US09659740B2
A radiation generator is provided that includes a target, a cathode to emit electrons in a downstream direction toward the target, a first conductive member downstream of the cathode, and a second conductive member downstream of the cathode. The first and second conductive members have a potential difference with the cathode such that a resultant electric field accelerates the electrons toward the target. A diagnostic current in the second conductive member and a target current in the target may be measured, and an electrical property of the first conductive member may be adjusted based upon the diagnostic current and the target current.
US09659728B2
A solid-dielectric switch includes a visible disconnect assembly having an open state and a closed state. A molded housing at least partially encases the visible disconnect assembly. At least a portion of the molded housing forms a molded one-piece wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. An aperture in the molded one-piece wall extends between the inner surface and the outer surface of the wall. A viewing window is disposed in the aperture and molded into the molded wall. The viewing window includes a lens, wherein the viewing window has an outer edge that is embedded within the molded one-piece wall with the outer edge extending into the molded one-piece wall between the inner surface and the outer surface of the molded one-piece wall.
US09659717B2
A MEMS apparatus has a substrate, an input node, an output node, and a MEMS switch between the input node and the output node. The switch selectively connects the input node and the output node, which are electrically isolated when the switch is open. The apparatus also has an input doped region in the substrate and an output doped region in the substrate. The input doped region and output doped region are electrically isolated through the substrate—i.e., the resistance between them inhibits non-negligible current flows between the two doped regions. The input doped region forms an input capacitance with the input node, while the output doped region forms an output capacitance with the output node.
US09659716B2
Provided is a technique to confirm the performance of the conductive resin layer of a current collector without actually preparing an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrical double layer capacitor, a lithium ion capacitor, or an electrical storage device, and to confirm the performance of the conductive resin layer easily with high accuracy by a non-destructive test. A current collector includes a conductive substrate and a resin layer possessing conductivity, the resin layer being formed on at least one side of the conductive substrate. The resin layer possessing conductivity contains a resin and a conductive material containing carbon as a main component. When the color tone of the surface of the resin layer possessing conductivity is specified with L*a*b* color system, L* is 60 or lower, a* is −1.0 to 1.0, and b* is −1.0 to 3.0.
US09659715B2
The present invention provides an electricity storing/discharging device having multiple input/output electric conductive interface covered by electrode plate pair with multiple-sided electric conductive terminals with a single layer means, which is applied in a specific multiple-sided package structure having electrode plate pair with multiple-sided electric conductive terminals and a multiple-directional input/output electric conductive interfaces, so the electrode plate pair is able to be installed on at least one multiple-sided electric conductive terminal and/or at least one side for forming an electric conductive interface so as to transfer electric energy to the exterior.
US09659703B2
An ignition coil for an internal-combustion engine, including an assembly of a primary coil, a secondary coil, and a central core, and a ring-shaped outer core surrounding the assembly. The assembly includes at least one first protrusion protruding from a first end surface of the secondary spool. The at least one first protrusion is in contact with an inside surface of the outer core and offset from the central core toward an opening of the outer core in a penetration direction of the outer core. The assembly further includes at least one second protrusion protruding from a second end surface of the primary spool. The at least one second protrusion protrudes beyond a second axial end surface of the central core so as to be in contact with the inside surface of the outer core and extends substantially the entire length of the outer core in the penetration direction.
US09659699B2
Disclosed herein is a magnetic substance holding device that minimizes residual magnetism by way of employing structures for minimizing reluctance to magnetic flux flow.
US09659694B2
Disclosed are a non-oriented electrical steel plate with low iron loss and high magnetic conductivity and a manufacturing process therefor. The casting blank of the steel plate comprises the following components: Si: 0.1-2.0 wt %, Al: 0.1-1.0 wt %, Mn: 0.10-1.0 wt %, C: ≦0.005 wt %, P: ≦0.2 wt %, S: ≦0.005 wt %, N: ≦0.005 wt %, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The magnetic conductivity of the steel plate meets the following relationship formula: μ10+μ13+μ15≧13982−586.5P15/50; μ10+μ13+μ15≧10000, wherein P15/50 is the iron loss at a magnetic induction intensity of 1.5 T at 50 Hz; μ10, μ13, and μ15 are relative magnetic conductivities at induction intensities of 1.0 T, 1.3 T, and 1.5 T at 50 Hz, respectively. The steel plate can be used for manufacturing highly effective and ultra-highly effective electric motors.
US09659691B2
Provided is a thin-film thermistor element including a Si substrate 2, a thermistor thin film 5 formed on the Si substrate 2, and an electrode 3 made of platinum, an alloy thereof or the like and formed on, under or inside the thermistor thin film 5. The electrode 3 is formed from a film deposited containing oxygen and nitrogen and then crystallized by heat treatment.
US09659690B2
A method of manufacturing a surface mount device includes providing at least one core device and at least one lead frame. The core device is attached to the lead frame. The core device and the lead frame are encapsulated within an encapsulant. The encapsulant comprises a liquid epoxy that when cured has an oxygen permeability of less than approximately 0.4 cm3·mm/m2·atm·day.
US09659676B2
A method of repairing a slip joint on a jet pump assembly between an inlet mixer and a diffuser, with the diffuser having an opening that receives the inlet mixer with a given spacing between an outside diameter of the inlet mixer and an inside diameter of the opening in the diffuser forming an annulus whose spacing is a product of manufacture and vibration wear. The method comprises the steps of remotely accessing the annulus and narrowing a radial dimension of the annulus.
US09659668B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed. One such method includes selecting a die of a plurality of dies that are coupled together through a via stack. A via on the selected die can be coupled to ground. A supply voltage is coupled to an end of the via stack and a resulting current measured. A calculated resistance is compared to an expected resistance to determine if a fault exists in the via stack.
US09659661B2
An electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) device includes a plurality of data areas in the EEPROM associated with a corresponding plurality of memory addresses, respectively, a data status indicator associated with each of the plurality of data areas. The data status indicator is configured to indicate that a data area is in an erase state, an uncertain state, or a valid state. The EEPROM device also includes a controller. A first data area and a second data area are configured to be a backup storage area for each other. In an erase and program cycle, at least one of the first or second memory areas is in a valid state throughout the erase and program cycle. Further, in an erase and program cycle, an erase operation is performed in one of the first or second memory areas, and a program operation is performed in the other data areas.
US09659660B2
A driving method of a nonvolatile memory device includes receiving a program command and an address. The method includes changing a number of adjacent zones of a plurality of zones formed of unselected word lines according to a location of a selected word line corresponding to the received address. The method further includes applying different zone voltages to the number of adjacent zones and remaining zones. The nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of strings formed to penetrate word lines stacked on a substrate in a plate shape.
US09659659B2
A semiconductor memory apparatus and a data processing method are provided. The semiconductor memory apparatus gives consideration to partial page programming and data scrambling, and improves the reliability. In the flash memory of the present invention, when data is programmed to a page n times consecutively, identification information and program information are generated. A scrambled data, the location information and the flag information are programmed to a selected page in a memory array. The location information indicates a storage location for a data scrambling in the page selected based on an input address information. The flag information is used to identify a storage region specified by the location information is programmed.
US09659644B2
Provided is a driving method of a nonvolatile memory device for performing a write operation using a plurality of consecutive write loops. The driving method includes writing data to a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells during a first write loop, and after the first write loop, writing the data to the plurality of nonvolatile memory cells during a second write loop. A first maximum parallel bit size of the first write loop is n bits. A second maximum parallel bit size of the second write loop is m bits. m is greater than n.
US09659635B1
An integrated circuit structure includes an SRAM array including a first sub-array having a first plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of SRAM cells, and a second sub-array having a second plurality of rows and the plurality of columns of SRAM cells. A first bit-line and a first complementary bit-line are connected to the first and the second pass-gate MOS devices of SRAM cells in a column in the first sub-array. A second bit-line and a second complementary bit-line are connected to the first and the second pass-gate MOS devices of SRAM cells in the column in the second sub-array. The first bit-line and the first complementary bit-line are disconnected from the second bit-line and the second complementary bit-line. A sense amplifier circuit is electrically coupled to, and configured to sense, the first bit-line, the first complementary bit-line, the second bit-line, and the second complementary bit-line.
US09659630B2
Memory device systems, systems and methods are disclosed, such as those involving a plurality of stacked memory device dice and a logic die connected to each other through a plurality of conductors. The logic die serves, for example, as a memory interface device to a memory access device, such as a processor. The logic die can include a command register that allows selective operation in either of two modes. In a direct mode, conventional command signals as well as row and column address signals are applied to the logic die, and the logic die can essentially couple these signals directly to the memory device dice. In an indirect mode, a packet containing a command and a composite address are applied to the logic die, and the logic die can decode the command and composite address to apply conventional command signals as well as row and column address signals to the memory device dice.
US09659629B2
A sense amplifier driving device, and more particularly, a technology for improving the post overdriving operation characteristic of a semiconductor device. A sense amplifier driving device includes a driving signal generation block configured to compare a reference voltage set by a voltage trimming signal and a level of a power supply voltage, and generate a pull-up driving signal for controlling an operation of a sense amplifier; and a sense amplifier driving block configured to supply a driving voltage to a pull-up power line of the sense amplifier for an active operation period in correspondence to the pull-up driving signal, the driving signal generation block including a voltage divider configured to divide the power supply voltage, and output a divided voltage; and a voltage comparison section configured to compare the reference voltage and the divided voltage, and output a control signal for controlling an overdriving operation of the sense amplifier.
US09659626B1
Embodiments are generally directed to memory refresh operation with page open. An embodiment of a memory device includes a memory array including a plurality of memory banks; and a control logic to provide control operations for the memory device including a page open refresh mode, wherein the control logic is to perform a refresh cycle in response to a refresh command with a memory page of the memory array open, the refresh operation including precharge of one or more memory banks of the plurality of memory banks, refresh of the one or more memory banks, and activation of the memory page.
US09659622B1
In a non-volatile memory, a method of performing a sensing operation to read a non-volatile (NV) element includes a first and a second phase. During the first phase, the NV element is coupled via a sense path transistor to a first capacitive element at a first input of an amplifier stage and a reference cell is coupled via a reference sense path transistor to a second capacitive element at a second input of the amplifier stage. During the second phase, the NV element is coupled via the sense path transistor to the second capacitive element and the reference cell is coupled via the reference sense path transistor to the first capacitive element. During the first phase, the first and second capacitive elements are initialized to voltages representative of states of the NV element and reference cell, respectively. During the second phase, the voltage differential between the two voltages is amplified.
US09659620B2
An electronic device is disclosed that includes memory cells, a word line, a selection unit and a self-boosted driver. The memory cells are configured to store data. The word line is coupled to the memory cells. The selection unit is disposed at a first terminal of the word line, and is configured to transmit a selection signal to activate the word line according to one of a read command and a write command. The self-boosted driver is disposed at a second terminal of the word line, and is configured to pull up a voltage level of the word line according to a voltage level of the word line and a control signal.
US09659619B2
Systems and methods for detecting a command execution abort are disclosed. Power failure may abort the writing of data in a memory device prematurely, resulting in potential data corruption. A memory device controller in the memory device sends commands, such as write or erase commands, to one or more memory integrated circuit chips. Along with executing the commands, the memory integrated circuit chips track execution of the commands by storing the address at which the command is being executed along with flag(s) indicative of the progress executing the command (e.g., command has begun and/or completed execution). When a power failure occurs, the memory device controller may poll the memory integrated circuit chips for the address/flags information to determine whether (or where) the command abort occurred. Thus, relying on the address/flag(s), the memory device controller may more quickly or easily determine whether a command abort has occurred.
US09659614B2
Various implementations described herein are directed to a keeper circuit coupled to a bitline input path and configured to provide a first voltage source signal to the bitline input path based on a keeper enable signal. The keeper circuit may include an NMOS transistor. Further, a logic device may be coupled to the bitline input path and configured to receive the bitline input signal, receive the first voltage source signal from the keeper circuit, and provide an inverted bitline input signal as an output signal.
US09659611B1
A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a command and a mask command. The second semiconductor device drives a first local line according to data on a first global line if a first mask write operation is performed in response to the command and the mask command. In addition, the second semiconductor device senses and amplifies data on a second local line if the first mask write operation is performed in response to the command and the mask command.
US09659610B1
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. A number of embodiments include an apparatus comprising pre-charge lines and n-channel transistors without complementary p-channel transistors. A number of embodiments include a method comprising shifting data by pre-charging nodes with an operating voltage.
US09659602B2
Voltage control in integrated circuits include a first voltage divider coupled to receive a reference voltage and having an output providing an adjusted reference voltage; an operational amplifier having a first input coupled to receive the output of the first voltage divider, a second input coupled to receive a feedback voltage, and an output; a voltage generation circuit responsive to the output of the operational amplifier and having an output providing an output voltage; and a second voltage divider coupled to receive the output voltage and having an output providing the feedback voltage. The first voltage divider is responsive to first control signals to adjust a voltage level of the adjusted reference voltage. The second voltage divider is responsive to second control signals to adjust a voltage level of the feedback voltage.
US09659599B1
The present disclosure outlines front-end-of-line (FEOL) processing, middle-end-of-line (MEOL) processing, and back-end-of-line (BEOL) processing for fabricating a memory cell that can be implemented within a data storage device. The memory cell of the present disclosure represents a multiple port memory cell having at least three ports, such as a write-port, a first read-port, and a second read-port. The disclose FEOL processing is used to form semiconductor devices of the memory cell onto diffusion layers and polysilicon layers of a semiconductor layer stack. The disclosed MEOL processing is used to form interconnections, such as one or more vias and/or one or more contacts to provide some examples, between the semiconductor devices and metallization layers of the semiconductor layer stack. The disclosure BEOL processing is used to form the least three ports onto the metallization layers of the semiconductor layer stack.
US09659595B2
A method and related apparatus for providing content information for a video remix, the method comprising: identifying at least one performer of an event on the basis of image data of a source video; obtaining information about a role of the at least one performer in the event; determining at least some video frames of the source video to contain said at least one performer as a dominant performer in said event; and annotating said video frames of the source video with a description of the role of the at least one performer.
US09659587B1
A magnetic head includes a slider defining an air bearing surface (ABS) and having a trailing face approximately orthogonal to the ABS. A transducer is disposed on the trailing face and includes a reader and a writer. The writer comprises a non-ferromagnetic writer encapsulate material, and includes a ferromagnetic write pole embedded in the non-ferromagnetic writer encapsulate material. The reader comprises a non-ferromagnetic reader encapsulate material, and includes a magnetoresistive sensor stack embedded in the non-ferromagnetic reader encapsulate material. The magnetic head further includes a novel dual overcoat having a writer overcoat material disposed on the writer, and a reader overcoat material disposed on the reader. The reader overcoat material comprises diamond-like carbon (DLC), and the writer overcoat material does not comprise DLC. An example method for fabricating the novel dual overcoat is also disclosed.
US09659584B2
Dynamic fly height (DFH) control is obtained for a read/write head by use of a heating element having two laterally separated heat sources symmetrically spaced around the track center line of the head. The two heating sources create a protrusion profile relative to the undistorted ABS that recesses the read element and main write pole at the track center line relative to off-track positions. The resulting DFH control also protects the head from HDI (head-disk interference) events that are either the result of calibration procedures or normal HDD (hard disk drive) operation.
US09659571B2
Public address systems or other systems for emitting audio signals, like music, speech or announcements, in different locations like supermarkets, schools, universities, and auditoriums are widely known. In one embodiment, invention proposes a system for emitting an audio signal in an environment. The system includes an audio source for providing the audio signal and at least one loudspeaker for emitting the audio signal. The system also includes at least one microphone for receiving an acoustic signal from the environment. The acoustic signal is based on the audio signal and may comprise disturbing components. The system also includes an analyzing module for analyzing the acoustic signal and for providing an intelligibility measure from an objective intelligibility measure method. The intelligibility measure is used as a feedback signal.
US09659570B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to audiovisual stream processing in videoconferences. For each audiovisual stream in a videoconference, a sound level of the audiovisual stream is detected. If the sound level exceeds a predefined threshold level, the audiovisual stream is processed with a first configuration. If the sound level is below the predefined threshold level, the audiovisual stream is processed with a second configuration. The second configuration is more resource-effective than the first configuration.
US09659561B2
A recording support method includes: receiving audio data; acquiring voice data from the audio data; receiving or generating text data corresponding to the voice data; storing at least part of the voice data and at least part of the text data corresponding to the at least part of the voice data; and output the received or generated text data, and wherein the stored at least part of the voice data and the stored at least part of the text data are associated each other, and wherein the at least part of voice data comprises one or more units.
US09659560B2
Software that trains an artificial neural network for generating vector representations for natural language text, by performing the following steps: (i) receiving, by one or more processors, a set of natural language text; (ii) generating, by one or more processors, a set of first metadata for the set of natural language text, where the first metadata is generated using supervised learning method(s); (iii) generating, by one or more processors, a set of second metadata for the set of natural language text, where the second metadata is generated using unsupervised learning method(s); and (iv) training, by one or more processors, an artificial neural network adapted to generate vector representations for natural language text, where the training is based, at least in part, on the received natural language text, the generated set of first metadata, and the generated set of second metadata.
US09659550B2
A sizzle enhancer device is provided for complimentary use with a cymbal instrument to modify the sound the cymbal produces. The device reversibly fastens to the stand post above the cymbal element and includes an adjustable sizzle element which contacts and vibrates with the cymbal element to product a sizzle sound upon impact of the cymbal element with an object.
US09659540B1
The present invention provides a GOA circuit of reducing power consumption. In the GOA unit circuit of the Nth stage, the twenty-second thin film transistor (T22) of the pull-up module (300) is controlled by the twenty-first thin film transistor (T21) of the second pull-up controlling and transmission module (200) to output the constant high voltage level (VDD) to the scan driving signal (G(N)) for reducing the parasitic capacitance of the clock signal, lowering the voltage level of the clock signal, easing the loading of the clock signal, and thus, to reduce the power consumption of the GOA circuit; the clock signal (CK(m)) is outputted to the stage transfer signal (ST(N)) through the twenty-first thin film transistor (T21), and the stage transfer signal (ST(N)) is employed for the transmission of the signal and the backward feedback to reduce the loading of the scan driving signal, and enhance the propulsive force of the scan driving signal, and the normal function of the GOA circuit can be ensured; and the forty-first thin film transistor (T41) is added in the pull-down holding module (700) to pull down the stage transfer signal (ST(N)) for preventing the electrical leakage of the twenty-second thin film transistor (T22).
US09659537B2
The disclosure is related to a liquid crystal display device, including a liquid crystal display panel and a gamma generator including a first storage unit storing a group of positive or negative gamma voltage values and a second storage unit storing a group of negative or positive gamma voltage values. The gamma generator periodically obtains the group of the positive or negative gamma voltage values, or the group of the positive or negative gamma voltage values according to a control of a polarity inversion signal. The liquid crystal display panel displays an image according to the group of the positive and/or the group of the negative gamma voltage values. The difference between the disclosure and the current technique is that the cost is decreased effectively; meanwhile, the driving structure is simplified, a wiring area is decreased and it is favorable for a narrow frame design.
US09659536B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels disposed on an insulation substrate in a horizontal direction, and including a thin film transistor region and a display area; and a reference voltage line extended along a center of the display area in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The display area includes a plurality of domains disposed in two rows, a domain in one of the two rows includes a high-gray subpixel area including a high-gray pixel electrode, and a domain in the other of the two rows includes a low-gray subpixel area including a low-gray pixel electrode. The high-gray pixel electrode and the low-gray pixel electrode each include a plurality of unit pixel electrodes, and each unit pixel electrode includes a center electrode having a planar structure and a plurality of minute branches that extend from a side of the center electrode.
US09659532B2
A four-color transmissive display system incorporates a display having independently variable light sources for different colors, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive and process a three-color input image signal, and provide a four-color output image signal to the display. The controller incorporates units respectively configured to (1) calculate a blue reduction factor for each pixel, dependent on luminance differences between blue and other color components, (2) produce respective saturation adjustment factors for red, green, and blue, (3) apply the blue reduction factor to reduce blue luminance, and apply the saturation adjustment factors to reduce saturation of other colors, (4) produce the output image signal. An optional sensor is operable to provide a control signal to the controller, whereby display power can be reduced. An optional estimating unit is configured to estimate current required to display the input image signal, for adjustment of the output image signal.
US09659526B2
A light-emitting device is provided, which is capable of correcting variation in luminance among pixels due to variation in electrical characteristics, such as threshold voltage or mobility, among driving transistors in a period where image display is performed. The light-emitting device includes a pixel; a first circuit configured to generate a signal including information about a value of current extracted from the pixel; and a second circuit configured to correct an image signal in accordance with the signal. The pixel includes a light-emitting element; a transistor whose drain current has a value determined in accordance with the image signal; a first switch configured to control supply of the drain current to the light-emitting element; and a second switch configured to control extraction of the drain current from the pixel and control the supply of the drain current to the light-emitting element.
US09659523B2
Display panel includes: a power supply unit that generates first power supply voltage and variable second power supply voltage; and first and second power supply lines that transmit the first and second power supply voltages, respectively, to light emitting elements. The power supply unit (i) includes: first and second input terminals; a switching control unit; an inductor having first terminal connected to the second power supply line; a first switch element that switches conduction/non-conduction between a second terminal of the inductor and the first input terminal; a second switch element that switches conduction/non-conduction between the second terminal and the second input terminal; a capacitor having first electrode to which constant voltage is applied; and a third switch element that switches conduction/non-conduction between the second terminal and a second electrode of the capacitor, and (ii) collects, into the capacitor, and regenerates power from parasitic capacitance of the second power supply line.
US09659517B2
A converting system and a converting method of three-color data to four-color data are provided. The converting system includes: a first calculating part configured to calculate a saturation value and a luminance enhancement coefficient according to inputted RGB values, a second calculating part configured to calculate luminance-enhanced RGB values according to the luminance enhancement coefficient and the inputted RGB values, a white determining part configured to use a minimum value of the luminance-enhanced RGB values as an outputted W value, and a three-color determining part configured to calculate outputted RGB values according to the luminance-enhanced RGB values and the outputted W value. The invention can obtain optimal outputted W values for different inputted RGB values and maximally increase the transmittance of the display apparatus. Accordingly, the display apparatus can increase the saturation of display image while enhance the transmittance.
US09659494B2
Technologies for reporting and predicting emergency vehicle routes include a cloud server to receive emergency vehicle route data from an emergency vehicle, the emergency vehicle route data indicating a travel route of the emergency vehicle. The cloud server determines a scope of disclosure of the travel route to other vehicles based on the emergency vehicle route data and which other vehicles different from the emergency vehicle to which to convey the travel route of the emergency vehicle. The cloud server transmits a portion of the travel route of the emergency vehicle to the other vehicles based on the scope of disclosure.
US09659486B2
A radiofrequency (“RF”) transmitter site protection system and an RF radiation protection device are provided. The RF radiation protection device includes a control system and a communication module. The control system includes a processor. The communication module is adapted to communicate with a device operable to sense RF radiation and to receive data representative of a level of the RF radiation proximate the RF safety monitoring device from the RF safety monitoring device.
US09659481B2
A data collection and monitoring system for at least one defined space within a public or commercial facility includes: a plurality of sensors each monitoring a predetermined parameter; and a data collecting unit arranged for communicating with said sensors within a range of communication which corresponds to the extent of said defined space, with at least one mobile device for a user and with a central server which is associated with a storage medium. The storage medium is adapted for storing and monitoring data related to said sensors. Said data collecting unit is arranged for forwarding data relating to the sensors to the mobile device when the mobile device enters said space.
US09659480B2
One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, using a processor, a reminder, the reminder being triggered by a later access to a virtual location; thereafter determining, using a processor, a user is accessing the virtual location; and providing, using a processor, the reminder to the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09659456B2
A gaming system comprising presentation means for presenting selected symbols from a first and a second symbol reel with respective first and second sets of symbols in a display area, outcome determination means for determining an outcome from a first win line symbol from the first set and a second win line symbol from the second set, being the symbols from the first and second sets that are positioned along a win line in the display area, outcome replacement means for, upon occurrence of a predetermined event, selecting for the first win line symbol a first replacement symbol, selecting for the second win line symbol a second replacement symbol and causing the output determination means to determine the outcome from the first and second replacement symbols, wherein the first and second replacement symbols are positioned at an equal distance from the first and second win line symbols respectively.
US09659454B2
Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive wagers on one or more paylines. The systems and methods may utilize one or more auto-play game functionality. The systems and methods may determine one or more payouts based on the one or more auto-play game functionality. The systems and methods may display one or more presentations based on the one or more auto-play game functionality.
US09659452B2
A method of gaming comprising: (a) determining a minimum prize value to be awarded for a current game outcome based on a previous game outcome; (b) generating the current game outcome; (c) determining a provisional prize value based on the current game outcome; (d) comparing the provisional prize value with the minimum prize value; and (e) setting a current prize value at the minimum prize value upon the provisional prize value being less than the minimum prize value or at the provisional prize value upon the provisional prize value being greater than or equal to the minimum prize value.
US09659449B2
In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to a player (e.g., player may access the video presentation online). This allows a player to purchase a video presentation of (e.g., predetermined) outcomes in a jurisdiction in which gambling is legal yet view the presentation at the player's convenience (e.g., from any jurisdiction and at any time). The outcomes on the DVD or CD ROM may be viewed on a video display generated by a primary output device (e.g., a personal computer or a DVD player). In addition, the player may purchase or otherwise obtain an accessory device that interacts (e.g., augments the outcomes) with the game play recorded on the tangible medium.
US09659447B2
Disclosed is a method and system involving augmented wagering. In one contemplated approach, context-sensitive betting options are conveniently presented to a player. Promotion of time sensitive propositions are presented to both simplify the wagering experience and provide a better targeted experience.
US09659439B1
A method for wagering on a skills-based digital gaming competition, the method executing on a computing device including storage storing a peer-wagering module that is external and distinct from at least one game stored on the storage device or another storage device, the method including: receiving potential game and competitor player data; receiving game competition selection information from the player that includes at least one selected game instance and at least one wager amount; receiving game instance match ID data generated by the transactional server, wherein the game instance match ID data includes at least one of: credential data associated with the player, player wager amount or a board, level, or difficulty setting associated with the selected game instance; and transmitting the game instance match ID data and game initiation data to the game, thereby activating the at least one selected game instance on the computing device.
US09659431B2
A gaming machine has a display device; an input device; and a controller comprising a processor and a memory device. The memory device stores a plurality of instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device to display game data in the gaming window on the display device for each of a plurality of plays of a game. The gaming window has sides defining a geometrical shape and defining an enclosed area for presenting the game data on the display device. Upon a replay triggering event, the processor resizes the geometric shape of the gaming window and replays at least one of a plurality of plays of the game in the resized gaming window, wherein the game data displayed in the resized gaming window is accordingly scaled.
US09659429B2
This concept is directed to methods of operating a gaming device to analyze game information that is part of a gaming event having a player interaction in advance of the player interaction to make a determination about the game play. These methods may be used for a variety of gaming devices such as slot machines, video keno devices, video poker machines, electronic table games, internet gaming terminals, etc. In each type of gaming device, these operation methods evaluate future game information during game play to determine one of multiple manners by which the game play will continue. These continuation manners may include changing the speed of game play, determining display characteristics of the game and outcome, providing tips or information to the player about the future game information, automatically initiating a subsequent game, or otherwise altering an aspect of the game play parameters in response to the evaluated game information.
US09659424B2
Embodiments herein are directed security access. Embodiments include an electronic lock that executes a time-based cryptographic algorithm to compute a time-based access code. The electronic lock compares the time-based access code with a received access code, and grants access to one or more lock features when the time-based access code matches the received access code. Embodiments also include providing an unlock code, including receiving a lock identifier and a user identifier. The lock identifier and the user identifier are sent to a remote computer system, and an access code for the lock is received from the remote computer system. Embodiments also include an electronic lock that receives and verifies an access code that includes a validity start time and a validity end time. When the current time is within the validity start time and the validity end time, the electronic lock grants access to one or more lock features.
US09659420B2
In a security system, a security control apparatus 300 includes an authentication processing unit 31 for perform an authentication on whether the mobile terminal is a permitted terminal, a distance determining unit 32 for determining whether the mobile terminal is located within a predetermined distance from a printer 100, and an unlocking unit 33 for transmitting an unlock instruction signal to the printer 100 when the authentication is successful and it is determined that the mobile terminal is located within the predetermined distance from the printer 100. Therefore, a locking mechanism of the printer 100 cannot be unlocked even if the authentication is successful, and the locking mechanism of the printer 100 can be unlocked when it is further determined the mobile terminal is located within the predetermined distance from the printer 100.
US09659418B2
A locking system is disclosed. The locking system may move a lockable device included in the locking system between a locked and unlocked state. The lockable device may comprise a laser.
US09659415B2
Proposed is a warning system which includes: a warning device; a display device; an IC CPU for controlling the operation of the display device and the warning device; and a master ECU for, connected to the IC CPU through a communication channel and connected to one or more warning devices through a hardware channel, controlling the operation of the warning device through the IC CPU. The master ECU includes an error detection module to monitor regularly the data validity of the communication channel, the warning device and the response of the IC CPU, and an on/off module to operate the warning device. When the error detection module detects an error in the data validity of the communication channel, the warning device and the response of the IC CPU, the master ECU controls the on/off module to operate directly the warning device using the hardware channel.
US09659413B2
A method, a system, and a device for navigating in a virtual reality scene, using body parts gesturing and posturing are provided herein. The method may include: projecting a synthetic 3D scene, into both eyes of a user, via a near eye display, so as to provide a virtual reality view to the user; identifying at least one gesture or posture carried out by at least one body part of said user; measuring at least one metric of a vector associated with the detected gesture or posture; applying a movement or action of said user in virtual reality environment, based on the measured metrics; and modifying the virtual reality view so as to reflect the movement or action of said user in the virtual reality environment.
US09659406B2
A three dimensional (3D) model of an object or environment may be created from images and other information of the object or environment. The 3D model may be created by aligning the images. The 3D model may include surfaces that are based on surfaces of the object or environment. The 3D model may be displayed, extorted, modified and so on.
US09659405B2
An image processing apparatus comprises data receiving circuitry for receiving a volumetric imaging data set which is representative of a volume, the volume comprising a region of interest and lighting circuitry configured to place a virtual light source outside the region of interest and to apply a lighting simulation process to simulate light from the virtual light source. The applying of the lighting simulation process is at least partially different for a first lighting region than for a second lighting region, the first lighting region comprising at least part of the volume outside the region of interest and the second lighting region comprising at least part of the region of interest.
US09659401B2
A graphics virtual texturing system in which textures stored in a storage medium of a host system are divided into respective pages that are then loaded into a local memory of a graphics processing system for use. Each page of a graphics texture has an associated fade factor value that can be set by an application that is to use the texture to control the contribution that the page will be used to make to any texturing result that is generated using the texture page in question. The graphics processing system then controls the contribution of texture data from a texture page to texturing result data to be generated in accordance with the fade factor value associated with the texture page in question. This allows texture paging to be done in a more visually pleasing manner than just a binary “page-is-here”/“page-is-not-here” switch.
US09659400B2
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to efficiently circumventing the limitations of client side rendering of virtual worlds. In a particular implementation, a proposed system renders each client viewport remotely, removing the burden of rendering a 3D scene from the local client device. 3D viewports, rather than being rasterized on the local client, are instead generated on a remote render device which then transmits a visual representation of the viewport to the client device in a format (including, but not limited to a video stream) which the client can use to display the scene without requiring complex 3D rasterization. This process eliminates the need for the client to have any specialized 3D rendering software or hardware, or to install or download any persistent render assets on the local system. The hardware requirements for the client are therefore roughly equivalent to those needed to play a continuous video stream.
US09659398B2
Computer animation tools for viewing, in multiple contexts, the effect of changes to a computer animation are disclosed. An artist configures multiple visual displays in the user interface of a computer animation system. A visual display shows one or more frames of computer animation. An artist configures a visual display to reflect a specific context. For example, the artist may assign a particular virtual viewpoint of a scene to a particular visual display. Once visual displays are configured, the artist changes a configuration of the computer animation. For example, the artist may change the lighting parameters of a scene. In response, the visual displays show the visual effects of the configuration (e.g., lighting parameters) change under corresponding contexts (e.g., different virtual camera viewpoints). Using multiple visual displays, which may be displayed side-by-side, an artist can view the effects of her configuration changes in the various contexts.
US09659391B1
An apparatus and related method are provided for generating a graphical display region for display of a plurality of pixels of a display device, comprising generating a timeline axis for display in the graphical display region, receiving requester event data for a plurality of requester events from a requester device relating to a request and storing the requester event data, including a time of occurrence for each requester event, and fulfiller event data for fulfiller events from a fulfiller device and storing the fulfiller event data, calculating a time scale for the timeline axis such that requester events and fulfiller events are displayable at a position along the timeline axis proportional to their respective time of occurrence, and a respective axial position for requester indicia representing the requester events and fulfiller indicia representing the fulfiller events at a position along the timeline axis proportional to their respective time of occurrence.
US09659386B2
The invention relates to a method for operating a camera assembly, in which a first camera and a second camera capture images (36, 42). Respective fields of view of the two cameras overlap at least in a partial region (24). At least in an image (36) captured by the first camera, at least one contamination region (38) including a plurality of pixels is detected within the partial region (24). Thereupon, data values specifying the respective transparency of the pixels in the at least one contamination region (38) are varied with respect to respective reference values of the transparency, wherein these reference values increase in the partial region (24) towards an edge (28) of the respective image upon superimposition of the images. Furthermore, the invention relates to a camera assembly.
US09659384B2
A system, method, and computer program product for assigning an aesthetic score to an image. A method of the present invention includes receiving an image. The method further includes executing a neural network on the image to generate learned features. The method further includes applying a machine-learned model to assign an aesthetic score to the image, where a more aesthetically-pleasing image is given a higher aesthetic score and a less aesthetically-pleasing image is given a lower aesthetic score. The learned features are inputs to the machine-learned model.
US09659383B2
A reference image is generated by converting a vector image into a raster image, a temporarily-compressed image is generated by compressing the raster image according to a compression ratio, a comparison image of the same size as the reference image is generated by subjecting the temporarily-compressed image to interpolation enlargement processing, the above processing is repeated while varying the compression ratio if the error ratio between the reference image and the comparison image is greater than a benchmark error ratio, the above processing is repeated while varying the benchmark error ratio if the image volume of the temporarily-compressed image is greater than a predetermined memory capacity when the error ratio is at or under the benchmark error ratio, and the temporarily-compressed image is stored in memory as a compressed image of a vector image if the image volume of the temporarily-compressed image is at or under the memory capacity.
US09659373B2
A method for ascertaining a blind area of a camera includes a step of forming a first signal curve of a plurality of gradients, which have been determined as a function of gray values of adjacent image points of an image section of a first image recorded by the camera, and a second signal curve of a plurality of gradients, which have been determined as a function of gray values of adjacent image points of the image section of a second image recorded by the camera, the second image having been recorded with a time lag relative to the first image, and detecting the blind area, if a comparison of the first signal curve with the second signal curve shows that at least one section of the first signal curve is identical to a corresponding section of the second signal curve.
US09659372B2
A method for disparity estimation of stereo video data receives a sequence of frames of stereo video data. Image-based disparity estimation is initially conducted on a frame-by-frame basis to produce initial disparity estimates. A plurality of initial disparity estimates is grouped into a space-time volume. Disparity error is reduced in the space-time volume to refine the initial disparity estimates.
US09659366B2
An image processing display and an image processing display program that can prevent interference with catheter treatment even when the distal end of a catheter is located behind a treatment apparatus on X-ray fluoroscopic images. The image processing display displays X-ray fluoroscopic images to be obtained by looking through a region including blood vessels using X-rays during treatment, and includes a treatment apparatus image extractor and an image processor. The treatment apparatus image extractor, based on X-ray fluoroscopic images, extracts treatment apparatus images representing the treatment apparatus having the property of absorbing X-rays. The image processor determines the distal end position of the catheter to superimpose and display images representing the determined distal end position of the catheter on the region of the X-ray fluoroscopic images showing the treatment apparatus.
US09659365B2
A flow pattern in a tube system is calculated from acquired image data. From the flow pattern virtual image data are generated and compared with the acquired data in order to determine a quality measure for the usability of the generated flow pattern at characteristic locations.
US09659358B2
An apparatus for checking an adherence state of fiber reinforced plastic tape includes an illuminating section having first and second illuminating groups. The main optical axes of illumination light beams of light emitting sections of the first illuminating group are set at a designated inclination angle with respect to a surface of an imaging region and distances on the main optical axes between a surface of a structural object and each of the light emitting sections are set to be the same. The main optical axes of illumination light beams of light emitting sections of the second illuminating group are set at an inclination angle different from the first illuminating group with respect to the surface of the imaging region and distances on the main optical axes between the surface of the structural object and each of the light emitting sections are set to be the same.
US09659351B2
A method to generate an output image that improves observation of a target image viewed on a medium by an optical system is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one target image by a processing system, receiving at least one parameter by the processing system, defining an error signal associated with the difference between calculated optical system observation of intermediate images and the at least one target image, minimizing the error signal, and generating an output image associated with the intermediate image having the minimized error.
US09659348B1
Methods and systems are discussed for high definition scaling. The method may include identifying values for each of a first plurality of points in a first grid. The method may include interpolating values for each of a second plurality of points in a second grid based on a location of a point and the first plurality of points, wherein the second grid is in a first grid. The method may include interpolating a value for the point based on values for each of a subset of the second plurality of points. Interpolating by using the first plurality of points may reduce storage requirements. Directional filters may be used to preserve edge sharpness during interpolation. Iterative interpolation may ensure that a limited number of directional filters are used, thereby further reducing storage requirements.
US09659342B2
Mid-command buffer preemption is described for graphics workloads in a graphics processing environment. In one example, instructions of a first context are executed at a graphics processor, the first context has a sequence of instructions in an addressable buffer and at least one of the instructions is a preemption instruction. Upon executing the preemption instruction, execution of the first context is stopped before the sequence of instructions is completed. An address is stored for an instruction with which the first context will be resumed. The second context is executed, and upon completion of the execution of the second context, the execution of the first context is resumed at the stored address.
US09659340B2
A graphics processing chip includes multiple graphics pipeline cores and multi-pipeline core logic circuitry to process graphic data streams received from a processor and to drive multiple GPUs on the multiple graphics pipeline cores.
US09659337B2
Provided are a unified communication system and a unified communication method using multi-login, a terminal for controlling an operation of a unified communication tool, and a communication method in a terminal. The unified communication system may include a communication tool provider to provide a communication tool for at least one communication server associated with a user; a login manager to manage login information of the user when the user is logged in to two or more terminals simultaneously through respective communication tools on the two or more terminals, respectively, the login manager storing the login information of the user in a storage unit; a terminal determining unit to determine, among the two or more terminals, at least one terminal to which data associated with the user is to be transmitted based on the login information; and a communication unit to transmit the data to the at least one determined terminal.
US09659336B2
The disclosure relates to an apparatus, method and system for dispatching baggage. The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive baggage information associated with a passenger; associate the baggage information with a delivery person, where the delivery person is associated with delivery person information; and transmit at least apportion of the baggage information and the delivery person information to a passenger computing device associated with the passenger.
US09659326B2
A system and method for debt presentment and resolution through an Intranet or Internet content provider is disclosed. Said system and method include a plurality of “transaction communities” which are electronic forums allowing interaction between a plurality of debtors and creditors through means of electronic mail (e-mail) or other electronic communication means. The Internet/Intranet based software application allows said debtors to access and input information related to a particular debt with any Internet browser software. Said debtors are provided with the URL (Universal Resource Locator) for said content provider along with a unique identification code from the collection agency(s) through mail correspondence or other communication means. Upon said user entering said URL and entering said identification code, said user may then proceed to choose from a variety of settlement options listed on the HTML (HyperText Markup Language) page.
US09659321B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a network device, a search key from a global search initiated at a mobile device, the network device in communication with the mobile device via a proxy operable to retrieve the search key from a packet transmitted from the mobile device, performing a search at the network device for local content associated with the search key, and transmitting the local content from the network device for display on the mobile device. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
US09659317B2
A method, system and computer program product for adjusting prices for goods and services offered using a computer network. In one embodiment, data relating to goods and services offered over the computer network by a number of entities using the computer network are stored in a database, communications are monitored, using the computer network, to identify an interest of a user, and this interest of the user and the data in the database are used to identify one of the entities to offer a specified product or service to the user. Information is obtained relating to a price for the specified product or service, and this information and the data in the database are used to determine an adjusted price for the specified product or service. In one embodiment, the information the user has about a price for the specified product or service is used to determine the adjusted price.
US09659315B2
A system having a client, a host server, a sponsor server, and a video server, which are all interconnected via the Internet and which operate seamlessly together in order to provide video content to an end user at the client and allow the end user at the client to purchase products and/or services from the sponsor that are featured in the video content provided by the video server. As the user views video content on his or her computer, images associated with segments of the content are periodically provided in conjunction with the video content. Each image contains an image map, which defines areas in the image. Each defined area is associated with a product which is displayed in that area of the image. Each defined area is also associated with an anchored hyperlink which links to web content from a sponsor server.
US09659304B1
A method includes performing operations as follows on at least one processor: receiving credentials from a shopper, the credentials being associated with a purchase from a merchant, determining that the shopper is registered for a loyalty program with the merchant based on the credentials, determining that the shopper has a mobile payments account with a mobile payments processor associated with the loyalty program, the mobile payments account having a mobile phone number associated therewith, sending a payment request for the purchase to the mobile payments processor with the mobile phone number, and receiving an approval for advancing funds for the purchase from the mobile payments processor responsive to the shopper sending a payment request from a mobile device having the mobile phone number.
US09659295B2
A personal digital ID device provides a digital identifier to a service for a predetermined duration in response to user interaction. The user interaction may include a button press. The personal digital ID device may be in the form of a bracelet, a key fob, or other form factor. The service may be provided by a mobile device, in the cloud, or elsewhere.
US09659270B2
In various implementations, a supplemental system may be provided. The supplemental system may be coupled to business intelligence environment(s) to facilitate deployment, version control, testing, and/or other processes.
US09659268B2
A ticket approval system and method of performing quality control in a field service application. The method includes obtaining a ticket, performing at least one task associated with the ticket, collecting data associated with at least one task, and transmitting the data to a work management server including database and approval applications. Also provided is a method of reviewing the data received by the approval application for quality control purposes.
US09659246B1
A flexible card may include a dynamic magnetic stripe communications device having multiple layers, such as an electromagnetic generator, a magnet, and a shield. A shield may form a non-flexible layer within the stack and may bend, but the shield may not be able to stretch or compress. Flexible layers may surround and adhere to the shield such that when the card is flexed, the flexible layers may stretch and compress with the movement of the shield. The dynamic magnetic stripe communications device may include one or more coils. Each coil may contain a material that may be beveled, such that a width at an end portion of the material may be smaller than a width at a middle portion of the material.
US09659244B2
Systems and methods for custom functional patterns for optical barcodes are provided. In example embodiments, image data of an image is received from a user device. A candidate shape feature of the image is extracted from the image data. A determination is made that the shape feature satisfies a shape feature rule. In response to the candidate shape feature satisfying the shape feature rule, a custom graphic in the image is identified by comparing the candidate shape feature with a reference shape feature of the custom graphic. In response to identifying the custom graphic, data encoded in a portion of the image is decoded.
US09659242B2
To add an arbitrary recording medium as a recording medium that can be used for calibration to maintain the quality of an image to be formed, an image forming unit forms a pattern image on each of a specific recording medium that can be used for the calibration and the arbitrary recording medium. A creating unit creates second conversion setting information applied to the arbitrary recording medium to convert luminance information into density information, using first luminance information obtained from the pattern image formed on the specific recording medium, second luminance information obtained from the pattern image formed on the arbitrary recording medium, and first conversion setting information applied to the specific recording medium for converting luminance information into density information. A determining unit determines a common image formation condition applied to the specific recording medium and the arbitrary recording medium based on the second conversion setting information.
US09659234B1
Techniques are provided for adaptive selection of feature keypoints of an image. An example system may include a contrast statistics calculation circuit configured to generate contrast measurements of regions of the image associated with each of the feature keypoints, and to calculate a mean and variance of the contrast measurements. The system may also include an edge statistics calculation circuit configured to generate ratios of principal curvatures of regions of the image associated with each of the feature keypoints, and to calculate a mean and variance of the ratios of principal curvatures. The system may further include a threshold calculation circuit configured to calculate thresholds based on the mean and variance of the contrast measurements and on the mean and variance of the ratios of principal curvatures; and a keypoint filter circuit configured to filter the set of feature keypoints based on the those thresholds.
US09659224B1
Disclosed are techniques for merging optical character recognized (OCR'd) text from frames of image data. In some implementations, a device sends frames of image data to a server, where each frame includes at least a portion of a captured textual item. The server performs optical character recognition (OCR) on the image data of each frame. When OCR'd text from respective frames is returned to the device from the server, the device can perform matching operations on the text, for instance, using bounding boxes and/or edit distance processing. The device can merge any identified matches of OCR'd text from different frames. The device can then display the merged text with any corrections.
US09659223B2
A driving assistance apparatus captures with a camera a video image showing an area, which surrounds a vehicle and includes a target on a road surface; generates a positioning video image for positioning the vehicle; and displays the generated positioning video image on a display monitor. The driving assistance apparatus also acquires a relative location of the target with respect to the vehicle. Further, based on the relative location of the target, the driving assistance apparatus switches the display mode of the positioning video image displayed on the display monitor between a first display mode (in which the target moves with respect to the vehicle) and a second display mode (in which the vehicle moves with respect to the target).
US09659220B2
The present invention relates to the method for updating scene model and video surveillance. A method is provided for updating a scene model in a video which is composed of a plurality of visual elements, comprising: a classifying step for classifying the visual elements in a scene into stationary visual elements and moving visual elements according to their appearance change rates; a border determining step for determining borders from the scene according to a spatial distribution information of the stationary visual elements and the moving visual elements; and an updating step for updating the scene model according to the determined borders in said scene.
US09659213B2
A system and computer-implemented method for efficient recognition of one or more handwritten characters in one or more documents is provided. The system comprises an image input module configured to receive the one or more documents as one or more images. The system further comprises a snippet extraction module to extract one or more fields of information from the one or more received images. Furthermore, the system comprises a segmentation module to segment the one or more extracted fields of information into one or more segments. Also, the system comprises a feature extraction module configured to extract one or more handwritten characters from each of the one or more segments. In addition, the system comprises a character recognition module configured to recognize the one or more extracted handwritten characters. The system further comprises a language processing module configured to detect and correct errors in the one or more recognized characters.
US09659210B1
The present invention relates to a system for detecting and tracking facial features in images and can be used in conjunction with a camera. Given a camera, the system will detect facial landmarks in images. The present invention includes software for real time, accurate facial feature detection and tracking in unconstrained images and videos. The present invention is better, more robust and faster than existing approaches and can be implemented very efficiently allowing real-time processing, even on low-power devices, such as mobile phones.
US09659208B2
An novel sensor is provided having a plurality of substantially parallel drive lines configured to transmit a signal into a surface of a proximally located object, and also a plurality of substantially parallel pickup lines oriented proximate the drive lines and electrically separated from the pickup lines to form intrinsic electrode pairs that are impedance sensitive at each of the drive and pickup proximal locations.
US09659199B2
An indicia reading terminal is disclosed that eliminates unwanted flickering effects in an illuminated screen reading mode, among other advantageous features. The indicia reading terminal, in response to a screen reading signal, is operative to activate a screen reading cycle. In the screen reading cycle, an imaging subsystem is activated at least once at the same time that an illumination subsystem is activated for one of a plurality of active illumination periods, for a first illuminated exposure period. The imaging subsystem is activated at least once while the illumination subsystem is not activated, for a first unilluminated exposure period, which is longer than the first illuminated exposure period. An aimer subsystem is activated for a plurality of active aimer periods when neither the imaging subsystem nor the illumination subsystem is activated, wherein intervals of time between the active aimer periods are equal, within nominal tolerances.
US09659186B2
Various systems, machine-readable media, and methods for controlled use of medical applications using virtualization are described herein. In various embodiments, a virtualized medical application container can be created, including creating an image of a clean version of an operating system, installing a medical application on the image, and initializing the medical application on the image. Various embodiments include receiving an indication of a request for metered use of the medical application; requesting permission for metered use of the medical application, wherein the metered use includes at least one of a single use, a defined number of uses, unlimited use, or timed use; executing at least a portion of the medical application; and controlling usage of the medical application to comply with at least one of medical informatics standards and medical informatics regulations.
US09659185B2
A method for protecting user privacy in an online social network, according to which negative examples of fake profiles and positive examples of legitimate profiles are chosen from the database of existing users of the social network. Then, a predetermined set of features is extracted for each chosen fake and legitimate profile, by dividing the friends or followers of the chosen examples to communities and analyzing the relationships of each node inside and between the communities. Classifiers that can detect other existing fake profiles according to their features are constructed and trained by using supervised learning.
US09659180B2
A personalized website theme for a website is received. The personalized website theme is distinct from a standard theme of the website. Further, a set of data is sent to the computing device. The set of data includes an indicium indicating the personalized website theme so that the computing device displays the website according to the personalized website theme at least prior to a request for identifying data associated with access to an account on the website.
US09659171B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include storing a system fingerprint of an information handling system, the system fingerprint comprising information associated with one or more information handling resources of the information handling system recorded during creation of the system fingerprint including information regarding a security seed, wherein the security seed comprises a value stored at a location of a non-transitory computer readable medium integral to an information handling resource of the one or more information handling resources. The method may also include during a verification mode, based on the information in the system fingerprint, determining whether potential tampering of the information handling system has occurred, and if potential tampering has occurred, issuing an alert indicating potential tampering with the information handling system.
US09659166B2
Risk-based credential management is provided. A request to checkout credentials is received. The credentials are associated with at least one managed resource. A risk value of the request is determined. The determination of the risk value is based, at least in part, on risk information of the requesting device. A determination is made whether to deny the request based, at least in part, on the risk value and a first predetermined threshold of a checkout policy.
US09659163B2
A method of securing authentication of a user's identity is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: an authentication program of an entity receiving initiation of a transaction from a user; the authentication program searching for associated information of the user; the authentication program choosing an authentication query requiring input from the user based on the associated information; the authentication program generating a visual code representing the authentication query; the authentication program splitting the visual code into pieces; and the authentication program sending each piece of visual code to the user via a separate communication channel. A method of securing authentication of a user's identity with an entity is also disclosed.
US09659159B2
A wearable device includes one or more biometric sensors, each of the one or more biometric sensors gathering biological data from a wearer of the wearable device, the wearable device further having a computer processor for receiving the biological data from the one or more biometric sensors and generating biometric information based on the biological data and according one or more biometrical algorithms, the biometric information including validation information to validate the wearer as a source of the biological data gathered by each of the one or more sensors, the biometric information further including sleep information to provide a sleep profile of the wearer.
US09659153B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus are described for the handling of biological specimens for analysis. The systems, methods and apparatus are designed to reduce errors in misidentification, incorrect processing, and recordkeeping and reporting. The systems, methods, and apparatus can also provide real time tracking of samples at any stage, from collection to processing to analyzing to storage.
US09659136B2
Various embodiments related to identifying a candidate defect region in a semiconductor device are disclosed. For example, one embodiment includes receiving an electrical test mismatch reported for a scan chain; generating a physical representation of portion of a logical design of the semiconductor device, the physical representation including location information for physical instantiations of logical cells and logical interconnections included in the portion of the logical design; identifying a suspect logical region in the physical representation, the suspect logical region including a portion of the logical cells and the logical interconnections electrically connected with the scan chain; generating a candidate defect region within the semiconductor device, the candidate defect region being defined, via the physical representation, to include the physical instantiations of logical cells and logical interconnections included in the suspect logical region; and displaying the candidate defect region.
US09659135B2
A method, executed by a computer, for routing a circuit includes receiving a logic structure for a circuit, retrieving a logic template, determining whether the logic structure for the circuit matches the logic template, and routing the circuit using a routing recipe corresponding to the logic template in response to determining that the logic structure matches the logic template. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed herein.
US09659128B2
Disclosed herein is a system and method for producing semiconductor devices using overlays, the method comprising associating one or more patterned overlays with respective ones of reserved regions in a layer template, receiving a layer design based on the layer template, identifying the reserved regions in the layer design, generating a production layer design based on the layer design, the production layer design describing at least one production overlay in one of the reserved regions, and fabricating one or more devices based on the production layer design.
US09659120B2
Methods, systems and apparatus for modelling a power amplifier and pre-distorter fed by a multi-band signal are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a multi-band signal and generating a discrete base band equivalent, BBE, Volterra series based on the received multi-band signal, where the series has distortion products grouped according to determined shared kernels. The shared kernels are determined based on a transformation of a real-valued continuous-time pass band Volterra series without pruning of kernels.
US09659119B2
When a design apparatus adjusts clock skews, the design apparatus separates each of the power supply currents which flow through circuit sections that operate in synchronization with a clock signal into a plurality of frequency components, sets skew values of the clock signal which reaches the circuit sections, and performs, by changing the skew values, repetition of calculating a combined amplitude by combining, with respect to each of the frequency components, corresponding ones of the frequency components of the power supply currents which flow through the circuit sections and finds dependence of the combined amplitude on a skew.
US09659116B2
A method comprises steps of: providing an initial package design, providing an initial package-handling element design, modeling the interaction of the package and the package-handling element, and altering one of the package design or the package-handling element design according to the results of the model. Wherein the initial package-handling element design comprises at least one item selected from the group consisting of: a motion transfer component comprising a combination of discrete geometrically defined elements, package guide rails, package guide rail supports, vacuum conveying components, and combinations thereof. And wherein the interaction reflects the package interaction with the discrete elements of a multi-element motion transfer component or the package guide rails having a flexibility greater than zero, or package guide rail supports having a finite stiffness, or a combination thereof.
US09659099B2
A method for translating user requests into itinerary solutions is disclosed. The method may commence with receiving an itinerary request associated with one or more passengers. The method may continue with parsing the itinerary request to create an itinerary network associated with the itinerary request. The itinerary network may include at least two or more nodes and dependencies between two or more nodes. Upon the parsing, a topology of the itinerary network may be created. The method may include processing the itinerary network using the topology to create a plurality of tuples. The plurality of tuples may be analyzed. The method may continue with determining feasible itinerary solutions based on the analysis. The feasible itinerary solutions may be ranked. The method may further include presenting, to the one or more passengers, at least one itinerary solution selected from the feasible itinerary solutions based on the ranking.
US09659090B2
A method and apparatus for intelligently routing and managing audio signals within an electronic device is disclosed. The routing is responsive to a set of logical and physical policies which are stored in data tables which can be updated as needed.
US09659082B2
Various technologies described herein pertain to executing a mixed query to search a database retained in a data repository. The mixed query includes a regular expression, which is a pattern of elements, and a semantic constraint. The elements in the regular expression include a first wildcard, where the semantic constraint restricts a meaning of the first wildcard. Moreover, the elements in the regular expression include explicit lexical constraint(s) and/or disparate wildcard(s). For instance, semantic constraint(s) can restrict meaning(s) of the disparate wildcard(s). The mixed query is executed to retrieve results that match the pattern of the elements in the regular expression and satisfy the semantic constraint(s).
US09659079B2
A store computer system is provided. The computer system includes a sharded store transactional database such as an order or inventory database. The database may include a first database shard which stores a first group of order or inventory data and a second database shard which stores a second group of order or inventory data which is different than the first group of data. The computer system may include a store order management computer system that implements a shard determination module which is programmed to receive a query regarding an order or item associated with the store, identify a database shard associated with the order or item from data in the query, and communicate data regarding the order or item to or from the identified database shard.
US09659077B2
Systems and methods are provided for synchronizing operational data records in a manner that reduces redundant copying of data. A set of operational data records is stored, wherein each data record is assigned a unique ID in ascending order based on a creation time of the data record. A highest unique ID is identified from the operational data records in the set of operational data records. A tolerance number is identified that is indicative of a range of unique IDs that can be processed at a same time such that it cannot be guaranteed that operational data records with unique IDs separated by less than the tolerance number were assigned unique IDs in the order that the operational data records were created. A synchronization ID is calculated comprising subtracting the tolerance number from the highest unique ID. The synchronization ID is transmitted to the source operational data store.
US09659072B2
A computer software implemented method for transforming a first extract transform load (ETL) job having at least some unload transform load (UTL) portions. The method includes the following steps: (i) decomposing the first ETL job into an intermediate set of one or more jobs; and (ii) for each job of the intermediate set, transforming the job into a transactionally equivalent job to yield a final set of one or more jobs. The decomposing is performed so that each job of the intermediate jobs set is a Simple UTL job. The transforming is performed so that each job of the final set includes no UTL portions.
US09659070B2
When a request having a keyword is received, a domain name having the keyword can be generated and a network resource corresponding to the domain name can be requested wherein the network resource is adapted to extract the keyword from the domain name. In turn, when a request having a first domain name is received, a second domain name having the first domain name can be generated and a network resource corresponding to the second domain name can be requested wherein the network resource is adapted to extract the first domain name from the second domain name.
US09659069B2
The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a preference control, file, folder, control, or other system resource or data item associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field associated with one or more resource types that may be searched. The user may be presented with a pop-up menu containing a list of likely matches. The user selects the desired preference control from the pop-up menu, and the corresponding preference pane, or other container, containing the selected data item, control, or other resource is displayed. In one aspect, as the user enters the search term (or portion thereof), certain icons are highlighted. Specifically, those icons that represent containers containing matching data items (such as preference panes having controls that match the search term) are highlighted. Different types of highlighting can be used depending on the degree of certainty as to which container is likely to contain the correct match.
US09659067B2
A computer device is configured to identify a document; determine that the document includes an annotation, the annotation describing a user interface that is to be visually displayed in connection with information identifying the document when the information identifying the document is included in a search results document, the user interface including a user interface element that, when selected, causes an action to be performed in connection with the document, and the action being performed without obtaining the document after the user interface element is selected; determine information relating to the user interface based on the annotation; and store, in a search index, the information relating to the user interface in association with the information identifying the document.
US09659064B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for obtaining authoritative search results. One of the methods includes receiving a first search query. First search results responsive to the first search query are obtained. Based on the first search query or the first search results, an authoritative search result that identifies a resource on a site that is authoritative for the first search query is obtained. A ranking of the authoritative search result and the one or more first search results is generated, and the ranking of the authoritative search result and the one or more first search results is provided in response to the first search query.
US09659047B2
An extent map (EMAP) database may include one or more extent map entries configured to map extent IDs to PVBNs. Each extent ID may be apportioned into a most significant bit (MSB) portion, i.e., checksum bits, and a least significant bit (LSB) portion, i.e., duplicate bits. A hash may be applied to the data of the extent to calculate the checksum bits, which illustratively represent a fingerprint of the data. The duplicate bits may be configured to denote any reoccurrence of the checksum bits in the EMAP database, i.e., whether there is an existing extent with potentially identical data in a volume of the aggregate. Each extent map entry may be inserted on a node having one or more key/value pairs, wherein the key is the extent ID and the value is the PVBN. The EMAP database may be scanned and utilized to perform data deduplication.
US09659046B2
Techniques for performing database operations using vectorized instructions are provided. In one technique, a hash table probe phase involves executing vectorized instructions to determine where in a bucket a particular key is located. This determination may be preceded by one or more vectorized instructions that are used to determine whether the bucket contains the particular key.
US09659042B2
A data lineage tracking system may include a memory storing a module comprising machine readable instructions to obtain trace log entries representing an interaction with, a manipulation of, and/or a creation of a data value. The data lineage tracking system may further include machine readable instructions to select the trace log entries that are associated with commands performed by an application, cluster similar trace log entries from the selected trace log entries, and analyze mappings between the clustered trace log entries to determine data lineage flow associated with the data value.
US09659035B2
A system and method for maintaining authenticity of a forensic digital image is provided. The system includes a dSLR camera having a secure storage coupled to a uni-directional communication circuit configured to transmit data to a remote repository. Moreover, bi-directional control messages are transmitted from the repository to a third mobile device in the possession of the photographer.
US09659033B2
Apparatus, methods and systems of object recognition are disclosed. Embodiments of the inventive subject matter generates map-altered image data according to an object-specific metric map, derives a metric-based descriptor set by executing an image analysis algorithm on the map-altered image data, and retrieves digital content associated with a target object as a function of the metric-based descriptor set.
US09659030B2
A system and method for processing large image files using HTML 5 employed by Web Browsers for efficiently process multiple images from the same or different sets of images by one or more client-side users contemporaneously, where the system includes a file server for storing native, processed, or partially processed, image files and meta data associated with the image files, a Web Viewer Cache for dynamic storage of such files and meta data such, a plurality of dedicated Web Servers to perform some or all of the image processing functionality, and a load balancer server dedicated to interfacing with one or more Web Browsers from client-side computers to direct, distribute and manage image retrieval and processing by the dedicated Web Servers regardless of whether a pre-fetch image processing request or a real-time image processing request has been made by the client-side computer users.
US09659021B1
Systems and methods for backing up a client or a client's data are disclosed. A client is configured with an agent that enables data of the client to be backed up to a device without a backup server. Indexing information is also stored with the backup.
US09659020B2
Data can be serialized in such a manner as to facilitate later delta encoding, even when the serialization is performed using a lossy compression algorithm or an algorithm in which portions of the serialized data are encoded relative to other portions which may be modified. This can be achieved by approaches including preserving keyframe information across modified versions of a file, duplicating information from a previously created compressed file when serializing a later version, or adding change information showing differences between versions of a file during the serialization process.
US09659018B2
An MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) is a file name producing apparatus that produces a file name of an image. The MFP selects a candidate character string, which is a file name candidate and in which a head character is a space, from the character strings extracted from the image. The MFP deletes the space that is the head character of the candidate character string, or changes all the characters constituting the candidate character string to other characters. The MFP produces the character string, which is corrected by the deletion or the change, as the file name of the image. Therefore, the proper file name can be produced.
US09659015B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile terminal includes a touchscreen configured to display a list including a plurality of categories and at least one content grouped for each of the plurality of categories, and a controller, if a command for a reduced display of the list is received, configured to generate summary information for each of the plurality of categories based on information of the grouped at least one content, to hide the grouped at least one content from the list, and then to control the touchscreen to display the plurality of categories and the generated summary information corresponding to the plurality of categories.
US09659013B2
Systems and methods for efficiently processing electronically stored information (ESI) are described. The systems and methods describe processing ESI in preparation for, or association with, litigation. The invention preserves the contextual relationships among documents when processing and indexing data, allowing for increased precision and recall during data analytics.
US09659012B2
In various embodiments, a data integration system is disclosed which enables users to debug distributed data integration scenarios which are platform and technology independent. A debugger client can connect to a plurality of local and/or remote hosts executing portions of a distributed data integration scenario. The debugger client can additionally enable line-by-line debugging of the portions of the distributed data integration scenario using a plurality of language-specific interfaces. The language-specific interfaces can further enable the user to dynamically update and debug changes to the code during debugging, reducing the time and resources required by multiple recompilations of the code.
US09659010B1
In an approach for generating a composite of images in multiple languages when a request is made to capture an image of a screen, a processor receives a request to capture a first graphical user interface (GUI) display of an application in languages available to the application. A processor iterates over GUI elements of the first GUI display to locate language bundle keys. A processor generates a second GUI display for the languages available to the application, wherein the second GUI display is a recreation of original images within the first GUI display.
US09658993B2
Techniques are disclosed for concurrent preparation of multiple versions of a website. Web page content can be branched in response to a request from a first user to create a working copy of one or more production web pages source documents. Any edits applied to the production version of the documents may be automatically applied to the working copy. Further, the working copy can be edited independently of the production version. The working copy can be promoted to production by replacing the production version with the edited working copy. Any number of separate working copies can be created and edited concurrently with the production version.
US09658989B2
A method for preparing a display document for analysis includes: extracting character data from the display document; determining a first order associated with processing of the character data and a second order associated with a logical order of the character data; determining whether the first order is different from the second order; and reversing at least a portion of the character data in response to the determination that the first order is different from the second order.
US09658985B2
A configurable processing circuit capable of handling multiple threads simultaneously, the circuit comprising a thread data store, a plurality of configurable execution units, a configurable routing network for connecting locations in the thread data store to the execution units, a configuration data store for storing configuration instances that each define a configuration of the routing network and a configuration of one or more of the plurality of execution units, and a pipeline formed from the execution units, the routing network and the thread data store that comprises a plurality of pipeline sections configured such that each thread propagates from one pipeline section to the next at each clock cycle, the circuit being configured to: (i) associate each thread with a configuration instance; and (ii) configure each of the plurality of pipeline sections for each clock cycle to be in accordance with the configuration instance associated with the respective thread that will propagate through that pipeline section during the clock cycle.
US09658982B2
The present invention discloses an interface transmission method including: enabling a first command string including a first sub-command to be transmitted to a storage device from a processing device during a first period; enabling a second command string including a second sub-command to be transmitted to the storage device from the processing device during a second period, wherein the first sub-command and the second sub-command constitute a command; when the command is a write command, enabling a write data string to be transmitted to the storage device from the processing device during a third period, wherein the write data string includes write data; and when the command is a read command, enabling a read data string to be transmitted to the processing device from the storage device during the third period, wherein the read data string includes read data.
US09658978B2
In one embodiment, a system-on-chip (SoC) can be configured to receive a request from a master agent in a fabric coupled to the master agent, send a show command grant to the master agent responsive to selection of the request by the fabric, receive a command portion of a transaction corresponding to the request in the fabric and determine a target agent to receive the transaction based on the command portion, and thereafter send a transaction grant to the master agent for the transaction. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09658966B2
A data storage device includes a write cache, a non-volatile memory, and a controller coupled to the write cache and to the non-volatile memory. The controller is configured to, responsive to receiving a command to flush particular data from the write cache, attempt to fill a write block of data using the particular data and pending data obtained after receipt of the command.
US09658965B2
In an approach for managing a storage system, distribution of storage volumes among a plurality of storage controller groups may be adjusted dynamically or adaptively based on the current access hot degrees of respective storage volumes in the storage system. In this way, optimized distribution of storage volumes can be achieved without user interference. Such redistribution eliminates the degradation of performance of the storage system.
US09658963B2
A speculative read request is received from a host device over a buffered memory access link for data associated with a particular address. A read request is sent for the data to a memory device. The data is received from the memory device in response to the read request and the received data is sent to the host device as a response to a demand read request received subsequent to the speculative read request.
US09658948B2
Embodiments are directed to methods for improving the efficiency at which problem areas are identified and prioritized for an existing large, multi-module software system. In some embodiments, a workload mapper generates workload maps that identify the intersection between defect risk scores accumulated for various modules and a log of the modules that are accesses by a given workload. A graphical user interface (GUI) provides the ability to sort, search, compare and display the workload maps against various sort, search and/or compare criteria.
US09658946B2
A method includes distributing the plurality of test cases to any available test agents, wherein each test case out of the plurality of test cases does not have any associated preconditions. The method receives event information for a first test case out of the plurality of test cases from a first test agent. Responsive to determining the event information for the first test case includes a satisfied condition for a second test case, the method determines whether the satisfied condition for the second test case relates to a global variable or local variable. The method handles the second test case, wherein handling the second test case includes distributing the second test case to the first test agent subsequent to the first test agent becoming available if the satisfied condition relates to the local variable.
US09658941B2
A system and methods are provided for function-specific tracing of a program. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a trace profile identifying one or more functions of a target program, wherein the trace profile identifies one or more functions to trace and depth of tracing for each function to be traced, loading the trace profile and the target program, identifying traced functions in the target program based on the trace profile, patching the target program to call a trace parameter for one or more functions, wherein traced functions are declared at runtime, and observing function calls for traced functions of the application. In this regard, individual functions are traced and debugged on a function-by-function basis without modifying the code or pre-arranging functions so they are traceable. As such, the scope of tracing may be dynamically limited to yield only information that is desired.
US09658936B2
Periodicity similarity between two different tracer objectives may be used to identify additional input parameters to sample. The tracer objectives may be individual portions of a large tracer operation, and each of the tracer objectives may have separate set of input objects for which data may be collected. After collecting data for a tracer objective, other tracer objectives with similar periodicities may be identified. The input objects from the other tracer objectives may be added to a tracer objective and the tracer objective may be executed to determine a statistical significance of the newly added objective. An iterative process may traverse multiple input objects until exhausting possible input objects and a statistically significant set of input objects are identified.
US09658928B2
Resiliency in file replication scenarios via maintenance of multiple replication queues with differing susceptibility to various sources of data loss. A plurality of requests are received at a first file system location to write to one or more file system objects at the first file system location. Details about the plurality of requests are recorded in at least two replication queues which differ, at least in part, as to types of failures which will cause data loss. Responsive to detection of data loss in one of the replication queues, details about the plurality of requests are retrieved from another of the replication queues.
US09658927B1
A system for assisted device recovery is provided. The system includes a CMTS connected to a cable modem over a network. The system also includes database including a plurality of cable modem fingerprints and associated recovery actions and an assisted device recovery module. The assisted device recovery module includes one or more processors and a memory. The assisted device recovery module also includes a cable modem identifier configured to identify the make and model of the cable modem using a fingerprint, wherein the fingerprint includes a hardware version and a software version of the cable modem, a recovery determiner configured to query the database with the cable modem fingerprint and determine an associated recovery action, and a recovery performer configured to perform the associated recovery action on the cable modem.
US09658923B2
According to one embodiment, a method includes initiating a rebuild process in a storage system having at least one solid state drive, obtaining a bitmap indicating which blocks of data are in a garbage collection process, determining which blocks of data are in the garbage collection process using the bitmap, accessing the blocks of data that are not in the garbage collection process, not accessing the blocks of data that are in the garbage collection process, and performing the rebuild process using the blocks of data that are not in the garbage collection process.
US09658920B1
A method of correcting a configuration memory frame may include identifying an erroneous memory frame in a plurality of memory frames in the integrated circuit. The erroneous memory frame may be identified with error detection circuitry on the integrated circuit. A portion of data stored in an off-chip memory module may be read with controller circuitry. The read data portion may correspond to the erroneous memory frame. The erroneous memory frame may thus be corrected by loading the read data portion into the erroneous memory frame during normal operation of the integrated circuit. Every memory bit in the erroneous memory frame may be replaced or overwritten when the read data portion is loaded into the erroneous memory frame. The integrated circuit may be partially reconfigured when the erroneous memory frame is corrected.
US09658918B2
A method of recovering from a data storage error includes determining that a data storage error has occurred. The method further includes, upon receiving direction from the user to recover from the data storage error, evaluating a page map relating a logical storage architecture with a physical storage architecture. The method also includes revising the page map based on the evaluating. The data storage error may be one or more of a (i) a missing page and (ii) a duplicate page.
US09658915B2
A method for enhanced restart of a core dumping application is provided. The method includes stopping a plurality of threads in an address space, except for the thread performing the core dump. Computational segments are remapped to client segments. Each open file descriptor in the address space is closed. The application is terminated and the client segments are flushed to external storage.
US09658901B2
A distributed order orchestration system is provided that includes an event manager configured to generate and publish a set of events based on a process state and metadata stored in a database. A set of subscribers can consume the set of events, and each subscriber can execute a task based on the consumed event.
US09658899B2
A distributed lock manager (DLM) may be implemented in a distributed computing system that provides virtualized computing resources and/or virtual computing services to clients. Locks may be created and managed by the DLM in response to requests from clients to do so. The components of the DLM may communicate with each other over a network other than one over which client application components communicate with each other or access the shared resources protected by the locks. For example, DLM components may communicate over a control plane network of a cloud computing environment and application components may communicate over a data plane network of the cloud computing environment. The DLM may expose an API to clients, allowing them to make local calls to a DLM component on the same node to perform various lock management operations. The meanings of the lock values may be established by their use in client applications.
US09658896B2
A method to optimize workload across a plurality of storage devices of a storage system, where the method monitors a workload of a first storage device belonging to a first tier of the storage system, calculates a performance of the workload of the first storage device belonging to a first tier of the storage system, interpolates a performance threshold for the first storage device using the workload pattern of the first storage device and a profile of the first storage device, the profile identifying a benchmark performance of the first storage device, and optimizes a usage of the first storage device within the storage system to improve a performance of the first storage device.
US09658895B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for configuring a computing system, such as a cloud computing system. A method includes providing a user interface comprising selectable boot-time configuration data and selecting, based on at least one user selection of the boot-time configuration data, a boot-time configuration for at least one node of a cluster of nodes of the computing system. The method further includes configuring the at least one node of the cluster of nodes with the selected boot-time configuration to modify at least one boot-time parameter of the at least one node.
US09658892B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to management of hybrid workloads, including serial and parallel workload optimizations, in a shared pool of configurable computer resources. Resource utilization in the shared pool is dynamically tracked, and employed for assessing a set of servers a parallel access protocol should utilize for one or more I/O requests in conjunction with any serial workload optimizations. Accordingly, the load balancing embodies a diverse set of workloads to support dynamic and equitable allocation.
US09658882B1
A computing device can obtain usage data associated with the device. The usage data indicate how the computing device operates or how the device is used. The device can analyze the usage data to recognize usage patterns. The usage patterns can correspond to recurring actions or tasks initiated by the user using the device, such as actions or tasks initiated due to the user's habits and/or routines. Based on the usage patterns, the device can determine a task that has a sufficient likelihood of being performed using the device within a specified or determined time (e.g., 5 minutes from now, one year from now, etc.). The device can provide information (e.g., recommendations) associated with the task, and likely relevant to the user. The user can use the provided information to perform the task, thereby increasing the ease of access or efficiency associated with performing the task.
US09658881B1
In an application execution system having a plurality of application servers, each application server stores a plurality of applications, and has computational resources for executing applications in response to received requests. Each application server also includes instructions for loading a respective application into volatile storage and executing the application in response to a request from a client, and for returning a result. A generic application instance may be cloned, creating a pool of generic application instance clones that can be loaded with code for a requested application to produce an application instance. The application instance can then be stored in a cache to be used for a future application request.
US09658870B2
The invention provides in some aspects a computing device that includes a central processing unit that executes a native operating system including one or more native runtime environments within which native software applications are executing, where each such native software application has instructions for execution under the native operating system. One or more hosted runtime environments execute within the one or more native runtime environments, each of which hosted runtime environments executes hosted software applications that have instructions for execution under a hosted operating system that differs from the native operating system. A first hosted software application executing as a first process of the hosted runtime environments includes an instruction that references a member (hereinafter, “referenced member”) of an object defined by an object-oriented programming (OOP) class (“referenced class”). The process executes that instruction utilizing data and/or code (hereinafter, “substitute member”) other than that specified by the referenced class as the referenced member. As used here, a “member” of an object is any of a method member and a data member.
US09658858B2
Methods, computer-readable media and devices for executing a plurality of startup instructions are disclosed. For example, a method includes a first processor of a device accessing a plurality of startup instructions in response to a startup of the device. The first processor then executes a first startup instruction of the plurality of startup instructions to perform a first task and executes a second startup instruction of the plurality of startup instructions. The executing the second startup instruction causes the first processor to send a further instruction to a second processor of the device to perform a second task. At least a portion of the first task and at least a portion of the second task are performed at a same time.
US09658856B2
According to one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction decoder to decode a first instruction to gather data elements from memory, the first instruction having a first operand specifying a first storage location and a second operand specifying a first memory address storing a plurality of data elements. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder, in response to the first instruction, to read contiguous a first and a second of the data elements from a memory location based on the first memory address indicated by the second operand, and to store the first data element in a first entry of the first storage location and a second data element in a second entry of a second storage location corresponding to the first entry of the first storage location.
US09658852B2
A processing unit includes a first storage entity being updated at a first clock cycle (CLK1) for holding a master copy of processing unit state. The processing unit further includes at least two shadow storage entities being updated with update information of the first storage entity. A shadow storage entity running at a second clock cycle (CLK2) is slower than the first clock cycle (CLK1). The first storage entity is coupled with the shadow storage entities via an intermediate storage entity, and the intermediate storage entity provides multiple storage stages for buffering consecutive update information of the first storage entity. Selection circuitry is adapted to provide one update information contained in one storage stage to the shadow storage entity with the active clock edge of the second clock cycle (CLK2) in order to update said shadow storage entity.
US09658846B2
According to some embodiments, a source version of a software product may be established in connection with a software production landscape. A first container, representing a first uniquely addressable physical location in the software production landscape, may then be associated with the source version. An executable derivative version of the software product may be built from the source version, and a second container, representing a second uniquely addressable physical location in the software production landscape, may be associated with the executable derivative version. Software configuration information may then be automatically provided to a user based at least in part on a relationship between the first and second containers at a given point in time.
US09658844B1
A system, method, and computer program product for facilitating troubleshooting of remote workstation issues reported by an end user to a technical support center analyst in an enterprise network. A plurality of remote workstation software support tools are encapsulated in a support center utility application. Upon receiving a call from an end user (also referred to as customer herein), the remote workstation name for the end user is entered into the support center utility application. This causes information for the remote workstation and end user to be presented to the analyst via a support center utility application interface. At least one encapsulated remote workstation software support tool is launched based on an issue reported by the end user, the tool being pre-populated with information for the remote workstation from the support center utility application interface. The launched remote workstation software support tool is utilized to perform at least one troubleshooting step to resolve the issue reported by the end user.
US09658840B2
The invention relates to a compiler and a method for compiling control logic for a plurality of devices of a networked control system, particularly to the automated assignment of control logic to devices. The invention provides with a compilation an automatic assignment procedure of an executable runtime code to devices of a networked control system. The assignment process of control logic to the devices may take various optimization criteria into account which include various distribution aspects, e.g. network resources or capabilities, such as available bandwidth or reliability of the network links, and device resources or capabilities, e.g. CPU, memory, power source or sleeping behavior which may influence the observed behavior of the devices, e.g. due to transmission delay or data packet loss.
US09658838B2
Systems and methods are provided that service a JavaServer Page (“JSP”), including receiving a request for a JSP page, parsing source code for the JSP page, creating a tree of the parsed source code. executing the tree in memory, and returning the requested JSP page. Accordingly, JSP pages do not require repeated recompilation, and JSP pages with customized content may be quickly regenerated with a low performance overhead.
US09658834B2
A data visualization device includes a module for a specific viewpoint which is selected and a diagram representing the program is generated for modules included in source code. For a module extracted using a module call relationship diagram creation unit, a data analysis unit calculates the relevance of a viewpoint, which is input by a user, by utilizing a module call relationship and a common data usage relationship. The relevance is calculated by multiplying the viewpoint relevance of a viewpoint dependent module serving as the base point and a viewpoint relevance weight in an action determination table and in inter-module path viewpoint relevance weight data. The calculated viewpoint relevance is corrected using a viewpoint relevance correction value in viewpoint relevance determination noise correction threshold data. Final viewpoint relevance is stored into per-module viewpoint relevance determination data and a program diagram in accordance with this viewpoint relevance is created.
US09658831B2
An optical random number generator has: a light source (2) for randomly emitting photons (9); an array (3) of single photon avalanche diodes for detecting the photons (9) provided by the light source (2), wherein the array (3) of single photon avalanche diodes is positioned in a predefined distance (d) to the light source (2); and a control (10) coupled to the array (3) of single photon avalanche diodes and for determining an arrival time of the photons (9) detected by each of the single photon avalanche diodes of the array (3) of single photon avalanche diodes, and for generating a random number on the basis of the arrival time.
US09658826B2
A method and system for sorting data of an input file containing multiple records associated with multiple tables of a database. The multiple records include key values. The key values are segmented into ranges of key values for each table. Each range of key values for each table is a segment having a segment value. A block number, which contains a unique permutation of the segment values of the segments, is generated. The segment values denote the ranges of key values encompassing multiple key values in each record. A sort key value for each record is ascertained, based on the generated block number for each record, and added to each record. The multiple records are sorted according to the sort key values in the multiple records. The sorted multiple records are stored in an output file. The selected multiple key values include all key values that satisfy a condition.
US09658824B1
Relevant topics for an item may be extracted from customer review search queries. Customer review search queries are obtained from customers to search a collection of customer reviews for a specific item. Relevant topics for the specific item are extracted by analyzing the queries. A user interface is generated based at least in part on at least some of the relevant topics.
US09658823B2
Systems and methods for system for source-to-source transformation for optimizing stacks and/or queues in an application, including identifying usage of stacks and queues in the application and collecting the resource usage and thread block configurations for the application. If the usage of stacks is identified, optimized code is generated by determining appropriate storage, partitioning stacks based on determined storage, and caching tops of the stacks in a register. If the identifier identifies usage of queues, optimized code is generated by combining queue operations in all threads in a warp/thread block into one batch queue operation, converting control divergence of the application to data divergence to enable warp-level queue operations, determining whether at least one of the threads includes a queue operation, and combining queue operations into threads in a warp.
US09658822B1
Buffer rate control generally relates to outputting data at either a first rate or a second rate responsive to a fill level of the buffer. In an apparatus therefore, there is a buffer for receiving a data-signal input and for providing a data-signal output. A controller is coupled to receive fill-level information from the buffer and coupled to provide rate-control information to the buffer. The rate-control information is for controlling an output rate of the buffer for the data-signal output to be provided to a bus. The output rate is either a first rate or a second rate for providing the output rate of the data-signal output to the bus. The fill-level information is for selecting either the first rate or the second rate responsive to the buffer being either above or below a threshold fill level, respectively.
US09658820B2
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.
US09658819B2
Systems and methods for autonomously playing audio files at predeterminable times of a day, week, and/or year, including but not limited to astronomical events, for example, dusk or dawn. The systems and methods employ a computer program running on a standalone computer connected to an audio power amplifier and speaker system. The computer program includes an always-running service configured to execute a scheduling algorithm that causes selected audio files to be played according to one or more schedules.
US09658813B2
An information processing device includes a communication unit that makes communication with a plurality of service providing devices; a receiving unit that receives information relating to use of a function, which is provided by the information processing device, from one service providing device among the plurality of service providing devices; and a notification unit that notifies the other service providing device about a state of the information processing device through the communication unit in response to the reception of the information by the receiving unit.
US09658807B2
The invention relates to a printing system comprising a print job receiving section permitting a user to submit a print job to the printing system, the print job comprising a plurality of print job settings comprising a proof print job setting indicating whether or not the print job needs to be proofed before printing, a control unit for controlling a print job queue for print jobs submitted to the printing system and scheduled to be printed, a user interface configured to display the print job queue, wherein the user interface is configured to display a digital user operable item for a print job in the print job queue, the print job having a proof print job setting indicating that the print job needs to be proofed before printing, and wherein the control unit is configured to schedule a proof print job corresponding to the print job in the print job queue before the print job upon activation of the digital user operable item, and to print the proof print job according to the print job queue.
US09658804B2
Electronic device that displays degree-of-recommendation, image forming system, and recording medium
An electronic device includes: a display device; a toner color determining section configured to determine, from print data, one or more use toner colors as the colors of toners for use during printing based on the print data; a degree-of-recommendation determining section configured to determine a degree of recommendation of the image forming apparatus according to a probability of a situation preventing printing on the image forming apparatus; and a degree-of-recommendation display section configured to allow the display device to display the degree of recommendation determined by the degree-of-recommendation determining section, wherein the degree-of-recommendation determining section is configured to acquire apparatus information about the image forming apparatus from a server on a network and determine the probability according to whether information, included in the apparatus information, on the toners of the use toner colors determined by the toner color determining section meets a specified criterion.
US09658801B2
Computer-implemented methods and systems are provided. The system includes a data store that is configured to store events in an event table, a temporary events file storage system (TEFSS), and a cluster of application servers. The cluster includes a first application server that generates events, and a second application server that includes an events file uploader service. When the first application server is unable to directly write events to the data store, an indirect events writer generates events file(s), and writes the events file(s) to the TEFSS. Each events file includes a plurality of events flushed from an in-memory buffer service at the first application server. When the events file uploader service determines that the first application server is inactive, it reads the events file(s) from the TEFSS, and writes the events from each of the events files to the data store.
US09658800B2
A memory system or flash card may include a mechanism for memory cell measurement and analysis that independently measures/predicts memory wear/endurance, data retention (DR), read disturb, and/or remaining margin. These effects may be independently quantified by analyzing the state distributions of the individual voltage levels of the cells. In particular, a histogram of cell voltage distributions of the memory cells can be analyzed to identify signatures for certain effects (e.g. wear, DR, read disturb, margin, etc.). Those measurements may be used for block cycling, data loss prediction, or adjustments to memory parameters. Pre-emptive action at the appropriate time based on the measurements may lead to improved memory management and data management. That action may include calculating the remaining useful life of data stored in memory, cycling blocks, predicting data loss, trade-off or dynamic adjustments of memory parameters.
US09658799B2
A method of securely deleting data from a data storage device is described. The method includes the steps of receiving a secure delete command to securely delete a file. A data block of the file to securely delete is identified. A pointer to the data block is stored in a deletion buffer. It is then determined whether the secure delete command has a highest priority over other data storage device commands. In response to the secure delete command having the highest priority, the secure delete command to the data block is performed.
US09658795B2
A solid state disk (SSD) device has a set of data transfer parameters which regulate I/O operations of the SSD device. The temperature of the SSD device is monitored using temperature readings from a temperature sensor. The temperature of the SSD device satisfies a temperature threshold. A data transfer modification is determined. The data transfer modification is capable of modifying one or more data transfer parameters of the set of data transfer parameters. The set of data transfer parameters is modified using the data transfer modification in response to the temperature of the SSD satisfying the temperature threshold. One or more I/O operations are completed with the SSD device using the modified set of data transfer parameters.
US09658785B2
A storage system may implement dynamic configuration of data volumes. Client utilization of a data volume in a storage system may be tracked or monitored. Based on the utilization of the data volume, configuration recommendations to reconfigure the data volume according to data volume offerings may be determined. The data volume may be configured according to an authorized configuration recommendation. In some embodiments, these recommendations may be provided to a client and selection of the configuration recommendation to perform may be received. In some embodiments, a configuration recommendation may be automatically performed based on previously provided authorization to configure the data volume.
US09658784B1
A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes collecting, by the computer, performance data corresponding to a tape drive and/or a magnetic tape head. The performance data is stored in memory, and used by the computer to perform problem analysis. A computer-implemented method according to another embodiment includes collecting, by the computer, performance data corresponding to a tape drive and/or a magnetic tape head. The collected performance data is condensed to reduce a size of the collected performance data. The condensed performance data is stored in memory, and used to perform problem analysis.
US09658783B2
In methods connecting a memory module configured from DRAM, which is high-speed memory, and a memory module configured from flash memory which is slower than DRAM but is high-capacity memory, to a CPU memory bus, in the case of sequential reading, the busy rate of the CPU memory bus increases, and performance degradation occurs easily. In the present invention, an information processing device has a CPU, a CPU memory bus, and a primary storage device. The primary storage device has a first memory module and a second memory module. The first memory module has high-speed memory. The second memory module has memory having the same memory interface as that of the high-speed memory, high-capacity memory having a different memory interface from that of the high-speed memory, and a controller that controls same. The first memory module and second memory module are caused to be accessed by the memory interface of the high-speed memory.
US09658781B2
A hierarchal storage management method is provided. The method includes detecting a first portion of a first file being deleted from a hybrid storage device including a hard disk drive (HDD) memory device, a solid state drive (SSD) memory device, and an archival storage memory device. A first set of memory blocks associated with the first portion of the first file is identified. The first set of memory blocks are determined to reside on the SSD memory device. In response, the first set of memory blocks are transferred from the SSD memory device to a first portion of the hybrid storage device.
US09658780B2
A memory device includes a magnetic memory unit for storing a burst of data during a burst write operation. Each burst of data includes sequential data units with each data unit being received at a clock cycle, and written during the burst write operation, wherein the burst write operation is performed during multiple clock cycles. Further, the memory device includes a mask register coupled to the magnetic memory unit that generates a write mask during the burst write operation to inhibit or enable data units of write data. Furthermore, the memory device allows a next burst write operation to begin while receiving data units of the burst of data to be written or providing read data.
US09658768B2
There is disclosed a method of controlling a mobile terminal including steps of implementing a first application; implementing a second application during the implementation of the first application; and overlay-displaying by displaying a screen of the second application or the first application on a screen of the other, wherein a screen of the front application has implementable input and output function in a semitransparent state, and a screen of the rear application has a restricted input function and an implementable output function.
US09658754B2
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, methods and apparatus are provided for flexible and user-friendly navigation of loaded media in a multi-media presentation, such that a user may be able to view and/or edit the presentation. In one embodiment, a method for navigating loaded media comprises loading a page of a collage document to a client device, the page having a plurality of layers with each layer being associated with a media object. The method further includes creating a list of layers of the loaded page, each layer indexed by at least a position in the collage document; navigating the collage document in at least one direction and at at least one speed based on user input; and filtering the list of layers based on at least the position in the collage document and a visual window of a user interface to display visible layers of the page within the visual window. A client device for navigating loaded media is also disclosed.
US09658747B2
A Web application displays Web content in a user interface (UI) tab having multiple associated virtual tabs. The multiple associated virtual tabs can include a visible tab hosting Web content that is currently visible, one or more hidden tabs each hosting Web content that is not currently visible, and optionally one or more empty tabs each hosting no Web content or only primitive Web content. For each hidden tab, the Web content hosted in the hidden tab is suspended, which refers to ceasing execution of instructions in and/or other operations performed by the Web content. For example, audio/video playback is paused, execution of script instructions ceases, and so forth.
US09658745B1
A method for enabling a user of a computing device to designate a content item for subsequent review is provided. The computing device is coupled to a memory device and a display. The method is implemented using the computing device. The method includes displaying, by the computing device, a first publication. The method further includes the steps of displaying, by the computing device, a content item at a first time, wherein the content item is displayed in conjunction with the first publication. The method further includes receiving, by the computing device, a first input from the user to designate the content item for subsequent review, generating an indicator that the content item has been designated for subsequent review, causing the memory device to store the indicator, determining a second time to display the content item, and displaying the content item at the second time.
US09658744B1
Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to allowing users to create their own image navigation experiences. As an example, a set of panoramic images may be identified using manual and/or automated methods. One or more suggested potential paths connecting ones of the panoramic images may be determined. This information may be displayed to a user with an interface that allows the user to create and change relationships between the panoramic images. For example, users may activate the suggested paths and create connections between the panoramic images of the set. Users may also draw their own connecting paths between panoramic images. The panoramic images and the connections between them may be used to provide a navigation experience.
US09658742B2
Technologies for displaying supplemental interface tiles on a user interface of a computing device include determining supplemental information and/or available user interactions associated with a user interface tile displayed on the user interface. A supplemental interface tile is displayed in association with the user interface tile in response to a user selecting the user interface tile. The supplemental information and/or an interaction widget corresponding to the available user interactions may be displayed on the supplemental interface tile based on the selection gesture used by the user to select the user interface tile.
US09658741B2
A measuring device comprises a control unit, a measuring unit, a display unit and an input unit. The measuring unit comprises a plurality of functional units and a connection unit configured for selectively connecting the plurality of functional units. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of function blocks each corresponding to at least one functional unit. The input unit is configured to allow a user to select one of the plurality of function blocks. The control unit is configured, after a function block is selected by the user, to control the display unit to display possible connections of the selected function block to further function blocks.
US09658728B2
Provided is a driving control unit (93) which performs control to switch high and low of correlation of code sequences output by driving signal generation units (4a to 4d) according to a detection distance which is a distance between a surface of a touch panel (2) and an object to be detected.
US09658715B2
An indirect interaction input device, such as but not limited to a touch sensor, can provide multiple points of input, such as two or more positions in a coordinate space where a user is touching the sensor. These multiple points are in turn mapped to multiple positions on an output device such as a display. The mapping can be relative or absolute. With a relative mapping, boundary conditions for single and multiple displays are applied and, if appropriate, remedial offsets are added to the input points to maintain a desired user interaction model.
US09658712B2
A smartphone includes a cover layer; an LCD panel which is located under the cover layer and includes a liquid crystal layer, and a first glass layer and a second glass layer between which the liquid crystal layer is placed, wherein at least a portion of a touch sensor which senses touch in a capacitive manner is located between the first glass layer and the second glass layer; a backlight unit which is located under the LCD panel; a pressure electrode which is located under the backlight unit; and a shielding member which is located under the pressure electrode.
US09658709B2
A touch display device comprises a touch panel, a display panel and a first transparent adhesive layer. The touch panel includes a first patterned electrode layer including a patterned portion and a non-patterned portion. The first transparent adhesive layer is disposed between the touch panel and the display panel. The refractive index of the first transparent adhesive layer is greater than or equal to 1.65 and less than or equal to 1.72, wherein reflectivity of the patterned portion is substantially the same as the reflectivity of the non-patterned portion.
US09658707B2
Apparatus for providing modular connection means to electrodes in a touch-sensitive device. The modular connections may include electronics allowing controlling electronics to individually address electrodes associated with driving electrodes and sensing signals occurring on electrodes.
US09658706B2
A touch panel according to the embodiment includes a cover window including an active area and an unactive area; a print layer on the unactive area; a sensing part on the unactive area to emit light toward the print layer; and a first light receiving part on the print layer to receive the light, wherein the print layer includes a first print layer on the cover window; a second print layer formed on the first print layer while forming a step difference with respect to the first print layer; and a third print layer formed on the second print layer while filling the step difference.
US09658699B2
An information handling system including a camera mounted in the side edge surface for detecting gestures by a user on a detected working surface in a gesture detecting zone next to the system and including a gesture detection system for interpreting free space gestures and initializing cursor control commands.
US09658692B1
A wearable computing device such as a head-mounted display (HMD) may be equipped with a magnetometer for detecting presence and motion of a hand-wearable magnet (HWM). The HMD may analyze magnetic field measurements of the magnetometer to determine when the HWM moves within a threshold distance of the magnetometer, and may thereafter determine one or more patterns of motion of the HWM based the magnetic field measurements. The HMD may operate in a background detection state in order to determine a background magnetic field strength and to monitor for magnetic disturbances from the HWM. Upon occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to magnetic disturbance above a threshold level, the HMD may transition to operating in a gesture detection state in which it analyzes magnetometer measurements for correspondence with known gestures. Upon recognizing a known gesture, the HMD may carry out one or more actions based on the recognized known gesture.
US09658686B2
Various embodiments relating to using motion based view matrix tuning to calibrate a head-mounted display device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the holograms are rendered with different view matrices, each view matrix corresponding to a different inter-pupillary distance. Upon selection by the user of the most stable hologram, the head-mounted display device can be calibrated to the inter-pupillary distance corresponding to the selected most stable hologram.
US09658685B2
A three-dimensional input device, which comprises two optical measuring means as set at a predetermined interval from each other, and for measuring a three-dimensional position of an object to be measured at a real time based on a direction of an object to be measured as obtained individually by the two optical measuring means and the predetermined interval and also has a three-dimensional position detecting device which is capable of being mounted on a human body, and a control unit, wherein the control unit generates input information based on change and mode of change of three-dimensional position of the object to be measured.
US09658684B2
A system and method are disclosed for automatically captioning an electronic demonstration using object properties captured from the operating system. In response to an action that is initiated by a demonstrator, the operating system is queried to obtain the property information for the target object to which the action is directed as well as the parent object of the target object. This property information is then used to generate explanatory captions that are displayed to a user or trainee during the playback of the electronic demonstration.
US09658680B2
An electronic device whose power consumption can be reduced appropriately depending on the condition of use by a user is provided. The electronic device having a power saving mode includes a processor and a plurality of memories configured to be able to become a stopped state individually, and available to the processor. The processor causes a predetermined number of memories among the plurality of memories to become the stopped state, based on a processing load of the processor, to thereby make a shift to the power saving mode. In the power saving mode, the processor has a standby state of restricting the operation of a part of the electronic device and an active state of normally controlling the operation of the electronic device, and maintains the stopped state of the predetermined number of memories regardless of whether the processor is in the standby state or the active state.
US09658674B2
Provided is a method of a mobile system, comprising executing an application at the mobile system, determining an execution condition of the application, and controlling a performance of the mobile system in response to a result of the determined execution condition before the application performs an actual workload. The mobile system optimization method enhances the performance of the mobile system by utilizing the same resources.
US09658666B1
Some embodiments include apparatuses and method using a first node to receive an input voltage, a second node to provide an output voltage, circuit lanes coupled to the first and second nodes, each of the circuit lanes including switches coupled between the first and second nodes, and a controller to selectively place at least one circuit lane among the circuit lanes in an activated state to cause the at least one circuit lane to control the switches in order to adjust an amount of charge provided from a capacitor network to the output node based on a toggling frequency of a comparator output signal generated based on a comparison between a value of a reference voltage and a value of a feedback voltage generated from a value of the output voltage.
US09658663B2
A three-dimensional (3-D) processor stack includes a plurality of processor cores implemented in a plurality of layers. A controller is to selectively throttle one or more of a plurality of processor cores in response to detecting a thermal event. The controller selectively throttles the one or more of the plurality of processor cores based on values of thermal couplings between the plurality of layers and based on measures of criticality of threads executing on the plurality of processor cores.
US09658660B2
An electronic device may be provided that includes a body having one or more electronic components. The body may have a first portion and a second portion. The second portion may include a first layer of material comprising a first metal and a second layer of material comprising a second metal. At least one electronic component may be between the first portion and the second portion.
US09658652B2
A convertible information handling system transitions to tablet and tablet stand configurations having a keyboard with a friction enhanced surface disposed against a support surface, the keyboard resisting movement of the information handling system relative to the support surface. For example, the keyboard has a rubberized plastic outer surface on non-moving keys to effectively increase the surface area of the keyboard in contact with the support surface. In one embodiment, the friction enhanced surface has its friction characteristics increased when proximate a support surface and decreased when distal a support surface.
US09658641B2
This application relates to methods and apparatus pertaining to a SIM tray that includes a deformable portion. When the SIM tray is subjected to stresses that result from tolerance stacking, the deformable portion accommodates the differences tolerance errors by allowing the non-deformable portion of the SIM tray to move substantially independently from one another. Creating the deformable portion can be accomplished by utilizing materials with lower relative moduli of elasticity, dovetails, magnets, or other means.
US09658634B2
An under voltage detection circuit and method of operating an IC including the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes an under voltage protection circuit having first and second comparators configured to compare a supply voltage to first and second voltage thresholds, respectively, with the second voltage threshold being greater than the first. A logic circuit is coupled to receive signals from the first and second comparators. During operation in a high performance state by a corresponding functional circuit, the logic circuit is configured to cause assertion of a throttling signal responsive to an indication that the supply voltage has fallen below the first threshold. A clock signal provided to the functional circuit may be throttled responsive to the indication. If the supply voltage subsequently rises to a level above the second threshold, the throttling signal may be de-asserted.
US09658627B2
Imminent control instability is detected in a system that applies a stimulus to an object. The system provides a parameter signal that represents a system parameter indicating oscillation of the object while the stimulus is being applied to the object. The method comprises monitoring maximum amplitude of a dominant tone in a selected frequency band of the parameter signal; and taking an action to avoid imminent control instability if the maximum amplitude persists over a specified period of time.
US09658624B2
Seed index system and methods for treating agricultural seeds with one or more seed care products employing a size-adjusted application rate based on the size of the seeds. Such size-adjusted application rates can be determined by a supplier of seed care products and communicated to an applicator who applies the seed care product to a quantity of seeds. Such size-adjusted application rates can be in the form of a chart, an equation, or a calculator.
US09658622B2
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an industrial vehicle is provided comprising industrial vehicle hardware, tag reader, reader module, user interface, and vehicle controller. The tag reader and reader module cooperate to identify individual sequenced tags along an aisle path of a tag layout in accordance with a sequence list accessible to the reader module. The reader module compares a succession of sequenced tags with at least a portion of the accessible sequence list to determine if the succession of sequenced tags is in sequence along the aisle path in accordance with the sequence list and generates a missing tag signal for a malfunctioning sequenced tag when the comparison of the succession of sequenced tags with the sequence list indicates a sequence irregularity in the plurality of sequenced tags. The reader module then correlates vehicle functionality with the malfunctioning sequenced tag when a missing tag signal is generated.
US09658618B1
Innovative new systems and method of operating the systems, wherein the system comprises an airborne platform comprising an unmanned balloon; a payload that is separate from the unmanned balloon; a transceiver; a flight termination device; at least two separate power sources; a sensor; a processor; a pump; a valve; and an object that when broken separates the unmanned balloon and the payload, are disclosed herein.
US09658617B1
In some embodiments, extemporaneous control of remote objects can be made more natural using the invention, enabling a participant to pivot, tip and aim a head-mounted display apparatus to control a remote-controlled toy or full-sized vehicle, for example, hands-free. If the vehicle is outfitted with a camera, then the participant may see the remote location from first-person proprioceptive perspective.
US09658609B2
In an embodiment, a method for device-assisted adjustment of a HVAC unit controller is provided. A HVAC unit controller receives a geographical location from a device over a data connection. The HVAC unit controller obtains location-specific setting information. The location-specific setting information is specific to the geographical location. The HVAC unit controller adjusts one or more settings of the HVAC unit controller in accordance with the location-specific setting information.
US09658603B2
A timer assembly housing is configured to include a number of features, including but not limited to a tortuous sealing lip, adjustable hinge assembly, removable backing plate, removable pin hinge, toggle switch, and a wiring lid. The timer assembly includes a weatherproof housing having a base with a series of sidewalls and a rear wall, the base sidewalls extending forward from the rear wall to an open front, a lid having a series of sidewalls and a front wall, the lid sidewalls extending forward from the front wall, and a timer assembly positioned within the base. The lid is selectively pivotably secured to the base along one of the base sidewalls.
US09658598B2
A method of increasing concentricity in use of a spiral hairspring mechanical timepiece; the hairspring having an inner terminal end portion for engagement with a collet, an outer terminal end portion for engagement with a stud, a first limb portion extending from the inner terminal end portion towards the outer terminal end portion, and a stiffening portion positioned at the outer turn of the hairspring and having a cross-sectional second moment of area different to that of the first limb portion such that bending stiffness of the stiffening portion has a greater bending stiffness than the single limb portion. The method includes modifying cross-sectional second moments of an area of the first limb portion and the stiffening portion by minimizing a cost function throughout the amplitude of the rotation of hairspring in use, the cost function being correlated to the net concentricity of the hairspring.
US09658588B2
A set of adjustment pattern images includes first adjustment pattern images and second adjustment pattern images to be formed on a first side and a second side of a recording sheet, respectively, by an image forming apparatus. The set of adjustment pattern images is employed to adjust an image forming position by the image forming apparatus such that an image forming position of the first adjustment pattern images is aligned with an image forming position of the second adjustment pattern images. The set of adjustment pattern images includes at least two first adjustment pattern images that are spaced from each other and at least two second adjustment pattern images that are spaced from each other, and the first adjustment pattern images on the first side and the second adjustment pattern images on the second side are arranged alternately with each other.
US09658583B2
A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a pressing member, a shape restricting member and an elastic body. The fixing belt is configured to be rotatable. The pressuring member is configured to be rotatable and to come into pressure contact with the fixing belt so as to form a fixing nip. The pressing member is configured to press the fixing belt to a side of the pressuring member. The shape restricting member is configured to restrict a shape of the fixing belt and having an arc-shaped insertion part to be inserted into an end part of the fixing belt. The elastic body is attached to an end part in a circumferential direction of the insertion part.
US09658582B2
A fusing device is provided. The fusing device includes a heating roller having two end regions and an inner region between the two end regions, a coil module, and a controller. The coil module includes a first coil arranged along an axial direction of the heating roller; two second coils, one second coil arranged in each end region of the heating roller; and a third coil arranged in the inner region of the heating roller. The controller controls current directions of currents in the first coil, the second coils, and the third coil.
US09658578B2
A transfer device includes a belt image bearer; a driving roller that rotates the belt image bearer; a transfer member; first and second driving motors that respectively rotate the driving roller and the transfer member; first and second speed detecting units that respectively detect rotational speeds of the belt image bearer and the transfer member; and a control unit that implements control such that the belt image bearer and the transfer member are rotated at rotational speeds corresponding to a relative speed at which a variation amount is less than a predetermined variation amount, the variation amount being the variation of values of driving torques of the first and second driving motors in a state where the belt image bearer and the transfer member are in contact, with respect to these values in a state where the belt image bearer and the transfer member are separated.
US09658574B2
A powder container is provided. The powder container includes a powder storage and a conveyer. The powder storage stores a powder to be used for image formation and has a vent hole to pass air between an inside and an outside of the powder storage. The conveyer conveys the powder inside the powder storage. The vent hole is on an upper surface of the powder storage facing the conveyer.
US09658557B2
A semiconductive roller is provided, which is capable of uniformly electrically charging a surface of a photoreceptor body particularly when being used as a charging roller, substantially free from defective image formation due to adhesion and accumulation of external additives even if repeatedly performing a charging operation, and less liable to contaminate the photoreceptor body, and has a lower roller resistance to make it possible to form higher-definition images at a higher process speed. The semiconductive roller (1) is formed from a semiconductive rubber composition which contains a rubber component including 15 to 80 mass % of an epichlorohydrin rubber, 5 to 50 parts by mass of titanium oxide based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and a potassium salt as an electrically conductive agent. The semiconductive roller (1) has an oxide film (5) provided in an outer peripheral surface (4) thereof.
US09658549B2
A toner having a toner particle including a binder resin, wherein the binder resin includes a styrene acrylic resin and a vinyl-modified crystalline polyester resin, the vinyl-modified crystalline polyester resin has a crystalline polyester segment having structures of following i) or a structure of following ii), i) at least two structures selected from the group consisting of a structure derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, a structure derived from an aliphatic diol and a structure derived from an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid; ii) a structure derived from an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid; and the vinyl-modified crystalline polyester resin has a specific modification rate.
US09658547B2
A brilliant toner includes a toner particle that includes a binder resin, a flake-shaped brilliant pigment, and a layered inorganic substance, wherein a content of the layered inorganic substance is from 0.005% by weight to 2.0% by weight with respect to the toner particles, and 80% by weight or more of the layered inorganic substance is present in a portion being in a range of 5 nm to 20 nm from a surface of the toner particle.
US09658542B2
The disclosure relates to an optical assembly for a projection exposure apparatus for semiconductor lithography. The optical assembly includes at least one optical element and a mounting body for mechanically fixing the element in a supporting structure. The optical assembly also includes at least one cooling body for dissipating heat from the element. The mounting body and the cooling body are separate from one another. The optical element is connected to the cooling body via at least one heat-conducting element. The disclosure also relates to a projection exposure apparatus including an optical assembly according to the disclosure.
US09658527B2
A method for correcting a plurality of errors of a photolithographic mask is provided. First parameters of a imaging transformation of the photolithographic mask and second parameters of a laser beam locally directed onto the photolithographic mask are optimized, and the plurality of errors are corrected by applying an imaging transformation using optimized first parameters and locally directing the laser beam onto the photolithographic mask using optimized second parameters. The first and the second parameters are simultaneously optimized in a joint optimization process.
US09658522B2
A reflective extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask includes a mask substrate, a reflecting layer on an upper surface of the mask substrate, and an absorbing layer pattern on an upper surface of the reflecting layer, the absorbing layer pattern having an exposing region and a peripheral region, and the absorbing layer pattern including a grating pattern in the peripheral region to reduce reflectivity of light incident on the peripheral region.
US09658514B2
Disclosed herein is a camera module in which a movement of a magnet is controlled by only magnetic force between the magnet and a yoke without a spring for controlling the movement of the magnet which operates up and down. The camera module includes: a lens module; and a main frame supporting the lens module and allowing the lens module to be driven in an optical axis direction, wherein the lens module includes: a lens assembly including a plurality of lenses; and a magnet fixed to one side of the lens module, and the main frame includes: a coil facing the magnet, fixed to one side within the main frame, and generating an electric field as power is applied thereto; and a yoke disposed to face the magnet with the main frame and the coil interposed therebetween and controlling driving of the lens module by attraction with the magnet.
US09658509B2
A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device, a small number of SPD devices or thousands of such SPD devices installed in windows in automobiles, aircraft, trains, marine vehicles, residential homes, commercial buildings and skyscrapers. A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device or thousands of such SPD devices in the presentation of a multi-media special effects display. Textual messages, graphical images and simulated motion effects are driven. Such scalable apparatus being capable of driving and using several operational parameters of SPD's such as frequency range, AC voltage and temperature so as to provide fine control of SPD characteristics such as switching speed and power consumption.
US09658505B2
A display device includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor layer formed of polycrystalline silicon, including a first impurity area, a second impurity area, and a channel area, an insulating film which covers the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode formed on the insulating film and opposed to the channel area, a source line electrically connected to the first impurity area, an electrode electrically connected to the second impurity area, and a light-shielding film located between the insulating substrate and the semiconductor layer, disposed at a position displaced from a position opposed to the source line, and opposed to an area including a boundary between the channel area and the second impurity area.
US09658503B2
A method of manufacturing an input device includes a step of bonding a translucent first optical adhesive layer to one surface of a first transparent base so that a part of first lead electrodes is exposed to the outside; a step of disposing a FPC so that a predetermined gap is formed between the FPC and the first optical adhesive layer in plan view, and electrically connecting the FPC to the first lead electrodes exposed to one surface of the first transparent base; a step of bonding a surface member, which forms an input surface, to the first transparent base with the first optical adhesive layer interposed therebetween; and a step of sealing the exposed lead electrodes by injecting a resin into a space between the first transparent base and the surface member facing each other.
US09658496B2
A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of preparing a lower panel in which a pixel electrode is formed and which is coated with a lower alignment layer including reactive mesogen; a step of preparing an upper panel in which a common electrode is formed and which is coated with an upper alignment layer including reactive mesogen; a step of forming a display panel assembly by injecting a liquid crystal between the lower panel and the upper panel and bonding the lower panel and the upper panel; a step of pre-tilting the liquid crystal by applying a voltage to the display panel assembly and primarily irradiating ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 310 nm to 380 nm; and a step of removing remaining reactive mesogen by secondarily irradiating ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 300 nm to 360 nm to the display panel assembly.
US09658488B2
The present invention provides a backlight module, comprising a light source module and an optical control layer disposed on the light source module. The optical control layer comprises a first optical film and a second optical film. The first optical film has a first overlap area on a first side, the first overlap area comprises first inner openings; the second optical film comprises a second overlap area near the first overlap area. The second overlap area matches the first overlap area. The second overlap area comprises second outer openings corresponding to the first inner openings.
US09658474B2
An eyewear frame structure for holding at least one lens thereto, includes a base frame, a front frame attached to a front of the base frame and a comfort bar attached to a back side of the base frame. The frame structure has a plurality of vent passages extending therethrough. Each vent passage includes a substantially horizontal section defined between the base frame and the front frame, and a substantially vertical section defined between the base frame and the comfort bar.
US09658471B2
In order to reduce halos that occur in multifocal ophthalmic lenses, the mechanism of the phenomenon was elucidated and a solution was found based on the results. Thus provided are a multifocal ophthalmic lens having a structure and a manufacturing method for the same which can effectively reduce halos. A multifocal ophthalmic lens having a focal point formation region provided to an optical portion of a lens, which forms at least two focal points, wherein a cancellation region is provided to the optical portion, the cancellation region providing diffracted light of an amplitude distribution that reduces, on the image plane of the first focal point among the focal points, the amplitudes of light other than the light that forms the first focal point.
US09658449B2
There is provided a light scanning apparatus that is free from main scanning jitter and allows size reduction of a deflector. The light scanning apparatus has a plurality of light sources, a deflector that deflects a plurality of light fluxes emitted from a plurality of light sources to scan a plurality of scanned surfaces along a main scanning direction, and a first stop arranged between the plurality of light sources and the deflector and provided with an aperture that regulates the width of the plurality of light fluxes with respect to the main scanning direction. The number of apertures of the first stop is smaller than the number of light sources.
US09658441B2
A system and method for mounting a specimen on a slide, the system having an immersion chamber, a stage, a transducer, and a pump. The immersion chamber is configured to hold a liquid and includes at least one wall, a closed bottom, and an open top. The stage is configured to support the slide, and the stage is arranged within the immersion chamber such that the specimen may be supported substantially above the stage by the liquid. The transducer is configured to induce a wave in the liquid in the immersion chamber such that the wave alters the motion of the specimen. The pump is configured to draw the liquid from the immersion chamber such that the level of liquid in the immersion chamber decreases and the specimen is dispensed onto the slide.
US09658436B2
A high performance zoom lens system suitable for use with a camera is disclosed. The zoom lens systems includes a movable lens group and a variable power stationary lens group employing liquid optics to provide optical performance over the zoom focal length range at focus distances from close to infinity. The system also provides relatively high quality imaging capability over a wide range of focal lengths and zoom settings.
US09658434B2
Provided is a photographic lens optical system having low manufacturing costs and high performance. A lens optical system includes: first through fifth lenses, which are sequentially arranged along a light proceeding path between an object and an image sensor where an image of the object is formed; and an aperture provided between the object and the image sensor, wherein the first lens has positive refractive power, the second lens has negative refractive power and a flat incident surface, the third lens has positive refractive power and is convex towards the image sensor, the fourth lens has negative refractive power and is a meniscus lens convex towards the image sensor, the fifth lens has negative refractive power, wherein at least one of an incident surface and an emitting surface of the fifth lens is aspheric.
US09658424B2
A mechanism which enables reduction of the diametrical size of a lens barrel of an optical apparatus. In the lens barrel, a third group lens unit has a rotation restricted portion. A fourth group lens holder rearward of the third group lens unit has a rotation restricting portion. A sixth group lens holder rearward of the fourth group lens holder has a rotation restricting portion. The rotation restricted portion of the third group lens unit and the rotation restricting portion of the fourth group lens holder are mutually engaged, whereby relative rotation between the lens unit and the lens holder is restricted, and the rotation restricted portion of the third group lens unit and the rotation restricting portion of the sixth group lens holder are mutually engaged, whereby relative rotation between the lens unit and the lens holder is restricted.
US09658422B2
Cables are constructed with extruded discontinuities in the cable jacket that allow the jacket to be torn to provide access to the cable core. The discontinuities can be longitudinally extending strips of material in the cable jacket.
US09658417B2
A conductive water blocking material and an optical fiber cable and method of constructing an optical fiber cable including the same. The cable includes at least one optical fiber and strength members disposed around the fiber. A conductor is disposed around the strength members. The conductive water blocking material includes a carrier material and conductive metallic particles and is provided in strength member interstices defined by the strength members.
US09658404B2
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for design, fabrication, and use of an optical bench, as well as alignment and attachment of optical fibers are described herein. One apparatus includes an apparatus body, a first channel within the apparatus body for positioning of a first optical fiber directed along a first axis and a second channel within the apparatus body for positioning of a second optical fiber directed along a second axis, wherein the first axis is orthogonal to the second axis. The apparatus also includes a third optical fiber directed along the second axis and an optical element positioned along the first channel and second channel to focus a first light beam from the first optical fiber along the first axis and focus a second light beam from the second optical fiber along the second axis.
US09658403B2
Embodiments are provided for scalable photonic packet fabric architectures using photonic integrated circuit switches. The architectures use compact size silicon photonic circuits that can be arranged in a combined centralized and distributed manner. In an embodiment, an optical switch structure comprises a plurality of core photonic based switches and a plurality of photonic interface units (PIUs) optically coupled to the core photonic based switches and to a plurality of groups of top-of-rack switches (TORs). Each PIU comprises a N×N silicon photonic (SiP) switch optically coupled to a group of TORs associated with the PIU from the groups of TORs, where N is a number of the TORs in each group. The PIU also comprises a plurality of 1×P SiP switches coupled to the group of TORs associated with the PIU and to the core photonic based switches, where P is a number of the core photonic based switches.
US09658400B2
A method of forming a device for propagating light includes providing a substrate having a semiconductor material; placing an insulating layer on the substrate; providing a recess reaching through the insulating layer and into the substrate; filling the recess at least partially with a filler material; and arranging a waveguide in or on the filler material.
US09658397B1
In one embodiment, an optical splitter/coupler may be created by i) providing an optical waveguide having a first waveguide channel core, ii) forming an angular trench at an end of the first waveguide channel core, the angular trench establishing first and second facets within the first waveguide channel core, and iii) mirroring the first and second facets, wherein the mirrored first and second facets are configured to provide optical reflection into and/or from respective second and third waveguide channel cores located at correspondingly opposing sides of the first waveguide channel core.
US09658388B2
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of liquid crystal display, and particularly, relates to a device for fixing a quantum strip of a display and a display thereof. The device includes: a main body, provided with a cavity used for accommodating the quantum strip; a matching surface for clamping the quantum strip, which forms at least a part of the peripheral wall of the cavity and is capable of being firmly jointed with the outer surface of the quantum strip; and a connecting structure used for fixing the main body to the display. A proper material can be used for the main body for physical protection and thermal insulation protection on the quantum strip. The connecting structure is used for fixing the device to the display at a fixed position. The display includes the device. The device and the display can prevent the overturn and translation of the quantum strip, which is to avoid the influence on the light emitting effect of the backlight source and ensure the quality of the display. In addition, the main body of the device surrounds the quantum strip, which provides thermal protection and prevents physical damage and scratch.
US09658379B2
A fiber optic display device reciprocates fiber optics to create decorative optical fiber light displays. The device can include one or more optical fibers contained at one end by a holding member and left suspended freely at the other end. The holding member and optical fibers are functionally attached about a pivot point axis that is across the longitudinal axis of the fibers and the holding member, to a housing. A light source can be affixed to either the holding member or the housing, opposite the freely suspended optical fiber ends, and is oriented to expose and illuminate the optical fibers. A drive means causes the holding member and optical fibers to reciprocate back and forth about the pivot point axis of the holding member.
US09658369B2
Provided is a geometric transformation lens which can transform a target image geometrically as desired, achieving downsizing and reducing energy consumption. Even if another target to be observed more in detail is inside the field of view, the geometric transformation lenses (20a, 20b, 20c and 20d) can magnify optically the desired region within the target projection image by supplying the magnification instruction voltage (V2,mn) to the corresponding magnifying/demagnifying electrodes (EL2,mn) simply without moving the lens itself using heavy mechanical parts motorized. This can achieve downsizing because a space for setting the existing mechanical part to control the direction of the lens and its motion can be disregarded. This also can achieve reducing energy consumption because no space is needed to move the lenses with the heavy mechanical parts.
US09658368B2
A microlens array is provided with a cylindrical lens and a spherical lens which are arranged in a cell, in which the cell has at least a side, a corner section, a first region, a second region, and a third region, the second region is arranged between the first region and the side, the third region is arranged between the first region and the corner section, the cylindrical lens is formed in the second region, and the spherical lens is formed in the third region. Since the light incident on a surrounding section of the microlens is concentrated by the cylindrical lens and the spherical lens, it is possible to realize the microlens array with high light utilization efficiency.
US09658361B2
The present disclosure relates to borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating formation properties using nuclear radiation, particularly an apparatus and method for estimating a formation lithology parameter. The method may include using gamma ray count or count rate information to estimate a formation lithology parameter that may be one of, but not limited to: Z2/A, bulk density, Z2*bulk density/A, linear attenuation coefficients, and porosity. The method may include using time-dependent ratios with a pulsed radiation source. The method may also include dividing gamma ray information by time and/or by energy window. The apparatus includes a processor and storage subsystem with a program that, when executed, implements the method.
US09658358B2
Illustrative embodiments are directed to applying a nuclear magnetic resonance sequence to a substance within an inhomogeneous static magnetic field. Various embodiments include applying a series of refocusing pulses to the substance, each refocusing pulse in the series of refocusing pulses having at least two segments, and a total pulse duration less than or equal to approximately 1.414 times T180. Various embodiments can further include applying an excitation pulse to the substance in the inhomogeneous static magnetic field, where the excitation pulse generates an initial magnetization that is aligned with a refocusing axis produced by a refocusing cycle that is performed after the excitation pulse.
US09658352B2
A measurement standard suitable for measuring amounts of certain elements in pharmaceutical excipients is described. A reference standard is dissolved in a solvent, for example acetone, and mixed with a pharmaceutical excipient such as cellulose, lactose or calcium carbonate. The solvent is then evaporated to provide a dry standard.
US09658348B2
An X-ray detector capable of independently controlling a read-out rate for each region, an X-ray imaging apparatus having the same, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The X-ray detector includes a plurality of pixels which are two-dimensionally arranged and configured to output an electrical signal corresponding to incident X-rays, a plurality of gate lines configured to connect the plurality of pixels in a row direction, a plurality of data lines configured to connect the plurality of pixels in a column direction, a read-out circuit configured to read out the electrical signal generated by the plurality of pixels through the plurality of data lines, and a switcher configured to independently turn connections between the respective data lines in the plurality of data lines and the read-out circuit on and off.
US09658347B2
A digital X-ray detector is provided. The digital X-ray detector includes multiple pixels, each pixel including a pinned photodiode, and multiple readout channels coupled to each pinned photodiode, wherein each readout channel includes at least one charge-storage capacitor, an amplifier, and a transfer gate. The digital X-ray detector also includes control circuitry coupled to each pixel of the multiple pixels and configured to selectively control a flow of photocharge generated by each pinned photodiode to a respective at least one charge-storage capacitor of each respective readout channel via control of each respective transfer gate of each respective readout channel.
US09658326B2
A locating device disposable on a surface has a housing, a capacitance sensor, a radar sensor, and an inductance sensor. The locating device also has a motion sensor disposed for detecting at least one motion parameter. A controller receives data from the capacitance sensor, the radar sensor, the inductance sensor and the motion sensor, and determines from the data a presence of objects disposed within or behind the surface. A display is used for displaying a graphical representation of the objects disposed within or behind the surface.
US09658321B2
A method and apparatus for reducing noise in a coded aperture radar system, the coded aperture radar system transmitting signals which occur in sweeps, with K sweeps utilized to cover field of view of the coded aperture radar system and Q frequency shifts or steps occurring each sweep thereof. An array of N antenna elements is provided, the array of antenna elements each having an associated two state modulator coupled therewith. Energy received at the array is modulated according to a sequence of multibit codes, the number of codes in the sequence of codes comprising at least K times Q times N, thereby reducing noise in the coded aperture radar system compared to a coded aperture radar system radar system having fewer than K times Q times N codes in its sequence of multibit codes.
US09658315B2
In an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein, an apparatus comprising an interface and location determination logic coupled with the interface. The location determination logic receives data representative of measured signal strengths for a wireless device from a plurality of receiving devices at known locations via the interface. The location determination logic determines an estimated location based on the measured signal strengths and a first transmit power for the wireless device. The location determination logic determines a revised transmit power for the wireless device based on the measured signal strengths from the plurality of devices at known locations and the estimated location. The location determination logic determines a revised estimated location based on the measured signal strengths and the revised transmit power for the wireless device.
US09658314B2
A system for identifying a real-world geographic location of an emission source emitting electromagnetic energy includes a platform configured for movement and an apparatus disposed on the platform and configured to collect and process, in a passive manner and during movement of the platform, at least a pair of successive samples of the electromagnetic energy emission and define angular and spatial coordinates of the emission source. The apparatus includes at least a pair of antennas, a receiver coupled to antennas and a processor executing a predetermined logic.
US09658302B2
A method of synchronizing clocks between a central controlling unit and a radio frequency (RF) coil which are wirelessly connected to each other in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, which includes receiving a first clock from the central controlling unit, synchronizing a second clock of the RF coil with a received first clock, and discontinuing the receiving of the first clock from the central controlling unit when the second clock is synchronized with the first clock.
US09658295B2
There is described a device for removing an offset from a signal, the device comprising (a) a frequency estimation unit (260) for estimating a frequency of the signal, (b) an offset estimation unit (222) for estimating the offset in the signal by applying an adaptive low pass filter to the signal, wherein a cut-off frequency of the adaptive low pass filter is determined based on the frequency of the signal estimated by the frequency estimation unit (260), and (c) a subtraction unit (230) adapted to subtract the offset estimated by the offset estimation unit (222) from the signal. There is also described a filter unit comprising the device. Furthermore, there is described a corresponding method of removing an offset from a signal as well as a computer program and a computer program product for performing the method by means of a computer.
US09658289B2
According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a power storage module state estimation apparatus comprises a parameter calculator configured to calculate a parameter based on a current value of a power storage module, wherein the parameter includes at least one of a direction having a high frequency of current flowing in the power storage module, an average current value of the power storage module, and a charge and discharge capacity after the direction having the high frequency of current flowing in the power storage module is switched; and a hysteresis compensator configured to use the parameter to compensate an open circuit voltage of the power storage module.
US09658285B2
A probe apparatus includes a movable mounting table for holding a test object provided with a plurality of power devices including diodes; a probe card arranged above the mounting table with probes; a measuring unit for measuring electrical characteristics of the power devices by bringing the probes into electrical contact with the test object in a state that a conductive film electrode formed on at least a mounting surface of the mounting table is electrically connected to a conductive layer formed on a rear surface of the test object; and a conduction member for electrically interconnecting the conductive film electrode and the measuring unit when measuring the electrical characteristics. The conduction member is interposed between an outer peripheral portion of the probe card and an outer peripheral portion of the mounting table.
US09658283B2
A radiator module system for automatic test equipment, including a test arm and a closed-loop circulating cooling device disposed on the test arm. The test arm includes a test head, and an internal channel is formed within and passing through the test head. The closed-loop circulating cooling device includes an inlet and an outlet, respectively connected to the internal channel; a conduit connecting the inlet and the outlet, such that the conduit and the internal channel form a closed-loop circulating channel in which a working fluid flows; a cooling device in contact with the conduit, configured to perform heat dissipation to the working fluid flowing within the conduit; and a driving source configured to drive the working fluid to flow within the closed-loop circulating channel. The working fluid is driven by the driving source to flow within the closed-loop circulating channel to perform heat dissipation.
US09658272B2
The present invention relates to a method and device for determining the defect type of a partial discharge, the method including the steps of: forming virtual spaces corresponding to n parameters generated on the basis of defect types that cause a partial discharge; arranging defect type models in the virtual spaces based on the parameter values of the n parameters; extracting parameter values of the n parameters based on a partial discharge event; arranging a partial discharge model in the virtual space based on the parameter values; calculating the distance value between the defect type models and the partial discharge model based on the position information of the defect type models and the partial discharge model; calculating the probability of the defect types based on the calculated distance value; and determining the defect type based on the probability of the defect types for the partial discharge signal event.
US09658268B2
An apparatus for diagnosing a circuit arrangement for a short circuit and/or a line interruption. The circuit arrangement has at least two load circuits which are connected in parallel. A current measuring device for providing a current signal, which represents the current in the common supply line, is connected in a common supply line to the at least two parallel-connected load circuits. A voltage measuring device detect a node point voltage of each load circuit in the two switching states of the respective switching element. An evaluation device receives the current signal and the node point voltages, converts the current signal into at least one logic current value and the node point voltages into logic voltage values, and infers the type and location of the fault on the basis of prespecified combinations of the at least one logic current value and the logic voltage values.
US09658266B2
A capacitive detection device (20) for a vehicle comprises a sensing electrode (26) for generating an oscillatory electric field in a detection space and a shielding electrode (28) arranged on a side of the sensing electrode turned away from the detection space. The capacitive detection device comprises a circuit ground and a ground connector for connecting the circuit ground to chassis ground of the vehicle. At least one shunt capacitor is connected between circuit ground and the shielding electrode. The at least one shunt capacitor has a capacitance at least 25 times higher than the capacitance between the shielding electrode and the chassis ground of the vehicle.
US09658262B2
A bi-directional bridge includes a forward bridge portion, and reverse bridge portion and a shared portion that enables the simultaneous measurement of power flowing in both directions while reducing insertion losses, providing better impedance matching and/or providing improved directionality. In some embodiments, additional attenuation is provided to reduce the common mode rejection requirements of detectors used with the bridge. In other embodiments, multi-tap attenuators and steering circuits may be integrated into the forward and/or reverse bridge portions to reduce common mode signal levels while still maintaining high levels of sensitivity for measuring small input signals.
US09658259B2
Provided are a system frequency measurement method, synchrophasor measurement method and device. The synchrophasor measurement method comprises: sampling voltage and current signals based on an absolute time reference; removing out-of-band interference in the sampled voltage and current signals; first-resampling at least one of the voltage and current signals with the out-of-band interference being removed based on an estimated system frequency; calculating phasor for the signals obtained from the first resampling and updating the estimated system frequency; for a reporting timing, second-resampling the voltage and current signals with the out-of-band interference being removed based on the updated estimated system frequency; and calculating synchrophasor of the voltage and current signals obtained from the second resampling. The system frequency measurement method, synchrophasor measurement method and device are not only applicable to the stable operation of power systems but also to the dynamic operation thereof, and provide measurement result with high precision.
US09658249B2
A probe card which is capable of transmitting high-frequency signals provided by a DUT, and the DUT includes an output pin group and an input pin group for sending and receiving the high-frequency signals respectively. The probe card includes a first signal pin group, a second signal pin group, and a multiband circuit. The first signal pin group is made of a conductive material, and is used to contact the output pin group; the second signal pin group is made of a conductive material too, and is used to contact the input pin group; the multiband circuit is electrically connected to the first signal pin group and the second signal pin group to allow signals within a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth to pass therethrough.
US09658237B2
There is provided an automatic analyzer including: a sample pipetting mechanism 7, reagent pipetting mechanisms 12A and 12B, mixing mechanisms 33A and 33B, a scattered light photometer 40, and an absorption photometer 41 all located on a transfer path of reaction cells 2 arranged circumferentially on a disk-shaped reaction disk 1, the reaction cells 2 being transferred in the circumferential direction by rotation of the reaction disk 1. Scattered light intensity and absorbance are controlled to be measured by causing the reaction cells 2 to move past a scattered light detection position and a transmitted light detection position in the same process of movement, the two positions being established beforehand on the transfer path. This makes it possible to suppress the effects on measurement results of the difference in time between scattered light measurement and absorbance measurement thereby improving measurement accuracy.
US09658233B1
The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing a growth in a subject by providing a sample of a growth taken from a subject, determining the level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample by an immunoassay, and comparing the level of midkine or pleiotrophin determined from the sample with a control. An increased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a malignant growth, whereas an equivalent or decreased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a benign growth.
US09658230B2
The invention concerns antibodies or fragments thereof that are directed against a Staphylococcus aureus epitope.
US09658225B2
A quantitative method for performing an automated diagnostic assay, comprising: incubating a capture reagent with a streptavidin-coated medium to form a solid phase complex; washing the solid phase complex to remove excess capture reagent; incubating the solid phase complex with a serum sample to form an immune complex; washing the immune complex to remove any unbound sample; incubating the immune complex with a conjugate to create an immune-conjugate complex; washing the immune-conjugate complex to remove any unbound conjugate; introducing a substrate capable of generating a quantifiable response; and calibrating the response generated from introducing the substrate.
US09658224B2
The present invention relates to novel methods for detecting a member of a known binding pair in a sample, including a cell, where one member of the pair (termed the “receptor”) is expressed by a bacteriophage, which phage is then used to detect the presence of the other member of the pair (termed the “ligand” or “target”). Rather than detecting the binding of the phage using antibody-based technology, the present invention relates to detecting marker molecule associated with the phage. In one aspect, the invention relates to identifying an antigen-bearing moiety (e.g., a red blood cell antigen) of interest present on a cell, e.g., a red blood cell, using antibody-displaying bacteriophage, as well as detecting anti-red blood cell auto- or alloantibodies and/or complement in a sample, using antiglobulin reagent-displaying bacteriophage and detecting a marker molecule associated with the phage. In one aspect, the phenotype of the phage is not linked with the genotype of the phage.
US09658219B2
A microelectronic sensor device for the detection of target components with label or magnetic particles includes a carrier with a binding surface at which target components can collect and optionally bind to specific capture elements. An input light beam is transmitted into the carrier and totally internally reflected at the binding surface. The amount of light in the output light beam is detected by a light detector. Evanescent light generated during the total internal reflection is affected by target components and/or label particles at the binding surface and will be missing in the output light beam. This is used to determine the amount of target components at the binding surface from the amount of light in the output light beam. A magnetic field generator is optionally used to generate a magnetic field at the binding surface by which magnetic label particles can be manipulated, such as attracted or repelled.
US09658218B2
Methods and reagents are disclosed for determining a total amount of an analyte in an unknown sample suspected of containing the analyte in the presence of endogeneous interfering substances. The methods involve measuring an amount [Y] of the portion of the analyte in the unknown sample that is bound by endogeneous binding substances employing an assay for the analyte. An amount [Z] of analyte in the unknown sample that is not bound by endogeneous binding substances is determined by the formula: [Z]=a[Y]+b, wherein “a” and “b” are predetermined by conducting the assay on samples containing known amounts of the analyte but substantially free from endogeneous interfering substances. Adding [Y] and [Z] yields the total amount [X] of the analyte in the unknown sample.
US09658215B2
Methods and systems for automatically identifying and enumerating early granulated cells (EGC) in blood samples are disclosed. In one embodiment a method for identifying EGC in a blood sample includes analyzing white blood cells of the blood sample using a low angle light scatter (LALS) parameter, separating the EGCs from the other white blood cells using the LALS parameter, and enumerating the separated EGCs.
US09658214B2
A method of analyzing cells, the method comprising: measuring a number of cells which are nuclear stained, in a to-be-determined tissue, and acquiring a histogram showing a fluorescence intensity based on a result of the measurement; analyzing the histogram, and acquiring data of predetermined parameters; comparing the data of the parameters with first thresholds predetermined for the parameters, to perform a first cancer determination for each of the parameters on the to-be-determined tissue; performing a scoring process for each of the parameters, on a result of the first cancer determination for each of the parameters, to calculate scores of the parameters; and combining the scores of the parameters with one another, thereby performing a second cancer determination on the to-be-determined tissue.
US09658212B2
The present invention relates to a process for evaluating in vitro at least one active agent capable of preserving the functionality of epithelial stem cells, in particular of maintaining or stimulating the growth and/or the density and/or the renewal of a keratin material, consisting in determining the ability of the active agent(s) to mimic a hypoxic state in the keratin material, the active agent(s) being capable of increasing the expression of at least carbonic anhydrase IX as biological marker of hypoxia, in the keratin material treated with the active agent(s) compared with the keratin material not treated with the active agent(s). It also relates to the use of such a process.
US09658205B2
An electrode array for analyzing electrical characteristics of a cell spheroid has a substrate, a groove formed concavely on a top surface of the substrate to receive at least a portion of the cell spheroid, and a plurality of electrodes formed in the substrate, coming into contact with the cell spheroid, and configured to apply or collect electrical signals. Front ends of the plurality of electrodes extend to the groove to form a holding part for holding the cell spheroid, and the cell spheroid is held in the holding part and comes into contact with the plurality of electrodes simultaneously.
US09658204B2
A sensor system (36) determines the Stoichiometric Air to Fuel Ratio (SAFR) of fuel mixtures. The system includes a first electrode (12) and a second electrode (14), with the first electrode surrounding the second electrode so that a fuel mixture can flow between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrodes are constructed and arranged to provide data for determining a conductivity and permittivity of the fuel mixture. A temperature sensor (18) is constructed and arranged to measure a temperature of the fuel mixture. A processor (19) is constructed and arranged to determine the SAFR of the fuel mixture based on the measured temperature and permittivity of the fuel mixture.
US09658199B2
A method for determining the concentration of an analyte is provided. The method comprises: applying an alternating voltage to a first electrode and a second electrode of a sensor in the presence of the analyte; measuring a first capacitance of the sensor in presence of the analyte; irradiating the analyte for a predetermined time period at a discrete frequency within a predetermined frequency range; measuring a second capacitance of the sensor at an end of the predetermined time period; determining a difference between the first and second capacitances; and determining the concentration of the analyte based on the difference. Also, the method includes determining a composition of an analyte. The discrete frequency is associated with the difference to determine a frequency response. The frequency response is used to determine the composition of the analyte.
US09658197B2
A standard material that is used for judging an abnormal portion in a particle analyzer is described. The standard material comprises first standard particles to be fluorescence-stained by a fluorescence-staining treatment and second standard particles that have preliminarily contained a fluorescence dye. A method and an analyzer that can judge an abnormal portion in a particle analyzer by using such a standard material are also described.
US09658187B2
A biosensor with an underfill recognition system assesses whether to analyze a sample for one or more analytes in response to the volume of the sample. The underfill recognition system applies polling and test excitation signals to the sample. The polling signals generate one or more polling output signals, which maybe used to detect when a sample is present and to determine whether the sample has sufficient volume for analysis. The test excitation signal generates one or more test output signals, which may be used to determine one or more analyte concentrations in the sample.
US09658185B2
A signal from a linear lambda probe, which signal is meant to represent an air/fuel ratio for the gas flowing in the exhaust section, specifically prior to combustion of said gas, is determined based on a pump current. A difference signal is formed based on a difference between a pump voltage signal and a Nernst voltage signal. An offset error in the measured signal is determined based on the difference signal for an approximately stoichiometrically prescribed raw setpoint value for the air/fuel ratio, with a setpoint value for the air/fuel ratio being determined based on the raw setpoint value and a forced excitation signal.
US09658182B2
The method includes: acquiring data a related to a temperature of a blood sample on a sensor chip, based on a dimension of a current flowing in the blood sample by applying a first voltage to the pair of electrodes in contact with the blood sample, the first voltage being set so as to reduce an effect of hematocrit on a temperature measurement result; acquiring data b related to the concentration of an analyte in the blood sample, based on a dimension of a current flowing in the blood sample by applying a second voltage that is equal to or less than the first voltage, utilizing a reaction mediated by an oxidoreductase that uses the analyte in the blood sample as a substrate; and measuring a concentration that determines the analyte concentration in the blood sample based on the data a and the data b.
US09658178B2
A sensor includes a resonant transducer, the resonant transducer being configured to determine the composition of an emulsion. The composition of the emulsion is determined by measuring the complex impedance spectrum values of the mixture of the emulsion and applying multivariate data analysis to the values.
US09658172B2
A method of inspecting a part is provided that includes the steps of aligning a contoured sheet having at least one surface that corresponds to at least one surface of the part, the contoured sheet having first portions and second portions, the first portions being radiodense and the second portions being radiolucent, and at least some of the second portions corresponding to internal features of the part. The part with the contoured sheet is exposed to x-rays to produce a first radiograph with markings that correspond to the first and second portions of the contoured sheet.
US09658171B2
An optical carrier based microwave interferometry (OCMI) system for measuring a physical, chemical, or biological property broadly comprises an optical carrier signal source, a waveguide, a microwave envelope signal source, a microwave modulator, an optical interferometer, a detector, and an analyzer. An optical carrier signal is modulated with a microwave envelope signal and transmitted through an optical interferometer. The optical signal is interrogated in microwave domain to obtain interference patterns or absorption/emission spectra corresponding to the physical, chemical, or biological property being measured.
US09658164B2
The present invention relates to an optical sensing chip, which has various applications and may be used repetitively. The optical sensing chip can qualitatively identify different types of molecules and quantitatively analyze small molecules in minute amounts. Regarding a conventional optical sensing chip, an additional sample of known concentration is required as a reference in signal comparison for quantitative determination. In the disclosure, it is unnecessary to add the additional sample of known concentration, but the optical sensing chip itself provides a fixed optical signal that is not varied along with environmental changes to serve as a reference for quantitative determination. In addition, the optical sensing chip also possesses the ability to concentrate or filter sample in real-time.
US09658160B2
A system and method for metered dosage illumination in a bioanalysis or other system. In accordance with an embodiment, an illumination system or subsystem is described that can provide optimized amounts of excitation light within the short exposure times necessary to measure fast biological activity. The amount of light can be precisely measured to provide quantitative results. The light flux can also be precisely controlled to generate only a prescribed minimum amount of light, in order to reduce adverse lighting effects on both fluors and samples. Although the examples herein illustrate the providing of metered dosage illumination in the context of a bioanalysis system, the techniques can be similarly used to provide metered dosage illumination in the context of other types of system. In accordance with various embodiments, the technique is particularly useful in any quality-control, analysis, or assessment-based environment. Typical research and development applications can include quality control, instrument calibration, and light output standardization; while clinical and diagnostics applications can include clinical monitoring, bioassay calibration and control for diagnostics, treatment and or therapeutic evaluation.
US09658159B2
A sample analyzer has a support for an assay sample vessel, a detector, and a shutter assembly. The assay sample vessel contains an assay sample within an assay sample reservoir. The detector has an optical axis aligned with the assay sample reservoir, so as to detect luminescence from the assay sample. The shutter assembly includes an illuminator and is positioned between the detector and the support, intersecting the optical axis, such that the illuminator causes luminescence of the assay sample. Thus both illumination and detection occur on the same side of the assay sample vessel.
US09658157B2
The invention concerns an arrangement comprising at least one sensor nanoparticle supporting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR), at least one sensing material and at least one separating layer which separates the at least one sensor nanoparticle from the at least one sensing material. The arrangement allows for indirect sensing studies of change in and on the surface of a sensing material or environment by the sensor nanoparticle. The arrangement may also be used for optical temperature measurements and calorimetry, optical differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), to study hydrogen storage, catalytic reactions or for NOx sensing.
US09658156B2
This invention enables high throughput detection of small molecule effectors of particle association, as well as quantification of association constants, stoichiometry, and conformation. Given a set of particle solutions having different concentrations, dynamic light scattering measurements are used to determine the average hydrodynamic radius, as a function of concentration. The series of average hydrodynamic radii as a function of concentration are fitted with stoichiometric association models containing the parameters of molar mass, modeled concentrations, and modeled hydrodynamic radii of the associated complexes. In addition to the average hydrodynamic radii value analysis, the experimental data may be fit/analyzed in alternate ways. This method may be applied to a single species that is self-associating or to multiple species that are hetero-associating. This method may also be used to characterize and quantify the association between a modulator and the associating species.
US09658151B2
In the context of an ellipsometer or the like, positioning a camera other than directly above a sample being investigated by an electromagnetic beam, while said camera provides an optical view of a surface of said sample which is in focus over the entire viewed extent of the sample, and wherein a contrast improving system involving two beams provided by a beam splitting system is utilized.
US09658150B2
A system determines a value, such as a thickness, surface roughness, material concentration, and/or critical dimension, of a layer on a wafer based on normalized signals and reflected total intensities. A light source directs a beam at a surface of the wafer. A sensor receives the reflected beam and provides at least a pair of polarization channels. The signals from the polarization channels are received by a controller, which normalizes a difference between a pair of the signals to generate the normalized result. The value of the wafer is determined through analyzing the signal with a modeling of the system.
US09658144B1
Systems, methods, and sampling probes for chemically testing a liquid sample are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a system generally includes a sample container for containing a liquid, wherein the liquid includes a chemical compound of interest and a reducing agent, and a non-corrosive sampling probe comprising a first channel for delivering a flow of gas to the liquid sample, and a second channel for purging sample fluid from the sample container, wherein at least a portion of the sampling probe is in contact with the liquid.
US09658143B1
A method for diluting a sample includes drawing an aliquot of the sample past a mixing junction. The method also includes supplying the sample to the mixing junction and supplying a second fluid to the mixing junction. The second fluid mixes with the sample at the mixing junction to generate a diluted sample. The method further includes supplying the diluted sample from the mixing junction.
US09658139B2
A system and a method is described herein for the collection of small particles in a concentrated manner, whereby particles are deposited onto a solid surface or collected into a volume of liquid. The collected samples readily interface to any of a number of different elemental, chemical, or biological or other analysis techniques.
US09658136B2
A mycotoxin sampling system including a kit and method using dry wipes that have been pre-tested on a lot basis to be clean from mycotoxins. Surfaces in an environment to be tested are wiped with a dry wipe over a particular area. The wipe is then sealed in a dry bag and sent to a laboratory for mycotoxin analysis. Results are returned by mail, email, or by telephone. The mycotoxin results are qualitative and quantitative. The kit contains all materials needed by an individual to perform mycotoxin tests and receive results. Advanced kits can contain testing reagents used to perform tests in the field in lieu of sending wipes to a laboratory.
US09658131B2
The present disclosure provides a testing apparatus of an auxiliary belt system. The testing apparatus of the auxiliary belt system includes: a tester bracket, a torque pulse simulation motor mounted to the tester bracket, a crankshaft pulley mounted to the tester bracket and rotated by operations of the torque pulse simulation motor, an auxiliary system mounted to the tester bracket, connected to the crankshaft pulley through a belt and rotated by rotation of the crankshaft pulley and a controller controlling operations of the torque pulse simulation motor.
US09658130B2
A monitoring system for a subsea blowout preventer is provided. The monitoring system includes a fiber optic cable (435) wrapped around preventer portions to be monitored such as rams, pistons, cylinders, housing, connector, to capture acoustic emissions from those portions during operation. The preventer is tested to determine a baseline or fingerprint of normal operation. The acoustic emissions captured during operation are compared with the baseline to detect potential anomalies that may indicate a problem.
US09658127B2
A measurement amplifying circuit (400) for a piezo-electric sensor (100) positioned in an internal combustion engine supplying a signal to be measured, includes: a module (420) for generating a common mode voltage; a differential amplifier (410); and a subtraction module (430). The module (420) for generating a common mode voltage is to be connected to a wall (111) of the engine, the module (420) for generating a common mode voltage being suitable for supplying a common mode voltage signal (Vcm) reproducing the variations of an engine signal (Sb) received from the wall (111) of the engine.
US09658109B2
Compact thermal sensor modules, which in some implementations can be manufactured in wafer-level fabrication processes, include features composed of or coated with a low-emissivity material to reduce or prevent detection by a sensor of radiation emitted by other parts of the module. For example, spacers that separate an optics substrate and a sensor package from one another can be composed of or coated with such a low emissivity material. In some cases, the low emissivity material has an emissivity of no more than 0.1.
US09658103B2
A measuring apparatus, comprising at least a first light source and a second light source for transmitting light; at least one light receiver for receiving light at least of a first received wavelength and a second received wavelength; at least one dispersing element for bending and/or refracting light; wherein the light transmitted by the light sources strikes the dispersing element and is so turned by the dispersing element that it strikes the light receiver. The first light source is arranged at a first angle relative to the dispersing element and the second light source at a second angle relative to the dispersing element, wherein the second angle differs from the first angle. The first angle is so embodied that the wavelength of the light turned by the dispersing element corresponds to the first received wavelength, and wherein the second angle is so embodied that the wavelength of the light turned by the dispersing element corresponds to the second received wavelength.
US09658099B2
A method for determining or estimating a load weight of a load (28) carried by a commercial vehicle, in particular by an industrial truck such as a forklift truck (10), comprises: a) determining a speed ratio between a first speed of at least one first wheel (12) loaded by a load carried in a load carrier (18) of the vehicle and a second speed of at least one second wheel (14) of the operating vehicle (10) which has received the load in the load carrier, which second wheel is less heavily loaded or not loaded by a load carried in the load carrier or is relieved by a load carried in the load carrier; b) determining or estimating the load weight of the carried load (28) on the basis of the determined speed ratio and predetermined reference data. A commercial vehicle (10) comprising a control system (22) carrying out a method of this kind is also provided.
US09658094B2
In order to provide a thermal-type flowmeter highly accurate, with high reliability, and simple in construction, while being available at a lower price, a thermal-type flowmeter as proposed includes a sub-path that takes in a fluid under measurement; a sensor element that measures a flow-rate of the fluid under measurement in the sub-path; a temperature detection element that detects a temperature of the fluid under measurement; a drive circuit that controls a heating temperature of the sensor element; and a protection circuit that protects the drive circuit from noise, a cavity being formed on a substrate of the sensor element, an exothermic resistor being provided on a thin-film part on the cavity through the intermediary of an electrically insulating film, and a flow rate being detected on the basis of temperature distribution in the thin-film part.
US09658090B2
An ultrasound flow meter unit, e.g., a unit forming part of a flow meter for ultrasonic measurement of a fluid flow. The unit comprises two ultrasound transducers 206, a circuit board 202 with an electronic circuit 204 arranged for operating the ultrasound transducers 206, and a common protection membrane 132, such as a sheet of metal, for protecting the transducers 206. The common protection membrane 132 forms part of a water-tight casing, such as an IP68 class casing. The two ultrasound transducers 206 and the circuit board 202 with the electronic circuit 204 are positioned within the water-tight casing and thus protected against damaging humidity. A glass sealed feed-through 128 can be used to provide external electrical contact to the electronic circuit 204, i.e. for outputting an electric flow rate signal. Such flow meter unit is highly versatile within many applications since it provides a compact and robust unit. The unit can be used with or integrated in many types of devices, e.g. flow meters, such as used in consumption meters for charging purposes or in many other industrial or home applications.
US09658084B2
The present invention relates to a resolver positioning system for a robot, which system is connectable to a battery supply (402) and is drivable in a pulsed mode. The system comprising: a resolver (32) arranged to detect an axis position of a robot; a first comparator (80, 81) connected to the resolver for reading of a first resolver value from the resolver, wherein the first comparator comprises means (82-87) to provide two different reference levels for the first resolver value; a second comparator (80, 81) connected to the resolver for reading of a second resolver value from the resolver, wherein the second comparator comprises means (82-87) to provide two different reference levels for the second resolver value; and a controller (20) connected to the first and second comparators, wherein the controller is configured to provide a quadrant evaluation of the axis position from the first and second resolver values.
US09658080B2
An in-vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) for correcting an error introduced to a sensor output signal as a result of amplification is provided. An output voltage of first and second voltage generators and after-amplification voltages of such output voltages are respectively A/D converted for input into a linear function. A microcomputer adjusts the output voltage of the first and second voltage generators which are amplified by the amplification circuit so that the output signals of the first and second voltage generators are adjusted to increase a voltage difference between the two. The increased voltage difference allows accurate identification of the linear function and removal of the error that is introduced to the sensor output signal during the course of processing by the amplification circuit.
US09658076B2
A vehicle system includes a charging interface that is configured to connect to a bicycle battery and a processing device programmed to determine a state of charge of the bicycle battery. The processing device further estimates traveling ranges of a vehicle and a bicycle. The vehicle system further includes a navigation module programmed to generate a route to a selected destination based on the estimated traveling ranges of the vehicle and the bicycle.
US09658067B2
A velocity calculation device includes: a vertical direction acceleration detection portion that is mounted on a vehicle and detects an acceleration in a vertical direction generated correspondingly to undulation of a road surface; a horizontal direction angular velocity detection portion that is mounted on the vehicle and detects an angular velocity about a horizontal axis orthogonal to a travel direction of the vehicle generated correspondingly to the undulation of the road surface; and a velocity calculation portion that calculates a velocity in the travel direction of the vehicle on the basis of the acceleration in the vertical direction and the angular velocity about the horizontal axis.
US09658065B2
A detection circuit (physical quantity detection circuit) includes a digital arithmetic operation circuit (arithmetic operation processing portion) that performs an arithmetic operation process of generating an arithmetic operation signal according to a magnitude of a physical quantity, on the basis of a detection signal corresponding to the physical quantity. The digital arithmetic operation circuit performs an arithmetic operation process including a power supply voltage fluctuation correction process of correcting at least one of the detection signal and a signal which is obtained by a portion of the arithmetic operation process with respect to the detection signal, on the basis of a correction expression using a power supply voltage to be supplied as a variable.
US09658064B2
Method and system for compensating for soft iron magnetic disturbances in a heading reference system
A method and system for compensating for significant soft iron magnetic disturbances in a heading reference system, such as an aircraft heading reference system, such as an integrated standby unit; or a vehicle inertial system, provides a heading correction signal to the heading reference system when a detected difference in value between a gyro heading relative to magnetic north and a magnetometer reading during a defined measurement period exceeds a predetermined acceptable threshold value of change, such as one based on the expected gyro drift over that period. Upon receipt of the heading correction signal, the gyro heading is adjusted to maintain an accurate heading relative to true magnetic north. If this threshold value is not exceeded, then the magnetometer reading is used for the heading value. This method is iteratively repeated in order to continually maintain an accurate heading and may be employed for each heading measurement axis.
US09658062B2
A target holder that can be secured within a central aperture of a vehicle wheel includes a base defining a central axis of the target holder. The base has a first end configured to receive a target and an opposing second end. A retainer is coupled to the second end of the base. The retainer is insertable into the central aperture and engageable with the vehicle wheel to secure the target holder to the vehicle wheel. A plunger is disposed in the retainer. A lever is pivotably coupled to the base and operatively coupled to the plunger. With the retainer inserted into the central aperture, the lever is actuateable to move the plunger toward the retainer to urge a terminal end portion of the retainer to expand radially outward from the central axis of the target holder to engage an inner wall of the vehicle wheel defining the central aperture.
US09658058B1
An apparatus, system and method for measuring height of one or more objects/users. Once the height measuring device is calibrated, a retracting foot platform is positioned atop a user/object and its distance is captured, stored and calculated by a distance sensor to determine the resulting heights of the objects/users. The distance sensors may come in the form of a linear encoder or a rotary encoder. The height measurements may be displayed on a screen, including the screen display of the height measuring device itself, or other devices such as a tablet, smartphone or scale. The height data from each user/object may be compared to one another. The height measuring device also includes a predictive algorithm that determines the future height of one or more users.
US09658049B2
A sensor head for an encoder assembly includes a housing and at least two detectors. The sensor head is intended for scanning directly toward a rotatable encoding member positioned on a carrier ring. The carrier ring is intended to be installed on a shaft of a machine. The detectors are arranged on detector strips are displaceably attached to the housing.
US09658041B2
Rear-deploying mechanical broadheads may be provided having stationary blades that open only through movement of a drive pin/key secured within a slot or chamber in the body of the broadhead. The drive pin/key may act as bleeder blades, thereby forming a mechanical broadhead with bleeder blades. The stationary blades may be pinned to the tip of the broadhead through blade pins, thereby keeping the blades stationary during flight toward a target and lessening the likelihood that the broadhead may be errant in its movement toward a target.
US09658040B1
Methods involve using a guided munition (e.g., a mortar round or a grenade) that utilizes deployable flow effectors, activatable flow effectors and/or active flow control devices to extend the range and enhance the precision of traditional unguided munitions without increasing the charge needed for launch. Sensors such as accelerometers, magnetometers, IR sensors, rate gyros, and motor controller sensors feed signals into a controller which then actuates or deploys the flow effectors/flow control devices to achieve the enhanced characteristics.
US09658036B2
Adapter assemblies for arrow assemblies include an insert configured to be received within an arrow shaft and configured to be coupled to a point. The adapter assembly further includes an outer sleeve disposed around at least a portion of the insert. Arrow assemblies include an arrow shaft and an adapter assembly including an insert and an outer sleeve for coupling a point to the arrow shaft.
US09658031B1
A combination includes a holster and a laser gun sight that is securable to a gun. The laser gun sight includes a housing including a laser aperture sized to accommodate a laser module, a laser module disposed within the laser aperture, a circuit board including circuitry configured to operate the laser module and a sensor disposed on the circuit board and configured to detect a position of the laser gun sight relative to the holster. The laser gun sight may be a green laser gun sight and may be configured to automatically turn off when holstered and automatically turn on when drawn.
US09658027B2
A compressed gas gun is provided, wherein the body houses a firing assembly and an internal, built-in projectile feed mechanism. The projectile feed mechanism is preferably formed as a rear or butt stock of the compressed gas gun. The projectile feed mechanism preferably feeds projectiles to the firing assembly via a feed ramp having an S-shaped transition portion. The compressed gas gun preferably includes a removable top feed rail assembly that can be removed to expose the interior of the compressed gas gun body for field stripping. Central control circuitry is preferably provided for controlling both the firing assembly and the projectile feed mechanism.
US09658020B2
Systems and methods for mounting a barrel to a firearm are disclosed herein. The firearm may include a barrel, an upper receiver, a hand guard assembly, a lower receiver, a pistol grip, a buttstock, and a trigger. A barrel extension may include internal threads, mounting protrusions, mounting apertures, an elongated front barrel extension portion, an elongated rear barrel extension portion, and a barrel extension mounting flange. The barrel extension may be sandwiched and secured in between the upper receiver and the hand guard assembly via clamping screws.
US09658018B1
An airgun having an integrated sound suppressor with a baffle stack and barrel receiving section overmolded to a length of a barrel is provided. A shroud is disposed about a portion of the baffle stack having at least one baffle to enclose expansion gaps defined by adjacent baffles within the baffle stack.
US09658010B1
A heat shielding and thermal venting system, having a heat shielding element comprising an elongate, tubular member extending from a first end to a second end; a primary portion formed within a cavity of the heat shielding element; a secondary portion formed within the cavity of the heat shielding element, wherein the secondary portion has a reduced inner cross-sectional area when compared to an inner cross-sectional area of the primary portion; a plurality of entry apertures formed through the heat shielding element proximate the first end; a flare portion formed at the second end; and one or more restricted portions formed along the heat shielding element, wherein each restricted portion includes a reduced inner cross-sectional area, when compared to an inner cross-sectional area of an adjacent interior portion of the heat shielding element.
US09658009B1
A bolt action rifle bolt handle modification system and method replaces the original bolt handle with an assembly that allows use of a telescopic sight mounted on the top of the rifle. This system requires less skill and specialized equipment than existing handle modification methods.
US09658006B1
Systems and devices may include a thermal management device that includes a high emissivity material. The high emissivity material is configured to have a high emissivity with respect to wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in a thermal infrared spectrum. The thermal management device is arrangeable on a surface of a component of a stratospheric aerial vehicle. The thermal management device is configured such that when arranged on the component of the stratospheric aerial vehicle during flight, a first side of the thermal management device faces substantially upward with respect to ground, and the second side of the thermal management device faces substantially downward with respect to the ground. The second side is shaped to retain air that is warmer than an ambient air temperature at a stratospheric altitude.
US09658000B2
A thermal connector configured to be placed within a recess of a heat sink between the heat sink and a heat generating component and transfer heat from the component to the heat sink, including a heat spreader configured to fit within the recess of the heat sink, a spring configured to sit between the heat spreader and with the heat sink and bias the heat spreader towards and away from the heat sink, a flexible membrane attached to the heat sink and the heat spreader and seal off the recess, and a phase change material that fills the recess, wherein the flexible membrane contains the phase change material and allows it to contract or expand in response to the movement of the heat spreader towards or away from the heat sink.
US09657989B2
The present invention relates to methods and systems for processing sewage sludge using a gasification process. The gasification process takes place at high temperatures in an oxygen-starved environment, which enables carbon-containing materials in the sewage sludge to chemically react under the preferred temperature and oxygen levels, resulting in the formation of usable products, including ash, electricity, and syngas—all of which are generally environmentally benign.
US09657988B1
A system is provided for drying precipitation from protective eyewear of the type worn by a motorcyclist or other person operating a vehicle when the operator is exposed to the elements. A compressor delivers compressed air to an air tank which is, in turn, connected through a conduit to the eyewear. An activation switch is operated to open a solenoid valve, which allows air to be transmitted through the conduit from the air tank to the glasses. One or more discharge openings of the conduit are directed at the lens(es) of the eyewear such that when the activation switch is closed, compressed air is delivered through the discharge opening(s) and directed toward the lens(es) to dry the eyewear.
US09657984B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of refrigerator equipment, in particular to a refrigerator having a height-adjustable rack, comprising a door, a guide rail on the door, adjusting grooves arranged on the guide rail, a rack and a reset device. The rack is assembled on the guide rail through a guide groove and is able to move vertically. A manipulating member and a stop block, which are interlocked, are further movably provided on the rack.
US09657982B2
In some embodiments, a medicinal storage container includes: a desiccant unit including external walls forming a gas-impermeable barrier around an interior desiccant region and including an aperture; a heating element; a controller operably attached to the heating element; a cooling unit; a compressor system including at least one evaporator coil unit, the compressor operably connected to the controller; a vapor conduit, the vapor conduit attached to a the desiccant unit at a first end, the vapor conduit attached to the evaporative cooling unit at a second end, the vapor conduit forming an internal, gas-impermeable passageway between the desiccant unit and the cooling unit; a vapor control unit attached to the vapor conduit and operably attached to the controller; and a medicinal storage unit including external walls encircling a medicinal storage region including a temperature sensor operably connected to the controller.
US09657981B2
The invention is an improved ice handling container and methods for using the container. The container includes a bottom wall with upstanding sidewalls terminating in a mouth. A bail having an apex and opposing ends is pivotally attached to opposing sidewalls of the container. The bail has a handle generally at the apex and a hook extending generally outwardly from the bail generally near the apex of the bail for hanging the container with the mouth facing generally upward. One sidewall has a handle generally adjacent the bottom wall and a hook generally adjacent the handle extending generally outwardly and upwardly from the sidewall for hanging the container with the mouth facing generally downward.
US09657978B2
A refrigeration system is provided, such as for use with chillers. The system uses a tube-side condenser, such as a microchannel condenser, along with a shell-side evaporator such as a falling film evaporator. A flash tank economizer is disposed between the condenser and the evaporator, and an inlet valve to the flash tank is controlled based upon subcooling of condensate from the condenser. The vapor exiting the flash tank may be fed via an economizer line to a system compressor. Liquid phase refrigerant combined with some gas phase refrigerant exits the flash tank and is directed through an orifice before entering the evaporator.
US09657975B2
Embodiments of the present invention provides an oil balancing apparatus, applied to at least three compressors connected in parallel. The oil balancing apparatus includes a first oil balancing pipe and a second oil balancing pipe. The first oil balancing pipe connects oil sumps of all the compressors, and the second oil balancing pipe only connects oil sumps of oil-rich compressors but not an oil sump of an oil-starved compressor.
US09657972B2
A thermal energy supply system, including: a solar concentrating device, a solar storage tank including a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, a biomass power station including a biomass boiler, a central refrigeration and ice maker, and a central hot water supply tank. The solar concentrating device is connected to the solar storage tank. The inlet of the first heat exchanger of the solar storage tank is connected to the outlet of a feedwater pump of the biomass boiler. The outlet of the first heat exchanger is connected to the inlet of a water feeding system of the biomass boiler. The inlet pipe of the second heat exchanger of the solar storage tank is connected to the outlet pipe of a water purification plant. The outlet of the second heat exchanger is connected to a thermal energy input pipe of the central refrigeration and ice maker.
US09657967B2
Rotatable support system for mounting one or more photovoltaic modules. The system includes a stiffener configured to be attached to the one or more photovoltaic modules, a column connected to the stiffener through at least a rotatable component, and a foot connected to the column. The column is configured to rotate from a folded position towards an unfolded position, and stop at the unfolded position separated from the folded position by an angle difference. The angle difference represents the maximum range of rotation for the column.
US09657965B2
A water heater is provided which comprises a water storage tank made of enameled metal, an anode electrode (e.g. an anode rod) at least partly inside the water storage tank and a corrosion protection unit configured to impress current into the anode to provide a corrosion protection for the water storage tank. The corrosion protection unit further comprises a microprocessor configured to control the impressing of the current to the anode electrode during impression process cycles and to control the operation of the corrosion protection. The corrosion protection unit furthermore comprises a battery unit or an accumulator unit configured to supply energy to the microprocessor during grid power outages. The microprocessor is configured to activate the power saving mode during grid power outages during which an amount of impressed current and/or an impression process cycle is reduced.
US09657962B2
A free standing tower floor register that replaces the standard in-floor register. The tower floor register's bottom extremity is inserted into the floor opening, does not require screws to bolt it to the floor, and can be relocated to other areas in a room with ease. The stackable tower sections create a vertical duct for channeling airflow upward from the floor and out into a room. The tower can be stacked to the height required to clear the vertical dimensions of obstructing furniture. Rotatable and adjustable directional vent stacks, which can be inserted into the tower directional vent stack manifold, are used to aim the airflow in the direction that provides the desired comfort level.
US09657959B2
Fan coil thermostats can provide energy savings by, for example, operating a fan coil system more efficiently. Fan coil systems employing such a fan coil thermostat may be more energy efficient. A fan coil system may include a fan coil that is configured for fluid communication with a source of heated fluid and/or a source of cooled fluid, a valve that controls fluid flow through the fan coil and a fan that blows air across the fan coil. The fan coil thermostat may include a controller that implements a control algorithm that calculates an error percentage value relating to a temperature difference between the current temperature and the temperature set point. The error percentage value may include a proportional term related to the temperature difference and an integral term related to the temperature difference. The controller may regulate the fan speed in accordance with the calculated error percentage.
US09657958B2
A closed-loop regulation method of a ventilation system using a control computer. The method includes the steps comprising: providing a ventilation system with a control computer, an exhaust fan, sensors, and gates; using the sensors to determine actual air velocities within the ventilation system; providing minimum air velocities that must be maintained throughout the ventilation system; monitoring the one or more air velocities; and maintaining by the control computer that the actual air velocities are above the one or more minimum air velocities. Preferably, the ventilation system includes a control computer that takes the measurements, makes the air flow calculations, and automatically adjusts the gates and fans to ensure that a minimum air velocity is kept in all parts of the ducts of the system. Preferably, the ventilation system is energy efficient by optimizing the air flow and lowering the amount of energy needed to run the system.
US09657953B2
The present invention is directed to a vessel attachment system (1) for a portable stove comprising a vessel (2) and a vessel support (3), wherein the vessel (2) comprises a first attaching means and the vessel support (3) comprises a second attaching means. The first attaching means and the second attaching means are configured to provide for a positive locking between the vessel (2) and the vessel support (3). The invention is characterized in that the first attaching means is a polygonal opening (4) in a bottom area of the vessel (2) and the second attaching means is a polygonal supporting means (5), wherein the polygonal supporting means (5) is insertable into the polygonal opening (4). Subsequent relative rotational movement between the vessel (2) and the vessel support (3) after insertion of the polygonal supporting means (5) in to the polygonal opening (4) provides for the positive locking between the vessel (2) and the vessel support (3).
US09657944B2
The present invention relates to the field of fossil fuel combustion arrangement. It relates in particular to a fuel distribution assembly for equal and homogenous pulverized fuel distribution in pulverized fuel conduits throughout. It also relates to a system for providing an equal and homogenous pulverized fuel distribution.
US09657935B2
In another implementation, a signaling apparatus includes a glove that is configured to be worn on a hand of a user; a first light source that extends along and is affixed to at least a portion of a lateral side of the glove, the lateral side of the glove corresponding to a lateral side of the user's hand that includes, at least, the user's fifth digit, fifth metacarpal, and ulna bone; and a second light source that extends along and is affixed to at least a portion of a medial side of the glove, the medial side of the glove corresponding to a medial side of the user's hand that includes, at least, the user's radial bone and one or more of: (i) the user's first metacarpal and first digit, and (ii) the user's second metacarpal and second digit.
US09657933B2
A recessed light fixture can include a movably adjustable light source and a thermal management system that includes a movable first heat sink, and a second heat sink. The first heat sink is thermally coupled to the adjustable light source, and is connected to move with the adjustable light source. The first heat sink includes a plurality of spaced apart first thermally conductive elements, such as fins. The second heat sink includes a plurality of spaced apart second thermally conductive elements, such as fins, which are interlaced between the first thermally conductive elements of the first heat sink. The interlaced thermally conductive elements increase surface area and heat transfer pathway(s) between the two heat sinks, while reducing physical contact, and thus friction, therebetween when movably adjusting the light source.
US09657928B1
A wireless replacement light bulb with one or more accompanying control switches, such as an integrated switch and/or a wireless lamp switch is provided. The bulb comprises a light source, such as an LED element, a controller, a wireless interface, and one or more accompanying control switches, such as an integrated switch and/or a wireless lamp switch. The bulb can be controlled, such as turned on or off, by a user using the integrated switch, the wireless lamp switch, or a combination thereof. The integrated switch and the wireless lamp switch does not remove power from the controller, allowing the controller to control the bulb in response to receiving a wireless control signal from a remote electronic device, such as a remote control, a smartphone, a tablet, or the like.
US09657925B2
A twist-and-lock mounting bracket may secure a lighting fixture to a mounting surface. The twist-and-lock mounting bracket may define an aperture having features corresponding to the shape of a twist-and-lock element disposed on a housing of a lighting fixture. Accordingly, the twist-and-lock element may be configured to extend through the aperture while the corresponding features of the twist-and-lock element and the aperture are aligned. The housing may then be rotated such that the tabs do not align with the corresponding features of the aperture, and the twist-and-lock element is thereby prevented from sliding through the aperture. The mounting bracket may be secured to a junction box positioned within a mounting surface, or it may be secured to a biasing bracket having one or more second resilient members configured to engage the interior of a recessed can light, such that the lighting fixture may be secured to the recessed can light.
US09657924B2
A 3D curved structure and LED 3D curved lead frame for a curved surface illumination of an illumination device. First of all, draw illumination circuit with banded structure of multilayer lead frame on 3D illumination curved surface, then spread these curved circuit into plane circuit, dismantle the banded structure of multilayer lead frame of circuit into circuit pattern of single layers, use process the prototype of circuit patterns of each layer with conductive metal charge tape, and produce the prototype of banded structure of multilayer conductive frame through repeated accumulation of multi-disc charge tapes, and install the LED chip on the installation seat to get LED flat lead frame, then flex the conductive metal into LED 3D curved lead frame with jig and paste on the luminous curved surface, and package them with transparent material.
US09657916B2
A lighting device is disclosed, and includes at least one lighting element for emitting light, an inner diffuser, and an outer diffuser. The inner diffuser defines a lighting cavity and an outer surface, where the at least one lighting element is located within the lighting cavity. The outer diffuser surrounds the inner diffuser. The outer diffuser defines an inner surface. The outer surface of the inner diffuser and the inner surface of the outer diffuser cooperate together to define a space between the inner diffuser and the outer diffuser. The inner diffuser and the outer diffuser spread and blend the light emitted by the at least one lighting element.
US09657912B2
A lighting apparatus includes: a base that is open toward a front and includes a low beam light-distribution pattern forming component; a lens body disposed forward of the base; a first light-emitting device; and a second light-emitting device. Incident light is refracted in a lower portion of the lens body, and the incident light and exiting light travel in substantially same direction in an upper portion of the lens body. The first light-emitting device is disposed behind the lower portion of the lens body, the second light-emitting device is disposed further forward than the first light-emitting device and behind the upper portion of the lens body, and the low beam light-distribution pattern forming component is disposed in front of the first light-emitting device.
US09657909B2
A light source causes hollow objects to glow in the dark (GID), thereby extending the operating period of light-activated materials in gazing globes and other decorative or ornamental objects. The light source may be provided as part of a conversion kit, enabling objects from different manufacturers to be converted to GID objects following purchase. A base unit includes the light emitter supported to illuminate the object from the inside out. The base unit further includes at least one solar panel facing into the interior of the object, and one or more batteries charged by the solar panel to power the light emitter. A device is used to couple the base unit to the rim of the object. In the preferred embodiment, the device for coupling the base unit to the rim of the object is an elastomeric ring that stretches over the rim of the object, thereby forming a seal.
US09657907B2
Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.
US09657898B1
A lubricating oil reservoir has an open end closed by a cap removably coupled to the open end. The cap is formed with a sensor located in the lubricating oil reservoir. The sensor is for sensing the presence of lubricating oil that fills the lubricating oil reservoir to a recommended oil level for providing machine lubrication, and the non-presence of lubricating oil that does not fill the lubricating oil reservoir to the recommended oil level, and a signal apparatus is operatively coupled to the sensor for issuing a first stimulus in response to the sensor sensing the presence of lubricating oil for identifying a normal lubricating oil level condition, and for issuing a second different stimulus in response to the sensor sensing the non-presence of lubricating oil for identifying a low oil level condition.
US09657884B1
A pipe crawler for crawling inside a pipe having an inside wall includes a front leg assembly that has front legs and feet. It also includes a rear leg assembly that has rear legs and feet. The rear leg assembly is disposed at a distance from the front leg assembly. A midsection operably couples the front leg assembly to the rear leg assembly and is configured to extend and contract the distance between the front leg assembly and the rear leg assembly. A plurality of lever arms are pivotably coupled between the front legs and their corresponding assemblies. The lever arms, in response to a force applied in an orientation traveling from the front of the pipe crawler to the rear of the pipe crawler, are configured to redirect a portion of the force into a normal force between the feet and the pipe inside wall.
US09657878B2
A plug connection includes a first plug connector, a second plug connector which can be inserted in the first plug connector, and a detent spring fastened to the first plug connector. The detent spring engages in a groove of the second plug connector when a second plug connector is inserted. The detent spring can be moved from a locked position into an unlocked position. In the locked position the detent spring is prevented from effecting a movement radially outwards into an unlocked position. In the unlocked position the movement of the detent spring radially outwards is unblocked. A release device which can be selectively activated is provided on the first plug connector. The activated release device holds the detent spring in the unlocked position.
US09657875B2
Disclosed herein is a back ferrule having a bellows-shaped elastic part. The back ferrule (40) is used, for pipe connection, along with: a connector body (10) having an external thread on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a drive nut (20) having an internal thread on an inner circumferential surface thereof; and a front ferrule (30). The back ferrule (40) includes: a nose part (41) having a front-end inclined surface (41b); a tail part (42) having a rear-end inclined surface (42b); and an outer circumferential surface (43) and an inner circumferential surface (44) connecting the nose part to the tail part. An outer circumferential corrugated surface (45) and an inner circumferential corrugated surface (46) are respectively formed on the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface between the nose part and the tail part.
US09657874B2
A coupling system for interconnecting a tube to a valve body is provided. The valve body has a body portion and a nipple extending from the body portion, and the nipple has a threaded external surface and an internal wall defining a bore. The coupling system further includes an adapter having opposing first and second ends, a nut defining a hole through which the first end passes, and a compression fitting located between the nipple, the adapter, and the nut such that when the nut is tightened onto the nipple, the compression fitting inhibits removal of the adapter from the valve body. The adapter defines a passageway extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the first end is received in the bore and the second end is configured to couple to the tube. The nut has an internally threaded surface configured to engage the threaded external surface.
US09657858B2
A non-pyrotechnic, normally-closed, zero-leak valve is a replacement for the pyrovalve used for both in-space and launch vehicle applications. The valve utilizes a magnetostrictive alloy for actuation, rather than pyrotechnic charges. The alloy, such as Terfenol-D, experiences magnetostriction, i.e. a gross elongation, when exposed to a magnetic field. This elongation fractures a parent metal seal, allowing fluid flow through the valve. The required magnetic field is generated by redundant coils that are isolated from the working fluid.
US09657853B2
The present invention is part of the field of flowrate mixing and adjusting devices and in particular relates to a new device for mixing and adjusting the flow of liquids with electronic control of the temperature and of the flowrate, for domestic and/or industrial plumbing systems. The device is modular and stackable.
US09657847B2
A pressure relief valve for pressure equalization between an essentially closed space and the surrounding atmosphere is disclosed. The pressure relief valve includes a valve housing with:—a wall defining a flow passage with an upwardly oriented outflow,—a valve body arranged to cooperate with a valve seat arranged in the outflow,—a stem configured for axial guidance of the valve body,—a damper arranged to dampen axial movement of the stem, wherein the damper is configured such that force curves of compression and expansion respectively diverge due to hysteresis loss or pronounced hysteresis loss.
US09657839B2
Improved liquid lubricated piston ring gas seals with reduced friction and wear compared to prior art rings are disclosed for use in internal combustion engines, gas pumps, and gas compressors. These improved rings allow independent adjustment of the parameters controlling friction and wear, and eliminate the tradeoff between friction and wear typical of prior art rings.
US09657838B2
A combined oil control ring for automobile engines capable of keeping an excellent oil-controlling function without suffering sticking between a spacer expander and side rails for a long period of operation comprises upper and lower two side rails, and an axially corrugated spacer expander having upper and lower portions; a leg portion connecting each upper portion and each lower portion of the spacer expander having a portion having an inclination angle θ of 15° or more from the axial direction.
US09657837B2
The present invention is directed toward a shift actuator assembly that includes a housing having a retaining mechanism. A holding pawl is biased into engagement with the retaining mechanism. A solenoid releasably engages the pawl when the shift shaft is disposed in its first position such that once the solenoid disengages the pawl, the cam surfaces on the retaining mechanism cooperate with the holding surfaces on the pawl to drive the pawl out of engagement with the retaining mechanism thereby releasing the biasing force of the biasing mechanism to drive the housing and the shift fork axially on the shift shaft between engaged and disengaged positions with respect to the associated gear set.
US09657834B2
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a control system for a motor vehicle having a first user-operable transmission selector means for selecting a forward operating mode of a transmission corresponding to travel in a forward direction and a reverse operating mode of a transmission corresponding to travel in a reverse direction opposite the forward direction, the control system comprising: a user-operable gear selector configured in a first functional mode to, upon receipt of a user input, select between a plurality of forward direction gear ratios, and wherein the user-operable gear selector is re-configured in a second functional mode to, upon receipt of a user input, select between the forward operating mode and the reverse operating mode.
US09657832B2
A wear compensator assembly configured for exerting a predetermined biasing force on a rack and a pinion shaft of a steering gear assembly is disclosed. The wear compensator assembly includes a cam member having a seating surface and a biasing member seated against the seating surface of the cam member. The biasing member is configured to be compressed by a predetermined amount and to exert the predetermined biasing force.
US09657831B2
Systems and methods for improving hybrid vehicle cooling are presented. In one example, an electric pump may supply transmission fluid to a transmission and a driveline integrated starter/generator to cool, operate, and lubricate driveline components. The electric pump may be selectively operated to conserve energy and to supply driveline cooling when driveline cooling may be desirable.
US09657828B2
A driveline component with a housing, a differential case in the housing that is rotatable about an axis, and a park lock mechanism with first, second and third lock elements. The first lock element is coupled to the differential case for common rotation about the axis and has a plurality of first face teeth. The second lock element is fixedly coupled to the housing and has a plurality of first radial teeth. The third lock element has an annular body, which is disposed about the axis, a plurality of second radial teeth, which are fixedly coupled to the annular body and matingly engaged to the first radial teeth, and a plurality of second face teeth that are fixedly coupled to the annular body. The third lock element is movable between first and second positions to selectively disengage and engage the first and second face teeth.
US09657827B2
A selectively lockable differential, comprising a plurality of torque sensitive pins, an outer housing, a first side gear comprising first gear teeth, a second side gear comprising second gear teeth, a pinion shaft, two pinion gears rotationally coupled to the pinion shaft, each pinion gear comprising pinion gear teeth coupled to the first gear teeth and the second gear teeth, and a collar comprising collar teeth for selectively engaging the gear lugs of the first side gear, the torque sensitive pins operatively coupling the collar to the outer housing.
US09657824B2
A method of fabricating a torque converter, including: forming a turbine shell including a first annular portion with a first surface having a first roughness and forming a radially outermost portion of the turbine shell; fixing a first plurality of blades to the turbine shell; forming an impeller shell including a second annular portion with a second surface having a second roughness; fixing a second plurality of blades to the impeller shell; removing at least a portion the first or second surface without the use of particulate matter or a liquid; increasing the first or second roughness of the first or second surface from which the at least a portion is removed; applying an adhesive to the first or second surface from which the at least a portion is removed; and bonding, with the adhesive, friction material to the first or second surface.
US09657823B2
A piston plate assembly for a torque converter comprising: an aperture including a chamfer portion; and, a bushing installed in the aperture and including a radius portion proximate the chamfer portion, wherein the bushing is arranged to seal the piston directly to a transmission input shaft and the radius portion is arranged to ease assembly of the bushing onto the input shaft.
US09657822B2
A gear system for combining inputs is provided. The gear system can includes: a first power source that generates a rotational force; a second power source that generates a rotational force identical to or different from the rotational force of the first power source; a third power source that generates a rotational force identical or different from the rotational forces of the first power source and the second power source; and a gear unit that generates a resultant output by combining the rotational forces from the first power source to the third power source, in which the gear unit generates a resultant output by combining torque of any two of the first power source to the third power source and combining a speed of the other power source. According to this configuration, it is possible to generate various outputs from various power sources having the same or different characteristics.
US09657818B2
A swash plate 3 includes a substrate 11 made of an iron-based material, a hard first resin layer 12 provided to coat an end surface of the substrate 11, and a soft second resin layer 13 provided to coat the first resin layer 12. A spiral annular groove 12A is formed in a surface of the first resin layer 12, and the second resin layer 13 is provided to match the sectional shape of the first resin layer 12. With the soft second resin layer 13 on a sliding surface 3A of the swash plate 3, a swash plate 3 having a good fit in an initial stage of sliding can be provided. When the second resin layer 13 partially wears, a protrusion 12 of the first resin layer 12 of the hard resin is exposed to provide good wear resistance and good sliding properties.
US09657817B2
A steering mechanism may comprise an actuation system for one-fingered operation by a user, the system configured to move at least a distal portion of the medical device such that 360 degree articulation is achievable, and a housing coupled to the system, the housing having proximal and distal ends. The system may comprise a first lever rotatable about a first axis, the first lever coupled to a first cam and configured to move the first cam from a first position to a second position when rotated about the first axis to deflect the distal portion; and a second lever rotatable about a second axis, the second lever coupled to a second cam and configured to move the second cam from a first position to a second position when rotated about the second axis to deflect the distal portion, wherein the first lever is coupled to the second lever.
US09657809B2
A crankshaft comprising a cheek, a torsion-absorbing pendulum pivotally coupled to the cheek, and a rotational speed actuated brake to oppose motion of the pendulum relative to the cheek. The brake is configured to provide greater opposition to the motion at lower rotational speeds than at higher rotational speeds.
US09657798B2
One exemplary embodiment includes a friction material including a base including a plurality of fibers. The base including an engagement surface, and a plurality of binder particles and friction modifying particles at the engagement surface.
US09657793B2
A friction lining with a wire bow spring including leg springs for the radially clastic support of the friction lining on a housing bridge of a brake caliper, wherein the back plate has a receptacle for a friction-lining wear sensor, and wherein a steel wire bow spring is a symmetrical to at least one longitudinal axis, and the wire bow spring is symmetrical to an imaginary transverse axis arranged rotated by a 90° with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the steel wire bow has a central U-bow for the friction-lining wear sensor, and wherein the U-bow is designed to be open at the top, the friction-lining wear sensor is accommodated integrated in the central U-bow and the U-bow is substantially larger than the friction-lining wear sensor, and therefore the friction-lining wear sensor can be mounted in the radial direction in the receptacle in the back plate.
US09657787B2
A selectable one-way clutch includes a first plate, a second plate, a claw, a selector plate and an outer shell. The second plate is placed on the same axis as the first plate. The second plate has a recessed portion. The claw is provided in the first plate and meshes with the recessed portion in a state where the claw projects from the first plate only when the second plate rotates in a predetermined direction. The selector plate is placed between the first plate and the second plate. The selector plate changes a state of claw. The outer shell covers an outer periphery of the first plate. The outer periphery of the first plate and an inner periphery of the outer shell have a tapered shape in which a diameter is gradually reduced toward a direction distance from the second plate.
US09657771B1
A connector assembly includes a shank having an inner abutment proximate to an inner extremity, and an outer abutment proximate to an outer extremity. A connector includes an inner loop that encircles the shank between the inner abutment and the outer abutment and that is movable reciprocally along the shank, a first portion that extends outwardly from the inner loop to a second portion that extends from the first portion past the outer extremity and the abutment to a third portion that extends inwardly and forwardly from the second portion to a pivotally mountable outer loop. Tensioned compression springs encircle the shank between the inner abutment and the inner loop, and act between the inner abutment and the inner loop urging the inner loop toward the outer abutment.
US09657769B2
Provided is a slide bearing with which friction-reducing effects are obtained and the total volume of effluent oil is limited. In a slide bearing an end of the narrow groove on a downstream side of the rotation direction is disposed at the position which is adjacent to a mating surface on the downstream side of the rotation direction and not communicated with the mating surface on the downstream side of the rotation direction and an end of the narrow groove on an upstream side of the rotation direction is disposed at the position which is the upstream side from the end on the downstream side of the rotation direction and is rotated by an angle no more than 90 degrees from the mating surface on the downstream side of the rotation direction.
US09657765B2
A thread repair assembly is provided. The thread repair assembly comprises a cutting-nut housing including a first axial end, a second axial end and an internal cutting-nut interface, the first and second axial ends each having an opening. The thread repair assembly further includes a cutting nut at least partially enclosed by the cutting-nut housing and including a plurality of cutting threads configured to engage a threaded element when the assembly is urged in a first axial direction and disengage the threaded element when the thread repair assembly is urged in a second axial direction opposing the first axial direction.
US09657763B2
A method and apparatus for a locking quick-release pin assembly. A cover comprises a body with an opening at a first end, a domed second end, and a plurality of tabs extending from the body. Each tab of the plurality of tabs has a hole. Each hole is concentric with another hole of another tab of the plurality of tabs.
US09657762B2
A Z-pin including a first bi-metal structure having a first metal strip and a second metal strip bonded together, where the first and second metal strips have different coefficients of thermal expansion, and a second bi-metal structure having a third metal strip and fourth metal strip bonded together, where the third metal strip and the fourth metal strip have different coefficients of thermal expansion. The first and third metal strips are selectively secured together at at least one discrete location so that heating of the Z-pin causes the first and second bi-metal structures to deform relative to each other. The Z-pin is inserted into a composite laminate structure while it is in its uncured state, where curing of the composite structure causes the first and second bi-metal structures to deform relative to each other to lock the laminate layers together.
US09657754B2
There is provided a hydraulic circuit which can further improve a responsive characteristic in a pressure reducing operation and a reliability in the pressure reducing operation of a relief valve device, when a main circuit pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure. A relief valve device for reducing the main circuit pressure in the hydraulic circuit including a hydraulic pump includes a first valve unit having a pilot spool and a pilot spring, a position of the pilot spool being determined by a balance between a throttle pressure supplied from the main circuit via a throttle oil passage and the control pressure and a biasing force of the pilot spring, and releasing the main circuit pressure outward via the throttle oil passage, and includes a second valve unit having a valve piston and a valve spring, a position of the valve piston being determined by a balance between the main circuit pressure and the throttle pressure and the biasing force of the valve spring, and releasing the main circuit pressure outward.
US09657750B1
A fluid power device, method and system, the device including a passive, latent, integrally formed fluid reservoir member designed for operable communication with a transmission system, the reservoir member capable of at least absorbing any pressure increases in the transmission system and providing fluid back into the transmission system.
US09657734B2
A system and method are presented for improved performance of gerotor compressors and expanders. Certain aspects of the disclosure reduce porting losses in a gerotor system. Other aspects of the disclosure provide for reduced deflection in lobes of an outer rotor of a gerotor system. Still other aspects of the disclosure provide for reduced leakage through tight gaps between components of a gerotor system.
US09657733B2
A compressor for a vehicle air supply system includes a manifold, a cover, a gasket, an inlet, and an outlet. The manifold and cover are fixedly stacked together, and define a fluid channel system between them. The gasket extends laterally from between the manifold and cover. The fluid channel system includes an inlet air passage extending from the inlet to a cylinder inlet, a discharge air passage extending from a cylinder outlet to the outlet for discharging compressed air to the outlet, and one or more coolant channels that can be fed with a coolant to cool at least the discharge air passage. The inlet air passage, the discharge air passage, and the coolant channel(s) extend laterally, defined by wall faces of the discharge air passage. The wall faces comprise turbulator fins protruding into the discharge air passage. The turbulator fins create turbulence in the discharged compressed air flow.
US09657728B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a semispherical shoe which can be prevented from being subjected to seizure even in a dry lubrication state in which there is no lubricating oil at the start time of an operation, does not deteriorate in its lubricating property owing to frictional heating, and ensures sufficient durability and a swash plate compressor in which a lubricating film is not formed on a sliding contact surface of a swash plate owing to the use of the semispherical shoe. A semispherical shoe (4) makes sliding contact with the swash plate of the swash plate compressor. A surface of a planar part (4b) which makes sliding contact with the swash plate consists of a resin layer (10). A surface of a spherical part (4b) consists of a base material of the semispherical shoe. In viewing the surface of the planar part divided into three parts consisting of a central part (10a), an outer edge part (10c), and an intermediate part (10b) interposed between the central part (10a) and the outer edge part (10c) in a direction vertical to the surface of the planar part, an annular belt portion (10d) whose layer thickness is larger than that of each of the central part (10a) and the outer edge part (10c) is formed inside the intermediate part (10a).
US09657727B2
A water amusement and hydration bicycle can include a bicycle frame and a container to contain water carried by the bicycle frame, the container having an outlet port and a multipurpose port. The bicycle can also include an amusement nozzle removably coupled to the outlet port. The bicycle can further include a drinking nozzle removably coupleable to the multipurpose port. The bicycle can still further include a water pump carried by the bicycle frame and operable to pump the water from the container through the outlet port for delivery to the amusement nozzle. In addition, the bicycle can include a gas pump operable to pressurize gas in the container to move the water from the container through the multipurpose port for delivery to the drinking nozzle when the drinking nozzle is coupled to the multipurpose port. The multipurpose port can be coupleable to a water source to provide water to the container.
US09657718B2
The present invention discloses an extremum seeking-based control method for maximum output tracking of a wind turbine generator, mainly comprising three steps of first closed-loop feedback, second closed-loop feedback, and third closed-loop feedback. The method for resisting mechanical fatigue of a double-fed variable speed constant frequency wind turbine generator by controlling mechanical torque while capturing maximum wind energy provided in the present invention is applied to a double-fed variable speed constant frequency wind turbine system by improving the control based on sliding mode extremum seeking with the following effects that, with regard to the maximum wind energy tracking effect, the rotating speed can be quickly adjusted to keep the tip speed ratio λ as its optimum value after the wind speed changes, so that the wind energy utilization coefficient is restored to the maximum value.
US09657709B2
A power plant, and a method for using an electrical unit therefor are disclosed, wherein, an electrical machine can be connected to a power network via a converter and a block transformer. A method is disclosed for using the electrical unit, wherein the converter disconnects the block transformer from the machine in the event of a malfunction of the block transformer.
US09657704B2
An electromagnetic relay for starting a motor of a starter includes a resistor to reduce an activation current that flows through the motor from a battery for activation of the motor, a relay contact that causes the starting current to flow while bypassing the resistor, a relay coil that forms an electromagnet when excited by energization, and a control circuit that controls an excited state of the relay coil for activation of the motor to open or close the relay contact, thus controlling energization of the motor from the battery via the resistor. The electromagnetic relay incorporates therein the control circuit.
US09657699B2
An electromagnetic actuator includes an electrical coil and a high permeability magnetic flux path. The magnetic flux path includes a magnetic core, an armature and a flux return structure. The electromagnetic actuator further includes a flux sensor which is integrated within the actuator and is configured to detect a magnetic flux within the high permeability magnetic flux path.
US09657695B2
The invention relates to a filter element (10), comprising a filter body (12) in concentric form having a longitudinal axis (L), a first end disk (16) situated on one end face (15), and a second end disk (18) situated on the opposite end face (17), and a support tube (14) situated concentrically around the longitudinal axis (L) between the first and the second end disks (16, 18). At least one of the end disks (18) has a centering element (22) that is situated around the longitudinal axis (L), as a result of which the filter element (10) can be radially centered during installation in the housing (108). A support structure (20) is provided on the at least one end disk (18) which is concentric with respect the centering element (22) and is provided for at least axially supporting the filter element (10) in the housing (108). The invention further relates to a filter system (100) for exchangeably installing such a filter element (10).
US09657694B2
An inlet air filter device including: at least one passage for delivering an air mass from an inlet section to an outlet section of the inlet air filter device, a water separator in the at least one passage for separating water in the air mass, the water separator positioned between the inlet section and the outlet section, a bypass element movable between a first open position in which the air mass is forced to cross the water separator and a second closed position in which the air mass flows from the inlet to the outlet section without crossing the water separator; a shutter element which is actuatable to co-operate with the bypass element for isolating the water separator from the air mass when the bypass element is in the second closed position.
US09657690B2
A flap device for an internal combustion engine includes a flow housing comprising a flow channel, an actuating shaft, a flap body arranged on the actuating shaft in the flow channel, a housing bore arranged in the flow housing, a lever fixed on the actuating shaft, a bearing bush arranged in the housing bore, and a sealing disk comprising a surface which is at least partially spherically shaped. The housing bore has the actuating shaft protrude outwards therethrough. The lever comprises a rear wall. The bearing bush has the actuating shaft mounted therein. The surface rests under tension against the rear wall of the lever.
US09657686B2
A virtual blocker door for use in an aircraft thrust reverser is provided. The virtual blocker door may be capable of creating a wall of air to inhibit fan air flow through a fan air duct. The wall of air may direct the fan air flow through a cascade to provide a reverse thrust. Moreover, the virtual blocker door provides for improved aerodynamic efficiency in the fan air duct by replacing traditional brackets, drag links, and doors with a wall of air.
US09657677B2
An integrated control apparatus includes an internal combustion engine, a stepped automatic transmission, a power train manager, and an engine controller. The power train manager is configured to: output a target torque and a forenotice torque to the engine controller; start lowering of the target torque after a specified time elapses from a timing of an upshifting instruction; lower the forenotice torque prior to the lowering of the target torque. The engine controller is configured to: start a reduction in an air amount in accordance with a magnitude of lowering of the forenotice torque; start reducing the air amount from a time when the lowering of the forenotice torque is started until a time when the lowering of the target torque is started; and adjust an air-fuel ratio in accordance with a deviation between the target torque and a torque that is estimated from a lean air-fuel ratio and the air amount.
US09657675B1
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a method and system are provided for displacing a free-piston assembly to achieve a desired engine performance by repeatedly determining position-force trajectories over the course of a propagation path and effecting the displacement of the free-piston assembly based, at least in part, on the position-force trajectory. In a dual-piston assembly free-piston engine, synchronization of the two piston assemblies is provided.
US09657670B2
A control system for an engine of a vehicle includes an adder module that determines a temperature sum based on a sum of a plurality of temperatures determined based on (i) a plurality of operating parameters of the vehicle and (ii) a plurality of predetermined values calibrated for determining an estimated temperature at a location within an exhaust system of the vehicle. A temperature difference module determines a temperature difference based on the temperature sum and a previous value of the temperature difference. An estimating module determines the estimated temperature at the location within the exhaust system based on the temperature difference and a reference temperature. An actuator control module selectively adjusts at least one engine actuator based on the estimated temperature.
US09657661B2
An engine control system is a system configured to selectively switch between first fuel and second fuel and perform an operation control of a single engine, including: a sensor configured to detect an oxygen concentration of an exhaust gas that is exhausted from the engine; and a control device configured to perform an air-fuel ratio feedback control such that an air-fuel ratio becomes a target air-fuel ratio based on an output signal of the sensor, wherein the control device calculates a correction coefficient of an air-fuel ratio feedback control during an operation with the second fuel, and further stores a fuel composition correction coefficient that is a value in a predetermined range and corrects a difference between the calculated correction coefficient and a targeted correction coefficient arising from a change in composition of the second fuel.
US09657657B2
A control device, which is applied to an in-vehicle internal combustion engine equipped with an intake valve variable timing mechanism that varies the valve timing for an intake valve, and which intermittently operates the in-vehicle internal combustion engine by automatically stopping/restarting the engine, wherein the electronic control unit does not permit the engine operation to be automatically stopped when the intake valve variable timing mechanism malfunctions at an operating position closer to the advanced angle than the operating position for the most retarded angle of the variable range for the valve timing of intake valve, and thus preventing increased engine vibration and misfires when the engine automatically restarts, which are caused by a malfunction of the variable valve mechanism.
US09657656B2
A linear actuator includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly operatively associated with the stator assembly and mounted for rotation with respect to the stator assembly. A shaft is restricted from rotation and is associated with the rotor assembly such that rotation of the rotor assembly causes linear movement of the shaft. A capnut is associated with a distal end of the shaft for movement therewith. A shroud is coupled to the stator assembly and substantially surrounds the capnut. The shroud includes a valve seat, and an inlet communicating with an outlet through a throttle opening adjacent to the valve seat. The shaft and associated capnut are constructed and arranged to move relative to the valve seat to control air flow between the inlet and the outlet.
US09657655B2
The subject innovation relates to a control device for controlling the power of an engine, whereby the control device has a control range in which—with the drive train closed—neither a drive torque nor a braking torque is introduced, as well as to a control device for controlling the power of an engine, whereby the control device comprises a first control range in which the engine has a continuous braking torque, as a result of which the vehicle can be decelerated, and comprises a second control range in which the engine has a continuous drive torque, as a result of which the vehicle can be accelerated. In this process, assistance is provided for locating a third control range, whereby this third control range is situated between the first control range and the second control range.
US09657648B2
An environmental air conditioning system is described for conditioning compressed air for supply as conditioned air. The system includes an airflow path to which the compressed air for ultimate distribution as conditioned air (i.e., airflow path compressed air) is supplied. Then airflow path has various components of an air cycle system, and also includes a power turbine outside of the air cycle that receives compressed air and discharges it as exhaust. The power turbine transfers power to a compressor in the air cycle system.
US09657645B2
There is described a method for controlling an engine and a system architecture for an engine. The system architecture comprises a first electric machine having a single rotor dual stator configuration for operating as a starter-generator for the engine; a second electric machine having a single rotor dual stator configuration for operating as a motor; a dual channel motor drive unit coupled to the second electric machine; a dual channel power control unit coupled to the first electric machine and the motor drive unit; a dual channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC) coupled to the dual channel power control unit and the dual channel motor drive unit; and at least two accessories coupled to the second electric machine and driven by motive power from the single rotor of the second electric machine.
US09657642B2
A turbine section includes a stator assembly having an inner diameter end wall, an outer diameter end wall, and a stator vane; a turbine rotor assembly including a rotor blade extending into the mainstream gas flow path; a housing including an annular shroud that circumscribes the rotor blade and at least partially defines the mainstream hot gas flow path; a first baffle arranged to define a first cavity with the outer diameter end wall of the stator assembly; a second baffle; and a third baffle arranged to define a second cavity with the second baffle and a third cavity with the shroud. The first cavity is fluidly coupled to the second cavity and the second cavity is fluidly coupled to the third cavity such that cooling air flows from the first cavity to the second cavity and from the second cavity to the third cavity.
US09657641B2
In a fluid flow machine, especially a gas turbine, axially penetrated by a hot gas stream, the rotor shaft is surrounded by heat shield segments or by base plates of the rotor blades on the rotor side. In the heat shield segments and in the base plates, cooling air chambers are provided, communicating with each other and with a cooling air source, which chambers communicate at least partially with gaps which extend in the longitudinal direction or peripheral direction of the rotor shaft between adjacent rotor blades or between heat shield segments and adjacent base plates of the rotor blades. These gaps are closed off by sealing bands such that a cooling air entry into the hot gas stream is only possible at the ends of the base plates of the rotor blades pointing contrary to the flow direction.
US09657635B2
Various methods for controlling a wastegate actuator are provided. In one example, a method comprises adjusting one or more wastegate controller gains responsive to limiting current supplied to a wastegate actuator, the current limited in response to a temperature of the wastegate actuator exceeding a threshold.
US09657633B2
First intake valve and second intake valve for an engine cylinder bore within which a piston reciprocates are arranged side-by-side in a cylinder head for motion in unison along respective intake valve axes. First intake valve axis is nonparallel to the cylinder bore axis. A first intake valve seat for the first intake valve is disposed in a plane which is non-parallel to a plane which is perpendicular to the cylinder bore axis. First intake valve seat has a first semi-circumference toward a second semi-circumference of a second valve seat for second intake valve. At least a portion of first semi-circumference is closer, as measured along a direction parallel to the cylinder bore axis, to a plane passing through the piston perpendicular to the cylinder bore axis than is the second semi-circumference as measured along a direction parallel to the cylinder bore axis.
US09657631B2
A gas leakage prevention cover includes an inlet having a cross section area corresponding to a cross section area of a duct into which the cover is inserted, an outlet having a smaller cross section area than the cross section area of the inlet, and a step formed at a predetermined angle in a direction toward the outlet on a predetermined position of the cover. The cover has a ring shape and is configured to enable fluid to flow through an interior space of the cover from the inlet to the outlet.
US09657622B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a catalytic converter system that includes a catalytic converter having a plurality of passages to facilitate at least one catalytic reaction in an exhaust gas from a vehicle engine. A temperature sensor generates a temperature signal indicating at least one temperature of the catalytic converter. An electromagnetic field generator that responds to a control signal by generating an electromagnetic field to inductively to heat the catalytic converter. A controller generates the control signal based on temperature signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09657619B2
A method of exhaust gas aftertreatment of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes pre-treating the exhaust gas pre-treated by using a thermoreactor to catalytically oxidize the exhaust gas. Preferably, the exhaust gas is catalytically oxidized in the thermoreactor.
US09657617B2
A device for treating an exhaust gas containing particles includes: an exhaust gas line, an emission electrode and an electric supply line for the emission electrode. The electric supply line is at least partially surrounded by an electric insulator and the electric insulator has an outer diameter, the electric insulator extending from the exhaust gas line substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the exhaust gas line. The outer diameter measures at most 20 mm in the terminal region towards the longitudinal axis.
US09657615B2
A silencer includes conduit with a downstream end portion configured from a tubular member which includes a conduit discharge port extending through a silencer main body and discharges exhaust gas to the outside therethrough. The tubular member includes a resonance communication hole communicating with a resonance chamber and an upstream side communication hole and a downstream side communication hole communicating with a second chamber. A barrier wall serving as a throttle portion for throttling an exhaust path at an intermediate location of the tubular member is provided in the inside of the tubular member and between the upstream side communication hole and the downstream side communication hole.
US09657600B2
A heat exchanger includes an electrolytic bath and a control section. The electrolytic bath has first and second channels. A first fluid can flow through the first channel. A second fluid adapted to exchange heat with the first fluid can flow through the second channel. At least part of the first and second channels of the electrolytic bath is partitioned by anode and cathode plates to which a given potential is applied from a power source. The control section applies the given potential to the anode and cathode plates and performs polarity reversal adapted to reverse the polarity of the anode and cathode plates after having applied the given potential at given time intervals.
US09657596B2
A turbine housing assembly is disclosed. The turbine housing assembly may have a turbine housing. The turbine housing may have a turbine housing flange. The turbine housing assembly may also have a bearing housing having a boss extending from a compressor end to a turbine end opposite the compressor end. The bearing housing may also have a bearing housing flange abutting on the turbine housing flange. The bearing housing flange may be disposed between the compressor end and the turbine end. The turbine housing assembly may also have a clamping plate abutting on the turbine housing flange and the boss. Further the turbine housing assembly may have a backing plate abutting on the clamping plate. In addition, the turbine housing assembly may have a fastener disposed within the boss and attached to the backing plate.
US09657595B2
A bearing unit of a turbocharger may be disposed on an inner side of a space in a center housing and carry axial load of a rotary shaft connecting a turbine wheel, a compressor wheel, and an electric motor. The bearing unit may include a bearing body fastened to a side of the center housing and has a through-hole substantially at a center of the bearing body, and a coupling disposed in the through-hole and on the rotary shaft, having a stepped portion in which the bearing body is inserted, and forming an oil chamber with the bearing body.
US09657588B2
A system for monitoring health of a rotor is presented. The system includes a processing subsystem that generates a measurement matrix based upon a plurality of resonant-frequency first delta times of arrival vectors corresponding to a blade and a first sensing device, and a plurality of resonant-frequency second delta times of arrival vectors corresponding to the blade and a second sensing device, generates a resonant matrix based upon the measurement matrix such that entries in the resonant matrix are substantially linearly uncorrelated and linearly independent, and generates a resonance signal using a first subset of the entries of the resonant matrix, wherein the resonance signal substantially comprises common observations and components of the plurality of resonant-frequency first delta times of arrival vectors and the plurality of resonant-frequency second delta times of arrival vectors.
US09657582B2
A rotor hub comprises a gimbal assembly and an elastomeric centrifugal force bearing. The gimbal assembly is configured to transfer rotational movement of a mast to the rotor hub and to enable the rotor hub to flap relative to the mast. The elastomeric centrifugal force bearing is configured to withstand centrifugal force of a rotor blade when the mast is rotated and is configured to accommodate pitch changes of the rotor blade. A method comprises designing a gimbal assembly that enables a tail rotor hub to flap relative to a tail rotor mast. A centrifugal force bearing is selected that enables tail rotor blades to withstand centrifugal force and that allows for tail rotor blade pitch change articulation. Then, instructions are provided to use the gimbal assembly and the centrifugal force bearing in an in-plane tail rotor assembly.
US09657580B1
A method of forming micro channels in a thermal barrier coating includes placing a brazing tape on a substrate. The brazing tape has a first side and a second side with a plurality of ceramic members attached thereto. The first side is placed in contact with the substrate. A brazing step brazes the brazing tape to the substrate. An applying step applies a bond coat to the second side of the brazing tape. Another applying step applies a thermal barrier coating (TBC) onto the bond coat. A removing step removes the plurality of ceramic members by exposing the plurality of ceramic members to a ceramic solvent. A plurality of micro channels are formed in the thermal barrier coating by voids left from the plurality of ceramic members.
US09657579B2
The invention relates to a movable vane of a turbomachine comprising a blade (12) with inner cooling cavities and a root (11) by which means the vane can be mounted on a rotor disk, the root comprising at least two channels (11a) communicating with said inner cavities and leading to the base (11b) thereof, said base comprising at least two openings (11b1, 11b2) through which the channels open up, and a calibrating plate (20) provided with calibrated perforations (21, 22) corresponding to said openings being attached to the base (11b) of the root. The vane is characterized in that a mechanical means (25, 26; 11m1, 11m2) forming a sealing barrier between the two openings is arranged between the plate and the base of the root.
US09657574B2
A rotor (10) of a rotary machine (T1) according to the invention includes a plurality of rotor members (20, 30, and 40) which are joined to each other in the axial direction in which the axis (P) extends, and among the plurality of rotor members (20, 30 and 40), the first rotor member (30) in hydraulic fluid injection portions (3a and 3b) of a passageway (3) is formed of Ni-based alloy so that the inside thereof is hollow throughout the entire length in the axial direction.
US09657573B2
An object is to provide a mixed flow turbine, wherein intermediate blades having an intermediate height are provided between main blades of the mixed flow turbine, thus improving an impulse blade turbine characteristic and reducing the moment of inertia for a rotor blade as a whole, thereby improving the efficiency and transient response. The mixed flow turbine includes: a turbine rotor blade 11; a turbine housing 3; a scroll partition wall 17 dividing a scroll chamber 13; a shroud-side inflow passageway 35 formed on the side of a shroud-side partition wall surface 25; and a hub-side inflow passageway 29 formed on the side of a hub-side partition wall surface 23, wherein the rotor blade 11 includes: main blades 37 formed with a height spanning the entire extent between a hub outer circumferential surface 31 and the inner periphery surface of a shroud portion 15; and intermediate blades 39 arranged in the circumferential direction between the main blades 37 and arranged so as to extend from the inlet portion of the main blades 37 to an intermediate portion and having an intermediate height with respect to the height of the main blades 37, wherein a fluid from the hub-side inflow passageway 29 flows in through front edges of the intermediate blades 39.
US09657566B2
In at least some embodiments, a downhole tool includes a tool body defining a tool centerline, and a recessed ring guide intermediate to ends of the tool body. The downhole tool also includes an expander ring having an asymmetric wall thickness and rotatable around the recessed ring guide between a reduced tool profile orientation and an expanded tool profile orientation. The downhole tool also includes an actuator configured to rotate the expander ring between the reduced profile orientation and the expanded profile orientation.
US09657563B2
A system for communicating between a downhole tool and a surface location. The system may include a downhole tool disposed within a subsea riser. The downhole tool may include a device that actuates between first and second positions. An internal transducer may be coupled to the downhole tool and transmit a signal indicative of the position of the device. An external transducer may be positioned on an exterior of a riser. The external transducer may receive the signal from the internal transducer through the riser. A transponder may be positioned on an exterior of the riser and coupled to the external transducer. The transponder may transmit a signal to a surface location indicative of the position of the device.
US09657562B2
A downhole temperature logging method includes deploying a temperature logging device into a borehole, the temperature logging device having a mechanical drive and at least one shape memory alloy (SMA) unit. The method also includes deforming the SMA unit in response to a temperature or temperature range, wherein the deforming causes marks to a medium. The method also includes retrieving the medium and analyzing the marks.
US09657556B2
A well pump assembly has a pump driven by an electrical motor. A seal section reduces a pressure difference between a dielectric lubricant in the motor and a hydrostatic well fluid pressure. The seal section has a housing containing a guide tube concentric with the axis. Contractible and extensible inner and outer bellows surround the guide tube. An inner bellows guide ring is secured to the inner bellows between ends and has an inner surface with an inner diameter smaller than a minimum inner diameter of the inner bellows for sliding engagement with an outer surface of the guide tube as the inner bellows lengthens and contracts. The outer bellows has a guide ring secured between ends and having an outer surface with an outer diameter larger than a maximum outer diameter of the outer bellows for sliding engagement with an inner surface of the housing.
US09657554B2
A downhole filtration tool to remove sand and other solid particles from production fluid in a subterranean well. The downhole filtration tool includes a perforated mandrel surrounded by at least one filter element made of an open weave polymeric fiberglass material. In addition, the downhole filtration tool may include an additional screen or mesh installed in a separating annulus intermediate of the mandrel and the filter element to provide a filter having improved permeability and resistance to chemical and physical forces.
US09657546B2
An expandable seal has at least one travel stop designed to engage the surrounding tubular to limit expansion of the ring shape of the seal and in so doing limit the stress of circumferential ribs that extend from the ring base shape as they engage the surrounding tubular. The travel stop can be a solid ring or segments and can have a rounded outer surface designed to engage the surrounding tubular in a flush relationship. Alternatively the outer surface can also have hardened particles for a bite into the wall of the surrounding tubular before the blunt portions of the travel stop come into contact with the inside wall of the surrounding tubular.
US09657545B2
An apparatus that includes a chemical-injection management system. The chemical-injection management system may include a tree interface configured to couple the chemical-injection management system to a tree and a positive-displacement flow meter.
US09657542B2
A well tractor for use in inserting a bottom hole assembly into a wellbore, the well tractor including a tractor body, and two or more wheels connected to the tractor body by pivot arms and having a retracted position and a deployed position, the at least two wheels moveable between the retracted and deployed positions by hydraulic cylinders attached to the pivot arms. The well tractor further includes a track creating a loop around at least two wheels and engaged with the wheels, so that when the wheels rotate, the track also rotates around the wheels. When the wheels are in the retracted position, the track is maintained in close proximity to the tractor body, and when the wheels are in the deployed position, the track extends radially away from the tractor body and into contact with surfaces of the wellbore.
US09657541B2
This disclosure is related to downhole tool having an erosion resistant material metalurgically bonded to portions of the downhole tool. The downhole tool can have the erosion resistant material can be disposed on predetermined portions of inner and outer surfaces of the downhole tool. The disclosure is also related to a method of using the downhole tool described herein.
US09657531B2
An improved drilling riser assembly including a male drilling riser assembly section and a female drilling riser assembly section that form a connection joint when mated. The drilling riser assembly sections having an internal stab type main drilling riser connector. The drilling riser assembly sections each have main drilling riser flanges that have helically threaded rings on an outer edge of the flange. A box and pin connector each have an inner helically threaded ring that mates with the outer helical flange ring of a drilling riser assembly section. The box and pin connectors extend towards each other and make up an enclosed compression joined mating section around the stab type connectors of the drilling riser assembly.
US09657524B2
The invention relates to a small drilling apparatus for producing bores in the ground, comprising, a main carrier 4, a telescopic mast 7 with an adjustable length, a rotating device 6, by which the telescopic mast 7 is pivotable relative to the main carrier 4 around a vertical axis A1.
US09657522B2
Beneficiating drilling fluids that comprise low-quality clay and high-quality clay may be performed by adding a polymer and a high-quality clay to a fluid that comprises an aqueous base fluid and a low-quality clay, so as to yield a drilling fluid, wherein the ratio of the low-quality clay to the high-quality clay is about 90:10 to about 80:20.
US09657518B2
An extension ladder toolbox which can be attached to the existing holes on the ends of the rungs in such a way that it does not interfere with the users use of the ladder yet it allows for easy access to necessary tools and equipment.
US09657517B2
The structures described herein use an actuating system that can selectively switch between a lower and a raise mode of operation by rotating a rod assembly, and use a downward displacement of a pull member to lower and raise the window shade depending on whether its switching state. The actuating systems are simple to operate, allow convenient adjustment of the window shade, and are safe as the pull member has a limited length of extension.
US09657502B2
A door latch activator system for a trailer or truck body coupled to a door latch, including: a plunger installed in a path of the door latch; a switch configurable into one of an open or closed position by the plunger; and a pneumatic valve configured to control flow of pressurized air through the pneumatic valve depending on the position of the switch, wherein the plunger is moved toward or away from the roller switch by the door latch operating in the path, which activates the pneumatic valve to control the pressurized air flowing through the pneumatic valve.
US09657494B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a tower construction (1) from reinforced concrete. A tower has at least one cavity (35) that extends in the longitudinal direction within the tower. Double-wall elements (2) are arranged along a periphery of the tower, each comprising an external plate (3) as well as an internal plate (4) in vertical or inclined position, forming vertical external joints (5) as well as vertical internal joints (6) between the external plates (3) and the internal plates (4). A reinforcement (9) is installed in the area of the vertical external joints (5) in-between the external plates (3) as well as the vertical internal joints (6) in-between the internal plates (4). The vertical external joints (5) and the vertical internal joints (6) in-between the double-wall elements (2) are closed and the double-wall elements (2) are filled with concrete (23).
US09657484B2
Various embodiments are described that relate to a rapid deployment communications tile. As opposed to running various data and/or power wires, a construction crew can use set of tiles that have built in data and/or power transmission capabilities. These tiles can be keyed such that they interlock together to form a relatively uniform surface, such that the surface can also be used as a floor. Further, the tiles can have hardware components that enable the data and/or power transmission capabilities. These hardware components can be environmentally protected such that their performance is not subject to environmental factors.
US09657483B2
Building panels, especially floor panels, which are provided with a locking system including several separate strip parts connected to the panel edge. A strip part, configured to lock panels horizontally and to be fixed to a panel edge, including a strip body with an inner part configured to be fixed under the panel edge and an outer part configured to extend outside the panel edge, wherein the inner part comprises a fixing element configured to lock the strip part to the panel edge in a horizontal direction, wherein the outer part including a locking protrusion, located above the strip body and configured to lock the strip part to the panel edge vertically and a locking element configured to lock the panels in a horizontal direction, and wherein the inner part includes a cavity formed in the strip body and located between the fixing element and the locking protrusion.
US09657474B2
A low-emittance material having improved energy efficiency protection against air infiltration and moisture build-up in buildings is disclosed. The aforementioned low-emittance material utilizes existing framing openings or without increasing the wall profile of a building. The present invention provides a low-emittance material which may be implemented on traditional 2×4 framing having R-15 mass insulation material within existing or newly constructed framing cavities. The material of the present invention also meets requirements for serving as a water resistive barrier as defined by ICC AC38.
US09657468B1
An apparatus to allow or stop an air flow into an enclosed environment or piping system comprises (a) a housing having an upper flow passage, a middle flow passage, a lower flow passage; (b) a first valve seat; (c) a first valve diaphragm; (d) a second valve seat; and (e) a second valve diaphragm.
US09657464B2
A fluid flow control system having a fluid inlet configured to be operatively coupled to a fluid source, a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid inlet such that fluid may exit the system therethrough, a proximity sensor for detecting the position of an object within a region adjacent the sensor, and a flow control device configured to regulate fluid flow between the inlet and outlet in response to object detection by the sensor, wherein the flow control device varies the fluid flow proportional to the detected distance of an object from the sensor. A water flow control system for use in a shower environment is also provided, as well as a shower control system, methods for controlling water flow based on sensing of the presence and location of an object, and methods for reducing water consumption.
US09657456B2
A wheel loader is provided with a cab, a ladder, a vehicle body cover, an engine, an air cleaner, and an expansion member. The ladder has first to third steps. The air cleaner is disposed to the outside of the vehicle body cover and above and to the rear of the ladder. The expansion member is able to assume an expanded posture and a retracted posture. The expansion member abuts at least one step in the expanded posture.
US09657448B2
A bridge maintenance vehicle with a hinge-connected hanging bracket for avoiding bridge-side obstacles comprises an unwheeling and a suspension arm. The unwheeling comprises a vehicle frame chassis. The suspension arm is a C-shaped hanging bracket. The vehicle frame chassis is connected to a lower end of a strut in a hinged manner through a longitudinal shaft hinge and a longitudinal shaft. A protruding end of a lower cross beam of the C-shaped hanging bracket is provided with at least a fixing point for a lifting rope or a lifting rope winding/unwinding device. A vehicle frame stringer is fixed at an upper end of the strut. A hanging bracket longitudinal beam is fixed at an upper end of a vertical rod of the C-shaped hanging bracket. The hanging bracket longitudinal beam and the vehicle frame stringer are movably connected with each other into a whole through at least two cross beams.
US09657442B2
The invention relates to an aqueous insolubilizer composition intended for the surface treatment of paper and cardboard, comprising a mixture composed of glyoxal and of at least one alkali metal orthophosphate, and also its use.
US09657439B2
A method for producing a strand or cable, in which fibers and/or wires are twisted at a twisting point to form the strand or cable. The fibers and/or wires are coated with a liquefied matrix material before and/or at the twisting point and are embedded in the matrix material during twisting. The fibers and/or wires are immersed in the matrix material before and/or at the twisting point and the formed strand or the formed cable is cooled after the twisting in order for the matrix material to solidify, preferably by air or in a cooling liquid, for example water.
US09657437B2
Fibers sized with a coating of amorphous polyetherketoneketone are useful in the preparation of reinforced polymers having improved properties, wherein the amorphous polyetherketoneketone can improve the compatibility of the fibers with the polymeric matrix.
US09657433B2
The present invention relates to a dryer and a controlling method of a dryer, which can sense whether there is a malfunction or can precisely sense a drying rate of laundry. A dryer comprising a drum that laundry is stored in and a heater that supplies hot air to the drum, the dryer includes a sensing circuit that outputs a pulse signal based on contact with the laundry; and a micom that controls the dryer, wherein the micom determines a drying rate of the laundry or whether there is a malfunction in the dryer based on the pulse signal outputted from the sensing circuit.
US09657430B2
A condensing type clothes dryer having a heat pump cycle is provided that may include a drum in which an object to be dried may be accommodated; a circulation duct that forms a circulation passage such that air may circulate via the drum; and a heat pump cycle. The heat pump cycle may include a plurality of evaporators provided adjacent to each other in the circulation duct; a condenser provided at a downstream side of the plurality of evaporators and spaced therefrom, that absorbs heat of air discharged from the drum through the plurality of evaporators, and transfers the heat to air introduced into the drum through the condenser, using an operation fluid, which may circulate via the plurality of evaporators and the condenser; a plurality of divergence pipes that form a divergence passage, such that the operation fluid discharged from the condenser may be introduced into each of the plurality of evaporators; a plurality of electronic expansion valves provided at the plurality of divergence pipes, respectively, that opens and closes the plurality of divergence passage; and a controller that controls a flow amount of the operation fluid to be introduced into each of the plurality of evaporators by controlling an open degree of the divergence passage based on a super heat degree of the operation fluid passing through each of the plurality of evaporators.
US09657428B2
A washing machine includes: a cabinet; a tub; a pump case provided so as to drain washing water; a pump filter that filters foreign substances in washing water and is able to be detached from the pump case; and a pump filter head that is combined with one side of the pump filter and causes the pump filter to rotate, wherein the pump filter head includes: a first head having a first state in which the first head is engaged with one side of the pump case and is combined with the pump case and a second state in which the first head is released from the pump case; and a second head that is positioned at front of the first head and is rotatable separately from the first head in the first state. A user can recognize whether the pump filter is fully fastened to the pump case.
US09657418B2
A needle drive assembly for a sewing machine includes a drive shaft rotatable about a drive shaft axis and a needle drive cam operably connected to the drive shaft and rotatable therewith. A needle drive race is slidably connected to the needle drive cam via a cam pin secured to the needle drive cam and at least partially extending through the needle drive race. A needle is assembly affixed to the needle drive race and includes a needle bar and a needle secured to the needle bar. Rotary motion of the drive shaft and needle drive cam about the drive shaft axis is translated into a needle path via the needle drive race, the needle path including a substantially vertical downstroke from a stroke peak to a stroke depth, a horizontal carry portion from the stroke depth and a curvilinear or linear upstroke from the horizontal carry portion to peak.
US09657416B2
A circular weaving machine has warp-tape guide elements arranged around a circular reed to supply a multiplicity of warp tapes. Weaving-shed forming devices group the fed warp tapes into two warp-tape groups and impart thereon mutually opposed alternating movements, with the result that a weaving shed is opened and closed between the two warp-tape groups. A weaving shuttle moves on an orbit in the opened weaving shed and, in the process, introduces a weft tape from a weft-tape bobbin carried thereby into the weaving shed, with the result that a fabric is formed. The fabric is drawn off through a weaving ring. The weaving shuttle keeps the bobbin axis of the weft-tape bobbin at an angular position which deviates by at most +/−15°, preferably at most +/−10°, from a normal to a surface which contains the geometric connecting lines between the warp-tape guide elements and the weaving ring.
US09657414B2
A method and device for operating a drawing line or drawing unit for drawing cables from polymer threads using a plurality of driven drawing rollers. According to the invention, each drawing roller is controlled to a prescribed motion value. To this end, each drawing roller is associated with a separately controllable drive device.
US09657410B2
A Ga2O3 crystal film is epitaxially grown on a Ga2O3 crystal substrate using an MBE method, while controlling the n-type conductivity with high accuracy. Provided is a method for producing a Ga2O3 crystal film, wherein a conductive Ga2O3 crystal film is formed by epitaxial growth using an MBE method. This method for producing a Ga2O3 crystal film comprises a step wherein a Ga2O3 single crystal film containing Sn is grown by producing a Ga vapor and an Sn vapor and supplying the Ga vapor and the Sn vapor to the surface of a Ga2O3 crystal substrate as molecular beams. The Sn vapor is produced by heating Sn oxide that is filled in a cell of an MBE apparatus.
US09657408B2
Disclosed is an ingot manufacturing apparatus that includes: an inner wall which has a growth zone where an ingot IG grows from molten silicon; a crucible which surrounds the inner wall; and a heat reflector which is formed convexly toward an interface between a surface of the molten silicon of the growth zone and the inner wall.
US09657405B2
A removable mask for a platform or a nozzle sector of a turbine engine blade, the blade or sector configured to be covered in an electrolytic deposit, the mask including a mechanism to engage on the platform and a mechanism to cover outer surfaces of the platform that are not to be covered by the electrolytic deposit.
US09657404B2
A method of forming a metallic pattern on a polymer substrate is provided. A mixture layer is formed on a polymer substrate surface. The mixture layer includes an active carrier medium and nanoparticles dispersed in the active carrier medium. A laser process is performed to treat a portion of the mixture layer to form a conductive pattern on the surface of the polymer substrate. A cleaning process is performed to remove an untreated portion of the mixture layer to expose the surface of the polymer substrate, while the conductive pattern is remained on the surface of the polymer substrate. Then, the conductive pattern on the polymer substrate is subjected to an electroplating process to form the metallic pattern over the conductive pattern on the polymer substrate.
US09657398B2
Compositions for inhibiting the corrosion of metals in contact with an aqueous system are provided. The corrosion inhibiting compositions may be used to maintain effective amounts of (1) an amino acid-based polymer, such as a polyaspartic acid compound, and (2) a dispersible and/or soluble tin compound in the aqueous system. The corrosion inhibiting compositions include the amino acid-based polymer and a dispersible and/or soluble tin compound and may optionally include a polycarboxylic acid chelating agent and/or a carboxylate/sulfonate functional copolymer.
US09657389B2
The present invention relates to a target for an ARC source having a first body (3) of a material to be vaporized, which essentially comprises in one plane a surface which is intended to be vaporized, wherein the surface surrounds in this plane a central area, characterized in that in the central area a second body (7) is provided, which is preferably in the form of a disk and is electrically isolated from the first body (3), in such a way that the second body (7) can essentially provide no electrons for maintaining a spark.
US09657382B2
A high-strength hot rolled steel sheets with excellent stretch flangeability has small variations in mechanical properties in individual coils. Variations in strength from place to place in a coil are decreased by minimally reducing the Si and Mn contents to suppress the occurrence of problems such as segregation. Further, the microstructure of the steel sheets is configured such that a ferrite phase represents an area ratio of not less than 95%, the ferrite crystal grains have an average grain size of not less than 1 μm, and the ferrite crystal grains contain TiC with an average particle size of not more than 7 nm dispersed in the crystal grains.
US09657379B2
This invention provides a forging steel excellent in forgeability, which forging steel comprises, in mass %, C: 0.001 to less than 0.07%, Si: 3.0% or less, Mn: 0.01 to 4.0%, Cr: 5.0% or less, P: 0.2% or less, S: 0.35% or less, Al: 0.0001 to 2.0%, N: 0.03% or less, one or both of Mo: 1.5% or less (including 0%) and Ni: 4.5% or less (including 0%), and a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities; wherein Di given by the following Equation (1) is 60 or greater: Di=5.41×Di(Si)×Di(Mn)×Di(Cr)×Di(Mo)×Di(Ni)×Di(Al) (1)
US09657369B2
The invention relates to a separation and recovery method for radioactive waste slag and specifically relates to a separation and recovery method for monazite slag. The separation and recovery method comprises the following steps: acid leaching, pressure filtration, water washing, extraction of valuable components and treatment of filtration slag. The separation and recovery method provided by the invention performs low-acid and low-temperature leaching on monazite slag, so that a liquid phase and a solid phase are easy to separate; after an ore dressing process is adopted for performing ore dressing and alkali decomposition on secondary slag, closed-loop circulation and recovery of uranium, thorium and rare earth is realized; and simultaneously, extraction raffinate waste acid is recycled, so that the emission of waste water is reduced, the consumption of sulfuric acid and fresh water and the treatment cost of the waste water are reduced, the production cost is reduced, the recovery rate of the valuable elements, namely the uranium, the thorium and the rare earth is more than 97%, and the whole process has no emission of the radioactive waste water and waste slag.
US09657368B2
The present invention relates to a metal leach and recovery process. The process involves subjecting a metal bearing material to a reactive process by combining said metal bearing material with a leaching agent to liberate at least one metal value and forming a first aqueous leach pulp. This first aqueous leach pulp is subjected to a solid liquid separation step thereby providing a first clarified aqueous leach solution and a second aqueous leach pulp. The first clarified aqueous leach solution is then subjected to solvent extraction thereby obtaining the first aqueous raffinate. The second aqueous leach pulp is subjected to at least two further solid liquid separation steps of which some or all are in a counter current decantation (CCD) arrangement. Each of the solid liquid separation steps of the CCD arrangement results in an aqueous liquor and aqueous suspension of solids wherein each aqueous suspension of solids resulting from each solid liquid separation step of the CCD arrangement is passed to the subsequent solid liquid separation step and the suspension of solids resulting from the final solid liquid separation step is removed from the process. Further, each aqueous liquor resulting from each solid liquid separation step of the CCD arrangement is passed to the previous solid liquid separation step. The further solid liquid separation steps result in at least one further clarified aqueous leach solution. The at least one further clarified aqueous leach solution is/are subjected to solvent extraction thereby obtaining at least one further aqueous raffinate. At least a portion of the one or more of the at least one further aqueous raffinates is fed into the final solid liquid separation is of the CCD arrangement. The process provides a flocculation system comprising either: (i) addition of an organic polymeric flocculant to or prior to at least one solid liquid separation step, which polymeric flocculant is formed from 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid (ATBS) or salts thereof as a homopolymer or copolymer with at least one water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer; or (ii) addition of an organic polymeric flocculant and at least one support agent to or prior to at least one solid liquid separation step, which at least one support agent is selected from at least one of the group consisting of oxidizing agents, reducing agents, irradiation and free radical producing agents. The process provides significantly improved metal extraction and recovery.
US09657361B2
Processes for detecting Dengue virus (DENV) nucleic acid in a sample are provided including producing an amplification product by amplifying DENV nucleotide sequence and detection of an amplification by hybridization of a probe or other technique. The processes use primers or probes with introduced mutations and or degenerate bases that provide excellent superiority in detection and serotyping of DENV in a sample.
US09657352B2
Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, capture probes, and detection probes, for detection of a 16S rRNA or its encoding gene from bacterial species associated with bacterial vaginosis. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits.
US09657351B2
Use of at least an MDM2 gene panel, preferably a four gene MDM2 gene panel, as a biomarker for predicting the response to a MDM2 antagonist.
US09657338B2
The present invention relates to a method for immobilizing nucleic acids on a support, comprising the provision of a nucleic acid with a stretch of nucleotides of only one basetype and the immobilization of said nucleic acid on a support by crosslinking by light, wherein said crosslinking by light is performed at a wavelength of about 300-500 nm, preferably at a wavelength of 365 nm. The present invention further relates to a method for the analysis of nucleic acids immobilized according to the invention, which comprises the hybridization of the immobilized nucleic acid with complementary and mismatch segments. Furthermore, the present invention relates to immobilized nucleic acids obtainable by the method of the invention, the use of accordingly immobilized nucleic acids for the production of nucleic acid arrays and a diagnostic kit, comprising an array of nucleic acids which are immobilized according to the present invention.
US09657336B2
Methods and systems of quantifying a target material in solution include detection of a size change of a hybridized nanoparticle. In particular, the examples include functionalizing a plurality of nanoparticles to adapt the nanoparticles to hybridize with a species-specific target material, measuring the size of the functionalized nanoparticles to predetermine a standard distribution of non-hybridized nanoparticles, introducing the functionalized nanoparticles in a solution containing species-specific target materials and/or non-target materials, and hybridizing the functionalized nanoparticles with the species-specific target material if present in the solution. The size of the nanoparticles in solution are then measured after hybridization, and the presence or non-presence of the species-specific target material is detected and/or quantified by comparing the measured size of the nanoparticles after hybridization to the standard distribution of non-hybridized nanoparticles.
US09657332B2
Methods and compositions for the detection and quantification of nucleic acids are provided. In certain embodiments, methods involve the use of primers or probes that comprise a non-natural nucleotide linked to a reporter. Target nucleic acids are detected by the polymerization of a complementary probe or primer that incorporated a cognate non-natural nucleotide linked to a quencher.
US09657325B2
Provided is a flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 78% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity.
US09657313B2
The invention relates to an isoprene oligomer that contains a trans structural moiety and a cis structural moiety, which can be represented by the following formula (1), wherein at least 1 atom or group in the trans structural moiety is replaced by another atom or group. The invention also relates to a polyisoprene, which is biosynthesized using the isoprene oligomer and isopentenyl diphosphate. Further, this invention provides a rubber composition comprising the isoprene oligomer and/or the polyisoprene, and a pneumatic tire, including tire components (e.g., treads and sidewalls) formed from the rubber composition. wherein n represents an integer from 1 to 10; m represents an integer from 1 to 30; and Y represents a hydroxy group, a formyl group, a carboxy group, an ester group, a carbonyl group, or a group represented by the following formula (2):
US09657312B2
The present invention provides a vector system in which a MuLV-Gag gene, a MuLV-Pol gene, and a GaLV-Env gene are expressed in two separate vectors. The vector system is capable of inserting a therapeutic gene to these two separate vectors, and in this raged, the size of an inserted gene is not limited and a variety of foreign therapeutic genes may be inserted to the vectors. Accordingly, the foreign therapeutic gene may be delivered in a safe and efficient manner to desired tissue of cells of aberrant proliferation. Therefore, the vector system is applicable in a composition for delivering a gene targeting the aberrantly dividing cells of aberrant proliferation, wherein the composition includes a retrovirus produced by cell line transfection. The vector system is also applicable in a composition for preventing or treating a disease caused by cells of aberrant proliferation of, such as cancer cells.
US09657310B2
Disclosed are a novel expression vector for efficient expression of recombinant proteins in mammalian cells, a mammalian cell transformed with the vector, and a method for production of the mammalian cell. The expression vector is an expression vector for expression of a mammalian protein and includes a gene expression regulatory site, and a gene encoding the protein downstream thereof, and an internal ribosome entry site further downstream thereof, and a gene encoding a glutamine synthetase further downstream thereof, and a dihydrofolate reductase gene downstream of either the same gene expression regulatory site or another gene expression regulatory site in addition to the former.
US09657309B2
The present invention relates to a method for carrying out recombination at a target locus.
US09657300B2
The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having leader sequence function. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods using the polynucleotides for production of polypeptides.
US09657298B2
Recombinant bacterial strains comprising heterologous nif genes in its genome, and capable of fixing nitrogen. The strain may be, for example, a recombinant Pseudomonas fluorescens strain comprising heterologous nif genes in its genome. An inoculum and a method for increasing plant productivity are further described.
US09657278B2
The invention relates to methods of producing infectious bunyavirus replicon particles. These bunyavirus replicon particles are safe and can be used outside a biosafety containment. The invention further relates to recombinant bunyavirus replicon particles and uses of these recombinant bunyavirus replicon particles.
US09657277B2
Provided is a novel bacteriophage ΦCJ19 (KCCM11361P). In addition, the present invention relates to an antibacterial composition including the bacteriophage ΦCJ19 (KCCM11361P) as an active ingredient. Further, the present invention is a method of preventing and/or treating infectious diseases by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in animals except for humans using the bacteriophage ΦCJ19 (KCCM11361P) or the antibacterial composition containing the bacteriophage ΦCJ19 (KCCM11361P) as an active ingredient.
US09657270B2
This invention provides disc stem cells, processes for obtaining and culturing disc stem cells, and methods for repairing damaged or diseased disc tissue comprising the use of the disc stem cells of the invention.
US09657262B2
An apparatus for treating a biomass feedstock at a high temperature, includes a cooling device 90 for cooling a biomass treated liquid at a high temperature; an enzymatic saccharification tank 103 for saccharifying a cooled treated liquid 101B with an enzyme; a solid-liquid separation apparatus 112 for removing water-slightly soluble substances contained in a saccharide solution 104 taken out from the enzymatic saccharification tank 103 and a foreign substance removing unit 113 provided with a microfiltration (MF) membrane 113a; a dilution tank 132, disposed downstream of the foreign substance removing unit 113, for diluting the saccharide solution from which the water-slightly soluble substances are removed by adding water thereto; a water separation unit 116, provided with a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane 116a, for removing water 114 from the diluted saccharide solution so as to obtain concentrated saccharide solution 115.
US09657261B2
Disclosed herein are systems and devices for culturing cells in a biomimetic environment of a cellularized nephron unit, and methods for fabricating and using the cellularized nephron unit.
US09657257B2
A composition for a medium that can discharges organic unsaturated colorant molecules that may stain is described. The composition can quickly and effectively neutralize a discoloration that results from, in particular, blood or blood-based, ink, or grease stains. The composition can remove the stain within, typically about 20-30 minutes, and can achieve color contrast of a ΔE value of about 15-20 or greater. The composition can be adapted for different uses and embodied in various cleaning, stain-fighting, cosmetic, personal hygiene, or medical products.
US09657256B2
A cleaning composition for porcelain comprises abrasive material and a carrier, wherein the carrier is water-based. The abrasive material comprises pumice with a particle size distribution such that at least 35 percent of the particles fall are 250 to 750 microns and wherein the carrier comprises a biodegradable gum in an amount sufficient to act as a thickener and suspending agent for the pumice. The cleaning composition further comprises glycerin and further comprises between 30% and 60% by weight pumice. The cleaning composition further comprises between 0.8% and 2.5% biodegradable gum and a thickener selected from one or more members of the group consisting of guar gum, locust bean gum, tara gum, xanthan, carrageenan, gellan gum and vegetable gum.
US09657253B2
The present invention relates to a tricresyl phosphate-free oil which can be used as lubricant or hydraulic oil. The oil is distinguished by extremely low human toxicity. In particular, the oil is suitable as turbine oil, i.e. as lubricant oil in aircraft turbines, with which, in the case of a fume event, symptoms of the aerotoxic syndrome in aircraft passengers can be prevented. In addition, the present invention relates to the corresponding use of the turbine oil according to the invention for the prophylaxis of the aerotoxic syndrome in the case of a fume event. In addition, the invention describes a turbine which contains a corresponding turbine oil as lubricant. Furthermore, the method for operating a turbine is indicated.
US09657250B2
Modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins include one or more alkylamines, having preferably at least one primary amine type group as well as their use for improving the flow properties of motor fuels and hydrocarbon fuels, such as in particular jet fuel, gas oil, fuel oil domestic, heavy fuel oil.
US09657248B1
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, reacting reactants comprising a ferric/ferrous chelate and a sour gas stream.
US09657246B2
A natural gas liquefaction process suited for offshore liquefaction of natural gas produced in association with oil production is described.
US09657236B2
The present invention relates to a catalyst combination for hydrotreating raw oils and a process for hydrotreating raw oils with the catalyst combination. The catalyst combination comprises one or both of at least one hydrogenation protection catalyst I and at least one hydrogenation demetalling catalyst I; at least one hydrogenation demetalling catalyst II; and at least one hydrogenation treatment catalyst III.
US09657229B2
To provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as high stability to light, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, a large dielectric constant in a minor axis direction, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility; a liquid crystal composition containing the compound; and a liquid crystal display device including the composition.The compound is represented by formula (1). For example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons, ring A1 to ring A4 are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene, Z1 to Z4 are a single bond, —(CH2)2—, —COO— or —CH2O—, X1 is halogen, —C≡N, —CF3 or —OCF3, L1 and L2 are hydrogen or fluorine, Y1 and Y2 are fluorine; a, b, c and d each are 0 or 1, and a sum thereof is 1 or 2.
US09657223B2
Disclosed herein is a method of stabilizing alpha-sialon phosphor, including the steps of: mixing raw powder including Si3N4, AlN, a rare-earth metal oxide and calcium nitride (Ca3N2) as a calcium source; heat-treating the raw powder to convert the calcium source into Ca—Al—Si—N based compound comprising CaAlSiN3 or CaAl2Si4N8; and sintering the heat-treated raw powder thereby forming alpha-sialon phosphor. This method is advantageous in that a reliable alpha-sialon phosphor having high photoluminescence intensity can be manufactured regardless of weather, season, environment and the like.
