US09569772B2
A PIN server system interacts with one or more financial institutions to authenticate a mobile phone and-or a user thereof. The PIN server provides to the mobile phone one or more PIN numbers to use in financial transactions involving the one or more financial institutions, and also provides the one or more PIN numbers to the financial institutions in a manner that results in the one or more PIN numbers being associated with one or more accounts of the mobile phone user with the one or more financial institutions.
US09569765B2
A plurality of items is positioned in a volume scanned by a three-dimensional non-optical imaging system. The imaging system generates a three-dimensional voxel image of the volume. Voxel regions are identified and surfaces of voxel regions are analyzed to identify a symbol printed thereon. The symbols are resolved into product identifiers, which are then added to a transaction and payment for the transaction is processed. The imaging system may be a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, computed tomography (CT) scanning system, terahertz (T wave) imaging system, or other imaging system.
US09569763B2
An information gathering and decoding apparatus includes two information gathering devices that communicate with one another, preferably wirelessly. The two information gathering devices may be used substantially simultaneously to process one, or multiple, customer orders. Customer order information is sent from one information gathering device to the other, and only one of the information gathering devices communicates with a computer system to send information from both of the information gathering devices to the computer system as if the information originated from the one information gathering device. Communication between the two information gathering devices combined with a microprocessor in at least one of the information gathering devices may allow the information gathering and decoding apparatus to be used with existing computer systems, such as point of sale systems, preferably without modifying the computer system. One information gathering device may pre-qualify customers to purchase restricted items. The second information gathering device may access the pre-qualification from the first information gathering device to process sales of restricted items to customers.
US09569755B2
A financial management system includes a client terminal having a financial management application and a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface is configured to display transaction data, enable user modification of the transaction data, and transmit modified transaction data to the financial management application. The financial management system additionally includes a commercial web server capable of conducting online financial transactions. The financial management application receives transaction data regarding an online financial transaction upon completion of the financial transaction.
US09569741B2
Systems and methods are provided to solve these and other problems and disadvantages of the prior art. A list of work items is received. A work item can be anything that a user may work on such as an email, an incoming call in a contact center, a trouble ticket, and the like. A user is identified to work on the list of work items. A virtual setting is created based on the list of work items and the user. The virtual setting includes a virtual list of work items that represents the list of work items and a user avatar that represents the user. The user can select a work item from the virtual list of work items. The user is then presented with the work item. For example, if the work item is an email, the email will be presented. The user can then process the work item.
US09569739B2
A system stochastically models events related to potential perils (e.g., hurricanes, terrorist attacks) using a weighted period event table. Both rare and likely events are captured in modeling with minimal computational overhead, allowing appropriate allocation of resources. Applications include disaster response, municipal planning, financial risk modeling and allocation.
US09569734B2
A user may be exposed to multiple token instances representing stimuli that may influence the affective state of the user. Described herein are embodiments of systems, method, and computer programs for estimating affective response to a token instance of interest, selected from among the token instances. The token instance of interest is selected based on attention levels derived from eye-tracking data. In one example embodiment, the token instance of interest is a token instance in which the attention of the user is higher than the attention level of the user in at least one other token instance to which the user is exposed at the same time.
US09569733B2
To extract relationships between complex entities from unstructured data, a parser parses, using an existing language model, the unstructured data to generate a parse tree. From the parse tree, a set of tokens is created. A token in the set of tokens includes a set of words found in the unstructured data. The set of tokens is inserted in the existing language model to form an enhanced language model. The unstructured data is re-parsed using the enhanced language model to create a knowledge graph. From the knowledge graph, a relationship between a subset of the set of tokens is extracted.
US09569731B2
According to an embodiment, a quantum communication device includes a receiver, a sift processor, an estimator, first and second storages, a determination unit, an error corrector, a measurement unit, and a privacy amplifier. The sift processor acquires sift processing data by referring to a cryptographic key bit string in a predetermined bit string with a reference basis randomly selected from a plurality of bases. The estimator acquires an estimated error rate by estimating an error rate of the sift processing data from an error rate of part of the sift processing data. When a sift processing data volume stored in the first storage is not smaller than a first threshold, the determination unit determines order of the sift processing data to be corrected based on an estimated error rate, an error rate range that a check matrix can correct, and estimated correction time, and the check matrix used for correction.
US09569715B2
A wireless tag (1) includes: an antenna (14) that receives an access signal transmitted from a reader/writer; a decoding unit (15) that decodes the access signal received by the antenna; a detecting unit (12) that detects input of a signal corresponding to a user operation; and a control unit (13) that performs processing corresponding to a combination of a result of detection of the detecting unit and a result of decoding of the decoding unit, the results being obtained in parallel.
US09569711B2
An image label is used to present a barcode and characters and images. The label is printed label with a pre-determined color among various colors such that the characters and images resist subsequent erasure due to friction or chemical materials, etc. A laser beam is projected onto a surface of the barcode. A loss layer is used to form an image in response to the projection of the laser beam. A loss sheet includes a transparent sheet that is placed on the loss layer. A dark sheet is attached at the lower part of the loss sheet, and includes a color ink layer that expresses a pre-determined color among various colors and is attached to the upper part of the loss layer. The color ink layer which has the pre-determined color among the various colors is furnished at the upper part of the transparent sheet.
US09569710B1
Examples of techniques for encoding data in a 2D symbology are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes assigning a first data symbol representative of a 0-bit and a second data symbol representative of a 1-bit, each of the first data symbol and the second data symbol include a line segment. The method further includes designating a starting indicator and an ending indicator. The method also includes generating, by a processing device, the 2D symbology. The 2D symbology includes a series of data symbols representing a binary string. Each data symbol in the series of data symbols are positioned in an end-to-end orientation starting at the starting indicator and ending at the ending indicator. The series of data symbols include 0-bit symbols represented by the first data symbol and 1-bit symbols represented by the second data symbol.
US09569707B2
An RFID tag includes a tag-type identifier. This tag-type identifier can represent data encoder-relevant tag-type information and/or printer-relevant tag-type information as desired. This identifier can comprise an optical or electronic code such as a numeric, binary, or hexadecimal code. This code can be stored within the RFID tag's integrated circuit (for example, within the integrated circuit's stored EPC field). These teachings also provide for recovering from an unassigned RFID tag its tag-type identifier and using that tag-type identifier to facilitate automatically processing the RFID tag when assigning the RFID tag to a corresponding item. This can comprise utilizing the tag-type identifier to determine corresponding assignment-facilitation information to use when assigning the RFID tag. Examples in these regards, include, for example, an RFID tag encoder power setting or position, a printer setting, or a label layout.
US09569698B2
A method of classifying a multimodal test object described according to at least one first and one second modality is provided, including offline construction by classification of a multimedia dictionary, defined by a plurality of multimedia words, based on a recoding matrix of representatives of the first modality forming a dictionary of the first modality including a plurality of words of the first modality, the recoding matrix constructed to express the frequency of each word of the second modality of a dictionary of the second modality including a plurality of words of the second modality, for each word of the first modality, classification of a multimodal test object performed online by recoding each representative of the first modality relating to the multimedia object considered on the multimedia dictionary base, followed by aggregating representatives of the first modality coded in the recoding in a single vector representative of the multimodal object.
US09569688B2
An apparatus for detecting a motion mask includes: an image processor configured to generate a plurality of image frames; a first motion mask detector configured to detect at least one first motion mask by calculating a local feature of each pixel included in a partial or entire area of at least one current image frame which indicates a pixel value relationship between the each pixel and at least one neighboring pixel, and comparing the calculated local feature with a local feature of a corresponding pixel of at least one previous image frame; a second motion mask detector configured to detect at least one second motion mask based on a difference between the partial or entire area of the current image frame and a corresponding area of the previous image frame; and a motion mask generator configured to generate a final motion mask comprising at least one of the first motion mask and the second motion mask.
US09569657B2
The present invention is a system for detecting, tracking and recognizing human faces in a visual prosthesis. In a visual prosthesis, the input camera is always higher resolution than the electrode array providing percepts to the subject. It is advantageous to detect, track and recognize human faces. Then information can be provided to the subject by highlighting the face in the visual scene, providing auditor or vibratory notice that a human face is in the visual scene, looking up the face in a database to state the name of the person in the visual scene, otherwise communication id like providing a custom vibratory pattern corresponding to known individuals (like custom ring tones associated with caller ID) or automatically zooming in on a face to aid the subject in identifying the face.
US09569646B2
A smart card reader capable of transmitting a power signal to a smart card to determine a duration WT called Waiting Time in keeping with the standard ISO 7816 and sending commands to the smart card, the reader comprising a detector for detecting a malfunctioning condition of the smart card and being configured to cut the power signal when the malfunctioning condition is fulfilled. This reader is remarkable in that the malfunctioning condition is different to reaching, by a counter configured to be incremented with the time from the sending of a command to the smart card, of a value corresponding to the duration WT elapsed from the sending of the command or reinitialization of the counter in response to the receipt of a protocol message of the smart card.
US09569636B2
A docking station for docking portable electronic devices is disclosed. The docking station is configured to mechanically accept and operatively interface with the portable electronic device for non-contact charging and data transfer. The docking station can provide security features for providing and/or restricting access to computational facilities such as printers, databases, installed programs, etc. Such security features can include installing applications on such portable devices that limit access.
US09569634B1
A structured data store service, such as a database service, may implement fine-grained access to data maintained at the database service using federated identity. Fine grained access requests may be received at a database service for specified data maintained for an application provider from a client of the application provider. An access credential may be also be received. Verification of the access credential may be obtained, and the database service may evaluate the fine-grained access request according to a delegation policy corresponding to the access credential to determine whether the fine-grained request is authorized. If authorized, the fine-grained access request may be service. If not authorized, the fine-grained access request may be denied. In some embodiments, multiple application clients may have the same authorization for data, such as read authorization, while another one or more application clients may have different authorization for the data, such as write authorization.
US09569632B2
An image forming apparatus that is wirelessly connectable with an external device receives a processing request from the external device via wireless communication, and performs processing corresponding to the processing request. A determination is made whether security settings used in the wireless communication satisfy a predetermined condition, and if the security settings do not satisfy the condition, a security level in the image forming apparatus is set to a predetermined level.
US09569622B2
One embodiment describes a computing system that includes a boot device. The boot device includes nonvolatile memory that stores startup routine instructions and a first pointer, in which the first pointer identifies a first one or more memory addresses in the nonvolatile memory where at least a portion of the startup routine instructions are stored, and a microcontroller that retrieves the startup routine instructions from the nonvolatile memory using the first pointer and determines whether the startup routine instructions are corrupted before executing any portion of the startup routine instructions. The computing system further includes a central processor communicatively coupled to the boot device, in which the central processor executes the startup routine instructions to initialize the computing system when the microcontroller determines that the startup routine instructions are not corrupted.
US09569616B2
A method of and system for gate-level masking of secret data during a cryptographic process is described. A mask share is determined, wherein a first portion of the mask share includes a first number of zero-values and a second number of one-values, and a second portion of the mask share includes the first number of one-values and the second number of zero-values. Masked data values and the first portion of the mask share are input into a first portion of masked gate logic, and the masked data values and the second portion of the mask share are input into a second portion of the masked gate logic. A first output from the first portion of the masked gate logic and a second output from the second portion of the masked gate logic are identified, wherein either the first output or the second output is a zero-value.
US09569614B2
Identifying correlations between events recorded in a computer system log, the recorded events are generated by a plurality of processes executing on the computer. A system log is partitioned into a plurality of segments, each segment associated with a characteristic found in an event, each segment including one or more events having a same characteristic value. A plurality of attributes of the events in a segment are selected. The attributes selected do not describe an action of the event. One or more distinct n-grams are generated, each distinct n-gram including the selected attributes from successive events within the segment. A distinct n-gram is distinct from all other generated n-grams. A correlation is identified for each first selected attribute of each successive event of an n-gram with all other second selected attributes from each successive event of the n-gram, and the correlations are recorded for each first selected attribute.
US09569610B2
A computer implemented method for managing a password is disclosed. The method can include generating a first hash value corresponding to a first password. The method can also include determining whether the first hash value corresponds with a second hash value included in the set of hash values. Further, the method can include suppressing storage of the first password in the set of passwords in response to determining that the first hash value corresponds with a second hash value included in the set of hash values.
US09569600B2
A license management system including an information processing apparatus includes a detecting unit and a license update requesting unit. The detecting unit detects a status of an element involved in execution of software. The license update requesting unit requests an update of license information of the software if the status detected by the detecting unit is a status that does not satisfy a condition desired for executing the software. The license management system may be usable within an image forming apparatus and include a user interface having an IC card reader.
US09569578B1
A computer implemented method of mask decomposition and optimization for directed self assembly (DSA) which includes: inputting design information of an integrated circuit that is to be patterned using a DSA process; mapping the design information into a tree graph comprising nodes and edges; searching the tree graph to identify a longest path through the tree graph; identifying a branch comprising an edge on the tree graph not on the longest path and stemming from one of the nodes on the longest path; outputting the one node on the longest path that connects to the branch as a hot spot; and modifying a photomask by removing the branch from the photomask; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
US09569577B2
A method for determining the sensitivity of an analog output node of a mixed-signal module on a system on a chip (SoC) to noise coupling on the analog input nodes of the mixed-signal module includes (i) selecting an IP block for testing, (ii) selecting the output node, (iii) compiling a list of input nodes for testing, (iv) for each input node of the list, providing excitation signals at different frequencies, (v) for each provided excitation signal, determining the output node's noise sensitivity, and (vi) if any individual and/or cumulative noise sensitivity result exceeds a preset threshold, then modifying the SoC design to take corrective action.
US09569570B2
A configurable delay cell for an integrated circuit includes a CMOS inverter and first through fourth transistors. A drain of the third transistor is connected to a drain of the fourth transistor for generating an output signal. A connection between an output terminal of the CMOS inverter and a source of the first transistor, a connection between the output terminal of the CMOS inverter and a drain of the second transistor, and a connection between the source of the first transistor and the drain of the second transistor are configurable, using an electronic design automation (EDA) tool, for achieving first, second, third, fourth, and fifth delay values. The resulting delay value can be programmed by making changes only in one or more of the metal layers of the integrated circuit.
US09569567B2
A simulation device includes a deformation unit and a calculation unit. The deformation unit deforms a spherical potential region of each of a plurality of particles when a deformable continuum is represented by the plurality of particles into an ellipsoidal potential region based on the amount of deformation of each of the plurality of particles. The calculation unit calculates reaction force between the particles based on the potential region of each of the plurality of particles deformed into the ellipsoidal shape.
US09569563B2
Improved and more easily implemented methods for predicting high speed radial force variation and uneven mass distribution utilize other measurements such as radial nm out and other parameters. The prediction model for high speed radial force variation uses a speed-dependent calibration term for predicting higher harmonic components, while the same or other models can be used for the first harmonic. The uneven mass distribution prediction model accounts for deformation of the tire along multiple tracks, thus employing a more realistic model of crown deformation that accounts for changing tire stiffness levels across different harmonic components of the measured and predicted parameters.
US09569561B2
A network device receives data packets and derives a key from headers in the packets. A search engine in the device searches, or performs a table lookup, for information based on the key and multiple programmable masks. The search engine includes a hash based search engine that comprises multiple mask modules each to mask an input key with a respective programmable mask, to produce multiple masked keys. The search engine also includes an array of hash modules each corresponding to a respective one of the masked keys and including a hash table. Each of the hash modules searches its hash table for a data value based on a hash of the corresponding masked key, and outputs a found data value, if any, resulting from the search. A selector selects among the found data values and output the selected data value.
US09569560B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for dynamically generating indicators of entity locations on an electronic map corresponding, for example, to a suggested search request. In one aspect, a method includes providing an electronic map of a geographic area for display on a user interface, receiving a character string entered into the user interface, the character string representing a partial search query, determining a suggested search request based on the character string, and identifying an entity responsive to the suggested search request and a geographic location for the identified entity. An indicator identifying the geographic location of the entity is provided for display on the electronic map.
US09569553B2
A social networking system provides a personalized set of bookmarks to a user based on the user's interactions with the bookmarks and/or the items associated with the bookmarks. The personalized set of bookmarks is grouped by category, and the categories are ordered in accordance with rankings for the categories. The rankings for the categories are determined based on the highest ranked item from each category of item, and the ranking of the items is determined based on the user's interactions with the bookmarks and/or associated items.
US09569545B2
In an example embodiment, previous search queries and clicked-on results are retrieved. This results in one or more pairs, each pair containing a query from the search term database and a first set of search engine results from the click database. Then a score is calculated for each feature within the one or more pairs, and a second set of search queries is boosted using the scores for the features.
US09569543B2
A method for sharing documents includes initiating a sharing session with a first participant and a second participant, wherein the first participant is communicatively connected to the second participant via a server, receiving a control request having an action from the first participant, determining whether the control request includes a share page action, and retrieving components of the page with available component types and sending components associated with preferences of the first participant to the first participant and components associated with preferences of the second participant to the second participant responsive to determining that the control request includes the share page action.
US09569537B2
Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, comprising the steps of, or structure for, storing a plurality of expert profiles in a database, each of the plurality of expert profiles comprising information associated with a person having knowledge in a particular category, subject or topic; receiving search criteria over a network from a query source; selecting at least one of the plurality of expert profiles comprising information that satisfy the search criteria; and transmitting expert profile data for each of the selected expert profiles to the remote search engine, the expert profile data comprising data that defines a displayable representation of a corresponding expert profile, the expert profile data further comprising data that facilitates a client-initiated, real-time communication session over the network with a person associated with the corresponding expert profile.
US09569534B2
Synchronizing requests with a respective context includes, responsive to a determination that there are more pages to explore, performing regular crawling operations for a current page, recording a current page in a list of explored pages and extracting links from the current page. Responsive to a determination that there are more links to extract, a next link to analyze is selected to form a selected link and responsive to a determination that there is a new request associated with the selected link, a new request identifier is created and saved as an entry in a hashmap. Responsive to a determination that there is not a new request associated with selected link, a request associated with the selected link is updated with a new link value when the link value differs.
US09569530B2
Extracting and mining of quote data across multiple languages, including: retrieving, from a plurality of quote sources, a plurality of commentary summarizations, wherein each commentary summarization is embodied as a machine-readable data structure and wherein the plurality of commentary summarizations include information in at least two or more languages; for each commentary summarization: identifying, within the commentary summarization, quote data, wherein the quote data represents a quote from a commentator; creating a quote tuple for the quote data, the quote tuple including information associated with quantifiable aspects of the quote data; and storing, in a quote tuple repository, the quote tuple; mining, for quote analysis information, the quote tuple repository; and presenting, to a user, the quote analysis information.
US09569511B2
An interface for users to gain access and manipulate unstructured data is provided. In response to receiving a user query associated with a first database format, a system can request unstructured data associated with a second database format from a second database. The unstructured data can include a set of data groups where each data group has a set of values. Each value can be associated with a different tag. To generate a structured database, some embodiments can determine the number of data groups and the number of unique tags across the data groups and populate the table with data from the unstructured data. Subsequently, the system can apply the user query to the table to obtain a query result and transmit the query result to the user device.
US09569508B2
A business process visualization is described. In one embodiment, process may include searching for documents stored in memory. The search identifies first documents, wherein the first documents comprise data of respective transactions of a first business process sequence implemented by an enterprise application. A user interface (UI) is then generated that includes components corresponding to the first documents, respectively, and components that visually identify relationships between the first documents.
US09569503B2
A system and method for automatically mapping LATs and candidate answers to multiple taxonomies without a need to merge these taxonomies. The method includes using a syntactic analysis of a corpus to extract all type instances of the LAT. The extracted instances are then mapped to a given taxonomy and clustered in a set of supertypes. Each supertype receives a score based on the coverage of LAT instances in the corpus. The method includes mapping the candidate answer to the same taxonomy to determine if the candidate answer is an instance of a significant supertype. Then the score of a candidate answer is obtained by aggregating or taking a maximum of the score of the matched significant supertypes. This score evaluates the type match between the LAT and candidate answer for a taxonomy. Multiple taxonomies can be used to increase the chance of LAT and candidate answer mapping.
US09569502B1
Aspects and implementations of the present disclosure are directed to methods of and systems for search lift remarketing. In general, in some implementations, a first content item is distributed to client devices and search lift attributable to the first content item is measured by examining subsequent requests received from client devices to which the first content item has been distributed as compared to requests received from similar client devices to which the first content item has not been distributed. Keywords benefiting from search-lift attributable to the first content item are used to determine when to send a second content item in response to requests from client devices in a select audience. In some implementations, requests are compared to identify a set of keywords invoked more frequently after presentation of the first content item where an increase in usage exceeds a threshold or otherwise indicates a statistical significance.
US09569500B2
One embodiment of a disclosed method and computer-readable storage medium provides customizable application search. Partner systems leverage search functionality of an application search system configured to perform searches for applications. In one embodiment, partner systems select filters to be applied to queries submitted to the application search system via the partners' websites, and specify particular attributes to be displayed with each search result returned by the application search system. When users submit queries to the application search system via a partner system, the users' queries are associated with the partner system's custom filters and attribute display preferences. In response to receiving the queries, the application search system returns search results filtered and formatted according to the partner system's custom preferences.
US09569498B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide for selecting viewports. A viewport is a sub-portion of an image. For example, a request to select a viewport for a particular image may be received. A set of potential viewports are identified within the particular image, and features are identified within the viewports of the set of potential viewports. A score is calculated for each given viewport of the set of potential viewports based at least in part on a weight vector having a set of feature weights and the identified features within that given viewport of the set of potential viewports. A viewport of the set of potential viewports is selected based on the calculated scores. The selected viewport is then provided in response to the request to select the viewport for the particular image.
US09569496B1
A tool for combining common processes shared by at least two or more sub-queries within a query is provided. The tool determines the query with the at least two or more sub-queries. The tool determines whether one or more sub set relationships are shared between the at least two or more sub-queries. Responsive to a determination that one or more sub set relationships are shared between the at least two or more sub-queries, the tool determines an order class for the at least two or more sub-queries based on the one or more sub set relationships. The tool determines an access path for the query. The tool executes the access path during run-time for data accessing.
US09569492B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for processing queries analyzes statistical information of input data records in relation to a first operation for a query. The system applies the first operation to a plurality of groups of input data records to produce corresponding groups of output data records, and coalesces the sets of output data records to form larger sets of data records for input to a subsequent second operation for the query based on the analysis. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for processing queries in substantially the same manners described above.
US09569490B1
An approach for synopsis guided scan processing of MIN/MAX data queries where a minimal or maximal data query operation and a synopsis store are received. The synopsis store includes at least one of tuple range identifiers, column minimal and maximal metadata values. The synopsis store is sorted, where the column minimal or maximal metadata values search order is created for the tuple range identifiers. Dataset data associated with the tuple range identifiers is searched in the search order for a minimal or maximal value result until the minimal value result is less than or equal to a next column minimal metadata values or the maximal value result is greater than or equal to a next column maximal metadata values respectively and the minimal or maximal value result associated with the respective minimal or maximal data query operation is output.
US09569487B1
An embodiment may receive a question at a computing device; obtain a search result set in response to the question; identify, using the computing device, one or more entities that are associated with at least one document referenced by the search result set; select, using the computing device, one or more relevant entities identified as being associated with (i) documents referenced by the search result set and (ii) the question; and output, using the computing device, an answer to the question based at least on the selected one or more entities.
US09569483B2
The present subject matter relates to a personalized weight management program incorporating dynamic feedback control using a validated mathematical model of metabolism and weight change. In general, the subject matter provides a system for repeated monitoring of one or more parameters such as, for example, body weight, physical activity, diet, eating behavior, or various other physiological and behavioral measurements, and using the parameter(s) to calculate an objective and personalized measure of adherence to a prescribed intervention, iteratively update mathematical model parameters, and adjust the prescribed intervention based on revised model predictions. Such a dynamic feedback control methodology can improve adherence to weight management interventions and result in greater weight loss and improved weight maintenance. The present subject matter also relates to a novel, cost-effective, weight management tool that could be widely disseminated through the internet and mobile computing platforms.
US09569481B1
The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for efficient locking of datasets in a database when updates to a dataset may be delayed. A method may include accumulating a plurality of updates to a first set of one or more values associated with one or more features. The first set of one or more values may be stored within a first database column. Next, it may be determined that a first database column update aggregation rule is satisfied. A lock assigned to at least a portion of at least a first database column may be acquired. Accordingly, one or more values in the first set within the first database column may be updated based on the plurality of updates. In an implementation, the first set of one or more values may be associated with the first lock.
US09569475B2
A plurality of mid-tier databases form a single, consistent cache grid for data in one or more backend data sources, such as a database system. The mid-tier databases may be standard relational databases. Cache agents at each mid-tier database swap in data from the backend database as needed. Ownership locks maintain consistency in the cache grid. Cache agents prevent database operations that will modify cached data in a mid-tier database unless and until ownership of the cached data can be acquired for the mid-tier database. Cache groups define what backend data may be cached, as well as a general structure in which the backend data is to be cached. Metadata for cache groups is shared to ensure that data is cached in the same form throughout the entire grid. Ownership of cached data can then be tracked through a mapping of cached instances of data to particular mid-tier databases.
US09569472B2
Described herein is a system and method for providing a level 2 connection cache for use with a database environment. In accordance with an embodiment, a second level, or level 2 (L2), connection cache is used to cache no-session connections for use with a database. When a connection is requested, a no-session connection (NSC) can be retrieved from the cache and a database session is attached. Later, when the connection is closed, the database session is logged off and the no-session connection returned to the cache for subsequent use.
US09569464B1
This document describes, among other things, a computer-implemented method. The method includes obtaining a structured data object that having a plurality of nodes that represent elements in the data object. One or more tables that define a table representation of the data object can be generated. The one or more tables can include a plurality of table entries that correspond to the plurality of nodes, respectively. For each of one or more first nodes from among the plurality of nodes, the method can include identifying information about one or more second nodes that are determined to be adjacent or otherwise related to the first node by performing window functions along two or more coordinate systems in the one or more tables. The window function can be centered on a particular table entry that corresponds to the first node of the data object.
US09569462B2
Method and system for optimizing electronic map data and determining real property development yield
Disclosed is a system method for aligning a plurality of electronic map data, which includes the steps of obtaining an electronic map file, defining an area of interest on the electronic map file, selecting a predetermined datum and providing the electronic map file in the predetermined datum. Also disclosed is a land yield method including the steps of obtaining an electronic map, storing the electronic map in a computer readable medium, defining an area of interest on the electronic map, referring to a database to determine whether the database contains at least one restriction value, referring to a remote database to determine whether the remote database contains an additional restriction value, the additional restriction value being distinct from the at least one restriction value, combining restriction values, and determining a total value of the parcel of land based on the combined restriction values.
US09569461B2
An apparatus, system, and method for distributing authority for data objects. Each of the data objects in a replication set is stored at a different data storage site and comprises a copy of a content. An edit authority is assigned to only one of the data storage sites at a time using an edit authority object corresponding to the replication set that is transferable between the data storage sites. Responsive to a change to the content of a data object located at a particular data storage site having the edit authority, an update is propagated to a remaining portion of the data storage sites to affect eventual consistency of the replication set. Usability of the data objects at the remaining portion of the data storage sites is maintained until the update is received and processed to thereby reduce a time and expense associated with maintaining data consistency.
US09569456B2
Mechanisms are provided for accelerated data deduplication. A data stream is received an input interface and maintained in memory. Chunk boundaries are detected and chunk fingerprints are calculated using a deduplication accelerator while a processor maintains a state machine. A deduplication dictionary is accessed using a chunk fingerprint to determine if the associated data chunk has previously been written to persistent memory. If the data chunk has previously been written, reference counts may be updated but the data chunk need not be stored again. Otherwise, datastore suitcases, filemaps, and the deduplication dictionary may be updated to reflect storage of the data chunk. Direct memory access (DMA) addresses are provided to directly transfer a chunk to an output interface as needed.
US09569454B2
Methods and apparatuses facilitate receiving a command via a host interface of a storage compute device to perform a computation on one or more data objects. The computations producing intermediate objects that are stored in data storage section of the storage compute device. A determination is made to compress and decompress the intermediate objects as they are moved between the data storage section and a compute section based on wear of a storage medium being reduced in response to the compression and decompression. The intermediate objects are compressed and decompressed as they are moved between the data storage section and the compute section in response to the determination.
US09569452B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for applying a pruning to data sets, files, logs, and/or any other information. A binning methodology may be employed to determine which data to retain or discard to determine a resulting set of data resembling an exponential decay where more recent items of data are more likely to be retained and more archaic items of data are more likely to be discarded. The resulting set of data may be associated with an average age.
US09569449B2
A data loss prevention (DLP) system provides a policy-based mechanism for managing how data is discovered and classified on an endpoint workstation, file server or other device within an enterprise. The technique described herein works in an automated manner by analyzing file system activity as one or more endpoint applications interact with a file system to build a statistical model of which areas of the file system are (or will be deemed to be) active or highly active. Using this information, scanning to those areas by the DLP software is then prioritized appropriately to focus compute resources on scanning and classifying preferably only those files and folders that are necessary to be scanned, i.e., the file system portions in which the user is applying the majority of his or her activity. As a result, the technique limits scanning to only those areas that have meaningful activity (thereby conserving compute resources with respect to files or folders that have not changed), improving scanning efficiency.
US09569446B1
Examples of systems and methods for cataloging image-based backups are disclosed. In certain implementations, these systems and methods can obtain information about file system structure from a volume undergoing image-based backup. The systems and methods can generate a catalog of the file system structure that can be stored with the backup image. The systems and methods can generate a searchable index of the catalog so that users can search for files within the backup image without being required to manually mount the backup image containing the searched-for file. As a result, in certain embodiments, users advantageously can more quickly locate and restore files from image-based backups.
US09569442B2
A system and method for recording, uploading, and archiving video recordings, including a front-end and a back-end application. The preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a front-end application wherein video is recorded using a mobile device. The recorded video is embedded with date, time and GPS location data. The video is stored on an online back-end database which catalogs the video according to the embedded data elements. The video may be selectively reviewed by relevant experts or emergency personnel for immediate response to the uploaded video and/or distribution to the proper parties. The video may also be archived for later review and use by any number of end-users.
US09569429B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for augmenting clusters of news articles with translated news articles. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining data characterizing a first cluster of electronically published news articles in a presentation language, wherein the data characterizing the first cluster of news articles comprises one or more terms in the presentation language and region data identifying a first geographical region associated with the first cluster; generating translated terms by translating one or more of the terms from the presentation language to a first language, wherein the first language corresponds to the first geographical region; and obtaining one or more news articles in the first language in response to a search query derived from the one or more translated terms.
US09569425B2
A natural language understanding system may be given the capability to construct a semantically detailed parse tree for each acceptable interpretation of an input natural language expression (or fewer such parse trees than interpretations) by independently solving sub-trees corresponding to various series of post nominal modifiers and associating those partial solutions with corresponding nodes in the overall parse tree. The argument order in predicate calculus atomic formulas may be standardized in a manner that supports the use of a chart parser applied to a head-driven phase structure grammar and that permits a simplified more tractable grammar that in turn can be used as a domain general semantic grammar.
US09569424B2
Methods and apparatus for processing a voicemail message to generate a textual representation of at least a portion of the voicemail message. At least one emotion expressed in the voicemail message is determined by applying at least one emotion classifier to the voicemail message and/or the textual representation. An indication of the determined at least one emotion is provided in a manner associated with the textual representation of the at least a portion of the voicemail message.
US09569423B2
An approach is provided for ranking candidate answers to a natural language question. Candidate answers to a natural language question received from a mobile device are generated. First contextual information about a user of the mobile device is identified. A prioritization of definitions of terms is determined. Based on the prioritization, a lexicon of the terms is generated. Using mobile-based time series manipulation and pattern recognition and based on historical usage of the mobile device, a location of the user, an environment of the user, and a bodily function of the user, second contextual information is forecasted. Based on a word sense disambiguation of the terms in the lexicon and an adjustment of the prioritization, the candidate answers are modified and then ranked. The highest ranked candidate answer is more likely to be a correct answer to the natural language question than the other candidate answers.
US09569421B2
Disclosed herein is an ability to identify a supported language. A current language tag including one or more subtags, each subtag providing language identification information. In response to determining that a language referenced by the current language tag is not a supported language, accessing a stored set of mappings including one or more mappings, each mapping associating a first language tag with a second language tag, determining whether or not a mapping in the set of mappings includes the current language tag as one of the first and second language tags and a new language tag as the other of the first and second language tags, and using the new language tag as the current language tag to identify the supported language.
US09569395B2
A bus protocol compatible device includes an encoder having an input for receiving a local clock signal, and an output, a multiplexer having a first input for receiving a reference clock signal, a second input coupled to said output of said encoder, a control input for receiving a select signal, and an output, and a driver having an input coupled to said output of said multiplexer, and an output for coupling to a bus protocol link.
US09569381B2
A scheduler controls execution in a memory of operation requests received in an input request set (IRS) by providing a corresponding output request set (ORS). The scheduler includes zone standby units having a one-to-one relationship with corresponding zones such that each zone standby unit stores an operation request. The scheduler also includes an output processing unit that determines a processing sequence for the operation requests stored in the zone standby units to provide the ORS.
US09569378B2
A memory sharing method and system in a distributed computing environment. The method includes placing a first operator and a second operator within a processing element. The first operator is associated with a first host and the second operator associated with a second and differing host of a distributed computing system. Requests for usage of global data with respect to multiple processes are received from the first operator and the second operator. The global data is stored within a specified segment of a shared memory module that includes shared memory space being shared by the first operator and the second operator. The multiple processes are executed and results are generated by the first operator and the second operator with respect to the global data.
US09569369B2
Techniques are provided for performing OID-to-VMA translations during runtime. Vector registers are used to implement a “software TLB” to perform OID-to-VMA translations. Runtime dereferencing is performed using one or more vector registers to compare each OID that needs to be dereferenced against a set of cached OIDs. When a cached OID matches the OID being dereferenced, the VMA of the cached OID is retrieved from cache. Buffer cache items may be pinned during the period in which the software TLB stores entries for the items. The cache of OID translation information may be single or multi-leveled, and may be partially or completely stored in registers within a processor. When stored in registers, the translation information may be spilled out of the register, and reloaded into the register, as the register is needed for other purposes.
US09569361B2
According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a cache pre-fetcher, and a pre-fetch scheduler. The cache pre-fetcher may be configured to predict, based at least in part upon a virtual address, data to be retrieved from a memory system. The pre-fetch scheduler may be configured to convert the virtual address of the data to a physical address of the data, and request the data from one of a plurality of levels of the memory system. The memory system may include a plurality of levels, each level of the memory system configured to store data.
US09569359B2
A cache memory includes cache lines to store information. The stored information is associated with physical addresses that include first, second, and third distinct portions. The cache lines are indexed by the second portions of respective physical addresses associated with the stored information. The cache memory also includes one or more tables, each of which includes respective table entries that are indexed by the first portions of the respective physical addresses. The respective table entries in each of the one or more tables are to store indications of the second portions of respective physical addresses associated with the stored information.
US09569356B1
A method for referencing and updating objects in a shared resource environment. A reference counter counts is incremented for every use of an object subtype in a session and decremented for every release of an object subtype in a session. A session counter is incremented upon the first instance of fetching an object type into a session cache and decremented upon having no instances of the object type in use in the session. When both the reference counter and the session counter are zero, the object type may be removed from the cache. When the object type needs to be updated, it is cloned into a local cache, and changes are made on the local copy. The global cache is then locked to all other users, the original object type is detached, and the cloned object type is swapped into the global cache, after which the global cache in unlocked.
US09569355B2
According to an embodiment, a memory system includes multiple nonvolatile memories to/from each of which data can be written/read independently of one another; and a controller configured to control writing of data to and reading of data from the nonvolatile memories. Each of the nonvolatile memories includes a data storage including a normal data storage area for storing the data and a redundant data storage area for writing the data avoiding defect positions in the normal data storage area; and a defect information storage configured to store defect information indicating information on a defect of the data storage included in another nonvolatile memory different from the present nonvolatile memory.
US09569353B2
An automotive electronic control unit receives rewrite data wirelessly transmitted in units of a predetermined size from an external device and rewrites data stored in a nonvolatile memory based on the rewrite data. At this time, the rewrite data is communicated by switching between broadcast communication and unicast communication, or between multicast communication and unicast communication.
US09569347B2
Various embodiments test an optimized binary module. In one embodiment, a region in a set of original binary code of an original binary module in which branch coverage is expected to be achieved is selected based on a set of profile information. The region is selected as a target region to be optimized. An optimized binary module is created, where the target region has been optimized in the optimized binary module. The optimized binary module is verified by synchronizing execution of the optimized binary module with execution of the original binary module at a checkpoint while executing both the optimized binary module and the original binary module. The optimized binary module is further verified by comparing an output from executing the optimized binary module to an output from executing the original binary module.
US09569346B2
A method and system for asynchronous code testing. Test cases are generated from an input code that includes code blocks organized in a hierarchy of nesting levels characterized by respective nesting level numbers that increase with increasing separation of each respective nesting level from a reference level of the total input code. Each test case includes a respective launching priority that quantifies how strongly each test case is associated with at least one modified code block of the input code. Generating the test cases determines the respective launching priority for each test case by (i) determining an association strength of each modified code block as measured by the nesting level in the hierarchy of each modified code block and (ii) computing the launching priority as a sum of the association strengths of the modified code blocks. The test cases are run to produce a test result.
US09569335B1
A central check system (CCS) is coupled to a remote software system (RSS). Data is fetched from the RSS, the data being software code derivatives generated by a software compiler on the RSS with a version different than a version of the software program associated with the CCS. Static software testing is performed of the software program on the CCS using the fetched data and test results provided in a required format.
US09569317B2
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for VIOS failover in an environment with a physical storage adapter is provided. The method may include assigning the physical storage adapter to a first VIOS, wherein the physical storage adapter has I/O connectivity to at least one storage device. The method may include configuring a first I/O path between the first VIOS and a second VIOS. The method may include configuring a second I/O path from a client partition to the first VIOS, wherein the second I/O path is set as a primary I/O path. The method may include configuring a third I/O path from the client partition to the second VIOS. The method may include determining the first VIOS is inaccessible. The method may include unassigning the physical storage adapter from the first VIOS. The method may include assigning the physical storage adapter to the second VIOS.
US09569316B2
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for VIOS failover in an environment with a physical storage adapter is provided. The method may include assigning the physical storage adapter to a first VIOS, wherein the physical storage adapter has I/O connectivity to at least one storage device. The method may include configuring a first I/O path between the first VIOS and a second VIOS. The method may include configuring a second I/O path from a client partition to the first VIOS, wherein the second I/O path is set as a primary I/O path. The method may include configuring a third I/O path from the client partition to the second VIOS. The method may include determining the first VIOS is inaccessible. The method may include unassigning the physical storage adapter from the first VIOS. The method may include assigning the physical storage adapter to the second VIOS.
US09569314B2
In one embodiment, a method for disaster recovery (DR) testing includes creating a snapshot of data based on a backup copy of data stored on one or more production clusters or a live copy of the data and storing the snapshot on more than one DR cluster within a DR family, determining which cluster within the DR family to access the snapshot from based on a consistency of the snapshot in relation to data on the one or more production clusters at a time-zero, accessing the snapshot of data stored on the determined DR cluster within the DR family only when the snapshot was made consistent with respect to data on the one or more production clusters within the DR family before the time-zero, and performing DR testing using the snapshot.
US09569313B1
A method and apparatus for optimizing a backup chain using synthetic backups is described. In one embodiment, a method for creating synthetic incremental backups to optimize a backup chain comprises accessing a backup chain, which further comprises a plurality of incremental backups and determining schedule information defining a number of incremental backups to use to create one or more synthetic incremental backups representing the plurality of incremental backups from the backup chain, wherein the number of backups is defined by a numerical progression.
US09569312B2
A system and method for high speed data recording includes a control computer and a disk pack unit. The disk pack is provided within a shell that provides handling and protection for the disk packs. The disk pack unit provides cooling of the disks and connection for power and disk signaling. A standard connection is provided between the control computer and the disk pack unit. The disk pack units are self sufficient and able to connect to any computer. Multiple disk packs are connected simultaneously to the system, so that one disk pack can be active while one or more disk packs are inactive. To control for power surges, the power to each disk pack is controlled programmatically for the group of disks in a disk pack.
US09569307B2
Example apparatus and methods distribute ranges or erasure codes associated with ranges to reduce or minimize the impact of a single point of failure in an object store. Erasure codes associated with related ranges to be stored in an object store may be accessed and selectively distributed to different storage devices associated with the object store. The erasure codes may be distributed according to a distribution plan so that an unavailability of one storage device will cause less than all of the related ranges to become unavailable. Example apparatus and methods may also provide a partial GET operation that will retrieve erasure codes associated with less than an entire object or with less than all possible ranges for an object. The partial GET operation may facilitate reconstructing less than an entire object, which may be valuable in, for example, weblog analytics.
US09569304B2
Methods, apparatus and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include replacing, in one or more initial source code files, each reference to a first function configured to convey system messages with a respective reference to a second function configured to convey the system messages, thereby producing respective corresponding preprocessed source code files for the one or more initial source code files. The respective corresponding preprocessed source code files are then compiled, thereby creating an executable file. Based on an identified name and a text string, a computed destination is determined for the text string.
US09569296B2
The invention uses a PRBS pattern generated by transmitter (serializer) as training. At the receiver side, following receiver outputs, a synchronous capturing module is used to capture multiple lanes simultaneously. The captured data is used to calculate the PRBS distance for different lanes. After the distances are obtained, the one with largest latency is used as a reference, to calculate the relative latency with each other lane. This relative latency is further used to calculate the number of shifts for Barrel Shifter and word shifter.
US09569283B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a system and method for passing documents between sandboxed applications in an efficient manner. When a document is passed from a source application to a target application, information regarding when the document was passed and to which application the document was passed to is stored in a document history table. Once the document is passed back to the source application, a document matching manager relies on information stored in the history table to determine if the document being passed back should overwrite a previous version of the document. If the document matching manager cannot determine that the previous version of the document should be overwritten, a user may be prompted to store the document at a desired location.
US09569277B1
A workload of a virtualized computing environment is rebalanced by resizing and/or moving one or more virtual machines allocated resources from a shared pool of resources in the virtualized computing environment based upon multiple resource capacities specified for each virtual machine and representing different portions of the resources from the shared pool of resources, e.g., minimum and desired resource capacities.
US09569276B2
A system and method for dynamically re-allocating a user to an alternative virtual desktop pool. A virtual application may monitor relevant parameters related to resource utilization and end-user experience. Certain information, for example, information provided by an administrator, related to capabilities and capacity of one or more virtual desktop pool capabilities may be stored. The virtual appliance may re-allocate or migrate the user to an alternative virtual desktop pool based, at least in part, on the monitored parameters and the stored capabilities and capacity information. Any changes in the user's activities may be reflected in further re-allocation of the user to another alternative virtual desktop pools to ensure a suitable end-user experience.
US09569273B2
An apparatus includes a plurality of processors and a holder unit. The plurality of processors execute a task as a unit of processing by dividing the task into multiple threads including single and parallel threads, where the single thread is executed by only one of the plurality of processors whose respective pieces of processing have reached the thread, and the parallel thread is executed in parallel with another parallel thread by the plurality of processors. The holder unit is configured to held information to be shared by the plurality of processors. Each processor executes one of the multiple threads at a time, and causes the holder unit to hold reaching-state information indicating an extent to which the multiple threads executed by the plurality of processors have reached the single thread. Each processor determines whether to execute the single thread, based on the reaching-state information held in the holder unit.
US09569271B2
Methods and systems for optimization of proprietary workloads involve receiving workload simulation data indicative of a proprietary computing task using proprietary information. Workload attributes are generated based on the workload simulation data without using the proprietary information. The workload attributes are used to dynamically determine a workload policy for configuration of hardware resources at an information handling system executing the proprietary computing task. After dynamic configuration of the hardware resources according to the workload policy, the proprietary computing task is executed at the information handling system.
US09569269B2
At least one application in a distributed computing environment is deployed. At least one resource of a virtual machine is provided to the at least one application in the distributed computing environment. The at least one resource of the virtual machine provided is recorded in metadata and the at least one application receives the metadata and using the metadata the at least one application determines how much of the at least one resource of the virtual machine to utilize. A change to the at least one resource of the virtual machine is determined. Responsive to determining the change to the at least one resource of the virtual machine, the metadata is modified. The at least one application uses the modified metadata to determine how much of the changed at least one resource of the virtual machine to use.
US09569264B2
A data processing system includes a host processor, a co-processor, and a memory that includes multiple buffer descriptor (BD) rings. The host processor includes multiple cores that execute multiple threads to process data packets stored in the memory. The host processor generates a notification command based on multiple context switch events that occur in the cores. The notification command indicates a context switch event type and BD ring IDs associated with BD rings to be polled by the co-processor. The BD rings are referred to as active BD rings. The co-processor polls only the active BD rings based on the notification command and processes the data packets associated with the active BD rings.
US09569262B2
Backfill scheduling for embarrassingly parallel jobs. A disclosed method includes: receiving an initial schedule having a plurality of jobs scheduled over time on a plurality of nodes, determining that a first job can be split into a plurality of sub-tasks that can respectively be performed in parallel on different nodes, splitting the first job into the plurality of sub-tasks, and moving a first sub-task from its position in the initial schedule to a new position to yield a first revised schedule.
US09569253B1
The present technology proposes techniques for ensuring globally consistent transactions. This technology may allow distributed systems to ensure the causal order of read and write transactions across different partitions of a distributed database. By assigning causally generated timestamps to the transactions based on one or more globally coherent time services, the timestamps can be used to preserve and represent the causal order of the transactions in the distributed system. In this regard, certain transactions may wait for a period of time after choosing a timestamp in order to delay the start of any second transaction that might depend on it. The wait may ensure that the effects of the first transaction are not made visible until its timestamp is guaranteed to be in the past. This may ensure that a consistent snapshot of the distributed database can be determined for any past timestamp.
US09569240B2
A system and method are described for provisioning and managing virtual instances of a computing application running within a public virtualization space (referred to as a hosted service system). A hosted service system may be configured to provide automated administration of the computing application, replacing the administration tasks that would otherwise be performed by the customer when running in an on-premise production deployment and to provide encrypted networking and other services that are specific to the public virtualization environment and are designed to provide a secure integration fabric between a customer's own private data center and virtual instances of the computing application running within an insecure public virtualization service.
US09569225B2
A method for dynamically modifying a mobile device. The method includes a computer processor identifying a plurality of profiles on a mobile device. The method further includes a computer processor receiving one or more inputs on the mobile device. The method further includes a computer processor identifying at least one trigger that corresponds to the received one or more inputs, wherein the at least one trigger is associated with at least one profile of the plurality of profiles. The method further includes a computer processor determining if the at least one trigger activates a response, based at least in part, on data included in the at least one profile that is associated with the at least one trigger. The method further includes a computer processor responding to the determination that the at least one trigger activates a response and applying the response to the mobile device.
US09569223B2
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for mixed shared/non-shared memory transport in virtual machines. A computer-implemented method may include providing a shared memory area writeable by a first virtual processor and a second virtual processor that are runnable on a host CPU, retrieving the information stored in the shared memory area by the first virtual processor when the first virtual processor stops running on the host CPU and before the second virtual processor runs on the host CPU, and storing the retrieved information from the shared memory area in a non-shared memory.
US09569221B1
A computing platform supports stream processing pipelines, each of which comprises a sequence of stream processing tools. Upon specification of a stream processing pipeline, multiple available hardware processors are evaluated to determine which of the processor is capable of executing each tool of the pipeline while satisfying specified performance goals. Among these processors, a hardware processor is selected for each pipeline tool that will minimize power consumption.
US09569220B2
A processor uses a prediction unit to predict subsequent instructions of a program to be executed by the processor. Many implementations or combinations of implementations may be used to predict the subsequent instruction of the program. In one embodiment, a branch cache is used to store branch information. A prediction table is used to store prediction information based on the branch. A prediction logic module determines whether a branch is taken or not taken based on the branch information stored in the branch cache and the prediction information stored in the prediction table.
US09569218B2
A processing architecture uses stationary operands and opcodes common on a plurality of processors. Only data moves through the processors. The same opcode and operand is used by each processor assigned to operate, for example, on one row of pixels, one row of numbers, or one row of points in space.
US09569217B2
An instruction for parsing a buffer to be utilized within a data processing system including: an operation code field, the operation code field identifies the instruction; a control field, the control field controls operation of the instruction; and one or more general registers, wherein a first general register stores an argument address, a second general register stores a function code, a third general register stores length of an argument-character buffer, and the fourth of which contains the address of the function-code data structure.
US09569212B2
A processor includes an allocator with logic assigning alias hardware resources to instructions within an atomic region of instructions. The atomic region includes reordered instructions. The processor also includes a dispatcher with logic to dispatch instructions from the atomic region of instructions for execution. Furthermore, the processor includes a memory execution unit with logic to populate the memory execution unit with the instructions from the atomic region of instructions including reordered instructions, receive snoop requests and determine whether the snoop request matches memory address data of elements within the memory execution unit, and prevent reassignment of alias hardware resources for any load instructions that are eligible to match the snoop requests.
US09569208B2
A technique for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. In one embodiment, an instruction encoding is described, in which legacy, present, and future instruction set extensions are supported, and increased functionality is provided, without expanding the code size and, in some cases, reducing the code size.
US09569205B1
A computer-implemented method for remotely configuring applications may include (1) identifying a centrally administered application that includes a configuration specification that defines at least one setting available for the centrally administered application and that is prepared to provide the configuration specification, (2) identifying, by extracting the configuration specification for the centrally administered application, a settings field of the configuration specification, (3) creating a settings configuration policy that specifies a value for the settings field, (4) detecting an instance of the centrally administered application that includes the configuration specification, and (5) pushing the value for the settings field to the instance of the centrally administered application in accordance with the settings configuration policy. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09569175B2
An FMA unit, for carrying out an arithmetic operation in a model computation unit of a control unit, is configured to process input of two factors and one summand in the form of floating point values, and provide a computation result of such processing as an output variable in the form of a floating point value. The FMA unit is designed to carry out a multiplication and a subsequent addition, the bit resolutions of the inputs for the factors being lower than the bit resolution of the input for the summand and the bit resolution of the output variable.
US09569170B2
A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a task distribution device that distributes tasks to a synchrony group comprising a plurality of devices that are to perform the tasks distributed by the task distribution device in synchrony. The task distribution device distributes each task to the members of the synchrony group over a network. Each task is associated with a time stamp that indicates a time, relative to a clock maintained by the task distribution device, at which the members of the synchrony group are to execute the task. Each member of the synchrony group periodically obtains from the task distribution device an indication of the current time indicated by its clock, determines a time differential between the task distribution device's clock and its respective clock and determines therefrom a time at which, according to its respective clock, the time stamp indicates that it is to execute the task.
US09569165B2
A playback apparatus includes: a storage unit storing music data and group identification information for identifying groups in which the music data are arranged in a predetermined unit; a selection unit selecting the group identification information stored in the storage unit; a notification unit notifying the group identification information selected by the selection unit with a sound; and a playback unit playing back the notification of the group identification information in the notification unit and the music data belonging to the group identified by the group identification information selected by the selection unit.
US09569155B2
A mediation server supplies service selection screen information to a multifunction device. Service selection screens are screens for selecting a target service from a plurality of service-related information. The service selection screen information includes a plurality of target service object corresponding to a plurality of service objects so that the plurality of services are included in the service selection screens. The mediation server acquires selection information indicating the target service and then supplies first setting screen information to the multifunction device. The first setting screen information includes a target service-related information corresponding to the target service so that the target service corresponding to the target service is included in a first setting screen. Then, the mediation server executes mediation communication for mediating provision of the target service.
US09569147B2
An image forming apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a determining unit, and a notifying unit. The acquiring unit acquires print data from an external apparatus via a network. The print data is generated by the external apparatus from document data received from a client apparatus. The determining unit determines whether or not the acquired print data is a dummy job or an actual job. The notifying unit notifies failure information when print data of the actual job is not acquired within a period after print data which is determined to be the dummy job is acquired. The failure information indicates a failure occurring in the process in which the external apparatus receives the document data from the client apparatus, or in the process in which the print data is generated from the document data in the external apparatus. The period satisfies a predetermined condition.
US09569145B2
A gateway apparatus connected to an image processing apparatus in a communicable manner and connected to an external apparatus via a network, and performing communication control between the image processing apparatus and the external apparatus, includes: a main CPU; a sub CPU; a first detecting unit configured to detect a state of a primary power supply; a second detecting unit configured to detect a state of a secondary power supply; a generating unit configured to generate a transfer instruction message; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information about a change in a state of the gateway apparatus or an apparatus located in the vicinity of the gateway apparatus; an updating unit configured to repeatedly perform updating of the transfer instruction message; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the last-generated or last-updated transfer instruction message to an external alternate apparatus.
US09569144B2
When DRAMs that are high-speed memories and flash memories that are lower in speed but can be larger in capacity than the DRAM are to be mounted on a DIMM, what matters in maximizing CPU memory bus throughput is the arrangement of the mounted components. The present disclosure provides a memory module (DIMM) that includes memory controllers arranged on the module surface closer to a socket terminal and DRAMs serving as high-speed memories arranged on the back surface. Nonvolatile memories as large-capacity memories are arranged on the side farther from the socket terminal.
US09569142B2
A semiconductor device and a method of operating the same are provided. The method includes determining the degree of deterioration of a selected memory block, performing a program operation of the selected memory block in a first program operating condition when it is determined that the selected memory block is not deteriorated and performing the program operation of the selected memory block in a second program operating condition when it is determined that the selected memory is deteriorated, and updating the program operating time of the selected memory block.
US09569137B2
A method for storage volumes in a cascade of storage volumes including starting a first data map relating a first storage volume to a second storage volume while a second data map relating the first storage volume and a third storage volume is active. Starting the first data map uses a zone map that relates the first storage volume to a zone within the cascade of storage volumes.
US09569120B2
The present invention includes embodiments of systems and methods for increasing the operational efficiency and extending the estimated operational lifetime of a flash memory storage device (and its component flash memory chips, LUNs and blocks of flash memory) by monitoring the health of the device and its components and, in response, adaptively tuning the operating parameters of flash memory chips during their operational lifetime, as well as employing other less extreme preventive measures in the interim, via an interface that avoids the need for direct access to the test modes of the flash memory chips. In an offline characterization phase, “test chips” from a batch of recently manufactured flash memory chips are used to simulate various usage scenarios and measure the performance effects of writing and attempting to recover (read) test patterns written with different sets of operating parameters over time (simulating desired retention periods).
US09569116B1
A system and method for effectively scheduling read and write operations among a plurality of solid-state storage devices. A computer system comprises client computers and data storage arrays coupled to one another via a network. A data storage array utilizes solid-state drives and Flash memory cells for data storage. A storage controller within a data storage array comprises an I/O scheduler. The characteristics of corresponding storage devices are used to schedule I/O requests to the storage devices in order to maintain relatively consistent response times at predicted times. In order to reduce a likelihood of unscheduled behaviors of the storage devices, the storage controller is configured to schedule proactive operations on the storage devices that will reduce a number of occurrences of unscheduled behaviors.
US09569114B2
A write instruction includes a logical address and write data to be stored. An address mapping master is used to determine if the logical address is stored in an address table. A deduplication state is selected based at least in part on whether the logical address is stored in the address table and whether a fingerprint is stored in a fingerprint table. The fingerprint is generated using the write data. A fingerprinting slave is used to determine if the fingerprint is stored in the fingerprint table, where the address mapper and the fingerprinter are configured to run in parallel and the address mapper is the master to the fingerprinter's slave.
US09569113B2
A data storage device include a storage memory, an information memory suitable for storing disk information and/or file information transmitted from a host device, and a controller suitable for processing a request on the data memory, which is received from the host device, based on the disk information and/or the file information stored in the information memory.
US09569112B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing data storage drive compatibility information in a network-attached storage device (NAS). The NAS includes a data storage drive connection interface, a non-volatile memory module storing local drive compatibility information, and a controller configured to detect a connection of a data storage drive to the NAS over the connection interface. The controller is further configured to obtain updated drive compatibility information from a server over a network and determine whether the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS based at least in part on the updated drive compatibility information. When the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS, user data may be stored in the data storage drive using the connection interface.
US09569105B2
A method for managing virtual control interface of an electronic device, and an associated apparatus and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method includes: utilizing a specific set of common user interfaces (UIs) as a common service for a plurality of applications, wherein the specific set of common UIs is a set of virtual control interfaces to be displayed on a screen, and the specific set of common UIs is provided by a system framework running on the electronic device, rather than being provided by any of the plurality of applications; and displaying the specific set of common UIs to allow a user to control the electronic device through the specific set of common UIs. The method may further include: selecting the specific set of common UIs from a plurality of sets of common UIs.
US09569102B2
A method of operating a multifunction device includes: displaying a respective view of a first application on the touch screen display, detecting a first touch gesture within the respective view, and in response to detecting the first touch gesture, displaying a popup view of the first application partially covering the respective view of the first application. The popup view corresponds to a full-screen-width view in a corresponding first application on a second multifunction device having a touch screen display with lower resolution than the touch screen display of the first multifunction device. The method further includes: detecting one or more second touch gestures within the popup view, and in response to detecting the one or more second touch gestures within the popup view, performing an action in the first application that updates a state of the first application.
US09569101B2
A handwriting-based User Interface (UI) apparatus and a method for executing an intended function menu using notes stored in a user terminal supporting a handwriting-based memo function are provided, in which upon user request, a note that has been written by the memo function and stored is retrieved and displayed on a screen. A whole or part of the contents of the displayed note are selected by a first input form. The contents of a note written on the screen by the memo function is designated as a command to execute for the selected whole or part of the contents by a second input form different from the first input form. The selected whole or part of the contents are processed according to the command.
US09569086B2
A user interface module includes a display and a motion detector arranged to detect a motion. The module is arranged to display an emulated movement of a graphical representation of a first object on the display according to a motion detected by the motion detector. The first object has a physical characteristic and the user interface module further includes a controller module arranged to generate the emulated movement based on the physical characteristic.
US09569071B2
A method and an apparatus for operating a graphic menu bar and a recording medium using the same, suitable for a portable electronic device having a touch screen, are provided. First, a graphic menu bar is provided, which includes M graphic items arranged in sequence, where M is a positive integer. Next, the touch screen is divided into N display blocks along a coordinate axis direction for displaying N connected graphic items in graphic menu bar, where N is a positive integer smaller than M. When the touch screen detects a touch signal in display blocks and the touch signal is moved toward the coordinate axis direction for a first displacement, the graphic menu bar displayed on the touch screen is moved toward a direction opposite to the coordinate axis direction for a second displacement, and the second displacement is equal to the product of the first displacement and (M−N)/N.
US09569062B2
Particular embodiments of a computing device may provide a main thread, a graphics thread to handle tasks related to rendering and presenting a graphical user interface (GUI), and an input thread to handle tasks related to processing input-related events. The GUI may comprise at least one animated component associated with a set of state variables. The main thread may handle tasks to generate a GUI hierarchy and provide copies of the GUI hierarchy to the input thread and the graphics thread. The input thread may handle tasks to initialize and update the state variables and provide information about the state variables to the graphics thread. The graphics thread may then handle tasks to update the GUI by rendering a first frame of the animation based on the state variables.
US09569059B2
A computer-implemented mapping method comprises determining a fixed reference point, displaying a static-scale map on a display screen of a computing device such that the map always includes the fixed reference point, and displaying a graphical discontinuity indicator on the map to represent a discontinuity in the map, the graphical discontinuity indicator dividing the map into a first map area surrounding the fixed reference point and a second map area that is geographically spaced apart from the first map area.
US09569058B2
A method for providing a space market widget by a market server is disclosed. The method includes: generating the space market widget; forming applications related to the space market widget as objects arranged in the space market widget; transmitting the objects to a user device in which the space market widget is installed; requesting installation of objects moved to an arrangement space from a market space of the space market widget; and transmitting the applications corresponding to the moved objects to the user device so as to be installed in the user device, wherein the space market widget includes a market space displaying the objects that are not yet installed in the user device and an arrangement space arranging and displaying the objects installed in the user device.
US09569054B2
A transform is used to transform raw sensor data from the time domain to the frequency or sequency domain. The transformed data falls into several signal bins. The transformed data in at least one of the signal bins is analyzed to determine whether a touch event or release event has occurred.
US09569052B2
A sense signal is continuously received from a capacitive touch-sensing panel. A reference signal is set or adjusted to have a level of the sense signal be in a first relation to that of the reference signal in an initial state, and the sense signal is compared with the reference signal to generate a comparison signal in a sensing state. The comparison signal is outputted with a first logic level when a level of the sense signal is in the first relation to a level of the reference signal, and outputted with a second logic level when a level of the sense signal is in a second relation to a level of the reference signal. Whether a touch action is conducted is determined according to a compared result of occurrences of the first and second logic levels of the comparison signal generated within a preset time period.
US09569051B2
A method for determining touch point coordinates on capacitive type touch panel includes following steps. A touch panel having a conductive layer, a plurality of first electrodes, and a plurality of second electrodes is provided. A first signal curve As1 is obtained by driving and sensing each first electrode. A second signal curve As2 is obtained by driving and sensing each second electrode. A third signal curve Bs1 is obtained by driving and sensing each first electrode, wherein the second electrode opposite to the sensed first electrode is grounded. A fourth signal curve Bs2 is gotten by driving and sensing each second electrodes, wherein the first electrode opposite to the sensed second electrode is grounded. The coordinates of the touch points are obtained by comparing the first signal curve As1, the second signal curve As2, the third signal curve Bs1, and the fourth signal curve Bs2.
US09569050B2
A capacitive sensor electrode for sensing a touch input. A material is configured to temporarily modify a capacitance of the capacitive sensor electrode during a period after a touch input has occurred. After the touch input has occurred, a material change in capacitance of the material is relatively slower than an electrode change in capacitance of the capacitive sensor electrode.
US09569049B2
A capacitive touch panel and a display device are provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of first electrodes disposed in a first electrode layer, and a plurality of second electrodes corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes and disposed in a second electrode layer; a first gap is formed between adjacent the first electrodes, and a second gap is formed between adjacent the second electrodes; and an orthographic projection of each second gap on the first electrode layer overlaps a part or all of the first gap to which the second gap corresponds and a part of at least one of the first electrodes. The touch panel can make it not easy for a user to observe electrode patterns and thereby improve the visual effect of the touch panel.
US09569040B2
An integrally-formed capacitive touch panel is disclosed including: a singular lens substrate, a mask layer, and a sensing circuit integrally coupled with said singular lens substrate. Said singular lens substrate, said mask layer, and said sensing circuit are integrally formed.
US09569029B2
A method for face detection management includes determining, for a first time, a presence of an input object in a sensing region of a capacitance input device. The presence is determined for the first time using a first baseline, and the input object satisfies a size threshold. The method further includes suppressing a reporting of capacitance input device during a predefined time period based on the presence of the input object, determining a disabled state of a display of a host, wherein the disabled state is in response to determining the presence of the input object for the first time, and determining, in response to an elapse of the predefined time period and for a second time, an absence of the input object in the sensing region. The absence of the input object is determined for the second time using a second baseline to account for the disabled state of the display. The method further includes performing an action based on determining the absence of the input object.
US09569020B2
A flexible touch screen panel in which metal wire sensing patterns are formed as a touch sensor on a first surface of a flexible thin film is provided. The flexible touch screen panel includes a thin film divided into an active area and a non-active area adjacent to the active area, sensing patterns in the active area on a first surface of the thin film, and sensing lines in the non-active area on the first surface of the thin film and connected to the sensing patterns. The sensing patterns include nanowire.
US09569018B2
Disclosed is a flexible display device adapted to accurately detect bending information when the flexible display device is flexed, bent or folded, and to be capable of variously controlling an image displayed on a screen on the basis of the detected bending information. The flexible display device includes a flexible touch screen part, and a bending detection part provided on the touch screen part, the bending detection part having an electrostatic capacitance or electric resistance that changes depending on a bending of the touch screen part, so as to detect bending information.
US09569017B2
The present invention provides a processing device, which includes a plurality of digital demodulators and an information transmitting module. Each of the digital demodulators is configured to generate in-phase and quadrature signal information corresponding to a frequency. The information transmitting module is configured to receive, process, and transmit the in-phase and quadrature signal information.
US09569013B2
A coordinate detection system detects coordinates of a position to which an electronic pen points on a surface of a display. The coordinate detection system includes a plurality of detecting elements configured to detect light emitted from each of light emission points of the electronic pen, and a coordinate detection unit configured to detect the coordinates of the position to which the electronic pen points based on a distance relationship between first images of the light emission points in an image formed by the light detected by each of the plurality of detecting elements and second images of the light emission points formed by reflection of the first images on the surface of the display.
US09569012B2
An input apparatus capable of transmitting a signal corresponding to an operation of a user to a control apparatus capable of switching display among a plurality of display screens, includes a first detection section, a second detection section, and a mode switch section. The first detection section detects analog information on a movement of the input apparatus made by the user. The second detection section detects digital information input by the user. The mode switch section makes a switch between a first mode for transmitting to the control apparatus a first signal that is based on the analog information detected by the first detection means and a second mode for transmitting to the control apparatus a second signal that is based on the digital information detected by the second detection means, in association with the display screen displayed on the control apparatus.
US09569011B2
An optical sensor module is provided. The optical sensor module includes a light source, a first lens and a sensor device. The light source is arranged for generating a light signal. The first lens has a first optical center axis. The sensor device is disposed in correspondence with one side of the first lens. The sensor device includes a light sensitive area, and a center of the light sensitive area deviates from the first optical center axis. The sensor device is arranged for receiving a reflected signal reflected from an object in response to the light signal, and accordingly generating a sensing result.
US09569009B2
A method and apparatus wherein a plurality of functions are implemented on a multimedia presentation device. A user can access several of the functions by depressing a single button. A particular function is specified by the duration of the button depression. For one embodiment the functions affect a favorite program list and allow a user to access the list, update the list, and delete entries from the list depending upon button depression duration. For example, the user may depress button number (#) 3 of a remote control device. A brief depression (e.g., less than 1 second), results in the remote control interpreting this click as a digit for selecting a channel, and the system will tune to channel #3. A longer depression (e.g., between 1 and 2 seconds), results in the system recalling previously programmed selection #3. Likewise, other functions are implemented by depression the button for various durations.
US09569006B2
A portable electronic device including an ultrasound transmitter, an ultrasound receiver, and a processing unit is provided. The ultrasound transmitter sends ultrasonic signals, while the ultrasound receiver receives reflected ultrasonic signals from an object. The ultrasound transmitter and the ultrasound receiver are disposed to form a reference axis. The processing unit processes the reflected ultrasonic signals to obtain a time-frequency distribution thereof, and determines a 1D gesture corresponding to projection loci of movements of the object on the reference axis according to the time-frequency distribution.
US09569003B2
A portable computing device includes a three-dimensional (3D) touch screen and a core module. The 3D touch screen includes a two-dimensional (2D) touch screen section and a plurality of radio frequency (RF) radar modules. The core module is operable to determine whether the 3D touch screen is in a 3D mode or a 2D mode. When the 3D touch screen is in the 3D mode, the core module is further operable to receive one or more radar signals via one or more of the plurality of RF radar modules and interpret the one or more radar signals to produce a 3D input signal.
US09568995B1
A method and system for facilitating a user drive an automobile remotely in real-time through a virtual reality system is disclosed. The virtual reality environment may present real-time road conditions, weather condition, automobile information, and/or any other information regarding driving of the automobile in real time.
US09568993B2
A method for automated avatar mood effects in a virtual world may include detecting occurrence of a mood changing condition relatable to a user's avatar. The method may also include determining an avatar mood effect from a plurality of predefined avatar mood effects to be applied to the user's avatar in the virtual world based on the detected mood changing condition. The method may further include automatically applying the avatar mood effect to the user's avatar in the virtual world in response to detecting occurrence of the mood changing condition and determining an applicable avatar mood effect based on the detected mood changing condition and presenting the automatically applied avatar mood effect in association with the user's avatar in the virtual world.
US09568988B1
This disclosure describes a more efficient and configurable power allocation scheme for redundant power supply (RPS) systems used in network switches. This allocation scheme allows the system owner to assign power from a shared RPS unit to higher priority devices in any network switch in the system. This permits more granularity in assigning the RPS with backup power available to devices such as ports residing within individual switches in a multiple switch network. An efficient power allocation scheme for RPS allows the user to define the system priority of various devices for backup power according to the user's preferences. The user may assign the RPS to user-defined high priority devices in any piece of equipment. This makes RPS power allocation more flexible by offering the user more setup options for backup power.
US09568987B2
According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, and a controller which is configured to turn off a power of the volatile memory after storing data of the volatile memory in the nonvolatile memory in a first mode, turn on the power of the volatile memory in the second mode, and change a first timing as a future timing switching to the first mode based on a second timing as a past timing switching to the second mode.
US09568985B2
A data processing apparatus has a compressor and an output interface. The compressor receives an input multimedia data, and generates an output multimedia data according to the input multimedia data. The output interface packs the output multimedia data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a camera interface. The compressor adaptively adjusts a compression algorithm applied to the input multimedia data according to visibility of compression artifacts. By way of example, the camera interface may be a camera serial interface (CSI) standardized by a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI).
US09568980B2
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that supports dynamic bursts to facilitate frequency-agile communication between a memory controller and a memory device. During operation, the system monitors a reference clock signal received at an interface between the memory device and the memory controller. Upon detecting a frequency change in the reference clock signal from a fullrate to a subrate, the interface operates in a burst mode, wherein data is communicated through bursts separated by intervening low-power intervals during which portions of the interface are powered down.
US09568967B2
A power supply system and method are disclosed. The power supply system is to generate a power signal for providing power to a device. The power supply system includes a transmitter to modulate a data signal onto the power signal that is demodulated at the device. The transmitter is further to transmit a separate binary control signal on the power signal to change a state of a digital control parameter associated with the device.
US09568963B2
A system can include a chassis that includes a keeper; a board coupled to the chassis where the board includes a power receipt connector and at least one processor electrically coupled to the power receipt connector; a power supply unit that includes a power supply connector; and a pivotable member coupled to the power supply unit where the pivotable member includes a handle portion and a latch portion that, in a latched orientation, engages the keeper and secures the power supply connector to the power receipt connector. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
US09568952B2
A display device apparatus includes a housing that is sized and configured to attach to a computer device. The housing can include a cavity for releaseably retaining a second display device that is connectable to the computer device. The second display device is moveable out of the housing via a slot defined in the housing so that the second display device is moveable from a first position within the housing to a second position that is external to the housing.
US09568951B2
An electronic device is provided, including a main body, a display unit connected to the main body, and an input unit detachably connected to the main body. The input unit has a pad protruding from the bottom side thereof. When the input unit is placed on a surface of an object, the pad contacts the surface. When the main body is placed on the surface and joined with the input unit, the pad and the surface form a distance therebetween.
US09568949B2
An electronic apparatus of the present invention has a bottom surface on which a first connection terminal is disposed, and a rear surface on which a second connection terminal is disposed. The first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are formed on a common substrate. An edge formed by the bottom surface and the rear surface is formed by the substrate. The electronic apparatus is to be connected to an expansion unit including a first connection-target terminal to which the first connection terminal is to be connected and a second connection-target terminal to which the second connection terminal is to be connected.
US09568946B2
A microchip including an outer chamber, compartment, or bladder; an inner chamber, compartment, or bladder inside said outer chamber, compartment, or bladder; an internal sipe separating at least a part of said inner and outer chambers, compartments, or bladders, and a Faraday cage. The microchip is configured to connect to a network of computers and includes an internal hardware firewall configured to deny access a protected portion of the microchip from the network. The sipe is formed by at least a portion of both an inner surface of the outer chamber, compartment, or bladder and an outer surface of the inner chamber, compartment, or bladder. The surface portions forming the sipe oppose each other and can move relative to each other in a sliding motion. At least a portion of an outer surface of the outer chamber, compartment, or bladder is proximate to an outer surface of the microchip.
US09568930B2
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.
US09568918B1
The present disclosure relates to a balloon system that includes a flexible volume balloon hull configured to contain a lifting gas, a flexible volume ballonet contained within said balloon hull configured to contain a refrigerant gas and a refrigerant gas transfer device in fluid communication with the ballonet to control the balloon's vertical ascent and descent.
US09568912B2
Prognostic systems and methods for providing adaptive Time Between Overhaul (TBO) value for one or more Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) are provided. In one embodiment, the LRU prognostic system includes a first LRU, an aircraft position data source configured to monitor the position of an aircraft carrying the LRU prognostic system, and a controller coupled to the first LRU and to the aircraft position data source. The controller is configured to: (i) estimate the degradation of the first LRU based at least in part on the duration of time the aircraft position resides in any one of a plurality of different environmental zones while the aircraft is operational, and (ii) calculate an adaptive TBO value for the first LRU utilizing the estimated LRU degradation.
US09568905B2
A microprocessor controls at least one of a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit such that a first input/output process and a second input/output process are executed in parallel. The first input/output process includes a process outputting output data from a first transfer buffer, through the first communication circuit, to a first instrument in a PLC system bus, and a process inputting input data from the first instrument, through the first communication circuit, to the first transfer buffer. The second input/output process includes a process outputting output data from a second transfer buffer, through the second communication circuit, to a second instrument in a field network, and a process inputting input data from the second instrument, through the second communication circuit, to the second transfer buffer.
US09568902B2
A security system includes a control panel and sensors for monitoring conditions related to the security of a residential or commercial location. The control panel communicates with the sensors and displays information related to the operation of the security system. The control panel may also receive user input. User input can be received at a touch-sensitive display on the control panel. The touch-sensitive display may be adapted to receive and recognize multiple, simultaneous touches. Different types of touches can be associated with different actions taken by the touch-sensitive display. Detection of types of touches can also include gesture identification. A haptic response may also be provided for giving tactile feedback when input is received at the control panel.
US09568898B2
An automatic adaptation of a control of a technical system, in particular of a power plant, is provided. Control circuits are created for controlling the technical system, wherein at least one control circuit and a second control circuit are coupled using a decoupling member. The decoupling member has at least one adaptable parameter. The at least one adaptable parameter of the decoupling member is automatically adapted in an online operation of the technical system to an actual, dynamic process behavior of the technical system, i.e., automatic online adaptation.
US09568897B2
A controller system includes at least one computing device operably connected to a process having a target value for a variable parameter. The computing device(s) is configured to control the variable parameter by performing actions including: computing an error between the target value and an actual value of the variable parameter. Based on the error, the computing device(s) may calculate a desired gain adjustment of the variable parameter, and a desired mean adjustment of the variable parameter. A correction signal may be created for modifying the process by: in response to the error being positive, creating the correction signal by adding the desired mean adjustment and the desired gain adjustment, and in response to the error being negative, creating the correction signal by differencing the desired mean adjustment and the desired gain adjustment. A related program product may carry out similar functions.
US09568890B1
Disclosed is an all-digital delay locked loop circuit based on a time-to-digital converter and a control method thereof. The all-digital delay locked loop circuit includes a phase inversion locking control circuit for determining whether or not to use a phase inversion locking algorithm by detecting a phase difference between an input clock and an output clock and outputting the input clock or an inverted input clock; and a phase synchronization unit connected to an output terminal of the phase inversion locking control circuit to receive an output signal of the phase inversion locking control circuit and a control signal and perform phase synchronization, in which the phase synchronization unit includes a digital control delay line for receiving the input clock or the inverted input clock output from the phase inversion locking control circuit and reducing a phase error between the input clock and the output clock.
US09568875B2
An image forming apparatus includes a notifier, a power source, a first replaceable unit, a first body connector, a power supply switch, a detachment necessity determiner for determining whether the first replaceable unit needs to be detached, and a power supply controller. The first body connector includes a body power terminal and allows the first replaceable unit to be detachably connected thereto. The first replaceable unit includes a unit connector and an operation portion. The unit connector is connected to the body power terminal for supplying a power voltage to the operation portion. When the first replaceable unit is determined necessary to be detached, the power supply controller causes the power supply switch to turn off supply of the power source voltage from the power source to the body power terminal and causes the notifier to provide a notification recommending detachment of the first replaceable unit.
US09568853B2
In APC, if light power control with different target light powers is continuously executed, the amplitude of an output signal from a light-receiving element after the light power control is changed is generated, and a long time is required for completion of the light power control after the change. To address the problem, light power control with the same target light power is continuously executed on at least two light-emitting points in APC.
US09568844B2
A drive unit drives a wafer table in a Y-axis direction based on a measurement value of an encoder that measures position information of the wafer table in the Y-axis direction and based on known correction information in accordance with position information of the wafer table in a non-measurement direction (e.g. Z, θz and θx directions) that is measured by an interferometer at the time of the measurement by the encoder. That is, the wafer table (a movable body) is driven in the Y-axis direction based on the measurement value of the encoder that has been corrected by correction information for correcting a measurement error of the encoder that is caused by a relative displacement of a head and a scale in the non-measurement direction. Accordingly, the movable body can be driven with high accuracy in a desired direction while measuring the position by the encoder, without being affected by the relative motion between the head and the scale in directions other than a direction to be measured (measurement direction).
US09568838B2
A projection objective for imaging a pattern arranged in an object surface of the projection objective into an image surface of the projection objective with a demagnified imaging scale has a plurality of optical elements which are arranged along an optical axis of the projection objective and are configured in such a way that a defined image field curvature of the projection objective is set in such a way that an object surface that is curved convexly with respect to the projection objective can be imaged into a planar image surface. What can be achieved given a suitable setting of the object surface curvature is that a gravitation-dictated bending of a mask does not have a disturbing effect on the imaging quality.
US09568837B2
The invention relates to arrangements for actuating an element in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus. In accordance with one aspect, an arrangement for actuating an element in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus comprises a first number (nR) of degrees of freedom, wherein an adjustable force can be transmitted to the optical element in each of the degrees of freedom, and a second number (nA) of actuators, which are coupled to the optical element in each case via a mechanical coupling for the purpose of transmitting force to the optical element, wherein the second number (nA) is greater than the first number (nR). In accordance with one aspect, at least one of the actuators is arranged in a node of at least one natural vibration mode of the optical element.
US09568833B2
A lithographic reticle is illuminated to transfer a pattern to a substrate, inducing distortions due to heating. The distortions are calculated using reference marks in a peripheral portion of the reticle and measuring changes in their relative positions over time. A plurality of cells are defined for which a system of equations can be solved to calculate a dilation of each cell. In an embodiment, each equation relates positions of pairs of marks to dilations of the cells along a line (s, s1, s2) connecting each pair. Local positional deviations can be calculated for a position by combining calculated dilations for cells between at least one measured peripheral mark and the position. Corrections can be applied in accordance with the result of the calculation. Energy may be applied to the patterning device (for example by thermal input or mechanical actuators) to modify a distribution of the local positional deviations.
US09568820B2
A method for manufacturing color filter, a color filter, and a display device including the color filter are disclosed. The method for manufacturing a color filter includes: forming a black matrix on a transparent substrate; forming a photosensitive resist layer on the transparent substrate with the black matrix; disposing a reflection sheet capable of reflecting light on a first side of the transparent substrate to be exposed, the first side being provided with the black matrix; disposing a mask on a second side of the transparent substrate to be exposed, the second side being not provided with the black matrix; and carrying out an exposing process from the second side of the transparent substrate.
US09568813B2
A projector includes a light source that emits a light beam, an illumination lens unit, a display device, a projection lens unit, a field lens, and a reflection member. The illumination lens unit shapes and focuses the light beam into an illumination light beam. The display device modulates the illumination light beam and forms an image. The projection lens unit projects the image on a screen. The field lens has a positive refractive power for focusing the illumination light beam on the display device, a first lens surface on which the illumination light beam is incident, and a second lens surface on which the image formed by the display device is incident. The reflection member changes an illumination light beam path into a direction of the field lens. The first lens surface reflects a portion of the illumination light beam into a path that avoids the projection lens unit.
US09568812B2
An image projection apparatus comprises a projection unit configured to project an image onto a projection plane, a correction unit configured to correct a range of the image projected by the projection unit, a deformation unit configured to deform the projected range of the image according to a designated correction point, and a control unit configured to optically change the projected range of the image projected by the projection unit according to a designation of an outside of a predetermined range as the correction point.
US09568810B2
A camera mounting assembly includes a base member or plate for holding a camera and a side member or plate. In an exemplary embodiment, lower slots on the base plate or side slots on the side plate are gripped by a vertical support's quick-release mechanism to mount the camera in a landscape or portrait orientation, respectively, the camera being generally centered and evenly balanced over the support in either case. The side member is detachably fastened to the base member, which modular construction permits separately timed purchase of the base member and side member as allowed by the user's budget and further permits breakdown of the assembly for ease of transport. The side member may be generally L-shaped with a lower arm length less than the side arm length, which also facilitates transport. Other components may be detachably added such as a hand grip facilitating freehand shooting with the camera.
US09568807B2
In a submersible camera housed within a spherical, transparent enclosure with instrumentation for driving the camera to different positions in photographing underwater activity, a cleaning arm is mounted on the external surface of the enclosure and is magnetically driven either by single or multiple drive magnets driven around an interior circular wall of the enclosure; and in the case of multiple drive magnets the cleaning arm has slave magnets in alignment with one or more drive magnets of opposite polarity to cause the cleaning arm to traverse the external surface of the enclosure at periodic intervals one or more cycles each time that the drive magnets are activated.
US09568804B2
A method and apparatus for generating terahertz waves using laser plasma are disclosed herein. The method of generating high-power terahertz waves includes generating plasma by focusing a laser beam on a gas within a vacuum chamber, radiating laser beams into the magnetized plasma from opposite directions so that the laser beams collide with each other at a preset location, and generating terahertz waves of a predetermined frequency through the oscillation of the plasma generated by the collision of the laser beams.
US09568802B1
Mechanisms for spatially isolating a region of interest (ROI) in a scene are disclosed. A first sensor generates sensor data that quantifies energy received from a scene within a field of view (FOV) of the first sensor to generate a real-time FOV full motion video. A processor analyzes the sensor data to identify a first ROI during a wait period of a frame period of the first sensor. A first subset of micromirrors in a micromirror array that is directed toward the scene is identified. The first subset of micromirrors receives energy from the first ROI. At least one micromirror in the first subset is controlled to move from a primary position of the at least one micromirror to a first tilt position of the at least one micromirror to reflect the energy from the first ROI toward a second sensor, the first ROI being spatially isolated from the real-time FOV full motion video.
US09568800B1
A thin border display for an electronic device may comprise an optical assembly that includes a support frame and an electrophoretic display (EPD) structure attached to the support frame in a manner that allows for the display of the electronic device to exhibit a “thin border” or “borderless” look at a periphery of the electronic device. A portion of the EPD structure may at least partly curve around a curved portion of the support frame, the curved portion of the support frame being near the periphery of the support frame. In some embodiments, an electrode may be disposed at a periphery of the display to drive the margin of the display for achieving a thin border/borderless appearance. The EPD structure may include a backplane substrate that is either rigid or flexible.
US09568799B2
A variable transmittance optical filter comprising: a first layer comprising a first substantially transparent substrate with a substantially co-planar (SC) electrode system disposed thereon, the SC electrode system made of transparent electrically conductive material and comprising at least one pair of electrically separate electrodes arranged in a substantially co-planar manner on the first substantially transparent substrate, each pair of electrically separate electrodes comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, a second layer proximate to the first layer and comprising a transition material that darkens in response to a non-electrical stimulus and lightens in response to application of an electric voltage; and an electrical connection system for electrically connecting the SC electrode system to a source of electric voltage.
US09568798B2
A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a gate line on the first substrate; a gate insulating layer on the gate line; a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; a data line and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer; a passivation layer covering the data line and the drain electrode; a common electrode on the passivation layer; an interlayer insulating layer on the common electrode; a pixel electrode on the interlayer insulating layer; an additional insulating layer on the pixel electrode; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; and a black matrix on the second substrate, and including a vertical portion covering the data line and a horizontal portion covering the gate line and the drain electrode, where an empty portion is defined through the additional insulating layer in a portion corresponding to the black matrix.
US09568791B2
Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a testing method thereof. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data line sets crossing the scan lines, where each data line set includes a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line. The device also includes a shorting bar for the data lines, a first data switch control line and a second data switch control line. Through holes are not used to connect the data lines and the shorting bar, thus disadvantages of display devices caused by defects in through holes is eliminated. Additionally, the area for testing structures is decreased, so that a small-sized liquid crystal display devices can be produced.
US09568788B2
A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member.
US09568783B2
Provided is a liquid crystal display including: a first insulation substrate; a thin film transistor positioned on the first insulation substrate; a first subpixel electrode positioned on the thin film transistor and to which a first voltage is applied; a second subpixel electrode positioned on the thin film transistor and to which a second voltage is applied; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; a common electrode positioned on the second insulation substrate and receiving a common voltage; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first insulation substrate and the second insulation substrate, in which the first subpixel electrode includes a plate region and a minute branch region overlapping the plate region with a passivation layer between the plate region and the minute branch region, and the plate region and the second subpixel electrode are positioned on a same layer.
US09568782B2
A display panel having a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array includes an array substrate and a color filter substrate which are arranged opposite to each other. The array substrate includes a first electrode, and multiple second electrodes arranged corresponding to the respective pixel units, the first electrode and second electrodes are insulated from each other by an insulation layer; and the color filter substrate includes multiple black matrixes and multiple color resists arranged corresponding to the respective pixel units. The array substrate further includes multiple third electrodes arranged in boundary areas between two adjacent pixel units and opposite to the black matrixes. The third electrodes and the first electrode are disposed in different layers and have a same potential.
US09568777B2
A display substrate, a preparing method thereof, and a display device are disclosed; the display substrate comprises a display region, a non-display region, and a transparent support enhancement layer, the support enhancement layer is disposed at least in a region corresponding to the display region. The display substrate is not easy to be damaged by pressure, and can efficiently avoid a phenomenon of display defects of a display device.
US09568773B2
A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a control device, a main pixel electrode, and a sub pixel electrode. The main pixel electrode is electrically connected to the control device, and the main pixel electrode has a plurality of main pixel slits where the width thereof is S. The sub pixel electrode is electrically connected to the control device, and the sub pixel electrode has a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern. The first electrode pattern has a plurality of first slits where the width S1 thereof is equal to or greater than the width S of the main pixel slits. The second electrode pattern has no slits or has a plurality of second slits where the width S2 thereof is less than the width S of the main pixel slits. A pixel array including the pixel structure is also provided.
US09568770B2
A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes an image panel having pixel lines; a polarization panel which switches a polarization direction of a ray of light emitted from the image panel; and a lens which passes the ray of light provided from the polarization panel. The lens includes a first lens array which has a first birefringence characteristic, a second lens array which has a second birefringence characteristic different from the first birefringence characteristic, and which is arranged at a location to face the first lens array in an alternating manner, and a liquid crystal portion which has a same birefringence characteristic as either the first birefringence characteristic or the second birefringence characteristic, and which is filled in between the first lens array and the second lens array.
US09568759B2
A manufacturing method of a touch display panel is disclosed and has steps of depositing a touch-control metal layer on ail inner side of a color-filler substrate and patterning the touch-control metal layer; depositing a black matrix layer on the inner side of the color-filter substrate and patterning the black matrix layer; depositing a color photoresist layer on the inner side of the color-filter substrate and patterning the color photoresist layer; depositing a common electrode layer on the inner side of the color-filter substrate and patterning the common electrode layer; and performing cell-assembling to assemble the color-filter substrate and an array substrate together.
US09568758B2
A display apparatus according to the present invention has a gasket attached in a space between a flexible print cable on which an electrically insulating coating is formed, the flexible print cable connecting the circuit board of a display panel and a connecting substrate connected to an external electric device, and a frame supporting a display unit including the display panel, the connecting substrate, and the flexible print cable. The gasket is provided with a core portion made of non-metal and having elasticity, and a surface portion made of metal disposed on a periphery of the core portion. By this means, unnecessary radiation noise generated from the flexible print cable connecting the display panel to the external electric device is effectively shielded without machining the display panel.
US09568753B2
A turnover device, a substrate cell-assembling apparatus and a substrate cell-assembling method are provided. The turnover device comprises: a fixed support and a turnover platform connected with the fixed support by a first rotary shaft, the turnover platform having a first suction surface and a second suction surface which are oppositely arranged and are configured to suction a substrate; a second rotary shaft and a third rotary shaft, configured to respectively drive the first suction surface and the second suction surface to rotate in an in-plane direction, axial directions of the second rotary shaft and the third rotary shaft being basically perpendicular to that of the first rotary shaft. The turnover platform is configured to turn over the first suction surface and the second suction surface by the first rotary shaft.
US09568750B2
An optical modulator includes an input port, a first waveguide region comprising silicon and optically coupled to the input port, and a waveguide splitter optically coupled to the first waveguide region and having a first output and a second output. The optical modulator also includes a first phase adjustment section optically coupled to the first output and comprising a first III-V diode and a second phase adjustment section optically coupled to the second output and comprising a second III-V diode. The optical modulator further includes a waveguide coupler optically coupled to the first phase adjustment section and the second phase adjustment section, a second waveguide region comprising silicon and optically coupled to the waveguide coupler, and an output port optically coupled to the second waveguide region.
US09568748B2
The disclosed technology describes methods for the selection, design and production of custom-fit eyeglasses, using a 3D printer. Embodiments include an eye examination and biometric measurements of a patient. The data can be used to produce custom-fit eyeglass frames. Eyeglass selection is facilitated by the display of a selection of various frames in both digital and physical form. A 3D version of the patient's head may be created from digital images, which can be used to produce a final version of the eyeglass frame. Lens dimensions may be traced and the trace used to modify the eyeglass frame. Half of an eyeglass frame may be generated, from which a mirror image is created, and a final frame produced from the resulting image. Also disclosed is an electronic device system which receives, processes and transmits data for the production of custom-fit eyeglass frames.
US09568737B1
An optical imager design that is capable of imaging a common scene to two or more optical systems, and is more compact in physical size and superior in throughput than previous designs is disclosed.
US09568730B2
An optical device includes a light guide plate; a first diffraction element that is a transmission type diffraction element provided on a first face of the light guide plate and that diffracts and ejects at least a portion of light which is guided along inside the light guide plate; a second diffraction element that is a transmission type diffraction element provided on the first face of the light guide plate and that diffracts at least a portion of light proceeding to the light guide plate; and a third diffraction element that is a reflection type diffraction element provided on a face which is an opposite face of the light guide plate from the first face, and that diffracts at least a portion of light which enters an inside of the light guide plate via the second diffraction element.
US09568717B2
An off-axis three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces includes a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a tertiary mirror, and an image sensor. The primary mirror receives light rays first and the secondary mirror is located on a path of light reflected from the primary mirror. The tertiary mirror receives light reflected from the secondary mirror. The image sensor is located on a path of light reflected from the tertiary mirror. Each reflecting surface of the primary and tertiary mirrors is a sixth order xy polynomial freeform surface. The secondary mirror reflecting surface is a spherical surface. A field of view of the off-axis three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces in Y-axis direction is greater or equal to 65°. A field of view of the off-axis three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces in X-axis direction is greater or equal to 0.8°.
US09568713B2
Methods and apparatus for capturing or generating images using multiple optical chains operating in parallel are described. Pixel values captured by individual optical chains corresponding to the same scene area are combined to provide an image with at least some of the benefits which would have been provided by capturing an image of the scene using a larger lens than that of the individual lenses of the optical chain modules. By using multiple optical chains in parallel at least some benefits normally obtained from using a large lens can be obtained without the need for a large lens. Furthermore in at least some embodiments, a wide dynamic range can be supported through the use of multiple sensors with the overall supported dynamic range being potentially larger than that of the individual sensors. Some lens and/or optical chain configurations are designed for use in small handheld devices, e.g., cell phones.
US09568710B2
An imaging lens includes first to sixth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant lens parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance.
US09568708B2
A lens assembly for a smartphone and a method of use is disclosed. In a first aspect, a lens assembly comprises a rotatable wheel; wherein the wheel includes at least two lenses. The lens assembly includes a skin portion coupled to the rotatable wheel, wherein the skin portion is adjustable to cover a smartphone. The at least two lenses of the wheel are positioned such that when one of the lens of the assembly is properly positioned it covers the lens of a camera on the smartphone. In a second aspect the method comprises providing a lens assembly over a camera lens of a smartphone chassis. The lens assembly includes a plurality of lenses that are rotatable. The method includes ensuring that the center of the smartphone lens is congruent with the center of the selected lens of the plurality of lens by referencing at least two surfaces of the smartphone chassis.
US09568705B2
A camera module (40) of the present invention includes: an optical section (1) having an image pickup lens (2) and a lens barrel (3); and a lens driving device (10) including a lens holder (11). The optical section (1) and the lens driving device (10) are provided on an upper side of a sensor cover (23) covering an image pickup element (22) of an image pickup section (20). The lens barrel (3) is positioned at such a location that the lens barrel (3) does not make contact with the sensor cover (23), so that the lens barrel (3) is fixed to the lens holder (11) at the location. Before being fixed to the lens holder (11), the lens barrel (3) is slidable in the optical axis direction with respect to the lens holder (11).
US09568703B2
An image reading lens includes a plurality of lenses, a first correcting mechanism that corrects a field curvature at a first correction part when temperature changes, and a second correcting mechanism that corrects an image-forming position when the temperature changes. The second correcting mechanism corrects the image-forming position at a part where a positional displacement of the image-forming position caused by a change of a lens interval is greater and a variation of the field curvature caused by the change of the lens interval is smaller than the first correction part.
US09568701B2
Drop cable assemblies suitable for an optical fiber distribution system are disclosed. For some embodiments, the drop cable assembly splits an input optical fiber to a plurality of optical fibers and provides optical connection to designated premises. For other embodiments, the drop cable assembly receives multi-fiber optical connection and provides the optical connections to designated premises.
US09568688B2
A multi-core optical fiber interconnection structure has a first multi-core optical fiber with a slanted end face and a second multi-core optical fiber with a slanted end face. In a state in which the slanted end faces face each other, each of cores of the first multi-core optical fiber is optically coupled to a corresponding one of cores of the second multi-core optical fiber in a one-to-one correspondence relation. The facing condition between the slanted end faces is adjusted so as to minimize variation in core pitches of pairs of the cores each in the one-to-one correspondence relation.
US09568687B2
The present invention is directed to an optical connector that is provided with a plug and a jack for the optical connector. A lens (plug-side optical coupling part) that optically couples light transmitted inside an optical fiber held by the plug, to a jack, is disposed on a side surface of the plug. A lens (jack-side optical coupling part) that optically couples light transmitted inside an optical fiber held by the jack, to the plug, is disposed on an inner side surface of the jack.
US09568682B1
A component and chip assembly apparatus includes an assembly stage configured to support a chip, the chip including grooves defining a first pitch, the grooves including a first groove opening configured to receive a plurality of optical fibers and to align the plurality of optical fibers. A picker brings a fiber component including a plurality of optical fibers having a second pitch into contact with the chip such that each optical fiber is aligned with a respective groove. At least one of the assembly stage and the picker includes a comb having a plurality of teeth that define individual cavities therebetween, the cavities having a first cavity opening to receive the optical fibers and isolate each optical fiber from one another and pre-align the optical fibers so as to adjust the second pitch to substantially match the first pitch.
US09568681B2
The present disclosure relates to a connecting unit for for connecting with other connectors and/or with components. The connecting unit comprises a connector and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism engages into a retaining member of an external component. Upon application of sufficient pressure on a disengaging part, the latch mechanism allows detaching the connecting unit from the external component.
US09568671B2
A photonic component is provided including at least one linear optical waveguide, of which an active portion is surrounded over all or part of its periphery by a grouping of one or more essentially semiconducting nanotubes. These nanotubes interact with their exterior environment in an active zone extending on either side of the optical waveguide, to thus induce an optical coupling between an electrical or optical signal applied to the nanotubes and on the other hand an optical signal in the active portion of the waveguide. Such a component can carry out bipolar electro-optical functions as light source, or modulator or detector, inside the optical guide, for example with an electro-optical coupling between on the one hand an electrical signal applied between the electrodes, and on the other hand an optical signal emitted or modified in the active portion of the optical waveguide towards the remainder of the optical guide.
US09568668B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises an outer frame and an optical component, wherein the outer frame includes a body portion and an extension portion connected with each other, the extension portion is positioned on one side of the body portion and has a first bent portion and a second bent portion integrally formed, the body portion has a central region and a periphery region surrounding the central region, the second bent portion is connected to the periphery region of the body portion through the first bent portion and extends to the central region of the body portion, such that a space for accommodating the optical component is enclosed by the first and second bent portions of the extension portion and the body portion.
US09568667B2
A backlight unit includes a light source having an emission region, a wiring board having the light source mounted thereon, a light guide plate having a side surface into which light from the light source enters, and a front surface from which the light exits, a light shielding adhesive tape adhering to the wiring board, and an optical sheet which overlaps with the front surface of the light guide plate. The front surface of the light guide plate includes an effective region serving as a planar light source and a light entering region ranging from the side surface to the effective region. The wiring board and the light-shielding adhesive tape each have a part positioned in the light entering region, and the optical sheet is arranged from the effective region to the light entering region. An end portion of the optical sheet overlaps with the light-shielding tape.
US09568664B2
A wavelength conversion member is disclosed. In one aspect, the wavelength conversion member includes a first substrate, a second substrate formed over the first substrate, and a wavelength conversion layer interposed between the first and second substrates. A sealant is interposed between the first and second substrates and surrounds the wavelength conversion layer.
US09568663B2
A light guide plate including a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a plurality of first microstructures, a plurality of second microstructures, and a plurality of third microstructures is provided. The first substrate has a light emitting surface, a first bottom surface, and a light incidence surface. The second substrate has a top surface and a second bottom surface. The top surface is located between the first substrate and the second bottom surface. The first microstructures and the second microstructures are disposed on the light emitting surface and the second bottom surface respectively and extend along a first direction parallel to the light incidence surface respectively. The third microstructures are connected between the first bottom surface and the top surface and extend along a second direction perpendicular to the light incidence surface respectively. A light source module is also provided.
US09568661B2
A light guiding body that guides light includes, a light guiding portion, and an introducing portion including a plane of incidence and a curvature surface connected to the plane of incidence to guide the light to the light guiding portion by being connected to the light guiding portion, wherein an angle θ1 formed by a line segment connecting a first point on the plane of incidence and a second point on the curvature surface and a normal of the curvature surface at the second point satisfies θ1≧sin−1(1/n), where n is an index of refraction of the light guiding body.
US09568657B2
A light guide plate for a backlight. The light guide plate includes: a light source unit for generating light; a light guide plate proximate to the light source unit and including an upper surface and a lower surface; and a light emission pattern configured to diffuse a portion of the light directed toward an image display panel, and a first straight pattern configured to channel the light along a direction substantially parallel to a direction of propagation of the light generated by the light source unit, both the light emission pattern and the first straight pattern being disposed on one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the light guide plate, in which the first straight pattern has peaks and valleys formed in alternating and repeating manner in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the light generated by the light source unit.
US09568653B2
The present disclosure generally relates to durable solar mirror films, methods of making durable solar mirror films, and constructions including durable solar mirror films. In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a solar mirror film comprising: a multilayer optical film layer including having a coefficient of hygroscopic expansion of less than about 30 ppm per percent relative humidity; and a reflective layer having a coefficient of hygroscopic expansion.
US09568649B2
A method of integrating a radial zoom effect with a complementary radial image transition effect includes integrating the effects such that the two blended radial effects share a common center, and thereby share common displacement paths during the perceived transition. In addition to the visual appeal of the effect, the invention also resolves operational incompatibilities between the practice of commercial photography and the practice of lenticular printing. A lenticular product is formed in accordance with this method.
US09568648B2
Provided are an optical laminated body including a resin layer on an acrylic base material in which the generation of an interference pattern is suppressed and the adhesiveness between the acrylic base material and the resin layer is improved and a method for efficiently manufacturing the optical laminated body. Provided are an optical laminated body including a resin layer including a binder resin and organic fine particles B on one surface of an acrylic base material including organic fine particles A, in which, in a standard length of 30 μm taken in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the optical laminated body on a cross-section of the optical laminated body in the thickness direction, when an average depth of three deepest troughs selected from plural troughs in an interface between the acrylic base material and the resin layer is considered as a standard depth and then an average height of three highest crests selected from plural crests in the interface is considered as a standard height, a vertical difference between the standard height and the standard depth is in a range of 150 nm to 500 nm, a polarization plate and a liquid-crystal display device using the optical laminated body, and a method for manufacturing the optical laminated body.
US09568644B2
Polymerizable liquid compositions containing three components (A), (B) and (C) are provided, wherein component (A) contains at least one cycloaliphatic diisocyanate monomer wherein the weight percentage of free isocyanate groups in component (A) ranges from about 20% to about 50% by weight with respect to the total weight of component (A); component (B) contains at least one polythiol having a molecular weight ranging from 50 to 1,200 g/moles and a functionality ranging from 2 to 5, the components (A) and (B) being present in a weight ratio varying from 0.5:1 to 2:1; and component (C) being a defined polymerization catalyst. A process for the production of organic glass using the polymerizable liquid composition is further provided.
US09568641B2
A tool sensor calibration system and tool calibration method are disclosed herein. A tool sensor calibration system (200) comprises a flow pipe (206), an isolation cell (214) in fluid communication with the flow pipe, a sensor (210) positioned proximate to the isolation cell, a fluid chamber (213) containing a reference fluid (212) with a known property value, and a first valve (222a) coupled to the fluid chamber that provides selective fluid communication between the fluid chamber and the flow pipe. A tool calibration method comprises introducing a first fluid (208) into a flow pipe, introducing a reference fluid into the flow pipe from a fluid chamber in fluid communication with the flow pipe through a valve, wherein the first fluid and the reference fluid mix to form a composite fluid, and detecting a property of the composite fluid at an isolation cell in fluid communication with the flow pipe.
US09568637B2
A system and associated method for isolating intended radiation signals for determining target characteristics includes multiple detectors for detecting radiation signals having varying energies, delay modules for delaying the detected radiation signals and a discriminator associated with the multiple detectors for determining if detected radiation signals include unintended radiation signals, e.g., x-rays, and provided blanking signals to a switch in order to effectively remove the unintended radiation signals from the data that is presented to the processor for determining target characteristics.
US09568626B2
Disclosed are flexible printed circuits incorporated into marine geophysical streamers. An embodiment discloses an apparatus comprising: a streamer; and a flexible printed circuit located in the streamer. Another embodiment discloses an apparatus comprising: a jacket; a strength member extending along a length of the jacket and disposed inside the jacket; geophysical sensors disposed inside the jacket; spacers disposed at spaced apart locations along the jacket; and a flexible printed circuit assembly extending along a length of the jacket. Another embodiment discloses a method comprising: towing at least one streamer in a body of water, wherein the at least one streamer comprises a flexible printed circuit.
US09568615B2
To provide a semiconductor device and a driving method of the same that is capable of enlarging a signal amplitude value as well as increasing a range in which a linear input/output relationship operates while preventing a signal writing-in time from becoming long. The semiconductor device having an amplifying transistor and a biasing transistor and the driving method thereof, wherein an electric discharging transistor is provided and pre-discharge is performed.
US09568614B2
A radiation detection apparatus comprises a sensor panel including a plurality of sensor units which detect radiation and are arrayed, each of the plurality of sensor units comprising a pixel array including a plurality of pixels which detect light and are two-dimensionally arranged, a scintillator layer which converts radiation into light, and a first scintillator protective layer disposed to cover the scintillator layer, and the radiation detection apparatus further comprising a second scintillator protective layer disposed to cover the plurality of sensor units.
US09568611B2
A system and method for a motorized land vehicle that detects objects obstructing a driver's view of an active road, includes an inertial measurement unit-enabled global position system (GPS/IMU) subsystem for obtaining global position system (GPS) position and heading data of a land vehicle operated by the driver as the vehicle travels along a road, a street map subsystem for obtaining street map data of the GPS position of the vehicle using the GPS position and heading data as the vehicle travels along the road, and a three-dimensional (3D) object detector subsystem for detecting objects ahead of the vehicle and determining a 3D position and 3D size data of each of the detected objects ahead of the vehicle. The street map subsystem merges the street map data, the GPS position and heading data of the vehicle and the 3D position data and 3D size data of the detected objects, to create real-time two-dimensional (2D) top-view map representation of a traffic scene ahead of the vehicle. The street map subsystems finds active roads ahead of the vehicle in the traffic scene, and finds each active road segment of the active roads ahead of the vehicle that is obstructed by one of the detected objects. A driver alert subsystem notifies a driver of the vehicle of each of the active road segments that is obstructed by one of the detected objects.
US09568602B1
A radar system and a method can utilize a radar antenna, such as, an active electronically scanned array antenna. The radar system can include a processor configured to scan a volume of space via the radar antenna to detect aircraft threats and to detect weather threats. The processing system can utilize a first pattern to detect the aircraft threats or obstacles and a second pattern to detect the weather threats.
US09568597B2
An ultrasound image system has a plurality of channels. At least one of the plurality of channels has a capacitive T/R switch.
US09568592B1
An inertial measurement unit (IMU) may be used to align a plurality of radar units coupled to a vehicle via a plurality of mounting structures. The IMU may be placed at a reference location and reference-location data may be captured. The IMU may be coupled to each of the mounting structures and, at each mounting structure, respective mounting-location inertial measurement data may be captured using the IMU. For each mounting structure, a measured roll angle, measured elevational angle, and measured azimuthal angle is determined based on at least the mounting-location inertial measurement obtained at the mounting structure and the reference inertial measurement. Further, for each mounting structure, offsets are determined for the measured roll angle, the measured elevational angle, and the measured azimuthal angle. One or more of the mounting structures and/or radar units are adjusted based on one or more of the offsets.
US09568584B2
A wireless positioning server using clock offset compensation and a wireless positioning method using the same. The wireless positioning server using clock offset compensation estimates a precise position of a tag requiring position information by effectively predicting information regarding a distance between a beacon for performing positioning and the tag requiring position information. An error in the positioning estimation result due to a clock offset is minimized by measuring a relative clock frequency ratio between beacons and by compensating for clock frequencies of the beacons when a distance between a beacon and a tag is estimated.
US09568568B2
An apparatus and method, directed to measuring permeability of a magnetoelectric sample, are described. The apparatus includes a sample holder configured to present the magnetoelectric sample to a permeability analyzer for measurement of the sample's permeability, and to facilitate application of a DC voltage to the sample in a way that isolates the DC voltage from the permeability analyzer. The described apparatus and method may be used to measure the permeability values associated with the magnetoelectric sample with respect to a range of DC voltages applied to the sample, while protecting the measuring instrumentality from damage from the applied DC voltages.
US09568567B2
A distribution analysis device analyzes a distribution of a field having a property satisfying the Laplace equation, and includes: an obtainment unit that obtains measurement data indicating the distribution of the field measured through a sensor sensing area, the sensor sensing area being an area that moves in a measurement area where the distribution of the field is measured and being an area in which the field is sensed as an aggregate; and a calculation unit that calculates analysis data indicating the distribution of the field with a higher resolution than the measurement data, using an arithmetic expression that is obtained by deriving a solution of the Laplace equation using a boundary condition that an integral of the solution of the Laplace equation in a finite interval corresponding to a size of the sensor sensing area matches the measurement data.
US09568556B2
A state of charge indicator may include an indicator with a display threshold and an auxiliary cell having an auxiliary cell voltage. The auxiliary cell may be electrically coupled to the indicator such that when a difference between a main cell voltage of a main cell and the auxiliary cell voltage is less than the display threshold, the indicator is inactive and when the difference between the main cell voltage and the auxiliary cell voltage is greater than or about equal to the display threshold, the indicator is active.
US09568553B2
A method for deciding a scan clock domain allocation of an integrated circuit includes: utilizing a circuit netlist file and a timing constraints file of the integrated circuit to find out the amount of crossing paths between any two function clock domains of a plurality of function clock domains, and generate a clock domain report file; and grouping the plurality of function clock domains and allocating the plurality of function clock domains after being grouped into a plurality of scan clock domains according to the clock domain report file.
US09568552B2
The test circuitry according to various aspects of the presently disclosed techniques comprises: low-toggling pseudo-random test pattern generation circuitry, wherein the low-toggling pseudo-random test patterns generated by the low-toggling pseudo-random test pattern generation circuitry causing switching activity during scan shift cycles lower than pseudo-random test patterns generated by a pseudo-random pattern generator; scan chains configurable to shift in a low-toggling pseudo-random test pattern generated by the low-toggling pseudo-random test pattern generation circuitry; background chains configurable to shift in a background test pattern; and weight insertion circuitry configurable to modify a plurality of bits in the low-toggling pseudo-random test pattern based on bits in the background test pattern to form a weighted pseudo-random test pattern.
US09568551B1
An integrated circuit (IC), operable in internal and external testing modes (INTEST and EXTEST), includes first and second partitions and a functional path therebetween. The first partition includes a first scan chain, a first multiplexer, and a first flip-flop. The second partition includes a second flip-flop and a second scan chain. The first scan chain generates an EXTEST vector initialization signal, based on an EXTEST scan input signal. The first multiplexer receives an INTEST vector initialization signal and the EXTEST vector initialization signal, and generates a scan input signal. The first flip-flop generates a first output signal based on the scan input signal. The functional path provides a second output signal based on the first output signal. The second flip-flop generates a third output signal based on the second output signal. The second scan chain receives the third output signal and generates a test output signal.
US09568549B2
An IO structure, method, and apparatus are disclosed for using an IEEE™ 1149.1 boundary scan latch to reroute a functional path. The method for a chip using IEEE™ 1149.1 boundary scan latches may include using the IEEE™ 1149.1 boundary scan latches for testing IO on the chip in a test mode. The method may also include using information stored in the IEEE™ 1149.1 boundary scan latches to route signals around a failing path in a functional mode.
US09568546B2
An integrated circuit (IC) chip is provided. The IC chip includes a signal output via which an outgoing signal is transmitted, and a signal input via which an incoming data signal is received. Also included on the IC ship is a pass circuit to couple the signal output to the signal input during testing of the IC chip. Furthermore, a delay circuit produces a first timing signal and a second timing signal during testing of the IC chip. The second timing signal is delayed from the first timing signal according to a test parameter. The first timing signal triggers transmission of a test signal via the signal output, and the second timing signal triggers sampling of the received test signal via the signal input.
US09568532B2
A wind turbine fault detection circuit is designed to determine presence of a fault. In a described embodiment, the wind turbine fault detection circuit utilizes a magnetometer in the form of a hall-effect sensor coupled between a power converter and a ground element to measure a ground current from the power converter to obtain a real ground current. The wind turbine fault detection circuit utilizes a comparator to determine presence of a fault based on the real ground current.
US09568515B2
A system of domestic appliances is provided, wherein the domestic appliances are operated from a branch of an, in particular public, supply system for electrical energy at a customary system frequency, wherein, in particular, the consumed energy which is supplied to the branch can be detected, and wherein a display and measurement unit is present, allowing the energy consumed by an individual domestic appliance to be displayed and measured. In this case, the functioning thereof for determining the consumption of the individual domestic appliance is based on the analysis of a characteristic structure, which can be assigned to the individual domestic appliance, of current and/or voltage profiles within system period time intervals during operation of the individual domestic appliance, wherein, for individual domestic appliances of which the inherent characteristic structure is small, the characteristic structure can be formed or added to by a structure generator.
US09568512B2
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a floating voltage sensor system comprising a metallic enclosure, a conductive sensor plate, a signal conditioning circuit, and a microcontroller unit. The metallic enclosure can be configured for electrical communication with an asset carrying a voltage. The conductive sensor plate can be positioned adjacent to a surface of the metallic enclosure, such that the conductive plate and the surface of the metallic enclosure are not in contact with each other. The signal conditioning circuit can comprise a first connection point and a second connection point. The first connection point can be in electrical communication with the conductive sensor plate. The second connection point can be in electrical communication with the metallic enclosure. The microcontroller unit can be configured to receive an output of the signal conditioning circuit and measure the voltage of the asset.
US09568511B2
Various aspects provide a high frequency voltage supply monitor capable of monitoring high frequency variations of the voltage supply inside a microelectronic circuit substantially in real time. The voltage supply monitor can comprise a differential amplifier circuit having a substantially constant gain over a wide bandwidth, allowing the supply voltage variations to be amplified according to a known gain under a wide range of conditions. The amplified signal can then be sent to an output port for monitoring and measurement by an external display device.
US09568510B2
A power-monitoring system and method is disclosed. The power monitoring system can comprise a surge arrester, a voltage-monitoring relay, a K1 relay, a reset switch, a K1 switch, a K2 relay, an F1 switch, a K2 switch, and a machine communication port. The K1 relay can activate when voltage-monitoring relay detects an electrical issue. The K2 relay can activate when surge arrester detects a current spike. A method for monitoring power is also disclosed. A surge arrestor and power-monitoring relay can monitor a supply line. The voltage-monitoring relay can activate K1 relay when it detects an electrical issue. The surge arrester can activate K2 relay when it detects a current surge.
US09568506B2
The present application discloses electric field measurement device for measuring electric field of a target. Electric field measurement device includes optical waveguide which transmits transmission light, electrode portion, which gives optical characteristics of optical waveguide periodic variation, antenna for setting first state, in which electric field is coupled to optical waveguide, and second state, in which electric field is disconnected from optical waveguide, detector which detects light intensity of emission light emitted from optical waveguide, and applicator which applies voltage to electrode portion to give periodic variation. Applicator includes setting portion, which sets reference voltage in correspondence to light intensity under the second state, and output portion, which outputs voltage in correspondence to difference between reference voltage and induced voltage happening to electrode portion under first state.
US09568505B2
A semiconductor device includes a transistor; a diode configured to be connected in reverse-parallel with the transistor; a sense transistor configured to have a current flow in the sense transistor, depending on a current flowing in the transistor; a sense diode configured to have a current flow in the sense diode, depending on a current flowing in the diode; a resistor configured to have one terminal connected with an emitter of the sense transistor and an anode of the sense diode, and another terminal connected with an emitter of the transistor and an anode of the diode; and a current mirror configured to be connected in parallel with the resistor, and to output a current depending on a current flowing in a same direction as a forward direction of the sense diode.
US09568501B2
A probe card attaching method makes it easy to attach/detach a probe card to/from a transfer stage. In a wafer inspection apparatus 10, a reference position is determined by moving a transfer stage 18 to align a stage-side camera 28 with a tester-side camera 16 in a tester 15, a first distance from the reference position to a center of a pogo frame 19 in the tester 15 is determined by checking a pin mark 24 in the tester 15 with the stage-side camera 28, a second distance from the reference position to a center of a probe card 20 is determined by checking a target mark 32 in the probe card 20 with the tester-side camera 16. Then, the transfer stage 18 is moved to allow the probe card 20 to face the pogo frame 19 based on the reference position, the first distance, and the second distance.
US09568496B1
The invention is notably directed to a scanning probe sensor for a scanning probe microscope. The scanning probe sensor comprises a probe tip having a ferromagnetic fluid and a magnetic field generator adapted to generate a magnetic field acting on the ferromagnetic fluid. Furthermore, a sensor controller is provided and configured to control one or more parameters of the magnetic field generator, thereby controlling the shape of the fluid. The invention further concerns a related scanning probe sensor, a related method and a related computer program product.
US09568494B2
A device is provided for checking a probe for measuring the pressure of a flow, the probe comprising an internal volume and at least one orifice communicating with the outside of the volume. The device comprises: an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver; connection means to connect the device to the probe, such that the transmitter transmits an acoustic signal propagated in the internal volume, and such that the receiver picks up an acoustic signal observed in the internal volume; processing means suitable for comparing the observed signal to a reference signal. The connection means are configured in such a way that an incorrect connection of the probe disturbs the propagation in the internal volume of an acoustic signal transmitted by the transmitter. The processing means are configured to detect an incorrect connection of the probe by comparing the acoustic signal observed in the internal volume with the reference signal.
US09568493B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for calibration of an accelerometer used in a geophysical sensor while deployed in the water. An embodiment may include towing a streamer behind a survey vessel in a body of water, wherein the streamer comprises an accelerometer; causing at least a portion of the streamer to twist; receiving data from the accelerometer at a selected plurality of times during the twist; and based at least in part on the data, determining at least one calibration parameter of the accelerometer.
US09568491B2
A method of controlling exposed glass charging in a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) device is disclosed. The method includes providing a MEMS device comprising a proof mass positioned apart from at least one sense plate and at least one outboard metallization layer, wherein at least one conductive glass layer is coupled to the sense plate and the outboard metallization layer, the conductive glass layer including at least one exposed glass portion near the proof mass; and applying a first voltage to the sense plate and a second voltage to the outboard metallization layer. The first voltage is separated from the second voltage by a predetermined voltage level such that the exposed glass portion has an average voltage corresponding to a voltage midway between the first voltage and the second voltage.
US09568486B2
Methods and compositions are provided for diagnosing ectopic pregnancy in a mammalian subject by detecting changes in expression of ISM2, ADAM12, PST1, PSG7, PST11, PSG9, PSG2 and other genes identified therein, including combinations thereof. A selected gene, gene transcript or protein/peptide expression product, or profiles or signatures formed by combinations of same, detected in a biological fluid of a subject, enables comparison of the corresponding genes, proteins or profiles from that of a reference or control having a normal intrauterine pregnancy. Detection of characteristic changes in the gene profile or protein expression signature of the subject is correlated with a diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Various compositions for use in such diagnosis include PCR primer-probe sets or ligands, labeled or immobilized, which are capable of detecting the changes in expression or translation of these targets.
US09568479B2
The present invention relates to a diagnostic method for the detection of small quantities of amniotic fluid in the vagina. More specifically, the invention relates to the detection of PAMG-1 in the vagina using anti-PAMG-1 antibodies.
US09568471B2
This invention relates to assays for a Plasmodium analyte in a liquid sample such as a body fluid. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for the detection of a ligand in a body fluid such as urine or blood, which can diagnose malarial infection.
US09568469B2
The object of the present invention is to provide a method for screening a substance involved in a metabolic shift of skeletal muscle, and a kit for screening a substance involved in a metabolic shift of skeletal muscle.The object can be solved by a muscle stem cell or myoblast comprising at least one myosin-heavy chain fusion gene selected from the group consisting of a myosin-heavy chain I fusion gene wherein a myosin-heavy chain I gene and a fluorescent protein or photoprotein gene are fused, a myosin-heavy chain IIa fusion gene wherein a myosin-heavy chain IIa gene and a fluorescent protein or photoprotein gene are fused, a myosin-heavy chain IId/x fusion gene wherein a myosin-heavy chain IId/x gene and a fluorescent protein or photoprotein gene are fused, and a myosin-heavy chain IIb fusion gene wherein a myosin-heavy chain IIb gene and a fluorescent protein or photoprotein gene are fused.
US09568466B2
There is provided an in vitro assay for screening a test compound for toxicity in renal proximal tubular cells. The method comprises contacting a test compound with a test population of renal proximal tubular cells; and examining one or more cell morphology features, examining one or more cytoskeleton features, and/or determining cell numbers of the renal proximal tubular cells in the test population and comparing such cell morphology, arrangement of cytoskeletal components and/or cell count with the respective features of a control population. A change in one or more cell morphology features, a change in arrangement of one or more cytoskeleton features or a decrease in cell numbers of the test population relative to the control population is indicative that the test compound is toxic for renal proximal tubular cells.
US09568462B2
A method of monitoring the evolution of polymer and/or colloid stimuli responsiveness during synthesis of polymers and/or colloids, including postpolymerization modifications on natural and synthetic polymers, includes providing a reactor in which the polymers and/or colloids are synthesized; and providing a means of monitoring the stimuli responsiveness of the polymers and/or colloids during said synthesis. Preferably, the method also includes monitoring the evolution of the characteristics of the polymers and/or colloids during said synthesis. Preferably, evolution of polymer and/or colloid stimuli responsiveness is correlated to the evolution of the properties of the polymers and/or colloids themselves. Also, preferably the conditions of the fluid in the reactor in which the synthesis occurs is determined. The determination can be by detection, choice of materials and temperature conditions, for example, and combinations thereof. The method and instrumentation disclosed can lead to optimization and control of processes and synthetic and modification strategies leading to polymers and colloids with desired stimuli responsiveness.
US09568460B2
A liquid phase microextraction (LPME) method was developed for the determination of sulfur compounds in crude oils and its fractions (e.g diesel). Wide ranges of sulfur compounds including benzothiophene, dibenzothiophene and their derivatives were used as model compounds for extraction. After extraction, the analyses were performed by gas chromatography equipped with sulfur chemiluminescence detector (GC-SCD). Various experiments conditions influencing the extraction such as extraction times, extraction solvents, solvent volume and quantitative parameters were optimized to achieve higher extraction efficiency and high accuracy. The optimized conditions were applied to the determination of sulfur compounds in crude oil and diesel.
US09568458B2
A sensor for measuring a concentration of a particular ion, molecule or atom in a fluid includes a sample handling portion for providing at least some of the fluid, a first photo-detection device, and a first light source. The first photo-detection device is configured to measure a power of light incident thereon, and the first light source includes a solid-state light emitting device. The first light source is configured to emit light having a wavelength less than 240 nanometers incident on the fluid provided by the sample handling portion, and the first photo-detection device is configured to receive light having passed through the fluid.
US09568457B2
A thermal simulator simulates the thermal behavior of items such as eggs for which the actual internal temperature profile is difficult to measure. A yolk body simulates the egg yolk, an albumen body surrounds the yolk body and simulates the egg albumen, and a shell layer surrounds the albumen body to simulate the shell. The thermal properties of the materials forming the egg body, albumen body and shell layer are tuned to match the thermal properties of the egg yolk, egg albumen and egg shell. Thermometric devices are positioned within the egg body and egg albumen along with communication devices which process signals from the thermometric devices indicative of temperature and communicate these signals to a computer for further processing and display.
US09568455B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a corrosive environment monitoring apparatus and a corrosive environment monitoring method for evaluating the corrosiveness of an ambient environment simply and accurately in a short time period.The corrosive environment monitoring apparatus (1) of this invention has at least one vent duct (3a, 3b, 3c) in which specimens (2a, 2b, 2c) are installed so that the corrosiveness of the ambient environment is measured from the corroded conditions of the specimens (2a, 2b, 2c). The regions of the specimens (2a, 2b, 2c) in one vent duct (3a, 3b, 3c), which are subject to measurement, are made of the same metallic material. If a plurality of vent ducts (3a, 3b, 3c) are provided, these vent ducts (3a, 3b, 3c) are arranged in parallel with one another.
US09568454B2
The invention provides novel, simple, reliable and effective methods for separating various lipids from biological samples. In certain embodiments, the invention provides HILIC-based UHPLC separation methods. In one embodiment, the methods of the invention offer an efficient and rapid separation of ether glycophospholipids (e.g., plasmalogens) from their diacyl or monoacyl counterparts within the same lipid class. In certain instances, the invention relates to the use of a Waters ACQUITY UPLC® system.
US09568443B2
A testing system for use in measuring thermal properties of material is described herein. The testing system includes a testing apparatus and monitoring system coupled to the testing apparatus. The testing apparatus includes a housing assembly that is configured to receive a material. A heating assembly is coupled to the housing assembly to supply a heat to at least a portion of the material to increase the temperature of the material. A sensing assembly is coupled to the housing assembly and is configured to sense a temperature of the material. The monitoring system comprises a controller having a processor comprising computer-readable instructions for operating the heating assembly to apply a heat to the material volume, receiving signals from the sensing assembly indicative of a temperature of the material, and estimating at least one thermal property of the material utilizing the sensed temperature of the material volume.
US09568425B2
Analytical nanostrips for clinical analysis are improved by using multifunctional coding (“multicoding”) to allow simultaneous identification of the particular assay, the value of the assayed analyte, and a calibration of the analyte. The multicoding layout on the nanostrip minimizes the number of zones that are required for a given assay. Moreover, the nanostrip can be scanned in real time during flow of the nanostrip through a detection beam. This both simplifies the assay and allows for alternative means of coding.
US09568424B2
Cartridge and method for the detection of the presence, absence and/or amount of a target nucleotide sequence in a sample comprising one or more nucleic acid sequences. The cartridge comprises a one or more nucleic acid sequences, and the cartridge includes a generic part and one or more separate application-specific parts, which are connectable to the generic part.
US09568422B2
Provided is a light beam incident device including an off-axis parabolic mirror that receives parallel light beams and converges the parallel light beams at one point on an object to be measured, and an incident-side light reception surface of a mirror that feeds the parallel light beams to the off-axis parabolic mirror. An angle (incident angle) between the object to be measured and converged light beams obtained by converging the parallel light beams changes in accordance with a light reception portion at which the off-axis parabolic mirror receives the parallel light beams. The incident side light reception surface of the mirror can change the light reception portion by moving with respect to the off-axis parabolic mirror.
US09568416B2
A multimode detection system for detecting one or more samples is provided. The detection system comprises an electromagnetic radiation source, a reference arm, and a sample arm comprising a sensing substrate having a plurality of sample fields, wherein the sample fields are configured to receive the one or more samples. The system further comprises a phase difference generator configured to introduce pathlength differences in the reference arm, sample arm, or both, a spatial light modulator operatively coupled to the reference arm, sample arm, or both, wherein the spatial light modulator is configured to modulate incident radiation, resultant radiation, or both in the reference arm, sample arm, or both, and an imaging spectrometer configured to discriminate between two or more spatially separated sample en two or more spatially separated sample fields.
US09568412B2
A measuring and assessing method for the AC corrosion risk of a pipeline wherein the coupon is connected to a metallic pipeline buried in the earth and the AC corrosion risk of the pipeline is assessed on the basis of coupon DC current density and coupon AC current density that are acquired from a measured value of a coupon current, wherein the measuring and assessing method includes: a step of specifying frequency to specify a source of AC corrosion from a waveform of the measured value of the coupon current; and a step of calculating a coupon current density whereby a pair of coupon DC current density and coupon AC current density is acquired from the measured value of the coupon current in one time unit by defining one cycle of a specified frequency as one time unit.
US09568407B2
The instant disclosure relates to an apparatus, system and methods for determining the impact attenuation or hardness of a surface for a playground or sports field in order to mitigate or reduce sports and playground related injuries.
US09568387B2
A method of verifying a condition of a single-crystal pressure sensor is provided. The method includes providing a single-crystal pressure sensor that has at least one electrical characteristic that varies with applied pressure being coupled to a first output and a second output. The pressure sensor also has at least one resistive element therein. A current is applied through the resistive element to heat the pressure sensor. At least one output of the pressure sensor is monitored to determine a response of the pressure sensor to current-induced heat. A verification output is provided based on the response.
US09568384B1
Measurements of pressure relative to atmospheric reference pressure are enabled by a sealed enclosure, which in one aspect is a variable volume enclosure including a movable element responsive to atmospheric pressure, to at least partially equalize pressure internal to the variable volume enclosure to the pressure external to the variable volume enclosure, such that a pressure sensor pneumatically connected to the internal volume can use its pressure a reference in measuring atmospheric pressure. The variable volume enclosure may house electronics and/or electrical terminations for pressure sensing, or the variable volume enclosure may be a sub-enclosure connected pneumatically to the pressure sensor, with another enclosure housing electronics or electrical terminations. In another embodiment, the sealed enclosure includes an absolute pressure sensor for sensing atmospheric pressure for use as a reference, and need not have variable volume.
US09568380B2
A torque sensor includes: a base portion fixed to a metal shaft having a rod shape as a measurement object of strain; a strain detection element of a surface acoustic wave type which is arranged in the base portion, and detects the strain of the metal shaft (10) through the base portion; and a fixing portion that is arranged between the base portion and the strain detection element, and fixes the strain detection element to the base portion.
US09568371B2
Provided is an infrared sensor which is capable of measuring a temperature of an object to be measured with high accuracy even when lead wires are connected to one side thereof. The infrared sensor includes an insulating film; a first and a second heat sensitive element which are provided on one face of the insulating film; a first and a second wiring film that are respectively connected to the first and the second heat sensitive element; an infrared reflecting film; a plurality of terminal electrodes; and a thermal resistance adjusting film which is provided on the other face of the insulating film, is in opposition to at least a portion of the longer one of the first or the second wiring film in wiring distance from the terminal electrodes, and is formed of a material with greater heat dissipation than the insulating film.
US09568356B2
A sensor adapted to be mounted to a surface has a rotatable enclosure that may be used, for example, to direct a lens of the sensor towards a window. The daylight sensor includes a photosensitive circuit for measuring a light intensity in the space, a cover portion, and a base portion adapted to be mounted to the surface. The cover portion is rotatable with respect to the base portion, for example, to direct the lens towards the window after the base portion is mounted to the surface. The base portion may also include a cylindrical wall having a channel adapted to capture a snap of the cover portion, such that the snap may move angularly through the channel to allow for rotation of the cover portion with respect to the base portion to a plurality of discrete positions.
US09568353B2
An exemplary embodiment provides a measurement system. A measurement system measuring body weight includes a weight detection unit detecting weight at predetermined detection cycles, and a calculating unit calculating an average value based on measurement values detected by the weight detection unit at the detection cycles. The detection cycle is shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with measurement values detected by the weight detection unit can be obtained.
US09568350B2
A gear flow meter for measuring the flow of fluid has a gear chamber in which at least one measuring gear wheel is arranged, a bottom and a cover. A respective rotation shaft is provided centrally relative to each measuring gear wheel. Each measuring gear wheel is rotatably mounted and has a measuring unit to detect a gear rotation, and an evaluation means to determine a flow of the fluid through the gear chamber. A respective receiving area is provided between each measuring gear wheel and the bottom, and also between each measuring gear wheel and the cover, in which receiving area rolling elements are arranged. The rolling elements directly contact the respective measuring gear wheel, the respective rotation shaft and the bottom or cover. The rolling elements are movable as a whole relative to the rotation shaft, the measuring gear wheel and the bottom or cover which they contact.
US09568346B2
An assembly procedure for an electrode anchor, and a magnetic-induction flow meter, particularly for high pressure applications with medium pressures above 5.1 MPa (51 bar), having a measuring tube on which a multi-part electrode anchor for securing a measuring electrode is arranged. Included are: a) a coupling fitting, which is materially bonded to the measuring tube wherein the coupling fitting comprises a groove, or forms a groove together with the measuring tube; and b) a coupling insert for guiding and/or securing the measuring electrode the coupling insert being connected to the coupling fitting by way of a coupling. The coupling insert comprises anchoring wings which engage in the groove by a partial rotation and thereby effect the coupling.
US09568333B2
The present invention relates to a method and system for selectively blending buildings to improve route visibility in a 3D navigation system. A method for displaying a 3D map may include: detecting whether or not an object to be displayed on a map screen intersects with a route guiding line on the map screen with the object intersecting the route guiding line being blended therewith.
US09568324B2
Systems and methods are provided for collecting and using user-contributed map data. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided for collecting maneuver-specific annotations. According to the method, a user is presented with a set of computer-generated driving directions comprising a plurality of maneuvers. In association with presenting to the user the set of driving directions, the method presents to the user an option to submit an annotation for one of the plurality of maneuvers. In response to presenting the option to the user, the annotation is received from the user and stored in association with an identification of the one of the plurality of maneuvers. The stored annotation may be incorporated in the set of computer-generated driving directions.
US09568316B2
Compact inertial measurement systems and methods based on atom interferometry. Certain examples provide a combination atomic accelerometer-gyroscope configured to recapture and cycle atom samples through atom interferometers arranged to allow the next measurement to use the atoms from the previous measurement. Examples of the apparatus provide inertial measurements indicative of rotation for different inertial axes by applying atom interferometry to a plurality of atom samples launched in opposite directions to allow for measurement of both acceleration and rotation rates. In some examples, the inertial measurement apparatus provide a combined atomic gyroscope and an atomic accelerometer in a compact six Degrees of Freedom (6 DOF) IMU.
US09568305B2
A system and method for providing an estimate of the thickness of the ice regardless of the shape of its surface at the level of the air/ice interface. To this end the system and method measure an intensity profile of a luminous pattern generated by diffusion in the ice, which enables the system to measure the thickness of the ice even when the air/ice surface is not plane.
US09568298B2
The present disclosure relates to a machine tool, such as a grinding machine, and to a method for measuring a workpiece in a machine tool. The machine tool may comprise a workpiece mount (14), a tool unit (28), a measuring device (48) and a control device (56) that is connectable to the measuring device (48) and the tool unit (28), wherein the measuring device (48) is received at the tool unit (28) and comprises at least one toggle measurement head (66; 68), wherein the at least one toggle measurement head (66; 68) is received at a support piece (80) that provides a plurality of defined predetermined locations for the at least one toggle measurement head (66; 68), and wherein the control device (56) is arranged to detect signals that are triggered by the at least one toggle measurement head (66; 68) when touching a workpiece (96), and to determine on the basis of an actual location of the tool unit (28) an actual position of the at least one toggle measurement head (66; 68).
US09568296B2
This invention relates to a breast measuring device (1) for determining bra size. The breast measuring device comprises a band size measuring tape (3, 43) and a cup size measuring tape (5, 7) mounted on and extending substantially perpendicular to the band size measuring tape. The band size measuring tape comprises a flexible tape having indicia (19) printed thereon representative of band sizes and the cup size measuring tape comprises a flexible tape having indicia (23) printed thereon indicative of cup sizes. The breast measuring device (1) has a buckle (53) mounted on one end of the band size measuring tape through which the other end of the band size measuring tape (3, 43) may be led and there is provided means (17, 29, 57) to releasably secure the band size measuring tape in a looped configuration. When the device is secured in a looped configuration, the cup size measuring tape (5, 7) can be used to measure the cup size and both the band size and the cup size will be visible simultaneously.
US09568294B2
A remote detonator system is provided. The remote detonator system includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver includes a transducer configured to receive an ultrasonic acoustic signal. The transducer is electrically coupled to a first controller, the first controller having a processor responsive to executable computer instructions for detonating a charge in response to the transducer receiving the ultrasonic acoustic signal. A transmitter is provided having a transmitter configured to selectively emit the ultrasonic acoustic signal in response to an actuation by an operator.
US09568293B1
The present invention relates to a combined carrier and stripper for a 40 MM grenade cartridge allowing transportation and ready access to a number of cartridges while permitting manual removal of a single cartridge also maintaining the remainder for further use. The carrier/stripper consists of a pair of spaced inwardly facing structural channels, each having a closed end, held together with a connecting plate member with release members retaining a number of cartridges providing securement with easy access for manual removal. The device provides attachment to a person achieved with either a spring loaded clasp, a belt clip or hook and loop tape with straps removeably attached on a mat.
US09568292B2
A round of ammunition including projectiles formed in a stack and having an offset center of mass. Upon discharge, the projectiles are subject to a complex flight path and increased drag, providing advantages in controlling pattern and depth of penetration at a distance.
US09568290B2
A lighted nock assembly is disclosed for use with an archery projectile. A portion of an insert fits within, and is shouldered against, the tail end of the projectile shaft. The insert includes a recess terminating in a floor portion, and a face to bear against the nock shoulder. An LED/battery assembly fits within the recess of the insert abutting the floor portion. A nock fits over the LED/battery assembly and into the recess of the insert. Ready-to-fire, the LED/battery assembly comprises an activation gap between the LED lamp and the body of the battery assembly. A gap, greater than or equal to the activation gap, is left between the shoulder of the nock and the face of the insert. When fired, the bow string drives an internal surface of the nock into the front end of the LED/battery assembly and illuminates the LED lamp.
US09568285B2
This invention is about the art, science and technology of smoke screening. The three “areas of importance” are sea, land and air uses. During World War II military strategy was forever changed by the numerous offensive and defensive advantages created by the first ever effective large area smoke screen. Smoke screens were also used extensively during the Vietnam War. In wars since the Vietnam War there have been several military disasters—totally or partially—for not using smoke screens, it has been reported. This invention will eliminate leaking tanks, plugged up exhaust nozzles, loose control values, inaccurate gauges and regulators found in earlier and present smoke screen delivery systems. No new technology is required.
US09568280B1
A solid nose cone and related components are disclosed. Embodiments include a front-end system for a laser-guided munition. The front-end system includes a solid nose cone that is optically transparent to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) of a particular wavelength. The solid nose cone is configured to pass EMR incident on the exterior surface to the trailing end. An optical relay adapter (ORA) has an EMR-receiving front face and an EMR-emitting rear face. The EMR-receiving front face is optically coupled to the trailing end, and the ORA is configured to relay the EMR from the EMR-receiving front face to the EMR-emitting rear face.
US09568278B1
A combination of a bow and a range finder system. The bow having a body with a draw string. The range finder system having a frame with a mounting bracket secured to one end, the mounting bracket being configured to engage with the body of the bow; a housing secured to the frame; a camera carried by the housing; and a display secured to the frame conductively coupled to the camera.
US09568265B2
A shooting rest assembly is engageable with a stand for supporting a weapon in the stand. The shooting rest assembly includes a base having at least one clamp for coupling to the stand. A platform is rotatably coupled to the base and has a platform frame and a telescoping member telescopically coupled to the platform frame. The telescoping member is configured to move along a longitudinal axis relative to the platform frame between a retracted position and an extended position. A front rest and a rear rest are spaced along the longitudinal axis and are mounted to the telescoping member in fixed positions so that each of the front rest and the rear rest move with the telescoping member as the telescoping member moves along the longitudinal axis between the retracted and extended positions relative to the longitudinal axis.
US09568262B2
Disassembly devices for use with firearms and firearms including such disassembly devices are disclosed. An example firearm includes a frame; a breech slide to be coupled to the frame; a barrel; a trigger bar disposed within the frame; and an arm to be pivotable about an axis between a locked position and a unlocked position, the arm being movable to the unlocked position from the locked position based on a magazine engaging an end of the arm, the arm being movable to the locked position from the unlocked position based on the magazine being spaced from the end of the arm or the magazine not being fully received within the firearm, in the locked position, the arm to interact with the trigger bar to secure the trigger bar, in the unlocked position, the lug to be spaced from the trigger bar to enable the trigger bar to move.
US09568261B1
Methods and structures for tightening the fit between upper and lower receiver subassemblies in a firearm comprising the addition of a raised embossment (projecting upward from the surface) on the upper side of a lower receiver walls or the underside of an upper receiver walls near the pivot pin. When the upper and lower receivers are connected by engaging the rear take-down pin the embossment leverages the receivers on the pivot pin to provide a tight fit.
US09568259B2
A heat-conductive connection arrangement for connecting a printed circuit board to a cooling body. The connection arrangement has a carrier which is flat. At least part of the carrier includes at least one balloon body which faces away from the carrier and is connected to the carrier. The balloon body includes an envelope which encloses an interior, and the interior is at least in part filled with a preferably free-flowing, in particular viscous, heat-conducting substance. The envelope is configured so as to tear open under the influence of pressure and to thus release the heat-conducting substance.
US09568258B1
A device receives information associated with a physical network, and creates a thermal fluid model, based on the information and with a technical computing environment (TCE), the thermal fluid model including at least a first block, a second block, and a node connecting the first block and the second block. The device calculates a first convection power flux for the first block and a second convection power flux for the second block, and calculates a first conduction power flux for the first block and a second conduction power flux for the second block. The device adds the first convection power flux and the first conduction power flux to determine a first power flux, and adds the second convection power flux and the second conduction power flux to determine a second power flux. The device outputs the first power flux and the second power flux.
US09568256B2
Systems and methods of hydrotreating different naphtha feed stocks destined for a refining reforming unit and other applications with less energy consumption than conventionally possible, while producing less greenhouse gas emissions, and/or using a lesser number of heaters and correspondingly less capital investment in such heaters, air coolers, and water coolers, are provided. According to the more examples of such systems and methods, such reductions are accomplished by directly integrating a naphtha stripping process section with a naphtha splitting process section. Additional reductions can also be accomplished through directly integrating a naphtha hydrotreat reaction process section with the naphtha stripping process section.
US09568254B2
A metal heat transfer plate and heat pipe mounting structure includes a metal heat transfer plate and heat pipes embedded in the metal heat transfer plate in a flush manner. The metal heat transfer plate and heat pipe mounting method includes the steps of punching mounting slots in a metal heat transfer plate, processing each mounting slot into a respective flanged hole, reversely stamping each flanged hole to form top and bottom protruding flanges around each mounting slot, stamping each bottom protruding flange to create an insertion chamber, and press-fitting a flat heat pipe into each mounting slot and then stamping each top protruding flange into a respective deformed top protruding flange to wrap about one respective heat pipe and to keep each deformed top protruding flange flush with the top surface of the metal heat transfer plate and each heat pipe.
US09568253B2
Technologies are generally described for devices, methods, and programs for heat dissipating utilizing flow of refrigerant. An example heat dissipating device includes a conductive chamber to receive a fluid refrigerant, and the conductive chamber itself includes an evaporation portion having an interior layer and an exterior layer that is in contact with a heat generating unit, a condensation portion, and a rotatable brush that is configured inside of the conductive chamber to have an axis that is parallel to the interior layer of the evaporation portion and that is further configured to sweep across the interior layer of the evaporation portion to form a thin film of the fluid refrigerant.
US09568242B2
Contemplated methods and configurations use a cooled ethane and CO2-containing feed gas that is expanded in a first turbo-expander and subsequently heat-exchanged to allow for relatively high expander inlet temperatures to a second turbo expander. Consequently, the relatively warm demethanizer feed from the second expander effectively removes CO2 from the ethane product and prevents carbon dioxide freezing in the demethanizer, while another portion of the heat-exchanged and expanded feed gas is further chilled and reduced in pressure to form a lean reflux for high ethane recovery.
US09568241B2
A refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment being provided with an access opening. The refrigerator also includes a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a first region for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer and a second region for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer, and a controller configured to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a first region picture and a second region picture from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture.
US09568239B2
Disclosed is a refrigerator including a cabinet defining a first storage area to store food, a door connected to the cabinet by first hinge members, so as to be rotatable about a first rotary shaft located at the front portion of the cabinet, and opening and closing the first storage area, a gasket provided on the door, and a container defining a second storage area received in the first storage area and being rotatable by a second hinge member installed on the cabinet.
US09568227B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting a refrigerant charge in a cooling system. The systems and methods involve performing at least a partial pump down of the refrigerant while monitoring one or more metrics. The measured metrics may be compared to a standard in order to determine if a refrigerant leak has occurred or to determine other refrigerant information. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
US09568224B2
It is an object to prevent a liquid refrigerant from being drawn into a compressor. A heat pump apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant circulates, and which is configured by sequentially connecting a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion valve, a second heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger, and connecting a bypass flow path bypassing the third heat exchanger between the second heat exchanger and the compressor. The heat pump apparatus also includes a water circuit in which water circulates, and which is configured by sequentially connecting the third heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger, and a tank. In the heat pump apparatus, if there is a risk of the liquid refrigerant being drawn into the compressor, a three-way valve is controlled such that the refrigerant flows through the third heat exchanger to be heated by water and evaporated.
US09568218B2
An array of solar collectors track the sun based on measured values of power output from the array and from a sun sensor on the array. The sun is tracked by periodically adjusting the altitude and azimuth of the array so the collectors remain pointed at the sun to maximize an amount of solar flux reflected from the collectors. The sun sensor, which detects alignment of the sun, recognizes when relative movement of the sun causes about a 10% reduction in power output of the array. The altitude and azimuth of the array are readjusted based on output from the sun sensor. While the array is being reoriented, power output from the array is monitored, and values for power output versus orientation of the array are recorded. Offset values between the power output, sun sensor output, and the ephemeral equations are calculated by comparing these values during operation.
US09568206B2
Methods of controlling a cooling unit and embodiments of a cooling unit are disclosed. A method of improving efficiency of the cooling unit includes detecting a degree of opening of a hot gas bypass valve configured to divert a portion of coolant from a compressor to a heat exchanger of the cooling unit, and adjusting a condenser discharge pressure based on the detected degree of opening. Aspects may increase cooling efficiency at partial cooling requirements. Fluctuations in refrigerant pressure at low cooling capacities and condenser medium inlet temperature may be avoided. Minimum condenser water inlet temperature for a water-cooled cooling unit may also be reduced.
US09568205B2
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of controllers and methods for controlling a climate control system. In an exemplary embodiment, a climate control system controller for controlling operation of a climate control system of a structure generally includes a processor, memory, and network interface configured to provide the climate control system controller with wireless network connectivity. The climate control system controller is selectively connectable, in response to user input, with each of a plurality of destination servers remote from the structure.
US09568183B2
A lighted backpack having interior light for illuminating the contents of the backpack. The lighted backpack includes a housing having an opening that provides access to an interior volume therein, wherein a fastener is configured to removably fasten the opening and the interior volume. The interior volume includes a lighting assembly having a power supply, a sensor, a control switch, a microprocessor, and at least one light emitting diode (LED). The LED includes at least three different colored diodes that are varied in relative intensity to one another to achieve a multitude of colors. The control switch allows a user to select a desired resultant color, which is relayed to the microprocessor to modulate the relative intensity of the different colored diodes to achieve the desired resultant color. The sensor is configured to activate the lighting assembly when a user reaches within the interior volume of the housing.
US09568162B2
An easily assembled furnishing article includes a plurality of elongated ribs having a decorative contour, a support plate and a secondary plate. A notched interface is provided between each of the ribs and each plate so that the ribs may be engaged around the perimeter of the plates to define the outer contours of the furnishing article. The notched interface is sized for a friction fit between the ribs and the plates and for easy manual engagement without the need for tools. In one embodiment the furnishing article is a light fixture in which the support plate defines a center opening for supporting a light socket and the secondary plate defines a center opening to receive a power cord of the socket therethrough. The support plate can define a plurality of interior openings to provide for heat convection away from a light bulb engaged within the socket.
US09568159B2
A vehicle illumination apparatus includes at least one illumination light source and at least one light guiding lens. The illumination light source is capable of providing an illumination beam. The light guiding lens includes a first light transmissive surface, a second light transmissive surface opposite to and smaller than the first light transmissive surface, an inner surrounding surface, and an outer surrounding surface. The first light transmissive surface is capable of projecting the illumination beam out of the light guiding lens. The inner surrounding surface and the second light transmissive surface are connected to each other and define a containing space configured to accommodate the illumination light source. The outer surrounding surface is connected to the inner surrounding surface and the first light transmissive surface. Besides, the outer surrounding surface has at least one light condensing region and at least one light diverging region.
US09568153B2
A light emitting diode (LED) light element includes a support portion, and a LED assembly mounted to the support portion. The LED assembly includes a plurality of LEDs mounted thereto and conductors extending therefrom. A lens is configured to engage the support portion and cover the LEDs. A pair of end caps are configured to cover ends of the support portion and lens. Each end cap includes first portions configured to enclose its respective support portion and lens ends. Each end cap includes a second portion having a periphery that is smaller than a periphery of the first portion. Each end cap has a pair of pins extending therefrom that are in electrical communication with the LED assembly via the conductors.
US09568151B2
A fuel valve includes a cylindrical flow adjusting member having a cylindrical surface formed with two circumferentially extending V-shaped grooves for liquid fuel and air, respectively. The fuel valve further includes liquid fuel and air supply pipes having O-rings at their respective discharge ports which are kept in abutment with the cylindrical surface such that when the flow rate adjusting member is rotated to a position where the V-shaped grooves extend across and protrude from the respective O-rings, the discharge ports of the supply pipes communicate with the respective V-shaped grooves, so that liquid fuel and air flow. The depths, widths and positions of the respective V-shaped grooves are determined corresponding to an igniting position (preheating step), normal burning positions (high heat to low heat), and a discharge position such that the flow rates of liquid fuel and air can be adjusted in synchronization with each other.
US09568143B2
The invention is directed to novel tripod having a fast opening and positioning mechanism configured to allow a user to open said tripod in a photographing location while maintaining eye contact with an object to be photographed, said tripod comprising legs having telescopic segments and a central locking mechanism operated by a handle having a trigger connected to a loaded spring positioned on a central column, wherein upon pressing on said trigger said central locking mechanism is unlocked to allow spacing of said tripod legs and free fall of said telescopic segments of each one of said legs towards the ground according to the height of the ground in the vicinity of each of said legs, and wherein upon sliding of said handle downward along said central column, said legs with said extended segments become locked in an open form.
US09568135B2
A quick connect/disconnect system includes a first and second connecting member and a biasing member. The first connecting member includes (i) a first body defining a first fluid channel therethrough and having a first coupling portion at a first end portion, and (ii) a first ring assembly supported by the first body and extending about the first end portion and including a first mating feature on an internal surface of the ring assembly. The second connecting member includes (i) a second end portion defining a second coupling portion with a second fluid channel and configured to couple with the first coupling portion, and (ii) a second mating feature on an external surface of the second end portion configured to rotatably engage the first mating feature. The biasing member biases the first connecting member away from the second connecting member when the first and second mating features are mated.
US09568132B2
A joint for an articulating faucet includes a first housing, a second housing, and a clutch assembly. The first housing defines a first inner cavity and the second housing defines a second inner cavity. The second housing is coupled to the first housing such that fluid may flow from the first inner cavity to the second inner cavity. The clutch assembly is coupled to at least one of the first housing and the second housing and is configured to apply a resistive torque that inhibits movement of the first and second housings relative to each other. The clutch assembly includes a clutch pin, an interface member, and an end cap. The end cap is coupled to a first end of the clutch pin and the interface member. Movement of the end cap varies the magnitude of the resistive torque applied by the clutch assembly.
US09568127B2
A mechanical coupling between a straight pipe end and a socket fitting comprises a seal ring and a locking ring disposed within the interior of the socket. The locking ring has a generally frustoconical shape with a plurality of corrugations extending circumferentially thereabout, the corrugations presenting inner edge portions engaging the outer annular surface of the pipe end and outer edge portions engaging the interior annular surface of the socket for opposing withdrawal of the pipe end axially outwardly from the socket. In an advantageous embodiment, the locking ring is assembled with a support disk to optimally orient the locking ring with respect to the fitting and the pipe end.
US09568122B2
The invention relates to a marine pipeline installation tensioner (1) for use on a pipeline installation vessel. A tensioner according to the invention comprises a lower track unit (2), an upper track unit (3) and a tensioner frame (4). The tensioner frame comprises multiple tensioner frame supports (7), a lower support frame (5) supporting the lower track unit, an upper support frame (6) supporting the upper track unit, a set of lower support frame actuators (9) provided between the tensioner frame supports and the lower support frame, and a set of upper support frame actuators (10) provided between the lower support frame and the upper support frame and adapted to move the upper support frame relative to the lower support frame. According to the invention, the track units are positioned by positioning the tensioner frame sections (5, 6) of the tensioner frame, and not by positioning the track units (2, 3) relative to the tensioner frame. This allows for a more compact tensioner design.
US09568121B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing excavation damage to buried infrastructure. A plurality of excavation-sensing modules is buried near the buried infrastructure. The buried infrastructure excavation-sensing modules protect and detect buried infrastructure by emitting dense clouds of visible gas when the excavation-sensing modules are activated by impact with excavation equipment. In most instances, the visible gas will be brightly colored and it may also have a strong odor. In addition to the gas released by the modules, a loud sound may also be produced by the activated excavation-sensing module. This alerts construction crews or other workers that their excavation is nearing a protected underground structure. Once installed, no maintenance or active monitoring is required.
US09568118B2
A method of controlling the flow of a fluid in a pipe system includes controlling a valve in the pipe system, the valve including a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a body cavity, a gate moveable over a portion of the valve body at least partially between the inlet and the outlet, the gate including a cam stop, and a drive assembly, the drive assembly including a pair of drive lines, a first drive line of the pair of drive lines including a sync cam, the sync cam of the first drive line movably positioned on the drive shaft of the first drive line and positioned relative to the cam stop, moving the sync cam in a first direction to a front stop position; and moving the gate in the first direction to allow fluid to flow from the inlet to the outlet.
US09568109B2
Various control valves are provided. In one embodiment, a valve includes a hollow body with an inlet and an outlet along a common axis of the hollow body. A trim is disposed inside the hollow body along the common axis and includes a conduit and a sleeve disposed about the conduit to selectively cover fluid ports in the conduit. Further, the valve includes a pressure-balanced stem connected to the sleeve to enable the sleeve to be moved along the conduit via the stem. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US09568095B2
A control device for controlling a hydraulic pressure of a fluid transmission includes a pressure sensor for detecting actual pressure values of the hydraulic pressure, an electronic control unit for generating a control signal as a function of the actual pressure values detected by the pressure sensor and a reference pressure signal delivered to the control unit, a power switch controlled by the control signal and a solenoid valve actuated by the power switch for generating the hydraulic pressure. The control device is configured as a compact electromagnetic unit. The electronic control unit is respectively connected to the pressure sensor and to the power switch by a direct electrical connection. A method for controlling a hydraulic pressure of a fluid transmission is also provided.
US09568092B2
A device is mounted with a capability for angular movement in a mounting unit, the movement being detected by an element that is able to send electrical signals within a processing unit. The element consist of a single 2D Hall-effect sensor able to measure the rotations of the magnetic field, the sensor being mounted in close proximity to a dual magnet to measure two rotations of the lever in two planes, each corresponding to the P, R, N, D and M+, M and M− positions.
US09568085B2
A straight bevel gear having a gear body that includes a first set of gear teeth and at least one web. The set of gear teeth may have a spherical involute configuration. The web may extend between adjacent members of the set of gear teeth such that the web may be completely and continuously curved in multiple directions.
US09568080B2
A power transmission system for a vehicle and a vehicle including the same are provided. The power transmission system includes: an engine unit configured to generate power; a transmission unit adapted to selectively couple with the engine unit, and configured to transmit the power generated by the engine unit; a first motor generator coupled with the transmission unit; an output unit configured to transmit the power output by the transmission unit to at least one of front and rear wheels of the vehicle; a power switching device adapted to enable or interrupt a power transmitting between the transmission unit and the output unit; and a second motor generator configured to drive the at least one of the front and rear wheels.
US09568076B2
An epicycloid planet gear cam that converts rotational movement of a driveshaft into linear movement of an output device is disclosed. An epicycloid planet gear is assembled inside a stationary housing with an internal stationary ring gear. A driveshaft eccentric is connected to a driveshaft. The driveshaft eccentric rotates freely in a mounting hole of the epicycloid planet gear. When the driveshaft rotates, the driveshaft eccentric engages the epicycloid planet gear against the stationary ring gear and causes the epicycloid planet gear to rotate. A cam follower pin attached to an output device is held, via a follower roller ball against a cam track of the epicycloid planet gear. As the epicycloid planet gear rotates, the recessed cam track depth causes the cam follower pin to move up or down thereby moving the output device.
US09568073B2
A belt attachment jig includes a jig body (10) located along a side surface of a pulley (1), and a belt guide portion (15) which protrudes forward in the pulley rotational direction from a contact portion (11) near one end of the jig body (10). The belt (B) is held between the twisting preventing plate (12) which forms the other end of the jig body (10) and the side surface of the jig-attached pulley (1) such that an inner circumferential surface of the belt (B) faces the jig-attached pulley (1). As the pulley (1) is rotated, the belt attachment jig is moved in the pulley rotational direction together with the belt (B) in a manner that makes the belt (B) fitted in the pulley groove.
US09568072B2
There is provided a drive transmission device including: a belt member, a tension applying roller, a holder, an urging member, and a fastening member, wherein the holder includes: a contacting surface that is brought into contact with the fastening member in the case where the holder is fastened to the target member; and a raised portion that has a portion that is brought into contact with the fastening member earlier than the contacting surface in the case where the holder is fastened to the target member, the raised portion being provided on a side of an end portion of the hole in the tension adjusting direction, and the portion of the raised portion that is brought into contact with the fastening member is deformed by being pressed by the fastening member, and becomes a part of the contacting surface in the case where fastening is completed.
US09568071B2
The present invention provides a highly durable chain guide which is simply configured, easy to assemble, and low in material cost, and in which vibration and tilting are suppressed, enabling reductions in noise, wear, breakage, and so on. A guide shoe includes a plate housing portion which is formed on a rear surface side of a travel guiding portion, and into which a plate can be inserted from below, and in at least one location of an attachment portion or a tensioner contact portion, the plate housing portion constitutes a plate end holding portion formed to be capable of supporting an end portion of the plate from below such that the plate can be inserted therein from a direction other than from below.
US09568064B2
A chute opener for opening a chute of a grain trailer is provided. The chute opener uses a motor coupled to a motor gear to drive a shaft gear. The shaft gear drives a crank shaft coupled to the chute of the grain trailer. The gears can be disengaged to enable manual operation of the chute by a hand crank. A position sensor can be provided which determines a position of the shaft gear even when disengaged from the drive gear to maintain accurate chute positioning information.
US09568055B2
This invention relates to a brake clip for use with a disc brake assembly. The brake clip includes a U-shaped section having a base leg with opposing first and second legs extending from the base leg. An abutment leg extends from at least one of the first and second legs of the U-shaped section. An extension leg extends from the abutment leg. The abutment leg is in contact with an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the extension leg is in contact with a brake pad of the disc brake assembly when the brake clip is disposed therebetween.
US09568054B2
An actuating device has an actuating member (2) pivotable in a first operating state about an axis (1). The actuating member (2) is connected in a torsion-proof manner with a toothed member (3). The toothed member (3), in a second operating state, prevents pivoting movement of the actuating member (2). The toothed member is coupled, in a lockable manner, with a detent member (4). The detent member 4 is movably mounted with respect to the axis (1).
US09568050B2
The electromagnetic frictional engagement apparatus includes a housing member in which a housing space is formed, a clutch portion that couples the housing member in a disengageable manner to a shaft disposed so as to be rotatable relative to the housing member, and an electromagnetic coil that generates a magnetic force that actuates the clutch portion. The clutch portion has an outer clutch plate and an inner clutch plate that forms a magnetic path for a magnetic flux generated by the electromagnetic coil. Lubrication grooves through which a lubricant flows are formed in the inner clutch plate. Among the lubrication grooves, the total of groove areas of a portion of the lubrication grooves that is included in the magnetic path is 90 to 110% of a maximum lubrication groove area, so that magnetic flux density resulting from saturation of the magnetic path with magnetic fluxes is not reduced.
US09568047B2
High-strength brass alloy having superior wear maintains single-structure β phase and Fe—Cr—Si-based intermetallic compounds dispersed in the β phase. A high-strength brass alloy for sliding member comprises Zn from 17% to 28%, Al from 3% to 10%, Fe from 1% to 4%, Cr from 0.1% to 4%, Si from 0.5% to 3%, mass ratio, and the remnant including Cu and inevitable impurities. The high-strength brass alloy has structure in which the matrix shows single-phase structure of β phase and Fe—Cr—Si-based intermetallic compounds are dispersed in the β phase. The high-strength brass alloy for sliding member has the structure in which the matrix shows single-structure of β phase and hard Fe—Cr—Si-based intermetallic compounds are dispersed in the β phase. Thus the hardness is increased and wear resistance is improved.
US09568037B2
A mounting assembly has a machine element with a threaded coaxial bore on a shaft, for rotation with the shaft. A split sleeve having external threads is provided and adapted to be fit into the element's threaded bore and mounted around the shaft at any desired position longitudinally and circumferentially. The threads of the split sleeve have apexes at a uniform diameter when unstressed. The threads of the split sleeve are shaped to cause contraction of the sleeve, when threaded into the element's bore, to secure gripping engagement with the shaft so that it frictionally clamps onto the machine element.
US09568033B2
A mechanical fastener assembly is provided for joining two or more workpieces. The assembly includes a mechanical fastener and a slotted collar. The mechanical fastener has a shaft received within aligned bores of the workpieces, while the slotted collar surrounds at least a portion of the shaft and is also received within the aligned bores. Inserting and advancing the slotted collar into the aligned bores causes the slot of the slotted collar to at least partially close, thereby causing an inner surface of the slotted collar to engage at least a portion of the shaft of the mechanical fastener and an outer surface of the slotted collar to engage at least a portion of the aligned bores of the two workpieces. Such a mechanical fastener assembly can effectively transform a bolted joint into a stronger shear joint.
US09568029B2
The invention provides for a hydraulic cylinder position sensing and locking system that automatically maintains the position of a lock nut (36) that engages a plunger (16) on a hydraulic actuator such that if hydraulic pressure is lost, the lock nut prevents retraction of the plunger into the hydraulic cylinder (14). The hydraulic cylinder position sensing and locking system also provides for a position sensing feature that allows for the calculation of the axial stroke position of the plunger based on rotary movement of the lock nut. In addition, the invention provides for a synchronous hydraulic cylinder position sensing and locking system and methods of using both the hydraulic cylinder position sensing and locking system as well as the synchronous hydraulic cylinder position sensing and locking system.
US09568028B2
The subject matter of this invention is a telescopic actuator with tubular cylinders which at the same time function as pistons, used to move/shift/translocate pieces of devices especially while emergency opening damaged movable elements/components. It has a bushing body (1) connected with a head (5) attached to its free end and the head has a control segment (10) and the systems feeding the actuator with pressure agent/factor, created in the form of at least one gas generator (9); and by the fact that the bushing/sleeve body (1), the first cylindrical piston (2) and another cylindrical piston (3) have at least one ring groove situated on the surface mating with another tubular element near the head faces of those tubular elements.
US09568027B2
A hydraulic cylinder may include a cylinder body having an open end with an opening, a piston rod movable back and forth, a close-off member having an insert part protruding in a fitting manner into the open end of the cylinder body, the close-off member having a flange opposing the edge of the cylinder body, a coupling means operable between the inner surface of the cylinder body and the outer circumferential face of the insert part to secure, in at least one axial direction, the close-off member in the cylinder body, the coupling means including a radially-compressible coupling ring, and a clamping ring clamped between the flange and the edge at the open end of the cylinder body, the clamping ring being made of a resilient, compressible material, the clamping ring being clamped, when compressed in the axial direction, between the flange and the edge at the open end.
US09568026B2
In an electric motor-driven booster, a sharp change of reaction force to an operation of a brake pedal is reduced to improve the brake pedal operation feeling. Operation of the brake pedal causes an input rod (34) and an input piston (32) to advance, and an electric motor (40) is driven according to the movement of the input piston to propel a primary piston (10) through a ball-screw mechanism, thereby generating a desired brake hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder. At this time, the input piston receives the hydraulic pressure in the master cylinder to feed back a part of reaction force during braking to the brake pedal. When the brake pedal is further depressed after the output of the electric motor has reached a maximum output and the primary piston 10 has stopped, a lock nut abuts against a movable spring retainer and compresses a reaction force spring.
US09568022B2
An impeller which is applied to a fan includes a hub, a plurality of first centrifugal blade and a plurality of second centrifugal blades. The hub is disposed in an accommodating space of the fan. The first centrifugal blades and the second centrifugal blades are connected to the hub. The first centrifugal blades have first ends away from the hub. The second centrifugal blades have second ends away from the hub. A distance between the second end and a center of the hub is larger than that between the first end and the hub center, and the first centrifugal blades and the second centrifugal blades are arranged periodically. Thus, an airflow noise in a constant frequency generated by the impeller can be avoided, and noises in inconstant frequency would not accumulate or generate annoying noise peak.
US09568005B2
A discharge vacuum relief valve kit to provide vacuum relief for a SVRS pump in a hydraulic system is provided. The discharge vacuum relief valve kit includes a vacuum vent tube including a first end and a second end, a discharge vacuum relief valve coupled to the first end of the vacuum vent tube, and a vacuum vent screen coupled to the second end of the vacuum vent tube. The discharge vacuum relief valve is coupled to a drain plug opening of the SVRS pump.
US09568001B2
In a housing 20 of an oil-cooled screw compressor 10, a separation gas supply path 59 through which separation gas is supplied to a separation gas supply gap 58 defined between a first seal unit and a second seal unit of a seal device 50, and a pressure balancing path 60 through which an area closer to a screw chamber 20a than the first seal unit in a discharge side seal chamber 20d communicates with a compression chamber at a pressure higher than an intake pressure and lower than a discharge pressure, are defined. A check valve 62 that restricts a flow of a fluid in a direction from the screw chamber 20a to the discharge side seal chamber 20d is disposed in the pressure balancing path 60.
US09567993B2
A system and method for holding tubing for a peristaltic pump that allows for tube stretch or deformation. The present invention compensates for tube stretching and holds the tubing in the elongated position using a one way bearing clutch. Drip retention or a reversal of the pump does not allow the tube to move back into the pump. An encoder can monitor tube elongation and allow metering the tubing during indexing.
US09567988B2
A cryogenic refrigerator includes a regenerative heat exchanger material in thermal contact with a working gas including a tin-antimony (Sn—Sb) alloy or a tin-gallium (Sn—Ga) alloy in at least one cooling stage. The regenerative heat exchanger material can include an Sn—Sb-M alloy, with M including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Bi, Ag, Ge, Cu, La, Mg, Mn, Nd, Ni, Pd, Pt, K, Rh, Sm, Se, S, Y, Fe, In, Al, Ce, Dy, Cd, Ti, Au, P, Pr, Yb and Zn. The cryogenic refrigerator can include a Gifford-McMahon refrigerator, a pulse tube refrigerator, or a Stirling refrigerator. A cryopump includes cryopanels adapted to condense or adsorb gases and a cryogenic refrigerator.
US09567986B2
A hydraulic system associated with an engine may include a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic tank, a hydraulic starter and a second pump. The hydraulic system may include a relief valve that allows hydraulic fluid to pass through the relief valve when pressure at the relief valve meets a predetermined pressure. As well, the hydraulic system may include a first solenoid valve and a second solenoid valve. The first solenoid valve may be coupled between the hydraulic pump and the second pump to thereby control fluid flow to the second pump. Additionally, the second solenoid valve may be coupled between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic starter to thereby control fluid flow to the hydraulic starter.
US09567983B2
A method for generating power from intraluminal pressure changes may comprise one or more of the following steps: (a) receiving an intraluminal pressure change; and (b) converting the intraluminal pressure change into energy with an intraluminal generator.
US09567966B2
The present disclosure provides a method of controlling an automatic engine stop of an automotive system, during a coasting phase. A dynamic speed threshold is calculated as a minimum value of a plurality of dynamic speed values. Each dynamic speed value is calculated as a function of an automotive system parameter such as a steering wheel angle, a steering wheel angle rate, a wheel speed difference, an antilock braking system status, or an electronic stability control status (p5) and/or a road condition such as road grade. The automatic engine stop is enabled when a vehicle speed is lower than the dynamic speed threshold.
US09567952B2
An intake system includes an air cleaner that is disposed above an engine main body mounted on a vehicle body frame and connected to cylinder heads of the engine main body and an air introducing unit for introducing air into an air inlet provided at a lateral part of the air cleaner on at least one side thereof in a vehicle width direction. The air introducing unit has an opened front end and is connected to the air cleaner so as to bend an intake direction from a vehicle front-rear direction to the vehicle width direction. In the air inlet, a plurality of ribs partition the air inlet into plural sections.
US09567949B2
An air cleaner of an internal combustion engine has a housing with a slide-in opening and receives a slide-in filter element through this opening. A cover element closes off the slide-in opening. The cover element has a snap element for fixing the cover element at the housing. The cover element has a contact face defining a first main plane. A sealing is disposed between the filter element and the housing and seals between filter element and housing. A sealing face provided at the housing interacts with the sealing and defines a second main plane. The housing has a contact face abutting the contact face of the cover element in the closing state of the cover element. An angle between the second main plane of the sealing face of the housing and the first main plane of the contact face of the cover element is different from 90°.
US09567948B2
In an engine control valve having a body delimiting an internal duct and including a flap mounted such that it can pivot via a spindle of the flap, the flap includes a first part and is able to pivot between an open position that allows gases to pass along the duct, and a closed position in which the flap comes into contact with a flat seal inserted between two elements of the valve body, the seal has an exterior contour that externally surrounds the exterior contour of the flap, the seal includes an opening and a solid portion, the first part closes off the opening of the seal when the flap is in a closed position, and the seal includes at least one slit formed in the peripheral zone of the solid portion, the at least one slit communicating with the opening.
US09567946B2
A first tubular portion has a cross sectional shape which is a non-perfect circle relative to an axis thereof. A second tubular portion is disposed concentrically with the first tubular portion. The second tubular portion has a cross sectional shape relative to its axis, which is a congruent shape of the cross sectional shape of the first tubular portion. A sealing member is disposed between the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion for sealing therebetween. The sealing member has a cross sectional shape of which length parallel to its axis is greater than length which is perpendicular to the axis.
US09567944B2
In at least some implementations, a carburetor has a metering system that controls fuel flow from a fuel source to an air-fuel passage. The metering system includes a metering diaphragm sealed to a body of the carburetor to at least partly define a metering chamber between the metering diaphragm and the body, and the metering diaphragm has a continuous layer and a discontinuous layer. The continuous layer is responsive to fluid pressure within the metering chamber and moves against the discontinuous layer to open a metering valve to allow fuel flow from the fuel source and into the metering chamber when said fluid pressure is below a reference pressure.
US09567941B2
A waste heat utilization device for a motor vehicle includes a waste heat utilization circuit in which a working medium circulates. The water heat utilization circuit includes a conveying device, an evaporator, an expansion machine, and a condenser. The waste heat utilization device also includes an electrical generator in direct or indirect drive connection with a power take-off shaft of an internal combustion engine. The expansion machine is in direct drive connection with the power take-off shaft of the internal combustion engine for purposes of energy recirculation.
US09567939B2
A method for improving combustion in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, a heat retaining element, and an internal combustion engine are provided. The internal combustion engine includes a main combustion chamber arranged between a head and a reciprocating piston, and a heat retaining element provided between the head and the main combustion chamber. The heat retaining element is a self-supporting structure coupled to the head that is configured to reduce heat transfer from the main combustion chamber into the engine head. The heat retaining element includes a head-facing portion substantially corresponding in shape to a portion of the head facing the main combustion chamber. The heat retaining element is provided such that a gap is provided between the head-facing portion of the heat retaining element and the portion of the head facing the main combustion chamber.
US09567937B2
In a method for operating a fuel injection device of a motor vehicle, fuel is conveyed under high pressure into a high-pressure reservoir, the pressure of which is controlled with the aid of a pressure regulation and from which fuel is taken for injection via at least one fuel injection valve under the control of a control device. A control pressure deviation of the pressure in the high-pressure reservoir is detected and the existence of a balance disturbance between quantity of fuel supplied to the high-pressure reservoir and quantity of fuel taken from the high-pressure reservoir is deduced from the control pressure deviation. If a balance disturbance exists, operational influencing of the fuel injection device counteracting the balance disturbance is produced and/or a corresponding report is generated.
US09567935B2
A fuel control apparatus for a vehicle, having an electric pump configured to have electric power supplied, to supply fuel from a fuel tank to an injector of an internal combustion engine through a fuel pipe, and a control unit configured to have the internal combustion engine stop automatically when a first predetermined condition is satisfied, and after having the internal combustion engine stop automatically, start automatically when a second predetermined condition is satisfied, includes an operation unit configured, when the control unit has the internal combustion engine stop automatically, to supply electric power from a predetermined electric power supply apparatus to the electric pump, to have the electric pump operate.
US09567932B2
In a method for operating a valve, one valve element of the valve being able to be moved from a first position into a second position by activating an electrically actuatable actuator, the actuator is activated at least once in a first time interval, and is thereafter not activated in a second time interval, and a signal characterizing a strike of the valve element at the first position is ascertained at electrical terminals of the actuator. During the process, an activation energy of the actuator is gradually modified, and a threshold value of the activation energy at which the valve element is just able or is just no longer able to lift is ascertained.
US09567931B2
When executing a Local-learning, an air-fuel ratio detecting time is corrected so that a dispersion of detection values of an air-fuel ratio sensor becomes a maximum value in one cycle of an engine. While executing a cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel ratio control, a Global-learning is executed. In the Global-learning, the air-fuel ratio detecting time is corrected based on a relationship between a variation in estimated air fuel ratio of each cylinder and a variation in fuel quantity correction value of each cylinder. In the Global-learning, a computer computes a correlation coefficient between the variation in estimated air-fuel ratio and the variation in fuel quantity correction value of the cylinder for each case where the cylinder assumed to correspond to the estimated air fuel ratio is hypothetically varied in multiple ways. Then, the air-fuel ratio detecting time is corrected so that this correlation coefficient becomes a maximum value.
US09567927B2
The invention relates to a valve (1) for regulating a gas flow in an EGR loop of a gas supply circuit of a vehicle engine, including a gas inlet (3), a first gas outlet (4) for directly feeding the gases into the supply circuit, and a second gas outlet (5) enabling said gases to flow into a pipe (6) passing through a cooler (2) before injecting said gases into said supply circuit, said valve (1) having a rotatable flap (7) capable of pivoting between a first position in which same blocks the second outlet (5) while at the same time opening the first outlet (4), and a second position in which same blocks the first outlet (4) while at the same time opening the second outlet (5). The main feature of a valve according to the invention is that the flap (7) includes a main flat body (11) capable of opening or closing the pipe (6) and that said pipe (6) has a flat rim (20), whereby the main body (11) of the flap (7) bears flatly against said rim (20) when said flap (7) is in the second position thereof.
US09567923B2
A control device to detect abnormality of a supercharging pressure sensor accurately in an internal combustion engine equipped with a supercharger that can change a supercharging pressure by operation of an actuator. The control device operates an actuator so that a supercharging pressure measured by a supercharging pressure sensor becomes a target supercharging pressure, acquires a measured value of a flow rate of air flowing in an intake passage, and calculates an estimated supercharging pressure based on the measured air flow rate. The control device sets a first abnormality flag when a first simultaneous inequality is established, which is a simultaneous inequality evaluating magnitude correlation between the measured supercharging pressure, the target supercharging pressure and the estimated supercharging pressure, and is not established when the supercharging pressure sensor is normal.
US09567918B2
A bi-fuel control system can include an electronic control module and a control unit that are in communication with each other. The system can include a first set of fuel injectors that are configured to deliver a primary fuel to an engine and can include a second set of fuel injectors that are configured to deliver a secondary fuel to the engine. The bi-fuel control system can operate in either a primary operational state in which the first set of injectors is used or a secondary operational state in which the second set of injectors is used. In either operational state, the electronic control module can control the respective set of injectors independently from the control unit.
US09567914B2
Discrete bleed behind stator vane platform is provided. The discrete bleed behind stator vane platform relates to a system for bleeding off a working fluid from an inner volume (Vi) of a turbo-machine. The system includes a vane carrier with an annular rail and a vane device comprising at least one vane element, a vane platform and a vane root. The vane element is mounted to the vane platform and the vane root is mounted to the annular rail. A first annular cavity is formed between the vane platform and the annular rail, wherein an annular gap is formed between an edge of the vane platform and the vane carrier such that a part of the working fluid of the turbo-machine is bleedable through the annular gap into the first annular cavity. A second annular cavity is formed between the vane root, the annular rail and the vane carrier, wherein at least one inlet hole is formed into the annular rail for coupling the first annular cavity and the second annular cavity.
US09567910B2
A fuel manifold and fuel injector arrangement for a gas turbine engine combustion chamber comprises an annular combustion chamber casing arranged around the combustion chamber. A plurality of circumferentially spaced fuel injectors supply fuel into the combustion chamber and a fuel manifold supplies fuel to each of the fuel injectors. The fuel manifold comprises a plurality of flexible fuel pipes and a plurality of T piece connectors. The stem of each connector is mounted on an outer end of a respective one of the fuel feed arms and each flexible fuel pipe interconnects an arm of one connector with an arm of an adjacent connector. Each connector is arranged such that the arms are arranged at angles to the planes containing the axis of the casing and perpendicular to the axis of the casing respectively.
US09567891B2
A method is disclosed for controlling a concentration of oxygen that is measured by an oxygen sensor of an after-treatment system of an internal combustion engine when a regeneration of an after-treatment device is required. The method may be a computer-implement method. An oxygen sensor target value is lowered in a stepped phase as a function of an exhaust gas flow speed as the exhaust gas passes through the after-treatment system. The oxygen sensor target value is lowered evenly as a function of the exhaust gas flow speed and by a filter phase when a measured air/fuel ratio value is less than or equal to an AFR threshold value and until the oxygen sensor target value is equal to an oxygen sensor final target value. The oxygen concentration is controlled by applying the oxygen sensor target value.
US09567889B2
In an internal combustion engine, an exhaust purification catalyst and a hydrocarbon feed valve are arranged in an exhaust passage. When the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas which flows into the exhaust purification catalyst should be made rich, rich control, which makes the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas which is exhausted from the combustion chamber rich, is performed. In order to prevent clogging of the hydrocarbon feed valve, clogging preventing injection which injects hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon feed valve by an injection interval ΔtCB is performed. The exhaust purification catalyst has an oxygen storage ability. At the initial period of rich control, clogging preventing injection is performed by a shorter injection interval ΔtCS.
US09567888B2
Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for reducing reductant consumption in an exhaust aftertreatment system that includes a first SCR device and a downstream second SCR device, a first reductant injector upstream of the first SCR device, and a second reductant injector between the first and second SCR devices. NOx conversion occurs with reductant injection by the first reductant injector to the first SCR device in a first temperature range and with reductant injection by the second reductant injector to the second SCR device when the temperature of the first SCR device is above a reductant oxidation conversion threshold.
US09567885B2
There is provided a honeycomb structure where a crack at a honeycomb substrate is reduced. A honeycomb structure has a honeycomb substrate that has a porous partition wall defining a plurality of cells extending from an inflow end face as one end face to an outflow end face as another end face and becoming channels for a fluid, and an outer circumference coating layer disposed at an outer circumference of the honeycomb substrate. At 25 to 800° C., a thermal expansion coefficient of the outer circumference coating layer is larger than a thermal expansion coefficient of the honeycomb substrate. The thermal expansion coefficients of the outer circumference coating layer and the thermal expansion coefficient at 25 to 800° C. preferably meet a relationship represented by the expression: 1.1<(the thermal expansion coefficient of the outer circumference coating layer/the thermal expansion coefficient of the honeycomb substrate)<40.
US09567884B2
An ammonia generating device is delimited by an outer casing that includes a main reservoir and a secondary reservoir. The main reservoir is capable of reloading with ammonia the body in the secondary reservoir. A heater is capable of heating the bodies in each reservoir. A connector connects the main reservoir to the secondary reservoir. The heater comprises first and second heating devices respectively installed inside the main reservoir and the secondary reservoir and operating independently. The main reservoir is thermally decoupled from the secondary reservoir to generate a temperature gradient between both reservoirs.
US09567883B2
A system to generate pressurized air for hydro-excavation includes an exhaust silencer configured to hold water and an exhaust manifold disposed through the silencer, where the exhaust manifold is configured to be in fluid communication with an internal combustion engine in order to receive exhaust gases to heat the exhaust silencer. In addition, the system includes a steam turbine configured to be driven by steam generated in the exhaust silencer, a primary steam line secured proximate to an upper end of the silencer to connect to the steam turbine, and an air compressor driven by the steam turbine to generate pressurized air. A secondary steam line is in fluid communication with the primary steam line and the air compressor to generate a mixture of the steam and pressurized air for use in hydro-excavation. The system also includes a vacuum pump driven by the internal combustion engine, a suction hose configured to excavate materials using a vacuum pressure generated by the vacuum pump, a debris tank in fluid communication with the suction hose, and a nozzle configured to receive and discharge the mixture of the steam and pressurized air in order to break up soil.
US09567878B2
An actuator for a hydraulic valve of a cam phaser, the actuator including a magnet housing receiving a magnetized metal sleeve and a coil that is radially enveloped by the magnetized metal sleeve generating a magnetic field, wherein the coil is fixated in a non-magnetizable coil carrier that is positioned in a cavity of the magnet housing, wherein the coil carrier at least partially envelops a pole core and a pole core yoke that is axially offset from the pole core, wherein the pole core and a pole core yoke are positioned so that they radially define a non-magnetic sleeve, wherein the non-magnetic sleeve forms a divider wall between the cavity of the magnet housing and an inner cavity of the non-magnetic sleeve.
US09567876B2
A reactor system includes a fluidized-bed. A fuel and a sulfur absorbent material are eluted through the fluidized-bed. The reactor system may include a heat exchanger having a heat-exchanging portion within a heating zone of the reactor that is hermetically sealed from the heating zone. The reactor may include loose particles of an inert bed material for forming the fluidized-bed. A feed system may be provided to inject a solid fuel composite that includes a mixture of a solid, carbonaceous fuel and a solid reagent into the reactor.
US09567870B2
A turbocharger has a turbine housing and a bearing housing that is connected to the turbine housing. Coolant is supplied to the bearing housing via the turbine housing.
US09567867B2
An aircraft control structure for drag management includes a nozzle structure configured to exhaust a swirling fluid stream. A plurality of swirl vanes are positioned within the nozzle structure, and an actuation subsystem is configured to cause the plurality of swirl vanes to move from a deployed state to a non-deployed state. In the non-deployed state, the plurality of swirl vanes are substantially flush with the inner surface of the nozzle structure. In the deployed state, the plurality of swirl vanes produce the swirling fluid stream.
US09567865B2
A turbomachine blade clearance system includes an actuator including an actuating portion that can be fixed to an interior surface of a turbomachine housing and a shaft for actuating movement relative to the turbomachine housing, a turbomachine blade seal operatively connected to the shaft of the actuator and configured to move relative to the turbomachine housing to adjust a distance from a turbomachine blade of a turbomachine to maintain a predetermined gap clearance between the blade seal and the blade, a waveguide disposed within the shaft, and at least one antenna disposed in electromagnetic communication with the waveguide such that a signal from the antenna can be directed by the waveguide.
US09567864B2
A centrifugal turbomachine comprising a casing, a rotor assembly comprising at least one centrifugal impeller for a fluid flowing from an inlet side to an outlet side of the impeller, and an eye seal extending between an impeller eye of the centrifugal impeller and the casing for preventing the fluid from leaking between the casing and the centrifugal impeller, wherein the eye seal comprises at least a first portion toward the inlet side and a last portion toward the outlet side of the impeller, the last portion being smaller in diameter than the first portion.
US09567856B2
An apparatus for extracting energy from a fluid flow including a secondary fluid channel, a fluid driveable generator unit and a primary fluid channel. The primary fluid channel comprises a fluid intake in fluid communication with a throat. The throat is configured to increase the flow velocity and reduce the pressure of the primary fluid flowing through the primary fluid channel and includes at least one plenum in the interior of the throat configured to further reduce the pressure of the primary fluid flowing through the primary fluid channel. The plenum includes at least one perforation through its exterior surface in fluid communication with the secondary fluid channel. As such, the flow of primary fluid through the primary fluid channel draws the secondary fluid into the primary fluid channel through the secondary fluid channel and the perforation and thereby into driving engagement with the generator.
US09567854B2
A rock drilling and bolting system includes a frame, a drill feed rail rotationally supported on the frame, the drill feed rail having a drill feed slidable on the drill feed rail and a bolter feed rail rotationally supported on the frame, the bolter feed rail having a bolter feed slidable on the bolter feed rail. The system further includes a rotary mechanism comprising a first pivot arm and a parallel second pivot arm that rotationally couples the bolter feed rail to the drill feed rail and an actuator mounted to the frame and the rotary mechanism for simultaneously rotating the drill feed rail and the bolter feed rail between a drilling position for drilling and a bolting position for bolting.
US09567848B2
Systems and methods for downhole telemetry diagnosis. A downhole telemetry system includes a plurality of joints of wired drill pipe connected end-to-end, a first repeater sub, and a second repeater sub. The first repeater sub is connected to an uphole end of the plurality of joints of wired drill pipe. The second repeater sub connected to a downhole end of the plurality of joints of wired drill pipe. The first repeater sub is configured to transmit a signal into one of the joints of wired drill pipe that is connected to the first repeater sub; to detect energy of the transmitted signal returned to the first repeater sub; to measure duration of the returned energy; and to determine an operational state of the first repeater sub based on the measured duration of the returned energy.
US09567847B2
A method of recording and classifying data collected from an above ground marker for pipeline pig monitoring. Described herein is a method of extracting minimum data attributes from a real-time data sample and packaging same to achieve a significant volume reduction such that the information can be conveyed across communications channels with limited bandwidth. The reduced volume of information can then be utilized at a remote location to reconstruct a close approximation of the original signal with precise timing, and sufficient clarity to allow remote operators to identify pertinent information from the original data sample.
US09567840B2
The invention concerns a method for stimulating a treatment zone near a wellbore area in fluid connection with at least one porous zone of a subterranean formation, said method comprising the steps of generating (S1a) at least one electrical discharge in said wellbore at a distance from the at least one porous zone in order to propagate at least one shock wave adapted to fracture said treatment zone and introducing (S2a) a chemical agent within said treatment zone for increasing the permeability of said treatment zone.
US09567839B2
A method is provided for fracturing a geological hydrocarbon reservoir, including the static fracturing of the reservoir by hydraulic pressure, and the electrical fracturing of the reservoir by generating an electric arc in a well drilled into the reservoir. This enables the improved fracturing of the reservoir.
US09567833B2
A sand control completion system comprises: (A) a first flow rate regulator, wherein the first flow rate regulator is positioned in a first interval of a wellbore, wherein the first flow rate regulator is part of a first sand control assembly; and (B) a second flow rate regulator, wherein the second flow rate regulator is positioned in a second interval of the wellbore, wherein the second flow rate regulator is part of a second sand control assembly, wherein a reservoir fluid is caused or allowed to simultaneously flow through the first and second flow rate regulators into a tubing string, wherein the reservoir fluid is commingled into a single fluid stream within the tubing string. A method of using the sand control completion system to simultaneously produce a reservoir fluid from more than one zone of a subterranean formation is also provided.
US09567813B2
Coring tools configured to procure core samples of earth formations may include a coring bit comprising a cutting structure configured to cut a core sample and an outer barrel connected to the coring bit. The outer barrel may be configured to apply axial and rotational force to the coring bit. An inner barrel may be located within the outer barrel and may be configured to receive a core sample within the inner barrel. A sponge material may line an inner surface of the inner barrel and may be configured to absorb a fluid from the core sample. A stabilizer may be connected to the outer barrel. At least one blade of the stabilizer may be rotatable with respect to the outer barrel and may be configured to remain at least substantially rotationally stationary relative to the earth formation during coring.
US09567810B2
A double swivel for use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external supply source to the interior of the well string in the well bore without first discharging it through the top drive power unit including a mandrel extending through double sleeves which are sealably and rotatably supported thereon for relative rotation between the sleeves and mandrel. The mandrel and sleeves have flow passages for communicating the pumpable substance from an external source to discharge through the sleeve and mandrel and into the interior of the well string below the top drive power unit. The unit can include a packing injection system, clamp, and novel packing configuration. In an alternative embodiment the unit can include a plug or ball insertion tool.
US09567808B2
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools may generate a shear lip at a wear scar thereon during cutting. A diamond table may exhibit a relatively high wear resistance, and an edge of the diamond table may be chamfered, the combination of which may result in the formation of a shear lip. Cutting elements may comprise multi-layer diamond tables that result in the formation of a shear lip during cutting. Earth-boring tools include such cutting elements. Methods of forming cutting elements may include selectively designing and configuring the cutting elements to form a shear lip. Methods of cutting a formation using an earth-boring tool include cutting the formation with a cutting element on the tool, and generating a shear lip at a wear scar on the cutting element. The cutting element may be configured such that the shear lip comprises diamond material of the cutting element.
US09567804B2
A ladder holder for mounting a ladder in an upright orientation relative to a retaining wall is disclosed. The holder includes a mounting portion for coupling in fixed relation to the wall in a mounted position and a support portion supported fixedly on the mounting portion. The mounting portion has a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface that is moveable relative to the first clamping surface. The first and second clamping surfaces frictionally engage the inner and outer surfaces of the top beam of the retaining wall. The support portion has upper and lower rung-receiving slots used in conjunction to mount the ladder on the support portion at a fixed angle relative to the mounting portion. Furthermore, the storage slot suspends the ladder vertically from the support portion independently of the upper and lower slots.
US09567803B2
A feeding fence section suitable for separating a feeding area for animals and a feed-holding part, where the feeding fence section is provided with a flexible mounting element, which allows the fence section to be angularly displaced by the animals from a starting position towards a tilted position about a substantially horizontal, longitudinal axis, wherein the mounting elements are biasing the fence section from the tilted position towards the starting position.
US09567791B2
A drive device of a window positioning device positions a window of a vehicle to selectively cover a window opening. The drive device is operated by a control device. When the window is fully closed, the drive device is operated (a) in an opening direction and then (b) in a closing direction. The operation of the drive device is carried out depending on a drive parameter. In a), using a first value of the drive parameter, the drive device is brought into a first reduced load position, and in b), using a second value of the drive parameter, the drive device is brought into a second reduced load position in which the window positioning device is in a reduced load state. A control device and a window positioning device are used.
US09567788B2
A window, with a hybrid sash counterbalance and assist mechanism, includes a frame having upper and lower sashes slidable within the frame. A sash coupling element extends between the upper and lower sashes. The hybrid sash counterbalance and assist mechanism is coupled with the sash coupling element. The window with the hybrid sash counterbalance and assist mechanism is operable in a sash counterbalance mode and in an independent sash movement mode. In the sash counterbalance mode, movement of the upper or lower sash causes converse movement of the lower or upper sash through the sash coupling element. In the independent sash movement mode, one of the upper and lower sashes is held static while the other of the lower or upper sashes is moved.
US09567786B2
A braking device for braking a movement of a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part with respect to each other includes a housing element having an inner bore and a piston element having a shaft extending in the inner bore along a longitudinal axis and being mounted on the housing element such that the shaft is displaceable along the longitudinal axis with respect to the housing element along a displacement path. A braking element is arranged within the inner bore of the housing element and constituted to provide a friction force for braking a displacement movement of the piston element and the housing element with respect to each other at least within a portion of the displacement path. A tensioning device is constituted to radially, with respect to the longitudinal axis, act onto the braking element to provide a radial tensioning force. The braking element, for braking the displacement movement of the piston element and the housing element with respect to each other, is in frictional contact with the housing element or the piston element or a component connected to the housing element or the piston element at least within the portion of the displacement path.
US09567781B2
A latch structure for a tail gate comprises a housing having an opening groove; a catch having a locking groove disposed in the housing; a pole rotatably mounted on the housing that restricts the rotation of the catch when a protruding portion thereof enters the locking groove; a rail fixed to the housing and having a sliding groove; a link arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the catch, and a second end mounted to be movable along the sliding groove based on the rotation of the catch; a striker; and a stopper disposed in the sliding groove, wherein when the catch is an open position, the striker is configured to enter and exit the locking groove, when the catch is in a locked position, the striker is restricted from entering and exiting the locking groove, and the stopper restricts the movement of the link arm to prevent the catch from rotating.
US09567775B2
An animal-resistant latching system for inhibiting animals from accessing food and food containing refuse within containers. The device is composed of an access panel containing an opening to which is secured at least one latching members, a cam assembly, a cover, and a bracket. The latching members are positioned so as to inhibit access to the container when the member is in the latched position and allow access to the container when the member is in the unlatched position. The cam assembly communicates with the latching members so as to move the members between the latched and unlatched positions. The cover and bracket are dimensioned and positioned on the access panel in a predetermined manner so as allow human hands access to the cam assembly and unlatch the container while simultaneously inhibiting such access by animals.
US09567773B2
An apparatus and method is disclosed for electronic locks with a selectable power off function. The electronic lock includes an electronic controller disposed within a lock housing and operable to control a state of the lock between locked and unlocked positions. An electronic actuator electrically coupled to the controller is movable between first and second positions corresponding to a locked position and an unlocked position of the lock, respectively. The electronic lock further includes at least one electrical energy storage device and a selector switch coupled to the controller to define a desired state of the lock between one of an electrically locked (EL) and an electrically unlocked (EU) state in an electric power off condition.
US09567768B1
A safety net system includes a mesh netting, first and second fixed support which are positioned either side of a loading dock or other dangerous zone. Clips secured to the mesh netting interact with connectors affixed to the fixed supports to place the netting in blocking position. An adjustable height stanchion is used as the fixed support in one embodiment.
US09567764B2
A structural assembly for use in building applications is disclosed. The assembly has spaced inner and outer face sheets, as well as one or more intermediate panels positioned between the inner and outer face sheets. The assembly provides an enhanced ability to dissipate blast or projectile impact forces and to carry the forces throughout the assembly, thus maintaining sufficient structural integrity in the building to enable the occupants to evacuate, to enable contents to be evacuated, and to enable reuse of the building itself.
US09567762B2
An inflatable pool is includes a floor drain having a drainage conduit and two sealing plug. The drainage conduit includes a midsection pipe having an oblong cross section, an inlet cap having a truncated profile, and an outlet cap that transitions from the oblong profile of the midsection to a cylindrical profile.
US09567759B2
A locking device and apparatus is disclosed. The locking device is particularly suitable for use in combination with a device such as a track mounted gangway and safety cage to reduce the ability to reposition the gangway and safety cage along a track surface while in the lowered access position. The locking device preferably includes a lever assembly and a pivot assembly having a friction pad connected to the lever assembly. When the lever assembly and/or gangway device is adjusted in a first direction, the friction pad applies pressure on the track surface and moveability between the gangway and the track surface is reduced.
US09567758B2
A joint compound tool including a body having a first end, an opposing second end and a handle. A blade portion is attached to the first end of the body and a lid opener is movably attached to the second end of the body, where the lid opener is movable between a storage position adjacent to the handle and an operative position away from the handle.
US09567755B2
A sound-absorbing floating floor system includes a plurality of interlocking floor panels. Each floor panel includes a main body, a first locking edge portion defining a first locking tab and channel, and a second locking edge portion defining a second locking tab and channel. The first locking tab comprises a terminal cap portion. The first locking edge portion may comprise upper and lower rigid core layers and a resilient layer interspersed therebetween. The resilient layer extends through the first locking edge portion to isolate the cap portion of the first locking tab from the lower rigid core layer. In some embodiments, the main body includes the resilient layer which extends into the first locking edge portion. The second locking edge portion may also include the resilient layer. A plurality of floor panels may be assembled and interlocked via the locking tabs and channels to form a floating floor system.
US09567730B2
A work machine prevents a fault in a swing electric motor if an uneven coil temperature increase occurs in the swing electric motor during swing press and related operations. An electricity storage device is connected to the electric motor. An inverter drives the electric motor and a swing control lever issues a command to drive the swing structure. A rotational speed detecting device detects swing speed of the swing structure and a controller controls torque of the electric motor. The controller reads the swing speed of the swing structure detected by the rotational speed detecting device to control such that, when the swing speed is zero, the torque of the electric motor is smaller than a maximum torque value and, when the swing speed is a first rotational speed higher than zero, the torque of the electric motor is the maximum torque value.
US09567724B2
A lifting arrangement for a construction machine is provided which includes a main arm (3) which is provided with a pivot connector (4). The pivot connector (4) is pivotably supported on a main arm support means (6). The main arm support means (6) is moveable in a direction which includes at least a component in the front-rear direction with respect to a frame arrangement of a construction machine to which the lifting arrangement can be applied. Based on a control of a main arm actuating element (11) and an auxiliary actuating element (21), a path of an equipment connector (5) upon moving said main arm (3) between a lowered position and a lifted position can be achieved which follows a predetermined path.
US09567721B2
An offshore wind turbine foundation comprising a platform carrying a support for the wind turbine tower in its central region, and a plurality of leg guides in its peripheral region; and a plurality of legs, each of which may be movable between a raised position for transport and lowered positions for resting on the seabed. Each leg is capable of freely sliding in its guide.
US09567716B2
A system and method for the application of friction-modifying coatings to roadways, walkways, pathways and other areas subject to vehicular, human or animal traffic, the system and method comprising the controlled, simultaneous application of binder and filler to a surface of a substrate, using a mobile device which passes over the substrate as the binder and filler are being applied. The system includes a frame coupled to a vehicle. A spray bar is mounted on the frame and includes an array of spray nozzles coupled to a resin container. An air knife is mounted on the frame and coupled to an air compressor for generating an air curtain. An aggregate dispenser bar including at least one aggregate dispenser is coupled to an aggregate bin and mounted on the frame for dispensing aggregate.
US09567713B2
The invention relates to a method of producing decorative paper which is coated with at least one ink-fixing layer, which is printable and which can be impregnated with a thermosetting resin, in order to produce a high- or low-pressure decorative laminate. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: (a) producing a base sheet of decorative paper using paper-making means; and (b) coating at least one of the faces of the base paper sheet with said at least one ink-fixing layer, by means of curtain coating. The invention also relates to high- or low-pressure decorative laminates comprising such decorative paper.
US09567712B2
A system and method of manufacturing a feedstock for producing paper fiber from fruit of a plant may include providing a by-product source inclusive of fiber from the edible fruit after a process for removing a majority of the edible fruit is used to produce a food. One or more treatment processes to brighten the fruit by-product may be performed. The feedstock may be produced from the brightened fruit by-product.
US09567707B2
A method of recovering purified partly-hydrolyzed cellulose (36) from a composition (14) comprising partly-hydrolyzed cellulose and an acid, such as sulfuric acid. A base (28) having a cation that forms a precipitate with the anion of the acid is added to the composition. For example, a base such as barium hydroxide is added to form a sulfate precipitate. The precipitate (38) is then separated from the partly-hydrolyzed cellulose (36), thus reducing its acid content. The method may include additional steps of centrifugation (18) of the composition, breaking-up agglomerations (44) in the composition after precipitation, and dialysis (42).
US09567703B2
A washing machine appliance having an integrated nozzle and valve body assembly for dispensing fluids to a wash basket of the washing machine appliance is provided. The nozzle assembly also includes features for evenly dispensing fluids the wash basket and for preventing moisture intrusion into the cabinet of the washing machine appliance. The nozzle assembly further includes features for preventing fluid entrapment in the nozzle assembly.
US09567694B2
To provide elastic fabric that has comfortable wear and fit even in thin and light fabric by using a high-powered polyurethane elastic fiber that has at least 1.5 times the active force and recovery per unit fineness at the time of 100 to 200% elongation compared to conventional polyurethane elastic fiber. Resolution means an elastic fabric comprising a polyurethane elastic fiber made of a polyol, with a molecular weight between 450 and 1600 with a ratio of weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight of at least 1.8, an organic diisocyanate compound, and a diamine compound.
US09567680B2
A composite protective layer for a photoelectrode, the composite protective layer including a chemical protective layer; and a physical protective layer, wherein the chemical protective layer has corrosion rate of 0.1 Coulombs per square centimeter per 10 hours or less when evaluated at a water decomposition potential, and the physical protective layer has a moisture transmittance rate of 0.001 grams per square meter per day or less and has an electrical conductivity.
US09567675B2
There is provided a technique to strongly integrate a galvanized steel sheet and a resin molded article. A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet is immersed in an aqueous solution for aluminum degreasing to form a specific roughness on the surface. The surface is covered with convex protrusions having a diameter of about 100 nm, and a chromate treatment layer appears in the surface. A resin composition comprising 70 to 97 wt % of polyphenylene sulfide and 3 to 30 wt % of a polyolefin resin is injected onto the surface. The resin composition penetrates into ultra-fine irregularities and is cured in that state, and thereby a composite in which the galvanized steel sheet and the resin molded article are strongly integrated can be obtained. The shear rupture strength of the composite is extremely high.
US09567674B2
A film deposition apparatus includes: a plasma generating section configured to generate plasma between a cathode target and an anode; a film deposition chamber in which a base material is placed; and a magnetic-field filter section configured to remove a particle from the plasma by a magnetic field and to transfer the plasma to the film deposition chamber. The magnetic-field filter section includes: a first housing area to which a first voltage is applied; and a second housing area, provided downstream of the first housing area in the moving direction of the plasma, to which a second voltage is applied.
US09567672B2
Provided is a deposition apparatus including a connection channel connecting a gas inflow channel and a gas outflow channel so as to increase cleaning efficiency by providing a portion of cleaning gas to the dead space of the gas inflow channel and controlling a flow of a cleaning gas.
US09567668B2
Embodiments of a plasma apparatus are provided. The plasma apparatus includes a processing chamber and a wafer chuck disposed in the processing chamber. The plasma apparatus also includes a target element located over the wafer chuck and an electromagnet array located over the target element and having a number of electromagnets. Some of the electromagnets in a magnetic-field zone of the electromagnet array are enabled to generate a magnetic field adjacent to the target element. The magnetic-field zone is moved during a semiconductor manufacturing process.
US09567666B2
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for reducing stress asymmetry in sputtered polycrystalline films. In certain example embodiments, sputtering apparatuses that include one or more substantially vertical, non-conductive shield(s) are provided, with such shield(s) helping to reduce the oblique component of sputter material flux, thereby promoting the growth of more symmetrical crystallites. In certain example embodiments, the difference between the travel direction tensile stress and the cross-coater tensile stress of the sputtered film preferably is less than about 15%, more preferably less than about 10%, and still more preferably less than about 5%.
US09567664B2
A thermal barrier coating including a two layered ceramic barrier coating, an inner ceramic layer and an outer ceramic layer, is provided. The thermal barrier coating has different thicknesses on different places of the component. In addition, the thickness of the inner ceramic layer and the thickness of the outer ceramic layer vary in relation to one another.
US09567659B2
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a high-strength structural steel and to a high-strength structural steel product. The method comprises a providing step for providing a steel slab, a heating step (1) for heating said steel slab to 950 to 1300 C, a temperature equalizing step (2) for equalizing the temperature of the steel slab, a hot rolling step including a hot rolling stage of type I (5) for hot rolling the steel slab in the no-recrystallization temperature range below the recrystallization stop temperature (RST) but above the ferrite formation temperature A3, a quenching step (6) for quenching said hot-rolled steel at cooling rate of at least 20 C/s to a quenching-stop temperature (QT) between Ms and Mf temperatures, a partitioning treatment step (7, 9) for partitioning said hot-rolled steel in order to transfer carbon from martensite to austenite, and a cooling step (8) for cooling said hot-rolled steel to room temperature.
US09567655B2
Methods for purifying one or more value materials are provided. The method can include contacting an aqueous mixture comprising a value material and a contaminant with a dispersant and a depressant to produce a treated mixture. A weight ratio of the dispersant to the depressant can be from about 1:1 to about 30:1. The method can also include recovering a purified product comprising the value material from the treated mixture. The purified product can have a reduced concentration of the contaminant relative to the aqueous slurry.
US09567653B2
Provided is an isolated mammalian negative strand RNA virus, metapneumovirus (MPV), within the sub-family Pneumoviridae, of the family Paramyxoviridae. Also provided are isolated mammalian negative strand RNA viruses identifiable as phylogenetically corresponding or relating to the genus Metapneumovirus and components thereof. In particular, provided is a mammalian MPV, subgroups and variants thereof. Also provided are genomic nucleotide sequences of different isolates of mammalian MPV, in particular, human MPV. Disclosed is the use of the sequence information of different isolates of mammalian MPV for diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Provided are nucleotide sequences encoding the genome of an MPV or a portion thereof, including both mammalian and avian MPV. Further described are chimeric or recombinant viruses encoded by the nucleotide sequences and chimeric and recombinant mammalian MPV that comprise one or more non-native or heterologous sequences. Also provided are vaccine formulations comprising mammalian or avian MPV, including recombinant and chimeric forms thereof. The vaccine preparations encompass multivalent vaccines, including bivalent and trivalent vaccine preparations.
US09567651B2
A method or system detects abnormalities in a biological sample cells. The method or system performs at least the following steps, or is capable to carry out at least the following steps, respectively: a) acquiring an image of the sample by digital image acquisition, b) optionally, carrying out digital image processing, c) selecting a field of view, d) determining, by digital image processing, whether or not, in the field of view, cell aggregates exist, and e1) selecting a new field of view and carrying on with step c) if, in step d), it turns out that, in the field of view, the determination of cell aggregates is negative, or e2) carrying out further process steps if in step d), it turns out that, in the field of view, the determination of cell aggregates is affirmative.
US09567649B2
Methods for the identification of microorganisms or infectious disorders are disclosed, comprising obtaining a suitable sample from sources such as persons, animals, plants, food, water or soil. The methods also comprise providing tailored nucleic acid substrate(s) designed to react with a type 1 topoisomerase from one or more microorganism(s) or infectious agent(s), and incubating said substrate with said sample, or extracts or preparations from the sample, so that the substrate is processed by said topoisomerase if said microorganism(s) or infectious agent(s) is present in the sample. Microfluidic-implemented methods of detecting an enzyme, in particular a DNA-modifying enzyme, are also provided, as well as methods for detecting a cell, or a microorganism expressing said enzyme. The enzyme is detected by providing a nucleic acid substrate, which is specifically targeted by that enzyme.
US09567648B1
The present invention is directed to the detection of problematic foaming and bulking bacterial species in the biological wastewater treatment process. The invention provides various compositions of matter and methods for the detection of foaming and bulking bacterial species and genera in wastewater and other samples. PCR primers capable of amplifying 16s rRNA gene sequences from various foaming and bulking bacterial species are provided, as are probes that will specifically hybridize with PCR amplification products produced by the disclosed primers. In certain embodiments, the use of the disclosed PCR primers and probes in detection assays is disclosed.
US09567643B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating of cancer. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the use of agents that can modulate a component in the CDX2-KLF4 signaling pathway to treat myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), adult T-cell leukaemia (ATLL), lymphoma, gastric cancer, multiple myeloma, or combinations thereof, or a condition associated with abnormal activity of the CDX2-KLF4 signaling pathway.
US09567641B2
A target substance used for combination treatment with an anti-c-Met antibody, a pharmaceutical composition for combination administration for preventing and/or treating cancer including an anti-c-Met antibody and an inhibitor against the target substance as active ingredients, a method for preventing and/or treating cancer including co-administering an anti-c-Met antibody and an inhibitor against the target substance, and a method for screening a drug for preventing and/or treating cancer using the target substance.
US09567637B2
The present invention provides a method of diagnosing a cerebrovascular disease in a human comprising the steps of: (a) measuring a mutation of HTRA1 gene in a test sample from said human; and (b) determining if the mutation of HTRA1 gene in said test sample correlates with a cerebrovascular disease in said human.
US09567624B2
Disclosed herein are methods for determining the amount or activity of one or more luciferases and methods for measuring the luminescent signal generated by one or more luciferases in a sample, the methods comprising incubating the sample with a reactive substrate(s) of the luciferase(s) to be analyzed and a reducing agent to inactivate a first luciferase, wherein the first luciferase, in its native form, is a secreted luciferase.
US09567615B2
The present invention relates to variant thioesterases and their use in plants, e.g., to increase enzymatic activity and to promote increased production of mid-chain length fatty acids (e.g., 8 to 14 carbons) and at desired ratios. Further disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing renewable chemicals through the manufacture of novel triglyceride oils followed by chemical modification of the oils. Oils containing fatty acid chain lengths of C8, C10, C12 or C14 are also disclosed and are useful as feedstocks in the methods described herein.
US09567610B2
The present invention is related to the use of Botrytis cinerea strains, its spores, hyphae mycelium, sclerotia, intra and/or extracellular organic molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, lipids and secondary metabolites for the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNps). In general terms, the present invention is focused to use B. cinerea strains and/or molecules generated by this organism for the biological synthesis of AuNps, being then the field of application, the synthesis of nanomaterials, specifically AuNps using the phytopathogenic fungus B. cinerea and/or its intra or extracellular proteins purified individually or in combination thereof or any of other intra and/or extracellular molecule produced by this organism as a biological system of synthesis. The metallic nanoparticles are used in various applications including: semiconductors, photoluminescence, biomedicine, imaging for the medical diagnostic, catalysts (dispersed and supported) and in therapies against some types of neoplasia (cancer), among others.
US09567603B2
Methods for increasing specificity of RNA-guided genome editing, e.g., editing using CRISPR/Cas9 systems.
US09567597B2
Embodiments provided herein generally relate to methods and materials for ultrasound-mediated introduction of exogenous substances into microorganisms. Some embodiments relate to methods of introducing an exogenous material into a microorganism such as an algae. The methods can include, for example, providing a microorganism (e.g., algae); providing a population of bubbles that comprise one or more nucleic acid molecules and/or one or more polypeptide or one or more protein molecules; contacting the population of bubbles with the algae; applying ultrasound to the bubbles and algae with sufficient energy to cavitate one or more of bubbles comprising the one or more nucleic acid molecules in proximity to the algae; and maintaining the algae and the one or more burst bubbles comprising the one or more nucleic acid molecules in contact for a period of time sufficient to permit entry of at least one nucleic acid molecule into the algae.
US09567592B2
In one aspect, the invention provides methods and compositions for the expression of small RNA molecules within a cell using a retroviral vector (FIG. 1A). Small interfering RNA (siRNA) can be expressed using the methods of the invention within a cell. In a further aspect, the invention provides methods for producing siRNA encoding lentivirus where the siRNA activity may interfere with the lentiviral life cycle. In yet a further aspect, the invention provides methods for expression of a small RNA molecule within a cell, such as an siRNA capable of downregulating CCR5, wherein expression of the small RNA molecule is relatively non-cytotoxic to the cell. The invention also includes small RNA molecules, such as an siRNA capable of downregulating CCR5, that are relatively non-cytotoxic to cells.
US09567588B2
Certain embodiments are directed to compounds and compositions targeted to human androgen receptor (AR) for inhibiting androgen receptor levels in a cell, which can be useful for methods of treating cancer and inhibiting cancer cell growth or proliferation.
US09567570B2
Described herein are 3-dimensional clusters of reaggregated cells comprising cells reaggregated from at least two different cell sources, such as different cell types, different donors, and combinations thereof. Methods of making, using, and cryopreserving these 3-dimensional clusters of reaggregated cells are also described herein.
US09567566B2
A method of enhancing an antigen-specific immune response in a host comprising administering to the host an HMGN polypeptide comprising at least one of HMGN1, HMGN3a, HMGN3b, HMGN4, Nsbp1, or a functional fragment thereof, in an amount effective to enhance an antigen-specific immune response; as well as a pharmaceutical composition comprising an HMGN polypeptide comprising at least one of HMGN1, HMGN3a, HMGN3b, HMGN4, Nsbp1, or a functional fragment thereof, and an antigen, or nucleic acids encoding such molecules; and related methods and compositions.
US09567562B1
An algae dryer defines an insulated and heated stationary drum within which is positioned a rotating arm extending an axial sprayer to spray a coat of algae on the inside of the drum with a second integrated opposing arm axially extending an offset scraper which engages the inner perimeter of the drum surface and removes the algae from the interior of the drum, depositing the dry algae scrapings into the bottom of the drum through a slot, further directing the harvested algae through an auger to a packaging or processing location.
US09567558B2
A saccharide-solution production method using a biomass material, including feeding a biomass material containing cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin under a normal pressure to put it under an increased pressure; hydrothermally decomposing the biomass material using pressurized hot water by a hydrothermal decomposition unit; and dissolving a lignin component and a hemicellulose component in the pressurized hot water; thereafter, adding a biomass solid discharged from the hydrothermal decomposition unit to a slurrying vessel containing water injected therein and communicating with the hydrothermal decomposition unit so as to obtain a slurried biomass solid; then, removing water from the slurried biomass solid; and thereafter, performing enzymatic saccharification of the water-removed biomass solid to produce a saccharide solution.
US09567557B2
The invention relates to the field of microalgae culture and specifically relates to a trap-type carbon supplement device and carbon supplement method for cultivating microalgae in an open pond. The trap-type carbon supplement device for cultivating microalgae in an open pond, comprises a trap-type container, a partition plate and a gas distributor, wherein the gas distributor is positioned at the culture solution inlet of the trap-type carbon supplement device; the thickness of the trap-type carbon supplement device on the side of the culture solution inlet is 0.5-2 times of the depth of the culture solution in the open pond; the gap between the lower end of the partition plate and the bottom of the trap-type container is 0.5-2 times of the thickness of the trap-type carbon supplement device on the side of the culture solution inlet; the upper end of the partition plate is higher than the wall of the trap-type container; and the width of the partition plate is matched with the trap-type container. The carbon supplement device of the invention can make the gas-liquid contact time longer and reduce the depth of the trap-type container, therefore it can reduce the flow resistance of the liquid in the carbon supplement device and save energy consumption.
US09567556B2
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an isolated cellulose degrading fungus. Also disclosed are culture compositions and bioreactor compositions comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Further described herein are filtration and extraction devices comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Still further disclosed are bioprocessing facilities for and methods for producing co-products resulting from one or more bioprocesses of the cellulose degrading fungus.
US09567547B2
A lubricant composition comprising (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least two nitrogen-containing materials, comprising (i) at least one amide of the formula R3C(O)NR1R2 and (ii) at least one tertiary amine being represented by the formula R4R5NR6 where R4 and R5 are alkyl groups of at least 6 carbon atoms and R6 is a polyhydroxyl-containing alkyl group or a polyhydroxyl-containing alkoxyalkyl group; (c) a functionalized dispersant component, and (d) at least one diallyl phosphite, provides good lubricant performance for a continuously variable transmission.
US09567531B2
The fluid catalytic cracking process according to the present invention includes a first step of feeding a feedstock to a first fluid catalytic cracker, and catalytically cracking the feedstock in the first fluid catalytic cracker, so as to produce a fraction (LCO) having a boiling range of 221 to 343° C. and having a total aromatic content of 40 to 80 volume %; and a second step of feeding an oil to be processed containing the fraction to a second fluid catalytic cracker having a reaction zone, a separation zone, a stripping zone, and a regeneration zone, and catalytically cracking the oil in the reaction zone of the second fluid catalytic cracker, in the presence of a cracking catalyst, at an outlet temperature of the reaction zone of 550 to 750° C., a contact time between the oil and the catalyst of 0.1 to 1 second, and a catalyst/oil ratio of 20 to 40 wt/wt.
US09567528B2
A furnace system includes at least one lower radiant section having a first firebox disposed therein and at least one upper radiant section disposed above the at least one lower radiant section. The at least one upper radiant section has a second firebox disposed therein. The furnace system further includes at least one convection section disposed above the at least one upper radiant section and an exhaust corridor defined by the first firebox, the second firebox, and the at least one convection section. Arrangement of the at least one upper radiant section above the at least one lower radiant section reduces an area required for construction of the furnace system.
US09567521B2
There is provided iron powder having a halogenated organic compound treating performance equivalent to or higher than that of a material for treating halogenated organic compounds, although an environmental load substance such as copper is not contained, and a method of producing iron powder for treating halogenated organic compounds including: immersing the iron powder in one or more kinds of solvents selected from water and organic solvents which have lower vapor pressure than water and contain oxygen; performing solid-liquid separation for the iron powder immersed in the solvent, to thereby obtain the iron powder wet by this solvent; and applying drying treatment to the iron powder wet in the solvent, while keeping a temperature at less than 40° C.
US09567519B2
The present invention relates to a composite ceramic which comprises a conversion phosphor and a further material, characterized in that the further material has a negative coefficient of thermal expansion, and to a process for the preparation thereof. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of the composite ceramic according to the invention as emission-converting material, preferably in a white light source, and to a light source, a lighting unit and a display device.
US09567518B2
Disclosed herein are emissive ceramic elements having low amounts of certain trace elements. Applicants have surprisingly found that a lower internal quantum efficiency (IQE) may be attributed to specific trace elements that, even at very low amounts (e.g., 50 ppm or less), can cause significant deleterious effects on IQE. In some embodiments, the emissive ceramic element includes a garnet host material and an amount of Ce dopant. The emissive ceramic element may, in some embodiments, have an amount of Na in the composition less than about 67 ppm, an amount of Mg in the composition less than about 23 ppm, or an amount of Fe in the composition less than about 21 ppm.
US09567505B2
An abrasive grain is disclosed and may include a body. The body may define a length (l), a height (h), and a width (w). In a particular aspect, the length is greater than or equal to the height and the height is greater than or equal to the width. Further, in a particular aspect, the body may include a primary aspect ratio defined by the ratio of length:height of at least about 2:1. The body may also include an upright orientation probability of at least about 50%.
US09567504B2
An acrylic-polyurethane hybrid sealant composition is provided with desirable physical and mechanical properties such as superior adhesion, tensile strength, rheology and bond strength. In particular, the sealant composition of the invention is formulated with isocyanate modified acrylic polymer The composition includes an acrylic pre-polymer, an isocyante functional monomer, a triacrylate as a cross-linker, and a catalyst. A process for preparing the composition is also provided. The hybrid sealant composition is well suited for sealing and bonding requirements in fabrication of articles such as window glazing, back bedding, construction, aerospace and appliances industries. A hybrid sealant composition is provided that develops adequate adhesion and bond strength equivalent to commercially available sealants when used in sealing and bonding applications and is readily formulated to be self-leveling. Articles so fabricated using the hybrid sealant composition are also provided.
US09567499B2
The invention relates to a crosslinking two-component polyurethane composition consisting of (i) a constituent A containing polyols and additives, and (ii) a constituent B containing between 100 and 65 wt. % of aromatic polyisocyanates, between 0 and 35 wt. % of aliphatic polyisocyanates, and between 0.05 and 3.0 wt. % of a retarder, and optionally additives, the mixed composition having a viscosity (EN ISO 2555) of between 100 mPas and 3000 mPas at 25° C., and the crosslinked composition having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of higher than 50° C. and a pot life of longer than 60 minutes. The two-component polyurethane composition is suitable as an adhesive and as a matrix substance for composite materials.
US09567497B2
The present invention relates to a carrier-based bonding adhesive agent, which is equipped for bonding adhesion on one or both sides or a carrier-free bonding adhesive agent, in the form of an adhesive strip or stamped part having a bonding adhesive consisting substantially of a blend of polyacrylate and a synthetic rubber as well as one or more adhesive resins. By comparison with previously known adhesive systems such an adhesive exhibits a significant improvement in adhesion on hard, non-polar surfaces such as for example new paint surfaces in the automobile industry.
US09567495B2
A label manufacturing method including: applying an adhesive to a base sheet to form an adhesive layer; applying an acrylate-based bonding adhesive to part of the adhesive layer to cure the adhesive layer so as to form a cured portion; and cutting the cured portion to define labels. A label having an adhesive layer 12 is laminated on a base sheet 13. A part of the adhesive layer 12 is cured to form a cured portion 14, wherein the cured portion 14 is cured by an acrylate-based bonding adhesive for enabling cutting labels off the laminated base sheet.
US09567491B2
A chemical-mechanical polishing composition includes colloidal silica abrasive particles having a chemical compound incorporated therein. The chemical compound may include a nitrogen-containing compound such as an aminosilane or a phosphorus-containing compound. Methods for employing such compositions include applying the composition to a semiconductor substrate to remove at least a portion of a layer.
US09567490B2
A polishing slurry for tungsten and a substrate polishing method are disclosed. The polishing slurry includes an abrasive for performing polishing and having positive zeta potential, and a potential modulator for promoting the oxidation of the tungsten and for controlling the zeta potential of the abrasive.
US09567471B2
Disclosed are an ink composition and a method for forming embossments using the ink composition. Accordingly, a process of removing a clear residue on the printed pattern in the related arts may be eliminated. In particular, the ink composition for improving formation of embossment may include: a silane-modified polyacrylate resin in an amount of about 10 to 40 wt %; a silicone-modified polyacrylate resin in an amount of about 50 to 80 wt %; a silicone oil-type additive in an amount of about 3 to 7 wt %; and a silicone oil compound-type additive in an amount of about 5 to 15 wt %. The ink composition has substantially reduced surface tension to provide excellent water-repellency and oil-repellency. As such, a clear paint may not be adhered to the printed pattern surface of the ink composition, but instead, the clear paint may be adhered to the non-printed surface, thereby forming an embossed pattern.
US09567468B1
A durable hydrophobic coating composition containing fluorinated silanes for metallic surfaces, such as stainless steel surfaces. The composition includes at least one fluorine-containing silane compound, at least one phosphorus-containing silane compound, and at least one hydrolysable compound. This coating is suitable for condenser tubes, among other applications, to promote dropwise condensation.
US09567453B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a water-soluble finishing agent for a trivalent chromium chemical conversion coating film, which has low insulation, no problems with tightening properties, outstanding gloss and high corrosion resistance, and can obtain a trivalent chromium chemical conversion coating film, especially a black trivalent chromium chemical conversion coating film, having few scratches and flaws. The finishing agent for a trivalent chromium chemical conversion coating film is characterized by containing a trivalent chromium source, a phosphate ion source, a zinc ion source, a chelating agent which can form a complex with trivalent chromium, and a non-ionic water-soluble polymer compound selected from a group comprising poly(vinyl alcohol) and derivatives thereof, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) and derivatives thereof, poly(alkylene glycol)s and derivatives thereof, and cellulose ethers and derivatives thereof.
US09567451B2
A rubber composition for use in tire treads comprises a diene rubber including not less than 40% by weight of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber and, per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, from 66 to 110 parts by weight of a filler. The filler comprises not less than 50% by weight of silica. The modified conjugated diene polymer rubber is obtained by copolymerizing a conjugated diene monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit in a hydrocarbon solvent using an organic active metal compound as an initiator. A resulting active conjugated diene polymer chain thereof has a terminal modified group, obtained by reacting at least one type of compound having a functional group that is reactable with the active terminal of the polymer chain. Moreover, the terminal modified group has a functional group that interacts with the silica.
US09567446B2
Micro-sized particles having a polymeric structure of cells are provided. Also provided is a method of producing micro-sized particles having a polymeric structure comprising: (1) forming a homogenous solution by heating a mixture of a high molecular weight polymer and a low molecular weight material, wherein said low molecular weight material makes up at least about 50% by weight of the homogenous solution, (2) forming a dispersed solution by dispersing the homogenous solution formed in step (1) into an inert material, (3) cooling the dispersed solution to cause the high molecular weight polymer to phase separate from the low molecular weight material, (4) forming solid particles comprised of said low molecular weight material trapped inside a structure of cells of said high molecular weight polymer, and (5) removing the solid particles from the dispersed solution.
US09567445B2
A film comprises a phthalimidine copolycarbonate comprising first repeating units and second repeating units different from the first repeating units, wherein the first repeating units are phthalimidine carbonate units and the second repeating units comprise bisphenol carbonate units that are not the same as the first repeating phthalimidine carbonate units; and a second polycarbonate that is not a phthalimidine copolycarbonate; wherein the film has: a glass transmission temperature of greater than 170° C.; a dielectric constant at 1 kHz, 23° C. and 50% relative humidity of at least 3.0; a dissipation factor at 1 kHz, 23° C. and 50% relative humidity of 1% or less; and a breakdown strength of at least 800 Volt/micrometer.
US09567444B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing transparent polymeric films or plastics moldings of particularly high chemical resistance, having more particularly a very good resistance towards oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, and of high optical quality.
US09567443B2
A method of producing polycarbonate-based polymer microparticles including forming an emulsion in a system in which a polycarbonate-based polymer (A), a polymer (B) different from the polycarbonate-based polymer (A) and an organic solvent (C) are dissolved and mixed together and which causes phase separation into two phases of a solution phase having the polycarbonate-based polymer (A) as its main component and a solution phase having the polymer (B) different from the polycarbonate-based polymer (a) as its main component, and contacting a poor solvent for the polycarbonate-based polymer (A) with the emulsion at a temperature of 80° C. or higher to thereby precipitate microparticles of the polycarbonate-based polymer (A).
US09567439B1
Sulfur composites and polymeric materials having a high sulfur content and prepared from elemental sulfur as the primary chemical feedstock. The sulfur copolymers are prepared by the polymerization of elemental sulfur with one or more monomers of amines, thiols, sulfides, alkynylly unsaturated monomers, nitrones, aldehydes, ketones, thiiranes, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, or epoxides. The sulfur copolymers may be further dispersed with metal or ceramic composites or copolymerized with elemental carbon, photoactive organic chromophores, or reactive and solubilizing/biocompatible moieties. The sulfur composites and polymeric materials feature the ability self-healing through thermal reformation. Applications utilizing the sulfur composites and polymeric materials may include electrochemical cells, optics, H2S donors and antimicrobial materials.
US09567434B2
A process for preparation of a polyamide PA-4X containing monomer units of 1,4-diaminobutane and an aliphatic linear dicarboxylic acid X with at least 8 carbon atoms, which contains the following steps: 1) making a solution comprising a salt of 1,4-diaminobutane and the aliphatic linear dicarboxylic acid and water, at a temperature at which the salt dissolves; 2) concentrating the solution of the salt at a temperature above the crystallization temperature of the salt, at a pressure of at most 7 barA to a water content of between 0 and 30 wt % based on the total amount of solution, 3) producing a polymer from the solution obtained by step 2, while keeping the polymer in a melt and at a pressure of less than 18 barA, 4) depressurizing the polymer obtained at step 3 while keeping the polymer in the melt to further polymerize the polymer. In an preferred embodiment the aliphatic linear dicarboxylic acid is 1,10-decanedioic acid. Also claimed is a polyamide 410 having a viscosity number (VN) of at least 100 ml/gram.
US09567424B2
A method is described for producing liquid rubber containing an impact-resistance modifier terminated by epoxy groups, the method including the reaction of an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer with an epoxy resin, which includes an epoxy compound including a primary or secondary hydroxyl group, in the presence of a compound selected from anhydrides, ketones and aldehydes as glycol scavengers, wherein the isocyanate-terminated prepolymer, the epoxy resin and the glycol scavenger are mixed with one another, or the epoxy resin is reacted with the glycol scavenger, before they are mixed with the isocyanate-terminated prepolymer. Gelling in the reaction mixture is avoided by the method. The resulting products are suitable for improving the impact resistance of epoxy resin compositions, particularly one-component or two-component epoxy resin adhesives.
US09567419B2
This invention pertains to a novel perfluoroalkyl-crosslinked fluoropolymer with perfluoroether pendant groups. The perfluoroalkyl-crosslinked fluoropolymer hereof is particularly well-suited for use in chemically and thermally aggressive environments, in part by virtue of the highly stable perfluoroalkyl crosslink. The perfluroalkyl-crosslinked fluoropolymer hereof can be prepared by crosslinking in situ a crosslinkable precursor in the form of a shaped article. A crosslinkable precursor is a fluoropolymer having a dichloroamino-functionalized functionalized perfluoroether pendant group.
US09567418B2
The present disclosure relates to a propylene-1-hexene copolymer having: i) a content of 1-hexene derived units ranging from 0.6 wt % to 3.0 wt %; ii) a melt flow rate (MFR) measured according to the method ISO 1133 (230° C., 5 kg) ranging from 0.5 g/10 min to 5.0 g/10 min; iii) a polydispersity (PI) ranges from 4.5 to 10 and the distribution of molecular weight is of multimodal type; iv) a melting point ranging from 160° C. to 145° C.; and v) a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve (temperature/heat of fusion) that shows at least two peaks.
US09567415B2
A pigment dispersing agent, a pigment dispersion solution, a color photoresist, and a process for manufacturing the same, and use in the color film substrate and display device. The pigment dispersing agent is an amino-β-cyclodextrin modified polymethacrylate, the amino-β-cyclodextrin modified polymethacrylate being used to disperse a powdered pigment having an aromatic group, wherein the degree of modification by amino-β-cyclodextrin is 5.36%-35.40%. Because β-cyclodextrin moiety is a group having affinity for pigments, it can bind to the aromatic group in the pigment molecular structure, thereby capable of dispersing the powdered pigment having an aromatic group. The pigment dispersion solution prepared from the pigment dispersing agent has small particle size, narrow particle size distribution range, and high storage stability, thereby improving the yield of the display product.
US09567411B2
Process for polymerizing monomer in a reactor by withdrawing an effluent from the reactor which is a slurry of polymer solids in a liquid medium and contacting a first stream containing vapor derived from the effluent withdrawn from the reactor with a feed stream to the reactor. The first stream which has the majority of the vaporized components of the liquid medium in the effluent withdrawn from the reactor is brought into contact with the feedstream to the reactor at a pressure of 0.5 MPa or above and/or the first stream is separated from the polymer withdrawn from the reactor at a pressure of 0.5 MPa or above.
US09567408B2
Polymerization process in a loop reactor of an olefin monomer optionally together with an olefin commoner in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in a diluent to produce a slurry containing solid particulate olefin polymer and the diluent. The Froude number is maintained in the range of 2-15.
US09567400B2
Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating a subject suffering from a deficiency in α-L-Iduronidase in the CNS. The methods include systemic administration of a bifunctional fusion antibody comprising an antibody to a human insulin receptor and an α-L-Iduronidase. A therapeutically effective systemic dose is based on the specific CNS uptake characteristics of human insulin receptor antibody-α-L-Iduronidase fusion antibodies as described herein.
US09567399B1
The present invention relates to anti-PD-L1 antibodies, bispecific antibodies containing one domain with specificity to PD-L1, and to immunocytokines comprising an anti-PD-L1 antibody fused to a cytokine, such as IL-2. The present invention also provides methods of treatment, uses and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, bispecific antibodies and immunocytokines.
US09567396B2
The present invention is directed to methods of treating a patient to prevent vein graft failure by administering a compound that inhibits the Notch signaling pathway.
US09567393B2
The invention relates to antibodies, antibody fragments and binding agents that specifically recognizes oligomeric Aβ that is resistant to denaturation by SDS but does not bind monomeric, fibrillar or other oligomeric forms of Aβ that are generated in vitro.
US09567387B2
The invention provides an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for a cancer antigen, e.g., a renal cell carcinoma antigen, wherein the TCR recognizes the cancer antigen in a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-independent manner. Also provided are related polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, isolated host cells, populations of cells, antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions. The invention further provides a method of detecting the presence of cancer in a host and a method of treating or preventing cancer in a host using the inventive TCRs or related materials.
US09567386B2
Modified relaxin polypeptides and their uses, including therapeutic uses thereof for the treatment of a fibrotic disorder or heart failure are provided. Exemplary embodiments provide for the use of relaxin polypeptides which include one or more amino acid substitutions with natural or non-naturally encoded amino acids, and/or linkage to a water-soluble polymer, such as polyethylene glycol.
US09567384B2
The object of the invention is based on inhibiting specific phosphorylation on Thr248 and/or Thr250 residues of human transcription factor E2F4 to inhibit somatic endoreduplication processes in postmitotic cells which may be associated with various pathological conditions. The invention covers all currently known methods for the specific inhibition of protein phosphorylation (including the expression of mutant forms of E2F4 without Thr residues phosphorylated by p38MAPK) or methods developed in the future that may be applied to Thr-248 and/or Thr-250 residues of human transcription factor E2F4.
US09567375B2
The present invention relates to chimeric pestiviruses having utility as immunogenic compositions and vaccines. Also described herein are methods and kits for treating or preventing the spread of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection, as well as methods and kits for differentiating between vaccinated and wild-type infected animals.
US09567371B2
The invention is directed to β-defensin-derived peptides and their use in modulating the activity of hematopoietic cells, particularly hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells. Specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods useful for promoting mobilization and transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful in the treatment of cancer.
US09567368B2
Peptides that increase melanin synthesis are provided. These peptides include pentapeptides YSSWY (SEQ ID NO: 1), YRSRK (SEQ ID NO: 2), and their variants. The peptides may activate the enzymatic activity of tyrosinase to increase melanin synthesis. The pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and other compositions including the peptides are also provided. The methods of increasing melanin production in epidermis of a subject are provided where the methods include administering compositions comprising an amount of one or more peptides effective to increase the melanin production. The methods also include treating vitiligo or other hypopigmentation disorders with compositions including one or more peptides.
US09567361B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for utilizing synthetic human milk oligosaccharides as prebiotics.
US09567358B2
Quinazoline derivatives of formula (I): wherein A is 5-membered heteroaryl containing a nitrogen atom and one or two further nitrogen atoms; compositions containing them, processes for their preparation and their use in therapy.
US09567354B2
Novel amino acid-modified silane compounds having a weakly acidic amino group and a weakly basic carboxyl group are useful as a surface treating agent or textile treating agent.
US09567345B2
The present invention relates to pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine derivatives and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the use of these derivatives as pharmaceutically active agents, especially for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of infectious diseases, including opportunistic diseases, immunological diseases, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cell proliferative diseases, inflammation, erectile dysfunction and stroke, and pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of said pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine derivatives and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of said pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine derivatives as inhibitors for a protein kinase.
US09567343B2
The present invention relates to 1-aza-bicycloalkyl derivatives of formula I, wherein X is CH2 or a single bond; Y is a group of formula and wherein R has the meanings as defined in the specification, which compounds are alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonists; to processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US09567342B2
Disclosed herein are protein kinase inhibitors, more particularly novel pyrimidine derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and method of use thereof.
US09567340B2
A compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
US09567338B2
Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine compounds having a great affinity for sigma receptors, especially sigma-1 receptors, as well as a process for preparing these compounds, compositions comprising them and their use as medicaments. The compounds have the following general formula (I):
US09567333B2
This invention relates to triazolopyridyl compounds of the structural formula: or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the variable are defined herein. The inventive compounds selectively inhibit aldosterone synthase. This invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts as well as potentially to methods for the treatment, amelioration or prevention of conditions that could be treated by inhibiting aldosterone synthase.
US09567326B2
Described are compounds of Formula I or Formula II: wherein: ring A is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group; dashed lines are optional double bonds; X is N or O; Y is a carbon atom or an S or N heteroatom in ring A in any suitable location; and substituents are as given herein. Compositions containing the same and methods of using the same in treating cancers such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia are also described.
US09567301B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I-A), (I-B), and (I-C), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting Myc (e.g., c-Myc) activity. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds described herein for treating Myc-mediated disorders (e.g., cancer and other proliferative diseases). The present invention also provides assays for identifying Myc inhibitors.
US09567296B2
What are described are compounds of formula II. The compound of formula II consists of a compound in which R1 and R2 are both a linear alkyl consisting of 1 to 12 carbons, an alkenyl or alkynyl consisting of 2 to 12 carbons; L1 and L2 both consist of a linear alkylene or alkenylene consisting of 5 to 18 carbons; X is S; L3 consists of a bond; R3 consists of a linear or branched alkylene consisting of 1 to 6 carbons; and R4 and R5 are the same or different, each consisting of hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl consisting of 1 to 6 carbons; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09567293B2
A method for the combined synthesis of a mono-unsaturated nitrile-ester(acid) and of a bi-functional carbonyl compound, wherein it includes a step including the cross metathesis mc1 of an unsaturated fatty acid/ester compound with an unsaturated nitrile compound, in which mc1 is performed with partial conversion such as to obtain and recover, separately, at least the following products: a mono-unsaturated nitrile-ester/acid and a symmetrical compound, diester or diacid respectively including a double bond located in the middle of the molecular chain of compound, and subsequently a step including the oxidation cleavage cp2 of the double bond of compound, such as to form a single type of carbonyl compound having formula R2-(CH2)n-COR′, in which R′ is H or OH, depending on the operating conditions selected for the oxidation cleavage cp2. Also, the production of monomers for the polymer industry.
US09567279B2
A method of producing alpha-tocotrienol quinone or a stereoisomer thereof, the method comprising selective opening of alpha-tocotrienol chroman to alpha-tocotrienol quinone in the presence of non-alpha tocotrienol chromans by oxidizing alpha-to-cotrienol with a metal salt oxidizing agent, wherein the stoichiometric ratio of metal salt oxidizing agent/alpha-tocotrienol is at least 4:1 and wherein said metal oxidizing agent is added in sequential additions, in order to reduce oxidation of any amounts of non-alpha tocotrienol chromans that might have been present in the starting alpha-tocotrienol chroman material. This process uses conditions favoring oxidation rates of the alpha tocotrienol chroman vs. the non-alpha tocotrienol chromans.
US09567269B2
The present disclosure provides oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) systems for small scale and world scale production of olefins. An OCM system may comprise an OCM subsystem that generates a product stream comprising C2+ compounds and non-C2+ impurities from methane and an oxidizing agent. At least one separations subsystem downstream of, and fluidically coupled to, the OCM subsystem can be used to separate the non-C2+ impurities from the C2+ compounds. A methanation subsystem downstream and fluidically coupled to the OCM subsystem can be used to react H2 with CO and/or CO2 in the non-C2+ impurities to generate methane, which can be recycled to the OCM subsystem. The OCM system can be integrated in a non-OCM system, such as a natural gas liquids system or an existing ethylene cracker.
US09567268B2
A quench system and process for cooling high temperature gases is presented. The quench system includes a frustum, or conic, shaped section having an inlet at the smaller end of the quench section and the outlet at the larger end of the quench section. The system includes spray nozzles having openings flush with the wall of the quench section. The process includes spraying a large volume of liquid in small droplets for rapid heat transfer and vaporization of the quench liquid.
US09567264B2
A process for producing aviation fuel and diesel from renewable feedstock is described. This process involves introducing the renewable feedstock into a hydrogenation and deoxygenation zone, and separating the hydrocarbon effluent from the hydrogenation and deoxygenation zone into an aviation boiling range fraction and a diesel boiling range fraction. The aviation boiling range fraction and diesel boiling range fraction are alternately sent to the isomerization and selective hydrocracking zone. This allows for lower severity isomerization and selective hydrocracking zone operating conditions when processing oils that naturally contain medium and long carbon chains (C8-C18), such as coconut or palm kernel oil. The lower severity operation results in decreased cracking, increasing the yield of aviation fuel product.
US09567261B2
A vinyl ester/ethylene copolymer is prepared by emulsion copolymerization of a monomer mixture comprising at least one vinyl ester, ethylene, a stabilizing system comprising polyvinyl alcohol and a free radical redox polymerization initiator system comprising i-butyl hydroperoxide as an oxidizing agent and at least one of a sulfuric acid-based compound and erythorbic acid or a salt thereof as a reducing agent. The monomer mixture comprises from 70 wt % to 95 wt % of said at least one vinyl ester and from 5 wt % to 30 wt % of ethylene based on the total weight of monomers in said mixture and the copolymer has a formaldehyde content of less than 5.0 ppmw as determined by ISO-15173.
US09567258B2
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to picture frames with glass mats that have patterns painted and/or screen printed thereon, and/or methods of making the same. The patterns may include large blocks of one or more solid colors, textures, images, logos, licensed images/designs, arbitrary designs, and/or the like, in different example instances. The painted glass matting materials of certain example embodiments have been found to provide unique, aesthetically appealing framing-related products that enhance the quality of the original art in desirable ways.
US09567257B2
The disclosure relates to a method for making a metal nanowire film. The method includes applying a metal layer on a substrate; placing a carbon nanotube composite structure on the metal layer, wherein the carbon nanotube composite structure defines a number of openings and parts of the metal layer are exposed by the number of openings; dry etching the metal layer using the carbon nanotube composite structure as a mask; and removing the carbon nanotube composite structure. The carbon nanotube composite structure includes a carbon nanotube structure and a protective layer coated on the carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes a number of carbon nanotubes arranged substantially along the same direction.
US09567256B2
An inorganic fiber containing silica and magnesia as the major fiber components and which further includes an intended iron oxide additive to improve the dimensional stability of the fiber. The inorganic fiber exhibits good thermal insulation performance at 1400° C. and greater, retains mechanical integrity after exposure to the use temperature, and which remains non-durable in physiological fluids. Also provided are thermal insulation product forms comprising a plurality of the inorganic fibers, methods of preparing the inorganic fiber and of thermally insulating articles using thermal insulation prepared from a plurality of the inorganic fibers.
US09567253B2
A method of manufacturing an optical fiber including drawing an optical fiber preform and forming a bare optical fiber, disposing a coating layer formed of a resin on an outer circumference of the bare optical fiber, and curing the coating layer and obtaining an optical fiber is provided. A direction of the bare optical fiber is changed by a direction changer in any position from drawing the optical fiber to disposing the coating layer. In a flow rate of a fluid from a blowout port, an average flow rate or a highest flow rate in an inlet wire portion and an outlet wire portion is higher than a lowest flow rate of the fluid in an intermediate portion.
US09567250B2
Systems and methods for disposing of produced water as steam released into the atmosphere. After wastewater is prepared for disposal by suitable filtering and/or treatment, it flows into a preheating tank where it is heated prior to disposal by liquid filled preheating coils extending from the heating tank which are heated by burner boxes. From the preheating tank, the preheated water flows into evaporation coils, where it is heated above boiling and released as steam. Water flowing into the tank passes adjacent the evaporation and preheating coils near the burner boxes. The preheating coils may contain antifreeze which can be circulated to prevent freezing of the preheat tank when not in use or to maintain the temperature of the preheat tank. The system may be moved with the preheat tank filled with preheated water to facilitate the use another location.
US09567249B2
The inventive process scheme and its various embodiments described herein will comprise filtering a selenium containing water by reverse osmosis or nanofiltration to produce a primary permeate stream at least meeting the water stream effluent discharge requirements of the location and a concentrate stream containing the removed selenium and other species, a RO or NF concentrate treatment specific to the case which will treat and reduce the selenium content of the concentrate, optionally in conjunction with a sulfate removal process, and result in a highly concentrated sludge or other output, and a selenium depleted aqueous overflow stream, a portion of which will be combined with the primary permeate stream so that the selenium content of the combined stream does not exceed the local requirement, and the reminder of the selenium depleted aqueous overflow stream will be returned to be combined with the selenium containing water entering the inlet of the primary reverse osmosis treatment.
US09567246B2
An air diffusion device is provided. The device includes a base coupled to an air supply pipe for supply of air. The base has an air discharge hole for discharge of air supplied from the air supply pipe. The device further includes a perforated cover in the form of a multi-layered stepped plate the height of which is reduced stepwise from the center to the edge. The perforated cover has a plurality of through-holes for discharge of air, and it is coupled to an upper surface of the base to cover the air discharge hole, thus defining an air guide chamber between the perforated cover and the base. The device further includes a securing mechanism configured to secure the perforated cover to the base.
US09567244B2
In a process for separating a solid material from a suspension of the solid material in water, an organopolysiloxane polyalkylene oxide copolymer comprising a branched organopolysiloxane structure is added to the suspension of solid material in water and the suspension is drained. The organopolysiloxane polyalkylene oxide copolymer comprising a branched organopolysiloxane structure increases the rate of drainage of the suspension.
US09567237B2
A method for treating process distillate heavies produced during uranium fluoride purification is described. The heavies contain primarily uranium hexafluoride, UF6, and molybdenum oxytetrafluoride, MoOF4. The uranium hexafluoride is removed via distillation at reduced pressure leaving essentially MoOF4 containing <0.1% of residual uranium hexafluoride. This mixture is hydrolyzed in water, then treated with a solution of sodium hydroxide until a pH of at least 7.5 is reached. The precipitated sodium diuranate and sodium fluoride are removed by filtration. The filtrate is reacted with calcium chloride to precipitate the molybdenum values as calcium molybdate containing trace quantities of calcium fluoride.
US09567235B2
The present invention relates to a solution reaction apparatus and solution reaction method using the same, and more particularly a solution reaction apparatus and a solution reaction method using the same, wherein a reaction vessel is made by using a sealing member, a reaction vessel forming member, and a substrate serving as the bottom part of the reaction vessel so as to cause one side of a reaction solution only to contact the solution, thereby adjusting the temperature of the substrate differently from the temperature of the solution. The solution reaction apparatus of the present invention can control temperature of the substrate and temperature of the reaction solution separately, thereby it can control the temperature of the solution above the boiling point of the solution, and can react the solution while constantly maintaining the concentration of the solution by the solution circulatory device. Accordingly, it has an effect of freely forming various nanostructures on the substrate.
US09567225B2
Methods for forming holey carbon allotropes and graphene nanomeshes are provided by the various embodiments. The various embodiments may be applicable to a variety of carbon allotropes, such as graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, thermal exfoliated graphene, graphene nanoribbons, graphite, exfoliated graphite, expanded graphite, carbon nanotubes (e.g., single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, few-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, etc.), carbon nanofibers, carbon fibers, carbon black, amorphous carbon, fullerenes, etc. The methods may produce holey carbon allotropes without the use of solvents, catalysts, flammable gas, additional chemical agents, or electrolysis to produce the pores (e.g., holes, etc.) in the carbon allotropes. In an embodiment, a carbon allotrope may be heated at a working window temperature for a working period of time to create holes in the carbon allotrope.
US09567224B2
Graphene sheets having a plurality of holes in their basal planes are described herein. Methods for making the graphene sheets can involve contacting graphene sheets with an activated gas that has contacted a helium or argon atmospheric pressure plasma. The size and/or number of holes introduced can be altered by changing the contact time, the stand-off distance, the activated gas concentration, and/or the plasma power. Polymer composites containing the perforated graphene sheets are also described.
