US08828108B2
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for capturing electrical energy from a process designed for producing hydrogen. An electrode is placed within a stream of liquid alkali metal that flows through a titration module and interacts with water to produce, among other byproducts, hydrogen. Another electrode is placed within a reaction chamber that houses the water. The electrodes can then be coupled to a terminal, and during the hydrogen generation process (when the liquid alkali metal and water interact) the stream of liquid alkali metal acts as an anode and the electrode in the water as a cathode. Current flows, and energy is captured and made available as electrical energy at the terminal, which can be connected to electrical loads. The terminal may be connected with the terminal of a fuel cell that is consuming the hydrogen that is being produced, thus providing additional voltage and/or current.
US08828100B1
Disclosed and claimed herein are a composition and a kit for coloring keratin fibers, and processes of their use. The composition includes a catechol-based color precursor.
US08828099B2
The present invention relates to a process for dyeing or lightening human keratin fibers, which consists in extemporaneously mixing at the time of use two compositions (A) and (B) and in applying the mixture to the fibers; the said mixture comprising at least 25% by weight of fatty substances relative to the total weight of the mixture of compositions (A)+(B); with: composition (A) being in the form of a direct emulsion comprising: at least 30% by weight of oil(s) (i); at least one fatty alcohol that is solid at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure (ii); at least one fatty ester, which is solid at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure (iii); at least one surfactant (iv); at least one basifying agent (v) and/or at least one dye (vi) chosen from oxidation dyes and direct dyes, and mixtures thereof; composition (B) comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one oxidizing agent. The invention also relates to a non-oxidizing composition (A) in the form of a direct emulsion. Lastly, the invention relates to a multi-compartment device.
US08828098B2
Non-fluorinated blocked polyurethanes are described as extenders and, particularly as textile auxiliaries, for use with fluorochemical polymers in treating substrates, for example fibrous substrates, such as textile fabrics or yarns. The polyurethane is prepared by reacting a polyisocyanate, a blocking agent, and a non-fluorinated isocyanate reactive compound having an average alkyl chain length of 24 to 50 carbon atoms.
US08828088B2
A layer applied to a joint defined surface including a general mat shape body exhibiting a plurality of recesses, such that abrading contact with an opposing joint surface creates debris which are entrapped within the recesses during a normal range of motion. The body can further exhibit a first harder plastic substratum and a second softer plastic surface. The recesses further incorporate undercut defined patterns selected from any of circular, linear and arcuate designs.
US08828087B2
A surgical method for tibia osteotomy includes attaching a patient-specific alignment guide to a corresponding surface of a tibia of a patient for whom the alignment guide is customized during a pre-operative planning stage and making a partial bone cut in the tibia through a planar slot of the alignment guide. The planar slot is oriented at a patient-specific angle relative to an anatomic axis of the patient and the angle is customized during the pre-operative planning stage. The method includes opening the bone cut to form an opening wedge, and inserting a patient-specific implantable wedge into the opening wedge.
US08828085B1
A spinal insert device adjusts inter-vertebral spacing and alignment of the spine relative to pelvic incidence, pelvic tilt and overall sagittal alignment. The device includes an upper arm having a substantially planar upper surface and a lower arm having a substantially planar lower surface. Each of the upper arm and the lower arm extends outwardly from a base section. A hinge couples the upper arm to the base section such that the upper arm is pivotable relative to the base section. An adjustment member is positioned between the upper arm and the lower arm. The adjustment member has a plurality of distinct lengths measured straight through a center of the adjustment member. The adjustment member is rotatable wherein an angle between the upper arm and the lower arm is selectively adjustable by rotation of the adjustment member.
US08828082B2
A system for implanting an inter-body device between adjacent vertebrae comprises an inter-body device having a plurality of cans secured to a flexible bridge and having a relief portion therebetween. An inserter tube and complementary bullnoses are advantageously secured to the vertebrae by an extension arm for securing the assembly precisely in place. A plurality of articulating trial implants are provided to test fit a disc space for the proper sized inter-body device.
US08828081B2
Artificial joint prosthetic components including synovial fluid deflection structures are described. Embodiments of artificial joint prosthesis include those with: a bone-facing surface of a artificial joint prosthesis, the bone-facing surface configured to face a bone-prosthesis interface in vivo; a non-contact surface of the artificial joint prosthesis; and at least one fluid deflection structure positioned on the non-contact surface, the fluid deflection structure positioned to deflect synovial fluid away from the bone-prosthesis interface in vivo.
US08828072B2
An extendable flushing system, a delivery system including an extendable flushing system and a method of flushing a delivery system are provided. The extendable flushing system includes flexible tubing having an extended configuration and a compressed configuration, a first tubing end and a second tubing end. The extendable flushing system also includes a flush port and a shuttle assembly. The flush port includes a first lumen operably connected to the first tubing end and an opening configured to receive fluid therethrough. The shuttle assembly is operably connected to the second tubing end forming a fluid flow path with the flush port and the shuttle assembly. The shuttle assembly is configured to be fluidly connected to a lumen of an elongate device. The shuttle assembly is movably positionable relative to the flush port and configured to move the flexible tubing between the compressed configuration and the extended configuration.
US08828071B2
A system for treating a bifurcation includes first and second delivery catheters, each having an expandable member. A stent having a side hole is disposed on the second delivery catheter. A portion of the first delivery catheter is disposed under a portion of the stent. The first delivery catheter is slidable relative to the second delivery catheter, and the first delivery catheter passes through the side hole. Expansion of the first expandable member expands a proximal portion of the stent in a main branch vessel, and expansion of the second expandable member expands a distal portion of the stent in a side branch vessel.
US08828067B2
An improved bone screw is disclosed which includes a shaft with distal portion having a threaded surface thereon, a sleeve having an opening which receives the shaft such that the shaft is able to move within the sleeve without moving the sleeve. A compressive device may be incorporated between the sleeve and the proximal portion of the shaft such that the compressive device forces the shaft and sleeve towards at least a portion each other, thereby maintaining the compressive load at the union of the fracture. As additional compression is exerted on the load from weight bearing, the force may be reduced, but the head of the sleeve is still substantially maintained against the lateral cortex.
US08828066B2
The present invention relates generally to medical/dental devices for fixing bone fractures, anchoring of bones, or anchoring of prosthetics to bones. The device generally relates to molly bolts, expandable screws, or devices/screws with expansion or locking mechanisms. More particularly, the present invention concerns an implant assembly which includes a tubular body portion that can be positively secured within a bore in a bone or prosthetic by expander mechanism at both ends of the tubular body portion.
US08828058B2
Growth directed correction of a spine via apical vertebral control includes securing a correction system to a first vertebra and a second vertebra of the spine, the correction system defining a correction axis extending between the first and second vertebra and securing the correction system to a third vertebra intermediate the first and second vertebra, the correction system securing the third vertebra at a fixed distance from the correction axis. The correction system is secured to the first and second vertebra such that the first and second vertebra are able to grow away from one another in a direction substantially parallel to the correction axis.
US08828055B2
Devices and methods are disclosed for treating the vertebral column. One embodiment provides a transverse connector for vertebral fixation systems comprising a first connector body comprising a first engaging member for engaging a first elongate member and a first locking member, a second connector body comprising a second engaging member for engaging a second elongate member, and a transverse rod coupled to the first connector body and the second connector body, thereby forming an articulation between a first end of the transverse rod and the first connector body, wherein the first locking member is configured to secure both the articulation and the first elongate member to the first connector body.
US08828053B2
Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to tissue, incorporating anchoring devices constructed substantially from suture. The anchoring devices are constructed as longitudinally extended, preformed knot configurations that upon deployment are reconfigured to form anchoring knots having an increased cross-section relative to the preformed knot configuration, for secure lodging in tissue. The anchoring devices are suitable for single and multi-anchor surgical procedures in soft tissue or bone, and multiple anchors can be delivered using a single delivery device.
US08828040B2
A device for the transfer of radiopaque material within the body comprises a valvuloplasty or other balloon coated with the radiopaque material. The balloon is inflated in the aortic valve for marking the site of an aortic annulus to enable accurate placement of prosthetic valves under fluoroscopic imaging.
US08828031B2
A surgical instrument, for forming an anastomosis between first and second lumens in a patient, includes a first catheter, a second catheter, a hollow needle, a guide wire, an inflatable member, and a hollow sleeve. The first catheter includes at least one first opening, which may be configured to slidably receive the hollow needle and the guide wire, which may be disposed within the hollow portion of the needle, and at least one second opening. The hollow needle includes a rotary needle. The inflatable member is mounted near the distal end of the first catheter and is in fluid communication with the second opening. The magnet is polarized such that magnetic attraction occurs perpendicular to an axis of the cylindrical body. The hollow sleeve is configured to retain at least a portion of the inflatable member, the guide wire, the hollow needle, and the magnet.
US08828028B2
A micro-camera guided suturing device is disclosed comprising an elongate suture body having at least one lumen disposed therein and an imaging structure disposed within the at least one lumen of the suture. The imaging structure comprises a SSID optically coupled to a lens system. In one aspect, the suturing device further comprises a conductive element detachably coupled to the suture. In yet another aspect, the suture body comprises a shape memory material.
US08828026B2
A tissue fastening apparatus includes a tissue fastening tool, with fastens a first biological tissue and a second biological tissue so as to bring the tissues into close contact and an applicator for indwelling the tissue fastening tool. The tissue fastening tool is made of an elastic wire rod and is wound in a coil shape. The applicator includes a needle tube accommodated in an inner cavity with the tissue fastening tool stretched, a stylet inserted into the inner cavity of the needle tube nearer to the proximal side than the tissue fastening tool, and a rotating mechanism that rotates the stylet around an axis when the stylet is moved toward a distal end of the needle tube. The tissue fastening tool and the stylet are disengageably engaged with each other and integrally and rotatably connected with each other. The rotating mechanism rotates the stylet in a direction opposite to the winding direction of the tissue fastening tool as seen from the proximal side.
US08828023B2
A medical work station for treating a living being using a medical instrument includes at least one robot arm, which has a plurality of members connected by joints, drives to move the members, and an attaching device, at least one control device coupled with the drives, which is set up to generate signals for actuating the drives, so that the attaching devices carry out movements assigned to the signals, and a display device coupled with the control device.
US08828022B2
Baskets with multiple portions and multiple deployed configurations allow the capture and release of material within the body.
US08828019B1
An elongate inserter has a distal end releasably connected to an expandable interbody fusion device and a proximal end including a trigger actuator. The interbody fusion device comprises a superior endplate and an inferior endplate that are movable in an expansion direction relative to each other in the intradiscal space. The inserter includes a lifting platform and an elevator that define cooperatively engaging ramps and ramps surfaces that upon operation of the trigger actuator cause the superior and inferior endplates to move relatively away from each other. A driver is supported by the inserter for pushing an insert into the expanded device between the superior and inferior endplates.
US08828015B2
A chamfer resection guide assembly for effecting chamfer cuts into a resected distal surface of a femur in connection with a distal total knee implant has an anchor member configured for anterior referencing of the chamfer cuts, a block member including one or more cutting guide slots for guiding a cutting tool for making chamfer resections and a camming member. The camming member operably connects the block member and the anchor member and the position of the block member with respect to the anchor member is adjusted by operation of the camming member thus allowing adjustment of the position of the cutting guide slots with respect to the anchoring member.
US08828010B2
Apparatus for performing a multidirectional tibial tubercle transfer, comprising a jig for positioning against the anterior portion of the tibia, the jig comprising first and second guide surfaces which simultaneously converge towards one another as they extend distally down, and posteriorly towards, the tibia; a medial extender for attaching to the jig, wherein the medial extender comprises a third guide surface which is directed towards a point distal to the point of convergence of the first and second guide surfaces as the third guide surface extends distally down, and posteriorly towards, the tibia; and a lateral extender for attaching to the jig, wherein the lateral extender comprises a fourth guide surface which is directed towards a point distal to the point of convergence of the first and second guide surfaces as the fourth guide surface extends distally down, and posteriorly towards, the tibia.
US08828008B2
Devices, systems and methods for performing arthroscopic evaluations and procedures in and near the hip joint are provided. An arthroscopic assisted arthroplasty system is useful in the treatment of arthritic hip conditions, conserving healthy tissue, and limiting iatrogenic injury associated with traditional surgical exposures. A guide wire system employing retrograde and antegrade reamers along the femoral neck is useful in anatomic placement of instrumentation without formal hip dislocation. Fluoroscopy and computer assisted navigation enhance the system, methods, and apparatus. Acetabular and femoral collapsible prosthetic forms are useful in arthroscopic assisted placement. The devices, systems, and methods are effective to assist an operating surgeon in the addressing mild to moderate arthritic conditions of the femoral head and acetabulum where tissue conservation and surgical exposure morbidities should be limited.
US08828007B2
Methods and devices are provided for facilitating delivery and implanting of a bone anchor into bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a bone anchor extension is provided for coupling to a bone anchor to facilitate delivery and implanting of the bone anchor in bone. The bone anchor extension can have a generally elongate configuration that allows it to extend from a skin incision in a patient to a site proximate a patient's spine, and it can include a lumen extending therethrough between proximal and distal ends thereof. A distal end of the bone anchor extension can be adapted to engage a bone anchor, such as a bone screw. Various techniques are provided for locking the distal end of the bone anchor extension into engagement with a bone anchor.
US08828005B2
A spinal fixation element is provided having a feature formed thereon that facilitates placement of the spinal fixation element through an access device, thus allowing the spinal fixation element to be positioned in relation to a spinal anchor that is coupled to the access device and that is implanted in a vertebra in a patient's spine. The feature also optionally facilitates placement of the spinal fixation element in relation to spinal anchors implanted in adjacent vertebrae. In particular, the spinal fixation element is adapted for use with an access device that has at least one slot or opening formed therein and having a width that is less than a width of the feature, thus preventing the feature from passing therethrough. The spinal fixation element can therefore be inserted through the access device, and a portion of the fixation element can be passed through the slot or opening in the access device while the feature is retained in the access device. As a result, the feature is seated within a spinal anchor that is coupled to the access device, and the remaining portion of the spinal fixation element can extend through the slot, preferably to be positioned within a spinal anchor disposed within an adjacent vertebra.
US08828000B2
A harvesting apparatus is disclosed for harvesting anatomical structures such as tendons, fine muscles, nerves and blood vessels, where the apparatus includes an elongate member having two longitudinally extending tubes or tubular apertures extending from the member's proximal end to its distal end. The distal end includes opposing heads and an arcuate base. The anatomical structure is placed on the arcuate base and a flexible cutting member is threaded through one tube over the anatomical structure and into and through the other tube. The elongate member is then directed into an animal or human body along the structure to a position where the anatomical structure is to be cut. Then the cutting member is pulled back and forth at the distal end causing into to cut the anatomical structure at the distal head.
US08827991B2
A device for improved surgical procedures to remove unwanted or hyperplasic tissue from a patient during laser ablation, urological treatments, benign prostatic hyperplasia treatments and other applications. Specially prepared optical waveguide tips allow for enhanced irradiation of desired tissues with light sources including laser diodes, bright LEDs or lamps. A significant fraction of the optical radiation, being transported in the waveguide, is coupled out of the waveguide into the surrounding medium through a peripheral surface at or near the distal end. The optical radiation is chosen to have an appropriate wavelength and sufficient power density, so that the surrounding medium will be changed in the vicinity of at least a part of the peripheral surface area. The changes of the surrounding medium result in a change of its refractive index such that the optical radiation is redirected.
US08827987B2
An implantable percutaneous fluid delivery device is described that includes a subcutaneous base portion having one or more ports for supplying fluid to one or more implanted catheter devices and a percutaneous portion including an extracorporeal surface. The one or more ports of the subcutaneous base portion are accessible from the extracorporeal surface of the percutaneous portion. The subcutaneous base portion is at least partially insertable into a complementary recess formed in a bone, the subcutaneous base portion including one or more features for gripping the internal surface of such a complementary recess thereby directly anchoring the subcutaneous base portion to the bone. The device may be used to route fluid to neurosurgical catheters optionally via a router unit.
US08827974B2
The present invention provides an absorbent tampon having a mass of an absorbent composite compressed into a generally cylindrical shape. The absorbent composite used in the tampon of the present invention has at least a first layer and a second layer wherein the second layer is adjacent the first layer. The first layer is prepared from a first absorbent material having a first physical property and the second layer is prepared from a second absorbent material having a second physical property, wherein the first physical property is the same physical property as the second physical property, but the value of the second physical property is different from the first physical property. By providing layers in the absorbent composite different physical properties, the tampons of the present invention can have different properties at various locations of the tampon to provide a tampon having desirable features, such as improve leakage protection.
US08827971B2
The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. A deployment actuator may actuate the flow activator in a deployment direction, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, a device actuator may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and the flow activator may be actuated after the enablement of fluid communication.
US08827957B2
A basal hub for attaching to an infusion base is disclosed. The hub includes a fluid reservoir and pressure actuating device. A septum portion of the reservoir is configured to be opened by a flow cannula that is in fluid communication with an infusion cannula of the infusion base, when the basal hub is attached to the infusion base. The pressure actuating device applies pressure to the fluid reservoir, such that when the septum portion of the fluid reservoir is pierced by the by the flow cannula, liquid stored in the fluid reservoir is released from the fluid reservoir into the infusion cannula of the infusion base via the flow cannula. The basal hub is configured to deliver a basal dose of insulin during periods of inactivity, such as during sleep time.
US08827956B2
A syringe (211) includes a syringe body (217) for receiving and administering a medicament. A needle (215) is received by the syringe body (217). A needle adjusting member (221) is movably disposed on the syringe body (217) between first and second positions. When the needle adjusting member (221) is in the first position, the needle (215) has a first length adapted to draw medicament into the syringe body (217). When the needle adjusting member (221) is in the second position, the needle (215) has a second length for injecting the medicament.
US08827950B2
A catheter is configured to prevent kinking of a catheter during handling or mounting of a pressure device. The catheter has a proximal end of its catheter shaft that is provided with a bending section having a flexibility greater than that of the section of the catheter shaft joining the proximal end.
US08827947B2
In a breast pump, milk expressed from a user's nipple may be drawn into the pumping mechanism used to create a vacuum. This can lead to unhygienic situations because pumping mechanisms are difficult or impossible to clean by a user. The present invention relates to a breast pump comprising first and second pressure chambers (22, 23) and an actuator (20) disposed to fluidly divide the two chambers (22, 23). The actuator (20) is movable to generate an inverse pressure differential in the second chamber (23) when a pressure differential is generated in the first pressure chamber (22), or a pressure differential is released from the first pressure chamber (22). Furthermore, the actuator (20) comprises a first piston element (30) and a second piston element (32), and wherein the first pressure chamber (22) is disposed between the first piston element (30) and the second piston element (32).
US08827930B2
Systems and methods of monitoring a patient. Exemplary methods include receiving sensor data associated with the patient from a plurality of sensors of a patient monitoring device and determining whether the sensor data satisfies one or more trigger conditions. For each of the trigger conditions satisfied, one or more messages are sent to at least one of the patient monitoring device and an external computing device for display thereby to at least one of the patient, a caregiver, and a support person. Satisfaction of one or more of the trigger conditions may indicate the patient has edema and/or is trending toward decompensation. The sensor data may have been collected from a heart rate sensor, an oximeter, an accelerometer, and/or a sensor configured to detect a distance around a limb of a patient. In some embodiments, the trigger conditions are provided by the patient, caregiver, and/or support person.
US08827925B2
The invention relates to a pricking device (1) for taking a blood sample, comprising a movable holding device (10) for pricking means (5), a linear guide element (11) for guiding the movable holding device, means (12) for driving the movable holding device and a release device (31) for releasing the pricking movement (6) of the pricking means. When the release device has been manually actuated, the movable holding device can be moved in a translatory manner by the drive means. Said drive means comprise a curved path (20) in which the movable holding means is directly engaged, enabling the pricking device to have a particularly simple structure.
US08827916B2
In an electronic device, a pulse rate measuring unit measures user's pulse rate. For example, the pulse rate measuring unit obtains a change in blood flow from a light passing through a user's fingertip, and measures user's current pulse rate based on it. A pulse rate memory unit has previously stored user's previous pulse rate. A pulse rate calculator calculates the user's pulse rate while changing a ratio of the user's current pulse rate measured by the pulse rate measuring unit to the user's previous pulse rate previously stored in the pulse rate memory unit after starting to measure the user's pulse rate. The user's pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculator is displayed as the user's pulse rate on a display unit.
US08827913B2
An example system may include at least one pressure sensor configured to measure a cardiovascular pressure signal and another medical device configured to measure an electrical depolarization signal of the heart. The system determines a plurality of cardiovascular pressure metrics based on the measured cardiovascular pressure signal, including at least one cardiovascular pressure metric indicative of a timing of at least one cardiac pulse. The system also determines a metric indicative of a timing of at least one heart depolarization within the measured electrical depolarization signal. The system compares the timing of the at least one cardiac pulse to the timing of the at least one depolarization, and determines whether to discard the plurality of cardiovascular pressure metrics based on whether the timings substantially agree.
US08827912B2
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for detecting an epilepsy event in a patient using a medical device. The medical device is capable of determining an occurring epilepsy event, for example a seizure or an increased risk of a seizure. The determination is performed by determining at least one NNXX value from the beat sequence of the patient's heart. The medical device may then take a responsive action, such as warning, logging the time of the seizure, computing and storing one or more seizure severity indices, and treating the epilepsy event.
US08827909B2
An ultrasound probe comprises a body terminating at a nose, an ultrasound transducer adjacent the nose and facing a first direction, and a touchpad zone to detect a sliding gesture of a first digit. The first touchpad zone extends along a first surface facing a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US08827906B2
A system and method of tracking activity includes a motion sensor, a light source and a light detector. The light detector is configured to capture an amount of the light that is reflected back to the light detector, at least a first portion of the light reflected back to the light detector is reflected from a blood vessel disposed under a skin of a user when the user places the skin over the heart rate monitor location on the housing. A processor is in communication with the motion sensor and the light detector and can process the reflected light to identify heart beats of the user and produce an indication of a heart rate. The indication of the heart rate can be displayed on the display screen as an option, in addition to the metrics that quantify the motion data.
US08827904B2
A method and apparatus for providing status of a parameter that includes detecting an alert level of a parameter monitored by an implanted medical device, transmitting data corresponding to the detected alert level from the implanted medical device to an external monitor, scheduling a follow-up interrogation session after receiving transmitted data corresponding to the detected alert level, and retrieving updated data from the implanted medical device corresponding to the monitored parameter during the follow-up interrogation session.
US08827897B2
An endoscope includes a curving operation portion which performs a curving operation of a curving portion by rotating around a pivot shaft in a first rotation direction and in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction from a neutral position where the curving portion is in a non-curved neutral state, a first operation wire which is pulled by the curving operation in the curving operation portion to curve the curving portion in the second curving direction, and a second operation wire which is pulled by the curving operation in the curving operation portion to curve the curving portion in the first curving direction. The endoscope includes a wire crossing portion in which the second operation wire crosses the first operation wire, and a movement regulating portion which regulates the movement of the wire crossing portion from within the operation portion into the insertion portion.
US08827895B2
An apparatus comprises an implantable cardiac signal sensing circuit and a controller circuit. The implantable cardiac signal sensing circuit provides a sensed depolarization signal from a ventricle and a sensed depolarization signal from an atrium. The controller circuit includes a one-to-one detector circuit and a tachyarrhythmia discrimination circuit. The one-to-one detector circuit measures cardiac depolarization intervals of the atrium and the ventricle and determines whether a relationship of atrial depolarizations to ventricular depolarizations is substantially one-to-one. The tachyarrhythmia discrimination circuit classifies the episode as VT when detecting a shortening or prolonging of a V-V interval that immediately precedes the same shortening or prolonging of an A-A interval.
US08827892B2
Described herein are methods of treating a patient to prevent or correct cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarction. In general these methods may include inserting or implanting a device in a heart chamber to support the affected region within 72 hours after myocardial infarction. The device may be a support device (e.g., a resilient frame) and/or a partitioning device.
US08827891B2
A device that can be delivered into a body cavity to manipulate tissue intracorporeally while being controlled extracorporeally and a method of using the device to perform a single-port laparoscopic or natural orifice surgery. The device is being capable of being passed through an interior diameter of a single port into the body cavity. The device comprises an anchor or suspension element that is attachable or mountable to the tissue intracorporeally, a guide element attached to the anchor or suspension element that allows for manipulation of at least one structure in at least one direction, and at least one structure attached to a suture or thread that is passable through the interior diameter of the port and positionable by the guide element. The structure is controllable extracorporeally by manipulating the suture or thread so that the structure moves in at least one direction intracorporeally.
US08827885B2
A method for implementing a low-frequency rotating constant high magnetic field is disclosed. The method includes disposing an even number of more than two high field magnets, and disposing a magnetically permeable rotating arm. The high field magnets are symmetrically and fixedly mounted on the same surface of the magnetically permeable rotating arm. Magnetic poles of free surfaces of two symmetrical high field magnets are opposite. The area of the free surface of the high field magnet is larger than that of a connecting surface. A cross section of the high field magnet is in a geometric shape without edges or corners. A rotating apparatus drives the magnetically permeable rotating arm and the high field magnets to rotate.
US08827880B2
The method and system of this invention provides for core muscle strengthening. The method comprises the step of: providing an apparatus (10) that provides resistance and assistance during core muscle training using dynamic therapeutic movement for chest, back, abdominal and leg musculature to strengthen and condition muscles of the axial skeleton and lower extremities of a performing user. In one embodiment, the method also is for non-invasive physical therapy.
US08827879B2
An omnidirectional exercise platform is disclosed which includes a base member, a pad member and a plurality of ball transfer units. The pad member is coupled to a top surface of the base member. The plurality of ball transfer units is coupled to a bottom surface of the base member. An angular offset is provided between the plurality of ball transfer units to stabilize the omnidirectional exercise platform during use. The ball transfer units each comprise a hemispherical housing, a primary ball member and a plurality of secondary ball members disposed between an inner surface of the hemispherical housing and the primary ball member. The housing further includes an aperture located and sized to facilitate cleaning and maintenance procedures of the ball transfer unit. A handle is releasably coupled to the top surface of the base member to thereby provide a user with a variety of hand placement positions.
US08827877B2
An apparatus for performing an exercise against a resistance mechanism comprised of one or more incremental resistance members, the apparatus comprising: a frame; a handle mounted to the frame and interconnected to the resistance mechanism via a cable; a traveler having a selected resistance force; a stop mechanism adjustably positionable on the rail at one or more selectable stop positions; wherein the cable is selectively interconnectable to one or more of the resistance members.
US08827867B1
A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle powered by an electric motor may include initiating a gear engagement in the transmission. The method may also include activating a torque jog in the electric motor to assist with the gear engagement. The torque jog may include a fluctuation in the torque output of the electric motor.
US08827861B2
A dynamic damper device includes a variable inertial mass device that variably controls inertial mass of a damper mass, an elastic body that connects a rotary shaft rotated by power transmitted thereto and an input member of the variable inertial mass device, and a variable damping force device that variably controls a damping force to the elastic body. Accordingly, the dynamic damper devices have the advantageous effect that vibrations can be appropriately reduced.
US08827860B2
A transmission includes an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. The transmission input member is connected to a dry launch clutch. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices are for example clutches and brakes. A hill hold control strategy is provided for locking the transmission without using the dry launch clutch by selectively engaging combinations of the clutches and brakes.
US08827857B2
A planetary gear-set for continuously varying the output ratio between torque and rotational velocity, in which a central static sun-gear is considered as a reference to all other components. The structural aspects include a set of segments of a ring gear each such segment includes a linked couple of cogwheels. Another set of couples of linked cogwheels, is a sun-gear follower and the coupled member is output transfer cogwheel. A mechanism for changing the orientation of the output transfer cogwheel with respect to the sun-gear follower. A transient link connects between the above two separate systems of sets.
US08827852B2
While driving is performed by transmitting the power of an engine 6 through a gear of a second gear group, pre-shifting is performed to a gear of a first gear group, the gear being on a higher speed side than the gear of the second gear group, so that the rotation speed of a motor 7 does not exceed a predetermined rotation speed.
US08827846B2
A modular bat selecting simulator system according to various embodiments can include a handle weighted modular baseball bat configured to receive interchangeable weights in a handle portion of the handle weighted modular baseball bat. At least one tracking system configured to track movement of the handle weighted modular baseball bat and movement of a user while swinging the baseball bat. A computer configured for receiving data from the tracking system to determine an optimum bat weight based upon swing dynamics monitored while the user swings the baseball bat and outputting the data to a display. The display displays a virtual background including a virtual image of the baseball bat and a pitched ball, virtual movement of the baseball bat and the user swinging to hit the virtual image of the pitched ball.
US08827836B2
A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and at least one weight element connected to the body. The head has a total weight that is higher than a target weight of the head, and the at least one weight element is configured to be at least partially removed by a material removal technique to lower the total weight of the head to approximately equal the target weight. The at least one weight element may be integrally connected to the body, such as being integrally formed with at least a portion of the body. The material removal technique may constitute milling, machining, or other material removal techniques or combination of such techniques.
US08827835B1
A golf club head having a plurality of slots that are strategically placed on its sole to enhance sound and reduce weight is disposed herein. In particular, the slots are disposed in a triangular pattern or around a triangular panel proximate the face.
US08827828B2
A method of selecting a preferred golf shaft for a player who uses an existing golf shaft, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, may comprise gathering a plurality of empirical data sets, each data set corresponding to an individual golf shaft selected from a plurality of golf shafts; providing a plurality of specification codes, each associated with an individual empirical data set of the plurality of empirical data sets; from the plurality of specification codes, identifying a first specification code associated with the existing golf shaft; gathering feedback associated with the existing golf shaft from the player; and using the feedback to select, from the plurality of specification codes, a second specification code corresponding to the preferred golf shaft.
US08827827B2
A golf club 2 is provided with a head 4, a shaft 6, a tip member 8, and a screw member 10. The shaft 6 is inserted into a shaft hole of the tip member 8, and a tip part of the shaft 6 is fixed to the shaft hole. An axis line s1 of the shaft 6 is inclined with respect to an axis line z1 of the tip member 8. The head 4 has a head hole into which the tip member is inserted, a head side engaging part capable of being engaged with the tip member 8 inserted into the head hole, and a through hole into which the screw member 10 can be inserted. The tip member 8 has a shaft side engaging part 38 capable of being engaged with the head side engaging part.
US08827823B1
A billiard table having a leveling system to level the slate bed by precise increments at predetermined locations. The leveling system includes a plurality of leveling devices each having a leveling wedge and a corresponding wedge incline of the table crossmember. A drive mechanism may be used to translate the leveling wedge relative to the crossmember wedge incline.
US08827822B2
A robot for virtual reality experience, in which a settling body for a user is moved in multidirectional according to operation states of first and second moving units and first and second crank motors. The settling body creates various moving directions according to the operation states of the first and second moving units and the first and second crank motors, and each magnitude of forces applied to each moving direction is changed, thereby forming the various waveforms.
US08827820B1
A flexible shaft for transmitting torque, for example between a motor and an automobile seat to be adjusted. The shaft has a core including one or more wire layers helically wound in opposite winding directions. The outer layer has a number of wires with a circular cross-section and at least one flat wire. The wires of the outer layer are helically wound in a winding direction opposite to that of the adjacent layer. The flat wire has a thickness substantially less than the maximum diameter of the outer layer wires of circular cross-section. A strand of flocked yarn is wound on the flat wire and protrudes above the adjacent wires of the outer layer, to engage the inner wall of a surrounding casing and reduce noise when the shaft is rotated within the casing.
US08827817B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for collecting game data in order to test performance of a game server. The apparatus includes a capture and filtering module, a control module, and a data management module. The capture and filtering module captures packets, transmitted and received between the game server and each of a plurality of game clients, using the plurality of game clients, and extracts a plurality of necessary data by performing filtering on the results of the capturing. The control module determines the movement route of a game character in such a way as to correspond to the plurality of necessary data, and controls the plurality of game clients based on the movement route. The data management module stores and manages the plurality of necessary data.
US08827810B2
Methods are described for selling, loaning, renting, or otherwise providing a retail product, such as an interactive product, that allows a consumer to participate in one or more venues. The retail product is capable of interfacing with interactive devices in the venues that are capable of producing sensory effects based on communication from and/or to the retail product. Furthermore, the retail product preferably has an independent or intrinsic value apart from the use of the product in the venues, and may include, for example, a toy wand or like toy device, apparel, and/or jewelry. In certain examples, the retail methods include tracking the consumer's use of the retail product in the venue(s). Such tracking information may be used to customize the experience of the user during a subsequent visit to the same venue or another venue.
US08827803B2
The claimed embodiments contemplate methods, systems and apparatuses directed to gaming machines that provide a common reel display for multiple players. Various combinations of reel lines, utilized to determine possible wins from symbols across multiple reels, of the reel display, may be available to the players. For example, a first player may be permitted to bet on one set of reel lines and a second player may bet on another set of reel lines. Also, for example, both players may bet on some reel lines and other reel lines may only be available to certain players. A community reel line may also be made available to both players or perhaps just one player upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The ability to have multiple players bet on a common reel display advantageously adds to the excitement and enjoyment of a gaming session.
US08827788B2
A server device according to the present invention is connected with a player terminal that displays a game screen through a network, and to execute a battle game played by a player using a plurality of characters. The server device includes: a storage unit configured to store the plurality of characters to be arranged in the character arrangement area; a special area selection unit configured to select a special area to be highlighted on a game screen; a character arrangement unit configured to arrange a character selected from the plurality of characters to be arranged in the character arrangement area in the highlighted special area; and a battle processing unit configured to control attack processing in which the character arranged in the special area performs an attack and attack processing in which a character arranged in an area other than the special area performs an attack to be different.
US08827783B2
Provided is a game device which sets a batter parameter of a batter character in relation to the batting of that batter character, and sets a first range where a ball-meeting cursor is positioned at the center, and moreover displaces and vibrates the ball-meeting cursor within the first range based on the batter parameter.
US08827780B1
A fan coil block of the present invention preferably includes a fan for drawing air and a cooling device for cooling air drawn by the fan. A flexible air handling system of the present invention preferably includes a fan coil block that is supportable overhead by an overhead support system. The present invention is also directed to an air handling method that includes the steps of providing an overhead support system for supporting overhead devices, defining a return air chase within the interior space of a building, and supporting a fan coil block above or within the return air chase using the overhead support system. The fan coil block draws and cools air from the return air chase and returns the cooled air to a plenum above the overhead support system.
US08827775B2
A device is disclosed for removing lesion material from poultry feet including a frame defining an input zone, a cleaning zone, and an output zone. A conveyor moves poultry feet sequentially through the input zone, the cleaning zone, and the output zone, the conveyor configured for holding the poultry feet in a cleaning position. At least one spray head is located in the cleaning zone for spraying the poultry feet while held by the conveyor in the cleaning position to remove the lesion material.
US08827771B2
There is provided a polishing composition, containing abrasive grains and an acid represented either by R2—R1—SO3H (wherein R1 is a linear alkylene or hydroxyalkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R2 is a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, or a sulfonic acid group when R1 is the linear alkylene group, or R2 is a carboxy group or a hydroxymethyl group when R1 is the linear hydroxyalkylene group), or by C6H5—R3 (wherein R3 is a sulfonic acid group or a phosphonic acid group). The acid contained in the polishing composition is preferably isethionic acid or benzenesulfonic acid. The polishing composition is mainly used in the application of polishing silicon oxide materials including glass substrates for hard disks, synthetic quartz substrates for photomasks, and low-dielectric-constant films such as silicon dioxide films, BPSG films, PSG films, FSG films, and organosiloxane films of semiconductor devices.
US08827770B2
A blast cabinet, translation system, and process for use in blasting a surface of a part with abrasive particulate. The blast cabinet includes a basin for gathering abrasive particulate, a covering movable to enclose an opening over the basin, a frame supporting the basin, and a plurality of wheels for rolling movement of the cabinet. The system also includes a plurality of supports for holding the part to be blasted and a track system to guide movement of the cabinet. At least one of the wheels may be configured to mate with the track system, and the track system can be clamped to at least one part support.
US08827759B2
To make a light emitting device, a light emitting element is placed in a recess of a package, powders having a fluorescent material and coated with inorganic particles are provided, the fluorescent powders, fillers and a resin are mixed, the light emitting element placed in the recess of the package is sealed with the resin, and a centrifugal force is applied to the sealed package so that the fluorescent powders and the fillers sediment are pushed toward a bottom of the recess.
US08827743B1
A male coaxial connector structure for mating with a corresponding female connector structure to provide electrical connections at microwave frequencies. The male coaxial connector structure includes a coaxial outer conductor structure having a central longitudinal axis and a central open region, with a face region at a leading end of the outer conductor structure, defining a continuous uninterrupted coaxial outer conductor surface. An outer compression finger structure is disposed outside of and adjacent the coaxial outer conductor surface and having a plurality of longitudinally oriented slots forming individual finger regions. The face region is configured to contact a corresponding face surface of the female connector structure with the male and female connectors mated together. The finger regions of the outer compression finger structure are configured to compress to fit into the outer conductor receptacle of the female connector.
US08827739B2
An electrical terminal may include a terminal boot, a spring-force element disposed in the terminal boot, and an operating push-piece movably disposed in the terminal boot to operate the spring-force element. The operating push-piece may include, on a front surface, a labeling surface for marking the operating push-piece.
US08827732B2
A flexible circuit board connector includes a dielectric housing having receiving slots for receiving terminals. Each of the terminals includes first and second contact arms, a biasing arm, a fixing arm, and a linking arm. A pressing element pivots on the fixing arm against the biasing arm so as to tilt the first contact arm towards the second contact arm to clamp a flexible circuit board, wherein each of the receiving slots is formed with a retention wall, each of the terminals includes a first engaging portion formed on the junction of the first contact arm and the biasing arm or on the junction of the second contact arm and the fixing arm, the first engaging portion is located in alignment with an axis of the linking arm, whereby the terminal is secured in the receiving slot by the first engaging portion and the retention wall.
US08827707B2
A Small Arms Transmitter (SAT) having two optical sources for use in a military training environment is described. The SAT includes an infrared laser as a first optical source. A visible optical source, such as a visible wavelength laser, is configured as a second optical source. The visible wavelength laser can be configured to be selectively energized during a beam alignment operation. A combiner can be configured to combine the beam from the infrared laser with the beam from the visible wavelength laser to produce a combined beam. The optical axis of the combined infrared and visible wavelength lasers can be adjusted using an optical steering module. A first optical steering module can be configured to steer the combined beam substantially along a first axis, while a second optical steering module can be configured to steer the combined beam along a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis.
US08827702B2
A driver assembly for driving a dental implant into an implantation site comprises a driver assembly and an abutment assembly. The lower portion of the driver assembly accommodates the upper portion of the abutment assembly in a rotation-preventing manner so as to prevent relative rotation between the driver assembly and the abutment assembly. In addition, the driver assembly includes a weakened section which permits the upper portion thereof to be separated from the lower portion and discarded while the lower portion remains mounted upon the abutment assembly.
US08827699B2
A surgical drill guide for installing dental implants with predetermined angular alignment and rotational orientation for a dental prosthesis, formed of a base part formed to correspond generally to the shape and contour of a patient's upper or lower mouth, the base part having opposite tissue and mouth sides and at least one drill guide hole extending through the base part from the tissue side to the mouth side, each of the drill guide holes having a central axis at a predetermined angular orientation relative to the mouth side, and a set of rotational position indicators on the tissue and mouth sides respectively of the base part for each of the drill guide holes.
US08827698B2
Provided is an improved self-ligating orthodontic appliance and methods of assembling the same. The improved orthodontic appliance uses at least one resilient clip to releasably couple an archwire to the body, where a portion of the clip is rigidly coupled to the appliance body in a position and orientation that minimizes the overall profile of the appliance. The appliance is assembled by combining a press fit coupling between the clip and appliance body with an interference fit coupling between the clip and retaining structure located on the body. Advantages include a greater freedom to select a bonding pad location, lower bracket profile, decreased engagement force, enhanced clip fatigue life, and ease of assembly.
US08827693B2
A totally aerated combustion burner having a combustion plate with a multiplicity of flame holes includes a distribution chamber, a mixing chamber, and an air supply chamber. The mixing chamber has a front surface with a plurality of nozzle holes disposed in parallel with, and at a lateral distance from, one another so that a fuel gas to be ejected from the nozzle holes and the primary air from the air supply chamber get mixed in the mixing chamber. A wall plate is disposed upright on a bottom surface of the mixing chamber in a manner to lie opposite to the front surface of the mixing chamber while leaving a ventilation clearance to the front surface. An air inlet is formed in such a portion at the bottom surface of the mixing chamber as to face the ventilation clearance.
US08827691B2
During a heating phase, injection of a jet of fuel and oxidant (fuel annularly enshrouding oxidant or oxidant annularly enshrouding fuel) from a fuel-oxidant nozzle is combusted in a combustion space. During a transition from the heating phase to a distributed combustion phase, an amount of a secondary portion of either the fuel or oxidant is injected as a jet into the combustion space while the primary portion of that same reactant from the fuel-oxidant nozzle is decreased. At some point during the transition phase, a jet of actuating fluid is injected at an angle towards the jet of reactants from the fuel-oxidant nozzle and/or towards the jet of the secondary portion of reactant. The jet of primary portions of reactants and/or secondary portion of reactant is caused to be bent/deviated towards the other of the two jets. The staging of the secondary portion of reactant is increased until a desired degrees of staging and commencement of a distributed combustion phase are achieved.
US08827685B2
A nano-imprint mold includes a mold base; mold body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and an elastic body disposed between a surface of the mold base and the first surface of the mold body, the elastic body being composed of resin. The second surface of the mold body is provided with a nano-imprint pattern. In addition, the elastic body has a bulk modulus lower than a bulk modulus of the mold body.
US08827684B1
A fused filament fabrication printer has a fixed extrusion module having multiple printheads having print tips. The fixed arrangement of the printing heads allows the close spacing of multiple print tips in a printhead unit, and the simple routing of multiple plastic or metal filaments to the individual printing heads. The closely spaced print tips in the printhead unit share common components. An exemplary printhead unit has four printing heads which share a common heating block and heating block temperature sensor. The heating block incorporates a group of four print tips evenly spaced along a line. Each printing head has a separate filament which is controlled and driven by its own stepper motor through the heating block to one of the print tips. Printing of a part is by control of individual stepper motors which drive filaments through the heating block and through one of the printing tips.
US08827678B2
The invention relates to a molding and fitting system (100) for a first part and a second part, including: two guide rails (102); a carriage (108) translatably movable on the guide rail (102); a series of first recesses (120); a maneuvering gear mounted on the carriage (108) and rotatably movable about an axis perpendicular to the movement direction of the carriages (108); a series of second recesses (116) mounted so as to be capable of moving between a lower position and an upper position; a rack adapted so as to move in parallel with the guide rail (102) and for meshing with the moving gears of the carriage (108); a locking device (106) adapted for alternately locking said carriage (108) with the rack and the guide rail; and an actuation device (04) for moving the rack.
US08827676B1
An apparatus for extruding a jacket and/or insulative material onto an extruded product with one or more longitudinal stripes incorporated onto the surface of said extruded product comprising a body, a primary feed conduit for conveying a primary extrusion material, a striping die, a secondary feed conduit for conveying a secondary extrusion material, a striping die adapter, a striping feed conduit extending through the striping die adapter for conveying striping extrusion material. The striping die adapter may also include a thermocouple for maintaining the viscosity of the striping extrusion material and a thermocouple for monitoring the temperature of said striping die adapter. The striping die includes one or more striping extrusion outlets for conveying striping extrusion material onto the extruded product. The striping die may also include a wishbone-shaped trough for delivering equal amounts of striping extrusion material to said extrusion outlets for extrusion onto the product.
US08827674B1
The present invention includes an injection molding factory system and an associated facility that comprises a building having a series of injection molding machines array on a first floor with the resin supply placed on a mezzanine level. The injection molding machines are arranged with automatic product conveyors to move injection molded product from the injection molding machines without the need for human operators or separate vehicles.
US08827671B2
An extrusion and conditioning apparatus, with an extruder in a conveying position, leads into a conveyor housing connected in a sealed manner to a pneumatic supply line and to a pneumatic conveyor line in which extruded material can be removed pneumatically, by means of superheated steam, via the conveyor line. The extruder can be moved from the conveying position into a bypass position, in which the extruder leads to the exterior of the conveyor housing, having a means for sealing the supply and conveyor lines and the conveyor housing from the surroundings when the extruder is in the conveying and bypass positions.
US08827670B2
A dual platen molding machine for constructing a plurality of pre-insulated structural panels is disclosed that includes multiple safety features. The molding machine produces one or more panels that may include one or more c-channels or profiles embedded in expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam to provide structural integrity to the panels, and resulting wall. A chase may be formed horizontally in the panels to provide a wiring conduit through the panel. The molding machine is electrically operated to control the movement of a movable molding portion when closed upon a stationary molding portion. Steam may be controlled to fuse insulating material such as expandable polystyrene (EPS) in cavities formed between the movable mold and the stationary mold. No hydraulics is required to operate the dual platen molding machine, thus improving operating and maintenance costs. Moreover, steam hoses may be avoided, thereby improving overall safety.
US08827665B2
An immersion motor includes a housing (3) having a wall (4) with a watertight cable penetration (5, 6; 5, 6′). The cable penetration includes an inlet (5) in the wall (4) for a cable (25) and a sealing collar (6; 6′) that can be released from the inlet (5) having a penetration (20) for the cable (25). The sealing collar (6; 6′) includes a first seal (45; 45′) disposed on the penetration (20) and means for applying force (75, 85, 90) to the first seal (45; 45′), which is designed for permanently applying force to the first seal (45; 45′) radially in the penetration (20). The cable penetration (5, 6; 5, 6′) further includes means for releasably attaching (35, 40) the sealing collar (6; 6′) to the inlet (5). At least one second seal (120, 125) is provided between the sealing collar (6; 6′) and the inlet (5).
US08827657B1
A concrete pump system/method configured to provide substantially constant flow of concrete or cement material is disclosed. The system integrates a trapezoidal cutting ring and spectacle plate in conjunction with lofted transitional interfaces to the hydraulic pump cylinder rams and output ejection port to ensure that pressurized discharge concrete material is not allowed to be relaxed nor backflow into the material sourcing hopper. The trapezoidal cutting ring is configured to completely seal off the trapezoidal spectacle ports as it smoothly transitions between the hydraulic pump input ports during cycle changes thus generating a more uniform output flow of concrete while eliminating hopper backflow and hydraulic fluid shock. A control system is configured to coordinate operation of the hydraulic pump cylinder rams and cutting ring to ensure that output ejection port pressure and material flow is maintained at a relatively constant level throughout all portions of the pumping cycle.
US08827656B2
Motor control apparatus for an electric oil pump includes the control command generating section configured to drive the motor control section by the first current command signal obtained from the fixed second target torque signal of the second signal generating section in a first stage, when the control command generating section receives the start command of the motor from the host control device when engine stops, to output the sum signal of the first current command signal and the second current command signal to the current control section, and to drive the motor control section by the third current command signal in a second stage, and to switch the output of the target torque switching section from the fixed second target torque signal to the first target torque signal of the first signal generating section in a third stage.
US08827652B2
In order to disclose attaching means (3) for attaching a blade section (2) of a fan blade (1), in particular of a smoke extractor fan, to a fan hub, as well as a fan blade (1), which guarantee a high tensile strength even at high temperatures, wherein the attaching means (3) and fan blades (1) are to be produced so as to save as much weight as possible, it is proposed that the attaching means (3) have a connecting section (5) embodied to produce a high-tensile connection to a blade section (2) of a fan blade (1), which connecting section can be arranged essentially in the interior of the blade section (2).
US08827650B2
A seal for an intermediate platform provided between two adjacent blades in the rotor of a turbine engine, the seal having an elongate shape with an upstream end and a downstream end, and including transversally, in the direction of the width thereof, a contact portion, an attachment portion, and a flexible portion between the attachment portion and the contact portion. The cross section of the seal has an open-ended shape between the two ends thereof.
US08827645B2
A core for a composite structure is described. The core has first and second core layers, and an interlayer region between the first and second core layers. At least one of the first and second core layers has hinge portions that facilitate draping of the core without interrupting the interlayer region. The interlayer region may include functionality such as a radar reflecting layer and/or optical fibres. Alternatively, the core may be a bonded core in which the interlayer region includes an adhesive layer for bonding the first and second core layers together.
US08827638B2
Connection assembly for joining a turbine housing and a bearing housing and exhaust gas turbocharger
In a connection assembly of a turbine housing to a bearing housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger and to an exhaust gas turbocharger, wherein the turbine housing and the bearing housing are centered relative to each other and connected to each other in the region of a connection joint including a sealing assembly with a heat shield disposed between the turbine housing and the bearing housing, at least one cutout is provided in the heat shield for accommodating a centering means by way of which the turbine housing and the bearing housing are directly centered relative to one another.
US08827636B2
A turbomachine includes a compressor having a cartridge that is configured to slide in and out of an external casing. The turbomachine further includes an electrical motor having a motor shaft configured to be connected to the compressor shaft. A conduit is configured to extend through the statoric part of the compressor or the motor, from a first magnetic bearing to the second magnetic bearing. The conduit includes conduit electrical cables provided inside the conduit and extending from a first end of the conduit to a second end of the conduit; and electrical cables connecting one of the first and second magnetic bearings to an external connector via the conduit electrical cables of the conduit.
US08827635B2
In a turbine housing for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine with at least one spiral channel, which can be coupled into an exhaust gas flow of an exhaust tract of the internal combustion engine, and a receiving space for a turbine wheel which is disposed downstream of the at least one spiral channel and can be acted upon by the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine passing through the at least one spiral channel of the turbine housing, there is at least one partial housing including the at least one spiral channel, and a housing module which is fastened to the partial housing and has a vane structure disposed upstream of the receiving space which also includes an attachment surface for a bearing section of the exhaust gas turbocharger. The invention also resides in an exhaust gas turbocharger with such a turbine housing as well as to a method for producing such a turbine housing.
US08827633B2
A gas turbine engine includes a fan section. A turbine section is coupled to the fan section via a geared architecture. The geared architecture includes a torque frame and a flex support spaced apart from one another at a location. A gear train is supported by the torque frame. A viscous damper is provided between the torque frame and the flex support at the location.
US08827630B2
A system for sensing at least one physical characteristic associated with an engine including a turbine having a plurality of blades turning inside a casing, the system including: a pressure sensor coupled substantially adjacent to the casing and including at least one output; a port in the turbine casing for communicating a pressure indicative of a clearance between the blades and casing to the pressure sensor; a cooling cavity substantially surrounding the pressure sensor; and, an inlet for receiving fluid from the engine and feeding the fluid to the cooling cavity to cool the pressure sensor; wherein, the pressure sensor output is indicative of the clearance between the blades and casing.
US08827624B2
An elongated container of a truck has a closed front end wall and a hinged rear outlet closure, and a side infeed opening for receiving garbage. This empty container is configured to receive an elongated base upon which is mounted a reciprocating conveyor floor for moving garbage in the container outward through the opened rear closure for deposit at a garbage disposal site. The power drive mechanism for driving the reciprocating floor is located at the front end of the container and is shielded from input garbage by a deflector secured to the reciprocating floor. The deflector also serves as a pusher for compacting and moving garbage in the container out through the opened rear closure. The self-contained reciprocating floor is easily carried manually and fed through the opened rear closure and secured firmly in the truck container.
US08827606B2
One non-limiting aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a multi-piece spade drill head for a spade drill, wherein the spade drill includes an elongate body portion and a cutting portion removably secured to an end of the body portion. The multi-piece spade drill head includes at least two insert pieces, each piece including a cutting edge. The at least two insert pieces are configured to be removably secured to the body portion of the spade drill adjacent one another and with the cutting edges of the insert pieces aligned to together form a cutting edge on an end of the spade drill.
US08827602B2
A tool holder having a cutting insert comprising an upper face having a pair of protruding surfaces, i.e. an abutment surface for clamping of the insert by means of a screw in a tool holder, and a deflection surface for deflecting chips away from the screw.
US08827600B2
Provided is a long life carbide end mill which can perform stable cutting in high-efficiency machining such as die machining and parts machining. A cutting method using such an end mill is also provided. When a certain wavy or nicked peripheral cutting edge is considered a reference peripheral cutting edge with reference phases in a pitch of the reference peripheral cutting edge, wherein the distance of each reference phase is an amount corresponding to a value obtained by dividing the pitch of the nicks or waveform of each peripheral cutting edge by the number of the cutting edges; and the phase of at least one of the remaining peripheral cutting edges is deviated in the direction of the tool axis from the corresponding reference phase by an amount corresponding to 5% or less (excluding 0%) of the pitch.
US08827594B2
A concrete floor leveling device includes a transmission device and a power source is located in a body and connected to wheels which are connected to the body. A connection unit is connected to the body and a blade is connected to the body by the connection unit. The power source outputs a stable power to drive the blade to level the concrete floor and to ensure that the blade levels the concrete floor with even force.
US08827592B2
A machine with a chassis and a push-roller assembly connected to the chassis. The push-roller assembly engages a vehicle, has a support frame with rollers, and support arms with a chassis end connected to the support frame and a linkage end connected to the chassis. The support frame moves relative to the chassis when the support arm pivots with respect to the chassis and the support frame. The machine includes an actuator controller associated with an actuator in the push-roller assembly. The actuator is connected to the support arm, causing the support arm to pivot with respect to the chassis and support frame, displacing the support frame relative to the chassis.
US08827557B2
An end-sealed packaging bag comprising a multilayer non-heat shrinkable film and an easy open lap seal is provided. The film comprises at least four layers, including an inner heat sealing layer, a contaminated layer, a barrier layer, and an outer heat sealing layer. The film, when formed into a bag, is defined by a front panel, and opposing back panel connected to one another by a pair of side gusset panels. The bag further comprises a peelable lap seal connecting the inner heat sealing layer to the outer heat sealing layer of the film. The bag further comprises a first end seal connecting the inner heat sealing layer on the front panel with the inner heat sealing layer on the back panel between the side gusset panels and proximate to the first end of the bag.
US08827549B2
An automatic pipette assembly for an isothermal titration micro calorimetry system, comprising a pipette housing, a syringe with a titration needle arranged to be inserted into a sample cell for supplying titrant, and a linear activator for driving a plunger in the syringe, the titration needle is rotatable with respect to the housing and is provided with a stirring paddle arranged to stir fluid in the sample cell, wherein the automatic pipette assembly comprises a stirring motor for driving the rotation of the titration needle. There is also provided an isothermal titration micro calorimetry system.
US08827548B2
A microfluidic embedded nanoelectromechanical system (NEMs) force sensor provides an electrical readout. The force sensor contains a deformable member that is integrated with a strain sensor. The strain sensor converts a deformation of the deformable member into an electrical signal. A microfluidic channel encapsulates the force sensor, controls a fluidic environment around the force sensor, and improves the read out. In addition, a microfluidic embedded vacuum insulated biocalorimeter is provided. A calorimeter chamber contains a parylene membrane. Both sides of the chamber are under vacuum during measurement of a sample. A microfluidic cannel (built from parylene) is used to deliver a sample to the chamber. A thermopile, used as a thermometer is located between two layers of parylene.
US08827547B2
Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating simulation of heated airflow exhaust of an electronics subsystem, electronics rack or row of electronics racks. The apparatus includes a thermal simulator, which includes an air-moving device and a fluid-to-air heat exchanger. The air-moving device establishes airflow from an air inlet to air outlet side of the thermal simulator tailored to correlate to heated airflow exhaust of the electronics subsystem, rack or row of racks being simulated. The fluid-to-air heat exchanger heats airflow through the thermal simulator, with temperature of airflow exhausting from the simulator being tailored to correlate to temperature of the heated airflow exhaust of the electronics subsystem, rack or row of racks being simulated. The apparatus further includes a fluid distribution apparatus, which includes a fluid distribution unit disposed separate from the fluid simulator and providing hot fluid to the fluid-to-air heat exchanger of the thermal simulator.
US08827537B2
The described embodiments provide systems and methods for delivering power and data to lighting system. Specifically, the embodiments provide systems and methods for delivering power and data to the type of lighting system which is often used in entertainment programs and specifically live shows. Embodiments disclose various systems incorporating truss technology in conjunction with lighting, dimming, power and data distribution systems encompassing a complete and integrated mobile and rapid deployment lighting and lighting support system. Further embodiments describe truss systems used for managing cable.
US08827530B2
A light guide plate includes a main body portion and inclined light guide portions having at least one recess. The main body portion has a first light incident surface, a bottom surface that is adjacent to the first light incident surface, and a light emitting surface that is opposite to the bottom surface. The inclined light guide portions disposed on the main body portion have a second light incident surface and at least one inclined surface. The second light incident surface is connected to the first light incident surface of the main body portion. The inclined surface is connected to the light emitting surface of the main body portion. At least one recess is formed between the inclined light guide portions. In addition, a wedge-shaped body can further be formed between the main body portion and the inclined light guide portions.
US08827529B2
The input device with luminous patterns includes an input interface and a backlight module. The backlight module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The input interface has a predetermined light shading rate and at least one pattern formed on the light guide plate. When the light source is turned off, the light passing through the light guide plate is too weak to show the pattern. When the light source is turned on, the luminous pattern is shown. One base plate of the input interface is made from a mixture of transparent plastic particles and light shading particles, and the at least one pattern is formed of the micro light guide structures.
US08827528B2
The present invention provides technology that can efficiently guide light to the interior of a key sheet and prevents light from leaking from the circumferences of key tops. A key sheet has a light-shielding dark print layer, on the rear surface of a base sheet, that is a cured body of a coating liquid that is not dissolve to the surface of the base sheet, and also has a smooth surface between the base sheet and the dark print layer. The invention can make light transmitting in the base sheet hard to enter the dark print layer so that the light can be efficiently guided in the base sheet, and also can prevent light from transmitting through the base sheet by blocking the light.
US08827525B2
Disclosed is an LED lighting device which is easily assembled and disassembled and has a stable assemblability without structural shaking. The LED lighting device is able to improve a heat radiating characteristic and optical efficiency. The LED lighting device according to the embodiment includes a lower case; a light source unit disposed on one side of the lower case; a light guide plate disposed in parallel with the light source unit; and an upper case disposed on the light guide plate and coupled to the lower case in an attachable and removable way.
US08827522B2
A moisture generation preventing apparatus of a vehicle head lamp, may include a phase change material (PCM) unit mounted in a housing of the vehicle head lamp having a lens mounted at a front end portion of the housing to prevent moisture from being generated in the lens when an internal temperature of the head lamp drops below a predetermined degree, wherein the PCM unit sprays gaseous phase change material (PCM) to an inner portion of the head lamp.
US08827520B2
There is provided a vehicle headlight. The vehicle headlight includes: a light source configured to emit light; a reflector reflecting the light; a projection lens projecting the light; a stationary shade blocking a part of the light emitted from the light source; a movable shade supported by the stationary shade as to move between a shielding position and a non-shielding position and configured to block a part of the light emitted from the light source; a drive mechanism including: a yoke; a coil disposed in the yoke; and an output shaft configured to move in an axial direction thereof in response to current supplied to the coil, and a transmission mechanism transmitting a driving force of the drive mechanism to the movable shade. At least a part of the yoke of the drive mechanism is formed in a single piece with the stationary shade.
US08827515B2
The present invention discloses a bicycle direction light control system which may be installed on a bicycle and a head fitting. The system includes a sensing module and a direction light module. The sensing module can be installed on the head fitting for sensing the movement speed, turning angle and turning direction of the user's head. The direction light module is installed on the bicycle and faces towards the rear side of the bicycle. During the moving of the bicycle, when the sensing module senses that the turning angle of the user's head changes to a preset angular range within a sensing period, the direction light module turns on a corresponding indicator light according to the turning direction of the user's head.
US08827510B2
The invention relates to an electromagnetic suction element (3) comprising a light source (10) consisting of a prismatic electromagnet (6) housing in a profiled element having a U-shaped section with ends that are closed by end caps (8) each having a shoulder (8a). Said suction element is characterized in that the end cap at the end of the suction element at least comprising the light source consists of a translucent material.
US08827505B1
A lighting fixture includes a fixture base for mounting to a junction box, wall or other support, a trim base for attachment to the fixture base using a clip connection not requiring tools for installation, and a flexible diffuser retained under its own resilience by engagement with the trim base.
US08827502B2
The present embodiment relates to a metamaterial for deflecting electromagnetic wave, includes a functional layer made up by at least one metamaterial sheet layer, each of the metamaterial sheet layers including a substrate and a number of artificial microstructures attached onto the substrate. The functional layer is divided into several strip-like regions. The refractive indices in all the strip-like regions continually increase along the same direction and there are at least two adjacent first and second regions, wherein, the refractive indices in the first region continually increase from n1 to n2, the refractive indices in the second region continually increase from n3 to n4, and n2>n3. The metamaterial of the present invention that deflects electromagnetic wave has a number of regions disposed thereon. In each region, the refractive indices can continuously increase or decrease so that the electromagnetic waves within the regions will be slowly deflected.
US08827496B2
An illumination apparatus that includes a housing assembly made up of a housing, seat and top with optional attachment. A light source, power source, switch and controller are further included with the assembly. A light-altering device is also included in or proximate to the housing. The light source emits light through a light-altering surface. An optional motor is included to move the light alternating surface or light source, such as about a central axis. The switch and controller connected are programmable to control and vary the light source and motor among preselected and selectable patterns.
US08827491B2
A lighting device preventing an illumination variation on a surface to be irradiated. The lighting device has a first light emitting surface section (102a) which is a surface formed by rotating a bus with a central axis as a rotation axis in a first angle area (−θ1≦θ≦θ1) of an angle (θ) relative to a cross section of the bus which is an intersection line with the cross section perpendicular to a surface (801a) to be irradiated and including the central axis of a lighting lens (100), a second light emitting surface section (102b) formed in a second angle area (θ1≦θ≦180° and −180°≦θ≦−θ1) of the angle (θ) so that a light flux emitted toward the surface (801a) increases as compared with the case where the first light emitting surface section (102a) is formed in a whole-angle area (0°≦θ<360°) on the light emitting surface section (102), a third light emitting surface section (102c) formed by the step between the first light emitting surface section (102a) and the second light emitting surface section (102b).
US08827490B2
This invention relates to lighting apparatuses, and more particularly to a lighting apparatus in which an LED module is detachably mounted to make replacement and repair easy, and which enables to mount the same to fit to different sizes of spaces by a combination of assembly of a plurality of LED modules.
US08827482B2
A backlight unit 12 according to the present invention includes LEDs 17 as light sources, an LED board 18 mounting the LEDs 17 thereon, a chassis 14 that stores the LED board 18 therein and includes an attachment hole 14e, a body portion 24 that sandwiches the LED board 18 between the body portion 24 and the chassis 14 and holds the LED board 18, and a board holding member 20 including an attachment portion 25 that is protruded from the body portion 24 toward the chassis 14 to be inserted into the attachment hole 14e, and the board holding member 20 is configured to be rotatable along a plate surface of the chassis 14 between a holding position at which the attachment portion 25 overlaps with an edge of the attachment hole 14e in a plan view and sandwiches the edge of the attachment hole 14e between the attachment portion 25 and the body portion 24 and a non-holding position at which the attachment portion 25 does not overlap with the edge of the attachment hole 14e in a plan view and attaching and detaching of the attachment portion 25 from the attachment hole 14e is allowed.
US08827480B2
Uneven brightness is less likely to occur in a backlight unit. In a backlight unit 12, suppose that a maximum value and a minimum value of light reflectance of at least a first surface 30a of a diffuser plate 30 facing a hot cathode tube 17 are defined as Rmax Rmin, respectively, a rising proximal position BP of each rising portion 20b of a reflection sheet 20 is provided to overlap with an area of the diffuser plate 30 having light reflectance R that satisfies the Expression given below, and a rising distal position EP of each rising portion 20b is provided not to overlap with an area of the diffuser plate 30 having the light reflectance R that satisfies the Expression given below. (Rmax−Rmin)/2+Rmin
US08827475B2
A light bulb includes a base for mechanically mounting the light bulb and for receiving electrical power, a light guide, and a light source that directs output light into the light guide. The light source includes a light emitting device that emits light, and a variable spectrum adjuster that is variably positionable relative the light path of light emitted by the light emitting device. The spectrum adjuster includes a region of continuously-variable spectrum-adjusting material, usable for adjusting the spectrum of light passing through the spectrum adjuster. In some embodiments, the spectrum adjusting material is a color-attenuating material, such as a filtering material. In other embodiments, the spectrum-adjusting material is a wavelength-shifting material, such as a phosphor, or another suitable type of material that shifts the wavelength of light incident.
US08827464B2
A projection display device includes: a light source unit including light sources emitting light in a plurality of colors, condenser lenses and a color combining optical element; a total reflection prism that totally reflects a combined light flux from the color combining optical element so as to be guided to an image forming unit; and a projection lens. At least one of; an entry surface of the color combining optical element through which substantially parallel light fluxes from the condenser lenses enter, an exit surface of the color combining optical element through which the combined light flux exists, and an entry surface of the total reflection prism through which the combined light flux enters, is formed as a free curved surface where a shape of a section of the combined light flux is altered so as to be matched with a shape of an outline of the display area.
US08827463B2
A projector includes an anamorphic prism optical system for converting an aspect ratio of an irradiation region on which the video light is irradiated. The anamorphic prism optical system includes a first prism set and a second prism set. The first prism set is obtained by combining a first prism and a second prism, and the second prism set is obtained by combining a third prism and a fourth prism. The first prism, the second prism, the third prism, and the fourth prism are respectively rotatable around rotation axes thereof, and a space between the first and second prism sets is adjustable in association with the rotation of the first prism, the second prism, the third prism, and the fourth prism.
US08827460B2
A projector device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image from an image pickup unit that picks up the image on a projection side of a transmissive type screen to which a display image is projected by a projector; a detection unit configured to detect a position where a luminance is changed on the acquired image; and an output unit configured to output the position on the acquired image where the change in luminance is detected.
US08827455B2
An auto refracto-keratometer not only produces a black-and-white image for observing the alignment of eyes to be examined using an infrared illumination light but also has a color observation optical system for observing a condition of eyes to be examined using color-illumination light. The auto refracto-keratometer comprises an infrared optical system for examining an alignment and corneal curvature of eyes to be examined; a fogging optical system for relaxing accommodation of the eyes; a measuring optical system for measuring refractive power of the eyes; and a color observation optical system having a visible light source for emitting at least one visible light to the eyes and a 2-dimensional imaging device for detecting image of visible light reflected by the eyes.
US08827446B2
Embodiments described herein may provide an electro-active lens. The electro-active lens may comprise a first substrate, a second substrate, and an electro-active element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The electro-active element may be configured to alter the optical power of at least a portion of the electro-active lens. The first substrate may comprise a different material than the second substrate.
US08827437B2
A printing method includes preprocessing a substrate by irradiating the substrate in a heated state with an activation light beam, and printing, after the preprocessing, a predetermined pattern on the substrate by ejecting a droplet to the substrate.
US08827434B2
Ink for ink jet recording, ink jet recording device, image forming method, and image recorded medium
Ink for ink jet recording containing a coloring agent, water, an aqueous organic solvent, and a polyacrylic acid ester-based polymer represented by the following chemical structure 1: where R represents a hydrogen atom and a methyl group, X— represents F—, Cl—, and Br—, M+ represents Na+, K+, NH4+, and Li+, and symbols l, m, n, and p independently represent integers of from 10 to 3,000.
US08827431B2
A fluid discharge device, a printing device, and a control method for a fluid discharge device enable accurately detecting an empty fluid state and suppressing fluid waste. An inkjet printer 1 has an ink cartridge in which ink is stored, a subtank that draws ink from the ink cartridge, an inkjet head to which ink is supplied from the subtank, a movable carriage on which the inkjet head and subtank are mounted, an ink pump unit that draws the ink supplied to the inkjet head from the ink cartridge by movement of the carriage, and a control unit that determines if ink is in the ink cartridge based on the load required to move the carriage.
US08827421B2
A maintenance method for a fluid ejecting apparatus having a fluid ejecting head which ejects fluid and a fluid reception member which receives the fluid in a predetermined posture, includes changing a posture of the fluid reception member to an inclined posture which is a posture inclined with respect to the predetermined posture; and sucking fluid in the fluid reception member in the inclined posture after changing the posture to the inclined posture.
US08827415B2
A method for testing a nozzle in a nozzle plate includes jetting gas through the nozzle and forming one or more light-intensity representations of a gas stream jetted from the nozzle using at least one stationary schlieren optical system. One or more images can be captured of the one or more light-intensity representations of the gas stream jetted from the nozzle. Alternatively, respective light-intensity representations of the gas stream jetted from the nozzle can be projected onto a screen.
US08827409B2
It is provided with an apparatus main body that has a medium feed mechanism feeding a recording medium along a feed route, a printing section that has an inkjet head, which performs printing on the recording medium, and has a movable and adjustable configuration in a separate direction with respect to the feed route in response to a thickness of recording mediums, and a medium detection section that detects a lifting on the recording medium from the feed route by detection light emitted along the surface of the recording medium, which is feeding. The medium detection section is attached in the printing section side.
US08827405B2
An image recording device including: a transport unit that transports a recording medium from a first drive roller to a second drive roller by rotating a first drive roller and a second drive roller across which a recording medium is stretched, a support member that supports the recording medium between the first drive roller and the second drive roller, a recording unit that ejects liquid on the recording medium supported on the support member and records an image, a detection unit that detects tension of the recording medium, and a control unit that gives tension to the recording medium by controlling the torque of the first drive roller based on the recording medium tension detected by the detection unit.
US08827400B2
A liquid application apparatus includes: a head including a plurality of nozzles which eject droplets of liquid having functional properties toward a substrate; a relative movement device which causes the head and the substrate to move relatively to each other in a relative movement direction; a droplet ejection control device which operates the head at a prescribed droplet ejection period so as to deposit the droplets discretely onto the substrate; an x-direction droplet deposition pitch changing device which changes a deposition pitch of the droplets on the substrate in an x direction perpendicular to the relative movement direction; and a y-direction droplet deposition pitch changing device which changes a deposition pitch of the droplets on the substrate in a y direction parallel to the relative movement direction.
US08827397B2
A web press, in particular a variable format book web press, variable format newspaper web press, or variable format periodical web press, has printing units having printing devices or groups of printing devices for applying ink to a paper web. The printing devices or groups of printing devices are constructed without rotating impression cylinders and are designed to apply ink to the paper web in a noncontacting manner.
US08827368B2
A recliner mechanism comprising a base plate having a plurality of contoured extension members and a central aperture; a pivot member coupled to the central aperture of the base plate; a cam member pivotably coupled to the pivot member; a first and second disc member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members; a tooth plate having central aperture for coupling to the pivot member and an annular ring including a plurality of teeth; a first and second pawl member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members, the first and second pawl members having a plurality of teeth for engagement with the teeth of the tooth plate and contoured sides for engagement with the base plate, cam member, first and second disc member, and the contoured extension members.
US08827366B2
An infant care apparatus includes a base; a drive mechanism disposed on the base; a controller electronically coupled to the drive mechanism; and a support device coupled to the drive mechanism. The support device is configured to be moved in both a horizontal and vertical direction relative to the base by the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is controlled by the controller to move the support device in a plurality of motion profiles relative to the base.
US08827365B2
Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other.
US08827360B2
A seat back of a vehicle seat includes a side frame member, an upper frame member, and a lower frame member. A headrest has a headrest main body and a frame. The frame has a stay portion and an inner portion. A line of intersection between a first plane and a second plane is positioned farther forward than the upper frame member, and a first angle is less than a second angle. The first plane is an extended plane of a front surface of an upper portion of the inner portion, and the second plane is a plane that contacts front surfaces of the upper frame member and the lower frame member. The first angle is an angle between the first and the second planes, and the second angle is an angle between a center line of a neck and a torso line of a dummy seated in the seat.
US08827359B2
The invention relates to a control rod for an adjustable closing element or a vehicle roof. The adjustable closing element is designed to selectively close a roof opening in a closing position or at least partly release same in further positions. The control rod is formed from a drawn steel spring wire.
US08827357B2
In a utility vehicle according to the present invention, a ROPS (rollover protective structure) surrounding a riding space includes right and left side frame units, and a plurality of cross members. Each of the side frame units includes a front pipe portion extending upward from near a dashboard, an upper pipe portion extending rearward from the upper end of the front pipe portion, a rear pipe portion extending downward from the rear end of the upper pipe portion, and an intermediate pipe portion extending downward from the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the upper pipe portion. The front pipe portion, the upper pipe portion, and the rear pipe portion are integrally formed by bending.
US08827353B2
A front body structure of a vehicle in which rigidity of a back beam may be significantly improved through being coupled with an energy absorber, an airbag cushion is extended to protrude forward while tearing only a front bumper, and the energy absorber is made of steel in order to improve rigidity.
US08827349B2
A vehicle window assembly includes a cap that includes a rooftop section, which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle, and a side wall that extends from the rooftop section generally in a normal direction. The side wall includes an opening. The window assembly also includes a rigid window that includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. Moreover, the window assembly includes a pivot coupling that pivotally connects the window to the cap for rotational movement between a closed position and an open position. The window covers the opening and the interior surface is operable to face the vehicle passenger compartment when the window is in the closed position. The window overlaps the rooftop section and the exterior surface faces the rooftop section when in the open position.
US08827347B2
A window assembly for a vehicle includes outer and inner window panels and a spacer element disposed therebetween to establish an interpane cavity between the inner and outer window panels. At least one of (a) the outer window panel has a larger cross dimension relative to the inner window panel to provide overhang regions, and (b) the inner window panel has a different contour or curvature than that of the outer window panel so that the interpane cavity varies in gap distance across the window assembly. A roller shade is disposed in the cavity and is electrically deployable to coil and uncoil between a coiled light transmitting condition, where the roller shade functions to substantially allow light transmission through the window assembly, and an at least partially uncoiled light attenuating condition, where the roller shade functions to at least partially attenuate light transmission through the window assembly.
US08827345B2
An electro-mechanical seat swivel system may include a bottom plate mounted on a frame of a machine or vehicle, and top plate pivotally mounted on the bottom plate, and an operator seat mounted on the top plate. A pawl may be movably mounted on the bottom plate and engage latch catch brackets mounted to the top plate to lock the seat in predetermined operator seat positions. An electro-mechanical actuator may be mounted to the seat and operatively coupled to the pawl. Latch control switches disposed at operator controls may be operated to cause the electro-mechanical actuator to disengage from one of the latch catch bracket to allow the seat to be rotated to another of the predetermined operator seat positions where the pawl will engage the corresponding latch catch bracket to again lock the operator seat in place.
US08827334B2
A device for collecting waste that allows a user to stand upright and place the waste in a disposable bag such that the non-disposable parts of the device do not come into contact with the waste is provided. The device includes a containment mechanism for containing collected waste and a scooping mechanism placing the waste in containment mechanism. The containment mechanism includes a receptacle for receiving a bag for the waste; an elongated member attached to the receptacle at one end and a handle member at a second end. The scooping mechanism includes an elongated handle having a first handle end and a second handle end; a grip portion integrally connected to the first handle end; and a lower plate portion integrally connected to the second handle end, the lower plate portion including a plurality of tines.
US08827327B2
The invention relates to a vehicle door lock for locking and closing doors of motor vehicles, particularly of doors of agricultural machines, such as tractors, having a rotary catch arrangement and a release mechanism, by means of which the rotary catch arrangement can be unlocked, wherein the rotary catch arrangement has a recess for a lock case having a locking stud, in which at least one, preferably two rotary catches are pivotally supported, wherein the rotary catch is drivably connected to a rotary catch spring, particularly in the rotary catch opening direction (D), and wherein in the lock case at least one pivotable pawl is disposed, by means of which the rotating movement of the rotary catch can be locked, and thus the rotary catch can be closed, wherein the release mechanism has a near controllable releasing unit and a remote controllable releasing unit having a transverse tube with remote control means disposed therein, a remote control button, and a cable pull mechanism operatively connected to remote releasing means, and wherein the pawl can be actuated both using the near controlled releasing unit and the remote controlled releasing unit such that the locking of the rotary catch can be released, wherein the release mechanism has an actuating lever, by means of which the pawl can be actuated, and which can also be actuated by means of the near controlled releasing unit and by means of the remote controlled releasing unit.
US08827322B2
A set for manufacturing a threaded connection, including first and second tubular components with an axis of revolution, one of their ends including a threaded zone formed on the external or internal peripheral surface of the component depending on whether the threaded end is of male or female type, the ends finishing in a terminal surface. The threaded zones include, over at least a portion, threads including, viewed in longitudinal section passing through the axis of revolution of the tubular components, a thread crest, a thread root, a load flank, and a stabbing flank, the width of the thread crests of each tubular component reducing in the direction of the terminal surface of the tubular component under consideration, while the width of the thread roots increases, profiles of the load flanks and/or the stabbing flanks of the male and female threaded zones, viewed in longitudinal section passing through the axis of revolution of the tubular components, each having at least one identical portion such that the male and female threads can be fitted one into the other over the identical portions when the first and second tubular components are made up one into the other. The identical portions of the male and female ends are radially offset with respect to each other.
US08827319B2
A gas tube structure includes a flexible tube. The end of the flexible tube is connected with a fixed connector. A sleeve is fitted on the fixed connector. The fixed connector and the sleeve are connected to a movable connector. The fixed connector has a connection section extending from an outer end thereof. The connection section has an annular seal groove and an annular buckle groove thereon. The sleeve has a sleeve hole therein, a stop flange at one end thereof and an engaging groove formed on in inner wall thereof. One end of the movable connector has a receiving hole and a C-shaped groove formed on an outer wall of the receiving hole. The C-shaped groove is adapted to receive a C-shaped buckle. The present invention has a stable connection, is safe for use, can lower the cost and enhances assembly efficiency.
US08827310B2
An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle includes a casing unit that rotatably supports a steering shaft, first and second lateral flanges, which can be fastened to the body and between which the casing unit is arranged, a locking device that comprises a clamping bolt, which penetrates the lateral flanges through openings and which is moved in the axial direction when the locking device is opened and closed, and first and second locking elements, between which the casing unit is arranged. The first locking element interacts with a first mating locking element in the closed state of the locking device, and the second locking element interacts with a second mating locking element in the closed state of the locking device. A stop element is arranged on or against the clamping bolt in the area between the two lateral flanges, said stop element being at a distance from a counter-stop in the closed state of the locking device.
US08827300B2
A coupling device for coupling a first vehicle to a second towed vehicle, the coupling device including a pillar (3) for mounting to a towbar attached to the first vehicle; a connector (30) for connection to the second towed vehicle; a sleeve (13) linked to the connector (30) and adapted for engagement with the pillar (3) by fitting over the pillar (3); and a collar (15) adapted to fit over and engage with a portion of the sleeve (13) for movement with respect to the sleeve (13); wherein the collar (15) is movable with respect to the sleeve (13) between a first unlocked position in which the sleeve (13) is removable from the pillar (3) and a second locked position in which the sleeve (13) is not removable from the pillar (3).
US08827297B2
A sliding fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a longitudinal rail having a substantially vertical side member, a first end portion, and a second end portion. At least one carriage bracket is slidably engaged with the longitudinal rail. The carriage bracket is adapted to support a hitch plate. An engagement assembly is coupled with the carriage bracket for releasably engaging the longitudinal rail along a length of the longitudinal rail between the first and second end portions. At least one slide stop laterally extends from the substantially vertical side member of the longitudinal rail proximate at least a select one of the first end portion and the second end portion. The slide stop is positioned to abut the carriage bracket, thereby limiting a sliding motion of the hitch plate with respect to the longitudinal rail.
US08827291B2
Disclosed is an improved snowmobile ski suspension including a pair of airspring biasing mechanisms whose air volumes are interconnected by a cross linking conduit that incorporates an open and closed switch. In an alternative embodiment a simpler configuration is provided for which does not include the use of an open or closed switch manifold.
US08827288B2
A torsion portion extending in a vehicle width direction and having a first cross-sectional area, shoulder portions located at both ends of the torsion portion and having a second cross-sectional area larger than the first cross-sectional area and arm portions extending from the shoulder portions in a front and back direction of a vehicle, respectively and having the first cross-sectional area, so that even when a hollow member is used for weight saving, can be realized by design and manufacturing method facilitating making uniform principal stress as in a solid member.
US08827282B2
A storage bag system for a wagon includes a collapsible storage bag that is movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The storage bag system also includes a connector for attaching the collapsible storage bag to a sidewall of the wagon. As a result, the invention provides additional hauling and storage capacity for a wagon via a collapsible storage bag that may be moved to a collapsed configuration.
US08827281B2
A shopping cart features a main tube member including a pair of frame side rail portions, a pair of handle riser portions attached to trailing sections of the pair of frame side rail portions and a handle cross portion connected between the pair of handle riser portions. A basket is attached to the pair of handle riser portions. A rear caster support includes a pair of rear caster legs joined by a crossbar. The pair of rear caster legs are connected one each to the pair of handle riser portions. A pair of rear casters are attached one each to the pair of rear caster legs. A pair of front casters are joined to the pair of frame side rail portions.
US08827273B2
A clearing trap for decelerating bullets including a housing and bullet deceleration material disposed within the housing. The bullet deceleration material may include a plurality of layers of rubber material and metal for safely decelerating a bullet. Further, the layers of rubber material may have different densities and different types of metal may be used to decelerate a bullet. The clearing trap may also include vent holes for dissipation of the force generated from discharging a firearm in the housing and diverters which channel vented gasses away from a shooter.
US08827264B2
A device for inserting bank notes into a bank note processing device. The bank note processing device has a main body, a support surface for supporting a bank note to be inserted on a flat side, and at least one lateral positioning edge for laterally positioning the slot on the bank note processing device and/or for connecting the slot to the bank processing device in an accurately fitting manner. The device for inserting bank notes into a bank note processing device is characterized by a setting mechanism for variably setting the position of the positioning edge transversely to the insertion direction of the bank note through the slot.
US08827260B2
An apparatus for detecting a foreign substance on an interleaving paper to be inserted between glass substrates, in which the process of detecting the foreign substance on the paper is automated to improve the detection efficiency. The apparatus includes a paper-loading unit and a paper-inspecting unit configured to be connected to the paper-loading unit. The paper-inspecting unit detects a foreign substance on a surface of the paper loaded by the paper-loading unit. The apparatus also includes a paper-unloading unit, which is configured to be connected to the paper-inspecting unit, and unloads the paper from the paper-inspecting unit and then stacks the paper. The apparatus also includes a controller, which controls the paper-loading unit, the paper-inspecting unit and the paper-unloading unit to transfer the paper, and controls the paper-inspecting unit to detect the foreign substance.
US08827237B2
A fluid flow valve is disclosed which includes a fluid flow assembly, a piston diaphragm assembly, and a reset plunger pin assembly. These three assemblies are configured to engage one another such that, when used in conjunction with a pressurized water source, they will split the pressurized water source into two portions, the one portion defining a main fluid flow pathway through the valve and, a much smaller proportion, defining a metered fluid flow pathway through the valve. The piston diaphragm assembly has a diaphragm or other equivalent structure for defining a metered fluid flow chamber, which metered fluid flow chamber is fluidly engaged to a pressurized water source through a metering channel in a piston. A reset plunger meter pin assembly engages the metered fluid flow or piston chamber of the piston diaphragm assembly and can initiate a timed flow of water or other fluid into the metered fluid flow chamber, which timed flow controls the flow of fluid or water flowing through the fill valve.
US08827229B2
A seat slide locking apparatus comprises a lower rail provided with a plurality of locking holes, and a plurality of locking pieces provided on the lower rail. The locking pieces include a first locking piece 4a having a broad width inserting section 46 and a second locking piece 4b having a narrow width inserting section 47, and are held by a holding member which has a holding hole 66. The holding hole 66 includes a broad width section 66a into which the broad width inserting section 46 is inserted and a narrow width section 66b into which the narrow width inserting section 47 is inserted.
US08827226B2
A dual method of installing a mounting device to a load-bearing surface includes a mounting device having a back member installed closer to the load-bearing surface than a front member on which an object is mounted. A mounting member is either attached to the back member in a first configuration or the mounting member is attached to the back member in a second configuration. The mounting member is attached to the load-bearing surface such that the load-bearing surface is between the back member and the front member in the first configuration. The back member is between the load-bearing surface and the front member in the second configuration.
US08827218B2
A paint stand system is provided. The system has a base and a podium. The base has a support and a shaft extending from the support and the podium has a hollow shaft, a stage coupled to the hollow shaft at the midway point of the stage, and a compliant clamp mechanism coupled proximate to each distal end of the stage. The hollow shaft of the podium is configured to slip over the shaft of the base, such that the podium is supported by the base and rotates about the shaft, which allows the podium to rotate around the base. In other words, while the base is stationary, the podium can be rotated through an entire 360° rotation. The compliant clamp mechanism operates to grip an object and to suspend the object so that an operator can work with or apply paint and other decorative features to the object.
US08827213B2
An aircraft slat assembly comprises a first slat and a second slat positioned adjacent thereto. The first and second slats are moveable between extended and retracted positions. The slats are connected by a joint, the joint being arranged to transfer a shear load from one slat to the other slat when the slats are urged into a configurations in which there would be differential extension/retraction of the slats, such as a skewed position.
US08827210B2
An engine nacelle of an aircraft, which engine nacelle on one side comprises several fin-shaped vortex generators so that with an increase in the angle of attack, to improve maximum lift, the field of vorticity generated by said vortex generators overall extends over an increasing region of the wing in the direction of the wingspan, with the first vortex generator being located within a positioning corridor situated between two boundary lines, wherein: the starting point of the first boundary line is the circumferential point of the engine nacelle with the engine-nacelle circumferential angle phi=35 degrees and the engine-nacelle longitudinal coordinate X=L/4; the end point of the first boundary line is the circumferential point of the engine nacelle with the engine-nacelle circumferential angle phi=25 degrees and the engine-nacelle longitudinal coordinate X=L·⅔; the starting point of the second boundary line is the circumferential point of the engine nacelle with the engine-nacelle circumferential angle phi=90 degrees and the engine-nacelle longitudinal coordinate X=L/4; the end point of the second boundary line is the circumferential point of the engine nacelle with the engine-nacelle circumferential angle phi=55 degrees and the engine-nacelle longitudinal coordinate X=L·⅔.
US08827202B2
A method of managing the steering of aircraft undercarriage wheels carried by a steerable bottom portion of the undercarriage, the bottom portion being associated with steering control including a steering member suitable for steering the bottom portion of the undercarriage in response to a steering order. The method comprises the steps of (1) monitoring the pressures of the tires carried by the wheels, and in response to detecting at least one of the following events: (1A) the pressure of one of the tires is less than a first predetermined threshold, and ( 1B) the difference between the pressures of two of the tires is greater than a second determined threshold; (2) activating the steering control, if the steering control is not activated; and (3) implementing a steering control relationship that is modified compared with a nominal control relationship used when the tires are properly inflated.
US08827196B2
When a gas generating member of a pretensioner mechanism is activated in case of vehicle collision, a piston inside a pipe cylinder is moved from normal state and a pinion gear body is rotated. Thus, the teeth of the pinion gear portion come in contact with a push block and pushes it in outward direction in conjunction with a force of a block urging spring, whereby a rotating lever is rotated by the push block and the lower end portion of the rotating lever gets disengaged from the tip end portion of a gear-side arm. As a result, the gear-side arm is rotated by an urging spring in outer direction and rotates a mechanical arm through a coupling shaft to make the pawl engage a ratchet gear of a take-up drum unit.
US08827187B2
A fuel injection valve includes: a nozzle body provided with an injection hole at a tip portion; a needle that is located slidably in the nozzle body and includes a seat portion seated on a seat position in the nozzle body; and an air bubble generation means generating air bubbles in a fuel flowing through the nozzle body, and when a curvature radius is R, a length of a curve is L and a constant is a, an inner peripheral shape of the injection hole includes a curving part passing through a region surrounded by a clothoid curve which is expressed by R×L=a2 and of which the constant a is 0.95 and an clothoid curve of which the constant a is 1.05 or a region surrounded by approximate curves of the clothoid curves at a cross-section surface along a direction of axis of the injection hole.
US08827164B2
A mobile terminal, including contactless interface defined between a secure element and a contactless function (CLF) module, which allows a contactless service to be performed with an external device. The secure element may be a type of smart card and the external device may be an access gateway for transportation, a point-of-sale (PoS) terminal, or some other application for the user.
US08827158B2
A multi-chip card comprises a plurality of sub-cards, each sub-card including an integrated circuit chip. Each chip comprises electrical contacts, and each of the sub-cards may be moved to occupy an active position of the card.
US08827152B2
A self-service terminal for reading wireless tags incorporated into media items is described. The terminal comprises a media acceptor for receiving media items, such as banknotes incorporating an RFID tag, and a wireless tag reader for reading received media items incorporating wireless tags. The terminal may also include a wireless tag reader for reading wireless tags in media items that are being transported to determine if multiple superimposed media items are present. The terminal may include a wireless tag reader for reading wireless tags in media items presented as a bunch, and subsequently retracted, to determine if any of the presented media items had been removed.
US08827149B1
An application running on portable information handling system automatically inventories the portable information handling system to identify one or more components that perform one or more functions based upon information embedded in a barcode. For example, a barcode affixed to an information handling system identifies the information handling system as having a near field communication (NFC) device. The application searches the portable information handling system to determine if the portable information handling system has a NFC device and, if so, presents an activator at a display to use the NFC device to communicate with the information handling system NFC device.
US08827144B2
A carton has a multi-ply configuration which can be formed by overlying a primary blank with one or more reinforcing blanks.
US08827141B2
The present invention relates to a process and a device for joining precious metal sheets (1,4) to form structural parts, and to the products (1,4) made by the process.
US08827140B2
Coiled tubing with a secured conduit and a method for manufacturing same. A slickline held by a retainer is introduced to the coiled tubing manufacturing process by attaching the retainer and slickline to a metal plate, prior to the metal plate being welded into a tubular. The slickline is unaffected by the welding and heat treatment process or processes. To install the conduit into the coiled tubing, the coiled tubing is unrolled from the reel, the conduit is attached to an end of the slickline and the other end of the slickline pulled to fish the conduit through the coiled tubing, resulting in conduit held within the retainer inside the coiled tubing. In embodiments where a slickline is not used, the conduit can be pumped into the retainer or dropped therein by gravity when the coiled tubing is hung in a wellbore. Alternatively, a heat resistant conduit may be secured within the coiled tubing by attachment directly to the coiled tubing or held therein by a retainer.
US08827130B2
A method of ripping a plate material having a resilient part, a frame, and an easily breaking part formed between the resilient part and the frame includes holding the frame between an upper pad and a die on a first side of the easily breaking part, moving a punch toward a lower pad that is retractable against pushing force, to clamp the resilient part between the punch and the lower pad on a second side of the easily breaking part, and driving the punch so that the punch guides the plate material and applies tension to the easily breaking part in a surface direction of the plate material, thereby ripping the plate material along the easily breaking part. The method is capable of ripping the plate material without causing burrs.
US08827125B2
A holder for holding a clothing or apparel article, the holder comprises a main body for supporting a clothing article and a plug-in module carrying a scent treatment substance. The scent treatment substance is adapted for scent emission and/or odor absorption. The plug-in module is adapted to disseminate scent to the ambient and/or to absorb odor from the ambient so that scent can be disseminated by the holder to the clothing item supported on the holder or odor can be absorbed from the ambient.
US08827124B2
A liquid dispenser device including a container for storing the liquid to be dispensed, a dispenser endpiece mounted on the container, being provided with a support and a liquid dispenser valve, the valve including an elastomer material and being capable of taking up a blocking configuration and a liquid-passing configuration by co-operating with the support, and a flowrate-reducer member including a liquid-deflector shape defining a flowrate-reducer channel, the flowrate-reducer member being a part that is separate from the support and separate from the valve.
US08827123B2
A dispenser having a container for receiving a volume of food dressing, the dispenser comprising a tube extending between a first end portion having a first opening facing the internal space of the container and a second end portion having a distal end with a second opening facing the atmosphere such that the tube defines a passage between the first and second openings for allowing fluid communication between the internal space of the container and the atmosphere, wherein the tube has a first section extending from the first end portion and a second section ending at the distal end, wherein the passage has a first internal taper along the first section and the second section extends along a curve such that the distal end is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, and wherein, after pouring, when the dispenser is moved back into an upright position by the user, the food dressing remaining in the passage flows back into the internal space of the container without dripping from the second end portion.
US08827116B1
A disposable self-contained fluid dispenser that can be easily mounted to a wall or toilet. The dispenser has a hinged integral fluid container (formed as a lever) and has a pump laterally extended from the fluid container. The fluid container is hinged to a back plate and a hood covers the top of the extended pump. The top edge of the back plate is hinged to the rear edge of the hood and the front of the hood is hinged to contact the compressible end of the pump. The three hinge points form a triangle. When the user presses the fluid container (lever) or applies downward pressure to the extended front end of the hood, the geometry of the triangle is altered thereby compressing the piston of the pump and causing fluid to be dispensed.
US08827110B2
The handle end portions are attached to the tray by separate connectors. The tray has spaced openings to receive the connectors. Each connector has an anchor-shaped section which is received in a tray opening and a section which engages a handle end portion. The anchor-shaped section has arms which flex to permit the connector to be received in the tray opening and thereafter return to their extended position to cooperate with the tray to securely attach the connector to the tray and prevent free rotation of the connector. The handle engaging section includes a hook-shaped member which is received an opening in the handle end portion.
US08827102B2
A device for holding bath toys is provided that includes a flexible receptacle having a back panel and a front panel adjoined by opposing sides and a bottom of the receptacle. At least a portion of the bottom of the receptacle is formed of a mesh material. The top portion of the back panel and an upper edge of the front panel define an open end of the receptacle. The device can be attached to a bathroom wall, for example by using at least two posts which extend through a respective opening in the receptacle and at least two caps, each cap defining a bore for receiving the post and for secure attachment to the post.
US08827098B2
In one embodiment, a lid for a vessel has a generally planar body with top side and bottom side, a handle receptacle extending below the bottom side of the generally planar body, and a grasping portion of a handle adapted to fit within the handle receptacle which is rotatably movable between two configurations. In a fully extended configuration, the grasping portion of the handle rises above the top side of the generally planar body of the lid. In a fully retracted configuration, the grasping portion of the handle is fully beneath the generally planar body of the top side of the lid. A combined height of the lid and the vessel, when the lid is engaged with the vessel, may be at least 23.8% less when in the fully retracted configuration compared to the fully extended configuration.
US08827092B2
A mobile lift crane includes a carbody; a rotating bed; a boom; and a moveable counterweight unit. The crane is configured such that the counterweight unit is never supported by the ground other than indirectly by moveable ground engaging members on the carbody throughout a pick, move and set operation. In a first aspect, the crane is operable to move the counterweight unit to at least a first position in front of a fixed rearmost portion of the rotating bed and a second position behind the fixed rearmost portion of the rotating bed. In a second aspect, the crane also includes a first linear actuation device operable to move the counterweight unit toward and away from the front portion of the rotating bed by extending and retracting the linear actuation device. The counterweight unit may be moved a greater distance than a stroke of the first linear actuation device.
US08827082B2
There is provided an apparatus for grouping randomly oriented articles traveling on a conveyor, said conveyor having an in-feed end, an out-feed end and a predetermined width. The apparatus comprises an inspection head located in a fixed position above the conveyor, the inspection head for capturing images of the articles traveling on the conveyor, a grouping unit located in a fixed position relative to the conveyor and downstream of the inspection head and a control unit for receiving and processing the captured images from the inspection head. The grouping unit comprises a plurality of individually controllable pins, the individually controllable pins each moveable between a buffering position wherein the pin arrests movement of an article in alignment with the pin and a grouping position wherein the pin allows the article to move to a grouping location. The processing of the captured images for identifying the location of the articles traveling on the conveyor and for controlling the individual activation of the pins between buffering position and the grouping position.
US08827073B2
Golf bags may include a main compartment for holding golf clubs and a flip pocket attached with the golf bag body but movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The bag may further include: (a) a releasable connector system for releasably holding the flip pocket at the engaged position; (b) an anti-slip element for preventing movement of the golf bag body with respect to a securing strap; and/or (c) a divider to help keep the golf clubs separated from one another when stored in the main compartment. Optionally, an outer perimeter of the divider may be symmetric about a first axis extending in a front-to-rear direction, symmetric about a second axis extending in a side-to-side direction, and/or symmetric about a third axis extending in a top-to-bottom direction (when the golf bag is oriented in an upright manner). Methods of making and using such golf bags also are described.
US08827072B2
Golf bags may include a main compartment for holding golf clubs and a flip pocket attached with the golf bag body but movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The bag may further include: (a) a releasable connector system for releasably holding the flip pocket at the engaged position; (b) an anti-slip element for preventing movement of the golf bag body with respect to a securing strap; and/or (c) a divider to help keep the golf clubs separated from one another when stored in the main compartment. Optionally, an outer perimeter of the divider may be symmetric about a first axis extending in a front-to-rear direction, symmetric about a second axis extending in a side-to-side direction, and/or symmetric about a third axis extending in a top-to-bottom direction (when the golf bag is oriented in an upright manner). Methods of making and using such golf bags also are described.
US08827071B2
The invention relates to a transporting apparatus for conveying a product, comprising a movable conveying element (2) for conveying the product, also comprising a fixed-location running rail (3), which is arranged all the way round and defines a running track for the conveying element (2), and further comprising a linear-motor-drive means (4) for driving the conveying element (2), wherein the conveying element (2) has a permanent magnet (5) which is in operative connection with coils (6) of the linear-motor-drive means (4), and wherein the conveying element (2) has at least a first sub-element (22) and a second sub-element (23), which are connected to one another in an articulated manner by means of an articulation (7).
US08827069B2
A conveyor assembly (26) includes a first frame (50) supporting a first conveyor (28) for feeding material in a first conveying direction. The conveyor assembly (26) also includes a second frame (60) supporting a second conveyor (30) for feeding material in a second conveying direction parallel to the first conveying direction. The second frame (60) is movable with respect to the first frame (50) along the second conveying direction between a retracted position and an extended position. A side shield (70) is connected to a side of the second frame (60) and shields the second conveyor (30) laterally. An elongate, flexible seal (94) is mounted to the side shield (70), the flexible seal (94) bridging a gap between the side shield (70) and the second frame (60).
US08827065B2
An apparatus and a method transport articles by way of a plurality of parallel buffer sections. A feeding device transports the articles to a buffer device at a predetermined feeding speed. Each article is then directed into in each case one buffer section, which is either in a feeding mode or in a transporting-away mode. Each buffer section transports the articles which have been directed into this buffer section to a transporting-away device. In the feeding mode, the buffer section transports to the transporting-away device at a feeding buffer speed which depends on the feeding speed. In the transporting-away mode, the buffer section transports to the transporting-away device at a transporting-away buffer speed which depends on the transporting-away speed. The transporting-away device transports the articles away at a predetermined transporting-away speed.
US08827062B2
A torque transmission unit having a friction clutch and a hydraulic actuation system. The hydraulic actuation system includes a stepped piston unit having a stepped piston which has a first piston section movable in a first pressure space and a second piston section movable in a second pressure space. The first pressure space and a portion of the second pressure space can be brought into fluid communication by means of an overflow line based on a position of the first piston section. The hydraulic actuation system also includes an actuation piston unit having an actuation piston that cooperates with the friction clutch. A third pressure space is associated with the actuation piston and is in fluid communication with the second pressure space via a pressure line.
US08827056B2
A cylinder body is partitioned by a partition into a first chamber that is divided from an outside by a cap body and a second chamber accommodating a piston body. A flow channel communicating the first chamber and the second chamber with each other is formed in the partition, and a shaft is projected from the partition onto the first chamber side. The cap body includes a through-hole, the shaft is inserted movably in the through-hole from a reference position along an axis line direction of the cylinder body. There is provided a throttle structure that changes a gap between the through-hole and the shaft when the cap body moves from the reference position by a pressure change generated by a movement or a relative movement of the piston body.
US08827052B2
Disclosed herein are a decelerator in which a first deceleration unit of a planet gear type is provided inside a second deceleration unit of a cycloid type so as to apply eccentric rotation force to the second deceleration unit, and a motor brake with the same. The decelerator restricts an increase in the axial thickness of a motor and achieves an effectively increased deceleration ratio, and the motor brake equipped with the decelerator restricts an increase of the overall length thereof due to the decelerator, achieving enhanced space utility.
US08827035B2
Embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure may provide a conformal transverse muffler including an enclosure shaped to fit around a bottom and a side of a feature of a vehicle. The enclosure may include a mid section fittable below the feature, and two side sections fittable in opposite locations only radially outside of a circumference of the spare tire well. The side sections may be thicker than the mid section and may have a vertical center above a vertical center of the mid section.
US08827019B2
A vehicle may include a CVT unit or a power source which requires ambient air. An air net for an air intake system coupled to the CVT unit or the power source which requires ambient air may be provided in a side of a cargo carrying portion of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a rear radius arm suspension.
US08827016B2
A hybrid vehicle includes a frame, at least two wheels carried by the frame, an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels, an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events, a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events, and a control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems.
US08827015B2
A wheel assembly includes an attachment member with a spindle attachment interface and a brake attachment interface. A spindle is attached to the spindle attachment interface and a brake component is attached to the brake attachment interface. The spindle attachment interface is configured to be a detachable connection that allows the spindle to be selectively attached and detached from the wheel assembly.
US08827014B2
The apparatus includes a watertight elongated housing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an inner chamber, a track disposed around the housing on its longitudinal axis and enabling the apparatus to move when the track is rotatably driven around the housing, and a track-driving motor. The motor is located within the inner chamber of the housing and includes an output shaft mechanically connected to the track. The apparatus can also include a ventilation circuit for ventilating the inner chamber of the housing and a generator for producing electricity. A method of operating a motorized pulling apparatus is also disclosed.
US08827013B2
The invention relates to track systems 14, 14′ that may be used to convert steerable, all-wheel drive construction equipment to steerable, multi-track construction vehicles 10. A preferred embodiment of the track system 14, 14′ includes a frame 60, 182 having a reinforcing enclosure 150, 230, a plurality of track engaging rollers 82-86, 202-206, a sprocket 102, 214, and an endless track 76, 198 operatively connected to the frame 60, 182. Tension on the endless track 76, 198 is maintained with two tensioning members 170, 244 operatively connected to the forwardmost roller 82, 202. The track system 14, 14′ preferably includes a limiting apparatus 300 that is configured to restrict the rotational movement “r” of the frame 60, 182 relative to a vehicle axle 16 to which it is attached. The limiting apparatus 300 has a first component 40, which is associated with the vehicle axle 16, is configured and arranged to interact with a second component 262, which is associated with the frame of the track system 14, 14′. Preferably, the limiting apparatus 300 is adjustable such that the range of rotational movement “r” can be varied.
US08827009B1
A drilling pressure intensifying device includes a device housing, a device shaft mounted for rotation in the device housing, at least one fluid conduit in the device shaft and a fluid pressure intensifying assembly in the fluid conduit.
US08827008B2
A racking board for retaining tubulars is disclosed having a first finger, a second forger positioned generally parallel to the first finger and with a gap between the fingers serving as a storage area for tubulars. A first inflatable member is supported adjacent to the first finger and a second inflatable member is supported adjacent to the second finger, the inflatable members adapted to expand radially into the gap upon inflation so as to capture and retain the tubular. In some embodiments, a single inflatable member in employed to expand into the gap and retain the tubular. A method of racking tubulars is disclosed using elongate, inflatable restraints.
US08827007B2
A steering head for use with a casing, the steering head having a generally cylindrical body with a first body end with a lead edge, a second body end with a rear edge, and a body surface extending from the lead edge to the rear edge, an outer tube with an internal side generally facing the body surface, the outer tube extending from the first body end to the second body end, and a steering flap disposed on an external side of the outer tube having a first flap face facing radially inwardly and a second flap face facing radially outwardly. A biased hinge is secured to both the outer tube and the steering flap, the biased hinge being operative to retract the steering flap into a retracted position from an extending position.
US08827006B2
An apparatus, system, and method for transmitting measurements while drilling are adapted for use with a drill string equipped with a mud motor. The drill string may comprise a plurality of interconnected drill pipe joints or a plurality of interconnected casing joints. The apparatus comprises a measurement-while-drilling tool adapted for placement in the drill string beneath the mud motor. The measurement-while-drilling tool has a system for transmitting telemetry signals, such as mud-pulse telemetry signals, upwardly through the mud motor and the drill string. In particular embodiments, the measurement-while-drilling tool has a system for transmitting mud-pulse telemetry signals upwardly through the mud motor and the drill string at frequencies below approximately 1 Hz, although other frequencies may be employed to advantage. The apparatus may further comprise a rotary steerable system for placement in the drill string beneath the mud motor. The rotary steerable system may be a point-the-bit system or a push-the-bit system. In particular embodiments, the rotary steerable system and the measurement-while-drilling tool are integrated.
US08827003B2
To ensure that a hammer can retract by a sufficient amount without interfering with a washer receiving a rear end of a coil spring, there is disclosed an impact driver having a washer receiving a rear end of a coil spring biasing a hammer of an impact mechanism to an advanced position. The washer is annular with an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of an annular groove disposed on a rear surface of the hammer, and includes a frontward extended portion disposed at an inner circumference of the washer. Between a carrier portion of the spindle and the washer, there is disposed a positioner that positions the washer coaxially with the spindle.
US08826994B2
A production assembly for controlling production from a well, the assembly including a wellhead that includes a body and a bore through the body. The bore does not include a hanger support shoulder but does include an engagement profile extending into the body. The assembly also includes a tubing hanger assembly installable in the wellhead. The assembly includes a load shoulder including a load segment expandable into supporting engagement with the bore engagement profile. The assembly also includes a tubing hanger and attached production tubing capable of being run in with the load shoulder and supportable on the load shoulder when the shoulder is engaged with the wellhead.
US08826985B2
A fracturing operation is done in open hole without annular space isolation. The annular space is spanned by telescoping members that are located behind isolation valves. A given bank of telescoping members can be uncovered and the telescoping members extended to span the annular space and engage the formation in a sealing manner. Pressurized fracturing fluid can be pumped through the telescoped passages and the portion of the desired formation fractured. In a proper formation, cementing is not needed to maintain wellbore integrity. The telescoping members can optionally have screens. Normally, the nature of the formation is such that gravel packing is also not required. A production string can be inserted into the string with the telescoping devices and the formation portions of interest can be produced through the selectively exposed telescoping members.
US08826984B2
Devices and related methods for reducing a thermal loading of one or more components may include a housing having an interior for receiving the component(s), and a thermally conductive flowable material in thermal communication to the component(s).
US08826978B2
This invention relates to oil production, more specifically, oil production using the formation hydrofracturing process, and can be used for monitoring the operation of a producing oil well.
US08826971B2
There is disclosed a micro-channel heat exchanger, comprising a first header formed with an inlet; a second header spaced apart from the first header, one of the first and second headers being formed with an outlet; flat tubes, two ends of each flat tube being connected with the first and second headers respectively such that a plurality of micro-channels of each flat tube communicate with the first and second headers; fins, each fin being disposed between two adjacent flat tubes; and a return pipe, a first end of which being connected to the outlet formed in one of the first and second headers and a second end thereof being extended towards the other of the first and second headers. The location of the outlet of the micro-channel heat exchanger is easy to change, and the micro-channel heat exchanger is low in cost, compact in structure and easy to install.
US08826966B1
A tubular melt containment member for transient containment of molten metals and alloys, especially reactive metals and alloys, includes a melt-contacting layer or region that comprises an oxygen-deficient rare earth oxide material that is less reactive as compared to the counterpart stoichiometric rare earth oxide. The oxygen-deficient (sub-stoichiometric) rare earth oxide can comprise oxygen-deficient yttria represented by Y2O3-x wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.1. Use of the oxygen-deficient rare earth oxide as the melt-contacting layer or region material reduces reaction with the melt for a given melt temperature and melt contact time.
US08826962B2
A bead breaking unit for tire changing machines includes an arm having a bead breaking tool and associated rotatable with a supporting structure between an away position, wherein the tool is spaced out from the supporting structure, and a work position, wherein the tool is near the supporting structure, an actuator apparatus having a mobile element associated sliding with the arm, a dragging device for dragging the arm, associated with the mobile element and suitable for operating during movement of the mobile element from an extracted position to a retracted position to bring the arm to the work position, a coupling device between the mobile element and the arm, suitable for operating during movement of the mobile element from the retracted to the extracted position to bring the arm from the work position to the away position, and a selection device associated with, and suitable for operating/disconnecting the coupling device.
US08826960B1
A system for applying labels to cable or conduit including at least one label and a label applicator. The label applicator including at least one guide roller, at least one tamping device comprising at least one tamping pad for applying at least one label onto the moving cable or conduit, and a guide shoe assembly. The guide shoe assembly comprises a guide shoe, the guide shoe comprises a rounding member, a plurality of springs for providing flexibility to the rounding member when the moving cable or conduit passes the at least one guide shoe, a support mount for supporting the at least one guide shoe, a plurality of pivots disposed between the rounding member and the rounding member support for adjusting the set of springs, and a fitted member for providing an anchor for the at least one guide shoe to connect with the support mount.
US08826945B1
An apparatus and method for forming a single strand wire with improved flexibility and a stranded cable from a single strand wire. In one embodiment, the flexible single strand wire has a solid, single strand wire body and at least one helical groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of the wire body. The stranded cable includes a plurality of strands. In one embodiment, one of the strands has a planar surface that extends along a longitudinal axis of the cable body.
US08826932B2
A diverter valve which is operable to divert a water supply to a spray includes an undiverted through passage for another water supply, such as filtered water.
US08826931B2
Disclosed is a gas release device that is adapted to be secured to an inflatable article. The device includes an container, which can be a commercially available gas bottle, a salinity sensor, and an end cap. The salinity sensor operates an electrically fireable primer that serves to release an inflation gas from the container and inflate the article. The end cap includes a cylindrical through hole that accepts a rotatable D-ring. The D-ring is dimensioned to fit over the valve of the inflatable article. The D-ring includes a series of peripheral apertures that can be selectively aligned with a slot to create a fluid passage between the container and valve. The D-ring allows the device to be rotated between different angular positions while maintaining a pneumatic coupling between to the inflatable article and the container.
US08826930B2
Ventilation system for a fuel tank comprising a pump, an active liquid/vapor separator (LVS) that can be drained using the pump, in which a roll-over valve (ROV) that is normally open brings, by default, the internal volume of the LVS into communication with the pump and only blocks this communication when the level of fuel in the valve reaches a certain height or when the tank is tilted beyond a certain angle, or even overturned.
US08826927B1
A ground blind assembly includes a blind and a resilient attachment member. The blind includes a resilient cover mounted on a collapsible support structure. The blind has at least one sidewall and a top. The resilient attachment member is releasably mounted to the blind and covers at least a portion of the ground blind. The resilient attachment member is configured to releasably secure at least one object to the blind to camouflage the blind.
US08826916B2
A filter for smoking includes a filter medium, and a means for heating the filter medium or a periphery of the filter medium.
US08826911B2
A surgical drape comprising a base sheet defining a base sheet aperture, an absorbent pad attached to the base sheet and defining a pad aperture positioned in substantial alignment with the base sheet aperture, and a linear tear polymer pane attached to the base sheet and absorbent pad and defining a fenestration in substantial alignment with the base sheet and pad apertures. The base sheet, absorbent pad and linear tear polymer pane are operatively arranged to tear in communication with one another when the drape is torn away from a patient. The linear tear polymer pane further and has an adhesive strip to adhere the drape to the patient's body when the drape is in position during surgery.
US08826909B2
A respiratory face mask is provided suitably sized and configured to engage the nose portion, mouth portion and chin portion of a patient's face. The face mask is characterized by a cup-like shell or receptacle member defining a peripheral flange and a flexible inflatable hollow sealing cushion on the shell member flange. Headstrap fastener projections extending upright on the flange are adapted to accommodate an elastic headstrap that adjustably may be removably slidingly coupled to the projections to hold the mask in place on a patient's face and head.
US08826903B2
In the heat utilization installation (1) according to the invention several heat sources (2) are included which are provided each with a jet pump (16), (17), (18), (19). The heat sources (2) are connected to a heat carrier circuit system (7) which includes a single, central circulating pump or circulating pump unit (20). The individual jet pumps (16) to (19) are so controlled for the respective heat sources (2), the required operating temperatures with respect to temperature difference between the outlet and inlet and the flow volume are maintained or achieved. With the possibility of independent control of the flow volumes at the various heat sources (2), uniform fluid temperatures as required for a buffer store (22) or heat consumers can be maintained.
US08826895B2
A ball tossing apparatus includes a support frame and a plurality of launch devices fixed to the support frame and arranged in a two-dimensional array. The launch devices include cylinders having a spring fixed therein, with a ball carrier fixed to the spring. The balls are retained in a loaded position (springs compressed) and then upon activation of the launch devices are launched vertically into the air to the sports player. In another embodiment, the launch devices include a rotating lever which is acted on by a biasing member to launch the ball vertically from the cylinder. A method for launching the balls includes the steps of loading the balls into a two dimensional array, and then launching the balls according to a launch sequence. An electronic control system for use with the ball tossing apparatus includes a launch module for launching the loaded balls in the plurality of launch devices according to a launch sequence. The launch sequences can be randomly generated, programmed by the sports player, or retrieved from memory. The launch of the balls can also be controlled remotely.
US08826889B2
The invention relates to a machine tool having working field illumination disposed in a housing, having an illumination mechanism and a transparent element which allows the light from the illumination mechanism to be led out toward the working field. A light beam can be deflected between the illumination mechanism and the transparent element. According to the invention, the transparent element forms a region of the housing.
US08826883B2
Provided is a gas engine having a spark plug provided with a pre-combustion chamber and a check valve, the gas engine, in which the check valve is arranged in the neighborhood of the pre-combustion chamber, being capable of preventing adhesion of a solenoid controlled valve provided at an upstream side of the check valve due to soot accumulation, and dead volume in a fuel inlet passage. In a gas engine in which fuel gas is supplied to the pre-combustion chamber through the fuel gas inlet passage and the fuel gas supplied in the pre-combustion chamber is ignited by spark discharge at the spark plug that is fitted to a mounting hardware piece via a seat surface, a solenoid valve for performing open-close control of the fuel gas is provided, and a first check valve is also provided posterior to a discharge side of the solenoid valve so as to prevent back flow of the combustion gas from the pre-combustion chamber to the solenoid controlled valve.
US08826878B2
A starter for an internal combustion engine includes a stationary member and an output member adapted for starting the engine. The starter also includes a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set. Each of the respective first and second planetary gear sets includes a first, a second, and a third gear member and each of the respective first and second planetary gear sets is operatively connected to the output member. The starter additionally includes a motor operatively connected to the first gear set and to the second gear set for driving the output member. A motor vehicle employing the disclosed starter is also provided.
US08826877B2
A mounting system for powertrain components requiring axial installation and radial removal thereof is provided. A mounting flange is integrally cast with a powertrain component and extends outwardly therefrom. An opening extends through the mounting flange defining a mounting flange axis and axially receives a portion of a powertrain component for support therein, and by the mounting flange. A separation line extends diametrically across the mounting flange to define a separated portion and a remaining portion of the mounting flange. Fasteners are configured to removeably attach the separated portion to the remaining portion to thereby facilitate removal of the powertrain component from the powertrain assembly in a radial direction.
US08826872B2
A valve opening/closing timing control device, including: a drive-side rotating body rotating synchronously with crankshaft; a driven-side rotating body arranged coaxially with the drive-side rotating body and rotating synchronously with a camshaft in an internal combustion engine; a partition section provided to at least one of the drive-side rotating body and the driven-side rotating body so as to partition a fluid pressure chamber into a retard chamber and an advance chamber; a seal member preventing leakage of a working fluid between the retard chamber and the advance chamber; and a biasing member engaging with the seal member by a biasing force caused by elastic deformation and biasing the seal member from the partition section side towards the drive-side rotating body side or the driven-side rotating body side.
US08826867B2
A device that injects hydrogen gas into an engine's air intake or intake manifold that is demand controlled by the vehicle's throttle linkage in an approximately linear manner. When the throttle is depressed, hydrogen generation can start or increase, and when the throttle is released, hydrogen generation can stop of decrease. The device of the present invention uses the vehicle's own vacuum to control the production of hydrogen by forcing a liquid to rise in a chamber and into contact with metal in response to increasing vacuum thus producing an increasing amount of hydrogen gas with increasing throttle depression.
US08826864B2
The present invention relates to a pet retractor, more particularly to an emergency self-locking pet retractor, comprising a collar, a leash, a leash spool, a shell body and a grip handle, in which it also comprises an emergency self-locking device. The emergency self-locking device includes a switch sliding block disposed on an external surface of the shell body and inserted into the shell body, a self-locking sliding block and a return spring thereof disposed in the shell body and attached to the switch sliding block, a self-locking baffle and a return torsion spring thereof disposed on an external surface of the leash spool and whose one end is hinged on the leash spool, and a self-locking baffle block disposed at the corresponding part on the external surface of the leash spool. When the pet suddenly breaks out or rises up, the emergency self-locking device can automatically lock the spool to prevent the leash from being pulled out, so that the pet cannot run around, attack people or damage properties. The pet is well protected from being hit by vehicles and it cannot hurt others. Consequently, the pet's safety is ensured, other people and properties will not be hurt or damaged and the owner's economic loss is avoided.
US08826860B2
A climate chamber and method for treating products, such as eggs to be hatched, with a conditioned gas stream. The climate chamber includes a substantially closed compartment having two opposing lateral walls provided with one or more passages, and a substantially closed channel which extends around the outside of the compartment and connects one of said lateral walls to the other of said lateral walls in order to form together with the compartment a substantially closed circuit. The product is placed in the climate chamber, and then the conditioned gas is circulating through the circuit. The direction in which the conditioned gas stream is circulated through the circuit is reversed repeatedly.
US08826853B2
An apparatus (1) for PECVD deposition of a thin layer of a barrier-effect material in a receptacle (3), the apparatus comprising: a structure (5) receiving the receptacle (3), said structure (5) defining a plasma-presence zone (18), said structure (5) being provided with an orifice (14) defining an axis (A1) and presenting an inside opening (15) opening out into the plasma-presence zone (18), and an outside opening (16) opening out outside said zone (18); an electromagnetic wave generator; and an optical plasma monitor device (19) including a pick-up (21) placed outside the plasma-presence zone (18) on the axis (A1) of said orifice.
US08826851B2
A cover for a roller having at least one roller (2) for transporting a substrate (1) in a deposition system and at least one cover means (6), wherein the roller is retractable away from the substrate and the cover means is adapted for at least partly covering the retracted roller against contamination by a substance present in the deposition system. The cover for a roller has the advantage that the uptime of the deposition system is increased.
US08826845B2
A marine vessel includes an outboard motor mounting portion provided at a stern of a hull body, an outboard motor locating hole provided rearward of the outboard motor mounting portion and near the outboard motor mounting portion and penetrating vertically through the stern, a platform provided rearward of the outboard motor locating hole, and an outboard motor located in the outboard motor locating hole and mounted to the outboard motor mounting portion. This structure enables an occupant of the marine vessel to freely move in a space around the outboard motor on the platform and use the space.
US08826835B1
A system for reducing carbon content of hot ash includes a conveyor including a trough to receive a quantity of hot ash, the trough having a trough wall with a plurality of apertures through which air may pass, and a vibratory generator operatively coupled to the trough to move the quantity of hot ash along the trough. The system also includes a controlled air supply including an adjustable air supply, a temperature sensor operatively associated with the trough, and a controller operatively coupled to the adjustable air supply and the temperature sensor. The controller is programmed to adjust the air supply to maintain a constant temperature associated with controlled oxidation of unburned carbon in the hot ash within the trough in response to the signal received from the temperature sensor.
US08826832B2
A cargo rack for transferring loads between a marine vessel and an offshore marine platform provides a frame having a front, a rear, and upper and lower end portions. The lower end of the frame has a perimeter beam base, a raised floor and a pair of open-ended parallel fork tine tubes or sockets that communicate with the perimeter beam at the front and rear of the frame, preferably being structurally connected thereto. The frame includes a plurality of fixed side walls extending upwardly from the perimeter beam that include at least left and right side walls. A plurality of gates are movably mounted on the frame at least at the front and rear of the frame, the gates enabling a forklift to place loads on the floor. The frame has vertically extending positioning beams or lugs that segment the raised floor into a plurality of load-holding positions.
US08826829B2
A work bench station comprises a pair of spaced-apart mounting brackets for attachment to a building wall. A workbench tabletop is hingedly attached to the wall brackets so that the tabletop can swing between a horizontal working position upwardly or downwardly to a generally vertical storage position. K-shaped end supports are hingedly attached to the wall brackets and can swing from a working position supporting the tabletop in its working position, inwardly to a storage position generally against or adjacent to the building wall.
US08826822B1
A rocket without tail flame includes an outer socket which receives an ignition unit, a first bullet, a second powder filling unit, a hollow aluminum tube and a second bullet therein. A rocket head is fixed to the outer socket. The firing pin of the rocket launcher hits the primer of the second bullet to shoot the head of the second bullet, the rocket is launched from the rocket launcher. No tail flame is generated because only the powder in the second bullet is ignited. The head of the second bullet hits the firing pin of the ignition unit to ignite the primer of the first bullet so that the first powder of the first bullet is ignited. The second powder in the second powder filling unit is ignited after the rocket flies 3-5 seconds. There are two stages of ignition, and the rocket can carry heavier load.
US08826813B2
A method and apparatus for producing a non-Newtonian fluid product including a non-Newtonian fluid base product including at least one second phase is shown. A second phase dispersion apparatus is shown which receives the at least one second phase and the non-Newtonian fluid base product and disperses the at least one second phase within the non-Newtonian fluid base product to produce the non-Newtonian fluid product.
US08826812B2
A juice extraction module for a juicer is provided, which includes a container formed with a juice discharge port; a sieve positioned inside of the container; a screw positioned inside of the sieve to extract juice from a material; a lid coupled to a top end of the container and formed with an input portion through which the material is input; and a safety cover rotatably installed to a main input opening of a top end of the input portion to be movable between a first position and a second position. The safety cover includes a first cover portion erected to open the main input opening in the first position and closing the main input opening in the second position; and a second cover portion formed integrally with the first cover portion, the second cover portion moving the safety cover to the second position when the second cover portion is pushed by a downward applied force from the first position, whereby the first cover portion blocks the main input opening.
US08826811B2
A juicer module is disclosed herein. The juicer module includes an open top juicer container, a lid which is provided with a material input through a side of the lid and coupled to an upper portion of the juicer container, a net drum fixedly arranged within the juicer container and a screw arranged within the net drum. The screw is provided with a spiral portion formed on a side surface of the screw and a rotary shaft to pass through the shaft hole of the juicer container. The juicer module may further include a guide rotary portion formed on an upper end of the screw, and the lid may be provided with a rotary guide for guiding the rotation of the screw, the rotary guide being in contact with an edge of the guide rotary portion when the juicer module is assembled.
US08826806B2
Apparatus for cooking foods such as pasta rice including a container which receives a liquid to be heated and a cooking strainer-basket partially submerged in the liquid for cooking within the container, the container and the basket configured to have cooperating selectively engaging support members for alternatively positioning of the basket in the liquid for cooking of the food and repositioning of the basket above the liquid to provide for straining of the food.
US08826802B2
A replaceable end-piece which can be connected to the dispensing end, which is provided with connection means of the vapor nozzle of a coffee machine for heating and frothing a given quantity of milk contained in a jug, into which the nozzle is introduced. A tubular sleeve is provided with two ends, the first end of which is open and is provided with reversible connection means corresponding to those of the dispensing end of the nozzle. The sleeve defines at the inner side thereof a recess which extends in accordance with a longitudinal axis. The second end of the sleeve is also open and includes a body inserted therein, the body being provided with a plurality of channels connecting the recess to the external environment of the end-piece facing the second end of the sleeve.
US08826792B1
One embodiment of a projectile propulsion method and apparatus comprising a combustion chamber means and valve means enabling cartridge-free projectile propulsion. The embodiment may be implemented with selective-fire and/or variable velocity projectiles. The embodiment employs liquid and/or gaseous propellants which can be injected into the device and combusted to provide the necessary pressures for propelling a projectile. Some variations and alternatives are described.
US08826790B2
A saw blade including a base and a plurality of teeth extending generally outwardly from the base. At least one of the plurality of teeth comprises a first and a second portion. The first portion includes a cutting tip having an initial rake angle and the second portion includes a cutting tip having a second rake angle greater than the initial rake angle. The second portion is disposed closer to the base than the first portion.
US08826782B2
A rotatable tool handle comprises a first part and a second part which can be switched between an in-line position and an angle position. Further, the locking structure for fixing the first and second parts is disposed between the connecting structures of the first and second parts, so that the engaging points of the first and second parts lie on the rotation axis of the two parts. Moreover, the portion of the first part for forming the recess is harder than the rest of the first part, and the portion of the second part for forming the pivot portion is harder than the rest of the second part, so as to enhance the structural strength of the engaging structure of the first and second parts of the handle.
US08826773B2
A forged crankshaft includes a plurality of main journals, a plurality of crank pin journals rotatable in a circular path about axes defined by the main journals, and a plurality of crank webs. At least one crank web of the plurality of crank webs defines a middle crank web which is located between and connects two neighboring crank pin journals of the plurality of crank pin journals. The middle crank web has a stress relief forged therein, which is defined by first and second spaced sidewalls, an inner wall and a base wall. The forged-in stress relief has a predetermined depth, wrap angle, radius, and undercut which together define a shape of the forged-in stress relief. The shape of the forged-in stress relief is controlled to reduce stress in the crankshaft.
US08826769B2
A steering device includes an outer column including fastening pieces formed to face each other at both sides, in the width direction, of a slot portion formed at either of a lower side or an upper side of an embracing body portion along an axial direction thereof, a fixed bracket clamping the outer column, a fastener that fastens the outer column and the fixed bracket, an inner column, and a pushing member having an expanding shaft portion. The two fastening pieces of the embracing body portion are connected by the fastener so that the two fastening pieces can be expanded and contracted, and the expanding shaft portion is elastically biased in an axial center direction of the outer column so as to abut on end zones of the slot portion and expand the two fastening pieces.
US08826762B2
A transmission for a motorcycle has an input shaft, an output shaft, a plurality of speed change input gears, and a plurality of speed change output gears, and performs shifting by a shift mechanism. The speed change input gears are fixed to one of the input shaft and the output shaft, e.g., the input shaft, in the axial direction and about the axis, the speed change output gears are fixed to the output shaft in the axial direction and are fitted to be rotatable about the axis, and a plurality of slider rings for dog-coupling are fixed to the other shaft about the axis and are provided to be slidable in the axial direction. An engaging hole is formed in the slider rings, and the speed change gears on the other shaft are formed with an engaging projection which can engage with the engaging hole by the movement of the slider rings in the axial direction.
US08826757B2
A step actuator includes a housing, a stator in the housing, a rotor including a magnet provided radially inward of the stator and a nut member inserted into the magnet and protruding through one side of the housing, a bearing rotatably supporting the nut member, a screw member coupled with the nut member to linearly move as the rotor rotates, and a mounting member supported on one side of the housing to support the screw member in such a manner that the screw member is linearly movable. The nut member includes an end portion passing through the bearing and a coupling portion extending from the end portion to couple with the bearing.
US08826751B2
A circumferential sampling tool for obtaining a sample from an interior wall of a tube has a cylindrical body with an aperture therein. First and second cutters are operatively connected to a shaft for rotation therewith. The first and second cutter are each movable radially between a retracted position and an extended position. First and second actuators are operatively connected to the first and second cutters respectively for moving the first and second cutters between their respective retracted and extended positions as the shaft rotates. Rotating the shaft causes the first cutter to move to the extended position thereby cutting a portion of the interior wall and then causes the second cutter to move to the extended position thereby cutting the sample from the interior wall from a location in the tube revealed by cutting the portion of the interior wall.
US08826746B2
A flowmeter having an inlet through which the medium can flow into a measurement zone and having an outlet through which the medium can flow out, wherein a damping device is provided in front of the inlet, and has a first mass which can be flowed through having a first inlet and a first outlet for the medium, a second mass which can be flowed through having a second inlet and a second outlet for the medium as well as a flow connection which is capable of vibration and which connects the first outlet to the second inlet, wherein a minimal flow cross-section (d) of the flow connection is smaller than the inlet cross-section (E) at the first inlet or smaller than the outlet cross-section (A) at the second outlet.
US08826745B2
A vibratory flow meter (5) for determining a viscosity of a flow material is provided according to the invention. The vibratory flow meter (5) includes a meter assembly (200) configured to generate a density (p) of a flow material, generate a first mass flow rate (m1) for a first flowtube (210a), and a second mass flow rate (m2) for a second flowtube (210b). The vibratory flow meter (5) further includes a restrictive orifice (252) located in the first flowtube (210a). The restrictive orifice (252) ensures that a first flow rate of the flow material in the first flowtube (210a) is less than a second flow rate of the flow material in the second flowtube (210b).
US08826744B2
A measuring transducer comprises a housing, and a tube arrangement formed by means of at least two tubes extending within the housing. At least one tube is embodied as a measuring tube serving for conveying flowing medium and another tube is mechanically connected with the tube by means of a coupling element to form an inlet-side coupling zone and by means of a coupling element. The coupling element is arranged equally far removed from the housing end. One coupling element has, about an imaginary longitudinal axis of the tube arrangement imaginarily connecting a center of mass of the coupling element and a center of mass of the other coupling element, with an angle of intersection equal to that with the other coupling element, a bending stiffness, which deviates from a bending stiffness of the other coupling element about said imaginary longitudinal axis of the tube arrangement.
US08826741B2
A monitoring system for an assembly that is subject to vibrations. The system has a first unit for monitoring vibrations. The monitoring system permits the connection of a sensor unit that detects one or more measured values. A measured value converter with inputs for one or more measured values is provided to convert the values into a temporally variable analogue signal, in which at least one frequency portion represents one measured value. Other detected measured values and status parameters can thus be processed in one vibration monitoring unit.
US08826729B2
In a method for detecting a replacement of sheathed-element glow plugs in an internal combustion engine, an electrical parameter of the sheathed-element glow plug is determined during a driving cycle and is compared with a stored value of the same electrical parameter of the sheathed-element glow plug that was determined in a preceding driving cycle. In the driving cycle, the same electrical parameter is determined for all sheathed-element glow plugs installed in the internal combustion engine, and the determined pattern of the electrical parameter is compared with a pattern that was ascertained in a preceding driving cycle, a replacement of a sheathed-element glow plug being detected if the pattern of the driving cycle deviates from a pattern of the preceding driving cycle.
US08826719B2
A calibration artifact includes an elongated body made substantially entirely of ceramic material and having a direction of elongation. A plurality of measurement elements comprising the ceramic material are integrally formed with the elongated body, each measurement element comprising a first planar measurement surface facing in a first direction. The first planar measurement surface of each measurement element is parallel to the first planar measurement surface of each of the other measurement elements of the plurality of measurement elements. The calibration artifact may be a unitary step gauge formed with a single piece of ceramic material.
US08826717B2
A small volume prover (SVP) apparatus and method for providing variable volume calibration. The apparatus includes a precision bore cylinder and a piston configured with a valve arrangement in order to permit fluid to pass through an annular passage when the piston is traveling from one position to an opposite position. A position sensor and a pair of optical slot detectors can be integrated in association with the piston for continuously sensing an accurate position and stroke of the piston. The position sensor verifies the optical slot detectors at every run and provides calibration of flexible volumes as the fluid travels via the annular passage. The position sensor also checks the correct return of the piston after the flow stroke and detects the stuck mechanics. Such small volume prover apparatus associated with the position sensor can be employed for precise and fast position sensing of the piston and variable volume calibration of a fluid flow sensor.
US08826716B2
One embodiment of an electromagnetic flow rate measurement system includes electromagnetic flowmeters arranged at intervals from one another in the peripheral direction of an annular flow passage 1 in which an electric conductive fluid flows. Each of the electromagnetic flowmeters comprises: an excitation member that has magnets arranged at intervals from one another in the outer peripheral surface of the annular flow passage so as to form a magnetic field in the direction perpendicular to the outer peripheral surface of the annular flow passage; and electrodes that are provided between the magnets of the excitation member and between the magnets of the excitation member so as to measure voltage generated when the electric conductive fluid crosses the magnetic field. The polarities of the magnets at the end portions of the closest excitation members of the adjacent electromagnetic flowmeters are opposed to each other.
US08826715B2
A forming device for cup-shaped hollow bodies (56) with a machine frame (2), a drive mechanism (6), a workpiece turntable (3) to support hollow bodies (56) and a tool carrier (4) to support machining tools (58), wherein the workpiece turntable (3) and tool carrier (4) oppose one another and can be rotated in relation to one another around an axis of rotation (5) and can be linearly displaced in relation to one another along the axis of rotation (5) and wherein the drive mechanism (6) is designed to provide a rotational stepping motion and a cyclical linear motion between the workpiece turntable (3) and the tool carrier (4), in order to allow the forming of the hollowing bodies (56) by means of the machining tools (58) in a plurality of sequential machining steps, as well as a stationary supporting tube (33) assigned to the machine frame (2), the central axis of which extends along the axis of rotation (5) and supports the tool carrier (4) and/or the workpiece turntable (3). On an external surface (36) of the supporting tube (33) a guiding device (40) is arranged, which is designed for the mounting with a linear motion of the tool carrier (4) and/or the workpiece turntable (3) on the supporting tube (33).
US08826699B2
A method for manufacturing a primary preform for optical fibers using an internal vapor deposition process including the steps of providing a substrate tube having supply and discharge sides, surrounding at least part of the tube by a furnace, supplying glass-forming gases to the interior of the tube via the supply side, creating a reaction zone with conditions such that deposition of glass will take place on the inner surface of the tube, and moving the reaction zone back and forth along the length of the tube between reversal points near the supply and discharge sides to form one or more preform layers on the inner surface of the tube, wherein both reversal points are surrounded by the furnace.
US08826698B2
A method for manufacturing a primary preform for an optical fiber wherein conditions are created in the reaction zone such that one or more glass layer packages made up of at least two separate glass layers are deposited on the interior of the substrate tube. A method for manufacturing a final preform as well as primary preforms, final preforms and optical fibers obtained therewith.
US08826697B2
There is provided a method of manufacturing a plate member including preparing a base plate member having main faces, and performing etching by immersing at least part of the base plate member in an etching liquid while controlling a lowering speed of a liquid surface of the etching liquid on the main faces of the base plate member to a desired lowering speed.
US08826696B2
A spray nozzle is used in a process of quenching a hot glass sheet during a laser scoring process or other high energy glass heating process. The nozzle is located in proximity to the glass sheet, creating gas in the liquid used to quench the glass while in the nozzle. The gas is removed from the quenching liquid. Then, the spray nozzle is used to spray the quenching liquid onto the sheet at a location trailing laser scoring of the sheet. The spray nozzle has a purge opening and tubing leading to a discharge location, and can have a sloped passageway that pre-stages gas bubbles near the purge opening. The spray nozzle can include a cooling coil passing around the nozzle passageway to cool the quenching liquid passing through the nozzle, and increase the solubility of bubbles in the quenching liquid.
US08826688B2
To provide a beverage dispenser capable of appropriately and smoothly supplying a supercooled beverage. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a beverage dispenser including a beverage supply circuit 7 which supplies a carbonated beverage to the outside a primary cooling device 13, a secondary cooling device 30, and a heat exchanger 16 for supercooling which allows these components to cool the carbonated beverage flowing through the beverage supply circuit 7 into a supercooled state at a temperature of a solidifying point or less. The heat exchanger 16 supplies the carbonated beverage in the supercooled state to release the supercooled state in the outside, and the carbonated beverage on standby for serving in a portion of the beverage supply circuit 7 cooled by at least the heat exchanger 16 for supercooling is maintained in an unsaturated state.
US08826682B2
A system, compressor, and method that cools an electronics module with a low-pressure refrigerant. The system, compressor, and method utilize a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the low pressure refrigerant and communicates with the electronics module. Based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, the electronics module controls a liquid dry out point of the refrigerant that is used to cool the electronics module.
US08826677B2
A refrigeration system includes a plurality of heat exchangers (E1, E2, E3) in cascade, each of said heat exchangers including: a flow (150) of cold-producing liquefied methane; a high-pressure flow (122) of a two-phase mixture of refrigerant fluids giving up in heat and including refrigerant fluids having a low normal boiling temperature; and a low-pressure flow (100) of a cold-producing two-phase mixture of said refrigerant fluids.
US08826675B2
A thermal system is disclosed in thermal communication with an electrical device. In one form the thermal system is a refrigeration system. The electrical device can be disposed within the refrigeration system such that a working fluid of the refrigeration system exchanges heat with the electrical device. In one embodiment the refrigeration system includes a container in which the electrical device is disposed. The electrical device can be an electrical motor, but other forms are contemplated. The container can be located anywhere in the thermal system. In one non-limiting embodiment the working fluid of the refrigeration system wets a stator of the motor. A partition can be used to separate the stator from the motor to keep the motor free from working fluid.
US08826674B2
A cryostat for electric power conditioner comprising external walls (1, 3, 11) in contact with an ambient medium, internal walls (2, 12, 13) in contact with a cooled medium and a thermal insulating gap (4, 14) formed between the external walls (1, 3, 11) and the internal walls (2, 12, 13). At least one part of the at least one external wall (1, 3, 11) and/or at least one part of the at least one internal wall (2, 12, 13) of the cryostat comprises a layered structure (15, 16, 17).
US08826671B2
A controller for use in a gas turbine power plant includes a compressor that compresses combustion air; a water-atomization cooling apparatus that sprays water drops of atomized water supplied via a water-atomization flow-rate regulating valve over a flow of air drawn in the compressor; a combustor that mixes the compressed combustion air with fuel to thereby burn a fuel-air mixture and generate combustion gas at high temperature and performs combustion switching during operation; a turbine that uses the combustion gas to drive the compressor and a generator; the water-atomization flow-rate regulating valve that controls a flow rate of the atomized water; and a compressor inlet inner blade that controls a flow rate of air drawn in the compressor. The controller includes control means that calculates a fuel-air ratio correction command signal for compensating for reduction in a fuel-air ratio in the combustor occurring during the combustion switching.
US08826668B2
A system for cooling a wall (24) of a component having an outer surface with raised ribs (12) defining a structural pocket (10), including: an inner wall (26) within the structural pocket and separating the wall outer surface within the pocket into a first region (28) outside of the inner wall and a second region (40) enclosed by the inner wall; a plate (14) disposed atop the raised ribs and enclosing the structural pocket, the plate having a plate impingement hole (16) to direct cooling air onto an impingement cooled area (38) of the first region; a cap having a skirt (50) in contact with the inner wall, the cap having a cap impingement hole (20) configured to direct the cooling air onto an impingement cooled area (44) of the second region, and; a film cooling hole (22) formed through the wall in the second region.
US08826656B2
A slewing-type working machine includes: a hydraulic motor having first and second ports and driving an upper slewing body to slew it; a hydraulic pump; a slewing operating device including an operating member; a control valve controlling the hydraulic motor based on an operation signal of the slewing operating device; first and second pipe-lines connecting the first and second ports of the hydraulic motor to the control valve; communication switching devices switchable between communication and cutoff between both pipe-lines and a tank; a slewing electric motor; an electric storage device; and a controller. During a slewing operation, the controller brings the communication switching devices into a communicated state and performs regenerative control by issuing a command on a regeneration amount corresponding to a reduction in back pressure by the communication switching devices in the communicated state to the slewing electric motor.
US08826651B2
An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine having a first exhaust tract assigned to a first group of cylinders of the internal combustion engine, and a second exhaust tract assigned to a second group of cylinders of the internal combustion engine, the first exhaust tract and the second exhaust tract being coupled to one another by a connecting line. A common bypass line branches off from the connecting line coupling the exhaust tracts.
US08826643B2
The exhaust gas purifying device of an internal combustion engine includes: an electrically heated catalyst which is provided on an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, which purifies the exhaust gas drawn to the exhaust passage, and is warmed by electrification; and an electrification characteristic setting unit which set an electrification characteristic indicating a characteristic of an electrification resistance value in the electrically heated catalyst, in accordance with an electrification condition at a time of starting the electrification of the electrically heated catalyst. Thus, various determinations and controls relating to the electrically heated catalyst and using the electrification characteristic can be accurately performed.
US08826640B2
Embodiments of a flight vehicle are provided, as are embodiments of a method for manufacturing a flight vehicle. In one embodiment, the flight vehicle includes a solid-propellant rocket motor, control circuitry, and an electrically-interconnective support structure. The electrically-interconnective support structure includes a load-bearing frame and a plurality of electrical conductors embedded within the load-bearing frame. The solid-propellant rocket motor is mounted to the load-bearing frame, and the plurality of electrical conductors embedded within the frame electrically couples the solid-propellant rocket motor to the control circuitry.
US08826639B2
A thermal/electrical power converter includes a gas turbine with an input couplable to an output of an inert gas thermal power source, a compressor including an output couplable to an input of the inert gas thermal power source, and a generator coupled to the gas turbine. The thermal/electrical power converter also includes a heat exchanger with an input coupled to an output of the gas turbine and an output coupled to an input of the compressor. The heat exchanger includes a series-coupled super-heater heat exchanger, a boiler heat exchanger and a water preheater heat exchanger. The thermal/electrical power converter also includes a reservoir tank and reservoir tank control valves configured to regulate a power output of the thermal/electrical power converter.
US08826634B2
An aquatic vegetation cutter adaptable to a bow of a vessel having rotatable, cultivator-type cutter disks on converging angles along each side of the bow, and extending partially below the water line. Smaller ancillary cutter disks are mounted to the leading face of the larger cultivator-type cutter disks. The larger cutter disks and smaller ancillary cutter disks are driven using at least one drive motor, a series of drive sprockets and a connecting drive chain.
US08826627B2
In a joint method for a reinforcing bar using a reinforcement joint having a grout inlet at one end and a grout outlet at the other end, the grout inlet is fitted with a sealing body provided with a check valve, and the grout outlet is fitted with a sealing plug provided with a piston body which is moved outward when the reinforcement joint is filled with grout, whereby the filling of the reinforcement joint can be visually confirmed.
US08826626B2
The invention relates to a light-weight load-bearing structure (1) with optimized compression zone (2), where along one or more compression zones (2) in the structure (1) to be cast a core (3) of strong concrete is provided, which core (3) is surrounded by concrete of less strength (4) compared to the core (3) of strong concrete. The invention also relates to a method of casting of light-weight load-bearing structures (1) with optimized compression zone (2) where one or more channels, grooves, ducts, pipes and/or hoses (5) formed in the load-bearing structure (1) serves as molds for molding one or more cores (3) of strong concrete in the light-weight load-bearing structure (1).
US08826620B2
A system for supporting exterior panels on a substrate of a building structure. The system has a plurality of polymeric bracket members, and each of the bracket members have at least one anchor section, at least one web section and at least one support section. The polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior panel to the substrate of the building structure. A plurality of exterior cladding units are held in place by the bracket members. A plurality of vents are disposed between the panels and the exterior panels, and a plurality of vents are also disposed between the panels and the substrate, thereby forming a ventilation system.
US08826609B1
A deck plank has at least one base, a top board and two reinforcing ribs. The at least one base includes a carrier board and a plurality of support columns. The support columns extend from a bottom surface of the carrier board. The top board is mounted on a top of the at least one base and has two receiving cavities therein for receiving the reinforcing ribs. To construct a deck, a plurality of deck planks are placed side by side on the ground. The top boards are spaced from the ground by the support columns of the base such that the moisture from the ground does not penetrate the top board to cause the top board to become damp and rot. In addition, the top board is structurally reinforced by the reinforcing ribs to prevent deformation.
US08826607B2
The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices, and more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which a photovoltaic element is joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a photovoltaic roofing element comprising a roofing substrate; one or more photovoltaic cells disposed on the roofing substrate; and a colored or patterned layer disposed on the roofing substrate and visible in the area surrounding the photovoltaic cells; and an encapsulant layer disposed over the photovoltaic cells and the patterned colored layer.
US08826606B2
A solar device includes a frame, a solar cell module, an inverter and a fastener mechanism. The frame has a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge. The solar cell module is disposed in the frame. The fastener mechanism is used for fastening the frame. The fastener mechanism includes a base and a fastener member. The inverter is fixed on the base. A first end of the fastener member is pivotally connected to the base and a second end of the fastener member has a first extending portion, wherein the first end is opposite to the second end. The first extending portion has a protruding structure. When the first edge of the frame is disposed on the base, the fastener member can be rotated with respect to the base so as to engage the protruding structure with the second edge of the frame.
US08826598B2
Systems and methods are described for controlling a breakaway feature in a sliding door. The sliding door can be mounted in a doorway on a door hanger. The door is typically attached at one end using a hinge mechanism and maintained in planar alignment with the doorframe by a controllable mechanism such as an electromagnetic shear lock. An activation switch, such as a push-bar switch, initiates a delayed egress sequence that disengages the shear lock by controlling an energizing current in a magnet. When the shear lock is disengaged, the door can swing on the hinged mechanism. The delayed egress sequence can include one or more delays prior to disengaging the shear lock. Override signals can inhibit or force disengagement of the shear lock.
US08826589B2
A method of growing a plant or its propagule is described. The method includes: (i) powering a light source with input power to generate an incident light; (ii) illuminating, for a period of time, a growth area of the plant/propagule with the incident light having a spectral profile defined by a first (i.e., between about 400 nm and about 470 nm), a second (i.e., between about 526 nm and about 570 nm) and a third (i.e., between about 626 nm and about 700 nm) set of wavelengths; (iii) achieving, using the incident light, a dry weight that is greater than that achieved if the growth area of the plant/propagule had been illuminated by another incident light with same amount of input power for substantially same period of time, and another incident light includes the first and the third set of wavelengths, but not the second set of wavelengths.
US08826581B2
Disclosed herein is a stabilizing shooting rest that includes a base attachable to the belt of a wearer. The stabilizing shooting rest further includes a telescopic elongated member having a proximate end attached to the base and extending to a distal end, the telescopic elongated member attaching to the base such that the telescopic elongated member is movable about the base with at least two rotational degrees of freedom. The stabilizing shooting rest further includes an arm rest at the distal end of the telescopic elongated member, the arm rest configured to stabilize a desired portion of a rear arm of the wearer while the wearer is shooting.
US08826558B2
A media drying system removes a moistening liquid from a moistened medium having first and second surfaces. A liquid reservoir contains a heating liquid heated above a moistening-liquid boiling point. A rotatable liquid-blocking member has a liquid-blocking layer with an inner surface and an outer surface. A media-transport system transports the medium entrained around the liquid-blocking member so that the first surface of the moistened medium is brought into contact with the outer surface of the liquid-blocking layer. An entrained portion of the moistened medium passes through the liquid reservoir and is submerged in the warmed heating liquid. The heating liquid contacts the inner surface of the liquid-blocking layer so that heat is transferred through the liquid-blocking layer from the warmed heating liquid to the moistening liquid, or heat is transferred from the warmed heating liquid to the second surface of the moistened medium.
US08826557B2
A caliper for measuring the size of an object, especially the thickness of an object with non-planar surfaces. After measured, the caliper can be removed from the object without changing the measured value. The caliper includes a scale ruler, a vernier slidably disposed on the scale ruler, a first jaw fixedly connected to the scale ruler and a second jaw pivotally connected to the vernier. In normal state, the second jaw is kept in a position in alignment with and in parallel to the first jaw, whereby the caliper can be used to measure the object in a common manner. After measured, the second jaw is rotated to another position, permitting the caliper to be removed from the measured object.
US08826553B2
Layout equipment for locating a plurality of positions at a construction site, and a method of using the layout equipment, contemplate a laser target rod having an elongated rod body and including retroreflective material on the rod body. The retroreflective material extends substantially the entire length of the rod body, and has scale markings visible thereon. A self-leveling laser transmitter at a known position projects a beam of laser light horizontally, and receives laser light reflected from the laser target rod. A remote control device signals the user of the layout equipment when the rod has been placed at a selected one of the plurality of positions. The layout equipment may also be used to determine relative locations in a previously built structure.
US08826546B2
A cutting assembly for a portable hand-held power driven working tool may include a first elongate cutting blade and a second elongate cutting blade. The cutting blades are arranged to be connected to a gear, causing the cutting blades to move in a reciprocal manner along a longitudinal axis of the cutting blades. The cutting blades are arranged to be mounted so that an interior surface of the first cutting blade faces towards and abuts on an interior surface of the second cutting blade. At least one of the cutting blades has a recess extending in a longitudinal portion of the interior surface of the cutting blades, such that a gap appears between the cutting blades when they are mounted in a face-to-face relationship. The gap prevents the flow of the grease from the gearbox beyond the position of the gap on the cutting assembly.
US08826540B2
The invention relates to a method and a device for influencing the cut and functional face, especially the reduction, during fine blanking of a finished part, for example, a gear, cut out of a metal strip, wherein the metal strip is clamped during closure between an upper part at least comprising a cutting punch and guide plate for the cutting punch and a lower part at least comprising a die plate and ejector and in a first working stage a blank with reduction is cut out of the metal strip.The invention has the task of providing a method and a device for purposefully influencing the cut and functional face, especially the reduction, during the production of finished parts, like gears, making it possible to purposefully influence or totally eliminate the edge reduction, while simultaneously maintaining the functional surfaces and saving material.This task is solved by cutting out the blank with a defined material allowance relative to the contour of the finished part, at least in the area of the reduction, the size of which within the first working stage is adjusted to a stipulated degree to a material volume that fills up, compensates or exceeds the volume deficit occurring due to the reduction to a preset value and by subsequently during a second working stage shifting this material volume in a forming process opposite the cutting direction of the first working stage on the cutting line of the blank to purposefully fill up the developed reduction.
US08826538B2
A bracket attaches a heat exchanger to a supporting member. The bracket includes a vibration-proof member, and first and second bracket members. The first member is fixed to the supporting member. The second member is joined to a projection of the heat exchanger through the vibration-proof member. The second member is attached to the first member. The second member includes a joining part and an attaching part. The projection is inserted in the joining part from a projecting direction of the projection so that the joining part is joined to the projection with the vibration-proof member intervening therebetween. The attaching part is inserted in the first member from a direction that intersects with a joining direction in which the joining part is joined to the projection, so that the attaching part is attached to the first member at an arbitrary position of the first member in the joining direction.
US08826528B2
Approaches for formation of a circuit via which electrically connects a first thin film metallization layer a second thin film metallization layer are described. Via formation involves the use of an anodization barrier and/or supplemental pad disposed in a via connection region prior to anodization of the first metallization layer. The material used to form the barrier is substantially impermeable to the anodization solution during anodization, and disrupts the formation of oxide between the electrically conducting layer and the barrier. The supplemental pad is non-anodizable, and is covered by the barrier to substantially prevent current flow through the pad during anodization. Following anodization, the barrier is removed. If the supplemental pad is sufficiently conductive, it can be left on the first metallization layer after removal of the barrier. The second metallization layer is disposed over the anodized layer, making electrical contact with the first electrically conductive layer in the via connection region.
US08826522B2
A method for the insertion of ferrite members onto pins acting as the contacts of an electrical filter connector. The ferrite members are oriented to a desired orientation by a known method. The ferrite members are preferably oriented in the vertical position for storage and are conveyed to a dynamic storage lock chamber equipped with a ferrite member stopping mechanism. A ferrite member distribution system incorporating a horizontally moving distribution plate individually releases the ferrite members from the lock chamber into the distribution system and inserts ferrite members onto the contacts according to a rate controlled by the operator.
US08826521B2
Provided is a component placement machine including a rail (102) which extends along an X axis and slidably guides a head (101) along the X axis; an X beam (103) which has a bar shape, extends along the X axis, and has one side which is in a direction of a Y axis and on which the rail (102) is installed; and a Y beam (104) which extends along the Y axis and slidably guides the X beam (103) along the Y axis, and further including a reinforcement member (105) which acts against bending caused by difference in thermal expansion between the rail (102) and the X beam (103), is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and is fastened, with first fasteners at three or more positions arranged along the X axis, to another side of the X beam (103) in the direction of the Y axis.
US08826519B2
The present invention relates to a method and system for repairing and refurbishing a microplate reader of the Flipr type which has a water cooled argon laser light source. The old laser is removed and replaced with a high power (300 to 500 mW) air cooled solid state laser as a replacement place on its own support and focused and wired to replace the old laser. The new product operates at lower power consumption yet provides accurate measurements.
US08826517B2
A fiber handler for handling a plurality of different fiber optic cable constructions is disclosed. Generally, the fiber handler comprises a first face that accepts a fiber optic cable of a first construction and a second face that accepts a fiber optic cable of a second construction. An alternate embodiment is disclosed that can accommodate up to four different fiber optic cable constructions. The fiber handler may interface with a fiber optic installation tool such as a fiber cleaving tool or a fiber splicing tool where it functions to align an optical fiber of the cable with functional components of the tool to be cleaved, fused, or the like.
US08826511B2
A spacer wafer for a wafer-level camera and a method of manufacturing the spacer wafer include positioning a substrate in an additive manufacturing device and forming the spacer wafer over the substrate. The spacer wafer is formed by an additive manufacturing process.
US08826510B1
A composite part defining a button shaped protrusion and including fibers reinforcing a resin matrix throughout the part. The fibers may be in the form of a woven mat or in the form of loose fibers that are deposited in a mold. Methods of making the composite part with a woven mat or loose fibers being provided in the button shaped recess that defines a void in the fiber reinforced composite part at a predetermined location where a self-piercing rivet is to be inserted.
US08826509B2
A system for forming composite material parts comprises a charge station, a tool station, a forming station, a cooling station, a pick and place apparatus, and a transfer unit. The charge station may receive a first charge. The tool station may receive a first tool. The forming station may form a second charge against a second tool. The cooling station may cool a third charge and a third tool. The pick and place apparatus may retrieve the first charge from the charge station and the first tool from the tool station and transport both the first charge and the first tool to the forming station. The transfer unit may transport the second charge and the second tool from the forming station to the cooling station while at the same time transporting the third charge and the third tool from the cooling station to the tool station.
US08826507B2
When a press-in part 81 is pressed-in to a press-in hole 93, a vertex of the press-in part 81 deformed to a form along the inner surface of the press-in hole 93 comes into contact with the inner surface of the press-in hole 93 and a press-in force when the press-in part 81 is inserted into the press-in hole 93 or a pull-out force when the press-in part 81 is pulled out from the press-in hole 93 is set in according with the length of an intersecting line that a surface on which the outer surface of the press-in part 81 comes into contact with the inner surface of the press-in hole 93 and a section intersecting orthogonally to the axial direction of the press-in part 81 intersect.
US08826506B2
The present invention provides a common fender mounting jig apparatus for use with multifarious vehicles including a plurality of common clamping units for clamping fender panels of multifarious vehicles by using, selectively, a plurality of fixing blocks processed in compliance with the shape of a fender panel associated with each vehicle model. Additionally, the common fender mounting jig may also include a clamp movement unit for moving the common clamping unit upwardly and downwardly, forwardly and backwardly; a fender mounting jig mounted on its upper face with the common clamping unit and loading the fender panel clamped by the common clamping unit on a body-in-white; and a jig movement unit for moving and rotating the fender mounting jig. By using only one common clamping unit, the present invention is able to comply with various shapes of fender panels of multifarious vehicles.
US08826505B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for assisting with the installation or removal of a garbage disposal unit. The apparatus comprises a rod, a mechanism coupled to the rod, a plate which is moveably coupled to the rod, and multiple wedges. The wedges are pivotally coupled to the plate. Upon engaging the mechanism, the wedges move from a contracted first position to an expanded second position. When the wedges are in the expanded second position, the wedges are capable of engaging with the inside side walls of a garbage disposal unit to transfer a weight of the garbage disposal unit onto the mechanism and the rod.
US08826492B2
A surface treating appliance includes a first cyclonic separating unit including at least one first cyclone, a second cyclonic separating unit located downstream from the first cyclonic separating unit and including at least one second cyclone, and a third cyclonic separating unit located downstream from the second cyclonic separating unit and including a plurality of third cyclones arranged in parallel about an axis. Each third cyclone has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The plurality of third cyclones are divided into at least a first set of third cyclones and a second set of third cyclones, with the fluid inlets of the first set of third cyclones being arranged in a first group and the fluid inlets of the second set of third cyclones being arranged in a second group spaced along said axis from the first group.
US08826490B1
An accessory holder attachment for a cleaning wand of a carpet cleaning system includes a base frame, a plurality of holding canisters carried by the base frame, an attachment space formed by and between the plurality of holding canisters and a wand attachment device carried by the at least one holding canister within the attachment space.
US08826482B2
Provided are a window cleaning apparatus including first and second cleaning units which are respectively attached on both surfaces of a window using a magnetic force to move together with each other, and a method for controlling a movement of the window cleaning apparatus. The window cleaning apparatus includes a direction detecting sensor, a control part, a collision sensing part, and an offset setting part. The direction detecting sensor is provided to at least one of the first and second cleaning units to detect a moving direction of the window cleaning apparatus. The control part controls a movement of the window cleaning apparatus, based on the moving direction detected by the direction detecting sensor. The collision sensing part senses a shock to the window cleaning apparatus. The offset setting part sets a direction offset of the direction detecting sensor when the window cleaning apparatus collides with a frame of the window.
US08826478B2
The invention relates to an inflatable device comprising an electromechanical device and a self-sealing valve, and in particular, to any inflatable device that includes the assembly. In some embodiments, at least a portion of a fluid controller is coupled to and supported by an inflatable bladder of an inflatable device. The fluid controller may be located in a compartment, and the compartment may be within the profile of the bladder. The inflatable device may be a single bladder mattress or a dual bladder mattress. The inflatable device may include a heater or an articulation device. The inflatable device may be multi-positional device or have a storage compartment. The inflatable device may be configurable using one or more members such as a membrane or fasteners.
US08826467B2
A hand covering such as a glove that is adapted to absorb and store an amount of liquid within an adsorbent layer incorporated into the glove. The liquid can be easily dispensed by certain movements of the hand such as squeezing or grasping. The glove design allows another, external layer purpose-engineered for particular applications to be either permanently or detachably attached on the exterior of the glove. The rubber used is a composite containing 10-20% nitrile and the remaining 80-90% natural latex.
US08826464B2
A filter holding system for holding an optical filter to a mask casing of a welding mask. The filter holding system can include a holding frame body configured for supporting and accommodating the optical filter, and a connecting mechanism which is provided on the holding frame body and is configured for connecting or disconnecting the holding frame body to or from the mask casing. The connecting mechanism can have a disconnect position and a connect position. In the disconnect position, the connecting mechanism disconnects the holding frame body from the mask casing, and in the connect position, the connecting mechanism connects the holding frame body and the mask casing. A welding mask can comprise a mask casing, a headgear, a protective film, an optical filter and a filter holding system.
US08832851B2
A method, system, and computer-readable storage media for providing user based licensing of an application are provided herein. The method includes receiving user log-in information from a computing device at a licensing service in response to an input by a user and providing a license for an application to the computing device, wherein the license includes device specific information associated with the user. The method also includes activating the application on the computing device using the device specific information.
US08832849B2
A network server may discourage inappropriate use. Files may be altered in such a way as to not noticeably affect acceptable, desired file types, but to substantially corrupt undesirable file types. Every file copied to or from a memory of a server may be affected, or the method may be applied only to selected files or types of files. In particular, files that may be corrupted by alternation include executable software files and compressed files, which may be fault intolerant. Fault tolerant files, which may include text and graphics files, may not be noticeably affected. In some cases, copyrighted files, media files, and/or other files are altered to prevent undesirable distribution.
US08832841B2
The security of mobile applications may be assessed and used to enhance the security of mobile devices. In one example, a method may include determining security scores of one or more mobile applications, the security scores defining a level of security risk corresponding to the one or more mobile applications. The method may further include receiving a policy relating to mobile applications that are permitted to be used by the mobile device, the policy including a threshold security score value; and receiving the requested security scores. The method may further include restricting use of selected ones of the one or more mobile applications when a security score corresponding to the one or more mobile applications is below the threshold security score value.
US08832836B2
Systems and methods are provided for malware scanning and detection in a computing system. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes launching, in a computing device of the computing system, a virtual machine, and launching, in the virtual machine of the computing device, an internet browser. The method also includes requesting, by the internet browser, data from a web page, and performing, using one or more analysis tools, analysis on the web page. In the method, performing analysis on the web page includes performing monitoring and recording of system application programming interface (API) calls, and creating software objects associated with the web page. The method also includes performing antivirus scanning of the software objects, de-obfuscating JavaScript associated with the software objects, and correlating data associated with the performed analysis to determine if the web page is a malicious web page.
US08832819B2
Methods and systems for load balancing and failover among gateway devices are disclosed. One method provides for assigning communication transaction handling to a gateway. The method includes receiving a request for a license from a computing device at a control gateway within a group of gateway devices including a plurality of gateway devices configured to support communication of cryptographically split data. The method also includes assigning communications from the computing device to one of the plurality of gateway devices based on a load balancing algorithm, and routing the communication request to the assigned gateway device.
US08832818B2
A multi-tenant data center environment includes a dedicated domain having at least one dedicated server associated with a client and a cloud domain having at least one cloud server associated with the client. The cloud server may have a public interface to a public network and a private interface to a private network. In turn, a network device is coupled between the dedicated domain and the public network, and is further coupled to the cloud server via the private network. A controller of the data center may be used to determine presence of the cloud server, and configure the network device to allow certain traffic to pass directly to the dedicated domain, while preventing other traffic from this direct path, based on access controls of the network device.
US08832811B2
In response to a request received at an authentication server from a client to enter a network, the authentication server transmits a network access control (NAC) request to the client using a NAC protocol. The NAC request includes an identifier (ID) identifying a trusted platform (TP) credential that represents integrity of at least a portion of software and hardware configurations of the client. In response to a NAC response from the client, the authentication server compares the first TP credential with a second TP credential stored in a storage associated with the authentication server. The authentication server allows the client to enter the network if the first and second TP credentials are matched; otherwise, the client is prevented from entering the network.
US08832808B2
A new identification (ID) technology comprising unified and standardized object identification within Cyber Space is disclosed based upon intrinsic properties of the entity to be identified. This Cyber Gene ID (or Cyber ID) technology extracts intrinsic information from either the physical users or their cyberspace counterparts, and such information is categorized into client parameters, dynamic parameters, static parameters, cloud parameters, connection parameters and user parameters.
US08832807B1
Apparatus and method for computer-based or mobile-device-based electronic generation and verification of dynamic password, or one-time-password (OTP), that does not require initial synchronization, nor re-synchronization, between a client OTP generator and the corresponding OTP server, is provided. It employs the general OTP principles and methods to ensure the single-use of the password credential and the security strength of the OTP, and it utilizes instant dynamic parameter(s) communications for equivalent instant synchronization (EQ-sync). It can also be used to ensure integrity and authenticity of an online transaction request.
US08832806B2
End users of a multi-factor authentication service can utilize an account management service, and third-party website can register to utilize the multi-factor authentication service. Registering a third-party website can comprise the multi-factor authentication service receiving a valid digital identity certificate for the third-party website, and receiving an agreement to terms of use of the multi-factor authentication service for the third-party website. Once received, the multi-factor authentication service can enable the third-party website to utilize the service (e.g., switch the service on, or send an authorization key to the third-party website). Further, registering a user to the multi-factor authentication service can comprise determining availability of service, and providing a location-specific access code. Additionally, registering the user can comprise registering the user's mobile device, for example, to provide multi-factor authentication. Also, an Internet-based user account management user interface can be provided that allows a user to view transactions on their account, and an ability to shut off a designated mobile device's ability to authenticate.
US08832802B2
A system can control whether a recipient of an electronic message (e.g., a text message, a multimedia message, an e-mail message, etc.) with a forwarding-restricted attachment is permitted to forward the attachment to third parties can be implemented on the network without specialized hardware or software for the client devices. The sender of a text message may limit the downstream distribution of that text message through text message forwarding by associating a forwarding restriction flag with the message.
US08832799B2
A method in a portable electronic device (100) of authenticating enhanced wide area network data usage capabilities is provided. Data communication between the portable electronic device and a wide area network (104) is detected, along with commencement a dual-operating system hybrid environment (111). The dual-operating system hybrid environment can include a first operating system environment (114) operable to communicate with the wide area network at a restricted data rate and a second operating system environment (116) operable to communicate with the wide area network at either the restricted data rate or an enhanced data rate. A verification whether the portable electronic device is authorized to communicate with the wide area network at the enhanced data rate is then performed. Where true, the second operating system environment can be configured to communicate with the wide area network at the enhanced data rate.
US08832791B2
A user authentication apparatus includes an information collection unit which collects user information from a plurality of personal devices of a user within a predetermined distance, and a control unit which identifies the user as a user corresponding to the collected information based on the amount of user information collected. Accordingly, user authentication can be easily performed using devices of a user, resulting in increased user convenience.
US08832788B1
A server computing system receives a request to authenticate the identity of a user. The user may wish to perform an action that requires the user's identity to first be verified. In response to the request, the server computing system automatically contacts trusted associates that are listed in policy data for the user and determines whether the trusted associates validate the identity of the user. The server computing system provides one-time passwords to the user for the trusted associates that have validated the identity of the user. Subsequently, the user can combine the one-time passwords to form an authentication password, which can be used to determine whether the user is allowed to perform the action.
US08832785B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to proxying at least one email resource from at least one email service to at least one client device, identifying at least one resource rule associated with the email resources, and adding at least one URL to the email resources in accordance with the resource rules.
US08832782B2
A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for authenticating in a computing environment where the computer-executable instructions instruct a processor to receive a token from a client by a first process, send the token to a second process, validate the token by the second process by sending the token to a policy server and receiving a validation of the token from the policy server, and selectively grant access to the computing resource based at least in part upon the validation of the token. The validation of the token indicates that the token is associated with a previous successful authentication of the client by the second process. A system also includes the first process and the second process.
US08832778B2
An apparatus and method for establishing a trusted path between a user interface and a trusted executable, wherein the trusted path includes a hypervisor and a driver shim. The method includes measuring an identity of the hypervisor; comparing the measurement of the identity of the hypervisor with a policy for the hypervisor; measuring an identity of the driver shim; comparing the measurement of the identity of the driver shim with a policy for the driver shim; measuring an identity of the user interface; comparing the measurement of the identity of the user interface with a policy for the user interface; and providing a human-perceptible indication of whether the identity of the hypervisor, the identity of the driver shim, and the identity of the user interface correspond with the policy for the hypervisor, the policy for the driver shim, and the policy for the user interface, respectively.
US08832773B2
A system and method for processing information may include broadcasting information, which indicates program content for each of a plurality of channels communicated via a plurality of transport streams, to a plurality of processors. The plurality of processors identify which of the program content is associated with a particular one of the plurality of channels in each of the plurality of transport streams. The broadcasted information may be stored in a table in memory. The broadcasted information may include a packet identifier (PID) and/or a processor identifier associated with the PID that identifies at least one of the plurality of processors, such as parsers. The information may be stored in a table in memory prior to the broadcasting. The table may be indexed according to the plurality of channels.
US08832771B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile device having a controller to detect a location of a user by detecting at least one of a network associated with the user and a location of the mobile device, wherein the location of the user includes a media processor, transmit a request for an audio command intended for the media processor to a server on a communications network after detecting the location of the user, wherein the audio command is transmitted by the server to the media processor, detect an audio signal emitted from the media processor, wherein the audio signal is caused by the audio command, and determine an identity of the media processor by associating the detected audio signal with the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08832765B2
A system for providing television (TV) service including high definition television (HDTV) service, and for providing verification that a subscriber has connected an HDTV to the system includes a TV service provider headend and a set top box (STB). The HDTV may have an HDTV digital video interface (DVI) interconnect. The STB may be electrically coupled to the headend and have an STB DVI interconnect. When the HDTV DVI interconnect is initially electrically coupled to the STB DVI interconnect, the HDTV generally presents a data signal to the STB and the STB generally presents the data signal to the headend.
US08832762B2
Information provisioning includes acquiring a plurality of audio and video elementary streams of which content is composed, and metadata related to the content comprising a plurality of segments. The metadata is divided into metadata processing units, wherein a metadata processing unit (MPU) indicates a unit of the metadata and corresponds to a segment of the content, the MPU and the segment are configured to be processed for partial execution of the metadata in synchronization with the segment of the content. A transport stream of a MPEG-2 system is generated by multiplexing an audio packetized elementary stream (PES), a video PES, and a metadata PES. The audio PES and the video PES are acquired by packetizing the plurality of audio and video elementary streams. The metadata PES is acquired by packetizing the metadata processing units.
US08832761B2
A method for configuration conversion includes: switching a working mode to a virtual Cable Modem (CM) mode according to a virtual mode switching notification message sent by an Optical Line Terminal (OLT); obtaining first configuration information from an Operations Support System (OSS), the first configuration information being DOCSIS-based configuration information; converting the first configuration information into second configuration information, the second configuration information being PON-based configuration information; implementing local parameter configuration according to the PON-based second configuration information; and sending a configuration complete message to the OLT after the configuration is complete. With the present disclosure, a performance bottleneck problem that might otherwise exist within the OLT art can be solved, and a service provisioning efficiency can be improved.
US08832756B2
Methods and systems for providing a multi-perspective video display are presented. In one example, a program of visual content that includes a plurality of visual perspectives is received. A first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on a display device, and a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives.
US08832745B2
An exemplary method includes a media content information system displaying, on a touch screen display, a first set of media content listings, a graphical representation of a timeline indicating a plurality of times, and a graphical selector to indicate a first position on the timeline, the first position corresponding to a first time within the plurality of times, detecting, a touch input provided by a user on the touch screen display to indicate a second position on the timeline, repositioning, in response to the touch input, the graphical selector to indicate the second position on the timeline, the second position corresponding to a second time within the plurality of times, identifying, a second set of media content listings associated with the second time, and dynamically replacing, the first set of media content listings with the second set of media content listings on the touch screen display.
US08832737B2
An interactive system is provided in which information is displayed in response to the entry of the digits of a channel number. The interactive system may be implemented on a television, a computer, or a radio system. The displayed information may be program listings information such as the channel designator or the program currently airing on the channel. The displayed information may also be a list of channels. The list of channels may be associated with the entered digits, may be component channels, or channels of the same type and may be sorted by various techniques such as numerically, by favorite channels, by type, etc. The interactive system may allow a user to specify a source identifier to channels from different sources and display the channels with the source identifier when they are entered.
US08832717B2
Systems and methods for providing event driven browser launch are provided. In exemplary embodiments one or more communication data variables associated with a communication are received. Browser launch settings for an individual associated with the communication are reviewed to determine a time to launch a browser. The browser may then be launched at the predetermined time. In exemplary embodiments, the browser provides data retrieved from a URL associated with at least one of the communication data variables.
US08832708B2
Various embodiments enable a device to create a pool of at least one empty application. An empty application can be configured to contain resources that are common across one or more other applications and initialize the resources for the one or more other applications effective to reduce startup time of the other applications. In one or more embodiments, an empty application can further be populated with the one or more other applications effective to cause the one or more other applications to execute. Alternately or additionally, a device can be monitored for an idle state, and, upon determining the device is in the idle state, at least one empty application can be created.
US08832702B2
A technique for scheduling execution of threads at a processor is disclosed. The technique includes executing a thread de-emphasis instruction of a thread that de-emphasizes the thread until the number of pending memory transactions, such as cache misses, associated with the thread are at or below a threshold. While the thread is de-emphasized, other threads at the processor that have a higher priority can be executed or assigned system resources. Accordingly, the likelihood of a stall in the processor is reduced.
US08832692B2
According to a disclosed embodiment of the invention, an improved cluster-based collection of computers (nodes) is realized using conventional computer hardware. Software is provided that enables at least one virtual machine to be presented to guest operating systems, wherein each node participating with the virtual machine has its own emulator or virtual machine monitor. VM memory coherency and I/O coherency are provided by hooks, which result in the manipulation of internal processor structures. A private network provides communication among the nodes.
US08832676B2
The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR A SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATION UPDATER provide live reconciliation of code updates to multi-user social networking applications in highly dynamic build environments (“SNAM”). In one embodiment, an application updating processor-implemented method is disclosed. In this embodiment, the SNAM obtains a module dependency graph for a current version of an application. It identifies current module version numbers for one or more modules in the module dependency graph for the current version of the application. The SNAM obtains, for the modules in the module dependency graph, module version numbers for updated module versions. It analyzes compatibility specifications for the current version of the application and the updated module versions; The SNAM determines that the updated version of the application can be generated based on the analysis. It obtains an updated module version for one of the modules in the module dependency graph of the current version of the application; and generates the updated version of the application using the obtained updated module version.
US08832669B2
Generating decode time instruction optimization (DTIO) object code that enables a DTIO enabled processor to optimize execution of DTIO instructions. A code sequence configured to facilitate DTIO in a DTIO enabled processor is identified by a computer. The code sequence includes an internal representation (IR) of a first instruction and an IR of a second instruction. The second instruction is dependent on the first instruction. A schedule associated with at least one of the IR of the first instruction and the IR of the second instruction is modified. The modifying includes generating a modified schedule that is configured to place the first instruction next to the second instruction. An object file is generated based on the modified schedule. The object file includes the first instruction placed next to the second instruction. The object file is emitted.
US08832663B2
A system for performing runtime analysis on and control of a multithreaded computer program can include a processor configured to initiate executable operations including identifying threads of a computer program to be analyzed. With a supervisor thread, execution of the identified threads can be controlled and execution of the identified threads can be monitored to determine a status of the identified threads. An indicator corresponding to the determined status of the threads can be output.
US08832662B2
A software architecture as designed is governed. A rules engine tests code for implemented architectural decisions. Deviation from designed architecture is detected by execution of the rules engine. To create the rules engine, the architecture is broken down into automatically testable architectural decisions. The decisions can be tested, allowing creation and application of the rules engine.
US08832657B1
Systems and methods for objective Deployment Failure risk assessments are provided, which may include fault trees. Systems and methods for the analysis of fault trees are provided as well. The risk assessments system may involve the development of a fault tree, assigning initial values and weights to the events within that fault tree, and the subsequent revision of those values and weights in an iterative fashion, including comparison to historical data. The systems for analysis may involve the assignment of well-ordered values to some events in a fault tree, and then the combination those values through the application of specialized, defined gates. The system may further involve the revision of specific gates by comparison to historical or empirical data.
US08832654B2
The disclosure relates generally to autonomous generation of software documentation, and more specifically to autonomous generation of documentation that describes user-defined rules implemented for a computer management system. In one embodiment, a system for generating documentation comprises a database storing user-defined rules that specify management actions to be triggered, for managing a computer system, responsive to receipt of a system message from the managed computer system. The system further comprises a documentation generation device configured to autonomously generate documentation describing the rules, wherein the documentation contains identification of at least the system message and the corresponding management actions triggered by the rules upon receipt of the system message. In certain embodiments, the system further comprises a database utility device configured to generate a highly-structured representation of the user-defined rules from an autoaction database, and the documentation generation device processes the highly-structured representation to autonomously generate the documentation.
US08832644B2
Systems and methods for developing, customizing, and deploying mobile device applications are provided through a mobile application development and deployment platform. Preferably, these systems and methods are implemented in an Internet based environment that allows non-technical users to build sophisticated, highly-customizable cross-platform mobile applications. The platform allows users to select, input, create, customize, and combine various content, design characteristics, and application components, such as modules, some of which utilize features and functionality associated with various mobile devices and mobile operating systems. In certain embodiments, the platform allows users to compile, and generate a configuration file for, the mobile application that can be distributed to end users for execution on various mobile devices and mobile operating systems. When the mobile application is installed on, or executed by the mobile device, the configuration file may enable the retrieval of various data associated with the mobile application.
US08832641B2
Pattern representation and enablement of operations pertaining thereto are disclosed, with model-operative pattern representation using a declarative componential-driven domain-specific programming language. Accordingly, pattern codifications are decoupled from code for execution of specific operational use cases against the patterns, occurrences, and models of interest. Variability points are codified in patterns, enabling a particular pattern to be used with multiple operations, multiple models, and so forth.
US08832637B2
Layout information indicating locations of at least components and conductive layers in a printed circuit board, and layouts of conductive wiring patterns on the respective conductive layers and vias which electrically connect between the conductive layers is obtained from a memory. With reference to the layout information, path information indicating a path of one signal line is generated. With reference to the layout information and path information, a divide portion where a path of a return current corresponding to a signal current of the signal line is divided are detected. With reference to the layout information and path information, information indicating a detour path of the return current in a neighborhood of the divide portion is generated.
US08832622B1
A method includes receiving an output response from a design under test (DUT) in response to an input applied to the DUT according to a test, comparing the output response with a reference response of the test to determine a pass/fail of the DUT for the test, and collecting the test into a verification coverage when the DUT passes the test.
US08832618B1
A method for designing a system on a target device is disclosed. The system is synthesized. The system is partitioned into a plurality of logical sections utilizing information derived from synthesizing the system and prior to performing placement of the system on the target device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08832614B2
A method of mapping threshold gate cells into a Boolean network is disclosed. In one embodiment, cuts are enumerated within the Boolean network. Next, a subset of the cuts within the Boolean network that are threshold is identified. To minimize power, cuts in the subset of the cuts are selected.
US08832610B2
One embodiment of a method for process window optimized optical proximity correction includes applying optical proximity corrections to a design layout, simulating a lithography process using the post-OPC layout and models of the lithography process at a plurality of process conditions to produce a plurality of simulated resist images. A weighted average error in the critical dimension or other contour metric for each edge segment of each feature in the design layout is determined, wherein the weighted average error is an offset between the contour metric at each process condition and the contour metric at nominal condition averaged over the plurality of process conditions. A retarget value for the contour metric for each edge segment is determined using the weighted average error and applied to the design layout prior to applying further optical proximity corrections.
US08832609B2
A method of preparing a set of target layout data for the application of a photolithographic friendly design (LFD) analysis or other photolithographic analysis. The target layout data is revised to remove areas or features prior to performing the LFD analysis. The features removed include features that have been determined to print correctly, duplicate features and features that are not sensitive to variations in process conditions. The revised target layout is analyzed to determine if the features that remain will print correctly on a wafer.
US08832602B2
A menu display apparatus and method, which enable a user to easily and quickly search for content of interest among a plurality of contents shared by a plurality of devices in a home network, are provided. The menu display method includes: receiving information regarding a zoom-in location or a zoom-out location on a current menu screen; and zooming in the current menu screen at the zoom-in location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in more detail, or zooming out the current menu screen at the zoom-out location so that the menus are displayed in less detail. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize content search delay and the user's inconvenience related to a content search, such as too much screen scrolling, and to help the user to easily and quickly search for the content of interest.
US08832592B2
In a computerized method for loading applications of a portable device, a usage frequency of each of the applications is counted during a time period when the portable device is in a power-on state. The applications that are installed in an external or embedded storage of the portable device are searched and the usage frequency of each of the applications is obtained, when the portable device is booted or rebooted. The applications are arranged in a sequence according to the usage frequency of each of the applications, and each of the applications is loaded from the external or embedded storage to a random access memory of the portable device in sequence according to an arrangement order of each application in the sequence.
US08832589B2
A computing device outputs for display at a presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys, receives an indication of at least one gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys, and determines at least one characteristic associated with the at least one gesture to select the group of keys of the plurality of keys. The computing device modifies a spatial model based at least in part on the at least one characteristic and determines a candidate word based at least in part on data provided by the spatial model and a language model, wherein the spatial model provides data based at least in part on the indication of the at least one gesture and wherein the language model provides data based at least in part on a lexicon. The computing device outputs for display at the presence-sensitive display, the candidate word.
US08832585B2
In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface creates a plurality of workspace views. A respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view. The content includes application windows. The device displays a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views and detects a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the device replaces display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.
US08832567B1
Establishing privacy settings associated with user data shared by a user of a social networking service can include transmitting instructions to display a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes two or more privacy zones, a first privacy zone that is representative of a first set of privacy settings, and a second privacy zone that is representative of a second set of privacy settings. The GUI can include a privacy setting icon that is representative of one or more social entities. User input can be received and to define placement of the privacy setting icon within one of the first and second privacy zones. In response to placement of the privacy setting icon, one of the first set of privacy settings and the second set of privacy settings are assigned to the one or more social entities represented by the privacy setting icon.
US08832565B2
Methods and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area including the dig area is electronically received at a first user location, which may be remote from the dig area. The source data is processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device. One or more indicators are added to the displayed input image(s), via a user input device associated with the display device, to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image. A limited access file comprising information relating to the marked-up image may be transmitted to at least one party associated with the at least one underground facility.
US08832560B2
The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline or map view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system, including both data about the user and social network activities related to the user. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and are used to generate a timeline or map view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time. The timeline or map view is then provided to other users of the social networking system that wish to view information about the user.
US08832558B2
Techniques for presenting patient data at the patient's bedside include receiving predetermined presentation style data that indicates a subset of fewer than all parameters available from an electronic medical records (EMR) system and a first arrangement on a display device of related parameters in the subset. Without human intervention, the most recent values from the EMR system are received. The most recent values are associated in the EMR system with the particular patient for corresponding parameters of the subset. A first most recent value is presented according to the first arrangement at the particular bedside display device without human intervention. In some embodiments, the most recent values are also received or presented in response to a single stroke from a human user at an input for the particular display device.
US08832555B2
A system in accordance with the present invention may include one or more processors, memory that receives instructions from the one or more processors according to a clock operating at a frequency, one or more programs stored in the memory, with instructions to: define a layer, wherein the layer comprises one or more effects; associate media content with the layer; aggregate the layer with one or more other layers; and, assemble the aggregated layers.
US08832552B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for automating avatar selection for groups are disclosed. A representative method includes providing a software application accessible to multiple users, and a database of available avatar characteristics that are selectively combinable to create user-specific avatars with which the users can represent themselves to each other in the application. User(s) associated with a group provide an instruction that associates a first set of the available avatar characteristics with the group. For users associated with the group, access is then restricted to the first set of avatar characteristics, and for users not associated with the group, access is restricted to a different second set of available avatar characteristics. Avatar characteristics in the first set may be selected by an automated procedure that analyzes user-specific avatars of some users, and selects which of the available avatar characteristics to include in the first set based on the analysis.
US08832541B2
A method to convert visually orientated objects to embedded text is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes scanning an electronically stored document, identifying at least one visually orientated object within the document, analyzing the at least one visually orientated object to generate a textual description of the at least one visually orientated object, and embedding the textual description within the electronically stored document, and storing a converted document with the embedded textual description for distribution to users of text to speech synthesizers and Braille output devices. In addition, the method includes identifying text characters within the at least one visually orientated object. The text characters within the at least one visually orientated object are used in generating the textual description of the visually orientated object. A color of the textual description embedded within the electronic document is a background color of the electronic document and visually undetectable.
US08832531B2
A method for data storage includes, in a memory that includes multiple memory blocks, specifying at a first time a first over-provisioning overhead, and storing data in the memory while retaining in the memory blocks memory areas, which do not hold valid data and whose aggregated size is at least commensurate with the specified first over-provisioning overhead. Portions of the data from one or more previously-programmed memory blocks containing one or more of the retained memory areas are compacted. At a second time subsequent to the first time, a second over-provisioning overhead, different from the first over-provisioning overhead, is specified, and data storage and data portion compaction is continued while complying with the second over-provisioning overhead.
US08832527B2
A method of storing system data, and a memory controller and a memory storage apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes determining whether the unused storage space of a system physical erase unit is enough for storing updated system data. The method further includes, if the unused storage space of the system physical erase unit is not enough for storing the updated system data, selecting an empty physical erase unit, writing the updated system data into at least one first physical program unit of the selected physical erase unit and writing dummy data into a second physical program unit of the selected physical erase unit.
US08832526B2
A data reading method adapted to a rewritable non-volatility memory module having physical blocks is provided, wherein each physical block has a plurality of physical pages. In the data reading method, each physical page is partitioned into bit data areas, where at least one of the bit data areas has a data length different from that of the other bit data areas. Data is written into the bit data areas. Data in each bit data area is corresponding to an ECC frame. The data is read from the bit data areas. Because the at least one of bit data areas has a relatively short data length, the error correction capability is improved and the data can be correctly read. An error bit information is obtained according to the read data. A log likelihood ratio (LLR) lookup table or a threshold voltage is adjusted according to the error bit information.
US08832525B2
A memory controller includes a memory access circuit and an LDPC decoding circuit. The memory access circuit reads the hard information of a first code word and a second code word from a memory device. The LDPC decoding circuit decodes the first code word according to the hard information of the first code word. When the LDPC decoding circuit does not decode the first code word successfully, the LDPC decoding circuit configures the memory access circuit to read the soft information of the first code word and the second code word, and decodes the first code word and the second code word according to the soft information of the first code word and the second code word.
US08832499B2
Methods and structure are provided for trapping incoming requests directed to hardware registers of an electronic device. The electronic device that comprises a set of hardware registers that define a configuration of the electronic device, circuitry that implements programmable logic defining which hardware registers have been flagged for trapping incoming requests, and a shadow memory that includes values corresponding to the flagged hardware registers. The circuitry is further operable to access a value in shadow memory that corresponds to a flagged hardware register, responsive to receiving a request from an external device to access the flagged hardware register.
US08832493B2
A method begins by a processing module dispersed storage error encoding data to produce encoded data slices and updating directory metadata regarding storing the data in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory to produce updated directory metadata. The method continues with the processing module dispersed storage error encoding the updated directory metadata to produce encoded directory metadata slices and transmitting one or more data slice write requests to the DSN that each include a first transaction number. The method continues with the processing module transmitting one or more directory metadata write requests to the DSN memory, wherein the one or more directory metadata write requests includes a second transaction number, and when a favorable write response condition exists, transmitting a commit request to the DSN memory to commit storage of at least one of: the encoded data slices and the encoded directory metadata slices.
US08832490B2
Control over servers and partitions within a computer network may be automated to improve response to disaster events within the computer network. For example, a monitoring server may be configured to automatically monitor servers through remote communications sessions. A disaster event may be detected based on information received from the partitions and servers within the network. After a disaster event occurs, the monitoring server may automatically execute a script or take other action to make a backup server or partition available. For example, the monitoring server may stop and deactivate a first partition that has failed, activate a second partition that is a mirror image of the first partition, and start the second partition.
US08832489B2
An information handling system includes first and second memories, and first, second, and third servers. The first server includes a first active application for servicing first input/output requests associated with a first disk, and for storing first state information in the first memory. The second server includes a second active application for servicing second input/output requests associated with a second disk, and for storing second state information in the second memory. The third server includes first and second standby applications, and is configured to monitor the first and second active applications, to detect a failure of the first active application, to suspend the second standby application and to activate the first standby application in response to the failure of first active application.
US08832476B2
In a computer-implemented method, an electronic communication from a first computing machine is received and includes a power value and one or more priority values. The power value represents a request for a power allotment expected to be used during a predetermined time and the priority values represent priorities of tasks expected to be executed during the predetermined time. A score for the request is calculated using a scoring function and the received priority values as inputs to the scoring function. The score is compared to one or more other scores respectively associated with requests for power allotments from other computing machines and previously calculated using the scoring function following receipt of one or more electronic communications each including a power value and one or more priority values. A top-ranked score is identified and an electronic communication is sent to the associated computing machine granting the requested power allotment.
US08832474B2
A slave circuit of a LIN bus and method for operating a slave circuit is provided. The slave circuit includes a receiver circuit that is connected to the bus in order to output bit sequences as a function of a bus voltage, an interface circuit for controlling a sleep mode and a normal mode, a detector circuit for evaluating the bus voltage which is connected to the bus, a timer device that is connected to an output of the detector circuit and to the interface circuit. Whereby, the detector circuit, the timer device, and the interface circuit are designed to detect an exceedance of a time threshold by a waveform of the bus voltage of the bus, and to continue a sleep mode in the event of an exceedance, wherein the time threshold is greater than the duration of a wake-up command.
US08832467B2
Methods, systems and computer program products to create and manage encapsulated Digital Rights Management (DRM) metafiles, also referred to as objects, are provided herein. Each object comprises a file header section, an encrypted webpage metadata section, an encrypted preferences section, an encrypted tracking section, an encrypted license section, a media file section and an encrypted file trailer section. Each section comprises multiple attributes. A metabase is provided herein to catalog objects, sections and attributes. Instructions are provided herein to allow for setting a current object, section or attribute; retrieving an object, section or attribute; and enumerating objects, sections and attributes in a device memory.
US08832466B1
Efficient methods for implementing security and manageability for stored data objects involve logical object reorganization, computation and injection of metadata, and specialized data access operations. Methods for utilization and incorporation of cryptographic key hierarchies and security functions for data objects are disclosed. Cryptographic keying and other data management operations may be performed for individual blocks within a data object rather than only for the entire data object in order to achieve performance objectives.
US08832462B2
An embodiment of a method is disclosed for protecting sensitive data from discovery during an operation performed on input data with the sensitive data. This embodiment of the method includes performing the operation on a first quantity of random data with the sensitive data using a circuit arrangement before performing the operation with the sensitive data on the input data using the circuit arrangement. After performing the operation with the sensitive data on the first quantity of the random data, the operation is performed with the sensitive data on the input data using the circuit arrangement. After performing the operation with the sensitive data on the input data, the operation is performed with the sensitive data on a second quantity of random data using the circuit arrangement.
US08832461B2
Architecture that provides trusted sensors and trusted sensor readings on computing devices such as mobile devices. The architecture utilizes a trustworthy computing technology (e.g., trusted platform module (TPM). In the context of TPM, one implementation requires no additional hardware beyond the TPM and a virtualized environment to provide trusted sensor readings. A second implementation incorporates trusted computing primitives directly into sensors and enhances security using signed sensor readings. Privacy issues arising from the deployment of trusted sensors are also addressed by utilizing protocols.
US08832454B2
In some embodiments, a processor-based system may include at least one processor, at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, a code block, and code which is executable by the processor-based system to cause the processor-based system to generate integrity information for the code block upon a restart of the processor-based system, securely store the integrity information, and validate the integrity of the code block during a runtime of the processor-based system using the securely stored integrity information. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US08832453B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide for recycling a locked token in an enterprise. A secure connection can be established between a locked token and a server and a security process activated to determine an identity of an authorized user of the locked token. An unlock procedure can be activated to unlock the locked token upon receipt of an out-of-band parameter associated with a requester of the unlock procedure to produce an unlocked token. The out-of-band parameter can be provided by the requester of the unlock procedure in an independent communication to an enterprise agent associated with the security server so as to verify that the requester is the authorized user of the locked token. A password reset process associated with a new password for the unlocked token can be activated to provide an assigned password or a password entered by the requester.
US08832451B2
A source authentication method and apparatus according to the present invention are disclosed. The source authentication method is performed with respect to a transmission packet on a message transmission side, and includes generating a first hash value to which a first hash function is applied using a message to be included in a next packet and a key value, and generating the transmission packet including the first hash value, wherein the key value is one of at least one key value generated in advance by applying a second hash function. Meanwhile, according to the present invention, effective low-cost multicast authentication may be performed by reducing a variety of loads such as buffer management, key calculation costs, and the like.
US08832449B2
A method for providing message protection includes generating a ciphered message based upon a first counter, a message, and a ciphering key. The method further includes generating an unciphered message authentication code (MAC) based upon the first counter, an integrity protection key, and either the message or the ciphered message, and transmitting security protected data, which includes the MAC and the ciphered message, over a transmission medium.
US08832444B2
An identity is communicated by a client device to a server without requiring the identity to be disclosed to eavesdroppers and without requiring the use of symmetric or asymmetric cryptography. In one example, the identity is an identity of the client device, where the identity has been assigned to the client device by the server through the provisioning of a unique subset of client-identifying keys. In another example, the identity is an identity of a group shared secret that has been provisioned by the server to the client device.
US08832439B2
In one embodiment, a mobile device performs an over-the-air firmware update by writing the updated firmware to a inactive system image partition, and rebooting the device. The security of the OTA update is maintained through checking a plurality of security signatures in an OTA manifest, and the integrity of the data is maintained by checking a hash value of the downloaded system image.
US08832438B2
A digital signature generation apparatus includes memory to store finite field Fq and section D(ux(s, t), uy(s, t), s, t) as secret key, section being one of surfaces of three-dimensional manifold A(x, y, s, t) which is expressed by x-coordinate, y-coordinate, parameter s, and parameter t and is defined on finite field Fq, x-coordinate and y-coordinate of section being expressed by functions of parameter s and parameter t, calculates hash value of message m, generates hash value polynomial by embedding hash value in 1-variable polynomial h(t) defined on finite field Fq, and generates digital signature Ds(Ux(t), Uy(t), t) which is curve on section, the x-coordinate and y-coordinate of curve being expressed by functions of parameter t, by substituting hash value polynomial in parameter s of section.
US08832436B2
A system is configured to receive, from a user device, a request for content; obtain, based on receiving the request, an identifier for a subscriber associated with the system and a key; encode the identifier and the key to create a unique identifier; store the unique identifier in the request to create a modified request; provide the modified request to a content provider identified by the request; receive, from the content provider, the content and targeted content, the targeted content being associated with the unique identifier and conforming to an attribute of the subscriber; and provide, to the user device, the content and the targeted content.
US08832434B2
Methods for generating data for describing scalable media are disclosed. Data is associated with the scalable media that identifies portions of the scalable media to combine in order to produce media that is scaled to possess a desired scalable attribute without decoding. Portions of the scalable media are encrypted. Data is associated with the portions of the scalable media that identifies protection attributes of the encryption scheme used to encrypt the portions of the scalable media.
US08832430B2
A system for managing security certificates on a plurality of remote computers comprises a certificate manager that can determine in accordance with at least one preestablished criterion whether a security certificate on a remote computer is to be managed. The system also includes an installer module that can access an account of the remote computer to manage the security certificate. Methods of using the system are also provided.
US08832426B2
An apparatus to secure input data includes a main processor to enter into a secure mode, a touch panel to detect an input, and a touch integrated circuit (IC) to obtain coordinate data of the input, and to encrypt data related to the input using a secure key, in which the data related to the input is encrypted in the secure mode, and the touch IC transmits the encrypted data to the main processor. A method for securing input data in an electronic device includes entering into a secure mode, receiving an input using a touch panel, obtaining coordinate data of the input using a touch integrated circuit (IC), and encrypting data related to the input using a secure key, in which the data related to the input is encrypted in the secure mode, and the touch IC transmits the encrypted data to the main processor.
US08832424B1
The systems and methods of the present disclosure are generally related to managing distributed sales, service and repair operations. In particular, the systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to managing a distributed network of sales, service and/or repair operations that include automated features.
US08832423B2
Systems and processes for booting a device can be implemented by detecting a reset signal associated with the device and retrieving a predetermined page of data from a nonvolatile memory location into a register associated with the nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory may be designed and implemented such that each page of data is retrieved from the nonvolatile memory as a unit, and the page of data includes instructions for use in booting the device. A command to read data stored in the register is received, and the command can include an address identifying a location of one or more instructions within the register. In response, the one or more instructions are retrieved from the register for execution by a processor.
US08832420B2
A computer system, including a data storage unit which stores first operating system data of the computer system therein; a main memory to which the first operating system data is copied; a data transmission unit which transmits data between the data storage unit and the main memory; and a controller which performs a power-on self test (POST) of the computer system, and controls the data transmission unit to copy the first operating system data stored in the data storage unit to the main memory during the POST.
US08832415B2
A multiprocessor system includes nodes. Each node includes a data path that includes a core, a TLB, and a first level cache implementing disambiguation. The system also includes at least one second level cache and a main memory. For thread memory access requests, the core uses an address associated with an instruction format of the core. The first level cache uses an address format related to the size of the main memory plus an offset corresponding to hardware thread meta data. The second level cache uses a physical main memory address plus software thread meta data to store the memory access request. The second level cache accesses the main memory using the physical address with neither the offset nor the thread meta data after resolving speculation. In short, this system includes mapping of a virtual address to a different physical addresses for value disambiguation for different threads.
US08832408B2
A memory device is disclosed, and includes an array of memory cells and a partitioning system configured to address a first portion of the array in a single level cell mode, and a second portion of the array in a multi-level cell mode.
US08832401B2
A method of managing memory may include selecting an object of a memory heap to be de-allocated and initiating a deferred lock configured to delay de-allocation of the object. The deferred lock may be acquired in response to a thread leaving a computing space, and the object may be de-allocated.
US08832394B2
According to one embodiment, in response to a request to write a prime segment of a file system of a storage system having a plurality of storage units, one or more of the storage units are identified based on a prime segment write-map (PSWM). The PSWM includes information indicating which of the storage units to which a next prime should be written. The prime segment is then written in the one or more storage units identified from the PSWM, without writing the prime segment to a remainder of the storage units. The prime segment represents at least a portion of a prime that contains metadata representing a consistent point of data stored in the file system.
US08832389B2
Domains can also be used to control access to physical memory space. Data in a physical memory space that has been used by a process sometimes endures after the process stops using the physical memory space (e.g., the process terminates). In addition, a virtual memory manager may allow processes of different applications to access a same memory space. To prevent exposure of sensitive/confidential data, physical memory spaces can be designated for a specific domain or domains when the physical memory spaces are allocated.
US08832380B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage system which is shared by a plurality of application programs, wherein optimum performance tuning for a cache memory can be performed for each of the individual application programs. The storage system of the present invention comprises a storage device which provides a plurality of logical volumes which can be accessed from a plurality of application programs, a controller for controlling input and output of data to and from the logical volumes in response to input/output requests from the plurality of application programs, and a cache memory for temporarily storing data input to and output from the logical volume, wherein the cache memory is logically divided into a plurality of partitions which are exclusively assigned to the plurality of logical volumes respectively.
US08832373B2
A system and method for intra-device data protection in a RAID array. A computer system comprises client computers and data storage arrays coupled to one another via a network. A data storage array utilizes solid-state drives and Flash memory cells for data storage. A storage controller within a data storage array is configured to identify a unit of data stored in the data storage subsystem, wherein said unit of data is stored across at least a first storage device and a second storage device of the plurality of storage devices, each of the first storage device and the second storage device storing intra-device redundancy data corresponding to the unit of data; and change an amount of intra-device redundancy data corresponding to the unit of data on only the first storage device.
US08832370B2
A data storage system includes three or more storage devices, each associated with a unique data volume. A first one of the data storage devices at least has two or more data storage areas but can have more storage areas, which can be either data storage areas or parity storage areas. A second data storage device at least has two storage areas, one of which is a data storage area. A third data storage device at least has a parity storage area but can have more storage areas, which can be either data storage areas or parity storage areas. A first group of corresponding storage areas is defined by at least the data storage areas of the first and second storage devices and the parity storage area of the third storage device. A second group of corresponding storage areas is defined by at least the storage areas of the first and second storage devices. When a data segment is written to one of the data storage areas of a storage device, parity information can be updated using information read from one or more storage areas of the group of corresponding storage areas having the data storage area to which the data segment is written.
US08832359B2
An in-vehicle apparatus includes: a flash memory; a memory controller for executing an initialization process; a backup power source; a power source; a controller; and a power source controller. According to incompletion of initialization, the controller executes standby/boot process. According to completion of initialization, the controller executes the boot process. According to reception of data backup instruction, the controller stores data in the memory. The power source controller switches to a trigger standby mode. According to trigger, the power source controller inputs the energization instruction to the power source. According to termination of trigger, the power source controller inputs the data backup instruction to the controller. According to completion of backup, the power source controller halts to input the energization instruction, and switches to the trigger standby mode. According to incompletion of backup, the power source controller resets the switch and the power source.
US08832350B2
A method and apparatus for efficient memory bank utilization in multi-threaded packet processors is presented. A plurality of memory access requests, are received and are buffered by a plurality of memory First In First Out (FIFO) buffers, each of the memory FIFO buffers in communication with a memory controller. The memory access requests are distributed evenly across said memory banks by way of the memory controller. This reduces and/or eliminates memory latency which can occur when sequential memory operations are performed on the same memory bank.
US08832348B2
In accordance with at least some embodiments, a system (100) includes an aggregator backplane (124) coupled to a plurality of fans (120A-120N) and power supplies (122A-122N) and configured to consolidate control and monitoring for the plurality of fans (120A-120N) and power supplies (122A-122N). The system (100) also includes a plurality of compute nodes (102A-102N) coupled to the aggregator backplane (124), wherein each compute node (102A-102N) selectively communicates with the aggregator backplane (124) via a corresponding interposer board (130A-130N). Each interposer board (130A-130N) is configured to translate information passed between its corresponding compute node (102A-102N) and the aggregator backplane (124).
US08832345B2
In some embodiments, a system can be configured to communicate to and from a media device. The media device can include a first controller. The system can include: (a) a software module configured to run on the first controller; (b) a physical device module configured to run on the first controller; (c) a virtual host module configured to run on the first controller; and (e) a docking station having: (1) a second controller; (2) an electrical connector configured to couple to the media device; (3) a physical host module configured to run on the second controller; (4) a virtual device module configured to run on the second controller; and (5) one or more accessory devices configured to communicate with the media device using the virtual device module. In some examples, the physical host module and the physical device module are configured to establish a physical communications pipe between the media device and the docking station. The virtual host module and the virtual device module can be configured to establish a virtual communications pipe between the media device and the docking station using the physical communications pipe. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08832344B2
[Problem] A baseboard and extension modules can be connected without the use of lead lines connected between the baseboard and extension module.[Solution] A baseboard includes first connectors; an extension module includes a second connector that fits with the first connectors; the first connectors and the second connector include ground terminals, source terminals, and signal terminals connected to signal lines; each of the ground terminal, each of the source terminal, and each of the signal terminals constituting a suit of terminals, a plurality of the suit constituting the first connectors; the ground terminals, the source terminals, and the signal terminals disposed at a constant pitch on the baseboard; the second connector including a suit of terminals, the suit including a ground terminal, a source terminal, and a signal terminal; and the baseboard and the extension module are directly connected only by the first connector and the second connector.
US08832341B2
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for dynamically determining a primary or slave assignment based on an order of cable connection between two devices are provided. Embodiments include detecting, by a first device, insertion of one end of a cable into a port of the first device; determining, by the first device, whether a power signal is received from the cable at the port of the first device; if the power signal is received, performing, by the first device, a data transfer operation over the cable as a slave device to a second device that is coupled to the other end of the cable; and if the power signal is not received, performing, by the first device, a data transfer operation over the cable as a primary device to the second device that is coupled to the other end of the cable.
US08832327B1
An embodiment enables an operating system to load multiple device drivers for a single device without interfering in the operations of the device. Multiple device drivers may be needed in order to communicate with the device. In one embodiment, a device, such as disk drive, is configured to present its identification information in multiple forms that are functionally analogous. The disk drive is configured to provide its serial number in different forms that convert to a same identification. For example, the disk drive may provide its serial number using different cases, such as uppercase or lowercase text. The difference in is transparent to software applications, and thus, does not affect the operations of the device. However, the different forms of the serial number are reported to the operating system as different numbers, and thus, enable the operating system to load different device drivers for the same device.
US08832324B1
Embodiments relate to first-in-first-out (FIFO) queue based command spreading. An aspect includes receiving a plurality of commands by a first level priority stage of a memory control unit (MCU), wherein each of the plurality of commands is associated with one of a plurality of ports located on a buffer chip. Another aspect includes storing each of the plurality of commands in a FIFO queue of a plurality of FIFO queues in the MCU, wherein each of the plurality of commands is assigned to a FIFO queue based on the command's associated port, and each of the plurality of FIFO queues is associated with a respective one of the plurality of ports located on the buffer chip. Another aspect includes selecting a FIFO queue of the plurality of FIFO queues and forwarding a command from the selected FIFO queue to the buffer chip by the second level priority stage. Another aspect includes a third level priority on the buffer chip associated with each respective FIFO queue to help optimize the bandwidth on the returning upstream fetch bus.
US08832309B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for generation of sequence numbers for insertion into a data stream are disclosed. According to one aspect, low-overhead sequence number generation includes reading a stored set of coefficients and using them to calculate a value for a sequence number according to an equation for calculating a sequence number value, but not changing the values of the stored set of coefficients during generation of the sequence numbers. According to another aspect, a sequence number generation method is selected from multiple available methods based on a desired pattern of sequence numbers and used to generate sequence numbers that are included in a data stream. According to yet another aspect, sequence numbers are calculated using multiple inputs, each input being a counter output or a value referenced by a counter output.
US08832293B2
A computer-implemented method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to stream media content to multiple users. A first stream of/for the media content is streamed from a first location in the media content to a first user. A request is received from the first user to seek to a seek location (e.g., forward or backward) in the media content. A second location in the media content compatible with the seek location is determined. The second location is based on a second stream being streamed to one or more second users. The second stream is then streamed to the first user and the second user.
US08832289B2
The present invention provides a device, system, method and computer-program product for transferring information between a host computer and a wireless network. The device and system comprise an operatively linked mass storage module and modem module. The mass storage module is configured to transfer information with a host computer. The modem module is configured to transfer information with one or more wireless networks. Communication between the host computer and the mass storage module is at least in part using file system input/output protocols. One or more virtual drivers are provided on the host computer to enable communication with the modem module without installation of modem specific drivers.
US08832285B2
A remote access service is provided by receiving remote access transport agent (RATA) capability information of a home remote access server (RAS) and a remote RAS from the home RAS and the remote RAS, respectively, generating a RATA profile based on the RATA capability information, supported by the home RAS and the remote RAS, and transmitting the generated RATA profile to the home RAS and the remote RAS, respectively.
US08832275B1
According to an embodiment, a system, a method and a computer-program product for managing resources on an offline browser. A client device receives a resource from a web server. The resource is included in a webpage. A hash is generated from a uniform resource identifier (URI) associated with the resource. The generated hash is mapped to a local file path of the resource. The local file path indicates the location of the resource in a disk storage. The resource is stored in the disk storage such that the resource is accessible by a hash when the client device subsequently cannot connect to the web server to download the resource associated with the URI.
US08832272B2
Network system, control method for the same, and controller, using targeted relay processing devices
In a network system, each server is assigned to at least one relay processing devices. A plurality of switches are arranged in a network and a controller controls the switches. Specifically, the controller designs, in response to a request from a request source switch, a route of a flow from the request source switch to a destination address. Here, the controller refers to assignment information indicating an assignment relationship between servers and relay processing devices to select, as a target, any one relay processing device assigned to a server specified by the destination address, and designs the route so as to include the target. Then, the controller instructs each switch on the designed route to set the flow table such that a packet is forwarded along the designed route.
US08832263B2
A system may include determination of historical resource load information associated with an enterprise computing system, determination of resource needs of the enterprise computing system associated with a future time based on the historical resource load information, and, at the future time, automatic allocation and de-allocation of resources to the enterprise computing system based on the determined resource needs.
US08832261B1
Methods and systems are disclosed for modeling the performance of an IT service. The methods and systems take a holistic approach by treating the entire IT service instead of the individual nodes. In one implementation, the methods and systems provide a tool for mapping the performance of the IT service based on throughput and response time data. The tool may then be used to develop a mathematical model for the performance of the IT service. System parameters that may impact the performance of the IT service may be correlated to variables in the model. The model may then be used to predict the impact changes may have on the performance of the IT service. Performance maps for the same IT service may be compared over time to discern any departure from a norm. A database of performance maps may be established for a particular industry to facilitate intra-industry comparisons.
US08832256B2
A provisioning server can remotely deliver a rescue environment to a malfunctioning target machine. The provisioning server can operate in conjunction with a network management server in order to identify malfunctioning target machines, for example, target machines with damaged operating systems. Once a malfunctioning target machine is identified, the provisioning server can be configured to identify a rescue environment to repair the malfunctioning target machine and provide the rescue environment to the malfunctioning target machine.
US08832255B2
A status inquiry message is received at a first machine via a network, wherein the status inquiry message is directed to one of the first machine or a service operating on the first machine. A status response message is generated at the first machine, the status response message indicating that at least one of the first machine or the service is operational. Management information is attached to the status response message, the management information including operating statistics of at least one of the first machine, the service, or an additional service that operates on the first machine. The status response message is transmitted to the second machine.
US08832249B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to adjust resource allocation in a distributive computing network. An example method includes receiving data representing performance of a first resource allocation provided by the distributive computing network. The example method includes receiving a resource request specifying a second resource allocation to be provided by the distributive computing network. The example method includes simulating the distributive computing network using the data to determine an operating configuration for adjusting the first resource allocation to satisfy the resource request with a third resource allocation, different than the second resource allocation. The example method includes adjusting the first resource allocation based on the operating configuration.
US08832246B2
A method and system for assigning service level objectives to data objects stored within a computer system. The computer system includes an information management server for providing customized services to data objects residing in the computer system. One exemplary method identifies a data object, such as a file, folder, database, and the like, that has been categorized according to at least one property associated with the data object. The method also identifies service level objectives that are available within the computer system. Service level objectives may include any type of service area or service level that can be provided to a data object. The data object is then associated with one or more of the service level objectives for requesting that the services associated with the one or more service level objectives be provided to the data object.
US08832244B2
The Wireless Integrated Network Sensor Next Generation (WINS NG) nodes provide distributed network and Internet access to sensors, controls, and processors that are deeply embedded in equipment, facilities, and the environment. The WINS NG network is a new monitoring and control capability for applications in transportation, manufacturing, health care, environmental monitoring, and safety and security. The WINS NG nodes combine microsensor technology, low power distributed signal processing, low power computation, and low power, low cost wireless and/or wired networking capability in a compact system. The WINS NG networks provide sensing, local control, remote reconfigurability, and embedded intelligent systems in structures, materials, and environments.
US08832242B2
A plurality of network addresses identify a source device in the network. A plurality of subscriptions for the source device to receive messages from the target devices each identify one of the target devices and one of the source network addresses the identified target device uses to communicate with the source device. Upon detecting a change to a changed network address, a determination is made of a subscription indicating the changed network address and the target device indicated in the determined subscription is determined. A selection is made of a selected network address, other than the changed network address is selected. If the selected network address can be used to communicate between the determined target device and the source device, then the selected network address is used and provided to the determined target device.
US08832239B2
A shared resource system, method of optimizing resource allocation in real time and computer program products therefor. At least one client device includes an optimization agent monitoring resource usage and selectively suggesting changes to resource configuration for the client device. A management system, e.g., in a cloud environment selectively makes resource capacity available to client devices and adjusts resource capacity available to client devices in response to the optimization agent. Client devices and provider computers connect over a network. The client devices and provider computer pass messages to each other over the network.
US08832238B2
Techniques are described for recording stateless internet protocol (IP) addresses. A DHCP server may receive information requests and/or other communications from a stateless IPv6 client that can be employed to ascertain corresponding IP addresses generated by the client. In one approach, the DHCP server is configured to parse appropriate communications to find information indicative of a stateless IP address. This may include extracting a subnet prefix of the IPv6 client and an interface ID which identifies the specific network interface employed by the client for communications. The DHCP server uses this information to generate corresponding IP addresses. The DHCP server records the extracted information and/or generated addresses in its database (e.g., IP address event log). The DHCP server is then able to provide a count of clients and percentage utilization for a network using the recorded addressing information.
US08832236B2
Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to replace field devices in process control systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes recording, at a first process controller of a process control system, configuration data sent from a configuration subsystem of the process control system to a first field device to commission the first field device, detecting, at a second process controller of the process control system, replacement of the first field device with a second field device, and sending the recorded configuration data from the second process controller to the second field device when the replacement is detected to commission the second field device.
US08832225B1
Disclosed are various embodiments relating to data aggregation in network page generation, where the data aggregation employs multipart encoding. A request for a network page is obtained from a client. The network page is associated with a network site hosted by a hosting provider on behalf of a customer. Customer data is obtained from one or more data sources in response to the request. Each data source provides multiple data items using a multipart encoding. Page generation code supplied by the customer is executed to generate at least a portion of the network page in response to obtaining all of a subset of the customer data which is used by the page generation code. The page generation code is able to access the subset of the customer data as predefined variables.
US08832224B1
Techniques are disclosed for tracking locations of data objects in a computing network. In one example, a method comprises the following steps. Contextual data is received. The contextual data is associated with a given data object and transmitted from one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices created the given data object and/or accessed the given data object. At least a portion of the received contextual data is used to track one or more locations of the given data object. A chain of custody report and/or a provenance report may be generated from the one or more tracked locations of the given data object. Also, a policy can be applied.
US08832221B2
A system and method for managing multimedia display content in a communication network is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may support the selection, scheduling, and delivery of media from a set top box at a first location to a multimedia display at a second location, using a communication network. The selection and scheduling may be performed via a user interface having at least one view comprising a representation of at least one media channel. The media delivered may comprise at least one of audio, a still picture, video, real time video, and data. The multimedia display may comprise a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, “electronic paper”, or a light emitting diode (LED) display. The multimedia display may be communicatively coupled to a set top box at the second location via a wireless link, and may comprise at least one sensor for detecting conditions such as, for example, the movement of a viewer. The display may change if the sensor detects the condition.
US08832219B2
A method and system for managing cloud consumption including accessing a set of aggregate usage history data for a set of users each operating a set of machines consuming a set of resources in a host cloud, generating a set of variable consumption periods over which the consumption of the set of resources will be tracked for the set of users on a combined basis, identifying a set of subscription margins for a resource in the set of resources based on a comparison of the consumption of the resource to a resource subscription limit for the set of users on a combined basis over the set of variable consumption periods, generating a set of marginal consumption values for the set of users for a resource for the set of variable consumption periods in the host cloud, and generating a management action based on the marginal consumption value.
US08832214B2
A computer-implemented method includes generating a communication to be sent from a sender to a recipient who are related to one another by blood or employment; and scheduling delivery of the communication to the recipient based on a future location of the recipient. The content of the communication and the future location of the recipient are determined from an analysis of electronically-accessible resources by or about the sender, the recipient, or both.
US08832204B1
A system is provided for text message spam solutions. The system includes a server and a spam application. When executed by the server, the spam application receives a first text message from a handset, parses the first text message to identify a short code as an identifier of a communication device that originated the first text message, and adds the short code to a block list associated with the handset. The spam application also calculates a credit based on a history of text messages associated with the handset and the short code, and provides the credit to a service account associated with the handset. Additionally, the spam application determines whether a second text message is associated with the short code in the block list; and blocks the second text message if the second text message is associated with the short code in the block list.
US08832199B2
A system and method is capable e of connecting devices including receiving from a first device a request to select a plurality of second devices according to predetermined conditions required by the first device. The system also can generate a virtual device channel for connecting the plurality of second devices to the first device.
US08832196B2
A system for information management includes a remotely accessible server configured for receiving a request from a user for a service provided by at least one designated service provider and for receiving a response from the at least one designated service provider; means controlled by the server for providing a first user interface that allows the user to download a preset template, to modify the template with user specific content, and to select the at least one designated service provider with a predetermined set of criteria; means controlled by the server for generating a virtual content module associated with the user that contains the modified template; means controlled by the server for transmitting a first notification message to the at least one designated service provider.
US08832192B2
Provided is an information processing system capable of reflecting the relationship between users, which has been established by exchanging data between information processing terminals, to an information processing device. A first information processing terminal receives identification data which identifies a user who operates a second information processing terminal from the second information processing terminal. The first information processing terminal transmits, to an information processing device, identification data which identifies a user who operates the first information processing terminal and the identification data which identifies the user who operates the second information processing terminal in association with each other. The information processing device associates, based on the received identification data, the user who operates the first information processing terminal and the user who operates the second information processing terminal.
US08832183B2
In a client processing apparatus, each application program independently performs communication with a server processing apparatus in spite of relevance between the application programs. For example, when plural application programs issue a request at the same timing in correspondence with a user's operation, the operation speed of the application program may become low. A request which occurs at the same timing of a particular request outputted from an application program to the server processing apparatus is previously defined in a communication grouping table. When the application program actually outputs a request, the communication grouping table is referred to, then the request and a request in the table to occur at the same timing are transmitted at once to the server processing apparatus. The server processing apparatus processes the plural requests at once, and returns the result of processing to the client processing apparatus.
US08832182B2
A system and method for providing a universal electronic wallet is provided. In one embodiment portable electronic devices are deployed having a universal wallet application and a wallet data file associated with the application. The wallet data file is configured to maintain a plurality of different types of wallet artifacts in the form of data records, according to unique uniform resource identifiers respective to each artifact type.
US08832177B1
The present invention provides a method and system for the dynamic distribution of an array in a parallel computing environment. The present invention obtains a criterion for distributing an array and performs flexible portioning based on the obtained criterion. In some embodiment analysis may be performed based on the criterion. The flexible portioning is then performed based on the analysis.
US08832170B2
The system and method for least mean fourth adaptive filtering is a system that uses a general purpose computer or a digital circuit (such as an ASIC, a field-programmable gate array, or a digital signal processor that is programmed to utilize a normalized least mean fourth algorithm. The normalization is performed by dividing a weight vector update term by the fourth power of the norm of the regressor.
US08832165B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for quantum verification and validation of cyber-physical systems that include a quantum allegory generator that maps a specification for the system undergoing verification and validation testing to a thermodynamical allegory. A hybrid classical-quantum processing system in which a quantum processing system serves as the oracle of the classical processing system and uses the thermodynamical allegory to determine whether there is a set of variable settings that satisfy the thermodynamical allegory. The presence and location of faults can be determined based on characteristics of the set of variables that satisfy the thermodynamical allegory, if the variables exist.
US08832157B1
A system, method, and computer-readable medium that facilitate counting the number of distinct values in several columns of a table utilizing parallel aggregation mechanisms.
US08832155B2
Described is automatically processing an initial database repro (text representing a bug when corresponding script is executed in a database engine) into a min-repro (a subset of the text) that is simplified version of the initial repro yet still contains the bug. A parse tree representative of the initial database repro is processed into simplified parse trees based on language grammar rules, e.g., by replacing higher level nodes with descendant nodes. Repros of the simplified parse trees are executed to determine which simplified repros still fail execution because of the bug (that is, the simplified repros were not oversimplified). A minimum simplified parse tree with respect to a desired level of minimality is found from among those failing repros, with the simplified repro that corresponds to the minimum simplified parse tree output as the min-repro.
US08832139B2
A method for searching a database (206) with stored information using parallel searching of superposition representations of the information. In one approach, the method involves searching a target DNA or RNA genome (16) sequence to determine whether a match is present between a sequence probe and the target. The method includes encoding the target sequence as superpositions of wavefunctions, encoding the probe as one or more wavefunctions, and comparing the encoded target with the encoded probe. The encoding of the target may involve applying a transform (e.g., discrete Fourier transform) to the target sequence to obtain the wavefunctions used to form the one or more superposition representations.
US08832124B2
The present disclosure concerns a method of identifying a biometric record of an individual in a database (108), the database comprising at least first and second sets of records, each set comprising at least one record, the method comprising: receiving by a processing device (102) at least first and second input biometric samples of said individual; performing on the records of said first set a first matching process comprising a first filtering operation followed by a second filtering operation, and performing on the records of said second set a second matching process comprising said second filtering operation followed by said first filtering operation, wherein said first filtering operation comprises comparing said first input biometric sample to a first reference biometric sample of each record, and said second filtering operation comprises comparing said second input biometric sample to a second reference biometric sample of each record; and identifying a biometric record of said individual based on results of the first and second matching processes.
US08832120B2
A computer-based method of determining a weirdness score for variables within a data set is provided. The method includes receiving a selection of a first variable, wherein the first variable is defined by a measure, a time period, and a plurality of entities, calculating a plurality of parameters for the first variable, wherein each of the plurality of parameters is calculated based at least in part on a deviation of a measured value from a predicted value, calculating a rank for each of the plurality of parameters for the first variable, wherein the rank of each parameter is calculated relative to corresponding parameters calculated for all other variables in the data set having the same measure and time period as the first variable, and calculating a weirdness score for the first variable based at least in part on the calculated rank of each of the plurality of parameters.
US08832119B2
An adaptive, interactive visual workspace for viewing groups of files based on their relationships. Relationships of files are visualized using iterative refinement of categories through a direct-manipulation graph-based layout. The visual workspace starts with a fully connected graph linking thumbnail images of related files that is then partitioned into neighborhoods in response to a user creating file stacks corresponding to different categories. Normalized spring lengths improve the overall quality of the layout. Different modes for membership in neighborhoods avoid confusing motion of files and help a user to manually organize the workspace. Additionally, retrieved files can be added without having to significantly move the previous files. Different visualization techniques indicate which files are related to each other. Different zoom rates are used for file location, and surrogate sizes allow users to increase the separation between files while still increasing the surrogate sizes.
US08832112B2
A method, apparatus, and program product are provided for creating an Encoded Matrix Index for a column in a database table. An element of the column for all rows in the database table is compared to a corresponding reference value in a reference data structure, and in response to at least one value for the element of the column not matching the reference value, indicating a variation in a variation data structure and creating a value data structure. Queries executed using the Encoded Matrix Index include terms associated with a sub-column defined in a column of a database table. The variation data structure is accessed to determine whether any variation exists between rows belonging to a sub-column of the database table. If no variation exists, a value is accessed from the reference data structure; otherwise, a value for each row of the sub-column is accessed from a value data structure.
US08832102B2
Exemplary methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented using one or more computing devices to allow for super clustering of clusters of electronic documents based, at least in part, on structural and static content features.
US08832092B2
A system and a method for microcontent natural language processing are presented. The method comprising steps of receiving a microcontent message from a social networking server, tokenizing the microcontent message into one or more text tokens, detecting the language of the microcontent message and selecting the property dictionary for part-of-speech tag, part-of-speech tagging the microcontent message to identify related pronouns and nouns based on the selected dictionary, and extracting topics form the microcontent messages and assigning confidence values to the topics.
US08832088B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for ranking search results. One of the methods includes receiving a search result obtained in response to a query. A recent impression probability for the query for a recent time period and an overall impression probability for the query for an overall time period are computed. A ratio QtoA of the recent impression probability to the overall impression probability is computed. A determination is made that users prefer newer resources over older resources for the query based on QtoA and that the resource is a new resource. A new score S′ is associated with the resource in place of S, wherein the new score S′ signifies a better result than the score S signifies, based on determining that users prefer newer resources over older resources for the query, and that the resource is a new resource.
US08832086B1
A system and method for search list pagination include sorting a set of records in an order based on a dynamic element of each of the records, and displaying the set of records in two or more pages on an interface. If the dynamic elements of any of the records changes between the display of the first page of records and the receipt of a request to display a second page of records on the interface, the method updates the ordering of the records to account for the change in the dynamic element of each of the records, and displays the second page sorted in the order. In such a manner, a user of the system or method may view each of the records sorted in the order, based on the instantaneous contents of the records.
US08832081B2
Provided are techniques for processing structured content within Large Object (LOB) data that is stored in a column of a database table. Structural metadata describing structures that each define a different format of the structured content is stored. A request for data in the database table is received. The structural metadata is used to create an empty result set with columns defined by at least two of the structures. For each row of data in the database table that includes LOB data, control data is used to identify one of the structures to be applied to the structured content within the LOB data stored in that row of data, and the structured content within the LOB data in that row of data is mapped to the columns in the result set based on the identified one of the structures. The result set is returned.
US08832080B2
A system and method are provided for determining a dynamic relation tree based on images in an image collection. An example system includes a memory for storing computer executable instructions, and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions include an event classifier to classify main characters of images in an image collection as to an event identification based on events in which the main characters appear, wherein each main character is characterized as to at least one attribute; a relation determination engine to determine relation circles of the main characters; and a construction engine to construct a dynamic relation tree representative of relations among the main characters, where the dynamic relation tree provides representations of the positions of the main characters in the relation circles, and where views of the dynamic relation tree change when different time periods are specified.
US08832074B2
A system, method, and computer-readable medium that facilitate dynamic skew avoidance are provided. The disclosed mechanisms advantageously do not require any statistic information regarding which values are skewed in a column on which a query is applied. Query selectivity is evaluated at a check point and thereby facilitates accurate detection of an overloaded processing module. The successful detection of an overloaded processing module causes other processing modules to stop sending more skewed rows to the overloaded processing module. Detection of an overloaded processing module is made when the overloaded processing module has received more rows than a target number of rows. Further, skewed rows that are maintained locally rather than redistributed to a detected processing module may result in more processing modules becoming overloaded. Advantageously, the disclosed mechanisms provide for a final redistribution adjustment to provide for even distribution of rows among all processing modules.
US08832072B2
A client accepts 20 an input query, rewrites 22 the query and forwards 24 the query to a database server, which returns 26 results which are then rewritten 28. The database includes classes arranged hierarchically as superclasses and subclasses, and/or properties also arranged hierarchically as superproperties and subproperties. In embodiments, the query is rewritten 22 to replace each instance of each class and each property in the input query with the transitive closure of the respective class or property. The client allows inferencing whether or not this is supported by the database server.
US08832064B2
Open-domain question answering is the task of finding a concise answer to a natural language question using a large domain, such as the Internet. The use of a semantic role labeling approach to the extraction of the answers to an open domain factoid (Who/When/What/Where) natural language question that contains a predicate is described. Semantic role labeling identities predicates and semantic argument phrases in the natural language question and the candidate sentences. When searching for an answer to a natural language question, the missing argument in the question is matched using semantic parses of the candidate answers. Such a technique may improve the accuracy of a question answering system and may decrease the length of answers for enabling voice interface to a question answering system.
US08832063B1
Requests for resources can be throttled based on relative allocations, whereby the actual usage of a client or sub-client over time can be monitored in order to make intelligent throttling decisions. A centralized throttling service can maintain throttling information according to a hierarchical allocation tree, and can determine whether to throttle a request based at least in part whether any tokens, or available resource units, are available for a class or node of the tree corresponding to the request. In some cases, an empty token bucket for a node can borrow tokens from a parent node, in order to allow a user to exceed an allocation when the capacity of the system allows for such usage. When a user has been exceeding an allocation or otherwise inappropriately taxing various resources, the system can prevent that user from borrowing tokens for at least a specified period of time.
US08832055B1
A tracking system passively tracks and records searches conducted by actual search engine users. The recorded data for each search event preferably includes the search query submitted, the search engine used, the search result item (e.g., web page) selected, the position (e.g., page number) of this item, and the user's IP address. The collected data is aggregated and analyzed to generate data regarding the search queries used to locate and access particular destinations (e.g., web pages and sites). This data may be used for various purposes, such as (1) to generate reports showing, e.g., how users reach a particular destination from different search engines and geographic locations, (2) to select content to display on a destination page, such that the content is relevant to search queries commonly used to locate that page, and (3) to update the database of one search engine to reflect searches conducted on other search engines.
US08832054B2
A method for sharing documents between on-demand services is provided. In an embodiment, a user of a first on-demand service may be able to view a list of content that includes content stored at the first on-demand service and content stored at a second on-demand service. The content of the second on-demand service may be associated with information about the content, allowing the content to be shared among multiple users of the first on-demand service. The user wanting to view the content, select or click on an indicator identifying the content, a connection to the second on-demand service is established, and images of the content are sent from the second on-demand service to the first on-demand service.
US08832047B2
Systems and techniques to provide distributed document version control. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: receiving information, in a distributed document control system, specifying a locally saved copy of a first electronic document; determining, in response to the received information, whether the first electronic document should supersede a second electronic document in the distributed document control system; and storing, based on an outcome of the determining, information in the distributed document control system that links the first electronic document with the second electronic document in a superior-subordinate relationship such that when an action is requested with respect to the second, subordinate electronic document, the distributed document control system forces an action to be taken with respect to the first, superior electronic document. Various implementations include those in computer program products and client-server systems.
US08832043B2
A method and system for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Transforming the logical data object comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising a header and one or more allocated accommodation sections with predefined size; transforming one or more sequentially obtained chunks of obtained data corresponding to the transforming logical data object thus giving rise to the transformed data chunks; and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into said accommodation sections in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said accommodation sections serve as atomic elements of transformation/de-transformation operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object. The processing may comprise two or more data transformation techniques coordinated in time, concurrently executing autonomous sets of instructions, and provided in a manner facilitating preserving the sequence of processing and accommodating the processed data chunks.
US08832042B2
An interface is disclosed that makes information obtained from a file deduplication process available to an application for the efficient operation thereof. A data deduplication repository is scanned to determine a plurality of file segments and respective checksum values associated with the segments. A data structure is generated that allows shared segments to be identified by indexing using a common checksum value. The segments also indicate the file to which they belong and may also include a timestamp value. This data structure is updated as files are modified, etc. The data structure is accessible to an application program so that the application program can readily determine which segments are shared between multiple files. With this information, the application can efficiently process the segment once rather than multiple times. Timestamps can be used by the application to efficiently identify only those segments that were accessed after a given time.
US08832034B1
Data units within a de-duplication device are stored in single instances within a database of data units and then referenced as many times as necessary within a referencing dictionary, potentially achieving substantial compaction of the referencing dictionary and thus the storage requirement of the de-duplication device as a whole.
US08832023B2
A system for managing distributed digital assets and related metadata in a network, including several interconnected nodes, each of the interconnected nodes providing accessibility to the distributed digital assets via user controlled stores and caching subsystems such that the management of the assets and related metadata is based on predetermined criteria. Each node includes a caching subsystem, a metadata store, a controller, a user-controlled asset component, and a networking subsystem for communication between each of the nodes. The interconnected nodes provide support for platform operation of client applications.
US08832019B2
A method and system to evaluate image-guided dental implant treatment plans with error simulation. Error sources contributing to the inaccuracy of implant cases come from impressions, stone models, radiographic guides, CT scan and its image processing, surgical guides, as well as the surgical procedures. They are translated into the deviations between the planned and actual implant positions and orientations. The error simulation is to continuously modify and update treatment plans with the possible deviations so that the treatment plans can be visually evaluated along with other evaluation tools.
US08832013B1
An apparatus includes an analytic network process (ANP) storage memory that stores an ANP model populated with data, the ANP model having feedback connections in place among nodes within the ANP model, and a processor in communication with the ANP storage memory. The processor is configured to facilitate selecting one or more metrics to use to determine influence of criteria within the ANP model. Also, the processor determines a combined influence score, the combined influence score being a single score for each of the criteria in the ANP model. Also, the processor determines which of the criteria in the ANP model is most influential among the criteria in the ANP model, for the one or more metric which is selected to use to determine the influence of the nodes in the ANP model.
US08832009B2
CMOS-memristor circuit is constructed to behave as a trainable artificial synapse for neuromorphic hardware systems. The invention relies on the memristance of a memristor at the input side of the device to act as a reconfigurable weight that is adjusted to realize a desired function. The invention relies on charge sharing at the output to enable the summation of signals from multiple synapses at the input node of a neuron circuit, implemented using a CMOS amplifier circuit. The combination of several memristive synapses and a neuron circuit constitute a neuromorphic circuit capable of learning and implementing a multitude of possible functionalities.
US08832008B2
Techniques for real-time offer customer preference learning are presented. Local agents on communication channels are equipped with predefined rules that capture actions and behaviors of customers interacting with an enterprise. The metrics associated with these actions and behaviors are plugged into the rules and in some cases combined with known pre-existing preferences for the customers for purposes of evaluating the rules and creating newly learned preferences for the customers. The newly learned preferences are dynamically fed into offer evaluation processing to determine whether to make offers to the customers.
US08832007B2
Disclosed is a novel passive fingerprinting technique based on DHCP messages to determine the device type and operating system. DHCP implementations are shown to vary among device types and have an effect on DHCP lease durations. To improve network address utilization, without introducing any protocol changes, the present invention provides a new leasing strategy which takes into account device types. This strategy, compared to current approaches, improves the address utilization sixfold without considerably increasing DHCP overhead.
US08832001B2
A method and a device for predicting a future occurrence of a transportation system incident are disclosed. The method includes receiving transportation incident data comprising information collected during and related to operation of at least one transportation vehicle, the information comprising at least a time stamp, constructing at least one count regression model based upon the transportation incident data, producing a results set based upon the at least one count regression model, predicting at least one future occurrence of an incident based upon the results set, and presenting the at least one predicted future occurrence. The device includes at least a processing device and computer readable medium containing a set of instructions configured to cause the device to perform the method.
US08832000B2
A computerized method for optimizing parameters is described. A system can initialize a group of parameters to respective values within a set of allowable models and bound a partition function across a number of variable pairs to generate a plurality of bounds. The system can also determine new values for the group of parameters that minimize a sum of the plurality of bounds. The system can set the group of parameters to the new values and optimize the parameters by iteratively performing the bounding, determining and setting. The system can stop optimizing when a termination condition is reached.
US08831985B2
The present invention is a system and methods by which an investment vehicle can be established that is directed to one or a very limited specific form of content. More specifically, the system and methods of the present invention creates a financial instrument directed to specific content—such as a specific technology or specific artistic or literary work—that may be issued, thereby providing investors with the opportunity to invest in the specific content or aspect of that specific content.
US08831982B2
A fiscal board receiving case is provided. A management board receiving case includes a case main body and a lid connected to the case main body and receives a management board on which a memory storing data including fiscal information and a management board-side connector are mounted. A control board receiving case includes a case main body and a lid connected to the case main body and receives a control board on which a controller and a control board-side connector connected to the management board-side connector are mounted. The management board receiving case and the control board receiving case are configured such that one box-like body that receives at least the management board is formed while the management board-side connector and the control board-side connector are connected to each other by engaging the management board receiving case with the control board receiving case through engagement members provided in the cases. The management board receiving case and the control board receiving case are configured such that engagement between the cases and engagement between the case main body and the lid in each of the cases are irreversibly maintained after the cases are engaged with each other.
US08831971B2
A parking locator system providing variably priced parking includes one or more parking sensors and one or more parking kiosks. The parking sensors may generate parking information identifying one or more occupied parking spaces and one or more unoccupied parking spaces within a vicinity. Promotion information including one or more discounts to parking fees may be received at the parking kiosks. The parking kiosks may display the discounted parking fees and receive payment of the same. The discounts to parking fees may expire at particular times. The size of the discounts may be set based on traffic congestion, which may be determined based on the number of occupied parking spaces within the vicinity.
US08831967B2
A workflow management apparatus including a workflow table in which tasks are associated with respective users and a task list that is a list of tasks corresponding to a user. The apparatus identifies the user in charge of a target task that is the target of processing in the workflow and determines whether or not the processing of the target task has been completed. If the apparatus has determined that the processing has not been completed, the apparatus determines whether or not the target task meets a predetermined condition. If the apparatus has determined that the predetermined condition is met, the target task is registered in the task list corresponding to the user in charge of the target task, and when the target task has been registered and is thus considered to have been processed, the apparatus advances to the processing of the next task in the workflow.
US08831966B2
A method for adaptively delegating a capability, comprising the steps of providing for the delegation of the capability to a first role; allowing the step of providing for the delegation to be initiated by a principal in a second role; and hierarchically relating the capability, the first role and the second role.
US08831953B2
Systems and methods for filtering media containing objectionable content are described. Marker files that list the times objectionable content occurs in audio content (such as a song, podcast, audio associated with a video or television program, or the like) can be stored in a user device. When a user plays audio content for which a marker file exists, the system can automatically filter out the objectionable content marked in the marker file from playback of the audio content. The system may also provide functionality for the user to specify a level of filtering to be applied or even specific words to be filtered from audio content.
US08831952B2
A voice input device includes: a mastery level identifying device identifying a mastery level of a user with respect to voice input; and an input mode setting device switching a voice input mode between a guided input mode and an unguided input mode. In the guided input mode, preliminary registered contents of the voice input are presented to the user. The input mode setting device sets the voice input mode to the unguided input mode at a starting time when the voice input device starts to receive the voice input. The input mode setting device switches the voice input mode from the unguided input mode to the guided input mode at a switching time. The input mode setting device sets a time interval between the starting time and the switching time in proportion to the mastery level.
US08831943B2
A language model learning system for learning a language model on an identifiable basis relating to a word error rate used in speech recognition. The language model learning system (10) includes a recognizing device (101) for recognizing an input speech by using a sound model and a language model and outputting the recognized word sequence as the recognition result, a reliability degree computing device (103) for computing the degree of reliability of the word sequence, and a language model parameter updating device (104) for updating the parameters of the language model by using the degree of reliability. The language model parameter updating device updates the parameters of the language model to heighten the degree of reliability of the word sequence the computed degree of reliability of which is low when the recognizing device recognizes by using the updated language model and the reliability degree computing device computes the degree of reliability.
US08831940B2
A dictation system that allows using trainable code phrases is provided. The dictation system operates by receiving audio and recognizing the audio as text. The text/audio may contain code phrases that are identified by a comparator that matches the text/audio and replaces the code phrase with a standard clause that is associated with the code phrase. The database or memory containing the code phrases is loaded with matched standard clauses that may be identified to provide a hierarchal system such that certain code phrases may have multiple meanings depending on the user.
US08831933B2
A multistage shape vector quantizer architecture uses information from a selected first-stage codebook vector to generate a rotation matrix. The rotation matrix is used to rotate the direction of the input vector to support shape quantization of the first-stage quantization error.
US08831922B2
The failure sign detection apparatus includes an abnormality detector to make a comparison between a failure detection parameter of a vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a predetermined abnormality detection threshold, and make a determination whether there is an abnormality in the vehicle device based on a result of the comparison, a failure sign evaluation index calculator to calculate a failure sign evaluation index for evaluating a sign of failure of the vehicle device based on an abnormality duration period over which the detected abnormality continues and a parameter threshold difference indicative of a difference between the abnormality detection threshold and the failure detection parameter, and a failure sign detector to detect a sign of failure of the vehicle device based on the failure sign evaluation index calculated by the failure sign evaluation index.
US08831921B2
A system includes a host application configured to receive a component model representing a vehicle component. The component model includes a body having a concave portion and/or a convex portion that defines a fluid retainer. A detection tool in communication with the host application is configured to determine a size and location of the fluid retainer. The detection tool is further configured to associate the size of the fluid retainer to a design rule and calculate a value representing a minimum hole size that will allow fluid to flow into or out of the fluid retainer in accordance with the design rule.
US08831919B2
A technique for physically-based cloth simulation uses linear upsampling operators. The upsampling operators enrich the appearance of a coarse mesh physical cloth simulation. The technique starts by pre-computing the upsampling operators using a pair of coarse and fine training simulations aligned with tracking constraints using harmonic test functions. Then the upsampling operators are trained using a novel regularization technique that enables mid-scale detail learning without over-fitting. Oscillatory modes may be introduced to add dynamic details not captured by the coarse mesh simulation alone. Trained upsampling operators can then be advantageously applied to coarse mesh simulations of cloth to add realistic detail to the cloth in real-time three-dimensional applications.
US08831911B2
A device and method for monitoring a gas turbine is disclosed. The device includes a receiver for receiving condition values of the gas turbine and an analytical device. The analytical device is designed to determine condition information from the condition values of the gas turbine using Bayes' Prediction.
US08831907B2
An angular position encoder for a rotating shaft is disclosed, in particular for application on the rotor shaft in wind turbines. A materialized measure in the form of a roller chain is arranged around the circumference of the shaft. A scanning head in the form of a sensor is arranged at a distance from the materialized measure and scans the surface of the materialized measure as the shaft is rotating. A measurement value evaluation unit processes recorded measurement values to give positional and/or speed data on the shaft. A method for determination and measurement of the rotor speed or position for a rotating shaft by means of the angular position encoder is also disclosed which includes determination and measurement of the rotor speed or position, creating or mapping at least one reference pattern or map of the chain, and a comparing the pattern and an actual measurement value.
US08831903B2
A test apparatus for testing a device under test includes a control apparatus, a plurality of test modules, and a plurality of relay apparatuses that connect the control apparatus and the plurality of test modules, each relay apparatus including (1) an upper port section connected either to the control apparatus or to a relay apparatus nearer the control apparatus; and (2) at least one lower port section connected either to a relay apparatus nearer the plurality of test modules or to a corresponding test module, where each relay apparatus receives, at one of the at least one lower port section, a packet transmitted from the corresponding test module to the control apparatus, and transmits, from the upper port section, the received packet after adding thereto port identification information of the one of the at least one lower port section.
US08831896B2
Meter electronics (20) for quantifying a fluid being transferred is provided. The meter electronics (20) includes an interface (201) configured to communicate with a flowmeter assembly of a vibratory flowmeter and receive a vibrational response and a processing system (203) coupled to the interface (201). The processing system (203) is configured to measure a mass flow and a density for a predetermined time portion of the fluid transfer, determine if the fluid transfer is non-aerated during the predetermined time portion, if the predetermined time portion is non-aerated then add a mass-density product to an accumulated mass-density product and add the mass flow to an accumulated mass flow, and determine a non-aerated mass-weighted density for the fluid transfer by dividing the accumulated mass-density product by the accumulated mass flow.
US08831889B2
A system and method of validating differences between measured values of fluorescence intensities obtained from a fluorescence-based instrument, including: generating calibration histograms for calibration beads run through the instrument; calibrating a distance function configured to measure distances between the histograms by: constructing a metric using the distance function, which includes a bin-to-bin dissimilarity matrix; and populating the dissimilarity matrix to maximize the following conditions: (A) the distance function of two histograms representing two sets of different beads equals the difference of their MESF values; and (B) the distance function of two histograms representing fluorescence of two sets of identical beads is zero; applying the metric to flow cytometry histograms generated for biological samples, to determine distances between the histograms; constructing a statistical test using the metric to determine a statistical significance of the distances; and determining whether the histogram results from the biological samples are reliable based on the statistical significance.
US08831885B2
NMR porosity measurements made in a gas free-formation are used to calibrate acoustic measurements. The calibration parameters are then used in conjunction with estimates of shale content to provide improved estimates of formation porosity in shaly intervals which may include a gas.
US08831878B2
A vehicle tracking system tracks the position of at least one vehicle and displays the tracked position. The system includes a plurality of beacons, at least one provided on each vehicle, configured to emit a corresponding identifying signal. A camera is configured to generate image data including region data based on a region in which the vehicles may be located, and beacon data based on the identifying signals corresponding to the beacons located in the region. A controller is configured to process the beacon data to generate position data based on a corresponding position of the beacons located in the region and to generate identification data, which corresponds to each of the identifying signals emitted by the beacons located in the region. Also, the controller outputs at least one of the image data, the position data, and the identification data to the monitor.
US08831873B2
Provided is a navigation technique for aiding a user to develop a plan for traveling around a plurality of destinations. The navigation device causes a display unit to display a first display area and a second display area. The first display area displays icon information for specifying a facility and positional information thereof. The second display area displays a time line of a predetermined period. When the user disposes a plurality of pieces of icon information on the time line, the navigation device retrieves a route for traveling around the disposed facilities in order. As to icon information of a facility at which the user cannot arrive at the time corresponding to a position where the icon information is disposed, the navigation device indicates that the icon information is inappropriate.
US08831852B2
In an integrated controller for a vehicle, a main control unit determines whether a road ahead is a split-μ road based on captured images obtained by left and right CCD cameras, and, if so, increases a braking intervention distance correction gain for correcting braking intervention distances set by a collision prevention control unit. The collision prevention control unit performs collision prevention control at a brake timing earlier than usual using the braking intervention distances corrected by the correction gain. Furthermore, when the road ahead is determined to be a split-μ road, the main control unit decreases a target torque correction gain for correcting a target torque set by an engine control unit to prevent the vehicle from becoming unstable as a result of a yaw moment acting on the vehicle generated by a generated driving force due to a difference in friction coefficient μ between left and right road surfaces.
US08831851B2
A vehicle including a respective brake for each driven, ground-engaging member that is operable under the control of driven member brake commands generated in a controller, a ground-engaging, steerable member that defines a steering angle, a sensor for generating a steering angle signal that is indicative of the steering angle, a sensor for generating a vehicle speed signal, and a sensor for generating a respective driven member speed signal. The controller is capable of generating driven member brake commands based on steering angle and vehicle speed signals together with a driven member slip estimation signal that is generated from the driven member speed signals.
