US09050844B2
A heat-sensitive recording material includes at least a substrate, a heat-sensitive recording layer arranged on the front side of the substrate and has at least one color former and at least one color acceptor, wherein the color former and color acceptor react with one another under the action of heat to form color, a protective layer covering the heat-sensitive recording layer, a barrier coating which contains ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and suitable for protecting the heat-sensitive recording layer against penetration of chemicals causing uncontrolled desensitizing reactions and color reactions in the heat-sensitive recording layer, wherein the barrier coating is arranged between the substrate and the heat-sensitive recording layer, and a tincture, as authenticating security feature, introduced into the substrate and/or applied to at least one side of the substrate.
US09050843B2
The present invention relates to Microsphere comprising a core and a shell, in which the core comprises a polymer and at least two laser light absorber. The particle size of the microsphere is for example between 50 nm and 50 micron and preferably between 100 nm and 10 micron. The core comprises a thermoplastic polymer, the shell comprises a compatibilizer. The laser light absorbers are chosen from oxides, hydroxides, sulphides, sulphates and phosphates of metals such as copper, bismuth, tin, aluminum, zinc, silver, titanium, antimony, manganese, iron, nickel, barium, gallium, germanium, arsenic and chromium and combinations of two or more of these metals, laser light absorbing (in)organic dyes or metaloxide coated flakes. The invention further relates to the use of the microsphere as a laser marking additive and to a process for the production of the microsphere by reactive extrusion.
US09050832B2
The present invention concerns a card-flipping device intended to be fixed to a printer, said device including card-driving means for transferring cards from the printer to the inside of this flipping device, and to hold them in position in this flipping device, to flip them and to transfer them once flipped from the inside of this flipping device to the printer, wherein the drive means are movable so as to enable the printer, in order to manipulate a card during a processing operation performed by said printer, to use a space inside the device that is occupied by the drive means when they transfer a card from or to the printer.
US09050828B2
A moving mechanism includes a support, a moving body arranged movably in a predetermined direction relative to the support, a first groove provided in the support parallel to the moving direction, a second groove provided in the moving body parallel to the moving direction, and facing the first groove, and a vibrating body arranged in the support or moving body and biased to press the other of the moving body or the support. A direction which the first groove and the second groove face each other intersects a direction which the support and the moving body face each other, and a biasing direction which the vibrating body is biased intersects the direction which the first groove and the second groove face each other and the direction which the support and the moving body face each other. Accordingly, backlash of the moving body with respect to the support is suppressed.
US09050827B2
With respect to a product having a resin bent part, an image is color-printed on the bent part. When the image is printed with respect to a head band 10 as a resin bent part of a headphone, load is applied to the head band 10 so as to stretch the head band. The stretched head band 10, in the stretched state, is fixed with a jig 40. Then color printing using UV ink is performed with an ink jet printer or the like with respect to the head band 10 fixed with the jig 40.
US09050825B2
The present disclosure describes, among other things, a device. The device includes a plurality of sensors, an output system, a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and the output system, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the plurality of sensors, interpret the signal as a first Braille cell, and send a signal corresponding to the first Braille cell to the output system.
US09050819B2
When recording is performed using two different types of inks, the ink discharge order is controlled in a unit region on a recording medium so that the number of pixel regions in which an ink having a relatively high pH buffer capacity in a basic region is applied later is larger than the number of pixel regions in which an ink having a relatively low pH buffer capacity in a basic region is applied later.
US09050811B2
An image forming apparatus includes a recording head having a nozzle surface including plural nozzles configured to eject liquid droplets, a suction cap configured to seal the nozzle surface of the recording head, a cap holder configured to displaceably hold the suction cap via an elastic member and retractably disposed corresponding to the recording head, and a wiping member configured to wipe the nozzle surface of the recording head in a direction from an upper side to a lower side. The cap holder is provided with a guide part configured to come into contact with an upper end surface of the recording head to frictionally move on the upper end surface of the recording head, and the guide part is disposed on an upper side of the recording head.
US09050808B2
A cap includes a cap body and an atmosphere communication portion. The cap body comes into contact with and is pressed against a portion around an ink outlet of a nozzle head to form a main space between the cap body and the nozzle head. The atmosphere communication portion includes a ventilation hole, a sub-space, and a ventilation channel. The ventilation hole is open to the main space. The sub-space retains ink entering the ventilation hole. The ventilation channel allows the sub-space to be in communication with the atmosphere.
US09050805B2
The invention provides a liquid ejection head including a member in which an ejection orifice for ejecting a liquid is formed, and a substrate to which the member is joined. The substrate has a heat storage layer containing a silicon compound and an energy-generating element provided at a position corresponding to the ejection orifice for generating heat by electrification to eject the liquid from the ejection orifice. The energy-generating element has a laminate having a metal layer formed of tantalum or tungsten, an Si layer laminated on the metal layer and formed of silicon and an N layer laminated on the Si layer and formed of nitrogen, and the metal layer is in contact with the heat storage layer.
US09050804B2
A liquid ejecting head includes: a nozzle plate provided with nozzle openings; an actuator unit including a flow channel formation substrate in which pressure generation chambers are provided and piezoelectric actuators that cause a change in the pressure of the liquid within respective pressure generation chambers; a communication substrate in which communication channels that communicate between the pressure generation chambers and corresponding nozzle openings are provided; a first case member that is a frame member affixed to the communication substrate so that the actuator unit is disposed within the first case member and that, along with the actuator unit, forms a manifold that holds the liquid to be supplied to the pressure generation chambers; and a second case member that is affixed to the first case member and in which is formed an introduction channel that sends the liquid from the exterior to the manifold.
US09050802B2
There is provided a method of manufacturing liquid jetting apparatus which includes a nozzle plate in which a nozzle configured to jet a liquid is formed, and a channel structure in which a liquid channel communicating with the nozzle is formed. The method of manufacturing liquid jetting apparatus includes, removing a part of a metal layer of a stacked body in which a resin layer and the metal layer are stacked without intervening an adhesive, to expose the resin layer partially, forming the nozzle in the resin layer such that, the nozzle opens in an area exposed through the metal layer, and joining the stacked body which is to be the nozzle plate in a case that the nozzle is formed, to the channel structure.
US09050798B2
According to embodiments, a manufacturing method for an ink-jet head is disclosed. The method comprises forming an ink pressure chamber, forming an oscillating plate, and forming, on the oscillating plate, a first electrode having a predetermined footprint. The method further comprises forming, on the oscillating plate and on the first electrode, a piezoelectric film having a footprint that is geometrically similar to the predetermined footprint, forming, on the oscillating plate and the piezoelectric film, a second electrode having a footprint that is geometrically similar to the predetermined footprint, and forming a nozzle in the oscillating plate.
US09050794B2
An inkjet printing apparatus which performs printing by performing scanning using a print head has a problem in that quality of an image of a ruled line is degraded when ink is not ejected for a certain period of time. To address this problem, control is performed such that power for driving the print head for unit regions including pixels having a ruled-line attribute becomes higher than power for driving the print head for unit regions which do not include the pixels having the ruled-line attribute. By this, a high-quality ruled-line image may be printed.
US09050793B2
An inkjet printing device includes a flow path plate comprising a manifold to supply ink, a pressure chamber filled with the ink supplied from the manifold, and a nozzle via which the ink is ejected, a piezoelectric actuator which is disposed on a top surface of the flow path plate and includes a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode that are stacked sequentially, a first electrostatic electrode to generate an electrostatic field, and a second electrostatic electrode which is disposed a predetermined distance apart from a bottom surface of the flow path plate to generate the electrostatic field between the first electrostatic electrode and the second electrostatic electrode.
US09050791B2
A liquid discharge head includes: a recording element substrate and a plurality of electric connection units; and an electric wiring member that includes a plurality of input terminals, a plurality wirings held between films and electrically connected to the plurality of input terminals, and a plurality of lead lines conducted to the plurality of wirings. In this case, the plurality of wirings include a power line for supplying power to the energy generation elements and a signal line for supplying a signal to the energy generation elements. Relationships of A>B and B
US09050789B2
The present invention relates to a machine for marking articles, comprising a marking head suitable for applying a marking force on an article along a marking axis. The marking head comprises a carriage movable in translation along the marking axis and along a transverse axis, which is perpendicular to the marking axis (X10). The marking head also comprises a first roller and a second roller carried by the carriage, rotatable respectively around a first axis and a second axis each located in a plane perpendicular to the marking axis. The rollers are capable of alternately marking the same article or two successive articles, depending on movements of the carriage. The invention also relates to a method for marking articles.
US09050780B2
A laminate body containing one or more resin composition layers and two or more glass substrate layers, wherein at least one layer of those resin composition layers is between glass substrate layers, and is a fiber-containing resin composition layer of a composition that contains a thermosetting resin and a fibrous base material. A laminate plate containing one or more cured resin layers and two or more glass substrate layers, wherein at least one layer of those cured resin layers is between glass substrate layers, and is a fiber-containing cured resin layer of the fiber-containing resin composition. A printed wiring board having the above-mentioned laminate plate and a wiring provided on the surface thereof. A method for producing the laminate plate.
US09050778B2
Crosslinked polymeric organic porous particles have a crosslinked organic solid phase and discrete pores dispersed within the crosslinked organic solid phase, which discrete pores are isolated from each other. The crosslinked organic porous particles are prepared using one or more water-in-oil emulsions containing a polyfunctional reactive compound and a reagent that causes crosslinking, and can be incorporated into or applied to various articles for many purposes. If marker materials are incorporated into the crosslinked organic porous particles, these marker materials can be detected using appropriate instruments.
US09050775B2
The present invention relates to methods of fabricating transparent conductive films based on nanomaterials, in particular, silver nanowires. The present invention incorporates a single step of annealing and patterning the conductive films by using a high energy flash lamp without post treatment to improve the conductivity and create substantially invisible patterns on the films for use in touch panel or display manufacturing industry.
US09050767B2
An apparatus for producing at least one container, in particular in ampoule form, made of thermoplastic material, includes a mold (13) with mold components (15, 17). A first calibrating mandrel (19) and a second calibrating mandrel (23) are movable coaxially in relation to the longitudinal direction (21) of the container (1) and in relation to one another. The first calibrating mandrel (19) through the container (1) located in the mold (13) and the second calibrating mandrel (23) from the outer side of the container (1), move into a shaping position in which they calibrate a bottom area that forms at least part of a container bottom between the mandrel ends. A severing device has a movable cutting or punching surface (37) to sever excess plastic material forming during the shaping process in interaction with a cutting or bearing edge on the mold components (17) assigned to the bottom region. The severing device has a cutting device (35) that is guided in an axially displaceable manner on the second calibrating mandrel (23), forms the cutting or punching surface (37) and can move between the withdrawn position and the punching position independently of the movement of the respective calibrating mandrel (23).
US09050764B2
Disclosed embodiments demonstrate batch processing methods for producing optical windows for microdevices. The windows protect the active elements of the microdevice from contaminants, while allowing light to pass into and out of the hermetically sealed microdevice package. Windows may be batch produced, reducing the cost of production, by fusing multiple metal frames to a single sheet of glass. In order to allow windows to be welded atop packages, disclosed embodiments keep a lip of metal without any glass after the metal frames are fused to the sheet of glass. Several techniques may accomplish this goal, including grinding grooves in the glass to provide a gap that prevents fusion of the glass to the metal frames along the outside edges in order to form a lip. The disclosed batch processing techniques may allow for more efficient window production, taking advantage of the economy of scale.
US09050761B2
There is described a method of dosing a lens forming material into a mold (1;21), which comprises dosing a metered amount of a lens forming material (P) including a volatile solvent into a mold cavity (4) enclosed by a female mold half (2) and a male mold half of a mold (1;21). The lens forming material (P) is subsequently polymerized and/or cross-linked to form an ophthalmic lens, in particular a contact lens. Dosing of the lens forming material (P) into the mold cavity (4) is accomplished while the mold halves (2, 3) are associated with each other substantially gas-tight. There is also described an apparatus for carrying out the method.
US09050760B2
A method is provided for measuring and controlling a cumulative physical property, such as the thickness, of a tubular blown film, wherein the tubular blown film is being extruded from a ring-shaped extruder having a plurality of film physical property controllers disposed around the ring-shaped extruder. Where the physical property is thickness, the method includes the steps of (1) collapsing the tubular film to create a two-ply web and slowly rotating the film while taking a plurality of thickness measurements across the two-play web at various sections of the film, (2) calculating initial estimates of the thickness of each section using a first algorithm, (3) refining the initial estimates of the thicknesses of each section by successive iterations using a second algorithm, and (4) optionally adjusting at least one film physical property controller to control the final estimate of the thicknesses of each longitudinal section.
US09050754B2
A joint and method for producing a joint in an endovascular graft. In one embodiment, a flap of a flexible material portion of an endovascular graft is folded about a portion of an expandable member to form a loop portion. The flap is secured in the loop configuration so that tensile force on the expandable member is transferred into a shear force on the fixed portion of the flap.
US09050752B2
An imprint method according to this embodiment includes preparing a mold having a recessed portion, filling the recessed portion with a mold non-reactive material, pressing the mold against a resist which is applied on a base material, curing the resist in a state that the mold is pressed, and separating the mold from the base material. The mold non-reactive material is a material which does not chemically react with a material of the mold. By curing of the resist, the resist and the mold non-reactive material are coupled. When the mold is separated from the base material, the resist and the mold non-reactive material are left on the base material.
US09050743B2
Provided is a molded body in which at least one surface layer made of a copolyester polymer is laminated on one surface or both surfaces of a base layer made of aliphatic polycarbonate. When coextruding aliphatic polycarbonate and copolyester polymer, two layers adhere well to each other and are hardly delaminated from each other even without an adhesive and a tie layer, oxygen barrier property and low-temperature heat seal property can be provided as compared with a case where the copolyester polymer alone is used, the cost can be reduced because a separate adhesive or a tie layer is not required, and the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced because the constitution of layers is simplified.
US09050738B2
A method and apparatus for cutting rigid, brittle articles such as tile used as a building material is improved by the capability to make both straight and curved cuts in tile on a single machine. The machine has both circular and plunge cutting tools and a table for moving the tile in both curved and straight lines in relation to the cutting tool, thereby achieving both curved and straight cuts.
US09050733B2
A food product slicer includes a slicer body, a rotatable slicer knife and a removable knife cover plate. The knife cover plate is releasably secured in place on the slicer at least in part by a magnetic field. One or more slots or openings on the knife cover plate may also be provided.
US09050728B2
A measurement apparatus for determining a position of a tool center point (31) of a tool (30), which is attached to a tool attachment surface (32) of a robot (1), with respect to the tool attachment surface (32) includes: a camera (4) attached to the arm tip portion of the robot (1); a touch-up point (an origin of Σm) disposed in a working space of the robot; a measurement section (11a) for measuring the position of the touch-up point by using the robot and the camera; a first storage section (12a) for storing the measured position of the touch-up point; a second storage section (12b) for storing a position of the robot (1) when the tool center point is aligned with the touch-up point by moving the robot; and a calculation section (11b) for calculating the position of the tool center point with respect to the tool attachment surface of the robot by using the stored positions of the touch-up point and the robot. Therefore, the position of the tool center point with respect to the tool attachment surface is measured with high accuracy in a short period of time without using a substitution jig.
US09050713B2
A power tool is disclosed. The power tool includes a striker, a guide tube in which the striker is guided along an axis, and a pneumatic chamber, which is closed by the striker, the guide tube and a valve device actuated by its own medium. A volume of the pneumatic chamber changes in the case of a movement of the striker along the axis. The valve device has a swivelable sealing element between the striker and the guide tube. The swivelable sealing element is swiveled into a retracted position when the striker moves in the impact direction and is swiveled into an extended position when the striker moves against the impact direction. In the retracted position, the sealing element has a first inflow surface. In the extended position, the sealing element has a second inflow surface. The second inflow surface is larger than the first inflow surface.
US09050711B1
A multiple use fitters tool assembly provides multiple tools used by pipe fitters in a single convertible unit. The assembly includes a pair of elongated arms pivotally coupled together defining an upper handle, a lower handle, an upper jaw, and a lower jaw defining a pipe wrench. A tool slot extends into the pipe wrench. Each of a plurality of extendable tools is pivotally coupled to the pipe wrench in the tool slot and pivotable between an extended use position and a storage position. Selectable pairs of first and second gripping surfaces are couplable to the upper jaw and the lower jaw. A storage void extends into the pipe wrench. Each of the first gripping surfaces and the second gripping surfaces is selectively couplable to the pipe wrench in the storage void when not coupled to the upper jaw and the lower jaw.
US09050709B1
A multi-stage hand-held sharpener includes a handle with an outer grip surface, and a first sharpening stage incorporated into the handle having a first abrasive surface. The first sharpening stage is adapted to facilitate a primary sharpening operation by a user upon a tool responsive to the user contactingly advancing a cutting edge of the tool against the first abrasive surface. A second sharpening stage includes a guide surface which extends in a non-orthogonal direction adjacent a second abrasive surface to establish a reference angle. The second sharpening stage facilitates a secondary sharpening operation by the user upon the tool responsive to the user contactingly engaging a side of the tool with the guide surface to orient the tool at said reference angle, and advancing a cutting edge of the tool against the second abrasive surface while maintaining the tool at said presentation angle.
US09050700B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for retaining a substrate in a polishing head of a CMP system. The invention includes a flexible inner retaining ring adapted to contour to an edge of a substrate and an inner ring support coupled to the polishing head. The inner support ring is adapted to contact the flexible inner retaining ring in response to a side force load applied to the flexible inner retaining ring by a substrate being polished. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
US09050698B2
A manufacturing method of a carrier for a double-side polishing apparatus for polishing surfaces of a wafer, the carrier having: a carrier body arranged between upper and lower turn tables, the carrier body having a holding hole for holding the wafer; and a ring-shaped resin insert arranged along an inner circumference of the holding hole, the resin insert having an inner circumferential surface to be brought into contact with a peripheral portion of the wafer to be held, the method having the steps of attaching, to the holding hole of the carrier body, a base material for the resin insert not having the inner circumferential surface to be brought into contact with the wafer to be held, and performing inner-circumferential-surface-forming processing on the base material for the resin insert to form the inner circumferential surface to be brought into contact with the peripheral portion of the wafer to be held.
US09050696B2
The present invention provides an oil composition comprising a lubricating base oil, and an alkylene oxide adduct of a hydroxy acid having a hydrophile-lipophile index of 8 to 15, wherein the oil composition is used for cutting/grinding processing by minimal quantity lubrication system. Further, the present invention provides a cutting/grinding processing method by minimal quantity lubrication system, comprising a step of supplying the oil composition of the present invention in the form of mist together with a compressed fluid to processing sites of a workpiece.
US09050692B2
An interconnection retaining a radome upon a periphery of a reflector dish has a plurality of curved channel portions, each of the channel portions provided with an open periphery slot and an open retention slot. The periphery slot dimensioned to receive the peripheries of the radome and reflector dish. The channel portions are arranged end-to-end adjacent to one another, encircling the peripheries of the radome and reflector dish seated within the periphery slot. A gap may be provided between one or more of the channel portions. A link member is seated within the retention slot at an end of each adjacent channel portion. The retention slot at the end of each of the adjacent channel portions is crimped upon the link member. The link member may be, for example, a portion of threaded rod or a molded portion of polymer material.
US09050688B2
A friction stir welding apparatus having a new cooling system that can cool a portion required to be cooled accurately and uniformly with a simple configuration, while suppressing unnecessary thermal expansion of a mounting jig includes a holding mechanism 20 having a holding member 22a movable with respect to a processing target member W so as to freely hold the processing target member W, in which the holding member 22a and a portion of a mounting jig 12 that can freely face the holding member 22a become paired, and a coolant supply source S that can freely supply a coolant to the paired holding member 22a and the portion of the mounting jig 12.
US09050685B2
Described herein is a method for controlling the quality of a laser-welding process, for example, of laser welds of semifinished products constituted by elements of sheet metal of different thickness and/or properties (“tailored blanks”), of the type that comprises the steps of: detecting a radiation (E*) produced in the welding area and issuing signals (E*) indicating said radiation; acquiring and processing said signals (E*) indicating said radiation; making a division into blocks of said signals (E*) indicating said radiation; calculating for each block a block-mean value (u) and a value of block standard deviation (o); and in supplying input values comprising block-mean values (μ) and values standard deviation (o) for identifying defects and/or porosities and insufficient penetration.
US09050682B2
Technologies related to electroslag welding are generally disclosed.
US09050675B2
A semi-automatic brazing apparatus having a brazing wire feeding apparatus containing a brazing wire feed mechanism, a controller, and a user input device. The brazing wire from a brazing wire source is continuously drawn from the source through the apparatus via the feeding mechanism and is directed towards a brazing gun for a semi-automatic brazing operation.
US09050672B2
A wire machining method includes: a wire electrode set as cutting wires provided in parallel with a distance between the cutting wires of which a predetermined regional part faces a workpiece; a machining power source that generates a pulse-shaped machining voltage; and plural feeder units that are electrically connected to the plural cutting wires respectively of the wire electrode and supply the machining voltage between the cutting wires and the workpiece respectively. The feeder units are arranged such that a direction of a current passed to at least a part of the cutting wires becomes a direction different from a direction of a current passed to other cutting wires.
US09050666B2
The invention provides an end mill having an improved chip discharging performance and capable of carrying out excellent cutting machining. The end mill includes an end cutting edge (2) provided on a front end of a tool body (1) which rotates around a central axis, a peripheral cutting edge (4) provided on an outer periphery of the tool body (1), a rake surface of the end cutting edge (2) and the peripheral cutting edge (4), and at least one recess (6), which locally breaks the continuity of the end cutting edge (2) is provided, wherein a wall section (8) which extends toward the rear of the outer peripheral side is provided at least in that area of the rake surface (3) which is closer to the outer peripheral side than the recess (6).
US09050663B2
A hand-held power tool with a quick-clamping device for a working element includes a working mandrel for driving the working element, a fastening member for fastening the working element onto the end of the working mandrel, and a locking assembly. The fastening member includes a clamping shaft insertable into the working mandrel and a moving assembly for making the fastening member moveable between a releasing position and a clamping position. The locking assembly includes a floatable clamping component and the clamping component and the clamping shaft are provided with corresponding toothed portions such that engagement and disengagement therebetween is selectively achieved by the relative rotation of the toothed portions.
US09050659B2
A rotary tool extends in the direction of an axis of rotation and includes a carrier having a coupling receptacle disposed at an end face, the carrier having a carrier cross section. The coupling receptacle is delimited in the entire region of the carrier cross section by an outer web having an end face forming a planar bearing area. The coupling receptacle is delimited by side walls which extend step-free from the bearing area to a bottom area and include a pair of opposing clamping segments extending in the circumferential direction and a pair of opposing torque segments arranged at an angle thereto. The tool also includes a cutting head exchangeably fastened to the carrier, the cutting head having a coupling pin disposed in the coupling receptacle. At least one of the pairs of segments is oriented inclined in relation to the axis of rotation.
US09050653B2
The invention relates to a valve device for a pressure injection or die-casting machine, said device comprising a body (18) with a valve chamber (21) including a suction chamber and a control chamber, and a sliding valve (20) mounted in the valve chamber, said sliding valve comprising a first portion (34) with a valve head (44) that co-operates with a valve seat (22) on the body in order to open and close the valve and a second portion (35) comprising a piston (38) mounted in the control chamber (21a). The control chamber is connected to fluid control connections (26a, 26b) in order to exert a pressure on the piston (38) so as to control the opening and closing of the valve. The second valve portion and the first valve portion are aligned on the same axis in the direction of movement of the sliding valve and said first and second portions of the sliding valve can be separated from one another and secured to one another using a removable securing member (36, 36′).
US09050650B2
A casting system and method. The casting system can include an energy source and a hearth, which can have a tapered cavity. The tapered cavity can have a first end portion and a second end portion, and the tapered cavity can narrow between the first and second end portions. Further, the tapered cavity can have an inlet at the first end portion that defines an inlet capacity, and one or more outlets at the second end portion that define an outlet capacity. Where the cavity has a single outlet, the outlet capacity can be less than the inlet capacity. Where the cavity has multiple outlets, the combined outlet capacity can match the inlet capacity. Further, the cross-sectional area of the tapered cavity near the inlet can be similar to the cross-sectional area of the inlet.
US09050649B2
Portions of a pair of first pin members, a pair of second pin members, and a pair of third pin members other than one end portions thereof are respectively inserted into and held in a pair of first holding holes, a pair of second holding holes and a pair of third holding holes that extend perpendicularly to reference surfaces that are top faces of first to third connected body assembly jigs. In this state, a single first link plate, a single second link plate and a third link plate are press-fitted onto the one end portions until the first to third link plates come into contact with the reference surfaces. In this way, first to third multiple connected bodies are assembled. Then, the first to third multiple connected bodies and multiple fourth link plates are assembled into a power transmission chain.
US09050648B2
In the invention, a joining means having a ram tool, a countertool and a holder with an opening to accommodate the ram tool or the countertool, is described. The two tools are arranged coaxial with each other at different ends of a C-bracket. The holder comprises at least one plane contact surface arranged on the outer surface of the holder, resting in contact with at least one plane face of the corresponding end of the C-bracket and detachably fastened thereto. Between the contact surface and the face, at least one interlay is arranged, determining the information and/or the distance of the contact surface from the face.
US09050644B2
A device for cutting shock damping of work machines, for example, for presses and stamping or nibbling machines, and a method for cutting shock damping. Embodiments of the invention are employed in work machines that have a machine frame and a working drive for moving a working tool along a working direction, and in which the machine frame is deformed elastically by a working force exerted by the working drive for machining a workpiece. The working drive provides a control variable for determining the working force of the work machine.
US09050637B2
A roll mill for rolling a product has a roll stand with working rolls and a control device. The product has a head part and is moved towards the stand at a product head part speed. The working rolls form a rolling gap. The control device controls the stand such that, before the product head part enters the gap, the rolls are rotated at a peripheral speed which is essentially the same as the product head part speed; the gap is vertically adjusted to essentially a product head part thickness, on the feeding side, before the product enters the gap; and, during or following the insertion of the product into the gap, the gap is closed to a pre-determined value, and the peripheral speed of the working rolls is modified, especially increased, according to the gap, essentially at the same time as the closing of the gap.
US09050636B2
A device arranged to apply a linear tension to an intramedullary reamer for ultrasonic cleaning, and a corresponding method thereof.
US09050635B2
A substrate processing apparatus is composed of an indexer block, a first processing block and a second processing block that are provided in parallel with one another. The indexer block is provided with an indexer robot. The first processing block is provided with a plurality of back surface cleaning units and a first main robot. The second processing block is provided with a plurality of end surface cleaning units, a plurality of top surface cleaning units and a second main robot.
US09050633B2
A template washing method and a photowashing apparatus which ensure removal of resist residual remaining on a pattern surface of a template, a pattern forming method and a nanoimprint apparatus which ensure formation of patterns with fewer defects are provided. The template washing method of the invention for photowashing the pattern surface of the template used in nanoimprint includes a vacuum-ultraviolet light irradiation process for irradiating the pattern surface of the template with vacuum ultraviolet light under an atmosphere of dry air.
US09050627B2
A method for determining the voltage current phase relationship of a piezoelectric phacoemulsification handpiece generally includes the steps of obtaining an analog AC voltage signal corresponding to the operating AC voltage of a piezoelectric handpiece along with an analog AC current signal corresponding to the operating AC current of the piezoelectric handpiece. Using reference detection circuits, a digital voltage signal and a digital current signal is produced. A synchronous sample clock is taken that has a frequency that is 2N times faster than the frequency of the operating ultrasonic handpiece (i.e., driving frequency), where N is the number of digital bits allocated to the sample clock. This clock measures the time between onsets of a voltage and current cycle. This time value equates to the phase time delta between the two signals. Dividing the synchronous sample clock to obtain the driving frequency ensures the signals are synchronous.
US09050623B1
Porous ULK film is cured with UV radiation at progressively shorter wavelengths to obtain ULK films quickly at a desired dielectric constant with improved mechanical properties. At longer wavelengths above about 220 nm or about 240 nm, porogen is removed while minimizing silicon-carbon bond formation. At shorter wavelengths, mechanical properties are improved while dielectric constant increases.
US09050620B2
A device for housing and dispensing hand sanitizers and other dispensable products in proximity to computers and other user technology. One embodiment of the device is a dispenser for hand sanitizer or other dispensable products that can be attached to a standard computer keyboard. In one embodiment, the device is a housing structure of similar size, appearance and feel as the standard “Enter” key.
US09050619B2
Coating systems and processes are disclosed for uniformly coating objects. The system comprises a pre-treatment unit, a first processing unit, a first post-treatment unit and one or more coating apparatus each configured to engage an object and rotate the object around or about two or more axes. The coating apparatus used in the system can comprise a first, second and/or third gimbals connected to rotational mechanisms to allow rotation of the gimbals around or about first, second and/or third axis. An object holder is connected to the third gimbal. When an object is present in the object holder, it can be immersed in a coating solution to form a coated object. The coated object is then rotated around or about two or three axes which produces a multidirectional centrifugal force which causes the coating solution to spread evenly over the surface of the object to produce a uniform thin film.
US09050616B2
A substrate treatment apparatus includes: a chamber; a substrate being treated with a treatment liquid in the chamber; a temperature measuring unit which measures an internal air temperature of the chamber and/or a temperature of the treatment liquid; a temperature adjusting unit which changes the internal air temperature and/or the temperature of the treatment liquid; a storage unit which stores a map defining a relationship between the air temperature and the treatment liquid temperature so that a treatment liquid temperature level for a given air temperature level is lower than the given air temperature level; and a temperature controlling unit which sets a target value of the internal air temperature of the chamber or the temperature of the treatment liquid based on the map and a measurement value detected by the temperature measuring unit, and controls the temperature adjusting unit based on the target value.
US09050607B2
A screen bowl decanting centrifuge comprising a rotatable bowl (4) and a conveyor assembly (8) adapted, in use, to separate a slurry into solids and liquids components, and an outlet for the liquids component which outlet communicates with the inlet (102) of a perforated bowl section (100) arranged, in use, to filter the liquids component as it passes through the perforations of a screen or screens (13), wherein the perforated bowl section (100) comprises a plurality of removably mounted screen support sections (50).
US09050604B1
A reactor may be configured to facilitate chemical reactions and/or comminution of solid feed materials. The reactor may be configured to make use of shockwaves created in a supersonic gaseous vortex. The reactor may include a rigid chamber having a substantially circular cross-section. A gas inlet may be configured to introduce a high-velocity stream of gas into the chamber. The gas inlet may be disposed and arranged so as to effectuate a vortex of the stream of gas circulating within the chamber. The vortex may rotate at a supersonic speed about a longitudinal axis of the chamber. A material inlet may be configured to introduce a material to be processed into the chamber. The material may be processed within the chamber by nonabrasive mechanisms facilitated by shockwaves within the chamber. An outlet may be configured to emit the gas and processed material from the chamber.
US09050603B2
The roller mill according to the invention consists substantially of two grinding rollers which are driven in opposite directions and form between them a grinding gap for comminuting material to be ground, and a delivery chute via which the material to be ground is fed to the grinding gap. Furthermore, there is provided in the delivery chute a pressure sensor for measuring the static gas pressure, which pressure sensor is connected to a control or regulating device, which changes the circumferential speed of the grinding rollers in dependence on the measured static gas pressure. In the method according to the invention for operating the above roller mill, the static gas pressure in the delivery chute is measured and used to control or regulate the circumferential speed of the grinding rollers.
US09050596B2
The present invention relates to microfluidic systems and methods for controlling the flow of fluid using passive components engineered into the microchannels. These passive flow components include fluidic diodes, fluidic capacitors, and fluidic inductors. Various fluidic circuits are provided to control fluid flow including fluid rectifiers, fluid band pass filters, and fluid timers.
US09050591B2
A novel nickel particulate form is provided that efficiently forms a zero-valent nickel complex with a phosphorus-containing ligands in an organic liquid to form a hydrocyanation catalyst. Particles in the nickel particulate form comprise nickel crystallites. For example, the nickel particulate form can have a BET Specific Surface Area of at least about 1 m2/gm; an average crystallite size less than about 20-25 nm, the nickel particulate form can have at least 10% of the crystallites in the nickel form can have a diameter (C10) of less than about 10 nm, and/or there are on average at least about 1015 surface crystallites per gram nickel. A ratio of BET SSA to C50 for the nickel particulate form can be at least about 0.1×109 m/gm and preferably at least about 0.4×109 m/gm. Methods of preparation and use are also provided.
US09050590B2
The invention relates to a catalytic composition that comprises at least one precursor of iron or cobalt, at least one organic ligand, and an activating agent that consists of at least one derivative of aluminum and at least one organic compound having at least one alcohol group and/or at least one amine group, and in which the molar ratio between the aluminum and the alcohol and/or amine group number present in said organic compound of said activating agent is preferably greater than or equal to 1. The invention also relates to a process for oligomerization of olefins using said catalytic composition.
US09050585B2
A hydrogenation catalyst and process using the catalyst for converting a mixture comprising acetic acid and ethyl acetate to ethanol at a first temperature, and the catalyst desorbs ethyl acetate, in the absence of hydrogen, at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature. The catalyst has a suitable chemisorption of ethyl acetate at the first temperature in the absence of hydrogen. In one embodiment, the first temperature ranges from 125° C. to 350° C. and the second temperature ranges from 300° C. to 600° C. The catalyst comprises one or more active metals or oxide thereof on a support that comprises tungsten or an oxide thereof. The one or more active metals are selected from the group consisting of cobalt, copper, gold, iron, nickel, palladium, platinum, iridium, osmium, rhenium, rhodium, ruthenium, tin, zinc, lanthanum, cerium, manganese, chromium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
US09050584B2
To provide a production method of a base metal catalyst for exhaust gas purification and with a catalyst activity, in which a base metal-supported catalyst is uniformly supported by a honeycomb substrate. A production method of a catalyst for exhaust gas purification, comprising the steps of preparing a honeycomb substrate having a plurality of cells, preparing a base metal-supported catalyst comprising a carrier supporting a metal containing a base metal having an exhaust gas purification performance, preparing a slurry having a pH of 7 or more by dispersing the base metal-supported catalyst in an aqueous solution, and introducing the slurry to a partition wall surface of the honeycomb substrate.
US09050574B2
A system configured for the production of at least one product selected from the group consisting of syngas, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis products, power, and chemicals, the system comprising a dual fluidized bed gasification apparatus and at least one apparatus selected from power production apparatus configured to produce power from the gasification product gas, partial oxidation reactors configured for oxidation of at least a portion of the product gas, tar removal apparatus configured to reduce the amount of tar in the product gas, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis apparatus configured to produce Fischer-Tropsch synthesis products from at least a portion of the product gas, chemical production apparatus configured for the production of at least one non-Fischer-Tropsch product from at least a portion of the product gas, and dual fluidized bed gasification units configured to alter the composition of the product gas. Methods of operating the system are also provided.
US09050567B2
The invention relates to a vertical agitator for wastewater and the like received in a sedimentation tank, wherein an agitator tool (5) is mounted on a drive shaft (4) extending vertically from a drive (1) mounted above a tank floor (2), wherein a free end (E2) of a shaft section (7) extending from the agitator tool (5) in the direction of the tank floor (2) is held in a safety bearing (14), wherein the safety bearing (14) is held in a retaining device (8) supported on the tank floor (2), wherein the retaining device (8) comprises a receiving section (9) for a receiving device (12) receiving the safety bearing (14). In order to simplify installation, the invention proposes that the receiving section (9) comprises a recess (11) opening in a substantially horizontal direction for laterally inserting the shaft section (7).
US09050562B2
A method of making a gas separation membrane by providing a plating vessel with a volume of plating solution of gas-selective metal ions into which is placed a porous support. The plating solution is circulated over a surface of the porous support while maintaining conditions within the plating vessel so as to promote the electroless deposition. The circulation rate of the plating solution is such as to enhance the metal deposition onto the surface of the porous support in the formation of the gas separation membrane.
US09050558B2
A biotrickling filter for treating waste gas including a waste gas inlet, packing layers, a spray pipe, a spray liquid storage tank, and a waste gas outlet. The waste gas passes through a first packing layer after passing through the waste gas inlet and then passes through a second packing layer after changing the flow direction at the bottom of the first packing layer; the flow directions of the waste gas in the first packing layer and the second packing layer are opposite to form a cross-flow structure; the two different flow directions of the waste gas form a cross-flow unit, and two or more cross-flow units form the biotrickling filter.
US09050556B1
Disclosed herein is a plasma filtration insert assembly having in one example an outer casing comprising; an air inlet; an air outlet; an electric power input; and electric power connector; a transformer bracket coupled to the outer casing; at least one step-up transformer attached to the transformer bracket. The insert in electric communication with the electric power connector; a plurality of substantially parallel dielectric tubes in electric communication with the transformer; at least one grounded plate positioned between each dielectric tube with a air gap there between, and; wherein there is no fluid path between the air inlet and the air outlet except by passing between one of the dielectric tubes and one of the grounded plate. In one form, each grounded plate is v-shaped in cross-section.
US09050555B2
A CO2 recovery system 10A has a CO2 recovery unit 11, a compression unit 12, and a condensed-water supply line 65A that supplies condensed water 64 to an absorbent regenerator 14. The CO2 recovery unit 11 includes a CO2 absorber 13 and the absorbent regenerator 14. The compression unit 12 has a first compressor 61-1 to an nth compressor 61-n that compress CO2 gas 56 emitted from the absorbent regenerator 14, a first separator 63-1 to an nth separator 63-n that reduce moisture in the CO2 gas 56, and a first heat exchanger 66-1 that performs heat exchange between the CO2 gas 56 emitted from the first compressor 61-1 and the condensed water 64 emitted from the first separator 63-1.
US09050554B2
Device for compressing and drying gas includes a multistage compressor with a low pressure stage, a high pressure stage, and a pressure pipe; and an adsorption dryer with a drying zone and a regeneration zone. An intercooler is located between the low pressure stage and high pressure stage, and the device includes a heat exchanger with a main compartment with an inlet part and an outlet part for a first primary fluid. The ends of the tubes of the heat exchanger are connected to a separate inlet compartment and outlet compartment for each series of tubes. A first series of tubes forms a cooling circuit of the intercooler in order to heat up gas from the high pressure stage for the regeneration of the adsorption dryer.
US09050540B1
In one embodiment there is a toy skateboard having two configurations. In the first configuration, a pair of non-motorized truck assemblies are attached to the deck, and the upper surface of the deck has a finger engaging region for a user's fingers to engage and move the skateboard. In the second configuration, the rear non-motorized truck assembly is replaced with a motorized rear truck assembly, wherein the movement of the skateboard is controlled by the processor in response to remote signals. In addition, the processor may detect a back EMF voltage generated by the rotation of a motor caused by a manual manipulation of a wheel controlled by the motor. The processor would have sleep and wake states and would transition between the two when the detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value.
US09050537B2
A method and system to recommend performances based on the performances' excitement-level as determined from events and characteristics associated with the performance and a subscriber's preference is described herein. A subscriber's preference influences the performance type and performance characteristics that are exciting to the subscriber. Recommendations for performances can be sent to the subscriber as a link or direct connection to a location of the online performance. Recommendations of a performance preserve the excitement of the performance by not revealing the score, outcome, or any statistics or commentary that would spoil the natural buildup of excitement from watching the live performance. Performance recommendations may include a start-time and end-time for watching only the exciting portions of the performance. Recommended portions of performances can be ranked to fit within a subscriber's customizable viewing-time, so that a subscriber can view only the most exciting portions of performances that fit within a limited time-frame.
US09050532B2
A game apparatus 10 shoots a virtual space in which a virtual object (player object 74, non player object 75, construction object 76, or the like) is present, with a right virtual camera and a left virtual camera, thereby generating an image for a right eye and an image for a left eye, and outputs the image for a right eye and the image for a left eye to an LCD in a stereoscopically visible manner. At this time, if the player object 74 is close to the virtual cameras, the player object 74 is displayed as a silhouette image.
US09050526B2
A remote control for use with a media player coupled to an output device. The media player is configured to receive signals from the remote control, to read and execute information stored on a game medium, and to cause the output device to transmit generated signals. The remote control includes a controller, an input coupled to the controller, a transmitter coupled to the controller, and a receiver coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to selectively operate in a first mode that causes the transmitter to transmit a signal upon user actuation of the input, and a second mode that prevents the transmitter from transmitting signals upon user actuation of the input. Reception of a first generated signal by the receiver causes the controller to operate in the first mode, and reception of a second generated signal by the receiver causes the controller to operate in the second mode.
US09050524B2
Systems and methods for using images to generate gameplay content are disclosed herein. Specifically, for example, one aspect of the present disclosure involves a method for altering a virtual world generated by a video game system. The method includes obtaining one or more images from sources external to the video game system and processing the one or more images to obtain one or more inputs. The one or more inputs are provided to a gameplay engine to alter an output of the gameplay engine.
US09050521B2
A cross-country ski includes a cross-country ski having a central area for receiving a ski binding device for fixing a ski boot to the ski. The fixing area includes a space for receiving the binding device and a top bearing surface of the ski which is applied to at least one side of the space for receiving the binding device and on which the boot is directly connectable when the user applies a pressure force.
US09050515B1
A device training muscles of a golfer to remember how to properly swing a golf club through a set-up position, a turning position without swaying to hit a golf ball, and a follow through position. The device includes a base, an upright portion, and a lateral portion. The base rests on a generally horizontal surface, adjacent to the golfer. The upright portion extends generally vertically upwardly from the base, adjacent to the golfer. The lateral portion extends generally horizontally outwardly from the upright portion, and partially encircles the golfer to train the muscles of the golfer to remember how to properly swing the golf club through the set-up position, the turning position without swaying to hit the golf ball, and the follow-through position.
US09050506B2
Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a collet, a ferrule, and a club head having an interior chamber. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts.
US09050505B2
Improved synthetic lacrosse stick heads that have more consistent performance characteristics under variable temperature and playing conditions.
US09050500B2
A golf ball of the present invention includes: a core located in the center of the golf ball; a cover surrounding the outside of the core and having plural dimples on the surface thereof; a paint layer surrounding the outside of the cover; and a top coat further surrounding the outside of the paint layer. The paint layer is formed of a material having rubber elasticity. The top coat may have a thickness of at most approximately 60 μm. A material for forming the paint layer has a first loss tangent, a material for forming the cover has a second loss tangent, and a difference Td between the first loss tangent and the second loss tangent may be at least approximately 0.05.
US09050499B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a paint film which is formed from an aqueous paint and excellent in adhesion to the surface of the golf ball and stain resistance. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on the golf ball body, wherein the paint film has a tensile strength ranging from 5 MPa to 45 MPa and is formed from a curing type aqueous polyurethane paint containing (A) an aqueous polyol composition including (a-1) an aqueous acrylic polyol and (a-2) an aqueous polyurethane resin having a tensile strength ranging from 5 MPa to 45 MPa and (B) an aqueous polyisocyanate including hexamethylene diisocyanate and/or a derivative thereof.
US09050496B2
An exercise machine for performing barbell type free weight lifting exercises has a power cage or Smith press type frame, an elongated bar held on the frame in a substantially horizontal resting position, and an adjustable exercise mass assembly that allows a user to select an exercise weight from among a plurality of choices of different exercise weights provided by the exercise mass assembly. The exercise mass assembly is separate from the bar and any auxiliary weight plates carried on the bar. A cable and pulley system operatively connects the bar to a movable portion of the exercise mass assembly that provides the selected exercise weight. A powered actuator sets up the bar for performing a weight lifting exercise by lifting the movable portion of the exercise mass assembly up above a second portion of the exercise mass assembly that remains stationary during the particular weight lifting exercise.
US09050487B2
In general, a computing device disposed in a cardio exercise machine receives data related to a fitness level of a user. The computing device selects a workout program based at least in part on the data. The operations of the cardio exercise machine are controlled based at least in part on the workout program. The computing device generates audio feedback based on at least one of the user's operation of the cardio exercise machine and the selected workout program. The processed data is stored on a removable computer storage medium that is insertable into a port of the cardio exercise machine.
US09050484B2
An exercise device comprising an elongate member and a pair of handles associated with the end of the elongate member. Each handle includes a grip defining a channel having two ends and an endless strap forming a loop extending through the channel. The loop is engaged with the elongate member to secure the elongate member to the handle. The exercise device may include a connector engaged with the elongate member and the handle to secure the elongate member to the handle.
US09050474B2
Provided are cosmetic compositions comprising acrylate film forming polymers and an surface-treated colorants which exhibit an improved or synergistic reduction in their propensity to transfer or rub of during wear.
US09050473B2
An implantable pulse generator includes a current steering capability that allows a clinician or patient to quickly determine a desired electrode stimulation pattern, including which electrodes of a group of electrodes within an electrode array should receive a stimulation current, including the amplitude, width and pulse repetition rate of such current. Movement of the selected group of electrodes is facilitated through the use of remotely generated directional signals, generated by a pointing device, such as a joystick. As movement of the selected group of electrodes occurs, current redistribution amongst the various electrode contacts takes place. The redistribution of stimulus amplitudes utilizes re-normalization of amplitudes so that the perceptual level remains fairly constant. This prevents the resulting paresthesia from falling below the perceptual threshold or above the comfort threshold.
US09050460B2
A radiotherapy system includes a radiotherapy device, such as a LINAC, operable to direct a radiation beam from a head thereof during operation, a field detector positioned to be within the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a beam measurement signal, a reference detector positioned to be outside of the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a reference signal, and at least one computer in signal communication with the field detector and the reference detector and configured with software to normalize the beam measurement signal based on the reference signal and to output a normalized beam measurement.
US09050458B2
A point-of-care seed stranding device for automating assembly of brachytherapy seed strands for implantation in patients. The device includes a number of features to reduce the potential for mistakes by the user, as well as to reduce the potential for damaging the radioactive seeds during the stranding process. Tactile feedback may be provided to prevent exertion of too much force in the packing step of the stranding process, as well as to indicate that the seed and/or strand cartridges are empty and need to be replaced. The device may also include a mechanism for holding seeds or spacers in place to allow automated packing of seeds or spacers having corresponding geometries. The device may also be provided with a seed counter which can be employed to preset the number of seeds in a strand and which disables the device from dispensing or packing additional seeds once the preset number of seeds has been packed into the strand. Also, methods for automated assembly of seed strands including the steps of setting the number of seeds, dispensing seeds and spacers, packing seeds and spacers and transferring assembled strands to another device.
US09050452B2
The present invention features a device having a barrier membrane contacting surface, the device containing: a power source; a first conductive electrode; a second conductive electrode; and a reservoir; wherein said power source is in electric communication with said first conductive electrode and said second conductive electrode, wherein said first conductive electrode and said second conductive electrode are arranged such that they are both capable of being in ionic communication with a carrier upon the inclusion of said carrier to said reservoir; and the use thereof.
US09050448B2
The present invention describes a method of using an ultrasonic bath to enhance tissue perfusion, enhance the development of collateral blood vessels and/or enhance collateral circulation in an extremity in need thereof. Also described is an ultrasonic bath adapted to hold media and to permit the immersion of an extremity and comprising one or more ultrasonic transducers to generate and transmit ultrasonic energy to the extremity or the inventive method.
US09050442B2
A method of making a radially expandable fluid delivery device includes providing a tube of biocompatible fluoropolymer material with a predetermined porosity based on an extrusion and expansion forming process, applying a radial expansion force to the tube expanding the tube to a predetermined diameter dimension, and removing the radial expansion force. The tube is radially inelastic while sufficiently pliable to be collapsible and inflatable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration upon introduction of an inflation force, such that the expanded configuration occurs upon inflation to the predetermined diameter dimension. The fluid delivery device is constructed of a microporous, biocompatible fluoropolymer material having a microstructure that can provide a controlled, uniform, low-velocity fluid distribution through the walls of the fluid delivery device to effectively deliver fluid to the treatment site without damaging tissue proximate the walls of the device.
US09050438B2
One preferred embodiment includes a guidewire manipulation device for manipulating a guidewire during a procedure. Preferably, the guidewire manipulation device includes a powered motor that drives a tandem roller assembly. The guidewire is passed through a hole positioned lengthwise through the device where the roller assembly engages the guidewire's outer surface. The interface of the manipulation device includes a power button that directs the internal roller assembly to roll the guidewire in a desired rotational direction. Additional interface controls are also preferable to provide a different roll patterns, depending upon surgeon preference and guidewire placement efficiency.
US09050433B2
A device for dispensing a substance having a dispensing outlet, a dispensing member mounted for movement in a dispensing direction U from a first position to a second position, such movement, in use, causing the substance to be dispensed from the dispensing outlet, and an actuator mechanism for moving the dispensing member from the first position to the second position. The actuator mechanism has a first member mounted for movement in a predetermined direction and a second member pivotally mounted on the first member for pivotal movement in a predetermined pivotal sense A. The actuator mechanism is adapted such that movement of the first member in the predetermined direction results in the second member moving therewith and pivoting in the predetermined pivotal sense and the pivotal movement of the second member in the predetermined pivotal sense results in the dispensing member moving from the first position to the second position.
US09050425B2
An apparatus (e.g., nebulizer) for aerosol delivery of a substance (e.g., a drug to a patient) has a mouthpiece (36); a chamber (34) holding a substance; a flexible membrane (38) having a plurality of apertures; and a vibrator (20) for vibrating the flexible membrane to form a flow of aerosol droplets of the substance that are ejected through the apertures and to the mouthpiece. The vibrator may be a piezoelectric element. A magnetic member (54) is provided on the flexible membrane and is configured to magnetically couple the flexible membrane to the vibrator. The magnetic member allows replacement of the membrane, without wasting the piezoelectric element.
US09050424B2
An apparatus (e.g., nebulizer) for aerosol delivery of a substance (e.g., a drug to a patient) has a mouthpiece (36); a chamber (34) holding a substance; a flexible membrane (38) having a plurality of apertures; and a vibrator (44) for vibrating the flexible membrane to form a flow of aerosol droplets of the substance that are ejected through the apertures and to the mouthpiece. The vibrator may be a piezoelectric element. A magnetic member (54) is provided on the flexible membrane and is configured to magnetically couple the flexible membrane to the vibrator. The magnetic member allows replacement of the membrane, without wasting the piezoelectric element.
US09050408B2
Reciprocating positive-displacement diaphragm pump (1) intended for liquids and for medical use, has a driving part (10) within which there are an electromagnetic actuator (11), incorporating at least one coil (12) and activating a piston (14) of a moving member (15) capable of cyclic linear motion. The pump comprises a pump body (20) within which there is a pre-loaded diaphragm (22) able to undergo a translational movement by elastic deformation from a normal rest position to an adjacent position through the transmission of the work from a piston (14). It incorporates a device (30) for detecting out-of-tolerance variations in the intensity of the supply current by measurements (33), a device (40) for continuously measuring the position of the moving member (15) and devices (30, 45) for processing and analyzing the measurements, which are able to generate at least one malfunctioning alarm signal (35) indicating the detection of at least one malfunction of the pump.
US09050407B2
In various embodiments, a tool is employed in filling a drug-delivery device. The tool may include, for example, a needle that is admitted through a fill port of the drug-delivery device.
US09050405B2
A rotary blood pump includes a casing defining a pumping chamber. The pumping chamber has a blood inlet and a tangential blood outlet. One or more motor stators are provided outside of the pumping chamber. A rotatable impeller is within the pumping chamber and is adapted to cause blood entering the pumping chamber to move to the blood outlet. The impeller has one or more magnetic regions. The impeller is radially constrained in rotation by magnetic coupling to one or more motor stators and is axially constrained in rotation by one or more hydrodynamic thrust bearing surfaces on the impeller.
US09050400B2
A remote sensing catheter system including an injection catheter and a collection catheter. In one method of use, an external sensor of the system determines the timing of operation of the collection catheter. In another method of use, a sensor determines the volume of medium in the injection.
US09050391B2
The invention relates to an implant, e.g. a stent, bone replacement material, a prosthesis, a scaffold or similar, which comprises a coating at least in those surface areas that come into contact with hard and/or soft tissue when implanted. To ensure that the active ingredient contained in the coating (bisphosphonate) is released into the surrounding tissue or can act in the latter in a controlled manner at the correct speed, the coating is characterized in that it contains bisphosphonate, the respective pharmaceutically compatible salts or esters of the latter, in addition to at least one amphiphilic component, selected from the group containing branched or linear, substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or partially unsaturated C10-C30 alkyl-, alkenyl, alkylaryl-, aryl-, cycloalkyl-, alkylcycloalkyl-, alkylcycloaryl-carboxylates, -phosphates or -sulfates or mixtures thereof and/or a water-soluble ionic polymer component. The invention also relates to a method for producing an implant of this type and to a specific composition, which can be used to produce a coating of this type.
US09050383B2
A system for sanitizing an article includes an ultraviolet light emitting a wavelength of light anywhere between 122-230 nm projected toward the article. A medium dispersed about the article and intersecting with the projected ultraviolet light is also provided. The medium interacts with the frequency of light to generate reactive oxygen species that eliminate microbes on the article. Specific light wavelengths may be used in combination with different mediums.
US09050379B2
A data management system for a biological process, comprising: a. a single-use component, b. a tag assembly, including a non-volatile memory storage component, that is associated with the single-use component, c. the memory storage component including a unique identification and a memory, and at least one data element that describes a key performance, calibration or control parameter of the single-use component d. a memory reader useable to obtain the identification from the memory storage component.
US09050372B2
Modifications of vitamin K-dependent polypeptides that lead to enhanced protein function on a weight or molar basis and/or increase of protein lifetime in the circulation are described. Both objectives are important for using vitamin K-dependent polypeptides for pro- and anti-coagulation therapies, as well as for other uses in the circulation.
US09050370B2
Conjugates which comprise a drug and a ligand which includes a first saccharide; wherein the conjugate is characterized in that, when the conjugate is administered to a mammal, at least one pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic property of the conjugate is sensitive to serum concentration of a second saccharide. Exemplary conjugates and sustained release formulations are provided in addition to methods of use and preparation.
US09050358B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of chronic diseases associated with the presence of abnormal or an abnormal distribution of microflora in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian host, which compositions comprise viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Clostridia. The compositions further comprise one or more additional viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic microorganisms selected from the group consisting of Bacteroides, Eubacteria, Fusobacteria, Propionibacteria, Lactobacilli, anaerobic cocci, Ruminococcus, E. coli, Gemmiger, Desulfomonas, Peptostreptococcus, and fungi. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of the same chronic diseases comprising viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Escherichia coli, at least one strain of viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Bacteroides and at least one strain of viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic microorganism.
US09050355B2
A cosmetic or dermatological powder, which comprises (i) from 61 to 99.99% by weight is relative to the total weight of the powder of at least one starch modified by a combination of esterification and heat-moisture treatment, (ii) from 0.01 to 29.99% by weight is relative to the total weight of the powder, of an oily phase comprising at least one oil.
US09050342B2
The present invention discloses pharmaceutical combination therapies for the treatment or prevention of diseases in a mammal comprising a Janus Kinase inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and kits for achieving a therapeutic effect in a mammal comprising pharmaceutical combination therapies are further described.
US09050337B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating scars on the skin, comprising a mixture of botulinum toxin and air. The mixture of botulinum toxin and air according to the present invention, when injected in the dermis, may temporarily removed the elasticity of the dermis and flatten out the depressed part of the scar, and thus enables elaborate intradermic resection and increases the therapeutic effects of lasers for treating pulsed dye laser or of fractional lasers. Thus, scars on the skin can be effectively improved through a one-time operation without negatively affecting the daily lives of patients.
US09050335B1
The present disclosure provides extended release pharmaceutical compositions comprising oxycodone and acetaminophen that produce a quick initial onset of analgesia, yet, maintain analgesia for about 12 hours after administration of the composition to a subject in need thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein also reduce the levels of acetaminophen in a subject's blood near the end of the dosing interval because the acetaminophen released by the pharmaceutical composition is being eliminated by a subjects body faster than it is being absorbed.
US09050332B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biologically active protease and at least one biologically active glycosidase wherein the proteases and the glycosidases are present in an activity ratio of from 1,000,000:1 to 1:1,000,000 and wherein the composition has a total enzyme activity of at least 2 U/ml. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process of producing such enzyme comprising composition and to processes of removing caries. Moreover, the invention relates to the use of one or more enzyme comprising compositions for producing a treatment agent for removing caries.
US09050324B2
Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing cancer as well as and diseases and disorders associated with, or characterized by, undesired angiogenesis are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound alone or in combination with a second active ingredient. The invention further relates to methods of reducing or avoiding adverse side effects associated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy or immunotherapy which comprise the administration of an immunomodulatory compound. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.
US09050312B2
The invention provides a method of treatment of a human or non-human subject to combat sub-dermal soft tissue pain therein, said method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a physiologically tolerable strontium compound.
US09050308B2
DPA-enriched pharmaceutical compositions of polyunsaturated fatty acids in free acid form, therapeutic methods for their use, and processes for refining the compositions from fish oil are presented.
US09050302B2
One embodiment of the present invention is to improve the safety and efficacy of the administration of GHB or a salt thereof to a patient. It has been discovered that the concomitant administration of an MCT inhibitor, such as diclofenac, valproate, or ibuprofen, will affect GHB administration. For example, it has been discovered that diclofenac lowers the effect of GHB in the body, thereby potentially causing an unsafe condition. Furthermore, it has been discovered that valproate increases the effect of GHB on the body, thereby potentially causing an unsafe condition.
US09050301B2
Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for treating corneal endothelium wounds, the composition including angiogenin as an effective ingredient. The present invention relates to a new topical therapeutic use of angiogenin for treatment of corneal endothelium wounds, wherein the angiogenin that is generally known to be involved in angiogenesis activates a PI3K/Akt/eNOS pathway thereof in ocular corneal endothelium to increase migration and proliferation of corneal endothelial cells that are not capable of self-proliferation and to promote prevention and treatment of corneal endothelial cell wounds.
US09050293B2
The invention provides a drug delivery system for the topical administration of therapeutic agents, including therapeutic agent in an amount between 0.001 and 20% by weight, propylene glycol in an amount between 2 and 6% by weight, oleyl alcohol in an amount between 2 and 6% by weight, and a volatile component in an amount between 60 and 95% by weight.
US09050291B2
Provided are compositions and methods for stimulating immune responses against antigens. The compositions contain an antigen to which a stimulated immune response is desired and an isolated Prx1 protein. The Prx1 protein functions as an adjuvant so that the immune response to the antigen stimulated by the composition comprising the antigen and Prx1 is greater than the immune response stimulated by the antigen alone.
US09050287B2
Improved anti-HPV immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them are disclosed. Immunogens disclosed include those having consensus HPV 6, HPV 11, HPV 33 and HPV58 E6 and E7. Pharmaceutical composition, recombinant vaccines comprising and live attenuated vaccines are disclosed as well methods of inducing an immune response in an individual against HPV are disclosed.
US09050272B1
A nail polish composition having a crosslinked acrylic copolymer blend, a film forming plasticizing mixture, wherein a plasticizer enters into interstices of an acrylic copolymer nitrocellulose matrix modifying the flexibility of the acrylic copolymer nitrocellulose matrix, and a two component solvent. The three parts are the nail polish blend are blended to produce a nail polish composition that when applied to a nail or is applied to wet layers of other nail polish, dries all layers simultaneously producing a nail polish that dries in 1 to 2 minutes at ambient temperatures and pressures and has chip resistance and cracking resistance for at least 2 to 3 weeks of normal wear.
US09050269B2
The present invention relates to a viral particle. The viral particle has a radius of less than about 1 μm, and at least one peptide comprising at least a biologically active portion of CD47. The present invention also includes a method of increasing the life of a particle in vivo in a mammal. The method includes the steps of expressing at least one peptide comprising at least a biologically active portion of CD47 in a viral particle, and administering the viral particle having CD47 expressed to a mammal, wherein the administered viral particle has a longer half life in the mammal than an otherwise identical viral particle that does not have CD47 expressed thereon.
US09050254B2
The invention relates to a method for producing particles with a length-width ratio of less than about 1.4 from a pharmaceutical substance, which method includes the following stages, that is: (a) provision of a melt of the pharmaceutical substance; (b) production of droplets of the melt by spraying into a processing chamber; (c) repeated guiding of solid particles past sprayed droplets in the processing chamber with the aid of a process gas jet which is guided in a defined way and whose temperature is fixed, depending on the solidification point of the melt, so that at least some of the droplets come into contact with particles and solidify thereon; (d) removal of particles from the processing chamber as a function of the particle size. The invention further relates to particles of pharmaceutical substances and the use thereof.
US09050253B2
The invention relates to stable oleaginous cosmetic or therapeutic foam compositions containing certain active agents, having unique therapeutic properties and methods of treatment using such compositions. The foamable composition includes at least one solvent selected from a hydrophobic solvent, a silicone oil, an emollient, a co-solvent, and mixtures thereof, wherein the solvent is present at a concentration of about 70% to about 96.5% by weight of the total composition, at least a non-ionic surface-active agent at a concentration of about 0.1% to less than about 10% by weight of the total composition; at least one gelling agent at a concentration of about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the total composition; a therapeutically effective amount of at least one active agent; and at least one liquefied or compressed gas propellant, at a concentration of about 3% to about 25% by weight of the total composition.
US09050251B2
Certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to compositions, methods, devices, systems, and products regarding frozen particles. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles include materials at low temperatures. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles provide vehicles for delivery of particular agents. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles are administered to at least one biological tissue.
US09050249B2
The present invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition in particle form, which comprises particles that contain a drug at the core of the pharmaceutical composition in particle form; a middle layer that contains two types of water-soluble components, an insolubilizer and an insolubilizing substance; and an outer layer for controlling water penetration that contains a water-insoluble substance. The present invention makes it possible to provide a pharmaceutical composition in particle form for oral use with which initial drug release is suppressed, the drug is quickly released thereafter, and lag time can be controlled as needed, and fast-disintegrating tablets containing this composition.
US09050243B2
The present invention provides a multilayered body for medical containers, in which the innermost layer formed from a cyclic polyolefin exhibits favorable adhesion to another layer without using an adhesive, which exhibits excellent heat resistance, and which provides favorable blocking resistance when formed as a film, as well as a medical container formed from this multilayered body for medical containers, which suffers minimal deterioration in properties such as transparency and peel strength even when subjected to sterilization with high-pressure steam or the like.
US09050233B2
A casket comprises four sides, a cover, a plurality of fixed bottom beams extending across the bottom width of the casket, and at least one moveable bottom panel located inside the casket and on top of the fixed bottom beams. At least one rope is affixed to each moveable bottom panel and, the rope extends through the casket to the outside. The inventive casket places the body of the deceased person in closer contact with the earth to promote natural disintegration of the body and in accordance with burial customs of religious faiths requiring such intimate contact of the body with the earth.
US09050223B2
A lifting apparatus includes an upper frame, a base frame, a link mechanism for connecting the upper frame and the base frame, and a linear actuator connected to the link mechanism for driving the link mechanism. The link mechanism includes at least a T-shaped first arm slidably supported on the base frame or the upper frame and provided with connections at four points, and an L-shaped second arm provided with connections at three points.
US09050211B2
An automatically self-adjusting variable permeability providing (AVPP) layer is provided over and in operative interaction with a wound site containing a wound to the integumentary system of a living creature such as the skin of a human patient. The AVPP layer has the capability of automatically changing in respective fluid permeability characteristics provided by respective subregions of the AVPP layer where the changes are in reaction to extant or changed conditions in corresponding micro-zones of the wound site. The automatic self-adjusting behaviors of the respective subregions of the AVPP layer can include providing a faster rate of vapor removal for micro-zones of the wound site that are too wet and providing a slower rate of vapor removal or essentially no vapor removal for micro-zones of the wound site that are too dry.
US09050209B2
A reduced pressure dressing for applying reduced pressure treatment to a tissue site includes an interface layer adapted to be positioned at the tissue site. An absorbent layer is in fluid communication with the interface layer to absorb liquid from at least one of the interface layer and the tissue site. A pump is in fluid communication with the absorbent layer to deliver a reduced pressure to the tissue site. A cover is positioned over the pump, the absorbent layer, and the interface layer to maintain the reduced pressure at the tissue site, and a liquid-air separator is positioned between the absorbent layer and the pump to inhibit liquid from entering the pump.
US09050198B2
Apparatus for the alleviation of sleep apnoea in which dentition engagement units or dental overlays shaped to engage the maxillary and mandibular dentition of a subject each having a laterally located pair of flanges the ends of which almost abut, magnets embedded in said flanges with their like poles adjacent or sinusoidally-shaped extension elements made from shape-memory material having a transition temperature equal to or slightly less than normal body temperature and accommodated in cavities in said flanges provide, respectively, a magnetic repulsion force or expansive force when warmed by body heat sufficient, during sleep-induced relaxation, to displace said mandibular dentition engagement unit or dental overlay forwardly in relation to said maxillary dentition engagement unit, displacing the mandible of the subject and thereby effecting a displacement of the temporomandibular joint.
US09050197B2
An orthopedic instrument for knee arthroplasty includes an anterior-posterior sizer assembly, a tensor assembly and a rotation mechanism. The sizer assembly includes a stylus, a sizer body including medial and lateral posterior feet extending substantially perpendicularly from the sizer body, and a sizer slider that can slide relative to the sizer body along a medial-lateral direction relative to a patient's knee. The tensor assembly includes a tensor frame having a central portion, medial and lateral wings extending at an angle from the central portion, and medial and lateral posterior feet extending substantially perpendicularly to the central portion. The rotation mechanism includes a portion coupled to the tensor frame of the tensor assembly and a portion coupled to the sizer body. The rotation mechanism is configured to rotate the medial and lateral posterior feet of the sizer body relative to the tensor frame toward a lateral side of the patient's knee.
US09050188B2
Systems and methods for medical interventional procedures, including approaches to valve implantation. In one aspect, the methods and systems involve a modular approach to mitral valve therapy.
US09050185B2
A pupil position and convergence detection system for an ophthalmic lens comprising an electronic system is described herein. The pupil position and convergence detection system is part of an electronic system incorporated into the ophthalmic lens. The electronic system includes one or more batteries or other power sources, power management circuitry, one or more sensors, clock generation circuitry, control algorithms and circuitry, and lens driver circuitry. The pupil position and convergence detection system is utilized to determine pupil position and use this information to control various aspects of the ophthalmic lens.
US09050182B2
A stent/graft assembly includes a tubular graft connected in substantially end-to-end relationship with a generally tubular stent. Free ends of the stent and graft extend in opposite directions from the end-to-end connection during a pre-deployment orientation of the assembly. However, the graft is inverted during deployment so that free ends of the graft and the stent extend in substantially the same direction from the end-to-end connection in a post-deployment orientation. Thus, at least a portion of the stent is disposed within at least a portion of the graft in a post-deployment orientation of the assembly.
US09050166B2
A diathermy apparatus includes a cylindrical coil (24) defining an opening (42), a pair of capacitors of substantially similar capacitance (20 and 22), each capacitor connected to one end of the coil, an RF signal source (26), and a balun (28) connected between the RF signal source (26) and the pair of capacitors (20 and 22). The balun (28) is operative for converting an unbalanced signal received from the RF signal source (26) into a balanced signal supplied to coil (24) via the pair of capacitors (20 and 22). Desirably, the cylindrical coil is a conical cylindrical (or cone-shaped) spiral coil.
US09050161B2
An apparatus and a handheld electrical tool system comprising an insert receivable in an ultrasonic handpiece comprising a primary coil disposed about a well and electrically connected to a primary current supply, the insert comprising a secondary coil disposed about at least a portion of the insert dimensioned and arranged to be disposable within the well such that the secondary coil is inductively coupled to the primary coil, the secondary coil in electrical communication with at least one electrical device powered by the secondary coil. A method of operating a handpiece and of retrofitting a handpiece is also disclosed.
US09050158B2
A method for acquiring three-dimensional images of objects uses two cameras having acquisition areas that overlap each other. In the course of a calibration method, a group of epipolar lines associated with each other is determined for each of the cameras. A specified random image is projected onto the object to be imaged. For each pixel of the camera, a first environment is determined, an associated first epipolar line is determined, and for the first epipolar line an associated second epipolar line of the second camera is determined. For all pixels of the image of the second camera that are located on the second epipolar line, a second environment congruent to the first environment is determined. The intensity values of the first and the second environments are compared with each other and a measure of agreement is calculated. A spatial position is determined by use of the previously determined transformation.
US09050157B2
A dental water jet provides a pressurized water stream for cleaning gums and teeth. The embodiment includes a base unit defining a cavity. The cavity contains a pump, which may move pressurized water from a reservoir to a tip in fluid communication with the pump. A flow control knob may be turned to selectively adjust the water pressure supplied by the tip between a minimum and a maximum value. The reservoir may be removed from the base unit so that it may be filled with the fluid. The reservoir may support a container for storing tips or other items. Fluid may flow from the reservoir and ultimately into the tip to provide oral irrigation and/or cleaning of the teeth, gums, and tongue.
US09050153B2
A self-expanding bone screw anchor assembly adapted to allow the screw body to engage the bone and the anchor to attach thereto. The anchor assembly is adapted to be universally deployed with a variety of installation tools.
US09050148B2
A tool set for implanting bone screws in a human spine, followed by the implantation of a rod into the bone screws includes end guide tools having flexible back wall flaps that receive opposite ends of the rod and intermediate guide tools that hold the rod in intermediate locations between the end guide tools. Both the end and intermediate guide tools include an attachment structure for operably connecting the guide tool to a bone screw. The attachment structure includes an undercut and/or recess so as to resist splaying and separation of the guide tool from an attached bone screw.
US09050146B2
Implants, instruments, and methods for performing surgical procedures on the spine, including one or more of creating an operative corridor to the spine, delivering implants to the spine, fusing one or more segments of the spine, and fixing one or more segments of the spine. A method for attaching a fixation system to the spine of a patient, the fixation system including at least two bone anchors and a spinal rod linking the at least two bone anchors.
US09050142B2
A device (1) for mutually fixing a longitudinal carrier (3) to a bone fixation element (4), wherein the device consists of a three-dimensional body (5) which has a channel (6) that is open on one side, wherein the axis of the channel (7) receives the longitudinal carrier (3), and a bore hole (8) that extends crosswise in relation to the axis of the channel (7) through the body (5) and that is provided with a wall (10). At least one part of the bore wall (10) disposed between the channel (6) and the bore hole (8) is embodied as an elastic element (11) which can be pressed into the region of the channel (6) by introducing the bone fixation element (4) into the bore hole (8), such that a longitudinal carrier (3) arranged in the channel can be firmly clamped in a rotational and longitudinal manner by said elastic element (11).
US09050139B2
A tool set for implanting a rod in a human spine in conjunction with bone screws.
US09050138B2
A vertebral rod connector includes a first portion configured to engage a fastener construct and define a first longitudinal axis. A second portion is configured to engage a vertebral rod and define a second longitudinal axis disposed transverse to the first longitudinal axis. A flexible linking portion is disposed for connecting the first portion with the second portion. The linking portion has a bifurcated configuration oriented transverse to the first longitudinal axis. Methods of use are disclosed.
US09050137B2
An interchangeable orthopedic blade that includes an internal portion and an external portion. The internal portion threads onto either a pre-installed K-wire or a pre-installed screw so as to more accurately place the interchangeable orthopedic blade in, without excessive damage to, the bone when repairing a fracture in the bone, and ultimately providing absolute stable fixation by the interchangeable orthopedic blade holding the fracture in its anatomic position and resisting applied forces while healing, to thereby provide a stable anatomic restoration and eliminate a need for revision surgery due to failure of fixation or malunion. The internal portion is received in the external portion, and rotates relative to the external portion, but has the external portion move non-rotatably axially with the internal portion into the bone as the internal portion threads onto either the pre-installed K-wire or the pre-installed screw.
US09050135B2
A fixation clamp, more particularly for use in an external fixation system for holding bone fragments adjacent to each other with the help of fixation elements, has at least one clamping assembly having at least one reception opening to accommodate a fixation element along the longitudinal axis of the reception opening. At least one locking element extends through the clamping assembly which locking element provides a clamping force to clamp the fixation element upon tensioning the locking element. The fixation clamp further comprises an actuation element which is in connection with the locking element such that the locking element is actuateable by the actuation element, and the actuation element is designed such that it is detachable from the locking element after use and that remounting onto the locking element is prevented after having detached the actuation element from the locking element.
US09050125B2
A surgical instrument having a transmission assembly, a transducer, and a handle assembly is configured for coupling the transmission assembly to the handle assembly using a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is operable to restrict the rotational movement of an actuator coupling member and the transducer relative to the handle assembly. The locking mechanism may also be operable to lock a trigger of the handle assembly in a first position. An inner tubular actuating member of the transmission assembly may be threadably attachable to the actuator coupling member or the actuator coupling member may include a latching mechanism to couple to a flared portion of the inner tubular actuating member. A waveguide of the transmission assembly may also be threadably attachable to the transducer. In one alternative, the trigger may be configured to operate the locking mechanism, either in the first position or when pivoted distally to a third position.
US09050124B2
An ultrasonic surgical blade that includes a blade body that has a treatment region. At least one indentation can be formed in the treatment region of the blade body wherein each indentation forms a tissue cutting edge with an outer surface of the blade body. The indentation may comprise one or more holes, lumens, grooves or dimples or a combination of such structures. In various embodiments, one or more aspiration lumens are provided in the surgical blade which may ultimately communicate with an aspiration lumen or passage in an ultrasonic surgical instrument.
US09050123B2
A system for treating tissue includes a device including a first member and a second member arranged to move relative to the first member to treat tissue. The system also includes a processor configured to automatically control movement of the second member relative to the first member using position control methodology. A method of treating tissue includes providing a device having a first member and a second member arranged to move relative to the first member, moving the second member relative to the first member, and automatically controlling the movement of the second member using position control methodology.
US09050121B2
A spool valve for controlling fluid communication among hydraulic cylinders operating control and slave portions of a surgical device. The spool valve may be used to disconnect the control and the slave portions from one another such that there is no fluid communication between the control and slave portions. The spool valve may be used to engage or allow fluid communication between the control and slave. The spool valve may also be used to allow fluid communication between the slave and control portion and a fluid reservoir, thus allowing the hydraulic system to replenish fluid lost to evaporation, leakage, or other escape. The spool valve includes a body portion having at least two ports and a spool having at least one passageway moveable to a position so as to communicate with the at least two ports.
US09050118B2
A method and an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes disposing a cover about a capillary used in a side-firing optical fiber. The cover can be used to protect the capillary when being inserted through an endoscope for medical treatment. In some embodiments, the cover can be a low-profile cover such as a coating made of a light-sensitive polymer or like material. At least a portion of the coating can be removed after insertion by exposing the light-sensitive material to laser energy transmitted from an optical-fiber-core end housed within the capillary. In other embodiments, the cover can be a slideable or moveable low-profile sleeve or metal cover. During insertion, the sleeve or metal cover is positioned over the capillary. After insertion, the sleeve or metal cover is retracted to expose the area to be treated to side-fired laser energy transmitted from the capillary.
US09050113B2
A cartridge assembly to couple an electrosurgical device to treat tissue with an electrosurgical unit includes a cartridge member to operate with a power delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit and a fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit. An electrosurgical unit includes a power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus arranged to operate with a cartridge member to be located in a cartridge receptacle of the electrosurgical unit. An electrosurgical device includes a first electrode spaced alongside the second electrode, with each electrode having a blade shaped member. Each blade shaped member has opposing sides bounded by edges, with the edges having a medial edge and a lateral edge. At least one fluid outlet is adjacent each blade shaped member, and each fluid outlet is in fluid communication with a fluid passage. The device can be operated as either a bipolar device or a monopolar device and includes a switch to inhibit capacitive coupling to one of the electrodes when the other electrode is used in monopolar fashion.
US09050109B2
A cutting device includes a lower jaw extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end terminates with a cavity and a blunt tip. An upper jaw extends between a proximal end and a distal end. The upper jaw is configured for translation along the lower jaw. The upper jaw includes a cutting tip configured to cut bone.
US09050108B2
A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided surgery system having a digitizer for tracking the position of the instrument in three dimensional space and a display providing an indication of the position of the instrument with respect to images of a body part taken preoperatively, wherein the instrument comprises a tracking array located distally of a rotatable, axially fixed drive handle.
US09050106B2
Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include an ablative catheter for nerve modulation through a wall of a blood vessel. The catheter may include a catheter sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal to the distal end. An elongate member may extend along a central elongate axis within the lumen of the catheter sheath. The elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. An expandable ablative member may be coupled to the distal end of the elongate member having an insulative section connected to a bare electrode section. The ablative member may be configured to switch between a collapsed position and an expanded position.
US09050104B2
The present invention provides a bipolar radiofrequency ablation catheter comprising a working catheter and a magnetic catheter. The magnetic catheter comprises a first tube; a magnet; a first electrode; and a first electrode connector, and the working catheter comprises a second tube; a metallic element; a second electrode; and a second electrode connector. According to the present invention, it is possible to create transmural lesions more completely and easily at a thick myocardial region such as left ventricle in which a transmural lesion could not be easily created by using conventional radiofrequency ablation catheters and thus it is expected to increase the treatment efficiency for tachycardia such as ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation.
US09050098B2
A cordless cautery and cutting surgical device includes a modular battery and a surgical handle. The battery has a cordless radio-frequency-signal-generation assembly generating an output radio-frequency signal and a first selectively removable connector part. The surgical handle has a first handle body portion with a bipolar cautery and cutting end effector. The end effector has jaws with bipolar contacts and a cutting blade disposed between the jaws. The handle has a second body portion connected to the first body portion, defines therein an aseptically sealable battery-holding compartment selectively exposed to the environment and removably holding therein the battery, and a second selectively removable connector part operable to removably hold the first connector part thereto. The second connector part has conductors electrically connecting the RF assembly to the bipolar contacts for supplying the radio-frequency signal to the bipolar contacts when the first and second connector parts are removably secured together.
US09050096B2
A tourniquet cuff has minimal flow restrictions within its pneumatic passageway under normal operating conditions, has a substantially reduced likelihood of partial or complete obstructions or interruptions of the pneumatic passageway under foreseeable operating conditions, can indicate exposure of the cuff to external agents that are capable of affecting the integrity of the pneumatic passageway before use, and can be manufactured economically.
US09050086B2
An apparatus for closing a surgical incision comprises left and right base panels, a plurality of closure components, and a plurality of left and right axial supports coupled to the respective base panels. The closure components couple the left and right base panels to each other laterally and have left and right ends coupled to the respective base panels. The closure components are positioned laterally across the left and right panels, the left axial supports are disposed between pairs of left closure component ends, the right axial supports are disposed between pairs of right closure component ends, and the left and right axial supports are offset from one another such that a serpentine arrangement of consecutive closure components and axial supports is formed. The apparatus can be made of antimicrobial materials or materials impregnated with antimicrobial agents. A flexible adhesive cover can be provided over the apparatus when in use.
US09050081B2
An anti carbonization device to prevent the carbonization of tissue upon plasma coagulation by a suitable surgical instrument, wherein the surgical instrument has a feed line for an oxidizing agent, a feed line for a gas and an electrode for generating a plasma. A gas-oxidizing agent mixture for generating a gas oxidizing agent plasma is provided by the anti-carbonization device.
US09050079B2
Suture anchors and methods for using the suture anchors for attaching soft tissue, such as ligaments, tendons, and muscles, to bone are disclosed herein. A suture anchor for attaching soft tissue to bone includes a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the catheter has at least one inner lumen capable of allowing a light curable adhesive to pass therethrough; a balloon portion engaging the distal end of the catheter, wherein the balloon portion expands from a deflated state to an inflated state when a light curable adhesive is delivered to the balloon portion; and at least one suture material for passing through soft tissue to attach the soft tissue to a bone.
US09050072B2
A cryoprobe for use in cryosurgery and other applications comprising a rigid outer tube, an inner coolant inlet tube. a short rigid penetrating segment extending distally from the distal end of the outer tube and a helical-shaped baffle having a heating element disposed about the outer surface of the inlet tube. The baffle is adapted to produce turbulent fluid flow improving heat transfer and is able to warm target tissue during rapid freezing and thawing cycles.
US09050063B2
Stored information comprising product use information for each of a plurality of mechanical implants is maintained. Data identifying a mechanical implant is received, during a medical procedure. Suitability of the mechanical implant is determined, during the medical procedure, based on the data and the stored information.
US09050058B2
An X-ray diagnostic system according to an embodiment includes: an X-ray tube for radiating an X-ray to the subject on the basis of a tube current for taking a scanogram of a subject; an X-ray detector for detecting the X-ray radiated by the X-ray tube and transmitted through the subject; a data collector for collecting X-ray dose distribution data, which shows the dose distribution of the X-ray; an image processor for creating the scanogram from the X-ray dose distribution data; a genuine data generator for generating genuine data showing the dose distribution of the X-ray, from the scanogram; a threshold value setting section for setting a threshold value for the genuine data; and a tube current adjustor for adjusting a tube current for taking a tomographic image of the subject in accordance with a comparison between the X-ray dose in the genuine data and the threshold value.
US09050057B1
A medical image system includes: a storage unit which stores a first medical image; a selection unit which selects a medical image to be associated with a second medical image; a designation unit which designates an abnormal shadow candidate; a reception unit which receives the second medical image newly created; a determination unit which determines whether or not the first medical image selected is an image suited for association, and the abnormal shadow candidate designated and the second medical image received satisfy a predetermined condition; an association unit which stores the second medical image in association with the abnormal shadow candidate; and a monitoring unit which monitors the association, outputs a warning, and stores the abnormal shadow candidate or the second medical image in association with information indicating there is no second medical image or abnormal shadow candidate to be associated, respectively.
US09050054B2
Provided is a medical image diagnostic apparatus, including: an internal image acquiring unit for acquiring a plurality of internal images different in time phase by irradiating a body part of a subject with X-rays; an outer appearance image acquiring unit for acquiring an outer appearance image by photographing the body part of the subject; an analysis unit for analyzing the outer appearance image to acquire first shape information indicating a shape of the body part of the subject and analyzing each of the plurality of internal images to acquire second shape information indicating a shape of the body part of the subject; and a display control unit for displaying the outer appearance image and the each of the plurality of internal images by superimposing one on another so that the body part of the subject included in the outer appearance image and the body part of the subject included in the each of the plurality of internal images are located in the same position based on the first shape information and the second shape information.
US09050052B2
A wiring board electrically connected to a back side of an ultrasound transmitting/receiving section that transmits/receives ultrasound includes a rigid circuit board included in a stiff portion, and a wrapping portion extending out from the rigid circuit board (stiff portion), and a plurality of drive wirings electrically connected to the wiring board are inserted into a wiring insertion portion of a housing with the plurality of drive wirings wrapped and bundled by the wrapping portion.
US09050047B2
A resistance feedback laryngoscope contains a pushing grip, a trigger pad, a rotary shaft, a first transmitting rod, a second transmitting rod, and a two-step levering blade. The pushing grip includes a curved front side connecting with the two-step levering blade. The two-step levering blade includes a first movable blade, a second movable blade, and a fixed blade. The first transmitting rod and the second transmitting rod connect with the rotary shaft fixed on a drive post with a resilient element. The resilient element has a first foot butting against a locking peg proximate to the drive post and has a second foot being biased against a side piece of the rotary shaft. The trigger pad contacts with the pushing grip and curves upward slightly, and the trigger pad includes an arcuate groove formed therein, a bottom end of the arcuate groove contacts with the side piece of the rotary shaft.
US09050046B2
A urine collection system includes an anti-flux mechanism to reduce the amount of urine that may flow from within the collection bag back into the urine meter. The urine collection system includes a urine meter, a collection member defining at least a first opening for receiving urine from the urine meter and a shield positioned adjacent the opening of the collection member. The shield is affixed to the collection member at predetermined connection points along a periphery of the shield whereby urine flows between the connection points from the urine meter to the collection member. The shield may be affixed to an internal surface of the bag. The shield may be spot welded to the collection member at the connection points. The shield may include at least a first slot configured to permit the passage of fluid therethrough.
US09050043B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for producing a plurality of archetype signals in wavelet space at a plurality of wavelet scales. A signal is transformed using a continuous wavelet transform based at least in part on a wavelet function. A scale dependent archetype transformed signal is computed based at least in part on the transformed signal and based at least in part on a natural periodicity of the wavelet function used to transform the signal. Information may be derived about the signal from the archetype transform signal, and stored in memory.
US09050039B2
A radiation imaging device includes plural individual detectors defining an irregular rectangular active area responsive to x-rays and with different widths along a length of the active area. The individual detectors may be of different rectangular shapes and mounted on a motherboard. The motherboard may be formed of a first module mounting a first of two individual detectors and a second module detachable connected to the first module and mounting a second of two individual detectors.
US09050037B2
The present application discloses several devices for maintaining visualization with a surgical scope. The embodiments of the device are adapted to shield, defog or clean the lens of the surgical scope while the surgical scope is being used to perform a surgical procedure within a patient's body. In some embodiments, the view optimizer is provided in multiple parts enabling separation of one or more operator control features from engagement with the surgical scope. In some embodiments, the view optimizer features stabilization means for securement and positioning with the surgical scope.
US09050032B2
The invention features methods and systems to monitor changes in the magnitude of attentional disturbance and the magnitude of motor activity disturbance in a subject. The invention also features methods and systems for determining a subject's degree of concordance with individuals having an attentional disorder versus individuals not having an attentional disorder. The methods and systems of the invention can enable clinicians and consumers to ascertain both the severity of an attentional disorder as well as how much an individual changes over time, or with therapy.
US09050026B2
An apparatus including a wavefront sensor including a light source configured to illuminate a subject eye, a detector, an image sensor configured to output an image of the subject eye, a first beam deflecting element configured to intercept a wavefront beam returned from a subject eye when the subject eye is illuminated by the light source and configured to direct a portion of the wavefront from the subject eye through an aperture toward the detector and a controller, coupled to the light source, the image sensor and the beam deflecting element, configured to process the image to determine transverse movement of the subject eye and to control the beam deflecting element to deflect and project through the aperture portions of an annular ring portion of the wavefront and further configured to pulse the light source at a firing rate to sample selected portions of the annular ring at the detector, to process the image of the subject eye to calculate transverse movement of the subject eye and to orient the beam deflecting element at a DC offset angle to compensate transverse movement of the subject eye.
US09050020B2
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a detector, a determination unit, a retention controller, and a display controller. The detector is configured to detect a peak flow velocity of blood flow velocities acquired from Doppler waveforms collected in a time-serial manner or a peak value of average flow velocities of the blood flow velocities as a representative flow velocity for each predefined period. The determination unit is configured to determine a maximum value in a predefined polarity of a plurality of representative flow velocities. The retention controller is configured to control a memory unit to retain maximum waveform information that is Doppler waveform information of Doppler waveforms collected for a period in which the maximum value was detected. The display controller is configured to control a display unit to display the maximum waveform information with Doppler waveform information having been collected by a present time point.
US09050019B2
A pharyngeal ultrasound guide (PUG) to be placed inside the pharynx which allows the transmission of ultrasonic waves from a ultrasonic probe placed therein into the structures of the pharynx, throat, and major vessels; the technique of acquisition of the ultrasonic images and Doppler measurements using such a device; and the procedures which may be performed using the images.
US09050018B2
Means and methods for improving the MRI “image quality in an MRI imaging” apparatus comprising a non-superconducting electromagnet and a plurality of pole pieces are provided. Said means for improving the image quality chosen from the group consisting of (a) means for reducing degradation of MRI image quality due to B0 field instability; (b) means for decreasing or otherwise correcting residual magnetization; (c) means for providing a 3D scout image; and (d) any combination of the above. These means for improving the image quality provides greater resolution of the imaged object relative to an MRI apparatus not containing such means for improving image quality.
US09050014B2
A system for analyzing cardiac electrophysiological signals includes an acquisition processor for acquiring signal data representing heart electrical activity over multiple heart cycles. An individual heart cycle comprises a signal portion between successive sequential R waves. A time interval detector uses a signal peak detector for detecting multiple successive time intervals including individual time intervals comprising a time interval between a first peak occurring in a first heart cycle and a second peak occurring in at least one of, (a) a successive sequential second heart cycle and (b) a third heart cycle successive and sequential to the second heart cycle. A data processor processes the multiple detected successive time intervals by, determining at least one interval parameter of, a mean, variance and standard deviation of the time intervals and generating an alert message in response to the interval parameter.
US09050008B2
An active medical device using non-linear filtering for the reconstruction of a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) from an endocardial electrogram (EGM) is disclosed. The device for the reconstruction of the surface ECG includes a plurality of inputs, receiving a corresponding plurality of EGM signals from endocardial or epicardial electrogram (x1[n], x2[n]), each collected on a respective EGM derivation of a plurality of EGM derivations, and at least one output delivering a reconstructed surface ECG electrocardiogram signal (y[n]), related to an ECG derivation, and a non-linear digital filter (12′, 12′, 14) with a transfer function that determines the reconstructed ECG signal based on said plurality of input EGM signals. The non-linear digital filter includes a Volterra filter type (12, 12′, 12″) whose transfer function includes a linear term (h1) and at least one quadratic (h2) and/or cubic (h3) term(s).
US09050006B2
An example system and method of reconstructing cardiac activation information are disclosed. An analysis signal and a reference signal are processed to determine whether there is a first point of change in a first selected-order derivative of the analysis signal with respect to a first selected-order derivative of the reference signal above a first threshold. The analysis signal and the reference signal are processed to determine whether there is a second point of change in a second selected-order derivative of the analysis cardiac signal with respect to a second selected-order derivative of the reference cardiac signal above a second threshold. An activation onset time is assigned in the analysis cardiac signal at a point based on a mathematical association of the first point of change and the second point of change to define cardiac activation indicating a beat in the analysis cardiac signal.
US09050004B2
A retractor instrument for minimally invasive surgery may include a housing with a longitudinal axis, an arm extending from a distal end of the housing, and an actuation mechanism, wherein actuation of the actuation mechanism causes radial expansion of the arm relative to the longitudinal axis. The device may be adapted for use with an endoscope or arthroscope or may be an integral part of one such scope. A method of performing surgery in constrained areas within the body is also included and may be applicable to the carpal tunnel of a wrist and palm or the cubital tunnel of an elbow.
US09049996B2
A stereoscopic X-ray imaging apparatus includes: right and left X-ray tubes; a diaphragm unit in which right and left openings are formed through which X-rays radiated by the right and left X-ray tubes pass, respectively; an X-ray sensor on which the X-ray radiated by each of the right and left X-ray tubes is projected; a controller configured to control positions and sizes of the right and left openings; and right and left visible light sources configured to radiate a visible light to the X-ray sensor in the same area as each of the right and left X-ray tubes through each of the right and left openings. Spectra of the visible light emitted by the right and left visible light sources are different from each other.
US09049991B2
In a digital color image of longitudinal melanonychia, RGB parameter values of each pixel are assumed as three components to form a three-dimensional vector. Latitudinal and longitudinal variables are obtained for each three-dimensional vector in an RGB space. The latitudinal and longitudinal variables are used to define a distribution of points, and from the distribution, a discrimination index is found. The discrimination index is classified according to a threshold, to discriminate whether the longitudinal melanonychia is malignant or benign. The distribution of points is displayed to realize visualization of the malignancy of the longitudinal melanonychia.
US09049989B2
Methods and devices are disclosed to reduce tissue trauma when a physician retracts a patient's tissues for surgery. In one part, methods and devices are disclosed for controlling retraction force and pace. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed for oscillating force when opening. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed for detecting trauma during retraction. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed for balancing forces on multiple retraction elements. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed for reducing forces in multiple dimensions. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed for engaging ribs. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed to compensate for deformation of a retractor under load. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed that combine these methods and devices. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed for controlling pressure inside inflatable devices used for deforming biological tissues.
US09049985B2
A airplane based communication and position finding method for receiving in a transceiver a OFDM signal from a mobile unit in an airplane. Demodulating and processing an OFDM received signal into a processed OFDM signal and processing and modulating the processed OFDM signal into a processed modulated signal. Transmitting in the airplane based transceiver the modulated signal to a satellite receiver. Receiving in the airplane based transceiver a second modulated signal from a satellite transmitter, demodulating and processing the second modulated signal into a processed second OFDM signal and modulating and transmitting said processed second OFDM signal to mobile unit. Method for processing an input voice signal, in a mobile unit, into a processed cross-correlated CDMA signal, modulating and transmitting cross-correlated CDMA signal into a modulated transmitted CDMA signal, used in a cellular system.
US09049979B2
An ultrasound imaging system (10) includes a display (16) for displaying an ultrasound image and an analysis package operatively connected to the image display. The analysis package provides a user the ability to manage an ultrasound measurement-based calculation. The analysis package facilitates the management of the measurement-based calculation by displaying for the user a sequence of data entry steps. Information necessary for managing the calculation is accepted and verified at each step and then, also used to determine which step to display next. At the conclusion of the final step, the measurement-based calculation is saved in the system.
US09049977B2
A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes at least one wash compartment and a rack guide rail for support in the wash compartment of a rack which holds items to be washed and/or dried. The rack guide rail has a running surface to allow movement of the rack in and out of the wash compartment for loading and unloading purposes along a travel path supported on the running surface. The rack guide rail is hereby supported at a support point for pivoting about a pivot axis.
US09049976B2
An automatically rotating sponge apparatus for facilitating reaching and cleaning in hard to reach places comprising an extendable rod having disposed at one end a rotating attaching member, a motor, and a switch for actuating the motor, wherein attaching member is configured to attach and hold a conventional sponge and the attaching member is connected to the motor such that it rotates about its center axis by the motor when the motor is actuated. In this manner, the rotating sponge apparatus allows a conventional sponge being held by the attaching member to be extended beyond arms reach the length of the extendable rod and automatically rotated to generate cleaning action friction.
US09049967B1
Food processing apparatus and methods for processing food are disclosed. The apparatus may include stored sequences for operating a processing tool. The stored sequences may address various challenging aspects of blending solid foods and/or ice. In some embodiments, particular sequences are implemented with specific processing tools.
US09049957B2
An infusion device for infusion capsules, particularly for espresso coffee machines, comprising a filter basket holder cylinder and a piston which can move with respect to each other from a configuration for loading and unloading at least one capsule for infusions into or from the filter basket holder cylinder to a dispensing configuration and vice versa, the device comprising first elements for movement of at least one of the filter basket holder cylinder and the piston for their first relative movement from the loading and unloading configuration to an intermediate configuration that is comprised between the loading and unloading configuration and the dispensing configuration and vice versa, and second elements for moving at least one of the filter basket holder cylinder and the piston for a second relative movement thereof from the intermediate configuration to the dispensing configuration and vice versa.
US09049956B2
A cart suitable for supporting a grill, including a grill bowl. The cart has two union members with curved channels for receiving tubular, U-shaped frame members. The union members may be in the form of two similar (but not necessarily identical) halves joined together to enclose the frame members. The tubular channels of the union members resist movement (such as twisting and tilting) in at least two directions. The union members lock the frame members in place with internal protrusions that fit into mating depressions or holes in the frame members. Extra rigidity is added to the cart by one or more side tables which are structural members as well as functional tables. The side tables thus serve as cross-members between two frame assemblies. The grill's lid can easily be tilted back to rest in place on lid supports underneath the bottom edge and contact points on the side tables.
US09049954B2
An architectural mesh hanging system having a hanger assembly including a hanger tube having a plurality of openings and an architectural mesh panel of predetermined size having an uppermost edge defined by a plurality of loops. The plurality of loops are positioned within the plurality of openings in the hanger tube and a retaining rod is disposed through the plurality of loops within an interior of the hanger tube, thereby preventing the plurality of loops from displacement out of the plurality of opening.
US09049953B2
Disclosed herein is a cord embedded roman shade curtain which is configured to include a curtain 10, a pocket curtain 20, a connection belt 30, and a cord 40. Further, the present invention relates to a cord embedded roman shade which is configured to include a curtain 10, a pocket curtain 20, a connection belt 30, a cord 40, a rotating bar 50, a frame 60, and a tow rope 70. Therefore, the curtain can be integrally woven without forming a separate ring and the cord is not exposed to the outside to prevent the accidents that the cord is wound around a child's hand or neck.
US09049951B2
In an embodiment, a multi-functional accessory serves as a platform for implementing modifications to a product in a time-saving and less costly manner, whereas the modifications would otherwise be made to the product itself. In an embodiment, the product is inserted into the multi-functional accessory. In an embodiment, the multi-functional accessory may be utilized in applications with exposure to a liquid or moisture and in dry applications with no or minimal exposure to a liquid or moisture.
US09049946B1
A blanket for covering an infant in an infant supporting apparatus having one or more restraints to retain the infant in said infant supporting apparatus, said blanket comprising: a flexible panel having an interior surface that is adjacent to the infant when said blanket is in use and at least one strap for attaching said blanket to at least one of said one or more restraints, said at least one strap being affixed to the flexible panel and adjacent to the interior surface of the flexible panel.
US09049939B2
A furniture device (1) comprising a fundament (3), a support member (5) comprising a first section (7), a second section (9) and a pivoting member (15) adapted to pivot the second section between a first and a second orientation. The pivoting member comprising an arm arrangement (20, 20a, 20b) comprising a first arm (22) extending between the fundament and the second section and comprising a displaceable end (50), a second arm (40) extending between the fundament and the second section, a first pivot (24) between the first arm and the fundament and a second pivot (42) between the second arm and the fundament. The pivoting member comprises a pivoting mechanism (30) adapted to pivot the second section from the first orientation to the second orientation by inducing a displacement of the displaceable end towards the second pivot (42) while the first and the second arm act on the second section.
US09049938B2
An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a frame which attaches to outdoor furniture, in particular to a chair, and a canopy. Embodiments can be moved from an overhead position to a behind the chair position. The frames can be moved from a collapsed to a fully extended position. In embodiments the canopy can be positioned to contain the collapsed frame and chair in the carrying position.
US09049937B2
A seat having a plurality of defined zones for supporting the human anatomy. The zoned seating can also include one or more recoil shields that can be one piece, multiple pieces, or can itself comprise multiple sections that correspond with the multiple zones or individual zones. The seating can also include inserts to assist in supporting or isolating certain desired portions of the human anatomy. The seating includes both seat back structures and seat pan structures, with each including a zoned configuration designed to support and stabilize specific structures of the human anatomy in a defined manner. The zones can separate independent and defined zones that are designed to be separate and act as individual anatomical support areas that collectively support, cradle and permit the human anatomy to be supported in a comfortable manner. It is preferred that the zones act and operate independently from one another. However, the zones could be arranged, for example, by size, design, formation, or the shape of construction, to interact with adjacent zones. The seat can also be formed around and/or from a molded, contoured member that itself replicates a surface taken from a multi-zoned surface which has been adjusted to fit an individual.
US09049936B2
A seating support includes a lumbar support portion having first and second lumbar supports. The lumbar support portion defines at least a portion of a channel extending between the first and second lumbar supports. The channel is sized to substantially preclude contact with an occupant of the seating support. Such a seating support also includes a coccyx support portion having first and second coccyx supports. The coccyx support portion is disposed substantially perpendicular to the lumbar support portion and is in communication therewith such that the channel extends from the lumbar support portion between the first and second coccyx supports.
US09049931B2
A shelving unit includes a wire shelf having multiple wire members arranged to form a platform, at least one bracket configured to releasably couple to wire members of the wire shelf, and a rod coupled to the bracket. The bracket includes a hook-shaped end portion and an elbow portion. The hook-shaped end portion of the bracket defines a channel that opens toward the elbow portion for receiving a first one of the wire members, and the elbow portion of the bracket defines a bend for receiving a second one of the wire members to thereby releasably couple (e.g., snap fit, etc.) the bracket to the wire shelf. The shelving unit may also include a stop for inhibiting movement of hangers along the rod and past the stop, and/or a connector for coupling the shelving unit to a rod of another shelving unit for allowing movement of hangers between the rods.
US09049911B1
A cover for an electronic device includes back cover, such as a tray, to receive the electronic device. The cover may also include a foldable flap that is foldable into a stand to support an electronic device held by the cover at one or more viewing angles oblique to a surface on which the cover is placed. The back cover and/or the foldable flap may include one or more activation mechanisms that, when moved relative to the electronic device, activate one or more functions of the electronic device (e.g., camera functions, display of information, etc.).
US09049898B2
An article of footwear, such as a boot, including an outer sole assembly and an upper, the boot extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, and heightwise from the outer sole assembly to an upper end of the upper, the upper including a lateral quarter and a medial quarter, the boot including a first tightening device, which itself includes a linkage and a quick-locking device, the boot including a cover flap. The flap demarcates a storage space capable of receiving the quick-locking device.
US09049891B2
An article of apparel, which may be a pair of water shorts, includes a first textile and a second textile. The first textile forms a majority of an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface of the apparel, and the first textile exhibits at least thirty percent stretch prior to tensile failure. The second textile is located around a waistband portion of the apparel, and the second textile exhibits less than ten percent stretch prior to tensile failure.
US09049890B2
A sports brassiere designed for reducing tan lines is disclosed. The sports brassiere includes an exterior front panel comprising a micromesh fabric substantially transparent to ultraviolet light, wherein the exterior front panel is shaped to include two shoulder straps and two side seams, and an interior front panel including an opaque, moisture-wicking fabric having a height limited to covering breasts, wherein the interior front panel is coupled to an interior face of the exterior front panel via stitching running along a top edge of the interior front panel. The sports brassiere further includes an exterior rear panel of micromesh fabric coupled to the exterior front panel via a set of seams located at the shoulder straps and side seams and an elastic band coupled to a bottom edge of the exterior front and rear panels, and a bottom edge of the interior front panel.
US09049884B2
The present disclosure relates to preterm infant formulas comprising lutein, lycopene, and beta-carotene, and the use of the preterm infant formulas to modulate inflammation, such as skin inflammation, in preterm infants. Also disclosed are methods of modulating the level of C-reactive protein in a preterm infant using preterm infant formulas comprising mixtures of carotenoids.
US09049877B2
Crispy French fry-style food products are prepared by modification of the water content and the texture of the products' surface layers prior to deep frying. The surface modifications include surface firming, enzyme treatments, starch infusion and/or ultrasound treatment.
US09049873B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous liquid aromatised with aroma compounds from coffee, wherein a gas comprising aroma from roast and ground coffee and water is condensed to provide a liquid aqueous phase and a gas phase; and the gas phase is subjected to pressurisation in the presence of an aqueous liquid. The liquid is useful e.g. in the production of soluble coffee products.
US09049872B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026244. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026244. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026244 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026244 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09049871B2
The present disclosure relates to beta-cyclodextrin immobilized on glass manufactured by method comprising: a) synthesizing mono-6-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-6-deoxy-cyclodextrin from beta-cyclodextrin and converting the mono-6-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-6-deoxy-cyclodextrin into β-cyclodextrin-undecenyl ether; and b) etching borosilicate glass and coating the borosilicate glass with the β-cyclodextrin-undecenyl ether and removal of cholesterol from milk using the same.
US09049866B2
Presented are herbicidal compositions comprising as active ingredients clomazone and pethoxamid. The combinations of these herbicidal active compounds show a synergistic effect in the control of harmful plants.
US09049862B2
This invention provides a composition comprising a a compound selected from Formula 1, an N-oxide and an agriculturally suitable salt thereof; and pymetrozine, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b and R5 are as defined in the disclosure.
US09049861B2
This invention provides a composition comprising a first compound selected from Formula 1, an N-oxide or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof; and a second compound selected from insecticidal macrocyclic lactones, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b and R5 are as defined in the disclosure.
US09049855B2
A device for trapping insects includes a cover and a trap or cage that are disposed at opposite ends of a housing. A fan is disposed in the housing and oriented to direct an airstream through the housing and toward the trap. A damper is disposed in the airstream proximate the trap and includes two independently operable doors. Each door is biased toward a closed position and opens during operation of the fan. Insects in the proximity of the device are overpowered by the airflow and blow into the trap and retained therein by the airflow or the closed orientation of the damper doors. The trap removably cooperates with the housing to facilitate disposal of insects captured therein.
US09049853B1
A hook setting fishing pole holder holds and secures a fishing pole to allow for unattended fishing includes a base having a pointed stake and a bracket that pivotably holds a fishing pole holder connected by an axle mechanism. The bracket is held between a pair of bracket flanges and the pole holder is secured in a ready position by a retaining clip. The axle mechanism allows the rod to be balanced and to slightly bob up and down as a line and bait are taken by a fish. The force of a fish strike and subsequent movement disengages the pole holder from the clip allowing the fishing pole to pivot forward. The forward motion is immediately limited by a stop feature which sets the hook.
US09049851B2
A tubular line guide ring apparatus that is mountable to a line guide support and line guide ring of a fishing rod and that is capable of flexing to accommodate a range of line angles during casting, retrieval and fish fighting operations.
US09049849B2
The present invention discloses polynucleotides which identify and encode DP119, DP444, DP810, DP685, WE474, DP160, RA977, or RA770 as well as novel functions for these proteins of the inventions. The invention provides for compositions for disorders associated with the expression of the proteins of the invention, such as for the treatment, alleviation and/or prevention of pancreatic dysfunction (for example diabetes, hyperglycemia, and impaired glucose tolerance), and related disorders, and other disease and disorders.
US09049829B1
A novel maize variety designated PH18V2 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH18V2 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18V2 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH18V2 or a locus conversion of PH18V2 with another maize variety.
US09049827B1
A novel maize variety designated PH1TP5 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1TP5 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1TP5 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1TP5 or a locus conversion of PH1TP5 with another maize variety.
US09049823B2
The invention overcomes the deficiencies of the art by providing a soybean plant with non-transgenic mutations conferring decreased α-subunit of β-conglycinin content and increased α′-subunit content of β-conglycinin in seed. Moreover, the invention provides an agronomically elite soybean plant with non-transgenic mutations conferring a gyclinin null phenotype, increased β-conglycinin content, and increased α′-subunit content of β-conglycinin in the seed. The invention also provides derivatives, and plant parts of these plants and uses thereof. Methods for producing such plants are also provided.
US09055698B2
Flow measurement systems and methods are provided. A flow measurement system can include at least one heat-producing computing device having at least one fluid inlet and one fluid outlet. The system can further include at least one inlet fluid temperature sensor and at least one outlet fluid temperature sensor. At least one current sensor measuring the current supplied to at least a portion of the at least one heat-producing computing device can also be included with the system. The system can also include at least one calculating device adapted to calculate the inlet fluid flow rate based at least in part upon the sensed inlet fluid temperature, the sensed outlet fluid temperature, and the sensed current flow.
US09055697B2
Systems, devices and methods for generating a virtual mapping of a room are provided. A plurality of racks for housing servers, a plurality of position determining devices and a plurality of temperature sensors can be provided. A computer can be operatively connected to the plurality of position determining devices and the temperature sensors. Each position determining device can be associated with one or more of the temperature sensors. For each of the temperature sensors, position information can be obtained from the position determining device associated with the temperature sensor and the position information used to plot the temperature sensor in a virtual mapping of the room. The virtual mapping can then be used to visually represent a location in the room where a temperature measurement was taken.
US09055696B2
Systems are provided for cooling data centers based on a cooperative system including a plurality of Indirect Air-Side Economizers, also referred to as Recirculation Air Cooling Units, that are advantageously operated in conjunction with one or more Side Stream Filtration Units or filters inclusive to a portion of the IASE/RACUs, and one or more Make-Up Air Dehumidification/Humidification Units for the introduction of ventilation air and control of humidity within the enclosed space. An objective of the systems according to this disclosure is to provide the necessary rejection of heat, removal of particulate from the air, and control of the absolute moisture content of the air within a data center.
US09055694B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a printed circuit board and a thermal interface member. The printed circuit board is configured to be coupled to an electronic device, such as, for example, a removable (or “pluggable”) optical transceiver. A first surface of the printed circuit board includes a thermally-conductive portion, and a second surface of the printed circuit board includes a thermally-conductive portion that is coupled to the thermally-conductive portion of the first surface by a thermally-conductive via between the first surface and the second surface. The thermal interface member is coupled to the first surface of the printed circuit board such that a portion of the thermal interface member is in contact with the thermally-conductive portion of the first surface. The portion of the thermal interface member is deformable and thermally-conductive.
US09055692B2
A server includes a chassis, at least a partition and at least a server unit. The chassis has an accommodating cavity and a first fixing structure. The partition has a second fixing structure and includes a plate, a pivot component and a locking component. A first space and a second space are defined in the accommodating cavity by the plate. The locking component has at least a first locking portion and a stopping portion. The pivot component is pivoted between the plate and the locking component. When the locking component moves from a first position to a second position, the first locking portion is locked to the chassis and the locking component is positioned by a structural interference between the stopping portion and the chassis. The server unit is fixed in the first space by the first fixing structure or fixed in the second space by the second fixing structure.
US09055690B2
A system for performing computing operations includes a rack, one or more shelves coupled to the rack, and two or more computing modules. Each computing module may include a chassis, one or more circuit board assemblies in a primarily vertical orientation, and one or more hard disk drives in a primarily vertical orientation. The circuit board assemblies and the hard disk drives are coupled to the chassis of the computing module.
US09055687B2
Systems and methods are provided for aligning status indicators on a terminal block of an I/O device by locating the status indicators directly adjacent to or integrated directly within their respective terminals on the terminal block. The status indicators are illuminated by LEDs or other light emitters disposed within a housing of the I/O device. Light from the LEDs are directed to the status indicators by light pipes disposed within the housing of the I/O device. LED activation circuitry disposed within the housing determines a manner in which to activate the LEDs to illuminate the status indicators based on inputs and outputs between the I/O device and a controlled process. In certain embodiments, the status indicators are disposed on a raised section of the I/O device, which may be part of a removable LED indication assembly including the LEDs, light pipes, and LED activation circuitry.
US09055683B2
Embodiments provide apparatuses and systems associated with a hermetic seal. The hermetic seal may include a bumper that protrudes past a top surface of the bezel to protect a display and a damper that couples to a cover to support the display.
US09055680B2
The present invention provides an electroconductive sheet and a touch panel which do not impair visibility in a vicinity of an electrode terminal in a sensing region. In an electroconductive sheet which has an electrode pattern constructed of a metal thin wire and an electrode terminal that is electrically connected to an end of the electrode pattern, a transmittance of the electrode pattern is 83% or more, and when the transmittance of the electrode pattern is represented by a %, a transmittance of the electrode terminal is controlled to be (a-20)% or more and (a-3)% or less.
US09055673B2
A folding and latching electronic device includes a base and an elastic tab including a first latching portion and a cover rotatably connected to the base and defining a latching arm A second latching portion protrudes from a free end of the latching arm. The cover is rotatable relative to the base between an open position and a closed position where the latching arm is inserted into the receptacle, and the second latching portion is engaged with the first latching portion.
US09055670B2
A battery module comprises a case, an extension/retraction positioning module, a press element, a battery body and a cap. The extension/retraction positioning module is disposed in the case to enable an extension/retraction operation along a first axis; the press element is connected with the extension/retraction positioning module to drive the extension/retraction positioning module to enable the extension/retraction operation when the press element is pushed; the battery body is disposed in the case to move relative to the case to an initial position or a power supply position by the extension/retraction operation, the battery body comprises a power connecting portion; the cap combines with the case and the portable electronic device in a rotational manner. The battery body moves to the initial position or the power supply position by the extension/retraction operation to determine whether the power connecting portion is electrically connected with the portable electronic device.
US09055666B2
A clip terminal soldered to and mounted on a circuit board, includes a connection part bent at an angle corresponding to that of a corner of a case and at least a pair of clips connected to each other by the connection part. The connection part and the clips are integrated with each other. The connection part has a width less than or equal to that of a solder pattern of the circuit board on which the clip terminal is soldered. A lower end of the corner of a sidewall of the case is fitted into the clips.
US09055660B2
A system and method for generating a plasma. An embodiment of the system for generating a plasma may include a first electrode; a second electrode disposed adjacent the first electrode; a first power supply for supplying power at the second electrode; a second power supply for generating a magnetic field; and a sequencer for coordinating a discharge of power from the first power supply and a discharge of power from the second power supply. The first power supply may be configured such that the discharge of power from the first power supply generates a plasma between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second power supply may be configured such that the magnetic field generated by the discharge of power from the second power supply rotates the plasma.
US09055653B2
A deposition apparatus 50 forms a thin film 3 in a predetermined pattern on a substrate 10 for an organic EL display. A first correction plate 81 and a second correction plate 82 are placed between a shadow mask 60 and a deposition source 53 that emits deposition particles. Each of the correction plates 81, 82 has a plurality of blade plates 83 and a frame 84 that supports the plurality of blade plates 83. The blade plates 83 are placed so as to be tilted with respect to the shadow mask 60, and to extend parallel to each other with an opening 86 between adjoining ones of the blade plates 83 as viewed in a direction perpendicular the deposition mask 60.
US09055650B2
A dimming control and driver for an LED luminaire comprises a shutdown relay connected between an AC source and the driver circuit. The shutdown relay will close above a predetermined control voltage, and will open below the predetermined voltage. The shutdown relay will eliminate parasitic loss by turning the power completely off when the LED luminaire is turned off.
US09055646B2
The present invention discloses a light emitting device circuit and a control method thereof. The light emitting device circuit includes: a light emitting device control circuit, for converting an input voltage to an output voltage according to a control signal, wherein the output voltage is supplied to a light emitting device circuit; a voltage supply circuit, which is coupled to the light emitting device circuit, for generating a supply voltage from the output voltage; and a remote control circuit, which is coupled to the voltage supply circuit, for receiving the supply voltage, and generating the control signal according to a remote signal.
US09055645B2
A light emitting unit includes a plurality of light emitting devices. A control apparatus includes a rectifier for converting an alternating current (AC) signal into a ripple signal by rectifying the AC signal. A ripple signal adjuster reduces a level difference between maximum and minimum levels of the ripple signal, and outputs the resultant ripple signal as a drive signal. A turning-on controller controls turning-on of the light emitting devices in accordance with a level variation of the drive signal.
US09055627B2
In one embodiment, a virtual room-based user interface includes one or more virtual rooms. Each virtual room is rendered from one or more images captured of a corresponding physical room of a structure, and includes depictions of one or more light fixtures within the physical room, one or more furnishings within the physical room and one or more boundaries of the physical room. A user selects a particular depiction of a particular light fixture within a particular virtual room. In response, a state of the particular light fixture within the corresponding physical room is changed. Also, appearance of the particular virtual room is updated such that the depiction of the particular light fixture shows the particular light fixture with the changed state and the depictions of the one or more boundaries or the one or more furnishings show lighting effects resulting from the changed state.
US09055626B2
A dimmer circuit and a lighting apparatus using the same are provided. The dimmer circuit comprises a dimmer, a rectifier, a sample-and-hold unit, an integral unit and a current holding circuit. The dimmer is coupled to an AC for modulating the AC into an alternating signal. The rectifier couples the dimmer and the AC for rectifying the alternating signal into a DC signal. The sample-and-hold unit is coupled to the rectifier for sampling the DC signal to obtain an average positive wave pulse. The integral unit is coupled to the sample-and-hold unit for integrating the average positive wave pulse to generate a DC voltage. The current holding circuit comprises a switch and a bleeder. The current holding circuit determines the on/off state of the switch according to a comparison between the DC voltage and a reference voltage, such that the DC signal passes through the bleeder or the switch.
US09055619B1
An electrical ballast system having a toroidal current transformer having a core with a gap of predetermined dimensions, a primary winding, and a secondary winding. The primary winding is connected in series to a lamp load circuit and the secondary winding is connected to a transistor driver having an input. The improvement comprises the reduction of the effective area of the transformer core a sufficient amount to limit the output voltage amplitude of the secondary winding within a predetermined range compatible with the input of the transistor driver. The reduction of the effective area of the core is achieved with a cut or gap that covers up to 75% of the effective cross-sectional area. The resulting transformer will operate linearly for low load currents passing through the lamp and primary. For load currents above a predetermined magnitude, the core is saturated and additional magnetic flux lines pass through the gap, attenuated. The waveform of the current through the primary is thus kept in the secondary, attenuated, thereby protecting the transistors' inputs connected to the secondary.
US09055613B2
The supporting frame for a helical wire heating coil assembly is initially formed in a straight linear manner using an angular cross section shape and including integrally formed linear arrays of clips for mounting insulating stand-offs, attachment tabs for mounting the assembly and open notches that permit the frame to be subsequently formed into a circular or other arcuate shape.
US09055606B2
A Intelligent Mobile HotSpot (IMHS) comprises a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the IMHS; a local area network radio interface configured to enable communications between the IMHS and a computing device; a power input configured to cause the IMHS to be powered on; memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the power input: automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network, automatically establish a data connection with computing device over the local area network, and be in a ready state to route data packets from the computing device to the base station via the local area network data connection and the wide area network connection.
US09055591B2
A scheduling method and an apparatus adapted thereto are disclosed that can allocate sub-carriers to a terminal at the cell edge in a wireless communication. The scheduling method includes, calculating average interference and instantaneous interference of at least two terminals for a sub-carrier, determining whether an interference for the sub-carrier is partial interference, and allocating a corresponding sub-carrier serving as transmission resource to a terminal having a higher ratio of the instantaneous interference compared to the average interference than the other terminal if an interference for the sub-carrier is partial interference.
US09055588B2
A decentralized approach to peer discovery channel selection is used in some embodiments. In some such embodiments, a mobile wireless terminal supporting a peer to peer signaling protocol, independently determines what channels to use for peer discovery without a central controller indicating the channel or channels to be used. Assuming channels are of a suitable quality, the channels having the best quality need not be identified, with channel selection being made on a predetermined channel ordering basis from those with suitable quality. Different wireless communications devices in the system use the same peer discovery channel selection process making it likely that the same channel or channels will tend to be picked to be used for peer discovery. Other embodiments are directed to implementing a centralized approach to peer discovery channel selection in which a central controller or base station selects channels to be used for peer discovery signaling.
US09055586B2
A wireless network for allocating resources and controlling transmit power is provided. Uplink resource allocation information and a multilevel transmit power command is sent to a user equipment (UE) on a single downlink physical channel. In response to the information, the UE sends information on an uplink channel.
US09055585B2
This invention relates to a proposal for power headroom reporting for uplink component carriers for which no uplink resource allocation is scheduled by the eNodeB. The user equipment (UE) calculates a virtual power headroom for the non-scheduled uplink component carrier, based on a virtual uplink resource assignment pre-configured by the UE and eNodeB. According to one embodiment the maximum transmit power of the UE is set to a pre-configured fixed value. Alternatively, the maximum transmit power is calculated by the UE considering the power reduction, while the uplink transmission power is set to zero. The virtual power headroom is then transmitted to the eNodeB, which in turn can infer therefrom the pathloss and/or power-per-resource-block for the non-scheduled uplink component carrier and may also infer the power reduction used by the UE. This allows a more accurate scheduling of future uplink transmissions on said non-scheduled uplink component carrier.
US09055577B2
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives a downlink subframe having multiple component carriers, each component carrier having control information encoded in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The WTRU performs a blind decoding of control information in a first PDCCH located within a first component carrier to obtain a location of a second PDCCH located within a second component carrier, where the location of the second PDCCH is relative to a location of the first PDCCH as control channel element offset. The WTRU decodes the second PDCCH at the obtained location.
US09055573B2
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system, and provides the method for transmitting control information comprising the following steps: selecting from a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources a PUCCH resource for the control information; and transmitting a modulation value which corresponds to the control information through a plurality of antenna ports, using the selected PUCCH resource, wherein the plurality of PUCCH resources are divided into a first PUCCH resource group comprising pairs and a second PUCCH resource group not comprising pairs, and the control information is transmitted using a first transmission diversity method when the selected PUCCH resource belongs to the first PUCCH resource group, and using a second transmission diversity method when the selected PUCCH resource belongs to the second PUCCH resource group.
US09055572B2
A user equipment for performing effective coding scheme of uplink control information transmission is provided. The user equipment transmits, to a base station apparatus, channel state information for multiple downlink component carriers, the user equipment comprising: a determining unit for determining, the number of coded symbol for the channel state information for multiple downlink component carriers, using the number of bits, which is obtained by concatenating channel state information bits for each downlink component carrier and attaching Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) bits to the concatenated channel state information bits for each downlink component carrier.
US09055567B2
Within a wireless network, a control segment is communicated between a base station and a mobile station, where the control segment is for assigning resources for communication of data in the wireless network. The control segment includes an index that maps to information to enable determination of the assigned resources.
US09055566B2
A method in a Central Node (CN), a method in a Remote Node (RN), and a method in a wireless communication system for allocating reference signals to be used for uplink transmission are disclosed. According to one aspect reference signals are allocated with a method comprising the steps of: determining in a CN a number of reference signals N to be used for uplink transmission by a Remote Node RN; indicating to the RN the number of reference signals N to be used for uplink transmission by the RN; configuring an uplink transmission by the RN with at most the number of reference signals N; and performing by the RN the uplink transmission with at most the number of reference signals Non transmit antennas comprised in the RN. The present disclosure further discloses a CN and a RN relating to the methods.
US09055564B2
There are provided an apparatus and method for transmitting power headroom information in a multiple component carrier system. The method includes finding Combination Power Headroom (CPH), that is a power headroom, calculated in an User Equipment (UE)-specific way with consideration taken of uplink transmission through a plurality of component carriers configured in the UE, generating CPH information used to inform an evolved NodeB (eNodeB:eNB) of the CPH, and sending the CPH information to the eNB. According to the present invention, power headroom for a combination component carrier is provided to an eNB in a wireless communication system in which a carrier aggregation is used. Accordingly, reliable dynamic carrier aggregation scheduling can be induced, and thus uplink transmission performance can be improved.
US09055556B2
Techniques for selecting radios and mapping applications to radios on a wireless device are described. The wireless network may have at least one application that is active and a plurality of radios that are available for use. In one design, the wireless device determines requirements of the at least one application, which may be related to throughput, latency, jitter, etc. The wireless device selects at least one radio among the plurality of radios based on the requirements of the at least one application and possibly other factors. The wireless device determines a mapping of the at least one application to the at least one radio based on the requirements of the at least one application, the performance of the at least one radio, and/or other factors. The wireless device maps the at least one application to the at least one radio based on the mapping.
US09055554B2
A first network device in a network, such as an LTE network, configured to establish a default bearer between a node and the first network device. The first network device may transmit a first communication type between the first network device and the node over the a default bearer and receive a service request requesting the establishment of a dedicated bearer for the transmission of a second communication type between the first network device and the node, the service request requesting that the dedicated bearer have a quality of service higher than the quality of service of the default bearer. The first network device may transmit the second type of communication between the first network device and the node over the default bearer, establish the dedicated bearer, and then switch the transmission of the second type of communication from the default bearer to the dedicated bearer.
US09055545B2
Techniques for improving the capacity of a wireless communications system using interference cancellation (IC). In an early decoding and IC aspect, a frame transmitted from a user to a base station may be decoded prior to the entire frame being received by the base station. The remaining portion of the frame may then be re-constructed at the base station prior to its reception, and cancelled from the receive signal to reduce the interference to frames received from other users. In a power control aspect for early decoding and IC, the power control target level at a local base station may be adjusted in response to successfully early decoding a frame, without affecting the overall outer loop power control operation. Further aspects include late decoding techniques for utilizing the IC of other users' signals to improve the probability of decoding a given user's frames, as well as techniques for traffic channel demodulation using channel re-estimation.
US09055543B2
An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, at a low power wireless communication subsystem of an information handling device, a beacon from a wirelessly connectable device; determining, with the low power wireless communication subsystem, if the received beacon warrants executing a communication protocol; in response to determining the received beacon warrants executing a communication protocol, powering on a main system component and a higher power wireless communication subsystem; and establishing a wireless connection between the higher power wireless communication subsystem and the wirelessly connectable device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US09055542B2
Devices and methods are provided for using a mobile station to mitigate interference between wireless access points. A mobile station communicates interference mitigation data corresponding to a first and second set of radio resources between a first and second wireless access point (AP). The interference mitigation data is processed by the first wireless AP to resolve conflicts in the claiming, and subsequent assignment, of the first and second radio resource assignments to the mobile station.
US09055538B2
Transmission power of each base station of a secondary system is determined in such away that a transmission capacity of the secondary system is increased as much as possible while interference with a first radio system (primary system) is suppressed by properly controlling the transmission power of a plurality of second transmission stations. A second transmission station transmission power determination means is provided, which determines the transmission power used in each of the second transmission stations based on a first condition that satisfies an allowable value in relation to a system interference amount as an interference amount given to a first reception station as a predetermined reception station of the first radio system by all of the plurality of second transmission stations as transmission stations of a second radio system using a frequency band allocated to the first radio system or a frequency band allowed to be preferentially used.
US09055537B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for rejecting unreliable downlink (DL) transmit power control (TPC) commands based on signal-to-interference-ratio estimates (SIRE). The method includes receiving by a user equipment (UE) a DL transmit power control (TPC) command from a base station; calculating a signal-to-interference ratio estimate (SIRE) for the DL channel; determining a scaling factor for a DLTPC rejection threshold based on the DL channel SIRE; adjusting the DLTPC rejection threshold based on the determined scaling factor; and rejecting or accepting the DLTPC command based on the adjusted DLTPC rejection threshold.
US09055531B2
An access point configured to connect a station to a wireless network includes a wireless communication unit configured to send data to the station, and a control unit configured to adjust one or more operational parameters of the access point based on indicative parameters of a basic service set (BSS), which includes the access point and the station.
US09055523B2
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of calibrating a radio delay. For example, a radio delay calibrator may calibrate at least one radio delay of a radio of a wireless communication device based on one or more calibration messages received by the wireless communication device from one or more other wireless communication devices, the calibration messages including calibration information, which is based on radio delays of the one or more other wireless communication devices.
US09055521B2
A wireless mesh network system includes a plurality of wireless devices and is adapted to forward a message packet. Each of the wireless devices includes a transmitter, a receiver, a communications controller, and a RAM. Further, the communications controller detects a reception completion time of a message packet received, and controls such that, if the wireless device had performed forwarding the message packet received right before, a carrier sense time, which is the time from the reception completion time to the forwarding start, is set to be longer than a previously set carrier sense time, and if the corresponding wireless device had not performed forwarding the message packet received right before, the carrier sense time is set to be shorter than the previously set carrier sense time.
US09055509B2
A text message processing arrangement is described for use in a mobile environment. A mobile messaging application processes user text messages during a user messaging session. A user state model reflects situational parameters to characterize user cognitive load. A functionality control module adjusts functional performance of the mobile messaging application based on the user state model.
US09055506B2
A telecommunications system is provided comprising a mobile device and an IP Multi-media Sub-system (IMS), the mobile device being connected to a Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN. The mobile device is adapted to: identify if the PLMN supports Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic, CAMEL; and, upon receiving an attempt to initiate a call to a dialled number, if the PLMN supports CAMEL, allow the call to proceed. The PLMN is adapted to: receive a request to connect a call from the mobile device; invoke a CAMEL service trigger indicating that the call should be routed to the IMS; and, route the call to the IMS. The IMS is adapted to: control the call; and, refer the call to a call storage system for call storage. A mobile device, IP Multi-media Sub-system and method in a mobile device are also provided.
US09055497B2
A method, system and device are provided for avoiding in-device coexistence interference between different radio technologies deployed in adjacent bands on the same device by controlling and separating the LTE signaling and the non-LTE signaling using dedicated time intervals to separate LTE signaling from non-LTE signaling. In addition, coexistence mode handover procedures are provided which use threshold-based triggering events to avoid coexistence interference and to prevent ping-pong effects by establishing a “keeping time” parameter so that a non-interfering network node does not switch back to an interfering network node after handoff. Coexistence interference is also avoided by providing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mechanism which accounts for coexistence interference by providing a fixed or variable on-interval parameter and an activity parameter indicating whether non-LTE activity is present to maximize a time interval for non-LTE devices without interference from LTE activity on the same device.
US09055496B2
Methods, systems, and devices for facilitating mobility between flexible bandwidth systems and other bandwidth systems are provided. These tools and techniques that provide mobility between different bandwidth systems may facilitate supporting circuit-switched (CS) services, such as CS voice services. Some embodiments provide for determining flexible bandwidth capable devices, such as user equipment. Some embodiments involve core network redirection where a core network may direct the handling of circuit-switched services when a flexible bandwidth system does not support the CS services. Some examples provide for radio access network determined handling of CS services when a flexible bandwidth system may not support the CS services. Some embodiments provide for transitioning to a flexible bandwidth system. Some embodiments provide for transitioning from flexible bandwidth systems to non-flexible bandwidth systems that have no support for some or all CS services, other flexible bandwidth systems, and/or systems that natively support CS voice services.
US09055493B2
A wireless communication system (100) includes a plurality of mobile stations (30, 40), a macro base station (10), and a femtocell base station (20) that communicatively connects to a registered mobile station. The femtocell base station (20) includes: a handover execution unit (25) that, when a communication quality of a received signal received from one mobile station which is not a registered mobile station satisfies a predetermined condition and a communication connection to another mobile station is made, hands over the communication connection of another mobile station to the macro base station (10); and a transmission power control unit (26) that, when a received signal is received from one mobile station which is not a registered mobile station and the communication connection to another mobile station is not made, suppresses power of a transmission signal transmitted to the mobile station.
US09055489B2
A first method (and related first apparatus) includes transmitting, in a handover request message, an indication of a first protocol version; a second method (and related second apparatus) includes receiving, in the handover request message, the indication, deciding, based on the received indication and a second protocol version, on a value of an information element included in a handover request acknowledgement message to be transmitted, the information element indicating usage of a first or second signaling scheme, and transmitting the handover request acknowledgement message including the information element; and in the first method receiving the handover request acknowledgement message including the information element; and a third method (and related third apparatus) including receiving the handover command message including the information element, and configuring according to one of the first and second signaling schemes indicated by the information element.
US09055488B2
A method for assisting a wireless communication device to return to a first network from a second network is provided. The method can include the wireless communication device participating in a CSFB procedure to transition from the first network to the second network for servicing of a voice call; receiving a connection release from the second network after termination of the voice call; initiating a reselection procedure to reselect to the first network; determining presence of packet switched data ready for transmission from the wireless communication device before completion of the reselection procedure; holding the packet switched data at the wireless communication device at least until expiry of a reselection timer initiated during the reselection procedure; reselecting to the first network after expiry of the reselection timer; and initiating transmission of the packet switched data on the first network after completing reselection to the first network.
US09055485B2
In the field of communications technologies, an operating method of a wireless Access Point (AP) device and the wireless AP device are provided according to the embodiments of the present invention, to decrease the power consumption and prolong the operating time when a battery is used for power supply. One method includes: in the absence of data connection, after transmitting N broadcast frame signals with full power, transmitting M broadcast frame signals with low power. Another method includes: in the presence of data connection, establishing a connection with a lowest one of all compatible transmission rates; judging whether a current transmission rate is greater than or equal to a sum of a current actual throughput and a preset system parameter; and if the current transmission rate is smaller than the sum of the current actual throughput and the preset system parameter, increasing the transmission rate.
US09055484B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a data transmission method, a base station, and a terminal. The method includes: configuring a band of standard bandwidth within transmission bandwidth of a base station as terminal-specific standard bandwidth when the transmission bandwidth of the base station is nonstandard bandwidth; notifying a terminal of configuration information of the terminal-specific standard bandwidth; and performing data transmission with the terminal within the terminal-specific standard bandwidth. The preceding technical solution is applicable to data transmission between a base station and a terminal in a communication system.
US09055478B2
A method for assessing the interference impact of a specific base station includes causing an interfering transmitter in the network to transmit data at substantially different power levels for each of at least two predefined time-frequency-resources, instructing the user equipment to measure and report to the serving base station at least one parameter associated with reception of the downlink signals that is indicative of an effect of the interfering signals and processing the results in order to assess the effect of the interfering signals.
US09055470B2
Methods and apparatus for wireless communication via a communication device (e.g, via a 1X Advanced enabled mobile device) are discussed. Embodiments can include calculating that a temperature associated with the mobile device has exceeded a thermal threshold. Aspects of the methods and apparatus include transmitting a guarantee frame, from each set of frames to be transmitted, when the temperature associated with a mobile device has exceeded the thermal threshold. Aspects of the methods and apparatus include determining that the temperature associated with a mobile device has fallen below the thermal threshold. Aspects of the methods and apparatus also include reactivating normal transmissions upon determining that the temperature associated with the mobile device has fallen below the thermal threshold. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09055469B2
A method and system for indicating MBMS suspension and a user equipment are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: a network side determining an MBMS required to be suspended; and the network side sending an MBMS suspension indication to a UE and indicating an suspension reason. With the scheme of the present invention, when encountering a sudden service suspension, the user who is receiving the MBMS service obtains a reasonable explanation of the suspended service timely, which greatly reduces a negative influence caused to the satisfaction of the user on the operator service, and better avoids the occurrence of an offline situation of the user. Furthermore, after receiving the MBMS suspension indication, the UE informs the user of the indication through the top stratum signaling. Therefore, it is avoided that a large number of users initiating an access request to the service simultaneously or repeatedly.
US09055467B2
A network communication pause system includes a network interface device and a management controller. The management controller is operable to monitor first data traffic that is received by the network interface device over a network and that is associated with a sender Media Access Control (MAC) address and a receiver MAC address. If the management controller determines that the first data traffic has exceeded a threshold, a pause frame that includes the sender MAC address is sent over the network through the network interface device to a sender device associated with the sender MAC address. The pause frame may include an operations code that causes intermediate devices coupled between the management controller and the sender device to forward the pause frame to the sender device, and a pause time for which the sender device will pause the sending of data traffic to the receiver MAC address.
US09055465B1
In systems and methods of managing wireless communication link resources, a static overhead load, a data traffic load, and a signaling load are determined of a wireless communication link between an access node and at least one wireless device. A wireless communication link load is calculated based on the static overhead load, the data traffic load, and the signaling load, and a load control process is performed when the wireless communication link load meets a load criteria.
US09055453B2
Techniques for adapting parallel measurements and/or channel receptions when an enhanced receiver is in use. An example radio node obtains information associated with parallel measurements and/or information associated with channel receptions, as well as information related to interference, and adapts a number of current parallel measurements and/or channel information based on the obtained information and at least one characteristic of an enhanced receiver. Other embodiments include a network node adapted to configure measurements and/or channel receptions for a radio node by accounting for an enhanced receiver utilization.
US09055452B2
Embodiments herein relate to a method in a network node (12,14) for signalling Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, configuration for a common enhanced dedicated channel configuration in a radio communications network (1). The network node (12,14) is comprised in the radio communications network (1) and serves a user equipment (10). The network node (12,14) determines a state of a HARQ process of a transmission time interval out of a number of HARQ processes for a common enhanced dedicated channel configuration. The state is defining whether the HARQ process is active or inactive. The network node (12,14) signals the HARQ configuration for the common enhanced dedicated channel configuration by broadcasting a value representing the state of the HARQ process.
US09055449B2
A channel sounding scheme is presented herein that relies on a combination of a first channel sounding procedure and a second channel sounding procedure. The first channel sounding technique is one that involves an exchange of dedicated channel sounding related signals to determine channel conditions between the first wireless communication device and the particular second wireless communication device. The second channel sounding technique is one in which channel conditions are implicitly discovered from any signals transmitted by the particular second wireless communication device to the first wireless communication device. A first wireless communication device computes updates to steering matrix information used for beamforming one or more signal streams to a particular second wireless communication device based on a combination of the first channel sounding technique and the second channel sounding technique.
US09055447B2
A method implemented in a network controller used in a mobile backhaul (MBH) network is disclosed. The method includes receiving one or more physical layer parameters from MBH transceivers in the MBH network, computing an admissible set of rate matrices, computing a capacity region based on the admissible set of rate matrices, deciding MBH transmission topology, and transmitting the decision to the MBH transceivers. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods also are disclosed.
US09055444B2
Where two or more wireless communication networks having mutually different physical layers coexist, and wireless communication is performed between a plurality of devices and a coordinator in each one of the wireless communication networks, the coordinator of one wireless communication network generates coexistence notification frame data to notify coordinators of the other wireless communication networks of existence of the coordinator. This first coordinator encodes the generated coexistence notification frame data, inserts source data so as to be set as FEC data, modulates the FEC data through a Gaussian frequency shifting keying system (GFSK) so as to be set as a GFSK modulated wave signal, and transmits the GFSK modulated wave signal to the coordinators of the other wireless communication networks.
US09055442B2
The disclosure provides a method and system for realizing integrity protection. The method includes: a radio connection is reestablished between a base station and a terminal, and the base station notifies the terminal of integrity protection configuration information included in a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signaling after the radio connection is reestablished. With the method in the disclosure, the terminal explicitly acquires the point in time of applying integrity protection, and explicitly knows a data packet to which the integrity protection is applied; furthermore, a Data Radio Bearer (DRB) integrity protection configuration is modified through the first RRC connection reconfiguration signaling after the radio connection is reestablished, thereby it is avoided that the point in time of modifying integrity protection configuration is directly introduced into the RRC signaling, thus reducing the air interface load.
US09055441B2
Provided are a communication method, apparatus, and system. The communication method comprises registering addresses of opponent devices to communicate with in advance between a ZigBee coordinator and an end device, thus preventing an unauthorized device from joining a network or avoiding unnecessary joining due to a user's mistake.
US09055440B2
The invention includes methods for cryptographically authenticating access between devices when the devices are within a geospatial boundary comprising the first step of keeping track of the physical position of the devices using both low and, or high fidelity geospatial positioning techniques. Next, a first device determines whether any nearby mobile devices have entered the geospatial boundary. Next, the first device determines if any of the mobile devices are peers eligible for cryptographic authentication. After the first device authenticates that the other device within the geospatial boundary is a trusted peer, the devices may perform various data and, or dynamic policy operations.
US09055435B2
An approach is provided for providing security mechanism for proximity-based interactions among devices. At least one first device (e.g., a memory tag) may determine a request for interaction between the at least one first device and at least one second device (e.g., a mobile phone), wherein at least the at least one first device is associated with at least one first antenna and at least one second antenna. The at least one first device may determine a first signal received by the at least one first antenna and a second signal received by the at least one second antenna. Further, the at least one first device may determine one or more differences in one or more characteristics of the first signal and the second signal. Furthermore, the at least one first device may process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more differences to determine whether to allow the interaction.
US09055427B2
A method of updating/recovering a configuration parameter of a mobile terminal having stored thereon a public key of a public-key cryptosystem and a current terminal identifier, the method comprising determining an updated configuration parameter by an update/recovery server in response to a received current terminal identifier from the mobile terminal; generating an update/recovery data package by a central signing server, the update/recovery data package including the current terminal identifier, the updated configuration parameter, and a digital signature based on a private key, where the digital signature is verifiable by said public key; storing the current terminal identifier and the updated configuration parameter by the central signing server; sending the update/recovery data package by the update/recovery server to the mobile terminal causing the mobile terminal to verify the received update/recovery data package and to store the! updated configuration parameter of the verified update/recovery data package in the mobile terminal.
US09055417B2
A data store is monitored for a change in the data store. A notification communication is generated upon detecting that the change has occurred. The notification communication is formatted based on a wireless device associated with the data store. The notification communication is sent to the wireless device associated with the data store.
US09055414B2
Text messaging between cell phones, computer applications, and/or other communication devices has become a common means of communication. Because of the prevalence of text messaging, robust text message processing may be facilitated through text messaging pipelines. Accordingly, as provided herein, a text messaging pipeline may be configured according to a pipeline module list. The pipeline module list may be constructed through an online service wherein predefined pipeline modules and/or user defined pipeline modules may be selected to create the pipeline module list. The configured text messaging pipeline may provide customized text message processing. For example, a user may select a spam filter, a translator, and/or other pipeline modules to configure a text messaging pipeline. Text message workflow (e.g., SMS messages that are sent and/or received by a computer application associated with the text messaging pipeline) may be processed through the text messaging pipeline.
US09055413B2
Presence information is received and processed at a base station from one or more wireless headsets or wireless telephones. The base station is coupled to a PSTN network or cellular network. The base station outputs a plurality of caller selectable options associated with the plurality of presence information to a far end caller and receives a far end caller selected option.
US09055408B2
In order to determine the location of wireless network devices without inherent location capabilities, a wireless network device such as an access point can receive geolocation information from transient data sources such as mobile devices requiring network access from the access point. The access point stores geolocation records including location coordinates received from the transient data sources. The geolocation records can be processed to determine the position and movement of the access point. The geolocation records and/or location information can be passed to other transient clients that do not have inherent location capability.
US09055405B2
A satellite reception assembly that provides satellite television and/or radio service to a customer premises may comprise a wireless interface via which it can communicate with other satellite reception assemblies. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for providing satellite content between different satellite customer premises. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for offloading traffic from other network connections.
US09055390B2
The present invention includes apparatuses, systems, and methods for peer group formation for mobile devices by proximity sensing. The described embodiments further include methods, systems, and apparatuses configured to easily establish an ad-hoc peer network in which each of the devices in the network automatically discovers and is connected to other devices in the network upon establishing a connection with at least one member of the ad-hoc network. The connection is established using a tap of NFC devices in the two wireless devices. Further, the wireless devices in the ad-hoc network may be divided into logical peer groups.
US09055385B1
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for adjusting the rate at which an application retrieves data updates based upon application usage. In a particular embodiment, a method provides exchanging communications with a wireless communication network. The method further provides executing an application that exchanges application data in the wireless communication device with the wireless communication network. The method further provides determining an application usage rate for the application and adjusting an application update rate for the application based on the application usage rate. Additionally, the method provides updating the application data over the wireless communication network based on the application update rate.
US09055379B2
An assembly comprising a sound transducer can be implanted in the middle ear in a manner that simplifies surgery. The assembly may comprise a narrow cross-sectional profile such that the assembly can be positioned in the middle ear through an incision in the eardrum, for example without cutting bone. The incision can be closed and electromagnetic energy transmitted through the closed incision to a transducer configured to vibrate the ear in response to the electromagnetic energy. In many embodiments, the sound transducer comprises a speaker positioned in the middle ear, and the sound transducer can couple to vibratory structure of the ear with air so as to simplify surgery. The assembly may be affixed to a substantially fixed structure of the ear, for example the promontory, so as to inhibit user perceivable occlusion and inhibit motion of the assembly, such that the user can perceive clear sound with little occlusion.
US09055373B2
A piezoelectric sounder for transmitting a signal by using a sound comprises a piezoelectric diaphragm constructed by attaching a piezoelectric element to a metal sheet, a ease containing the piezoelectric diaphragm and having a resonance space defined therewithin and adapted to resonate as the piezoelectric diaphragm vibrates, a pair of terminals electrically connected to the metal sheet and piezoelectric element of the piezoelectric diaphragm, while the piezoelectric sounder has no resonance points fr, fa in a frequency range of the signal. Thus removing the resonance points fr, fa from the frequency band of the signal to be transmitted prevents the signal transmission distance from shortening at the resonance points, thereby improving the stability in communications.
US09055369B2
An earphone including a housing, a bracket, a first speaker unit and a second speaker unit is provided. The bracket disposed inside the housing includes a front plate, a first tube portion, a second tube portion and at least one connecting portion. The first tube portion is connected to the front plate. The second tube portion is separated from the first tube portion. The first tube portion is between the front plate and the second tube portion. The connecting portion connects the first tube portion and the second tube portion. The front plate has a central hole and surrounding holes. The second accommodating space is communicated to a main audio-output path of the housing through the surrounding holes. The first speaker unit is disposed in a first accommodating space of the first tube portion. The second speaker unit is disposed in a second accommodating space of the second tube portion.
US09055366B2
A first driver housing and a second driver housing are positioned inside an earbud cup. The first driver housing has a rear side, a front side, a top face a bottom face, and a sound output tube extending from the front side. The second driver housing has a top side, a bottom side, a front face, a rear face, and a sound output opening formed in the front face of the second housing with essentially no tube extending therefrom. The rear face of the second housing is disposed a) adjacent to the front side of the first housing, and b) behind an exit of the sound output tube of the first housing. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09055361B2
The disclosure relates to a mobile communication device. The device comprises: a housing including a housing port; a microphone in the housing; circuitry in the housing and connected to the microphone; a coupler including an acoustic conduit having a first end in communication with the housing port and a second end, and a body section associated with the microphone and in communication with the second end of the acoustic conduit; and a support to brace the coupler in the housing.
US09055360B1
A sonic projector system is disclosed. The sonic projector system includes: a left speaker cabinet system having a left sound projection component configured to project sound; a right speaker cabinet system having a right sound projection component configured to project sound; and a screen configured to receive the projected sound from the left speaker cabinet system and the projected sound from the right speaker cabinet system, where the screen includes a middle portion that receives and transforms the projected sound from the left speaker cabinet system and the projected sound from the right speaker cabinet system to a combined projected sound, where the screen is configured to distribute the combined projected sound to a specific area.
US09055359B2
An electroacoustic transducing device such as a small speaker or receiver used in a portable telephone or the like. A yoke-integral frame is formed by a simple process, and the number of components and production steps for producing the electroacoustic transducing device are reduced, thereby improving productivity. The transducing device having: a magnetic circuit having a yoke, a magnet, and a pole piece; a vibration system having a diaphragm and a voice coil; and a frame which holds the magnetic circuit and the vibration system. The voice coil is placed in a magnetic gap, and the frame is formed by performing a pressing process on one sheet-like metal material into a bottomed tubular shape, and at least two places of the bottom plate being cut and raised to form a bottom frame-like yoke portion, thereby being formed into a yoke-integral type.
US09055358B2
A speaker device including: a hollow case; a drive unit housed in the case and configured to cause a diaphragm to vibrate; and a curved diaphragm having a flat plate curved and arranged to stand in an upright position on an upper surface of the case, wherein a diaphragm of the drive unit is exposed at a part of a surface of the case, and a part of a base end of the curved diaphragm abuts on the diaphragm of the drive unit, and the curved diaphragm is compressively deformed through a standing pole arranged to extend between a tip end of the curved diaphragm and the case, whereby vibration of the diaphragm of the drive unit is allowed to propagate to the curved diaphragm and the case so that sound is allowed to come out of the diaphragm of the drive unit, the curved diaphragm, and the case.
US09055355B2
To reduce the call cost for user messages of a few tens of bytes through a mobile telephone network (3), and to avoid having to set up a call channel as is necessary for transmitting data of several thousands of bytes, spare fields in signaling messages are used to convey the user messages, a call then taking place via signaling messages, and without a dedicated call channel being set up.
US09055341B2
A television system has a television viewing mode and a guide mode. The guide mode includes an electronic program guide (EPG), which provides the viewer program information for tuned programs, and a tape index guide (TIG), which provides information for programs recorded on a video cassette. In both guides, real time images of a program are displayed in a PIP window on the television screen and guide information is displayed in the background. In both guides, the viewer may switch between a currently telecast program or a recorded program. The viewer may access either guide from the television mode and vice versa. In the guide mode, the viewer may independently switch the guide information and the type of program, i.e., tuned or recorded, in the PIP window.
US09055335B2
A system, method and computer program utilize a distance associative hashing algorithmic means to provide a highly efficient means to rapidly address a large database. The indexing means can be readily subdivided into a plurality of independently-addressable segments where each such segment can address a portion of related data of the database where the sub-divided indexes of said portions reside entirely in the main memory of each of a multiplicity of server means. The resulting cluster of server means, each hosting an addressable sector of a larger database of searchable audio or video information, provides a significant improvement in the latency and scalability of an Automatic Content Recognition system, among other uses.
US09055334B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems to collect audience measurement data are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes collecting first media data and audience identification data, the audience identification data being collected by prompting audience members in the monitored household to self-identify using a meter while the audience members are exposed to first media provided by a first media system. Audience member behavior is developed data based on the first media data and the audience identification data. The meter is deactivated after the audience member behavior data has been developed. Second media data is collected after the audience member behavior data has been developed without collecting audience identification data, the collecting of the second program identification data occurring while the audience members are exposed to second media. The audience members associated with the second media data are identified based on the audience member behavior data.
US09055331B2
There are provided a video processing apparatus and a control method thereof. The video processing apparatus includes: a receiver which receives a broadcast signal of a major channel; and a controller which controls the receiver to receive the major channel selected by a user among the plurality of major channels, and controls to automatically select one of a plurality of minor channels of the selected major channel if the selected major channel has the plurality of minor channels. The control method includes: determining whether one of a plurality of major channels is selected; receiving a broadcast signal of the selected major channel; determining whether the selected major channel has a plurality of minor channels; and automatically selecting one of the minor channels according to the selected major channel if the selected major channel has the plurality of minor channels.
US09055328B2
A network-based device allows customers to receive television programming and to view summaries of the programming. A method of providing the summaries comprises: dividing a received program into program segments each identified by index marks, summarizing each program segment into summary segments identified by similar index marks, generating metadata files for delimiting a beginning and an end of summary segments and program segments, storing the summary segments and accessing the summary segments to supply the summary segments in lieu of program segments upon demand.
US09055326B2
The present invention relates to a content control method and a content player using the same, wherein the content control method comprises the steps of: displaying a plurality of functions which can be executed on the contents, along with content images corresponding to a plurality of contents respectively; dragging one image corresponding to a first content out of the displayed content images and receiving a drop movement in a first region; and executing at least one of the functions corresponding to the first region upon the first content.
US09055322B2
Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, schedule recordings to a PVR, configure recordings, view a list of scheduled recordings, configure recording settings, or select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented.
US09055315B2
Methods and system deliver media to users of media presentation systems. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a media server communicates with a media presentation system, such as a media player for streaming video and audio, to present subscription and non-subscription media to the user of the media presentation system. Subscription media may include multi-tiered media packages and individual media offerings as selected by the user. The media may be presented in various formats, including video, a graphical display, an audio presentation, a graphical and audio presentation, URL links, and interactive windows. Information about the user, the user's subscription status, the user's media presentation system and information about the media providers and the media offered by the media providers are maintained by the media server. The media server updates the foregoing information in accordance with the interaction between the media server, the users of media presentation systems, and the media providers.
US09055309B2
A system and method for the identification of specific video segments in a video program, such as certain TV commercials, is presented. A means is described for an accelerated identification of the video segment of interest in conjunction with a means to communicate said information to a process in a remote television system such that the remote television system can anticipate the future start of said video segment of interest and display contextually related material in close proximity to the start of said video segment.
US09055293B2
A method is provided for predicting an image by compensation during forward movement from at least one reference image. For at least one block of a reference image, referred to as a reference block, the prediction method includes the following steps: determining at least one piece of movement information, representing a movement between said reference block and a matching block in the image to be predicted; determining at least one enlarged block, including the reference block and at least one point of a block adjacent to said reference block in the reference image; and determining a prediction value for at least one point of the image to be predicted from the at least one enlarged block and from the movement information determined for the reference block.
US09055292B2
A moving image encoding apparatus for dividing an image into image blocks and performing intra-prediction encoding of a target image block using pixel values of an image block adjacent to the target image block, comprises a prediction unit for performing intra-prediction in accordance with one of intra-prediction modes corresponding to divided block sizes and outputting intra-predicted image data for the target image block, a determination unit for, when the target image block is a low frequency band image, determining by detecting a change in the pixel value in the image block whether the target image block includes a gradation image, and a decision unit for, when it is determined that the target image block includes the gradation image, deciding a block size of the intra-prediction so as to cause the prediction unit to preferentially select a minimum block size of the divided block sizes.
US09055290B2
In one example, an apparatus is disclosed for coding coefficients associated with a block of video data during a video coding process, wherein the apparatus includes a video coder configured to code x- and y-coordinates that indicate a position of a last non-zero coefficient within the block according to a scanning order associated with the block when the scanning order comprises a first scanning order, and code interchanged x- and y-coordinates that indicate the position of the last non-zero coefficient within the block according to the scanning order when the scanning order comprises a second scanning order, wherein the second scanning order is different than the first scanning order.
US09055283B2
A method is provided for calibrating a display having color channels. Each color channel is capable of adjusting settings for pixel values at gray level entries. The method includes selecting a gray level entry for calibration. The method also includes providing a target white point in chromaticity coordinates (x, y) and a target brightness at the selected gray level entry to the display. The method further includes adjusting the setting for the pixel values for the color channels at the selected gray level entry such that the display achieves the target white point and the target brightness at an adjusted pixel value.
US09055282B2
An optical apparatus used for a 3D image pickup apparatus for taking two subject images having a disparity by using two lens apparatuses, each of which is directly connectable to an image pickup apparatus, and one image pickup apparatus, the optical apparatus including: a first attaching unit for detachably attaching a first lens apparatus; a second attaching unit for detachably attaching a second lens apparatus; a camera attaching unit for detachably attaching the image pickup apparatus, the image pickup apparatus including an image pickup portion; and a switch unit for alternately switching light rays from the first and second lens apparatuses to guide the light ray to the image pickup apparatus in a state that the first and second lens apparatuses and the image pickup apparatus are connected to the optical apparatus. Intermediate images are formed in the optical apparatus by the first and second lens apparatuses.
US09055280B2
A digital broadcasting stream transmitting method and a digital broadcasting stream receiving method and apparatus for providing three-dimensional (3D) video services are provided. The transmitting method including: generating a plurality of elementary streams (ESs) for a plurality of pieces of video information including at least one of information about a base-view video of a 3D video, information about an additional-view video corresponding to the base-view video, and a two-dimensional (2D) video having a different view from views of the 3D video; multiplexing the plurality of ESs with link information for identifying at least one piece of video information linked with the plurality of pieces of video information, to generate at least one transport stream (TS); and transmitting the generated at least one TS via at least one channel.
US09055279B2
Embodiments of the invention include a system for providing a natural language objective assessment of relative color quality between a reference and a source image. The system may include a color converter that receives a difference measurement between the reference image and source image and determines a color attribute change based on the difference measurement. The color attributes may include hue shift, saturation changes, and color variation, for instance. Additionally, a magnitude index facility determines a magnitude of the determined color attribute change. Further, a natural language selector maps the color attribute change and the magnitude of the change to natural language and generates a report of the color attribute change and the magnitude of the color attribute change. The output can then be communicated to a user in either text or audio form, or in both text and audio forms.
US09055275B2
Each of image information playback units (11, 21) detects that image display has started, on the basis of a change in digital video data (VDa, VDb), and generates a frame number (FNa, FNb) (103, 203). One of the image information playback units (11) combines frame signals that output frame synchronization signals (FSa) (104). The other image information playback unit (21) separates the frame synchronization signals (FSa) and generates a frame number (SFNa) (205). The generated frame number (SFNa) and the frame number (FNb) generated in the second image information playback unit (21) are compared, and on the basis of the comparison results the frequency of the decoding reference clock signal is controlled (206). When images are displayed by a plurality of display units (15, 25) connected to the image information playback units (11, 21), the images can be synchronized with a simple structure.
US09055272B2
A moving image reproduction apparatus is provided with a reproduction unit that decodes pictures included in a chunk of a video stream and displays the decoded pictures and a control unit that gives an instruction to start the reproduction process. When a reproduction target is switched to a second video stream that corresponds to a second bit rate during the reproduction of a first video stream that corresponds to a first bit rate, the reproduction unit continues to reproduce a chunk of the first video stream that is being reproduced. The control unit instructs, when pictures included in a chunk of the second video stream overlap with pictures included in the chunk that is being reproduced, the reproduction unit to hide the overlapping pictures in a reproduction process performed on the chunk of the second video stream.
US09055262B2
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus capable of forming an image with a colored toner and a transparent toner based on image data of a read document, including a dispersion calculation unit that calculates a dispersion of a target pixel and a group of pixels including the target pixel and peripheral pixels of the target pixel; an applying area determining unit that determines whether to apply the transparent toner on the target pixel based on the dispersion of the target pixel; and an amount determining unit that determines an amount of the transparent toner to be applied on the target pixel for which the transparent toner is determined to be applied based on the dispersion of the target pixel.
US09055250B2
A CDS circuit includes first capacitors; second capacitors; and a switch arrangement which, in response to a switch control signal, connects the first capacitors in series between a pixel signal output node and a ground to compress the pixel signal and connects the second capacitors in series between a ramp signal output node and the ground to compress the ramp signal, or connects the first capacitors in parallel between the pixel signal output node and a first input node of the comparator and connects the second capacitors in parallel between the ramp signal output node and a second input node of the comparator.
US09055249B2
A system for correcting a column line failure in an imager includes a pixel selection circuit configured to receive three adjacent pixel output signals, P(n−1), P(n) and P(n+1), respectively, from three adjacent column lines, (n−1)th column line, nth column line and (n+1)th column line. The (n−1)th column line is disposed left of an nth column line, and the (n+1)th column line is disposed right of the nth column line. A generator for generating a bit pattern is also included for indicating a column line failure in the three adjacent column lines. The pixel selection circuit is configured to provide a pixel output signal from one of the three adjacent column lines, based on the bit pattern.
US09055244B2
An imaging device includes: a pixel array section functioning as a light receiving section which includes photoelectric conversion devices and in which a plurality of pixels, which output electric signals when photons are incident, are disposed in an array; a sensing circuit section in which a plurality of sensing circuits, which receive the electric signals from the pixels and perform binary determination regarding whether or not there is an incidence of photons on the pixels in a predetermined period, are arrayed; and a determination result integration circuit section having a function of integrating a plurality of determination results of the sensing circuits for the respective pixels or for each pixel group, wherein the determination result integration circuit section derives the amount of photon incidence on the light receiving section by performing photon counting for integrating the plurality of determination results in the plurality of pixels.
US09055241B2
A solid-state image pickup device in which a first substrate and a second substrate including circuit elements forming pixels and disposed therein are electrically connected by a connection unit, may include an averaging circuit that averages signals accumulated in signal accumulation circuits respectively included in the two or more pixels that are pixels included in the same group and are averaging targets, and an output circuit that outputs the averaged signals from the pixels. The pixels may be classified into a plurality of groups and each group may include the plurality of pixels. The pixels may include photoelectric conversion elements disposed in the first substrate, and the signal accumulation circuits that are disposed in the second substrate and accumulate signals that are generated by the photoelectric conversion elements and are input via the connection unit.
US09055240B2
The invention relates to a polychromatic imaging method, using a picture-taking instrument, which is placed on board an aircraft or satellite, which enables a reduction of the size of the instrument without reducing resolution of a final obtained image. To this end, a pupil of the instrument is sized for intermediate images that are limited to a first spectral sub-band without any image information being completely transmitted by the instrument for at least one wavelength that is located beyond said first spectral sub-band. Merging the intermediate image, inputted for the first spectral sub-band, with at least one other intermediate image, inputted for another spectral sub-band, recreates a polychromatic visual rendering that is satisfactory for the final image. Said other intermediate image includes the wavelength located beyond the first sub-band.
US09055227B2
A method for brightness and contrast enhancement includes computing a luminance histogram of a digital image, computing first distances from the luminance histogram to a plurality of predetermined luminance histograms, estimating first control point values for a global tone mapping curve from predetermined control point values corresponding to a subset of the predetermined luminance histograms selected based on the computed first distances, and interpolating the estimated control point values to determine the global tone mapping curve. The method may also include dividing the digital image into a plurality of image blocks, and enhancing each pixel in the digital image by computing second distances from a pixel in an image block to the centers of neighboring image blocks, and computing an enhanced pixel value based on the computed second distances, predetermined control point values corresponding to the neighboring image blocks, and the global tone mapping curve.
US09055201B2
An apparatus and method of storing and searching for an image are provided. The apparatus includes: a first signal processor which receives location information about an object detected by a sensor, generates and transmits a camera control signal to a camera based on the location information so that the camera performs a surveillance in a direction according to the camera control signal, and receives from the sensor an alarm signal notifying an intrusion of the object into a preset area; a second signal processor which receives a surveillance image of the intruding object received from the surveillance of the camera; and a control unit which stores the surveillance image in a storage unit.
US09055199B2
Disclosed is an autofocus camera system and a control method thereof. A CCTV camera system which includes a main processor installed in a CCTV, a memory unit connected with the main processor, an input unit, a CCD camera, a video processing unit, a focus lens, and a zoom lens is provided. The CCTV camera system is designed to input and output control instructions through RS-485 communication and is controlled by a focus motor driver and a zoom motor driver which are connected to the main processor in which a focus motor and a zoom motor are comprised of stepping motors.
US09055194B2
A method and a device for switching a media renderer to another media renderer while a client performs streaming playback of content of a server are provided. Accordingly, a first client that performs streaming playback of the content transmits playback environment information and a URL of the content to the second client, and the second client transmits the received information and information about features of the second client to the server and requests the corresponding content which has the optimized format for the second client from the server. Therefore, a user can continue to watch the media content through a new media renderer in existing playback environment setting without additional manipulation.
US09055192B1
A conference call system with a plurality of endpoints, a participant control server, a conference bridge and a switch is described. A first endpoint transmits conference data to the participant control server. The participant control server transmits the conference data to the other endpoints. In response to requests from the endpoint, the participant control server transmits recorded conference data for video, audio and web sessions that are individually controllable to pause, fast-forward and rewind the conference data. The participant control server establishes secondary connections for the endpoints including a ghost hold and a sidebar.
US09055177B2
In accordance with some embodiments, jitter accompanying video resizing, can be reduced or even eliminated by analyzing the content that is to be depicted and resizing based on the nature of the content being depicted. As a result, dominant objects in one frame can be handled in a way that reduces or eliminates video jitter or sliding.
US09055165B2
A calling side communication apparatus includes a communication function executing means 11, a non-real time call sending means 12 for sending, in accordance with user operation, a non-real time call which is a request of telephone call which continues until a user at the other side responds or until a predetermined cancellation condition is satisfied. A called side communication apparatus includes a communication function executing means 21, a non-real time call receiving means 22 for receiving the non-real time call without entailing forcible ringing, a receiving call displaying means 23 for displaying, to a user, information about the non-real time call currently in the call reception state, and a non-real time call responding means 24 for establishing a telephone call or a data communication with the communication apparatus that sent the non-real time call, in accordance with a response operation given by the user in reply to the non-real time call currently in the call reception state.
US09055162B2
A method of facilitating communications between a mobile terminal and a display device includes determining an orientation of a mobile terminal with respect to a display device that is physically distinct of the mobile terminal, and determining a manner in which wireless content data is to be communicated between the display device and the mobile terminal. The method includes wirelessly transmitting the content data between the display device and the mobile terminal based on the determined manner. The determined manner of the communication can be based on determining whether the mobile terminal faces a display screen of the display device for wirelessly transmitting the content data from the mobile terminal to the display device or determining whether the mobile terminal faces away from the display screen of the display device for wirelessly transmitting the content data from the display device to the mobile terminal.
US09055157B2
An apparatus may include a hardware processor and a storage medium. The storage medium may be coupled to the processor, and may store instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions may cause the apparatus to receive a direction signal indicating a first direction in which a head of a user is facing with respect to a fixed direction. The instructions may also cause the apparatus to convert the first direction in which the head is facing with respect to the fixed direction into a second direction in which the head is facing with respect to a third direction, connecting the head and an object. Additionally, the instructions may cause the apparatus to generate an audio signal having characteristics such that a sound generated from the audio signal is perceived by the user as arriving from the third direction.
US09055156B1
A supplemental speaker and microphone system for use with a cellular phone has a plug to connect to an audio socket of the cellular phone. A base of the system carries a speaker, a primary microphone and a primary transceiver. A pair of remote microphone pucks is removably disposed on the base, and each has a secondary microphone, a secondary transceiver, and a battery. The system converts the cellular phone into a conference phone without the need of wirelessly connecting the cellular phone to the system.
US09055151B2
To assist with the usability of voice messaging systems, a technique is provided that provides audible information to a user about the status of one or more messages in the system. An audible message is played to the user indicating whether they have forwarded, replied, saved, or otherwise addressed a voice message. The audible indication can be triggered by the message recipient trying to reply, forward or otherwise access a message in the voice messaging system. This can be especially useful when the voice messaging system is accessed from a phone, such as an IP telephone or SIP phone. The technique at least allows users to know which voice messages they have addressed as well as to provide a summary of one or more messages in the voice messaging system such as 3 unread, 2 replied, 1 forwarded, and a total of 12 messages with message duration of 11 minutes.
US09055138B2
The invention relates to a node detection apparatus and a method utilizing the same. The node detection apparatus may include a first and second acquisition section that acquires identification information peculiar to a communication device in accordance with a first or second communication protocol. The node detection apparatus may include an identification section that identifies the communication device that complies with both of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol based on the identification information acquired by the first acquisition section and the identification information acquired by the second acquisition section.
US09055136B2
Techniques are provided for reducing delay during streaming transmissions. For example, a method may include receiving a stream of data segments. The method may include establishing a first group of segments based on the data segments, and generating a first table of information. The method may include transmitting the first table and the first group of segments, and establishing a second group of segments based on the data segments, the second group of segments including a partial overlap of data segments included in the first group of segments. The method may include generating a second table of information, and transmitting the second table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the second group that were not part of the first group.
US09055129B2
In one embodiment, a script starts automatic control of a remote device. The script issues a command to the device. The script causes a marker to be set at a position in an event buffer. The marker indicates events generated by the device should be stored in the event buffer. The action performed by the device results in events being asynchronously sent to the event buffer where the events are stored in the event buffer. The script initiates a wait for routine that waits for a target event to occur before execution of the script can continue and receives the events from the event buffer where the events are stored in the event buffer. The events are analyzed to determine if the target event occurred to allow the script to continue execution where the target event was stored in the event buffer before initiating the wait for routine.
US09055119B2
The instant disclosure describes embodiments of a system and method for migrating virtual machine (VM)-specific content cached in a solid state drive (SSD) attached to an original host. During operation, the original host receives event indicating an upcoming migration of a VM to a destination host. In response, the original host transmits a set of metadata associated with the SSD cache to the destination host. The metadata indicates a number of data blocks stored in the SSD cache, thereby allowing the destination host to pre-fetch data blocks specified in the metadata from a storage shared by the original host and the destination host. Subsequently, the original host receives a power-off event for the VM, and transmits a dirty block list to the destination. The dirty block list specifies one or more data blocks that have changed since the transmission of the metadata.
US09055111B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for overriding a soft website block. One of the methods includes receiving, from a user device, a request to access a resource, determining, using a first policy group for the user device, that the user device should be prevented from accessing the resource, providing, to the user device and based on determining that the user device should be prevented from accessing the resource, instructions for the presentation of a user interface including a user credentials field, receiving user credentials from the user device, determining that the user credentials are the same as credentials used to log onto the user device, and allowing the user device access to the resource.
US09055109B2
A method for providing a descriptor of a location to a recipient includes receiving location data of the location from a user and using the location data to identify a plurality of regions near or including the location. Each region is associated with a descriptor. The recipient's level of familiarity with each of the regions is determined and at least one region is selected based on the recipient's level of familiarity with the at least one selected region. Once the at least one region is selected, for each of the at least one selected region, the descriptor associated with the selected region is provided to the recipient via the user.
US09055107B2
The method of delegating authentication, within a chain of entities, relies upon a recording of at least a portion of a TLS handshake between a gateway device and user, in which the user needs access to a desired server. The method then relies upon re-verification of cryptographic evidence in the recorded portion of the TLS handshake, which is forwarded either (1) to the server to which access is desired, in which case the server re-verifies the recorded portion to confirm authentication, or, (2) to a third party entity, in which case the third party entity confirms authentication and provides credentials to the gateway server which then uses the credentials to authenticate to the server as the user.
US09055104B2
A transmit offload engine (TOE) such as an intelligent network interface device (INIC), video controller or host bus adapter (HBA) that can communicate data over transport protocols such as Transport Control Protocol (TCP) for a host. Such a device can send and receive data for the host to and from a remote host, over a TCP connection maintained by the device. For sending data, the device can indicate to the host that data has been transmitted from the device to a network, prior to receiving, by the device from the network, an acknowledgement (ACK) for all the data, accelerating data transmission. The greatest sequence number for which all previous bytes have been ACKed can be provided with a response to a subsequent command, with the host maintaining a table of ACK values to complete commands when appropriate.
US09055101B2
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computing device, including at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device to perform at least the following: receive near field communication device data related to a specific NFC device; generate a reputation query on the basis of the received NFC device data; send the generated reputation query to a service provider; receive reputation data, retrieved from a reputation database of NFC device reputation information, related to the specific NFC device from the service provider; and take further action on the basis of the received reputation relating to the specific NFC device.
US09055097B1
A method includes identifying data on a social network that is associated with a social entity, and determining one or more characteristics of the identified data. A reference to the identified data is generated for each of the one or more characteristic and the one or more references to the identified data is stored in one or more databases that are accessible to a security analysis engine.
US09055089B2
A method, computer program product, and system for associating communications in collaboration sessions is described. A method may comprise displaying, via one or more computing devices, a document accessible to one or more collaborators of a first collaboration session. The method may further comprise associating, via the one or more computing devices, a first communication session of the first collaboration session with a first portion of the document. The method may additionally comprise indicating, via the one or more computing devices, the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document.
US09055081B2
Embodiments of the invention include a method for providing UE session resilience performed in a first PDN-GW that is coupled to a second PDN-GW, which are both in a PDN-GW pool. The method provides UE session resilience by allowing the first PDN-GW to provide connectivity for UE sessions previously serviced by the second PDN-GW after the second PDN-GW becomes non-operational. The first PDN-GW recognizes that the second PDN-GW failed and then activates a plurality of standby UE sessions. Each standby UE session is a backup UE session corresponding to a previously active UE session serviced on the second PDN-GW. Each standby UE session is associated with a UE device and a network resource identifier of an APN slice. The first PDN-GW transmits a message to a SGW that is servicing the UE sessions that indicates that the SGW should direct traffic previously bound for the second PDN-GW to the first PDN-GW.
US09055077B2
Devices are identified by their owners and authorization to network two or more devices is based on device ownership. Data structures such as address books can store information about an owner of a device and maintain an entry indicating that a particular entry identifies the owner of the device. Other entries in the address book are contacts of the owner. A host device can authorize a client for communication with the host based on a relationship between the owner of the client and the owner of the host as indicated by the presence of the contact information of the client's owner in the host's address book. Devices and can enable communication and sharing of services and levels of access permissions based on the relationship of the owners' of the respective devices.
US09055076B1
Embodiments may include a load balancer configured to, for a given packet received from a remote client, select a host computer of a plurality of host computers according to a load balancing protocol, the selection based on load information updates received from the plurality of host computers. Each load information update may indicate a measure of the respective host computer's capacity to service additional connections with remote clients. The load balancer may provide the given packet to the selected host computer for processing by an application component on the selected host computer, and subsequent to determining that a specific application component on one of the plurality of host computers does not have capacity for additional connections based on the load information updates, continue to send packets for existing connections serviced by the specific application component to the respective host computer without sending packets for new connections to that host computer.
US09055070B2
A method of operation of a hardware computing system includes: receiving a command stream from a general purpose central processing unit; transferring a command from the command stream by an application manager; activating a programmable execution array, by the application manager, for processing the command; and providing a response through a result stateful multiplexer to the general purpose central processing unit for the command from the command stream.
US09055063B2
Embodiments are provided for managing shared content with a content management system. In some embodiments, a request is received for a history of content shares for an authenticated account, at least one content share is retrieved for the authenticated account, the at least one content share having at least one shared item and at least one recipient identifier, information on the at least one content share on a user interface is displayed, and a request is received to modify the at least one content share and updating the at least one content share in response to the request.
US09055059B1
A method of combining digital certificates at a prescheduled time is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, data from a first certificate and data from a second certificate and determining a certificate combination date. The certificate combination date directs a combining of the first certificate and the second certificate to form a combined certificate. The method further includes detecting the occurrence of the certificate combination date and combining the first certificate and the second certificate to form the combined certificate in response to detecting the occurrence of the certificate combination date.
US09055056B2
Systems and methods for managing digital content entitlements in distributed computer systems. An example method may comprise: receiving, by a processor, a request comprising an identity certificate and a digital content identifier; validating an entitlement of a requestor identified by the identity certificate to consume, over an entitlement period of time, the digital content identified by the digital content identifier; determining that a pre-defined authorization period of time does not exceed the entitlement period of time; and transmitting, to the requestor, a response comprising at least one of: a status code and a content certificate authorizing to consume the digital content for the pre-defined authorization period of time.
US09055055B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for provisioning client credentials via a trusted channel. A client computing device is configured to access a trusted channel of communication. An account configuration manager automatically requests access to accounts linked to the trusted channel of communication. A respective security credential communication is received for the accounts via the trusted channel of communication. One or more applications are configured to access the accounts based at least in part on the respective security credential communications.
US09055054B2
A system for managing sessions between a client and multiple servers includes: a receiver for receiving, as a proxy for each of the servers, a request from the client to any of the servers; a determination unit for determining, upon receipt of the request from the client to any of the servers, whether sessions established between the client and the multiple servers are maintained; a disconnection unit for disconnecting, on condition that a session between the client and any of the multiple servers is already disconnected, the sessions established between the client and the servers different from the disconnected server; and a forward unit for forwarding, on condition that the sessions established between the client and all of the multiple servers are maintained, the received request to the destination server for the request.
US09055053B2
According to one embodiment, an apparatus may store a plurality of tokens. The plurality of tokens may include a plurality of risk tokens. Each risk token may represent a risk rating. The risk rating may be a numerical value indicating a risk associated with granting a particular user access to a particular resource. The apparatus may identify a set of related risk tokens in the plurality of risk tokens, and generate a composite risk token that represents an arithmetic combination of the risk ratings represented by the set of related risk tokens. The apparatus may then use the composite risk token to facilitate the making of an access decision.
US09055052B2
A method of improving storage security in a cloud environment includes interfacing a secure microcontroller with a storage controller associated with a client device in the cloud environment to authenticate a platform associated with the storage controller and registering the storage controller with an authentication server configured to be set up in the cloud environment. The method also includes authenticating the storage controller based on a communication protocol between the client device, the authentication server and the storage controller, and obtaining, at the client device, a signature data of the storage controller following the authentication thereof. The signature data is configured to be stored in the secure microcontroller interfaced with the storage controller.
US09055051B2
This specification describes technologies relating to imparting cryptographic information in network communications. In general, aspects of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include identifying a location in a pre-defined portion of a network communication to be sent in a client-server environment, wherein the pre-defined portion is reserved for random data, inserting cryptographic information into the pre-defined portion of the network communication at the location, and sending the network communication in the client-server environment to facilitate modifying interactions in the client-server environment based at least in part on a result of processing of the cryptographic information; and on a receiving side, receiving cryptographic information inserted into the pre-defined portion of the network communication in the client-server environment, identifying the location, processing the cryptographic information, and modifying interactions in the client-server environment based at least in part on a result of the processing.
US09055043B2
Systems, methods, and devices are provided that enable adaptive media sharing among a group of communication devices. In one embodiment, unique URLs may be associated with each version of a media payload provided to a group of devices. In another embodiment, media payloads may be transcoded and a unique URL may be associated with each transcoded version of the media payload provided to a group of devices. In another embodiment, a determination about a most active of a user's devices may be used in sharing the media with a user associated with a plurality of devices. In another embodiment, a determination about a cost of downloading may facilitate the sharing of media with a user associated with a plurality of devices. In another embodiment, a determination about link quality may facilitate the sharing of media with a user associated with a plurality of devices.
US09055037B2
A system for and method of per access-point streaming media customization and privacy protected feedback in a wireless network. The system is operative to: encrypt real time streamed media content from a streaming media source; multicast the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast; aggregate the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and provide information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.
US09055036B2
A first device initiates a handshake message exchange with a second device according to a security protocol. The first device determines that an application datagram is to be transmitted according to a first transport protocol that limits a size of a datagram based on a defined size. The first device also determines that an application datagram size is larger than the defined size. The first device fragments the application datagram if the application datagram size is larger than the defined size and secures the application datagram with the security protocol. The first device also encapsulates the application datagram fragments in handshake messages, wherein an encapsulated application datagram fragment is transmitted from the first device to the second device in a first security protocol record. The first device may also transmit, to the second device, another application datagram secured with the security protocol.
US09055034B2
Robust Header Compression (ROHC) offers a way to compress packet header information for more efficient transmission of data. The compression is achieved through various confidence modes set up by the transmitter and the receiver. The Initialization and Refresh state (IR) is the first state of the compressor. This provides a complete, uncompressed context of the data that is being transmitted. In typically operation, the ROHC compressor will periodically transmit IR packets providing context information allowing the ROHC decompressor to decompress one or more packets following the IR packet. However, under certain conditions such as decompressor start-up, it is possible for the decompressor to miss an IR packet. Exemplary methods and apparatus are described in which a decompressor uses a later-received IR packet to decompress earlier packets for which the decompressor had not received context information.
US09055027B2
The present disclosure provides a transmission method and an electronic device. The transmission method includes the steps of detecting whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; dividing the data to be transmitted into a first data and a second data when determining that the predetermined condition has been satisfied; converting the first data to a third data with a first algorithm and the second data to a fourth data with a second algorithm, so that the sum of the amounts of the third data and the fourth data is less than the sum of the amounts of the first data and the second data, wherein the first algorithm is different from the second algorithm; and transmitting the third data and the fourth data to the receiving device.
US09055021B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to monitor impressions of social media messages. An example method includes receiving at a server a first request for first media, the first request addressed to a first uniform resource locator (URL), and the first request corresponding to a first social media message to be presented with the first media. The method also includes receiving at the server a second request for the first media, the second request addressed to a second URL different from the first URL, and the second request corresponding to a second social media message to be presented with the first media. The method also includes crediting the first social media message with a first impression based on the first request being addressed to the first URL, and crediting the second social media message with a second impression based on the second request being addressed to the second URL.
US09055010B2
A method for refreshing blocked media packets for a streaming media session over a wireless network in a stall condition is disclosed. The method can include a wireless communication device maintaining a buffer at an application layer. The buffer can contain at least a portion of media packets provided to a baseband layer by the application layer for transmission. Media packets provided to the baseband layer can be queued in a baseband queue prior to transmission. The method can further include the wireless communication device generating at least one new media packet for the streaming media session during the stall condition; flushing at least a portion of the media packets queued in the baseband queue; and replenishing the baseband queue by providing the baseband layer with at least a portion of the media packets contained in the buffer and at least one new media packet.
US09055000B1
In general, techniques for facilitating a distributed network (L3) subnet by which multiple independent control planes of network devices connected to physically separate L2 networks provide L2 reachability to/from a single L3 subnet. In some examples, a shared L2 network physically situated to connect a plurality of physically separate L2 networks “stitches” the L2 networks together within the respective, independent control planes of switches such that the control planes bridge L2 traffic for a single bridge domain for the separate L2 networks to the shared L2 network and visa-versa. Each of the independent control planes may be configured with a virtual IRB instance associated with the bridge domain and with a common network subnet. Each of the virtual IRBs provides a functionally similar routing interface for the single bridge domain for the separate L2 networks and allows the shared network subnet to be distributed among the independent control planes.
US09054978B2
A path selection method includes: calculating an inter-node traffic forwarding probability from a parameter value relating to path selection; calculating a link cost when the parameter value is used by using the inter-node traffic forwarding probability and a communication amount; calculating a cost that a traffic flow experiences end-to-end by using the inter-node traffic forwarding probability and the link cost; and using an inter-node traffic forwarding probability with which the cost reaches a minimum value.
US09054971B2
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for centralized policy management of multiple security domains in accordance with an illustrative embodiment. A policy enforcement point component in the data processing system receives an access request. The policy enforcement point component is managed by a plurality of security domains. The policy enforcement point component queries a policy broker component in the data processing system. The policy broker component determines an access decision that complies with policies of the plurality of security domains. It does so by orchestrating a workflow that involves the policy decision, administration, and information components of those domains. The policy broker component returns the access decision to the policy enforcement point component.
US09054966B2
A method and intermediate node for service specific configuration of Quality of Service (QoS), preferably end-to-end QoS, in a data network by establishing and enforcing a service specific QoS configuration for a given service supported by a client device. The client device is adapted to be connected to a data network including a service management server and the intermediate node. The intermediate node receives from the service management server, a message including a service configuration for the given service. The service configuration includes information regarding the service specific QoS configuration.
US09054964B2
A network load balancing method in a blade grouping chassis can be provided. The method can include detecting system conditions among blades coupled to a single blade grouping chassis. The method also can include maintaining a rotation of selected ones of the blades among which individual blades are selected for use in network load balancing inbound workloads. Finally, the method can include removing an individual blade from the rotation responsive to detecting a system condition in the individual blade indicative of an inability of the individual blade to support high availability in network load balancing. As such, the method further can include re-adding the individual blade to the rotation responsive to detecting a system condition in the individual blade indicative of an ability of the individual blade to support high availability in network load balancing.
US09054958B2
A provided information handling system includes a plurality of aggregation devices configured to distribute information in a virtual link trunk and a plurality of nodes coupled to the aggregation devices. When an aggregation device receives a reboot command, that aggregation device is configured to transmit a first message to the nodes indicating that the aggregation device is rebooting, and receive a first acknowledgement message from the nodes indicating that they will not send any information to the rebooting aggregation device. The aggregation device is then configured to reboot, receive a second message from the nodes indicating the nodes are ready to receive information from the rebooted aggregation device, transmit a second acknowledgement message to the nodes indicating that the rebooted aggregation device has rebooted and is capable of receiving information, and receive information from one of the nodes for transmission to another node.
US09054954B2
An example of the present invention provides a method and system for automatically suppressing false alarms in an IT system, such as an IT application. The method includes consolidating abnormal metrics into a single anomaly. A size of the anomaly relative to the IT application is determined, as well as a distribution of the anomaly in the IT application. A false alarm is determined based on the size and the distribution of the anomaly.
US09054943B2
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for mixed-mode load balancing by a virtual server in a network supporting a plurality of internet protocols. In various embodiments, a mixed-mode virtual server receives service requests based on two or more internet layer protocols. The mixed-mode virtual server is configured to detect an IP address type of the client issuing the service request, and identify the internet protocol of the service request based on the detected IP address type. The mixed-mode virtual server can then forward the request to a server supporting the identified internet protocol. In this manner, the mixed-mode virtual server can bind load balance servers supporting a plurality of internet protocols.
US09054932B2
A wireless reception system includes a reception module, a preliminary estimation module, an equalization module and a selection module. The reception module receives a reference signal and at least one input signal transmitted via a multipath environment. The reference signal is associated with a known signal unaffected by the multipath environment. The preliminary estimation module generates a plurality of candidate channel effects according to the at least one input signal. The equalization module performs equalization on the reference signal according to the candidate channel effects to generate a plurality of equalization results. From the equalization results, the selection module selects an optimal equalization result that is most similar to the known signal, and selects the candidate channel effect corresponding to the optimal equalization result to represent the multipath environment.
US09054927B2
Data processing apparatus and method for use in an interleaver suitable for multiple operating modes
A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
US09054918B2
A device for manipulating data traffic related to a target connected to a data communications network whose elements communicate by means of an HTTP protocol comprises: a redirection device, which is adapted to be connected to the data communications network by means of a plurality of sniffing interfaces and a packet sending interface; a proxy, which is adapted to be connected to the data communications network by means of an HTTP connection interface, a packet receiving interface and a packet injection interface; and is characterized in that the redirection device is configured to monitor, by means of the sniffing interfaces, the network traffic in order to identify within the network traffic at least one data packet associated with the target and to redirect, by means of the packet sending interface, the at least one data packet associated with the target toward the proxy.
US09054915B2
A system and method for establishing a phone call over a packet network. The process may receive a call request from an originating call device to a termination call device. A determination may be made to determine whether the terminating call device is available. If the terminating call device is determined to be available, transmission path status information between the originating and terminating call devices may be retrieved. Status of the transmission path on the packet network between the originating and terminating call devices may be determined. If the status of the transmission path is determined to be within a first range, a call may be established between the originating and terminating call devices via an encoder/decoder (CODEC) having a first data rate. Otherwise, the call may be established between the originating and terminating call devices via a CODEC having a second, lower data rate.
US09054906B2
An integrated receiver supports adaptive receive equalization. An incoming bit stream is sampled using edge and data clock signals derived from a reference clock signal. A phase detector determines whether the edge and data clock signals are in phase with the incoming data, while some clock recovery circuitry adjusts the edge and data clock signals as required to match their phases to the incoming data. The receiver employs the edge and data samples used to recover the edge and data clock signals to note the locations of zero crossings for one or more selected data patterns. The pattern or patterns may be selected from among those apt to produce the greatest timing error. Equalization settings may then be adjusted to align the zero crossings of the selected data patterns with the recovered edge clock signal.
US09054905B2
Method and apparatus for timing synchronization at sub-sampled rate for sub-sampled wideband systems
A method of timing synchronization in sub-band based ultra wideband systems, includes obtaining a coarse estimate of an offset in a time domain at a sub-sampled rate, and obtaining a fine estimate of the offset in an analog domain. The method further includes correcting a timing in the analog domain by transforming the fine estimate to an equivalent phase for the correcting.
US09054904B2
A receiving apparatus for an RFID reader estimates channel coefficients for each of a plurality of receiving antennas based on tag response signals received via a plurality of receiving antennas, compensates the tag response signals received via the plurality of receiving antennas based on the channel coefficients estimated for each of a plurality of channel estimators, combines the compensated tag response signals for each of the plurality of receiving antennas to generate a combined signal, and detect bits in the combined signal.
US09054902B2
Described herein is apparatus and system for switching equalization. The apparatus comprises a sampler to sample an input signal; and an attenuator, coupled to the sampler, with a hysteresis associated with the input signal, the hysteresis of the attenuator is configurable to cancel hysteresis of a communication channel coupled to the attenuator.
US09054898B2
A computer-implemented method of sorting electronic messages can include identifying at least one recipient of an electronic message and retrieving a classification scheme of the recipient. An identifier can be included within the electronic message. The identifier can specify a tag selected from the classification scheme of the recipient. The electronic message, including the identifier specifying the selected tag, can be sent.
US09054894B2
The present invention provides a signal block sequence processing method. According to the method, signal block headers (Bch, Bdh) are deleted from each sequence of signal blocks (B) each composed of the signal block header indicating whether a signal block payload is a control block payload (Bc′) containing a control code is contained or a data block payload (Bd′) containing data is contained. The resultant signal blocks are formed into one group (G). Each control block payload in the group is provided with position determination information indicating the position of the control block payload in the group. The signal block payloads are rearranged in accordance with a signal block payload rearrangement rule. The rearranged signal block payloads are contained in a super-block payload (Sc), to which a super-block header (Shc) indicative of containment of control block payloads is added. The resultant super-block (S) is output.
US09054892B2
A method and apparatus for registering a remote network device with a control device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a registration information message is received by a bridge device from an unregistered remote network device using a first communication protocol. Identification information within the registration information message is stored in a record in a memory. A second registration information message is transmitted to the control device using the second communication protocol, the second registration information message comprising at least some of the identification information. In response, an acknowledgement message is received from the control device, the acknowledgement message comprising an identification code. When subsequent messages are received by the bridge device addressed to the remote network device using the identification code, the bridge re-transmits these messages to the remote network device, addressing it using at least some of the identification information.
US09054891B2
A system and method for distributing session initiation protocol (SIP) content to Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices in a local network. The system and method employ, for example, a SIP user agent (UA) and a UPnP media server (MS) that can communicate with each other so that when the SIP UA receives SIP content from a remote SIP terminal, the SIP UA and UPnP MS cooperate to enable the UPnP MS to create an object so as to provide the object including the content to a rendering device in the local network. Similarly, when a device on the local network sends an object to the UPnP MS, the UPnP MS and SIP UA cooperate to enable the SIP UA to send the content of the object as SIP content to a remote SIP terminal.
US09054888B2
Systems and methods for providing broadband communication are provided. A source component may be configured to provide a downstream broadband signal to one or more customer devices and receive upstream signals from the customer devices, including a first upstream signal having a frequency lower than the downstream broadband signal and a second upstream signal having a frequency higher than the downstream broadband signal. An optical fiber node in communication with the source component may be configured to receive and convert downstream and upstream broadband signals from radio frequency signals to light signals and vice versa. A terminator in communication with the optical fiber node via one or more cable lines may be configured to output the radio frequency downstream signal for receipt by the customer devices and to direct the communication of the upstream signals to the optical fiber node via the one or more cable lines.
US09054883B2
According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for subscriber activated policy enhancement. The method may include receiving a policy enhancement code from a user device at a policy enhancement server (PES). The method may further include obtaining at least one policy enhancement corresponding to the policy enhancement code in response to receiving the policy enhancement code from the user device. The method may further include enhancing at least one policy aspect of a policy for the user device based on the policy enhancement.
US09054881B2
A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag and an interrogator that support a normal mode and a secure mode, and operating methods thereof are provided. The RFID tag may notify the interrogator of whether a current operating mode of the RFID tag is the normal mode or the secure mode, may perform different inventory processes based on the current operating mode, and may perform an authentication of the interrogator. Here, the RFID tag and the interrogator may also perform a mutual authentication.
US09054878B2
A method for security authentication of a power system includes transmitting, by at least one power system, a signal for requesting performing authentication on at least one remote control server or an external terminal with which the power system is to perform communication, to an authentication server, receiving, by the power system, an authentication certificate generated by the authentication server, and perform authentication on the remote control server or the external terminal by using the authentication certificate, and when authentication is completed by the authentication server, performing communication, by the power system, with the authentication-completed remote control server or the external terminal through an open-type communication network.
US09054873B2
The present invention relates to the field of securing electronic transactions and more specifically to systems to indicate and verify the approval of the risk level of a transaction and to systems for generating transaction risk level approval codes.
US09054868B2
A method includes mapping, based on a first antenna mapping, a plurality of symbols to a plurality of antennas for transmitting a first data unit to a receiver, mapping, based on a first subcarrier mapping, the plurality of symbols to a plurality of subcarriers for transmitting the first data unit, and determining whether the receiver has successfully received the first data unit. The method also includes, in response to determining that the receiver has not successfully received the first data unit, (i) mapping, based on a second antenna mapping, the plurality of symbols to the plurality of antennas for transmitting a second data unit to the receiver, (ii) mapping, based on a different, second subcarrier mapping, the plurality of symbols to the plurality of subcarriers for transmitting the second data unit, and (iii) causing the second subcarrier mapping to be communicated to the receiver.
US09054865B2
A cryptosystem having a secure Cryptographic Virtual Machine (CVM) protected by a Tamper-Proof Virtual Layer (TPVL) for performing cryptography in software is described. The CVM and TPVL allow software applications to store and process cryptographic keys and data in a secure and tamper-proof manner, without requiring the use of a Hardware Security Module (HSM).
US09054862B2
Access control key management in a virtual world that includes generating a key for access to a virtual space, a service, an event, or an item in a virtual world, assigning one or more parameters to the key, providing the key to an avatar in the virtual world, and accessing the virtual space, the service, or the item by the avatar using the key in accordance with the one or more parameters. The one or more parameters may include a type parameter, a frequency parameter, a duration parameter, or a value parameter. The avatar may be denied access if the duration parameter has expired and may be allowed access while the duration parameter has not expired. The one or more parameters may be determined responsive to rules associated with the virtual space, the service, the event or the item.
US09054854B1
Circuitry for use in aligning bytes in a serial data signal (e.g., with deserializer circuitry that operates in part in response to a byte rate clock signal) includes a multistage shift register for shifting the serial data signal through a number of stages at least equal to (and in many cases, preferably more than) the number of bits in a byte. The output signal of any shift register stage can be selected as the output of this “bit slipping” circuitry so that any number of bits over a fairly wide range can be “slipped” to produce or help produce appropriately aligned bytes. The disclosed bit slipping circuitry is alternatively or additionally usable in helping to align (“deskew”) two or more serial data signals that are received via separate communication channels.
US09054851B2
A system for determining a unit time of a serial transmission protocol, wherein the serial transmission protocol defines a unit time (UT) by transmitting a calibration pulse having a predetermined length of N*UT and wherein a receiver is operated by system clock, includes: a clock divider for dividing the system dock by M, wherein M evenly divides N, and a detector for sampling a received data nibble length by using a dithered sampling clock.
US09054850B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for sending data in a passive optical network. A central office processing device records a downstream superframe number of a downstream data frame. A loop delay between the central office processing device and a terminal processing device is obtained according to the recorded downstream superframe number in combination with an upstream superframe number and an upstream frame synchronization sign in an upstream channel-associated data frame sent by the terminal processing device, so that the central office processing device may, after subtracting the loop delay, accurately determine, by using cached bandwidth map information and an obtained equalization delay of the terminal processing device, a start time point and an end time point for sending an upstream service data frame to an optical line terminal.
US09054847B2
Embodiments of the present invention exploit the reciprocity of radio channels in TDD, and longer-term correlation between average uplink and downlink path losses in FDD wireless communication systems to enable distributed schedulers in an enhanced uplink system to allocate uplink transmission resources while preemptively managing intercell interference levels. Each cell's base station transmits a downlink reference signal at a known transmission power level. A mobile station monitors the received signal strength of the downlink reference signals from multiple base stations. The transmitted and received signal strength levels can be used by the mobile station to estimate the amount of intercell interference that the mobile station's uplink transmissions cause, and the mobile station's uplink transmission parameters are adjusted accordingly. In further embodiments, the received reference signal power levels, or values derived therefrom, are transmitted by the mobile station to its serving base station, where a scheduling algorithm uses the information to adjust one or more transmission parameters relating to a grant of uplink transmission resources to the UE, thereby controlling the intercell interference generated by the mobile station's uplink transmissions.
US09054845B2
A radio communication apparatus includes a radio frequency unit that receives signals transmitted from a transmitter, and a baseband processor that obtains channel estimates based on the received signals and performs signal detection based on the channel estimates according to a QRM-MLD method. The baseband processor includes a stream separator that, in a first stage, detects a region to which a signal belongs, selects symbol candidates based on the detected region, and calculates metrics for the selected symbol candidates. In a second stage, the stream separator selects symbol candidates based on the metrics calculated for the symbol candidates selected in the first stage. After starting calculation of the metrics for the symbol candidates selected in a previous stage, the stream separator selects symbol candidates of a next stage based on metrics of surviving paths to which the symbol candidates whose metrics have been calculated belong.
US09054843B2
Control channels can benefit from a search space arrangement. For example, an evolved or enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) in the long term evolution advanced (LTE-A) physical layer can benefit in its design from a search space arrangement. A method can include indicating a control channel search space by a pair of parameters. The pair of parameters can include a physical resource block index and an explicit control channel element index. The method can also include transmitting on the control channel within the search space.
US09054842B2
One aspect of the present disclosure provides various configurations of the macro cell and remote radio heads to allow legacy UEs to function, including mapping CRS ports to physical antenna, configuring CSI-RS transmissions and assisting the new UE in identifying remote radio heads.
US09054837B2
The present disclosure provides a demodulation method and apparatus, a decoding method and apparatus and a baseband chip in a communication system. The decoding method includes: when demodulated data in a buffer space is enough to form a second predetermined number of CB data, reading the demodulated data to form the second predetermined number of CB data from the buffer space; decoding the second predetermined number of CB data. The buffer space includes a plurality of buffer regions corresponding to different CWs. Each of buffer regions store the demodulated data belonging to the CW, reading the demodulated data to form the second predetermined number of CB data in the buffer space includes reading the demodulated data belonging to the CW in the buffer region corresponding to the CW. The present disclosure saves memory space of the baseband chip.
US09054836B2
A fractional Resource Block (RB) allocation method which enables resource allocation in a unit smaller than RB to improve the capacity of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system is provided. The method includes generating modulation symbols streams by performing channel coding and modulation on transport blocks corresponding to first and second data to be transmitted to respective users, multiplexing the modulation symbols stream alternately in unit of two continuous modulation symbols, and transmitting the multiplexed modulation symbol stream as mapped to corresponding resource. A resource arrangement method allows different users to share the same resource without using a Space Domain Multiple Access (SDMA) and indicates fractional RB allocation.
US09054822B2
Systems and methods are presented for establishing network-wide time synchronization in a time-slotted barrage relay network. In the first phase, nodes obtain coarse, slot-level time synchronization by estimating the time-of-arrival (TOA) of a message that rapidly floods the network via the barrage relay mechanism. In the second phase, fine time synchronization is achieved via a messaging protocol that exchanges TOA information between neighboring nodes.
US09054820B2
Signature-based program identification apparatus and methods for use with digital audio and/or video systems are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods develop signatures of digital audio and/or video content from a digital data stream at two or more sites and compare the signatures to one another to identify the content.
US09054816B2
Embodiments of the present invention are described in which a plurality of mediums are selectively programmed with media content to provide an integrated entertainment experience to consumers. The content that is provided on different mediums is synchronized to provide different events, perspectives or experiences associated with a common storyline. Additional embodiments of the present invention are described in which commercial sponsorship of a program is provided within a storyline, such that sponsors are identified for purposes of brand recognition, or products and services from the sponsor are advertised/marketed or otherwise made directly available for purchase by consumers through synchronized programming of media content among a plurality of mediums.
US09054814B2
A front end device includes: an optical filter configured to receive a WDM optical signal including a plurality of optical signals each having a superposing signal superposed thereon by frequency shift keying, with a transmittance being periodically changed with respect to a wavelength and a wavelength with which a peak of the transmittance appears being shifted according to an incident angle; an optical structure configured to guide the WDM optical signal to the optical filter so that the WDM optical signal enters the optical filter at a plurality of different angles; and an optical detector configured to convert an optical signal output from the optical filter to an electrical signal.
US09054813B2
A multi-channel optical transmitter generally includes a first light source configured to emit light of a first wavelength, a second light source configured to emit light of a second wavelength, a first modulator configured to modulate the light of the first wavelength, and a second modulator configured to modulate the light of the second wavelength. The first modulator has a first anode and a first cathode, and the second modulator has a second anode and a second cathode electrically isolated from the first anode and the first cathode. The modulators (and optionally the light sources) are on a common substrate. A method of transmitting optical signals generally includes modulating light emitted from a first light source using a first modulator, and modulating light emitted from a second light source using a second modulator, where the first modulator receives a first modulation signal, and the second modulator receives a second modulation signal electrically isolated from the first modulation signal.
US09054792B2
An electronic device eliminating wireless signal interference includes a first radio unit, a second radio unit, and a quadrature coupler. The first radio unit includes a first antenna and a first transceiver. The first transceiver is configured to output first wireless signals via a first port. The second radio unit operates on a same frequency of the first radio unit, and includes a second antenna and a second transceiver. The second transceiver is configured to output second wireless signals via a second port. The quadrature coupler is connected to the first and the second ports, configured to separate the first wireless signals from the second wireless signals, and further to cause a first radiation field pattern of the first wireless signals to be orthogonal with a second radiation field pattern of the second wireless signals.
US09054790B2
In an ultra-wideband (“UWB”) receiver, a received UWB signal is periodically digitized as a series of ternary samples. The samples are continuously correlated with a predetermined preamble sequence to develop a correlation value. When the value exceeds a predetermined threshold, indicating that the preamble sequence is being received, estimates of the channel impulse response (“CIR”) are developed. When a start-of-frame delimiter (“SFD”) is detected, the best CIR estimate is provided to a channel matched filter (“CMF”) substantially to filter channel-injected noise.
US09054777B2
A method of sampling a radio frequency signal comprises: receiving the radio frequency signal; modulating an optical signal with the radio frequency signal and an oscillator signal to generate a modulated signal; applying a filter to the modulated signal to generate an intermediate frequency signal, the filter having an intermediate pass band and an intermediate roll-off, the intermediate pass band and the intermediate roll-off in combination defining a intermediate frequency band having a first bandwidth; and sampling the intermediate frequency signal at a sampling frequency using a number of optically interleaved analog-to-digital converters. The oscillator signal and the sampling frequency in combination are arranged such that the intermediate frequency band is defined between consecutive multiples of half of the sampling frequency.Corresponding apparatus for sampling a radio frequency signal is also disclosed. Apparatus and methods for synthesizing a radio frequency signal, using similar techniques to the above, are also disclosed.
US09054773B2
The invention relates to an apparatus 1 comprising a broadcast receiver circuit, an embedded antenna for receiving broadcast signals and a tuning circuit coupled between the antenna and the receiver circuit, which tuning circuit comprises a filter circuit coupled to ground, wherein the tuning circuit is designed to have a first resonance at a first frequency below a broadcast band of interest, and a second resonance at a second frequency above the broadcast band and wherein the tuning circuit comprises an amplifier with an output to the receiver circuit and with an input to the filter circuit, and wherein the tuning circuit is provided with a carrier to noise ratio (CNR) which is substantially flat across the broadcast band.
US09054772B2
A method for the impedance matching of front end circuits to antennas in mutually different transmission and reception frequency ranges is specified. A suitable matching circuit is furthermore specified. The impedance matching in a transmission frequency range is determined such that an excessively poor impedance matching in a reception frequency range is prevented in this case.
US09054760B2
Methods, systems and apparatuses for dynamic spectrum access by both primary users (PUs) and secondary users (SUs) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for communicating over a channel may include obtaining, at a secondary transmitter, first and second signals intended for a primary receiver and secondary receivers, respectively; generating, at the secondary transmitter, an assist signal based, at least in part, on the obtained first signal; generating, at the secondary transmitter, a data signal based, at least in part, on the obtained second signal; determining, at the secondary transmitter, a power split ratio between the data signal and the assist signal based, at least in part, on any of a power and a signal-to-noise ratio of the first signal; and generating, at the secondary transmitter, a third signal comprising (i) the data signal and (ii) the assist signal in accordance with power split ratio.
US09054758B2
A predistortion system for linearizing the output of a power amplifier includes a first signal representative of an RF modulated signal and a feedback signal representative of nonlinear characteristics of a power amplifier. The system also includes a predistortion controller, comprising at least one lookup table, adapted to receive the first signal and the feedback signal and to generate a correction factor for correcting the nonlinear characteristics of the power amplifier and combining logic which combines the RF modulated signal with a signal corresponding to the correction factor and supplies it to the power amplifier to linearize the output of the power amplifier.
US09054756B2
Techniques for adaptively tuning an impedance matching circuit are disclosed. In an aspect, the impedance matching circuit is pre-characterized. The performance of the impedance matching circuit is determined for multiple settings of the impedance matching circuit, stored in memory, and used to tune the impedance matching circuit. In another aspect, the impedance matching circuit is tuned based on measurements for one or more parameters such as delivered power, return loss, power amplifier current, antenna/load impedance, etc. In an exemplary design, an apparatus includes a memory and a control unit. The memory stores information for multiple settings of an impedance matching circuit. The control unit selects one of the multiple settings of the impedance matching circuit based on the information for the multiple settings and measurements for the impedance matching circuit. The impedance matching circuit performs impedance matching for a load circuit (e.g., an antenna) based on the selected setting.
US09054754B2
In the field of communication technologies, a method and an apparatus for acquiring a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) and a Precoding Matrix (PM) are provided. The method includes: acquiring a reference PMI and a differential PMI according to a first non-differential codebook and a first diagonal differential codebook, where codewords included in the first diagonal differential codebook form a diagonal matrix. The apparatus includes a PMI acquiring module. Acquiring a reference PMI and a differential PMI according to a non-differential codebook and a diagonal differential codebook can reduce the feedback overhead or improve the feedback precision; and the fact that codewords included in the diagonal differential codebook form a diagonal matrix can maintain amplitude characteristics (for example, a constant modulus characteristic, and a finite character set constraint characteristic) of elements of the non-differential codebook or facilitate power distribution among antennas.
US09054747B2
Disclosed is a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a receiving unit to wirelessly receive power from a wireless power transmitter; and a sensing unit to sense a call signal, wherein, when the call signal is sensed, the mobile terminal transmits a transmission power control signal for controlling transmission power of the wireless power transmitter to the wireless power transmitter.
US09054744B2
A control entity (100) for a communication device (110) and for communicating in accordance with a Digital Radio Frequency interface using a sequence of layers including a physical layer (102), a protocol layer (104) and a programming model layer (106), the control entity (100) comprising an interface control unit (108) implementing an interface control sub layer of the programming model layer (106) and adapted for controlling the protocol layer (104) and the physical layer (106), and a configuration interface (112) communicatively coupled to the interface control unit (108) and adapted for enabling an operator to configure a timing of control commands for controlling the control entity (100).
US09054713B2
Disclosed herein is a device that includes: a plurality of delay circuits each including an input node, an output node, a first power node and a second power node, and a control circuit. The delay circuits are coupled in series with the input node of a leading delay circuit receiving a first clock signal and the output node of a last delay circuit producing a second clock signal. The control circuit coupled to receive the first and second clock signals to control an operating voltage supplied between the first and second power lines. The first power nodes of the delay circuits are connected in common to the first power line, and the second power nodes the delay circuits are connected in common to the second power line.
US09054700B2
Apparatus and methods for driving a signal are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a pre-driver circuit and a driver circuit. The pre-driver circuit includes a step-down transistor and the driver circuit includes a pull-down transistor configured to be coupled to a reference voltage. In a first mode, the step-down transistor is configured to reduce a voltage provided to the pull-down transistor to less than a supply voltage, and in a second mode, the step-down transistor configured to provide the voltage of the supply voltage to the pull-down transistor. The pre-driver circuit of the example signal driver circuit may further include a step-up transistor configured to increase a voltage provided to a pull-up transistor of the driver circuit to greater than the reference voltage, and in the second mode, the step-up transistor configured to provide the voltage of the reference voltage to the pull-up transistor.
US09054698B2
A data signal voltage on a signal line is held in a voltage holding capacitor through an n-type MOS transistor switched on by a gate scan voltage, and supplied to an analog amplifier circuit. The analog amplifier circuit is formed of an MOS transistor having a double gate structure, and the operating point thereof is set at an operating range in which dependence of Ids on Vds is substantially nullified. Even when Vds is varied due to a response of liquid crystal, Ids is substantially fixed. Accordingly, the pixel voltage which is substantially proportional to the data signal voltage can be applied to the liquid crystal.
US09054695B2
An IO circuit capable of high voltage signaling in a low voltage BiCMOS process. The IO circuit includes a voltage rail generator circuit that receives a reference voltage and generates a voltage rail supply. A BJT (bi-polar junction transistor) buffer circuit is coupled to the voltage rail generator circuit and a pad. The BJT buffer circuit includes a pull-up circuit and a pull-down circuit. The pull-up circuit receives the voltage rail supply. The pull-down circuit is coupled to the pull-up circuit. The pad is coupled to the pull-up circuit and the pull-down circuit.
US09054693B2
A data driver capable of generating pre-emphasis voltages is provided. The data driver includes a pre-emphasis unit for comparing previous input data signals with current input data signals to generate pre-emphasis data signals, a first register unit for storing the current input data signals from the pre-emphasis unit and for supplying the previous input data signals to the pre-emphasis unit, and a second register unit for storing the pre-emphasis data signals.
US09054690B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a relaxation oscillator with improved performance against phase noise error. The phase noise error may be reduced from sources whose power is greater at lower frequencies. To reduce the noise error, the relaxation oscillator may include chopping in the charging current driver; chopping in the trigger level generator; and/or chopping in the currents that feed the cells. A chopped amplifier may be provided to perform chopping of the input signals.
US09054689B2
A phase comparison circuit includes: a first flip-flop configured to receive a data signal and a clock signal; a second flip-flop configured to receive an output signal of the first flip-flop and a signal that is an inversion of logic of the clock signal; a delay circuit configured to give delay time to the data signal, in which the delay time is equal to or longer than signal delay time from a clock terminal of the first flip-flop to a Q output terminal of the first flip-flop; a first exclusive OR circuit configured to receive an output signal of the delay circuit and the output signal of the first flip-flop; and a second exclusive OR circuit configured to receive the output signal of the first flip-flop and an output signal of the second flip-flop.
US09054685B2
A circuit is disclosed that provides a programmable hold time for a bus signal without running a system clock and without a frequency requirement between the system clock and a bus clock.
US09054681B2
The present invention pertains to a high speed duty cycle correction and double to single ended conversion circuit for PLL, comprising a reshaper stage, a single-edge detection circuit and a duty cycle restorer. The present invention introduces a way to convert double-ended output of PLL VCO into single-ended signal and adjust duty cycle of PLL VCO's output waveform by 50%, so that the circuit can output single ended clock signal with 50% duty cycle.
US09054677B2
A wireless communications system includes a clock module, a communications module, a receiver module, and a baseband module. The clock module is configured to generate a first clock reference. The communications module is configured to operate in response to the first clock reference and independent of a corrected clock reference. The corrected clock reference is generated by performing automatic frequency correction on the first clock reference according to an automatic frequency correction signal. The receiver module is configured to (i) receive radio frequency signals from a wireless medium, and (ii) in response to the corrected clock reference, generate baseband signals based on the received radio frequency signals. The baseband module is configured to (i) receive the baseband signals, and (ii) in response to a selected one of the first clock reference and the corrected clock reference, generate the automatic frequency correction signal based on the baseband signals.
US09054676B2
An active circulator for a microwave system. The microwave system includes at least one front-end arrangement. Each front-end arrangement includes a power amplifier function arranged to deliver an amplified output signal via a circulator function to an antenna in a transmit mode. A low noise amplifier function is arranged to amplify an input signal from the antenna via the circulator function in a receive mode. The circulator function is arranged to direct a signal flow between the transmit and receive modes. Each front-end arrangement includes one active circulator. The active circulator includes the power amplifier function, the low noise amplifier function and the circulator function of directing a signal flow. The functions integrated into one module. Also, a method to manufacture the active circulator.
US09054675B2
Apparatuses and methods related to adjusting a minimum forward path delay of a signal path are disclosed. One such signal path includes a signal path having a minimum forward path delay, wherein the signal path is configured to adjust the minimum forward path delay based at least in part on a selected latency and a propagation delay of the minimum forward path delay. An example method includes reducing a forward path delay of a command path by at least one clock cycle of a clock signal to provide a command according to a selected latency responsive to a count value representative of a minimum forward path delay of the command path being greater than a maximum count value for the selected latency.
US09054670B2
A cross-coupled bandpass filter includes first, second and third resonators such that a positive mutual inductance is generated between the first and third resonators and mutual inductance generated between the first and second resonators and mutual inductance generated between the second and third resonators have the same polarity, thereby generating a transmission zero in a high frequency rejection band.
US09054653B2
A power amplifier architecture for connecting a radio frequency (RF) transceiver to an antenna. An input matching circuit is connected to its input port, and an output matching circuit is connected to its output port. An amplifier circuit includes at least one amplifier active device with a first terminal connected to the input matching segment and a second terminal connected to the output matching segment. A first harmonic feedback circuit is connected across the amplifier active device. Voltage components of emissions of one or more harmonic frequencies of a carrier fundamental frequency generated by the amplifier active device is fed back with opposite phase to the first terminal of the amplifier active device. A negative feedback is defined at a level correlated with a gain level of the amplifier active device at the harmonic frequencies of the carrier fundamental frequency. Negative feedback is minimized at the carrier fundamental frequency.
US09054649B2
There is provided an amplifier arrangement comprising: a main amplifier connected to receive an input signal and generate an amplified version of the input signal; an additional amplifier, having a smaller geometry than the main amplifier, connected to receive the input signal and generate an amplified version thereof; and wherein the outputs of the main amplifier and the additional amplifier are combined to provide an amplified output.
US09054644B2
Systems and methods are provided for amplifying multiple input signals to generate multiple output signals. An example system includes a first channel, a second channel, and a third channel. The first channel is configured to receive one or more first input signals, process information associated with the one or more first input signals and a first ramp signal, and generate one or more first output signals. The second channel is configured to receive one or more second input signals, process information associated with the one or more second input signals and a second ramp signal, and generate one or more second output signals. The first ramp signal corresponds to a first phase. The second ramp signal corresponds to a second phase. The first phase and the second phase are different.
US09054642B2
A communication system includes a polar conversion component, a polar modulator, an RF front-end component, a feedback receiver, a delay compensation component, and an adder. The polar conversion component is configured to provide an amplitude signal and a phase signal. The polar modulator is configured to receive amplitude signal and the phase signal and to provide the phase modulated local oscillator signal and an RF output signal. The RF front-end component is configured to receive the RF output signal and to provide a coupled output signal. The feedback receiver is configured to receive the phase modulated local oscillator signal and the coupled output signal and to generate an uncompensated feedback phase information signal. The delay compensation component is configured to receive the phase signal and the uncompensated feedback phase information signal and to generate a compensation signal. The adder is configured to add the compensation signal to the uncompensated feedback phase information signal to generate a compensated feedback phase information signal.
US09054637B1
An amplitude limiting circuit for a crystal oscillator circuit includes a current source configured to supply drive current to the crystal oscillator circuit and a current sensing circuit configured to sense operating current in an inverting transistor of the crystal oscillator circuit. The current comparison circuit functions to compare the sensed operating current to at least a reference current and generate an output signal. A current control circuit generates a control signal for controlling operation of the current source in response to the output signal.
US09054636B2
The invention relates to a micromechanical resonator arrangement, in particular micro-mirror scanner with an inner actuator, which comprises an oscillation body capable of oscillation about at least one axis, and with an outer actuator with an oscillating part. The inner and outer actuator form a coupled oscillation system, and the outer actuator is driven by an external drive whose drive frequency is selected in a manner such that the oscillation body of the inner actuator oscillates with one of its eigenmodes or close to this eigenmode. The inner actuator is at least one vacuum-encapsulated micro-actuator chip which is fastened on the oscillating part of the outer actuator.
US09054633B2
A bias current circuit controls an oscillator that generates an oscillation signal of a frequency corresponding to an input current. The circuit includes a part that detects fluctuation of a control current for variably controlling the frequency of the oscillation signal and a part that generates an input current in which a fluctuation component of the control current is canceled using a current for cancelling the detected fluctuation of the control current.
US09054627B2
A method for driving a Linear Resonant Actuator (LRA) is provided. During a first off interval, the back-emf of the LRA is measured. During a first off interval, a timer is started when the back-emf reaches a predetermined threshold, and after a predetermined delay has lapsed following the back-emf reaching the predetermined threshold during the first off interval, the LRA is driven over a drive interval having a length and drive strength. A second off interval is entered following the drive interval, and during the second off interval, the back-emf of the LRA is measured. During the second off interval, the timer is stopped when the back-emf reaches the predetermined threshold. The value from the timer that corresponds to the duration between the back-emf reaching the predetermined threshold during the first off interval and the back-emf reaching the predetermined threshold during the second off interval determines the length.
US09054623B2
A motor control device according to the present invention includes a motor driving unit for driving a motor, a current vector controller, a magnetic-flux weakening current command generator, and one of a target command limiter and a q-axis current command limiter. The current vector controller controls a current of the motor by separating the current into a d-axis current and a q-axis current orthogonal to each other, in accordance with a target command value from the outside. The magnetic-flux weakening current command generator generates a d-axis current command to control the amount of the d-axis current, based on one of differences, i.e. a difference between a first predetermined reference value and the absolute value of a voltage command from the current vector controller to the motor driving unit and a difference between a second predetermined reference value and a q-axis component of the voltage command. The target command limiter sets a limit value of the target command value from the outside, based on an excessive amount of the d-axis current command over a negative upper limit.
US09054618B2
A power supply circuit can be used to provide an alternating-current supply voltage to an electric motor. The power supply circuit is supplied by line power. The power supply circuit includes a inverter including at least one pair of transistor for generating a corresponding phase of the plurality of power supply phases. The inverter includes a transistor control circuit for switching the low-side transistor to its conducting state and the high-side transistor to its non-conducting state in case an excess voltage is detected at the input of the inverter.
US09054617B2
A maximum current value determination unit determines the maximum current value of a permanent magnet synchronous motor in order to prevent irreversible demagnetization of a permanent magnet of the permanent magnet synchronous motor from occurring due to transient current occurring at the time of short-circuiting of three phases, based on one of a set of irreversible demagnetization causing current value corresponding to permanent magnet temperature and the transient current occurring at the time of the short-circuiting of three phases, and a set of irreversible demagnetization causing magnetic field intensity corresponding to the permanent magnet temperature and demagnetization field intensity of the permanent magnet of the permanent magnet synchronous motor occurring at the time of the short-circuiting of three phases. A current control unit controls the current of the permanent magnet synchronous motor so that the current value of the permanent magnet synchronous motor is less than the maximum current value.
US09054609B2
A touch control arrangement is arranged for a container having a foldable cover being folded between an opened position and a closed position via an actuation unit. The touch control arrangement includes a power source and a touch actuator electrically linked to the power source, wherein the touch actuator is located out of the storage cavity of the container body and is arranged in such a manner that when the touch actuator is activated by a presence of a touch, the actuation unit is actuated to move the foldable cover from the closed position to the opened position.
US09054606B2
A driving device, including a drive signal generating section configured to variably control a frequency or an amplitude of an application voltage to a vibration member, includes a variable period setting section configured to output a value of a PWM period, the set value being set so that an average value of PWM periods in one target period of the application voltage is one fraction of an integer number of the target period by variably adjusting the PWM periods in an aperiodic manner; a drive waveform information output section; and a variable period PWM signal generating section configured to generate a PWM signal based on the set value of the PWM period output from the variable period setting section and drive waveform information of the application voltage, wherein the drive signal generating section is a digital circuit.
US09054605B2
Disclosed is a haptic module using a piezoelectric element. The haptic module comprises a base, a vibration member which is mounted on the upper portion of the base so as to be vertically movable, a piezoelectric element which couples to the vibration member, a power portion for applying power to the piezoelectric element, and a panel member which is mounted to the upper portion of the vibration member. According to the present invention, vertical movement of the vibration member effectively sends force to the panel member by means of the piezoelectric element to facilitate the vertical movement and enhance driving force, and thereby enhances the feeling of vibration or clicking of the panel member.
US09054604B2
A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
US09054599B2
A power conversion system with multiple parallel connected motor drives including a plurality of rectifiers and a corresponding inverters connected by windings of a single common mode choke.
US09054597B2
The present invention pertains to a boost power factor correction (PFC) controller. In one embodiment, a boost PFC controller for an AC/DC converter can include: an off signal generator that compares an inductor current sample signal against a first control signal, where the inductor current sample signal increases during an on time of a power switch of the AC/DC converter, and the off signal generator generates an off signal when the inductor current sample signal reaches the first control signal level; and an on signal generator that compares a second control signal against a third control signal, where the second control signal increases during the off time of the power switch, and the on signal generator generates an on signal when the second control signal reaches the third control signal level.
US09054590B2
An apparatus, method, and system are provided for power conversion to supply power to a load such as a plurality of light emitting diodes. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a first power converter stage having a first power switch and a first inductive element; a second power converter stage having a second power switch and a second inductive element; a plurality of sensors; and a controller. The second power converter stage provides an output current to the load. The controller is adapted to use a sensed input voltage to determine a switching period, and is further adapted to turn the first and second power switches into an on-state at a frequency substantially corresponding to the switching period while maintaining a switching duty cycle within a predetermined range.
US09054585B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a low drop diode equivalent circuit. Piezoelectric device based vibration energy harvesting requires a rectifier for conversion of input ac to usable dc form. Power loss due to diode drop in rectifier is a significant fraction of the already low levels of harvested power. The low-drop-diode equivalent can replace the rectifier diodes and minimize power loss. The diode equivalent mimics a diode using linear region operated MOSFET. The diode equivalent is powered directly from input signal and requires no additional power supply for its control. Power used by the control circuit is kept at a value which gives an overall output power improvement. The diode equivalent replaces the four diodes in a full wave bridge rectifier, which is the basic full-wave rectifier and is a part of the more advanced rectifiers like switch-only and bias-flip rectifiers.
US09054581B2
A switched mode power supply (SMPS) controller is disclosed. The controller comprises a monitoring circuit adapted to monitor the rate of change of a voltage at an input (1) and to monitor the drop in voltage at the input (1) from a peak value. The controller is adapted to generate a signal for closing the switch when the monitored rate of change falls below a first predetermined threshold and the monitored drop in voltage exceeds a second predetermined threshold.
US09054580B2
The present invention relates to reference voltage regulating methods and circuits for a constant current driver. In one embodiment, a method can include: setting a reference voltage circuit matching with a current output channel of a constant current source; setting a first resistor of the reference voltage circuit to follow an ideal equivalent resistor of the current output channel, and maintaining a proportion of the first resistor and the ideal equivalent resistor to be no less than a predetermined value M; setting a first current of the reference voltage circuit to follow an ideal output current of the current output channel, and maintaining a proportion of the first current and the ideal output current to be no less than 1/M; and setting a product of the first current and the first resistor to be a reference voltage of the reference voltage circuit.
US09054579B2
There is provided a power supply circuit. A switching regulator is configured to drop a battery voltage to a first specific voltage. A series regulator includes a switching element and a capacitor connected at an output stage of the switching element. The series regulator is configured to drop the first specific voltage to a second specific voltage and output the second specific voltage. A control circuit is configured to adjust an amount of electric charge to be accumulated in the capacitor according to a voltage value of the first specific voltage.
US09054564B2
A motor with an oil storage function includes a base, a bearing, a stator unit and a rotor. The base includes a shaft tube portion having a closed end and an open end. The bearing is received in the shaft tube portion of the base. The stator unit is fixed to the base and has an insulation unit. The insulation unit has a blocking portion extending towards the open end of the shaft tube portion. The rotor includes a hub having a shaft and a permanent magnet. The shaft is rotatably coupled with the bearing, and an air gap is formed between the permanent magnet and the stator unit. The blocking portion of the insulation unit, the shaft tube portion and the bearing jointly form an enlarged oil chamber at the open end of the shaft tube portion.
US09054560B2
A wind power generator includes: an input rotor provided so as to be rotatable together with an output shaft of a speed increaser; an output rotor provided so as to be rotatable together with a drive shaft of a generator; and a one-way clutch arranged between the input and output rotors. The one-way clutch connects the input rotor to the output rotor such that the input rotor and the output rotor are rotatable together with each other when a rotation speed of the input rotor exceeds a rotation speed of the output rotor, and that disconnects the input rotor from the output rotor when the rotation speed of the input rotor falls below the rotation speed of the output rotor. The one-way clutch has a rotation speed limiter that disconnects the input rotor from the output rotor when the rotation speed of the output shaft exceeds a predetermined value.
US09054557B2
A voltage balancing unit for a symmetric monopole high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line interconnecting two voltage source converters (VSCs), the transmission line including first arresters having a first switching impulse protective level (SIPL) is provided. The voltage balancing unit includes a pair of second arresters having a second SIPL which is less than the first SIPL, and a switching device being arranged for temporarily connecting, in the event of a voltage unbalance on the transmission line, the first arresters between either pole and ground. A voltage unbalance on the transmission line may be removed by temporarily connecting second arresters, with a significantly lower SIPL than the first arresters, for limiting the pole voltage to a level close to the normal voltage. Further, a method of voltage balancing is provided. Voltage unbalances may arise as a consequence of lightning induced earth faults.
US09054556B2
A power supply device includes a power conversion circuit, a secondary battery, and a control circuit. The power conversion circuit converts alternating-current or direct-current power into direct-current power to supply power to a load. The secondary battery is connected between the power conversion circuit and the load and charged with power from the power conversion circuit so that power is supplied to the load when the charging power is discharged. The control circuit controls the power supply device to perform a first operation that, after the charging of the secondary battery, supply of input power into said power conversion circuit is halted and the secondary battery supplies the power accumulated by said charging to said load.
US09054553B2
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for redundant control of parallel inverter installations. In one example, a parallel uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system may include several inverter feed paths and several UPS controllers. The inverter feed paths may supply double-conversion power to a load. The UPS controllers may be communicatively coupled to one another via at least two redundant data busses. The UPS controllers may operate in conjunction with one another to control the plurality of feed paths.
US09054524B2
A bi-directional electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device may include a substrate, an N+ doped buried layer, an N-type well region and two P-type well regions. The N+ doped buried layer may be disposed proximate to the substrate. The N-type well region may encompass the two P-type well regions such that a portion of the N-type well region is interposed between the two P-type well regions. The P-type well regions may be disposed proximate to the N+ doped buried layer and comprise one or more N+ doped plates and one or more P+ doped plates.
US09054521B2
An electro-static-discharge (ESD) protection circuit has a vertical NPN transistor with a floating p-type base created by a deep p-type implant under an N+ source region. The deep p-type implant may be an ESD implant in a standard CMOS process. The p-type implant provides a low initial snap-back trigger voltage, but the holding voltage may be too low, creating latch-up problems. The holding voltage is raised by about one volt by connecting the emitter of the vertical NPN transistor to parallel resistor and diode paths. When the vertical NPN transistor is triggered, its current initially flows through the resistor, creating an increasing voltage drop through the resistor as current rises. Once the voltage across the resistor reaches 0.5 volt, the diode in parallel with the resistor becomes forward biased and shunts a higher current than the resistor, raising the holding voltage. A clamp transistor may replace the diode.
US09054517B1
An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is disclosed. The ASIC comprises an internal circuit coupled between a power line and ground and an output buffer coupled to the internal circuit; wherein the output buffer provides an output signal. The ASIC includes a fault detection circuit coupled between the power line and ground; and a first protection block configured to receive a first control signal from the fault detection circuit. The first switch is coupled to the power line, the output buffer and the internal circuit. The first protection block prevents current from flowing between the power line and ground when a fault condition is detected. The ASIC further includes a second protection block configured to receive a second control signal from the fault detection circuit, wherein the second protection block is coupled to the output signal, the power line and ground. The second protection block prevents current from flowing between the power line and ground or the power line and the output line when a fault condition is detected.
US09054514B2
A low let-through voltage surge suppression or protection circuit for protecting hardware or equipment from electrical surges. During operation when no surge condition is present, the circuit allows propagation of signals from a source to a load along a signal path. When a surge is present, the circuit senses and diverts the surge away from the signal path, utilizing common mode and/or differential mode surge protection. An electronic filter is connected in parallel with surge suppression circuit elements for reducing the let through voltage that would otherwise propagate and require a higher power surge suppression circuit element to mitigate. Cascading multiple electronic filters in parallel with surge suppression circuit elements further reduces voltage let through.
US09054513B2
A circuit protection device includes an adjustment device configured to provide a selected voltage, a memory configured to store a selector, and a processor coupled to the memory and to the adjustment device. The processor is configured to receive the selector from the memory, select an operational parameter of the circuit protection device based on the selector, receive a voltage value representative of a selected voltage provided by the adjustment device, and set the selected operational parameter to a parameter value based on the voltage value received.
US09054507B2
A communications cable (11) is provided with a pliant sleeve (12, 21, 31) to allow it to be more easily inserted into a conduit. One form of the sleeve (12) has hook (14) and loop (15) connected to each other so that the sleeve (12) can engage the cable (11). Another form of the sleeve (21) is spring-loaded to engage the cable (11). In a third form of the sleeve (31) has an adhesive (33) which attaches the sleeve (31) to the cable (11).
US09054503B2
A support apparatus for an insulator arm is disclosed. The support apparatus for an insulator arm in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first key cap connector and a second key cap connector coupled, respectively, with a first insulator arm and a second insulator arm that are divided, respectively, from a pair of insulator arms; a Y-shaped saddle coupled with the first key cap connector and the second key cap connector; and an insulator arm support metal fitting coupled with the Y-shaped saddle and connecting the pair of insulator arms with each other.
US09054499B1
A desired Nth-order Stokes output and corresponding zeroth-order Stokes pump wavelengths are seeded into a Raman amplifier comprised of one or more Raman resonators in series sequentially tuned to the 1st, 2nd, . . . N−1st Stokes orders. The pump wavelength is amplified and sequentially converted to the 1st, 2nd, . . . N−1st order Stokes wavelengths as it propagates through the apparatus. The desired Nth-order Stokes output wavelength is then amplified by the N−1st Stokes order as it propagates through the final resonator tuned to the N−1st Stokes order. Each Raman resonator includes a Raman photosensitive Raman fiber located between a pair of Bragg gratings. The linewidths of the various Stokes orders can be controlled through adjusting the resonant bandwidths of the Raman resonators by offsetting, through heating, the reflectivity bandwidths of each pair of Bragg gratings respectively located in the Raman resonators.
US09054495B2
A method for controlling a variation in gain in an optical amplifier stage and an optical amplifier. The optical amplifier stage includes a pumping device for providing pumping power and a control unit for determining a change in an input power of the optical amplifier. The method includes the steps of determining a change in an input power of the optical amplifier, adjusting a pumping power of the pumping device to a first power level for a predetermined period of time and adjusting the pumping power of the pumping device to a second power level. The second power level is able to drive the amplifier gain to a predetermined gain value after the change in the input power occurred.
US09054491B1
Solid state devices are provided for advantageously generating substantially coherent electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic waves in one or more desired frequency ranges, including terahertz, infrared, or visible light, can be generated using the ring-down mode of a splint-ring resonator (SRR). Present devices can offer tunable output frequencies by employing a biasing voltage to vary the carrier concentration of the dielectric of a capacitor for the SRR.
US09054477B2
Frames for plug connectors capable of being a reduced size may include features to support contacts, house circuitry for coupling with the contacts, facilitate the flow of molten material during the molding of the frame, and allow for ease of insertion and removal of the plug connector to and from a corresponding receptacle connector. For example, a frame may include ledges, interlocks and rounded and tapered openings. Methods for manufacturing the frame are also provided.
US09054475B2
A pair of brackets for a multiple pin fluorescent bulb. A first bracket has two horizontal apertures on an inside face of the bracket and each bracket is sized and spaced from the other to permit insertion engagement and holding of two end pins of one end of the fluorescent bulb. The horizontal apertures permit the other end of the bulb to be vertically moved for engagement with an opposite facing bracket which has two vertical slots with a lower end open access. The vertical slots permit two other horizontally aligned end pins of the fluorescent bulb to be inserted therein by an upward vertical movement. Electrically conductive spring like metal members extend into a path of the vertical slots such that they electrically engage and hold the opposite end pins of the fluorescent bulb. A releasing element pushed the spring like members apart for pin and bulb removal.
US09054463B2
In an audio system my balanced interface audio connector couples an audio driver device and an audio receiver device by means of a cable containing a pair of conductive differential lines within a shield. The balanced interface audio connector comprises an electronic filter and a manually operable switch by means of whose displacement between a first position and a second position, the electronic filter can be activated or deactivated. In the first position of the switch, the electronic filter is deactivated and the shield is connected to the audio connector's ground contact pin. In the second position of the switch, the electronic filter is activated and the shield is connected through the electronic filter prior to connection with the connector's ground contact pin. The method of using my balanced interface audio connector functions as a ground lift to safely break a ground current loop and simultaneously suppresses radio and electro-magnetic frequencies from contaminating the final audio program signal.
US09054462B2
An electrical connector having a generally tubular housing connects the conductors of an electrically-shielded cable with an electrical component, including a injection-molded electrically-conductive synthetic plastic bridge arrangement connecting the cable shield layer at a stripped end of the cable with a connector shield member arranged on the connector housing into one end of which the conductors are introduced. An injection-molded annular carrier layer of insulating synthetic plastic material is molded concentrically about the conductor ends, one end of the carrier layer extending within the conductive bridging layer, and the other end extending within the bore of the connector housing into which the conductor ends extend. Consequently, the connector is structurally reinforced to resist the forces and stresses of vibration and shock.
US09054455B2
A plug puller for removing an electrical plug from an outlet, including an elongate sheet of flexible dielectric material defining first and second opposing ends, grasping elements proximate the first and second opposing ends of the elongate sheet, at least one plug opening positioned between the opposing ends for being placed around prongs of the electrical plug and held in place on the plug while the plug is inserted in the outlet, and the opposing ends adapted for being moved between a first position extended outwardly away from each other and a second, removal position with the opposing ends folded towards each other for being grasped and pulled away from the outlet to remove the plug. A related method is also disclosed.
US09054448B2
An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board and adapted for mating with a complementary connector, comprises an insulative housing and pairs of power contacts. The housing defines a plurality of passageways each having inside walls. Each pair of power contacts includes two separate, opposed power contacts. Each power contact has a contacting portion, a tail portion and an intermediate portion interconnecting the contacting portion and the tail portion. The tail portions of the pair of power contacts are arranged into two rows. One tail portion of one row of tail portions is formed with a protrusion therealong and one tail portion of the other row of tail portions is also formed with a protrusion. The distance between the two tail portions with protrusions located at different rows is larger than any other two tail portions.
US09054440B2
A connector arrangement includes a plug nose body; a printed circuit board positioned within a cavity of the plug nose body; and a plug cover that mounts to the plug nose body to enclose the printed circuit board within the cavity. The printed circuit board includes a storage device configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of communications media. The plug cover defines a plurality of slotted openings through which the second contacts are exposed. A connector assembly includes a jack module and a media reading interface configured to receive the plug. A patch panel includes multiple jack modules and multiple media reading interfaces.
US09054434B2
A method for producing a wiring harness including a sealing member having higher airtightness includes a coat formation step of forming a coat by applying a composition solution that contains at least a photo polymerization initiator, a thermal radical polymerization initiator, a redox catalyst and a polymerizable compound to an exposed bunched portion and a coated bunched portion that is adjacent to the exposed bunched portion of the bunch of electric wires, and a light irradiation step of irradiating the coat formed on the exposed bunched portion and the adjacent coated bunched portion with light to photocure the coat.
US09054426B2
There is provided a radio apparatus which includes an antenna device and a housing to which the antenna device is attached. The antenna device includes a substrate includes an electrically conductive layer with a slit. The slit is formed at an end of the electrically conductive layer so that the slit includes an opening end. The antenna element is electrically coupled with the electrically conductive layer across the opening end via a matching circuit, and receives an electric power through one end of the antenna element.
US09054413B2
According to one embodiment, an antenna apparatus includes an antenna element and a parasitic element. The antenna element includes an element main body whose first end portion is connected to a feed point and second end portion as the other end portion is open, with the element main body being configured to be selectable between a first state in which the element main body is retracted into a housing of the electronic device and a second state in which the element main body extends from the housing. The parasitic element is disposed such that when the antenna element is in the first state, the first end portion is connected to the element main body of the antenna element and the second end portion is connected to a ground portion.
US09054401B2
An energy storage system comprising at least one energy storage module adapted to supply electrical energy to a hybrid vehicle. The energy storage module comprises an enclosure, at least one battery array located within the enclosure comprised of one or more battery cells held in place between side rails and secured by end plates and mounting pins. The end plates also include flanges which secure the end plates behind the pins. The pin arrangement provides more secure holding and helps prevent torque loosening during operation. The battery array also includes cell retainers between each cell to reduce thermal transfer between cells, and an insulation liner between the battery cells and the side rails to improve creepage and clearance.
US09054400B2
A battery system includes a secondary battery and a bypass circuit provided with a semiconductor switch element, and the secondary battery and the bypass circuit are connected parallely. In this battery system, the semiconductor switch element is attached so as to radiate heat to a surface of a battery outer case of the secondary battery or to a bus bar.
US09054393B2
A secondary battery according to an embodiment includes a container having a pouring hole through which an electrolyte is poured, and housing the electrolyte, poured through the pouring hole, together with an electrode body; and a sealing lid fixed to the container and closing the pouring hole. The container has a plurality of grooves extending in parallel along the outer edge of the pouring hole, in a predetermined region that surrounds the periphery of the pouring hole, and the sealing lid is provided on the plurality of grooves in such a manner as to close the pouring hole and is fixed to the container.
US09054392B2
An electrolytic solution including: a magnesium salt; a non-aqueous organic solvent; and an anion receptor, wherein the anion receptor comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae 1 and 2 below: where A, m, p1, p2, p3, q1, RA, Ra, R1 through R6, and Ry are the same as described in the detailed description section.
US09054391B2
Disclosed is a lithium ion secondary battery that has a simple structure, is easily produced, and wherein short circuits do not arise. The lithium ion secondary battery comprises an active material being contained in a matrix comprising a laminated body that includes a positive current collector and a negative current collector which are laminated on each other via a solid electrolyte layer, the solid electrolyte layer includes an active material in a matrix made of solid electrolyte, and a ratio of the volume of the solid electrolyte and the volume of the active material being 90:10-65:35. Also, the active material may also be contained in a matrix of a conductive substance of the positive current collector and/or the negative current collector.
US09054382B2
Provided is a binder for secondary battery electrodes comprising polymer particles obtained by polymerizing (a) a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer; (b) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of an acrylate monomer, a vinyl monomer and a nitrile monomer; and (c) a (meth)acrylamide monomer and an unsaturated monocarbonic acid monomer, with two or more cross-linking agents with different molecular weights. Based on the combination of specific components, the binder basically improves stability of an electrode in the process of fabricating the electrode, thus providing secondary batteries with superior cycle properties.
US09054380B2
A method for making a lithium battery cathode material is disclosed. A mixed solution including a solvent, an iron salt material, and a phosphate material is provided. An alkaline solution is added into the mixed solution until the mixed solution has a pH value ranging from about 1.5 to 5. The iron salt react with the phosphate material to form a plurality of iron phosphate precursor particles which are added in a mixture of a lithium source solution and a reducing agent to form a lithium iron phosphate precursor slurry. The lithium iron phosphate precursor slurry is heat-treated.
US09054371B2
A rechargeable battery including: an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode; a case containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to the case; a short-circuit tab electrically connected to the first electrode; and a short-circuit member electrically connected to the second electrode and configured to contact the short-circuit tab according to an increase of an internal pressure of the rechargeable battery, and the short-circuit member includes a connection portion having a plate shape, a support portion at an outer side of the connection portion, and a variable groove having a shape that is configured to change according to the increase of the internal pressure.
US09054370B2
Each of electric cells constituting a battery assembly is provided with external terminals. The upper end of the electric cell is covered with an upper cap surrounding the external terminals whereas the lower end of the electric cell is covered with a lower cap. The electric cell is held between an upper holder and a lower holder via the upper cap and the lower cap. The upper cap includes a protector including ribs projecting along both sides of an inspecting terminal projecting through a terminal opening. The upper ends of the ribs are located above the inspecting terminal. Consequently, a metallic tool or the like cannot be brought into contact with the inspecting terminal, thereby preventing short-circuiting. Thus, it is possible to secure an excellent assembling performance while enhancing the safety of assembling work.
US09054369B2
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an internal resistance of 10 mΩ or less as an alternating-current impedance value of 1 kHz, comprises a metal outer container, a nonaqueous electrolyte contained in the container, a positive electrode contained in the container, a negative electrode contained in the container, a separator interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, a negative electrode lead having one end connected to the negative electrode, and a negative electrode terminal attached to the outer container so as to be connected electrically to the other end of the negative electrode lead, at least the surface of the negative electrode terminal which is connected to the negative electrode lead being formed of aluminum alloy with an aluminum purity of less than 99 wt. % containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Cr, Mn, Cu, Si, Fe and Ni.
US09054361B2
A method of assembling a battery module assembly includes a step of preparing a plurality of battery cell stacks. Each battery cell stack is constructed by positioning a pre-compressed foam unit interposed between a first battery cell and a second battery cell. Each battery cell stack is positioned in a receiving frame. After such positioning, the pre-compressed foam unit of each battery cell stack is expanded.
US09054350B2
A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells. The fuel cell stack includes a lower end plate, a load plate, and a fuel cell support member. The lower end plate is positioned at one end of the stack body in the stacking direction for placing the stack body on the lower end plate. The load plate is provided at the other end of the stack body for applying a load to the stack body in the stacking direction. The fuel cell support member is provided between the load plate and the stack body, and includes a composite layer made of alumina fiber and vermiculite.
US09054344B2
A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device is provided. A first electrode is provided, over which the rest of the device will be fabricated. A first organic layer is deposited over the first electrode via solution processing. The first organic layer includes: i. an organic host material of the first organic layer; ii. a first organic emitting material of the first organic layer; iii. a second organic emitting material of the first organic layer; A second organic layer is deposited over and in direct contact with the first organic layer. The second organic layer includes an organic emitting material of the second organic layer. A second electrode is then deposited over the second organic layer. The device may include other layers.
US09054343B2
A method of fabricating a first device includes providing a first container that contains, in a desired proportion, a first organic emitting material having a first peak wavelength, a second organic emitting material having a second peak wavelength; providing a substrate having a first electrode disposed thereon; depositing an emissive layer over the first electrode, wherein the first container is a source of material for depositing, and wherein the emissive layer has a homogeneous composition and comprises the first and second organic emitting materials in the desired proportion; depositing a second electrode over the first emissive layer, and wherein the second peak wavelength is between 0 and 40 nm greater than the first peak wavelength.
US09054332B2
According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a support substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an intermediate layer. The first electrode is opposed to the support substrate. The second electrode is provided between the support substrate and the first electrode and includes a conductive polymer material. The intermediate layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A thickness dimension of the intermediate layer is 140 nanometers or less.
US09054330B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to quantum dot light emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) where the electron injection and transport layer comprises inorganic nanoparticles (I-NPs). The use of I-NPs results in an improved QD-LED over those having a conventional organic based electron injection and transport layer and does not require chemical reaction to form the inorganic layer. In one embodiment of the invention the hole injection and transport layer can be metal oxide nanoparticles (MO-NPs) which allows the entire device to have the stability of an all inorganic system and permit formation of the QD-LED by a series of relatively inexpensive steps involving deposition of suspensions of nanoparticles and removing the suspending vehicle.
US09054326B2
A structure and a method for packaging an organic optoelectronic device are provided. In this method, a first substrate is provided, and a first barrier layer is disposed on the first substrate. An organic optoelectronic device is formed on the first barrier layer, and a first recess is also formed on the first barrier layer, in which the first recess forms a closed loop to surround the organic optoelectronic device. A sealant fills the first recess, and a second barrier layer is disposed on the organic optoelectronic device, in which the sealant attaches the second barrier layer to the first barrier layer to surround the organic optoelectronic device.
