US07964254B2
An optical laminate having layer A having a resin having a negative intrinsic birefringence and at least one layer B having a transparent resin, having substantially no orientation and laminated at least on one face of layer A and satisfies a relation |Re(A)|>|Re(B)|, wherein Re(A) and Re(B) represent in-plane retardations of layer A and layer B, respectively, measured with light having a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm, an optical element having a laminate of the optical laminate and a polarizer plate, and a liquid crystal display device using at least one sheet of the optical laminate. In the liquid crystal display device, optical compensation can be made in accordance with the mode of the liquid crystal display by the three dimensional control of the refractive index, and the liquid crystal display device provides an image display with liquid crystals exhibiting small change in the phase contrast depending on the viewing angle.
US07964251B2
A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises a pair of polarizing plates which are constituted with a polarizing plate at the output side comprising a polarizer at the output side and a polarizing plate at the incident side comprising a polarizer at the incident side having a transmission axis approximately perpendicular to a transmission axis of the polarizer at the output side and two or more sheets of optically anisotropic members and liquid crystal cells disposed between the pair of polarizing plates. The device exhibits excellent scratch resistance and excellent quality of black depth and uniform and high contrast in viewing at any angles.
US07964243B2
The present disclosure features processes and equipment for forming a variety of textured materials, including both release webs, and finished products such as flooring materials, wall coverings, textured laminates and the like. The processes described herein allow curing radiation to be passed through a texturing medium, rather than through the substrate to which the curable material is applied.
US07964241B2
An insulating film is formed on a target substrate by CVD, in a process field to be selectively supplied with a first process gas containing a silane family gas, a second process gas containing a nitriding gas or oxynitriding gas, a third process gas containing a boron-containing gas, and a fourth process gas containing a carbon hydride gas. A first step performs supply of the first process gas and a preceding gas, which is one of the third and fourth process gases, while stopping supply of the second process gas and a succeeding gas, which is the other of the third and fourth process gases. A second step performs supply of the succeeding gas, while stopping supply of the second process gas and the preceding gas. A third step performs supply of the second process gas while stopping supply of the first process gas.
US07964240B2
This invention relates to a process for making carbon coated graphitic anode powders for use in batteries including rechargeable lithium-ion batteries wherein the process includes a side product isotropic pitch for use as a precursor in other products and more preferably, as a coating material for other powder or particle products. The process includes the steps of solvent extraction of volatile materials from high volatile material green coke powder. When a desirable amount of the volatile materials have been extracted, the solvent strength is altered to cause some of the volatile materials to precipitate on the powder particles to coat the same. The coated and solvent-extracted particles are then separated from the solvent and oxidatively stabilized, then carbonized and preferably graphitized. The volatile materials remaining in the solvent are valuable and are recovered for use in other processes and other products.
US07964233B2
Shredded whole grain products, such as ready-to-eat cereals, and sweet and savory snacks, such as whole grain shredded corn chips are continuously produced by pelletizing agglomerates of cooked, tempered, whole cereal grain particles. Cooked whole grains, such as corn and other non-gluten or low-gluten containing grains have a tendency to become hard and rubbery after cooking during the cooling and tempering process. The pelletization results in the production of whole grain pellets having a soft, pliable texture, which are shreddable into continuous net-like sheets on a mass production basis. The pelletizing may be at a pressure of about 200 psig to about 600 psig, preferably from about 400 psig to about 500 psig. The pelletizing temperature may be controlled to provide a pellet temperature of about 80° F. to about 120° F., preferably from about 90° F. to about 110° F., upon exiting the pelletizer.
US07964223B2
A method for deriving compositions having antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity from berries is provided. The method results in a berry extract compositions having stable anthocyanin content. In one aspect, the method comprises exposing a berry to a solvent composition having a pH of from about 1 to about 4.5, and recovering a berry extract having a stabilized anthocyanin content. The berry may be a blackberry. A cryoprotectant may be added, to further stabilize the anthocyanin content. Compositions comprising the berry extract of the present invention, formulated for oral and/or topical administration, are provided also, including nutritional supplements, capsules, enteric-coated capsules, film-coated capsules, tablets, enteric-coated tablets, film-coated tablets, chewing gums, lotions, creams, mucoadhesive gels, vanishing lotions, vanishing creams, and the like. In yet another aspect, the present invention provides methods and compositions for treating inflammation, oxidative damage, or cancer in a mammal.
US07964222B2
An aqueous external preparation for scalp, that is directly applied to the scalp to improve the elasticity and luster of newly grown or growing hair without affecting the safety or the feeling of touch of the hair, contains the following components (a) a eucalyptus extract; (b) a blood flow enhancer; (c) an anti-inflammatory agent; (d) an acrylic acid/C10-30 alkyl acrylate copolymer; and (e) ethanol. The blood flow enhancer (b) is preferably selected from the group consisting of swertia japonica extract, vitamin E, nicotinic acid and derivatives thereof. The anti-inflammatory agent (c) is preferably glycyrrhetin or derivatives thereof.
US07964219B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the controlled release delivery of one or more biologically active compounds to a subject. Specifically, the invention provides for a pharmaceutical composition for the controlled release delivery of biologically active compounds to a subject comprising: a) a complex of a biologically active compound having at least one basic functional group and a polyanion derived from hexahydroxycyclohexane having at least two negatively charged functional groups; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising a biodegradable, water-insoluble polymer. By complexing a biologically active compound with a polyanion, the tight, stable complex may be incorporated into a long-acting dosage system having a more desired drug release curve over time than that is found in the prior art. The invention also provides the methods of making such compositions and the methods of use thereof.
US07964218B2
The present invention provides an oral grain preparation comprising an agent swellable in the mouth as an active component, wherein the preparation has an inner coating layer of a water-soluble cellulose polymer and an outer coating layer of an ethylcellulose on a plain grain having a diameter of 3 to 4 mm. The agent of the present invention is free from sliminess peculiar to cellulose and adherence of each grains in the mouth at taking, and has excellent feeling for taking without an unpleasant feeling such as caused by a large tablet.
US07964214B2
A method and composition for hyperthermally treating cells in the eye with simultaneous imaging. The heat (temperature) production inside the eye (target) tissue is imaged. The desired temperature is achieved using a laser and photoacoustic imaging technique. Hyperthermia treatment of tissue in a target site applies a heat source to kill cells without protein denaturation. The method introduces an encapsulated dye that is released at a selected temperature in the target site to indicate that a threshold temperature has been reached to hyperthermally treat the tissue. In one embodiment, the composition releases the dye at a temperature of 42° C. to 50° C., and preferably about 45° C. to 49° C. The composition which can be a liposome composition encapsulating the dye can be introduced to the bloodstream of the patient to flow through the target site.
US07964209B2
The present invention provides a method for the formation of a medical device that comprises a therapeutic agent and a release region, which regulates the rate at which the therapeutic agent is released from the medical device. The method comprises providing a precursor region that comprises a polymer composition comprising two or more microphase separated polymer domains that are immiscible with one another, and forming said release region by a process that comprises applying an orienting field comprising an electric field, a magnetic field, a mechanical shear field, or a solvent gradient field, or a combination of two or more fields to said precursor region, wherein said field or combination of fields changes the spatial orientation of the microphase separated polymer domains within the release region. The electric, magnetic, mechanical shear or solvent gradient field is of sufficient strength to change the spatial orientation of the microphase separated domains. Moreover, the spatial orientation of the immiscible microphase separated polymer domains affects the rate of release of the therapeutic agent from the medical device. Hence, the present invention is further directed to methods of modulating the rate of release of a therapeutic agent from a medical device. Other aspects of the invention are directed to medical devices formed from the above techniques.
US07964204B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (1), including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, Formula (1): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6 are independently, selected from the group consisting of CR3 and N; provided that at most 3 of A1, A2, A3; A4, A5 and A6 is N; B1, B2 and B3 are independently selected from the group consisting of CR2. and N; each R3 is independently H, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 haloalkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6 haloalkylthio, C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6 haloalkylsulfo?yl, C1-C6 alkylamino, C2-G6 dialkylamino, —CN or —NO2; and R1, R2, R4, R5, W and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula (1) and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
US07964201B2
A concentrate including, by weight (a) 10% to 60%, preferably 25% to 35%, of a saturated fatty acid selected from stearic or palmitic acid, or mixtures thereof, in an adduct of an amidopropyldimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl ammonium halide, with substantially no free acid present, and (b) 40% to 90%, preferably 65% to 75%, of a low molecular weight alcohol or saturated fatty alcohol or alcohols, for use in personal care products, including hair care and skin care compositions.
US07964195B2
The invention provides isolated anti-head and neck, ovarian, pancreatic, lung, endometrial or breast cancer antigen (Ovr110) antibodies that internalize upon binding to Ovr110 on a mammalian in vivo. The invention also encompasses compositions comprising an anti-Ovr110 antibody and a carrier. These compositions can be provided in an article of manufacture or a kit. Another aspect of the invention is an isolated nucleic acid encoding an anti-Ovr110 antibody, as well as an expression vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid. Also provided are cells that produce the anti-Ovr110 antibodies. The invention encompasses a method of producing the anti-Ovr110 antibodies. Other aspects of the invention are a method of killing an Ovr110-expressing cancer cell by contacting the cancer cell with an anti-Ovr110 antibody and a method of alleviating or treating an Ovr110-expressing cancer in a mammal by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-Ovr110 antibody to the mammal.
US07964191B2
Compositions and methods of treating ocular disorders comprising CXCR4 inhibitory compositions.
US07964189B1
The present invention relates to nutritional supplements to be administered to, or to be taken by, women desiring to become pregnant, and pregnant and nursing women. The nutritional supplements of this invention have a unique blend of vitamins, minerals, lycopene, co-enzyme Q10, DHA, docusate (such as docusate sodium), folic acid, and a nutritionally acceptable carrier therefor. The invention includes specific nutritional supplements for the uses set forth above.
US07964185B2
The invention relates to attenuate mutated strains of apicomplex of a family of Sarcocystidae, containing inactivated MIC1 and MIC3 adhesins and to the use thereof for a vaccine.
US07964179B2
The invention provides hair cosmetics which can suppress a frictional feeling of hair in running water during rinsing to improve softness and smoothness thereby preventing the hair from being damaged by twisting during rinsing, and comprises organopolysiloxane having an amino-modified organopolysiloxane chain and a polyoxyalkylene chain, and at least one cationic surfactant selected from compounds represented by formula (1) or (2): wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents e.g. an alkyl group containing 8 to 35 carbon atoms in total, and the remainder represents a C1 to C5 alkyl group, hydroxyalkyl group etc., X− represents a halogen ion or an organic anion, R5 represents e.g. an alkyl group containing 8 to 35 carbon atoms in total, and R6 represents a C1 to C22 alkyl group etc.
US07964170B2
The invention provides methods and apparatuses for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream. In particular, the invention provides methods and apparatuses for absorbing carbon dioxide from a coal-fired boiler flue gas stream using an absorbing solution and for regeneration of an alkaline component used in the absorbing solution. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream by contacting a gas stream containing carbon dioxide with an alkaline liquid stream; absorbing at least a portion of the carbon dioxide into the alkaline liquid stream to produce absorbed carbon dioxide; and catalyzing a reaction of the: absorbed carbon dioxide to a form of carbonate.
US07964161B2
Microstructured device for removable storage of small amounts of liquid with the following features: the device has a carrier; the device has a first cavity with at least one first section for storage of a small amount of liquid; the first section of the first cavity is molded into the carrier; the first section is closed with a cover element and a blocking element; the device has a means for transmission of a force from the cover element to the blocking element which destroys the connection between the blocking element and the carrier or destroys the blocking element itself so that the amount of liquid can be removed from the first section of the cavity.
US07964155B2
An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane, including: a reaction vessel in which a supply gas containing silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen is supplied to an internal reaction passageway to produce a reaction product gas containing trichlorosilane and hydrogen chloride; a heating mechanism having a heater that heats the interior of the reaction vessel; a gas supply section that supplies the supply gas in the reaction vessel; and a gas discharge section that discharges the reaction product gas from the reaction vessel to the outside, wherein the heater is disposed in the center of the reaction vessel, and the reaction passageway is disposed in the periphery of the heater.
US07964147B2
The invention relates to a hand-held analytical device for analyzing a sample, in particular a biological fluid, for a medically significant component, comprising a housing comprising a loading opening for receiving a replaceable cartridge having multiple chambers that may contain analytical consumables, in particular test strips, and each chamber comprising an opening on at least one face of the cartridge and each opening may be sealed by a sealing foil, a removal facility for removing one of the analytical consumables from the cartridge. The removal facility can be used to remove one of the consumables from one of the chambers of the cartridge, in the process of which the opening sealed by the sealing foil is opened. A drive allows the cartridge to be moved in order to position one chamber in a removal position in which a consumable can be removed from the chamber by the removal facility. The invention provides for the hand-held analytical device to comprise a testing facility that can generate a signal containing information regarding whether the opening of one of the chambers is sealed by sealing foil.
US07964145B2
An aggregometer for measuring and recording platelet aggregation with at least one measurement cuvette having two electrodes, with a device for moving the liquid to be examined and with measurement and evaluation electronics connected to the electrodes via contact elements, is characterized in that the measurement cuvette comprises two adjacently arranged, upwardly open partial spaces which are only connected to one another in the lower region, in that the electrodes are designed as metal spheres inserted in the bottom of the measurement cuvette and in that the device for moving the liquid is a pumping device which can be placed on one of the partial spaces in a substantially sealing manner and which periodically and alternately generates low and excess pressure.
US07964127B2
A method for producing an optical film comprising the steps of: (i) melt casting a cellulose ester resin or a cycloolefin resin by extruding melt of the cellulose ester resin or the cycloolefin resin from a die onto a roll-shaped cooling drum; (ii) cooling and solidifying the extruded melt to form a film; (iii) stretching the film in a lateral direction of the film; and (iv) winding the film in a roll, wherein the cooling drum has plural regions divided predeterminedly in an axis direction of the cooling drum, a temperature of each region being independently controlled.
US07964124B2
Systems, devices and methods are provided that are related to cellular materials that have a precisely-determined arrangement of voids formed using surface transformation. In various embodiments, the cellular materials are suitable for use in various structural, mechanical and/or thermal applications. One aspect of the present subject matter is a method of forming cellular material. According to various embodiments of the method, a predetermined arrangement of the plurality of holes is formed in a volume of material through a surface of the volume of material. The volume of material is annealed such that the volume of material undergoes a surface transformation in which the arrangement of the plurality of holes is transformed into a predetermined arrangement of at least one empty space below the surface of the volume of material. Other aspects are provided herein.
US07964122B2
A method of shaping an aspherical optical element, such as a composite mirror element, the method comprising the following steps: fastening, preferably by adhesive, an optical element blank, presenting an optical surface that is to be shaped, to the inside of a ring, the optical surface of the blank projecting beyond an edge of said ring; applying forces and moments to the perimeter of the ring in such a manner as to deform it in controlled manner, thereby also deforming the optical surface of the blank fastened to its inside; shaping said deformed optical surface by abrasion so as to restore it to a shape that is spherical or planar; and extracting the blank from the ring so as to release the stresses deforming said shaped optical surface, thereby enabling it to acquire the desired aspherical shape.
US07964121B2
Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is coated with Photochromic powder, a layer of soft epoxy, a base material, and an inner, concave hard coating. Other methods configuration of lens also include a camouflaged patterned lens, a layer of hard epoxy, a polyurethane mixture, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is coated with Photochromic powder, a layer of soft epoxy, a base material, and an inner, concave hard coating.
US07964112B2
A phosphor having a high brightness after being exposed to plasma and a phosphor paste containing the phosphor. The phosphor comprises a fluorescent substance A1 containing a compound represented by the following formula (I) and at least one activator selected from the group consisting of Eu and Mn, and a fluorescent substance B1 containing an aluminate; mM1O.nM2O.2M3O2 (I) [in the formula (I), M1 is at least two selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr and Ba, or Ca alone or Ba alone; M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg and Zn; M3 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Si and Ge; 0.5≦m≦3.5; and 0.5≦n≦2.5].
US07964109B2
The invention includes methods of cleaning a surface of a cobalt-containing material, methods of forming an opening to a cobalt-containing material, semiconductor processing methods of forming an integrated circuit comprising a copper-containing conductive line, and cobalt-containing film cleaning solutions. In one implementation, a method of cleaning a surface of a cobalt-containing material includes forming a cobalt-containing material over a substrate. The surface of the cobalt-containing material is exposed to an aqueous mixture. The aqueous mixture has an acidic pH and comprises acetic acid, a multiprotic acid, and HF. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
US07964107B2
Block copolymers can be self-assembled and used in methods as described herein for sub-lithographic patterning, for example. The block copolymers can be diblock copolymers, triblock copolymers, multiblock copolymers, or combinations thereof. Such methods can be useful for making devices that include, for example, sub-lithographic conductive lines.
US07964101B2
Processes for treating drilling fluid by passing the fluid through a separator including a clarifying zone and a thickening zone, the clarifying zone having inclined plates and the thickening zone having at least one wall with an angle of less than about 60°. The separator may optionally include an agglomeration zone and a removal zone.
US07964085B1
A method of cleaning metal-containing deposits from a metal surface of a process chamber component includes immersing the metal surface in an electrochemical cleaning bath solution. A negative electrical bias is applied to the metal surface to electrochemically clean the metal-containing deposits from the metal surface. The cleaning method is capable of removing metal-containing deposits such as tantalum-containing deposits from the metal surface substantially without eroding the surface, and may be especially advantageous in the cleaning of components having textured surfaces.
US07964083B2
A zinc electroplating bath includes zinc ions and a brightening agent. The brightening agent is a polyamine or a mixture of polyamines that include a quaternary ammonium group.
US07964074B1
The invention can be used to purify and extract a target oligonucleotide from a gel substrate. The current invention extracts the target oligonucleotide so quickly that burn-off against the positive electrode is greatly reduced, yielding high optical density and purity. The need for an osmotic membrane or heavy salt/light salt barrier to capture the oligonucleotide is eliminated. The invention does not require a high salt concentration and therefore does not require a desalting column that is time-consuming and reduces yield.
US07964069B2
A device for galvanic coating of a piston has a pot-shaped interior for accommodating the piston and an electrolyte fluid, a holder device for fixing the piston in place, a cover that is structured like a shutter and leaves only the surfaces of the piston that are to be coated uncovered, a first electrical contact that is connected with an anode and with the plus pole of a direct voltage source, and a second electrical contact that connects the piston with the minus pole of a direct voltage source. The piston can be simply and quickly attached to the holder device, since the holder device is in plate shape, and has an oblong centering device, the length of which corresponds to the radial inside diameter of the piston to be coated so that the piston can be pushed onto the centering device by way of its underside.
US07964068B2
The present invention provides: a membrane-electrode assembly having a first electrode having a shape of a rod-form or a cylindrical-form, a strip-form diaphragm covering the periphery of the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on a surface of the strip-form diaphragm; an electrolytic unit containing the membrane-electrode assembly; an electrolytic water ejecting apparatus containing the electrolytic unit; and a method of sterilization using the membrane-electrode assembly.
US07964066B2
A method for controlling a structure of a nano-scale substance, which comprises irradiating a mixture of low-dimensional quantum structures having a nano-scale with an electromagnetic wave in an oxygen atmosphere, to thereby selectively oxidize a low-dimensional quantum structure having a density of states resonating with the electromagnetic wave used for the irradiation. The method allows a low-dimensional quantum structure having a specific structure to be selectively disappeared from the mixture of low-dimensional quantum structures having a nano-scale.
US07964064B2
The present invention provides an automatic control system, method and paper manufacturing machine using such control system for automatically controlling the amount of press section dewatering via the metered application of chemical dewatering agents applied to a paper web in a paper manufacturing process. The control system includes a feedback controller for controlling the amount of chemical dewatering agent applied to a paper web, and a monitoring device for obtaining a measurement of the moisture of the paper web exiting the press section.
US07964059B2
The large volume reactor or a thin film evaporator including a housing enclosing a reactor chamber . A reactor rotor driven about an axis of rotation is located in the reactor chamber. The housing comprises a reactor chamber inlet opening and a product outlet. A premixing unit is located adjacent the reactor chamber inlet opening, which is configured to mix a starting material fed through one or more product inlet openings to form a prepared substance which is fed directly to the reactor chamber.
US07964056B2
A process and implementing apparatus are disclosed by which the curing time of a water-based adhesive is shortened as applied to the bonding of two fibrous substrates, such as paperboard or corrugated fiberboard.
US07964047B2
A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional structure includes (a) placing a second porous sheet on top of a first porous sheet that has a predetermined external shape and at least part of which contains a first functional liquid, (b) bonding at least a range surrounded by a predetermined shape of the second porous sheet onto the first porous sheet, (c) processing the second porous sheet in the predetermined shape, and (d) after step (b), causing a second functional liquid to be contained in at least part of the range of the second porous sheet so that the first functional liquid and the second functional liquid are brought into contact through the first porous sheet and the second porous sheet.
US07964034B2
The invention provides a set gypsum-containing product having increased resistance to permanent deformation and a method for preparing it comprising forming a mixture of a calcium sulfate material, water, and an appropriate amount of one or more enhancing materials chosen from condensed phosphoric acids, each of which comprises 2 or more phosphoric acid units; and salts or ions of condensed phosphates, each of which comprises 2 or more phosphate units. The mixture is then maintained under conditions sufficient for the calcium sulfate material to form a set gypsum material.
US07964033B2
A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X-[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N-S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n−b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each N-S-ZM can be the same or different.
US07964020B2
A gas separation process for treating flue gases from combustion processes, and combustion processes including such gas separation. The invention involves flowing the flue gas stream to be treated across the feed side of a membrane, flowing a sweep gas stream, usually air, across the permeate side, then passing the permeate/sweep gas to the combustor.
US07964014B2
The present invention provides a method and facility for preventing crumbling and powderization of green pellets when producing high strength green pellets using a powder feedstock and using the pellets in a rotary hearth reducing furnace and for efficiently reducing the same. It comprises kneading by a kneader 5 a feedstock of a powder of a fine particle size (20 to 80 wt % having size of not more than 10 μm) including a metal oxide and carbon-bearing powder fed from a feed storage tank 1 and producing green pellets by a pan type pelletizer 7. The green pellets are screened by a pellet screen 9, then dried by a pellet dryer 11 and reduced by firing in a rotary hearth reducing furnace 13. At that time, the green pellets are continuously conveyed to prevent crumbling.
US07964009B2
An inertial gas-liquid separator removes liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream and has a variable orifice area variable along an axial direction and dependent upon axial movement of a plunger relative to a housing sleeve.
US07964007B2
Provided is a filter bag for use in a dust collector which increases a filter area greatly even with a simple structure, and which makes size of the dust collector compact, to thereby reduce an installation area of the dust collector, and uniformly distributing an air pressure to thereby increase a dust removal effect as well as to enable a worker to easily manufacture the dust collector regardless of a quality of a material to thus provide a wide application range. The filter bag includes: a cylindrical filter cloth (32) which is supported by a filter cage (31); and a venturi tube (35) which is combined with the upper end of the filter cage 31, and forms an air supply path so that pressurized air is supplied to the inside of the filter cloth (32), wherein the filter cloth (32) comprises an cylindrical outer filter cloth (33) which is provided in the outside of the filter cage (31), and an inner filter cloth (34) whose lower portion is combined with the inner circumference of the inner circumferential surface at the lower end of the outer filter cloth (33) so as to be opened and which is extended toward the venturi tube (35).
US07963985B2
An instrument for ultraviolet irradiation includes a plurality of light-shielding filters each having different transmittances for ultraviolet radiation emitted from a light source for irradiating the skin of a patient with ultraviolet radiation, and a support member for supporting the light-shielding filters.
US07963983B2
A method and apparatus for performing a surgical repair may involve fixation of a repair material, such as a ligament or tendon in knee ligament repair procedure, to an internal cortical contact area in a bone. The cortical bone contact area may be located immediately adjacent an opening in the bone's surface through which the repair material extends. The repair material may be engaged with the contact area by way of a fixation device, such as a device that is attached to the repair material and functions as a stop member. An illustrative fixation device may include an annular portion with an aperture through with the repair material passes. The repair material may be attached to a securing portion that extends from the annular portion.
US07963982B2
Spinal fusion system and method utilizing an implant and screw, wherein at least one pawl is mounted on or integral with the screw to prevent said plate or screw from moving in at least one of an axial direction or a rotational direction.
US07963979B2
A provisional bone plate formed of an implantable plastic and having a length corresponding to the longest bone plate in a particular family of bone plates. The provisional bone plate includes a head contoured to match the head of a particular bone as well as a shaft for placement adjacent the bone shaft. The provisional bone plate includes a plurality of circumferential notches surrounding the elongate body or shaft of the bone plate. The circumferential notches are substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the bone plate and define frangible portions of the bone plate which can be removed from the distal end thereof to alter the length of the provisional periarticular bone plate to correspond to the length of the various bone plates in a family of bone plates. The provisional bone plate is constructed of a biologically suitable plastic, is radiographic, and melts at a temperature less than 200° Fahrenheit.
US07963977B2
Disclosed herein are devices and related methods for using those devices in the relieving and/or treating of pain, discomfort, and/or inflammation in the pelvic region using targeted pressure and temperature delivery. The devices and methods for using those devices to deliver targeted pressure and temperature therapy internally to patients through their rectal or vaginal cavities are disclosed.
US07963974B2
Endoscopic devices and methods used for fastening multiple tissue layers, such as, for example, an endoscopic fundoplication procedure, are disclosed. The endoluminal device includes a tissue fastener, a flexible needle having means for grasping and releasing a portion of the tissue fastener, and a deflector for deflecting and guiding the needle toward the multiple tissue layers.
US07963970B2
Apparatus and methods for accessing an inferior vertebra, a superior vertebra, and a disc space therebetween via a transpedicular approach in the inferior vertebra that may include creating a channel normal to the pedicle and using an offset guide to create a second transpedicular channel at an angle to the first, normal pedicle channel where the second transpedicular channel passes into the inferior vertebra, superior vertebra, or the disc space therebetween.
US07963959B2
An apparatus and methods for treating lesions on skin are presented. The apparatus collects information about a lesion and can automatically determine a course of treatment for the lesion. The device can include a controller that positions the nozzle proximate to a surface region of the lesion and automatically dispenses a pulse of the cryogenic fluid from the nozzle. The controller then positions the nozzle proximate to another surface region of the lesion and automatically dispenses a pulse of the cryogenic fluid from the nozzle.
US07963955B2
Foil bags are used as a primary packaging for liquids, the bags permitting the liquid to be taken therefrom without the application of a considerable amount of force. A container is provided for a medicinal liquid, the container being gas-tight and liquid-tight so that it is storable over many months. The container includes a collapsible foil bag on which a flange, which is stable in respect of shape, is disposed. The flange is designed for fitting onto a discharge connection member. The container can be disposed in a casing which is stable in respect of shape. The medicinal liquid does not come into contact with air and is protected from the effect of light. The medicinal liquid may be dispensed from the foil bag in many partial quantities over a prolonged period of time, with a respective partial amount thereof being converted into an aerosol by means of an atomizer.
US07963933B2
An osteoarthritis knee brace includes at least one vertical strut with upper and lower portions, at least one pivoting hinge intermediately disposed there between, a shin cuff attached to the vertical strut lower portion and positioned below the hinge and a thigh cuff attached to the vertical strut upper portion and positioned above the hinge. The brace further includes at least one inflatable bladder system for applying a corrective and therapeutic force to the osteoarthritis damaged knee joint and the surrounding areas thereof, and which is removeably positionable thereabout. Still further, the brace includes at least one insert enclosed within the inflatable bladder system for equally distributing the corrective and therapeutic force at each point at which the inflatable bladder system applies a corrective and therapeutic force.
US07963925B1
This invention describes methods and algorithms for processing a plurality of relevant signals/data intrinsic to a patient and/or derived from external diagnostic equipment for management of atrial arrhythmias. The intrinsic signals are acquired from intracardiac leads/sensors and analogous extrinsic data obtained from imaging equipment and patient demographics. These data are input into software algorithms that use digital signal processing to output informational data of clinical and technical relevance after comparisons are made to patients with access to this technology whose outcome under varying treatments is known. These combined data are used to define prognosis, make treatment suggestions, direct programming of cardiac devices and digitally convert intrinsically and extrinsically derived indices into a common metric. In a preferred embodiment, the intrinsically and extrinsically acquired data is utilized in the design of catheters and software algorithms for performing intracardiac procedures such as ablation of atrial arrhythmias.
US07963924B2
A development system for a cardiac pacemaker control system, the development system comprising: a cardiac pacemaker prototype including an adaptive control system; and a heart simulator in communication with the cardiac pacemaker prototype comprising: a means for receiving pacing stimulations output from the cardiac pacemaker prototype; and a hemodynamic sensor model responsive to the received pacing stimulations, the hemodynamic sensor model being operable to output a signal simulating a hemodynamic sensor in a plurality of heart states, the hemodynamic sensor model being further operative to output the signal simulating the hemodynamic sensor in the plurality of heart states in a plurality of heart conditions.
US07963906B2
Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos or pluripotent cells and/or the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in one or more embryos or pluripotent cells are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in identifying embryos and oocytes in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans.
US07963905B2
A method of controlling the speed of a blood pump, wherein the method includes the steps of deriving an estimated pulsatility index from speed, then deriving an estimated blood pressure from estimated pulsatility index; and maintaining target blood flow rate near to or at a preset value by adjusting the speed.
US07963901B2
A disposable blood separation set of a centrifugal blood processing system comprising a blood processing chamber adapted to be mounted on a rotor of a centrifuge; a frustro-conical cell separation chamber in fluid communication with the processing chamber, the cell separation chamber having a protruding inlet therein. The protruding inlet may have a frustro-conical inner surface that slants radially outwardly from an inlet to a mouth of the protruding inlet. A circumferential well may surround the protruding inlet. The cell separation chamber may have a baffle within a separation area. The baffle may have a plurality of vanes with openings therein.
US07963893B1
An elastic resistance band that is fabricated by placing two end couplers on each end of a section of elastic resistance material. A pre-tensioned force is applied by incorporating a rigid tensioning member between the two end couplers of the resistance band. The resistance material is stretched during the assembly process, placing the material in a pre-tensioned state. By pre-tensioning the material, the resistance band then provides a more linear force to the end user.
US07963891B1
A handle adapter utilized with an exercise weight, a dumb bell or a heavy object provides an improved grip upon the exercise weight and positions the weight or heavy objects in a vertical position or in a linear alignment in relation to the hands throughout the exercise or work movement, reducing stress upon the wrist, cartilage, tendons ligaments and joints during movement of the weight during exercise and to improve isolation upon the muscles while reducing the possibility of injury to the effected joints of the hands, arms and shoulders.
US07963868B2
Hockey stick configurations and hockey stick blade constructs are disclosed. The blade is comprised of one or more inner core elements, surrounded by one or more walls made of reinforcing fibers or filaments disposed in a hardened matrix resin material. One or more of the inner core elements comprises an elastomer material.
US07963866B2
A lacrosse head includes a base, a scoop, and a pair of sidewalls. The sidewalls include upper and lower rims and further include a dual flare configuration. The first flare is in a rear portion and is characterized by the upper rims of the sidewalls being spaced closer together to one another than the lower rims. The second flare begins from approximately the middle portion of the sidewalls and generally throughout the forward portion and is characterized by the upper rims of the sidewalls being spaced further apart from each other than the lower rims.
US07963864B2
A hand accessory designed to harness power from strong areas of the hand and channel stress away from weaker areas by means of anchors pressing into tough fleshy areas with connecting structure capable of leveraging a handle away from sensitive bony areas, relocating fleshy areas into supporting and insulating positions, preventing bone bruises and widening the effective grip of the hand for greater control while augmenting the hand's range of motion especially in swinging a baseball bat.
US07963851B2
A card game apparatus 12 includes an image sensor 54. The image sensor photographs a design (31: FIG. 2) printed on a card 30. A photographic signal from the image sensor is sampled by a game processor 64, and is further re-sampled to form a photographic pixel data array. A ROM 66 is provided with a database (67A: FIG. 7) which is assigned a comparison data array and a card ID for each entry. By searching the database based on the photographic pixel data array, the processor 64 obtains one card ID and displays card data of the card identified by the card ID on a television monitor.
US07963849B2
A durable input arrangement for a video game terminal uses a joystick controller protected by a player actuating a control assembly. This assembly protects the joystick controller from abusive forces that would otherwise render the controller inoperative.
US07963840B2
A method and system for performing a recurring lottery sustainable by a sustaining pool is claimed and described. In the method of the present invention, a drawing is held. Winners of the drawing receive a jackpot and are required to transfer part of the jackpot to a sustaining pool. Any given jackpot is drawn partially or entirely from the sustaining pool. The system includes one or more electronic devices and may be used to carry out the method.
US07963835B2
Educational materials are presented in the format of games such as role-playing where participants progress through game storylines within a game environment. Each game participant is assigned a game character having attributes that can be modified as the character progresses through the game storylines. The character encounters challenges and participates in game actions that require the participant to answer questions corresponding to educational materials that are sometimes contextually unrelated to the game storylines. The character also passes through portals to different worlds that are thematically related to different learning materials and where different learning experiences and testing occurs.
US07963830B2
A system for directing two separate streams of air to a commercial or industrial kitchen environment. The system includes a dual airflow plenum that is normally disposed adjacent a kitchen exhaust hood. Typically one stream of air is a tempered, that is heated or cooled, and is directed through the dual airflow plenum to where it is exhausted at an area or point adjacent the exhaust hood. A second untempered, that is ambient air, air stream is directed through the same dual air flow plenum and is exhausted into an area adjacent the exhaust hood. Preferably the plenum is positioned with respect to the exhaust hood such that the outlet for the untempered air is disposed generally between the exhaust hood and the outlet for the tempered air. Moreover, the relative velocity of the two air streams is maintained or controlled such that the velocity of the tempered air stream is equal to or greater than the velocity of the untempered air stream.
US07963817B2
In a method of manufacturing a phosphor-containing molded member, an inorganic powder in a mixture with a phosphor powder is melted by using Spark Plasma Sintering method, and then cooled. In a phosphor-containing molded member, a content of the phosphor therein is 5% by weight or more.
US07963814B2
An electric motor-driven water craft including a fuselage, on which a user can at least partially lie or stand. The fuselage has a flow channel with a screw that is driven by an electric motor and contains the electric motor and batteries, in addition to a control device for the electric motor and the screw, and those items are housed at least partially in the flow channel. This invention provides a higher power for motor-driven water craft of this type by locating the batteries in a water-tight housing. At least some sections of the batteries are in thermally conductive contact with the housing. The housing can be at least partially of a thermally conductive material and/or the electric motor is an internal-rotor motor. The stator is in thermal conductive contact with a housing of the electric motor by a heat conducting unit. At least part of the region of the housing that is assigned to the heat conducting unit can be of a thermally conductive material and the housing can be located at least partially in the flow channel.
US07963812B2
An electrical termination and method comprising an element and a conductive member is disclosed. A wire is manually or tool-lessly securable in electrical communication with the conductive member.
US07963807B1
Provided is an audio jack connector, including an insulating housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulating housing disposes a plurality of contact-receiving grooves including a third contact-receiving groove and a switching contact-receiving groove. The third contact-receiving groove comprises a locking groove and a third accepting groove. The contacts includes a third signal contact having a latch portion, a spring arm being bent inward from a lower end of the latch portion and then tiltedly extending forward, and a third contacting portion tiltedly extending upward from a tail end of the spring arm. The latch portion is retained in the locking groove, and the spring arm and the contacting portion is received in the third accepting groove. The audio jack connector of the present invention can obtain better mechanical properties by the deflection design of the spring arm of the third signal contact.
US07963805B2
A cable assembly includes an insulation housing, a plurality of contacts, a plurality of wires and a spacer. The housing includes a mating portion, a pair of flat portions extending from two sides of the mating portion, and a receiving space formed between the two flat portions. Each of the contacts is received in the housing and has a rear surface. The wires are corresponding to the contacts and each wire is connected its corresponding contact. The spacer is attached to the housing and has a front surface attached to the rear surface of the contact. The spacer includes a plurality of slots received in the receiving space. And the wires are respectively received in the slots.
US07963803B1
A battery connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts engaged into the insulating housing along a vertical direction and a pair board lock engaged into the insulating housing along a horizontal direction. The insulating housing includes a plurality of contact slits defined at a front surface thereof, extended towards a rear surface thereof and penetrated a bottom surface thereof, and a pair of fixing slits defined at the rear surface and penetrated the bottom surface. Each contact includes a contact plate protruded from the front surface and a soldering leg protruded from the bottom surface. Each board lock includes a pair of locking legs protruded from the bottom surface. Because the contacts and the board locks are engaged with the insulating housing along two directions to improve the strength of the battery connector to against a lateral force applied on the contacts.
US07963796B2
A bridge connector configured to electrically and mechanically couple adjacent circuit boards. The connector includes a connector housing that has a mating side configured to interface with board surfaces of adjacent circuit boards when mounted thereon. The housing includes a contact-receiving slot that at least partially defines a restricted space. The connector also includes a bridge contact that is held within the slot and the restricted space. The bridge contact has a pair of contact ends that are spaced apart from each other and project from the mating side. The contact ends are inserted into corresponding through-holes of the adjacent circuit boards when the housing is mounted thereon. The bridge contact is sized and shaped relative to the restricted space to float within the slot such that the bridge contact at least one of shifts and pivots therein.
US07963784B1
An audio jack connector adapted for receiving a plug has a base which has a socket, a first terminal groove and a second terminal groove opened at a same side of the socket. The second terminal groove is located between the socket and the first terminal groove and connects with the socket through a first connecting passage. A stationary switch terminal has a first fixing slice fastened in the first terminal groove and a first contacting end projected in the first connecting passage. A resilient switch terminal has a second fixing slice fastened in the second terminal groove, a second contacting end contacting the first contacting end and projected into the socket through the first connecting passage and an opening opened in the second fixing slice for receiving the second contacting end when the second contacting end is biased by the plug to be disconnected from the first contacting end.
US07963772B1
The present invention concerns that of a new and improved learning apparatus that includes a base with an appealing shape, a covered amount of writing media for a toddler or child to write on repeatedly, and a storage area on the base for placement of at least one learning book. The base preferably has a shape that is interesting and fun for children, such as an apple. Attached to the base is a frame that encloses a writing medium underneath a transparent, flexible cover. The cover gives toddlers and children the ability to write on the transparent cover, while at the same time, allowing an individual, such as a parent or guardian, to remove the writing placed on the cover by merely wiping it off. The learning apparatus also includes a storage area that could be used to house at least one educational book.
US07963758B2
A locking device for a mold including more than one movable plate. A spring-biased wedge block includes a first side wall and an opposing second side wall that is beveled with respect to the first side wall. A latch bar includes an inclined latch end for engaging with the second side wall of the wedge block. A cam bar includes a cam end for engaging with the first side wall of the wedge block. At least one of the wedge block, the latch bar or the cam bar is formed of a 4340 steel alloy, and at least one of the latch end, the cam end, or the wedge block second side wall is nitrided or nitride coated.
US07963754B2
The invention concerns a hydraulic machine with a set of teeth, having a toothed ring with an inner toothing and a gear wheel with an outer toothing, the gear wheel rotating and orbiting in the toothed ring, the inner toothing and the outer toothing touching each other in contact areas, thus separating pressure chambers, and with a valve arrangement controlling a connection between a connection arrangement having a high pressure connection and a low pressure connection, and the pressure chambers. It is endeavoured to achieve a stable operation, particularly with low speeds. For this purpose, each contact area is provided with an opening, which, at the time when a pressure chamber reaches an extreme value of its volume, produces a short-circuiting with the neighbouring pressure chamber.
US07963751B2
A magnetic armature is attracted and driven by a magnetic force which is intermittently generated between magnetic poles, and a piston reciprocated by being pushed back by a coil spring is not rotated by the coil spring. When the magnetic armature (28) as attracted between the magnetic pole members (10,12) by the magnetic force comes to a predetermined rotational angle position about the axis, the armature receives a rotational torque that is derived from the magnetic force and acts in a direction opposite to that of the rotational torque applied by a coil spring (30), thereby preventing the armature from being rotated in the predetermined direction. More specifically, the armature (28) has a circular cross-section as a whole and has a chamfered part (28′) parallel to the axis. When the chamfered part enters between the magnetic pole members, the armature receives a rotational torque that is derived from the magnetic force.
US07963750B2
A hydraulic pump comprises a moving pressing member to compress a lower reservoir to move downward, and to move upward according to the change of buoyancy by the supply and discharge of the water into an inner space of the moving pressing member. A pumping pipe transports water in the lower reservoir outside of the pump.
US07963744B2
A rotor for a screw vacuum pump has a threaded body in which a central cavity is formed. A coolant is supplied to the cavity from a supply line provided in a shaft attached to the body. A coolant flow guide, which may be either separate from or at least partially integral with the shaft, is located within the cavity. The flow guide has an outer surface adjacent, preferably in contact with, the body to enable heat to the transferred from the rotor to the guide. The guide also has an inner surface defining a bore, and defines at least in part a plurality of axially extending slots radially spaced from and in fluid communication with the bore. In use, coolant flows into the cavity through the bore of the guide, and out from the cavity through the axially extending slots, extracting heat from the guide as it flows both into and out form the cavity. The discharged coolant is conveyed form the slots into a discharge line located within the shaft.
US07963740B2
A wind energy converter includes a wind turbine, a wind turbine foundation including a strengthening structure, and a temperature control mechanism for controlling the temperature of one or more areas of the wind turbine. The wind energy converter is characterized in that at least a part of the temperature control mechanism adjoins the strengthening structure. Also contemplated is a wind turbine foundation including a strengthening structure. The wind turbine foundation is characterized in that the foundation includes at least a part of a temperature control mechanism for heat exchanging with one or more areas of a wind turbine and in that at least a part of the temperature control mechanism adjoins the strengthening structure. Even further contemplated is a method for controlling the temperature of one or more areas of a wind turbine and use of a wind turbine foundation.
US07963736B2
A semiconductor-processing apparatus includes: a wafer handling chamber; a wafer processing chamber; a wafer handling device; a first photosensor disposed in the wafer handling chamber in front of the wafer processing chamber at a position where the wafer partially blocks light received by the first photosensor at a ready-to-load position and substantially entirely blocks light received by the first photosensor when the wafer moves from the ready-to-load position toward the wafer processing chamber in the x-axis direction; and a second photosensor disposed in the wafer handling chamber in front of the wafer processing chamber at a position where the wafer does not block light received by the second photosensor at the ready-to-load position and partially blocks light received by the second photosensor when the wafer moves from the ready-to-load position toward the wafer processing chamber in the x-axis direction.
US07963725B2
A rock bolt (10) which includes An elongate tubular member (18), which is formed with an inlet (22) through which a pressurized fluid can pass, into an interior of the tubular member (18), thereby to expand the tubular member (18) in a radial direction, an elongate shank (12) with a first end (14) which is secured to the tubular member (18) and a second end (16), and an expansion unit (26) which has a wedge-shaped member (44) at the second end (16) of the shank (12).
US07963722B2
In a method for the trenchless laying of pipes, a drilling operation (5) is firstly carried out by means of controlled heading from a starting point (1) to a finishing point (6). Then the drilling head (3) is disconnected from the heading pipes (4) and the heading pipe run is connected by means of a special connecting pipe to the product pipe run (9), which is prefabricated above ground at the finishing point (6). Subsequently, the heading pipes (4) are drawn back from the drill hole to the starting point (1), the product pipe run (9) simultaneously being drawn into the drill hole.
US07963720B2
Methods of decreasing the amount of one or more contaminants in contaminated soil comprise introducing polymer-coated nanoparticles into the contaminated soil, optionally with other reagents. The polymer-coated nanoparticles exhibit an enhanced ability to migrate through the soil and provide greater control of the rate of activation of other chemicals, such as oxidants, in the contaminated soil.
US07963716B2
Assembly of a pin guide member for retaining a pair of connecting pins is facilitated for improvement in an assembling property and cost reduction. On the premise that inner brackets are overlapped with outer brackets, and pins are inserted into pin holes thereof so as to connect the brackets to each other, inner collar portions of pin guide members for retaining the pins are combined and integrated with each other by bolts and nuts through a supporting plate serving as a connection member. Meanwhile, outer collar portions of both the pin guide members are supported in the pin radial direction with respect to the inner brackets and rotation thereof is prevented.
US07963715B2
A push-in connector provides for easy manufacturing and assembly using a flat-stamped flexible retainer clip. The retainer clip is inserted into the connector and flexes to snap-fit within in the connector. The flex of the clip also flexes wings of the clip which engage with a receiving boss. The flexion of the clip allows for easy push-in of the connector and sufficient resistance to accidental pull-out. The push-in connector design eliminates the need for screw-mounting of the connector. The connector assembly may be manufactured for use in connection with a variety of ball studs, as well as other items such as shafts of various objects and wires, or may be used a fastener.
US07963713B2
A liquid dispenser includes: a deformable container confining a fluid-storing space and having an open end defining an opening; an outer sleeve secured to the open end, extending into the fluid-storing space, and having an inner wall formed with a recess; an inner sleeve extending into the outer sleeve, defining an inner space, rotatable about an axis relative to the outer sleeve between first and second angular positions, and formed with a through-hole in fluid communication with the recess when the inner sleeve is disposed at the first angular position and not in fluid communication with the recess when the inner sleeve is disposed at the second angular position; and a brush-mounting seat extending into the inner sleeve.
US07963710B2
The printer includes a printing unit 12 that performs printing on each of a label L1 and a second raw sheet M2 on the way of feeding out a first raw sheet M1, which is temporarily stuck with labels L1 on a release liner S, and a second raw sheet M2 having no adhesive layer; a peeling unit 13 that peels off the label L1 from the release liner S; first and second holding units 15, 16 that hold a label sheet L2 formed via a cutting unit 14; and a laminating unit 17 that laminates the label L1 and the label sheet L2 with each other so that the reverse surface of the printed surface of the label sheet L2 faces the adhesive layer side of the label L1 are provided. The label L1 laminated with the label sheet L2 is stuck onto an adherend W in a state that the adhesive layer is exposed in a closed loop state in an entire area of the periphery of the label sheet L2.
US07963702B2
A roller bearing having spacers interposed between rollers is provided. During operation of the bearing, the spacers are prevented from being pressed by adjacent rollers against an inner ring or inner ring, so that heat generation and wear of the spacers at a guiding surface are reduced. The roller bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers, and a plurality of spacers interposed between adjacent rollers. Surfaces of each spacer that face respective rolling contact surfaces of the rollers each have a concave shape that extends across a pitch circle of the rollers, and the spacers are guided by one of the outer and inner rings. When each of the spacers is held between the adjacent rollers, a clearance is formed between the one of the outer and inner rings and the spacer.
US07963700B2
A sealing device for an antifriction bearing includes a fixed support and a rotating support, the sealing device comprising a metal frame designed to be associated with a support of the bearing and a sealing joint, the frame including an annular seat and, secured to the seat, electronic identifying means consisting of a transponder connected on a communication antenna, wherein the antenna has an at least semi-annular or annular shape which is designed to be urged opposite the seat, the identifying means being secured to the seat via an insulating material layer which is interposed between the antenna and the seat so as to provide electromagnetic insulation for the antenna.
US07963697B2
A gain correction and calibration technique for digital imaging systems is provided. In one embodiment, a method may include acquiring a plurality of dark images via a digital detector of an X-ray system. Acquiring the plurality of dark images may include acquiring data from a plurality of data channels of the digital detector during an analog test mode of the digital detector in which calibration voltages are applied to the data channels. The method may also include calibrating a channel gain map of the detector based on the plurality of dark images. Additional systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.
US07963687B2
Light emitting assembly includes an optical conductor having a pattern of deformities on or in front and back sides of the optical conductor to cause light to be emitted from a light emitting surface on at least one of the sides. At least one of the deformities varies, and at least one planar or curved refractive surface is aligned with at least one light source to redirect a portion of the light from the light source entering the optical conductor in a predetermined manner to cause the light emitted from the light emitting surface to pass through an optical film, which redirects the light through a liquid crystal display with no loss.
US07963685B2
A rear combination lamp y for a vehicle includes a rear combination lamp housing with an inboard cavity, an intermediate cavity, and an outboard cavity. First, second, and third light-emitting diodes extend into the inboard cavity, intermediate cavity, and outboard cavity, respectively. A turn signal member is operably connected to the first, second, and third light-emitting diodes and engagement of the turn signal activates the first, second, and third light-emitting diodes sequentially.
US07963682B2
A temporary headlight reflector device for application to a vehicle of a sandwich construction having a temporary elastic or flexible reflective panel with protruding tabs including protective layers releasably bonded by adhesive material to the tab substrate which may be folded over for attachment to the front of a vehicle.
US07963681B2
A race track lighting system comprising a plurality of fixtures mounted in spaced relationship to one another on the infield side of the track and projecting light outwardly and downwardly onto the track surface from relatively low poles. Each fixture is asymmetric so as to provide a strong cut-off preventing light from being projected into the eyes of oncoming driver, but a divergent pattern in the direction of traffic flow so as to blend the light from one fixture with the light from an adjacent fixture for the purpose of promoting uniformity in the lighting intensity. The lamp is offset in the fixture and a blocker strip is placed in from of the lamp to prevent direct, uncontrolled light from reaching the track.
US07963676B2
A reflector window includes a light transmission window having a center and an outer edge and an optical coating of at least first and second materials having differing refractive indices deposited on a proximate side of the light transmission window. The optical coating includes a plurality of alternating layers of the first and second materials with each layer having a thickness which increases from the center to the outer edge of the light transmission window.
US07963672B2
An LED lamp includes a housing defining an opening, an LED module received in the housing, a light-guiding cover covering the LED module and a transparent plate hermetically coupled to the housing via glue. The housing includes a main body, a pair of lateral plates secured to two opposite ends thereof and a pair of cushioning plates tightly sandwiched between the lateral plates and the two opposite ends of the main body. Each cushioning plate defines a recessed side edge, whereby two opposite end edges of the transparent plate, the recessed side edges and tops of the lateral plates cooperatively define a pair of receiving grooves at the two opposite ends of the main body of the housing. An outer edge of the transparent plate is hermetically coupled to the housing via glue filled in the receiving grooves.
US07963668B2
A street lamp includes a lampshade, a light-emitting diode array, a lens array, and a filter film. The lampshade includes a bottom wall and a sidewall extending around the bottom wall, the lampshade defines a receiving space with an opening opposite to the bottom wall. The light-emitting diode array is received in the receiving space and has a number of light-emitting diodes which light emitting direction faces to the opening of the lampshade. The lens array has a number of lenses corresponding to the light-emitting diodes, the lenses is capable of converging light emitting from the light-emitting diodes. The filter film is disposed on the optical path of the plurality of light-emitting diodes for filtering light of predetermined wavelength ranges.
US07963666B2
An LED package comprises an LED for emitting LED light, and a conversion material remote to said LED for down-converting the wavelength of LED light. The package further comprises a reflector directing at least some of the LED light toward the conversion material, the conversion material down-converting the wavelength of at least some of the reflected LED light. A method for emitting light from an LED package comprising providing an LED, reflector and conversion material, and emitting light from said LED, at least some of the LED light emitted toward the reflector. The method further comprises reflecting at least some of the LED light toward the conversion material, and converting at least some of said reflected LED light at the conversion material. At least some of the converted reflected LED light is emitted by the LED package.
US07963663B2
A lighting system, the lighting system being usable in combination with coloured light sources to create a lighting scheme by providing electrical power to the coloured light sources, the lighting system comprising: at least two lamp modules, each of the lamp modules including a module base and a socket matrix mounted to the module base, each of the socket matrices having a predetermined number of sockets, each of the sockets being able to removably receive at least one of the coloured light sources and transmit electrical power thereto; at least two power transmission lines, each of the power transmission lines being electrically coupled to a respective socket in each of the socket matrices; and a controller for selectively providing the electrical power independently to each of the power transmission lines.
US07963659B2
A direction control plate is fitted near an exhaust aperture of a lamp unit, and a partition plate is fitted so as to surround the front and the bottom of the exhaust aperture. The direction control plate is fitted so as to surround three sides of the periphery of the exhaust aperture in the shape of a letter “U”. Furthermore, the side plate is provided so as somewhat to close the exhaust aperture, and so as to be inclined by an angle θ towards the wall of a case. If a lamp within the lamp unit should break, the direction of scattering of the broken pieces is controlled by this direction control plate, and it is possible to prevent these broken pieces from being scattered to the exterior of the device, since the broken pieces can be made to collide with the partition plate.
US07963658B2
A light modulator assembly includes first, second, and third light modulators, with first and second dichroic mirrors. The first dichroic mirror is located at an optical pupil of said assembly and is configured to split a beam of light into a first component beam and an intermediate beam. The first dichroic mirror then transmits the first component beam to the first light modulator and reflects the intermediate beam to the second dichroic mirror. The second dichroic mirror is configured to split the intermediate beam into second and third component beams and to direct the second component beam to the second modulator and the third component beam to the third modulator. A third dichroic mirror is configured to receive the output of the first, second, and third modulators and to pass the output from the first, second, and third modulators to display optics.
US07963654B2
The invention provides for a subjective refractor for determining refractive error of the eye comprising an optical system for presenting at least two targets to the eye, the difference of focus between the targets greater than the predicted depth of focus of the eye; —means for indicating target preference from the presented targets; and means for determining refractive error of the eye on the basis of target preference.
US07963647B2
A light irradiation apparatus in which high peak irradiance is obtained and the heat influence on the article being irradiated with light is reduced, and also an inkjet printer which has such a light irradiation apparatus in which pictures with high image quality can be reliably made and the amount of heat influence on the recording medium is low is achieved using a light irradiation apparatus having a discharge lamp of the short arc type and a reflection component for reflecting the light of this discharge lamp. The light of the discharge lamp is radiated in a state in which it is focused by the reflection component so as to extending linearly on the light irradiation area. The inkjet printer has a head part with the above described light irradiation apparatus, the light from which sets ink of the photosetting type which has been applied to the recording medium
US07963646B2
Compositions for use in ink jet printing onto a substrate comprising a water based dispersion including metallic nanoparticles and appropriate stabilizers. Also disclosed are methods for the production of said compositions and methods for their use in ink jet printing onto suitable substrates.
US07963632B2
A channel member formed with a liquid storing chamber and a communication channel is configured to be tilted together with a droplet ejecting head. A cap member is configured to be movable between: a standby position spaced away from a droplet ejecting surface; and a capping position at which the cap member is in close contact with the droplet ejecting surface and covers droplet ejecting openings. A cap drive section drives the cap member to move between the standby position and the capping position. When the cap drive section drives the cap member to move to the capping position, the cap member presses the droplet ejecting head, and the channel member is tilted together with the droplet ejecting head in such a manner that a connection section between the liquid storing chamber and the communication channel is located at a position higher than the liquid storing chamber.
US07963624B2
Performed is conveying-error correction in accordance with the kind and the number of rollers that are actually involved in the conveying of a printing medium. Each of the rollers that are potentially involved in the conveying of the printing medium has a unique amount of eccentricity, and may affect the quality of image to be printed in a peculiar manner. To address this problem, a surface of the printing medium is divided into areas according to the number and the combination of the rollers that are actually involved in the conveying. A pattern each is printed for each of the areas thus formed while the pattern enables the detection of the conveying error. A correction value to correct the conveying error is calculated using each of the patterns. The correction values thus obtained are reflected in the conveying of the printing medium.
US07963620B2
Methods and systems are provided for improving brake performance, including extending the life of carbon brakes on aircraft. One embodiment of the method comprises measuring the speed of the aircraft and the intensity of braking and comparing these to predetermined maximum values for each. If the values are both lower than the maximum values, one or more of the brakes are selectively disabled.
US07963616B2
A cutting pick comprising an elongate shank and a cutting tip which is mounted to one end of the shank to project from that end. At least two sleeve segments are provided and those segments are circumferentially fixed about the shank to form a substantially annular sleeve. The sleeve can be fixed about the shank in non-contacting relationship with the trailing end of the cutting tip. Moreover, the cutting tip can have a portion of maximum diameter which is of greater diameter than the inner diameter of the sleeve so that the portion of maximum diameter overlies the sleeve radially.
US07963611B1
A wheelchair leg support includes a pad having an inclined upper portion for supporting an upper leg and a lower portion extending angularly downward from the upper portion for supporting a user's leg and preventing a user's lower legs or feet from passing beneath a moving wheelchair avoiding injury. The lower portion includes a relief or cut-out to cradle the lower leg to resist the leg from slipping off the leg support and for comfort of the user.
US07963606B2
The present invention relates to task chairs that support the body of the user in healthy positions while the user performs various tasks over extended sitting periods and that provide independent and independently adjustable support to the lower and the upper back.
US07963605B2
A vehicle seat having a lift structure for adjusting the position of the seat employs a load transfer link (9) to transfer the loads applied to the seat from a lift link (3) and an upper support (2) to a pivot bracket (7), which is typically coupled to the floor of the vehicle. The load transfer link is coupled to the pivot bracket on one end and to the lift link on the opposite end, in order to transfer the load. The lift structure permits movement of a restraint seatbelt with the height adjustment of the vehicle seat, thus reducing the potential for discomfort of the occupant.
US07963600B2
A head restraint assembly is provided that is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position. The head restraint assembly includes a support member and a deployable member. A link is rotatably mounted with respect to the support member and the deployable member. A shaft is mounted to the link for rotation therewith. The active material is actuatable to rotate the shaft and thereby cause the deployable member to move from its retracted position to its deployed position.
US07963598B2
It is one object of the present invention to provide a control for moving a head rest in response to a signal from a sensor detecting a distance between the head rest and a head of a passenger, in which even if the head of the passenger moves within a predetermined range, the head rest can be prevented from moving depending on the motion of the head of the passenger so as to remove discomfort for the passenger.Therefore, the present invention has a construction as follows.A head rest control system in which a head rest of a seat of a vehicle is constructed to be moved back and forth by a head rest moving mechanism may include a sensor detecting a distance between the head rest and a head of a passenger, and a control device controllably actuating the head rest moving mechanism. The control device is constructed to actuate the head rest moving mechanism when the distance between the head rest and the head detected by the sensor is outside of a proper range of clearance in which it is possible to deal with a back-side collision of the vehicle, thereby moving the head rest to a proper position in which it is possible to deal with the back-side collision of the vehicle.
US07963589B2
A motor vehicle instrument panel cross-member (1) includes a beam (2) extending substantially along a longitudinal direction and elements (4) for fixing the beam (2) on the vehicle structure including at least one plate (6) provided with a fixing orifice (8). The plate (6) is integral with the beam (2).
US07963586B2
Aspects of the invention relate to a panel for a vehicle interior. The panel includes a relatively non-deformable support having at least one shaped portion, and a relatively deformable inlay pad that can be mounted in the shaped portion. The inlay pad may be formed as a foam pad, as an air cushion and/or as a gel cushion. Aspects of the invention also relate to a method for forming a panel for a vehicle interior.
US07963580B2
The invention relates to a device for covering a cargo space (12) of a motor vehicle, said cargo space being bordered by an outwardly pivotable vehicle lid (14), in particular a trunk lid, said device comprising an extractable roller blind device (26, 22, 24) which can be driven at least in the retraction direction and which forms a roller blind web (22) which extends over an area in its extracted state between a first end (26) of the roller blind and a second end (24) of the roller blind, and first and second positioning means (32, 34, 31) arranged in the vehicle for positioning the first and/or second ends (26, 24) of the roller blind(s) by means of which the roller blind web (22) can be extracted into a covering position in which the roller blind web (22) extends essentially horizontally over the cargo space (12). To be able to bring the roller blind web easily out of the covering position into a position that facilitates access to the cargo space, according to the present invention, the first positioning means (32, 34) are arranged separately from the vehicle lid (14) and the second positioning means (31) are arranged on the vehicle lid (14) so that the second end (24) of the roller blind is jointly pivotable due to the outward pivoting (A) of the vehicle lid (14) to bring the roller blind web (22) out of the covering position and into an inclined position.
US07963573B2
The invention relates to a locking device at a spagnolet mechanism (1), anchored in a door or window case (39), which mechanism comprises a central adjusting mechanism (2), from which locking rods (7) originate in mutually opposite directions, the free ends of the locking rods (7) being anchored in recesses (41) in a frame (40), a locking bolt (42) being responsible for the locking, which is pivotable around a stationary revolving spindle pin (44) by the locking rods, which locking bolt (42) via a connection link (43) with joints adjacent its ends in a locking house (16) is connected to the associated locking rod. According to the invention the locking bolt (42) is partially inserted into the locking house (16) and is anchored there by way of the revolving spindle pin (44). The locking bolt is connected in an extreme outwardly pivoted position to the connection link (43) via its first joint (45) and is pivoted into the locking house jointly with connection link, which in the locking house is connected to its second joint (46) with the corresponding locking rod end, which jointly with the adjusting mechanism (2) prevent the locking bolt (42) from pivoting back to the extreme position. In this way the unity of the coupling is secured.
US07963568B2
An elbow clamp assembly structurally supports or replaces a connection between a main pipe and an elbow pipe. The elbow clamp assembly includes an upper clamp body and a lower clamp body securable on opposite sides of the main pipe in facing relation. The upper and lower clamp bodies are connected by a clamp bolt extendable through the main pipe. An elbow boss is securable to the elbow pipe, and a cross bolt is extendable through the elbow pipe and connected between the elbow boss and the clamp bolt.
US07963563B2
Unique labels for security or identification purposes, methods of making the labels and uses for the labels are described herein. The label is formed from one or more crystalline materials, optionally in combination with a non-crystalline material, or from a combination of polymers, and has a unique, detectable pattern. In one embodiment, the label is formed from a crystalline material, preferably a metallic material, which naturally contains a unique grain structure, with unique reflective properties. In a preferred embodiment, the label is formed of a metallic material that has been recrystallized to enlarge the size of the grains so that they are visible to the unaided human eye.
US07963562B2
A safety belt system for a motor vehicle is provided. The safety belt system comprising a safety belt, a shoulder portion of the safety belt, a buckle element, a mobile region of the buckle element, which under the action of forces caused by a crash is mobile from an initial position in which the safety belt may slide along the buckle element into a final position, in which the safety belt is fixed to the buckle element. The safety belt cooperating with the mobile region, such that the mobile region is movable by a force acting on the shoulder portion which tensions the shoulder portion in the direction of extension of the belt, from its initial position into its final position. The fixing of the safety belt on the buckle element is carried out by the mobile region itself.
US07963558B2
A method for producing an airbag package for an airbag module, which airbag package at least comprises an airbag and a protection covering surrounding the airbag is provided. The method using a first tool that comprises a recess for receiving the airbag package. The method comprising the steps of: covering the recess with an evenly outspread first protection covering part of the protection covering, folding the airbag, and inserting the folded airbag into the recess under interposition of the first protection covering part.
US07963557B2
An airbag for protecting a vehicle occupant comprising a first and a second material layer each having edge regions, wherein the first and the second layers are sewn together along the edge regions. A fastening section adapted for attaching to a part of the vehicle and connecting to a gas generator configured to inflate the airbag with a gas in response to an accident. A first and a second chamber region disposed opposite a dividing seam, wherein each of the material layers includes a first and a second material section each matched to one of the first or second chamber regions.
US07963544B2
A self-locking universal trailer hitch comprising a hitch receiver, a bar and a pivoting second receiver, wherein the hitch receiver is secured to a towing vehicle, and wherein the bar is removably secured to the hitch receiver, and wherein the second receiver comprises a locking mechanism to removably secure the pivoting second receiver to the bar. The self-locking universal trailer hitch is utilized by securing a trailer to a towing vehicle by obtaining a towing vehicle with a first hitch receiver and a universal trailer hitch with a second hitch receiver, a bar and a pivoting second receiver having a locking mechanism, inserting the bar into the pivoting second hitch receiver, locking the bar to the second hitch receiver, inserting the bar into the second receiver and locking the bar to the second receiver via the locking mechanism.
US07963542B2
A modular cart for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The modular cart may have a first cart with a first connection portion and a first mounting location. The modular cart may further have a second cart with a second connection portion and a second mounting location. The first connection portion of the first cart may be configured to attach to the second connection portion of the second cart. The modular cart may also have a cart component configured to interchangeably mount to either the first mounting location of the first cart or to the second mounting location of the second cart.
US07963535B2
An arrangement for pivotally coupling an auxiliary axle frame to a vehicle chassis includes a pair of support brackets, each fastened to one of two opposite longitudinal rails of the chassis. Each bracket is coupled to its associated rail with a set of threaded fasteners extended through aligned openings in the bracket and rail. Each fastener is tightened to a predetermined level of tensile force, after which its movable components are welded together to positively and permanently set the fastener. Each bracket extends behind the chassis to support a rotational coupling device including a pin rotatable about a transverse axis. Opposite arms of the tag axle frame support clevis type coupling features at their forward ends. Each clevis type feature is integrally coupled to one of the pins. An actuator used to pivot the tag axle frame can be coupled to the chassis and frame through similar rotational coupling devices and clevis type features.
US07963532B2
A paint pump and cart having a movable carriage to enable tilting of the paint pump secured to the carriage via a pivot mechanism without tilting the remainder of cart. A latching mechanism having a spring biased pin received in one of a pair of apertures provides selective retention of the carriage in an operating or loading position and the latching mechanism is operable to release the carriage to move between the operating and loading positions.
US07963530B1
The beach wagon is a modified wagon including a plurality of large wheels, a plurality of foldable chair carrying racks, and side bars that can carry umbrellas, tables, and the like. The beach wagon is also capable of storing items inside of the wagon bed, such as coolers and beach toys.
US07963526B2
A radial shaft seal is provided for accommodating large radial offset of the shaft relative to a housing. The seal includes an annular retainer insert provided for engaging the seal to a fixed housing. An annular elastomeric seal body is molded to the retainer insert and includes a flexible axially extending portion extending from an inner surface of the retainer insert. A seal portion extends from a radially inward end of the flexible portion and includes first and second seal lips and an elastomeric bearing surface disposed between the first and second sealing lips. The bearing surface includes a plurality of raised pads adapted to engage the shaft. The pads each include a rounded edge on lateral sides thereof for encouraging the creation of a lubricating film between the pads and shaft. The pads are lubricated by a lubricant disposed in a lubricant chamber disposed between the first and second seal lips.
US07963501B2
A butterfly valve including a housing having a hollow passage defining a flow path and a shaft mounted to the housing and extending transversely across the flow path. The shaft defines an axis of rotation for a butterfly valve element carried on the shaft. The valve element can be rotated about the axis between an open position permitting flow along the flow path and a closed position restricting flow along the flow path. The butterfly valve element includes a thin, substantially disc-shaped, flow-regulating plate having front and rear faces and a flow-straightening vane extending from one of the faces transversely relative to the shaft. The vane is solid and extends substantially to the wall of the hollow passage thereby defining separate non-communicating flow channels on opposite sides thereof for reducing flow turbulence and for straightening and accelerating flow across the plate.
US07963489B2
An improved mounting system for use with display units and other devices of various sizes. A mounting system of the present invention includes a surface mounting bracket and at least one device mounting bracket. At least one of the surface mounting bracket and the at least one device mounting bracket is expandable such that it is able to accommodate and support devices of different dimensions and weights.
US07963487B2
A synthetic material clamp includes a band bent ring-shaped, having band ends with toothed coupling sections together forming a latching coupling. Each coupling section has a first latching element with a latching tooth directed toward a band inner side and a second latching element with a latching tooth directed toward a band outer side. The latching elements are arranged on the coupling sections so the first latching element of a coupling section engages upon closing of the latching coupling. The first and second latching elements are located on opposite sides of a plane centrally dividing the band in a longitudinal direction. The latching elements of both coupling sections include on a side facing the plane a supporting surface arranged when the latching coupling is closed, with the supporting surfaces of one of the latching elements engaging the supporting surfaces of the latching elements of the other coupling section.
US07963481B2
A method and a device for supporting the take-off rotation of an aircraft, which aircraft comprises on each side of the aircraft at least two main landing gear units, arranged one behind the other, which main landing gear units comprising wheels. For supporting the take-off rotation, in at least one rear pair of the main landing gear units the distance between the wheels of these rear main landing gear units, which wheels roll on the ground, and the fuselage, may actively be reduced.
US07963476B2
A tippet spool is self-orientating when displayed on pegs at retail. The tippet spool also has structures adapted to interlock adjacent tippet spools in a stack with one spool rotatable with respect to its neighbors. The tippet spool is self orientating because of an asymmetrical central opening with the center of mass of the tippet spool opposite the portion of the central opening furthest from the center of the spool.
US07963460B2
A detachable aromatic nebulizing diffuser includes a base panel, an electric fan, a fluid container, an ultrasonic oscillator, a power jack, a water baffle, a lower housing and a top cover. The ultrasonic oscillator oscillates ultrasonic waves to cause an aromatic fluid in the fluid container into a fine mist that is carried by currents of air caused by the electric fan and guided through an air duct in the fluid container. The fluid container has bottom mounting rods detachably plugged into respective tubular upright posts of the base panel, facilitating mounting and dismounting. The water baffle and the top cover are light transmissive for creating a visual effects upon working of a light source that is carried on the ultrasonic oscillator.
US07963459B1
An expansion nozzle adapted for use in high pressure, high temperature conditions. The expansion nozzle uses spring compression to operate under constant pressure conditions to efficiently flash hot water into steam. A motor can be employed to automatically adjust the extent of compression of the spring during the flashing operation, to thereby adjust the pressure of the liquid applied to the nozzle. In addition, the expansion nozzle can be equipped with a mechanism to allow cleaning or lapping of the orifice surfaces without disassembly of the expansion nozzle assembly.
US07963456B2
The invention relates to a track part (10) for a lane-guided toy car racing track, which, on at least one end face (18), has a fastening device for a further track part (10), wherein the fastening device has at least one first pocket (22) and at least one pin (20) that fits into the first pocket (22), which are arranged symmetrically to one another with respect to a center (24) of the end face (18), such that, when two track parts (10) are inserted together, one pin (20) engages in a first pocket (22) in each case. The fastening device additionally has at least one pair (28) of second pockets (30), which are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center (24) of the end face (18), such that, when two track parts (10) are inserted together, two second pockets (30) come into contact with each another in each case.
US07963455B2
A thermostatted valve used in an internal combustion engine and comprising a housing fitted with at least three ports, namely an engine port to communicate with the engine cooling system, a radiator port to communicate with the radiator, and a bypass port to communicate with a bypass, further comprising a hollow, spherical valve element supported pivotably about a pivot axis within the housing between two end positions, said valve element being fitted with at least two apertures of which one permanently communicates with the engine port and the other is situated in a plane substantially perpendicular to said pivot axis, further comprising a temperature sensor controlled valve element drive, characterized in that the axes of all ports are configured in planes that are approximately perpendicular to the pivot axis of the valve element, in that the valve element is approximately a spherical segment or a laminar sphere of which the open side communicates permanently with the engine port, further that the valve element is fitted with at least one feedthrough which in one of the end positions of said valve element is disconnected from the radiator port while in the other end position it faces this radiator port, in that an approximately spherical sealing system is configured in the zone of the radiator port and in that said drive acts on the valve element) excentrically relative to the pivot axis.
US07963454B2
An HVAC control system that accommodates and/or facilitates control from a remote location. The HVAC control system may include a web-enabled building control appliance with a controller, a first port and a second port. The controller may implement a web server that is coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web pages on a first network and for receiving a number of responses. The controller may be coupled to the second port so as to communicate with one or more communicating thermostats via a second network. The web server may provide one or more web-pages via the first port that solicit and receive information pertaining to one or more remote sensors that are to be connected to one of the one or more thermostats. The web server may provide a wiring diagram for the one or more remote sensors that is dependent on the received information pertaining to one or more remote sensors.
US07963443B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products for mitigating signal noise at a wireless smart device reader are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method (performed at a wireless smart device reader) that includes receiving a signal from a wireless smart device and checking for an error in a portion of the signal. In response to detecting the error, an error flag is set in an error register to indicate the presence of noise in the signal portion. The error register is repeatedly polled in order to detect the setting of the error flag. In response to detecting the setting of the error flag, a command to eliminate the signal portion is issued.
US07963442B2
A Reconfigurable Nose Control System (RNCS) is designed to adjust the flight path of spin-stabilized artillery projectiles. The RNCS uses the surface of a projectile nose cone as a trim tab. The nose cone may be despun by the action of aerodynamic surfaces, to zero spin relative to earth fixed coordinates using local air flow, and deflected by a simple rotary motion of a Divert Motor about the longitudinal axis of the projectile. A forward section of the nose cone having an ogive is mounted at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the projectile, forming an axial offset of an axis of the forward section with respect to the longitudinal axis of the projectile. Another section of the nose cone includes another motor, the Roll Generator Motor, that is rotationally decoupled from the forward section and rotates the deflected forward section so that its axis may be pointed in any direction within its range of motion. Accordingly, deflection and direction of the forward section may be modulated by combined action of the motors during flight of the projectile.
US07963441B2
A mobile device is provided with an information extracting application in response to a message received from the mobile device while located within retail establishment. Information that is then extracted by the mobile device from an information carrying indicia via use of the information extracting application is received from the mobile device and used to cause a display on the mobile device of a first web/wireless access protocal (“WAP”) page having information related to a product, wherein the first web/WAP page includes a link activatable while the mobile device is located within the retail establishment to initiate a purchase of the product. In response to activation of the link, the mobile device is caused to display at least a second web/WAP page to allow a user to specify a payment method to be used to purchase the product to specify a method by which the product is to be checked out/picked up/delivered to the user.
US07963434B2
A method and an apparatus for removing a micro component surely and leveling solder remaining on a substrate without imposing thermal damage to solder lands, the substrate and components on the periphery. A thermosetting adhesive (15) is provided on the surface (12a) of a micro component (12) opposite to the side of a substrate (11), and the distal end of a component holding pin (13) having cross-section area falling within the surface (12a) of the micro component (12) opposite to the side of the surface (11) is passed through the thermosetting adhesive (15) to abut against the surface (12a) of the micro component (12). Subsequently, solder (16) between the micro component (12) and the substrate (11) is heated to melt and the component holding pin (13) is moved in the direction receding from the substrate (11). Consequently, the micro component (12) is removed from the substrate (11).
US07963433B2
A surgical device is provided, the surgical device including a first driver for performing a first movement function; a second driver for performing a second movement function; a first rotatable drive shaft configured, upon actuation, to cause selective engagement of one of the first and second drivers with a second rotatable drive shaft, wherein the second rotatable drive shaft is configured to drive the selectively engaged one of the first and second drivers. Third and fourth drivers may also be included. The drivers may function to rotate a shaft portion of the surgical device relative to, and about the longitudinal axis of, a handle; move a jaw portion relative to the shaft portion; move a first jaw relative to a second jaw; and/or move a surgical member within the second jaw.
US07963425B2
A shrink sleeve on a vertical pump-up dispenser covers a portion of the actuator, the container and the gap between the actuator and the container. The shrink sleeve may have upper and lower transparent portions to display properties of the dispenser and a middle portion to display product use information. The shrink sleeve may be removable via a tear strip so that the dispenser has an uncluttered appearance when used by the consumer.
US07963424B2
A beverage dispenser with plural dispensing heads from which different beverages are dispensed. The dispenser has an ice bin from which ice is dispensed. A motor drives an agitator internal to the ice bin. The motor is removably attached to the ice bin by locking pins for easy removal and replacement. Waste ice and beverage is collected in a drip pan. The drip pan is insulated to prevent condensate from collecting around the outer surface of the drip pan. A carbonator is mounted to a front of the dispenser to provide carbonated water. Consequently, the carbonator is easily accessible for maintenance or replacement. Carbonated or non-carbonated water flows through a common manifold to the individual dispensing heads. By setting a manifold valve member associated with each dispensing head, the type of water supplied to the dispensing head, either carbonated or non-carbonated, is selectively set.
US07963415B2
A building design of container-drum is described that includes a lid (10) positioned at the top and at the base of a container-drum (20) and this lid (10) matches the shape of the container-drum's body (20) and has a surface with a circular projection (101) and an orthogonal projection of the rim (102) around the edge of the container-drum's body (20) and this surface (101) has a lowered hub (103) and concentric guides (104) in order to fit the fastening belts (30) and these concentric guides come off of the central hub (103), having cavities and spoked reinforcements (105) set in between the guides (104) with the lid (10) having rims on the top surface with a beveled region (106).
US07963413B2
A container for a food product including a tamper-evident closure which forms an opening of a container. The closure comprises a sealing layer, adhesively sealed to the top of the container around the opening. The sealing layer is releasable from the container by pulling back on the sealing layer and resealable against the top layer to seal the opening when the sealing layer is moved back against the top. The tamper-evident feature comprises a portion of the top adjacent the opening and covered by the sealing layer, which extends from a position spaced from, and extends towards and terminates at the opening of the container. A portion of the tamper-evident feature falls into the container after the sealing layer has been pulled back for a first time to thereby indicate that the container has been previously opened.
US07963403B2
A baffle system for use in a clarifier tank, having a tank bottom and a periphery and a substantially vertical peripheral wall bounding the interior of the tank, has a plurality of baffles mounted on the peripheral wall of the clarifier tank, each baffle has an upper baffle surface with a lower end and an upper end. The upper end of the upper baffle portion is coupled to the side wall of the clarifier tank wall. The lower end of the upper baffle portion is disposed at a substantially 60° angle away from the side wall of the clarifier tank such that the upper baffle surface slopes downwardly and away from the side wall.
US07963399B2
A method and apparatus for sorting particles moving through a closed channel system of capillary size comprises a bubble valve for selectively generating a pressure pulse to separate a particle having a predetermined characteristic from a stream of particles. The particle sorting system may further include a buffer for absorbing the pressure pulse. The particle sorting system may include a plurality of closely coupled sorting modules which are combined to further increase the sorting rate. The particle sorting system may comprise a multi-stage sorting device for serially sorting streams of particles, in order to decrease the error rate.
US07963396B2
A vacuum packaging system for transporting a plurality of medical containers includes a plurality of medical a tray that receives and supports the medical containers. The tray includes opposing first and second side walls, opposing side and rear walls and a bottom floor. The walls extend generally perpendicularly from the bottom floor of the tray to a top edge thereof. A nesting plate is removably mountable in the tray and includes a plurality of generally cylindrical sleeves each receiving one of the plurality of medical containers. A support surface within the tray generally extends parallel to and spaced a predetermined distance from the bottom floor of the tray and receives and supports the nesting plate. An air impervious flexible film defines an internal cavity and completely surrounds the tray and the medical containers. The internal cavity is evacuated to and maintained at a predetermined vacuum level below atmospheric pressure.
US07963392B2
A bar connecting apparatus applies clips to connect transverse bars used in reinforced concrete. A clip string is fed into the bar connecting apparatus by a clip feed assembly, so several pairs of transverse bars can be connected in rapid succession. A hammer reciprocates in the barrel of the bar connecting apparatus, and drives a clip from the barrel into engagement with the bars. An alignment head aligns the bar connecting apparatus with the transverse bars so the clips properly engage the bars.
US07963379B2
Saddlebag for motorcycles, having a luggage interior part facing the motorcycle in the installed state, a luggage exterior part facing away from the motorcycle in the installed state and which is mounted for opening and closing the saddlebag so it can pivot with respect to the luggage interior part. A flexible luggage intermediate part is situated between the luggage interior part and the luggage exterior part.
US07963377B2
Dampers for vehicle suspensions include a housing comprising a tube attached to a wheel axle of a vehicle and a piston rod extending from a piston within the tube and attached to the vehicle body. The piston divides the tube into first and second chambers. In order to damp responses when minor smooth road imperfections impart low force excitations to the wheel of the vehicle, a fluid bypass passageway in the form of a sleeve is positioned around the tube and overlies the piston. This provides second stage quasi-ideal damping at low force excitations to the wheels and thus to the wheel axles of the vehicle. The sleeve communicates with the first and second chambers through metered orifices or valves. As low force excitations from smooth road imperfections displace fluid within the tube through the metered orifices or valves, the orifices damp responses to the low force excitations, thereby smoothing the ride of the vehicle. The fluid bypass passageway facilitates calibrating the damper to respond at least close to an empirically obtained quasi-ideal damper response with respect to the low force excitations.
US07963374B2
The power-off electromagnetic brake (2) attracts an armature that is pressed by a spring force to a rotating member by a magnetic attraction force that is generated by energizing an exciting coil, and brake force that is acting on the rotating member is released. A voltage control circuit (12) continuously energizes the exciting coil for a fixed length of time and generates a considerable magnetic attraction force in order to attract the armature to a yoke when a brake power source (14) is switched on during brake release. After the armature has been attracted to the yoke, the voltage control circuit (12) intermittently energizes the exciting coil at a set cycle and a set on/off duty ratio to hold the armature in an attracted state to the yoke, thereby reducing power consumption and heat generation.
US07963367B2
A toeboard system includes toeboards of a cross section and an end configuration to assist in defining a locking corner connection of two toeboards at a scaffold upright. The system includes a toeboard clamp securable to a scaffold upright with projecting latch fingers for engaging two overlapped partially nested toeboards or two toeboards forming a generally perpendicular corner connection. A latch finger of the toeboard clamp engages a slot or port in the toeboards adjacent an end thereof to positively maintain toeboards in a perpendicular connection.
US07963366B2
The instant invention is a climbing device for belaying and rappelling. A tube is split into two parts that are hinged to pivot scissor-like. A loop of rope is inserted into the split tube and attached to the climber or an anchor with a carabiner. The split tube is open when the rope is slack and retains the one-piece tube belay device's characteristic advantages of smooth feed. The two parts pivot when there is tension in the rope, closing around the rope in a scissor-like movement that increases friction by pinching the rope against the carabiner, significantly reducing the brake-hand force needed to arrest and hold the weight of a climber. At least one spring applies the force that opens the spit tube when the device is not supporting a load. Alternate configurations include openings to control two ropes simultaneously; a lever to control the release of the rope when lowering a climber; and a means for attaching a second carabiner for rigging the device to belay a second with auto-braking. The instant invention is effective with climbing ropes of any diameter and can arrest rope moving through the device in either direction.
US07963357B2
A vehicle includes a frame, a pedal crank which is mounted on the frame to rotate about a first axis, a drive motor, a drive belt or drive chain for transmission of force from the drive motor to a drive wheel, with the drive wheel being mounted resiliently on the frame via a rocker. The pivot axis of the rocker in relation to the frame is coaxial with respect to the drive motor and coincides with the axis of a first gearwheel which is driven by the drive motor and about which the drive belt or drive chain is deflected.
US07963356B2
Apparatus including a locomotive-radiator-cooling-fan tankhead assembly having a substantially-circular base plate and a substantially-circular outer ring. The base plate has a central longitudinal axis and a circumference. The outer ring is substantially coaxially aligned with the central longitudinal axis and is attached to the base plate proximate the circumference. The base plate has a substantially-planar first surface having a central recess substantially coaxially aligned with the central longitudinal axis and having circumferentially-separated, first and second peripheral recesses each radially spaced apart from the central recess and extending radially inward from proximate the circumference. The outer ring longitudinally extends beyond the first surface. The tankhead assembly is devoid of any gussets attached to the base plate and is devoid of any gussets attached to the outer ring.
US07963355B2
A vehicle front end structure is provided with a vehicle body frame forming a frontward portion of a vehicle, a longitudinal acceleration sensor, a frontward vehicle component, a rearward extending part and a bracket. The frontward vehicle component is disposed to protrude farther forward than the vehicle body frame. The rearward extending part is connected to the frontward vehicle component and extends to a rearward position of the vehicle body frame. The bracket fixes the rearward extending part to the vehicle body frame at a connection area such that the rearward extending part is located farther rearward than the connection area of the vehicle body frame, with the bracket being constructed such that the rearward extending part releases from the vehicle body frame when a force acts to move the frontward vehicle component and the rearward extending part rearward.
US07963351B2
A method for forming a robotic vehicle. The method may involve forming a body and arranging a plurality of movable legs to project from the body for propelling the body over a surface. An actuator may be carried by the body to selectively engage and disengage different ones of the movable legs to cause a motion of the body, and thus the robotic vehicle, to travel over the surface.
US07963344B2
A tiller can include a frame supported by at least one wheel. An upright assembly can extend from the frame. A drive mechanism can be supported by the frame and include a motor having an output member. A tilling implement can have a drive shaft that is driven by the output member. The tilling implement can comprise at least one tine plate. A slider assembly can communicate with the wheel and be movably coupled along the upright assembly. The slider assembly can be configured to securably locate in at least a first position wherein the wheel is located at a first elevation relative to the frame and a second position wherein the wheel is located at a second elevation relative to the frame. The first and second elevations can be distinct.
US07963335B2
Systems and methods for providing energy to sub-sea support equipment. Energy can be provided by diverting at least a portion of a fluid from a well producing system to sub-sea support equipment units that can be disposed in the vicinity of the sea-floor, sea-bed, or mud-line. The well producing system can include, but is not limited to, a water injection system, a gas lift system, or combinations thereof. A water injection system designed to provide pressure support to one or more wells can be modified to provide an operational power source to one or more sub-sea support equipment units.
US07963323B2
A technique that is usable with a well includes deploying a sensing device on a drill string and communicating with the sensing device during a plug cementing operation over a wired infrastructure of the drill string. The technique includes controlling the plug cementing operation in response to the communication.
US07963317B2
A mini-sized heat-dissipating module includes a miniature heat-dissipating plate and a miniature fan unit. The miniature heat-dissipating plate has an assembling area, at least one airflow channel and at least one engaging portion. The assembling area and the airflow channel are provided on a top surface of the miniature heat-dissipating plate, wherein the assembling area is arranged at an end of the airflow channel. The miniature fan unit has an air inlet, an air outlet, a fan wheel and at least one engaging portion. The engaging portion of the miniature fan unit is engaged with that of the miniature heat-dissipating plate when assembled. An adhesive layer is further provided to combine the miniature fan unit with the miniature heat-dissipating plate.
US07963310B2
A liquid resin in which conductive particles are dispersed is supplied to between a circuit substrate and a semiconductor chip disposed so as to face each other and an ultrasonic wave having an amplitude in a perpendicular direction to a surface of the circuit substrate to generate a standing wave in a resin. Then, the conductive particles dispersed in the resin are captured at nodes of the standing wave to form connection bodies of aggregation of the conductive particles between connection terminals of the semiconductor chip and terminals of the circuit substrate. Thus, the semiconductor chip is mounted on the circuit substrate via the connection bodies. The terminals are arrayed so as to be spaced apart from one another by half a wavelength of the standing wave and each of the nodes of the standing wave are generated at a position between the terminals in the resin.
US07963307B2
A tire inflation system comprising pneumatically controlled wheel valves that are situated in the wheels of a motor vehicle. An electrically actuated pilot valve that is fixed to the vehicle controls the respective wheel valves. To produce a small, low-cost, reliable tire inflation system, a first and a second compressor are provided. The first compressor supplies a first compressed air system with medium-pressure compressed air and the second compressor supplies a second compressed air system with high-pressure compressed air. The wheel valves are situated in the first compressed air system and the pilot valves are situated in the second compressed air system.
US07963301B2
A heald body fabricated of a round wire and having a round shank with a flattened intermediate or center section (9) that is provided with a widened opening (16) delimited by two legs (14, 15). The area (A1) of the round cross section of the shank (20) substantially corresponds to the sum of the cross sectional areas (A5, A6) of the two legs (14, 15) of the intermediate section, whereby the heald body has a substantially constant cross-sectional area along its length.
US07963299B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for dissipating heat from a region of flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener. The method includes the steps of, via at least one channel in an outer surface around a flexible pipe, providing a flow path for water to flow from a region of the flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener to an uncovered region of the flexible pipe.
US07963291B2
A hair holder (1) composed of two hair holding sheets (3) for holding a hair bundle in a prescribed shape. The hair holding sheet (3) is an agent-impregnated sheet (3a) having a Taber stiffness of 0.2 mN·m or higher and a water retention of 0.03 g/cm2 or more and impregnated with a hair treating agent. Two agent-impregnated sheets (3a) are joined together to make a flat tube (1A) having an opening at each end thereof and a hollow (12) through which a hair bundle is to be inserted.
US07963286B2
A combination bite block, tongue depressor/retractor and airway for establishing and maintaining an open airway while preventing emergence clenching and the resulting dental and soft tissue damage associated with emergence clenching in procedures where anesthesia and/or sedation are used, or when the patient is not in control of their own airway, regardless of the cause. The inventive subject matter includes a tongue depressor/retractor component in both right and left conformations; and a bite block component. The bite block component is a wedge shaped, compressible component that is inserted between the upper and lower molars on either the right or left side of the mouth. The tongue depressor component is comprised by a flat portion of that is inserted into the side of the bite block, and an optional curved portion that retracts the tongue off of the posterior pharynx when in place.
US07963282B2
A kitchen hood assembly includes a combination hood cleaning and fire suppression system. The hood assembly includes a hood structure and a riser connected thereto. An exhaust blower forces an exhaust stream of air into the hood and through the riser. A combination hood cleaning and fire suppression system is incorporated into the hood structure. The combination hood cleaning and fire suppression system includes an elongated spray bar that is connected to a water source and includes a surfactant injector that injects a surfactant into the water being directed to the spray bar. In one mode of operation, the spray bar is effective to clean the hood assembly. In another mode of operation, when a fire is sensed in or in the vicinity of the hood, the same spray bar is utilized to inject an aqueous liquid into the hood to suppress the fire.
US07963281B2
This invention is a motion control mechanism for use in electric toy guns. The mechanism includes a gear set, a piston set that is inside the electric toy gun's body and driven by the said gear set, a primary repositioning spring that is between the said piston set and the toy gun's rear end, and the repositioning set that is installed on the gun body, and moves backward when driven by the said piston set. The said repositioning set is fixed to the piston set, and will move backward when driven by the gear set. It will then reposition itself by the force of primary repositioning spring. The electric toy guns with this invention have the following advantageous features: Since it has a repositioning set, and air release holes, it provides for motions that are more similar to those of real guns. Thus it is more suited for military training and lasts longer.
US07963280B2
There has been a problem that a projected part of a rear part of a pellet gets stuck with an end side of an attachment wall and rotation is interrupted when a rotary clip moves from a hit pin concave to an end side (i.e., attachment wall) of a magazine main body if the rear end of a pellet in a bore projects from a bore. In order to resolve the problem, there is proposed a magazine main body 1 and a magazine main body 1 having a rotary clip 2 rotatably attached to a rotary clip attachment part 3 of a magazine main body 1 characterized in that a clip opposing wall surface 33 of an attachment wall 34 of a clip opposing wall surface 33 gradually moves away from a cylindrical end surface of opposing rotary clip 2 towards an end side 31 of an attachment wall 34 within a range 35 of a rotational opposing surface positioned between a hit pin concave 32 and a side surface part 10 in the rotational direction of rotary clip 2.
US07963278B2
An apparatus for deploying a bola comprises a hollow outer cylinder slidably housing a hollow inner cylinder. The inner cylinder includes one closed end and houses a payload consisting of a bola consisting of three weights connected by cords, and spacers interposed between said weights.
US07963272B2
A heated fuel delivery system for vegetable oil or other fuels of temperature dependent viscosity, which may be used as fuel for a diesel engine. The system includes one or more heated fuel lines and/or a heated fuel tank to heat the fuel and reduce its viscosity for more efficient use. Recovered engine heat from the engine coolant system is transferred to heat the fuel.
US07963253B1
A grooming device for an animal has a rotating member with at least one pair of opposing connection members configured to interact with the receiving areas of a flex member. The receiving areas are configured to permit the connection members to move to enable the flex member to move from a parallel plane with the rotating member to a non-parallel plane. The flex member is maintained spaced from the rotating member through the use of springs placed between the two members forming a compression area. The curry ribs are at substantially right angles to, and affixed to, at least a portion of the exterior periphery of the flex member. The curry ribs can be removable from the flex member or permanently secured to the surface.
US07963252B2
Broiler chickens are grown in barns with poultry litter, typically 4-6 inches of pine bark shavings. Growing chickens live on this litter, adding their manure to the litter bed. A liquid top dressing of alkaline-soluble, oxidized humic acid and non indigenous bacteria between flocks can release ammonia harmlessly to the atmosphere and tie up any unreleased nitrogen and phosphorous as water insoluble nitrogen and water insoluble phosphorous. Farmers typically remove and replace the litter bed after 6-8 flocks. Surprisingly, the combination of neutralized, low conductivity humic acid, non indigenous bacteria and substantially complete mechanical litter bed turnover between flocks allows the virtually indefinite use of said litter.
US07963248B2
A plasma generator includes a gas supply member configured to supply source gas and a plurality of electrodes for generating plasma using the source gas. The plurality of electrodes have a long rod shape in a first direction and are arranged abreast in a second direction vertical to the first direction to be spaced apart from each other at the same height. A spaced distance between electrodes is adjusted by means of a distance adjusting unit including a first connector connected to a first electrode, a second connector connected to a second electrode, and a first shaft pin connecting the first and second connectors to each other. The first and second connectors rotate on the first shaft pin to adjust a spaced distance between the first and second electrodes.
US07963242B2
An anchor holds a variety of mooring system elements, including processor-controlled cable brakes, prior to deployment of the anchor. The anchor is configured to automatically deploy the elements of the mooring system into a desired underwater configuration. A method of deploying an ocean anchor includes controlling cable brakes and results in the elements of the mooring system being deployed into a desired underwater configuration.
US07963241B2
Column-stabilized floating offshore platform structures (10) having spaced apart buoyant main vertical columns (11) joined at lower ends by horizontal lower truss members (13) in a pin connection and joined at upper ends by a buoyant deck mount structure (14), and/or by horizontal truss members, to form a moment connection. A buoyant keel tank (15) having a central moon pool (15A) can be retracted and extended relative to the main columns between a retracted transport mode and an extended operating mode. Ballast of the columns and keel tank can be adjusted to raise or lower the center of gravity of the structure with respect to its center of buoyancy to stabilize the structure and compensate for variable or fixed loads, deck payloads, environmental conditions, and operational and installation stages. A three-sided deck mount allows on-site float-over deck installation.
US07963237B2
A ground opener that is allowed to caster in one direction is associated with a pair of arms connected by a pivot connection that allows one arm to move relative to the other arm. The movable arm is forced against the stationary arm when the ground opener impacts the soil as the ground opener is pulled along a relatively straight travel path. When the ground opener is turned radially from the straight travel path, the movable arm may cast away from the stationary arm. The disc opener is coupled to the movable arm through a central hub and, as such, the trailing edge of the disc opener will move away from the stationary arm as the disc opener is turned. When the disc opener has completed the turn, the torque on the disc opener will lessen thereby allowing the movable arm to move back toward the stationary arm.
US07963223B2
An apparatus and method for bending a printing plate is disclosed. A bending machine, in particular for the bending of printing plates which are used in printing machines, includes a pressure pad, which exerts the required clamping force on the printing plate during the bending operation, and which is movable in relation to a holding-down plate, so that a uniform clamping force acts on the printing plate over the entire length of the pressure pad.
US07963214B1
The present invention is directed to improved preconditioners (12) especially useful for the production of high meat-content pet foods. The preconditioners (12) include an elongated housing (16) with one or more elongated, axially rotatable mixing shafts (18, 20) therein, each having a plurality of outwardly extending mixing elements (42, 44). The preconditioner (12) is provided with apparatus (56) for directing relatively large quantities of heated non-steam gas into the preconditioner (12) in lieu of most or all of the steam normally used with preconditioners. This serves to heat material passing through the preconditioner (12) without the addition of substantial moisture.
US07963211B2
The invention relates to a reciprocating installation (1) for the compression of a current gas, comprising: at least one cylinder (2) which defines a compression chamber (3); a piston (4) which co-operates with the cylinder, an actuation rod (6) extending from said piston; a cylinder base (7) comprising a passage (8) for the linear and reciprocating displacement of the piston rod; and a stuffing box-type sealing device (9) between the piston rod (6) and the cylinder base (7). The invention is characterized in that: a source (16) that provides a pressurized insulating gas of no interest is used; the sealing device stack comprises two spacer rings (111, 112), namely a front ring (111) which is disposed at a distance from the cylinder and a rear ring (112) which is disposed nearer the cylinder; and the cylinder base or the body of the sealing device (7) is equipped with a front hole (151) and a rear hole (152), such that, on one side, the two holes are communicated with two external peripheral cells (141, 142) in the two spacer rings respectively and, on the other side, at least the front hole (151) is communicated with the insulating gas source (16), such as to use an internal annular gap in order to generate a tubular insulating gaseous path comprising the insulating gas along the length of the piston rod (6) practically from one end of the sealing device (9) to the other.
US07963203B1
A rifle with an upper receiver and a barrel attached to the upper receiver and including a bolt carrier, and operating, buffer, and cooling systems. The operating system includes a cylinder and a piston coupled to receive propelling gases from the barrel. As the piston moves between retracted and extended positions the bolt carrier is moved between closed and open positions. The bolt carrier includes a weight movable within a guide frame between rearward and forward limits. The buffer system includes a compression spring in a tube attached to the upper receiver in abutting engagement with the bolt carrier. A partially fluid filled cylinder is attached to a coil of the spring and includes a piston and shaft. The piston is formed so that fluid in the cylinder restricts movement in one direction and allows free movement in a second direction.
US07963197B2
A plumbing tool permits a drain body to be held in a drain opening of a bathtub from behind a drain end of the bathtub. The plumbing too has a head that can be engaged to the drain body and a handle that can be positioned so that an end of the handle projects through an overflow opening of the bathtub. The tool can prevent rotation and lifting of the drain body.
US07963189B2
An adjustable pedal includes a mounting bracket and guide housing having a gear sector formed therein. The gear sector pivots about a fixed pivot during adjustment, and the mounting bracket upper arm includes an arcuate slot having a radius of curvature centered at the fixed pivot. A swing plate is slidingly supported within the arcuate slot in the mounting bracket upper arm at a second non-fixed pivot point located radially inboard from the first pivot point. The swing plate includes a gear sector that cooperates with the guide housing gear sector. A pedal arm with pedal pad is attached to the swing plate. An adjustment mechanism adjusts the pedal pad position. The guide housing gear sector pivots about the fixed pivot, engaging the swing plate gear sector and varying the position of the non-fixed pivot within the slot in the mounting bracket arm, constraining travel of the pedal pad.
US07963185B2
A stepper motor driven actuator that eliminates the need for a position sensor is provided. The stepper motor rotates a cam in a control piston valve. In a single nozzle embodiment, pressure balance is maintained by a spring preload on one end of the piston in one embodiment, and by hydraulic pressure acting on a double diameter end portion of the piston in another embodiment. As the cam is rotated, the change in the gap between the nozzle and the cam changes the pressures on the control piston ends, which forces the piston in the direction that will re-equalize the pressure based on the cam-nozzle gap. As a result, the head or rod of the actuator piston receives high pressure flow, thereby moving the actuator. Movement of the actuator rod provides mechanical feedback to the cam, causing the cam to move back to its mechanical null position.
US07963181B2
A drive for adjusting parts of seating and reclining furniture is provided, which includes: an electric motor, disposed within a motor cover of a cabinet and engaged with a gear connected to a lead screw via one end of a drive shaft of the electric motor, and a slider, for moving rectilinearly back and forth in cooperation with the lead screw. The slider is provided with a drive nut therein, which is screwed onto the lead screw to enable the slider to move rectilinearly. One or more positioning grooves are disposed on the slider in parallel with the nut. Guide rails are correspondingly disposed in the positioning grooves. One end of each guide rail is fixed to the cabinet and the other end of each guide rail is fixed to a top stopper. Therefore, a better adjustability is achieved within a limited inner space of the furniture. Moreover, the drive does not need to move, and the stroke length of the drive is independent from the cabinet size thereof, so that the drive has a low manufacturing cost and is easily assembled.
US07963180B2
An industrial roll includes: a substantially cylindrical shell having an outer surface; a polymeric cover circumferentially overlying the shell outer surface; and a sensing system. The sensing system includes: a plurality of sensors embedded in the cover, each sensor configured to sense a data parameter; and a plurality of wireless transceivers, each transceiver connected to a respective sensor and embedded in the cover adjacent thereto. Each wireless transceiver is configured to transmit data signals from the respective sensor. Related methods and systems are also discussed.
US07963175B2
An apparatus for measuring one or more characteristics of a fluid flowing within a pipe is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, sealant, and an array of at least two ultrasonic sensors. The housing is operable to be mounted on the exterior surface of the pipe. The housing has at least one pocket extending between a pipe-side surface and an outer surface. The pipe-side surface mates with the exterior surface of the pipe. The sealant is disposed between the pipe exterior surface and the housing pipe-side surface. The sealant forms a seal around the pocket when the housing is mounted on the exterior surface of the pipe. The array of ultrasonic sensor units are disposed within the at least one pocket. Each sensor unit includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitters are operable to transmit ultrasonic signals through the fluid flow within the pipe. The receivers are operable to receive signals from the transmitters.
US07963171B2
A ceramic strain gage based on reactively sputtered indium-tin-oxide (ITO) thin films is used to monitor the structural integrity of components employed in aerospace propulsion systems operating at temperatures in excess of 1500° C. A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the thick ITO sensors reveals a partially sintered microstructure comprising a contiguous network of submicron ITO particles with well defined necks and isolated nanoporosity. Densification of the ITO particles was retarded during high temperature exposure with nitrogen thus stabilizing the nanoporosity. ITO strain sensors were prepared by reactive sputtering in various nitrogen/oxygen/argon partial pressures to incorporate more nitrogen into the films. Under these conditions, sintering and densification of the ITO particles containing these nitrogen rich grain boundaries was retarded and a contiguous network of nano-sized ITO particles was established.
US07963160B2
The invention relates to a test bench for testing wind turbine equipment. The test bench comprises one or more load applying means directly or indirectly applying load to the equipment during said test and wherein the test bench comprises angle adjustment means for adjusting a test angle (A) of the equipment in relation to a horizontal plane. The invention further relates to methods for testing wind turbine equipment.
US07963159B2
Preferably, an embodiment of a tire inflation system includes at least an axle housing a pressurized fluid, a hubcap supported by the axle and having an interior and an exterior, a rotary union axially aligned with the axle and mounted to the hubcap from the exterior of the hubcap, and a lubrication trap axially aligned with the axle, supporting the rotary union and secured to the hubcap from the exterior of the hubcap for rotation with the hubcap. In another embodiment, a tire inflation system includes at least an axle housing a pressurized fluid, a hubcap supported by the axle and having an interior and an exterior, a rotary union axially aligned with the axle and mounted to the hubcap from the exterior of the hubcap, and a bushing axially aligned with the axle and disposed between the rotary union and the hubcap.
US07963157B2
An apparatus for detecting a decrease in a tire air pressure includes: a rotation velocity information detection means for periodically detecting tire rotation velocity information for the respective wheels of a vehicle; a frequency characteristic estimate means for estimating, based on this rotation velocity information, a frequency characteristic of the rotation velocity information; and a judgment means for judging, based on the estimated frequency characteristic, a decrease in the air pressure of the tire. The frequency characteristic estimate means includes, with regard to a time-series signal including the rotation velocity information, a parameter estimate means for subjecting parameters of a three-order or more linear model to a time-series estimate; an input signal estimate means for estimating, based on the estimated linear model and the rotation velocity information that is an output signal of the linear model, an input signal to the linear model; a parameter identification means for identifying, based on the estimated input signal and the rotation velocity information, parameters of a linear model caused to have a lower order of a second order; and a resonant frequency estimate means for estimating, based on the parameters identified based on the model caused to have a lower order of the second order, a resonant frequency of the tire in a torsional direction.
US07963156B2
A method to determine the fuel composition of a fuel mixture from a first fuel and a second fuel for the operation of an internal combustion engine. The first and the second fuel have different combustion rates and/or different specific energy contents and the internal combustion engine has at least one pressure sensor in at least one combustion chamber, with which a temporal pressure curve and/or a pressure curve under conditions of angular synchronism is determined.
US07963154B2
A sensor unit for measuring a measurement variable in a medium, in particular in an aggressive liquid or gaseous medium, comprises a sensor that is arranged in a sensor capsule and has a sensor region that is arranged on a base body. In order to detect the measurement variable in the sensor region, a measurement opening is provided in the sensor capsule. On a side facing the measurement opening, the sensor region has a measurement surface that is provided with measurement electronics. An electrical supply line is provided on the sensor for the purpose of transmitting a sensor signal that is generated by the measurement electronics. A plated-through hole is provided in the base body. The plated-through hole is used to connect the measurement electronics to the electrical supply line via signals through the base body, on a base side of the sensor that faces away from the measurement opening.
US07963144B2
A gas analyzing system is disclosed, the system including a gas analyzer and a reduced pressure chamber in which interior the gas analyzer is arranged, the reduced pressure chamber having an inlet configuration for a gas mixture inflow and an outlet configuration for a gas mixture outflow, wherein the outlet configuration during operation is connected to a pump system to facilitate the gas mixture outflow, the outlet configuration having a channel section and a flow section, the flow section having a cross-sectional area that is smaller than the cross -sectional area of the channel section.
US07963143B2
A procedure for operating a particle sensor that is arranged downstream after a particle filter, at which an ash contamination can occur, and a device for implementing the procedure, are suggested. A remaining operating time determination determines the remaining operating time of the particle sensor related to an ash contamination. Alternatively or additionally the remaining operating time determination provides a correction signal, with which the sensitivity loss of the particle sensor caused by the ash contamination can be considered.
US07963130B2
A washing machine includes a water-storing tub for storing washing water, a heater having a heat-generating unit disposed in the water-storing tub and a terminal unit formed on first and second ends of the heat-generating unit, a heater cover covering the heater, a clamp fastening the heat-generating unit, a thermostat associated with the clamp to detect a temperature of the heater, and a water infiltration protecting cover for protecting the terminal unit.
US07963129B2
A drum type laundry machine is disclosed. A drum type laundry machine comprises a cabinet cover for defining a front surface of a body, the cabinet cover having an opening for loading/unloading the laundry therein/there from, a recess part recessed toward an inside of the body along a circumference of the opening, a door assembly having some portion inserted in the recess part when being closed together with the opening, a protrusion projected from an inner surface of the recess part to reinforce strength of the recess part and to support the door assembly securely. An object of the present invention is to provide a drum type laundry machine which can precisely communicate a hook assembly of a door assembly with a locking assembly. Another object of the present invention is to provide a drum type laundry machine which can prevent the damage of the door assembly due to deformation between the door assembly and a body, external impact might cause.
US07963128B2
A method for sensing vibration of a washing machine including an outer tub installed within a main body, an inner tub rotatably installed within the outer tub, and a motor that drives the inner tub, includes: distributing the laundry put in the inner tub; sensing actual vibration generated when the motor is acceleratedly operated; sensing unbalance mass generated during the accelerated operation of the motor; comparing the sensed actual vibration and the sensed unbalance mass with a reference vibration and a reference unbalance mass; and driving the motor based on the comparison result of the vibration and the unbalance mass. Thus, an unbalance sensing reference which has been set to be too strict more than necessary to sense an abnormal vibration can be mitigated, and thus, time taken for entering the dewatering stroke can be reduced, and because noise smaller than a reference value is generated by limiting vibration of the washing machine during the normal dewatering operation, an agreeable washing environment can be provided to the user.
US07963120B2
An ice supply device and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. The ice supply device includes an ice breaking unit having a breaker to break ice and a housing to house the breaker, an ice storage container removably coupled to the ice breaking unit and having a discharge hole to discharge ice, and a binding device to bind the ice storage container and the ice breaking unit. Accordingly, the ice storage container can be separated from the ice breaking unit, thereby facilitating handling of the ice storage container.
US07963109B2
Structure for guiding exhaust gas flow to an exhaust gas sensor in exhaust gas purification device installed in an exhaust passage, wherein a plurality of exhaust gas purification units is disposed in series in a container, the exhaust gas sensor is installed between the exhaust gas purification units and guide plates/pipes direct the exhaust gas flowing to the sensor to increase the exhaust gas sensor's responsiveness.
US07963108B2
An exhaust system for a two-cycle engine includes an exhaust conduit having both a bypass port and a regulator port for discharging exhaust gases to atmosphere. The bypass port has a fixed size but the regulator port has a variable size that varies over the range of engine speeds. Within a low range of operating speeds, the regulator valve is at least partly closed. Within a mid range of operating speeds, the regulator valve is progressively opened with increases in the operating speed. Within a high range of operating speeds, the regulator valve is progressively closed with further increases in the operating speed.
US07963107B2
A procedure for the operation of an internal combustion engine is disclosed, in whose exhaust gas area a particle filter is arranged which is freed from the stored particles during a regeneration. A measure for a load of the combustion engine is compared to a load threshold value. An overrun cut-off, at which the fuel metering is completely suppressed, is carried out if the measure for the load falls below the load threshold value and if the engine speed of the combustion engine lies above an engine speed threshold value. The load threshold value that has been determined to a value higher than zero is further dependant on the particle filter's regeneration signal. The procedure aims to prevent the overheating of the particle filter during its regeneration.
US07963103B2
In regeneration control of an exhaust gas purification system (1) equipped with NOx occlusion reduction catalyst (11), a decision is made whether operating state of an engine is in a first engine operating range where the exhaust gas temperature is lower than a predetermined mode judgment temperature. If yes, EGR rich control is performed. Otherwise, injection rich control in exhaust pipe is performed. When EGR rich control is performed, a decision is made whether a vehicle is under acceleration or not. If a decision is made that the vehicle is under acceleration, regeneration control is postponed until that decision ends. This enables rich control for regeneration the NOx occlusion reduction catalyst (11), while avoiding deterioration in drivability (comfortableness) during acceleration of the vehicle.
US07963100B2
A cooling system for a high-speed vehicle may comprise a combustor wall at least partially enclosing a combustor and which is cooled using a coolant circulating in a Brayton cycle. The heated coolant may be expanded in a turbine, transfer heat to a fuel within a heat exchanger, and be compressed by a compressor before returning to the combustor wall. The combustor wall may be capable of withstanding high temperatures, higher than the temperature at which fuel coking may take place. Heat transfer takes place between the coolant and the combustor wall, and between the coolant and the fuel. A method of cooling an engine for a high-speed vehicle is also disclosed.
US07963090B2
A deflator apparatus for use in a form, fill and seal bagging machine to deflate excess air from and form a filled or partially filled package of bulk goods includes a first deflator having a plurality of first flexible bands that extends between a pair of first arms. The apparatus further includes a second deflator having at least one second flexible band that extends between a pair of second arms. The first and second deflators are spaced from one another and movable relative to one another to sandwich the package of bulk goods between the plurality of first flexible bands and the at least one second flexible band to remove excess air from the package and form the package.
US07963083B1
A standing seam roof assembly. The assembly includes at least one first panel with a first side edge turned vertically upward. At least one second panel has a side edge turned vertically upward with the second panel side edge adjoining the first panel side edge. A plurality of clips each have a fixed base with a slot therethrough. At least one base insert has a substantially flat first section installable beneath the first panel, a substantially flat second section installable beneath the second panel, and a plurality of upturned tabs between the first and the second side edge. The upturned tabs are received in the slots of the clips. Adhesive on the first section adheres to the first panel and adhesive on the second section adheres to the second panel.
US07963076B2
A flangeless mounting system, suitable for in-wall speakers and other objects, includes a panel that replaces a substantial section of wallboard instead of being installed behind the wallboard. In preferred embodiments a rim extends outwardly from a first surface of the panel by a distance of less than ½ inch, and preferably by only ⅛ inch or even 1/16 inch. The face of the object can be quite large, up to 40 in2 or more, and still be relatively small with respect to the panel. Panels are contemplated that have a width at least two, three or more times that of the face of the object, and along with optional wings are wider than the stud separation in the wall.
US07963071B2
A louvre window system has an end clip (10) which is formed with at least one internal drainage channel (14) which can drain water through the end clip (10). A number of such clips can rotate between an open position and a closed position. The clips (10) are aligned when in the closed position which insures that water can drain from an upper clip through a lower clip. The clips (10) have a low friction design which enables a larger number of louvers to be rotated by a single handle (55) without placing too much load on the handle and on the louvre operating mechanism. A simple efficient louver operating mechanism (27; 37) is used to operate the end clips.
US07963064B2
An assembly and method for moving decoys is disclosed. The assembly includes one or more components for horizontally moving decoys floating on water, such that the decoys appear to be swimming. In addition, the device includes one or more component for rotating decoys, such that the decoys appear to be changing direction while swimming. For example, the assembly may include at least two posts connected by one or more slide rails. Each post includes a rotation initiation bar and a series of timing pins to engage a decoy carrier, which slides between the posts along the one or more slide rails. The decoy carrier is connected to pull lines, which are wound about a rotatable reel or spool.
US07963059B2
A banner stand having an upright display mode and a collapsed transport mode, the banner stand comprising a banner presenting graphics thereon, a base and a post extending upwardly from the base, a support member selectively operably coupleable with the post to support the banner in an upright display mode, feet selectively changeable from a transport position to a operative position have an exposed alignment surface that cooperates with another such alignment surface on an adjacent banner stand to angularly and positionally control the respective banner stands to position as desired the respective banners. Tops of the banner stands may be coupled, such as by magnets, to further support and control the spacing and positioning of the banners.
US07963056B1
A cable marker having a collar member with an opening and a pair of legs extending distally from the opening, guide and locking assemblies at the distal ends of the legs, and a base member with cavities for receiving the guide and locking assemblies and a face surface with indicia for identifying the cable.
US07963052B2
A snow plow including a quick connect/disconnect hitch. The snow plow includes a hitch frame nose assembly configured to couple to a vehicle. The hitch frame nose assembly includes a chassis coupler secured at each end of a hitch frame tube with each chassis coupler including a traverse pin. A plow frame is included with the plow frame having a front portion and a rear portion. A plow blade is coupled to the front portion of the plow frame. A lift bar assembly is coupled to the rear portion of the plow frame. A lift bar assembly includes a pair of notched members with each notch member aligned with a corresponding chassis coupler of the hitch frame nose assembly. Each of the notched members is configured to engage the traverse pin in each of the chassis couplers, wherein the snow plow is pivotally coupled to the vehicle.
US07963050B2
Ski boot comprising a shell (1; 21; 41; 61) surrounding the foot and an upper cuff (2; 22; 42; 62) articulated to the shell, comprising a device for fastening and unfastening the upper cuff relative to the shell, this device being connected to a fastening and unfastening member by a cable (10; 30; 50; 70), this fastening and unfastening device being in a first, fastened, configuration when the fastening and unfastening member is in a first position in which the upper cuff is kept in a predefined inclined position relative to the shell, and in a second, unfastened, configuration when the fastening and unfastening member is in a second position in which the upper cuff is able to move relative to the shell so that it can be stood up straight, wherein the connection between the cable (10; 30; 50; 70) and the boot fastening and unfastening member is such that moving the fastening and unfastening member from the first to the second position introduces tension into the cable, this cable being directly connected to a control element (8; 28; 48; 68) able to change the configuration of the upper cuff fastening and unfastening device by action on a cam surface (9; 29; 49; 69).
US07963046B2
In one embodiment, a tape measure having a tape, housing, and an input, has an OLED strip overlaid on top of the tape. The housing contains a programmable controller and a rolled-up portion of the tape. A specified fraction of the length of the linear target is provided to the controller using the input. The tape may be extracted from the housing to generate an exposed portion of the tape corresponding to the total length of a linear target. The controller receives information indicative of the total length of the linear target. The controller controls the OLED strip to show, i.e., light up along the tape, a fractional portion corresponding to the specified fraction of the linear target.
US07963034B2
A method of attaching a labyrinth seal support to a turbine engine shaft is disclosed. The method includes inserting axial bolts to secure the labyrinth seal support, the shaft and a device for driving the turbine module with the shaft, and screwing tightening screws in extracting holes, for extracting the drive device with respect to the shaft, provided on the shaft to tighten the labyrinth seal support onto the shaft.
US07963033B2
A turbocharger system for a combustion engine and method of installing a turbocharger system includes a turbocharger having an oil inlet and an oil outlet configured for being coupled to an oiling system. An oil pump is connected to the oil outlet of the turbocharger and is further connected to the oiling system. The turbocharger system also includes mounting hardware for mounting the turbocharger to an exhaust pipe away from the engine at or below the oil level of the oiling system. In one embodiment, the method of installing the turbocharger system includes removing an existing muffler from the vehicle and mounting the turbocharger at or near the location of the existing muffler.
US07963012B1
The Golf Grip Seating Tool permits tapeless seating of a grip onto the shaft of a golf club by having the controllable application of compressed air expand the grip, as it is positioned onto the shaft of the golf club. The Golf Grip Seating Tool comprises an enclosing member having an axial bore with an open end and a closed end, a slot, and a convergent nozzle mounted medially in the closed end of the enclosing member. The open end of the grip goes over the open end of the golf club shaft and forms a seal to allow the compressed air applied via the nozzle in the enclosing member to expand the grip yet allow excess air to escape between the grip and the shaft as the grip controllably inflates at the distal end.
US07963011B2
A fitting system for securing a panel to a wall frame having a first member removably secured to a second member. The first receiving member includes an outer flange with a center aperture and a ring-like member extending backwards from a bottom surface of the flange to define a receiving passageway. The flange has a plurality of apertures for securing the first member to the wall frame with the ring-like member disposed within a recess in the wall frame. The second insertion member includes an outer flange and a male insertion portion. The outer flange is used to secure the second member to the panel. The male member is adjustable making its insertion within the receiving passageway easier. Attachment clips of the second member mate with an inner ledge of the receiving passageway to lock the two members together and thus secure the panel to the wall frame.
US07963010B2
A molded, semi ridged device for the purpose of securing a length of fabric or towel wrapped around the body of a person of the type having a straight flat base (10) connected to the face (12) by the top section (21). The base can be offset from the face to the left (7), right (13), and bottom (9) making the device easy to install beneath the bottom layer of the towel or fabric. The face of the device is inclined toward the base a few degree's from parallel till the beginning of the raised lip (14) which than is raised away from the base a few degree's from parallel to help facilitate the installation process. The towel/fabric clip has raise rails (15) (16) running vertically under the face, and raised rails (17) (18) running vertically under the base of the device to insure horizontal and vertical pressure on the towel/fabric.
US07963008B2
The present invention provides a resin-made slider of the type that a pull tab is to be attached afterward, wherein a cantilever pull tab attaching lever is provided from a rear mouth side of an upper blade toward a shoulder mouth and has an engaging portion at a front end portion thereof, an engaged portion is provided on the shoulder mouth of the body so that the engaging and engaged portions can be engaged with each other, a concave portion is provided in the upper blade from a proximal portion toward the shoulder mouth, a gap portion is formed between the upper blade and the proximal portion, and the gap portion allows to form in the upper blade a first upper blade portion separated from the proximal portion and a second upper blade portion disposed from the proximal portion toward the shoulder mouth side and connected to the proximal portion.
US07963005B2
A method and apparatus for attaching an object to an elastic surface includes an elastic surface and a first flexible, linear fastener attached to the elastic surface by at least two opposite ends separated by a distance that is less than a diameter of an object to be fastened to the elastic surface. A second flexible, linear fastener is attached to the elastic surface by at least two opposite ends separated by a distance that is less than a diameter of an object to be fastened to the elastic surface. The first linear fastener and the second linear fastener are separated by a distance sufficient to insert a leading edge of the object between the first linear fastener and the elastic surface and to insert a trailing edge of the object between the second linear fastener and the elastic surface so that the first linear fastener and the second linear fastener hold the object against the elastic surface.
US07962997B2
A suction head is provided for removing debris from a surface. The suction head includes a suction nozzle which has a generally semi-circular groove formed on an interior surface of the suction nozzle. Additionally, there is a suction hole formed at a generally central region of a rear surface of the nozzle and communicating with the semi-circular groove. Further, a uniform pressure forming region is provided at a longitudinally extending side of the semi-circular groove, and a suction pipe is mounted to the suction hole to guide air in the semi-circular groove through the suction hole.
US07962995B2
An apparatus for cleaning a synthetic grass surface, the apparatus comprising a plenum head and a manifold, the plenum head disposed within the manifold and having a compressed air inlet and at least one air outlet through which air can be expelled against the synthetic grass surface for dislodgement of coarse and fine particulate material and to entrain the dislodged particulate material into the manifold which extends above the plenum head, said manifold including an outlet located in an upper region of the manifold for expelling the fine particulate material, and an outlet in a lower region of the manifold for distributing the coarse particulate material back to the synthetic grass surface, wherein the plenum head is mounted for rotation within the manifold about a substantially vertical axis.
US07962993B2
A floor cleaning pad is provided having a pad body comprising a cleaning surface configured for contact with a floor to be cleaned and an opposed surface configured to be coupled to a floor cleaning implement. The cleaning surface and the opposed surface defining a thickness of the pad body and superabsorbent polymer particles maintained within a zone of the pad body, and the zone of the superabsorbent polymer particles occupying a portion of the thickness and an area less than an area of the cleaning surface.
US07962989B2
An apparatus for cleaning a flat panel display and a roll brush used therein are provided. The apparatus includes an internal wall, hollow cylindrical joint parts, each of which is joined with the internal wall and having an opening therein, and roll brushes, each of which includes a rotation shaft passing through the opening of the hollow cylindrical joint part, a hollow cylindrical liquid blocking member integrated with the rotation shaft to have an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the joint part, and a brush.
US07962988B2
A powered toothbrush includes a handle having a neck. A head is mounted to the neck and has a first surface and an opposed second surface. At least one fixed tuft block is mounted to the head in a fixed orientation and has a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly away from the first surface. A movable tuft block is flexibly connected to each fixed tuft block and has a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly away from the first surface. A drive assembly is operably connected to the movable tuft block to move the movable tuft block with respect to each fixed tuft block.
US07962985B2
Disclosed are a washing machine, in which substances stuck to the surface of a heater are washed off to minimize the generation of scale on the heater, and a method for controlling the same. The washing machine includes a tub; a heater installed in the tub for heating washing water; and a washing device for washing the heater. The washing device includes a spray nozzle for spraying the washing water to the heater, and a washing pump for supplying the washing water in the tub to the spray nozzle. The washing of the heater is performed in the first rinsing operation.
US07962981B2
A patient bed includes a base, a patent support supported by the base, and a control system. The patient support includes a pivotal head-end section, with the control system including an actuator to pivot the head-end section and being adapted to control the speed of the actuator and, further, to selectively increase the speed of the actuator to pivot the head-end section at a greater speed.
US07962980B2
According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for continuous collection of human waste products is disclosed. The apparatus may include a bed frame, a lower plate having a container coupled thereto, an upper plate having an aperture defined therein, a mattress having an aperture defined therein, a mattress cover having an aperture defined therein and an absorbent pad having a bag coupled thereto. The apparatus may allow for continuous collection of human waste products while maintaining the patient in a comfortable position. The apparatus may further facilitate preventing human waste products from contacting the skin of the patient, thereby substantially reducing the occurrence of pressure ulcers. Additionally, the apparatus may reduce the need for the use of Foley catheters for incontinence management, thereby reducing the occurrence of urinary tract infections related to such use.
US07966666B2
A system for protecting a chip with an integrated circuit disposed on a first surface, the system including, disposed on the first surface, a first antenna, signal analyzer, chip controller and a signal generator which is operative to supply an outbound signal for transmission by the first antenna, a circuit arrangement, disposed on a second surface of the chip, including a shielding arrangement and a second antenna to receive the outbound signal, the circuit arrangement being operative to transmit a return signal from the second antenna to the first antenna, such that a breach in the shielding arrangement results in a change in, or cessation of, the return signal for detection by the signal analyzer, and a chip controller disposed on the first surface being operative to perform an action on the integrated circuit in response to the detection of the breach. Related apparatus and methods also included.
US07966662B2
An authentication system is disclosed. The authentication system includes a content provider configured to distribute encrypted content, wherein the encrypted content is generated using a content key, and a client having a symmetric key and configured to store the encrypted content received from the content provider and issue a request to the content provider, wherein the request includes a cryptographic function configured to have the symmetric key and the encrypted content as input, wherein the content provider is further configured to verify the client via the request to ensure that the client has received the encrypted content.
US07966655B2
Disclosed is a method and system for optimizing a first set of rules enforced by a firewall on network traffic. Characteristics of the network traffic are examined and these characteristics are used to generate a second set of rules. The first set of rules may have a different order than the second set of rules.
US07966654B2
Firewalls and other filtering gateways have become common security devices for improving computer network security. As more features and functionality are added to these devices they become quite complex to configure. By associating configuration schemes with firewall policies, configuration can be simplified without compromising flexibility. Administrators have more options to filter different traffic streams based on their type and sources. They also have increased flexibility to be able to filter traffic on a per user basis, through authentication mechanisms tied to various filtering options.
US07966652B2
The present invention provides a method that allows the MashSSL protocol to be used to provide a secure and efficient way for delegated authentication. The invention allows services which already have an SSL infrastructure to reuse that infrastructure for delegated authentication, and to do so in a fashion where the cryptographic overhead is amortized across multiple users, and which provides the user with greater control of what information is shared on their behalf.
US07966645B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first message from a first manager. The first message includes a first element of a request for policy authorization. The request for policy authorization attempts to reserve particular network resources for a particular application context. The method includes, in response to the first message, establishing a policy rendezvous state at a policy manager for a policy decision on the request for policy authorization. The method includes receiving a second message from a second manager subsequent to the first message. The second message includes a second element of the request for policy authorization, and the second element completes the request for policy authorization. The method includes, in response to the second message, making the policy decision based on the first and second elements of the request for policy authorization. The method includes, if the policy decision grants the request for policy authorization, generating a complete policy facet and communicating the complete policy facet to the first manager or the second manager to authorize use of the particular resources for the particular application context.
US07966644B2
A computer program, apparatus, and method for managing access to documents, capable of identifying the exact events of document access on the basis of given access logs even when access policies are modified in the middle of operations. Upon receipt of an access policy setup request from a first client, an access policy manager adds a new access policy to the access policy database or modifies an existing access policy in an access policy database according to the request. A policy log collector then stores the records of such a new access policy or modified existing access policy in a policy log database. Afterwards an access log collector receives an access log for the document 5 from the second client 3 and saves it in the access log database 1c. When a third client issues a log request with a specific search keyword, a log searcher retrieves relevant policy log records and access log records that match with the specified search keyword.
US07966640B1
A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming.
US07966637B2
A modular interface allows new functionalities to be added to a television receiver. A module can be added to the television receiver through the interface that will enable additional functionalities on the television. The interface allows copy protection of digital video and audio content by incorporating HDCP technology, thereby also allowing the manufacturer of the interface to control the access to the interface.
US07966635B2
A method provides download options for purchasable recordable media (PRM). The method includes storing a download option associated with a PRM content instance, updating the option, and transmitting the option to a digital home communication terminal. The option includes a time at which the PRM content instance is downloadable from a digital content delivery system. The update and transmit occurs in response to a change in availability of resources for transmitting the PRM content instance to a subscriber. Another method includes providing a download option to a user. The option is associated with a PRM content instance and includes an indication of a time at which the PRM content instance is available for download from the remote server. The option is updated responsive to a change in availability of the option due to a change in download resources that are associated with transmitting the PRM content instance to the subscriber.
US07966631B2
An MPEG-4 based multimedia system in connection with a service provider therefore, and a remote communication device therefore, is presented. The interactive content based remote communication unit simplifies and reduces the number of steps and buttons required for receiving interactive service by the use of MPEG-4 encoded data. Additionally, new ways are disclosed for the data processing at the service provider side. Further, an improved way of exchanging data between the service provider (broadcaster, cable provider) and the customer (viewer) is presented. Still further, there is disclosed how digital equipment (server, set-top box, remote control unit and display) involved in the data processing can be optimized for the task of controlling the available channel bandwidth and displaying the data.
US07966630B2
There is provided a head gimbal mechanism 2 including a slider 10 placed between a recording medium D and a beam 11 and having a device generating near-field light, gimbal means 12 for fixing the slider to the tip of the beam 11 at a state that it can rotate about two axes which are parallel to the surface of the recording medium and are orthogonal to each other, and a flexible optical waveguide 13 composed of a basic waveguide section 21 placed along the beam and a bent waveguide section 21 that is bent in the Z-direction substantially orthogonal to the surface of the recording medium from the tip of the basic waveguide and connecting to the slider in non-contact with the beam and the gimbal means, the optical waveguide 13 guiding the luminous flux to the slider, wherein the basic waveguide section is placed at a state that at least a predetermined length on the bent waveguide section side relative to the beam is not fixed to the beam.
US07966625B2
An extended Web services description language (WSDL) is provided to allow for the merging of call flow XML with the interface description. This is accomplished through additional WSDL bindings for operations that associate an operation with segments or message points within the call flow. In addition, the extension to WSDL defines a set of interactions that provide additional semantics for how the operation interacts with the call flow. These interactions capture the interaction points between the WSDL. The WSDL interfaces that are created may be used for outbound interactions (i.e. initiated through Web services from some event within the call flow) or for the usual inbound request response. An additional lifecycle listener interface is used to convey different binding points between an enhanced converged Web service processing engine and a converged application implementation of the WSDL.
US07966619B2
The invention relates to Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF) operations. “interactionSpec” and “connectionSpec” are Java 2 Enterprise Edition Java Connector Architecture interfaces. Their properties are exposed as data in WSIF operations. Thus WSIF support for the Java 2 Enterprise Edition Java Connector Architecture is made functionally more complete.
US07966618B2
Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for controlling data transfers from an origin compute node to a target compute node that include: receiving, by an application messaging module on the target compute node, an indication of a data transfer from an origin compute node to the target compute node; and administering, by the application messaging module on the target compute node, the data transfer using one or more messaging primitives of a system messaging module in dependence upon the indication.
US07966617B2
Under the present invention, each client device will have a corresponding configuration that is accessible to the server. Each configuration sets forth various computer resources as well as corresponding normalization and importance factors for the associated client device. If a certain OSGi bundle is to be loaded and run on a particular client device, certain prerequisites (e.g., services packages, etc.) will likely be necessary. Any prerequisites that the client device lacks will be obtained using potential combinations of other OSGi bundles registered with the server. The most appropriate combination of OSGi bundles will be selected from the possible combinations by processing the configuration based on the amounts of computer resources of the client device that will be consumed by each of the possible combinations.
US07966616B2
A method, system, and computer program product for sharing adapter resources among multiple operating system instances. The present invention provides a mechanism for dynamically allocating virtualized I/O adapter resources. The present invention separates the operation of adapter resource allocation from adapter resource management. Protection attributes within the adapter resource context are used to allow the adapter to enforce access control over the adapter resources. The hypervisor allocates an available adapter resource to a given partition. The adapter is notified of the allocation, and the adapter updates its internal structure to reflect the allocation. The hypervisor may revoke ownership of and reassign adapter resources to another OS instance. In this manner, the allocation described above allows for the simple reassignment of resources from one partition to another.
US07966611B2
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a rules file is maintained, wherein the rules file includes production rules that are defined by including macros. At least one makefile is maintained, wherein the at least one makefile is a file that is executable by a make utility to generate at least one target corresponding to a software component, and wherein the at least one makefile includes the rules file. An execution is initiated of the make utility on the at least one makefile with an instruction to generate the at least one target. At least one production rule including at least one macro included in the rules file is evaluated, in response to initiating the execution of the make utility on the at least one makefile. The at least one target is generated.
US07966609B2
Embodiments of the present invention include code generation methods. In one embodiment, a table of patterns is generated. Each pattern in the table includes an FMA (fused multiply-add) DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph), a canonical form equivalent of the FMA DAG, and a shape corresponding to the canonical form equivalent. Incoming floating-point expressions are matched against the patterns in the table during compilation of a program to obtain optical sequences of FMA, FMS (fused multiply-subtract), and FNMA (fused negate multiply-add) instructions as compiled instructions for computing the floating point expressions.
US07966601B2
A network-accessible Web service is generated without a user having to code the logic of the Web service using a programming language. The Web service is represented as a sheet element within a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the screen of a computing device. A number of cards for the Web service are defined. The cards define the logic of the Web service, and effectuate the functionality of the Web service. Each card is represented as a card element on the sheet element within the GUI. By manipulating and modifying the cards, a user is thus able to generate a Web service without having to code the logic of the Web service with a programming language.
US07966597B2
The invention relates to a method and a system for routing electric circuits in integrated circuit chip design. Specifically, the invention encompasses the steps of performing a congestion analysis for a given routed placement of cells containing said electric circuits on a chip; defining a critical area on said chip based on congestion information; analyzing actual wiring quality within said critical area; comparing an actual wiring quality of said critical area with a reference wiring quality of said critical area; and rerouting said critical area based on a comparison between the actual wiring quality and the reference wiring quality.
US07966596B2
This invention discloses a method for automatically generating an integrated circuit (IC) layout, the method comprises determining a first cell height, creating a plurality of standard cells all having the first cell height, and generating the IC layout from the plurality of standard cells by placing and routing thereof.
US07966594B2
The invention relates to an automated method for inserting dummy surfaces (95) into the various layers of the physical design (121) of multilayer integrated circuits organized in interconnected units (2) containing interconnected blocks (30) composed of interconnected cells (3), implemented by an integrated circuit design system (100). The multilayer integrated circuit design (121), stored in the design system (100) is implemented layer by layer, through selective insertion of patterns of dummy surfaces (95), the selective insertion is based on an insertion hierarchy that respects the hierarchy of the physical design (121) of the integrated circuits, by means of individual implementation of the interconnected blocks (30) and first interconnection routing (31) for said interconnected blocks (30) and individual implementation of the interconnected units (2) and second interconnection routing (22) for said interconnected units (2). The patterns of dummy surfaces are established selectively in accordance with the design of the blocks (30) of the integrated circuit.
US07966588B1
A user may optimize a circuit design using a control presented within an Internet browser. The user can change the optimization value of the circuit that in turn places more or less emphasis on a parameter (e.g. foot print vs. efficiency). Once optimized for the values, the list of components matching the design as well as the optimization operating values are presented to the user.
US07966584B2
Disclosed is a method of producing a pattern for a semiconductor device, comprising extracting part of a pattern layout, perturbing a pattern included in the part of the pattern layout to generate a perturbation pattern, correcting the perturbation pattern, predicting a first pattern, to be formed on a wafer, from the corrected perturbation pattern, acquiring a first difference between the perturbation pattern and the first pattern, and storing information concerning the perturbation pattern including information concerning the first difference.
US07966578B2
A computer-implemented method, for use in conjunction with a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprises displaying a portion of page content, including a frame displaying a portion of frame content and also including other content of the page, on the touch screen display. An N-finger translation gesture is detected on or near the touch screen display. In response, the page content, including the displayed portion of the frame content and the other content of the page, is translated to display a new portion of page content on the touch screen display. An M-finger translation gesture is detected on or near the touch screen display, where M is a different number than N. In response, the frame content is translated to display a new portion of frame content on the touch screen display, without translating the other content of the page.
US07966577B2
Techniques and systems for centralized access to multimedia content stored on or available to a computing device are disclosed. The centralized access can be provided by a media control interface that receives user inputs and interacts with media programs resident on the computing device to produce graphical user interfaces that can be presented on a display device.
US07966575B1
Methods of providing a menu display 1 for a GUI 31 are disclosed together with a computer program, a computer-readable storage medium 34 and apparatus 31 for the same. Methods include the steps of displaying a menu 1 in the form of a group of icons 3, 20, 21 wherein each icon corresponds to a menu option and is selectable by a user, and displaying an icon selector graphic 4 adapted to identify the icon 20 corresponding to a menu option currently selected by a user. A textual label 19 or a submenu 6-11 corresponding to the currently selected menu option/icon 20 may be displayed. Also, the group of icons and the icon selector graphic may be rotatable relative to each other and where the icon selector graphic is stationary and the group of icons rotatable, the center of rotation of the group of icons may be located outside the periphery of a display. Further disclosed is a rotatable menu window 5.
US07966565B2
A system and a method for sharing a compilation of digital images over a communication network among a plurality of users on user display devices using a controlling computer. The controlling computers controls the forwarding of the compilation to the plurality of users over the communication network in accordance with a predetermined user sequence. Each of the users have the ability to add an image to the compilation and/or information with respect to the images in the compilation and each of the subsequent users are able to view the compilation of images and/or data provided in association with the images.
US07966555B2
Context sensitive delimiter insertion when adding references is disclosed. In some embodiments, a plurality of indications of selections of a cell or cell range while in a formula editing mode in a host cell into which a formula is being entered is successively received, and in response to receiving each indication of selection of the plurality a reference to the selected cell or cell range is successively inserted into the formula, wherein the references inserted into the formula are delimited by a first delimiter type if in a first context and wherein the references inserted into the formula are delimited by a second delimiter type if in a second context.
US07966553B2
Implementations of accessible content reputation lookup are described. In one implementation, before a user activates a link in a document, such as a hyperlink on a webpage, the user can designate the link. For example, the user can float a cursor over the link or interact with an icon placed proximate to the link. By designating the link, the user can request reputation information associated with the link, including information as to whether or not content associated with the link, an application used to access the content, and/or source(s) on which the content resides, are known to be dangerous or risky. If the reputation information indicates that the link is safe to activate, the user can activate the link and access the content. Alternately, if the reputation information indicates that the link is unsafe to access, the user can choose to forego activation of the link.
US07966542B2
Methods and apparatus of the present invention are used to implement a communications system wherein different devices using the same LDPC code are implemented using different levels of parallelism. The use of a novel class of LDPC codes makes such differences in parallelism possible. Use of a factorable permuter in various embodiments of the invention make LDPC devices with different levels of parallelism in the encoder and decoder relatively easy to implement when using the codes in the class of LDPC codes discussed herein. The factorable permuter is implemented as a controllable multi-stage switching device which performs none, one, or multiple sequential reordering operations on a Z element vector passed between memory and a Z element vector processor, with the switching one individual vectors being controlled in accordance with the graph structure of the code being implemented.
US07966533B2
Various systems and methods for registering data are disclosed herein. For example, test enabled flip-flop devices are provided. Such devices include a test mode input signal and a register output signal. In addition, the devices include a flip-flop with a data input and a clock input. When the test mode input signal is de-asserted, the flip-flop is operable to register the data input upon a transition of the clock input. Further, the registered data input signal is provided as the register output signal. The devices also include a test circuit with a test data input. The test circuit is operable to provide the test data input signal as the register output signal when the test mode input signal is asserted.
US07966530B2
One or more embodiments of the present invention reduce uneven degradation during testing by providing for a toggling signal to be applied to remaining input paths which do not receive test signals. Therefore, rather than being held in a fixed state during the burn-in process, the remaining inputs are toggled as well. Consequently, they degrade at a more similar rate as their counterpart inputs that did receive test signals.
US07966526B2
A software service running in the background of an operating system and used by a user to record metadata and screen shots of the user interface screens in an operating system whenever errors occur in the operating system or in any application running on the operating system. The software service also manages the recorded data to ensure resources are used efficiently to minimize the use of storage space in the recording location or buffer. The software running in the background monitors, filters and logs programs and user actions, and if a problem occurs within the monitored software, a problem report can be created for a support team to analyze and include corresponding recorded data. The suggested selection of recorded data can be displayed and edited by the user.
US07966518B2
A method for repairing a neighborhood of rows in a memory array using a patch table is disclosed. First data to be stored in row N in a memory array of the memory device, second data, if any, stored in row N−1 in the memory array, and third data, if any, stored in row N+1 in the memory array are stored in a temporary storage area of a memory device. The first data is written in row N, and, in response to an error, the first data, the second data, if any, and the third data, if any, are written in respective rows in a repair area in the memory device. The addresses of rows N−1, N, and N+1 are added to a table stored in the memory device to indicate which rows in the repair area should be used instead of rows N−1, N, and N+1.
US07966506B2
A power management unit (PMU) may promote a processing core from a working state to a first non-working power saving state after receiving a signal from an automatic core C-state promotion (ACCP) unit. An OS component may detect the idling of the processing core and may initiate the ACCP. The ACCP may initiate the PMU to promote the processing core to a first non-working power saving state. The ACCP may track the residency time of the processing core in the first non-working power saving state and may initiate the PMU to promote the processing core to a next non-working power saving state if residency time of the processing core in the first non-working power saving state exceeds a first value. The ACCP may initiate the PMU to demote the processing core back to the working state if a break event occurs during the residency time.
US07966499B2
Systems and methods related to concealing mathematical and logical operations in software. Mathematical and logical operations are disguised by replacing them with logically equivalent expressions. Each equivalent expression has at least two expression constants whose values are based on scaling and bias constants assigned to variables in the original mathematical or logical operation. Each of the expression constants may also be based on additive or multiplicative inverses modulo n of the scaling and bias constants. By replacing the original operations with more complex but logically equivalent expressions containing variables that also involve more operations, the true nature of the original operations is disguised.
US07966494B2
A camera-equipped portable device captures visual information (e.g., from a movie), ascertains a corresponding identifier, and uses the identifier to enable one or more further functions. One of these can be internet search. Such functionality can also be based on digital data—without requiring a camera capability.
US07966478B2
A method for reducing entries searched in a load reorder queue (LRQ) when snoop instructions are executed by a processor, including checking load reorder queue (LRQ) entries located between a load_peril_snoop register and a lrq_tail register for addresses matching the address of the snoop; and setting a snooped bit in the LRQ entry for any matches found.
US07966456B2
Disclosed is a method for reducing number of writes in a write-back non-volatile cache memory. The method comprises: writing a plurality of data in the cache memory, wherein cache lines meta data for each of the plurality of data is marked as dirty; determining a set of data of the plurality of the data in the cache memory to be flushed to a hard disk, wherein the hard disk is operatively coupled to the cache memory; flushing the set of data of the plurality of data to the hard disk from the cache memory; and writing a clean-marker to the cache memory specifying which of the plurality of the data has been flushed to the disk.
US07966453B2
Software indicates to hardware of a processing system that its storage modification to a particular cache line is done, and will not be doing any modification for the time being. With this indication, the processor actively releases its exclusive ownership by updating its line ownership from exclusive to read-only (or shared) in its own cache directory and in the storage controller (SC). By actively giving up the exclusive rights, another processor can immediately be given exclusive ownership to that said cache line without waiting on any processor's explicit cross invalidate acknowledgement. This invention also describes the hardware design needed to provide this support.
US07966435B2
A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design, the design structure comprising for an interface system is disclosed. The system includes a buffer that receives data from a source in a first clock domain and stores the data to be read by a destination in a second clock domain, wherein the buffer functions in both the first clock domain and the second clock domain; a write pointer that points to data written by the source; and a read pointer that points to data read by the destination. According to the design structure, the write pointer and the read pointer are utilized to enable the data to be transmitted from the first clock domain to the second clock domain asynchronously.
US07966421B2
A lookup table provides a longest prefix match for a search key longer than a lookup table's mapper key. The lookup table performs a multi-level search in one or more mappers for the result value based on a portion of the search key provided as the mapper key. The lookup table is searched in multiple passes with successive portions of the search key until the result value is found.
US07966411B2
The invention is directed to a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file.
US07966404B2
A system, comprising various methods and apparatus providing a transparent communication session setup and control for communication sessions involving different communication capabilities, is disclosed. The system receives a request for a communication session at a proxy apparatus, the request being originated from a first subscriber to the communication session using a first group of terminals. The system identifies at least a second subscriber to the communication session using a second group of terminals. The system evaluates types of communication being available for the first group of terminals and at least the second group of terminals on the basis of the request. The system sets up terminal sub-sessions from the proxy apparatus to the first group of terminals and to at least the second group of terminals according to types of communication being available for the first group of terminals and at least the second group of terminals.
US07966401B2
A method for processing packets, where the method includes programming a hardware classifier in a network interface card (NIC) to send packets associated with a first packet destination to a non-standby hardware receive ring (HRR), programming a software ring to obtain packets from the non-standby HRR, programming the software ring to send packets for the first destination to a first software receive ring (SRR), wherein the first packet destination is associated with the first SRR, obtaining identifying information about a packet associated with a denial of service (DoS) attack, programming the hardware classifier, using the identifying information, to send the packet associated with the DoS attack to a standby HRR, and for each packet received by the hardware classifier determining to which of the standby HRR and the non-standby HRR to send the packet using the programming of the hardware classifier.
US07966399B2
A method for managing data transmission between computing devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring a plurality of parameters of a computer network that includes a server and a client. The plurality of parameters may include a client resource parameter, a server resource parameter, and a network operating parameter. The disclosed method may also include automatically determining a desired compression level at which to send data to the client based at least in part on the client resource parameter, the server resource parameter, and the network operating parameter. Further, in one embodiment the method may include communicating the data from the server to the client at the desired compression level in response to a client request for the data. Various other methods, systems, and manufactures are also disclosed.
US07966367B2
A web application execution method, for a client to execute a web application on a remote server is provided. A connection status between the client and the remote server is monitored. If the connection is established, an online learning process is performed to monitor the handshakes between the client and the server, thereby constructing a virtual server. If the connection is disconnected, an offline service is activated, allowing the client to execute the web application through the virtual server. If the connection is reestablished after being disconnected, a synchronization process is performed to synchronize state machines within the virtual server and the server.
US07966363B2
Monitoring distributed systems includes receiving availability parameters for distributed systems. A distributed system corresponds to at least one distributed system group. A status of at least one distributed system is determined according to the availability parameters. Grid map image data is generated that is operable to initiate display of a grid map. The grid map includes one or more areas. An area corresponds to a distributed system group. An area includes one or more cells. A cell has a status indicator indicating the status of at least one distributed system. A cell also has a display size indicating a relative importance of at least one distributed system. The grid map image data is transmitted to a client in order to display the grid map.
US07966362B2
Improved techniques that facilitate the use of podcasts are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, organizing, searching, browsing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, tags are embedded into syndication feeds (e.g., RSS feeds) that may be made available for distribution by an online media store to facilitate the management of podcasts. Such tags can include a block tag that may be embedded into a syndication feed to indicate whether the feed is to be blocked from being included in the online media store. According to another aspect, management of podcasts may be facilitated by other mechanisms. In accordance with one embodiment, a user may challenge the ownership of a podcast to block or remove a podcast from the online media store. In accordance with another embodiment, images may be stored to allow efficient retrieval of the corresponding episode(s) of a podcast.
US07966361B1
Several different approaches to performing the modulus operation are presented. In one, a method of performing the modulus operation upon a dividend and a divisor within a limited range is discussed. The method involves storing a reference value, receiving a dividend value, and calculating a number of derived inputs. Each of the derived inputs corresponds to the dividend value minus the reference value, and is then further modified by a multiple of the divisor. Using the divisor to select between these derived inputs provides the answer.
US07966357B2
Provided is a method including the steps of: storing multiple IP addresses and resource management information including correspondence relationships among the multiple IP addresses, multiple file cache regions and multiple virtual file servers; processing multiple file requests transmitted from a client computer in accordance with the resource management information, by use of a lent file cache region being a part of the multiple file cache regions corresponding to the multiple virtual file servers, a lent IP address being a part of the multiple IP addresses, and a lent volume being a part of multiple volumes, the requests transmitted by designating the multiple virtual file servers, respectively; and creating a child virtual file server by receiving a child virtual file server creation request designating one of the multiple virtual file servers.
US07966348B2
One aspect of the present invention includes dynamically selecting templates through the use of an ontology. In one embodiment, an ontology is defined to structure information system content, and an ontology classification is then assigned when content is provided to the information system. Based on this classification, the most appropriate template classified in the ontology is applied to the content. If a template exists at the content item's ontology level, this template is applied to the content. If no template exists, then the ontology tree is navigated upward to locate a template at the nearest ancestor ontology level. If a template was found by navigating the ontology tree, then this template is applied to the content item.
US07966345B1
A method, computer system, and graphical user interface for generating firmware code for a programmable integrated circuit are disclosed. Embodiments are directed to a configurable menu hierarchy which is displayed as part of a graphical user interface, and therefore may be configured on-screen by a user interacting with elements or regions of the graphical user interface. Once the hierarchy of the menu is configured, a data structure for implementing menu functionality associated with the displayed menu hierarchy may be automatically generated. Firmware may be generated based upon the data structure and stored within a programmable integrated circuit. The firmware may enable the programmable integrated circuit to implement the menu functionality external to the programmable integrated circuit using at least one component of the programmable integrated circuit. The menu functionality may operate in conjunction with at least one user interface device of the electronic device.
US07966331B2
A method and system for assessing and optimizing crude selection are provided. A predictive engine uses data from a database to execute at least one predictive performance model and/or at least one risk assessment model designed to optimize or improve refining operations during a refining process. The predictive engine takes as input key crude information corresponding to a particular crude or crude blend, e.g., at least one crude slate, and refinery operating parameters and/or conditions corresponding to a specific refinery and uses desirability metrics to assess the similarity to data in the database. Based on the resulting output, at least one predictive performance and/or at least one risk assessment model uses the output to predict performance or risk measures of refining the particular crude or crude blend using the specific refinery during the refining process, the probability of problems occurring during the refining process, the distribution of the problems throughout the refining process, etc.
US07966327B2
A content-addressable and -searchable storage system for managing and exploring massive amounts of feature-rich data such as images, audio or scientific data, is shown. A segmentation and feature extraction unit segments data corresponding to an object into a plurality of data segments and -generates a feature vector for each data segment. A sketch construction component converts the feature vector into a compact bit-vector corresponding to the object. The system also has a similarity index having plurality of compact bit-vectors corresponding to a plurality of objects and an index insertion component for inserting a compact bit-vector corresponding to an object into the similarity index. The system may further have an indexing unit for identifying a candidate set of objects from said similarity index based upon a compact bit-vector corresponding to a query object. Still further, the system may additionally have a similarity ranking component for ranking objects in said candidate set by estimating their distances to the query object.
US07966323B2
A category may be associated, in a personal information manager (PIM) application, with a data item by associating a category pattern with the data item. Where the PIM application already associates keyword patterns with data items for enabling keyword searching, the category pattern may have a format of an ordered plurality of elements that satisfies at least one rule for the format of the keyword patterns. Optionally, the first element of the ordered plurality of elements may be an element predetermined to be specific to pluralities of elements associated with categories. Advantageously, this approach to the association of a category with a data item allows for the association of more than one category with a single data item. Such an allowance provides for more accurate synchronization with a PIM application on a desktop that also allows the association of more than one category with a data item. Given the allowance of the association of multiple categories with a single data item, the user may filter a list of data items by one or more categories.
US07966308B1
The present invention relates to a system and methodology for resource query management. The system includes a resource manager, a query engine and a filter component. The system facilitates construction and management of a resource query across resource type(s) that may be similar, different, incongruent and/or distinct. Accordingly, an SQL environment is leveraged to perform efficient, complex and intensive queries and/or operations using resource query constraint(s) from a resource constraint(s) store and the filter component over large set(s) of resources from the resource pool.
US07966304B2
System and method for processing a search query using partial indexing to enable use of abbreviated search terms in the query. A mobile device sends a search request (e.g. a text message) to a server over a network. Search request terms can include subsets of feature identifiers and function as partial indexes. The search request can include additional context (e.g. to indicate desired service such as restaurant or transportation, or additional geographic information). The server matches the terms to an interim search result such as one or more geographic locations, and then provides information regarding the interim result to the mobile device. Partial indexing of a database or of one or more tables of the database (e.g. for a geographic area) can be adjusted to balance a minimum term size (e.g. minimum number of characters) against an average, maximum, or median number of matching locations or services.
US07966294B1
A user interface system simplifies management of a clustered storage system by a user or system administrator. The user interface system comprises a Command Line Interface (CLI) and/or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that supports virtual ports associated with a single physical port and multi-mode operation of ports in the clustered storage system. Management of the clustered storage system is further simplified through the use of a novel command set used to, inter-alia, set a cluster mode and set a USE_PARTNER attribute of an initiator group (igroup).
US07966293B1
This invention provides a system and method for managing backup and restore operations on a storage system, typically between source storage system and destination storage system using a backup management client that employs a version of the Network Data Management Protocol to interface with the destination file server and generate an “index” of data structures (such as directories and files) from directly from scanning the trees of PCPIs stored on the destination. The management client includes a command line interface for entry of instructions by a user or application and a web-based user interface and allows the index to be displayed as a series of web pages on a graphical user interface. The index can be browsed and selected data structures can be restored to a source filer/file server as desired. All back-ups/PCPIs can be contemporaneously browsed, allowing greater flexibility in selecting a best backup image to restore.
US07966288B2
The present invention enables a user to increase storage capacity for a host by using multiple storage devices. File systems are virtualized regardless of any difference in file system format. The invention may be embodied as a device for integrating file systems or as a method of integrating file systems. The device has one or more storage device interfaces for storage devices, a host interface, and a hub connected to the interfaces. The hub creates a virtual file system that aggregates the storage device file systems of storage devices that are connected to the storage device interfaces. The method of integrating file systems includes reading file systems, interpreting them, creating a logical structure containing data of the file systems, and generating in a memory sectors that map the logical structure into a virtual file system.
US07966282B2
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a computing facility, where the computing facility may be a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the computing facility from the user. The user may then be provided with a dialog consisting of questions from the computing facility and answers provided by the user. The computing facility may then provide a decision to the user based on the dialog and pertaining to the initial question, such as a recommendation, a diagnosis, a conclusion, advice, and the like. In embodiments, future questions and decisions provided by the computing facility may be improved through feedback provided by the user. In embodiments, the present invention may be utilized in conjunction with a third-party application.
US07966280B2
An automotive air conditioner includes a storage unit which stores a plurality of pieces of state information as respective learned data; a learning unit which constructs a probabilistic model; a control information correcting unit which corrects setting information, etc., related to a vehicle occupant's setting operation in accordance with a calculated probability so as to achieve a specific setting operation; and an air-conditioning control unit which controls an air-conditioning unit in accordance with the corrected setting information, etc. The learning unit includes a clustering subunit for classifying the plurality of learned data into at least first and second clusters and for determining first and second ranges for the value of the state information from the learned data included in the respective clusters, and a probabilistic model constructing subunit for constructing the probabilistic model by determining the probabilities for the state information contained in the first and second ranges, respectively.
US07966278B1
A computer-implemented method for determining the health impact of an application based on information obtained from like-profiled computing systems may comprise: 1) obtaining a plurality of computing-system profiles, 2) obtaining system-health-evaluation results for each of the plurality of computing-system profiles, 3) identifying, by analyzing the plurality of computing-system profiles, a first set of like-profiled computing systems, 4) identifying, by analyzing the plurality of computing-system profiles, a second set of like-profiled computing systems that is substantially identical to the first set of like-profiled computing systems but for a first application installed on the second set of like-profiled computing systems, and 5) determining the health impact of the first application by comparing system-health-evaluation results from the first set of like-profiled computing systems with system-health-evaluation results from the second set of like-profiled computing systems. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US07966271B2
A server includes a logic subsystem and memory. The memory holds instructions that, when executed by the logic subsystem, cause the logic subsystem to determine if a table is wider than a viewing size of a screen of a requesting device, determine if the table is a data table or a layout table, and format an instance of the table prior to sending that instance of the table to the requesting device. The instance of the table sent to the requesting device is formatted in accordance with a determined viewing size of the screen of the requesting device and in accordance with a determined table type.
US07966264B2
A system and methods for management and delivery of content and rules is disclosed. An exemplary method may comprise managing, for an organization, a plurality of data and a plurality of content in separate database entities, wherein the plurality of content is associated with the plurality of data based on a plurality of rules; packaging the plurality of rules with the plurality of content in a carrier that is independent from one or more presentation channels, wherein at least part of the plurality of content is integrated with at least part of the plurality of data; delivering the plurality of data and the carrier to the one or more presentation channels; integrating, at the one or more presentation channels, the plurality of data with the plurality of content based on the plurality of rules; and distributing the integrated data and content through the one or more presentation channels.
US07966262B2
Embodiments of the present invention are drawn to systems and methods for securing information using cryptographically keyed units. Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, a system is provided for securing information that uses two cryptographically keyed units to encrypt information flowing between a fuel pump device and a remote device. Thus, even if the information is intercepted, it could not be used to perpetrate fraud.
US07966256B2
A method for detecting a risk of payment default comprises receiving mortgage data associated with a mortgage application, the mortgage application associated with an applicant, determining a first score for the mortgage data based at least partly on one or more models that are based on data from a plurality of historical mortgage transactions and based on historical credit information related to the applicant, and generating data indicative of a risk of payment default based at least partly on the first score.
US07966255B2
A method and apparatus are provided for a no pre-set spending limit transaction card with features and attributes of both a credit card and a charge card, including an overlimit spend feature and an associated communicated line of credit. The transaction card may carry a balance like a credit card and may require that a card user pay down the balance carried forward to the line of credit subsequent to the end of each billing cycle. When the user has reached or exceeded the communicated line of credit, each subsequent transaction request for a new transaction by the user is evaluated on a case-by-case basis by a process that includes execution an overlimit spend authorization logic or process.
US07966253B2
A system is provided that includes a party file having a plurality of party records with each of the plurality of party records having party information relating to one of a plurality of parties. Also included is an account file having a plurality of account records with each of the plurality of account records having account information relating to one of a plurality of accounts. Each of the plurality of account records also includes a link to at least one of the plurality of party records. Finally, a transaction file is included having a plurality of transaction records with each of the plurality of transaction records having transaction information relating to one of a plurality of transactions. Each of the plurality of transaction records includes a link to one of the plurality of account records.
US07966252B2
In at least one aspect, the invention comprises constructing one or more hybrid adjustable rate mortgage aggregates based on one or more of: agency, program, coupon, and origination year; for each of one or more of the aggregates, constructing one or more sub-aggregates based on one or more of: rate-index, capitalization structure, and existence of interest-only feature; mapping pools of adjustable rate mortgages to the aggregates and sub-aggregates; constructing an index based on the mapping; and pricing the index.
US07966250B2
A system and method of generating and trading a CO2 commodity that is correlated to a quantified amount of CO2 sequestered in a CO2 sequestering product comprising a carbonate and/or a bicarbonate. The tradable commodity can be purchased or sold for use in managing CO2 emissions.
US07966249B1
In an electronic trading system, a method for facilitating block trading of financial instruments includes establishing a set of tiered block trading ranges, each tiered block trading range having a lower limit defining a minimum order size for filling block trades within the respective tiered block trading range, receiving a block order for a financial instrument, the block order having a block size that falls within a first tiered block trading range, and executing the block order in accordance with the minimum order size defined by the lower limit associated with the first tiered block trading range. The electronic trading system is adapted to identify executed trades with matching parties and financial instruments, combine each set of matching trades into a single trading order, reverse out the individual matching trades, execute the single trading orders, and transmit data corresponding to the executed trades to the transacting parties or a clearing entity.
US07966246B2
A system for management, correlation, and combination of various analysis techniques is disclosed. Graphical user interface (GUI) controls and displays are provided to allow a user to configure different aspects of an analysis system. A financial analysis application allows a user to designate instruments whose data points, factors or other relevant data can be pre-processed with indicators. The outputs of the indicators are provided to advisors for calculation and grouping. A user is able to select the types of raw data to use, the instruments, the factors, the data feeds and other sources for data, the indicators that perform processing and the advisors that perform analysis, grouping and outputting of results for combining using machine learning mechanisms.
US07966237B2
A system and method for providing responses to pricing inquiries that bypasses the trading desk is disclosed that includes a CPS database configured to receive and store pricing data from at least one data source and a CPS console configured to receive a pricing inquiry, estimate a price for the issue, and automatically generate and distribute the estimated price. A Pricing Analyst (PA) manages the receipt and processing of the pricing inquiry and can modify the estimation parameters through the CPS console. Processing of the inquiry by the CPS console relieves traders at the trading desk of the job of responding to pricing inquiries during the trading day.
US07966229B2
A system for the time-based accounting of access by users to services provided by a data network includes a primary access node to provide access by users by establishing via the primary access node a steady connectivity between the users and the network. A secondary access node is associated with the primary access node, such secondary access node being configured for acting as a backup node to maintain connectivity in the case of failure involving the primary access node. The primary access node is configured for issuing a request for credentials for any user requesting access to said data network and, as a result of receiving valid credentials from the user, starts time-based accounting for the user. An authentication node cooperative with the primary access node and the secondary access node stores the secondary access node information items concerning the time-based accounting started for the user. The time-based accounting is thus maintained in the case of failure involving the primary access node as connectivity is maintained by the secondary access node.
US07966228B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums provide for storing location information of a plurality of products, receiving information from a remote electronic device, wherein the received information includes information relating to a position of the remote electronic device and identifying information of one of the plurality of products, and updating the location information of the one of the plurality of products with the position of the remote electronic device. Alternatively, systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums provide for obtaining location information of a plurality of products at an electronic device and position information of the electronic device, and transmitting the obtained location information of the one of the plurality of products and the position of the electronic device to a remote computing device, wherein the location information of the one of the plurality of products is updated at the remote computing device with the position of the electronic device.
US07966223B2
A method for distributing a digital image of a customer includes receiving a request from a customer to a human representative (i.e., a “roving” photographer) for an image to be taken of the customer at a site. An image of the customer is captured by the “roving” photographer at the site in response to the received request. The image is transmitted to a remote processor. An electronic request is received from the customer to view the transmitted image, and the image is transmitted from the remote processor to the customer's communication device. If the customer decides to purchase the image, a transaction is finalized by receiving payment data from the customer, and the final image is provided to the customer. A commission is then paid to the photographer for the transaction. In another embodiment, the cost is at least partially subsidized by advertisement pushed to the customer's communication device.
US07966221B1
A system, method and computer program product are provided for various pricing techniques. Initially, data associated with a sale of goods or services may be received. A plurality of values associated with the sale of goods or services may then be calculated based on the received data. At least one of the values is then optionally compared to a low threshold and at least one of the values is also optionally compared to a high threshold, although any threshold may be used. Even still, the threshold may be altered based on the received data. Consequently, the price of the goods or services may also be altered based on the comparisons, wherein the price may be altered, at least in part, in a random manner. Further, the altered price may be output.
US07966218B1
An apparatus, method, and system for a Media Expiration System (MES) that improves upon current content control systems by better managing media recordings. The MES enables media owners to disable recordings of their broadcast content and/or advertising, locally, after the content has been recorded by a consumer. In one embodiment, the MES places expiration stamps into broadcast media as it is recorded by a consumer electronics device. The MES tracks viewing habits, enables the purchasing of extended views of programs, and removes expired media programming content. The manner and way in which this is achieved results in the expiration of stale media content.
US07966209B1
A feedback loop for the assessment of a user interface of a communications network is based on feature units for analysis and comparison. These units are subset collections that are grouped together to perform a particular task or function. When, these units can be objectively and quantitatively assessed, and compared among various user interfaces. The quantification, assessment, market testing and comparison informs the feedback loop to reveal ways in which a user interface can be improved so as to benefit a company's ability to effectively communicate with its customers. A Constant Sum Scale question is used to support the comparison among user interface features, and is also applicable in a wide variety of contexts.
US07966207B2
A method, system and program product for optimally managing fulfillment of orders that are channeled through a diversified manufacturing environment that utilizes different process models, product nomenclatures and communication methods. The method includes sending by a contemporary fulfillment application to a legacy application a scheduling request for an order that includes a code recommending that the order is deemed eligible for fulfillment by a specific manufacturing site. The method further includes returning by the legacy application a scheduling response providing scheduling information for the order and confirming that the order is to be fulfilled by the specific manufacturing site. The method further includes transmitting a shipment request by the contemporary fulfillment application to a contemporary production application for routing delivery of the order to the specific manufacturing site and receiving a shipment response from the contemporary production application providing a delivery status of the order.
US07966201B1
A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for the modeling of insurance coverage. Coverage parameters of a policy are displayed as graphical elements within a user interface (UI) of a computing device along with a plurality of claim scenario parameters for selection by a user. Once selected, the claim scenario parameters are applied to relevant claim data and a claim scenario is generated. The claim scenario is then applied to the policy coverage parameters of the policy to determine and graphically display coverage parameter disparities, which are then graphically modified to offset any coverage parameter disparities. As coverage parameters are modified, corresponding adjustments to the premium of the current policy are made and displayed within the UI. A resulting policy is generated, using the modified coverage parameters of the current policy and adjusted premiums, and then fulfilled, electronically or physically.
US07966195B2
System and method for preparing patient order sets by an attending physician include optimization of orders particularly when multiple diagnoses are being treated.
US07966188B2
A method for enhancing voice interactions within a portable multimodal computing device using visual messages. A multimodal interface can be provided that includes an audio interface and a visual interface. A speech input can then be received and a voice recognition task can be performed upon at least a portion of the speech input. At least one message within the multimodal interface can be visually presented, wherein the message is a prompt for the speech input and/or a confirmation of the speech input.
US07966186B2
A system and method for generating a synthetic text-to-speech TTS voice are disclosed. A user is presented with at least one TTS voice and at least one voice characteristic. A new synthetic TTS voice is generated by blending a plurality of existing TTS voices according to the selected voice characteristics. The blending of voices involves interpolating segmented parameters of each TTS voice. Segmented parameters may be, for example, prosodic characteristics of the speech such as pitch, volume, phone durations, accents, stress, mis-pronunciations and emotion.
US07966181B1
A system and method for speech file processing which provides users with differentially selectable speech file transcripts which can be sent to one or more other users. The speech files may be voicemail messages from which respective voicemail transcripts are created. The voicemail transcripts are provided in a user selectable format from which users may select non-contiguous portions of the transcript.
US07966180B2
A method, system, and computer program product for spoken language grammar evaluation are provided. The method includes playing a recorded question to a candidate, recording a spoken answer from the candidate, and converting the spoken answer into text. The method further includes comparing the text to a grammar database, calculating a spoken language grammar evaluation score based on the comparison, and outputting the spoken language grammar evaluation score.
US07966178B2
A device includes a sound signal analyser configured to determine whether a sound signal comprises speech. The device further includes a microphone system configured to discriminate sounds emanating from sources located in different directions from the microphone system so that sounds only emanating from a range of directions are included as signals possibly containing speech.
US07966163B2
An authoring, execution, and participation software system and corresponding method for the capture and execution of real-world events (e.g., crises) involving individuals such as senior private and/or public sector leaders is presented. The authoring system and method are used to model a scenario, incorporating knowledge from domain experts, relevant media, and external computation/simulation engines. The execution system and method execute scenarios created by the authoring system and method and provide a communication hub for the participation system and method. The participation system and method provide individuals, such as senior leaders and their staff, with appropriate views into the unfolding scenario and appropriate decisions to be made. The system and method also include features that allow for research and analysis with respect to, for example, efficient crisis response tactics.
US07966162B1
The illustrative embodiments of this invention are directed to a method, a medium and a system for realizing resettable hierarchically scoped variables in a graphical modeling environment on a computing device. The method includes creating at least one resettable variable in a model within the graphical modeling environment, wherein the resettable variable is hierarchically scoped. The resettable variable is reset to a preset value before or during a subsequent invocation of a part of the model that contains the resettable variable. The graphical modeling environment may be a state diagramming environment or the graphical modeling environment may be a time-based graphical modeling environment.
US07966155B2
A spectrometry method and apparatus for filtering step-like pulses output by a preamplifier to measure the energy or other desired characteristics of events occurring in a detector attached to the preamplifier. The spectrometer provides a set of filters that are capable of measuring the desired characteristic with different accuracy or resolution, detects the pulses in the preamplifier signal, and measures the time between consecutive pairs of detected pulses. For each detected pulse, the spectrometer selects a filter from the set of available filters, based on the measured time intervals between the pulse and its immediately preceding and succeeding detected pulses, applies it to the pulse, and indexes the output of the filtering operation with one or more indices identifying the selected filter.
US07966146B2
An apparatus having an arrangement of two or more identical accelerometers with aligned sensitivity axes. Each of the accelerometers senses motion over at least one axis. The accelerometer readings include a component corresponding to gravitational force that is the same for each accelerometer in the arrangement. Logic circuitry in communication with the accelerometer arrangement couples accelerometer signals to a processor to compute motion variables.
US07966132B2
Provided are compositions and systems useful in remote monitoring of chemical hazards, air quality, and medical conditions, for example, robotic systems to search for and detect explosives, mines, and hazardous chemicals. In addition, the methods, systems and compositions of the invention provide the ability to mine data from a database containing a plurality of chemical fingerprints.
US07966121B2
This fuel efficiency display device for a fuel cell vehicle includes: a first interval vehicle efficiency obtaining device which obtains a first interval vehicle efficiency being a fraction of a generated traveling energy with respect to a consumed fuel amount in a predetermined first time-interval; a second interval traveling energy obtaining device which obtains a second interval traveling energy being a traveling energy generated in a predetermined second time-interval which is shorter than the first time-interval; and a second interval fuel efficiency obtaining device which obtains a second interval fuel efficiency being a fuel efficiency in the second time-interval, based on at least the first interval vehicle efficiency and the second interval traveling energy.
US07966120B2
A control system for an engine includes a regulator with an output waveform which includes a plurality of waves, each wave having a peak portion, a first portion located on a front side of the peak portion, and a second portion located on the other side of the peak portion, the second portion exhibiting a more rapid change in voltage than the first portion. An ECU is configured to turn on a fuel injector of the engine at a first timing and turn off an ignition plug of the engine at a second timing, the first and second timings corresponding to a shift in waveform output from the peak portion toward the first portion of a first wave and a second wave, respectively. The waveform shift corresponds to a predetermined angular shift in the rotational position of a crankshaft of the motorcycle engine of preferably about 3°.
US07966118B2
An adaptive cruise control system automatically sets a desired headway value upon system initiation. If a preceding vehicle is not detected the desired headway is established at a predetermined value. If a preceding vehicle is detected the control compares the actual headway to a predetermined minimum value and predetermined maximum value to select a desired headway. Following the desired headway value being established, the value is stored in the control and the adaptive cruise control system begins customary operations.
US07966115B2
A system and method of controlling shift points of a transmission coupled to an internal combustion engine by modifying at least one transmission shift point schedule may comprise determining a weight of a vehicle carrying the engine and the transmission, modifying the at least one transmission shift point schedule as a function of the weight of the vehicle, and controlling automatic shifting between two or more gear ratios of the transmission in accordance with the modified at least one transmission shift point schedule.
US07966113B2
A vehicle stability system for a vehicle. In an embodiment the vehicle stability system includes a yaw rate sensor, an acceleration sensor, a steering sensor, a torque request sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an output of the yaw rate sensor, the lateral acceleration sensor, the steering sensor, and the torque request sensor, generate a torque signal and a braking signal, and transmit the torque signal to a differential in addition to transmitting the braking signal to a braking system.
US07966111B2
In one example, a network device stores a mapping of application operation modes to vehicle conditions such as a first condition of the vehicle powered but not moving and a second condition of the vehicle moving. The network device receives a wirelessly transmitted request for a particular application to utilize an interface powered by the vehicle. The network device compares an application identifier specified by the received request to the mapping. The network device then identifies a portion of the vehicle interface according to the comparison and signals control software on the vehicle to grant the particular application access to only the identified portion of the vehicle interface itself. The application can reside on the mobile device and utilize the vehicle interface as an extended interface, or the application can reside on the vehicle.
US07966106B2
Leveling operation can be effectively performed at a discharge site without increasing a cost of vehicles, and a running course can be easily generated in a short time and at a low-cost. Based on each of measured position data of a survey line 20 of a discharge site 21, a normal line Lc normal to the survey line 20 is obtained, a target discharge position 26′ is positioned at a prescribed distance away from the survey line 20 in an inward direction of the discharge site 21 based on the normal line Lc, and then data of a running course 27 in which a reference approach direction 31 to approach the target discharge position 26′ is a direction normal to the survey line 20 are generated.
US07966104B2
A controller for controlling thermal sources affecting an air temperature in a space subjected to thermal variables, including a sensor network measuring the thermal variables; a feed forward controller generating a feed forward control signal based on an adaptive model including a model of the space and a model of the thermal sources, wherein the models are formed utilizing data from the sensor network; a feedback controller generating a feedback control signal based on a difference between an output of the feed forward controller and output from the space; and a combiner combining the feed forward and feedback control signals to produce a control signal for controlling the thermal sources to control the air temperatures of the space.
US07966100B2
Systems and methods are provided for collecting (200), aggregating (201), and analyzing data (202, 203) associated with the installation and deployment of systems. Energy systems, specifically renewable energy generating systems, are used as examples. The aggregated data (201) serve as the basis for a variety of services that improve the system performance metrics (209), improve the installation metrics, lower the cost, and provide monitoring and service to improve performance. Finally, services are provided that facilitate the improvement of the performance metrics of various Supply Chain Entities in the supply chain as well as overall system performance metrics.
US07966099B2
Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling water consumption in a water-based system are disclosed using one or more sensors for generating signals indicative of the operation thereof. One or more interface modules are provided as breaker circuits for receiving the generated signals, and a fluid control device is operable for limiting the water consumption. A motherboard receives the interface modules and provides communication therebetween for information processing. Signals from the various sensors are supplied to a controller, which provides signals to status indicators, and also operates to provide alarm signals via network interfaces to remote locations. In an alternate embodiment, a water monitoring system is designed to shut off the water supply to the water device and to shut off either the electrical supply or the gas supply to the heating unit of the water device in response to sensing a malfunction through one or more sensed parameters.
US07966098B2
An apparatus, method, and computer program for controlling an ammonia production system are provided. At least one model is associated with production equipment operable to produce ammonia, where the production equipment includes a reformer section, a carbon dioxide wash section, and an ammonia synthesis reactor section. The production equipment is controlled using the at least one model. The at least one model is associated with a plurality of controlled variables and a plurality of manipulated variables. At least some of the controlled variables are associated with the reformer section, the carbon dioxide wash section, and/or the ammonia synthesis reactor section. At least some of the manipulated variables are associated with the reformer section, the carbon dioxide wash section, and/or the ammonia synthesis reactor section.
US07966094B2
A workpiece picking apparatus includes a robot, a workpiece recognition device for recognizing the workpieces located in a wide area, an accurate measurement device for accurately measuring the three-dimensional position of the workpiece, a workpiece select device for selecting the workpiece to be picked, and an NG workpiece storage device for storing information on the rough position of an failed NG workpiece when the measurement of the three-dimensional position or the picking for the workpiece has failed. The workpiece select device excludes the NG workpiece stored in the NG workpiece storage device and selects the next workpiece to be measured. The robot picks the selected workpiece based on the three-dimensional position of the workpiece measured by the accurate measurement device.
US07966088B2
Uniquely decorated devices may be manufactured using high speed production equipment. In one approach, a master piece of artwork is selected. For each decorated part to be fabricated, a portion of the master artwork is selected. Image data for the portion of the master artwork is input to a manufacturing tool, such as a laser etch machine. The manufacturing tool may process each part to have a representation of its corresponding portion of the artwork, resulting in plural parts that each has a unique cosmetic appearance.
US07966080B2
A method and apparatus for controlling a parameter associated with operation of a fossil fuel fired power generating unit. An optimizer determines optimal setpoint values for manipulated variables used to operate the power generating unit by accessing a model that predicts a parameter sensed by a plurality of sensors. The optimizer uses the model to minimize a cost valve of a cost function while observing at least one constraint associated with operation of the power generating unit.
US07966078B2
A network media appliance, comprising at least one packet data network interface, adapted for communicating data packets with a data network according to an Internet Protocol; a media data interface, and a processor, having an associated memory for storing executable code, said code defining at least a remote virtual interface function, and a data transfer function for controlling transfer of data through said media data interface.
US07966075B2
An energy management system that facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy induced on an implanted lead or a leadwire includes an energy dissipating surface associated with the implanted lead or the leadwire, a diversion or diverter circuit associated with the energy dissipating surface, and at least one switch for diverting energy in the implanted lead or the leadwire through the diversion circuit to the energy dissipating surface. In alternate configurations, the switch may be disposed between the implanted lead or the leadwire and the diversion circuit, or disposed so that it electrically opens the implanted lead or the leadwire when diverting energy through the diversion circuit to the energy dissipating surface. The switch may comprise a single or multi-pole double or single throw switch. The diversion circuit may be either a high pass filter or a low pass filter.
US07966066B2
Systems and methods to optimize atrioventricular delay during sensing or pacing of the atrium and for a plurality of sensed rates or pacing rates. In one example, a paced atrioventricular delay is calculated using a sensed atrioventricular interval and a paced atrioventricular interval. In another example, a plurality of paced atrioventricular delays for different pacing rates can be calculated. In another example embodiment, a plurality of sensed atrioventricular delays for different sensing rates can be calculated. Combinations of the various systems and methods are also possible.
US07966065B2
An active implantable medical device such as a cardiac prosthesis for the treatment of a heart failure by controlled adjustment of the atrioventricular and interventricular delays. The device provides atrioventricular and/or biventricular stimulation, a sensor delivering at least one hemodynamic parameter correlated with time intervals representative of the succession of the systolic and diastolic phases, and circuits to adjust the AV delay and/or VV delay. The device determines (12) during one cardiac cycle several parameters such as the left ventricular pre-ejection interval LPEI, the left ventricular ejection time LVET, the diastolic filling time FT and the conduction time PR. The device compares (14, 18) these parameters with at least one predetermined criterion. If a condition is met, the device readjusts (16) the AV delay and/or VV delay to maximize the ventricular filling and ejection.
US07966063B2
There are provided a hold portion that can be held in a hand of a subject, a cable having one end connected to the hold portion, and a rest portion on which a foot of the subject can be rested. The rest portion includes a reel portion connected to the other end of the cable for winding the cable, a first detection unit for detecting a draw-out extent to which the cable is drawn out from the reel portion, and a second detection unit for detecting an angle formed by the rest portion and the cable. Based on the detected draw-out extent and angle, the part length of a body part of the subject is calculated.
US07966061B2
Described herein is a method of developing a fuzzy logic system to detect a non-normal health condition. In particular, signal processing and transformation of electrocardiogram (EKG) signals for sleep disorder breathing are provided. The method includes: recording EKG measurements during sleep; clipping the measurements into clips of a consistent length; calculating heart rate and obtaining an evenly sampled discrete time series data clip; performing Short-Time Discrete Fourier Transform on each data clip generating STDFT respective matrices; encoding each STDFT matrix into a grey-level image; calculating Grey-Level Co-occurrence Matrices; extracting textural features; performing statistical analysis on the features to formulate rules; and employing the rules in a Fuzzy Logic system. The system and method described herein yields an accuracy of 75.88%, or better, in detection of sleep apnea.
US07966058B2
A system and method is provided for registering a representation of a probe with an image. One embodiment of a method comprises acquiring an image of or pertaining to a heart and registering a representation of a probe which is in or adjacent to the heart with the image using a heart vector of the heart.
US07966047B2
The disclosure describes wireless terminals with first and second members held together by a hinge assembly with high-speed serial communication serial data transmission paths that extend through the hinge assembly.
US07966042B2
A Ubicell base station includes a Ubicell base station, one or more Ubicell core network elements, and an integrated management server. The Ubicell base identifies position information thereof using a GPS module, and at a time of setup, provides environment setting information including the position information thereof. Each Ubicell core network element, upon receiving environment setting information of an arbitrary Ubicell base station, generates an environment construction information file of the arbitrary Ubicell base station, registers the arbitrary Ubicell base station, and sends the environment construction information file to the arbitrary Ubicell base station. The integrated management server identifies the Ubicell core network element in a corresponding position based on the environment setting information, provided from the Ubicell base station, and provides the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station to the Ubicell core network element.
US07966040B2
A mobile unit comprises a housing and a processor. The housing includes a frame configured to magnetically couple with an accessory. When the frame and the accessory are magnetically coupled, data signals and power are exchanged between the mobile unit and the accessory via a wireless communication where the wireless communication includes at least one of an inductive coupling, a capacitive coupling and an optical coupling. The processor is disposed within the housing to process the data signals and control the power being exchanged between the mobile unit and the accessory.
US07966037B2
A method and apparatus of coordinating operation of subsystems implementing different wireless communication protocols is disclosed. The method comprises coordinating operation of a first subsystem implementing a first wireless communication protocol and at least other subsystem implementing at least one other wireless communication protocol by arbitrating between conflicting real time requests for access from the first subsystem and the at least one other subsystem based on a respective type and priority of the requests.
US07966036B2
A wireless LAN device for lessening failure in switching from infrastructure mode to ad-hoc mode. A radio wave coverage storage stores coverage information about coverage of radio waves amongst access points. A terminal information storage stores terminal information about terminals associated with the access points. A packet receiver receives, via the access points, a packet transmitted from any of the terminals in infrastructure mode. An access point acquisition unit looks up the terminal information storage, based on terminal information about originating and destination terminals contained in the packet, to identify access points with which the terminals are associated. A radio wave coverage decision unit looks up the radio wave coverage storage to determine whether the identified access points are within each other's coverage of radio waves. A communication mode switch switches the communication mode of the originating and destination terminals to ad-hoc mode in accordance with the determination result.
US07966035B2
A mobile terminal including a function key configured to select at least one of a first list of menu items and a second list of menu items, a selecting key configured to select a function from at least one of the first menu list and the second menu list, and a display configured to display at least one of the selected first list of menu items, the selected second list of menu items and the selected function. Further, the first list of menu items and the selected function are selectively displayed on a first display portion of the terminal, and the second list of the menu items is displayed on a second display portion of the terminal. The terminal also includes a controller configured to activate the function selected by the selecting key. In addition, when the activated function displayed on the first display portion is a screen occupation function which is not to be interrupted, the first display portion does not display the list of first menu items when the function key is selected.
US07966033B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate serving sector directed transmit power control in a wireless communication environment. Under certain conditions, an access point can have better data with which to determine appropriate power levels than an individual terminal. Accordingly, an access point can transmit power control information to one or more terminals supported by the access point overriding normal power determination procedures. In particular, power control information can be included within an assignment message that designates resources (e.g., frequency, time) assigned to a terminal. Power control information can be based upon SNR, quality of service requirements, interference information, any other relevant information or any combination thereof.
US07966032B2
Techniques for power control that avoids outer loop wind-up are disclosed. In one aspect, wind-up of a target power level is detected, and the target power level is modified in response. In another aspect, unwinding of the target power level is detected, after which the target power level is determined without considering wind-up. Various other aspects are also presented, including wind-up and unwinding detection procedures, and target power level modification procedures. These aspects have the benefit of reducing the time that transmit power exceeds that which is necessary, thus increasing system capacity and performance, and mitigating misallocation of system resources.
US07966024B2
Users with mobile computing devices author skywriting and submit them to a virtual skywriting service. A mobile computing device having wireless network access is configured to capture a digital image of a real world scene including sky. The image is captured while the mobile computing device is in a geographical location or area. While the mobile computing device is still in the geographical location or area, it transmits via the wireless network a request for virtual skywriting. The request is received by a skywriting service that obtains or determines the geographical location/area that the computing device is in or near. The skywriting service selects a skywriting from among the previously submitted skywritings; the skywriting may be selected based on its having been entered at or associated with the geographical location. The mobile device receives the virtual skywriting from the service and displays a version of the digital image with the virtual skywriting added to the sky in the version of the digital image. Either the service or the mobile device may render the skywriting onto the image. Various effects may be applied in rendering the skywriting to give it realistic or vapor-like appearance.
US07966019B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process is described where a Node B initiates HARQ re-allocation by sending to a radio network controller RNC a RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message that includes at least one of a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms non-scheduled transmission NST GRANT information element IE and a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms scheduled transmission ST GRANT IE indicating a value for HARQ process re-allocation. The Node B then receives from the RNC a RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE or REQUEST message that contains the NST or ST GRANT IE. Responsive to receiving the RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE or REQUEST message, the Node B sends to the RNC a RL RECONFIGURATION READY or RESPONSE message, then receives from the RNC a RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message. Responsive to the COMMIT message, the Node B re-allocates the HARQ process according to the RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE or REQUEST message.
US07966017B2
A method and apparatus for increasing the success rate of a handover of a connected mode UE while minimizing the power consumption of the UE during DRX operation in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes the steps of transmitting a cell change report to the serving base station, and then suspending the DRX operation to transition to an active mode; receiving a handover command message, and completing the handover to a target cell; checking if the handover command message includes a DRX resume command; waiting until a control message including the DRX resume command is received from the target base station; and after the control message including the DRX resume command is received, transitioning from the active mode to a sleep mode, and resuming the DRX operation.
US07966014B1
A method and computer-readable medium for controlling roaming restrictions for dispatch calling of a mobile station in a network are provided. A home location register receives a dispatch application processor identifier and a mobile station identifier. The domain in which the dispatch application processor is located may be determined by the home location register, based upon the dispatch application processor identifier. A determination can be made whether the mobile station is authorized to operate in the domain, based upon the mobile station identifier. If the mobile station is not authorized to operate in the domain, the mobile station is prevented from operating in the domain. On the other hand, if the mobile station is authorized to operate in the domain, the operation of the mobile station may be allowed, but restricted to certain predetermined calling features.
US07966008B2
A method of controlling RF interference in a healthcare establishment. The method comprises receiving data regarding a wirelessly detectable tag associated to a first piece of equipment within the healthcare establishment; determining whether the first piece of equipment is positioned relative to a second piece of equipment within the healthcare establishment such that an RF interference constraint is violated, based at least in part on the data regarding the wirelessly detectable tag; and responsive to the RF interference constraint being violated, causing a variation in RF power transmitted by at least one of the first piece of equipment and the second piece of equipment. In this way, wireless communication equipment can be used in the healthcare establishment without deleterious effects on sensitive medical equipment.
US07966005B2
In a communication system for serving data corresponding to a request from the user and charging the user for the data served to the user, when the user designates a result of a desired one of a plurality of different operations, a usage management unit selects a one, corresponding to the user's designation, of a plurality of processors which effect operations corresponding to a plurality of different algorithms, respectively. When the processor corresponding to the designation is selected, an algorithm processor makes an operation corresponding to the designation. A management center charges the user for the use of the algorithm.
US07966004B2
A system and method for generating revenue from a premium service that involves sending classified interactive advertisement information over current and future generation wireless networks to a portable electronic device request by a user/potential buyer that is paid for by the user. The classified advertisement information is sent as a message that is either comprised solely of text or of multimedia files. The service is offered as a premium service, which incurs a user-end charge that creates an alternate source of revenue for major wireless service providers and for the marketers, distributors and publishers of classified advertising. The service is either offered through an on-demand format wherein a charge is incurred per usage, or as a subscription service, wherein a charge is incurred after a specific amount of usage time or a given number of usages, or wherein the user subscribes to periodic alerts until such a time as the user opts-out.
US07965983B1
A method and system for securely conveying patient medical information to a medical service person is described. The conveyance may be conditional upon authentication of a unique code associated with a patient apparatus and a unique code associated with a medical service person apparatus. The patient medical information may be stored in a network server accessible by a medical information provider and conveyed in encrypted form to a medical service person apparatus via a patient apparatus. The medical information may be conveyed to the patient apparatus via a cellular communication and then conveyed to the medical service person's apparatus via a short-range direct wireless connection such as BLUETOOTH or Wi-Fi. Once present on the medical service person's apparatus, the medical information may decrypted and displayed.
US07965976B2
If a situation in which it is difficult to make a decision about automatic processing without involving user intervention occurs, an inquiry is made to a user to clear such a situation and a response by the user to the inquiry is used as a decision criterion by which to decide the execution of automatic processing when a similar situation occurs later. If a change occurs in the broadcast time of a broadcast program set for timer-recording, this broadcast program overlaps, in broadcast time, another broadcast program set for timer-recording. However, if a need occurs for recording broadcast programs in excess of the number of broadcast programs that may be simultaneously recorded, an inquiry is made to the user which of these broadcast programs is to be preferentially recorded. A response by the user to this inquiry is also used as a criteria for selecting a broadcast program to be preferentially recorded if a similar situation occurs later. The present invention is applicable to devices having capabilities of recording broadcast programs without user intervention.
US07965972B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section forming an image on a recording medium; first and second storage parts storing waste powder discarded from the image forming section; a transport path of the waste powder; first and second discharging parts provided on the transport path and discharging the waste powder to the first and second storage parts, respectively; a transporting section provided along the transport path between both discharging parts, and transporting the waste powder toward the second and first discharging parts in first and second operating states, respectively; a feeding section feeding the waste powder from the image forming section to the transport path between both discharging parts; and a controller making the transporting section operate in both operating states, and stopping the feeding section or reducing its output when switching a transporting direction of the waste powder by switching from the first to second operating state.
US07965969B2
According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided a method of optimizing an electro-photographic reproduction machine having a fusing subsystem and an air knife. The methods acquire at least one electro-photographic reproduction machine objective and media characteristic; and the acquired objective and characteristic are used to determine values for the pressurized air emitted from the air knife, the position of the air knife, and the rotation of the air knife relative to a fuse roll in the fusing subsystem. The methods further disclose acquiring the leading edge of the media being stripped and then using the beam strength of the media to assist in stripping the body of the sheet. The air knife can be controlled by a controller or a processor based on determined optimization parameter values that relate to objectives and media characteristics.
US07965964B2
A developing roller according to the invention includes a columnar magnet roller, and a cylindrical sleeve that houses the magnet roller. A plurality of fragmented micro recesses is formed on the surface of the sleeve. The micro recesses are arranged dispersively both in an axial direction and in a circumferential direction of the sleeve.
US07965960B2
Disclosed are a light guide member, a charge eliminating unit and an image forming apparatus and/or an image reading apparatus having the same. The light guide member may include an incidence face through which light is introduced, an irregular reflection portion arranged along a longitudinal direction of the light guide member for irregular reflection of the light introduced through the incidence face and an emission face arranged opposite the irregular reflection portion for emission of the light. At least one recess may be formed in the incidence face for diffusion of the light introduced through the incidence face.
US07965955B2
An image forming apparatus is operable in a speed priority mode in which a temperature range that permits a fixing operation via a pressure belt is wide and an image-quality priority mode in which a temperature range that permits a fixing operation via the pressure belt is narrow. A user interface of the image forming apparatus is configured to enable an operator to select the speed priority mode or the image-quality priority mode for a coated paper.
US07965945B2
One method configures an all-optical network such that at least eighty percent of optical fiber spans of a portion of a first all-optical path of the network have substantially a first residual dispersion per span and at least eighty percent of optical fiber spans of a remainder of the first all-optical path have residual dispersions per span substantially differing from the first residual dispersion per span. The remainder of the first all-optical path includes an overlap between the first all-optical path and a second all-optical path of the network. The second all-optical path has a plurality of optical fiber spans and a substantially singly periodic dispersion map.
US07965938B2
This invention discloses a method for mesh restoration, which includes the steps of: a) reserving channel resource for restoration path in the link by which the path passes and assigning discriminator for each channel, and determining the associated signaling channels for transporting the discriminator; b) when detecting the work path fails, activating the restoration path of the work path according to the discriminator which is transported by the associated signaling channel and whose value corresponds to a restoration. Using the method of the invention, the problem in rapid mesh restoration can be solved, and the speed of mesh restoration is comparable to that of the ring network protection.
US07965935B2
A camera unit which is capable of coping with both a case where it is largely displaced from a preset position and a case where it is slightly displaced from the same, and makes it possible to enhance accuracy and reliability in displacement correction. A zoom/focus control circuit and a pan/tilt control circuit drive the camera unit. A memory stores preset information indicative of a shooting position and a focal length of the camera unit. A correction image memory stores correction images shot at different focal lengths at the shooting position. An image comparison circuit compares between an image shot by the camera unit at the shooting position and the stored correction images, and calculates a displacement amount. A CPU corrects the driving amount of the pan/tilt control circuit based on the calculated displacement amount.
US07965930B2
A smooth-bore plastic tubing with helical support bead is resistant to collapse and incorporates plural electrical conductors outside of the tubing bore and insulated from ambient, and from one another. The conductors may have a desired relatively high thermal conductivity to tidal air flow within the tubing, while also having a comparatively high thermal resistance to ambient. A method for making the tubing includes extruding a molten thermoplastic ribbon with an elevated plateau portion defining plural conductor-receiving grooves. The plastic ribbon is wrapped to form a tube and plural conductors are embedded in the grooves of the plateau portion. A molten thermoplastic bead is then applied atop the plateau portion providing a smooth-bore unitary flexible tubing structure with both inside and outside surfaces which are substantially free of crevices or recesses which could retain soil or bacteria.
US07965926B2
A chemical heating assembly includes a face plate, a chemical packet, a housing, a pair of electrical prongs carried by the housing, and a light assembly. The housing includes a first sliding arrangement and a first snap-fit arrangement, is connected to the face plate, and at least partially defines a pocket for the chemical packet. The light assembly includes a lamp, a second sliding arrangement engaged with the first sliding arrangement, and a second snap-fit arrangement coupled with the first snap-fit arrangement. The light assembly is mechanically connected to the housing and electrically connected with the pair of electrical prongs using the first and second sliding arrangements and the first and second snap-fit arrangements.
US07965918B2
An image display device and an image display method are provided. The image display device includes: a signal processing unit receiving and processing a broadcasting program; a storage unit storing the broadcasting program; an outputting unit decoding and outputting the broadcasting program; and a control unit controlling a progress bar that displays a storing or playing progress state and a thumbnail image of the broadcasting program according to a progressing state to be displayed when the broadcasting program is stored in the storage unit or the broadcasting program stored in the storage unit is played.
US07965917B2
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an illuminating apparatus, configured to uniformly illuminate a surface of an object, and includes a light-guiding member configured to guide light emitted from a source to a surface to be illuminated, and a reflecting member disposed between the light-guiding member and the surface to be illuminated. The reflecting member includes a pair of reflection surfaces disposed so as to face each other in a long side direction of the surface to be illuminated, and reflects light emitted from the light-guiding member in directions having directional components parallel to a short side direction of the surface to be illuminated toward the surface to be illuminated.
US07965916B2
There is a problem that in the connection portion between a rare-earth-doped double clad fiber and a single mode fiber, pumping light leaks in a portion having the coating, and the fiber generates heat partially with this energy and deteriorates. Also, there is another problem that the output is limited as the oscillation wavelength becomes shorter. Accordingly, in a laser light source device formed by combining a fiber laser and a fiber amplifier, by using the residual pumping light in the fiber laser as the pumping light in the fiber amplifier, it is possible to enhance the reliability by preventing the fiber deterioration caused by the residual pumping light. Further, by amplifying the output in the fiber amplifier in the latter stage without any limitation on the pumping light output, it is possible to increase an output of the oscillation light.
US07965912B2
Two methods are presented in order to properly compensate the changes of the optical characteristics, which are caused by the optical path length change. First, a path length compensation method in which the additional optical path length, equivalent to the dicing kerf width of the substrate, is added onto the diced-to-be waveguide part of the AWG chip during the waveguide design process and fabrication process so that the compensated optical path length is maintained even after dicing. In addition, a position compensation method is provided in which an additional waveguide is added at the position shifted by a distance equivalent to the kerf width of the substrate such that the additional waveguide undergoes the minimized path length change after dicing is performed.
US07965903B2
An image processing apparatus forming an image of image data on a recording medium, is characterized by, when forming the image by synthesizing the image data with specific information including an image different from the image data, varying the number of pieces of the specific information according to a size of a specific information imparting region to which the specific information is imparted. Thereby, when the specific information imparting region is small, such as in the case of a postcard and a name card, it is possible to surely detect the specific information by increasing the number of pieces of the specific information. Further, when reading an image, the image processing apparatus varies, on the basis of a detected number of pieces of the specific information, a threshold value for determining whether or not the specific information is adopted, according to a size of the recording medium. Thereby, even when the size of the recording medium is small and therefore the number of pieces of the specific information is small, the detected number of pieces of the specific information is made to exceed the threshold value by setting the threshold value to a low value, so as to enable the specific information to be recognized.
US07965902B1
Assets of raw geo-located imagery can be divided into tiles and coverage masks can be generated for each tile. For each tile, fragments of pixels from coverage masks of neighboring tiles can be extracted and tagged. The fragments can be sorted and stored in a data structure so that fragments having the same tag can be grouped together in the data structure. The fragments can be used to feather the coverage mask of the tile to produce a blend mask. Multi-resolution imagery and mask pyramids can be generated by extracting fragments from tiles and minified (e.g., down-sampled). The minified fragments can be tagged (e.g., by ancestor tile name), sorted and stored in a data structure, so that fragments having like tags can be stored together in the data structure. The fragments can be assembled into fully minified tiles for each level in the pyramid. Input tiles in a first projection are re-projected into a second projection using techniques that minimize distortion in the re-projected imagery.
US07965887B2
Machine vision tools are applied to color images using methods that utilize an optimized spectrum of the color information. Such methods include full color normalized correlation techniques and methods to convert color images to greyscale using weighting factors that maximize color contrast in a corresponding greyscale image.
US07965883B2
The method comprises a first step (S1 in FIG. 1) of obtaining a transmission image, a second step (S2) of applying a quadratic differential filter to the transmission image, thereby to emphasize a part of large luminance change as a quadratic differential filter image, a third step (S3) of binarizing the quadratic differential filter image with a predetermined threshold value, and then storing the resulting binarized image, a fourth step (S4) of binarizing the transmission image with another predetermined threshold value, and then storing the resulting binarized image, a fifth step (S5) of performing the measurement of binary feature quantities for the binarized image stored at the third step (S3) and the binarized image stored at the fourth step (S4), and a sixth step (S6) of deciding the quality of the object to-be-inspected from the binary feature quantities.
US07965878B2
An endoscopic system that processes a color image data of a subject from an imager mounted on an endoscope and records the processed image data in an image recorder/display unit, the endoscopic system comprising: a storage that stores matrix data for forming a spectral image; and a spectral-image forming circuit that is capable of forming (i) a spectral image in an arbitrarily-selected wavelength band according to a matrix operation of the matrix data in the storage and the color image data and (ii) a standard image according to a matrix operation of standard-image matrix data and the color image data, the standard-image matrix data being for forming a standard image.
US07965875B2
A face detection and/or detection method includes acquiring a digital color image. An active appearance model (AAM) is applied including an interchannel-decorrelated color space. One or more parameters of the model are matched to the image. Face detection results based on the matching and/or different results incorporating the face detection result are communicated.
US07965853B2
An improved method for adaptively cancelling acoustic feedback in hearing aids and other audio amplification devices. Feedback cancellation is limited to a frequency band that encompasses all unstable frequencies. By limiting the bandwidth of the feedback cancellation signal, the distortion due to the adaptive filter is minimized and limited only to the unstable feedback regions. A relatively simple signal processing algorithm is used to produce highly effective results with minimal signal distortion.
US07965851B2
A method and apparatus for performing various auditory tests utilizing a hand-held, portable, wireless testing device is provided. Within the device is a diagnostic subsystem used to implement and analyze selected tests. Attached to the device, either directly or via a flexible cable, are one or more probes. A processor, storage means, input means and display means are included, thus allowing the device to process and store instructions as well as process, store and display data. A wireless networking subsystem is included, enabling the device to communicate with other, similarly enabled, systems and devices within the device's communication range. Due to the inclusion of the wireless networking subsystem, the device can be configured to allow the user to transmit and/or print data, connect to a network, obtain device configuration updates, and send and receive patient and office updates.
US07965847B2
A speaker system includes a main speaker and a subordinate speaker arranged around the main speaker. A pseudo-spherical wave is generated around the main speaker as a whole such that both speakers are vibrated in the frequency range of piston vibration and are in phase and that the propagation speed of a sound wave produced by the vibration of the subordinate speaker is preferably lower than the propagation speed of a sound wave produced by the vibration of the main speaker.
US07965845B2
A medical ad hoc wireless network (10) is deployed in a healthcare medical facility surrounding individual patients and including wireless nodes (A, B, . . . , Z). Before deployment, each node (A, B, . . . , Z) is pre-initialized with a public key certificate (22) and offers a trust and symmetric key distribution service (32). In joining the ad hoc network (10), a node (B) authenticates and registers to one randomly self-chosen node (A) by using certified public keys (20). Such node (A) becomes Trusted Portal (TPA) of the node (B). The node (B) dynamically registers to a new self-chosen TP node when its old TP node leaves the ad hoc network (10). The network (10) supports symmetric key authentication between nodes registered to the same TP node. Additionally, it supports symmetric key authentication between nodes registered to different TP nodes.
US07965838B2
A watermark generating circuit includes: a first computing circuit, for generating a second reference signal according to a computing parameter, an input data and a first reference signal; a second computing circuit, coupled to the first computing circuit, for generating at least one selecting signal to determine an embedding location for a watermark according to the second reference signal; and a register, coupled to the first computing circuit, for registering the second reference signal to transmit the registered second reference signal to the first computing circuit for updating the first reference signal, and for generating the watermark according to the second reference signal.
US07965831B2
The present invention realizes a telephone system which enables calling with ease from an outside line to a desired extension telephone terminal in an extension telephone network having a plurality of representative numbers. The telephone control device connected to a plurality of telephone terminals and a plurality of telephone exchange devices, includes a designation accepting unit which accepts designation of a calling destination telephone number from a telephone terminal, a connection setting unit which selects a telephone exchange device from the plurality of telephone exchange devices based on a calling destination telephone number accepted by the designation accepting unit to execute connection setting at the selected telephone exchange device so as to connect a call from a telephone terminal which designates the calling destination telephone number to the calling destination telephone number, and a telephone number information transmission unit which transmits telephone number information of a telephone exchange device selected by the connection setting unit to a telephone terminal which designates a calling destination telephone number.
US07965829B2
A method and system are provided for implementing a call transfer service over a telephone network, a subscription for the call transfer service being alterable by a call transfer service subscriber, and includes a subscriber graphic user interface through which the subscriber may provide call transfer service information. A telephone network node such as a platform may further be provided, the platform in communication with the subscriber graphic user interface, and including a memory device that stores call transfer service information for use in implementing the call transfer service. The platform further includes a call transfer service controller coupled with the memory device, that communicates with the subscriber graphic user interface, and that receives call transfer service information, and updates the subscriber's call transfer service subscription responsive to information received at the graphic user interface.
US07965822B2
A system and method of dialing a telephone number included in a voice mail or telephone conversation, including recognizing a telephone number present in the speech received by a telephone apparatus from a stored message, an automated voice response system, or a live conversation is described. The system interprets a user-spoken command to select a recently received telephone number and formulate a dialing sequence to connect the user to the selected telephone number. The associated voice mail, automated response or live conversation may be placed on hold, disconnected, or conferenced with the number selected.
US07965814B2
An X-ray device which is especially applicable to the X-ray imaging for child at the age of 0-3 is provided. The X-ray device can use the X-ray tube (10) which uses the molybdenum target or rhodium target (12) to produce the soft X-ray by the tube voltage between 25 and 50 kV. The synchronous-exposing equipment contained in the X-ray device may identify the still status and the breath, pulse status suitable for exposure of the child, automatically select the optimal exposing time so that it can acquire a clear X-ray image through only one X-ray exposure, thus prevent the human body from the needless X-ray radiation caused by the multiple X-ray exposures, and also improve the service efficiency of the equipment.
US07965806B2
The present invention provides a system and method for a system for accommodating a solid target in an accelerator. The system and method includes a target changer having at least one port for accommodating the solid target, an insert for receiving the solid target in the target changer, a piston for providing a vacuum and a cooling system for the solid target, a cylinder for displacing the piston in one of three positions; and a bracket for securing the insert, piston and cylinder to the target changer.
US07965803B2
In some embodiments, methods and systems for providing feedback for beamforming include: initializing a weighting vector; determining a perturbation vector; determining a plurality of weighting vectors to be applied to data based on the weighting vector and the perturbation vector; applying the plurality of weighting vectors to the data to provide weighted data; transmitting the weighted data to a receiver; receiving from the receiver a feedback signal based on at least one of the plurality of weighting vectors; and updating the plurality of weighting vectors based on the feedback signal.
US07965802B2
The clock data restoration device 1 is a device which restores a clock signal and data on the basis of an input digital signal and comprises an equalizer section 10, a sampler section 20, a clock generation section 30, an equalizer control section 40, and a phase monitor section 50. As a result of the loop processing of the equalizer section 10, the sampler section 20, and the equalizer control section 40, a control of a level adjustment amount of the digital signal by the equalizer section 10 is carried out. However, the control is stopped by the phase monitor section 50 when the phase difference between the clock signal CK and the digital signal is greater than a predetermined value. As a result, a clock signal and data can be restored more accurately.
US07965790B2
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for producing an up-converted and amplified transmission signal comprises performing a logarithmic transformation of an input transmission signal to form a logarithmically transformed transmission signal, adding the logarithmically transformed transmission signal to a logarithmic local oscillator signal to form a sum signal, and performing an antilogarithmic transformation of the sum signal to produce the up-converted and amplified transmission signal. In one embodiment, a log-antilog circuit for producing an up-converted and an amplified transmission signal comprises a transmission log block configured to receive an input transmission signal and to provide a logarithmically transformed transmission signal as a transmission log block output, and an antilog block coupled to the transmission log block. The antilog block is configured to receive a sum signal of the transmission log block output and a logarithmic local oscillator signal.
US07965784B2
A processing unit transmits, from at least one of a plurality of antennas, data corresponding respectively to the plurality of antennas. A control unit generates a request signal with which to have a second radio apparatus provide information on rates at the second radio apparatus. When transmitting the request signal, the processing unit also transmits known signals corresponding respectively to the plurality of antennas, from the plurality of antennas containing an antenna to transmit data.
US07965781B2
A filter apparatus extracts a specific signal from a group of multi-carrier modulated signals. A subcarrier is selected. A specific group of signals is selected from among an input group of signals in accordance with the selected subcarrier. A frequency offset of a selected signal is compensated.
US07965776B2
The invention is directed to a technique for realtime processing of photographed pictures with less memory requirements. An image compressor compresses unit images, and so on of a given source picture individually. By converting reference data of compressed unit images and so on, the image compressor creates compressed data of the source picture. From the image compressor, a reference parameter generator receives original reference data corresponding to each unit image and so on having undergone the reference data conversion. An image decompressor retrieves a plurality of compressed unit images, and so on in an order suitable for a specified image editing operation. The image processor outputs the decompressed unit images after editing them to effect the specified image editing operation.
US07965767B2
A first filtering module filters actual pixel values in a first direction (e.g., vertically), and a second filtering module filters interpolated pixel values received from the first filtering module in a second direction (e.g., horizontally). Also, a third filtering module filters actual pixels in the second direction. A computation module is coupled to the first, second and, third filtering modules. The computation module generates quarter-sample interpolated pixel values. These values are based on combinations of pixel values selected from actual pixel values and interpolated pixel values received from the first, second and, third filtering modules.
US07965765B2
In an adjustment method of waveform equalization coefficient, one of jitter and amplitude is measured only in a case of an arbitrary signal sequence and a waveform equalization coefficient is adjusted. Particularly, using a signal of received signals other than a 010 signal or a 101 signal, code inversion time is measured. Since the code inversion time in a case where such signals are used becomes steeper in comparison with that in the conventional technique, adjustment time of the waveform equalization coefficient can be reduced.
US07965756B2
At least either of the light entering plane or the light exiting plane is parallel to the (111) crystal face of the CaF2 crystal and the laser beam entering from the entering plane passes through the plane located between the [111] axis and the first azimuth axis in the locus of rotation of the [001] axis around the [111] axis and including the [111] axis and the first azimuth axis, the plane located between the [111] axis and the second azimuth axis in the locus of rotation of the [010] axis around the [111] axis and including the [111] axis and the second azimuth axis or the plane located between the [111] axis and the third azimuth axis in the locus of rotation of the [100] axis around the [111] axis and including the [111] axis and the third azimuth axis and exits from the exiting plane.
US07965755B2
Provided is a high-output surface-emitting laser capable of reducing effects on reflectance of an upper reflection mirror in a single transverse mode. The surface-emitting laser includes plural semiconductor layers, laminated on a substrate, which includes a lower semiconductor multilayer reflection mirror, an active layer, and an upper semiconductor multilayer reflection mirror, wherein the lower or upper semiconductor multilayer reflection mirror includes a first semiconductor layer having a two-dimensional photonic crystal structure comprised of a high and low refractive index portions which are arranged in a direction parallel to the substrate, and wherein a second semiconductor layer laminated on the first semiconductor layer includes a microhole which reaches the low refractive index portion, the cross section of the microhole in the direction parallel to the substrate being smaller than the cross section of the low refractive index portion formed in the first semiconductor layer.
US07965752B1
A semiconductor laser device operable to emit light having a desired wavelength in the green spectral range. The semiconductor laser device may include a pumping source and a laser structure including a substrate, a first cladding layer, and one or more active region layers. The one or more active region layers include a number of quantum wells having a spontaneous emission peak wavelength that is greater than about 520 nm at a reference pumping power density. The pumping source is configured to pump each quantum well at a pumping power density such that a stimulated emission peak of each quantum well is within the green spectral range, and the number of quantum wells within the one or more active region layers is such that a net optical gain of the quantum wells is greater than a net optical loss coefficient at the desired wavelength in the green spectral range.
US07965736B2
A transmitter generates MUX-PDUs for video, audio, data, and/or control streams based on a fixed PHY packet size such that all or a substantial percentage of the MUX-PDUs conform to the PHY packet size. The MUX-PDUs have variable sizes and are mapped to PHY packets such that (1) each MUX-PDU that is smaller than the PHY packet size is sent in one PHY packet and (2) each MUX-PDU that is larger than the PHY packet size is sent in a minimum number of PHY packets. Each MUX-PDU is padded with one or more null MUX-PDUs and/or one or more padding bytes, if needed, to obtain the PHY packet size. Each PHY packet is sent in one transmission time interval (TTI) to a receiver. The receiver performs the complementary processing on the received PHY packets to recover the MUX-PDUs. The receiver forwards each valid MUX-PDU and discards any padding.
US07965735B2
A serial intelligent cell (SIC) and a connection topology for local area networks using Electrically-conducting media. A local area network can be configured from a plurality of SIC's interconnected so that all communications between two adjacent SIC's is both point-to-point and bidirectional. Each SIC can be connected to one or more other SIC's to allow redundant communication paths. Communications in different areas of a SIC network are independent of one another, so that, unlike current bus topology and star topology, there is no fundamental limit on the size or extent of a SIC network. Each SIC can optionally be connected to one or more data terminals, computers, telephones, sensors, actuators, etc., to facilitate interconnectivity among such devices. Networks according to the present invention can be configured for a variety of applications, including a local telephone system, remote computer bus extender, multiplexers, PABX/PBX functionality, security systems, and local broadcasting services. The network can use dedicated wiring, as well as existing wiring as the in-house telephone or electrical wiring.
US07965731B2
A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes a first unit for performing data communication using a bandwidth reservation type transmission area constituted by a plurality of time-divided time slots via a power line to which an alternating-current voltage is supplied. A second unit is connected to the first unit, for securing a vacant time slot out of the plurality of time-divided time slots. A third unit is connected to the first unit, for securing a time slot out of the plurality of time-divided time slots when incapable of securing the vacant time slot, the secured time slot being used in common by a first communication system used by the communication apparatus and a second communication system different from the first communication system, the second communication system using the same communication procedure as the first communication system.
US07965726B2
A method, apparatus and system for scheduling data packets in a wireless communications system. The invention includes determining a priority for at least one data packet, wherein determining the priority of the data packet is based at least on a plurality of quality of service factors, wherein each of the plurality of QoS factors has a corresponding weighting factor and the determined priority includes minimum-performance guarantees. The invention further includes scheduling transmission of the at least one data packet based at least on the determined priority.
US07965725B2
A network-on-chip interconnects an array of integrated circuit resources. The network-on-chip includes at least one vertical communications ring per column of the array and at least one horizontal communications ring per row of the array. A network interface is associated with each resource of the array and operates to interface the communications rings with each other and the resource with the communications rings. A ring hop is provided at each network interface and for each communications ring thereat. Each ring hop functions as an add/drop multiplexer with respect to inserting packets onto the associated communications ring and extracting packets from the associated communications ring. Packets are communicated over the vertical/horizontal rings using a logical transport channel that flows in a cyclic manner through the communications ring without interruption. A back pressure mechanism allows the ring hops on a given communications ring to address overflow conditions on that ring, and a request mechanism allows the ring hops on a given communications ring to request use of that ring to carry a packet communication.
US07965721B1
Systems and methods of providing data from a first network to a second network are provided. When a first packet is received from the first network, it is determined whether the first packet includes state information. When the packet includes state information, a packet is transmitted to the first network in response to receipt of a first packet. The first packet can then be transmitted to the second network. The method can also involve removing the state information from the first packet prior to transmission to the second network and conversion of a transport layer of the first packet from a first protocol to a second protocol prior to transmission to the second network.
US07965719B2
Certain embodiments of the invention for supporting a plurality of broadband networks and service provider infrastructures may comprise establishing a second communication path that is independent of a first communication path that couples at least two end points via at least a first network. Accordingly, information may be transferred between the two endpoints via the established second communication path. The second communication path may be provisioned for handling various communication functions, for example, operations administration maintenance and provisioning (OAM&P), roaming, user authentication, media transfer, caching, storage management and addressing management. During transfer of the information between the two endpoints via the second communication path, the information may be temporarily stored or cached. The first communication path may be a physical communication path and the second communication path may be a logical communication path that may comprise one or more circuit switched connections and/or one or more packet switched connections.
US07965716B2
A bridge and method are described herein that translate at least a portion of a port VID (VLAN identifier) for an incoming tagged frame to form a relay VID for a corresponding relay tagged frame by using a VID mask table, a VID filter table, and a VID rule table. In an additional embodiment, the bridge and method also implement a port VLAN membership technique to ensure that an ingress port associated with the port VID is a member of the current VLAN.
US07965713B2
The invention relates to an inter-domain router, for an Internet Protocol communications network, including a processing module to generate as a function of routing data outgoing messages intended for other routers which comprise information data representative of routes for routing IP datagrams and a control module to analyze at least some of the routing data, in order to define route aggregates as a function of selected configuration information, and for delivering output data representative of the route aggregates, so that the processing module can generate outgoing messages including information data representative of the route aggregates.
US07965712B2
A method for enabling network elements (NEs) operating at a bit rate R1 to communicate with NEs operating at a bit rate R2 is described. A ratio of R2 to R1 is represented by a ratio M:N, M and N are positive integers, and M>N. The method includes providing a number M×K of the NEs operating at a bit rate R1, each of the M×K NEs including a communication interface communicating at the bit rate R1, where K is a positive integer, providing a number N×K of transceivers operating at the bit rate R2, each of the N×K transceivers including an M:N electrical interface which enables translation between bit rates whose ratio is represented by the ratio M:N, bypassing the communication interfaces of the M×K NEs by interconnecting electrical lanes of the M×K NEs with the M:N electrical interfaces of the N×K transceivers, and using at least one of the N×K transceivers for communicating data between at least one of the M×K NEs interconnected with the at least one of the N×K transceivers and at least one of the NEs operating at the bit rate R2. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
US07965706B2
A communication control apparatus that manages a media condition and a communication state of communication terminals in an integrated manner and optimizes a communication terminal environment according to events of various types is provided. A communication control module includes a terminal control portion for retaining a media information that can be handled by each of communication terminal devices belonging to a group of terminals available to one user and sending and receiving a call control information between the communication terminal devices, a virtual terminal portion that, by controlling a call with respect to the communication terminal device of another user based on the call control information, functions for the another user as a single virtual terminal, and a terminal environment optimizing portion that, at a time when an occurrence of an event is detected, refers to a media information of the event and the media information in the terminal control portion so as to determine a communication media condition corresponding to the event, and selects a communication terminal device matching this condition.
US07965704B2
A method and apparatus for processing an IMS terminal's call request for real-time service and non-real-time service received over an IMS domain in a CSI terminal. When deciding to use a CS call for real-time service and an IMS session for non-real-time service, the CSI terminal sends an IMS session response for the non-real-time service. In the mean time, the CSI terminal generates a CS call request for the real-time service and sends the CS call request to an AS in an IMS domain. The AS sends the CS call request in association with the IMS session response to the IMS terminal, thereby completing a call setup. For the association, the AS sends its MSISDN to the CSI terminal and identifies from the MSISDN included in the CS call request and the IMS session response that the two messages are related to the IMS terminal's call request.
US07965698B2
A method for reducing unnecessary retransmissions due to transmission delays in a wireless network environment, comprising: measuring a packet inter-arrival time with respect to a received data packet; transmitting an acknowledgement packet corresponding to the data packet received at the packet inter-arrival time in excess of a first threshold time when the measured packet inter-arrival time exceeds the first threshold time; and suspending transmission of an acknowledgement packet corresponding to a new data packet when a data packet received after having transmitted the acknowledgement packet is the new data packet that has not previously been received.
US07965685B1
A wireless office communication system including a wireless internet base station (WIBS) encompassing a base station controller, a mobile switch controller and an ethernet interface module for coupling the WIBS to an existing internet protocol (IP) based network. A wireless office communication system can also be based on the conventional architecture comprising the BTS, BSC and MSC. The WIBS or BTS is attached to a number of antennas via different and identifiable delay elements for the purpose of determining the serving antennas of mobile communication units. A location determination logic enables the system to handle handoffs between a WIBS or BTS and the external public communication system in an optimum manner. Handling handoff requests in this manner prevents unnecessary ping-ponging of handoff and can also increase the percentage of successful handoff by frequency monitoring of the quality of the mobile communication units located in the handoff transition area, particularly to the public communication system.
US07965684B2
The present invention provides a novel method and system for effecting CDMA handoff transitions. In an embodiment, a converter is provided that converts a conventional CDMA trigger signal at a first frequency into the same handoff trigger signal but at second frequency. Where a subscriber station is operating in a coverage area at the second frequency, the received CDMA re-direction signal can be used to trigger the handoff of the subscriber station from the second frequency to the first frequency.
US07965678B2
A method of controlling access of mobile users of a substantially infrastructureless communications network to a shared communication medium, wherein the shared communication medium is partitioned into a plurality of individual communication channels that can be individually exploited for communications between the network users. The method includes determining the existence of at least one main direction of movement of the network users, the main direction of movement being a direction around which directions of movement of a prescribed number of network users are clustered; associating a group of communication channels within the plurality of communication channels to the at least one main direction of movement; and reserving the communication channels of the group to the network users moving substantially in the main direction of movement.
US07965677B2
A system, method and program code are disclosed for the unattended monitoring, retrieval and storage of online content by a mobile information processing system operating in a low power mode. An intelligent wireless modem is activated when a mobile information processing system is operating in a low power state. The intelligent wireless modem detects the availability of a predetermined wireless network and establishes a connection. Predetermined online sites and services are then monitored by an unattended online content processor for the identification, retrieval, and subsequent storage of predetermined content. The stored content is subsequently retrieved and presented to the user for review and other operations when the mobile information processing system enters an initialization state.
US07965665B2
In a UMTS wireless communication system a UE autonomously determines that it is going to transit from an active traffic mode into an idle traffic mode and informs the NodeBs in its active set that it is doing so. It does so either by using Layer 1 signaling, using the uplink DPCCH to send a message to the NodeBs indicating the transition, or by using Layer 2 signaling by via MAC PDUs that contain the message, which are delivered on the uplink E-DPDCH to the NodeBs.
US07965659B1
A method and system for actually identifying a source of real-time media within an RTP stream. A sending node such as a client station or conference server inserts into an RTP header of at least one packet of the RTP stream an actual identification of the media source, such as a text representation of the name or e-mail address of a user who provided the media or a phone number of the station that provided the media. For instance, the sending node could insert the actual identification into an RTP header extension. A receiving node can then receive the RTP stream, read the actual identification from the RTP header, and present the actual identification to a user while playing out the underlying media to the user.
US07965654B2
A system and computer-readable medium for designing a network are disclosed. A network is designed by a system having modules configured to perform steps that generate the network wherein nodes originate and terminate traffic to keep delay related to node-to-node delay-sensitive communication below a threshold. The computer-readable medium stores instructions for controlling a computing device to design the network. The instructions comprise obtaining an initial network topology including links and traffic routing based on a volume of traffic, allocating a maximum delay to each link in the network topology in proportion to a square root of an imputed cost for each of the links, sizing a bandwidth required for each of the links based on a current traffic routing and at least one of a maximum delay allocated to the link, determining link lengths and rerouting traffic according to shortest paths with respect to the determined link lengths.
US07965648B2
In the prior art, in a case of measuring a speed of a narrow-bandwidth path of which the state fluctuates dynamically, a serious influence is placed upon a speed calculation with a sufficient precision, and a performance.Embedding probe information into a data packet, being actual data, to transfer two at a time allows the data packet having the probe information embedded to act as a probe packet of the packet pair technique as well. Further, in a system including a plurality of the paths, the data packets are distributed to the path two packets by two packets.
US07965641B2
The disclosed subject matter relates to communicatively coupled cognitive radio systems, devices, methodologies, or combinations thereof, facilitating improved utilization of unused portions of spectral bands by secondary users generally allocated to other primary users. This improved utilization can be achieved by cooperative spectrum sensing employing ST coding and/or SF coding for transmit diversity. Further, cooperative spectrum sensing can be improved by employing relay diversity with or without algebraic coding. It is illustrated that a threshold probability of false alarm can be reduced by applying transmit diversity with space time coding and/or space frequency coding. It is further illustrated that relay diversity can be employed to compensate for reduced sensing diversity order were some nodes in a cooperative spectrum sensing system cannot report directly. It is disclosed that algebraic coding can be combined with relay diversity to decrease the threshold probability of false alarm in relay diversity systems while maintaining high levels of sensing diversity order.
US07965638B1
A novel policer mechanism that incorporates randomization of the rate threshold which prevents “lockup” and “synchronization” problems associated with prior art policers that employ fixed rate thresholds. In one embodiment, a policer machine utilizes the well known sliding window technique to implement traffic control. In a second embodiment, a policer machine utilizes the well known token bucket technique to implement traffic control. In both embodiments, a random dimension is added to the rate threshold used by each policer algorithm. For the sliding window embodiment, the effect of randomization of the rate threshold is that the policer machine applies a scattering of rate values centered around the desired rate to the incoming traffic. For the token bucket embodiment, a random dimension is added to the empty bucket (i.e. zero tokens) threshold. The effect of randomization of the empty bucket threshold is that the policer machine applies a scattering of token values above the empty bucket threshold value of zero.
US07965637B1
Techniques are described in which a network device waits differing amounts of time for different network sockets before beginning processes to determine whether respective network connections from the network sockets have failed. An intermediate device may create a network socket for a network connection having a keep-alive wait time option set to a keep-alive wait time associated with a class of the network connection. If an amount of time specified by the keep-alive option of the socket passes after a last successful communication on the network connection, the socket may begin a process to determine whether the network connection has failed. If the intermediate device determines that the network connection has failed, the intermediate device may terminate the connection to free resources on the intermediate device allocated to the network connection.
US07965635B1
Providing network access is disclosed. Use of a provider equipment port via which network access is provided to two or more downstream nodes, each having one or more classes of network traffic associated with it, is scheduled on a per class basis, across the downstream nodes. The respective network traffic sent to each of at least a subset of the two or more downstream nodes is limited, on a per downstream node basis, to a corresponding rate determined at least in part by a capacity of a communication path associated with the downstream node.
US07965628B2
A data transmitting method for wireless communication system applied in a transmitting device for transmitting a number of data packets to a receiving device is provided. Firstly, n data packets are transmitted to the receiving device during the first time period, wherein n is a nature number. Next, the first accumulated number is recorded, wherein the first accumulated number denotes the times of resending the n data packets during the first time period. Then, determine that whether the first accumulated number exceeds a predetermined value or not. If the first accumulated number exceeds the predetermined value, then other communication methods are adopted and the method carries on transmitting the remaining data packets; if the first accumulated number does not exceed the predetermined value, the first accumulated number is cleared, and the method carries on transmitting the remaining data packets to the receiving device.
US07965623B1
One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of fault recovery by a switch in a local area network. A link failure is detected at a port of the switch. In response to the link failure detection, a MAC address table of the switch is cleared. Clearing the address table causes a discovery process to fill the table to begin immediately. In addition, a link on another port of the switch may be dropped to propagate the link failure.
US07965619B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system that performs data communication using a spatial multiplex transmission scheme. A mobile station includes a transmission weight calculating unit that calculates a transmission weight and a beam information notifying signal generating unit that transmits a known signal for generating partial space information at a base station side. A base station includes a scheduling unit (DL spatial scheduling unit (17), UL spatial scheduling unit (18), and beam information notifying signal response vector estimating unit (20)) that generates the partial space information based on a received first known signal, and performs downstream scheduling and upstream scheduling based on the partial space information, and a scheduling result transmitting unit (UL control information generating unit (14) and transmission weight calculating unit (19)) that transmits a packet including an upstream scheduling result.
US07965612B2
An optical head that is restrained from becoming larger, even if it is used for an optical-information recording medium that includes a plurality of information recording layers. In this optical head, a collimating lens is formed by a concave lens disposed on the side of a light source and a convex lens disposed on the side of an objective lens. A collimating-lens actuator moves the convex lens in a direction where a spherical aberration is cancelled which is generated according to the thickness of a light transmission layer up to an information recording layer of the optical-information recording medium. An aperture stop is provided on the side of the collimating lens with respect to the objective lens, and the aperture stop is located near the focal position of the convex lens on the side of the objective lens.
US07965611B2
In a three-wavelength-compliant optical disk apparatus, the present invention enables to shorten time required for starting the apparatus such as discrimination of an optical disk and adjustment of a beam-expander. At the time of starting the apparatus, the operation of a tray driver which pulls a loaded optical disk within the apparatus is conducted in parallel with the operation of a beam-expander driver which allows a movable lens of the beam-expander to move to a predetermined position in accordance with the kind of optical disk. Further, at the time of discriminating the disk, the number of times an optical disk of a specific kind has continuously been loaded into the apparatus to date is stored in a memory, and a sequence of discriminating the kind of optical disk that is newly discriminated is switched by referring to the history information.
US07965608B2
A holographic storage medium, and a method and an apparatus for recording/reproducing data on/from the holographic storage medium, the method recording data on the holographic storage medium as holograms recorded in datapages, and dividing one of the datapages into a plurality of regions; and recording the data at various sampling rates in the respective regions.
US07965603B2
A method of adjusting a write strategy of a recordable disc comprises steps of: generating a test pattern on a power calibrating area of the recordable disc according to a first write strategy and a first write power; establishing a Pit-to-Land Inter-Symbol Interference table and a Land-to-Pit Inter-Symbol Interference table through measuring a plurality of Pits and Lands with different time lengths in the test pattern; and generating a second overdrive power by adjusting a first overdrive power of the first write strategy according to the Pit-to-Land Inter-Symbol Interference table and the Land-to-Pit Inter-Symbol Interference table.
US07965599B2
Content data (11), handling limit data (12), and a check program (13) are provided in a data group (10) recorded on an information recording medium (1). The check program (13) causes a reproducing device to read the content data so as to make the reproducing device function as a check device for checking the data state of the handling limit data. Thus, when the handling limit data (12) is tampered, the check program (13) is executed by the reproducing device to find the tamper.
US07965597B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for recording. The method includes receiving a tracking signal corresponding to a recording track on a storage medium, phase-locking an internal signal to the tracking signal by reducing a phase error generated based on the internal signal and the tracking signal, generating a phase bias, combining the phase bias into the phase error to phase-shift the internal signal from the tracking signal, and recording on the recording track based on the internal signal.
US07965585B2
A ringing mechanism includes a power source (10) for driving rakes (18) and a gear (12) connecting the power source (10) to a regulation member (14), characterised in that the rakes (18) are kinetically connected to the power source (10) through a differential (20) provided in the gear (12).
US07965584B2
A ringing mechanism includes: a power source (12), a speed regulator (14), a ringing device, and a gear (10) connecting the power source (12) to the regulator (14) on the one hand and to the device on the other hand. The mechanism further includes a speed adjustor (16) and control element interacting with the speed adjustor (16) in order to change the driving speed of the ringing device.
US07965574B2
Systems and methods of regulating voltage at a memory cell are disclosed. An address for the memory cell is determined. Table lookups based on the address are performed. The table lookups yield voltage compensation parameters that can be used to set voltages on the terminals (e.g., source and drain) of the memory cell.
US07965570B2
Memories, precharge control circuits, methods of controlling, and methods of utilizing are disclosed, including precharge control circuits for a memory having at least one bank of memory. One such control circuit includes at least one precharge preprocessor circuit. The precharge preprocessor circuit is coupled to a respective bank of memory and is configured to prevent precharge of the respective bank of memory until after execution of buffered write commands issued to the respective bank of memory is completed.
US07965564B2
Standard memory circuits are used for executing a sum-of-products function between data stored in the memory and data introduced into the memory. The sum-of-products function is executed in a manner substantially similar to a standard memory read operation. The memory circuits are standard or slightly modified SRAM and DRAM cells, or computing memory arrays (CAMs).
US07965556B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes: a first semiconductor chip on which a first memory in mounted; a second semiconductor chip on which a second memory is mounted; wherein in the second memory which is a destination for copying, a read enable operation is performed after booting up a command which makes the read enable operation recognize as a write enable operation, and a data of the first memory, which is a source of the copy, is copied to the second memory.
US07965555B2
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device including: a NAND string having multiple memory cells connected in series and first and second select gate transistors disposed on the both ends; word lines coupled to the memory cells; and first and second select gate lines coupled to the first and second select gate transistors, wherein a data read mode is defined by the following bias condition: a selected word line is applied with a read voltage; one adjacent to the selected word line within first unselected word lines disposed on the first select gate line side is applied with a first read pass voltage while the others are applied with a second read pass voltage lower than the first read pass voltage; and second unselected word lines disposed on the second select gate line side are applied with a third read pass voltage higher than the first read voltage.
US07965552B2
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array; a bad block position data register area defined in the memory cell array to store bad block position data; an address decoder circuit configured to select a block in the cell array; and bad block flag latches disposed in the address decoder circuit, bad block flags being set in the bad block flag latches in accordance with the bad block position data read out the bad block position data register area, wherein the bad block position data in the bad block position data register area are defined by such a bit position assignment scheme that one bit is assigned to one block under the condition that block positions in the cell array and column positions in one page are set in one-to-one correspondence.
US07965535B2
An electrode master for ferroelectric recording records information on a ferroelectric recording medium in which the direction of polarization of a ferroelectric material has been unified in one direction by applying a voltage thereto, based on the direction of polarization of the ferroelectric material, by applying voltage pulses to the ferroelectric recording medium. The electrode master includes an electroconductive base material; a plurality of electrode convexes provided on a surface of the electroconductive base material so as to correspond to information to be recorded on the ferroelectric recording medium; and an electrode terminal conducted to each of the electrode convexes and provided on the electroconductive base material.
US07965531B2
In a memory module including a plurality of DRAM chips which transmit/receive a system data signal with a predetermined data width and at a transfer rate and which transmit/receive an internal data signal having a larger data width and a lower transfer rate as compared with the system data signal, the transfer rate of the system data signal is restricted. Current consumption in DRAMs constituting the memory module is large, hindering speed increases. For this memory module, a plurality of DRAM chips are stacked on an IO chip. Each DRAM chip is connected to the IO chip by a through electrode, and includes a constitution for mutually converting the system data signal and the internal data signal in each DRAM chip by the IO chip. Therefore, wiring between the DRAM chips can be shortened, and DLL having a large current consumption may be disposed only on the IO chip.
US07965529B2
A medium voltage adjustable frequency drive includes an input isolation transformer having a three-phase input and a three-phase output, a converter having a three-phase input electrically connected to the three-phase output of the input isolation transformer and an output providing a direct current bus, an inverter having an input electrically connected to the output of the converter and a three-phase output, and a pre-charge circuit. The pre-charge circuit includes a ferro-resonant transformer circuit having a primary winding structured to input a low voltage and a secondary winding structured to output a medium voltage and provide a constant current source. The pre-charge circuit also includes a medium voltage diode bridge having an input receiving the medium voltage from the secondary winding of the ferro-resonant transformer circuit and an output structured to provide the constant current source to the direct current bus.
US07965523B2
In a switching power supply device, a first switch element, which defines a main switch element of a DC-DC converter, and a third switch element, which defines a switch element of a power-factor correcting circuit, are controlled such that turn-on timings are synchronized while on-period control is independently performed to thereby prevent an increase in switching frequency and prevent noise by eliminating intermittent oscillation. Thus, it is possible to prevent intermittent oscillation control due to an increase in switching frequency of the first switch element under a light load state or a no load state. This eliminates problems of the frequency of intermittent oscillation that falls within an audible frequency range causing noise and increasing ripple voltage.
US07965522B1
High temperature gate driving circuits with improved noise resistance and minimized loss are implemented with high temperature components with a reduced size magnetic isolation transformer. Input broad-pulse width modulated signals are converted to offsetting narrow pulses to cross the reduced size magnetic transformer minimizing isolation losses. One embodiment teaches time and voltage offset narrow single pulses that control a set and reset regeneration of the pulse width output on the secondary side of the transformer. Another embodiment teaches multiple concurrent voltage offset pulses to cross the transformer and charge a threshold capacitor for both filtering noise and controlling the pulse width regeneration on the secondary side of the transformer.
US07965520B2
An electronic device is provided that includes a main printed circuit board (PCB) having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a hole extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The electronic device further includes a module PCB having at least one electrical component mounted on a top surface of the module PCB, wherein the module PCB is inverted and assembled adjacent the main PCB such that the top surface of the module PCB faces the top surface of the main PCB, and the at least one electrical component extends into the hole. In addition, the electronic device includes a cover on the bottom surface of the main PCB that substantially covers the hole.
US07965512B2
A heat-dissipation module and an electronic device including a first heat source and the heat-dissipation module are provided. The heat-dissipation module includes a first heat pipe, a second heat pipe, a first set of heat fins, a second set of heat fins and a fan. One end of the first heat pipe and one end of the second heat pipe are respectively in contact with the first heat source. The first set of heat fins and the second set of heat fins are, respectively, in contact with the other end of the first heat pipe and the other end of the second heat pipe. Heat generated by the first heat source is transferred to the two sets of heat fins through the first and the second heat pipes. The fan is used for providing an air-flow blowing toward the two sets of heat fins to dissipate heat.
US07965509B2
A method and associated assembly for cooling electronic heat generating components of a computer including dual-in-line memory (DIMM) array(s) is provided. The assembly comprises a cooling component having a plate with a first and a second (reverse) side, thermally coupling to the heat generating components including the DIMM array(s). The first plate side has a coolant conduit connected at one end to a supply manifold via flexible tubing and at another end to a return manifold via another flexible tubing such that when coolant is supplied, the coolant circulates from the supply manifold to the return manifold by passing through said first plate's conduit.
US07965508B2
A cooling device for cooling an electronic component (semiconductor module) includes a cooling tube adapted to be disposed in contact with the electronic component and having an internal coolant flow channel for the passage therethrough of a cooling medium, and a high-pressure tube disposed adjacent to a surface of the cooling tube that faces away from the electronic component, the high-pressure tube having a hollow interior that can be filled with a high-pressure fluid having a pressure higher than that of the cooling medium. An electric power conversion device comprised of a plurality of semiconductor modules and the cooling device as means for cooling the semiconductor modules is also disclosed.
US07965507B2
A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink having a plurality of fins, a fan holder attached to the heat sink and a fan mounted to the heat sink via the fan holder. The fan holder includes a plurality of separated brackets located at sides of the heat sink. Each bracket includes a plurality of mounting plates engaging with the fins of the heat sink and a plurality of elastic tabs formed on two opposite ends thereof. The fan is mounted on the fan holder by engaging with the elastic tabs.
US07965506B1
A heat sink apparatus and method are provided for allowing air to flow directly to an integrated circuit package thereunder. In use, a heat sink is provided including an upper portion with a plurality of fins, and a lower portion configured for allowing air to flow directly to an integrated circuit package thereunder.
US07965502B2
A storage device includes an enclosure, a plurality of drive connectors within the enclosure to which media drives are connected, a cooling fan in the enclosure, a backboard positioned to divide an interior space of the enclosure in an anteroposterior direction, and a plurality of temperature-dependent devices disposed behind the backboard. Air is taken in via an enclosure front face from outside the enclosure due to the cooling fan's rotation, flows through the interior space of the enclosure, and passes through the backboard. The backboard has all or some of the drive connectors on a front face thereof, arranged in a matrix configuration having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. The plurality of drive connectors includes two first drive connectors, each first drive connector connected to a user-detachable media drive and located in a same column of the matrix configuration.
US07965501B2
A fixture for fixing a data storage unit is disclosed. The fixture includes: a body receives the computer components and defines a protrusion and a hole thereon; a separating piece includes a separating portion correspondingly to the protrusion; a fixing piece includes a lockpin correspondingly to the hole of the body, and the separating piece is set between the fixing piece and the body; and a controlling component fixes the fixing piece on the body. The fixture of the present invention can rapidly fix or remove a data storage unit inside a computer case without any screws. The assembly cost and the maintaining cost of the fixture are low, and the assembly and the disassembly of which is simple and timesaving.
US07965500B1
A computer chassis has overmolded dampeners for absorbing shock and vibration. Electronic components are hard mounted to points inside the computer chassis. Overmolded dampeners are affixed to corners, surfaces and sides of the laptop such that shock and vibration are absorbed by the dampeners before the shock or vibration can damage the electronic components. Affixing dampeners to portions of the chassis may provide shock and vibration protection with minimal weight.
US07965499B2
A computer case including a body, a first rear window, a blocking panel, and a plurality of exchangeable modules is provided. The body has a containing opening. The first rear window is assembled to the body and is located within the containing opening, and the first rear window has a module opening and a blocking panel opening. One of the exchangeable modules is assembled to the first rear window. The blocking panel is assembled to the first rear window and is located within the blocking panel opening, and the blocking panel has a plurality of connector openings.
US07965498B2
A display cover to housing interface system includes a display screen fronted by a display cover having front and obverse faces and a distal edge between the faces around a circumference thereof (i.e., edge thickness), and also an outer housing that provides support for the display cover. A portion of the display cover distal edge or thickness is fully exposed to outside, such that the display cover is exposed and substantially visible when viewed directly from the front and at least one side while installed. The display cover can be glass, while the housing is metal. A protective layer located between the housing and display cover protects the display cover from the housing. Various support components hold the display cover in place, and can include magnets and/or a stabilizer assembly affixed along a bottom edge of the display cover and adapted to couple to a bottom chin of the housing.
US07965497B2
A flat panel display apparatus including: a mother substrate; a display unit provided on the mother substrate; an opposing mother substrate facing the mother substrate such that the display unit is interposed between the mother substrate and the opposing mother substrate; a sealing member provided between the mother substrate and the opposing mother substrate to contact the substrate and/or the opposing mother substrate and arranged outside or along a periphery of the display unit; and an auxiliary layer provided between the mother substrate and the opposing mother substrate to prevent a warpage of the mother substrate and/or the opposing mother substrate.
US07965495B2
A portable computer is provided that has a housing. A removable battery may provide power to the portable computer. A connector on the battery may mate with a corresponding battery connector in the portable computer housing. The battery connector may be mounted in the portable computer housing using a floating arrangement. This allows the position of the connector to move slightly to accommodate variations in the position of the battery. A cable may be used to route power between the battery and a main logic board. A cover may be used to hold the battery connector and cable to the housing of the portable computer without excessively impeding movement of the connector.
US07965494B1
The combined ballast apparatus provides dual function, as both slave ballast and emergency battery ballast, without the expense of a dual installation of ballast onto or into a light fixture. The apparatus is further designed for best efficiency in mounting and in service and removal. The mount holes and quick clips provide for installation to existing fixtures without the need for screwdrivers, for example. The quick connects allow the apparatus to be quickly plugged and unplugged from a light fixture, without having to strip wires and use wire nuts or the like. If equipped with the apparatus and needing a ballast change, the fixture is serviced in a matter of perhaps ¼ to ⅓ the time previously required, without the litter.
US07965488B2
An antenna is disclosed to efficiently ionize the atmosphere for the purpose of reducing the aerosol counts, and therefore the number of poluted particles in suspension in the atmosphere, by deposition to ground. The antenna includes peripheral nodes and a central node. Each of the peripheral nodes is connected to adjacent peripheral nodes through peripheral spokes. The peripheral nodes are also connected to the central node through radial spokes. Electric power is applied to the peripheral spokes and the radial spokes causing the antenna to charge the atmosphere through the emission of ions. The antenna minimizes an attenuation factor that reduces ionization efficiency and reduces the land requirements for its installation.
US07965483B2
An electronic trip unit which includes a processing unit and a comparator circuit. The processing unit receives an input voltage, and a reset signal to reset the electronic trip unit, and generates a trip signal when sensed current of the electronic trip unit exceeds a predetermined threshold. The comparator circuit includes a first comparator which receives the trip signal from the processing unit and compares the trip signal with a predetermined reference voltage determined based on the reset signal, and a second comparator which compares a voltage generated by a power supply with the predetermined reference voltage. The comparator circuit determines whether the trip signal is for a valid trip event based comparison results of the first comparator and the second comparator.
US07965462B2
Methods, logic, apparatus and computer program product write data, comprising less than a full Data Set, to magnetic tape. Data is received from a host, a do-not-interleave command is issued and C1 and C2 ECC are computed. Codeword Quad (CQ) sets are then formed. At least one CQ set of the Data Set is written to a magnetic tape in a non-interleaved manner and a Data Set Information Table (DSIT) is written to the magnetic tape immediately following the at least one written CQ set. An address transformation may be used to cancel interleaving. Writing a CQ set may include writing a plurality of contiguous instances of the CQ set to the magnetic tape to maintain the effectiveness of ECC capability.
US07965458B2
A clutching jig used to disengage a lens socket and a lens component which has a base glued on a printed circuit board (PCB) and is fixed in the lens socket by a plurality of buckling pieces of the lens socket abutting on the lens component. The clutching jig defines a base plate. The base plate has an inserting hole at a middle portion thereof. A side of the base plate has a portion surrounding the inserting hole extended perpendicular to the base plate to form a plurality of inserting slices, enclosing a chamber for receiving the lens component. The inserting slices are adapted to insert into a gap between the lens component and the lens socket for pressing the buckling pieces away from the lens component, with distal ends of the inserting slices extending inwards beyond a junction of the base and the PCB.
US07965452B2
The present invention is directed to high magnification compact zoom lenses that are reduced in diameter of groups of lens pieces closer to the imaging plane to provide downsized lightweight zoom lenses of magnification as high as 20 diameters, with an image stabilizer or vibration compensating mechanism being also reduced in dimensions. An exemplary improved high magnification zoom lens has four groups of lens pieces, namely, the first or leading lens group G1 of positive refractivity in the foremost position closer to the subject, the second lens group G2 of negative refractivity, the third lens group G3 of positive refractivity, and the fourth lens group G4 of positive refractivity in the rearmost position closer to the imaging plane, all arranged in this order. In displacing the entire lens optics of the zoom lens from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, the second lens group G2 are moved toward the imaging plane and the fourth lens group G4 are moved to compensate for a varied position of the resultant image while the first and third lens groups, G1 and G3, have their respective positions fixed along the optical axis. The zoom lens satisfies the requirements as defined in the following formulae: f3/f4>2.0 and v4>65 where f3 is a focal length of the third lens group G3, f4 is the focal length of the fourth lens group, v4 is an average of Abbe contrasts of all the convex lens pieces in the fourth lens group G4.
US07965447B2
An optical surface substrate. The optical substrate features a three-dimensional surface. The optical substrate is defined by a first surface structure function modulated by a second surface structure function, the first surface structure function producing at least one specular component from a first input beam of light. The second surface structure function has a geometry with at least pseudo-random characteristics to modulate the first surface structure function such that the surface of the optical substrate produces specular and diffuse light from the first input beam of light. The optical substrate is suitable for use in a variety of applications, including brightness enhancement and projection devices.
US07965445B2
A high SAG optical lens and method for fast molding the same is disclosed, in which an optical lens is a single optical lens or an optical lens array formed by placing optical material between an upper mold and a lower mold for molding by heating and pressing processes; a formed rim is molded at the joint of the optical surface and the lens flange simultaneously. Therefore, it is convenient to fabricate the optical lens with high SAG and can eliminate the ghost phenomena effect occurring at the edge of the optical surface and the lens flange. Furthermore, since the feature of squeezing the melted optical material by the formed rim during the molding process, fast molding process can be successfully achieved.
US07965444B2
An optical filter structure for an imager which has customized sub-wavelength elements used to maintain the filter characteristics accordingly across a photo-conversion device to optimize the structure for the angle of incidence as it changes across the imager photo-conversion device. In particular, the layout (e.g., grating period among other parameters) of the sub-wavelength elements used in the structure design are customized to change with the angle of incidence of the optics used to project the image. The sub-wavelength elements are typically built by high resolution lithographic processes such as optical or imprint lithography.
US07965443B2
Light transmission may be controlled using a system that includes a linear polarizing means and an ellipticity increaser associated with a display. The ellipticity increaser is configured and oriented with respect to the linear polarizing means for increasing the ellipticity of light passing from the linear polarizing means through the ellipticity increaser. The system also includes an ellipticity adjuster and a linear polarizer spaced away from the display. The ellipticity adjuster is oriented with respect to the linear polarizer for increasing the ellipticity of light passing from the linear polarizer through the ellipticity adjuster. The ellipticity increaser and adjuster are disposed between the linear polarizing means and the linear polarizer, and are configured and oriented with respect to each other for reducing ellipticity of light passing from the linear polarizing means through the ellipticity increaser and adjuster to the linear polarizer.
US07965431B2
An optical deflecting device including a mirror member having a light reflective area. The optical deflecting device includes a plurality of electrodes that are formed on a substrate, a fulcrum member that functions as an electrode and a regulation member. The range of movement to a respect direction of the substrate is regulated by the regulation member, which includes a conductive material at least in the surface thereof.
US07965430B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for writing to optical storage media capable of performing pre-exposure and/or curing of a photo-sensitive material for optical data storage, in particular for holographic data storage.The apparatus has a first light source for emitting a first light beam, a second light source for emitting a second light beam, and a spatial light modulator, which is switchable between at least two states for spatially modulating at least a part of the first light beam, and which is arranged such that in a first state it directs the first light beam towards an optical storage medium, and that in a second state it directs the second light beam towards the optical storage medium.
US07965429B1
A method and apparatus for performing color plane adjustment are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a set of inputs for receiving a first input value and a second input value in a color space. The apparatus also comprises a color plane adjustment component operative to adjust the first input value and the second input value by amounts that depend on a distance of the first input value and second input value, respectively, from a value of neutral gray in the color space. The apparatus further comprises a set of outputs for outputting the adjusted first and second values. A related method and computer program are disclosed. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.
US07965420B2
A method and apparatus that evaluates an image registration for image processing is disclosed. The method may include outputting one or more test patterns to a user, receiving misregistration level input parameters from the user, calculating misregistration using the misregistration level input parameters from the user by adding a first edge of a page perceptibility threshold and a second edge of the page perceptibility threshold and dividing the result of the addition by two, determining if the calculated misregistration is acceptable, wherein if the calculated misregistration is not acceptable, making corrections to the image registration, otherwise using the image registration for image processing based on the calculated misregistration.
US07965410B2
This is a system for maximizing the use of colors in cartridges of a color marking system. By controlling the amounts of each color dispensed where the least abundant color is conserved, the life of the cartridge is extended. A sensor tells the system what amounts of each colors remain in the system, and a dispenser controller uses and dispenses the most abundant colors first, preserving the least abundant color necessary to achieve a desired colored marking. GCR (gray component replacement) is used as the fundamental scheme to control the colorants. GCR-like scheme is used for interchanging a particular non-traditional colorant and multiple conventional colorants that make such color.
US07965395B2
The optical axis orientation measuring device according to the present invention is a reflective optical axis orientation measuring device for a spherical member made from a single crystal of an optically uniaxial crystal having birefringence, comprising: illuminating means for illuminating the spherical member through a polarizer; and isogyre observing means for observing the isogyre that is structured by the light that is reflected from the bottom surface of the spherical member and emitted from the spherical member through an analyzer that has a cross-nicol relationship with the polarizer.
US07965383B2
The present invention provides a surveying device, which comprises a light source for emitting a distance measuring light 6, an elevation rotary mirror 56 for deflecting said distance measuring light in a direction toward an object to be measured, a high-speed deflection mirror 62 for deflecting said distance measuring light at a speed higher than said elevation rotary mirror, a distance measuring light projecting unit for projecting said distance measuring light, and an arithmetic control unit for controlling driving of said high-speed deflection mirror and said elevation rotary mirror.
US07965382B2
In some aspects, a reticle is provided for use in forming a patterned region on a substrate using a multi-pattern, multi-exposure process. The reticle includes (a) a first pattern for the multi-pattern, multi-exposure process formed on a first region of the reticle; and (b) a second pattern for the multi-pattern, multi-exposure process formed on a second region of the reticle that is offset from first region of the reticle. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US07965381B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and an apparatus for performing self-aligned, sub-wavelength optical lithography. One embodiment provides a region of photoresist above a conductive surface having a plurality of periodically arrayed openings extending therethrough. At least a portion of the region of photoresist is then exposed to a light, wherein the intensity of the light is less than the intensity required to cure the photoresist. In so doing, at least one self-aligned, sub-wavelength location in at least one location of the region of photoresist is cured.
US07965361B2
An MVA-LCD panel, including an active component array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed between is provided. The active component array substrate includes scan lines, data lines, control lines and pixel units. Each of the pixel units includes an active component, a domain division electrode (DDE) and a pixel electrode. The active component is electrically connected with the corresponding scan line and the corresponding data line, the DDE being electrically connected with the corresponding control line, the pixel electrode being electrically connected with the active component. The pixel electrode has first slits, and the first DDE are disposed under the first slits. The opposite substrate has a common electrode layer facing toward the active component array substrate. The common electrode layer includes second slits and at least a part of the second slits is disposed over the first domain division electrode.
US07965356B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal interposed between said first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a plurality of thin film transistors, an organic insulating layer, said organic insulating layer including a contact hole exposing an output of each of said thin film transistors, a plurality of first electrodes disposed on said organic insulating layer and each connected with said output, and a viewing-angle varying section between the first electrodes, the viewing-angle varying section including a curved surface of a half-cylindrical shape and protruding from the organic insulating layer. The viewing-angle varying section has a symmetrical shape, and the portions of said first electrode disposed at each side of said viewing-angle varying section asymmetrically extend onto the curved surface of said viewing-angle varying section, to thereby change the reflection factor depending on an observation angle.
US07965343B2
A remote controller allowing a user to change settings is provided. The remote controller includes a touch panel, a control circuit, a screen display memory, a setting data memory, a control data memory, an infrared transmission unit, and a battery. The control circuit includes a screen-display control circuit for displaying an image provided in advance for controlling the operation of a specific apparatus, a pressed-area detection circuit for detecting pressing in the display area of touch panel, an instructed-operation detection circuit for detecting the instruction of an operation, a display-data generation circuit for generating image data for displaying icons in the display area of touch panel, and a control-signal generation circuit for generating a signal for controlling the operation of the apparatus.
US07965337B2
A system for mounting includes a video camera, a mounting element, and a rail and clamp connector. The video camera has a camera body. The elongated mounting element has a first end for coupling with the camera body and a threaded second end for engaging a threaded aperture on a bow. The rail and clamp connector detachably couples the first end of the elongated element to the camera body thereby mounting the camera body in front of the bow.
