectangular matrix, or a honeycomb structure. The power line is printed along the printed-circuit board (5) with offtakes to individual printed circuit modules (6) and LEDs modules (7). Alternatively, the printed power line supplies the AC/DC converter placed at one end of the printed-circuit board (5), and the AC/DC converter supplies individual printed circuit modules (6) and LEDs modules (7) with constant voltage via another pair of leads printed along the printed-circuit board (5). The printed-circuit board (5) comprises an aluminum radiator, preferably an aluminum plate (8), placed at its rear side. The aluminum plate (8) can be pained or printed with a layer of paint and/or a polymer film, on all or part of its rear surface.
US09982873B1
A lamp includes a seat unit, a lampshade, two bulb connectors, and a circuit unit having two wires. The seat unit has outer and inner seats, and opposite bulb seats molded as one piece with the inner seat. Each of the bulb seats has a guiding hole and a mounting surface. The mounting surfaces respectively face toward two directions that are transverse to each other. Each bulb connector has a main portion formed with a connecting opening for insertion of a bulb, and a fixing portion fixedly connected to a respective one of the bulb seats, such that the connecting openings are oriented respectively toward the two directions. The wires respectively extend through the guiding holes for being electrically connected to the bulb connectors.
US09982864B2
An illumination apparatus including: multiple LEDs; and a lens unit that is placed correspondingly to the respective LEDs, wherein the lens unit includes a transmission lens, a first total-reflection lens, and a second total-reflection lens, wherein an incidence surface and an emission surface of the transmission lens, as well as incidence surfaces, emission surfaces and total-reflection surfaces of the first total-reflection lens and the second total-reflection lens are two-axis anamorphic aspherical surfaces, a microlens array is formed on at least one of the incidence surface and the emission surface of the transmission lens, a microlens array is formed on at least one of the emission surfaces, the total-reflection surfaces and the incidence surfaces of the first total-reflection lens and the second total-reflection lens, and the microlens arrays each have a structure in which microlenses are periodically arrayed, and are arrayed along the vertical and horizontal directions of the illumination apparatus.
US09982855B1
A bidirectional rotating LED downlight includes a light source device, a swing frame, a light distribution mechanism, a rotating assembly, a housing assembly and a power supply. The swing frame is installed at the bottom of the light source device; the light distribution mechanism is installed at the bottom of the light source device and inside the swing frame; the rotating assembly is coupled to the swing frame; the housing assembly is disposed inside the rotating assembly and the swing frame and under the light source device and the light distribution mechanism; the power supply is installed at the periphery for supplying power to the light source device through a connecting wire. When use, the rotating assembly is operated for horizontal rotation and the swing frame is operated for vertical swing, so that users may adjust the light projection direction and angle to improve the practicality of its illumination.
US09982852B2
A light installation system and method is described. The system employs a channel, at least one set of lights, at least one mount, and a wire housing tube. The at least one set of lights are configured to fit partially within the wire housing tube, and extend out of the wire housing tube via a series of exit holes arranged equidistant from one another on the bottom of each wire housing tube. Each of the wire housing tubes is configured to be placed in carefully spaced segments within the channel(s). The channel is configured to be mounted, via the at least one mount, to the gutter or soffit portion of a building structure. The wire housing tube is configured to rapidly and easily slide into the channel when decorating, and be removed from the channel quickly when taking down the at least one set of lights.
US09982850B2
Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting device for emitting a first light at a first wavelength and a wavelength conversion medium arranged to convert at least part of the first light into a second light at a second wavelength. The wavelength conversion medium is disposed between a periodic antenna array and the semiconductor light emitting device. The periodic antenna array includes a plurality of antennas. The periodic antenna array supports surface lattice resonances arising from diffractive coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances in at least one of the antennas.
