US09272718B2
A slack adjuster that is protected against environmental contaminants via a series of holes positioned circumferentially around each end and covered by a sleeve having a slot is aligned with one of the series of holes while covering the remaining holes. The sleeve protects against infiltration of contaminants at the ends of the slack adjuster and allows any contaminants that do infiltrate the slack adjuster to be expelled through the aligned hole and slot. The central portion of the slack adjuster may also be protected by including a series of circumferential holes that are selectively covered by a sleeve having a drain positioned to align with the lowest holes while covering the remaining holes.
US09272717B2
A hopper car discharge section may be wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Outflow is controlled by movable closure members. The hopper car has a plurality of hoppers of which two hoppers share a common ridge assembly. The ridge assembly forms a common mating and fit up location for the upper margins of the slope sheets of two lengthwise adjacent hoppers. The ridge assembly includes an horizontal center section and two end plates that angle upwardly outboard toward the top chords of the sidewalls. The ridge assembly stands proud of the upper margin of the respective adjacent slope sheets. A gusset is mounted between the adjacent slope sheets below the ridge plate such that the slope sheets and gusset form a reinforcement tube running across the car, the end plates forming the stems of a vertical T-section attached to the sidewall and overlapping the top chord.
US09272714B2
A vehicle computing system may execute a recommendation application to identify driver characteristics descriptive of the driving style of a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on captured vehicle data, determine an application recommendation for a mobile application to be installed by the driver based on the driver characteristics, and to send the application recommendation to the driver.
US09272712B2
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling a vehicle based on a learned energy consumption efficiency. The energy consumption efficiency may be learned in an energy domain by periodically filtering a ratio of a distance traveled to an energy consumed.
US09272708B2
A vehicle system includes an autonomous mode controller and an entertainment system controller. The autonomous mode controller controls a vehicle in an autonomous mode. The entertainment system controller presents media content on a first display while the vehicle is operating in the autonomous mode and on a second display when the vehicle is operating in a non-autonomous mode. A method includes determining whether a vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode, presenting media content on a first display while the vehicle is operating in the autonomous mode, and transferring presentation of the media content to a second display when the vehicle is operating in a non-autonomous mode.
US09272705B2
A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle includes a clutch interconnecting an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. The electric motor is coupled to a manually operated gearbox operable in at least one electric only drive position and at least one hybrid drive position. A latch is coupled to the clutch and is moveable between a closed position inhibiting the clutch from interconnecting the internal combustion engine and the electric motor when the gearbox is disposed in the electric only drive position, and an open position allowing the clutch to interconnect the internal combustion engine and the electric motor when the gearbox is disposed in the hybrid drive position.
US09272704B2
A hybrid vehicle provided with a battery 10, a boost converter 20, a first inverter 30, a second inverter 40, a first motor generator (MG) 50 connected to the first inverter 30, a second MG 60 connected to the second inverter 40, an engine 70 capable of driving the first MG 50, and a controller 90 which starts and stops the boost converter 20. When electric power transmitted between the battery 10 and the boost converter 20 is equal to or below a predetermined threshold, the boost converter 20 is stopped. When an actual boost voltage of the boost converter 20 reaches a predetermined threshold, the first MG 50 is driven by the engine 70. In this way, the system efficiency of a hybrid vehicle can be advantageously improved by efficiently maintaining the boost converter at a halt for a sufficiently long period.
US09272703B2
A vehicle traction system includes a first traction wheel forming part of a first propulsion system including a mechanical drive train, a second traction wheel forming part of a second propulsion system including a hydraulic pump for powering a hydraulic motor, one sensor indicating a take-off condition, and a control unit for controlling the second propulsion unit. The control unit is programmed to automatically detect a take-off condition by the sensor and send an input to the control unit that a take-off condition is fulfilled, automatically provide a traction force from the second propulsion system in response to the indication that there is a take-off condition of the vehicle present and an indication that a traction is or will be provided by the first traction system, and automatically control the second propulsion unit by the control unit in dependence of the manually controlled torque from the first propulsion unit.
US09272702B2
When an engine is to be started, operation of the engine is started with injection of fuel from a port fuel injection valve, without injecting fuel from an in-cylinder fuel injection valve (S100). If a gear rattling noise is produced (S110), the engine is operated with fuel injection, from the in-cylinder fuel injection valve, without injecting fuel from the port fuel injection valve (S120). This restrains occurrence of a gear rattling noise.
US09272698B2
A hybrid electric automotive powertrain includes an engine start/stop system to improve fuel economy. The stop routine provides for quick restarting to avoid delay in a driver change of mind case. The stop routine may be terminated prior to full engine stop when a torque request is received during the stop routine.
US09272693B2
A vehicle brake controller is capable of executing limit control when a driver is performing a brake pedal operation during turning of a vehicle, to limit an increase in a braking force applied to an inner wheel that is a wheel positioned on the inner side of the turn. The vehicle brake controller is configured to start the limit control when a wheel state value that becomes greater as deceleration of the inner wheel becomes greater exceeds a start determination value that is set to a value greater than zero.
US09272689B2
A computer implemented method for identifying a vehicle occupant including receiving a signal from a plurality of sensors, wherein the signal indicates a measurement of cardiac activity, determining a biomarker based on biometric features of the signal and identifying the vehicle occupant based on the biomarker.
US09272687B2
An exemplary circuit arrangement for a belt lock of a passenger restraint system in motor vehicles includes one contact sheet pair having a fixed contact sheet and an elastic contact sheet which interacts with a slide. The slide is a component of a locking mechanism located in a belt lock housing for an inserted belt tongue, and is pushed in a displacement channel from a first end position into a second end position when the locking mechanism is actuated. The contact sheet pair is in a housing part which borders the displacement channel. A part, which projects from the elastic contact sheet through a housing wall opening into the displacement channel, is exposed to the action of the slide to open or close an electrical contact to the contact sheet. The circuit includes means for preventing abraded matter from traveling into the contact region of the contact sheet pair.
US09272682B2
An airbag assembly may include an inflatable curtain airbag with a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The inflatable curtain may have a first chamber and a second chamber that inflates forward of the first chamber. The second chamber may be separated from the first chamber by a non-inflating region. The non-inflating region may have a width selected such that in-plane bending of the inflatable curtain occurs during deployment. The in-plane bending may position the second chamber lower than the first chamber such that the second chamber overlaps a significant portion of a door adjacent to the inflatable curtain. Forward and rearward portions of the non-inflating region may be attached together to form a fold that decreases the width of the non-inflating region, thereby enhancing the in-plane bending. The second chamber may also bend out-of-plane relative to the first chamber to help provide protection in small overlap collision situations.
US09272679B1
Vehicle structures for dissipating energy associated with a collision are described herein. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a side support extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a bumper assembly coupled to the side support and extending in a vehicle lateral direction that is transverse to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a repositionable joint assembly extending between and pivotally coupled to the side support and the bumper assembly, the repositionable joint assembly including an outboard linking member pivotally coupled to the bumper assembly at a bumper securement location, an inboard linking member pivotally coupled to the side support at a side support securement location, and a fulcrum portion, where the outboard linking member is pivotally coupled to the inboard linking member at the fulcrum portion.
US09272676B2
Methods in a driver assistance system of a vehicle for detecting wetness on a road surface as well as a corresponding driver assistance system having a rearview camera are described. The method may include the following: recording an image of an area located behind the rear end of the vehicle, using the rearview camera; evaluating the recorded image for the presence of a spray trail caused by the vehicle; and selectively outputting, based on the evaluation, a wetness signal for triggering an automatic response by the driver assistance system to the wet road surface.
US09272671B2
A display screen arrangement is disclosed herein. The arrangement includes, but is not limited to a concealable feature adapted to be mounted to an interior surface of a vehicle. The arrangement further includes, but is not limited to, a display screen that is adapted to be mounted to the interior surface of the vehicle proximate the concealable feature. The display screen has a first end and a second end and is configured to move between a retracted position and a deployed position. The first end and the second end are disposed in a first position relative to one another when the display screen is in the deployed position and the first end and the second end are disposed in a second position relative to one another when the display screen is in the retracted position and/or when the display screen transitions between the deployed position and the retracted position.
US09272667B2
Powered retractable vehicle step assist systems and methods are provided. The steps systems are configured for installation (e.g., after market installation) and use with a vehicle. The system can include a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position with respect to the vehicle. The system can further include a vehicle interface configured to electronically communicate with an existing communication bus of the vehicle, such as through a connection with an existing electronics port of the vehicle. A controller of the step system can be configured to process information received from the vehicle interface and, based at least partly on the processing of the information, cause movement of the stepping member between the retracted position and the deployed position.
US09272665B2
A mount assembly for a vehicle component includes an attachment device configured to attach to a vehicle interior component. The attachment device defines an aperture and includes a vehicle attachment portion, an interior wall, and an exterior wall. A rearview device is configured to operably connect to the exterior wall of the attachment device. An accessory device is configured to operably connect to the interior wall of the attachment device.
US09272657B1
Methods and apparatus are provided for a mounting system for attaching a container to a vehicle adapted to resist loads imparted by the container to the mounting system in sequential stages. In one exemplary mounting system a first spring is configured to elastically compress when subjected to an initiation load that exceeds a load imparted to the first spring by the container under static conditions. The first spring may have a useable load range from the initiation load to a maximum load at which the first spring is fully bottomed out. A first deformable member is disposed serially with respect to the first spring, and configured to remain substantially un-deformed until subjected to a first deformation threshold load that equals or exceeds the maximum load at which the first spring is fully bottomed out. A second deformable member may be disposed serially with respect to the first deformable member, and configured to remain substantially un-deformed until subjected to a second deformation threshold load that substantially exceeds the first deformation threshold load.
US09272656B2
An apparatus and method for applying a flexible tarpaulin or other cover to a load which is transportable on a cargo carrier, such as a bed of a trailer truck or the like. The apparatus in preferred forms comprises a block like member which is weighted to counter-act any force imposed on this member. For example, slots in the block like member to receive the forks of the fork lift truck is effective for this purposes. An arm is mounted on and extends outwardly from this block-like member to receive a tube or spindle or spool and which contains a cover wounded thereon. The tube will rotate effectively on the arm as the forklift or other power mover is moved longitudinally with respect to the length of the truck and the cover will unwind from the tube and be draped over the load.
US09272655B2
A latch system for securing a camper within the bed of a truck is provided. The latch system comprises two main assemblies: the bed-mounted rail-receiver track assembly and the camper rail frame assembly which is adapted to be secured to the bottom of the camper. The camper rail frame assembly includes at least a left camper rail and at least a right camper rail. The bed-mounted rail-receiver track assembly includes at least two and preferably four bed-mounted rail-receiver track members adapted for receiving the rail members carried by the bottom of the camper. Each bed-mounted rail-receiver track member preferably includes a flange flared so as to compensate for slight misalignments, either up or side to side, of the camper as the camper is being mounted within the bed of the truck.
US09272651B1
In one or more embodiments, a storage assembly with a cup holder includes a housing including a track extending in a longitudinal direction and a first cavity partially defining the cup holder, a cover including a foot portion and movable along the longitudinal direction between first and second open positions via engagement of the foot portion and the track, and one or more retractable protrusions supported on the cover and providing access for facilitating movement of the cover relative to the track.
US09272645B2
An adjusting apparatus for a comfort element swingable in relation to a support structure, in particular for an armrest of a vehicle, includes a latching device actuatable by adjusting the comfort element and having a latching arm connected to the comfort element and a latching lever interacting with the latching arm. A swing position of the comfort element is locked by providing a locking lever which is swingably articulated to the latching arm and has an engagement portion which locks the swing position by a spring force, when the engagement portion assumes an engagement position with a locking portion of a locking element that is fixed to the support structure, and the swing position of the comfort element is unlocked by an actuator by which the locking lever is disengageable from the engagement position with the locking element.
US09272644B2
An adjustable arm-rest for vehicles has a fixed part and a movable part, hinged so as to move between a lowered angular position and a raised angular position; and a system for adjusting the inclination of said movable part between the lowered position and the raised position. The adjusting system has a freewheeling bearing which allows the movable part to rotate only from the lowered position to the raised position, and releasing means which enable the movable part to move from the raised position to the lowered position.
US09272642B2
In a vehicle seat (car seat 1) including a first seat portion (seat cushion 10) movable between a use position and a retracted position, and a second seat portion (seat back 20) movable between a use position and a retracted position, an actuator mechanism is configured to cause the second seat portion to start moving toward its retracted position at a time when the first seat portion passes a predetermined intermediate position that is on a way from the use position toward the retracted position. In one embodiment, the actuator mechanism includes a biasing member (torsion spring 13, 23) configured to bias each of the seat cushion 10 and the seat back 20 from the use position toward the retracted position, a lock member (lock arm 42) configured to lock the seat back 20 in the use position, and an unlock device (cable 44, 42A) configured to release the lock member to cause the seat back 20 to start moving toward the retracted position, at a time when the seat cushion 10 passes the predetermined intermediate position that is on the way from a posture in which the seat cushion is ready for use toward a posture in which the seat cushion 10 is tipped up.
US09272631B2
A charging station for charging a vehicle includes a charger, a camera, a positioner, and a controller. The charger has a transformer part by which electrical energy can be transferred to a corresponding transformer part arranged behind the vehicle license plate when the charger is in a position relative to the license plate at which the transformer parts sandwich the license plate. The camera generates positional information indicative of positioning between the charger and the license plate. The positioner can move the charger within a range of motion. When the license plate is within the range of motion, the positioner moves the charger based on the positional information to the position at which the transformer parts sandwich the license plate. The controller uses the positional information to generate instructions indicative on how to drive the vehicle to a position in which the license plate is within the range of motion.
US09272616B2
A filler neck for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle is provided. The filler neck comprises a filler pipe with a longitudinal axis and a circular cross section with an inner diameter. The filler neck further comprises a blocking element that is arranged inside the filler pipe and extends only inside a circle sector of a circle concentric to the circular cross section. The circle has a circle diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter. The circle sector has an angle at the center of less than 180°.
US09272614B1
An active grille system which is mounted to a fascia, grille, or carrier, or is part of the carrier of an automobile. Two sets of louvers are rotatably mounted to a frame, and a camming mechanism provides selective actuation of both sets of louvers, and an actuator controls the camming mechanism such that the actuator moves the camming mechanism between a first position, a second position, and a third position. When the camming mechanism is in the first position, both the first set and second set of louvers are in a closed position, when the camming mechanism is in the second position, the first set of louvers are in an open position and the second set of louvers are in a closed position, and when the camming mechanism is in the third position both the first set and second set of louvers are in an open position.
US09272609B2
A method for operating a convertible top of a motor vehicle. The convertible top may be a soft top which may be opened and closed in an electric or hydraulic manner using, in a non-limiting embodiment, a mobile device after the mobile device receives data relating to the monitoring of an interior space and an exterior region of the motor vehicle.
US09272607B2
A vehicle sunroof device has a contact portion between a panel bracket and a guide bracket, an insertion portion, a first member, and a second member. The contact portion contacts a first bracket, which is one of the panel bracket and the guide bracket. The insertion portion protrudes at the contact portion and is inserted into an attachment hole formed in a second bracket, which is the other of the panel bracket and the guide bracket. The first member has a retainer portion that permits a set range of motion of the second bracket. The second member is fastened to the first member. The first and second members permit relative motion of the first and second brackets in the non-fastened state, and restrict relative motion of the first and second brackets in the fastened state.
US09272606B2
In an embodiment, a side door for a vehicle, includes: a structure comprising a plastic shell comprising a shell support beam positioned across a main body portion of the shell, wherein the shell support beam comprises substantially unidirectional fiber strip sections; wherein the plastic shell comprise a plastic inner shell and a plastic outer shell; and wherein the side door has a score of at least 4 points in a side impact test conducted according to European New Car Assessment Protocol (Euro NCAP) Side Impact Testing Protocol Version 5.2 (November 2011).
US09272604B2
An elongated molding for a vehicle, including, a body portion including a head portion and a leg portion protruding from a back surface of the head portion, wherein the molding has a lower terminal section, which is a portion of the molding located lower than a boundary between a side panel and a fender panel constituting a body panel and configured to face the fender panel, wherein a receiving portion, which is configured to receive a tip portion of an edge portion of the fender panel that faces the molding, is formed on an outer surface of the leg portion of the lower terminal section, and wherein the receiving portion includes a bottom wall portion projecting toward an outer side from the leg portion and a side wall portion projecting from an upper surface of the bottom wall portion.
US09272597B2
Disclosed is a control method of an air suspension system includes: sensing an error of a tire or an air spring; and controlling the height of a peripheral air spring based on the tire or the air spring in which the error occurs.
US09272590B2
An alignment assembly that automatically aligns the inverted ball socket on a trailer tongue and temporarily raises the ball socket over a ball mounted on the end of the towing vehicle as the towing vehicle is being backed up. The assembly includes a tongue mount attached to the front edge of the ball socket on a trailer. The tongue mount includes a vertical, transversely aligned front plate in front of the ball socket. Selectively attached to the front plate is a vertical sliding transverse plate that attaches to a forward extending, diagonally aligned guide tunnel. The guide tunnel includes a wide front opening and narrow rear opening that terminates directly in front of the ball socket. During use, the ball travels rearward into the guide funnel which creates a lifting force on the guide funnel. Upward force on the guide funnel causes the trailer tongue to lift. When the ball clears the guide tunnel, the ball socket falls and is aligned with the ball.
US09272589B2
The carrier vehicle includes a coaxial two-wheel vehicle including two wheels arranged on the same axial centerline, a cart, and a coupling mechanism to couple the coaxial two-wheel vehicle to the cart. The coupling mechanism 4 includes a roll rotation tolerance portion that tolerates, when a traveling direction of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle is defined as a roll axis, rotation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle in a roll direction. Further, the coupling mechanism includes a pitch rotation tolerance portion that tolerates, when a left-and-right direction of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle is defined as a pitch axis, rotation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle in a pitch direction.
US09272588B1
A method for replacing a leaking valve stem includes the steps of cutting a part of the valve stem external to a hollow interior of a tire at the external surface of a wheel/rim so that a base of the valve stem falls into the hollow interior of the tire and so that a wheel aperture is exposed. A replacement valve stem has a radially expandable base, a main body of frusto-conical shape, and an annular step is formed where the base meets the main body. Wrench-engageable flats are formed in a narrow end of the main body and an internally threaded boss is secured to the wrench-engageable flats. The radially expandable base is inserted into the wheel aperture and the annular step abuts an exterior surface of the wheel/rim. The expandable base is then expanded until the wheel/rim is tightly sandwiched between the expanded base and the annular step.
US09272587B2
An extraction cap of an integrated puncture repair kit is provided with: an intake unit for taking compressed air coming from a compressor into the extraction cap; an outlet unit for taking the intaken compressed air or both compressed air and a puncture repair solution to outside the extraction cap; a dedicated air flow path that ordinarily connects to the intake unit and provides conduction from the inlet unit to the outlet unit without passing through a bottle container; a dedicated puncture repair flow path comprising a first flow path section that is connected by a switching means to the intake unit instead of the dedicated air flow path and providing conduction from the intake unit into the bottle container, and a second flow path section providing conduction from inside the bottle container to the intake unit; a first on-off valve that is interposed in the second flow path section and ordinarily closes the first flow path section; and the switching means, which is actuated by downward pressing of a bottle unit and connects the intake unit switching from the dedicated air flow path to the dedicated puncture repair flow path, and also releases the first on-off valve to close the second flow path section.
US09272585B2
A method for filtering data in a tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle includes the steps of: recording a variable that is dependent on the tire radius for a wheel of the vehicle, and filtering the variable that is dependent on the tire radius on the basis of driving dynamics data and/or a global navigation satellite system signal, called GNSS signal below. A vehicle control system and a vehicle having the control system are also described.
US09272583B2
A tire 2 includes beads 10, a carcass 12, and an insert 18. The carcass 12 includes a carcass ply 36. An inner part 34a of each bead 10 includes an inner core 46a and an inner apex 48a that extends almost outward of the inner core 46a in the radial direction. An outer part 34b of each bead 10 includes an outer core 46b and an outer apex 48b that extends almost outward of the outer core 46b in the radial direction. A ratio of a complex elastic modulus Ea of the inner apex 48a to a complex elastic modulus Eb of the outer apex 48b is less than or equal to 0.3. A ratio of the complex elastic modulus Ea to a complex elastic modulus Ec of the insert 18 is greater than or equal to 1.
US09272579B2
In a tire 2, a body 24 and side ends 26 are formed by side grooves 22 being formed in edge PT portions of a tread 4. A ratio of a width BW of a belt 12 to a width TW of the body 24 is 0.95-1.00. A width GW of each side groove 22 is greater than or equal to 2.0 mm. A width RW of each side end 26 is greater than or equal to 2.0 mm. A ratio of a depth D1 of each side groove 22 to a depth D of each main groove 30a is 0.6-1.0. A ratio of a distance H from a vertex PP of each side end 26 to the tread surface 28 relative to the depth D is greater than or equal to 0.4.
US09272578B2
In a pneumatic tire, a belt layer includes an inner-side cross belt and an outer-side cross belt each having an absolute value of a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction of not less than 46 degrees and not more than 80 degrees and having the belt angles with signs that are opposite to each other. The circumferential reinforcing layer has a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction within the range ±5 degrees and disposed between the inner-side cross belt and outer-side cross belt. The supplemental belt has an absolute value of a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction of not less than 10 degrees and not more than 45 degrees, and is disposed on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the inner-side cross belt. The supplemental belt and the inner-side cross belt have belt angles with opposite signs.
US09272577B2
A pneumatic radial aircraft tire is described having a B/A ranging between 60-70%. The tire may further optionally include a tire bead portion having a Ra/Fr1 relationship which ranges from about 1 to about 2.1. The tire may further optionally include a SW/TS ratio which ranges from about 0.1 to about 0.5, wherein SW is the chafer gauge at area A, TS is the total sidewall rubber gauge at area A, wherein A is defined as the region in the sidewall that has a lower radial endpoint defined by the point of contact between the flange and the tire at inflated, unloaded condition, and an upper radial endpoint AH defined by the tire wheel flange point of contact when the tire is at inflated, and at 200% rated load.
US09272564B2
A method of forming an optically variable security device is provided. In the method, a photonic crystal material is provided and a process is performed upon the material which causes deformation of the material so as to form a first region (A) for which incident light received by the crystal material is selectively reflected or transmitted to generate a first optically variable effect, and a second region (B) for which incident light received generates an optical effect, different from the first optically variable effect. Corresponding devices having first and second regions are also disclosed.
US09272563B2
A gift card holder includes a two-leaf sliding panel mounted within a box that frames an image or object. In a first position, the panel covers the image or object within the box. In a second position, when the panel is partially drawn upward, the interior of the box is revealed. In a third position, when the panel is drawn completely upward, the two leaves of the panel open to reveal a gift card secured between the leaves.
US09272562B2
A book forming and pressing machine includes a pressing device that has a number of spaced-apart pressing plates, joint-burn-in rails and at least one station for accommodating a book block. A loading device has a loading table. A reshaping device includes a mechanism to shape a front cut of a book block. The mechanism includes a tool carrier having a shaping tool to shape the front cut. Tool carrier and/or the shaping tool executes a series of movements in one plane or in three-dimensional space, relative to the front cut to be shaped, while the book block is held in the pressing device.
US09272556B1
A portable stamp has a stamp housing, and a driving member, an ink member with an ink pad and a stamp seat for mounting a stamp pad mounted in the stamp housing. An operating member is mounted through a guiding slot of the stamp housing and is connected to the driving member. Each of the ink member and the stamp seat is pivotally connected to the driving member via a pivot rod and a torsion spring. By pushing the driving member, the ink member and the stamp seat can be driven to selectively pivot out of the stamp housing or be folded in the stamp housing. When the portable stamp is folded, a stamping surface of the stamp pad that is mounted on the stamp seat is sure to touch the ink pad of the ink member and be coated with the ink uniformly.
US09272553B2
First information indicates that no medium exists in an accommodating device. Second information indicates that a medium exists in the accommodating device. A recording apparatus is configured to take a detectable state and an undetectable state. A processor is configured to: in response to failure in a feeding operation of one medium, perform a retry process of controlling a feeder to again perform the feeding operation; in response to not succeeding in the feeding operation even after the retry process is performed a set number of times of retry, store the first information in the memory; in response to succeeding in the feeding operation, store the second information in the memory; and in response to returning from the undetectable state to the detectable state, perform a first determining process of determining whether a medium exists in the accommodating device based on one of the first and second information.
US09272544B2
An embodiment of this invention is directed to reducing waste paper caused by a margin added between images even between different jobs. According to the embodiment, a printing unit is caused to print an image based on an input job. It is determined, in accordance with a mode of a first job and a mode of a second job next to the first job, whether to provide a margin between an image printed based on the first job and an image to be printed based on the second job.
US09272541B2
Embodiments of the invention take advantage of the change in gloss caused by overprinting a printed image with clear ink. Embodiments of the invention thus implement gloss control functionality in a printer without the requirements of a pin and cure or other known systems.
US09272524B1
A controller regulates pressures of a positive pressure space and a negative pressure space and maintains the pressures at setting pressures when ink is circulated in a circulation path, by: driving an air pump to apply the setting pressures to the positive pressure space and the negative pressure space; and after the setting pressures are applied, controlling opening and closing of a positive-pressure-side pressure regulation valve, opening and closing of a negative-pressure-side pressure regulation valve, and driving of the air pump according to the pressures in the positive pressure space and the negative pressure space, and opening the positive-pressure-side pressure regulation valve or the negative-pressure-side pressure regulation valve simultaneously with the driving of the air pump.
US09272519B2
There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus which includes a tank including first and second liquid storage chambers, and a liquid consuming unit. The tank includes a first inlet, a first atmosphere communication channel, a first liquid outflow channel, a first return channel, a second inlet, a second atmosphere communication channel, a second liquid outflow channel, and a second return channel. A volume of the first liquid outflow channel from the first position up to the second position and a volume of the second liquid outflow channel from the fourth position up to the fifth position differ mutually.
US09272507B2
A liquid ejecting head includes a flow channel forming substrate having pressure generation chambers communicating with a nozzle opening and arranged in parallel along a lateral direction. A piezoelectric element is provided on one surface of the flow channel forming substrate in correspondence to the pressure generation chamber, and has a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer provided on the first electrode and a second electrode provided on the piezoelectric layer. In a direction intersecting with the arrangement direction of the pressure generation chambers, in boundaries between an active section that is a substantial driving section and an inactive section that is not a substantial driving section of the piezoelectric layer, the first electrode includes a taper section of which a width is gradually decreased toward the boundary from the active section side.
US09272500B2
A method for manufacturing the cushioning elements may include utilizing a die with a plurality of die elements positioned in a particular arrangement. A polymer material, which may be a polymer foam material, is located between the die and an extractor. The polymer material is compressed between the die and the extractor, and the die elements cut the polymer material to form a plurality of pad components, which are arranged like the die elements. The die and the extractor are separated, and the pad components are secured to the extractor in the arrangement of the die elements. Additionally, the pad components are bonded to at least one material layer such that the pad components remain in the arrangement of the die elements.
US09272493B2
A stamping head includes a stamping portion and a connection portion connected to the stamping portion. The stamping portion includes a top surface and four side surfaces. The stamping head defines a jag extending from a junction between a specific one of the side surfaces and the top surface toward a centre of the top surface. The jag passes through the specific side surface. When the stamping head presses a ACF onto a ceramic substrate, a residual air between the ACF and the ceramic substrate flows outside through the jag.
US09272490B2
The invention relates to a composite consisting of an impact-modified acrylic capstock or film on a thermoplastic olefin (TPO). A tie-layer containing a functionalized olefin-acrylic is used to improve the adhesion of the acrylic layer to the TPO and to improve the overall melt processing of the three-layer composite.
US09272489B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing composite parts comprising a thermoformable rigid polyurethane foam and a covering material, wherein a thermoformable polyurethane foam is provided and adhesively bonded to covering material, where a moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive which is cured by bringing into contact with an alkaline, aqueous alkali metal solution is used as adhesive. The present invention further relates to a composite part which can be obtained by such a process and to the use of such a composite part in vehicles.
US09272483B2
A method for forming a tubular sheet product roll includes providing a sheet product roll having a first configuration and a void, centering a rotational axis of the sheet product roll on a longitudinal axis of a first tool, and inserting the first tool into the void of the sheet product roll to define an inner diameter of the void and to form the sheet product roll having a second configuration different from the first configuration.
US09272482B2
A foldable greeting card and method of making the card, with a polygonal base with hinged lobes attached to the edges of the base, with the lobes foldable inward to the center of the base. The lobes overlap neighboring lobes. The card is made by affixing at least two separate units to each other, so that each hinged lobe overlaps by a neighboring lobe and is overlapped by a neighboring lobe. A message or graphic may be placed on the lobes or the base.
US09272471B2
An accessory may be provided with a button controller having a microphone and switches. The switches may include dome switch members and metal switch terminals mounted in a switch module housing structure. The switch module housing structure may include one or more recesses in which electrical components are mounted. A conductive backplate may cover the recesses and may be coupled to the switch module housing structure. A conductive film may be attached to the switch module housing structure over the dome switch members. The conductive film and the conductive backplate may form an electromagnetic interference shield around the electrical components in the recesses. The switch module housing structure may include a non-conductive plastic overmolded onto a metal frame or may be formed from a first shot of non-conductive plastic and a second shot of conductive plastic to form an electromagnetic interference shield for the electrical components.
US09272461B2
A thermoplastic bag may include a sidewall that may have a plurality of first and second ribs formed therein. The first ribs may be longer in length but shorter in height than the second ribs. The second ribs may be arranged in discrete networks that appear superimposed over the first ribs. The second ribs may normally remain in a bent-over configuration. When a force is applied, the second ribs may expand the area of the sidewall so that the bag may easily accommodate large objects. To produce the bag, a thermoplastic web may be directed between opposing first and second rollers. One of the rollers may include ridges that may have first and second segments of differing heights that correspond to the differing heights of the first and second ribs. The formation of the first ribs may increase the width of the web.
US09272457B2
The invention relates to a device and a method for producing preforms (14) with a special geometry, wherein the finished preforms have a neck region with a thread and a preform body, which adjoins the neck region and has an enlarged geometry in comparison with the cavity of the injection mould. The method is characterized in that preforms are produced by injecting a polymer melt into an injection mould, in which the geometry of the impressions forming the cavity in the mould is designed in such a way that the radial extent of the inner space in the preform body thereby produced is not greater than the radial extent of the inner space in the neck region, the preforms are removed from the open mould by a removal gripper, transfer pins of a transfer gripper are introduced into the associated inner space of a preform, the preforms are removed from the removal gripper by means of the transfer gripper and are transferred into a post-cooling device, and the preforms in the removal gripper and/or in the post-cooling device are inflated using positive pressure in such a way that the geometry of the inflated preform body is larger than the cavity in the injecti on mould.
US09272453B1
An injection molding machine comprises a manifold plate, a nozzle extending through the manifold plate, and a gate pad. A valve stem is disposed within the nozzle and is movable between a first position in which the valve stem extends through an outlet of the nozzle, and a retracted position. The gate pad has an inlet end with an inlet opening and an outlet end with a gate aperture. The inlet end is removably attachable to the manifold plate so that the nozzle is received through the inlet opening and the outlet of the nozzle is in communication with the gate aperture, wherein the valve stem seals the gate aperture in the extended position. The outlet end of the gate pad abuts a mold insert and molding material is delivered from the nozzle to a cavity defined by the mold insert through the gate aperture.
US09272441B2
A method of surface sealing a porous fibrous substrate is provided. According to the method, a porous fibrous substrate possessing a moisture content and a surface with pores is provided. A sealant composition is applied to a surface of the porous fibrous substrate and permitted to penetrate the surface pores of the porous fibrous substrate and undergo cure while participating in a foaming reaction with the moisture content to establish a water-resistant polymeric foam sealant impregnated into the porous fibrous substrate. The water-resistant polymeric foam sealant contains a polyurethane and/or polyurea.
US09272433B2
In order to improve a food product slicing machine with a circular knife, a carriage for accommodating products to be cut which is guided for displacement parallel to the cutting plane of the circular knife, and a drive motor for the displacement of the carriage, wherein the carriage can be operated manually in a servo operating mode and the operation is assisted by the drive motor, the slicing machine is configured that the assistance by the drive motor in the servo operating mode is dependent on at least one parameter of the carriage movement, wherein the at least one parameter may include the speed or acceleration of the carriage.
US09272427B2
A multilayer electrolaminate structure includes a first electrolaminate layer and a second electrolaminate layer disposed adjacent the first electrolaminate layer. Each of the first and second electrolaminate layers is rotatable about a common axis independently of the other electrolaminate layer when the multilayer electrolaminate structure is in a first state and clamps to the other electrolaminate layer when the multilayer electrolaminate structure is in a second state.
US09272425B2
A twisted string actuator system includes a motor generating rotary motion of a rotor and a twisted string comprised of a pair of cords. One end of the twisted string is attached to the rotor and an opposite end of the twisted string is coupled to a load. The cords are twisted about each other for a first section of the twisted string and untwisted for a second section of the twisted string. A cord guide is fixedly disposed between the cords. The first and second sections of the twisted string are on a first side and second side, respectively, of the cord guide. Rotary motion of the rotor in one direction operates to twist the pair of cords on the first side of the cord guide while pulling a portion of the pair of cords from the second side of the cord guide into the first side.
US09272419B2
Various embodiments are directed to a system for managing an inventory comprising serialized products. A computer system may receive from an intake sensor a first tray identifier describing a first tray present on an intake transport system. The computer system may also associate the first tray identifier with a first serial identifier of a first product unit present on a product transport system and instructing the product transport system, by the computer system, to transport the first product unit to the first tray. Additionally, the computer system may instruct a robot to place the first tray containing the first product unit at a first bin selected from a plurality of robot-accessible bins.
US09272417B2
Example systems and methods may be used to determine a trajectory for moving an object using a robotic device. One example method includes determining a plurality of possible trajectories for moving an object with an end effector of a robotic manipulator based on a plurality of possible object measurements. The method may further include causing the robotic manipulator to pick up the object with the end effector. After causing the robotic manipulator to pick up the object with the end effector, the method may also include receiving sensor data from one or more sensors indicative of one or more measurements of the object. Based on the received sensor data, the method may additionally include selecting a trajectory for moving the object from the plurality of possible trajectories. The method may further include causing the robotic manipulator to move the object through the selected trajectory.
US09272409B2
The invention describes objects that may be formed by unfolding and combining in space several parts, initially folded into a pocket-knife-like enclosure.
US09272407B2
A percussion tool has a cooling air channel for guiding a cooling air flow from a cooling air fan to an outside wall of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. The cooling air channel is tapered to the extent that partial cooling air flows guided between the respective cooling fins are branched off the main cooling air flow. In such a way, the flow rate of the cooling air flow in the cooling air channel remains substantially constant, resulting in optimized engine cooling. The cooling air channel may be divided into two cooling air channels downstream of the cylinder. One of the cooling air channels guides cooling air to an exhaust gas system of the internal combustion engine, while the other cooling air channel guides cooling air to an outside wall of the guide housing of a hammer mechanism.
US09272404B1
A tool for assessing rotatable objects in an engine by selectively imparting a rotation to a chosen number of the rotatable objects that includes an engagement member, a shaft portion, and a motor as a rotation source. In the preferred embodiment, the engagement member mounted on a first end of the shaft engages the rotatable object. A support member means is mounted on a second end of the extendable member or on the shaft. A rotation source is used to impart rotation on shaft and engagement member and thus to the rotatable object to be rotated as may be required to facilitate for the testing and adjustment procedures to be performed upon the rotatable member.
US09272402B2
A hand tool includes a body having first and second surfaces spaced from each other in a height direction. A marking unit is formed on the first surface and includes a groove formed in the first surface of the body. The groove includes a bottom face spaced from the first surface of the body in the height direction. An embossed character protrudes from the bottom face towards the first surface and has a stepped portion to provide a clear indication effect.
US09272400B2
Illustrative embodiments of torque-limited impact tools are disclosed. An impact tool may include a shaft adapted to rotate about an axis, a hammer having a hammer jaw with an obtuse impact surface, and an anvil having an anvil jaw with an acute impact surface. The shaft may include a first helical groove, and the hammer may include a second helical groove. The impact tool may further include a ball received in the first and second helical grooves, wherein the ball rotationally couples the hammer to the shaft and permits axial travel of the hammer relative to the shaft. The obtuse impact surface of the hammer jaw may be adapted to impact the acute impact surface of the anvil jaw when the shaft rotates in a first direction.
US09272394B2
A pliers apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises two arms, two jaws, struts and a switch allowing the apparatus to function as a ratcheting device, pliers and clamps.
US09272388B2
Described herein are polishing apparatus, polishing formulations, and polymeric substrates for use in polishing surfaces, and related methods. The apparatus, formulations, substrates, and methods may each be used in applications involving the polishing of metal and/or metal-containing surfaces such as semiconductor wafers. The apparatus, formulations, polymeric substrates, and related methods described herein may be used without abrasives, and in some instances, without mechanical friction of a pad surface against the surface to be polished. Therefore, defects on a polished surface due to such mechanical polishing processes may be reduced.
US09272385B2
A multi-carriage dual-spindle symmetrical grinding processing center, wherein: A work table with a rotary table therein is positioned on a first carriage which is attached to a front base; first and second upright posts are positioned in a gantry form on a back base; a horizontal grinding head is connected to a second carriage between the upright posts; a third left carriage and a third right carriage are slidingly connected to the first and second upright posts, respectively, and a left slider and a right slider are connected to the third left carriage and the third right carriage, respectively; a vertical grinding head is installed at the front end of the right slider; an automatic tool changing device is equipped with the vertical grinding head, and a grinding wheel profile dressing device can be installed on the second carriage and on the left slider.
US09272381B2
A method is configured to automatically inspect and trim a ceramic patch antenna which has a radiation metal surface. Firstly, an inspection apparatus electrically connected to a radio frequency component testing fixture is arranged. The inspection apparatus is inputted standard parameters of electrical characteristics of the ceramic patch antenna. Then, the ceramic patch antenna is arranged on the radio frequency component testing fixture. The inspection apparatus is configured to measure electrical characteristics of the ceramic patch antenna and to judge whether the electrical characteristics of the ceramic patch antenna are the same as the standard parameters or not. The inspection apparatus is configured to drive a trimming machine for trimming the radiation metal surface of the ceramic patch antenna if the electrical characteristics of the ceramic patch antenna are different from the stand parameters.
US09272377B2
An assembling device (a production system) includes robots that produce a piping component from a plurality of types of parts, and a display that accepts an input of lot information of at least one of the plurality of parts used in producing operations by the first to third robots and that outputs unsuitable condition information when an unsuitable condition in any of the parts is detected, the unsuitable condition information identifying a lot of the any of the parts in which the unsuitable condition is detected.
US09272374B2
Embodiments of golf clubs with grooves and methods of manufacture thereof are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US09272372B2
A welding spinner has a base; a wheel with a mounting face for an implement to be welded; and a cam arm laterally connecting the wheel to the base and mounted to rotate between the base and the wheel to adjust the height of the wheel relative to the base. A method of using the welding spinner includes rotating the cam arm relative to the base to adjust the height of the wheel relative to the base. A counterweight device and a removable chuck are disclosed and may be used with a welding spinner.
US09272371B2
A solder joint is disposed on an electrical conductor which comprises silver. The solder joint comprises bismuth and tin. The solder joint has a microstructure comprising a bismuth-rich solder bulk and a silver-solder reaction zone. The bismuth-rich solder bulk is disposed adjacent to the silver-solder reaction zone. The solder joint comprises a plurality of bismuth-rich grains formed from bismuth and substantially dispersed throughout at least the bismuth-rich solder bulk of the solder joint. A window pane comprising the solder joint is also disclosed.
US09272369B2
Superalloy components, such as service-degraded turbine blades and vanes, are clad by laser beam welding. The welding/cladding path, including cladding application profile, is determined by prior, preferably real time, non-contact 3D dimensional scanning of the component and comparison of the acquired dimensional scan data with specification dimensional data for the component. A welding path for cladding the scanned component to conform its dimensions to the specification dimensional data is determined. The laser welding apparatus, preferably in cooperation with a cladding filler material distribution apparatus, executes the welding path to apply the desired cladding profile. In some embodiments a post-weld non-contact 3D dimensional scan of the welded component is performed and the post-weld scan dimensional data are compared with the specification dimensional data. Preferably the welding path and/or cladding profile application are modified in a feedback loop with the pre- and/or post-welding 3D dimensional scanning.
US09272351B2
This invention relates to for devices, systems, and methods for separating dross, carried by molten solder, into solder and residue.
US09272345B2
An improved portable work bench includes a structural body, and a platform disposed on and frictionally contacting the structural body. In addition, the platform includes an override mechanism for allowing horizontal movement of the platform along the structural body. Further, the portable work bench may include a plurality of legs for supporting the structural body. The structural body may be tubular and preferably has a trapezoidal cross-section. Such work bench can be used by disposing the platform on the structural body, so that the platform frictionally contacts the structural body. Then the user can mechanically override the static friction between the platform and the structural body and move the platform horizontally along the structural body.
US09272339B2
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a variable machine tool capable of multi-axis machining includes: a base frame; a first rotating frame rotating on the base frame and comprising a first sliding member sliding along a circumference while being contact-supported through an interior diameter; a second rotating frame cross-disposed inside the first rotating frame to rotate in a direction crossing the first rotating frame, and comprising a second sliding member sliding along a circumference while being contact-supported through an interior diameter; and a spindle of which position and posture displacement is adjusted when the first sliding member and the second sliding member slide by interworking with rotation of the first rotating frame and the second rotating frame, the spindle being installed while passing through the first sliding member and the second sliding member.
US09272333B2
A method of making a porous sintered body includes a formation step S102 where a sintering compound which contains a binder and a sinterable powder material is into a predetermined shape; a degreasing steps S103, S104 and S105 where the binder is removed from a formed body obtained in the formation step; and a sintering step S108 where a degreased body after the degreasing step is sintered into a sintered body. The binder contains a component which drains at a temperature higher than a draining temperature of the pore formation material drains. The pore formation material is drained in the degreasing step, with part of the binder remaining un-drained. The present invention enables to manufacture porous sintered bodies which are highly porous, and highly accurate in shape and dimensions. The present invention also enables to manufacture porous sintered bodies which offer functionalities not available before.
US09272329B2
A sand knock-out head clamping assembly of a casting vibratory apparatus for engaging a casting to be vibrated is provided. The assembly includes a holder configured to be releasably mounted to a vibratory mechanism of the vibratory apparatus. The holder includes a holder body having a first face in contact with the vibratory mechanism and a second face opposite the first face. The holder body includes an engagement member extending outwardly from the second face. An insert is removably mounted only to the holder. The insert is configured to at least partially receive the engagement member.
US09272327B2
A method for producing an aluminum-alloy shaped product, includes a step of forging a continuously cast rod of aluminum alloy serving as a forging material, in which the aluminum alloy contains Si in an amount of 10.5 to 13.5 mass %, Fe in an amount of 0.15 to 0.65 mass %, Cu in an amount of 2.5 to 5.5 mass % and Mg in an amount of 0.3 to 1.5 mass %, and heat treatment and heating steps including a step of subjecting the forging material to pre-heat treatment, a step of heating the forging material during a course of forging of the forging material and a step of subjecting a shaped product to post-heat treatment, the pre-heat treatment including treatment of maintaining the forging material at a temperature of −10 to 480° C. for two to six hours.
US09272321B2
A guided keeper assembly includes a base, at least one marginal fastener aperture to detachably mount the base to an associated die shoe, and a central guide aperture. A guide pin is closely received in the central aperture of the base. A first end of the guide pin has an enlarged head to positively limit travel between the die shoe and die pad, and an opposite second end with a generally flat terminal shoulder configured for close reception in a blind hole in the die pad. The shoulder has a fastener aperture at a location spaced radially offset from the central axis of the guide pin. A fastener extends through the fastener aperture in the die pad and engages in the fastener aperture in the second end of the guide pin to securely, yet detachably, connect the second end portion of the guide pin with the die pad.
US09272320B2
The present invention relates to a punch for manufacturing of metal beverage cans of a cemented carbide comprising a hard phase comprising WC and a binder phase the cemented carbide composition comprises, in wt-%, from 50 to less than 70 WC, from 15 to 30 TiC, and from 12 to 20 Co+Ni.
US09272318B2
The object of setting out a method, with which substantially crack and/or fold-free greatly curved hollow profiles can be produced, is achieved by a method for producing a hollow profile having a curved portion which has a center of curvature, wherein a blank is preshaped to form a U-shaped profile by introducing a punch into a first die and the U-shaped profile is shaped with a second die to form an O-shaped profile having at least one longitudinal slot, the blank being preshaped to form a U-shaped profile whose outer limb which faces away from the center of curvature and which is associated with the curved portion is at least partially higher than the inner limb thereof which faces the center of curvature and which is associated with the curved portion.
US09272315B2
Embodiments of mechanisms for controlling a gas flow in an interface module are provided. A method for controlling a gas flow in an enclosure includes providing the enclosure which is capable of containing a substrate. The method also includes providing a gas into the enclosure. The method further includes cleaning the gas. In addition, the method includes actuating the gas to generate the gas flow, and the gas flow passes through the substrate when the substrate is located in the enclosure.
US09272313B2
The disclosure relates to the cleaning of oilfield tools made of metal, particularly to the method of reclamation oilfield tools, already used in the mechanical deep-pumping extraction of oil, as well as to the product made with the help of the mentioned method. The method of remanufacturing of standard length rods includes cleaning the rod with at least one cryogen to eliminate environmental contamination and to assist in workplace safety.
US09272308B2
A method of manufacturing an optical device that includes a relief structure formation layer, a first layer made of a first material having a refractive index different from that of a material of the relief structure formation layer, and a second layer made of a second material different from the first material and covering the first layer. A ratio of an amount of the second material at a position of the second region to an apparatus area of the second region is zero or smaller than a ratio of an amount of the second material at the position of the second sub-region to an apparatus area of the second sub region.
US09272299B2
A dispenser includes a hollow containment body with a hole located inside the bottle and an orifice for pumping a liquid product contained inside the bottle. The dispenser also includes a ring nut, a piston, and a hollow stem slidable inside the body and associated with a dispensing spout to actuate the piston in order to dispense fluid contained in the bottle. The body further includes an aperture to selectively place an ambient air inlet passage in fluid communication with the hole in the body. The ring nut has a first substantially cylindrical portion and a second substantially cylindrical portion which are mutually coupled to define the air inlet passage between them.
US09272293B2
A particle separator comprises a vessel, a fluid inlet, a fluid swirl passage, a scupper cavity, a first fluid outlet, and a second fluid outlet. The vessel includes a vessel sidewall extending between a vessel top side and a vessel bottom side. The fluid swirl passage includes a first passage end in communication with a fluid inlet disposed on the vessel top side. A second passage end is in communication with a vessel swirl cavity defined at least in part by an inner surface of the vessel sidewall. The scupper cavity includes a scupper entrance disposed along the inner surface of the vessel sidewall, and is spaced circumferentially apart from the second passage end. The first fluid outlet is in communication with the scupper cavity and disposed on the vessel bottom side. The second fluid outlet is disposed above the first fluid outlet in communication with the vessel swirl cavity.
US09272284B2
The grinding roller of a roller mill according to the invention consists essentially of a roller shaft, a main roller body and an external wear ring having a wear protection, wherein the connection between the roller shaft and the main roller body is formed by a shrink fit. The main roller body is formed by at least two coaxially arranged intermediate rings.
US09272282B2
The invention relates to systems and methods including a combination of thermal generating device technologies to achieve more efficiency and accuracy in PCR temperature cycling of nucleic samples undergoing amplification.
US09272281B2
The invention relates to a microfluidic micromechanical system having integrated active elements (7) and a method for microfluidic process control in a microfluidic micromechanical system. According to the invention, the microfluidic system comprises integrated active elements (7), which can be activated without auxiliary energy by means of ambient variables that can be influenced and which are designed to bring about active functions as a result of the change of the swelling state thereof or the mechanical properties thereof. The microfluidic micromechanical system further comprises at least one structural support (2) having at least one first (3) and one second (4) channel, wherein a reaction chamber (6) bounded by active elements (7) is formed in an overlapping region (5) of the first and second channels.
US09272273B2
This invention relates to a vertically aligned mesoporous silicate film with site-selective metal deposition from a single polymeric precursor and to diverse catalytic applications thereof. There is an innovative approach of a single precursor to manufacture a vertically aligned mesoporous silicate thin film having high thermal and chemical resistance on a large-area silicon wafer (2 cm×3 cm). A precisely designed organic-inorganic block copolymer (BCP) polyethyleneoxide-ss-polyvinylcyclicsilazane (PEO-ss-PVCSZ) with a disulfide bridge that is chemically cleavable is newly synthesized as the single precursor for an oriented silicate nanoporous film, and using such a precursor, solvent annealing, self-assembling, block cleaving treatment, and then hydrolysis conversion of a polymer into a siliceous phase at room temperature are carried out, thus directly forming a mesostructure on the substrate.
US09272270B2
A new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-100 is disclosed. SSZ-100 is synthesized using a cationic nitrogen-containing organic compound having the following structure:
US09272267B2
The present invention relates to a catalyst for oxygenate synthesis for synthesizing an oxygenate from a mixed gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the catalyst for oxygenate synthesis containing: a component (A): rhodium, a component (B): manganese, a component (C): an alkali metal, and a component (D): a component (D1), component (D2) or component (D3), wherein the component (D1) is one or more substances selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium and chromium, the component (D2) is an element belonging to group 13 of the periodic table, and the component (D3) is one or more substances selected from the group consisting of magnesium and lanthanoids. According to the present invention, an oxygenate can be synthesized efficiently from a mixed gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
US09272264B2
A method for producing a catalyst using an additive layer method includes: (i) forming a layer of a powdered catalyst or catalyst support material, (ii) binding or fusing the powder in said layer according to a predetermined pattern, (iii) repeating (i) and (ii) layer upon layer to form a shaped unit, and (iv) optionally applying a catalytic material to said shaped unit.
US09272261B2
The present invention provides an organic-inorganic hybrid chiral sorbent for chiral resolution of various racemic compounds viz. racemic mandelic acid, 2-phenyl propionic acid, diethyl tartrate, 2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthalene (BINOL) and cyano chromene oxide with excellent chiral separation (enantiomeric excess, 99%) in case of mandelic acid under medium pressure column chromatography. These optically pure enantiomers find applications as intermediates in pharmaceutical industries.
US09272259B2
A multi-phase metal hydride alloy material which is capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing hydrogen includes a first main phase or group of phases having an ABx type crystalline structure and a second phase which has a concentration of a modifier element therein which is greater than the concentration of the modifier element in the first phase or group of phases. The modifier element functions to promote the formation of the second phase and may comprise a light rare earth element such as yttrium. The first phase or group of phases may incorporate one or more Laves phases such as a C14, C15, and/or C36 phase. Further disclosed are metal hydride batteries including the alloys.
US09272254B2
A system and method is disclosed for efficiently sulfiding metal catalyst resident in a reactor vessel comprises a sulfiding module and a hydrogen sulfide detection module and a remote computer all arranged and configured to communicate wirelessly and to allow remote control and monitoring of the modules and sulfiding process.
US09272251B2
The invention relates to an impeller for use in a bioreactor for growing adherent mammalian cells and/or a cell separator for adherent mammalian cells. The impeller of the invention is designed to efficiently and rapidly lift a bed of settled cells and microcarrier beads at low rotational speeds. Cell growth and concomitant yield is therefore improved by maintaining the culture in an environment of low shear force.
US09272246B2
A substrate comprising a crosslinked polymer primer layer, and grafted thereto a ligand-functionalized polymer is provided. The grafted polymer has the requisite affinity for binding neutral or negatively charged biomaterials, such as cells, cell debris, bacteria, spores, viruses, nucleic acids, and proteins, at pH's near or below the pI's of the biomaterials.
US09272244B2
The invention relates to an electronically controlled metering system having at least one sensor for injection of a reducing agent, especially a urea solution, into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine for selective catalytic reduction, the metering system being connected/connectable to a tank from which the reducing agent can be taken, the reducing agent being conveyed by means of a pump, the metering system having a first line which carries the reducing agent and the metering system having a compressed air supply and a second line which carries compressed air and at least one nozzle which is coupled to both lines and by which the reducing agent together with the compressed air can be injected into the exhaust gas stream, the metering system in the line which carries the reducing agent having at least one damping element for equalization of pressure fluctuations.
US09272236B2
A filtration system for separating accompanying substances, present in liquid, droplet or mist form, from a gaseous material stream, comprising a housing, in which there is arranged a filter insert, wherein the housing has an inlet and an outlet for said material stream, wherein the filter insert comprises at least two filter layers, wherein one boundary surface of the first filter layer is essentially in parallel with a boundary surface of the second filter layer, wherein at least one boundary surface forms a barrier for said material stream.
US09272235B2
A filter apparatus is equipped with a first body, a case unit connected to a lower part of the first body, and a filter unit, which is accommodated in the interior of the case unit. The case unit is made up from an outer case, which is formed as a bottomed cylinder from a light-permeable transparent material, and an inner case that is inserted into the interior of the outer case. The case unit is inserted into an installation hole that opens on the lower part of the first body, and by rotation thereof, projections and retaining walls provided on an outer circumferential surface of the case unit are made to engage with support members provided in the installation hole, to thereby result in a connected state.
US09272233B2
The disclosure relates generally to nano-filters and methods of forming same, and methods of filtration. The nano-filter includes a substrate and at least one nanowire structure located between an inlet and an outlet. The nanowire structure may include a plurality of vertically stacked horizontal nanowires.
US09272231B2
A device degasses fluid in a circulation loop. The device includes a degassing chamber coupled inline with the circulation loop, where a vacuum within the degassing chamber draws out dissolved gas and water vapor from the fluid. The degassing chamber has an opening enabling gas and water vapor drawn out from the fluid, and condensation formed from the water vapor, to flow out as a result of gravitational pull. The device further includes a cooler coupled to the opening in the degassing chamber and a water trap coupled to the cooler. The cooler includes a heat exchanger configured to condense a remaining portion of the water vapor into liquid, where the condensation and liquid accumulate in the water trap. The degassing chamber, water trap and cooler are maintained under vacuum, where the degassing chamber is maintained under vacuum through the opening via the cooler and the water trap.
US09272230B2
Described herein is an oil extraction device comprising a housing; a first trough resting within an upper portion of said housing, where said first trough holds a solvent; a heat source within said housing, where said heat source heats said first trough; a control device mounted within said housing, where said control device controls said heat source; a reservoir attached to said upper portion of said housing; a strainer basket positioned within said reservoir, where said strainer basket holds an extraction substance; a filter fitted within said strainer basket below said extraction substance; a second filter positioned above said extraction substance; a condenser positioned above said housing; a second trough positioned at a bottom portion of said condenser; and a set of flanges extruding from said condenser, where said set of flanges enable said condenser to cool and condense solvent vapor when operating said oil extraction device.
US09272228B2
A control system for interactively operating a show control system (audio plus data) provided in a walk-around character costume. The system includes an interactive controller wearable with the walk-around character costume. The system includes an audio base station and a host controller communicatively linked to the audio base station. The interactive controller and the audio base station communicate via a wireless communications link. The control system includes a speaker controlled by the interactive controller, and the host controller transmits data over the wireless communications link via the audio base station including commands to play an audio file and an animation file, stored in memory accessible by the interactive controller, with the speaker. The control system includes microphones, linked to the interactive controller, capturing sounds near the walk-around character costume, and the interactive controller transmits the captured sounds over the communications link to the host controller via the audio base station.
US09272220B2
An application/game server comprising a central processing unit to process application/video game program code and a graphics processing unit (GPU) to process graphics commands and generate a series of video frames for the application/video game; one or more back buffers to store video frames as the video frames are being created in response to the execution of the graphics commands; a front buffer-outputting the video frame for display one scan line at a time at a designated scan out frequency, a subset of scan lines stored in the front buffer being associated with a vertical blanking interval (VBI); and a frame processing module to begin copying a newly completed frame from the back buffer to the front buffer before the video data for a prior video frame stored in the front buffer has not been fully scanned out.
US09272215B2
A gaming keyboard and related methods are disclosed that provide features to enhance the computer gaming experience. A keyboard connection pod is disclosed that improves power capabilities of the keyboard thereby allowing for enhanced features that require more power. A panic mechanism is disclosed that can be triggered to cause one or more selected keys to change states. Keycap rim-lighting is disclosed that provides improved visual indication of key positions. A hand registration enhancement is disclosed including a spacebar having a thumb notch and/or WASD and spacebar keys with different tactile response than other keys. Function keys are disclosed that are positioned proximate to allow reduced movement of the left hand. An integrated cord wrap tray is disclosed for a peripheral such as a mouse. Other features and variations are also disclosed.
US09272209B2
An apparatus is described comprising a Power-over-Ethernet interface, a High-Definition Media Interface (HDMI), a Bluetooth interface, a means for decompressing low-latency streaming interactive video and audio from an Internet-based hosting service and outputting the decompressed audio and video through HDMI, and a means for transmitting to the Internet-based hosting service user control information and statistics from received packets. Further, the apparatus is able to receive two interleaved streams of low-latency streaming interactive video.
US09272208B1
A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating tailored game challenges are presented. To begin, a method may first identify a first game object and a second game object operable within a game challenge. The method may calculate, based on game profile data associated with a player, a first selection factor associated with the first game object and a second selection factor associated with the second game object. A game object from the first game object and the second game object is then selected. The selection is based on the first selection factor and the second selection factor. The game challenge is then generated, wherein the game challenge with the selected game object for the user.
US09272203B2
Increasing a number of advertising impressions in a system configured to facilitate user interaction with an interactive environment containing one or more advertising targets is described. A scene of a portion of the simulated environment is displayed from a camera point of view (camera POV) on a video display. The scene may change as the camera POV changes in response to movement of the camera POV along a camera path during the user's interaction with the simulated environment. Modifying the camera path or a camera field of view can place more of an advertising target within the scene displayed on the video display to increase a likelihood of generating an advertising impression compared to a likelihood of generating an advertising impression without the modification.
US09272202B2
Method, computer program and system for tracking movement of a subject. The method includes receiving data from a distributed network of camera sensors employing one or more emitted light sources associated with one or more of the one or more camera sensors to generate a volumetric three-dimensional representation of the subject, identifying a plurality of clusters within the volumetric three-dimensional representation that correspond to motion features indicative of movement of the motion features of the subject, presenting one or more objects on one or more three dimensional display screens, and using the plurality of fixed position sensors to track motion of the motion features of the subject and track manipulation of the motion features of the volumetric three-dimensional representation to determine interaction of one or more of the motion features of the subject and one or more of the one or more objects on the three dimensional display.
US09272192B1
A system of interchangeable club heads sharing one or more shafts and golf bag for carrying the club heads and one or more shafts. The club heads contain a shaft segment to set club length and a coupler to interconnect to the shaft and grip. The shaft contains an opposite gender coupler. The system is very lightweight and much more portable than a conventional set of golf clubs. It also creates the opportunity for players to match club heads with shafts with differing performance characteristics. Additionally, it solves a problem for golfers using long shafts on putters. These long shafts can now be disassembled for storage and transport.
US09272190B2
A volleyball cover is made of six equal panel sections. Each panel section is divided into two cover panels, making a total of twelve cover panels on the volleyball. Each cover panel has a plurality of dimples arranged in a uniform pattern across the cover panel. Cover panels are separated by very shallow skiving.
US09272187B2
The invention is directed to an airbag system and, more particularly, to such a system employed as a rescue or life-saving system to enable a person to survive an avalanche, for example. In a particular embodiment, the invention relates to an airbag system utilized with a backpack to be worn by a skier, snowboarder, hiker, or snowmobiler, for example. Instead of relying upon compressed gas cartridges or cylinders to inflate the airbag(s), the invention inflates the airbag(s) with ambient air only. In a particular embodiment, air is supplied to the airbag by means of a battery-powered electrical motor.
US09272184B1
A layered exercise contact counter display tracking and showing repetitive contacts with the lens contact surface of a housing covering a sensor pad, which responds to contacts sending a signal to a powered circuit board to record and display the number of repetitive hits adapted for mounting on an exercise device or a support surface to encourage an exerciser to complete and exercise or contact event.
US09272176B1
A multi-use exercise apparatus consisting of two stations, a wheel as the upper station for exercising upper extremities and a T-bar below the wheel as the lower station designed for resistance exercises of the lower extremities. Both stations are mounted on a collapsible structure making it easily transportable. Fixed knobs are disposed at various radii from an axis of the wheel to allow users to perform different ROM type exercises. Anchoring means are also provided on the apparatus to engage various other exercising accessories as well, either on the T-bar or adjacent to the wheel.
US09272175B2
This invention relates to an exercise device (1) and more particularly to an exercise device of the type that allows the user of the exercise device to exercise with part of their body in a negative pressure environment. These devices are becoming increasingly popular however the known devices are usually bulky, difficult to transport, difficult to install and difficult to maintain. The present invention provides a construction of exercise device that will enable the device to be transported and installed in a more efficient manner by providing the casing (3), in particular, in a number or pieces (21, 23) that can be connected together easily and quickly on site. The casing will still be sufficiently air tight. Furthermore, the construction of the present invention permits easier access to the interior of the casing (3) for cleaning/servicing purposes thereby simplifying cleaning and repair significantly.
US09272174B2
A training device for passively supporting a gymnast while learning and practicing handstands and handstand turns is herein disclosed. In some embodiments, the device has a base, an apparatus attachment attachable to the base for a gymnast to practice on various pieces of gymnastics equipment, and a supporter that may be set at a desired height to provide passive support to a gymnast. The support may be fastened or engaged to a tower, which is mounted to or positioned along the base.
US09272172B2
An instrument for assessment and intervention in the areas of sensory, motor, language, and the educational requirements of the children at-risk, developmentally delayed, and disabled. The devise is constructed on a base board with four sides. Its front side has one in-built height adjustable chair bar with chair, and adjustable visual stimulating roof. Its back side has height adjustable parallel bars and one mirror. On right and left side it has two height and length adjustable hands in addition to that right side have height measuring scale on the wall and extended space to stand and to keep weighing machine. On the top it has space for two sided video display frame and two stands for video cameras.
US09272168B2
An energy absorber including a strap including at least a first path of relatively reduced strength extending over at least a portion of the length of the strap. The energy absorber also includes at least a first transition region including a first initial point where tearing begins along the first transition region when a force above a threshold force is applied (to the energy absorber/strap) and a first end point. The first end point is in operative connection with a first point on the first path so that tearing continues along the first path after tearing along the first transition region. A gradual increase in load occurring as tearing occurs along the transition region.
US09272155B2
The invention relates to leadless cardiac pacemakers (LBS), and elements and methods by which they affix to the heart. The invention relates particularly to a secondary fixation of leadless pacemakers which also include a primary fixation. Secondary fixation elements for LBS's may passively engage structures within the heart. Some passive secondary fixation elements entangle or engage within intraventricular structure such as trabeculae carneae. Other passive secondary fixation elements may engage or snag heart structures at sites upstream from the chamber where the LBS is primarily affixed. Still other embodiments of passive secondary fixation elements may include expandable structures.
US09272152B2
A system and method are described herein including an implantable medical device (IMD) configured to be programmed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) settings for use during an MRI scan, wherein the IMD stores identity data that uniquely identifies the IMD or a patient having the IMD. The system includes an external storage media configured to receive MRI settings associated with the IMD and configured to store the MRI settings associated with the IMD. The system also includes a programmer configured to retrieve identity data from IMD, retrieve MRI settings associated with the IMD from the external storage media and program the IMD using the MRI settings.
US09272138B2
An apparatus for use in carrying out a prophylactic or treatment procedure on tissue comprises a head piece 1 having a receiver 2 for receiving an instrument such as an endoscope 10 and chamber 3 into which tissue is drawn by vacuum. There are two electrodes 11 within the chamber 2 and two electrodes 25 located on opposite sides of the entrance 5 into the chamber. The voltage applied to the inner and outer electrodes 11, 25 can be varied independently an allows tissue underlying the device to be treated. This is particularly important for colorectal cancers.
US09272128B2
Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems for attaching an articulation section. In an embodiment, a medical instrument includes a first tubular member including a first end. The medical instrument also includes a second tubular member including a first end. The second tubular member includes a plurality of layers including an inner layer and a first layer including a fluorinated material. The inner layer includes a first section disposed under the first layer and a second section extending out from under the first layer. A portion of the first tubular member overlaps and is bonded to at least a portion of the second section of the inner layer of the second tubular member.
US09272125B2
Disclosed herein is a fluid infusion device of the type that delivers medication fluid to the body of a patient. The device includes or cooperates with a fluid reservoir, and the device has a sealing assembly to receive and form a fluid seal with the fluid reservoir. A retractable sealing element surrounding a hollow fluid delivery needle may be used to seal a port of the fluid reservoir. The port may include a pressure vent that is sealed by the retractable sealing element. In one variation, the reservoir includes a moving valve sleeve that holds a septum. The septum moves to allow the reservoir to vent, and to form a seal with the port when the needle pierces the septum. In another variation, the device includes a needleless sealing assembly. In yet other variations, the device uses a needled fluid reservoir.
US09272123B2
An applicator for insertion and lubrication of a body lumen is disclosed having an elongate, hollow, cylindrical outer sheath including a receiving cup at a distal end for receiving a lubrication capsule; and a plunger slidingly received within the elongate, hollow cylindrical outer sheath, the plunger including a piercing element at a distal end adapted to extend into the receiving cup. A liquid-filled soft gel capsule is placed in the receiving cup, and the piercing element is used to puncture the capsule located in the receiving cup prior to insertion of the applicator into the body lumen, and wherein the plunger can be depressed once the applicator is inserted into the body lumen to eject the pierced capsule into the body lumen.
US09272120B2
A safety catheter for draining a given fluid includes a hollow stretch valve and a flexible, multi-lumen, balloon drainage catheter having a proximal catheter end, a balloon defining a balloon interior to be inflated with an inflation fluid, a drain lumen. and a balloon drainage port fluidically connecting the balloon interior to the drain lumen. The hollow stretch valve is shaped to permit the given fluid to pass therethrough and is positioned in the drain lumen to at least partially slide therein such that, in a steady state, the stretch valve prevents the inflation fluid from passing through the drainage port, and, in a stretched state when the proximal catheter end is stretched, the distal sliding portion slides within the drain lumen to permit the inflation fluid to pass through the drainage port and into the drain lumen.
US09272113B2
A respiratory component coupled with a breathing circuit, the respiratory component including at least one groove disposed upon a surface of the respiratory component, wherein the respiratory component is not a heater wire.
US09272111B2
The disclosed concept maintains that Qp=Qc−Qleak, where, Qp is the estimated patient flow, Qleak is the estimated leak and Qc is the measured total circuit flow. Qleak is given by a transfer function φ(χ) where x is a set of independent measured or fixed variables. The transfer function is thus Qleak=φ(χ). The transfer function (φ(χ) is adjusted given the constraint that, Qp shall be zero. The transfer function converges over time to accurately estimate the leak because over an extended time the mean patient flow will always be zero. In one example, φ(χ)=gorfPγ and the coefficient gorf is adapted until Qp is zero.
US09272105B2
A system for diagnosis and treatment of breathing disorders in a patient, comprises a flow generator supplying an air flow to an airway of a patient via a flow path, a venting arrangement moveable between (i) a closed position in which the flow path is substantially sealed between the flow generator and the patient's airway and (ii) an open position in which the flow path is open to an ambient atmosphere, a sensor detecting data corresponding to flow through the patient's airway, and a processing arrangement controlling operation of the venting arrangement and the flow generator, wherein, in a diagnostic mode, the processing arrangement maintains the venting arrangement in the open position and in a therapeutic mode, the processing arrangement maintains the venting arrangement in the closed position and controls the flow generator to supply to the patient's airway via the flow path a calculated therapeutic pressure.
US09272103B2
A hot air extraction vaporizer that is provided with a heat exchanger, a filling chamber for accommodating a substance generating an aerosol when subjected to heat, and a vaporizer outlet for inhaling the aerosol/air mixture. The heat exchanger is in a thermally conductive connection with the filling chamber that when heated up subjects the substance to radiant heat. The heat exchanger is provided with at least one airflow channel generating a hot airflow. The filling chamber comprises at least one of airflow passages and a mesh allowing the hot airflow to pass through the filling chamber and the substance provided therein.
US09272102B1
Disclosed is a medicine box counter, which comprise a case body, comprising a bottom seat, an upper cap movably combined with the case body, and a plurality of resilient elements disposed between the bottom seat and the upper cap. As such, the medicine and the bottom seat are directly combined so that when the user exerts a pressure upon the upper cap in the use course, the resilient elements may be indirectly extruded and thus the bottom seat triggers the count mechanism to count, and after the pressure on the upper cap is released, the upper cap automatically restores to its original position by means of the resilient elements, whereby achieving the efficacies of rapid assembly, convenient use, effective medicine-taken count and reduced manufacturing cost are provided.
US09272099B2
A medication delivery device included molded cylindrical barrel having visual marks on the surface of the barrel in the axial direction, a plunger seals the distal opening of the cylindrical barrel, a molded needle hub disposed in the proximal opening of the cylindrical barrel for sealing the needle hub to the barrel. A needle is disposed in the needle hub for communicating liquids by operation of the plunger in the axial direction. The circumferential surface on the flange of the needle hub comprises a colored mark that corresponds to a characteristic of the medication delivery device or its contents.
US09272098B2
An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) comprises of a substantially cylindrical housing arranged to contain a pre-filled syringe with an injection needle, a plunger and a stopper for sealing a syringe barrel and a drive means releasably coupled to the plunger for advancing the syringe in the proximal direction (P) for needle insertion into an injection site and for displacing the dose of medicament (M) into the injection site. The drive means is arranged to be decoupled from the plunger for advancing a needle shroud to a safe position (PS) to surround the injection needle after the injection. According to the invention, the drive means bears against a thrust collar arranged to be releasably coupled to the plunger through a ramped engagement of a first tongue and a first recess so as to rotate the thrust collar on translation in proximal direction (P). At least one longitudinal gap (G1, G2) is provided for guiding at a first and/or second protrusion of the thrust collar to prevent a rotation of the thrust collar. A circumferential gap (G3) is arranged to allow the thrust collar to rotate out of engagement to the plunger on removal of the auto-injector from the injection site.
US09272095B2
Methods for processing a contact surface, for example to provide a gas barrier or lubricity or to modify the wetting properties on a medical device, are disclosed. First and second PECVD or other contact surface processing stations or devices and a contact surface holder comprising a contact surface port are provided. An opening of the contact surface can be seated on the contact surface port. The interior contact surface of the seated contact surface can be processed via the contact surface port by the first and second processing stations or devices. contact surface barrier, lubricity and hydrophobic coatings and coated contact surfaces, for example syringes and medical sample collection tubes are disclosed. A contact surface processing system and contact surface inspection apparatus and methods are also disclosed.
US09272094B2
The present invention relates to a drug delivery (5) comprising a housing (10) with a proximal end (28) and a distal end (22), a cartridge holder (14) adapted to retain a cartridge, the cartridge holder (14) being secured to the housing (10) and having an at least partially transparent side wall, and a cap (40) being capable of covering the distal end (22) of the drug delivery device, being rotationally fixed with respect to the housing (10) and comprising a window aperture (44), the window aperture (44) being capable of displaying information revealed by the cartridge holder (14). Furthermore, using a cap (40) for covering the distal end (22) of the drug delivery device (5) is disclosed.
US09272091B2
The disclosure provides a system that displays a posture state indication to a user. A posture state indication represents the current posture state of the patient, which may be a combination of patient posture and activity. As a patient changes posture and activity throughout a daily routine, a posture state detector may generate a posture state value that may be used to categorize the patient's posture or posture and activity level as one of multiple posture states used to adjust therapy. The posture state may be associated with one of multiple posture state indications that may be presented to the patient. The posture state indication shows the patient the posture state currently detected by the posture state detector. The posture state indication may help the patient to effectively monitor therapy changes due to automatic, semi-automatic or patient-directed therapy adjustments made as a function of posture state.
US09272088B2
An intravenous catheter inserter device comprising a catheter threader body on which is slidably attached a septum activator, a catheter threader, and a needle hub. Some embodiments further include a safety bar that is configured to assist in coordinating the movement of the various components of the device during a catheterization procedure. In general, the septum activator provides a pathway through a septum of a Luer adapter. The Luer adapter comprises a wedge seal that is configured to receive a base portion of a catheter that is inserted into the Luer adapter by the catheter threader. Accordingly, the device of the present invention simultaneously accesses the vasculature of a patient while assembling the catheter into the Luer adapter. The final configuration provides an integrated unit that is attached to the patient and in fluid communication with patient's vascular system.
US09272067B2
A solid film rapidly dissolvable in liquids, in particular biological liquids, to release pharmaceutical, cosmetic and nutrient substances. The solid film is also soluble in biological organic liquids to protect wounds of the human body by releasing cicatrizing, disinfectant and cosmetic substances. The film can also be used to release flavoring substances directly onto moist nutrient products.
US09272062B1
A combination air freshener and ornament has an ornament body and a support stand that serves dual purpose as a hanging hook when the ornament is in a hanging configuration and as a support stand when the ornament is in a standing display configuration. The support stand optionally has plugs at each end that removably engage with a receiving hole in the ornament body. The ornament body and/or the support stand are formed of fragranced polymer. One embodiment forms the ornament body in a gingerbread man configuration and the support stand in a candy cane configuration.
US09272060B2
A method for pre-treating preforms (12) made of thermoplastic plastic, before they are shaped into containers (13) by means of a stretch blow molding process and filled with liquid. The preforms (12) are tempered and sterilized for the subsequent stretch blow molding process. Tempering of the preforms (12) is carried out by means of microwave radiation and by sterilization of the preforms (12) during the pre-treatment.
US09272056B2
The invention relates to a dynamic nuclear polarisation method for producing hyperpolarised carboxylates of organic amines and amino compounds and compositions for use in that method. The DNP agent preferably is a stable oxygen-based, sulphur-based or carbon-based trityl radical. Optionally a paramagnetic metal ion is present.
US09272047B2
The present invention relates to a use of a biological surfactant as an anti-inflammatory agent and a tissue preservative solution. More particularly, the present invention is directed to an anti-inflammatory agent and a tissue preservative solution comprising a biological surfactant which blocks a reaction of a proinflammatory factor with a receptor by emulsifying the proinflammatory factor.
US09272035B2
Methods of treating, preventing, or managing autoimmune inflammatory diseases and disorders including but not limited to spondylitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and rheumatoid arthritis by the administration of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors in combination with other therapeutics are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions, dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.
US09272028B2
The present invention relates to antigenic and vaccine compositions comprising Norovirus antigens and adjuvants, in particular, mixtures of monovalent VLPs and mixtures of multivalent VLPs, and to a process for the production of both monovalent and multivalent VLPs, the VLPs comprising capsid proteins from one or more Norovirus genogroups.
US09272020B2
The present invention pertains to interferon-beta (IFN-beta) compositions comprising interferon-beta and a grafted poly(glutamic acid) polymer having an average molecular weight between 26,000 and 40,000 g/mol, grafted with alpha-tocopherol substituents, the average molar grafting ratio being 4.5-5.5 moles %, the weight/weight ratio between said grafted poly(glutamic acid) polymer and IFN-beta being between 24 and 125. The present invention also pertains to the preparation methods of such compositions and their application to obtain therapeutic compositions in dosage unit form delivering IFN-beta over an extended period of time.
US09272014B2
The present invention provides a novel composition of matter useful for the treatment of neoplastic diseases. The novel composition is synergistic and comprised of galectin-3C in combination with a proteosome inhibitor, the combination having a pharmacologic activity greater than the expected additive effect of its individual components. Other embodiments of the invention provide novel synergistic compositions of galectin-3C with a proteasome inhibitor capable of reducing or overcoming resistance that develops to the proteasome inhibitor or reducing the adverse side effects from the proteasome inhibitor through increasing the therapeutic efficacy of lower doses.
US09272013B2
The present invention provides methods for treating a subject that has suffered combined exposure to total body ionizing irradiation and burns by administering a peptide of at least 5 amino acids of a peptide of SEQ ID NO:1 (Asp-Arg-Nle-Tyr-Ile-His-Pro), or a pharmaceutical salt thereof in an amount effective to treat the radiation effects and/or the burn.
US09272012B1
Described herein is a method of treating aging skin in a subject, the method comprising applying a topical skin care composition to a surface of the skin of the subject in need thereof, the composition containing a whole plant extract solution of Dendrobium Huoshanense.
US09272001B2
The invention disclosed herein relates generally to immunotherapy and, more specifically, to the use of immunotherapy for treating tumors and pathogen infected tissues by first priming patients with allogeneic cells designed to be rejected by a Th1 mediated mechanism, then inducing necrosis or apoptosis in a tumor or pathogen infected lesion by methods such as cryotherapy, irreversible electroporation, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy, ethanol chemoablation, microwave thermal ablation, radiofrequency energy or a combination thereof applied against at least a portion of the tumor or pathogen infected tissue, and then delivering one or more doses of allogeneic cells (e.g., Th1 cells) within or proximate to the tumor or pathogen-infected tissue in the primed patient. The present invention provides an immunotherapeutic strategy to develop de-novo systemic (adaptive) immunity to a tumor or pathogen.
US09271997B2
Embodiments of the inventions relate to modulating NFAT activity, modulating store-operated Ca2+ entry into a cell and treating and/or preventing hyperactivity or inappropriate immune response by inhibiting the expression or activities of proteins involved in the calcineurin/NFAT axis.
US09271993B2
Novel pharmacological treatment of bacterial infectious diseases in humans by use of apramycin of formula (I) or apramycin derivatives having significantly low toxicity.
US09271989B2
The present embodiments may relate to topically delivered compounded medications for the treatment of scar tissue, skin disorders, and/or other ailments. In one aspect, a transdermal cream or gel may provide for the effective administration of multiple medications simultaneously. Preferably, a silicone-based gel may be provided as a base composition and may have a non-zero percentage of silicone or silicone variant. The silicone-based gel may comprise cyclopentasiloxane, polysilicone-11, dimethicone, and C30-45 alkyl cetearyl dimethicone crosspolymer, and include several active ingredients, such as glucocorticoids, antihistamines, and nerve depressants. The silicone-based gel may include a combination of fluticasone, loratadine, and gabapentin. The concentrations of fluticasone and loratadine may be relatively low, while that of gabapentin moderately high. The silicone-based gel may also have one or more local anesthetics, such as prilocaine and/or lidocaine. The silicone-based gel may include additional active ingredients, such as NSAIDs, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, and/or other active ingredients.
US09271988B2
A combination of a CDK4/6 inhibitor and a P3Kinase inhibitor for the treatment of cancer.
US09271975B2
Provided are compositions and methods for treating or preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgery.
US09271970B2
The present disclosure relates to novel compounds, methods, and compositions capable of inhibiting HIF hydroxylase enzyme activity, thereby increasing the stability and/or activity of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF).
US09271969B2
The invention provides a novel compound having activity against diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase type 1 (DGAT1); a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a disease, disorder or condition modulated by inhibition of DGAT1 comprising said compound; a method for preventing or treating a disease, disorder or condition modulated by inhibition of DGAT1 in an individual comprising administering said compound to the individual in need thereof; and a use of said compound for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating a disease, disorder or condition modulated by DGAT1 inhibition.
US09271966B2
A pharmaceutical composition, medical food, dietary supplement or micronutrient for the treatment of a movement disorder comprising an NMDAR agonist or partial agonist as active ingredient therein in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US09271963B2
The invention relates to compounds for selectively inhibiting human corticosteroid synthases CYP1 1 B1 and CYP1 1 B2, and to the production and use thereof for treating hypercortisolism, diabetes mellitus, hyperaldosteronism, cardiac insufficiency, myocardial fibrosis, depression, age-related cognitive decline and metabolic syndrome.
US09271960B2
The present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for inhibiting VEGF production.
US09271958B2
The present invention pertains to a nutritional composition for reconstituting an optimal healthy microbiota ecosystem in humans or animals. In particular, the present invention relates to an ingestible carrier containing specific amino acids designed to favor the growth of bacteria favorable to individuals health or for reducing the risk of developing deleterious events. The invention also pertains to the use of specific amino acids for reconstituting an optimal healthy microbiota ecosystem in humans or animals, in particular in infants, critically ill patients, in the case of chronic diseases or any stresses impacting the gut and in elderly people.
US09271942B2
A method of producing microcapsules of the type having a core and a coating encapsulating the core comprises the steps of providing a core-forming fluid stream and a coating-forming fluid stream, providing a two spray nozzle arrangement having a core nozzle disposed concentrically about a second nozzle, spraying the core-forming fluid stream from the core nozzle and the coat-forming fluid stream from the concentric nozzle to produce microcapsules, and solidifying the microcapsules upon formation in a suitable gas. Spray drying or spray chilling may be employed as the means of solidifying the microcapsules. Microcapsules having a core and a solid coat are also described.
US09271941B2
Disclosed are novel pharmaceutical compositions containing N-{3-[3-cyclopropyl-5-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-6,8-dimethyl-2,4,7-trioxo-3,4,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]phenyl}acetamide dimethyl sulfoxide solvate, methods of using the compositions in therapy and processes for preparing the same.
US09271938B2
Sustained-released beads providing active ingredients over an extended period of time to an individual orally ingesting the sustained release beads. The sustained-release beads can be part of a suspension wherein the sustained-release beads are suspended and evenly dispersed in the suspension. Binding agents are used to form the structural framework of the sustained released beads and retain the active ingredients without chemical or electrical bonding. The components of the dispersion medium are GRAS designated, making the suspension suitable for use as a food product.
US09271937B2
A process for forming microspheres is disclosed. The process includes contacting a solvent with a modified cellulose to form a solution; contacting the modified cellulose solution with at least one bioactive agent to form a discontinuous phase liquid; contacting the discontinuous phase liquid with a continuous phase liquid to form an emulsion; and contacting the emulsion with a third phase liquid to extract the solvent from the emulsion, thereby forming a plurality of modified cellulose microspheres.
US09271936B2
A method for synthesizing a mesoporous silica nanoparticle, a mesoporous silica nanoparticle, and applications thereof are provided. The method includes fractionating a mesoporous silica nanoparticle suspension to produce size-fractionated mesoporous silica nanoparticle. The method further includes etching the size-fractionated mesoporous silica nanoparticle to produce synthesized mesoporous silica nanoparticle having a hollow, porous morphology configured to receive one of a therapeutic agent and an imaging material. The etching includes differential etching of silica from areas of low polymeric density within the mesoporous silica nanoparticle and re-depositing of the silica in areas of higher polymeric density existing near the surface of the mesoporous silica nanoparticle. A target material is loaded into the synthesized mesoporous silica nanoparticle and a controlled released of the target material is provided by decreasing the physiological pH of the surface of the mesoporous silica nanoparticle.
US09271933B2
Graft copolymer polyelectrolyte complexes are disclosed for the efficient delivery of anionic, cationic or polyelectrolyte therapeutic agents into biological cells, and for maintaining the biological activity of these molecules while in serum and other aqueous environments are provided. Such complexes comprise (1) an anionic graft copolymer containing an anionic polymer backbone, with pendent carboxylic acid groups and pendant chains containing amphipathic or hydrophilic polymers covalently bonded to a portion of the pendant carboxylic acid groups, (2) one or more anionic, cationic or polyelectrolyte therapeutic agents, and (3) optionally a liposome optionally containing an additional therapeutic agent. Also disclosed are functional nanoparticles containing the complexes.
US09271930B2
Intermediate compositions and in particular gels and suspensions for a foam composition comprising adapalene are described. Also described, is the dermatological use of such compositions.
US09271926B2
A drug delivery device that includes a capsule for implantation into the body; the capsule further includes a reservoir for containing a substance such as a therapeutic agent, at least one port for allowing the substance to diffuse from or otherwise exit the reservoir, and a nanopore membrane in communication with the capsule at or near the exit port for controlling the rate of diffusion of the substance from the exit port. The device also includes an optional screen for providing structural stability to the nanopore membrane and for keeping the pores of the nanopore membrane clear. One embodiment of the drug delivery device includes an osmotic engine internal to the device for creating fluid flow through the device.
US09271909B2
A cleansing composition containing the following components (A) and (B): (A) an ether carboxylate of Formula (1) R1—O—(CH2CH2O)n—CH2—COOX (1) wherein —R1 represents a linear or branched C4-C10 alkyl or alkenyl group, —n represents a number from 0.5 to 20, and —X represents a hydrogen atom or a cation selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, an alkylammonium, an alkanolammonium, and a glucammonium; and (B) an ether carboxylate of Formula (2) R2—O—(CH2CH2O)m-CH2—COOY (2) wherein —R2 represents a linear or branched C12-C22 alkyl or alkenyl group, —m represents a number from 0.5 to 20, and —Y represents a hydrogen atom or a cation, selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, an alkylammonium, an alkanolammonium, and a glucammonium. R1—O—(CH2CH2O)n—CH2—COOX (1) R2—O—(CH2CH2O)m—CH2—COOY (2)
US09271901B2
The present invention provides a one-part dental adhesive composition that exhibits excellent adhesive property and bond durability to a tooth structure (particularly dentin) and has high stability to ambient light, in which respective components have been mixed uniformly. The present invention is a one-part dental adhesive composition including a polymerizable monomer (A) having an acidic group, a polymerizable monomer (B) having a fluorocarbon group represented by the general formula (1), water (C), and a polymerization initiator (D). A content of the polymerizable monomer (A) having an acidic group is 5.5 to 35 parts by weight in 100 parts by weight of the total amount of polymerizable monomers. (In the formula, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and Rf denotes a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.)
US09271891B2
A walker seat may include a seat bottom and a support structure. The seat bottom may include an anterior region, a posterior region, an upper side, and a lower side. The lower side may include a central segment retention portion. The support structure may include a central segment, a left-side segment, and a right-side segment. The central segment may be retained by the central segment retention portion. The left-side segment may be extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom. Similarly, the right-side segment may be extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom.
US09271882B2
An absorbent article configured to ensure that even when the excreted urine diffuses by running down the wearer's skin, the skin is prevented from remaining wetted. In the absorbent article of the present invention, when an artificial urine is dropped and absorbed in the urination region of the crotch region, where an absorbent sheet is not disposed, the return amount of the artificial urine in the buttock region of the rear waist region, where an absorbent sheet is disposed, takes a value of 200 times less than the return amount of the artificial urine in the urination region; and the return amount of the artificial urine in the buttock region when the artificial urine is dropped and absorbed in the buttock region takes a value of 0.7 or less of the return amount of the artificial urine in the urination region when the artificial urine is dropped and absorbed in the urination region.
US09271877B2
A combined compression and absorption dressing/bandage, which includes a short stretch compression bandage and at least one absorptive wound dressing comprising at least one absorbent layer of a non-woven fabric of any one or more of cotton, viscose and polyester fibers, the absorbent layer having an operative inner face and an operative outer face, the at least one wound dressing being bonded to the short stretch compression bandage with its inner face towards the bandage and the outer face facing away from the bandage.
US09271868B2
A surgical device and procedure are provided for performing microsurgery, including a capsulotomy of a lens capsule of an eye. The device has an elastically deformable cutting element mounted within an elastomeric suction cup. The suction cup is attached to an arm for manipulating the device. The device can be inserted into the anterior chamber of the eye, through a corneal incision, to cut a piece from the anterior portion of the lens capsule of the eye. The device is secured against the lens capsule using suction applied by one or more suction elements. The device is then removed from the eye, with the cut piece of membrane retained within the device by suction.
US09271857B2
A system includes an adjustable implant configured for implantation internally within a subject and includes a permanent magnet configured for rotation about an axis of rotation, the permanent magnet operatively coupled to a drive transmission configured to alter a dimension of the adjustable implant. The system includes an external adjustment device configured for placement on or adjacent to the skin of the subject having at least one magnet configured for rotation, the external adjustment device further comprising a motor configured to rotate the at least one magnet and an encoder. Rotation of the at least one magnet of the external adjustment device effectuates rotational movement of the permanent magnet of the adjustable implant and alters the dimension of the adjustable implant. Drive control circuitry is configured to receive an input signal from the encoder.
US09271856B2
Heart valve delivery systems and methods of delivering and implanting heart valves using delivery catheters are disclosed. The delivery systems can include a handle assembly with a rotatable control knob and a catheter including an introducer shaft, an intermediate shaft extending from the handle assembly, an inner shaft extending from the handle assembly, and a capsule for containing a prosthesis. The distal end of the capsule can be connected to a distal end of the inner shaft, which can be moved in a distal direction by the rotatable control knob to deploy the prosthesis. By advancing the introducer through the deployed prosthesis and retracting the capsule to mate with the introducer, a smooth profile can be created for retraction of the system through the deployed prosthesis, minimizing hang-ups and snagging.
US09271853B2
A vascular stent assembly includes at least a first and a second strut, each including a thickness and a depth. The assembly includes a pair of end radii, with each of the first and second struts extending from one of the pair of end radii. A thickness of at least one of the first and second struts includes a tapering profile extending from one of the end radii to another of the end radii, the tapering profile following a continuously increasing or decreasing function through at least half a length of the at least one strut.
US09271852B2
A tubular stent (1) has first and second ends (2,3) and a longitudinal axis (4) therebetween. The tubular stent (1) is formed from a network of struts which defines a cylindrical surface about the longitudinal axis (4), the struts delineating a plurality of cells {23, 30, 31, 32, 33) within the network, there being rows of cells parallel to the longitudinal axis (4). At least one cell in each row is a nodal cell (23). There is an increase in the maximum length parallel to the longitudinal axis (4) of cells from the at least one nodal cell (23) to a first distal cell (30) in the row that is closer to the first or second end (2, 3) of the tubular stent (1). There is a second distal cell (31) in the row which has a different maximum length parallel to the longitudinal axis (4) from the nodal cell (23) and the first distal cell (30). The network of struts comprises a plurality of circumferential rings (6, 6′, 9, 9′, 13, 13′, 16, 16′, 17, 17′). Each ring (6, 6′, 9, 9′, 13, 13′, 16, 16′, 17, 17′) extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (4) and the rings are located adjacent to each other parallel to the longitudinal axis (4) to define the cylindrical surface. The circumferential rings (6, 6′, 9, 9′, 13, 13′, 16, 16′, 17, 17′) are of a wave form. Each circumferential ring (6, 6′, 9, 9′, 13, 13′, 16, 16′, 17, 17′) has an amplitude parallel to the longitudinal axis (4), such that each wave form comprises a plurality of peaks (7, 10, 14, 18, 20) which extend towards the axial centre (5) of the tubular stent (1) and a plurality of troughs (8, 12, 29, 21, 36) which extend away from the axial centre (5) of the tubular stent (1).
US09271846B2
A device to space vertebral members with first and second members that may have at least one ramped section. The first and second members may be positioned in a vertically overlapping arrangement with interior sides of the members facing together. The device may be positionable between a first orientation with the ramped section of the first member positioned away from the ramped section of the second member, and a second orientation with the ramped section of the first member positioned against the ramped section of the second member. The device may include a greater height measured between the exterior sides in the second orientation than in the first orientation.
US09271845B2
Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are described herein. In various embodiments, an implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure, including a space truss, configured to interface with human bone tissue. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. Implants are optimized for the expected stress applied at the bone structure site.
US09271835B2
Devices and associated methods are disclosed for treating bone, and particularly bone tissue at the joints. Disclosed are implantable devices that can be used either alone or in combination with this augmentation or hardening material for the repair of bone defects and which are particularly suited for use at the joints, and even more particularly suited for use at the subchondral bone level.
US09271829B2
A method for the preoperative selection of an intraocular lens to optimise the results of refractive surgery on the eye. On the basis of an eye model comprising the individual biometric parameters of the eye, potentially suitable IOLs are selected on the basis of their optical parameters such as optical power, asphericity and toricity, and the residual refraction of potentially suitable IOLs is calculated using ray tracing. Various metrics, preferably retinal image metrics, are used to calculate the residual refraction and in order to improve the selection, at least one additional parameter is taken into consideration for the calculation, said calculation taking the postoperative effects of the selected IOL and/or of the surgical technique used into account.
US09271820B2
A filter device assembly and a method of using such a device to capture and remove embolic material from a body lumen or blood vessel are provided. The filter device assembly generally includes a structure having a collapsed state and an expanded state with first, second, and optionally N additional filter members circumferentially attached thereto. Each filter member forms an annulus chamber with the first filter member having porosity P1; the second filter member circumferentially having porosity P2; and the N additional filter members each having porosity [P3 . . . P(2+N)]. The magnitude of the porosity for the first, second, and N additional filter members follows the relationship P1>[P3>. . . >P(2+N)]>P2. The first, second, and N additional filter portions are configured in the expanded state to allow blood to flow there through and to capture emboli in the annulus chambers.
US09271811B1
A dental implant has a coronal body that connects to a bone fixation body. The bone fixation body has a porous structure that includes a location at which the porous structure extends throughout the bone fixation body and through a center of the bone fixation body in a cross-sectional view of the bone fixation body. The bone fixation body also includes an internal cavity with a substance to stimulate bone growth.
US09271785B2
This invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for tightening tissue of the female genitalia by heating targeted connective tissue with radiant energy, while cooling the mucosal epithelial surface over the target tissue to protect it from the heat. Embodiments include a handle and treatment tip that has both an energy delivery element and a cooling mechanism. The handle may be a two-handed handle allowing control even while rotating and maneuvering the treatment around the genital opening. The apparatus or system may also include an integrated controller, which may confirm tissue contact without applying RF energy, based only on the temperature of the applicator and the time since the last application of energy from the applicator.
US09271784B2
An electrosurgical wand. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are electrosurgical wands including an elongate shaft that defines a handle end and a distal end, a first discharge aperture on the distal end of the elongate shaft, a first active electrode of conductive material disposed on the distal end of the elongate shaft, the first active electrode has an edge feature, a first return electrode of conductive material disposed a substantially constant distance from the first active electrode, and an aspiration aperture on the distal end of the elongate shaft fluidly coupled to a second fluid conduit.
US09271773B2
The present invention discloses an approximately π-shaped improved bone plate structure, fixed on a bone of an animal for maintaining the relative positions of different portions of the bone. One of the other features of the present invention is that bone plate structure comprises at least one contouring portion for allowing the surgeons to intra-operatively adjusting the shape in accordance with the shape of the bone. Furthermore, the present invention may fit the bone with multi-axis, decreasing stress concentration, preventing the opening portion from being unsuitably covered and preventing the wound deformation from being pressed.
US09271759B2
A locking pedicle screw assembly has been designed which avoids misalignment and locks into place once the cap is fully threaded into the tulip, avoiding over tightening or stripping of the threads. The locking cap includes a retaining or locking ring, positioned either at the bottom of the cap so that it locks into a groove at the bottom of the threads in the tulip or at the top of the threads in the cap, locking into a groove at the top of the tulip when the cap is fully seated. In one embodiment, an audible signal is generated when the cap locks. In another embodiment, the cap is secured to a swiveling saddle that locks the rod into place as the screw cap is tightening, but does not interfere with the locking mechanism.
US09271757B2
A remotely controllable growing rod device comprises a housing containing on-board electronics and at least one drive assembly operable to move associated extension elements relative to each other. Each extension element terminates in an anchor element configured to be anchored to a part of the spine, such as the pedicle of a vertebral body. The on-board electronics includes a microprocessor, a power supply, such as an inductive power supply, and a receiver/transmitter. The microprocessor is configured to receive remotely transmitted movement data through the receiver and is further configured for feedback controlled actuation of the drive assembly for relative movement the associated extension elements to achieve a desired physiological condition of the patient's spine.
US09271753B2
A seal comprises a first sealing member and a second sealing member. The sealing members each have an accessway to facilitate access from one side of the sealing member to the other side of the sealing member. The accessways are offset to facilitate sealed access of an object through the sealing members.
US09271751B2
An ultrasonic surgical system includes an ultrasonic transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end. An ultrasonically actuated end-effector is attached at the distal end of the transmission member. A pressurized fluid delivery system includes a fluid nozzle in communication with at least one fluid source. The fluid nozzle is arranged and configured to deliver pressurized fluid to soft tissue at a rate to move the soft tissue away from the end-effector during use.
US09271747B2
The devices and methods described herein relate to jointless construction of complex structures. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within body lumens, such as the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.
US09271745B2
Methods and devices are provided for implanting a cross-pin through a bone tunnel, such as in an arthroscopic surgical procedure. In general, the methods and devices allow a cross-pin hole to be formed in a medial side of a knee bone such that it intersects a bone tunnel formed in the knee bone. In one embodiment, a cross-pinning guide device is provided that can be configured to angularly position the cross-pin hole relative to the bone tunnel to allow the cross-pin hole to intersect the bone tunnel without passing through another side, e.g., a lateral side, of the knee bone. The knee bone can be a femur or a tibia such that the cross-pin hole and the bone tunnel can each be entirely formed in the femur or in the tibia.
US09271744B2
A device for partial acetabular replacement includes a patient-specific acetabular guide. The acetabular guide has a first surface configured to nestingly mate in only one position to the patient's acetabulum. The acetabular guide includes a patient-specific guiding formation configured to guide a cutting tool to remove damaged tissue from a defect of the patient's acetabulum and prepare a patient-specific implantation slot corresponding to the defect after removal of the damaged tissue. A patient-specific partial acetabular implant can be configured to nestingly mate with the patient-specific implantation slot.
US09271742B2
Techniques associated with a system for joint fusion are described, including a drill guide assembly having a drill guide and a pin sleeve, the drill guide including a drill guide head having an opening, a shaft configured to receive the pin sleeve, a drill guide tip configured to engage a bone, and a cannula configured to receive an implant, a striker tube configured to fit over the pin sleeve, the striker tube having an edge configured to fit over the drill guide head, a cannulated drill bit configured to drill a pilot hole in a bone tissue configured to receive the implant, a stop collar configured to be placed over the cannulated drill bit, and a packing plunger assembly having a packing tube and a plunger partially inserted into the packing tube, the packing plunger assembly configured to pack the implant with a material.
US09271729B2
A surgical clip comprising a curved backbone having a lower side, a plurality of arms coupled to the curved backbone and extending therefrom in the same direction, each arm having a facing side, and an interior surface comprising the lower side of the curved backbone and the facing sides of the plurality of arms. A method of installing a surgical clip comprising fastening body tissue with surgical staples to form a stapled edge, and fastening the surgical clip across the stapled edge to inhibit the development of openings along the stapled edge. A tool for installing a surgical clip, the tool comprising a clip delivery end to carry and position the surgical clip, and an actuator to cause the surgical clip to engage and secure the stapled edge of body tissue.
US09271724B2
A medical device is described, the medical device comprising a moveable member, moveable between a first position and a second position; an actuating member coupled to the moveable member, directly or indirectly, for manipulating the moveable member, that is for causing the movement of the moveable member; and an indicator coupled, directly or indirectly, to the actuating member, said indicator having a first state and a second state; the indicator and actuating member being cooperatively operable such that the indicator automatically transitions between the first state and the second state to indicate advancement of the member to the second position from the first position upon a predetermined actuation of the actuating member.
US09271719B2
A suture passer including a shaft having an axis; a first jaw mounted to the shaft in alignment with the axis, the first jaw being configured to releasably support a length of suture thereon; a second jaw movably mounted to the shaft; and a needle movably mounted to the shaft, the needle having a hook and being configured to reciprocate in alignment with the axis so that the hook can selectively pass by the second jaw and engage suture releasably supported on the first jaw; wherein the first jaw includes a spring for selectively binding the suture to the first jaw.
US09271717B2
A bone anchor delivery system device (10) has a retractable punch driver assembly and a locking mechanism (32). The punch driver assembly has a retractable punch shaft (30) and a guide (20) for receiving the retractable punch shaft (30). The guide (20) is rotatable relative to the punch shaft (30) and the shaft has an extended length with bone penetrating tip (35) at a first end (33). The locking mechanism (32) for locking the retractable punch shaft (30) from linear movement and rotational movement relative to the guide (20) is positioned at an opposite second end. The retractable punch shaft (30) has a reduced diameter end (33) extending from the tip (35) toward a shoulder stop for receiving a releasable punch (12). The releasable punch (12) has a hollow opening for receiving the reduced diameter end (33) of the punch shaft (30). The punch (12) is profiled to pierce and form a bone anchor hole.
US09271711B2
Methods and devices are provided for retracting tissue. In one exemplary embodiment, a retractor is provided that includes a base and a plurality of blades configured to removably and replaceably mate to the base. One or more of the plurality of blades can be configured to mate to the base in one of a plurality of available positions. In use, one or more adjustment mechanisms can be actuated to move one or more of the blades, thereby forming a pathway through tissue. The retractor can be formed from one or more radiolucent materials.
US09271706B2
A wound closure device for repairing perforations and tissue wall defects is disclosed herein. The wound closure device has a barbed elongate body and a plug member. The wound closure device may further include a foam structure. The wound closure device may also include an inner member which may be a tissue scaffold. A method for closing tissue is also disclosed.
US09271701B2
A surgical articulation assembly is disclosed, including a control assembly and an articulable portion. The articulable portion includes at least two segments capable of independent movement. The control assembly defines an axis and three user controls configured to be engaged by an operator. Disposed within the control assembly are three pairs of diametrically opposed driving members that effects translation of a connecting member upon engagement of the user controls. An end of the connecting member is attached to one of the first and second segments of the articulable portion. As the connecting member translates with the driving members, the three user controls allow an operator to exert forces at points along the articulable portion. Also disclosed is a method of effecting articulation of a surgical articulation assembly.
US09271699B2
An ultrasonic device includes an ultrasonic element group, a first to an Nth driving electrode lines, first and second terminals. The ultrasonic element group includes a plurality of ultrasonic elements forming “N” columns arranged along a second direction intersecting with a first direction with each of the “N” columns including a plurality of the ultrasonic elements arranged along the first direction, “N” being a natural number that is equal to or more than 2. The first to the Nth driving electrode lines are arranged along the first direction. An ith driving electrode line is connected to the ultrasonic elements constituting an ith column among the “N” columns, with “i” being a natural number equal to or less than “N”. The first terminal is connected to one end of the ith driving electrode line, and the second terminal is connected to the other end of the ith driving electrode line.
US09271695B2
The present invention employs a measuring apparatus having: a holding plate for holding a subject; an acoustic matching member provided between the subject and the holding plate; and a probe for receiving an acoustic wave propagating through the subject via the acoustic matching member and the holding plate, wherein the acoustic matching member includes a first portion that contacts the subject and a second portion that contacts the holding plate, and the second portion has greater rigidity than the first portion.
US09271693B2
An X-ray imaging system or radiographic imaging system includes a radiation generating apparatus and a radiographic imaging apparatus. An ionization chamber device is external to the radiographic imaging apparatus, for detecting a dose of the radiation transmitted through an object. Dose sensors are incorporated in the radiographic imaging apparatus, for detecting a dose of the radiation transmitted through the object. An exposure control unit is disposed with the radiation generating apparatus, for shutting off application of the radiation from the radiation generating apparatus according to a detection signal from the ionization chamber device or dose sensors. The ionization chamber device is communicably coupled with the radiation generating apparatus. An operating state of the ionization chamber device and dose sensors is acquired by monitoring, so failure of simultaneous inputting of their detection signals to the exposure control unit is prevented.
US09271691B2
In a method and x-ray device to determine a three-dimensional target image data set showing at least one partial region of interest of an acquisition region, wherein the image data of the three-dimensional target image data set are reconstructed from two-dimensional projection images acquired from various projection directions, first projection images are acquired without a collimation of the radiation source from first projection directions and a three-dimensional overview image data set of the acquisition region is reconstructed from the first projection images. The partial region of interest is selected in the overview image data set. Second projection images are acquired, with collimation at the partial region, from second projection directions, the second projection directions differing from the first projection directions. The target image data set showing the acquisition region and the partial region of interest is reconstructed from all first and second projection images.
US09271684B2
An apparatus has a patient support, a rotatable gantry supporting a source of imaging radiation, and a radiation detector that operates in a cyclical pattern of an exposure phase followed by a readout phase. For a first detector cycle in which the gantry has a first angle of rotation, the source of radiation is controlled to emit a first radiation beam pulse during the exposure phase, and respective first imaging data is read out during the readout phase. For a second, subsequent detector cycle, it is determined if the gantry has rotated through at least a threshold angular displacement relative to said first angle of rotation, and if so, the source of radiation is controlled to emit a second radiation beam pulse during the exposure phase, and respective second imaging data is read out during the readout phase.
US09271679B2
A method of processing a medical image signal includes estimating first time courses and first spatial patterns for a group of objects from first brain function data for the group, and estimating second time courses and second spatial patterns for a target object from second brain function data obtained from the target object by using the first time courses and the first spatial patterns.
US09271653B2
A system for detecting tumor margins includes a topical protease-specific, fluorescence imaging probe that is activatable by enzymatic activation to produce a visually differentiated signal upon topical application to a targeted cancer cell that secretes an enzyme that activates the protease-specific, fluorescence imaging probe, an applicator for topically administering the imaging probe to the cancer cell; and an imaging device to detect activation of the imaging probe administered to the cancer cell.
US09271652B2
When generating a magnetic resonance (MR) attenuation map (39), an MR image is segmented to identify a patient's body outline, soft tissue structures, and ambiguous structures comprising bone and/or air. To distinguish between bone and air in the ambiguous structures, a nuclear emission image (e.g., PET) of the same patient or region of interest is segmented. The segmented functional image data is correlated to the segmented MR image data to distinguish between bone and air in the ambiguous structures. Appropriate radiation attenuation values are assigned respectively to identify air voxels and bone voxels in the segmented MR image, and an MR attenuation map is generated from the enhanced segmented MR image, in which ambiguity between air and bone has been resolved. The MR attenuation map is used to generate an attenuation-corrected nuclear image, which is displayed to a user.
US09271642B2
An ophthalmology apparatus includes: an aberration measuring unit configured to measure an aberration of an eye to be examined on the basis of returned light from the eye to be examined irradiated with measurement light, and a change unit configured to change a size of an irradiating area in the aberration measurement unit to be irradiated with the returned light.
US09271638B2
The inventive retractor includes two half-moon shaped trays at each side located on the sides of the mouth covering the lips and opening the mouth to reveal the teeth from the front. The trays are interconnected by a strap-like member spacing the upper and lower teeth from one another by a slight amount. The angulation between the trays and the strap-like member is devised to improve the patient's comfort level and to better facilitate alignment of the retractor with typical human oral anatomy. Each of the inventive trays has a handle so that the retractor may easily be gripped for insertion into the mouth and removal therefrom.
US09271635B2
A fluorescence endoscope apparatus includes: a light source unit emitting light in a combination of light in plural types of wavelength bands in two types of wavelength ranges of RGB and two types of exciting light, with plural types of emitting patterns and in a time division; an image pickup unit receiving reflected light and two types of fluorescence; and an image-processing unit outputting a white light image and two types of fluorescence images.
US09271634B2
A bending angle adjustment mechanism includes a rod member that is disposed along a traveling path of a long member that is connected to a bending portion that is bendable and has a threaded portion formed thereon, an adjustment piece that is disposed in a predetermined position of the rod member by being engaged with the threaded portion, and restricts movement of the long member, a head portion that is provided at an end portion of the rod member to rotate the rod member, a support member that is provided at both ends of the rod member and rotatably supports the rod member, and a convex portion that protrudes to be higher than a lower edge position of an outer circumferential edge portion of the head portion while keeping the head portion of the rod member which is supported by the support member, in a rotatable state.
US09271625B2
A cleaning cloth constructed of an upper sheet and lower sheet that are joined together for form an interior cavity into which additional cleaning cloths, cleaning materials, abrasive materials, scented materials, etc. can be placed. The cleaning cloth includes strips that can be used to connect the cleaning cloth to a mop head or other surface.
US09271621B2
A robot cleaner includes a main body, a light transmitting unit, an image sensor, a base, a rotation drive unit, a tilting unit, and a tilting drive unit. The light transmitting unit emits light. The light emitted from the light transmitting unit and reflected or scattered is formed on the image sensor. The base supports the light transmitting unit and the image sensor and is rotatably disposed in the main body. The rotation drive unit rotates the base. The tilting unit tilts the light transmitting unit and the image sensor.
US09271619B2
A floor care appliance is provided for cleaning bare surfaces such as tile, marble, linoleum and wood. The floor care appliance is comprised of a base portion having a suction nozzle and a brush block having a plurality of vertical axis rotary agitators for cleaning bare floors. The rotary agitators are driven by an independent motor for agitating the floor surface. With the addition of an accessory hose and tools, the cleaning utility can be expanded to areas wherein the suction nozzle cannot normally reach such as behind the toilet, shower walls, and the grout between tile. While used in the capacity for cleaning bare floors, the floor care appliance can be moved between three modes by a rotating a member located on the upper housing. The first mode is dry mode, the second mode is wet scrub mode and the third mode is wet pickup mode. The accessory tools are stored in an accessory caddy that is placed freestanding over the suction nozzle and in front of the housing.
US09271617B2
A release mechanism including a fixed block with a rotating shaft for toilet lids is described. The release mechanism includes a shell, a fixed block, a rotating shaft, and a U-shaped clamping spring. The shell includes a notch for the rotating shaft. The fixed block includes a U-shaped recess that corresponds to the notch on the shell. The rotating shaft rests inside the U-shaped recess and the notch, connecting the toilet lid to the seat ring. The U-shaped clamping spring engages with the U-shaped recess and clamps the rotating shaft in place.
US09271615B1
Disclosed is a method of installing bathroom accessories such as towel racks on the walls of a bathroom. The method includes the following primary steps: revising accessories if said accessories lack horizontal wall fastener apertures to provide that they have at least one such aperture, selecting a location to place an accessory and marking it, drilling a fine opening at each mark to determine whether a wall stud is disposed at such opening, drilling a big enough hole to accommodate an expansion anchor collapsed end at each fine opening where no wall stud has been located, locating the accessory at that point, inserting fasteners into each aperture using a screw if a wall stud was found at that opening and using an expansion anchor at the other locations, tightening the fasteners while inserting any central element such as a towel bar, completing tightening, and covering each fastener with a cover cap.
US09271609B2
A modular cutting board system comprised of a plurality of cutting boards is disclosed. In this invention, individual cutting boards can be retentively conjoined to other cutting boards of the same or similar make through magnetic holding force, provided by magnets disposed in the non-working surface sides of the cutting boards, to produce a larger working surface. This invention allows for the optional use of magnetic assemblies in place of magnets alone to increase holding force and prevent magnetic interference with steel utensils. Other optional embodiments include rubber gaskets to produce watertight seals and complementary protrusions and recessions to aid in alignment at the conjoining sides. Importantly, this plurality of cutting boards can be easily detached from a conjoined state and into individual cutting boards. This quality of the present invention improves sanitation through easier cleaning and also facilitates storage, compared to large and unwieldy cutting boards.
US09271608B2
A working container for electrical household food preparation appliances including a lower transmission component connected by a shaft to a rotary working tool arranged in a receptacle, wherein the shaft runs through the bottom of the receptacle and is rotatably mounted in a bearing housed in the bottom of the receptacle by virtue of the lower transmission component having an upper flange ring forming a reservoir around the shaft. The inner wall of the flange ring enables the collection of oil coming from the bearing and prevents the projection of oil onto a wall of the working container and permits the oil to drain to the bottom of the reservoir.
US09271606B1
A retrofittable grill fan assembly for PURPOSE includes a housing that has a first end wall, a second end wall and a perimeter wall attached to and extending between the first and second end walls. An air conduit is attached to the housing and is in fluid communication with an interior of the housing. The air conduit extends outwardly and downwardly from the housing. A coupler is mounted on the housing and is releasably engaged to an upper edge of a grill bowl. A fan is positioned within the housing and the housing at least one air inlet extending therethrough. The fan draws air into the housing through the at least one air inlet and expels air outwardly through the conduit when the fan is turned on. A power supply is electrically coupled to the fan and an actuator is electrically coupled to the fan to turn the fan on or off.
US09271603B2
Combined water dispensers and coffee making devices are disclosed, which include a cabinet configured to house a water bottle in a bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet; a cold tank that is configured to receive water from the water bottle, which is connected to an evaporator; one or more hot tanks that are configured to receive water (directly or indirectly) from the cold tank, which are connected to a heating coil to heat the water that is contained therein; and a coffee making device located on a top side of the cabinet. The coffee making device receives water from the hot tank, receives a disposable cartridge that contains coffee grinds for a single-serving of coffee, causes water to contact the coffee grinds to produce a coffee beverage, and employs a set of spikes to make water entry and exit apertures in the cartridge.
US09271586B2
A magnetic frame assembly includes an outer portion including an outer perimeter, an inner perimeter, a front side and a back side; an inner portion configurable with said outer portion, said inner portion including an outer perimeter, a front side and a back side, and a magnetic material disposed on at least one of the back side of the outer portion and the back side of the inner portion. The inner perimeter of the outer portion defines a nesting region configurable with the outer perimeter of the inner portion such that said inner portion is removably insertable into said nesting region.
US09271583B2
A beverage storage cabinet enclosure including a front wall surface with a one-way mirror, a front door with layered thermal glass, support bars, back wall with a full mirror, sidewalls with full mirrors or light boxes a top and bottom. The support bars support beverage containers and may include light elements. Presents an infinity effect reflection of a repeated succession of items that appear to recede rearward behind the back wall. In embodiments, the enclosure includes a controller and light sensor to adjust one or more of lights, and enhance and vary the infinity effect by brightening or dimming the lights to keep internal light intensity brighter than external light intensity.
US09271579B2
A foam-air mattress includes a mattress housing, including a top layer and a bottom layer; a plurality of air chambers, disposed between the top layer and the bottom layer, wherein the plurality of air chambers are configured to be connected to a pumping system via a tubing assembly; and a plurality of compartments formed by the mattress housing and the plurality of air chambers, configured to accept foam inserts. The plurality of air chambers, when inflated by the pumping system, are configured to compress foam inserts disposed within the plurality of compartments so as to increase the density of the foam inserts. This arrangement has applications in both the consumer and medical airbed contexts, as well as in other support system contexts, such as seat cushions for chairs.
US09271549B2
A bracelet includes a plurality of links assembled in an articulated manner using pins. Each pin passes through interlocking parts of links in which a cylindrical passage is arranged where a pin can slide relatively freely. In order to ensure the position of the pin once the links have been assembled, a locking element is arranged in a cavity made in one of the links so as to partially intersect the passage in which the pin is arranged. This pin includes a groove, which is penetrated by an external part of the locking element when the element is in the closed position. Pressing on the locking element, then rotating it by an angle of 90°, releases the external part of the pin groove so that the pin is then released.
US09271542B2
An apparatus comprises a first portion comprising a generally flexible material formed in a generally planar rectangular shape. A second portion comprises the generally flexible material formed in the generally planar rectangular shape. The first portion and the second portion are joined to form a V-shaped structure. The first portion and the second portion are configured to be joinable to a surface of at least one structure for damping an applied external force.
US09271541B2
A sole is provided in a single-moulding made of non-rigid but elastic material having one or more vertical elements folded over each other in such a manner that the horizontal extension thereof mechanically adapts the width of the sole to the different width of the assembly lasts of the upper of a shoe. This also allows adapting the width of the sole to the variation of the conformation of the feet generated by the daily swellings thereof leaving the normal flexibility and comfort of the shoe unaltered. The user may stabilize the width of the sole to the possible deformation of the foot by injecting, from outside into the widened internal cavity, a foamed two-component fluid material which, upon solidification within a few minutes, blocks any widened part of the sole to the conformation or to the deformation of the feet of the user.
US09271530B2
Water absorbing material provided in a planar shape over the substantially entire surface of a front side surface of cooling clothing is layered with an intermediate cloth having air permeability and a waterproof material or sheet, which is waterproof, to be sandwiched and wrapped therewith. By sewing or by sealing and joining the intermediate cloth and waterproof cloth or sheet, waterproof water dividers having length in the horizontal direction are provided at a suitable inclined angle of locations. Water that is inserted from a water inlet in the upper part of the cooling clothing by a PET bottle or the like flows toward the lower part of the cooling clothing between the surface of the water absorbing material and the waterproof cloth, meandering left and right continuously or in a stepwise shape, and making a puddles arise like terraces in prescribed locations here and there.
US09271525B2
The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette case, including a case body, a frame module disposed in the case body, a battery module, and a printed circuit board (PCB) module. The electronic cigarette case further has a touch control method for performing at least a predefined function. The touch control method includes: defining a touch zone on the case body, and providing a touch control module in the case body. The at least a predefined function is performed to indicate an electric quantity of a battery when a finger touch gesture is detected on the touch zone by the touch control module. The electronic cigarette case is durable, waterproof and dustproof, rapidly response, space saving, and easy to use.
US09271523B2
A rotor assembly for extruding randomly shaped food items includes a one-piece finger member. The one-piece finger member reduces the downtime of the extruding machine containing the rotor assembly by reducing the number of parts in the rotor assembly and reducing the adjustment necessary after finger replacement. The proprietary threaded interface between the finger member and the improved extruder machine allows for quick swap out during extruder maintenance.
US09271522B2
The invention relates to a cooking oven (1), having a cavity (2) which is closable by a door (3). To reduce bacteria growth the invention is characterized in that oxygenating gas or ozone generating means (4) are provided for supplying at least a part of the cavity (2) or a region (5) adjacent to the cavity (2) with oxygenating gas or ozone.
US09271519B2
The present invention relates to methods of co-administration of various vitamin and mineral compositions, and in a specific embodiment, said methods comprise co-administering one composition comprising vitamin A, beta carotene, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D3, vitamin E, iron, magnesium and zinc, and a second composition comprising omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA, to supplement the nutritional needs of individuals within physiologically stressful states; and kits provided for co-administration of various vitamin and mineral compositions, and in a specific embodiment, said kits comprise one composition comprising vitamin A, beta carotene, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D3, vitamin E, iron, magnesium and zinc, and a second composition comprising omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA, to supplement the nutritional needs of individuals within physiologically stressful states.
US09271517B2
The present invention relates to a feed supplement and a feed containing this feed supplement, comprising 1) a homotrimer, heterotrimer, homotetramer and/or heterotetramer of a carbohydrate component selected from the group consisting of a pentose saccharide, a hexose saccharide, glucuronic and galacturonic acid, and 2) a medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA), selected from the group consisting of caproic acid (C6), caprylic (C8), capric (C10) and lauric acid (C12). The invention also refers to the use of the feed supplement or feed in order to improve the efficiency of animal production, such as weight gain, feed conversion, nutritive value, health and wellbeing through the selective elimination of enteropathogens.
US09271516B2
An animal feed such as a milk replacer includes a soluble fiber and a sugar alcohol. The milk replacer enhances weight gain, starter intake and reduces weaning time. The method of feeding the animal includes feeding a mixture of a soluble fiber and sugar alcohol. The animal feed may be used as a method of weaning young ruminants such as calves.
US09271512B2
An inhibitor for crystal growth of fats and oils, containing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester, which is an esterified product formed between a polyglycerol and a fatty acid, the polyglycerol having a hydroxyl value of 850 mg KOH/g or less and a ratio of primary hydroxyl groups to all the hydroxyl groups of the polyglycerol of 50% or more, wherein the polyglycerol fatty acid ester has a hydroxyl value of 100 mg KOH/g or less. Since the inhibitor for crystal growth of fats and oils of the present invention can inhibit crystal growth of fats and oils by adding the inhibitor to fats and oils, storage property of the fats and oils in a refrigerator, cold climates, or the like, so that the inhibitor can be suitably used in liquid fats and oils such as salad oil for which transparency is important.
US09271508B2
Separation chambers, deboning machines, and methods of operating the same are provided. In one aspect, a separation chamber for a compression-type deboning machine includes a body defining an internal cavity therein having a frusto-conical shape. A central longitudinal axis of the body extends from a first opening of the cavity near a first end of the body to a second opening of the cavity near a second end of the body. The first opening is larger than the second opening. The separation chamber also includes a plurality of perforations defined through the body from an inner surface of the body to an outer surface of the body. Each perforation includes a perforation axis extending longitudinally through a center of the perforation. The perforation axes of the plurality of perforations are transverse to a radial axis extending perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the body.
US09271500B2
The fused heterocyclic compound represented by formula (1), or an N-oxide thereof, has excellent effectiveness in pest control. In the formula G1 represents a nitrogen atom, etc.; G2 represents a nitrogen atom, etc.; A1 represents a nitrogen atom, etc.; A2 represents a nitrogen atom, etc.; A3 represents a nitrogen atom, etc.; A4 represents a nitrogen atom, etc.; A5 represents a nitrogen atom, etc.; R1 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, etc., optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from group X; R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different, and represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, etc., optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from group X; R5 and R6 are the same or different, and represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, etc., optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from group X; and n represents 0, 1, 2.
US09271494B2
The present invention relates to shelf stable and/or less corrosive peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial compositions, including ready-to-use compositions. Shelf stable compositions can include defined ratios of hydrogen peroxide to peroxycarboxylic acid and/or hydrogen peroxide to protonated carboxylic acid, but need not include strong acid. Reduced corrosion compositions can include carboxylic acid and corrosion inhibitor at acid pH. Compositions of the invention can have advantageous activity against spores.
US09271482B2
Transfer sheets on which an image quite closely resembling an external appearance of a bait fish is color printed on the surface of a hologram sheet are adhered to back sides of bilaterally symmetrical body-half segments made of a flexible transparent thermoplastic resin in a state that the image can be viewed perspectively from the surface side. Only front head sides which occupy at least half in both the body-half segments are adhered and remaining rear end sides are kept open, by which a line equipped with a hook is guided out and wired to the front from the rear end sides via an interior hollow of a lure body.
US09271481B2
A 3-dimentional moving and visible filamentous material for insertion into a rebate or slot in the gill area of a baitfish lure which is designed to protrude out and away from the lure and intentionally simulates fibrous gill filaments and the exsanguination of an injured, bleeding prey fish. This filamentous insertion is created from a crimson natural, synthetic, or combination material that is metallic or translucent and naturally reflective in nature. The rebate or slot is a dissimilar wall height recess incorporated into the design of the lure which is located between the head and body of the lure where the circumference of the head portion is slightly larger than circumference of the body portion in the area of a “gill slit” causing a vortex of turbulent water flow impacting and agitating the filamentous insertion fibers. The method of attachment is in the form of a water-resistant, transparent glue.
US09271479B2
The present invention relates to a non-human animal deficient in the N-terminal domain of the IL-33 gene. Also provided herein is the use of said non-human animal as an in vivo model of inflammatory diseases, especially with regard to screening methods for anti-inflammatory compounds, and methods for evaluating and optimizing the pharmacological properties of a given anti-inflammatory compound.
US09271456B2
The invention relates to a method for testing a plant or plant part for exhibiting a reduced or absent wound-induced surface discoloration as compared to a control plant or plant part, which method comprises providing a plant or plant part that is obtained from a plant population that shows genetic variation, in particular a gene bank; optionally creating a wound surface on the plant or plant part; incubating the plant or plant part or the wound surfaces created thereon to allow for discoloration to occur therein or thereon; observing the discoloration in or on the plants or plant parts; comparing the observed discoloration with the discoloration that is observed in the control plant or plant part to assess whether the plant or plant part shows no discoloration or a discoloration that is reduced as compared to the control plant or plant part; and identifying a plant or plant part that shows no discoloration or a discoloration that is reduced as compared to the control plant or plant part as a plant that harbors the reduced wound-induced surface discoloration trait.
US09271455B2
Polymorphic soybean DNA loci useful for genotyping between at least two varieties of soybean. Sequences of the loci are useful for providing the basis for designing primers and probe oligonucleotides for detecting polymorphisms in soybean DNA. Polymorphisms are useful for genotyping applications in soybean. The polymorphic markers are useful to establish marker/trait associations, e.g. in linkage disequilibrium mapping and association studies, positional cloning and transgenic applications, marker-aided breeding and marker-assisted selection, hybrid prediction and identity by descent studies. The polymorphic markers are also useful in mapping libraries of DNA clones, e.g. for soybean QTLs and genes linked to polymorphisms.
US09271442B2
A rotary coupling head for use with a portable cutting device has a blade-supporting housing, an axial motor drive shaft connected to the blade-supporting housing so as to be rotatable with the blade-supporting housing, an interchangeable cutting blade mounted on the blade-supporting housing so as to rotate with the rotation of the blade-supporting housing. The cutting blade is engaged around the drive shaft such that the cutting blade and the housing are axially displaceable along the drive shaft. A coupler on the housing is automatically actuated upon the axial displacement of the cutting blade and the housing on the drive shaft.
US09271438B2
Systems for mounting a plurality of agricultural tools on a transverse support bar and a method for operating an agricultural implement having a transverse support bar. The systems include a lateral positioning structure that can attach to the transverse support bar and a detachable base that can be releasably coupled to the lateral positioning structure.
US09277686B2
A clamping device comprises a driving cylinder, a buffering assembly, a first clamping member, and a second clamping member. The first clamping member and the second clamping member are mounted to the driving cylinder. The buffering assembly comprises a fixing member, a guiding rail, a guiding rod, and an elastic member. The fixing member comprises a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion. The first mounting portion defines a through hole. The guiding rail is mounted to the fixing member and located between the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion. The driving cylinder is mounted to the guiding rail. A first end of the guiding rod is movably received through the through hole, and a second end of the guiding rod is fixed to the driving cylinder. Opposite ends of the elastic member resist against the first mounting portion and the driving cylinder, respectively.
US09277684B2
A self-wrapping, textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members from electromagnetic interference and a method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve has an elongate wall constructed from interlaced yarns. At least one of the yarns is provided as heat-settable polymeric yarn that is heat-set to bias the wall into a self-wrapping configuration about a longitudinal central axis of the sleeve to bring opposite edges into overlapping relation with one another to provide a generally tubular cavity in which the elongate members are received. Further, at least one of the yarns is provided as a bi-component metallic wire having an aluminum core and an outer layer of copper.
US09277670B1
The present invention relates to a new design for an extensible architecture for a rack-mounted network attached storage. In one embodiment, the design employs a riser card for a rack-mounted network attached storage. The riser card provides multiple, e.g., four, eight, etc., SATA connections from a PCIe bus on the motherboard. In addition, the riser card may provide power connections and a fan controller. In addition, the riser card supports dual-power inputs from multiple power supply sources. In one embodiment, the riser card can share power from AC power from the rack and a DC input to receive power from an external power supply.
US09277669B2
A plastic display panel and a flat panel displaying having the plastic display panel are discussed. The plastic display panel according to an embodiment a display area configured to display an image and including a plurality of panel electrodes, and a non-display area in which a plurality of link lines connected to the panel electrodes and a driving element are provided. The display area and the non-display area are provided in a plastic base substrate. A plurality of link pads, electrically connected to the respective link lines, are provided in a bonding part adhered to the driving element in the non-display area, and at least one via hole is provided in the bonding part for exposing a portion of the plastic base substrate.
US09277667B2
A display which thickness is allowed to be reduced is provided. A display includes: a display panel; and a back-face member having rigidity and provided on a back face of the display panel, the back-face member covering the back face, or the back face and other part of the display panel.
US09277666B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display, a circuit substrate, connector terminals, a first cover, a second cover, and a fastening member. The circuit substrate includes a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, and overlaps a second face of the display. The connector terminals are disposed at a vicinity of each of the first side and the second side. The first cover includes a first opening exposing the connector terminals therethrough, and covers the second face. The second cover includes a linking portion and a noncircular through hole, and covers the first opening across the first side and the second side. The linking portion is positioned in between the first side and the second side. The fastening member is inserted through the through hole so as to fix the second cover, the circuit substrate, and the display.
US09277665B2
A material-saving, cost-efficient and simultaneously safe high-voltage system for energy transfer includes a busbar and at least one high-voltage device connected to the busbar by an electrically conductive connecting device or connector. The connecting device or connector has a predetermined breaking point which is constructed in such a manner that the predetermined breaking point will break if a predetermined force is exerted between the busbar and the high-voltage device.
US09277661B2
Magnetic latch mechanisms are provided. The latch mechanisms may be employed to releasably hold a portable computing device in a closed configuration. The latch mechanism may include first and second magnetic members that may be respectively coupled to the base and lid of the portable computing device. One of the magnetic members may be moveable. Accordingly, when the moveable magnetic member is moved, the position of the magnetic members relative to one another changes, which alters a magnetic interaction therebetween. For example, attractive portions of the magnetic members may be moved away from one another. Additionally, repulsive portions of the magnetic members may be moved into proximity. Thus, opening of the lid of the portable computing device may be facilitated.
US09277657B2
A wiring board includes a core substrate having a number of through-holes, and buildup insulating layers and buildup wiring layers alternately laminated on upper and lower surfaces of the core substrate, in which a first through-hole group is arranged in a first region in the core board at a first arrangement density, the first region being opposed to the semiconductor element connection pad formation region, a second through-hole group is arranged in a second region at a second arrangement density lower than the first arrangement density, the second region being located in an outer peripheral portion of the core substrate and away from the first region, and a third through-hole group is arranged in a third region at a third arrangement density higher than the second arrangement density, the third region being located between the first region and the second region.
US09277650B2
A combined wiring board includes multiple wiring boards, and a connected metal frame having multiple metal frames and one or more connecting portions such that the metal frames are connected each other by the connecting portion or connecting portions and have accommodation opening portions formed to accommodate the wiring boards, respectively.
US09277645B2
A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes the initial steps of providing a first layer stack and providing a second layer stack. The first layer stack includes a first electrically-insulating layer. The first electrically-insulating layer includes a first surface and one or more electrically-conductive traces disposed on the first surface. The second layer stack includes a second electrically-insulating layer and a first electrically-conductive layer. The second electrically-insulating layer includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first electrically-conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the second electrically-insulating layer. The second layer stack further includes a cut-out area defining a void that extends therethrough. The cut-out area is configured to receive therein at least a portion of a device to be coupled to the first surface of the first electrically-insulating layer and electrically-coupled to one or more of the one or more electrically-conductive traces.
US09277639B2
The present invention provides a semiconductor circuit board in which a conductor portion is provided on an insulating substrate, wherein a surface roughness of a semiconductor element-mounting section of the conductor portion is 0.3 μm or lower in arithmetic average roughness Ra, 2.5 μm or lower in ten-point average roughness Rzjis, 2.0 μm or smaller in maximum height Rz, and 0.5 μm or lower in arithmetic average waviness Wa. Further, assuming that a thickness of the insulating substrate is t1 and a thickness of the conductor portion is t2, the thickness of t1 and t2 satisfy a relation: 0.1≦t2/t1≦50. Due to above structure, even if an amount of heat generation of the semiconductor element is increased, there can be provided a semiconductor circuit board and a semiconductor device having excellent TCT characteristics.
US09277637B2
An apparatus for plasma treatment contains a process vessel provided with a mounting table for mounting a substrate, a first gas supplying unit configured to supply a first gas into the process vessel, a first plasma generating unit configured to convert at least a part of the first gas to a first plasma, a second gas supplying unit configured to supply a second gas into the process vessel, and a second plasma generating unit configured to convert at least a part of the second gas to a second plasma. A height of ea an inlet of the second gas from the mounting table is lower than a height of an inlet of the first gas from the mounting table.
US09277635B2
An extreme ultraviolet light generation device may comprise: a chamber provided with a through-hole; an introduction optical system configured to introduce the pulse laser beam into a first predetermined region inside the chamber through the through-hole; a target supply device configured to output the target toward the first predetermined region; a light source configured to irradiate a second predetermined region with light whose optical path in the second predetermined region has a transverse section that is longer along a direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of the target than along the direction of movement of the target, the second predetermined region including part of a trajectory of the target between the target supply device and the first predetermined region; and an optical sensor configured to detect light incident on the optical sensor from the second predetermined region to detect the target passing through the second predetermined region.
US09277634B2
An apparatus for producing EUV light, including: a plate with pluralities of through-bores; at least one power system; and a plurality of discharge plasma devices disposed in the through-bores. Each device includes: a respective plasma electrode forming at least part of a respective plasma-producing region; a respective magnetic core embedded in the plate and aligned with the respective plasma electrode in a radial direction and configured to create a respective magnetic field within the respective plasma-producing region; and a respective feed system arranged to supply an ionizable material to the respective plasma-producing region. The power system is configured to supply electrical power to the plasma electrodes to create respective electric fields in the respective plasma-producing regions. The combination of the respective electric field and the respective magnetic fields is arranged to create respective plasma from the ionizable material, the respective plasma creating respective EUV light.
US09277606B2
Devices, systems, and methods for improving a current spread of a light emitting diode (LED). Some aspects including a peak detector and a variable gain amplifier coupled to the peak detector and configured to amplify an output of the peak detector. The variable gain amplifier controlled by a gain selector, coupled to the variable gain amplifier by varying the gain of the variable gain amplifier based on an on time of a signal.
US09277599B2
The present invention is one that heats the inside of the spinning pack in a short period of time while keeping temperature of an outer circumferential part of a spinning pack less than a maximum allowable temperature, and provided with: a magnetic path forming member that forms a magnetic path with a spinning pack arrangement space where the spinning pack is arranged to occupy the space and be positioned intermediate respective ends of the magnetic path forming member that border the space; and a magnetic flux generating winding that is provided so as to be wound to surround the spinning pack arrangement space.
US09277597B2
An electrically extensively heatable, transparent object includes at least one electrically conductive, transparent coating on an electrically insulating substrate. An electrically conductive band is connected to two electrical busbars and is applied on the coating and at least partially surrounds the periphery of a data transmission window. The electrically conductive band has at least one interruption that separates a greater part of the electrically conductive band from busbars.
US09277596B2
A temperature control pin, and the device and the method for supporting a substrate in the ultraviolet (UV) solidifying alignment process are disclosed. The temperature control pins includes a supporting pin for supporting a substrate, a heater being arranged within the supporting pin and is close to a top of the supporting pin, and a cooling system. The heater is controlled by the temperature control system to heat up the supporting pin. The cooling system is controlled by the temperature control system to cool down the supporting pin, and cooperatively operates with the heater to dynamically adjust the temperature of the supporting pins. When being heated, the temperature of the temperature control pins is adjusted by the temperature control system, and the substrate is heated uniformly such that the “Pin Mura” phenomenon is reduced or decreased.
US09277588B2
Disclosed in some examples is a user-equipment including a transceiver; one or more processors configured to: provide a first mobile personality associated with a first mobile application executing on the one or more processors; provide a second mobile personality associated with a second mobile application executing on the one or more processors; and provide a first virtual mobile device associated with the first mobile personality and a second virtual mobile device associated with the second mobile personality, wherein the first and second virtual mobile devices provide independent connectivity to the first and second mobile applications via the transceiver.
US09277585B2
Embodiments of a user station (STA) and methods for WLAN channel selection through beacon requests are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a STA requests that an access point (AP) transmit a beacon signal on a first sub-band. The first sub-band may include a channel of interest to the STA. The STA may determine that the AP supports the first sub-band if the AP transmits the requested beacon signal.
US09277576B2
A method for executing an application based on a connection between devices by automatically connecting devices, and a device, are disclosed. The method includes: detecting an occurrence of first short distance communication between at least one external device and the device; receiving connection information which relates to a second short distance communication mode and application information which relates to the at least one external device from the at least one external device via the first short distance communication; establishing a connection based on the second short distance communication mode between the at least one external device and the device based on the received connection information which relates to the second short distance communication mode; and controlling the at least one external device via the second short distance communication mode by using an application which is executable based on the received application information.
US09277569B2
A method and system are provided having an uplink control structure for providing channel estimation and data demodulation in a wireless communication network. The uplink control structures enable mobile terminals to communicate with corresponding base stations to perform various functions including obtaining initial system access, submitting a bandwidth request, triggering a continuation of negotiated service, or providing a proposed allocation re-configuration header. A dedicated random access channel is provided to communicatively couple the base station and the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can select a random access signaling identification. A resource request is received at the base station to uplink resource information from the mobile terminal and an initial access information request is received from the mobile terminal to configure the base station connection.
US09277568B2
A method can be used for facilitating a random access procedure between a first transceiver and a second transceiver within a cell. The first transceiver selects a signature sequence from a set of signature sequences, incorporates the signature sequence into a signal, and transmits the signal to the second transceiver. The set of signature sequences being obtained from a Zadoff-Chu sequence with zero correlation zone.
US09277567B2
Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication are described herein. In some aspects, a method of wireless communication includes transmitting a first message for reserving a communication medium utilizing a first transmission characteristic such that the first message is decodable by at least a first subset of a plurality of wireless devices. The method may further include subsequently transmitting a second message for clearing a reservation of the communication medium utilizing a second transmission characteristic such that the second message is decodable by at least a second subset of the plurality of wireless devices and not the first subset of the plurality of wireless devices, thereby clearing access to at least one communication channel for the second subset of the plurality of wireless devices.
US09277565B2
Methods for preventing coexistence interference between a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio and a collocated LTE radio are provided. In a first solution, the BLE radio adds padding bytes to BLE packets such that the total packet length falls in a specific range to prevent coexistence interference. In a second solution, the BLE radio limits the total BLE packet length to a predefined length to prevent coexistence interference. In a third solution, the data rate for transmitting the BLE packets is higher than a predefined rate to prevent coexistence interference. In a fourth solution, the BLE radio dynamically adjusts the time inter-frame-spacing (T_IFS) value to prevent coexistence interference with the collocated LTE radio.
US09277564B2
A method of wireless communication includes monitoring coexistence issues among supported radios in a User Equipment (UE). The method includes determining a coexistence policy for communication resource operation within a user equipment (UE) and configuring communication resources of the user equipment in accordance with the determined coexistence policy. The policy may give priority to an LTE modem, an ISM modem, or may implement a variable priority scheme. The policy may be communicated to each modem from a host over a software messaging communication line. Modems in the UE may communicate with each other through logical lines providing real time communication. The policy may determine the operation of each modem and the treatment of the logical lines by each modem.
US09277559B2
A base station may receive a resource request, from a device, that includes a request to access a radio resource. The base station may determine a device class to which the device belongs. The base station may determine an amount of radio resources permitted to be allocated to devices belonging to the device class, may determine an amount of radio resources being utilized by devices belonging to the device class, and may compare the amounts. The base station may determine whether radio resources are available to be allocated to the device based on comparing the amounts, and may process the resource request based on the determination. The base station may grant the resource request when radio resources are available to be allocated to the device, and may deny or postpone the resource request when radio resources are not available to be allocated to the device.
US09277557B2
A radio base station (eNB1), when having received an upstream radio signal of a radio frequency band from a radio terminal (UE2), calculates, based on a demodulation reference signal included in the upstream radio signal, and stores reception weights of antennas (108A to 108D). The radio base station (eNB1) further sets, as the transmission weight of each of the antennas (108A to 108D), that one of the stored reception weights of the antennas (108A to 108D) which was calculated during a past given interval and which corresponds to a frequency band that is the nearest to the frequency band of a PDSCH that is a target for setting.
US09277556B2
There are included a plurality of mapping units to which a plurality of data signal sequences related to the same data signal sequence are input via spectra cyclic shift units and which arrange the input data signal sequences on the frequency axis and output the arranged data signal sequences as transmission frequency spectra; an assignment information acquisition unit that controls the plurality of mapping units based on assignment information to cause the data signal sequences arranged on the frequency axis to partially overlap; the spectra cyclic shift units shifting, under control of an amount-of-shift decision unit, the input data signal sequences by an amount of cyclic shift to cause partially overlapping data signals to be identical and outputting the data signal sequences; and a plurality of transmit antennas that send out the transmission frequency spectra output by the plurality of mapping units.
US09277554B2
A server includes a memory device configured to store a plurality of computer-executable instructions, and a processor coupled to the memory device. When the processor executes the plurality of computer-executable instructions, the processor is programmed to determine an available spectrum of frequencies within a location over time, and receive a request from a wireless device to access the available spectrum for a predefined duration. The processor is also programmed to select a frequency band within the spectrum that is available to be used by the wireless device for the predefined duration, and transmit an authorization message to the wireless device to use the selected frequency band.
US09277552B2
A base station subsystem (BSS) and a method are described herein for improving an Access Grant Channel (AGCH) capacity when a downlink Temporary Block Flow (TBF) is established for at least one mobile station and used for sending the respective downlink payload. Plus, a mobile station (MS) and a method are described herein for improving the AGCH capacity when the mobile station is sent information required for establishing a downlink TBF on which it receives its respective downlink payload.
US09277548B2
A two-level physical structure is defined for better diversity for both distributed and localized transmission in enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH). First level is a physical unit of enhanced resource element groups (eREGs), where the group of REs is predefined for each eREG. Second level is a logical unit of enhanced control channel elements (eCCEs), where the group of eREGs is predefined or configurable by higher layer for each eCCE. For distributed transmission of ePDCCH, eCCE consists of several eREGs that are distributed in multiple non-contiguous PRBs spreading over the whole channel frequency. Downlink control information (DCI) is transmitted on a number of aggregated eCCEs according to the modulation and coding level required. The utilization reference signals of antenna ports for ePDCCH demodulation is based on the logical order of eCCEs and the aggregation level for DCI transmission.
US09277529B2
A method of facilitating paging in a wireless communications network includes generating, at a radio access network (RAN) element of the communications network, a select paging area for a UE which is improved or optimized by taking RAN and UE specific information into account, the select paging area including information indicating one or more cells from among cells of the communications network to which paging messages are to be sent when paging the UE; and sending the select paging area from the RAN element to a core network (CN) element of the communications network.
US09277523B2
Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate reduced complexity network-assisted device positioning in a wireless communication system. As described herein, a mobile device and/or other suitable device can utilize positioning assistance messages received from a location server, a serving network cell, and/or other entities, to assist in position fixing based on reference signals (e.g., positioning reference signals (PRSs)) detected from nearby network cells. Positioning assistance messages as described herein can include, for example, information relating to PRS bandwidths, transmit antenna configurations, and/or other parameters of respective cells from which reference signals are detected by a device during positioning. As further described herein, messaging load can be reduced by providing bandwidth and/or antenna configuration information relative to a given reference cell, such that parameters of non-reference cells that are equivalent to corresponding parameters of the reference cell can be omitted from transmitted positioning assistance data.
US09277513B2
A terminal apparatus for controlling downlink signal transmission power and a method for same are disclosed. The present invention is a method and a terminal apparatus for transmitting downlink transmission power, a method for the base station controlling the downlink transmission power in a wireless communication system comprising the steps of: transmitting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) to the terminal through a carrier comprising orthogonal frequency distribution multiplexing (OFDM) symbols which do not have a cell-specific reference signal (CRS); and transmitting an upper layer parameter for controlling the transmission power of the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the upper layer parameter comprises information on at least one of PDSCH energy per resource element (EPRE), channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) EPRE, and demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) EPRE.
US09277512B2
Provided is a method and apparatus for distributed transmission power control in a wireless network. The method and apparatus for distributed transmission power control may substantially maximize a minimum value of a transmission rate of each transmitter by controlling a transmission power of each transmitter. The transmission power may be controlled so that transmission rates of transmitters are substantially identical to each other. If the transmission rate is less than a requested transmission rate, the method and apparatus may change a resource of a transmitter that uses a substantially maximum power.
US09277510B2
The present invention relates to methods and arrangements of controlling an uplink data rate between a user equipment and a communication network node, which are communicating with each other on uplink and downlink data channels over a radio interface. A scheduler is arranged to distribute available scheduling headroom, provided by an uplink load control unit, between user equipments which are to be scheduled. A scheduling grant signalling is sent from the communication network node to the user equipment, based on which the user equipment is able to select a transport format combination (E-TFC).
US09277509B1
A method, system, and medium are provided for dynamically activating and deactivating power boosting operations in a mobile communications network. A determination of whether a power boosting operation is appropriate or not is made based on the network's coverage contiguity characteristics. Power boosting operations are activated when the network exhibits contiguous coverage and deactivated when the network's coverage is non-contiguous.
US09277505B2
Provided is a power control and link adaptation method for compensating for a long round trip delay time and slow channel fading in a long term evolution (LTE)-based mobile communication system having a long round trip delay time, similar to a satellite mobile system, the method that may compensate for the long round trip delay time of the satellite mobile system in which a distance between a base station and a terminal is relatively long, when compared to a terrestrial LTE system, support a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) level requested by a terminal, by predicting a channel after the round trip delay time elapses, maintain compatibility within an existing LTE frame, by generating a transmit power control (TPC) instruction for an uplink closed-loop power control, on a frame by frame basis, and compensate for slow channel fading of the satellite mobile system.
US09277503B2
In one embodiment, a wireless network device identifies whether any other detectable network device advertises a higher advertised remaining power than a corresponding remaining power in the wireless network device. The wireless network device advertises as an active node for a zone of a wireless mobile ad hoc network, based on no other detectable network device advertising the higher advertised remaining power. The wireless network device also can advertise another wireless network device as a standby node for the zone, based on the other wireless network device advertising a lower advertised remaining power.
US09277499B2
Idle mode power consumption reduction in wireless communications. Within a wireless communication device that is operative to communicate with any one of a number of servicing cells, paging broadcasts from more than one of these servicing cells are received and undergo only a limited amount of processing before being stored for use in subsequent processing that may be performed later. This partitioned processing allows the turning off of certain components that are not needed and/or no longer needed for determining the system frame numbers associated with various servicing cells to effectuate timing synchronization. Certain modules within such a wireless communication device may perform processing using the full capabilities of the wireless communication device to generate initially processed signal, and then after such signals are stored, then only partial processing capability of the wireless communication device may be employed, even though perhaps being slower, to complete the processing.
US09277498B2
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless communication. For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit to operate as a first station type selected from the group consisting of a network controller station and a non-network controller station, to associate with a wireless communication device operating as a second station type, different from the first station type, selected from the group consisting of the network controller station and the non-network controller station, and upon performing the association, to switch to operate as the second station type for communicating with the wireless communication device as the first station type.
US09277496B2
A first base station for use in a communications network, the first base station having a first cell operating range, comprising: means for obtaining data relating to at least one characteristic of a signal transmitted by a second base station having a second cell operating range which is different from and overlaps with the first cell operating range of the first base station; means for determining a cell selection bias value for the first or second base station using the obtained data; and means for transmitting the determined cell selection bias value to a user device within the first cell operating range of the first base station.
US09277494B2
Technologies for reducing connection time to a wireless access point includes recording wireless connection information in a log, computing parameters as a function of past wireless connection information in the log, generating an ordered list of wireless access points most likely to be available for reconnection at a desired time as a function of recent wireless connection information in the log, and directly probing a wireless access point instead of initiating a wireless access point scan. In some embodiments, computing parameters as a function of past wireless connection information in the log comprises performing genetic programming operations to generate prediction programs for later prediction of wireless access points most likely to be available for reconnection at a desired time.
US09277488B2
In order to obtain information related to operating channels of access points, the method receives lightweight beacons on a common channel. The method generates a channel scanning list in accordance with the content of the lightweight beacons and sequentially scans all the channels on the list. The method is capable of reducing the scanning time and the data loss rate during the scanning operation.
US09277483B2
A device receives location information associated with a user of a user device. The location information includes location coordinates associated with the user device over time, and includes errors introduced by one or more location methods used to determine the location information. The device calculates a radius of a geo-location pattern based on the location information, where the geo-location pattern identifies a geographical area encompassing one or more of the location coordinates of the user device. The device calculates center coordinates of the geo-location pattern based on the location information, and determines the geo-location pattern based on the calculated radius and the calculated center coordinates. The device outputs or stores the geo-location pattern.
US09277482B2
In one embodiment, the network stability of a communication network is determined based on one or more network metrics related to stability, and then based on the network stability, a particular frequency at which to perform route reoptimization is determined, where the frequency inversely corresponds to the network stability. As such, distributed route reoptimization is triggered in the communication network at the adaptively determined frequency.
US09277471B2
Embodiments of a system and method for reporting uplink control information (UCI) are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a first and second component carrier (CC) is provided for a user equipment (UE). The first and second CC are configured with transmission mode (TM) 10 and TMs 1-9, respectively. A first channel state information (CSI) report for the first CC with TM 10 and a second CSI report for the second CC with at least one of TMs 1-9 are scheduled for transmission in a subframe. A collision is detected between the first and second CSI reports. Priority is assigned to the first CSI report or the second CSI report based on a prioritization parameter. The prioritized CSI report is transmitted based the prioritization parameter.
US09277470B2
In many cellular systems, reusing spectrum bandwidth, creates problems in boundary regions between the cells and sectors where the signal strength received from adjacent base stations or adjacent sector transmissions of a single base station may be nearly equivalent. The invention creates a new type of diversity, referred to as multiple carrier diversity by utilizing multiple carriers, assigning different power levels to each carrier frequency at each base station, and/or offsetting sector antennas. The cell and/or sector coverage areas can be set so as to minimize or eliminate overlap between cell and/or sector boundary regions of different carrier frequencies. Mobile nodes traveling throughout the system can exploit multiple carrier diversity by detecting carriers and selecting to use a non-boundary carrier based on other system criteria in order to improve performance. Boundary carriers may, but need not be, identified and excluded from consideration for use by a wireless terminal.
US09277468B2
Access terminals are provisioned to conduct intra-frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-RAT measurements and report physical layer identifiers of detected cells. The provisioning may involve cycling through all or a portion of a defined superset of physical layer identifier one subset at a time. In addition, the physical layer identifiers may be prioritized to improve the search procedure. Measurement report messages (including physical layer identifiers of the detected cells) are received at an access point as a result of the provisioning. A neighbor cell list for the femtocell is maintained based on the received measurement report messages and, optionally, other information. This other information may related to, for example, one or more of: physical layer identifier information received from access terminals that register with the access point, physical layer identifier information received via network listen operations, information regarding co-located cells, or physical layer identifier information received from a network entity.
US09277466B2
A method and a network device for transferring signaling based immediate Minimization of Drive Test (MDT) configuration information are provided. The method is applied in an inter-Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) handover process in a scenario of multiple PLMNs, and includes: during a handover process of a user equipment, if it is determined that a target PLMN selected for the user equipment is the same as one PLMN in an MDT-allowable PLMN list of the user equipment, a source network device transmitting the immediate MDT configuration information of the user equipment to a target network device.
US09277463B2
A method, an apparatus, and a system for solving and managing security problems, which may occur during a handover of a User Equipment (UE) between PLMNs in a mobile communication network, by using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) protocol are provided. By the method, a UE can perform a security mode command and an authentication with a network. Further, the method can prevent interruption of communication due to authentication or security during a handover of a UE between Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs).
US09277461B2
A method of selecting a target core network of a communication network for handing over a voice session of a terminal from a packet switched source radio access network (RAN) to a target RAN. The voice session is anchored in an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem, and the selected target core network includes a circuit switched domain which is associated with the target RAN and supports voice session continuity to hand over the voice session from the source RAN to the target RAN. The target RAN is associated with a network identification of the target core network. The method is executed by a node and includes receiving a network identification of at least one target core network associated with at least one target RAN. The target core network is selected based on an indicated support of voice session continuity by the network identification.
US09277453B2
The disclosure discloses a method for transmitting a pilot, which includes the step of: selectively transmitting or not transmitting a demodulation pilot in a subframe according to a setting, in a control signaling, of triggering or not triggering a demodulation pilot transmission in the subframe. A system for transmitting the pilot is further disclosed, which includes a pilot selectively transmitting unit configured to selectively transmit or not transmit a demodulation pilot in a subframe according to a setting, in a control signaling, of triggering or not triggering a demodulation pilot transmission in the subframe. The method and system of the disclosure are capable of reducing the pilot overhead and improving the capacity of the LTE/LTE-Advanced system.
US09277451B1
In systems and methods for reducing network traffic generated by a plurality of wireless devices operating over a communication network, an indication is received at an access node when a plurality of wireless devices assigned to a subscriber operate simultaneously as active wireless devices over a communication network. A priority list of the active wireless devices arranged according to the highest priority based on operating parameters of the active wireless devices is compiled. One of the active wireless devices is selected as a wireless host device based on the active wireless devices based upon the compiled priority list. Channel state data received from the active wireless devices at the access node is correlated to determine whether the active wireless devices and the wireless host device are in close proximity with each other. A wireless connection is established between the wireless host device and the active wireless devices, that are found to be in close proximity of wireless host device.
US09277450B2
A level of use of a first radio resource is detected and a flag is set in system information if the level of use of the first radio resource is above a predetermined threshold. The system information is updated to the network.
US09277445B2
A wireless end-user device has wireless wide-area network (WWAN) and wireless local-area network (WLAN) modems. One or more processors classify whether an application is interacting with a user in a user interface foreground of the device. At a time when Internet service activities are communicated through the WWAN modem, the processors use a differential traffic control policy list to determine whether or not to apply a differential traffic control policy to an application requesting Internet service access. When the policy is applicable, and the application is not classified as interacting with a user in the device user interface foreground, the Internet service access request is blocked.
US09277444B2
To reduce the contribution of data communications for background applications to network congestion, the examples implement techniques in which congestion detection leads a mobile device to impose restriction on data communications by any application running in the background. The mobile device may detect congestion and/or the need to restrict background data communications in response to a message or instruction received from a node of the network; or the mobile device may itself more directly detect congestion from monitoring and analysis of device/network interaction behavior and trends. Upon detecting congestion, the mobile device turns on a background data restriction. For example, with the restriction on, all applications only running in the background without direct user interaction are blocked from sending requests for data communication to/through the network. However, with the restriction active, the mobile device can still provide data communication in response to user interaction with the device.
US09277442B2
An apparatus and method of determining an allocation of data across multiple data communications networks. A respective characteristic of the first data communications network and the second data communication network are determined based on receiving a respective first and second portion of a data set sent through respective channels to a receiver. Based on determining these respective characteristics and based upon the respective characteristics, an allocation of data between the first data communications network and the second communications network is determined such that the allocation satisfies at least one data transfer performance requirement associated with the data set.
US09277437B2
A method of handling a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) minimization of driver test (MDT) for a network of a wireless communication system includes transmitting a first MBMS measurement configuration to instruct a first user equipment (UE) to perform an MBMS MDT operation; receiving a first MBMS measurement result and a first multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area identity (ID) which indicates that the first MBMS measurement result is generated for a first MBSFN area identified by the first MBSFN area ID, from the first UE; and processing the first MBMS measurement result according to the first MBSFN area ID.
US09277426B1
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for managing transmission of air interface measurement reports from a UE to its serving base station. In accordance with the disclosure, a UE will generally transmit such measurement reports on subcarriers having particular subcarrier spacing. However, if and when the UE detects threshold poor air interface performance, such as threshold weak signal strength from its serving base station, the UE will responsively transition to instead transmit measurement reports to its serving base station on subcarriers having smaller subcarrier spacing.
US09277402B2
Systems, methods, and devices for communicating with a second apparatus in a wireless communications network are described herein. In some aspects, a first wireless communication unit is configured to communicate with the second apparatus via a first wireless protocol. The first wireless communication unit may transmit a first message to the second apparatus. A second wireless communication unit is configured to communicate with the second apparatus over a communication link via a second wireless protocol. The second wireless communication unit may be further configured to disconnect the communication link if the first wireless communication unit does not receive a second message from the second apparatus within a predetermined amount of time after transmission of the first message.
US09277401B2
Disclosed is a device that receives an optical signal having an authorization code that allows the device to utilize an access point to obtain access to the Internet and other networks. The device may include: a modem; a light sensor; and a processor. The light sensor may receive an optical signal from a light source. The processor may execute operations including: processing the received optical signal to identify an authorization code and to connect the device through the modem to the access point based upon the authorization code such that the device may obtain access to the Internet and other networks.
US09277394B2
A system and method of nominating a mobile device are described. A user account is stored on a database. The user account is assigned a mobile phone line. In some embodiments, a first mobile device and a second mobile device are registered with the user account. The mobile phone line is active for the first mobile device and inactive for the second mobile device. A request to update the user account to make the mobile phone line inactive for the first mobile device and active for the second mobile device is received. The user account is updated to make the mobile phone line inactive for the first mobile device and active for the second mobile device. In some embodiments, the first mobile device and the second mobile device are cell phones.
US09277393B2
A method and apparatus for supporting Non-Access Stratum (NAS) communication between a User Equipment (UE) and a Mobility Management Entity (MME) efficiently by addressing the signaling problems occurring between the UE and the MME in a situation where it is necessary for a network node to identify the UE and acquire UE information, if there is any, from another network node to which the UE has been attached, are provided. The method for communication between the UE and network based on the NAS protocol messages and operations is implemented with the involvement a UE, an MME, and an old MME or an old Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) to which the UE has been attached before so as to facilitate discovering a best node using the UE information acquired from the old MME or old SGSN during the communication between the UE and the network, resulting in a reduction of a communication delay between the UE and network and an improvement of communication efficiency.
US09277391B2
A pairing method between Bluetooth devices can be applied to a Bluetooth system, a Bluetooth client and a Bluetooth server. The Bluetooth server has an image corresponding to an identifier of the Bluetooth server. A Bluetooth client device captures the image, analyze the image to obtain the identifier, and send out a pairing command having the identifier. The Bluetooth server starts a connected mode with the Bluetooth client according to the pairing command.
US09277384B2
Methods and apparatus for handling positioning information by sending a positioning result, which can include uncertainty information, in at least one of a graphical format and a text-encoded graphical format. Positioning result accuracy, which can be important for emergency services, is improved by avoiding conversion between positioning result formats. Positioning results can be flexibly delivered, without concern for the particular radio access technology used in a communication network. The graphical format can be a vector graphics format, such as Scalable Vector Graphics and Wireless Vector Graphics. The text-encoded graphical format can be based on the extensible Markup Language, the positioning information in the graphical and/or text-encoded graphical format can be signaled by a messaging service.
US09277381B2
Methods, systems, and products notify of alarms in security systems. An alarm condition is detected and an alarm message is sent from an alarm controller. A call is received to a unique network address of the alarm controller to verify the alarm condition. If a calling address matches a predetermined address, then the alarm controller accepts the call.
US09277375B2
Apparatus configured to: receive an indication of a mood state of a user of the apparatus; determine and record one or more items of context information associated with the apparatus at the time the indication is received; receive an instruction to recreate a previously indicated mood state; and in response to the instruction, use one or more of the items of context information associated with the apparatus at the time of the previously indicated mood state to replicate one or more actions associated with the one or more of the items of context information.
US09277374B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus may perform operations related to delivering wireless information associating to a facility. A message is received from a first mobile device with at least a portion of the message including information associated with a physical location. Based on the message, a facility based on the physical location is identified. The message may be associated with the facility. An indication is received that a second mobile device is proximate to the facility and engaged in a message browsing mode. Based on receiving the indication, the message may be presented to the second mobile device.
US09277372B2
The present disclosure relates to a technique for scheduling a point-to-multipoint (PTM) transmission of content data, provided by a content provider node, to a plurality of mobile terminals in a PTM-enabled network. A method embodiment comprises the steps of: receiving, by a PTM transmission control node, delivery schedule information from the content provider node, the delivery schedule information indicating a delivery time at which at least a portion of the content data is to be receivable by the plurality of mobile terminals; and determining, by the PTM transmission control node, a transmission start time for starting the transmission of the content data to one or more of the plurality of mobile terminals located in a service area of the PTM transmission control node, wherein the transmission start time is determined based on the delivery time and one or more system delay parameters.
US09277356B2
A method is provided for acquiring a user location including, when it is required to acquire a current user location, a Location Service Client (LSC) transmitting a location service request carrying a user bearer identifier of user to a Bearer Mapping Function (BMF) through a Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC), and after receiving the location service request, the BMF searching for a corresponding Interworking Packet Access Gateway (iPAG) according to the user bearer identifier, and after obtaining user location information from the iPAG, the BMF returning the user location information to the LSC through the GMLC or instructing the GMLC to obtain the user location information from the iPAG.
US09277355B1
Communications device includes a device speed determining unit that determines a speed of movement of the communications device, and a responsive unit that analyzes the speed of movement of the communications device and determines or enable a determination of whether it is indicative of walking of a holder of the communications device or indicative of motorized transport of the holder of the communications device.
US09277352B1
Data may be managed by a mobile data management system. The system may receive data intended for a web service system location at a first location from an external source located at a second location. In some aspects, the data may be received via an application programming interface. The system may also cause storage of the received data in at least one memory while the system is at the second location. The system may further provide the received data to the web service system while at the first location.
US09277349B2
A mobile communication device and method of communication is disclosed. A communication signal having a message class is received at the mobile communication device conveyed by a vehicle. A message class of the received communication at the mobile communication device is obtained. A station of motion of the vehicle is determined at the mobile communication device. The message class and the determined state of motion is used to select an action to relay the communication to a driver of the vehicle.
US09277323B2
A audio speaker includes two parallel magnetically permeable plates and a diaphragm movably supported parallel to and approximately equidistant from the plates by a surround. A magnet assembly is coupled to the two magnetically permeable plates and passes through an opening in the diaphragm. The magnet assembly includes two magnets that are coupled with two like poles adjacent the diaphragm. A voice coil is coupled around the opening in the diaphragm to move the diaphragm when an electrical current flows in the voice coil. A suspension ring may surround a portion of the magnet assembly with a first end sealed to the diaphragm and an opposing second end sealed to one of the two plates to separate a back volume from a front volume. Some embodiments include several magnetic assemblies passing through the diaphragm with a voice coil and a suspension ring for each magnet assembly.
US09277322B2
The invention discloses a system applied to optimize the perceived sound quality in virtual sound zones. The system includes a method to establish a threshold of acceptability for an interfering audio programme on a target audio programme. The method includes physical parameters like target programme and interferer programme which combined with the scenarios: information gathering, entertainment and reading and/or working, constitutes modes of operations that may be processed and controlled by a system controller.
US09277321B2
There is described discovery of a plurality of audio devices, and for the discovered audio devices are determined relative positions thereof and distances therebetween. The determined relative positions and distances are used to select a constellation of audio devices from the discovered plurality. This constellation is selected for playing or recording of a multi-channel audio file so as to present an audio effect such as a spatial audio effect. Channels for the multi-channel audio file are allocated to different audio devices of the selected constellation, which are controlled to synchronously play back or record their respectively allocated channel or channels of the multi-channel audio file. In a specific embodiment the determined distances are used to automatically select the constellation and include distance between each pair of audio devices of the plurality. Several embodiments are presented for determining the distances and relative positions.
US09277320B1
A user device prompts a user to provide button input to use for causing the user device or an application on a user device to perform a function. The user device associates the button input with the function and store the association in a headset profile. When the button input is later received from the headset, the user device accesses the headset profile and identifies the function associated with the button input. The user device performs the identified function.
US09277303B2
A loudspeaker suspension comprises a body formed of a weave fabric. The body has an outer region and a central region. A warp region extends substantially from the central region to the outer region. A weft region orthogonal to the warp region extends substantially from the central region to the outer region. A region is between the warp region and weft region. At least a portion of the warp and weft regions of the weave fabric includes a stiffness-reducing treatment.
US09277295B2
An embodiment of a system for securing media content includes a digital media device comprising a memory associated with a secure element. The memory contains a private key and storage for at least one group key. The private key is used to decrypt transmissions from a remote access control system that are encrypted by a corresponding public key. The digital media device further comprises logic configured to respond to a first message received from the remote access control system encrypted by the public key and including a first group key, the logic responding to the first message by decrypting the first group key and storing the first group key in the memory of the secure element. The digital media device further comprises logic configured to decrypt a content key with the first group key. The content key is used to encrypt media content stored on a medium accessible by the digital media device.
US09277293B2
In interactive advertisement offering method and system, a server wirelessly receives from a user terminal an input signal, which is associated with a target TV advertisement viewed by a user of the user terminal. Upon identifying one TV advertisement to be the target TV advertisement based on the input signal, the server determines one of pre-stored Internet advertisements as a reference advertisement based on key terms representative of the target TV advertisement, and then transmits to the user terminal a reference advertisement menu generated thereby along with pre-stored Internet advertisement content corresponding to the reference advertisement for display of the reference advertisement menu on the user terminal.
US09277290B2
A receiving system and a data processing method are disclosed. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a demodulator, a first handler, and a second handler. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including fast information channel (FIC) data, mobile service data, and a service signaling channel, the FIC data including a field indicating that a table signaling service guide bootstrap information to the service signaling channel is included therein, and the mobile service data and the service signaling channel are packetized into an RS frame belonging to a desired ensemble. The demodulator demodulates the received broadcast signal. The first handler acquires service guide bootstrap information from the table included in the service signaling channel. And, the second handler accesses a service guide announcement channel by using the service guide bootstrap information.
US09277288B2
The present invention is directed to systems and method for attenuating intermodulation interference. In particular, methods and systems to attenuate intermodulation interference contained within an aggregate signal having a transmitted signal that was transmitted over a communications channel having channel effects that produce the intermodulation interference are provided. The communications channel may be a cable television distribution network and the signal may be a cable television signal. A method is provided to predict when intermodulation interference will be large, so that actions within a receiver can be taken to reduce the impact of the interference and improve overall receiver performance.
US09277285B2
A broadcasting system for AV program selection comprising a network, an AV signal providing system, a user device and a digital AV signal processing device is proposed. The network, the AV signal providing system, the user device and the digital AV signal processing device are in communication with each other via the network. A broadcasting method is applied to the AV signal providing system. The broadcasting method comprises steps of: providing a plurality of AV programs for selection; and transmitting an AV signal corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of AV programs to the digital AV signal processing device in response to a user's selecting operation on an AV program menu revealed by way of the digital AV signal processing device, wherein the AV program menu contains information of only partial the plurality of AV programs, and is created by way of the user device.
US09277280B2
The invention discloses a method for controlling digital film play-count and a system thereof, wherein a play-count parameter is added into a KDM file where a key delivery message used for controlling film play is embedded, detecting the play-count parameter for a playing film, setting RSA key abstracts of an FDM packager of all authorized contracting film producers, safely importing the KDM and play-count into a security module, detecting the play-count parameter for a playing film. The film is not permitted to play unless existing play-count is less than the authorized play-count in the FDM. The invention fulfills the requirements and demands for controlling the distribution and playback of digital films in the second-tier market using technologies such as the authorized play-count and a method to charge on the basis of play-count.
US09277269B2
A system and method for broadcasting to a plurality of client side devices over a network, such as the Internet, using visual layers for assembly in a media broadcast. In response to receiving input for simulating the media broadcast defined by content objects and arrangement of each layer in the simulation, transmitting the content objects for each of a plurality of the layers in a different live stream to each of the client side devices and transmitting design parameters defining the arrangement of the layers in the simulation to each of the client side devices. Each of the client side devices may be adapted to assemble the layers of a media broadcast according to the content objects and design parameters of the transmissions so that the content objects and design of the media broadcast assembled at each of the client side devices substantially matches that of the simulated media broadcast.
US09277266B2
Apparatus and methods for the capture and delivery of content over a network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network, and the apparatus comprises a local server which stores, processes and assembles content prior to its delivery to a VOD server, thus obviating the need for superfluous VOD storage. This approach also facilitates various pre-streaming processing in a video recording (e.g., nPVR) system, and gives a network operator dynamic control over local playlists. In another embodiment, the local server of the improved system obviates the need for a VOD server in the nPVR system. One or more content libraries adapted to facilitate nPVR content access across one or more regions of a broadcast network are also disclosed. Secondary content (e.g., promotions, advertisements, etc.) can also be selectively inserted into nPVR content. Various access, business or operational rules and methods implementing the foregoing are also described.
US09277265B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to calculate video-on-demand viewing probability. Example methods disclosed herein include identifying a first set of households associated with a target set of categories that presented a first media having a first telecast delay, calculating first total tuning minutes and first total exposure minutes for the first set of households, identifying a second set of households that presented the first media having the first telecast delay and having a portion of the target set of categories, the second set of households having second total tuning minutes and second total exposure minutes for each category in the second set of households, calculating a household tuning proportion based on the first and second total tuning minutes, and calculating a household exposure proportion based on the first and second total exposure minutes, and calculating the panelist viewing probability associated with the first telecast delay based on a ratio of the household exposure proportion and the household tuning proportion.
US09277251B2
A method for creating an announcement stream for a geographic region is provided. The method receives, at a designated computer system, characterizing metadata for a first audio/video stream; analyzes a second audio/video stream to obtain characterizing metadata for the second video stream; compares, with the computer system, the characterizing metadata for the first video stream to the characterizing metadata for the second video stream to generate offset data; and calculates timing information corresponding to segment boundaries for the second video stream using the offset data.
US09277247B2
Provided are a method of interpolating an image by determining interpolation filter coefficients, and an apparatus for performing the same. The method includes: differently selecting an interpolation filter, from among interpolation filters for generating at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value located between integer-pel-unit pixels, based on a sub-pel-unit interpolation location and a smoothness; and generating the at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value by interpolating, using the selected interpolation filter, pixel values of the integer-pel-unit pixels.
US09277242B2
Methods and apparatuses for decoding and encoding video are provided. A method includes obtaining bit strings corresponding to current transformation coefficient level information by arithmetic decoding a bitstream based on a context model that indicates a probability as to whether a bit from a bit string is a one or a zero, updating or maintaining a previous binarization parameter based on a comparison of a predetermined value and a size of a previous transformation coefficient, obtaining the current transformation coefficient level information by performing de-binarization of the bit strings using the determined current binarization parameter, and generating a size of a current transformation coefficient using the current transformation coefficient level information.
US09277239B2
A video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus based on a scanning order of hierarchical data units are provided. The decoding method includes: receiving and parsing a bitstream of an encoded video; extracting from the bitstream information about a size of a maximum coding unit for decoding a picture of the encoded video, and encoding information about a coded depth and an encoding mode for coding units of the picture, wherein the size of the maximum coding unit is a maximum size of a coding unit which is a data unit for decoding the picture; and determining a hierarchical structure of the maximum coding unit and the coding units into which the picture is divided according to depths, and decoding the picture based on the coding units, by using the information about the size of the maximum coding unit and the encoding information about the coded depth and the encoded mode.
US09277228B2
In one example, a video decoder is configured to store an adaptation parameter set (APS) data structure in a buffer of a coding device, wherein the APS data structure includes signaling data applicable to one or more slices of video data, decode at least one of the slices based on the signaling data of the APS data structure, after decoding the slice, determine that the APS data structure can be removed from the buffer, remove the APS data structure from the buffer based on the determination, and decode one or more additional slices of the video data after removing the APS data structure from the buffer.
US09277224B2
Disclosed are method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an image which divides a current picture into blocks with various sizes and varies a number of intra prediction modes according to the sizes of the divided blocks.
US09277222B2
Methods and systems for performing at least one of video encoding and video decoding are disclosed. In one implementation, the system includes a controller configured to determine a video standard associated with a portion of the video data, each portion of the video data associated with one of a plurality of video standards. The controller is further configured to provide a set of the filter parameters which are associated with a video standard to be used for at least one of the video encoding and decoding and at least one filter configured to filter at least one reference pixel received from the reference pixel memory based, at least in part, on the provided set of filter parameters.
US09277218B2
A video processing device includes a video processing unit that decodes a video input signal into a decoded video signal in accordance with a video compression protocol, based on uncompressed video frame data. A data object compression/decompression module generates compressed video frame data for storage in a compressed video frame buffer by compressing a plurality of video data objects into a plurality of compressed video data objects, wherein a first subset of the plurality of video data objects are compressed via lossless compression and a second subset of the plurality of video data objects are compressed via lossy compression.
US09277212B2
An apparatus for coding video information according to certain aspects includes a memory unit and a processor in communication with the memory unit. The memory unit stores difference video information associated with a difference video layer of pixel information derived from a difference between an enhancement layer and a corresponding base layer of the video information. The processor determines a DC prediction value for a video unit associated with the difference video layer while refraining from using pixel information from a neighboring area of the video unit, wherein the DC prediction value is equal to zero or is offset by an offset value. The DC prediction value is a prediction value used in intra prediction based at least on an average of neighboring video units of the video unit. The processor further determines a value of the video unit based at least in part on the DC prediction value.
US09277211B2
A method including adaptively updating a value of an Exponential-Golomb (EG) parameter according to a value of an encoded prediction residual value, and encoding a prediction residual value in a lossless mode using an EG code based on the value of the EG parameter.
US09277210B2
Video equipment, e.g. for TV producers studios, need to display multiple channels of bit-streams simultaneously. Decoding multiple streams of high bit-rate videos is extremely computational intensive. An improved method for browsing an encoded frequency domain video sequence comprises steps of determining a spatial and/or temporal reduction level for browsing a video sequence, determining according to the determined reduction level frames, fields or parts of blocks or macroblocks to be skipped for decoding, and decoding the remaining data to a video with lower spatial and/or temporal resolution. The reduction may include adaptive partial coefficient decoding, motion vector truncation and/or simplified deblocking filtering. The reduction of spatial resolution is advantageously performed in the frequency domain, so that the inverse quantization process and the iDCT processes require less computing.
US09277206B1
This invention provides a 3D laser capture system, and method for employing the same, that avoids a shadow effect and allows for straightforward set-up and use of the system in imaging the surface profile of an object. A camera is provided with a head assembly that includes a lens configuration and a pair of mirrors that generate two simultaneous views, of opposite object sides. The two views are projected by the mirrors and lens configuration onto discrete portions of the camera's image sensor. The separate images captured on each of the two portions of the sensor are both analyzed by the systems vision system processor, thereby allowing the processor's profiling algorithm to analyze the surface from two different viewing angles concurrently. Portions of the laser blocked in one view are generally visible in the other view. Alternatively, a second lens can be employed to provide a second field of view.
US09277180B2
In an approach to determine facial feature substitution in a video conference, a computer receives one or more pre-recorded videos of an attendee of a video conference. The one or more pre-recorded videos include at least one pre-recorded video of an attendee speaking. The computer determines an avatar for use in place of a video of the attendee in the video conference. Furthermore, the computer determines one or more portions of the one or more pre-recorded videos of the attendee corresponding to at least one targeted facial feature of the attendee in the video of the attendee in the video conference. The computer substitutes the one or more portions of the one or more pre-recorded videos into the avatar, the substitution corresponding to the at least one targeted facial feature of the attendee in the video conference.
US09277178B2
There is provided an information processing system including an identifying unit that identifies a user and a target with whom the user requests to converse based on a signal detected by a first sensor arranged around the user, a signal processing unit that performs predetermined signal processing on signals detected by the first sensor and a second sensor arranged around the target, an output control unit that causes the signal detected by at least the second sensor and processed by the signal processing unit to be output to a first output unit arranged around the user, and a recognizing unit that recognizes, when a plurality of the targets are identified by the identifying unit, a selection request for selecting a specific target from among the plurality of targets based on the signal detected by the first sensor.
US09277173B2
A communication device is provided which can smoothly perform communication using a video phone function by suppressing the video phone function depending on whether the video phone function is in an effective condition.When an incoming call using the video phone function is occurred or when an outgoing call using the video phone function is performed, a control unit determines whether the video phone function is in the effective condition. Only when it is determined that the video phone function is in the effective condition, the control unit starts communication using the video phone function. When it is determined that the video phone function is not in the effective condition, the control unit 10 executes control to perform only audio communication without performing the communication using the video phone function.
US09277172B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for an eye contact video call capable of a realistic call in eye contact with the other party. A transparent display is formed at a central part of the opaque display and a camera is formed at a rear side thereof, thereby allowing a realistic call in eye contact with the other party and at the same time, the readability to be improved even in cases of a usual display use (mode). Further, the manufacturing cost of a terminal may be reduced and an interference of an output video of a transparent display that exists in the camera photograph video may also be effectively eliminated.
US09277166B2
A method of displaying an interactive geographical representation associated with a video content item is described. The method includes: playing the video content item, wherein the video content item includes at least one scene; requesting relevant metadata associated with the at least one video scene, the relevant metadata including a geographical representation and geolocation metadata associated with the at least video scene; receiving the relevant metadata; and displaying an interactive geographical representation along with at least one visual indication, wherein the at least one visual indication is associated with the at least one video scene and positioned at a location indicated by the geolocation metadata. Related systems, apparatus and methods are also described.
US09277151B2
A solid-state image sensor including an effective pixel area in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, each of the plurality of pixels comprising a photoelectric conversion portion configured to generate charges by photoelectric conversion, a charge holding portion configured to hold the charges generated by the photoelectric conversion portion, a floating diffusion portion configured to convert the charges from the charge holding portion into a voltage, a first transfer portion configured to transfer the charges of the photoelectric conversion portion to the charge holding portion, and a second transfer portion configured to transfer the charges of the charge holding portion to the floating diffusion portion, wherein the charge holding portion of each of the plurality of pixels is arranged on the inner side of the photoelectric conversion portion with respect to the center of the effective pixel area.
US09277139B2
A methodology for acquiring measurements of a signal at one or more scales of resolution, including: generating modulation patterns based on a predefined measurement matrix; modulating a received signal with the modulation patterns using the signal modulating array to obtain a modulated signal; and acquiring measurements of intensity of the modulated signal. Each modulation pattern is generated by: (a) selecting a corresponding row of the measurement matrix; (b) reordering elements of the selected row according to a permutation to obtain a reordered row; and (c) transferring the reordered row to the signal modulating array so that elements of the reordered row are mapped onto the signal modulating array. The permutation is defined so that a subset of the modulation patterns are coarse patterns that respect a partition of the signal modulating array into an array of superpixels, each superpixel including a respective group of the signal modulating elements.
US09277137B1
Two or more imagers having associated frame rates are each configured with a global shutter having an exposure interval less than a frame interval. The exposure interval for a first imager is offset from the exposure interval of a second imager such that the first imager is exposed while the second imager is not exposed. When interleaved, an effective frame rate exceeds the individual frame rates provided by the individual imagers. This interleaved imaging system may be used to recover, at high frame rates, images that are projected from spatial light modulators.
US09277129B2
A method of removing unwanted camera motion from a video sequence is provided. The method matches a group of feature points between each pair of consecutive video frames in the video sequence. The method calculates the motion of each matched feature point between the corresponding pair of consecutive video frames. The method calculates a set of historical metrics for each feature point. The method, for each pair of consecutive video frames, identifies a homography that defines a dominant motion between the pair of consecutive frames. The homography is identified by performing a geometrically biased historically weighted RANSAC on the calculated motion of the feature points. The geometrically biased historically weighted RANSAC gives a weight to the calculated motion of each feature point based on the historical metrics calculated for the feature point. The method removes the unwanted camera motion from the video sequence using the identified homographies.
US09277125B2
An imaging device includes a moving image special effect image processing unit that performs image processing of applying a first special effect causing a visual effect over a plurality of frames corresponding to image data of a moving image, and image processing of applying a second special effect corresponding to the first special effect to a still image captured during moving image capturing using image data of a moving image captured before the still image, and a control unit that controls an application form of the first and second special effects in the moving image special effect image processing unit.
US09277119B2
An electronic apparatus is described. The electronic apparatus includes an image capture unit, a first image processor, a second image processor, a display unit, and an image storage unit. The image capture unit generates an input image by a photoelectric conversion of incident light. The first image processor generates a display image from the input image and generates a first stored image from the first input image. The input image is divided into a first input image and a second input image. The second image processor generates a second stored image from the second input image. The display unit displays the display image. The image storage unit stores a combined stored image. The combined stored image is a combination of the first stored image and the second stored image.
US09277114B2
An image pickup apparatus where a lens unit including an image pickup optical system including a focus lens is attachable, includes an image pickup element, a control unit that controls drive of the focus lens based on a focus signal, and an acquisition unit that acquires type information of the lens unit, and the control unit performs a first scanning operation of driving the focus lens in a first direction and perform a second scanning operation of driving the focus lens at a lower speed than a predetermined speed in a second direction after the first scanning operation, and determines whether to perform the second scanning operation based on the type information in a case where a drive speed of the focus lens when an in-focus position is detected based on the focus signal acquired during the first scanning operation is higher than the predetermined speed.
US09277102B2
An audio processing apparatus including: an obtaining unit configured to obtain audio signals; and a processor configured to process the audio signals, wherein if it is not determined that the audio signals contain an abnormal value, the processor calculates a next sample value based on a predetermined number of sample values of the audio signals obtained by the obtaining unit, and wherein if it is determined that the audio signals contain an abnormal value, the processor uses the calculated next sample value so as to calculate a further next sample value.
US09277097B2
A method for authenticating a document comprising the following steps: when creating an original document, said document is sent by a holding entity to an authentication management entity in order for said document to be stored at a secure storage site and for any delivery of an authenticated copy and/or authenticatable copy to be managed by the authentication management entity, when a request for an authenticated copy is made by a requesting entity, the holding entity makes a duplication request via a suitable duplication system controlled by the authentication management entity in order to obtain an authenticatable transmission copy, the requesting entity uses the authenticatable transmission copy to make a duplication request via a suitable duplication system in order to obtain an authenticated copy delivered under the control of the authentication management entity.
US09277096B1
A method for varying a thickness of a trap around an object in an image. The method may include selecting a first window along a border of the object. The first window includes one or more first pixels representing the object and one or more second pixels representing a background or another object. A first edge orientation direction is determined based at least partially upon a location of the one or more first pixels in the first window. A first thickness of the object is measured along the first edge orientation direction. A trap is created around the object. A first thickness of the trap proximate to the first window is varied based at least partially upon the first thickness of the object.
US09277091B2
This disclosure provides methods and systems of embedding and extracting information in a printed document. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method is provided wherein information is encoded by one or more partial or complete gaps in a line associated with a form, and the line gaps are patterned to provide N-bit codes.
US09277075B2
In accordance with one embodiment, a color erasing apparatus comprises a conveyance path, a color erasing section and a control section. The conveyance path conveys a sheet. The color erasing section erases the color of an image formed with color erasable recording agent serving as recording agent containing coloring agent the color of which can be erased by heating. The control section carries out a control, in a case where the image formed on the sheet is not an image formed with the color erasable recording agent, so that the sheet is not subjected to a color erasing processing by the color erasing section.
US09277071B2
A scanner is disclosed. The scanner has a platen with at least one edge of the platen uncovered.
US09277068B2
Approaches are provided for processing scan data based on a scan process definition (SPD) that defines a set of instructions for acquiring image data based on one or more printed documents. An SPD may include extension data that is used to store additional data in association with the scan data. An SPD may include rights management data that is used to provide security to the scan data that is generated based on the SPD. An SPD may be used as a print process definition for dictating how print operations are to be performed. An SPD may be associated with data that identifies one or more scan devices that are prohibited from using the SPD. An SPD may be associated with access delegation data that indicates one or more users who have been delegated access to the SPD.
US09277064B2
A script language compatible with HTML is used to define methods or objects capable of communicating directly with an intelligent module for printing operations without going through a web browser's print selection option. A print API library provides the needed methods/objects for embedding into a web page. The intelligent module may be a stand-alone electronic device, or may be an intelligent device incorporated into a printer. The intelligent module may manage multiple printers directly or through a network, and it functions to provide a communication bridge for translating/conveying communication between the print APIs on a web page and a target printer. The print API knows the fixed IP address of the intelligent module, and define a print document or print commands and send it directly to the intelligent module by means of the known IP address.
US09277063B2
A reading unit, which reads images, reads an image of a predetermined pattern that includes a plurality of marks and is printed on a printing medium by executing scanning relative to the printing medium. Image data acquired by this reading is acquired. Reading adjustment values are specified in accordance with displacement amounts of a plurality of regions with respect to ideal positions. The plurality of regions are formed based on the plurality of patterns included in the acquired image data. Reading processing of a reading mechanism is corrected in accordance with the specified reading adjustment values.
US09277060B2
In one embodiment, a method including: receiving an incoming telephone call, which a user can choose to answer or leave unanswered; accessing one or more logs that associate data with identifiers to obtain log data associated with an identifier included in the incoming telephone call; creating a user alert for the incoming telephone call that includes displaying information based on the obtained log data; and updating the data associated with the included identifier in one or more logs.
US09277057B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for dynamically signaling encoder capabilities of vocoders of corresponding communication nodes. In one embodiment, during a call between a first communication node and a second communication node, a control node (e.g., base station controller or mobile switching center) for the first communication node sends capability information for a voice encoder of a vocoder of the first communication node to a control node for the second communication node. As a result, the second communication node is enabled to select and request a preferred encoder mode for the voice encoder of the vocoder of the first communication node based on the capabilities of the voice encoder of the vocoder of the first communication node.
US09277046B2
A method includes receiving, via an input interface of a mobile communication device, user input corresponding to dialed digits. The method includes causing a transmitter of the mobile communication device to transmit a connection signal to a communication network device based on the dialed digits. The method includes determining, at a processor of the mobile communication device, whether the dialed digits are associated with an action based on action information stored at a memory of the mobile communication device. The method further includes when the dialed digits are associated with the action, automatically causing the transmitter to transmit a disconnect signal to the communication network device, the disconnect signal indicating termination of a communication session associated with the dialed digits, and performing the action using the processor.
US09277034B2
A spring unit including a zigzag spring 40A, 40B; a first sliding unit 20A including a first spring securing part 22 securing a first end of the spring, a first spring accommodating part 28A, 28B accommodating the spring; first slide guiding parts 25 on both sides of the first sliding unit; a second sliding unit 30A including a second spring securing part 32 securing a second end of the spring, a second spring accommodating part 36A, 36B accommodating the spring, second slide guiding parts 35 on both sides of the second sliding unit, wherein the first and second slide guiding parts 20A and 30A are engaged to mutually slide, and the spring 40A, 40B is held inside a space formed between the first and second spring accommodating parts 28A, 28B, 36A, and 36B while the first and second slide guiding parts 25 and 35 are engaged.
US09277030B2
A method of responding to requests using stream processing includes, responsive to a client request, assigning a processing thread for handling the client request. A return connection is established within the processing thread. A server request derived from the client request is sent to a stream server configured to interact with a plurality of stream processing nodes. The server request includes a thread identifier specifying the processing thread. The processing thread for handling the client request is maintained in an idle state pending a write response message from the stream server. Responsive to receiving the write response message comprising a stream processing result and the thread identifier from the stream server, the processing thread specified by the thread identifier is returned to an active state using a processor. A client response comprising the stream processing result is returned to the client over the return connection.
US09277029B2
Method and apparatus in a router (200) of an IP network, for providing a relevant and expected service level for a first subscriber (A) in a peer-to-peer session with a second subscriber (B). When a session setup message (PATH) sent from the first subscriber is received (2:2) at the router, a required service level is detected from a service level indicator in the received message, and a service level definition of an operator of the first subscriber is obtained (2:3) for interpreting the service level indicator. Communication resources required for data transmission during the session are determined (2:4) according to the detected service level as interpreted by the service level definition. The determined communication resources are then booked (2:4) in the router, and the session setup message is forwarded (2:7) to a next hop node in the transmission path towards the second subscriber.
US09277028B2
Computer-implemented methods, computer software, and computer systems for synchronizing user relationship across computer systems implementing workspaces. A computer system that provides features accessible by users by executing a workspace is accessed. Features provided to the users by remaining computer systems depends on the relationships between the users. A triggering event that represents a change to the computer workspace—for example, addition or removal or a user in the workspace, addition or removal of content in the workspace—is detected. Features provided to a first user by the remaining computer systems is affected by the change. Changes in relationships between the first user and the remaining users responsive to the change are determined, and provided to one or more of the remaining computer systems as respective messages that include the changes in the relationships.
US09277026B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a cache stickiness index for providing measurable metrics associated with caches of a content delivery networking system. In one embodiment, a method for generating a cache stickiness index, including a cluster stickiness index and a region stickiness index, is disclosed. In embodiments, the cluster stickiness index is generated by comparing cache keys shared among a plurality of front-end clusters. In embodiments, the region stickiness index is generated by comparing cache keys shared among a plurality of data centers. In one embodiment, a system comprising means for generating a stickiness index is disclosed.
US09277025B2
A content server farm in a host network may be configured to receive a message indicating that content is to be downloaded to a content consumer device in the host network different from a partner network. A first copy of the content is stored at an originating content provider device in the partner network. A path for downloading the first copy of the content from the originating content provider device in the partner network to the content consumer device in the host network includes peering points that connect the host network to the partner network. The content server farm may determine whether a second copy of the content is cached at the content server farm in the host network, acquire the content when the second copy of the content is not cached at the content server farm in the host network, cache the content as the second copy at one or more locations in the content server farm in the host network, and generate indices that correspond to the second copy of the content and the locations at which the second copy of the content is stored.
US09277017B2
Techniques for device independent session migration are presented. A secure mechanism is presented for a target device to receive a current authenticated communication session from an original device with minimal user interaction while automated security is enforced during session migration. In an embodiment, the target device is a mobile device and the original device is a desktop; the target device captures a data glyph that is visually presented on a display of the original device and the data glyph is then seamlessly communicated to a server manager for authentication and session migration.
US09277002B2
A method and system for resource management is provided. The method includes generating a physical server pool. Resources of the physical server pool and additional resources of additional physical server are monitored and monitored data is retrieved during the monitoring. A utilization rate of the additional physical server pools is determined to be less than a threshold value. In response a group of physical servers is migrated to a free server pool. The physical server pool is determined to need an additional server and each physical server pool is rated based on a calculated chance for required usage. A first physical server is allocated to the physical server pool.
US09277001B2
A method, system and computer program product for managing hardware components in a cloud computing environment. Each hardware component in a data center of the cloud computing environment detects and identifies other hardware components within a communication range of the hardware component using a wireless protocol. Furthermore, each hardware component determines its actual location as well as its relative location with respect to the detected hardware components, such as based on a triangulation of the wireless signals. Such information is transmitted to an administrative server. An inventory of the hardware components in the data center, including their current location, is then compiled by the administrative server. In this manner, a hardware component can be more easily located after being relocated in the data center. Furthermore, the administrative server will be able to balance a workload across these hardware components based on their location.
US09276996B2
An apparatus for servicing a field device from a remote terminal, wherein the field device has an onsite display/servicing capability and is connected to a fieldbus of process automation technology. The remote terminal and the field device communicate with one another via at least one defined transmission protocol. A web server is integrated in the field device, in a Plant Access Point or in the remote terminal; the web server provides all requested device information, which is the so called firmware, of the field device in the form of dynamically produced contents to the remote terminal. A communication driver specific to the applied transmission protocol and a browser are integrated in the remote terminal. The communication driver emulates the protocol of the onsite display/servicing capability of the field device on the remote terminal and the dynamically produced contents are displayed on a display of the remote terminal via the web browser, so that the onsite display/servicing capability at the field device and the display/servicing capability at the remote terminal are identical.
US09276994B2
A computing system can include an interface that receives a URL where the URL includes activation information associated with activation of an Internet link by a user and item information associated with an item where the item information is associated with an ID for the item; circuitry that determines if the ID identifies the item at an Internet store; circuitry that determines via decay logic a best match for the item at the Internet store if the ID does not identify the item at the Internet store; and circuitry that formulates a redirection URL for redirection of the user to a webpage of the Internet store for the best match for the item if the ID does not identify the item at the Internet store.
US09276993B2
An apparatus is provided, for performing a direct memory access (DMA) operation between a host memory in a first server and a network adapter. The apparatus includes a host frame parser and a protocol engine. The host frame parser is configured to receive data corresponding to the DMA operation from a host interface, and is configured to insert markers on-the-fly into the data at a prescribed interval and to provide marked data for transmission to a second server over a network fabric. The protocol engine is coupled to the host frame parser. The protocol engine is configured to direct the host frame parser to insert the markers, and is configured to specify a first marker value and an offset value, whereby the host frame parser is enabled to locate and insert a first marker into the data.
US09276983B2
A method for invalidating content segments of a bitstream. The method comprises a step of delivering a manifest file from an origin server to a content delivery network. The manifest file may have a time-to-live value and may be redelivered based on the time-to-live value. The method comprises a step of delivering one or more content segments from the origin server to the content delivery network. The manifest file may contain pointers to the content segments. The method comprises a step of modifying the manifest file at the origin server to include invalidation information based on an input signal. The method comprises a step of invalidating the content segments throughout the content delivery network based on the invalidation information.
US09276975B2
When capturing packets at the application level for the purpose of QoS monitoring, a QoS monitor needs to be bound to the same IP address and port as those of a media player. However, due to the unicast duplicate binding problem, a unicast packet captured by the QoS monitor will not be received by the media player, which means the QoS monitor have affected the operation of the media player. The present invention provides a solution to make the QoS monitor, upon the receipt of a unicast packet, forward the packet to the socket of the media player. In order to guarantee that the forwarded packet can be received by the socket of the media player, the QoS monitor needs to keep the port unchanged and replace the destination IP address with the local host address (127.0.0.1). According to the invention, the QoS monitor can sniff the media player without interference to the normal operation of the media player.
US09276974B2
A method for identifying respective networked devices in a social communications network, which networked devices communicate messages relevant to an article. The messages may include posts, shares, likes, votes, ranks, and other comments. A server of the social communications network maintains a respective identity (e.g., user name or handle) for each connected networked device, respectively, of the social communications network. The server includes an API for requests. The method includes receiving a search item from a data communications network, collecting articles related to the search item from each of the at least one source of articles of the data communications network, storing in a database, for each respective one of the article from the step of collecting, a respective unique identifier representing the article, comparing the search item to each respective unique identifier, respectively, of the database, to determine similarity of the respective unique identifier to the search item, compiling a result set of each respective unique identifier determined similar to the search item in the step of comparing, communicatively detecting the share count of the messages of the social communications network related to the result set, deriving a score based collectively on all of the share counts from the step of communicatively detecting, the score represents topical activity of networked devices of the social communications network for the search item, calling the API of the server intermediating communications among the networked devices of the social communications network, receiving the identities of the networked devices of the social communications network; and storing the identities in a database in a storage.
US09276966B2
An Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) application executes services, such as (Internet Protocol) IP contact center services, accessible over different access channels. An IMS application server includes a service creation layer operable to provide components for creating a hosted service, testing the hosted service and deploying the hosted service into a service execution layer. The service execution layer includes service logic components operable to execute the hosted service, and communication components operable to connect to an external service involved in executing the hosted service.
US09276964B2
A method in a first user terminal (300, 500) for supporting provision of capabilities of the first user terminal to a second user terminal (302) is provided.The method comprises receipt (402) of a capability request from the second user terminal. Upon receipt of the capability request, filtering rules are used (406) on the capabilities of the first user terminal, wherein the filtering rules have been pre-configured for the first user terminal to control exposure of said capabilities. Thereafter a capability message is transmitted (408) to the second user terminal, wherein at least one of the capabilities of the first user terminal have been omitted from the capability message based on the filtering rules.
US09276949B2
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for identifying potential threats on a network based on anomalous behavior in communication between endpoints are provided. Traffic data for a network is accumulated over some period of time. The traffic data is grouped by one or more keys, such as source IP address, and sets of metric values are calculated for the keys. A mixture distribution, such as a negative binomial mixture distribution, is fitted to each set of metric values, and outlying metric values are determined based on the mixture distribution(s). A list of outliers is then generated comprising key values having outlying metric values in one or more of the sets of metric values.
US09276939B2
A system or computer usable program product for redacting QA system answer information based on user access to content including analyzing a corpus by natural language processing techniques, wherein the corpora includes non-sensitive and sensitive content, and storing the analyzed corpora in memory; receiving a user question to be answered by utilizing the analyzed corpora; utilizing a processor to determine a set of answer information by processing using the corpora; determining a user access right to sensitive content; and redacting an answer information item from the set of answer information if sensitive content to which the user does not have access was used to determine the answer information item.
US09276935B2
A system is disclosed for providing trusted third-party management of user device domains in a digital rights management environment. The system includes a plurality of content providers that distribute digital content items via user accounts having associated user device domains. The user device domains are managed by an independent domain manager. The domain manager includes a device registrar which is operative, for a given user device domain, to receive a request to add a device to the user device domain. If the request is grantable, a domain controller of the domain manager is operative to cause a domain private key to be transmitted to the device being added to the user device domain. The domain private key is usable at the device to decrypt a content key which was previously released to the user device domain for decrypting protected digital content.
US09276928B2
A session token can be requested to be sent to a first computing service from a second computing service, and a first computing service can receive the requested session token from the second computing service. The first computing service can send a message that includes the session token through a passive client to the second computing service. The second computing service can receive the message that includes the session token from the passive client, and the second computing service can verify that the message is valid. This verification of the validity of the message can include verifying that the session token received back from the passive client matches the session token the second computing service sent to the first computing service.
US09276923B1
Generating user authentication challenges based in part on preferences of one or more contacts of a user includes receiving an authentication request from a user. One or more contacts of the user associated with the authentication request are determined. One or more preferences of the close contact or contacts are determined. An authentication challenge based on the one or more preferences of one or more of the user's contacts is generated. The authentication request is allowed or denied based on the completion on the authentication challenge.
US09276919B1
In certain embodiments, a system having a memory and a processor. The memory is operable to store a credential verifier associated with a user account and a counter. The processor is coupled to the memory and the memory includes executable instructions that cause the system to receive a first authentication attempt and increment the counter if validation of the first authentication attempt against the credential verifier fails. The instructions also cause the system to receive a second authentication attempt and increment the counter only if validation of the second authentication attempt against the credential verifier fails and the second authentication attempt is distinct from the first authentication attempt.
US09276913B2
An encryption technique in which a transmission device and a reception device use solutions generated such that those generated in the same order are assumed to be the same is improved so as to enhance versatility without undermining security. An initial solution respectively used by two communication devices involved in communication in order to generate solutions is sent from one communicating device to the other. Both communication devices generate a mutually agreed-upon number of solutions from the initial solution and set the last solution among the generated solutions as a new initial solution, and using solutions generated based on the new initial solution, the transmission device performs encryption while the reception device performs decryption.
US09276909B2
Techniques for performing registration with a wireless network using integrity protection and/or ciphering are described. A user equipment (UE) may perform a security procedure with the wireless network for a first session and may generate UE security context data at the UE. The UE security context data may include a cipher key used for ciphering, an integrity key used for integrity protection, a temporary UE identity, and/or other information. The UE may use the UE security context data for secure communication with the wireless network during the first session. The UE may store the UE security context data upon termination of the first session. The UE may thereafter use the stored UE security context data for registration with the wireless network for a second session following the first session. The UE may perform integrity protection and/or ciphering for message(s) for registration based on the stored UE security context data.
US09276896B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and method of caching connection information used to establish a communication connection setup between at least two endpoint devices across a data network. One example method of operation may include exchanging at least one interface address and at least one globally unique identifier between the at least two endpoint devices. The method may also provide retrieving a last successful connection setup information based on the at least one globally unique identifier and the at least one interface address, assigning at least one port number to the at least one interface address via at least one of the two endpoint devices, exchanging at least one rendezvous message between the at least two endpoint devices to share connection setup information, and storing at least one of the at least one interface address, that at least one globally unique identifier, the last successful connection setup information, and the at least one port number in a cache file.
US09276893B2
Techniques, systems, and articles of manufacture for determining the current logical state of a social media communication thread. A method includes computing an initial probability for applicability of each of multiple logical states for a first entry in a social media communication thread, wherein each logical state corresponds to a stage of interaction between customers of an enterprise and/or agents of the enterprise based on features derived from content of entries in the communication thread, network structure of entries, and identity of authors of entries, computing a transition probability between each subsequent consecutive entry in the communication thread, wherein the transition probability indicates the probability of moving from one logical state to another, and determining the current logical state of the communication thread based on the computed initial probability for the first entry and the computed transition probability between each subsequent entry in the communication thread.
US09276887B2
The disclosed computer-implemented method for managing security certificates through email may include (1) receiving an encrypted email that contains both identifying information that identifies a security certificate for authenticating a website and a management command relating to the security certificate, (2) determining whether authentication of the encrypted email succeeded such that the management command is authorized, and (3) when a determination is made that authentication of the encrypted email succeeded, identifying the security certificate using the identifying information and executing the management command with respect to the identified security certificate. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09276885B2
A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.
US09276882B2
Provided are a system and a method for an online fan meeting. The online chat method among a first user and a plurality of second users, includes granting a bilateral chat right to a first group of users selected from the second users for participating in an online chat with the first user, authorizing an online chat communication among the first user and the first group based on the bilateral chat right, and broadcasting the online chat communication to a second group of users selected from the second users. The second group is granted with a unilateral chat right.
US09276876B2
A data transfer apparatus includes a first memory, a second memory, a search unit, and a data transmitting/receiving unit. The first memory holds information that associates a search key with an address. The second memory holds information that associates the address with verification information which is generated by a predetermined generation method based on at least a portion of the search key. The search unit generates the search key based on the received data, obtains, from the first memory, the address that is associated with the generated search key, obtains, from the second memory, the verification information that is associated with the obtained address, and verifies the verification information that is generated by the predetermined generation method based on at least a portion of the generated search key with the verification information obtained from the second memory. The data transmitting/receiving unit executes processing based on a result of the verification.
US09276875B2
An apparatus, system, method, and machine-readable medium are disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus is a network interface controller that includes one virtual function owned by a virtual machine present in the computer system. The controller includes a simple filtering agent that is associated with the first virtual function. The agent enforces simple filter rules for received network packets. The simple filter rules are capable of blocking the network packets from reaching the virtual machine. The apparatus also includes another virtual function that is owned by a virtual machine monitor present in the computer system. The controller also includes a side bounce filtering agent to forward the first network packet to the second virtual function if the first packet is blocked by the at least one of the one or more simple filter rules.
US09276869B2
An identity provider (IdP) discovery service operative at a service provider (SP) is described. In operation, and as valid requests are received by the SP via normal IdP-initiated flows, the SP builds-up knowledge about the relationship between the IdP (that redirected the request) and the initiator of the request. The IdP instance typically is inferred from an HTTP referrer field, and information about the initiator may be ascertained from client-specific information, such as client system IP address, client DNS domain, a domain of a user e-mail address, a target URL for the incoming request, or the value associated with a particular HTTP header field. This knowledge is maintained in one or more mapping table(s) that associate request attributes-to-IdP instance data. The mappings are then used to facilitate IdP discovery for a new incoming request to the SP that has been determined to originate from other than an IdP.
US09276868B2
A plurality of packets are received by a packet processing device, and the packets are distributed among two or more packet processing node elements for processing of the packets. The packets are assigned to respective packet classes, each class corresponding to a group of packets for which an order in which the packets were received is to be preserved. The packets are queued in respective queues corresponding to the assigned packet classes and according to an order in which the packets were received by the packet processing device. The packet processing node elements issue respective instructions indicative of processing actions to be performed with respect to the packets, and indications of at least some of the processing actions are stored. A processing action with respect to a packet is performed when the packet has reached a head of a queue corresponding to the class associated with the packet.
US09276862B1
A telecommunication and network traffic throttle and control and rate deck synchronization system including one or more processors coupled to a communications network. The system is configured to monitor, control, and throttle network traffic and to generate and synchronize rate decks to limit and block unwanted and harmful traffic to optimize performance of and protect telecommunications and network infrastructure. Received routing requests are parsed for subscriber identifiers that have assigned current rate decks. Routing requests are forwarded only for subscribers having unexpired assigned rate decks. When new assigned rate decks are generated with prospective effective times, the current date decks are modified to expire before the effective time, and subscribers are sent URLs having embedded security hashes, which must be downloaded before the current assigned rate decks expire. Routing requests cannot be forwarded upon expiration, and until subscribers download the new rate decks and an associated rate deck file hash.
US09276858B2
A method and apparatus for managing an overload condition in a network are disclosed. For example, the method monitors the network for a traffic overload condition, and determines whether a more severe traffic overload condition or a less severe traffic overload condition is detected by using a network monitor and controller. The method then selects using a network monitor and controller agent in response to a command from the network monitor and controller, a different bandwidth preservation scheme if the more severe traffic overload condition or the less severe traffic overload condition is detected, wherein the different bandwidth preservation scheme is based on a selection of a codec type and is applied to a portion of the traffic.
US09276855B1
Systems and methods for providing navigation filters within content items distributed via a computer network are provided. A navigation filter includes a heading and a plurality of items associated with the heading and can function as a summary of a resource associated with a distributed content item. A described method includes receiving a request for content from a user device, selecting a content item in response to the request, identifying one or more navigation filters associated with the selected content item, generating display data including the selected content item and the one or more navigation filters, and providing the display data for presentation to the user device.
US09276836B2
A method and an apparatus for advertising border connection information of autonomous system are disclosed. Moreover, the method includes: establishing and maintaining, by a border node of the autonomous system, the border connection information of the autonomous system; flooding the border connection information within the autonomous system; and receiving, by nodes of the autonomous system, the border connection information. The method and the apparatus for advertising border connection information of autonomous system of embodiments of the present invention may adapt to dynamic change of network topology, and dynamically advertise the border connection information of the autonomous system within the system in time, so as to optimize networks and improve quality of service of the networks.
US09276830B2
A secure network of electronic elements (“network”) ensures the electronic elements that implement an electronic device are functioning properly. The network selects at least one master electronic element to consistently check that each of the electronic elements are functioning properly. When the master electronic element identifies that an electronic element is not functioning properly, the network executes a predefined response, such as a counter measure that limits the functional capability of the improperly functioning electronic element or other electronic elements. Electronic elements can identify when a master electronic element is improperly functioning by observing that the master electronic element has ceased checking on the electronic elements. The secure network can then execute a response that includes the counter measure of limiting the functional capability of the improperly functioning master electronic element and assigning a new master electronic element.
US09276826B1
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring the health of a service by using a comprehensive collection of analytical values derived from data obtained from a plurality of sensors. Many simultaneous data points are gathered by sensors monitoring a service, which then send the raw data to a collection of analyzers (e.g., servers) running in one or more centralized data centers for examination. Collected data is analyzed to generate various metrics (e.g., analytical values) that can be combined with other data and analysis results to provide indications about the overall health of the service.
US09276825B2
The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for deployment of services independent of a particular deployment model. One process includes operations for receiving a selection for a user productivity service from a client device, the client device located in a corporate network. A request for a particular method of deployment of the user productivity service is received. At least a portion of the user productivity service is transmitted to the client device if the request is for on-demand deployment of the user productivity service. At least a portion of the user productivity service is transmitted to a server in the corporate network if the request is for on-premise deployment of the user productivity service.
US09276821B2
Technology is disclosed for graphically representing classification of workloads in a storage system. Workload classification is graphically represented to the user by mapping workload signatures of the workloads to a grid. When the workload signatures are mapped to the grid, a number of clusters are formed in the grid. Each of the clusters represents workloads of a particular category. Mapping the workload signature to the grid includes mapping a high-dimensionality workload signature vector to a low-dimensionality grid.
US09276815B2
Aspects of the present invention include an N-Node virtual link trunking (VLT) system comprising a set of N nodes collectively provide a logical fabric-level view that is consistent across the set of N nodes. Embodiments of the N-Node VLT system comprise a control plane mechanism to provide Layer 2 multipathing between access network devices (switches or servers) and the core network. The N-Node VLT system provides a loop-free topology with active-active load-sharing of uplinks from access to the core. Accordingly, the N-Node VLT system eliminates the disadvantage of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) (active-standby links) by allowing link aggregation group (LAG) terminations on multiple separate distribution or core switches and also supporting a loop-free topology. Additional benefits of an N-Node VLT system include, but are not limited to, higher resiliency, improved link utilization, and improved manageability of the network.
US09276812B1
A direct network connection is established between a customer network and a service provider network. Computing resources are then provisioned in the service provider network in an automated fashion. The network connection between the service provider network and the customer network is also configured such that data can be transmitted from one of the computing resources to another one of the computing resources by way of at least a portion of the customer network. Test data is then transmitted from one computing resource to another computing resource by way of at least a portion of the customer network. One or more test results are then generated based upon characteristics of the transmission of the test data from one resource to the other resource by way of the customer network. The resources may be de-provisioned in an automated fashion following completion of the testing.
US09276810B2
A method for operating a multiple point transmission system is disclosed. The method includes reconfiguring the multiple point transmission system according to an updated configuration of an at least one radio bearer between an at least one transmission point and a terminal device, and communicating with the terminal device using the reconfigured multiple point transmission system. The configuration of the at least one radio bearer is updated according to operating condition information of the terminal device.
US09276809B2
Combining profiles based on priorities associated therewith to create an effective profile are provided. A plurality of profiles defining one or more rules that are applicable to a functional computing object are identified. A priority corresponding to each applicable profile is determined. The applicable profiles are combined by the computing device based on the corresponding priorities to create an effective profile that includes no conflicting rules.
US09276806B2
Systems and/or methods may be used to handle failure of a HeNB/HNB, a SeGW, or an edge component. For example, actions may be performed by the edge component when a HeNB, a CGW, or a SeGW fails. The actions that may be performed when a SeGW may fail may include tearing down an IPSec tunnel to a HeNB connected to the edge component, using S1-AP signaling, a signaling interface (e.g., a connection management interface (CMI), an X2 interface, and/or a Sxx interface to inform the HeNB of the failure, and/or the like. The actions that may be performed when a HeNB may fail may include using S1-AP signaling and/or a signaling interface (e.g., a CMI) to inform a mobility management entity (MME) of the failure, and/or the like.
US09276801B2
A switching module can route packets between a network fabric and a local network, both of which form a closed network such as a vehicular network. The switching module provides local network management functions, and handles packet transfers between the local network and the network fabric. The switching module uses network information, which can include information about packet content type and network topology, to determine a packet's priority, and an appropriate switching protocol to use for processing and routing packets.
US09276799B2
A wireless transmission apparatus includes an amplifier that amplifies power of a multicarrier signal, a first frequency shift unit that performs a first frequency shift on a first signal fed back from the amplifier on the basis of carrier frequencies of the multicarrier signal to output a second signal after the first frequency shift, a band limiting unit that performs frequency band limitation on the second signal to output a third signal after the frequency band limitation, and a distortion compensation device that compensates nonlinear distortion of the amplifier on the basis of the third signal.
US09276797B2
In one embodiment a method for suppressing narrowband interference in an RF signal is provided. The method includes providing a block of baseband digital samples of the RF signal and computing n-1 stages of an n stage fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the block of the baseband digital samples to produce a first block of intermediate data points. A final threshold is computed based on values of the intermediate data points. A final stage of the n stage FFT is computed from the first block of intermediate data points to produce a block of output data points, and the output data points that have an energy above the final threshold are attenuated.
US09276795B2
Methods, systems, and/or devices are provided that permit data transmissions over unused television channels. A method operational in a receiver device, includes monitoring one or more repurposed channels within a television broadcast frequency spectrum for data waveforms, wherein waveforms of different bandwidths coexist within the one or more repurposed channels, and at least a larger waveform has a first bandwidth larger than a channel bandwidth for each repurposed channel. The method also includes receiving a waveform over a repurposed channel from among the one or more repurposed channels, wherein the received waveform has a second bandwidth smaller than the channel bandwidth. The method further includes processing the received waveform by applying a downclocking factor to a clock of the receiver device that causes the receiver device to process the received waveform according to the second bandwidth to obtain a data payload from the received waveform.
US09276794B2
Embodiments provide techniques for high peak to average power ratio (PAPR) event mitigation in high speed data networks, such as cable networks, for example. Embodiments are applicable to multi-carrier and single-carrier modulation systems. Embodiments operate by predicting or detecting the occurrence of a peaking event at the transmitter, and then mitigating potential effects of the peaking event at the transmitter, including application of alternative constellation symbol mappings.
US09276773B2
A power control system for saving power by powering on enough application servers to satisfy the current load workload as well as any required reserve capacity based on administrative settings is disclosed. As the load increases, more servers are powered on. As the load decreases some servers are powered off. The power control system provides a reasonable end user experience at the least cost based on power consumption of the servers.
US09276764B2
Systems and methods for enhanced carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) protocols are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to Power Line Communications (PLC). For example, a method may include attempting to access a communications channel to transmit a frame after a backoff time proportional to a randomly generated number within a contention window (CW), the CW having an initial value carried over from a previous transmission of a different frame. Additionally or alternatively, some of techniques described herein may facilitate the spreading of the time over which devices attempt to transmit packets, thereby reducing the probability of collisions using, for example, Additive Decrease Multiplicative Increase (ADMI) mechanisms.
US09276761B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top box comprising a controller to send an invite for participation in a media conference to at least one media device, the media conference comprising a presentation of a media program supplied by an interactive television (iTV) network, receive an acceptance of the invite from at least one accepting media device of the at least one media device, connect the at least one accepting media device to a communications bridge operably coupled to the STB, wherein the communications bridge enables the STB and the at least one accepting media device to engage in one of voice, video, and synthesized speech to text communications, and present the media program with at least a portion of the communications between the STB and the at least one accepting media device during the media conference. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09276759B2
In a typical computer network, at least some of the managed resources are monitored to determine whether those resources are meeting predetermined performance goals or service level objectives. To simplify the process of configuring a network monitor, information about the service level objectives is loaded into the resource itself. When the resource is detected, the service level objective information is extracted from the resource information and made available to a translating engine. The translating engine converts the extracted information to monitoring directions that are used to configure the network monitor. Embodiments in which new resources are detected either buying a registration process or a polling process are described.
US09276750B2
Embodiments of an invention for secure processing environment measurement and attestation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive a first instruction associated with a build or a rebuild of a secure enclave. The execution unit is to execute the first instruction. Execution of the first instruction, when associated with the build, includes calculation of a first measurement and a second measurement of the secure enclave. Execution of the first instruction, when associated with the rebuild, includes calculation of the second measurement without calculation of the first measurement.
US09276747B2
A method comprises storing, at the server computer system, user profile information for the remote user. The user profile information for the remote user (or a link to the user profile information) is encrypted using authentication information. The user profile information is associated with user identification information, at the server computer system, using the authentication information, which is selectively made available by the remote user via the network to the server computer system in order to enable the server computer system to associate the user profile information with the user identification information.
US09276741B2
Systems and methods for managing a content encryption key and a seed to generate the content encryption key are provided. In one example, a method may include receiving a request for a content encryption key at a content encryption key service. The request includes a requesting entity fingerprint that corresponds to a requesting entity and a seed identifier that corresponds to a seed. The seed identifier is mapped to the seed and the requesting entity fingerprint mapped to a corresponding seed permission. If the seed permission entitles the requesting entity to receive the content encryption key, the key is derived using the seed and provided to the requesting entity.
US09276731B2
System, methods and apparatus are described that facilitate transmission of data, particularly between two devices within an electronic apparatus. Information is transmitted in N-phase polarity encoded symbols. Drivers may be adapted or configured to align state transitions on two or more connectors in order to minimize a transition period between consecutive symbols. The drivers may include circuits that advance or delay certain transitions. The drivers may include pre-emphasis circuits that operate to drive the state of a connector for a portion of the transition period, even when the connector is transitioned to an undriven state.
US09276727B2
A method for transmitting acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signals by an apparatus in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes spreading ACK/NACKs using spreading codes of a spreading factor, the spreading factor being one of a spreading factor 2 and a spreading factor 4; and transmitting each of the one or more physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel (PHICH) groups through a plurality of units of four resource elements, each PHICH group carrying one or more spread ACK/NACKs, wherein the number of PHICH groups for she spreading factor 2 is determined as twice of the number of PHICH groups for the spreading factor 4.
US09276726B2
An apparatus for use in a wireless communication network includes a UE configured to communicate with a plurality of serving cells with at least a first serving cell and a second serving cell. The UE is configured to operate in at least two carrier frequencies. The UE includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to detect one or more scheduling assignments for receiving one or more respective PDSCHs from a respective one or more of the plurality of serving cells. The processing circuitry is also configured to receive the one or more PDSCHs from the respective one or more of the plurality of serving cells based on the one or more scheduling assignments. The processing circuitry is further configured to transmit HARQ-ACK information on a PUCCH in response to receiving the one or more PDSCHs. The processing circuitry is configured to utilize first and second power control loops.
US09276721B2
Provided is a method and apparatus for decoding data by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the following steps: receiving group control information identified by a group identifier (ID) allocated to a plurality of UEs including the UE, wherein the group control information includes scheduling information indicating a group search space that is a wireless resource area through which data for the plurality of UEs can be transmitted; receiving data through the group search space; and decoding the data on the basis of a unique ID of the UE in the group search space.
US09276719B2
The present invention relates to a pilot tone generating method and apparatus of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access system and method, and a channel estimation method and apparatus using the same. The channel estimation apparatus includes a pilot tone extracting unit for extracting a pilot tone, which is inserted within a frame with data tone, masked with an orthogonal code; a pilot tone unmasking unit for unmasking of the pilot tone extracted from the pilot tone extracting unit by using an orthogonal code information; and a channel estimation operating unit for estimating a channel by calculating an average of the pilot tones which is unmasked in the unmasking unit.
US09276715B2
A method for configuring configuration information with a user equipment in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes determining, upon receipt of a Physical Uplink Control Channel/Sounding Reference Signal (PUCCH/SRS) release request from a lower layer, whether configuration information required for a transmission mode supporting Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) has been configured, and if the configuration information has been configured, reconfiguring a setting state of the configuration information.
US09276696B2
A method, an optical node, and an optical network include a power controller configured to bring channels in-service in parallel over multiple cascaded optical nodes quickly, efficiently, and in a non-service affecting manner. The method, node, and network utilize multiple states of a control loop that maintains a stable response in downstream optical nodes as channels are added in parallel. Further, the power controller is configured to operate independently alleviating dependencies on other power controllers and removing the need for coordination between power controllers. The method, node, and network provide efficient turn up of dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) services which is critical to optical layer functionality including optical layer restoration.
US09276692B2
A method for transmitting, by a base station, configuration information for a reference signal for channel measurement. The method according to one embodiment includes transmitting, to a user equipment, first resource information for indicating a first pattern, first subframe information for indicating a first subframe, second resource information for indicating a second pattern, and second subframe information for indicating a second subframe. The first subframe information includes information indicating a first periodic interval, and the second subframe information indicates information indicating a second periodic interval. Each of the first and second subframes is comprised of two slots—slot 0 and slot 1, and each of the first and second reference signal time-frequency resources is within two OFDM symbols other than OFDM symbols 0, 1, 2, and 3 of the slot 0 and other than OFDM symbols 0, 1, and 3 of the slot 1.
US09276689B2
Apparatus for providing timing information, the apparatus comprising: a primary reference time clock (PRTC) that provides a reference time of day (ToD) and a reference frequency; a packet master clock that receives the ToD and reference frequency and is configured to distribute timing to a slave clock in accordance with a timing over packet procedure responsive to the ToD and the reference frequency; and a housing that houses the PRTC and packet master clock which may be plugged into a conventional small form factor (SFP) compliant cage to connect the packet master clock to a packet switched network (PSN).
US09276684B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may receive broadcast information related to a second UE from a third UE, relay the broadcast information and identifier information to a set of UEs, determine whether each UE in the set of UEs has received the broadcast information based on whether the identifier information is received from each UE in the set of UEs, and refrain from relaying the broadcast information upon determining that each UE in the set of UEs has received the broadcast information. In another aspect, the apparatus may receive broadcast information related to a second UE and a tag associated with the broadcast information from a third UE, relay the tag without the broadcast information to a set of UEs, receive a request for broadcast information from a third UE in the set of UEs, and relay the broadcast information to the third UE. In an aspect, the first, second and third UEs may be the same UE. In another aspect, the second and third UEs but not the first UE may be the same UE.
US09276676B2
A visible ray communication system and method that improve transmission rate and remove an influence of inter-color interference to improve the communication quality. A transmission apparatus included in the visible ray communication system allocates each carrier signal component of an OFDM signal, which is modulated into transmission information, to a plurality of LEDs of different colors. The information is added to a combination of a carrier frequency and an LED wavelength, when a carrier signal is allocated to an, in addition to each carrier signal being modulated into the information.
US09276675B2
A wireless visible light communication system is provided. The system includes optical transmitters and optical receivers for receiving optical signals, wherein each of the optical transmitters includes a first light source for generating an optical signal, and at least one light source capable of generating light which has a color equal to that of the optical signal, and has a wavelength different from that of the optical signal.
US09276651B2
To use CSI feedback information capable of sufficiently supporting MU-MIMO transmission and CoMP transmission in LTE-A systems, in a radio communication method of the invention, a radio base station apparatus (200) generates downlink transmission data including a report mode corresponding to a bandwidth to perform feedback of feedback information including channel quality information and spatial channel information, and an extension level of the feedback information, and multiplexes the downlink transmission data and a reference signal for feedback information to transmit to a mobile terminal apparatus (100), and the mobile terminal apparatus (100) receives a downlink signal including the report mode and the extension level, and generates feedback information associated with the report mode and the extension level to transmit to the radio base station apparatus (200).
US09276642B2
A computing device (102) includes multiple antennas, one antenna for wireless communication and another antenna for wireless charging. Each antenna is one of multiple coils that are co-located at a particular area of a housing of the computing device. These multiple coils can be configured in various different manners, and are configured such that a first of the multiple coils has an outer periphery and an inner boundary. A second of the multiple coils includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion of the second coil is positioned about the outer periphery of the first coil, the second portion of the second coil is positioned within the inner boundary of the first coil, and the third portion of the second coil traverses the first coil and interconnects the first and second portions of the second coil.
US09276640B2
Described herein are techniques related to devices with wireless docking capabilities and more particularly near field communications-based techniques for docking and undocking devices. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US09276637B2
A power and data supply system that includes circuitry for supplying power and data to an output via a common transmission line is provided. The circuitry comprises a DC power source, a data signal source, a modulator configured to generate a modulated signal in dependence on the data signal, and an inverter, wherein the inverter is controlled by the modulated signal, such that the inverter generates an AC signal for output to the transmission line.
US09276636B2
A communication device includes a modulating component, a transmitting component and a controlling component. The modulating component generates a first modulated packet and a second modulated packet. The first modulated packet is based on a first modulation scheme and the second modulated packet is based on a second modulation scheme. The first modulation scheme has a first amount of energy associated therewith, and the second modulation scheme has a second amount of energy associated therewith. The first amount of energy is less than the second amount of energy. The transmitting component generates a transmit packet based on one of the first modulated packet and the second modulated packet. The controlling component generates a control signal to instruct the modulating component to generate the first modulated packet when the transmit packet will be less than a predetermined threshold. The threshold is based on the first amount of energy.
US09276625B2
A charging system for a mobile device includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes (a) a first interface to a power source; (b) a second interface to the receiver; (c) a polarity detection circuit for detecting polarities of the; and (d) first and second switches controlled by the polarity detection circuit, wherein each switch selectively connects a terminal of the first interface to a terminal of the second interface. The receiver includes: (a) a first interface; (b) a second interface coupled to a device to be charged; and (c) a connection circuit between a terminal of the first interface and a terminal of the second interface, wherein the connection circuit is conductive when the voltage across these terminals is of a first polarity, and a second polarity otherwise.
US09276623B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides an RF front-end system. The RF front-end system includes one or more RF front-end components and a programmable logic device, which has a baseband interface for coupling to a baseband digital signal processor (DSP), and a set of component interfaces for coupling to the one ore more RF front-end components. The programmable logic device is configured to: receive, from the baseband DSP via the baseband interface, a command which includes an address and a control signal; identify a component interface from the set of component interfaces based on the address; and send the control signal to the identified component interface, thereby enabling the baseband DSP to control a front-end component coupled to the programmable logic device via the identified component interface.
US09276620B2
A mixer included in a receiver of a wireless communication system is provided. The mixer includes a switching unit including a plurality of transistors receiving a Radio Frequency (RF) signal and a Local Oscillation (LO) signal, and outputting a baseband signal, and a voltage controller outputting a voltage control signal controlling a body voltage of at least one transistor from among the plurality of transistors to thereby control a threshold voltage of the at least one transistor.
US09276618B1
Systems and methods are provided for performing noise filtering of a received signal. A first antenna is configured to capture a first signal. A second antenna is configured to capture a second signal, desired signal arrives at the two antennas at about the same time, where noise received from directions other than the expected signal direction is received at the first antenna and the second antenna at different times. A signal processor is configured to generate a averaged signal based on the first signal and the second signal, subtract the averaged signal from the first signal to generate a noise indicating signal, perform a phase adjustment on the averaged signal based on the noise indicating signal, and subtract the phase adjusted signal from the first signal to adjust the noise indicating signal. The noise indicating signal is filtered and then subtracted from the averaged signal to generate a filtered output signal.
US09276603B2
An AD converter includes a delta-sigma AD converter configured to receive an analog signal through an input terminal and obtain a higher-order bit conversion result, a first cyclic AD converter configured to receive a residual signal resulting from removal of a higher-order bit or bits, and performs a conversion process having a amplification factor of one to obtain a 1.5-bit conversion result, a second cyclic AD converter configured to perform a conversion process having an amplification factor of two to obtain a lower-order bit conversion result, and a shift register and a digital accumulator circuit that are configured to receive a higher-order bit, a 1.5-bit, and a lower-order bit conversion result and output an AD conversion value.
US09276597B1
An analog-to-digital converter is provided. Each pre-amplifier provides a pair of differential outputs according to a pair of differential analog input signals and a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage from a resistor chain, wherein the first reference voltage is different from the second reference voltage. Each dynamic comparator provides a first comparing signal and a second comparing signal according to the pair of differential outputs of the pre-amplifier. Each pre-amplifier includes a first calibration unit for calibrating a first offset voltage from the pre-amplifier at the pair of differential outputs at a specific temperature, and a second calibration unit for calibrating a second offset voltage from the corresponding dynamic comparator at the pair of differential outputs.
US09276586B2
A frequency error calculator circuit calculates the frequency error in a basic clock based on the basic clock and on a reference clock having a frequency higher than the basic clock. An operation clock generator circuit outputs an operation clock whose error has been corrected based on the frequency error calculated by the frequency error calculator circuit. An ON/OFF control circuit outputs an ON/OFF control signal that specifies the calculation timing that the frequency error calculator circuit calculates the frequency error of the basic clock based on the frequency error calculated by the frequency error calculator circuit.
US09276581B2
A nonvolatile programmable logic switch of an embodiment includes: a cell including: a first memory including a first terminal connected to a first wiring line, and a second terminal; a second memory including a third terminal connected to a second wiring line, and a fourth terminal connected to the second terminal of the first memory; a first transistor, of which one of a source and a drain is connected to the second and fourth terminals, the other of the source and the drain is connected to a third wiring line, and a gate is connected to a fourth wiring line; and a second transistor, of which one of a source and a drain is connected to the second and fourth terminals, the other of the source and the drain is connected to a gate of a pass transistor, and a gate is connected to a fifth wiring line.
US09276573B2
A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) of the island-type comprising a plurality of cluster-based Configurable Logic Blocks (CLBs), whereby each of the cluster-based CLBs is surrounded by a global routing structure formed by a plurality of multiplexers and pass/transmission-gates organized in Switch Boxes (SBs) and Connection Blocks (CBs), the switch boxes and the connection blocks comprising at least a first plurality of resistive memories inserted in a data path of a first routing architecture of the switch boxes and the connection blocks. Each CLB contains Basic Logic Elements (BLEs), as well as local routing resources.
US09276572B2
Some embodiments provide an IC with configuration context switchers. The IC includes several configurable circuits, each of which configurably performs one of several operations at any given time, based on the configuration data set that it receives at that time. The IC includes several storage circuits for storing several configuration data sets for each of the configurable circuits. The IC also includes a context switching interconnect circuit for switchably connecting the configurable circuit to different sets of storage circuits to receive different sets of configuration data sets. The context switcher includes one or more stages for re-timing the data coming from the configuration storage elements. The stages can include interconnect circuitry or storage circuitry. Some embodiments build one of the stages in the configuration data storage elements. Some embodiments encode the configuration data bits and hence utilize a decoder in the context switcher to decode the encoded configuration data.
US09276565B2
A duty ratio correction circuit includes: a buffer circuit configured to generate a second signal based on a first signal, the second signal having a DC component corresponding to a first control signal; a waveform shaping section configured to shape a waveform of the second signal to generate a third signal that is a target of duty ratio correction; a first capacitor; and a first charge-discharge control circuit configured to selectively charge or discharge the first capacitor based on the third signal, to generate the first control signal.
US09276555B2
An electronic component includes a wiring substrate, a heating element, a first support, a second support, and a container. The heating element, the first support, and the second support are electrically connected to the wiring substrate. The wiring substrate is disposed within the container through the first support and the second support which penetrate the container. Each of the first support and the second support includes a protrusion portion protruding outside the container, and the protrusion portion of the second support is shorter than the protrusion portion of the first support.
US09276553B2
In an impedance matching device, a storage unit stores a control value representing a load value and a value equivalent to input impedance in advance. The control value identifies inductance and capacitance values matching a predetermined impedance value by use of either a first or second matching circuit. An impedance estimation unit estimates input impedance of the power transmission antenna. The load value estimation unit estimates load value of a circuit connected to a power reception antenna and consuming transmitted electric power. A circuit selection unit electrically connects the first matching circuit, the second matching circuit, or a through circuit per the load value and the input impedance equivalent value. A control value output unit reads out the control value stored in the storage unit based on the load value and the input impedance equivalent value, and outputs the control value to the circuit selected by the circuit selection unit.
US09276541B1
Content is presented by media devices to a user. Described herein are techniques and systems for determining occurrence of one or more events at, or proximate to, the media device. Once an event is determined, one or more actions to modify presentation of the content may be initiated. The actions may include starting presentation of the content, stopping presentation of the content, applying noise mitigation techniques to the content, and so forth. The noise mitigation techniques may include modification of an intended signal from the content to produce a noise mitigation zone 118 proximate to, or encompassing, at least a portion of the user's head.
US09276529B1
An operational amplifier includes three transconductance stages (TSs) each having a differential input and a differential output, a first and second resistor coupled between the differential output of the first TS and the differential input of the first TS, a third and fourth resistor coupled between the differential output of the third TS and the differential input of the first TS, a first and second capacitor coupled between the differential output of the third TS and the differential input of the third TS, wherein the first, second, and third TSs each include a differential input amplifier coupled to the differential input of the respective TS, a differential output amplifier coupled to the differential output of the respective TS, and a plurality of Schottky diodes coupled between the differential input amplifier and the differential output amplifier for voltage level shifting.
US09276524B2
An oscillator circuit includes a field effect transistor and a resonant circuit having a first terminal connected to the field effect transistor. The resonant circuit includes an inductance and a capacitance and has a second terminal for connecting to a radiator. The field effect transistor includes a gate electrode coupled to a source of gate voltage, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a graphene channel disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode and electrically connected thereto. The graphene channel is disposed relative to the gate electrode for being biased by the gate electrode into a negative differential resistance region of operation. The oscillator circuit is capable of generating a continuous wave THz frequency signal, and is further capable of being enabled and disabled by the bias applied to the gate electrode.
US09276515B2
A motor controller is provided with integrated metering and data logger functions to measure, store and report information suitable to verify the controller's energy saving performance. The integrated functions in the controller can be used to establish an AC motor's baseline electrical power and energy profile and to monitor continuously the power and energy reduction performance of the controller without requiring a separate meter and logger.
US09276509B2
A power tool according to one aspect of one embodiment described in the disclosure includes a brushless motor, a battery voltage detection unit configured to detect a voltage of a battery that provides energy for driving the brushless motor, a rotational position detection unit configured to detect a rotational position of the brushless motor, and a control unit configured to control a drive output supplied to the brushless motor based at least in part on a signal from the rotational position detection unit. The control unit controls a current conduction angle and/or an advance angle supplied to the brushless motor so that, during control of the drive output to the brushless motor, a rotational speed or a conducting current of the brushless motor approaches or reaches a target value, the target value being based at least in part on a battery voltage detected by the battery voltage detection unit.
US09276507B2
The rotary drive system includes: a direct voltage source (102); an electric motor (104) having an axis of rotation (A), and including independent phases having directions about the axis of rotation; an inverter (106) for connecting each phase to the direct voltage source (102); and a control device (110) for supplying a command to the inverter (106). The control device includes: elements (118) for selecting a formula from predefined formulas, each predefined formula being intended to calculate either a homopolar voltage set-point, or a homopolar current set-point; elements (124) for determining a set-point intended to apply the selected formula to determine, according to the formula selected, either a homopolar voltage set-point, or a homopolar current set-point, and elements (126) for determining a command intended to determine the command of the inverter (106) based on the set-point determined.
US09276506B2
A field winding type synchronous motor comprises a stator, a rotor with field windings, a brushless exciter, and a rectification circuit rectifying an output of the brushless exciter. A first circuit in parallel with the field windings includes a discharge resistor and a first switching device with a backward diode. The discharge resistor and the first switching device are connected in series. A second switching device is provided in one of the DC lines connecting the first circuit and the rectification circuit. The first switching device is controlled by a potential obtained by resistor dividing of an induced voltage in the field windings and a connection from the potential via a diode to anode adjacent to the rectification circuit on the one of the DC lines with the second switching device thereon. The second switching device is closed in a synchronous speed.
US09276503B2
An energy harvester including first and second sheets; and a plurality of walls, each wall being sandwiched between the first and second sheets and surrounding a cavity, wherein each cavity houses at least one curved plate adapted to change from a first shape to a second shape when its temperature reaches a first threshold and to return to the first shape when its temperature falls to a second threshold lower than said first threshold.
US09276502B2
A vibration-type motor controller controls a driving speed of a vibration-type motor relatively moving a vibrating body in which a vibration is excited by an electromechanical energy conversion element 20 to which a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal having a phase difference are applied, and a contacting body which contacts the vibrating body. The vibration-type motor controller includes a speed controller 1 configured to alternately switch a frequency control which changes frequencies of the first and second frequency signals while fixing the phase difference and a phase difference control which changes the phase difference while fixing the frequency so that at least one of a plurality of frequency controls or a plurality of phase difference controls are included to increase and decrease the driving speed of the vibration-type motor.
US09276501B2
An electromechanical transducer includes a plurality cells that are electrically connected to form a unit. Each of the cells includes a first electrode and a second electrode provided with a gap being disposed therebetween. Dummy cells that are not electrically connected to the cells are provided around the outer periphery of the unit of the cells.
US09276499B2
A method for operating an electrical circuit is described. The electrical circuit is equipped with a power converter (10) that has at least one series connection (11, 12, 13) consisting of at least four power semiconductor elements. The electrical circuit is equipped with at least one capacitor (Cd1, Cd2) connected in parallel to the series connection (11, 12, 13). In the power converter (10), at least one resistor has been connected in parallel to the middle two power semiconductor elements. In the method, at least one of the power semiconductor elements is conductively connected and in this way a discharging current is generated from the capacitor (Cd1, Cd2) through the conductively connected power semiconductor element and the resistor.
US09276498B2
A photovoltaic power generation system includes a photovoltaic power generation module, a capacitor, a DC/AC voltage converter, a filter, a relay, a PWM controller, a calculation module, a control module, and a grid. The control module traces the maximum power of the photovoltaic power generation module, and detects whether the grid is abnormal or not. Finally, the DC power outputted from the photovoltaic power generation module is transferred to the AC power and outputted to the grid via the DC/AC voltage converter by using the PWM controller.
US09276496B2
An inverter circuit is connected in series to an AC power supply, and at the subsequent stage, a smoothing capacitor is connected via a converter circuit including semiconductor switching devices. A control circuit controls the converter circuit by providing a short-circuit period for bypassing the smoothing capacitor in each cycle, and controls the inverter circuit to improve the power factor of the AC power supply by using a current instruction such that the voltage of the smoothing capacitor becomes a target voltage. When the voltage of a DC voltage source of the inverter circuit has exceeded a predetermined upper limit, the control circuit increases the current instruction to control the inverter circuit, thereby increasing the discharge amount of the DC voltage source. Thus, even if the voltage variation of the DC voltage source of the inverter circuit increases, it is possible to stably continue the control.
US09276489B2
A converter includes switching devices connected between each of a plurality of input ends and a DC power supply line, and switching devices connected between each of the plurality of input ends and a DC power supply line. A capacitor, a resistor and a diode are connected in series with each other between the DC power supply lines.
US09276484B2
A power conversion apparatus includes a primary side circuit, a secondary side circuit that is connected to the primary side circuit through a reactor and magnetically coupled thereto through a transformer, and a control unit that adjusts power transmitted between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit by changing a phase difference between switching of the primary side circuit and switching of the secondary side circuit. The control unit adjusts the frequency of switching of the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit according to the value of an equivalent inductance of the reactor and the transformer.
US09276482B2
With the use of a voltage across a secondary winding of a transformer, a DC output voltage and a conduction time width of a current in the DC reactor on the secondary side circuit in an immediately preceding period, the turning-on time width and the turning-off time width of a synchronous rectification MOSFET in the secondary side circuit of the transformer are obtained by calculations, without receiving any signals from a primary side circuit, to thereby carry out control of a synchronous rectification circuit in a forward DC-DC converter with the time in which a current flows in a diode reduced to the minimum.
US09276480B2
Pulse width modulation is provided for controlling a resonant power converter, particularly for dimming of light emitting diode arrays without loss of efficiency. Dynamic oscillation due to the beginning of a pulse width modulated pulse burst is limited by shortening of the first and/or last pulse of a pulse bust such that the first pulse of a subsequent pulse burst close to or to connect with a full load steady-state voltage/current trajectory of the power converter. Pulse shortening made be made substantially exact to virtually eliminate dynamic oscillation but substantial reduction in dynamic oscillation is provided if inexact or even performed randomly.
US09276479B2
A receive circuit for use in a power converter controller includes a first amplifier coupled to receive an input pulse. A second amplifier is coupled to a first output of the first amplifier. The first output is coupled to be responsive to the input pulse and to a second output of the second amplifier. An output circuit is coupled to generate an output signal in response to the second output.
US09276476B1
Technologies are described herein for force commutating a current from a cathode terminal of a diode to an anode terminal of the diode. In one aspect, a method for eliminating diode reverse recovery time is presented herein. The method includes force commutating a current from a cathode terminal of a diode to an anode terminal of the diode. According to embodiments, the diode may be an intrinsic part of a component, such as a field effect transistor (FET). In such embodiments, the FET is switched from being on to off while force commutating a current through the body diode of the FET.
US09276475B2
A switched mode assisted linear (SMAL) amplifier/regulator architecture can be configured to supply regulated power to a dynamic load, such as an RF power amplifier. Embodiments of a SMAL regulator can include a linear amplifier and a switched mode converter parallel coupled at a supply node, and configured such that the amplifier sets load voltage, while the amplifier and the switched converter are cooperatively controlled to supply load current. The amplifier can include separate feedback loops: an external relatively lower speed feedback loop for controlling signal path bandwidth, and an internal relatively higher speed feedback loop for controlling output impedance bandwidth of the linear amplifier. The linear amplifier can be AC coupled to the supply node, and the switched converter can be configured with a capacitive charge control loop that controls the switched converter to effectively control the amplifier to provide capacitive charge control.
US09276467B2
A control circuit for a DC-DC converter includes: an output control circuit configured to control an output voltage of a DC-DC converter according to a reference voltage; a reference control circuit configured to control the reference voltage according to an open-circuit voltage of an external power supply coupled to the DC-DC converter; a limiting circuit configured to limit a current flowing from DC-DC converter to an external load; and a stopping control circuit configured to stop operation of the limiting circuit until the reference voltage reaches a given value.
US09276466B2
A switching power supply circuit includes a PWM drive circuit (12) that performs the PWM driving of a switching element (Q1) at a duty ratio (D) commensurate with an input target voltage (VS), and generates from an input voltage (VB) an output voltage (VTL) whose target value is the target voltage (VS), by the PWM drive circuit (12) driving the switching element (Q1). The switching power supply circuit further includes a control circuit (13) and a target voltage limiting circuit (14) that together fix the duty ratio (D) regardless of the target voltage (VS), when a difference between the input voltage (VB) and the target voltage (VS) is less than or equal to a predetermined constant value (α).
US09276464B2
A voltage generation circuit is provided, which includes a pumping unit generating a high voltage and a voltage regulation unit controlling the pumping unit to generate a target voltage in a first mode and controlling the pumping unit to generate a reserve voltage and generating the target voltage through down conversion of the reserve voltage in a second mode.
US09276456B2
A power-supply system has a power converter configured to generate a high-frequency power signal and supply the high-frequency power signal to a load such as a plasma or gas laser process. The power converter includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to generate an analog signal from a digital signal, an amplifier path in which the generated analog signal is amplified, and a logic-circuit unit coupled upstream of the DAC and configured to generate the digital signal and supply the generated digital signal to the DAC. The logic-circuit unit includes a signal-data buffer storing a signal-data value for generating a shape of the analog signal, an amplitude-data buffer storing an amplitude-data value for influencing an amplitude of the analog signal, and a multiplier configured to multiply the signal-data value by the amplitude-data value.
US09276446B2
An active part of an electrical machine has a carrier, a plurality of coils which are arranged on the carrier and which each include a plurality of sub-conductors and a winding head area, in which the coils project out of the carrier in a curved shape, respectively and are connected to one another. At least one of the plurality of coils has a coil arc in the winding head area, and the center line of the coil runs in one plane in the coil arc. The sub-conductors of one coil run parallel to the plane in the coil arc of the coil and themselves in each case form sub-conductor arcs. The vertices of the sub-conductor arcs of the coil form a line of inclination which runs at an angle to the plane.
US09276440B2
A multi-mode multi-coupling multi-protocol wireless power transmitter (WPT) and its embodiments transmit power to a wireless power receiver (WPR) in a power transfer mode (PTM) and a wireless power protocol (WPP) of the WPR. A first circuit of the WPT includes inductors or capacitors emanating power via a magnetic field or electric field PTM respectively. The WPT sequentially parses a test condition to identify a PTM, a power coupling linkage (PCL) between the WPT and the WPR, and a WPP of the WPR. The WPT identifies a match if the PTM of the first circuit and the WPP of the switch network, the variable matching circuit, a modulator/demodulator block or an out-of-band communication block, and a control logic circuit of the WPT match the PTM and the WPP of the WPR to transmit power to the WPR based on the match.
