US09866008B2
A safety unit is provided for this purpose, and includes a position determining unit, a speed determining unit, a logical product unit, and a stopping unit. When a rotation amount (positional data) of an encoder rotating in connection with a rotation shaft of a servo motor falls within a predetermined limiting range, the position determining unit outputs a command for stopping a motor to a logical product unit. When rotation speed of the encoder rotating in connection with the rotation shaft of the servo motor falls within a predetermined limiting range, the speed determining unit outputs the command for stopping the motor to the logical product unit. This control by the logical product unit requires a stop command from both the position and speed determining units. The logical product unit informs the stopping unit to stop the servo motor to a controller.
US09866003B2
An aircraft comprises a secondary support structure and a nut plate engaging the secondary support structure. The nut plate includes at least one locator protrusion engaging a mounting hole in the secondary support structure to constrain motion of the nut plate along the secondary support structure. The nut plate further includes means for additionally constraining motion of the nut plate away from the secondary support structure.
US09865998B1
A method, apparatus, and system are described for a radial bus Shared Resource Distributed electrical power Distribution System, which has multiple electrical power distribution platforms and a radial power distribution bus. The multiple electrical power distribution platforms are coupled to the radial bus in an interlaced fashion to supply AC electrical power to the downstream electrical loads. The electrical loads are dual corded and are configured to nominally receive AC electrical power from two separate power distribution platforms. A first power distribution platform electrically connects to a first set of the dual corded electrical loads. Also, the first power distribution platform electrically connects to a second set of the dual corded electrical loads. A second power distribution platform electrically connects to the first set of the dual corded electrical loads, and the second power distribution platform electrically connects to a third set of the dual corded electrical loads.
US09865997B2
A double shutter shroud (5) and a flexible sheath (11) surrounding a stab (10) of an MCC unit, form a protective tunnel (30) for the stab to connect to a bus 4. A first shroud (6) mounted on the bus, includes a first gate (12). A second shroud (20) mounted on the MCC unit includes a second gate (24). When the MCC unit slides into an MCC section, a unit key (16) opens the first gate. When the stab is advanced toward the bus, a stab key (28) opens the second gate, forming a protective tunnel (30) from the flexible sheath and through the first and second shrouds. The protective tunnel protects the stab and bus from contamination, helps prevent dielectric breakdowns and short circuits between different phase busses, and protects an operator from electrical hazard of touching the bus or stab with tools or fingers.
US09865994B2
A VCSEL array includes a base substrate, a plurality of VCSEL devices and an inter-device line. Each of the plurality of VCSEL devices is disposed on a front side of the base substrate. The inter-device line connects two of the plurality of VCSEL devices that are adjacent to each other, the two VCSEL devices being connected in series such that forward directions of the two VCSEL devices are the same. An insulating groove that electrically insulates the two VCSEL devices is formed on the base substrate.
US09865978B2
A connector is mateable with a mating connector along a first direction. The mating connector comprises a plurality of mating protrusions. Each of the mating protrusions protrudes along the first direction. The mating protrusions include a first mating protrusion and a second mating protrusion. The connector comprises a terminal and a holding member. The holding member is provided with a plurality of receiving portions. The receiving portions include a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. The first receiving portion is opened in each of the first direction and a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. When the connector is mated with the mating connector, the first receiving portion receives the first mating protrusion to regulate a movement of the first mating protrusion. The second receiving portion is opened in each of the first direction and a third direction. When the connector is mated with the mating connector, the second receiving portion receives the second mating protrusion to regulate a movement of the second mating protrusion.
US09865964B2
A connector (F) includes a housing (10), and terminal accommodating chambers (13) are formed in the housing (10). Terminal fittings (72) are fixed individually fixed to front end parts of the wires (71) and are inserted into the respective terminal accommodating chambers (13) from behind. Rubber plugs (61) are fit externally on the front end parts of the wires (71) and are configured to seal clearances between outer peripheries of the wires (71) and inner peripheries of the terminal accommodating chambers (13). Vibration damping rings (64) are formed on rear end parts of the rubber plugs (61). Vibration damping rings adjacent to each other are held resiliently held in contact with each other.
US09865963B2
A heat dissipation device is presented for an electrical meter socket. The heat dissipation device includes a conduit with a first end configured to be mounted to a first opening in a housing of the electrical meter socket. The heat dissipation device includes a vent cap to cover a second end of the conduit, and may include one or more optional apertures to dissipate heat from the electrical meter socket. The heat dissipation device can also include mesh or screen to keep insects out of the device. An electrical meter socket system is also presented, including the electrical meter socket a heat dissipation device and a connector to connect the device to an opening in a housing of the socket. A method is also presented, for dissipating heat from an electrical meter socket.
US09865958B2
Provided is a plug to be mechanically and electrically connected to a corresponding mating plug, comprising a housing, a protective conductor bridge, a retaining frame, and a plug insert; the retaining frame is mounted on the housing and includes at least one connecting section to be connected to the plug insert, and the plug insert is mounted on the at least one connecting section; the protective conductor bridge is laterally inserted into the retaining frame.
US09865957B2
An electrical pop out device has a shroud and an outlet housing. The outlet housing is sized to be placed inside the shroud. A guidance mechanism connects the outlet housing with the shroud. The guidance mechanism includes multiple rack gears and multiple pinion gears. The outlet housing is moveable with respect to the shroud along a direction defined by the rack gear. A spring connector electrically couples the shroud to the outlet housing.
US09865953B2
A socket housing and contact assembly process includes forming the solder ball contact region after initial installation of a set of contacts into the housing. The contact regions of the set of contacts pass through corresponding contact cavities to extend beyond the housing and the contact regions are formed over at equal angles for solder ball placement.
US09865950B2
A plug connector assembly having a first plug connector and a second plug connector, wherein the plug connectors each have at least two contact elements, wherein the contact elements of the first plug connector make contact with the contact elements of the second plug connector at contact points in the plug-connected state of the plug connector assembly, such that the contact elements of the two plug connectors are designed in the form of contact lugs which project into a free space and can be elastically deflected.
US09865945B2
An attachment structure for attaching a recess of a housing to a DIN rail includes first and second movable strips. The first movable strip extends continuously from an operable portion and being movable along a surface of the housing in a first direction toward the recess and in a second direction opposite from the first direction. A first claw of the first movable strip and a second claw of the second movable strip move toward the DIN rail in accordance with a movement of the first movable strip in the first direction and engage ledges of the DIN rail. A koma converts the movement of the first movable strip in the first or second direction to a movement of the second movable strip in a direction opposite from the movement direction of the first movable strip.
US09865944B2
An output terminal for a vehicle AC generator is provided. The output terminal comprises: a bolt and a cylinder nut. The bolt has outer threads and is inserted through a through hole of a rectifier unit. The cylinder nut has inner threads, which engage with the outer threads of the bolt so that the cylinder nut surrounds the outer circumference of the bolt and fixes the bolt to the rectifier unit. The cylinder nut has a recess in its outer circumference. An insulating sleeve may be provided on the output terminal. The insulating sleeve has at least an internal protrusion for being received in and engaged with the recess of the cylinder nut.
US09865938B2
In various representative aspects, an apparatus for securing solar panels to a rail support guide, while facilitating grounding by a common grounding wire. The apparatus is an electrically conductive lay-in-lug fastener, which facilitates multiple rows of solar panels to be electrically bonded to each other. The apparatus includes a lug member for securing the grounding wire. In doing so, the structure for securing the grounding wire is at an acute angle to the frame, enabling a wrench to be used even in space-challenged locations.
US09865937B1
A method for fabricating a radiating element containment and ground plane structure. The method includes positioning post components, wherein each of the post components has at least one channel. The method further includes positioning a ground plane component including insertion slots and post attachment points. The method also includes attaching the post components to the ground plane component such that each post component is electrically grounded to the ground plane component.
US09865935B2
A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) comprising various integral components and method of manufacture are provided. The PCB includes a Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW), integrated waveguide antennas disposed above the SIW, apertures formed in SIW for coupling with the waveguide antennas, a transmission line routed above the SIW and using the SIW as a ground plane thereof, and further antennas, integrated into the PCB and disposed above and coupled to the transmission line. The SIW and the transmission line may be branched structures for feeding corresponding arrays of waveguide antennas and further antennas. Coplanar waveguides may also be integrated into the PCB and coupled to the SIW and the transmission line via integral impedance matching structures. PCB feature re-use and component interleaving may provide for a desirable and manufacturable PCB structure.
US09865929B2
A communication device includes a ground element and an antenna element. The antenna element is disposed adjacent to an edge of the ground element. The antenna element includes a first metal element and a second metal element. The first metal element has a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled through a capacitive element to a communication module. The second end is coupled through a shorting element to the ground element. The second metal element has a third end and a fourth end. The third end is coupled to the communication module. The fourth end is open. The first metal element and the second metal element are adjacent to each other, but not connected to each other. The first metal element and the second metal element have projections on the edge of the ground element, wherein the projections do not overlap with each other.
US09865923B2
An antenna includes antenna coil having a magnetic-material core and a coil conductor. The antenna coil is arranged toward a side of a planar conductor, such as a circuit board. Of the coil conductor, a first conductor part close to a first main face of the magnetic-material core and a second conductor part close to a second main face of the magnetic-material core are provided such that the first conductor part is not over the second conductor part in view from a line in a direction normal to the first main face or the second main face of the magnetic-material core. In addition, a coil axis of the coil conductor is orthogonal to the side of the planar conductor.
US09865919B2
A feed network for use with an antenna array includes at least first and second RF inputs, a combiner network and a beamforming network. In some examples, additional RF inputs are provided. Each RF input corresponds to a sub-band. The first RF input for a first sub-band signal is coupled to a first sub-band parameter control; the second RF input for the second sub-band signal is coupled to a second sub-band parameter control. The combiner network is coupled to the first sub-band parameter control and to the second sub-band parameter control. The combiner network also has at least one output comprising a combination of the first sub-band signal and the second sub-band signal. The beamforming network is coupled to the combiner network and has a plurality of RF outputs. The first and second sub-band parameter controls are independently adjustable. In one example, the beamforming network comprises a Butler matrix.
US09865916B2
An antenna structure includes an antenna holder, a radiating body, a feed portion, and a grounding portion. The antenna holder includes a plurality of surfaces. The feed portion is positioned on one surface of the antenna holder and electronically connected to a first end of the radiating body. The ground portion is positioned on one surface of the antenna holder and electronically connected to a second end of the radiating body so as to form a loop antenna. An electronic element is surrounded by the loop antenna.
US09865915B2
A wireless electronic device may be provided with antenna structures. The antenna structures may be formed from an antenna ground and an array of antenna resonating elements. The antenna resonating elements may be electrically connected to the antenna ground using solder. The antenna resonating elements may be formed from metal traces on a dielectric support structure that surrounds the antenna ground. The antenna ground may be formed form stamped sheet metal and may have slanted steps adjacent to the antenna resonating elements. To form a solder joint between the metal antenna resonating element traces and the sheet metal of the antenna ground, laser light may be applied to the sheet metal of the antenna ground in the vicinity of the solder paste. Separate metal members may also be provided in the vicinity of the solder paste and may be heated using the laser to join metal traces on plastic carriers.
US09865908B2
There is provided an electrode structure for preventing cracks occurring in a metal electrode due to heating in a manufacturing process in the case of stacking an insulating resin and the metal electrode which are different in thermal expansion coefficient. An electrode for a semiconductor circuit, stacked on a substrate made of an insulating resin, has an electrode structure composed of a main electrode including a slit formed by cutting out a part thereof to prevent occurrence of a crack in a manufacturing process caused by a difference in thermal expansion coefficient from the substrate, and an auxiliary electrode that covers the slit in the main electrode. No slit is provided but a bridge is formed at a portion where the slit in the main electrode and the slit in the auxiliary electrode overlap with each other, thereby eliminating a gap portion where the electrode does not exist.
US09865906B2
A battery system and a method of assembling the battery system are provided. The battery system includes a thermally conductive base member, a thermal transfer member, a thermally conductive adhesive portion, and a battery module. The thermal transfer member has a metal plate with a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion is disposed on the thermally conductive base member. The top portion has a substantially arcuate-shaped groove extending inwardly into the metal plate. The thermally conductive adhesive portion is disposed in the substantially arcuate-shaped groove. The battery module having a first pouch-type battery cell with a first outer housing with a first end portion. The first end portion is disposed on the thermally conductive adhesive portion and is disposed above the arcuate-shaped groove.
US09865902B2
A device is provided for monitoring an electrical accumulation battery that includes a set of cells connected in series. The device includes means for measuring a current intensity delivered by the battery; means for measuring an electrical voltage between an upstream connection point and a downstream connection point of each cell of the battery; a recorder that records a zero-current electrical voltage between the upstream connection point and the downstream connection point of each cell of the battery; and an electrical resistance estimator configured to periodically estimate an electrical resistance of each cell in the battery, between the upstream connection point and the downstream connection point.
US09865892B2
Provided are a fuel cell system capable of shortening the wait time of an observer who confirms set points of a system interconnection protective device before starting a system interconnection operation, and a method for operating the fuel cell system.A fuel cell system 100 includes: a hydrogen generating unit 16 configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material; a heater 18 configured to heat the hydrogen generating unit; an electric power generation start command unit 32 configured to receive a command of start of an electric power generating operation of the fuel cell system, the command being input by a manual operation of an operator, the electric power generating operation being interconnected with an electric power system; and a controller 28 configured to: execute electric power generation stand-by, in which the fuel cell system stands by for the start of the electric power generating operation interconnected with the electric power system, while executing a temperature maintaining process of the hydrogen generating unit by the heater after completion of a temperature increasing process of the hydrogen generating unit by the heater; and when the electric power generation start command unit receives the command of the start of the electric power generating operation, stop the electric power generation stand-by and start the electric power generating operation interconnected with the electric power system.
US09865886B2
A battery includes at least one integrated first heat exchanger element that forms an integral part of the battery and is formed in one piece with the battery. The heat exchanger element can end flush with the surface of the battery, but it can also protrude from or be recessed into the surface of the battery. A coolable battery system includes at least one such battery and a second heat exchanger element for each battery that can be reversibly brought into thermal operative contact with the first heat exchanger element. A method for cooling such a battery in the coolable battery system, in which the first heat exchanger element of the at least one battery is brought in thermal operative connection with the second heat exchanger element, includes maintaining the second heat exchanger element at a lower temperature level than the first heat exchanger element.
US09865876B2
An electrode material, an electrode, and a lithium ion battery in which it is possible to improve not only the amount of gas generated in the battery during charge and discharge but also the deterioration of battery components without reducing the charge and discharge capacity are provided. The electrode material is an electrode material including carbonaceous electrode active material complex particles which include a carbonaceous material on surfaces of electrode active material particles, in which an oxygen content rate in the carbonaceous material is 5.0% by mass or less, and a coating ratio of the carbonaceous material on the surfaces of the carbonaceous electrode active material complex particles is 60% or more.
US09865875B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder, including the steps of (a) preparing a mixture solution by adding a lithium precursor, an iron precursor and a phosphorus precursor in a glycerol solvent, and (b) putting the mixture solution into a reactor and heating to prepare the lithium iron phosphate nanopowder under pressure conditions of 1 bar to 10 bar, and a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder prepared by the method. When compared to a common hydrothermal synthesis method, a supercritical hydrothermal synthesis method and a glycothermal synthesis method, a reaction may be performed under a relatively lower pressure. Thus, a high temperature/high pressure reactor is not necessary and process safety and economic feasibility may be secured. In addition, a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder having uniform particle size and effectively controlled particle size distribution may be easily prepared.
US09865870B2
Several embodiments related to batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template.
US09865866B2
Disclosed is a method for carbon coating on lithium titanium oxide-based anode active material nanoparticles. The method includes (a) introducing a lithium precursor solution, a titanium precursor solution and a surface modifier solution into a reactor, and reacting the solutions under supercritical fluid conditions to prepare a solution including nanoparticles of an anode active material represented by Li4Ti5O12, (b) separating the anode active material nanoparticles from the reaction solution, and (c) calcining the anode active material nanoparticles to uniformly coat the surface of the nanoparticles with carbon. Further disclosed are carbon-coated lithium titanium oxide-based anode active material nanoparticles produced by the method. In the anode active material nanoparticles, lithium ions are transferred rapidly. In addition, the uniform carbon coating ensures high electrical conductivity, allowing the anode active material nanoparticles to have excellent electrochemical properties.
US09865862B2
Compositions and methods for deterring and/or visually identifying oral contact with objects that are hazardous upon oral contact or ingestion are disclosed. The compositions generally comprise a colorant and a carrier and may further comprise an aversive agent, a salivating agent, and/or an emetic. The compositions may be particularly useful for application to batteries, including button cells.
US09865860B2
A cell connector to connect a plurality of galvanic cells, system comprising a plurality of galvanic cells, and a method to connect a plurality of galvanic cells. The cell connector including a longitudinal, planar base section having opposite-lying first and second longitudinal edges. A planar, first connecting tab is connected to the base section on the first longitudinal edge thereof, the plane of the first connecting tab being aligned at a right angle to the base section. A planar, second connecting tab is connected to the base section on the second longitudinal edge thereof, the plane of the second connecting tab being aligned at a right angle to the plane of the base section.
US09865856B2
In a porous layer of the present invention, in a case where the porous layer is divided into 32 sections, a degree of variability in voidage that is measured in the 32 sections is 16.0% or lower. Each of the 32 sections is a rectangular parallelepiped whose longitudinal length is 2.3 μm, transverse length is 2.3 μm, and thickness is identical with that of the porous layer. The porous layer of the present invention and a separator formed by laminating the porous layer are suitable as a member for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has an excellent cycle characteristic.
US09865853B2
An electrochemical device of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator. The separator includes a first porous layer composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin and a second porous layer composed mainly of insulating particles with a heat-resistant temperature of 150° C. or higher. The first porous layer is disposed to face the negative electrode.
US09865849B2
A battery pack includes: cells, and electrode tabs including a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab which are connected with the power generation element, and which are provided to protrude from end portions of the outer member; frame members each including a front surface and a back surface on which the pair of the cells are mounted; conductive members each of which is disposed on the frame member, and each of which electrically connects the electrode tabs of the pair of the cells; and bus bars each of which electrically connects the conductive members disposed on the frame members of the plurality of the stacked frame members, and which are adjacent in a stacking direction.
US09865847B2
A lithium-ion battery outer package material, provided with: a base layer, and a first adhesive layer, a metallic foil layer, a corrosion prevention treatment layer, a second adhesive layer, and a sealant layer sequentially layered on one of the surfaces of the base layer. When a tensile test (a sample of the substrate layer is stored for 24 hours in a 23° C. and 40% RH environment; a tensile test is subsequently performed in a 23° C. and 40% RH environment with the specimen width being 15 mm, the distance between gauge points being 50 mm, and the tensile speed being 100 mm/min; and the tensile elongation and tensile stress of the specimen are measured) is performed, the tensile elongation in a first direction, which is either the TD direction or the MD direction of the sample, relative to the length of the sample is from about not less than 50% to less than 80%, and the tensile stress in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, is from about not less than 150 to 230 MPa.
US09865843B2
A display device is disclosed including a plurality of pixels arranged above a substrate, and a sealing film arranged above the substrate so as to cover the plurality of pixels, wherein the sealing film includes a stacked first inorganic film, second inorganic film and third inorganic film, a first organic film arranged between the first inorganic film and the second organic film, and a second organic film arranged between the second inorganic film and the third inorganic film, and wherein the first organic film is divided into a plurality of regions by a first partition wall, and the second organic film is divided into a plurality of regions by a second partition wall.
US09865826B2
An organometallic compound of Formula 1: wherein in Formula 1, groups and variables are as described in the specification.
US09865818B2
Provided are methods for synthesizing a halogen-functionalized carbon material and for fabricating an electronic device employing the same. The synthesizing method of the halogen-functionalized carbon material may include thermally treating a transition metal material at a first temperature in a hydrogen atmosphere and thermally treating the transition metal material at a second temperature, which is lower than or equal to the first temperature, while further supplying halocarbon on the transition metal material.
US09865817B2
A method of manufacturing a display device, including: a stacking step of stacking, on a glass substrate, a sacrificial resin layer, a metal layer, a transparent metal oxide layer, a base material resin layer, and a functional layer including at least one of a pixel circuit-constituting layer driving a plurality of pixels and a color filter layer, in this order; a radiating step of radiating a pulsed light of a xenon flash lamp to the metal layer through the glass substrate and the sacrificial resin layer; and a detaching step of reducing a force of adhesion between the sacrificial resin layer and the metal layer with the pulsed light radiated in the radiating step, and detaching the sacrificial resin layer from the metal layer.
US09865813B2
A method of forming a resistive memory cell, e.g., CBRAM or ReRAM, includes forming a bottom electrode layer, forming an oxide region of an exposed area of the bottom electrode, removing a region of the bottom electrode layer proximate the oxide region to form a bottom electrode having a pointed tip or edge region. An electrically insulating mini-spacer region is formed adjacent the bottom electrode, and an electrolyte region and top electrode are formed over the bottom electrode and mini-spacer element(s) to define a memory element. The memory element defines a conductive filament/vacancy chain path from the bottom electrode pointed tip region to the top electrode via the electrolyte region. The mini-spacer elements decreases the effective area, or “confinement zone,” for the conductive filament/vacancy chain path, which may improve the device characteristics, and may provide an improvement over techniques that rely on enhanced electric field forces.
US09865809B2
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile resistance change element includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a first layer. The first electrode includes a metal element. The second electrode includes an n-type semiconductor. The first layer is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes a semiconductor element. The first layer includes a conductor portion made of the metal element. The conductor portion and the second electrode are spaced apart.
US09865800B2
Magnetic memory devices are provided. A magnetic memory device includes a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) structure on a contact. Moreover, the magnetic memory device includes an insulating structure and an electrode between the MTJ structure and the contact. In some embodiments, a first contact area of the electrode with the MTJ structure is smaller than a second contact area of the insulating structure with the MTJ structure.
US09865798B2
A semiconductor device includes an interconnect layer and a bottom electrode of a resistive memory device. The bottom electrode is coupled to the interconnect layer, and the bottom electrode is comprised of cobalt tungsten phosphorus (CoWP).
US09865796B2
A method for driving a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer formed on the first electrode and containing a composite oxide of an ABO3 type perovskite structure, and a second electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, and the method includes driving the piezoelectric element by applying a signal having a predetermined driving waveform by a predetermined number of times, and driving the piezoelectric element by applying a signal having the predetermined driving waveform in reverse polarity.
US09865788B2
A thermoelectric device may include a housing that may have a first housing element and a second housing element. The first housing element and the second housing element may each be composed of an electrically conductive material. At least two thermoelectric elements may be arranged between the first housing element and the second housing element. The at least two thermoelectric elements may be arranged at a distance from each other and may be electrically connected via at least one conductor bridge. A first electrical insulator may be arranged between the at least two thermoelectric elements and the first housing element. A second electrical insulator may be arranged between the at least two thermoelectric elements and the second housing element.
US09865785B2
A method of producing an optoelectronic component includes providing a lead frame subdivided by a separating region into first and second lead frame parts, carrying out etching in which at least one trench structure is produced on the upper side of the first lead frame, producing a molded body by molding a molding material around the lead frame such that 1) a cavity is formed and exposes a region of the upper side of the first lead frame part and a region of the upper side of the second lead frame part, and 2) the trench structure is provided on the upper side of the exposed region of the first lead frame part, and arranging the optoelectronic semiconductor chip on the upper side of the exposed region of the first lead frame part such that the trench structure is used as an alignment mark.
US09865781B2
A manufacturing method for a light emitting device can include providing a bonding layer over a base, and disposing a shim plate with an opening over the bonding layer. A light emitting body is disposed over the bonding layer exposed from the opening of the shim plate. A lens is formed by approaching a die having a concave portion at its surface, to the shim plate, covering an upper surface of the light emitting body and an upper surface of the shim plate with a lens formation material within the concave portion, and then hardening the lens formation material.
US09865780B2
LED packages are disclosed that are compact and efficiently emit light, and can comprise encapsulants with planar surfaces that refract and/or reflect light within the package encapsulant. The packages can also comprise a submount with one or more LEDs, and a blanket conversion material layer on the one or more LEDs and the submount. The encapsulant can be on the submount, over the LEDs, and light reflected within the encapsulant will reach the conversion material, where it will be absorbed and emitted omnidirectionally. This allows for reflected light to now escape from the encapsulant. This allows for efficient emission and a broader emission profile, for example when compared to conventional packages with hemispheric encapsulants or lenses. In certain embodiments, the LED package provides a higher chip area to LED package area ratio. By using an encapsulant with planar surfaces, the LED package can provide unique dimensional relationships between the various features and the LED package ratios, enabling more flexibility in using the packages in different applications.
US09865771B2
A semiconductor light-emitting element includes: a lower clad layer 12 that is provided on a substrate 10; an active layer 20 that is provided on the lower clad layer 12 and includes a quantum well layer 24 and a plurality of quantum dots 28 sandwiching a second barrier layer 22b together with the quantum well layer 24; and an upper clad layer 14 that is provided on the active layer 20, wherein a distance D between the quantum well layer 24 and the plurality of quantum dots 28 is smaller than an average of distances X between centers of the plurality of quantum dots 28.
US09865756B2
A method for producing a thin-film photovoltaic device (1), comprising the following steps: providing a substrate (2); placing a photovoltaic film (3) on said substrate by stacking layers comprising at least a first conductive layer (4) forming a rear electrical contact, a second photoactive layer (5) that is absorbent in the solar spectrum and is made from an inorganic material, and a third layer (6) made from a transparent conductive material forming a front electrical contact; —dividing the photovoltaic film into a plurality of individual and interconnected photovoltaic cells (30), —forming a plurality of individual holes (31) passing at least through the first and second layers of photovoltaic film in each cell, by applying a mask (8) according to a printing method, in particular material-jet digital printing, flexography, screen printing, or pad printing, said mask having main areas defining a positive or negative stencil for said holes. The present invention is applicable in the field of solar glazing.
US09865755B2
The present invention relates to a method for the production of a thin-film solar cell array in which a plurality of individual thin-film solar cells are applied on a substrate. The individual thin-film solar cells are thereby deposited one above the other in regions so that an overlapping region is produced from respectively one pair of two individual thin-film solar cells; in this region, a series connection of the two thin-film solar cells forming the pair is present. In addition, the thin-film solar cell array has a transition region in which the thin-film solar cell applied on the first solar cell is converted into a layer situated below.
US09865753B2
A solar cell structure includes P-type and N-type doped regions. A dielectric spacer is formed on a surface of the solar cell structure. A metal layer is formed on the dielectric spacer and on the surface of the solar cell structure that is exposed by the dielectric spacer. A metal foil is placed on the metal layer. A laser beam is used to weld the metal foil to the metal layer. A laser beam is also used to pattern the metal foil. The laser beam ablates portions of the metal foil and the metal layer that are over the dielectric spacer. The laser ablation of the metal foil cuts the metal foil into separate P-type and N-type metal fingers.
US09865751B2
To produce pretinned strips of connectors for PV cells, a metal foil (30) is guided through a roll gap (46) of a rolling mill in which at least one work roll (48) has a surface with a corrugated structure with the result that a corrugated structure which has crests or peaks and troughs is embossed into at least one side of the metal foil (30), soldering tin in the form of solder preforms (54) is applied to the side of the metal foil (30) with the embossed corrugated structure, wherein the soldering flux necessary for pretinning has been applied in advance to the solder preforms or the metal foil, the solder preforms (54) are connected to the metal foil (30) or applied to it and melted on and the pretinned metal foil (30) with the embossed corrugated structure is separated into parallel ribbons. The solder preforms (54) are sufficiently thick for the corrugated structure to be at least full after the solder preforms (54) have been melted on.
US09865745B2
A thin-film transistor comprises a substrate, a first electrode on the top surface of the substrate, an insulation layer on the top surface of the substrate and covering the first electrode, a semiconductor oxide layer on the top surface of the insulation layer, a protection layer on the top surface of the semiconductor oxide layer, an organic dielectric layer on the top surface of the semiconductor oxide layer and covering the protection layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode both penetrating the organic dielectric layer from the top surface thereof. A channel thickness of the semiconductor oxide layer is not thicker than 20 nanometers. The source electrode contacts the semiconductor oxide layer at the first side of the protection layer and the drain electrode contacts the semiconductor oxide layer at the second side, opposite to the first side, of the protection layer.
US09865741B2
A method for producing a semiconductor device includes a first step of forming a first insulating film around a fin-shaped semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate; a second step of forming a second insulating film, depositing a first polysilicon, planarizing the first polysilicon, forming a third insulating film, forming a second resist, and forming a pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, a first dummy gate, and a first hard mask; and a third step of forming a fourth insulating film, depositing a second polysilicon, planarizing the second polysilicon, etching back the second polysilicon, depositing a sixth insulating film, forming a fourth resist, forming a second hard mask, forming a third hard mask, forming a second dummy gate, and forming a first dummy contact on the fin-shaped semiconductor layer.
US09865736B2
A semiconductor device includes a gate structure on a substrate, a source/drain layer on a portion of the substrate adjacent the gate structure, a first contact plug contacting an upper surface of the source/drain layer, and a second contact plug contacting upper surfaces of the gate structure and the first contact plug. A bottom surface of the second contact plug has a first portion not contacting the upper surface of the first contact plug, and the first portion is higher than the upper surface of the gate structure.
US09865730B1
Low temperature epitaxial silicon deposition for forming the top source or drain regions of VTFET structures. The methods generally include epitaxially growing a silicon layer with a dopant at a temperature less 500° C. on a first surface and an additional surface to form a single crystalline silicon on the first surface and a polysilicon or amorphous silicon on the additional surface. The epitaxially grown silicon layer is then exposed to an etchant include HCl and germane at a temperature less than 500° C. for a period of time effective to selectively remove the polysilicon/amorphous silicon on the additional surface and form a germanium diffused region on and in an outer surface of the single crystalline silicon formed on the first surface.
US09865723B2
A switching device includes first-third semiconductor layers, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The first semiconductor layer is of a first conductivity type. The second semiconductor layer is of a second conductivity type and in contact with the first semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer is of the first conductivity type, in contact with the second semiconductor layer. The gate insulating film covers a surface of the second semiconductor layer in a range in which the second semiconductor layer separates the first semiconductor layer from the third semiconductor layer. The gate electrode faces the second semiconductor layer via the gate insulating film. The gate electrode includes a fourth semiconductor layer covering a surface of the gate insulating film; and a fifth semiconductor layer having a bandgap different from a bandgap of the fourth semiconductor layer and covering a surface of the fourth semiconductor layer.
US09865721B1
A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) device with epitaxial layers that include a gallium nitride (GaN) layer co-doped with silicon (Si) and germanium Ge and a method of making the same is disclosed. The HEMT device includes a substrate with epitaxial layers over the substrate. An n-type gallium nitride (GaN) layer is disposed on an interface surface of the epitaxial layers, wherein the n-type GaN layer is co-doped with silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge) that provide a carrier concentration of at least 1×1020 cm−3 and a root mean square (RMS) surface roughness that is no greater than 2 nm for a contact surface of the n-type GaN layer that is interfaced with the interface surface of the epitaxial layers.
US09865717B2
A semiconductor device includes transistor cells formed inside a semiconductor body. First and second semiconductor well regions have second conductivity type dopants and are arranged external of the transistor cells. The first semiconductor well region is arranged between two transistor cells and the second semiconductor well region is electrically connected with a load contact. A separation region has first conductivity type dopants and extends from a surface of the semiconductor body along the vertical direction and is arranged between and in contact with each of the first and second semiconductor well regions. The first semiconductor well region extends at least as deep as each of body regions of two transistor cells. A transition in a first lateral direction between the separation and first semiconductor well regions extends continuously from the surface to a point in the semiconductor body at least as deep as each body region of two transistor cells.
US09865715B2
An epitaxial wafer for a heterojunction bipolar transistor and a heterojunction bipolar transistor that are capable of further reducing a turn-on voltage are provided. An epitaxial wafer for a heterojunction bipolar transistor includes a collector layer made of GaAs, a base layer formed on the collector layer and made of InGaAs, and an emitter layer formed on the base layer and made of InGaP, and the base layer has an In composition that decreases from the emitter layer side toward the collector layer side.
US09865710B2
A dual width SOI FinFET is disclosed in which different portions of a strained fin have different widths. A method of fabrication of such a dual width FinFET entails laterally recessing the strained fin in the source and drain regions using a wet chemical etching process so as to maintain a high degree of strain in the fin while trimming the widths of fin portions in the source and drain regions to less than 5 nm. The resulting FinFET features a wide portion of the fin in the channel region underneath the gate, and a narrower portion of the fin in the source and drain regions. An advantage of the narrower fin is that it can be more easily doped during the growth of the epitaxial raised source and drain regions.
US09865709B2
A method of fabricating a fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) device is provided. The method includes forming a carbon-based layer on a plurality of gate structures formed on a semiconductor substrate. Each gate structure overlies at least one fin formed on the semiconductor substrate. The carbon-based layer covers sidewalls of the gate structures. A metal silicide layer overlies the carbon-based layer. The metal silicide layer and carbon-based layer are removed, and a metal layer is formed between adjacent gate structures.
US09865707B2
A fabricating method of a strained FET includes providing a semiconductive layer having a gate structure disposed thereon, wherein an epitaxial layer is embedded in the semiconductive layer aside the gate structure. Later, an element supply layer is formed to contact the epitaxial layer, wherein the element supply layer and the epitaxial layer have at least one identical element besides silicon. Finally, a thermal process is performed to drive the element into the epitaxial layer.
US09865705B2
A vertical fin field-effect-transistor and a method for fabricating the same. The vertical fin field-effect-transistor includes a substrate, a first source/drain layer including a plurality of pillar structures, and a plurality of fins disposed on and in contact with the plurality of pillar structures. A doped layer epitaxially grown from the first source/drain layer is in contact with the plurality of fins and the plurality of pillar structures. A gate structure is disposed in contact with two or more fins in the plurality of fins. The gate structure includes a dielectric layer and a gate layer. A second source/drain layer is disposed on the gate structure. The method includes epitaxially growing a doped layer in contact with a plurality of fins and a plurality of pillar structures. A gate structure is formed in contact with two or more fins. A second source/drain layer is formed on the gate structure.
US09865704B2
One illustrative integrated circuit product disclosed herein includes, among other things, a plurality of FinFET devices, each of which comprises a gate structure comprising a high-k gate insulation material and at least one layer of metal, a single diffusion break (SDB) isolation structure positioned in a first trench defined in a semiconductor substrate between first and second active regions, the SDB isolation structure comprising the high-k insulating material and the at least one layer of metal, and a double diffusion break (DDB) isolation structure positioned in a second trench defined in a semiconductor substrate between third and fourth active regions, the DDB isolation structure comprising a first insulating material that substantially fills the second trench.
US09865695B2
An apparatus includes a first device with a metal gate and a drain well that experiences a series resistance that drops a drain contact voltage from 10 V to 4-6 V at a junction between the drain well and a channel under the gate. The apparatus includes an interlayer dielectric layer (ILD0) disposed above and on the drain well and a salicide drain contact in the drain well. The apparatus also includes a subsequent device that is located in a region different from the first device that operates at a voltage lower than the first device.
US09865674B2
A structure and method for fabricating a laterally configured thin film varistor surge protection device using low temperature sputtering techniques which do not damage IC device components contiguous to the varistor being fabricated. The lateral thin film varistor may include of a continuous layer of alternating regions of a first metal oxide layer and a second metal oxide layer formed between two laterally spaced electrodes using a low temperature sputtering process followed by a low temperature annealing process.
US09865672B2
Techniques to fabricate and assemble a lighting system including multiple patterned OLED lighting panels to form a high-resolution macro image are provided. An image to be displayed is determined and divided into multiple portions. Patterned static OLED lighting panels that display each portion of the image are fabricated and assembled into a fixture to form a macro-image lighting system. The fixture may removably receive and hold individual panels, such that each panel may be replaced if any malfunction occurs. Each of the patterned OLED panels may be individually driven through an electrical connection within the fixture so as to be operated at substantially the same brightness and/or same chromaticity.
US09865671B2
An organic light-emitting device includes a first substrate, a light-emitting structure layer, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a second substrate, first conduction members, a second conduction member and protection structures. The light-emitting structure layer is disposed on the first substrate. The first electrode layer is disposed on the light-emitting structure layer and includes pad-like patterns. The second electrode layer is disposed between the light-emitting structure layer and the first substrate. The second substrate is adhered on the first electrode layer and includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes a continuous pattern and contact portions. The first conduction members are connected between the first circuit and the first electrode layer. The second conduction member is connected between the second circuit and the second electrode layer. The protection structures respectively form open circuits or close circuits between the contact portions and the continuous pattern.
US09865663B2
An organic light-emitting device including a substrate, first electrodes, first banks extending in a first direction, second banks extending in a second direction, organic functional layers each including an organic light-emitting layer, and a second electrode. The second banks include an organic fluorine compound, and have portions intersecting with and disposed above the first banks. Each of the first banks includes an organic bank layer including an organic material and an inorganic bank layer disposed on the organic bank layer. For each of the first banks, an uppermost surface thereof is a surface of the inorganic bank layer included therein.
US09865656B2
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a memory cell array that includes a plurality of memory cells. The memory cell array comprises: a plurality of first conductive layers that are stacked in a first direction above a substrate and extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a second conductive layer extending in the first direction; a variable resistance film provided at intersections of the plurality of first conductive layers and the second conductive layer; a first select transistor disposed closer to a side of the substrate than a lowermost layer of the plurality of first conductive layers, the first select transistor including a first select gate line intersecting the second conductive layer; a third conductive layer that extends in a third direction intersecting the second direction and is connected to a lower end of the second conductive layer via the first select transistor; and a second select transistor disposed between at least one pair of the plurality of first conductive layers adjacent in the first direction, the second select transistor including a second select gate line intersecting the second conductive layer.
US09865647B2
An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate having a major surface. The integrated circuit also includes a thermal conductivity based gas sensor having an electrically resistive sensor element located on the major surface for exposure to a gas to be sensed. The integrated circuit further includes a barrier located on the major surface for inhibiting a flow of the gas across the sensor element.
US09865646B2
This present invention provides a flexible LED display by utilizing flexible wirings and the locations of the conductive pins on the bottom side of each single color LEDs or full color LEDs to make each of the single color LEDs or full color LEDs mount on each pixel defined by the flexible wires formed on the transparent flexible substrate, and this flexible LED display which characterizes in separating the wirings crossing over with each other by a so-called bridge technology and utilizing a single-layered substrate to save costs of processes and materials.
US09865637B2
A manufacturing method includes a first process for forming a first gate electrode for a first MOS transistor and a second gate electrode for a second MOS transistor on a substrate including a semiconductor region defined by an insulator region for element isolation, a second process for masking a portion located above the semiconductor region of the first gate electrode to introduce an impurity to a source-drain region of the first MOS transistor, and a third process for forming a first conductor member being in contact with the portion of the first gate electrode through a first hole disposed on an insulator member covering the substrate and a second conductor member being in contact with the second gate electrode through a second hole disposed on the insulator member.
US09865636B2
A method of simultaneously manufacturing First and second pixels respectively shielded on a first and on a second side are simultaneously manufactured using a process wherein a first insulator is deposited on an active area. A first metal level is deposited and defined, with a first mask, to form a shield on the first side of the first pixel and on the second side of the second pixel, and a line opposite to the shield. A second insulator is deposited, and via openings therein are defined, with a second mask. An overlying second metal level is deposited and defined, with a third mask, to form two connection areas covering the via openings on each side of the first and second pixels. The second and third masks are identical for the first and second pixels.
US09865634B2
An image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion element suitable for generating photocharges corresponding to incident light, a transfer transistor suitable for transferring the generated photocharges to a floating diffusion node based on a transfer signal, and a reset transistor suitable for resetting the floating diffusion node based on a reset signal and including a memory gate.
US09865632B2
A global shutter image sensor formed on an n-type bulk substrate and including pixels having pinned n-type photodiodes and memory nodes formed in designated n-doped epitaxial layer regions that are separated from the bulk substrate by a p-type vertical (potential) barrier implant. Each memory node includes both a buried channel portion and a contiguous pinned diode portion having different doping levels such that an intrinsic lateral electrical field drives electrons from the buried channel portion into the pinned diode portion during global charge transfer from an adjacent photodiode. The p-type vertical (potential) barrier implant is coupled to ground, and the bulk substrate is switched between a low integration voltage level during integration periods, and a high reset voltage level, whereby the photodiodes are globally reset without requiring reset transistors. P-type sinker implant sections and p-type vertical barrier implants form box-like diffusions around each pixel's photodiode and memory node.
US09865630B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include an image sensor device and methods of forming the same. An embodiment is an image sensor device including a first plurality of pickup regions in a photosensor array area of a substrate, each of first plurality of pickup regions having a first width and a first length, a second plurality of pickup regions in a periphery area of the substrate, the periphery area along at least one side of the photosensor array area, each of second plurality of pickup regions having a second width and a second length.
US09865627B2
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a display device having a display area and a non-display area, the method including aligning a mask over a substrate, the mask including a central shield portion, a peripheral shield portion outside the central shield portion, with an opening between the central shield portion and the peripheral shield portion, a holding portion in the opening that connects the central shield portion with the peripheral shield portion, and a diffusion area under the holding portion defined by a thickness difference of the mask between the holding portion and one of the central and peripheral shield portions; depositing a conductive material on the substrate through the mask to form a single pieced, loop-shaped conductive path surrounding the display area in the non-display area; and forming a transparent conductive layer on the substrate, the transparent conductive layer being continuously formed in the display and non-display areas and formed to be in direct contact with the single pieced, loop-shaped conductive path.
US09865623B2
An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a peripheral common electrode line for supplying a common voltage and a plurality of sub-pixels. The array substrate further includes first connection portions and second connection portions; the first connection portions extend along a first direction and are provided between the peripheral common electrode line and common electrodes of the sub-pixels adjacent to a side of the peripheral common electrode line along a second direction, for electrically connecting the peripheral common electrode line with the common electrodes of the sub-pixels adjacent to the side of the peripheral common electrode line along the second direction; and the second connection portions extend long the first direction and are provided between the common electrodes of adjacent sub-pixels along the first direction, for electrically connecting the common electrodes of the adjacent sub-pixels along the first direction.
US09865617B2
A semiconductor device includes a first interlayer insulating layer and a second interlayer insulating layer, and a horizontal conductive pattern interposed between the first interlayer insulating layer and the second interlayer insulating layer. Vertical structures extend through the first interlayer insulating layer, the second interlayer insulating layer, and the horizontal conductive pattern. Each of the first interlayer insulating layer and the second interlayer insulating layer has regions of different impurity concentrations.
US09865615B2
A semiconductor device includes bit lines extending along a first direction, the bit lines being arranged along a second direction intersecting the first direction, a plurality of channel layers disposed under the bit lines, the plurality of channel layers extending in a third direction perpendicular to a plane extending along the first and second directions and spaced apart along the second direction, so that each channel layer is at least partially overlapped with at least two of the bit lines, and a contact plug extending, from the channel layer, toward one of the bit lines overlapped with the channel layer.
US09865609B2
A one-time programmable (OTP) memory cell with floating gate shielding is provided. A pair of transistors is arranged on a semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled in series, where the transistors comprise a floating gate. An interconnect structure overlies the pair of transistors. A shield is arranged in the interconnect structure, directly over the floating gate. The shield is configured to block ions in the interconnect structure from moving to the floating gate. A method for manufacturing an OTP memory cell with floating gate shielding is also provided.
US09865606B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first region having a first conductivity type in a semiconductor region; a second region having a second conductivity type in the semiconductor region; a gate electrode above a first part of the semiconductor region between the first region and the second region; a gate insulating layer between the first part and the gate electrode; a third region having the first conductivity type below the second region; and a fourth region across the second region and the third region and including a first impurity.
US09865602B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the semiconductor devices are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a bit line provided to cross an active region of a substrate, isolation patterns provided on the substrate to face each other in a direction parallel to the bit line, a storage node contact provided between the isolation patterns to be in contact with a source/drain region provided in an upper portion of the active region, and a spacer provided between the bit line and the storage node contact. Here, the isolation patterns may include a material having an etch selectivity with respect to the spacer.
US09865593B1
A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. A substrate having a first transistor on a first region, a second transistor on a second region, a trench isolation region, a resistor-forming region is provided. A first ILD layer covers the first region, the second region, and the resistor-forming region. A resistor material layer and a capping layer are formed over the first region, the second region, and the resistor-forming region. The capping layer and the resistor material layer are patterned to form a first hard mask pattern above the first and second regions and a second hard mask pattern above the resistor-forming region. The resistor material layer is isotropically etched. A second ILD layer is formed over the substrate. The second ILD layer and the first ILD layer are patterned with a mask and the first hard mask pattern to form a contact opening.
US09865586B2
A semiconductor device and a method for testing the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a diode (protection element) and a semiconductor element having a withstand voltage that is higher than that of the diode provided on one and the same first-conductive-type semiconductor substrate, the diode having a second-conductive-type first semiconductor region selectively provided in a front surface layer of the semiconductor substrate. A high concentration region is open in a normal time, but is short-circuited to a potential higher than that of a GND pad through a second wiring layer in a screening test time. Thus, a semiconductor device and a method for testing the semiconductor device are provided, in which a protection element can be prevented from breaking down and initial failure of a device which is formed on one and the same semiconductor substrate as the protection element can be detected accurately.
US09865583B1
A process for making and using a semiconductor wafer includes instantiating first and second designs of experiments (DOEs), each comprised of at least two fill cells. The fill cells contain structures configured to obtain in-line data via non-contact electrical measurements (“NCEM”). The first DOE contains fill cells configured to enable non-contact (NC) detection of snake opens, and the second DOE contains fill cells configured to enable NC detection of stitch opens. The process may further include obtaining NC measurements from the first and/or second DOE(s) and using such measurements, at least in part, to selectively perform additional processing, metrology or inspection steps on the wafer, and/or on other wafer(s) currently being manufactured.
US09865578B2
Methods of making semiconductor device packages may involve attaching a first semiconductor die to a carrier wafer, an inactive surface of the first semiconductor die facing the carrier wafer. One or more additional semiconductor die may be stacked on the first semiconductor die on a side of the first semiconductor die opposite the carrier wafer to form a stack of semiconductor dice. A protective material may be positioned over the stack of semiconductor dice, a portion of the protective material extending along side surfaces of the first semiconductor die to a location proximate the inactive surface of the first semiconductor die. The carrier wafer may be detached from the first semiconductor die.
US09865574B2
A method includes aligning a top package to a bottom package using an alignment mark in the bottom package, and placing the top package over the bottom package, wherein the top package is aligned to the bottom package after the placing the top package over the bottom package. A reflow is then performed to bond the top package to the bottom package.
US09865571B2
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting module includes a plurality of LED components and a carrier. The LED components are electrically connected in series, and each LED component includes a LED die having a perpendicular structure. The carrier includes a substrate and a protecting dam, the LED components and the protecting dam are respectively placed on the substrate, and a height of the protecting dam is higher than that of each LED component. When a specific condition is satisfied, a short circuit condition between two adjacent LED components when performing die-bond procedure is prevented.
US09865565B2
A method and apparatus for performing metal-to-metal bonding for an electrical device and an electrical device produced thereby. For example and without limitation, various aspects of this disclosure provide a process that comprises depositing a thin metal layer on a copper pillar and then mating the copper pillar with another copper element. Atoms of the thin metal layer may, for example, form a substitutional solid solution or intermetallic compounds with copper. A concentration gradient is introduced by the thin metal layer, and diffusion at the Cu—Cu interface begins immediately. The thin metal film and the copper may, for example, diffuse until the interface disappears or substantially disappears.
US09865562B2
To provide a bonding device capable of adequately controlling a leading end of a capillary when a ball formed at a leading end of a wire is pressed and bonded to an electrode of a semiconductor chip with scrub vibration. The bonding device is provided with a vibration driving portion (7), the vibration driving portion (7) including a plurality of piezoelectric elements (10) that are expanded and contracted along an axial direction of a bonding arm (3) respectively with one end thereof fixed to a leading end of the bonding arm (3), a plurality of capillary holding portions (15) that are in contact respectively with a circumferential face of a capillary (20) at a base end side thereof as being fixed correspondingly to the other end of the piezoelectric elements (10), and a pressing-holding portion (21) that sandwiches the capillary (20) as pressing the capillary (20) to the capillary holding portions (15) with at least one end side fixed to the bonding arm (3) and the other end side being in contact with the circumferential face of the capillary (20) at the base end side thereof on a side opposite to the capillary holding portions (15). Here, functional operation of amplitude, phase, frequency, or waveform is performed on drive voltage waveform to the respective piezoelectric elements.
US09865561B2
A package carrier is provided. The package carrier includes a wiring layer and an insulating pattern. The wiring layer includes at least one connecting pad and at least one mounting pad. The mounting pad is used for mounting an electronic component, and the connecting pad is used for electrically connecting the electronic component. The insulating pattern is stacked on and connected to the wiring layer. A boundary surface is formed between the wiring layer and the insulating pattern. Both of the wiring layer and the insulating pattern do not extend over the boundary surface. In addition, an electronic package including the package carrier is also provided.
US09865555B2
An integrated circuit including a self-aligned under bump metal pad formed on a top metal interconnect level in a connection opening in a dielectric layer, with a solder ball formed on the self-aligned under bump metal pad. Processes of forming integrated circuits including a self-aligned under bump metal pad formed on a top metal interconnect level in a connection opening in a dielectric layer, by a process of forming one or more metal layers on the interconnect level and the dielectric layer, selectively removing the metal from over the dielectric layer, and subsequently forming a solder ball on the self-aligned under bump metal pad. Some examples include additional metal layers formed after the selective removal process, and may include an additional selective removal process on the additional metal layers.
US09865544B2
A semiconductor device is provided as follows. An active region extends along a first direction. A gate line overlaps the active region and extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction. A power rail has a main pattern extending along the first direction and a sub-pattern branching off from the main pattern to extend along the second direction. A first source/drain contact, electrically connected to the power rail, overlaps the active region and the sub-pattern.
US09865534B2
A device comprises a metal via having a lower portion in a first etch stop layer and an upper portion in a first dielectric layer over a substrate, a second etch stop layer over and in direct contact with the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer over and in direct contact with the first etch stop layer, a stress reduction layer over and in direct contact with the second dielectric layer, a third etch stop layer over and in direct contact with the stress reduction layer and a metal structure over the metal via, wherein the metal structure comprises a lower portion in the second etch stop layer and the second dielectric layer and an upper portion in the stress reduction layer, wherein a top surface of the metal structure is level with a top surface of the stress reduction layer.
US09865531B2
A power module package is provided, including a substrate, a first chip, and a second chip. The substrate includes a metal carrier, a patterned insulation layer disposed on the metal carrier and partially covering the metal carrier, and a patterned conductive layer disposed on the patterned insulation layer. The first chip is disposed on the metal carrier not covered by the patterned insulation layer. The second chip is disposed on the patterned conductive layer and electrically connected to the first chip.
US09865530B2
An assembly comprises: at least one element that is capable of transmitting heat; at least one electrically insulating substrate comprising at least one film of a polymer that is a good thermal conductor and electrical insulator; at least one sintered metal joint that is in contact with the polymer film; a main radiator; the radiator being in direct contact, or in contact via a sintered joint, with the substrate.
US09865523B2
Methods and apparatus entailing an interconnect structure comprising interconnect features disposed in dielectric material over a substrate. Each interconnect feature comprises an interconnect member and a via extending between the interconnect member and a conductive member formed within the dielectric material. A through-silicon-via (TSV) structure is formed laterally offset from the interconnect structure by forming a first portion of the TSV structure with a first conductive material and forming a second portion of the TSV structure with a second conductive material. Forming the second portion of the TSV structure occurs substantially simultaneously with forming one of the interconnect features.
US09865518B2
The present invention provides an electromagnetic wave shielding support base-attached encapsulant for collectively encapsulating a semiconductor device mounting surface of a substrate having semiconductor devices mounted thereon or a semiconductor device forming surface of a wafer having semiconductor devices formed thereon, the support base-attached encapsulant including a support base having an electromagnetic wave shielding property of 20 dB or more within a range of 100 MHz to 1,000 MHz, and an encapsulant composed of a thermosetting resin layer laminated on the support base. There can be provided a support base-attached encapsulant that can collectively encapsulate a semiconductor device mounting surface of a substrate having the semiconductor devices mounted thereon or a semiconductor device forming surface of a wafer having semiconductor devices formed thereon without occurrence of warping of the substrate or the wafer, peeling of the semiconductor devices from the substrate, and breakage of the wafer even in the case that a large-diameter wafer or a large-area substrate such as inorganic, organic, or metal substrate, especially thin one, is encapsulated, and that has excellent electromagnetic wave shielding property, reliability such as heat resistance and moisture resistance after encapsulating, and extremely high versatility, mass-productivity, workability, and economical efficiency.
US09865511B2
In an aspect of the present invention, a field-effect transistor (FET) structure is formed. The FET structure comprises a plurality of fins formed on a semiconductor substrate, wherein the plurality of fins includes a set of fins that include a base portion that is comprised of relaxed silicon-germanium (SiGe) and an upper portion that is comprised of semiconductor material. In one aspect, a first set of one or more fins that include an upper portion comprised of a first semiconductor material. In another aspect, a second set of one or more fins that include an upper portion comprised of a second semiconductor material.
US09865510B2
A semiconductor device having five gate stacks on different regions of a substrate and methods of making the same are described. The device includes a semiconductor substrate and isolation features to separate the different regions on the substrate. The different regions include a p-type field-effect transistor (pFET) core region, an input/output pFET (pFET IO) region, an n-type field-effect transistor (nFET) core region, an input/output nFET (nFET IO) region, and a high-resistor region.
US09865505B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate structure, the substrate structure having a semiconductor substrate including a first semiconductor fin, a first gate structure, and a first mask layer on a first semiconductor region. The method includes forming a second mask layer on the substrate structure, etching first mask layer and second mask layer to expose a portion of a first semiconductor fin not covered by the first gate structure, performing a first ion implantation on an exposed portion of the first semiconductor fin to introduce impurities into a portion of the first semiconductor fin located below the first gate structure, etching the first semiconductor fin to remove a portion of an exposed portion of the first semiconductor fin, and epitaxially growing a first semiconductor material on the remaining portions of the first semiconductor fin to form a first source region and a first drain region.
US09865502B2
The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer in which a via hole penetrating an upper surface of the semiconductor layer to a lower surface of the semiconductor layer is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulating film provided over the lower surface of the semiconductor layer and an inner surface of the via hole. The semiconductor device includes a second insulating film provided over the lower surface of the semiconductor layer and the inner surface of the via hole with the first insulating film interposed between the second insulating film and the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device includes a device layer including a semiconductor element and provided on the side of the upper surface of the semiconductor layer.
US09865500B2
A method includes forming a hard mask over a base material, and forming an I-shaped first opening in the hard mask. The first opening includes two parallel portions and a connecting portion interconnecting the two parallel portions. Spacers are formed on sidewalls of the first opening. The spacers fill an entirety of the connecting portion, wherein a center portion of each of the two parallel portions is unfilled by the spacers. The hard mask is etched to remove a portion of the hard mask and to form a second opening, wherein the second opening is between the two parallel portions of the first opening. The second opening is spaced apart from the two parallel portions of the first opening by the spacers. The first opening and the second opening are then extended down into the base material.
US09865496B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first trench and a second trench in a substrate, the first and the second trenches communicate with each other, the second trench may be formed wider than the first trench; forming a liner layer over an inner surface of the first trench and over an inner surface of the second the trench; forming a capping layer over the liner layer to form a merged overhang and a non-merged overhang, the merged overhang may be fill a top portion of the first trench, the non-merged overhang may be open a top portion of the second trench; and forming a gap-fill layer over the capping layer to fill a lower portion of the first trench and the second trench.
US09865495B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of mask patterns comprising a real mask pattern and a dummy mask pattern on a substrate, removing the dummy mask pattern and etching the substrate using the real mask pattern as a mask to form a first trench, a second trench, and a fin-type pattern defined by the first trench and the second trench. The second trench contacting the fin-type pattern comprises a smooth pattern which is convex and positioned between a bottom surface and a side surface of the second trench, a first concave portion which is positioned between the side surface of the second trench and the smooth pattern, and a second concave portion which is positioned between the convex portion and the bottom surface of the second trench.
US09865494B2
A wafer holding apparatus for holding a wafer including a wafer holder on which the wafer is placed; and a lift pin that is configured to be lifted up and down with respect to the wafer holder in a direction along a normal line of a placement surface of the wafer, the lift pin includes a tip part, the tip part includes: a bottom part that forms a suction region for sucking a rear surface of the wafer; and a convex part that supports the rear surface of the wafer in the suction region. When a substrate is placed on a target position, it is possible to prevent a local deterioration of flatness of the substrate even if the substrate is large.
US09865485B2
An apparatus and method determines the location of wafer boat plate elements having a plurality of plate elements arranged substantially parallel to each other. At least three sensors are moved along travel paths perpendicular to the plate elements, wherein at least a first travel path is above, at least a second travel path is below the wafer boat and at third travel path is laterally spaced from the first or second travel paths above or below the wafer boat. During this movement the position of the sensors along a respective travel path is determined continuously, and it is determined, in which position a respective plate element enters the measuring area of a sensor and exits the same. A distance between a sensor and an edge of a plate element is measured and the location of a respective plate element is determined by means of the sensor signals.
US09865482B2
A semiconductor device is made by providing a temporary carrier for supporting the semiconductor device. An integrated passive device (IPD) is mounted to the temporary carrier using an adhesive. The IPD includes a capacitor and a resistor and has a plurality of through-silicon vias (TSVs). A discrete component is mounted to the temporary carrier using the adhesive. The discrete component includes a capacitor. The IPD and the discrete component are encapsulated using a molding compound. A first metal layer is formed over the molding compound. The first metal layer is connected to the TSVs of the IPD and forms an inductor. The temporary carrier and the adhesive are removed, and a second metal layer is formed over the IPD and the discrete component. The second metal layer interconnects the IPD and the discrete component and forms an inductor. An optional interconnect structure is formed over the second metal layer.
US09865473B1
Devices and methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices using semi-bidirectional patterning are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device having a dielectric layer, a first hardmask layer, a second hardmask layer, a third hardmask layer, and a lithography stack; patterning a first set of lines; patterning a second set of lines between the first set of lines; etching to define a combination of the first and second set of lines; depositing a second lithography stack; patterning a set of islands; etching to define the set of islands, leaving an OPL; depositing a spacer over the OPL; etching the spacer, leaving a vertical set of spacers; and etching the second hardmask layer using the third hardmask layer and the set of vertical spacers as masks.
US09865459B2
The present disclosure relates to methods for improving adhesion between a hardmask layer and a subsequent layer on the hardmask layer. Particularly, embodiment of the present disclosure relates to methods for improving adhesion between a metal-doped amorphous carbon layer and a mask layer, such as a silicon oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, or an amorphous silicon layer. One embodiment of the present disclosure includes performing a plasma treatment to the metal-doped amorphous carbon layer.
US09865454B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber including a top plate, a rotary table rotatably disposed in the vacuum chamber, a first process gas supply part that supplies a first process gas to be adsorbed on a surface of a substrate placed on the rotary table, a plasma processing gas supply part that is disposed apart from the first process gas supply part in a circumferential direction of the rotary table and supplies a second process gas to the surface of the substrate, a separation gas supply part that supplies a separation gas for separating the first process gas and the second process gas, a plasma generator that converts the second process gas into plasma, and an elevating mechanism that moves at least one of the plasma generator and the rotary table upward and downward.
US09865451B2
A method for cleaning an interior of a process chamber after performing a process of forming a carbon-containing film on a substrate in the process chamber includes performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes supplying a modifying gas into the process chamber to modify deposits including the carbon-containing film deposited on a surface of a member in the process chamber and supplying an etching gas into the process chamber to remove the modified deposits through a thermochemical reaction.
US09865443B2
An Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer including: a plasma ionization part; a mass analysis part; a storage part that stores ion information about mass-charge ratios and presence ratios of isotopic ions of all elements and mass-charge ratios and generation probabilities of compound ions and multivalent ions generated when the measuring object samples are plasma-ionized; a representative sample measuring part; and an element-containing inferring part that infers types of elements contained in the representative sample; an interference ion judgment part that, respective target elements in the inferred elements, judges according to ion information whether there are isotopes without interference ions; a determination part of measurement mass-charge ratio that determines the mass-charge ratio of the isotope without interference ions and a mass-charge ratio of an isotope whose a mass peak has the maximum intensity obtained by subtracting the intensity as a mass-charge ratio for measurement; and an all-sample measuring part.
US09865439B2
A processing apparatus and a processing method for a semiconductor wafer, which allow stable end point detection, are provided. In the plasma processing apparatus or method in which a processing-target film layer of a film structure including a plurality of film layers formed in advance on a surface of a wafer mounted on a sample stage deployed within a processing chamber inside a vacuum vessel, by using plasma formed with the processing chamber, intensities of lights of a plurality of wavelengths are detected using data composed of results of reception of lights during a plurality of different time-intervals by an optical receiver which receives lights of the plurality of wavelengths from an inside of the processing chamber while processing is going.
US09865434B2
An article includes a body that is coated with a ceramic coating. The ceramic coating may include Y2O3 in a range between about 45 mol % to about 99 mol %, ZrO2 in a range between about 0 mol % to about 55 mol %, and Al2O3 in range between about 0 mol % to about 10 mol %. The ceramic coating may alternatively inculde Y2O3 in a range between about 30 mol % to about 60 mol %, ZrO2 in a range between about 0 mol % to about 20 mol %, and Al2O3 in a range between about 30 mol % to about 60 mol %.
US09865425B2
Disclosed herein is a sample holder which holds a sample such that a surface is exposed and can be mounted in each of multiple measurement devices that perform measurement based on different measurement principles so that properties of the sample can be measured by each of the measurement devices. The sample holder includes: a main body that surrounds the sample; alignment marks that are arranged at each of two or more different positions in a surface of the main body and can be detected by the measurement devices; and a sample-retaining portion that is disposed within the main body and retains the sample such that a height difference between a mark surface of the alignment mark and the surface of the sample is set to a predetermined value.
US09865424B2
An X-ray inspection system of the present application is capable of blocking the effect of heat from an X-ray source, thereby making it possible to place a heat-sensitive circuit component in the same housing space as the X-ray source. The X-ray inspection system includes a housing 10 provided with an upper housing space 11, in which an X-ray source 32 housed in a cooling container 30 is placed. Due to pressure of a pump 36, a cooling medium circulates between the cooling container 30 and a heat radiating device 33, thereby suppressing the temperature rise of the cooling container 30. Since the cooling container 30 is placed in the upper housing space 11, the upper housing space 11 serves as a cooling space, suppressing the temperature rise. Therefore, heat-sensitive or heat-producing circuit components can be placed in the upper housing space 11.
US09865418B2
A circuit breaker having first and second electrical contacts configured to generate an electrical arc upon being separated, an arc chamber surrounding at least a portion of a space between the first and second electric contacts, at least one expansion chamber positioned proximate to the arc chamber, and an arc pressure control valve assembly configured to allow threshold-based flow into and out of the at least one expansion chamber. An arc pressure control valve assembly and method of operating a circuit breaker are described, as are other aspects.
US09865403B2
Organic dye for a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) comprising at least one substituted pyrrole group. Said organic dye is particularly useful in a dye sensitized photoelectric transformation element which, in its turn, can be used in a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC).
US09865399B2
An electronic component of a multi-layered structure includes a laminate formed by stacking a plurality of ceramic bodies and an external electrode made of a conductive resin for connecting each ceramic body.
US09865398B2
An alternating current power capacitor including one or more capacitor bodies (e.g., bobbins) having conductive and dielectric film windings, wherein edges of the conductive film windings define a plane forming at least one capacitor body contact surface, one or more electrodes having one or more electrode contact surfaces and a housing operative to apply compressive force that binds the capacitor body and electrode together so that to maintain uniform electrical and thermal conductive contact throughout a plane parallel to and between the electrode contact surface and capacitor body contact surface.
US09865397B2
A multilayer electronic component includes an element body having an internal electrode layer and a dielectric layer. These are substantially parallel to a plane including a first axis and a second axis and are alternately laminated along a third axis direction. Side surfaces facing each other in the first axis direction are respectively equipped with an insulating layer. End surfaces facing each other in the second axis direction are respectively equipped with an external electrode. A main component of the insulating layer is constituted by glass containing Si at 25 wt % or more. The external electrode includes glass containing at least Si. The external electrode covers an end portion in the second axial direction of the insulating layer. A diffusing layer is partially present at least at a bonding portion of the insulating layer with the external electrode in the side surface.
US09865389B2
An inductor structure is provided. The inductor structure includes a first dielectric layer formed over a substrate and a first metal layer formed in the first dielectric layer. The inductor structure includes a magnetic layer formed over the first dielectric layer, and the magnetic layer has a main portion and a tapered portion extending from the main portion.
US09865381B2
A chip and a method for manufacturing a chip are disclosed. In an embodiment, the chip includes a varistor layer composed of zinc oxide, a multilayered electrode structure which realizes a varistor function in the varistor layer and at least two solderable or bondable external contacts on a first main surface of the varistor layer. The chip further includes a glass layer disposed on the first main surface leaving only the external contacts uncovered, wherein the glass layer includes, as main constituents, oxides of Si and/or Ge, B and K, which in total have at least 70% by weight of the constituents of the glass layer, and wherein the glass layer is substantially free of Al, Ga, Cr and Ti.
US09865377B2
A wire bundle includes insulated wires. The insulated wires each includes a conductor core covered with an insulator and is quad-twisted to form the wire bundle. The wire bundle has an annular shape including an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter in a cross section perpendicular to an axis line of the wire bundle. A shape of the outer perimeter is a square or a quasi-square. The quasi-square is a shape formed by curving at least one side of a square to a radial inside direction of the annular shape in the cross section. The insulated wires each has, in the cross section, a shape connecting a plurality of vertexes including two adjacent vertexes of the square or the quasi-square and two vertexes present on the inner perimeter.
US09865373B2
An electrical wire includes a bundle of electrical conductors that has an end segment that extends to an end of the bundle. Each electrical conductor in the bundle engages at least one other electrical conductor. The electrical wire also includes conductive particles disposed between and engaging at least some of the electrical conductors in the bundle along the end segment. The conductive particles are configured to provide an electrical connection between the corresponding electrical conductors engaged by the conductive particles.
US09865366B2
A packaging system for radioactive waste is robust, highly functional, and can be used for nearly all radioactive waste streams that require shielded packaging. The packaging system includes a modular container that is configured to receive modular shielding inserts. The packaging system can be used to store, transport, and dispose of radioactive waste.
US09865363B2
Nuclear fuel core, nuclear fuel cartridge, and methods of fueling and/or defueling a nuclear reactor
A portable nuclear fuel cartridge comprising a unitary support structure and a plurality of nuclear fuel assemblies that collectively form a nuclear fuel core. The nuclear fuel core is integrated into the unitary support structure to collectively form a self-supporting assemblage than can be lifted as a single unit. In another aspect, the invention is a method of fueling and/or defueling a nuclear reactor utilizing a nuclear fuel cartridge that is loaded and/or unloaded from the nuclear reactor as a single unit. In another aspect, a nuclear reactor core is provided that comprises a nuclear fuel core comprising; a plurality of first nuclear fuel assemblies, each of the plurality of first nuclear fuel assemblies having a first transverse cross-sectional configuration; and a plurality of second nuclear fuel assemblies, each of the plurality of second nuclear fuel assemblies having a second transverse cross-sectional configuration that is different than the first transverse cross-sectional configuration.
US09865360B2
A method performed by a controller includes initiating a first data write operation and an erase operation on a portion of a non-volatile memory. The first data write operation corresponds to a first write resolution. The method includes initiating a second data write operation to write test data to the portion of the non-volatile memory. The second data write operation corresponds to a second write resolution that is greater than the first write resolution. The method also includes reading a representation of the test data from the portion of the non-volatile memory.
US09865359B2
Disclosed here is a semiconductor device that comprises a plurality of input nodes configured to be supplied with input signals, a decoder coupled to the input nodes, the decoder configured to decode the input signals and output decoded signals, and a plurality of fuse circuits provided correspondingly with the decoded signals and configured to be programmed responsive to the decoded signals, respectively.
US09865334B2
A voltage supply circuit for a memory cell including a first circuit coupled between a first voltage supply and a first voltage supply terminal of the memory cell, and a second circuit coupled between the first voltage supply and a second voltage supply terminal of the memory cell. The first circuit is controlled by a first bit line of the memory cell, and the second circuit is controlled by a second bit line of the memory cell. The first and second circuits provide the first supply voltage to the first and second voltage supply terminals of the memory cell, respectively, during a pre-charge phase. During a write operation, only one of the first circuit and the second circuit provides the first supply voltage to the memory cell, and the other one of the first circuit and the second circuit provides an adjusted voltage (e.g., a collapsed voltage) to the memory cell.
US09865332B2
A floating body SRAM cell that is readily scalable for selection by a memory compiler for making memory arrays is provided. A method of selecting a floating body SRAM cell by a memory compiler for use in array design is provided.
US09865331B2
A circuit includes a plurality of first circuits, a selection circuit, and a second circuit. The selection circuit is configured to selectively couple a first circuit of the plurality of first circuits with the second circuit. The first circuit includes a first data line and a second data line; and a pair of cross-coupled transistors of a first type coupled with the first data line and the second data line. The second circuit includes a first switching circuit and a second switching circuit; and a pair of cross coupled transistors of a second type different from the first type. The pair of cross-coupled transistors of the first circuit and the pair of cross-coupled transistors of the second circuit are configured as part of a sense amplifier when the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit are turned on.
US09865330B2
Stable SRAM cells utilizing Independent Gate FinFET architectures provide improvements over conventional SRAM cells in device parameters such as Read Static Noise Margin (RSNM) and Write Noise Margin (WNM). Exemplary SRAM cells comprise a pair of storage nodes, a pair of bit lines, a pair of pull-up devices, a pair of pull-down devices and a pair of pass-gate devices. A first control signal and a second control signal are configured to adjust drive strengths of the pass-gate devices, and a third control signal is configured to adjust drive strengths of the pull-up devices, wherein the first control signal is routed orthogonal to a bit line direction, and the second and third control signals are routed in a direction same as the bit line direction. RSNM and WNM are improved by adjusting drive strengths of the pull-up and pass-gate devices during read and write operations.
US09865329B2
Systems, among other embodiments, include topologies (data and/or control/address information) between an integrated circuit buffer device (that may be coupled to a master, such as a memory controller) and a plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. For example, data may be provided between the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices and the integrated circuit buffer device using separate segmented (or point-to-point link) signal paths in response to control/address information provided from the integrated circuit buffer device to the plurality of integrated circuit buffer devices using a single fly-by (or bus) signal path. An integrated circuit buffer device enables configurable effective memory organization of the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. The memory organization represented by the integrated circuit buffer device to a memory controller may be different than the actual memory organization behind or coupled to the integrated circuit buffer device. The buffer device segments and merges the data transferred between the memory controller that expects a particular memory organization and actual memory organization.
US09865322B2
Described is an apparatus for improving read and write margins. The apparatus comprises: a sourceline; a first bitline; a column of resistive memory cells, each resistive memory cell of the column coupled at one end to the sourceline and coupled to the first bitline at another end; and a second bitline in parallel to the first bitline, the second bitline to decouple read and write operations on the bitline for the resistive memory cell. Described is also an apparatus which comprises: a sourceline; a bitline; a column of resistive memory cells, each resistive memory cell in the column coupled at one end to the sourceline and coupled to the bitline at another end; and sourceline write drivers coupled to the bitline and the sourceline, wherein the sourceline write drivers are distributed along the column of resistive memory cells.
US09865316B2
A memory is provided in which the word line assertion during a write operation is delayed until the discharge of a dummy bit line is detected.
US09865314B2
An operation instruction generating circuit and a consumable chip. The operation instruction generating circuit includes: a power-on initialization module, connected to a signal wire and used for generating an initialization signal according to a signal transmitted by the signal wire; a middle signal generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the signal wire and used for combining, according to the initialization signal, the signal transmitted by the signal wire to generate a middle signal; and an instruction generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the middle signal generating module and used for generating an operation instruction according to the initialization signal and the middle signal or according to the initialization signal, the middle signal, and the signal transmitted by the signal wire. By the operation instruction generating circuit, the consumable chip is enabled to accurately respond to actions of a printing imaging device in time.
US09865291B1
First and second read channel logic circuits are configured to process first and second signals communicated from respective first and second readers that simultaneously read from a magnetic disk. A first servo detection circuit generates a primary servo gate based on timing data from the first reader. The primary servo gate is used for processing the first signal via the first read channel logic. A second servo detection circuit that generates a secondary servo gate based on the primary servo gate and an adjustment value. The secondary servo gate is used for processing the second signal via the second read channel logic.
US09865286B2
A magnetic tape recording module having electrical lapping guides located within and adjacent to an array of magnetic read/write elements. Electrical leads connected with the electrical lapping guides are buried deep within the head build, close to the substrate so that they can pass beneath the electrical leads of the read/write elements without any capacitive coupling between the electrical lapping guide leads and the read/write element leads. The presence of the electrical lapping guides within and adjacent to the read/write element leads provides much more accurate control of read/write element stripe height during lapping.
US09865285B2
Provided is a wiring thin plate capable of securely hold-down the wiring thin plate around a scheduled portion to be a welded spot even if the wiring thin plate is downsized and involves widened wiring traces. The wiring thin plate includes a metal supporting layer, an insulating layer on the supporting layer, a wiring part having a plurality of wiring traces on the insulating layer, a scheduled portion defined on the supporting layer to be welded, and a protrusion formed on the supporting layer for the scheduled portion and having a height that is the same as a height of the wiring part.
US09865282B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for compensating for loss of current through shorted tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) sensors. In one embodiment, for a magnetic head having multiple TMR read sensors, a first voltage limit is set for most parts and a second voltage limit is set for all of the parts. A number of TMR read sensors which are allowed to function between the first and the second voltage limits is determined using a probability algorithm, which determines the probability that the application of the second voltage limit will result in a dielectric breakdown within an expected lifetime of a drive is below a threshold value. For the number of TMR read sensors which are allowed to function at voltages between the first and second voltage limits, a determined subset of those sensors are then allowed to function at the second voltage limit.
US09865273B2
A tangible multimedia content playback method and apparatus is provided. The tangible multimedia content playback method includes extracting effect data from multimedia content, mapping the extracted effect data to a timeline of the multimedia content, establishing, when the multimedia content is played, a connection to at least one peripheral device pertaining to the effect data, and controlling the at least one peripheral device pertaining to the effect data to match with the timeline.
US09865255B2
A speech recognition apparatus that controls one or more devices by using speech recognition, including: a speech obtainer that obtains speech information representing speech spoken by a user; a speech recognition processor that recognizes the speech information, obtained by the speech obtainer, as character information; and a recognition result determiner that determines, based on the character information recognized by the speech recognition processor, whether the speech is spoken to the device(s).
US09865246B2
Provided are a laser-induced ultrasound generator and a method of manufacturing the laser-induced ultrasound generator. The laser-induced ultrasound generator includes: a substrate including a plurality of nanostructures provided on a first surface of the substrate; and a thermoelastic layer provided on the first surface of the substrate, the thermoelastic layer being configured to generate an ultrasound by absorbing a laser beam incident onto a second surface of the substrate, the second surface facing the first surface. The nanostructures may be cylinder-shaped nano-pillars.
US09865244B2
A silencer is to be used in combination with a range hood system to suppress noise made by a fan. In a silencing circuit, a disturbance detector detects mixing of disturbance sound to a correction signal and an error signal. When the disturbance detector detects the mixing of the disturbance sound, an updating stopper causes a coefficient updater to stop a processing of updating a filter coefficient of a silencer filter, relating to, as an object, at least a frequency band other than a frequency band of the noise.
US09865240B2
The personalized content system of the system combines a summary music identification value creation and identification algorithm that represents a mathematical summary music identification of a song, an audio file, or other relational music criteria and data (e.g title, artist, genre, style, beats per minute, etc.) or any combination thereof. The derived value represents the musical taste or style attributes of a song or style. The user can control the system by issuing one of a plurality of commands comprising artist command, song/title command, genre command, and album/filtered list command. These commands then lead to command trees that may be used in a voice controlled system, for example.
US09865231B2
Methods of adaptive image compensation are provided. A method of adaptive image compensation includes receiving illumination information sensed by a light sensor. The method includes calculating image characteristic information by analyzing an input image. The method includes determining a frame rate responsive to at least one among the illumination information, the image characteristic information, and a frame rate control signal. Moreover, the method includes compensating the input image responsive to the frame rate. Related apparatuses and image processing systems are also provided.
US09865226B2
A method of electronic image color correction may include receiving a first frame including pixel data for a first color component for a plurality of pixels. The method may include generating saved pixel data for the first color component and receiving a second frame subsequent to the first frame. The second frame may include pixel data for the first color component for the plurality of pixels. The method may include generating substitute pixel data for the first color component in response to determining that, in the second frame, the pixel data for the first color component is triggered by a threshold value for a particular percentage of the plurality of pixels. The substitute pixel data may be generated based on the saved pixel data. The method may include displaying the second frame using the substitute pixel data for the first color component for the plurality of pixels.
US09865218B2
A display device includes pixels arranged in a matrix form, gate lines extending in a first direction; data lines extending in a second direction, first and second unit pixel columns, each defined by adjacent data lines and the pixels connected thereto, first and second channels which transmit data signals to each of the first and second unit pixel columns, and a line selector which connects the first and second channels to the data lines and provides data voltages to the data lines in response to control signals, where a pixel connected to a first gate line is connected to a data line at a side thereof, a pixel connected to a second gate line is connected to a data line at the other side thereof, and each of the first and second channels is connected to a data line of each of the first and second unit pixel columns.
US09865205B2
A method for transmitting data from a timing controller to a source driver includes: applying a plurality of data rates to a discrete data rate setting; and transmitting image data of a plurality of frames by using the plurality of data rates, respectively, wherein for each of the frames, its corresponding image data is transmitting by using only one of the data rates.
US09865204B2
The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and provides a circuit and a method for eliminating a shutdown after-image, and a display device. The circuit for eliminating the shutdown after-image in a liquid crystal panel comprises a control module configured to apply a common voltage of a liquid crystal panel to a gate line of the liquid crystal panel under the control of a shutdown signal when the liquid crystal panel is shut down. According to the present invention, it is able to eliminate the shutdown after-image and prevent the occurrence of large shutdown current.
US09865201B2
A pixel structure is disclosed. The pixel structure includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data lines crossing the scan lines to form pixel unit areas, where the data lines are insulated from the scan lines. The pixel structure also includes a plurality of first electrodes formed in the pixel unit areas, a plurality of second electrodes insulated from the first electrodes and located closer to the substrate than the first electrodes, and a plurality of signal lines located in a same layer as topmost electrodes farthest from the substrate, where the signal lines are arranged to be insulated from the topmost electrodes.
US09865199B2
A backlight drive circuit supplies drive current to a plurality of backlights, each of the backlights is extinguished before a signal voltage is written to a liquid crystal pixel group of a line corresponding to the backlight, each drive current in the lit period of each of the backlights is a first current when the adjustment value is a first adjustment value and a second current whose current value is higher than the first current when the adjustment value is a second adjustment value that is lower than the first adjustment value, and the lighting duty ratio to obtain a given luminance using the second current is smaller than the lighting duty ratio to obtain the luminance using the first current.
US09865190B2
Provided herein is a display panel where a plurality of data lines intersect a plurality of gate lines, thereby each forming a unit pixel area; a first data driving unit connected to one side of the plurality of data lines; a second data driving unit connected to another side of the plurality of data lines; a first gate driving unit connected to one side of the plurality of gate lines; and a second gate driving unit connected to another side of the plurality of gate lines, wherein the display panel is driven by one of a first driving channel that includes the first data driving unit and first gate driving unit, and a second driving channel that includes the second data driving unit and second gate driving unit.
US09865175B2
In a method for training a person while operating a vehicle, the vehicle has a control system for receiving vehicle operating commands from the person for controlling the vehicle. A calculation unit is provided for simulating a state of the vehicle and/or the environment to which the vehicle is subjected, the simulated state being a possible real state of the vehicle and/or the environment which is different from the actual state of the vehicle and/or the environment. The vehicle operating commands and the calculation unit are used for calculating vehicle command signals. The vehicle command signals are used for controlling the vehicle so as to cause the vehicle to respond to the vehicle operating commands in a way that corresponds to the state simulated by the calculation unit instead of the actual state of the vehicle and/or the environment.
US09865174B2
An adapter assembly permits sensory feedback such as a pain penalty to be incorporated into a combat training system of the type which includes simulated weapons which output a laser hit signal representative of a projectile and user monitoring devices worn by participants having laser sensors to provide an indication when a participant is hit by a simulated projectile in a combat training exercise. The adapter assembly works with an electrical impulse device also worn by the participants to deliver an electrical shock to the participant in response to receiving an activation signal. More particularly, the adapter assembly has input sensor for sensing when a user monitoring device indicates a hit to the user, and a signal output for generating an activation signal which can be received by the electrical impulse device to shock the participant when hit.
US09865173B2
These teachings are applicable for use with an individual who faces problems with respect to forming new long term memories. Generally speaking, pursuant to these various embodiments, one automatically captures (101) a record of experiential content to which the individual is exposed during a given episode and then automatically associates (102) that record of experiential content with metadata that characterizes the given episode. This record of experiential content is then automatically used (103) to re-expose the individual to at least portions of the given episode to thereby encourage development of a long term recollection of at least a portion of the given episode. These teachings will accommodate a variety of experiential content modalities including both audio content and visual content.
US09865152B2
A room privacy device sounds an audible alarm when a door to a room is not closed and sound is detected in the room. This helps prompt people in the room to close the door to maintain the privacy of the conversation and/or prevent sound in the room from disturbing others outside the room. In some embodiments, the room privacy device includes a door sensor for detecting whether a door is open, a microphone for capturing sound, and a speaker for providing an audible alarm. The room privacy device also includes a processor that causes the speaker to sound an audible alarm based on a signal from the door sensor indicative of the door being open and a signal from the microphone indicative of sound being detected.
US09865147B2
A self-contained collision warning device warns of possible collisions between people and between people and moving objects on opposite sides of doors and other visual barriers. Motion sensors detect the presence of people or moving objects and activate indicators that warn of the presence of unseen people and moving objects. The device can be mounted to a door or wall without modification to the door or wall or access to electrical power.
US09865144B2
A system and method for video recognition of users in a frictionless access control system are disclosed. The access control system includes a positioning unit that tracks locations of users carrying user devices relative to an access point of a premises, where the user devices transmit user information identifying the users via wireless signals. The system determines whether the users are authorized to pass through the access point based on the wireless signals from the user devices. One or more video cameras also capture video data of the users when the users are preferably located within a threshold area of the access point. Then, the system confirms the identity of each authorized user by comparing video identification information of the user determined from the video data, such as facial recognition information, to stored video identification information for each user. Confirmed users can then pass through the access point.
US09865136B2
A system for computer gaming includes a processor configured to provide a first table of a first group of players grouped together to play a first hand and provide to each of the first group of players one or more cards for the first hand. The system includes an interface couple to the processor and configured to receive from a first player of the first group of players a request to fold the one or more cards of the first player. The processor is also configured to automatically move the first player to a second table of a second group of players grouped together to play a second hand.
US09865129B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a plurality of different player-selectable wager alternatives if a credit balance of a player is less than a designated wager amount (such as a cost to cover a play of a wagering game or a maximum wager amount for the play of the wagering game) and greater than or equal to a lowest eligible credit balance (such as 1 credit). Generally, selecting one of the different wager alternatives when the player's remaining credit balance is less than the designated wager amount and greater than or equal to the lowest eligible wager amount enables the player to utilize the player's remaining credit balance (or any suitable portion thereof) in a manner that is different than, separate from, and in addition to wagering on one or more plays of the wagering game.
US09865128B2
Methods of tracking points among participants in various wagers. An indication of a wager may be received, including point distributions, participants, an event, etc. An indication of an outcome of the wager may be received. Points may be allocated among participants in accordance with a desired point distribution based on the outcome of the wager. An indication of a point associated with an external exchange between participants in a wager. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09865126B2
A first remote player device records a state of the gambling game that is in progress. The gaming system interrupts the gambling game and transfers the state of the gambling game to a second remote player device. The gambling game resumes on the second remote player device.
US09865110B2
A vehicle processing device authenticates that an authorized user has requested an action by the vehicle, and generates an authentication acknowledgement message. At least two security devices being present within the cabin of, or close to, the vehicle during a predetermined period following an authentication trigger event that occurs while the user performs a predetermined sequence of authentication activities (i.e., button presses, operating the vehicle or a part of it, etc.) provides a basis for the authentication acknowledgement message. Typically, information unique to each security device has been associated with the vehicle at a service provider's server. The authentication acknowledgement may include an activation code that results from processing the information, unique to each security device, received from the security devices and other random information, such as date. A service provider's server, or a user device, provides services to, or can access, respectively, the vehicle upon receiving the authentication acknowledgement.
US09865108B2
A vehicle security system comprising a first interface, an immobilizer electronic control unit and an immobilizing electronic control unit, each of which is connected to a CAN bus. The security functions are installed on the immobilizer electronic control unit which can be accessed by a user using a vehicle access code. The information is communicated over the CAN bus in an encrypted format.
US09865103B2
An imaging system includes a camera and a controller. The camera is configured to be disposed on a first vehicle system or at a wayside location along a route to generate image data within a field of view of the camera. The controller is configured to monitor a data rate at which the image data is provided from the camera. The controller also is configured to identify a stimulus event within the field of view of the camera based on a change in the data rate at which the image data is generated by the camera.
US09865100B2
A failure detection apparatus and method of the MDPS may include a configuration that determines a failure of the MDPS in accordance with a vehicle speed, a steering torque, steering angle, a motor torque, and an estimated yaw rate, and when it is determined that the MDPS breaks down, additionally determines the type of failure.
US09865086B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for generating a multi-dimensional surface model of a geometric structure. The system includes a device including at least one sensor configured to collect a set of location data points corresponding to respective locations on or enclosed by a surface of the geometric structure, and a computer-based model construction system coupled to the device. The computer-based model construction system is configured to generate a working volume based on the set of location data points, calculate a dilated field for the working volume, define a dilated surface based on the dilated field, calculate an eroded field for the working volume based on the dilated surface, and define an eroded surface based on the eroded field.
US09865076B2
A first GPU of a rendering apparatus, after rendering by a second GPU that renders a second depth range that is closer to the viewpoint than a first depth range that the first GPU renders is performed, receives the image rendered by the second GPU and the identifying information that identifies the pixels for which rendering objects are rendered in the image. After the reception, the first GPU, when rendering a rendering object included in the first depth range in accordance with the viewpoint, performs rendering of pixels, from the image rendered by the second GPU, that are not identified by the identifying information, and does not perform rendering of pixels identified by the identifying information.
US09865075B2
A graphics processing apparatus and a graphics processing method are provided. The graphics processing method processes applications using a plurality of GPUs includes rendering a plurality of video data constituting at least one application using the plurality of GPUs, blending the plurality of video data that are rendered by the plurality of GPUs, and outputting blended images, wherein the blending performs blending through at least one of the GPUs that does not perform a rendering job and a video processing constituent element which is different from the plurality of GPUs.
US09865070B2
Provided are an image processing apparatus, a pixel processing method, a program, and a camera which are capable of appropriately generating a joined image. An image processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment generates a joined image by joining a plurality of textures based on a plurality of images. The image processing apparatus includes: a motion vector derivation unit that derives a motion between images of the plurality of images; a frame memory in which a joined image frame is set and the plurality of textures that form the joined image are written; and a texture writing unit that writes the plurality of textures into the frame memory based on the motion between the images. The texture writing unit writes a first texture among the plurality of textures into an area that is not in contact with an edge of the joined image frame.
US09865060B2
In an X-ray computed-tomography apparatus of an embodiment, a reconstruction processing unit reconstructs image data based on projection data that is generated from output of an X-ray detector. A specifying unit specifies a scan position or a scan range for main scanning. A changing unit identifies characteristic points based on a structure inside the subject from image data, and changes the scan position or the scan range specified by the specifying unit based on a result of checking data relating to the characteristic points and data relating to corresponding anatomical characteristic points in a virtual subject against each other.
US09865059B2
A medical image processing apparatus includes a data acquirer that scans an object with a fiducial marker attached thereto to acquire volume data, and a data processor that estimates a plane of interest, based on a position of the fiducial marker and a position of a landmark in the volume data.
US09865056B2
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for directing a vehicle in a side-by-side drive-thru are disclosed. For example, the method receives one or more video images of a side-by-side drive-thru comprising two or more lanes, detects a vehicle approaching an entrance of the side-by-side drive-thru, calculating an estimated order time for the vehicle and directs the vehicle to one of the two or more lanes based on the estimated order time for the vehicle or a previously estimated order time of each one of the a plurality of vehicles already in the first lane and the second lane of the drive-thru.
US09865055B2
Camera and/or lens calibration information is generated as part of a calibration process in video systems including 3-dimensional (3D) immersive content systems. The calibration information can be used to correct for distortions associated with the source camera and/or lens. A calibration profile can include information sufficient to allow the system to correct for camera and/or lens distortion/variation. This can be accomplished by capturing a calibration image of a physical 3D object corresponding to the simulated 3D environment, and creating the calibration profile by processing the calibration image. The calibration profile can then be used to project the source content directly into the 3D viewing space while also accounting for distortion/variation, and without first translating into an intermediate space (e.g., a rectilinear space) to account for lens distortion.
US09865054B2
An evaluation method of a spheroid comprises specifying a spheroid region taken up by the spheroid out of the image including the spheroid and a surrounding region thereof, obtaining an average value of an optical density of the spheroid and a magnitude of a variation of the optical density in the spheroid from an image density of the spheroid region, obtaining a circularity of the spheroid from a contour of the spheroid region, obtaining a sharpness of the spheroid from the image densities of the spheroid and the surrounding region thereof, and obtaining the collapse degree of the spheroid by substituting the average value of the optical density, the magnitude of the variation of the optical density, the circularity and the sharpness into a predetermined operational expression.
US09865051B2
Vascular territory segmentation using mutual clustering information from image space and label space
Methods, systems, computer programs, circuits and workstations are configured to generate at least one two-dimensional weighted CBF territory map of color-coded source artery locations using an automated vascular segmentation process to identify source locations using mutual connectivity in both image and label space.
US09865050B2
Dual-energy absorptiometry is used to estimate intramuscular adipose tissue metrics and display results, preferably as related to normative data. The process involves deriving x-ray measurements for respective pixel positions related to a two-dimensional projection image of a body slice containing intramuscular adipose tissue as well as subcutaneous adipose tissue, at least some of the measurements being dual-energy x-ray measurements, processing the measurements to derive estimates of metrics related to the intramuscular adipose tissue in the slice, and using the resulting estimates. Processing the measurements includes an algorithm which places boundaries of regions, e.g., a large region and a smaller region. The regions are combined in an equation that is highly correlated with intramuscular adipose tissue measured by quantitative computed tomography in order to estimate intramuscular adipose tissue.
US09865038B2
A method for image processing, including: obtaining an image including a table; identifying a first line corresponding to the table in the image, a first confidence value for the first line, and a first angle for the first line; initiating a plurality of angle bins corresponding to multiple angles; calculating, based on the first confidence value, a first plurality of bin values for a first subset of the plurality of angle bins within a window surrounding the first angle; adding the first plurality of bin values to the first subset of the plurality of angle bins; identifying an angle bin of the plurality of angle bins having a maximum bin value; and rotating the image based on the angle bin having the maximum bin value.
US09865030B2
Methods and apparatus for providing multiple graphics processing capacity, while utilizing unused integrated graphics processing circuitry on a bridge circuit along with an external or discrete graphics processing unit is disclosed. In particular, a bridge circuit includes an integrated graphics processing circuit configured to process graphics jobs. The bridge circuit also includes an interface operable according to interface with a discrete graphics processing circuit. A controller is included with the bridge circuit and responsive whenever the discrete graphics processing circuit is coupled to the interface to cause the integrated graphics processing circuit to process a task of the graphics job in conjunction with operation of the discrete graphics processing circuit that is operable to process another task of the graphics job. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
US09865027B2
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for embedding a graphic image representation into a two dimensional matrix code by modifying the characteristic values of individual pixels in the image according the values of a provided two dimensional matrix code image. The modified character pixel values are determined using an optimization procedure that minimizes a visual distortion with respect to the original graphic image representation while maintaining the value of a probability of error model below a specified limit.
US09865016B2
A sensor mechanism in an environmental monitoring device provides sensor data that represents an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device. Then, a control mechanism in the environmental monitoring device generates subsets of the sensor data based on data privileges of different entities, where the data privileges of at least some of the entities are different from each other, and at least some of the corresponding subsets of the sensor data are different. For example, the data privileges may specify: different spatial extents in the external environment monitored by the sensor mechanism; and/or different types of information associated with the external environment. Next, an interface circuit in the environmental monitoring device provides the subsets of the sensor data to electronic devices associated with the entities.
US09865014B2
A customer terminal of a “self-scanning shopping” system, which is configured to store at least one shopping session in a non volatile memory, includes a main processor, a product code reader, a location for non volatile storage of an open shopping session indicator and/or an identifier, either direct or indirect, of a shopping session, and a supervisor circuit. In a working operating state, the main processor periodically sends a heartbeat to the supervisor circuit. The supervisor circuit commands a reset of the main processor when, from the lack of receipt of the heartbeat, it detects a non working operating state of the main processor. The main processor, upon reset, checks whether there is an open shopping session based on the contents of said memory location and in the affirmative case restores said shopping session.
US09865002B2
Systems and methods for near-field communications with a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for near-field communication may comprise: detecting, by a source device located at a point-of-sale, the proximity of a receiving device; encoding purchase data on an audio signal with one or more ultrasonic frequencies; and transmitting the encoded purchase data to the receiving device, wherein the encoded purchase data is transmitted using a speaker of the source device.
US09864992B1
A system and method for enrolling in a biometric authorization system. A system user may be authorized to enroll by providing biometric data from both his person and a third party token.
US09864991B2
Methods and apparatuses for secure transaction management are provided. An example method may include verifying that a mobile terminal identifier is registered with an account, generating an authorization code, and verifying that the received authorization code matches the authorization code stored in association with the account, and the received customer verification number matches the customer verification number associated with the account. The example method may also include providing for transmission of a verification reply to authorize the transaction.
US09864988B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a portable consumer device (e.g., a plastic card) that includes a coupon code and an account number (e.g., embedded on a magnetic stripe or a chip) where the portable consumer device is configured to apply a coupon to goods and services purchased at a merchant (e.g., store). Upon identifying the goods and services under a particular category specified by the coupon code (e.g., healthy food category), a user may pay for a predetermined portion (e.g., 50%) of the goods and services under the particular category using the portable consumer device. The user may pay for the remaining portion using a benefits card (e.g., state benefits card). As such, by allowing the user to pay for the predetermined portion using the portable consumer device, the user has incentive to purchase goods and services that fall under the particular category.
US09864980B2
Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, software, and data flows for automatic processing of foreign currency tenderings, such as on Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminals and other devices and system on which currency transactions may be conducted. One method embodiment includes receiving an image of an image flow captured by a camera of a scanner and determining whether a currency item is present in the image. In such embodiments, when a currency item is determined to be present in the image, sending a data representation of a received currency denomination and value as a currency tender input to a process of a POS terminal.
US09864965B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums having program instructions thereon, provide for creating, storing and utilizing planned target data with a target-setting graphical user application based a cloud-based system. The target-setting application can create multi-dimensional target settings for any HANA or non-HANA based data source. The target-setting application can store planned targets for entities of an organization across varying dimensions and time granularity. Also, the target-setting application generates data access protocol service links of the target data so the target data can be consumed by both HANA and non-HANA based applications.
US09864960B2
A data exchange system provides an efficient and cost effective way to control and monitor the manufacturing processes of multiple logistics plants in a virtual manufacturing network. The data exchange system provides a way to quickly and efficiently implement a virtual manufacturing network that includes multiple logistic plants and an electronic production execution system. The data exchange system and electronic production execution system together form a manufacturing collaboration hub that unifies internal and external manufacturing processes of multiple logistic plants to implement a virtual manufacturing network.
US09864959B2
A method, system and computer-readable device for presenting geographically relevant content are provided. They can include reading a remote internet protocol address of a user computing device based on an initial request for content from the user computer device, determining a primary home airport based on the internet protocol address of the user computing device and searching a database for an available flight and hotel package having a flight originating at the primary home airport. They can also include identifying a preferred flight and hotel package from among a plurality of available flight and hotel packages having flights originating at the primary home airport by eliminating travel packages from among the plurality of available flight and hotel packages that have destinations unlikely to be popular for a particular geographic region associated with the internet protocol address.
US09864953B2
Techniques for use in connection with performing optimization using an objective function. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying, using an integrated acquisition utility function and a probabilistic model of the objective function, at least a first point at which to evaluate the objective function; evaluating the objective function at least at the identified first point; and updating the probabilistic model of the objective function using results of the evaluating to obtain an updated probabilistic model of the objective function.
US09864952B2
In a system for knowledge system management, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory has stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a question from a customer; determine whether to not the question satisfies a first criterion for obtaining an automated response to the question; in response to determining that the question satisfies the first criterion, transmit the question to a knowledge system for generating automated responses to questions; receive the automated response to the question from the knowledge system; determine whether or not the automated response satisfies a second criterion for providing the automated response to the customer; and in response to determining that the automated response satisfies the second criterion, transmit the automated response to an electronic device operated by the customer.
US09864949B1
An open domain question answering apparatus includes a communication parser and a machine learning module. The communication parser parses a communication from a user account. The communication parser uses a natural language interpretation algorithm to construct a query and identify a product. The machine learning module is coupled to the communication parser and populates a plurality of potential responses to the query based on data associated with the identified product. Each of the plurality of potential responses has an associated level of detail. The machine learning module applies a machine learning user capacity model to the plurality of potential responses to identify a response with an associated level of detail commensurate with the machine learning user capacity model. The machine learning user capacity model is trained using data relating to a cognitive capacity of the user account.
US09864938B2
An information processing apparatus includes an abnormal status detector and a display controller. The abnormal status detector detects an abnormal status of an image forming apparatus. The display controller controls, when the abnormal status detector detects the abnormal status, such that operation procedure images which are associated with plural operations defined in advance as operations to be performed by an operator in the abnormal status of the image forming apparatus are displayed on a display on which an operation screen regarding the image forming apparatus is displayed. When receiving a first operation which corresponds to a first operation procedure image displayed on the display, the display controller displays a second operation procedure image which corresponds to a second operation which is defined as the operation next to the first operation among the plural operations.
US09864935B2
The present invention is characterized by including: an analysis processing unit 19 that can analyze PDL data of a particular PDL; a text counter 21 that counts the number of processes of codes outside of a character-assigned range during a text process based on a character code table in the analysis by the analysis processing unit 19; and an interruption unit 23 that interrupts the analysis of the PDL data when the counted number by the text counter 21 exceeds a predetermined first threshold.
US09864933B1
Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to computing devices and/or systems, and may be generally directed to devices, systems, methods, and/or applications for learning operation of an application or an object of an application in various visual surroundings, storing this knowledge in a knowledgebase (i.e. neural network, graph, sequences, etc.), and enabling autonomous operation of the application or the object of the application.
US09864932B2
A method for detecting an object includes acquiring a first video of a source domain where a vision-based object detector is trained. Change detection is performed on the first video to collect one or more first localized, unlabeled sample images from the source domain. A second video is acquired of a target domain where the vision-based object detector is used. Change detection is performed on the second video to collect one or more second localized, unlabeled sample images from the target domain. A domain adaptation parameter is determined based on, one or more domain shift properties between the one or more first localized, unlabeled sample images from the source domain and the one or more second localized, unlabeled sample images from the target domain. The vision-based object detector is adapted to be used for object detection in the target domain based on the domain adaptation parameter.
US09864928B2
A method for deriving a representation of an image, by processing signals corresponding to the image, comprises identifying a plurality of feature points in the image, deriving feature descriptors of feature points, and assigning feature descriptors to pre-defined center points, wherein each feature descriptor is assigned to a plurality of center points, the method further comprising, for each center point, calculating the difference between each feature descriptor assigned to said center point, deriving a value descriptor for each center point from said calculated differences, and deriving the representation from said value descriptors for said center points.
US09864924B2
An image processing device includes an inscribed sphere acquiring section that acquires an inscribed sphere which intersects line segment and is inscribed in torus in calculation of an intersection of the torus and a line segment, a calculating section that calculates an intersection of the inscribed sphere and the line segment, a reacquiring section that acquires the position of a new inscribed sphere in such a manner that a contact circle between the new inscribed sphere and the torus gets closer to the intersection, a recalculating section that calculates an intersection of the new inscribed sphere and the line segment, and an intersection output section that outputs the intersection of the torus and the line segment on the basis of an intersection of the inscribed sphere and the line segment obtained by at least one time of calculation of the intersection of the new inscribed sphere and the line segment.
US09864920B2
A document validation system receives a scan of a certified document. The system identifies a security template for the document, prompts a user to enter a validation document into the scanning device, receives the validation document, uses the security template identify the location of one or more security elements on the certified document, and analyzes the validation document to identify expected content that should appear on the certified document at the security element locations. The system determines whether the expected content matches actual content of the scan at the security element locations and generates a report of the result.
US09864914B2
An obstacle detecting unit includes a reflective mirror formed to reflect light which is incident from a front area and a lower portion of the front area below a central portion of the reflective mirror; a catadioptric lens disposed coaxially with the reflective mirror in an upper portion of the reflective mirror, the catadioptric lens on which light incident from the front area and an upper portion of the front area; and an image forming module disposed coaxially with the reflective mirror below the reflective mirror, the image forming module on which the light reflected by the reflective mirror is incident, wherein a through hole is formed in the central portion of the reflective mirror, and the light coming out of the catadioptric lens passes through the through hole and then is incident on the image forming module.
US09864905B2
An example information processing system includes a camera. The information processing system calculates, based on a camera image obtained by the camera, a position or a direction of an object (e.g., a hand of a user) included in the camera image. The information processing system instructs an output device to produce an output in accordance with the position or the direction of the object. The information processing system displays, on a display device, a guide image including a range image representing a range and an indicator image whose position or direction changes in accordance with a change in the output within the range.
US09864903B2
Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for matching faces. The method includes receiving an image of a face of a first person from a device of a second person, comparing the image of the face of the first person to a database of known faces in a contacts list of the second person, identifying a group of potential matching faces from the database of known faces, and displaying to the second person the group of potential matching faces. In one variation, the method receives input selecting one face from the group of potential matching faces and displays additional information about the selected one face. In a related variation, the method displays additional information about one or more face in the displayed group of potential matching faces without receiving input.
US09864902B2
An image processing apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a plurality of images; a condition checking unit that checks imaging conditions of the plurality of images; a collation determining unit that determines whether to collate images among the plurality of images based on the imaging conditions of the images; a collation unit that collates the images determined to be collated by the collation determining unit to obtain a degree of similarity; and a classifying unit that classifies the collated images into a same category when the degree of similarity is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.
US09864896B2
A biometric sensor device for measuring structures and properties of an object of organic tissue, especially a fingerprint sensor, includes a plurality of linear sensing arrays adapted to generate a respective plurality of measurement data at a predetermined sampling rate for a predetermined time period, based upon a sliding movement of the organic tissue over the plurality of linear sensing arrays, and a processor adapted to generate a partial image of the organic tissue from each of the respective plurality of measurement data. The processor is further adapted to generate a complete image of the organic tissue by combining the partial image generated from each of the plurality of measurement data, wherein the complete image is larger than each of the partial images, and the predetermined time period is defined so as to measure a section of said organic tissue given by the distance between two linear arrays.
US09864889B2
An object is associated with an identifier which is detectable on the object. The identifier may be an inherent characteristic of the object itself or its packaging, or it may reflect a random or arbitrary value which may then be disposed on the object or its packaging deliberately in a readable form for the purposes of the invention. Additionally, there is disposed a machine readable code comprising a URI incorporating a representation of the object identifier encoded according to one of a number of predefined encoding methods (algorithm and associated parameters), and an encoding identifier, specifying the encoding method used. A reader can read the machine readable code, decode it according to specified encoding method, and prepare a representation of it for comparison with the characteristic reflecting the object identifier. The machine readable code and the characteristic reflecting the object identifier may be readable for example by optical, tactile, radio, olfactive or acoustic mechanisms. The URI may additionally be defined to call a local resource adapted to process the code. The URI may additionally be defined to specify a web site.
US09864887B1
A device, mobile system, and method for scanning a source of information are described. During scan operations, the scanning device is energized by an on-board supercapacitor power source and is worn upon an extremity of a user. The scanning device is operable for scanning the information source, accessing the information from the source based on the scanning, and generating a signal comprising data related to the accessed information. The generated scan data signal is transmitted for processing to a base station, which is worn remotely from the scanning device, for example on the user's belt.
US09864882B1
A battery-less RFID tag device with an RFID antenna assembly and RFID transmitter, which harvests power from an RF source is disclosed. The RF source can be a mobile phone, and embedded system, and the like. The RFID device can include an energy harvesting component, an energy conversion component, an energy storing component, a non-transitory memory, a controller, and an RFID transmitting component. The energy harvesting component can inductively harvest energy from RF transmissions, which charges a capacitor to power other RFID device components, including the RFID transmitter. In one embodiment, the battery-less RFID tag device can be utilized in conjunction with a mobile phone for vehicle toll payments, which are RFID based.
US09864876B2
A system for live editing and publishing of documents within a content management system using a hybrid draft authorization workflow within an authoring component used for content creation, draft editing and/or published editing, to control and manage access, permissions, documents revisions, histories, and associated content in a real-time environment without a need for server administrator approval, as well as streamlined to avoid iterative revision issues, merging conflicts and associated complexities of collaborative editing.
US09864865B2
An e-mail system is disclosed that overcomes many deficiencies of, but is backward compatible with, existing e-mail systems. Embodiments of the system may include various features, including but not limited to: (1) secure transfer of e-mail messages, without the need for users to replace existing e-mail clients or to change e-mail addresses; (2) tracking of all actions performed in connection with an e-mail transmission; (3) the ability for a recipient to view information about an e-mail message, optionally including information about how other addressees have responded to it, before deciding whether to retrieve the e-mail message; (4) the aggregation of entire e-mail conversations into a single threaded view; (5) the ability to include both private and public messages in a single e-mail communication; (6) sender control over downstream actions performed in connection with an e-mail message; (7) flexible control over cryptographic methods used to encrypt emails messages for storage.
US09864860B2
Attempts to make code secure often are associated with performance penalties. To facilitate striking an acceptable balance between performance and security, vulnerable areas of source code are identified. The vulnerable areas are examined for areas that are actually safe and the safe areas are filtered from the universe of code that receives security mitigations. The remaining code receives security mitigations appropriate to the level of risk of the code.
US09864855B2
A verification data processing method includes: receiving CAPTCHA response information sent by user through a user terminal and obtaining an IP address of the user terminal from the CAPTCHA response information; obtaining verification data by verifying the CAPTCHA response information, and storing the verification data in a preset hash table, where the verification data includes the type of a CAPTCHA code corresponding to the CAPTCHA response information, and the number of total verifications of CAPTCHA response information and the number of correct verifications both corresponding to the IP address; determining a user type of the user according to the IP address, the number of total verifications and the number of correct verifications; storing the verification data in a min-heap according to the CAPTCHA code type and the user type; and making a statistic of all the numbers of total verifications and all the numbers of correct verifications in the min-heap.
US09864840B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a patient risk assessment or treatment plan based on emboli dislodgement and destination. One method includes receiving a patient-specific anatomic model generated from patient-specific imaging of at least a portion of a patient's vasculature; determining or receiving a location of interest in the patient-specific anatomic model of the patient's vasculature; using a computing processor for calculating blood flow through the patient-specific anatomic model to determine blood flow characteristics through at least the portion of the patient's vasculature of the patient-specific anatomic model downstream from the location of interest; and using a computing processor for particle tracking through the simulated blood flow to determine a destination probability of an embolus originating from the location of interest in the patient-specific anatomic model, based on the determined blood flow characteristics.
US09864837B2
A clinical quality analytics system may include a data storage to store electronic medical record (EMR) data. The system may map events from the EMR data to a process map through a recursive matching process. The mapping may include recursively matching the events to nodes in threads in a map based on event times and thread times. One of the recursions may be selected as a best fit based on metrics determined for the recursions.
US09864835B2
Displaying a comparison of genotypic information between relatives is disclosed, including receiving an indication that a first individual is a grandparent, receiving an indication that a second individual is a grandchild of the first individual, comparing the genotypic information of the first individual and the second individual and calculating a similarity score, and displaying an indication of the similarity score graphically using colors.
US09864828B1
Implementing hardware accelerators using programmable integrated circuits may include performing, using a processor, a design flow on a static circuit design. The static circuit design may specify a region reserved for a hardware accelerator and a static region comprising interface circuitry configured to couple the hardware accelerator with an external node. The design flow may generate an implemented static circuit design. Metadata describing the interface circuitry may be generated using a processor. A device support archive including the implemented static circuit design and the metadata may be written, using the processor, to a computer readable storage medium.
US09864826B2
According to one embodiment, a multilayer printed board includes an insulating substrate, a differential signal wiring, and anti-pad regions. Distances between peripheries of the pad and a constant potential layer in each of the wiring layers are set so that a capacitance between the constant potential layers and a signal via included in a signal line constituting the differential signal wiring, which has a longer route from a transmission end to a reception end, is smaller than a capacitance between the constant potential layers and another signal via included in the other signal line.
US09864817B2
Architecture that automatically determines relationships between vector spaces of disparate media types, and outputs ranker signals based on these relationships, all in a single process. The architecture improves search result relevance by simultaneously clustering queries and documents, and enables the training of a model for creating one or more ranker signals using simultaneous clustering of queries and documents in their respective spaces.
US09864813B2
Systems, methods, and software for organizing data are described. An organizational method is selected from one or more predetermined organizational methods, specified by a parameter, or determined from information about the data items. Data items are sorted based on the organizational method.
US09864809B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for facilitating selection of a preferred language associated with a website. In one example, information including information relating to a user is first received via the communication platform. The received information is then automatically analyzed to estimate a preferred language in which the user likely uses to view content from the website. A selector is displayed with an available selection of a language that most closely matches the estimated preferred language to allow the user to specify the user's preferred language with respect to the website. The user's preferred language is stored, and the user is redirected to the website in the user's preferred language.
US09864803B2
A method for multimodal clue based personalized app function recommendation is provided. The method includes receiving an app search query from a user, obtaining a plurality of real-time clues collected from the user and extracting a plurality of features to represent the collected clues, wherein the plurality of features include structured features and text features. The method also includes generating a joint representation of the multimodal clues based on the plurality of extracted features and creating a logistic regression model based on the joint representation of the multimodal clues. Further, the method includes ranking a list of app functions using the logistic regression model and displaying the ranked app function list for the user.
US09864780B2
Systems and methods for diagnosing a user's condition based on his gait. A sensor module with multiple sensors is placed inside a user's shoe and biometric data is gathered from the sensors when the user takes a step or walks. The data is used to generate loops as the various sets of data is plotted against each other. The loops obtained from the data are then compared against stored loops previously obtained. Based on the results of the comparison, the user's condition is diagnosed using predetermined indicators of specific health issues. Using the biometric data and in conjunction with data from various databases, it can be determined whether the user has a specific condition, whether a specific condition is worsening, or whether a specific condition is improving.
US09864778B1
Described are techniques to provide event data to users. Event data corresponding to one or more events may be received from a first device. Availability data corresponding to availability of a user regarding events may be received from a second device. The event data that corresponds to at least a portion of user data associated with the second device may be determined, and at least a portion of the event data is provided to the second device. Rating data acquired or generated by a device present at the event location may be used to adjust a rating metric associated with the event.
US09864770B2
Systems, apparatus, and methods for implementing enterprise level social and business information networking are provided. Users can receive relevant information about a database system and its users at an appropriate time. Users can then use this relevant information to reduce errors and limit redundant efforts. For example, an update of a record in the database can be identified, and a story created automatically about the update and sent to the users that are following the record. Which updates have stories created and which stories are to be sent to which users can be configured. Other events besides updating of records can also be tracked. For example, actions of a user that result in an event can be tracked, where such tracking can also be configurable. Subscriptions to follow an object can be automatic, and access checks can be used to ensure that unauthorized users do not see certain data.
US09864766B2
A system and method are disclosed for incrementally updating an existing digital map of a client device in a digital map update system. The digital map update system comprises, for each of one or more baseline digital maps, at least one digital map update repository comprising data which may be communicated to one or more remote client devices for use by the or each remote client device in incrementally updating an existing digital map of the device. Each repository includes one or more digital map forward update journals in respect of a respective given version of the baseline map to which the digital map update repository relates. The forward update journal comprises data indicative of a set of one or more incremental updates that may be used to update the given version of the baseline map to a later version. Each repository also includes one or more digital map reverse update journals for reversing the effects of the or a forward update journal and reverting the later version of the baseline map back to an earlier version.
US09864761B1
A system and method for performing read optimization of a volume while allowing user operations to target the volume. Read optimization is prevented from being performed for a top level of the medium graph for a given volume, wherein the top level is in a read-write state. Rather than waiting for the given volume to be idle so as to perform read optimization, read optimization is run at lower levels in the medium graph of the given volume. This allows user operations to modify the medium graph of the top level of the given volume while simultaneously read optimization is being run on mediums which underlie the top level.
US09864759B2
Systems and methods are provided for providing scatter/gather data processing. In accordance with an embodiment, a such a system can include a cluster of one or more high performance computing systems, each including one or more processors and a high performance memory. The cluster communicates over an InfiniBand network. The system can also include a middleware environment, executing on the cluster, that includes one or more application server instances. The system can further include a plurality of muxers. Each application server instance includes at least one muxer, and each muxer is operable to collect data from a plurality of locations in the high performance memory, and transfer the data in bulk.
US09864739B1
A method provides automatic layout of GUI screens based on contents of a response to a resource request. A display format is selected based on whether a resource in the response includes only a single data object (form display format) or an array of data objects (table display format). A specification is then created for a display object of the selected display format to be rendered on a GUI screen. For the form display format, the specification includes label:value pairs and location information specifying locations for the pairs in form columns. For the table display format, the specification includes a table definition (number of columns, column headings etc.) and row data values for the data objects of the array. Values are arranged in a display order of the resource fields in the response.
US09864738B2
Methods and apparatus related to automatically rewriting a string of text utilizing one or more rewrite rules. Some implementations are directed to scoring rewrite rules based at least in part on user interactions with rewrites that are generated by applying the rewrite rules. Some implementations are directed to determining the effectiveness of a rewrite generated based on applying one or more rewrite rules to a string of text. In some of those implementations, the determination may be based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the string of text, one or more characteristics of the rewrite, and/or scores associated with the rewrite rules.
US09864737B1
An author using an author device may connect to a self-publishing network and identify a content selection that includes text from the author's manuscript. The content selection may be presented to a number of crowd editors through their crowd editor devices. The crowd editors may submit edited selections that include edits to the content selection. The author may then select a first edited selection of the edited selections and purchase that edited selection to be included in the manuscript, which also allows the author to then interact with a first content editor who edited the first edited selection. The author may send the first content editor a closed bid to edit more of the author's manuscript, which the first content editor can accept or decline, or negotiate. The author may alternately send more open bids to all or a subset of the crowd editors.
US09864728B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for automatic generation of physically aware aggregation/distribution networks that enable optimized arrangement of a plurality of hardware elements, and provide positions and connectivity for one or more intermediate hardware elements. One or more intermediate hardware elements can be configured to aggregate signals/commands/messages/data from their corresponding hardware elements or from other intermediate hardware elements, and send the aggregated signals/commands/messages/data to a root hardware element that acts as a communication interface for the network. The intermediate hardware elements can also be configured to segregate/distribute signals/commands/message received from the root hardware element to a plurality of specified hardware elements and/or intermediate hardware elements.
US09864725B1
Techniques are described for managing execution of programs. In some situations, program execution is managed for multiple users using excess program execution capacity of one or more computing systems. In some such situations, excess or otherwise unused program execution capacity may be made available to execute programs on a temporary basis, such that the programs executing using the excess program execution capacity may be terminated at any time if other preferred use for the excess program execution capacity arises. The excess program execution capacity may in some situations be provided in conjunction with other dedicated program execution capacity that is allocated to particular users, such as to use unused dedicated capacity of some users as excess capacity for other users. In some situations, the techniques are used in conjunction with a fee-based program execution service that executes multiple programs on behalf of multiple users of the service.
US09864722B2
System and method for communication between a data-acquisition circuit and a data-processing circuit
A communication system coupled to a data-acquisition circuit and to a data-processing circuit is provided, including at least one shift register, an addressing circuit and a multiplexer. The shift register includes a serial input for inputting and storing data in series, a serial output for outputting data in series, and parallel outputs for outputting data stored in the shift register in parallel. The addressing circuit is coupled to the shift register in order to identify the positions of stored data, and the multiplexer is coupled to the parallel outputs of the shift register in order to output the stored data to the data-processing circuit in series. Methods for communication between a data-acquisition circuit and a data-processing circuit are also provided.
US09864710B2
A method for writing data to a persistent storage module (“PSM”) in a communication fabric is discussed. A write request is received from a processor at a PSM. The processor identifies a write location and transmits it to the client. The client writes the data to the PSM via an IO tier switch, and receives a write complete indication from the processor through the same IO tier switch.
US09864703B2
A cache memory having enhanced performance and security feature is provided. The cache memory includes a data array storing a plurality of data elements, a tag array storing a plurality of tags corresponding to the plurality of data elements, and an address decoder which permits dynamic memory-to-cache mapping to provide enhanced security of the data elements, as well as enhanced performance. The address decoder receives a context identifier and a plurality of index bits of an address passed to the cache memory, and determines whether a matching value in a line number register exists. The line number registers allow for dynamic memory-to-cache mapping, and their contents can be modified as desired. Methods for accessing and replacing data in a cache memory are also provided, wherein a plurality of index bits and a plurality of tag bits at the cache memory are received. The plurality of index bits are processed to determine whether a matching index exists in the cache memory and the plurality of tag bits are processed to determine whether a matching tag exists in the cache memory, and a data line is retrieved from the cache memory if both a matching tag and a matching index exist in the cache memory. A random line in the cache memory can be replaced with a data line from a main memory, or evicted without replacement, based on the combination of index and tag misses, security contexts and protection bits. User-defined and/or vendor-defined replacement procedures can be utilized to replace data lines in the cache memory.
US09864700B1
A method and apparatus for reducing dynamic power consumption in a multi-thread content-addressable memory is described. The apparatus includes a first input configured to receive a first virtual address corresponding to a first thread, a second input configured to receive a second virtual address corresponding to a second thread, a register bank including a plurality of registers each configured to store a binary word mapped to one of a plurality of physical addresses, a first comparator bank including a first plurality of comparators each coupled to an associated register of the plurality of registers in a fully-associative configuration, and a second comparator bank including a second plurality of comparators each coupled to an associated register of the plurality of registers in a fully-associative configuration. An input virtual address to each comparator bank maintains its previous value for when a corresponding thread is not selected.
US09864690B2
A processor in a multi-processor configuration is configured perform dynamic address translation from logical addresses to real address and to detect memory conflicts for shared logical memory in transactional memory based on logical (virtual) addresses comparisons.
US09864689B2
Near cache distribution in in-memory data grid environment that utilizes manifest of keys may be provided. An application instance may be initialized that utilizes an in-memory data grid caching infrastructure with a near cache in a virtual machine running on hardware processor. The near cache for the application instance may be activated. Logic of the near cache associated with the application instance may request a manifest of keys from one or more peer applications utilizing the in-memory data grid caching infrastructure, and receive the manifest of keys. The logic of the near cache associated with the application instance may send the manifest of keys to a grid cache of the in-memory data grid caching infrastructure. The logic of the near cache associated with the application instance may receive at least some of the data objects from the grid cache.
US09864685B2
A method and system for storing data for retrieval by an application running on a computer system including providing a tiered caching system including at least one cache tier and a base tier, storing data in at least one of said at least one cache tier and said base tier based on a policy, and presenting an application view of said data to the application by a means to organize data. The invention optionally provides an additional overflow tier, and preferably includes multiple cache tiers.
US09864677B2
Methods and arrangements for testing mobile applications. A mobile application for testing is input at a mobile device. The mobile application is automatically tested using a test script, wherein the testing requires data from an out-of-band channel. The testing includes: invoking a listener module based on the mobile application; using the listener module to automatically obtain data from an out-of-band channel; and communicating the automatically obtained data to the mobile application. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
US09864676B2
An application programming interface may receive workload identifiers and checkpoint identifiers from which bottleneck detection may be performed. Workloads may be tracked through various checkpoints in an application and timestamps collected at each checkpoint. From these data, bottlenecks may be identified in real time or by analyzing the data in a subsequent analysis. The workloads may be processed by multiple devices which may comprise a large application. In some cases, the workloads may be processed by different devices in sequence or in a serial fashion, while in other cases workloads may be processed in parallel by different devices. The application programming interface may be part of a bottleneck detection service which may be sold on a pay-per-use model, a subscription model, or some other payment scheme.
US09864675B2
Regression testing of software applications is described. Breakpoints are inserted in a programming code of an object to perform testing of all software applications that use the object. A processor in a computing device can receive data representing a programming code of a functionality of a software application rectifying a problem associated with the functionality of the software application. The processor can determine another software application executing the functionality. The processor can insert a breakpoint in the programming code of the functionality of the software application and the another software application. The breakpoint can be inserted at a location in the programming code of the software application where the problem was rectified. The processor can execute the programming code of the functionality including the inserted breakpoint. The processor can determine, based on the executing, whether the problem has been rectified in the software application and the another software application.
US09864668B2
A data processing apparatus includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes: acquiring a plurality of events that have issued in a management-target device, storing each of the plurality of acquired events in an event storage unit, and acquiring specifying data that specify an important phenomenon key event from the plurality of events stored in the event storage unit; acquiring events in sequence from a front position of the event storage unit, and performing first processing on the acquired events according to a processing condition; performing second processing according to the processing condition on events of an important event group, the important event group including the important phenomenon key event and an event related to the important phenomenon key event; and appending completion information to the acquired important phenomenon key event in the event storage unit.
US09864648B2
A processor receives a request to perform a transaction, wherein each activity of the transaction is respectively associated with an application server process. The processor creates an entry in a mapping file, which includes at least information regarding the transaction, one or more resource managers to perform activities of the transaction, and the resources managed by the one or more resource managers. In response to detection of a failure of a resource manager of the one or more resource managers, the processor receives a notification from a call-back function of an XA specification switch of the resource manager associated with the failure. The processor identifies an application server process associated with the failure of the resource manager, and sends an event to terminate the application server process associated with the failure of the resource manager.
US09864646B2
A method of and system for managing spaces in memory of a storage facility is disclosed. The method and system includes storing first and second identifiers in first and second spaces in memory in response to allocating the second space for a set of data. The first identifier is stored in a first field within the first space. The first space has a pointer in a second field. The pointer in the second field indicates an address of the second space. The second identifier is stored within a portion of the second space. In response to an error event, the first and second identifiers may be captured. A determination is made as to whether the pointer is directed to the set of data. The determination is based on a comparison of the first identifier and the second identifier.
US09864642B2
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining storage tiers for placement of data sets during execution of tasks in a workflow. A representation of a workflow execution pattern of tasks for a job indicates a dependency of the tasks and data sets operated on by the tasks. A determination is made of an assignment of the data sets for the tasks to a plurality of the storage tiers based on the dependency of the tasks indicated in the workflow execution pattern. A moving is scheduled of a subject data set of the data sets operated on by a subject task of the tasks that is subject to an event to an assigned storage tier indicated in the assignment for the subject task subject. The moving of the data set is scheduled to be performed in response to the event with respect to the subject task.
US09864635B2
Methods and apparatuses to reduce the number of read/write operations performed by a CPU may involve duplicating source data to enable parallel processing on the source data. A memory controller may be configured to duplicate data written to a first buffer to one or more duplicate buffers that are allocated to one or more processing threads, respectively. In some implementations, the one or more duplicate buffers are dedicated buffers, and the addresses of the first buffer and the one or more duplicate buffers are stored in a register of memory controller.
US09864632B2
To enable continuous execution of an application, a system and method for transferring an application state is provided. A gesture corresponding to a transfer act is detected by a gesture detection module in a first device executing the application. The first device communicates with a registration and relay server to determine eligible transfer recipients based on criteria such as location and/or devices that are currently executing the application. A transfer recipient is selected and platform independent application state Data Transfer Objects are generated that describe the state of execution on the first device. The application state DTOs are transferred via the server to the recipient device which enacts the application state DTOs to continue the execution of the application on the recipient device. Because the application state DTOs are platform independent, the application state can be transferred to almost any device that is able to execute the application.
US09864628B2
The present invention provides a method for transferring an application state, of a first application being executed on a first electronic device, from the first electronic device to a second electronic device that is coupled to communicate with the first electronic device. The method comprises transmitting at least one application state element to the second electronic device and executing a second application on the second electronic device according to the application state elements.
US09864627B2
Principles for enabling power management techniques for virtual machines. In a virtual machine environment, a physical computer system may maintain management facilities to direct and control one or more virtual machines executing thereon. In some techniques described herein, the management facilities may be adapted to place a virtual processor in an idle state in response to commands from a guest operating system. One or more signaling mechanisms may be supported such that the guest operating system will command the management facilities to place virtual processors in the idle state.
US09864626B2
In a computer system, joint operation of multiple hypervisors is coordinated. A persistent hypervisor and a non-persistent hypervisor are executed. The non-persistent hypervisor is executed in the supervisor mode according to an operating regime controlled by a scheduler engine, and the persistent hypervisor is executed in the hypervisor mode under the control of a handler engine. The handler engine monitors, and responds, to an attempted mode transition of the processor between the hypervisor and supervisor modes, and coordinates the suspension and resumption, as appropriate, of the persistent hypervisor.
US09864622B2
In a distributed computing environment that includes hosts that execute a VMM, where each VMM supports execution of one or more VMs, administering VMs may include: assigning, by a VMM manager, the VMMs of the distributed computing environment to a logical tree topology, including assigning one of the VMMs as a root VMM of the tree topology; and executing, amongst the VMMs of the tree topology, a broadcast operation, including: pausing, by the root VMM, execution of one or more VMs supported by the root VMM; sending, by the root VMM, to other VMMs in the tree topology, a message indicating a pending transfer of the paused VMs; and transferring the paused VMs from the root VMM to the other VMMs.
US09864612B2
Techniques to customize a user interface for different displays are described. An apparatus such as an electronic device with a processing system may implement a custom user interface system that when executed by a processor is operative to adapt a user interface view of an application for presentation by one or more displays. The custom user interface system may comprise, among other elements, a user interface adaptation component operative to receive as input a user interface view of the application for presentation on a first display and an adaptation parameter, and modify the user interface view for presentation on a second display based on the adaptation parameter. A presentation component is operative to present the customized user interface view on the second display. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09864601B2
A resource management system and method for performing resource management operations in a distributed computer system uses a dispersion rule to try to uniformly disperse clients in a cluster of host computers in the distributed computer system. The dispersion rule is used to compute a dispersion score for at least one candidate distribution of the clients in the cluster of host computers, which is used to select a particular candidate distribution of the clients in the cluster of host computers to disperse the clients.
US09864594B1
Embodiments of the disclosure permit upgrading software and/or testing operation of an electronic device within an unopened package. In one embodiment, an electronic device can be powered on inductively while contained in its unopened packaging. In other aspects, the powered on electronic device can receive a software upgrade and/or test information. In addition, the electronic device can validate the software upgrade, and can replace software present in the electronic device with the received software upgrade. The electronic device also can validate at least a portion of the test information, and can implement one or more tests as conveyed in the test information. Further, the electronic device can communicate information wirelessly in response to the test(s). Such information can be indicative or otherwise representative of one or more results of the implemented test(s).
US09864588B2
Exemplary embodiments provide techniques for replacing a portion of a state diagram with a generalized, canonical version of the portion. The canonicalized version mimics the structure or semantics (or both) of the portion of the state diagram, although the canonicalized version need not be a perfect match for the structure or semantics of the portion. Exemplary embodiments further provide techniques for identifying a portion of a state diagram for reuse, and generating a canonicalized version of the portion.
US09864586B2
Techniques enabling an end-user to specify complex concepts consisting of code abstractions, design abstractions and architectural abstractions in rule form are disclosed. In one embodiment, a graphical user interface is provided to guide a user through the process of entering concept specification information in order to define concepts, including the provision of one or more code snippets that are subsequently analyzed to assist the user in specifying the concept. The resulting rules or concept signatures are evaluated by a rule engine to determine the degree to which the underlying concepts are reflected in a given set of code. Recommended measures that need to be taken for transforming code to satisfy a concept may be provided subsequent to the analysis of the code. In this manner, code quality may be improved through systematic analysis of targeted code to demonstrate adherence (or non-adherence, as the case may be) to user-defined concepts.
US09864579B2
Creating hash values based on bit values of an input vector. An apparatus includes a first and a second hash table, a first and second hash function generator adapted to configure a respective hash function for a creation of a first and second hash value based on the bit values of the input vector. The hash values are stored in the respective hash tables. An evaluation unit includes a comparison unit to compare a respective effectiveness of the first hash function and the second hash function, and an exchanging unit responsive to the comparison unit adapted to replace the first hash function by the second hash function.
US09864578B2
Computer software allowing enhanced control of the playout of audio/video works on a computer system. In various embodiments, the software allows key events from dedicated audio/video keys, whether part of a full sized keyboard or on a hand held remote, to control the actions of an audio/video playout program without requiring the user to direct the key event focus of the operating system to the audio/video playout program. Also, the invention distinguishes between key presses from a local, full sized keyboard and key presses from a remote keyboard so that the audio/video playout program can enlarge its screen display when a key event is received from the remote keyboard. In one embodiment, the invention constantly instructs the operating system to move the focus to the audio/video playout program. In another embodiment, if the focus is received by any of various windows in a display, software associated with the window forwards to the audio/video playout program any key events received from audio/video keys. In a third embodiment, audio/video key event data is routed to the audio/video playout program by a method that does not use the key event features of the operating system, such as by using a key board wedge server program to serve key events to audio/video client programs. In a fourth embodiment, the operating system is modified so that it has two separate focuses, one for a text keyboard and a second focus for audio/video keys.
US09864576B1
A voice controlled assistant having a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The voice controlled assistant facilitates transactions and other functions primarily through verbal interactions with a user. In some situations, a transaction may require entry of a code, which the user may wish to enter in a non-verbal way. The voice controlled assistant is configured to analyze an audio signal to detect user interactions with the surface of the voice controlled assistant and to interpret the detected interactions as entry of the code.
US09864571B2
Examples of dynamic bonding of playback devices are disclosed. A disclosed example first playback device includes a shared device identifier to determine that a second playback device is sharable between a first bonded zone and a second bonded zone, the first bonded zone comprising the first playback device, the second bonded zone comprising a second playback device; a device manager to cause the shared playback device to join the first bonded zone; and an adjuster to change a first audio parameter of the first playback device in accordance with the joining of the shared playback device in the first bonded zone, wherein at least one of the shared device identifier, the device manager, or the adjuster is implemented via a processor.
US09864566B2
An information display system, which displays information suitable for each browser requiring information in a specific place, includes: a display device etc. which transmit signals via electromagnetic waves; and a portable terminal. The portable terminal includes: a reception measurement unit that receives the signals from the display device etc. and measures intensity of the signal; and a portable-device transmission unit that transmits predetermined data and intensity data indicating a measurement result. The display device includes: a display-device transmission unit that repeatedly transmits the signal via electromagnetic waves; and a display unit that changes a display state according to the data transmitted from the portable terminal. The display unit changes the display state to a first state where display information is displayed according to the predetermined data, when the intensity is greater than a first threshold, and changes a value of the first threshold after the change of the display state.
US09864565B2
An output system is provided that includes at least one output apparatus configured to output content information. The output system includes a determination part configured to determine, based on the content information, whether to generate first control information for switching the output apparatus to a power-saving mode, the first control information being generated with respect to the output apparatus that does not have to output the content information. The output system further includes a control information generation part configured to generate the first control information when the determination part determines that the first control information has to be generated and a power control part configured to switch the output apparatus to the power-saving mode based on the first control information.
US09864563B2
An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive images from other information processing apparatuses via a network; a determiner configured to determine a number of the images to be displayed on a display device based on a communication status; a determiner configured to determine a layout of a screen on which the images are displayed, according to the determined number; a determiner configured to determine whether a predetermined time has passed from when the layout has been previously changed, when the determined number is different from the number presently displayed; and a display processor configured to display the screen having the previously changed layout until the predetermined time is determined to have passed since the layout is previously changed, and to display the screen having a different layout, which is newly determined, when the predetermined time is determined to have passed since the layout is previously changed.
US09864562B2
According to one embodiment, a display control device includes a receiving module, a transmission module, a reception module, and a display processor. The receiving module is configured to receive an operation on a first cursor represented on screen information received from an information processing device via a network when the screen information is displayed. The transmission module is configured to transmit positional information on a second cursor making the first cursor move in accordance with the operation received by the receiving module. The reception module is configured to receive screen information after the positional information on the second cursor is transmitted from the information processing device. The display processor is configured to superimpose and display the second cursor having been moved in accordance with the operation received by the receiving module, on the screen information representing the first cursor, and turns the second cursor into a hidden state when displaying the screen information, after the positional information on the second cursor is transmitted, received by the reception module.
US09864561B2
Discrete electronic modules, such as display tiles, designed and configured to be mosaicked and operatively connected with one another and/or to one or more differing types of discrete electronic modules. In some embodiments, the electronic modules are electrically connected together using electrical connector units that are separate and distinct from the electronic modules. In some embodiments, the connector units are connector biscuits. In some embodiments, the connector units are hub connectors. Connector units of the present disclosure can be designed and configured to allow an electronic module connected thereby and part of a panel of display tiles to be installed and removed by moving the module only in a direction normal to a viewing face of the panel at that module.
US09864550B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus of recovering and encoding for data recovery in a storage system and a distributed storage system of supporting, when a node storing data is lost in a distributed storage environment, a function to recover the lost node. According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, in a method of encoding for recovering data loss in a distributed storage system, it is possible to guarantee jointly optimized locality with respect to a loss of two or more specific numbers of nodes and recover data of lost nodes in the distributed storage system by using a smaller number of nodes while using a smaller storage capacity.
US09864549B2
Systems and methods relating generally to data storage, and more particularly to systems and methods for encoding to modify the size of an information set.
US09864543B2
A communication method of an application processor includes generating a plurality of files; generating a file set channel by transmitting a first pattern of input/output (I/O) requests to a storage device, the I/O requests being I/O requests corresponding to files from among the plurality of files; and transmitting first bit data to the storage device via the file set channel, the first bit data being transmitted using file set signaling, the file set signaling including a second pattern of I/O requests corresponding to first files from among the plurality of files such that each file in the plurality of files represents a bit of the first bit data.
US09864542B2
A data deduplication method is executed by a controller for a solid state drive (SSD). The controller receives a signature for a block of data. The controller performs a comparison of the signature and information in a signature library and determines whether or not the signature matches the information. The controller sends a signal that indicates a result of the comparison. If the signature and the information match then the signal has a first value indicating that the block of data is already stored on the SSD; if the signature and the information do not match then the signal has a second value that is different than the first value.
US09864541B2
Provided are methods and systems for memory decompression using a hardware decompressor that minimizes or eliminates the involvement of software. Custom decompression hardware is added to the memory subsystem, where the decompression hardware handles read accesses caused by, for example, cache misses or requests from devices to compressed memory blocks, by reading a compressed block, decompressing it into an internal buffer, and returning the requested portion of the block. The custom hardware is designed to determine if the block is compressed, and determine the parameters of compression, by checking unused high bits of the physical address of the access. This allows compression to be implemented without additional metadata, because the necessary metadata can be stored in unused bits in the existing page table structures.
US09864538B1
Server computers often include one or more input/output (I/O) devices for communicating with a network or directly attached storage device. Data transferred between these devices may include blocks of data with a common often repeated and identifiable data pattern. Transfer and storage of data of this nature may be optimized by transferring primarily blocks of data that are not of the pre-determined data pattern. An indicator may be transferred and stored with transferred data that has been reduced in size in this manner.
US09864535B2
A storage device is configured to communicate with a host device over a Bluetooth connection. The storage device includes a flash memory, a processor, and a Bluetooth controller. The memory stores at least one permission for determining access to the memory. The processor manages access to the memory, independently of the host device, based on a comparison of a request at the removable storage device to access the memory to at least one permission. The comparison is independent, requiring no management by an operating system of the host device, such that if the at least one permission includes a particular access type that matches the access requested in the request, the processor provides access to the memory.
US09864526B2
A method of operating a memory controller which controls a non-volatile memory including a plurality of blocks is provided. The method includes determining an operation count for a first block among the plurality of blocks and avoiding successive wear-leveling on the first block based on the determined operation count thereof.
US09864523B2
In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes determining, by a processor, after the writing of data to a non-volatile memory block, one or more delta threshold voltage shift (TVSΔ) values configured to track temporary changes with respect to changes in the underlying threshold voltage distributions due to retention and/or read disturb errors. One or more overall threshold voltage shift values is calculated for the data written to the non-volatile memory block, the one or more overall threshold voltage shift values being a function of the one or more TVSΔ values to be used when writing data to the non-volatile memory block. The one or more overall threshold voltage shift values are stored.
US09864521B2
The invention provides a method of managing SDIO commands at a host device and a peripheral device. The host device connected to the peripheral device by a bus comprising a command transmission line and a data transmission line, both of which are arranged to transmit single end signal. The host device converts operation requests into converted commands and combines a first SDIO complied data packet with the converted commands to generate a first combined data packet. Then, the host device transmits the first combined data packet through the data transmission line, wherein the first combined data packet comprises a first header for indicating whether the first combined data packet comprises the converted commands. After receiving the first combined data packet, the peripheral device parses the first combined data packet to obtain the converted commands, and then performs processing procedures according to the converted commands.
US09864519B2
Systems and methods are provided for performing write-with-response operations in a network on a chip architecture. In response to receiving an instruction to perform a write-with-response operation, a writer computing resource of a computing system (implemented using the network on a chip architecture) executes this instruction by performing a write operation for writing data to a memory location followed by a response operation for notifying a notification target computing resource of the computing system that the data has been written to the memory location.
US09864497B2
A method and system for assisting user selection of ballasting options for an agricultural vehicle when coupled to an agricultural implement. The user is presented with a selection menu of implement types, whereby each implement type defines operating ranges of discrete values for first, second and optionally third operational parameters of the vehicle, with the differing combinations defining a values subset. An optimal choice from the available ballasting options is made for each combination in the values subset, and a selection from the optimal choices based on prevalence or probability of occurrence is made and may be presented to the user. Operational parameters may include operating speed, loading due to implement weight and engine power.
US09864496B2
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to receive a sliding input having a sliding trajectory on the touch screen, slidably display a notification bar along the sliding trajectory, display a given number of notification messages in a specific area of the notification bar, receive a drag input in the specific area, and display updated notification messages in the specific area with other notification messages.
US09864494B2
This document describes techniques for application reporting in an application-selectable user interface. These techniques permit a user to view reports for applications in a user interface through which these applications may be selected. By so doing, a user may quickly and easily determine which applications to select based on their respective reports and then select them or their content through the user interface.
US09864493B2
An interactive, customizable, user interaction data analysis system is disclosed. The system may be configured to provide cohort-based analysis and/or graphical visualizations of user interaction data to a system operator. User interaction data may be obtained, for example, as users interact with one or more software applications. In various embodiments, interactive and customizable visualizations and analyses provided by the system may be based on user interaction data aggregated across groups of users (also referred to as cohorts of users), across particular time frames, and/or from particular software and/or computer-based applications. According to various embodiments, the system may enable insights into, for example, user interaction patterns, the frequency of software application features accessed, the performance of various aspects of software applications, and/or crashes of software applications, among others.
US09864491B2
The present invention can include electronic devices having variable input/output interfaces that can allow a user to interact with the devices with greater efficiency and in a more ergonomic manner. An electronic device of the present invention can display icons associated with user-programmable parameters of a media file. By interacting with the icons, a user can change the user-programmable parameters during playback of the media file. Changes to the user-programmable parameters can affect playback of the remainder of the media file. An electronic device of the present invention also can automatically re-orient images shown on a display and re-configure user input components based on the orientation of the electronic device.
US09864478B2
A computer readable medium containing a set of instructions that causes a computer to perform a process comprised of receiving one or more media files. The one or more media files having one or more scenes and each scene including a starting time point and ending time point. The set of instructions may include changing the starting time point and/or the ending time point of a scene from the one or more scenes in response to an input command. The set of instructions may create a new scene and save the new scene based on the new starting time point and/or ending time point of the scene.
US09864464B2
A proximity sensor has a sensing node. A radio frequency signal is received at the sensing node. The radio frequency signal is coupled to an intermediate node through a first capacitor. The radio frequency signal is coupled from the intermediate node to a ground node through a second capacitor. An RF amplifier is coupled to the sensing node. The radio frequency signal is generated using the RF amplifier. A third capacitor is coupled between the RF amplifier and the sensing node. An antenna is coupled to the sensing node. The radio frequency signal is transmitted using the antenna. A capacitance of the antenna is measured using the proximity sensor. The capacitance of the antenna is compared to a threshold to determine proximity of a conductive object. An inductor is coupled between the sensing node and the antenna. A shielding area is coupled to the intermediate node.
US09864463B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a touch sensor of a device, one or more signals corresponding to touch or proximity inputs within a touch-sensitive area of the touch sensor. The touch sensor comprising one or more nodes. The method also includes applying an offset to one or more of the signals. The offset corresponding to a variation in a distance between a touch panel and a ground plane or display of the device. The method also includes determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based at least in part on the signals and the offset as applied.
US09864456B2
In one embodiment, a controller includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing logic. The logic is configured to perform, when executed by the processor, operations comprising detecting, in response to driving electrodes of a touch sensor with a first drive signal having a first polarity, a presence of a stylus. The presence of the stylus is detected based on a first sense signal, the first sense signal having a second polarity. The operations further comprise detecting, in response to driving the electrodes with a second drive signal having the first polarity, a second sense signal having a third polarity. The third polarity is an inverse of the second polarity. The operations further comprise driving, in response to detecting the second sense signal having the third polarity, the electrodes with a third drive signal having a fourth polarity. The fourth polarity is an inverse of the first polarity.
US09864455B2
A processing system that includes a sigma-delta converter and a filter unit that applies a matched filter to the output of the sigma-delta converter. The processing system drives sensor electrodes for capacitive sensing and receives resulting signals with the sensor electrodes in response. The processing system applies these resulting signals to sigma-delta converters. The matched filter boosts the signal-to-noise ratio of the signal received from the sigma-delta converter, thereby improving the ability to sense presence of an input object. The filter unit may apply different, customized matched filters for different capacitive pixels to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of each capacitive pixel in a customized manner.
US09864434B2
Systems and methods for gesture control of an interactive event using multiple wearable devices are herein disclosed as comprising, in an implementation, receiving signal data indicative of at least one gesture from a first sensor of a first wearable device and a second sensor of a second wearable device, performing pre-processing on the signal data by a computing device in communication with the first wearable device and the second wearable device, performing feature extraction on the pre-processed signal data by the computing device, and determining the at least one gesture based on the feature extracted signal data and offline training data by the computing device. In an implementation, the first sensor and the second sensor comprise one or more of a three-axis accelerometer, a six-axis accelerometer, or an electromyography sensor, and can be configured to calibrate the other.
US09864429B2
A method of controlling an operation of a display device using eye movements and a device for performing the method are provided. The method includes receiving eye movement information of a user; receiving blinking information of the user; generating a control command corresponding to the eye movement information and the blinking information; and controlling an operation of the display device based on the generated control command.
US09864427B2
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving an interrupt from an accelerator, sending a resume signal directly to a small core responsive to the interrupt and providing a subset of an execution state of the large core to the first small core, and determining whether the small core can handle a request associated with the interrupt, and performing an operation corresponding to the request in the small core if the determination is in the affirmative, and otherwise providing the large core execution state and the resume signal to the large core. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09864421B2
A hub electrically connected to an electronic equipment and at least a portable device located in external environment is provided. The hub includes a first connector, at least a second connector, a controller, and a first DC/DC converter. The first connector is electrically connected to the electronic equipment, the second connector is electrically connected to the portable device. The controller is electrically connected between the first connector and the second connector, and the controller has a data transmission between the portable devices and the electronic equipment mutually. In addition, a signal is transmitted to the portable devices suitably by the controller so that the portable device being with rapid charge mode. An input terminal of the first DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the electronic equipment, and an output terminal of the first DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the portable device, the first DC/DC converter is applied to output stable voltage to the portable device.
US09864420B2
A circuit, system, and method for tracking energy use in a electronic circuit. A circuit includes a DC-DC converter and a comparator. The DC-DC converter is configured to maintain a desired output voltage by switching energy to an energy storage device based on an output voltage of the energy storage device. The DC-DC converter includes an output driver configured to source current to the energy storage device. The comparator is coupled to the DC-DC converter. The comparator is configured to identify a drive state of the output driver, and to generate a signal indicative of amount of energy transferred from the DC-DC converter to a load circuit. The signal corresponds to the identified drive state.
US09864416B2
A portable electronic device has a device body, a hinge unit, a driving unit and a support unit. The device body has a first connecting element. The hinge unit disposes at an end of the device body. The driving unit disposes in the device body and has a second connecting element. The support unit rotates relative to the device body for a closed state and a support state. The support unit has a third connecting element and a fourth connecting element. When the support unit in the closed state, the third connecting element connects with the first connecting element; the fourth connecting element connects with the second connecting element. When the driving unit moves to a driving position, the fourth connecting element detaches from the second connecting element, and the support unit rotates to the support state due to rotation of the hinge unit.
US09864414B2
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as an accessory to a tablet that includes a first housing. The first housing may include a retractable second housing support. The second housing support includes a stored configuration and a second housing support configuration. The second housing configuration is configured to support a second housing. A release can be is configured to release the second housing support from the stored configuration. A tension mechanism can pull the support into the second housing support configuration when the release is activated.
US09864412B2
A flexible display apparatus includes a frame module having a sliding path to guide the winding or unwinding of a flexible display module, and a sliding shaft configured to slide along a spiral sliding path via vertical movement of the flexible display module. The flexible display apparatus makes it easy to wind or unwind a large flexible display panel.
US09864395B1
A current mirror circuit includes an input current leg and an output current leg. The input current leg includes: a first bipolar junction transistor (BJT) having a collector terminal configured to receive an input current sourced at a current node and a first metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) having a gate terminal coupled to the current node and a source terminal coupled to a base terminal of the first BJT. The output current leg includes: a second BJT having a collector terminal configured to supply an output current and a second MOSFET having a gate terminal coupled to the current node and a source terminal coupled to a base terminal of the second BJT.
US09864384B2
The invention relates to a control unit for a pressure regulating valve in a motor vehicle, preferably for a pressure regulating valve that adjusts the oil pressure, wherein a signal that corresponds to the pressure that is to be set can be transmitted to the control unit, the control unit is signal-connected on the output side to a pressure regulating valve for the fluid that is to be pressure adjusted, wherein the electrical current supply to the pressure regulating valve is provided by way of a PWM signal that is generated by means of the control unit and the control unit is embodied for the purpose of over-exciting the solenoid of the pressure regulating valve with a higher electrical current prior to influencing the pressure regulating valve with the electrical current that is associated with the pressure that is to be set for a period of time.
US09864373B2
An autonomous driving control system for a vehicle which is able to switch between manual driving and autonomous driving is provided with a driver condition sensor, acting part, and electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is provided with an autonomous driving control part, reliance calculating part for calculating an autonomous driving output reliance, vigilance calculating part for calculating a driver vigilance, and an action control part for controlling a strength of an action against a driver. In a region in which an operating point determined by the autonomous driving output reliance and driver vigilance can fall, a plurality of sub regions are defined by boundary lines extending so that the driver vigilance becomes higher as the autonomous driving output reliance becomes lower. The action control part controls the strength of the action against the driver to differ in accordance with the sub region in which the operating point falls.
US09864361B2
A system includes memory that stores compensation information that associates process setpoint temperatures with respective adjustment values. The respective adjustment values include a first adjustment value corresponding to a first temperature compensation scheme and at least one second adjustment value corresponding to a second compensation scheme. A temperature compensation module receives a first process setpoint temperature, retrieves the compensation information from the memory based on the received first process setpoint temperature, calculates a first compensated temperature based on the received first process setpoint temperature, the first adjustment value, and the second adjustment value, and controls a temperature of a component of a substrate processing system according to the first compensated temperature.
US09864360B2
A position aligning apparatus of a vehicle installed at a bottom surface of a vehicle inspection line to respectively correspond to both sides of a front wheel and both sides of a rear wheel of the vehicle so as to target-position the vehicle at an inspection position includes: a front aligning unit regulating a front movement of the vehicle having entered into the vehicle inspection line and aligning a front right/left position of the vehicle while pressing a front wheel of the vehicle in a right/left direction according to operation of a first actuator; a rear aligning unit aligning a rear right/left position of the vehicle while pressing a rear wheel of the vehicle in the right/left direction according to operation of a second actuator; and a controller controlling the operation of the first and second actuators.
US09864355B2
A test device for testing at least a portion of a virtual control unit with a simulation environment in a simulator, having the virtual control unit and the simulation environment. The virtual control unit has at least one software component with an external data interface. The simulation environment has a data interface for indirect data exchange with the virtual electronic control unit. A reduced dependency between the virtual control unit and the simulation environment with the result that electrical fault simulation with virtual electronic control units is possible in a simpler way, is achieved in that a virtual control unit pin module and a virtual manipulation unit are additionally provided between the virtual control unit and the simulation environment, the two units transmit a virtual physical control unit signal through a virtual control unit pin of the virtual electronic control unit pin module. The virtual manipulation unit outputs a manipulated virtual physical control unit signal.
US09864353B2
Flow balancing includes selecting, for each down hole flow control valve of a well, a transformed well performance curve corresponding to a first down hole flow control valve pressure to obtain transformed well performance curves. The well includes a lateral including the down hole flow control valves. Using a constraint set that includes a balancing condition for the lateral, a network optimization analysis is performed on the transformed well performance curves to generate a set of choke positions corresponding to each down hole flow control valve. Network modeling of the well is performed based on the set of choke positions to obtain a second down hole flow control valve pressure for each down hole flow control valve. Using the set of choke positions, a field operation is performed for the well based on the second down hole flow control valve pressure being within a threshold difference of the first down hole flow control valve pressure for each down hole flow control valve.
US09864352B2
An input/output (I/O) device for an automation control system includes a device housing containing control circuitry, the device housing being mountable to a support, a control power input for receiving control power from a first adjacent I/O device when connected thereto, the control power input configured to supply control power to the control circuitry, a control power output for outputting control power to a second associated adjacent I/O device, a field power input for receiving field power from the first associated adjacent I/O device when connected thereto, and a field power output for transmitting field power to the second associated I/O device. The field power input is selectively removable to prevent field power from being received by the I/O device from the first associated adjacent I/O device when connected thereto.
US09864349B2
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating hybrid solutions for staining of specimens according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving a request for a staining process for a specimen placed on a specimen container that is further placed within a process chamber, where the specimen includes a specimen needing a diagnosis. The method may further include reading or capturing process data relating to the specimen, where the process data includes at least one of basic information and customization instructions. The method may further include facilitating the staining process of the specimen based on the process data.
US09864315B2
Provided is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording material, an image capturing unit that captures an image of a user who forms the image, and a control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture an image in a preset monitoring region when the user does not capture an image using the image capturing unit.
US09864311B2
A temperature detection device includes first and second temperature detection units configured to detect first and second temperatures, respectively, of a first roller at first and second positions in an axis direction, heated by a central heating unit and an end part heating unit; third and fourth temperature detection units configured to detect third and fourth temperatures, respectively, of a second roller which can be in pressure-contact with the first roller, at the first and second positions; and a control unit configured to control the heating units. The control unit determines a state of at least one of the first, second, third and fourth temperature detection units based on a comparison between first and third rise rates of the first and third temperatures, respectively, or on a comparison between second and fourth rise rates of the second and fourth temperatures, respectively.
US09864309B2
A transfer device includes a transfer member to which a bias voltage is applied and that transfers a toner image, which is carried on an image carrier, onto a sheet while nipping the sheet between the transfer member and the image carrier when the sheet is transported to the transfer member; and a pressing member that includes a spring member and a first rubber damper, which are arranged in series with each other, and that presses the transfer member against the image carrier.
US09864308B2
There is provided an image forming apparatus. A transferring unit transports a recording medium while transferring an image onto the recording medium by a transfer voltage being applied thereto. A fixing member fixes the transferred image onto the recording medium. A conductive member forms a nip portion in which the recording medium is nipped between the fixing member and the conductive member and has a conductive property. A guiding unit is disposed between the transferring unit and the nip portion, guides a leading end of the recording medium which is being transported by the transferring unit to the nip portion, and has a conductive property. An applying unit applies, to the transferring unit, a transfer voltage which is higher than that applied before the recording medium is put into the nip portion, after the recording medium transported by the transferring unit is put into the nip portion.
US09864302B2
An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image carrier, a development device and a seal member. The seal member is provided on a downstream side in a rotating direction of the image carrier beyond the development device. The seal member is configured to prevent toner from leaking into a downstream side space in the rotating direction through toner image non-forming areas. The seal member has an elastic member and a slide member. The elastic member has an opposed surface and an end surface. The opposed surface faces the toner image non-forming area. The end surface goes around into a direction separating from the development device from an upstream side end of the opposed surface in the rotating direction. The slide member is provided along the opposed surface and the end surface. The slide member is configured to come in contact with the toner image non-forming area.
US09864299B2
An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop an electrostatic latent image, a mounting detection unit configured to detect that a container T is mounted on a mounting unit, a driving unit configured to rotate the container T, a rotation detection unit configured to detect rotation information about the container T, and a controller configured to control the driving unit based on the rotation information. If the container T is detected to be mounted on the mounting unit, control of the driving unit is not carried out based on the rotation information until replenishment information satisfies a predetermined condition.
US09864297B2
A developing device includes a developer bearer, a magnetic field generator, a casing having an opening, a developer conveyor to rotate inside a developer containing compartment below the developer bearer, and a developer regulator. A side wall of the casing defines a bottom end of the opening, and the developer regulator is disposed on the side wall. The side wall includes an upper end face facing the developer bearer below an axis of the developer bearer and a curved inner face along an orbit of rotation of the developer conveyor, extending from below the developer conveyor toward the upper end face. On a virtual plane perpendicular to the axis of the developer bearer, an intersection between a tangent line to an upper end of the curved inner face and the surface of the developer bearer is in a range from a tangential magnetic-flux peak and a closest approach point.
US09864296B2
An optical scanner includes a light source including a plurality of light emitting elements, a polygon mirror which deflects light from the light source for scanning a surface of a subject, an optical element arranged between the light source and the polygon mirror, having optical power in a sub scanning direction, a synchronous detector which detects the light deflected by the polygon mirror for synchronous detection and generates a signal for controlling a timing at which the scanning of the surface is started, and a fixing element which secures one end of the optical element. The light emitting elements of the light source are aligned with a certain tilt angle relative to the sub scanning direction. Light from one of the light emitting elements disposed closest to the fixing element in a main scanning direction is used for synchronous detection.
US09864282B2
A sensor system to measure a physical quantity, the system including a parallel detection arrangement with multiple detectors to allow measurements in parallel at different spatial locations, wherein the multiple detectors share a noise source, wherein the sensor system is configured such that the multiple detectors each output a signal as a function of the physical quantity, and wherein the sensor system is configured such that at least one detector responds differently to noise originating from the shared noise source than the one or more other detectors.
US09864280B2
A calibration curve for a wafer comprising a layer on a substrate is determined. The calibration curve represents a local parameter change as a function of a treatment parameter associated with a wafer exposure to a light. The local parameter of the wafer is measured. An overlay error is determined based on the local parameter of the wafer. A treatment map is computed based on the calibration curve to correct the overlay error for the wafer. The treatment map represents the treatment parameter as a function of a location on the wafer.
US09864276B2
A method and apparatus for exposing a photoresist in the presence of an electric field using a high power continuous wave source as a radiation source is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a processing region includes a stage, a translation mechanism, a continuous wave electromagnetic module, and plurality of electrode assemblies. The continuous wave electromagnetic module includes a continuous wave electromagnetic radiation source in the form of a high power continuous wave electromagnetic laser. An electric field is applied to the surface of the substrate using the plurality of electrode assemblies while the continuous wave electromagnetic radiation source selectively irradiates the surface of the substrate.
US09864269B2
A photomask blank comprising a transparent substrate and a chromium-containing film is provided. The chromium-containing film is formed of a chromium compound containing Cr, N, and optionally O, has a total Cr+N+O content≧93 at %, and meets the formula: 3Cr≧2O+3N. A chromium compound layer meeting a first composition having a N/Cr atomic ratio≧0.95, a Cr content ≧40 at %, a Cr+N content≧80 at %, and an O content≧10 at % accounts for 10-70% of the overall thickness of the chromium-containing film.
US09864262B2
An image projection device includes: an image generating unit that includes an optical modulation element generating an image using light emitted from a light source; an illumination optical unit that includes one or more optical elements guiding the light emitted from the light source to the image generating unit; a projecting unit that projects the image generated by the image generating unit; a first control unit that performs control to move the image generating unit movable with respect to the illumination optical unit; and a second control unit that performs control to move an illumination area indicating an area illuminated with the light guided to the image generating unit by the illumination optical unit according to a movement amount of the image generating unit.
US09864257B1
A camera housing includes four walls configured to enclose and secure a camera: a top wall, a bottom wall, a right wall, and a left wall. The bottom wall includes a first segment and a segment coupled by a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism comprises a tongue component coupled to the second segment and a groove component coupled to the first segment. The tongue and groove components are configured such that the tongue component securely couples the second segment to the first segment when the camera frame is in the closed configuration. In the open configuration, the first and second segment can decouple and the left wall and second segment rotates upwards relative to the top wall such that a camera can be inserted or removed from the camera system. The camera housing also includes a button interface, an input/output interface, and a mounting mechanism.
US09864250B2
An electrochromic device may include a working electrode that includes a high temperature stable material and nanoparticles of an active core material, a counter electrode, and an electrolyte deposited between the working electrode and the counter electrode. The high temperature stable material may prevent fusing of the nanoparticles of the active core material at temperatures up to 700° C. The high temperature stable material may include tantalum oxide. The high temperature stable material may form a spherical shell or a matrix around the nanoparticles of the active core material. A method of forming an electrochromic device may include depositing a working electrode onto a first substrate, in which the working electrode comprises a high temperature stable material and nanoparticles of an active core material, and heat tempering the working electrode and the first substrate.
US09864244B2
Provided is a display apparatus, including a substrate including: a pixel electrode; an organic insulating film; a common electrode laminated on the organic insulating film so as to be opposed to the pixel electrode via an insulating layer; a common signal line connected to the common electrode; and a transistor configured to apply, to the pixel electrode, a voltage signal input to a signal line. The pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of the transistor via a through hole formed through the organic insulating film. The through hole includes, in at least one extending portion formed by retreating the organic insulating film toward an outer side of the through hole, a stepped portion formed by laminating a part of the common signal line.
US09864241B1
An optically transparent conductive layer for a display stack. In some cases, the optically transparent conductive layer is a metal nanowire layer that is disposed on or near a polarizing layer within the display stack.
US09864239B2
A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device capable of easily setting up an accurate resistance ratio between thin film transistors, the LCD device includes a first substrate including a gate line and a data line, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first sub-pixel electrode in a first sub-pixel region of the first substrate, a second sub-pixel electrode in a second sub-pixel region of the first substrate, a first transistor connected to the gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second transistor connected to the gate line, the first transistor, and the second sub-pixel electrode, and a third transistor connected to the gate line, the second sub-pixel electrode, and a storage line, wherein one of the first, second, and third transistors includes a plurality of divided channel regions.
US09864228B2
Disclosed is a pixel unit structure and display device, which belongs to the technical field of displays, and alleviates the problem that in the prior arts, a LCS design will reduce the transparency of the liquid crystal display device. The pixel unit structure comprises three different colored sub-pixels, namely a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and a blue sub-pixel, wherein at least one of the three sub-pixels is divided into a primary pixel region and a secondary pixel region, and the green sub-pixel has a one-piece structure.
US09864216B2
An optical modulator includes a substrate having an electro-optic effect, an optical waveguide formed on the substrate, a modulation part which modulates light waves propagating through the optical waveguide, and a light receiving element which detects the light waves propagating through the optical waveguide. As the modulation part, a first modulation part and a second modulation part, which respectively modulate light waves into which input light branches, are provided. As the light receiving element, a light receiving element for the first modulation part and a light receiving element for the second modulation part are provided. The light receiving elements are disposed such that their positions in a light propagation direction are shifted from each other by an amount corresponding to one light receiving element, or more.
US09864213B2
Methods and apparatus to form biocompatible energization elements are described. In some examples, the methods and apparatus to form the biocompatible energization elements involve forming cavities composing active cathode chemistry. The active elements of the cathode and anode are sealed with a biocompatible material. In some examples, a field of use for the methods and apparatus may include any biocompatible device or product that requires energization elements.
US09864212B2
The current invention is directed to a method, in particular a computer-implemented method, for providing a modified lens design for an uncut lens blank, in particular through the use of a non-transitory computer readable medium. Further, a method, in particular a computer-implemented method, for reducing a thickness of an original lens design of an uncut lens blank, in particular through the use of a non-transitory computer readable medium, is provided. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing an uncut lens blank and an uncut lens blank are provided.
US09864211B2
This disclosure provides systems and methods for removably coupling an electronic device to eyewear. In one aspect, an eyeglass is provided. The eyeglass includes an eyeglass frame adapted to be carried by a head of a wearer, at least a first lens, and at least a first lens support portion of the eyeglass frame configured to position the at least first lens in a path of a field of view of a wearer. The eyeglass further includes an attachment device that comprises a first connector and a second connector, where the first connector removably couples the attachment device to the eyeglass frame, and an electronic device, where the second connector removably couples the electronic device to the attachment device.
US09864210B2
An elastic eyeglass temple includes: a main body; one or more holes which are formed in one predetermined section or respectively in plural predetermined sections of the main body and which, if plural, can be spaced apart or in communication with one another; and one or more flexible members which correspond in configuration to the hole or respectively to the plural holes, which are fitted in the hole or respectively in the plural holes, and which lie compliantly along the main body, such that the one or more flexible members form a single unit with the main body. Once pivotally connected to the corresponding lateral end of an eyeglass frame, the eyeglass temple can stay elastic and provide an elastic contact with a lateral side of the user's head even after it has been pulled outward repeatedly for some time.
US09864204B2
Interrogation optical beams are focused or otherwise shaped for delivery to a target that includes one or more tooling balls so as to have a beam radius of curvature corresponding to a tooling ball radius. Focus values can be stored in a look-up table and can include two beam focus conditions that produce a selected beam focus. The two beam focus conditions are associated with a common beam curvature. The focus conditions are associated with beam curvatures within and without a Rayleigh range from a beam waist.
US09864199B2
According to one embodiment, a display includes a projector, a first optical unit, and a second optical unit. The projector emits a first light including image information. The first optical unit transmits at least a portion of a second light. The second optical unit reflects at least a portion of the first light and transmits at least a portion of the second light. A light reflectance of the first optical unit is lower than a light reflectance of the second optical unit, and a light absorptance of the first optical unit is higher than a light absorptance of the second optical unit.
US09864192B2
An image display device includes a first inertial sensor, an imaging section, and a calculation section. The calculation section calculates a first spatial relationship between the marker and the imaging section in the case where the imaging section captures an image of a marker presented by a device including a second inertial sensor, and calculates a second spatial relationship between the imaging section and the first inertial sensor based at least on the first spatial relationship, first data and second data, the first data including a first orientation of the first inertial sensor and the second data including a second orientation of the second inertial sensor respectively obtained from the first inertial sensor and the second inertial sensor.
US09864185B2
Provided is a three-dimensional-endoscope optical system that is provided with two objective optical systems having optical axes, which are arranged with a spacing therebetween, and that satisfies the following conditions: 0.5 mm
US09864180B2
An asymmetric curved-surface prismatic image display optical system includes a first prism and second and third prisms respectively arranged in front of and behind the first prism. The first prism includes a light-exiting planar surface that is at an eye-adjacent side and is opposite to a light-entering planar surface of the second prism with an air gap therebetween and may serve as a reference for inspection of a free-form curved surface. The second prism has a light-exiting planar surface at the eye-adjacent side and parallel to a side planar surface of the third prism to allow an external-world image to be seen more clearly. Light from an image displaying panel first enters the first prism and is subjected to total internal reflection by the light-exiting planar surface toward the reflective curved surface to be reflected and re-directed to transmit through the second prism for image formation on a retina.
US09864179B2
An iris recognition lens system including a first lens and a second lens disposed on an optical axis and sequentially from an object to take an image of an iris and a pupil. A front part of the first lens includes a reflecting area in a central portion and a transmitting area in a circumferential portion. A rear part of the first lens includes a concave transmitting area in a central portion and a reflecting area in a circumferential portion. The second lens is disposed at a rear of the transmitting area in the central portion of the rear part of the first lens. A plurality of reflecting areas and a plurality of transmitting areas are provided in a single lens in order to reduce the length of the lens and increase a focal length, thereby reducing the length of the entire iris recognition lens system.
US09864178B2
A reflection imaging device includes a first component board, a second component board, and flat plates. The first component board includes first planar reflectors perpendicular to a plate surface and first light transmissive bases extending parallel to the first planar reflectors. The first planar reflectors and the first light transmissive bases are alternately arranged. The second component board includes an inner plate surface bonded to an inner plate surface of the first component board opposed thereto. The second component board includes second planar reflectors perpendicular to the plate surface and the first planar reflectors and second light transmissive bases extending parallel to the second planar reflectors. The second planar reflectors and the second light transmissive bases are alternately arranged. The flat plates are bonded to the outer plate surfaces of at least one of the first component board and the second component board opposed thereto.
US09864177B2
An optical system includes a reflective optical system on a magnification side along an optical path of the projection optical system and a refractive optical system on a reduction side along the optical path. The reflective optical system includes one reflective optical element having a power. The refractive optical system includes a front group on the magnification side and a rear group on the reduction side. The front group having, in order from the magnification side toward the reduction side, a first lens group with a positive or negative refractive power, a second lens group, and a third lens group with a positive refractive power. The rear group has a positive refractive power. The first lens group moves to the magnification side, and the second lens group and the third lens group move to the reduction side in a change in focus from a long distance to a short distance.
US09864175B2
A lens for projection which is used in an image display device which includes an image display element and projects and displays an image displayed on an image display surface of the image display element as a projection image on a projected surface in an enlarged manner, the lens for projection including in order from an enlargement side to a reduction side, a first lens group which is constituted of at least eight lenses and has a positive refractive power; an aperture; and a second lens group which is constituted of less than or equal to four lenses and has a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens group includes one or more aspherical lenses, and the one or at least one aspherical lens included in the first lens group has a largest thickness at a most peripheral portion of the lens.
US09864171B2
An optical photographing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has two surfaces being both aspheric. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein two surfaces thereof are aspheric. The fifth lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, wherein two surfaces thereof are aspheric.
US09864166B2
An imaging lens is constituted by, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the image side; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface toward the image side; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the image side; a biconvex fifth lens which is cemented to the fourth lens; and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the object side. Conditional Formula (1) below is satisfied: −2.1
US09864156B1
A multi-purpose sealing device is described herein for use in a port structure of fiber terminal, telecommunication enclosure; or a bulkhead. The exemplary sealing device has a body having an open end and a closed end, wherein the closed end includes a removable portion and a pulling device to facilitate removal of the exemplary sealing device from a port structure. In one aspect, the exemplary sealing device is a single part made of a resilient material, while an alternative aspect, the exemplary sealing device includes a rigid connection portion disposed within the open end of the body. The exemplary device can be used as a dust cap or plug prior to making a service connection and/or it can be used as a port/cable sealing device after the service connection is made.
US09864150B2
The present invention relates to an optical interconnection component enabling implementation of optical fiber connection with higher accuracy than by the conventional technologies. The optical interconnection component is configured to maintain arrangement of end faces of a plurality of rotationally-aligned MCFs, so as to reduce connection loss to another component. Since arrangement of the MCFs can be confirmed by markers provided on a holding portion holding the plurality of MCFs inside, it becomes feasible to achieve the optical connection with higher accuracy.
US09864140B2
In part, the invention relates to optical caps having at least one lensed surface configured to redirect and focus light outside of the cap. The cap is placed over an optical fiber. Optical radiation travels through the fiber and interacts with the optical surface or optical surfaces of the cap, resulting in a beam that is either focused at a distance outside of the cap or substantially collimated. The optical elements such as the elongate caps described herein can be used with various data collection modalities such optical coherence tomography. In part, the invention relates to a lens assembly that includes a micro-lens; a beam director in optical communication with the micro-lens; and a substantially transparent film or cover. The substantially transparent film is capable of bi-directionally transmitting light, and generating a controlled amount of backscatter. The film can surround a portion of the beam director.
US09864135B2
An electrical device that in one embodiment includes a first semiconductor device positioned on a first portion of a type IV semiconductor substrate, and an optoelectronic light emission device of type III-V semiconductor materials that is in electrical communication with the first semiconductor device. The optoelectronic light emission device is positioned adjacent to the first semiconductor device on the first portion of the type IV semiconductor substrate. A dielectric waveguide is present on a second portion of the type IV semiconductor substrate. An optoelectronic light detection device of type III-V semiconductor material is present on a third portion of the type IV semiconductor device. The dielectric waveguide is positioned between and aligned with the optoelectronic light detection device and optoelectronic light emission device to transmit a light signal from the optoelectronic light emission device to the optoelectronic light detection device.
US09864132B1
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to silicon waveguide devices in integrated photonics and methods of manufacture. The integrated photonics structure includes: a localized region of negative thermal expansion (NTE) coefficient material formed within a trench; at least one photonics or CMOS component contacting with the negative thermal expansion (NTE) coefficient material; and cladding material formed above the at least one photonics or CMOS component.
US09864131B2
Application of non-uniform strain to discrete segments of a fiber grating mechanically changes the structure type of the associated device, e.g., the refractive index perturbation profile of the fiber grating is changed from uniform to phase shifted superstructured, or from chirped to superstructured. The strain may be applied with one or more deformable corrugated slides which are bonded to the fiber grating between the discrete segments. The applied strain changes the local period of fiber grating. Complex changes may be achieved via variations of corrugated slide dimensions. An LPFG may be provided with bare fiber by applying periodically longitudinal axial strain to fiber at multiple discrete segments on the fiber.
US09864130B2
A power supply system includes: a power supply terminal, for receiving first power from an external power source or outputting second power to a load; at least one battery, for receiving and storing first power in a charging mode, and outputting second power to the power supply terminal in a discharging mode; a charger, enabled in the charging mode for charging the battery by first power; a switch, turned on in the discharging mode for transmitting second power to the power supply terminal; a current detection circuit, for detecting a current of the power supply terminal to determine whether the power supply system is operated in the charging or discharging mode. The current detection circuit controls the charger to be enabled in the charging mode and disabled in the discharging mode, and controls the switch to be turned on in the discharging mode and turned off in the charging mode.
US09864129B2
Disclosed is a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light source, and a cover bottom internally accommodating the light source. Here, the cover bottom is divided into n-numbered (n>1) sub-cover bottoms, and a coupling unit for mutually fixing and coupling the divided cover bottoms is formed at ends of each of the cover bottoms facing each other.
US09864123B2
A backlight unit includes a light guide plate including a first surface and a second surface, opposite to the first surface, having a recess formed toward the first surface, and a light emitting device array disposed in the recess, the light emitting device array including a plurality of light emitting device packages and a board, on which the light emitting device packages are disposed. The light emitting device packages include first light emitting device packages to emit first light in the recess in a first direction, second light emitting device packages to emit second light in the recess in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and third light emitting device packages to emit third light having light output different from at least one of the first light and/or the second light in the recess in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions.
US09864122B2
A rear illuminated light guide for an LCD screen with in-coupling gratings to receive backlight from an input surface and to spread received backlight laterally within the light guide. Out-coupling gratings receive laterally spread backlight and output at least some of the received laterally spread backlight through an output surface that is opposite to the input surface and towards the LCD screen. The input and output gratings have lateral offset.
US09864121B2
A glass tube including quantum dots in a polymerized matrix is described. An optical component and other products including such glass tube, a composition including quantum dots, and methods are also disclosed.
US09864116B2
An electronic device may have a display with a cover layer. A light-based component such as an infrared-light proximity sensor or other infrared-light-based component may be aligned with a window in the display cover layer. The window may block visible light and transmit infrared light. A coating in the window may include a thin-film filter formed from a stack of inorganic dielectric layers. The thin-film filter may block visible light and transmit infrared light. The coating may also include at least one layer of material such as a semiconductor material that absorbs visible light and that passes infrared light. This material may be interposed between the thin-film filter and the display cover layer. Antireflection properties and color adjustment properties may be provided using thin-film layers between the thin-film filter and the display cover layer.
US09864109B2
A plasmonic device having a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) waveguide and a tunable voltage applied across the TCO and a metal layer for modulating an input optical signal.
US09864106B2
A semiconductor distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) including a first multilayer structure including a plurality of first semiconductor layers and one or more second semiconductor layers each interposed between a corresponding pair of the plurality of first semiconductor layers; a second multilayer structure including a plurality of third semiconductor layers and one or more second semiconductor layers each interposed between a corresponding pair of the plurality of third semiconductor layers; and a protection layer interposed between the first multilayer structure and the second multilayer structure. The second semiconductor layer has a lower decomposition temperature than the first semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer has a lower decomposition temperature than the second semiconductor layer.
US09864099B2
Provided is an apparatus and method for calculating a wind load. The apparatus for calculating a wind load includes an information collecting unit collecting heights of a plurality of points in a region, a frequency distribution calculating unit calculating a frequency distribution for the heights of the plurality of points, and a parameter calculating unit allocating ground surface roughness for ranks in the frequency distribution and calculating parameters for the region by applying weights on the basis of the frequency distribution to parameters set for each ground surface roughness for calculating the wind load.
US09864096B2
A bag abnormality detection device includes a synchronous sensor, a first bag detection sensor, a second bag detection sensor and a controller. When the synchronous sensor detects a change, at a first detection point, from a state in which the bag is absent to a state in which the bag is present and the detection result of the first bag detection sensor indicates that the bag does not exist at a second detection point, the controller recognizes that the bag has an abnormality. When the synchronous sensor detects a change, at the first detection point, from a state in which the bag is present to a state in which the bag is absent and the detection result of the second bag detection sensor indicates that the bag does not exist at a third detection point, the controller recognizes that the bag has an abnormality.
US09864090B2
A power transfer system includes: a transmitting device having a transmitting coil and a receiving device having a receiving coil, the two coils being inductively coupleable to one another for the purpose of transferring power, so that a power transfer path exists between them; an electrical load for connecting with terminals of the receiving coil; a detection device for detecting an electrical parameter which indicates the inductance of the transmitting coil while the electrical load is connected to the receiving coil; and a determination device for determining an object in the area of the power transfer path on the basis of the detected parameter.
US09864089B2
A detector with a telescoping support tube wherein a measuring probe is arranged at a front of a forward tube element and an electronics unit with a battery compartment, a handle element and axially offset rearward therefrom a U-shaped arm shell with two arm support bars are arranged at a rear tube element, wherein the arm support bars are pivotable relative to the rear tube element. The arm shell is axially moveable relative to the handle element and includes two arm shell elements which are laterally arranged at a support slide and pivotably moveable in a transversal direction of the support tube. The support slide is supported axially moveable by a support rail. According to the invention it is provided that the support slide is fixateable in a disengageable manner at the support rail at various locations through the arm shell elements.
US09864081B2
Method for obtaining zero offset or near zero offset data in a marine seismic streamer survey. An acoustic transmitter (41) is attached to one of the buoys (14 or 16) that provide flotation to each streamer (12) and tow umbilical (13). The acoustic transmitters, or single transmitter in the case of a 2-D survey, may be fired (71-73) before each shot from the survey air guns. The response to the acoustic transmitters recorded by the near sensors in each streamer, or by a water break sensor if provided, will be a near-zero to zero-offset record of the shallow subsurface below the water bottom.
US09864075B2
A method for performing an X-ray diffraction analysis of a crystal sample using a multi-dimensional detector that integrates an X-ray diffraction signal while the position of the sample relative to an X-ray source is changed along a scan direction. The resulting image is compressed along the scan direction, but may be collected very quickly. The capture of both on-axis and off-axis reflections in a single image provides a common spatial frame of reference for comparing the reflections. This may be used in the construction of a reciprocal space map, and is useful for analyzing a sample with multiple crystal layers, such as a crystal substrate with a crystalline film deposited thereupon.
US09864074B1
A device that detects gamma rays or neutrons, and determines their source location, comprises two scintillator panels separated by a shield barrier. Particles incident from one side can fully strike the first scintillator, but are blocked by the shield from reaching the second scintillator. Particles from the other side can reach only the second scintillator. Thus the detector indicates the left-right direction for the source location quickly, and then with further data localizes the source precisely by analysis of the two opposite scintillator count rates versus angle, using methods disclosed. The detector enables rapid inspections of vehicles and cargo containers for clandestine radiological and nuclear weapons, and sensitive localization of radioactive material in a walk-through portal application. Detectors with such capabilities are essential for stopping nuclear and radiological terrorism.
US09864073B1
A scintillator crystal array includes crystals and a clear film adhesive (CFA) layer. The crystals are configured to receive rays emitted by an object to be imaged and to emit light photons responsive to the rays. The crystals include a first crystal and a second crystal that are spaced apart from one another by a gap. The CFA layer is disposed in the gap between the first and second crystals. The CFA layer is configured to at least partially optically couple the first and second crystals.
US09864068B2
According to an embodiment, a circuit includes a shunt and a controller. The shunt shunts input current into a plurality of current paths. The controller controls a gain of current inputted to the shunt by combining the current that is shunted into the current paths by the shunt in combination corresponding to a first signal from the outside or changing a shunt ratio with which the shunt shunts the current into the current paths corresponding to the first signal.
US09864057B2
An ultrasonic object detection device includes: a first echo prolongation determination unit that sequentially determines whether a measured echo time of an ultrasonic sensor is prolonged from a reference echo time; a second echo prolongation determination unit that determines whether an addition echo time is prolonged from the reference echo time when the measured echo time is not prolonged from the reference echo time, and the ultrasonic sensor detects a reflected wave, the addition echo time being obtained by adding, to the measured echo time, a time from termination of an echo to termination of a first reflected wave; and a short distance object detection unit that determines that an object is disposed within a short distance so as to receive the reflected wave while the echo is not terminated when one of the measured echo time or addition echo time is prolonged from the reference echo time.
US09864055B1
The hazard warning system that included processing system for detecting a high altitude ice crystal (HAIC) or HAIC cloud (HAIC2) condition. The aircraft warning system can use an inferred detected process or a non-inferred detection process. Warnings of high altitude ice crystal conditions can allow an aircraft to avoid threats posed by HAIC or HAIC2 conditions including damage to aircraft equipment and engines.
US09864054B2
A method generates a 3D synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image of an area by first acquiring multiple data sets from the area using one or more SAR systems, wherein each SAR system has one or more parallel baselines and multiple pulse repetition frequency (PRF), wherein the PRF for each baseline is different. The data sets are registered and aligned to produce aligned data sets. Then, a 3D compressive sensing reconstruction procedure is applied to the aligned data sets to generate the 3D image corresponding to the area.
US09864031B2
Nuclear magnetic resonance properties of a sample containing fast relaxation components are determined using direct detection of the longitudinal component of the nuclear magnetization. Excitation and detection can be performed in different frequency ranges, which enables short dead time of measurements. In some implementations a nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus can be configured for use in oil well logging.
US09864030B2
An MRI device and method that reduce radio-frequency (RF) interference and the effect of the MRI's magnet, within an active RF-magnetic environment. The device includes a non-fringing magnetic field resonance MRI device having RF shielding means. The method includes: obtaining a UNF-MRD, and embedding or otherwise connecting an RF shielding means within or to the UNF-MRD to provide the same with a radio interference immunity (RII) from its RF-electromagnetic environment.
US09864029B2
An MRI device that reduces radio-frequency (RF) interference and the effect of the MRI's magnet, within an active RF-magnetic environment. The device relies on a shield. The device includes a uniform non-fringing magnetic field resonance device (UNF-MRD), an RF shielding means either embedded within or in connection with the UNF-MRD for providing the UNF-MRD a radio interference immunity (RII) from RF-electromagnetic environment surrounding the same.
US09864028B2
In a PET (Positron Emission Tomography)-MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus of an embodiment, a transmitting radio frequency coil applies a radio frequency magnetic field on a subject placed in a static magnetic field. A detector is formed in a ring shape, disposed on a side adjacent to an outer circumference of the transmitting radio frequency coil, includes at least two PET detectors disposed with a space therebetween in an axial direction of a bore so as to interpose the magnetic field center of the static magnetic field therebetween, and detects gamma rays emitted from positron emitting radionuclides injected into the subject. Radio frequency shields are each formed in an approximately cylindrical shape, disposed between the transmitting radio frequency coil and the detector, and shield the radio frequency magnetic field generated by the transmitting radio frequency coil.
US09864023B2
A coil arrangement for a magnetic resonance tomography device includes at least two antennas connected in parallel to one another for RF signals and connected in series with one another for direct current signals.
US09864022B2
The present invention is to provide a structure that can effectively reduce quench in an open superconducting magnet. In order to do so, a pair of superconducting magnets is respectively provided with a primary coil, a shield coil to suppress a leakage magnetic field of the primary coil, and a coil bobbin. The coil bobbin has a cylindrical part on which the primary coil is wound, a ring-shaped end plate on which the inner periphery part is fixed to an end of the imaging space side of the cylindrical part, and a support member preventing the outer periphery part of the ring-shaped end plate from being displaced on the imaging space side. Hence, deformation of the end plate is suppressed to prevent deformation of the primary coil. This can reduce quench caused by the deformation of the primary coil.
US09864020B2
A vertical Hall sensor, a Hall sensor module, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. By applying a trench structure inside a substrate with respect to a ground terminal, a directional component parallel to surface of the substrate is maximized with respect to a current flow to detect the magnetic field with improved sensitivity.
US09864016B2
System and methods for estimating a life of a battery pack are presented. In certain embodiments, a method for estimating a life of a battery pack may include generating cell-level test data that includes measured parameters a of battery cell included in the battery pack in response to a plurality of test conditions. One or more first thermal response parameters associated with the battery cells of the battery pack may be determined. A battery cell aging model may be generated based, at least in part, on the cell-level test data and the one or more first thermal response parameters. Second thermal response parameters associated with the battery pack may be determined, and an estimated life of the battery pack may be determined based, at least in part, on the battery cell aging model and the second thermal response parameters.
US09864015B2
A method applied into an electronic device and capable of measuring at least one resistance parameter includes: launching a program/application on the electronic device; and using the program/application to measure the at least one resistance parameter that is at least associated with a battery cell connected to and used for providing power to the electronic device.
US09864014B2
Systems and methods for assessing voltage threshold detection circuitry of individual battery cells within a battery pack supplying power to a vehicle are disclosed. One example system comprises, a plurality of battery cells within a battery pack, a plurality of voltage threshold detecting circuits detecting voltage of the plurality of battery cells, a voltage of a first battery cell of the plurality of battery cells coupled to a first voltage threshold detecting circuit of the plurality of voltage threshold detecting circuits, and a network that selectively couples a second battery cell to the first voltage detecting circuit while the first battery cell is coupled to the first voltage detecting circuit.
US09864013B2
A deterioration detecting apparatus includes: a capacitor that is connected to an insulated electric power source, and is charged and discharged; a voltage detecting unit that detects a voltage of the capacitor; and a deterioration detecting unit that detects a deterioration in an insulating resistor of the electric power source on the basis of the voltage of the capacitor charged through a charging path for detecting a deterioration in the insulating resistor of the electric power source, and the voltage of the capacitor during discharging.
US09864010B2
An interconnection evaluation system according to the present disclosure includes a switchboard including at least one endpoint, at least one endpoint contact tester configured to transmit a digital input signal obtained from each endpoint, an automation tester configured to output a preset digital output signal to the switchboard, and to generate interconnection information at each endpoint by reflecting the digital output signal and digital input signal, and an interface unit configured to generate a switchboard status information of switchboard by reflecting the interconnection information.
US09863998B2
A method of determining the location of a fault within a first inductive part of an electrical circuit, including a voltage source, first inductive part and second inductive part. A shortened circuit created by the fault includes the voltage source, a portion of the first inductive part and the second, connected in series. The fault occurs across first and second points in the first inductive part. The length of first inductive part between a positive terminal and first point is substantially equal to the length of first inductive part between a negative terminal and second point. The voltage source supplies a known voltage Vs when the fault occurs and the second inductive part has a known inductance L2 when the fault occurs. The method takes advantage of the initial transient response of the circuit to determine the inductance of the portion of the first inductive part in the shortened circuit.
US09863997B2
Devices, methods, and systems for localizing a fault on a live cable are described herein. One system includes a wire fault localizer configured to receive current information from a location where direct current is applied to a cable comprising a number of loads, receive additional current information from at least two additional locations on the cable, wherein one of the at least two additional locations is on a source side of the cable and one of the at least two additional locations is on a load side of the cable, determine a fault resistance of the cable based on the received current information and received additional current information, and determine a fault distance on the cable based on the fault resistance.
US09863994B2
Method of measuring semiconductor device leakage which includes: providing a semiconductor device powered by a supply voltage and having a circuit block of transistors; providing on the semiconductor device a test circuit providing an input to a counter and a fixed-frequency measurement clock to provide a clock signal to the counter; disconnecting a system clock from the circuit block; receiving by the test circuit the supply voltage as an input; initializing the counter; starting the counter when the supply voltage is at or below a first voltage Vhigh; monitoring a decrease of the supply voltage with time; stopping the counter when the supply voltage is at or below a second voltage Vlow such that Vhigh is greater than Vlow; and reading the counter to provide the semiconductor device leakage metric. Also disclosed is an apparatus and a computer program product.
US09863987B2
A passive intermodulation (“PIM”) distortion test apparatus includes a housing, hammering elements disposed within the housing, each hammering element including a moveable striking member, a strike plate positioned above the hammering elements, where a bottom surface of the strike plate is positioned at a distance above the hammering elements such that the moveable striking members of the hammering elements impact the strike plate when moved into their activated positions, and a retaining member that is configured to hold a device under test on a top surface of the strike plate while a PIM distortion test is performed on the device under test.
US09863986B2
Embodiments of an electric power measuring system capable of computing accurate electric power information using a low voltage measuring instrument in a small-scale electric power system are provided. The electric power measuring system may include a first measuring instrument for measuring and detecting a current and a zero-cross point from a distribution line and for generating and outputting current information of the distribution line from the current and the zero-cross point, and a second measuring instrument for computing electric power information of the distribution line according to a voltage thereof and the current information output from the first measuring instrument.
US09863967B1
The present disclosure describes a method of detecting a drug marker in a urine sample. The drug markers are fluorophores each of which emits a unique fluorescence spectrum. Accordingly, the method does not detect the drug but rather, the drug marker. The drug marker may include quantum dots which may be functionalized by connecting the quantum dot to a biomolecule. The biomolecule may be cleavable by a peptidase, a protease, or a nuclease to release the drug. Alternatively, the composition may include a liposome carrier. A user who has consumed the drug composition provides a urine sample. The fluorescence spectrometer screens the urine for drug markers based on their unique fluorescent spectra.
US09863964B2
Disclosed is a sample analyzer configured to analyze a concentration of a target material contained in a sample based on a value representing a slope of a regression line which is based on data values included in an interval from a start point to an endpoint. The start point is detected by a predetermined method and the endpoint is detected by a predetermined method.
US09863963B2
The present invention relates to a method for releasing bound vitamin D by bringing a sample containing vitamin D into contact with a release reagent which contains at least one hydrotropic substance and at least one transition metal salt. The released vitamin D can subsequently be determined quantitatively. The present invention relates further to a reagent for releasing and optionally determining vitamin D, containing at least one hydrotropic substance and at least one transition metal salt, as well as to the use of such a release reagent for releasing and optionally determining vitamin D.
US09863957B2
The present invention encompasses methods of identifying proteins and protein modifications of proteins specifically associated with a chromatin.
US09863956B2
Techniques for differentiating isobaric species are described. An isobaric species may be substituted with a tagging species identified using mass spectrometry. The isobaric species may be a subunit of a first polymer having a defined sequence, e.g., the isobaric species may be an amino acid in a protein or a peptide sequence. A tagging species may be substituted for the isobaric species in a second polymer having an otherwise identical sequence as the first polymer. The second polymer may have the same number of sequences as the first polymer, and substantially the same sequence of subunits, with a few exceptions such as the tagging species for the isobaric species. The first polymer and the second polymer may be prepared in the same reaction vessel. A polymer/protein of defined subunit sequence containing an isobaric species or a tagging species may be analyzed by mass spectrometry to determine the sequence.
US09863946B2
Cell-bound complement activation product (CB-CAP) profiling and scoring serve as diagnostic biomarkers for patients to determine whether a patient who has not met at least four American College of Rheumatology (or similar e.g. SLICC) criteria for a definite Lupus diagnosis should be classified as exhibiting a pre-existing condition that this document refers to as pre-Lupus. This document also describes methods for determining whether a patient who has been determined to exhibit pre-Lupus has progressed to exhibiting definite Lupus.
US09863941B2
A microchip with flow-through inlet (104) and outlet (106) channels and test channels (108). The test channels (108) are in fluid communication with the inlet (104) and outlet (106) channels, through inlets (114) and outlets (116) respectively. Each test channel (108) has one test site therein for detection of specific molecules or molecular interactions. The inlet (114) in a test channel (108) is elevated from the outlet (116) of the test channel (108) and the outlet (116) is elevated from a fluid level (124) in the outlet channel (106). Back diffusion from outlet channel (106) to the test channels (108) and from the test channels (108) to the inlet channel (104) can thus be inhibited to reduce or eliminate cross-interference between different test sites. The microchip can be useful as a flow-through high density enzyme immunoassay array device with high-throughput.
US09863939B2
Methods for analyte detection with magnetic sensors are provided. Aspects of the methods include producing a magnetic sensor device having a magnetically labeled analyte from a sample, such as a serum sample, bound to a surface of a magnetic sensor thereof; and obtaining a signal, e.g., a real-time signal, from the magnetic sensor to determine whether the analyte is present in the sample. Also provided are devices, systems and kits that find use in practicing the methods of the invention. The methods, devices, systems and kits of the invention find use in a variety of different applications, including detection of biomarkers, such as disease markers.
US09863933B2
The invention discloses a method for determining the repair activity of NHEJ. In this method, HPRT gene is mutated by using a site-directed gene mutation technology, and plasmid transfection, and 6-TG treatment are performed. By means of the method of the invention, the NHEJ repair activity level of cells can be observed by measuring the cell viability. The method can be used for screening the effects of different drugs and different genes on the NHEJ repair activity.
US09863932B2
A gas measurement apparatus of the present invention includes a gas sensor and is capable of being in any one of an open state in which the gas sensor is connected to an outside air and a closed state in which the gas sensor is cut off from an outside air. The gas measurement apparatus includes: an acquisition unit; and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires a detection value of the gas sensor in the open state and a detection value of the gas sensor in the closed state. The determination unit compares the detection value of the gas sensor acquired in the open state and the detection value of the gas sensor acquired in the closed state to thereby determine the state of the gas sensor.
US09863926B2
Analyzing a hydrocarbon-containing fluid includes providing a hydrocarbon-containing fluid to a separation system including a cyclone separator, and separating the hydrocarbon-containing fluid into a gas phase sample and a liquid phase sample. The liquid phase sample is separated into an aqueous sample and a non-aqueous sample. The volume of the gas phase sample and of the non-aqueous sample are assessed, and the ratio of the volume of the non-aqueous sample to the volume of the gas phase sample yields the condensate-gas ratio.
US09863925B2
A filtration system for a soil analysis device and methods of pressure filtration and automated cleaning are disclosed for generating filtrate used in measuring characteristics of a soil sample and preparing the filtration system for repeated measurements. A mixing chamber combines a soil sample and an extractant into a liquid mixture. The filtration system receives and pressure filters the liquid mixture to quickly generate filtrate used to measure characteristics of the sample. The filtrate is passed to a measurement cell for analysis. Once the analysis is complete, the filtration system performs a cleaning process in preparation to receive a subsequent liquid mixture from another soil sample.
US09863923B2
Methods and compositions for detecting a targeted analyte, such as volatile organic compound (VOCs), are disclosed. Specifically, a cholesteric liquid crystal composition comprising a nematic liquid crystal and a chiral dopant transitions to a liquid crystal blue phase or undergoes other optical changes when in contact with a sample containing the analyte. The phase transition can be readily detected with the naked eye. The disclosed methods and compositions may be used in, for example, dosimeters for detecting analyte (e.g., VOC) exposure. Methods and compositions for producing arrays of liquid crystal thin films are also disclosed. The surface between the microwells in a microwell array is coated with a liquid-crystal-phobic material, such as a fluorinated polymer or a fluorinated silane, creating isolated microwell domains that are preferentially wetted by liquid crystal. Liquid crystal can be added to the microwell domains by simple techniques such as spin coating.
US09863922B2
An aftertreatment system utilizes chemical reactions to treat an exhaust gas flow. A system for aftertreatment of the exhaust gas flow includes a NOx sensor configured to monitor within the exhaust gas flow one of a lambda value and a NOx concentration value and a computerized processor device configured to calibrate the monitored value for presence of one of NH3, H2, and hydrocarbons. In one embodiment, the system further includes a pair of NOx sensors, each monitoring both a lambda value and a NOx concentration value. In another embodiment, the system controls the aftertreatment based upon the calibrated values.
US09863916B2
A sensor apparatus includes a first cover member; a detection element including an element substrate located on the first cover member, and a detection portion configured to detect an analyte, the detection portion being located on the element substrate; a terminal located on the first cover member and electrically connected to the detection element; an intermediate cover member located on the first cover member and having a space with the detection element; a filler member located in the space between the detection element and the intermediate cover member; a second cover member configured to cover at least a part of the detection element and joined to at least one of the first cover member and the intermediate cover member; an inlet into which the analyte flows; and a flow passage which is continuous with the inlet, and extends at least to the detection portion.
US09863913B2
A liquid handling system for supplying liquids to a flow cell (FC). The system may include a droplet actuator cartridge, wherein the droplet actuator and a flow cell are fluidly coupled to, or situated within, a droplet operations gap of the droplet actuator.
US09863912B2
Provided is a device comprising an upper chamber, a middle chamber and a lower chamber, wherein the upper chamber is in communication with the middle chamber through a first pore, and the middle chamber is in communication with the lower chamber through a second pore, wherein the first pore and second pore are about 1 nm to about 100 nm in diameter, and are about 10 nm to about 1000 nm apart from each other, and wherein each of the chambers comprises an electrode for connecting to a power supply. Methods of using the device are also provided, in particular for sequencing a polynucleotide.
US09863910B1
A metal oxide TFT-based sensor with multiple sensing modalities including an ion sensitive detector having an extended gate, a reservoir constructed to receive a sample carrying solution, and an ion sensitive electrode. The sensor further including a photodiode, a plurality of metal-oxide thin film transistors and a signal output. A pair of the metal-oxide thin film transistors are coupled to the photodiode, the ion sensitive detector and the output so as to provide output signals at the output alternately representative of ion emissions sensed by the ion sensitive detector and fluorescence events sensed by the photodiode.
US09863900B2
Various embodiments include planar sensor arrays for use in determining characteristics of a material under test (MUT). The planar sensor arrays can include a set of electrodes positioned to enhance a depth and clarity of detection into the material under test. Some embodiments include an electromagnetic sensor array having: a first set of two rectilinear electrodes, positioned opposed to one another across a space; and a second set of two rectilinear electrodes, positioned opposed to one another across the space, the second set being off-set from the first set, wherein the first set and the second set are configured to detect an electromagnetic impedance of the MUT.
US09863898B2
Systems and methods for determining a boiling point distribution of a sample include controlling the rates of temperature increase for a column and an injection port. An analyzer includes a column having a column heating element and an injection port having an injection port heating element. The temperature of the column can be increased at a first rate, and a temperature of the injection port can be increased at a second rate. The first and second rates are selected such that the temperature of the injection port is within about five to fifteen degrees Celsius of the temperature of the column when the temperature of the injection port reaches a target temperature of minimal thermal decomposition.
US09863896B2
An X-ray transmission inspection apparatus includes: an X-ray source configured to irradiate a sample with an X-ray; a detector configured to be disposed on a side opposite to the X-ray source with respect to the sample and to detect the X-ray which is transmitted through the sample using a phosphor; a shield member configured to be arranged to face a detection surface of the detector and to block a part of X-rays to partially form a shield area from the X-rays on the detection surface; and a shield moving mechanism configured to move the shield member relative to the detector to enable change of a position of the shield area.
US09863893B2
A material constituent sensor includes one or more metamaterial assisted antennas located to probe a material that is a multiphase composition. A signal source excites at least one metamaterial assisted antenna in a desired range of radio frequency (RF) signals, a desired range of microwave signals, or a combination RF signals and microwave signals. A data processing device is programmed to estimate material constituent fractions associated with the probed material based on amplitude data, phase data, frequency shift data, or a combination of amplitude data, phase data and frequency shift data in response to transmitted energy from at least one excited metamaterial assisted antenna, reflected energy received by at least one metamaterial assisted antenna, frequency shift data, or a combination of the transmitted energy, the reflected energy and the frequency shift.
US09863887B2
The invention relates to a unit and method for detection of presence of oil on the water surface or in the water column. Unit comprises a sensor, whereby the sensor is connected to electronic compartment followed by microprocessor controller with embedded software for carrying out necessary analyses of reflected signals received by the sensor. The microprocessor controller is connected to communication means for transmitting an alarm signal through external communication line in case of oil pollution. All elements mentioned above are supplied by external power supply and are accommodated into a waterproof housing. The sensor comprises the probe light source formed by a pulsed UV LED, collimating optics and narrow band optical filter, at least one dichroic mirror, a projection-receiving lens, at least one optical filter, at least one photodetector and a reference photodetector.
US09863885B2
A method for fabricating a composite film structure, the method includes determining a desired morphology for a metallic layer of the composite film structure, selecting a first metal substrate based on the determining, transferring a graphene layer onto the first metal substrate, depositing the metallic layer on the graphene layer to achieve the desired morphology, and removing the first metal substrate from the graphene and the deposited metallic layer to form the composite film structure. A surface energy difference between the first metal substrate and the deposited metallic layer results in the desired morphology of the metallic layer.
US09863878B2
In order to carry out various analyses at high accuracy in a site where analysis is needed using a disposable microchip, the microchip is disposed on a display of a tablet terminal device, and a sample or specimen is dropped into a flow path of the microchip to trigger a reaction of the sample in the microchip. Light emitted from the display of the tablet terminal device is applied to the microchip, and the reaction caused by the applied light in the microchip is measured. When an induced fluorescence method using the applied light is adopted as a measuring method, fluorescence that corresponds to the reaction is observed, and detected by, for example, a built-in camera of the tablet terminal device. The detection signal is analyzed by an arithmetic unit of the tablet terminal device.
US09863877B2
A scanner and an attenuated total reflection (ATR) objective for use in such scanners are disclosed. The ATR objective includes first and second optical elements and an input port. The input port receives an input collimated light beam that is focused to a point on a planar face of the first optical element by the second optical element such that substantially all of that portion is reflected by the planar face and no portion of the input beam strikes the planar face at an angle less than the critical angle. The second optical element also generates an output collimated light beam from light reflected from the planar thce that is characterized by a central ray that is coincident with the central ray of the input collimated light beam. A light beam converter receives the first collimated light beam and generates the input collimated light beam therefrom.
US09863875B1
A process of in-situ detection of hollow fiber formation includes immersing a plurality of individual glass fibers in an index-matching material. The index-matching material has a first refractive index that substantially matches a second refractive index of the glass fibers. The process also includes exposing the individual glass fibers to a light source during immersion in the index-matching material. The process further includes utilizing one or more optical components to collect optical data for the individual glass fibers during immersion in the index-matching material. The process also includes determining, based on the optical data, that a particular glass fiber of the plurality of individual glass fibers includes a hollow fiber.
US09863870B2
A method of using spectroscopic envelopes for determining components in a sample may include selecting spectroscopic envelopes and passing input light through a sample comprising at least one absorbing component is provided. The method includes measuring throughput light with a photo-detector and determining the concentration of the at least one absorbing component in the sample using the measured throughput, wherein at least one of the plurality of spectroscopic envelopes overlaps at least one absorption band of the at least one absorbing component in the sample. An apparatus for determining components in a sample including an input light source having a spectrum and a sample container having a fixed optical path-length is also provided. The apparatus may include a plurality of pre-selected spectroscopic envelopes to select spectral portions of the throughput light from the sample; and at least one photo-detector to measure the throughput light selected by the spectroscopic envelopes.
US09863869B2
In polarization-sensitive optical image measurement, noise-containing OCT signals obtained by polarization OCT are processed using a birefringence calculation algorithm, to obtain measured birefringence, after which noise is statistically adjusted to simulate a measured birefringence distribution and determine the noise characteristics of the measured birefringence values, and then Monte Carlo calculations are repeated by assuming different values for the noise level and the true birefringence value, respectively, to form three-dimensional histogram of combinations of true birefringence values, SN ratios, and measured birefringence values, after which specified measured birefringence values and SN ratios are assumed from the three-dimensional histogram information to obtain a true birefringence probability density distribution, and true birefringence values are estimated from the true birefringence probability density distribution.
US09863848B1
An analysis tool which extracts all the available parameter identifications (i.e. PIDS) from a vehicle's power train control module for diagnostic decisions. This is done by checking these PIDS and other information (e.g., calculated PIDS, Break Points, charts and algorithms) in three states; key on engine off, key on engine cranking, key on engine running. In all three modes the tool is comparing the live data from PIDS and voltage to the other information (e.g., Break Points). If any of this data are outside the programmed values a flag is assigned to the failure or control problem. The relationship between a particular PID and its associated preprogrammed value(s) may be indicated by a light. The depth of the problem (if any) is conveyed by the color of the light. Also included are tests/charts for fuel trim, engine volumetric efficiency, simulated injector, power, catalyst efficiency, and engine coolant range.
US09863844B2
In a method for measuring the positions of centers of curvature of optical surfaces of a single- or multi-lens optical system, an imaging lens system images an object plane into a first and a second image plane. The first image plane is produced by a first ancillary lens system having a first focal length and defining a first beam path, while the second image plane is produced by a second ancillary lens system having a second focal length that is different from the first focal length and defining a second beam path that is different from the first beam path. An object arranged in the object plane is then imaged simultaneously or sequentially at the first and the second image plane by means of measuring light. Reflections of the measuring light at optical surfaces of the optical system are detected by means of a spatially resolving light sensor. The actual positions of the first and the second center of curvature are calculated from the detected reflexes.
US09863843B2
A vehicle headlamp aiming system includes a displaceable aiming surface and an imaging system. The imaging system includes an indexing aim box having at least one imager oriented to capture images of a headlamp and/or one or more vehicle features adjacent to the headlamp and at least one fixed imager oriented to capture one images of the displaceable aiming surface to determine a headlamp cutoff height. The displaceable aiming surface is configured to selectively displace to allow passage of the vehicle. The indexing aim box is configured to translate between the headlamp and another headlamp. One or more computing devices are configured to perform methods for headlamp aim correction using the described system. The methods include providing image inputs from the imaging system and calculating therefrom an aim correction of the headlamps.
US09863841B2
A point diffraction interferometric wavefront aberration measuring device comprising an optical source, an optical splitter, a first light intensity and polarization regulator, a phase shifter, a second light intensity and polarization regulator, an ideal wavefront generator, an object precision adjusting stage, a measured optical system, an image wavefront detection unit, an image precision adjusting stage, and a data processing unit. The center distance between the first output port and the second output port of the ideal wavefront generator is smaller than the diameter of the isoplanatic region of the measured optical system and is greater than the ratio of the diameter of the image point dispersion speckle of the measured optical system over the amplification factor thereof. A method for detecting wavefront aberration of the optical system is also provided by using the device.
US09863828B2
A physical quantity sensor includes: a physical quantity sensor chip which detects a physical quantity and generates an electrical signal; a package which has an internal space and accommodates the physical quantity sensor chip in the internal space; and a first wire which connects the package and the physical quantity sensor chip together. The physical quantity sensor chip is moored in the internal space by the first wire.
US09863826B2
A sensor device, comprising two symmetrically disposed sonolucent wedges (5), and a connecting piece for fixedly connecting the two sonolucent wedges (5); the upper surfaces of the sonolucent wedges (5) are provided with inclined planes; installation holes are formed on the inclined planes; transducers (3) are installed in respective installation holes; one transducer (3) is used to generate ultrasonic waves, and the other transducer (3) is used to receive the ultrasonic waves generated by the previous transducer (3). The residual stress detection system comprises a sensor device, an ultrasonic transmission card, and a data acquisition card.
US09863825B2
A sensing element for sensing a mechanical property of a sample defining a sample surface using a contact force exerted the sample surface. The sensing element includes: a deformable element defining a contact surface and a deformable section in register with the contact surface, the deformable section being deformable between an undeformed configuration and a deformed configuration; a deformation sensor operatively coupled to the deformable section for sensing and quantifying a deformation of the deformable section between the deformed and undeformed configurations, the deformation sensor being an optical deformation sensor; and a force sensor operatively coupled to the deformable element for sensing the contact force exerted on the contact surface.
US09863820B2
Exemplary embodiments provide a system and method for measuring the temperature of an object, but without requiring a direct measurement of the object to determine the point at which the object has reached a desired temperature. The exemplary embodiments provide a process where the object can be heated to a desired temperature without the requirements of temperature probes into the object. The exemplary embodiments allow the process operator to be informed when the heating process has completed, without regard to the size, shape, weight, density, or amount of materials to be prepared. The energy required to maintain the temperature of a fluid bath is compared to the energy required to maintain the temperature once an object has been placed within the fluid.
US09863819B2
A light emitting diode (LED) based illumination module performs on-board diagnostics. For example, diagnostics may include estimating elapsed lifetime, degradation of phosphor, thermal failure, failure of LEDs, or LED current adjustment based on measured flux or temperature. The elapsed lifetime may be estimated by scaling accumulated elapsed time of operation by an acceleration factor derived from actual operating conditions, such as temperature, current and relative humidity. The degradation of phosphor may be estimated based on a measured response of the phosphor to pulsed light from the LEDs. A thermal failure may be diagnosed using a transient response of the module from a start up condition. The failure of LEDs may be diagnosed based on measured forward voltage. The current for LEDs may adjusted using measured flux values and current values and a desired ratio of flux values. Additionally, the LED current may be scaled based on a measured temperature.
US09863816B2
A measurement circuit according to the invention for temperature monitoring has a quantitative temperature sensor and at least one qualitative temperature sensor, the quantitative temperature sensor and the at least one qualitative temperature sensor being connected in series, the quantitative temperature sensor having a consistent characteristic line which increases in a strictly monotonous manner or a consistent characteristic line which decreases in a strictly monotonous manner and being dedicated to the precise temperature measurement, and the qualitative temperature sensor having a nominal response temperature at which the resistance value changes in a non-linear manner and being dedicated to the monitoring of limit temperatures.
US09863809B2
A spectrograph as disclosed includes a housing, wherein a wall of the housing includes first, second and third openings, an entrance slit located at the first opening and configured to direct light along a first light path portion in the interior of the housing, a dispersive element located at the second opening and configured to receive light from the entrance slit along the first light path portion and direct light along a second light path portion in the interior of the housing, a detector located at the third opening and configured to receive light from the dispersive element along the second light path portion. The detector can include first and second groups of light-sensitive regions. A cover can be positioned to separate the first group of light-sensitive regions from the light path, the second group of light-sensitive regions being exposed to the light path.
US09863804B2
An image sensor including a color filter isolation layer and a method of manufacturing the image sensor. The image sensor includes a plurality of color filters that transmit light of a predetermined wavelength band to a light sensing layer. The image sensor also includes an isolation layer disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of color filters. The isolation layer is formed of a material having a lower refractive index than a refractive index of the color filters, thus totally internally reflecting light incident on the isolation layer from one of the plurality of color filters.
US09863800B2
A radar level gauge using electromagnetic signals is provided, which includes a connection arrangement for connecting a transmitter receiver circuit board and an antenna unit with one another, with which the horizontal size of the radar level gauge may be reduced and reflection and transmission losses may be suppressed as well. The transmitter receiver circuit board 32 is so disposed in a housing 12 as to extend vertically. The connection arrangement includes a waveguide sequence which is fed at a feed terminal 32a formed on the transmitter receiver circuit board 32 and composed of three waveguides W1 to W3. Specifically, the waveguide sequence includes, in sequential order from the transmitter receiver circuit board to the antenna unit: a circular waveguide W1 extending horizontally and perpendicular to the transmitter receiver circuit board; a rectangular waveguide W2 in connection with the circular waveguide W1 and extending vertically; and a second circular waveguide W3 further in connection with the rectangular wave guide W2 and extending vertically.
US09863798B2
A system for metering flow of a fluid has a vibratable flowtube for receiving a multiphase fluid flow. A driver is configured to vibrate the flowtube. A pair of sensors is positioned to detect movement of the flowtube at different locations on the flowtube. Pressure and temperature sensors are positioned to measure a pressure of the fluid. One or more processors are configured to use a phase difference between the sensor signals to determine a fluid flow rate through the flowtube. The one or more processors are further configured to determine an amount of dissolved gas in the multiphase fluid using the pressure, the temperature, and the relative amounts the multiple liquids in the multiphase fluid.
US09863794B2
Provided is a display device for which the display content is easily viewed. A display device comprises: a cover plate having a gauge section on which an index is represented and a light transmitting portion that transmits light from the back; a needle that rotates on the gauge section and points to the index; and a display that is disposed behind the light transmitting portion and shows an image via the light transmitting portion. When viewing the display device in planar view, the gauge section has an overlapping region that overlaps with a portion of a display section where the display emits light, and the cover plate adheres to the display by a transparent resin that is between the cover plate and the display and spans at least the region of the light transmitting portion.
US09863793B2
A sensor position control apparatus and method that includes a guide rail formed to be elongated along one direction set to a longitudinal direction thereof and a position control unit coupled to the guide rail and configured to slide along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail. A sensor mount unit is connected to be moved together with the position control unit and has a sensor mounted on one surface thereof. In addition, an angle control unit is configured to change a direction which one surface of the sensor mounting unit faces and a position control driving unit is configured to transmit power to the position control unit. An angle control driving unit is configured to transmit power to the angle control unit.
US09863781B2
A yaw rate sensor (10) includes a movable mass structure (12) and a drive component (13) which is suitable for setting the movable mass structure (12) in motion (14), and an analysis component (15) which is suitable for detecting a response (40) of the movable mass structure (12) to a yaw rate (Ω). A method for functional testing of a yaw rate sensor (10) includes the following steps: driving a movable mass structure (12), feeding a test signal (42) into a quadrature control loop (44) at a feed point (48) of the quadrature control loop (44), feeding back a deflection (40) of the movable mass structure (12), detecting a measure of the feedback of the movable mass structure (12), and reading out the response signal (47) from the quadrature control loop (44). In the yaw rate sensor (10) and also in the method, the readout of the response signal (47) in relation to a processing direction (45) of the test signal (42) is provided between a feed point (48) for a test signal (42) and an actuator (38) for feeding back a deflection (40) of the movable mass structure (12).
US09863779B2
A navigation system includes an improved interface for accessing points of interest. Popular chains and franchises are accessible via a separate search, which can be accessed more efficiently and quickly. The list of popular chains can then be used to access the main database of points of interest.
US09863772B1
A system for skydiving trajectory and coordination feedback for a user. The system includes a controller coupled to a plurality of sensor inputs. The controller determines a user drag through air based on input data from the plurality of sensor inputs. The controller also receives a user flightpath and determines a projected user trajectory based on the user drag. The controller also determines user drag adjustments to align the projected user trajectory with the received user flightpath. At least one of an aural, haptic, or visual feedback device is coupled to the controller to provide feedback to the user in response to the user drag adjustments.
US09863770B2
A rotation rate sensor includes a substrate having a main extension plane and multiple seismic masses, in which for each seismic mass the following applies: the seismic mass is drivable at a drive oscillation, which occurs along a drive direction situated parallel to the main extension plane, the seismic mass is deflectable along two different deflection directions, each direction being perpendicular to the drive direction, the rotation rate sensor being configured to generate detection signals as a function of detected deflections of the seismic masses, one detection signal of the detection signals being associated with each deflection direction of the seismic masses, the rotation rate sensor being configured so that a linear, rotational and centrifugal acceleration of the rotation rate sensor are compensated with respect to at least one rotation axis of the rotation rate sensor through compensation in each case of two corresponding detection signals of the detection signals.
US09863768B2
A method and device for locating layout points on a work surface using a laser level located away from the work surface to project one or more visible laser lines onto the work surface and one or more portable devices removably attached to the work surface along the level laser lines projected onto the work surface.
US09863765B2
This invention reliably returns a measurement surface to a reference position while weakening the elastic force of a spring. A tool length measurement apparatus of this invention includes a supporter that supports the measurement surface that the tip of a tool contacts while translating in accordance with a biasing force received from the tool. The tool length measurement apparatus of this invention also includes a detector that detects the position of the measurement surface in a translation direction. The tool length measurement apparatus of this invention also includes a biasing unit that biases the measurement surface by a gas in a direction against the biasing force received from the tool.
US09863757B1
A measurement apparatus includes: a light emitting unit that projects irradiation light to an object; a first lens that changes a divergence degree of the irradiation light; an aperture stop unit that stops down the irradiation light projected from the first lens; a second lens that condenses the irradiation light passing through the aperture stop unit and projects the irradiation light to the object in a first direction; a transmission unit that is provided in a focal plane of the second lens and transmits therethrough a part of reflected light; a first light receiving unit that includes a light receiving surface that receives the part of the reflected light transmitted through the transmission unit; and a measurement unit that measures a height of a surface of the object by using a position of the part of the reflected light on the light receiving surface.
US09863753B2
A laser heterodyne interferometric straightness measurement apparatus and method with six DOFs determination includes a part for determining the straightness and its position based on laser heterodyne interferometry and a part for error determination and compensation. The optical path for determination of four DOFs errors including three common beam-splitters, a polarizing beam-splitter, a planar mirror, a convex lens, a position-sensitive detector and two quadrant detectors is added in the optical configuration of the part for determining the straightness and its position based on laser heterodyne interferometry.
US09863748B2
A gauge for cartridges is disclosed. The gauge includes a gauge body defining an opening, a window, and receiving space. The opening and the receiving space share an axis and are in direct communication with each other. The window is in direct communication with the receiving space. The opening and the window are separated by a body portion of the gauge. Each gauge has a receiving space that is sized and shaped to correspond to a predetermined cartridge.
US09863746B2
A cartridge with a steel component bullet has desirable penetration capabilities and controlled separation of components upon terminal impact. In embodiments of the invention, the cartridge comprises a steel component, a lead core, and a copper jacket. The lead jacket having a leading edge portion that extends to the cylindrical mid portion. The steel component bullet may have a forward pointed ogive portion, a cylindrical mid portion, and a tapered rearward portion. The rearwardly facing surface may be concave. The leading edge portion may have a taper oriented in a direction opposite the taper of the ogive portion of the steel component. Structure to inhibit spin is positioned on a rearward face of the steel component. The bullet having a concave rear face.
US09863743B2
The invention is an annular arrow fletch arrow stabilizer are therefor provided. The annular arrow fletch is used for; stabilizing arrow flight, providing better clearance and functionality then conventional fixed glued tail feathers, the invention can be used with light emitting diode arrow nocks. The invention improves current arrow shaft stabilization technology with reduced assembly labor cost, the elimination of facial and or face mask interference issues providing more clearance, improved accuracy, repeatable production with the consistent injection mold production of the annular arrow fletch, easy replacement of the annular arrow fletch in the field, and improved arrow storage. The annular arrow fletch incorporates a metallic contact point, which will work with all light emitting nocks. The design of the annular arrow fletch is so that it is affixed to an arrow by an arrow nock and comprises of an annular wing, a central elongated cylindrical cylinder with a cap and a plurality of fins with micro-groves and a metal contact. In use, the annular arrow fletch is affixed at the aft end of the arrow by an arrow nock prior to launch.
US09863742B2
The invention relates to ballistic resistant article having a multilayered material sheet which includes a consolidated stack of unidirectional monolayers of drawn polymer, whereby the draw direction of two subsequent monolayers in the stack differs. At least one monolayer comprises a plurality of unidirectional tapes of the drawn polymer, aligned in the same direction, whereby adjacent tapes do not overlap. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the multilayered material sheet, and to a ballistic resistant article comprising the multilayered material sheet.
US09863731B1
A trigger control assistance device that allows a firearm user to focus on pulling a trigger without concern over trigger release. That is, a finger extension is provided to interface the user's finger during firing of the firearm. The extension is configured to reciprocatingly displace the user's finger from the trigger at a controlled rate. This, in turn provides enhanced control for the user who may now focus on aiming and pulling the trigger without undue concern over releasing the trigger. Added features such as an adjustable rate of fire and GPS enabling and disabling of the firearm may also be incorporated into the trigger control assistance device.
US09863718B2
Enclosures for use in hazardous areas include heat exchangers for active thermal management. The enclosures are coupled to a device having heat transfer capabilities. Equipment within the enclosures produces heat within the enclosure. The heat exchanger removes heat produced from the equipment and manages the internal temperature of the enclosures to a level suitable for hazardous locations. The enclosures can be actively cooled or heated using the device.
US09863715B2
A plate heat exchanger may include a plurality of stacked plates, each formed of flat troughs fitted into each other having substantially flat bottoms and connected at respective trough edges. The plurality of plates may separate first and second chambers from one another which are arranged alternately succeeding within the plate stack formed by the troughs. A first fluid may flow in parallel through the first chambers connected in parallel via associated openings in the plates, and a second fluid flow may flow in parallel through the second chambers connected in parallel via associated second openings. The plate heat exchanger may include a base plate for holding an end face of the plate stack. The base plate may be arranged on the end face of the plate stack, the end face formed by a convex side of a plate. The plate heat exchanger may include a flange.
US09863714B2
A heat exchanger including a plurality of horizontally arranged tubes, headers to support the tubes and to enable a refrigerant to flow in the tubes, and a corrugated fin horizontally disposed between the tubes, wherein the corrugated fins includes a vertical fin body, flat contact parts formed at an upper part and a lower part of the fin body, the flat contact parts being in surface contact with a top and a bottom of the tubes, and curved contact parts extending from opposite ends of the flat contact parts, the curved contact parts being in surface contact with the sides of the tubes, the fin body includes drainage guides formed outside the flat contact parts in a lateral direction, and each drainage guide includes protruding parts protruding more upward and downward than the flat contact parts.
US09863708B2
Refractory ceramic gas purging element, comprising: a refractory ceramic body, a chamber is arranged at the first end (10u) of the refractory ceramic body (10), which chamber extends over at least 50% of the cross section of the refractory ceramic body at its first end, a gas feeding line enters into said chamber, at a distance to said refractory ceramic body, at a section towards the refractory ceramic body the chamber is at least partially permeable to gas, the chamber comprises at least one plate, which is freely moveable in an axial direction of the gas purging element between a first end position and a second end position, the plate is dimensioned, shaped and placed in the chamber such that a gas flow from the gas feeding line through said chamber up to the first end is even secured when the plate is in its second end position.
US09863707B2
A furnace is provided suitable for metallurgical processes, comprising at least one section comprised of refractory bricks with an outer shell plate adjacent to the refractory bricks, including exterior bricks whose external faces adjacent the shell plate define gaseous media cooling channels extending along the exterior of the refractory bricks between them and the shell plate. The furnace further comprises cooling plates within the cooling channels and joints between the successive courses of bricks. Advantageously, the conductivity of the cooling plates is at least 5 times the conductivity of the refractory lining into which it is inserted. Suitable materials include copper and copper-based alloys, brasses, bronzes, cast irons, aluminum alloys, silver, high-temperature steels, refractory metals and their alloys, graphite, silicon carbide, and aluminum nitride.
US09863699B2
Embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatuses for lyophilizing, storing, and transfusing materials are described. In embodiments, the materials may include whole blood or a component of whole blood such as plasma.
US09863690B1
For the purpose of providing a home appliance device with improved characteristics regarding a user convenience, a home appliance door, in particular a home chiller appliance door, is proposed: The home appliance door has at least one door unit with an outer wall and an inner wall; and at least one covering element which at least partly covers at least one feature of the inner wall.
US09863689B2
A refrigerator includes a storage chamber; an evaporator; an evaporator receiving portion and a defrost water tray slantingly arranged at a lower side of the evaporator receiving portion; a machinery chamber having an evaporation tray; an upper hose communicated with the defrost water tray; a lower hose connected to the upper hose while extending to the evaporation tray, the lower hose being provided, at one side thereof, with an air inlet hole to introduce outside air. The air inlet hole is formed at a slanted mounting surface protruding inside of a vertically-extending portion of the lower hose while being slanted downward. An opening and closing unit is provided in the vertically-extending portion of the lower hose that is configured to open the air inlet hole by an internal pressure of the storage chamber during opening of the door, and to close the air inlet hole by gravity.
US09863678B2
A refrigeration appliance has a supply pipe for connecting the refrigeration appliance to a water supply connection and has a controllable safety valve in the supply pipe of the refrigeration appliance for shutting off the water supply connection. The refrigeration appliance further contains a leak detection device for detecting a leak in a water circuit, which leak detection device contains a micro-switch for interrupting a current supply to the safety valve when a leak is detected.
US09863676B2
When, according to the invention, the air in the so-called Zone 2 areas is ventilated, i.e. sucked out, the ATEX Directive concerning treatment of inflammable coolants may be satisfied in an effective manner. In practice, the suction around the engine (6) of the vehicle and the ventilation of the service equipment (9, 21, 53), respectively, may ensure that the requirements in the ATEX Directive with respect to Zone 2 areas may be satisfied, if possibly inflammable vapors are discharged, since these areas are ventilated to the atmosphere. The use of the method is service-friendly when servicing air conditioning systems and when adding coolant online.
US09863669B2
A Brayton cycle type refrigerating apparatus using multiple stages of compressors and having a good response without reduction in efficiency due to change in heat load of the object to be cooled is provided. The Brayton cycle type refrigerating apparatus includes on a refrigerant line on which multiple stages of compressors are arranged in series. The apparatus also includes a temperature sensor for detecting heat load of an object to be cooled and a buffer tank provided between a low pressure line and a high pressure line. A flow rate of the refrigerant in the refrigerant line is controlled by controlling opening degrees of valves to adjust the cooling capacity.
US09863660B2
A sensing method includes acquiring a thermal image of an object space, identifying an object within the object space included in the thermal image, based on the acquired thermal image, presenting to a user the thermal image to which information, indicating identification results of the identifying, has been added, and accepting a response as to the presented thermal image to which the information has been added. And at least one of the acquiring, the identifying, the presenting, and the accepting is performed by a processor.
US09863659B2
A server rack includes a server pod including a server pod element that has a first temperature sensor for sensing a first operating temperature of the server pod element and a baseboard management controller, and a second temperature sensor for sensing a second operating temperature of the server rack. The server rack receives the first operating temperature via the first baseboard management controller, adjusts a first operating parameter of the first server pod element based on the first operating temperature, receives the second operating temperature, and directs a first active floor tile to adjust a first air conditioning vent of the first active floor tile based on the second operating temperature.
US09863654B2
A convertible humidifier that includes a base portion that produces mist, a control panel that controls the production of the mist by the base portion, at least one reservoir detachably connectable to the base portion for holding water used to produce mist, and a nozzle configured to direct the mist. At least one reservoir includes a pass-through connection that provides a flow path for mist from the base portion to exit the humidifier through an opening on the reservoir. The nozzle is detachably connectable directly to the opening in a first operation mode, and the nozzle is connected to an extending portion which is detachably connected to the opening in a second operation mode.
US09863651B2
An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes at least a heat exchanger, a fan, a compressor, and a box-like casing housing these components and having an air inlet and an air outlet. The compressor is arranged at a location other than an air passage in which air having flowed in through the air inlet flows through the heat exchanger and the fan to the air outlet. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange portions, and these heat exchange portions are arranged in a zigzag shape.
US09863647B1
A bypass valve is for support between hot and cold water lines that connect to respective hot and cold fixtures. The bypass valve includes a valve body having an internal chamber, a hot water inlet port, a hot water outlet port and a discharge port; a bi-metal spring; a support member for mounting the bi-metal spring within the internal chamber of the valve body; and a shuttle mounted to the bi-metal spring and constructed and arranged to mate with the discharge port in a closed position of the bi-metal spring. The bi-metal spring assumes an open position to disengage from the discharge port at a predetermined water temperature to enable the hot water to discharge through the discharge port to the cold water line.
US09863646B2
A hydronic heating system employing comprises a water line, two or more boilers, and a control. In operation, the water line facilitates a circulation of water through a building and the boilers heat the water as the water flows through the water line. The control calculates a system energy load for operating boilers. The calculation of the system energy load is a function of a set-point water temperature for the hydronic heating system, a supply water temperature of water flowing relative to a supply point of the water line, a return water temperature of water flowing relative to return point of the water line and a flow rate of water flowing relative to a flow sense point of the water line.
US09863645B2
An oven appliance includes features for permitting movement of a door of the oven appliance relative to a cabinet of the oven appliance. The oven appliance also includes a hinge assembly that couples the door to at least one of the first and second slide assemblies such that the door is pivotable. The hinge assembly is coupled to a front panel of the door and extends through a liner of the door. A related double oven range appliance is also provided.
US09863640B2
A bottom assembly unit for a vaporizing burner combustion chamber assembly unit, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a bottom part (24) with a bottom wall. A porous evaporator medium (44) at least partially covers the bottom wall on a front side (42) positioned such that it faces a combustion chamber (20). A ring-shaped holding part (34) has a contact area (40) touching the porous evaporator medium (44). The contact area has a holding section (62) extending radially inwardly from a holding part circumferential wall (36) and extends over the porous evaporator medium (44) in a radially outer area (66). A plurality of contact projections (68) are arranged at spaced locations from one another about the longitudinal axis and extend in the direction of the porous evaporator medium. The porous evaporator medium (44) is pressed by the contact projections (68) in a radially outer area (66) against the bottom wall.
US09863638B2
An air shroud for a nozzle includes an air shroud body defining an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with one another to allow an outer airflow to issue therefrom, the air shroud body defining a downstream surface. A plurality of air wipe channels are defined within the air shroud body, wherein each of the plurality of air wipe channels is in fluid communication with at least one of a plurality of air wipe outlets and air wipe inlets. Each air wipe outlet is defined in the downstream surface of the air shroud body such that air can flow through each air wipe outlet and wipe the downstream surface of the air shroud body.
US09863627B2
An LED lamp includes a base, the transition insulating element connected therewith which is made of dielectric plastic with the cavity inside. The power supply is located on a PCT with the heat-conducting metal base and attached on the radiator. The radiator is made as rod-shaped section profile having side faces pointed at different directions, on which the LED modules are placed, as well as ribs extending therefrom. The radiator is within the diffuser made of plastic. The radiator has longitudinally oriented ribs located on a portion of radiator height and extending from the surface of the radiator between faces for formation of heat removal surfaces. The diffuser has a cap made as longitudinally oriented segmented shells, each located in front of LED modules of one face and covers them, isolating these LED modules from the ones on the adjacent face. Longitudinally oriented ribs are located between segmented shells.
US09863617B2
The light source unit has holding portions for holding a socket on a mounting surface facing the socket, and the socket has an engagement portion for engagement with holding portions. The engagement portion has engagement claws biased in parallel to the mounting surface movably oppositely to each other and engaged with the holding portions, and a holding mechanism that holds the engagement claws while they are adjacent to each other so as not to be engaged with the holding portions. The engagement claws and the holding portions are engaged with each other when the light source unit is disposed in the mounting position to the socket, and the engagement claws held by the holding mechanism is released. For this reason, it is possible to install the light source unit to the socket with a weak force.
US09863615B2
A lighting unit is removably inserted into a pocket to create a light effect through use of a light effect material. The lighting unit has a PCB with a first side to which one or more LEDs and a battery are mounted. A clear potting material encloses the PCB, LEDs, and the battery and creates a transparent space proximate an inner surface of the light effect material which maintains the light effect material at a preselected distance from the LEDs so that light emitted from each light emitting die is dispersed by a plurality of dispersive elements in the light effect materials to create the light material viewing effect.
US09863605B2
A variety of light-emitting devices for general illumination utilizing solid state light sources (e.g., light emitting diodes) are disclosed. In general, the devices include a scattering element in combination with an extractor element. The scattering element, which may include elastic and/or inelastic scattering centers, is spaced apart from the light source element. Opposite sides of the scattering element have asymmetric optical interfaces, there being a larger refractive index mismatch at the interface facing the light emitting element than the interface between the scattering element and the extractor element. Such a structure favors forward scattering of light from the scattering element. In other words, the system favors scattering out of the scattering element into the extractor element over backscattering light towards the light source element. The extractor element, in turn, is sized and shaped to reduce reflection of light exiting the light-emitting device at the devices interface with the ambient environment.
US09863603B2
A high beam and a low beam is disclosed, the headlight including: a first light source unit; a second light source unit; a first light output unit; a second light output unit; and a controller configured to adjust a light quantity irradiated from the light source in response to a low beam mode or a high beam mode, and to control a beam output of the first light output unit and the second light output unit by allowing the first optical unit to be arranged selectively on a light path between the light source unit and the second optical unit.
US09863594B2
An accent lamp (10) having a solid state light source (4), such as LEDs, is attachable to a rear surface of an automotive headlamp (40) opposite the light-generating capsule (44). Accent lamp (10) has first retaining member (20), such as a clamp, formed above printed circuit board (8) on which LED (4) is mounted. Headlamp base (60) defines light passageway (45), formed as a light guide (42), extending from outermost peripheral surface (63) to an upper surface (61) on which lamp capsule (44) is retained. Accent lamp (10) is readily detachably mounted to headlamp (40), preferably by resilient first and second retaining members (20, 24), and, when mounted, can be biased to promote optical coupling of light source (4) to light guide (42).
US09863588B2
A luminaire comprising a first and second terminal connected to an alternating current power source having a period, a first LED light source electrically coupled to each of the first and second terminals, and a second LED light source electrically coupled to each of the first and second terminals. The first LED light source comprises a first color conversion layer having a first emission latency.
US09863581B2
Various embodiments provide an end-to-end gaseous fuel transportation solution without using physical pipelines. A virtual pipeline system and methods thereof may involve transportation of gaseous fuels including compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), and/or adsorbed natural gas (ANG). An exemplary pipeline system may include a gas supply station, a mother station for treating gaseous fuels from the gas supply station, a mobile transport system for receiving and transporting the gaseous fuels, and a user site for unloading the gaseous fuels from the mobile transport system. The unloaded gaseous fuels can be further used or distributed.
US09863577B1
Portable lifting and transferring techniques for assisting in the mobility of disabled persons are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a portable lifting and transferring apparatus for assisting disabled persons that is compact, lightweight, and portable for use in different locations. Preferably, such an apparatus would provide multiple pivot points for providing multiple degrees of maneuvering freedom when lifting and transferring disabled persons and/or their mobility devices and for providing compatibility with a wide range of vehicles. The techniques may also be realized in other embodiments as disclosed herein.
US09863568B2
This dampening device comprises a body defining a chamber and presenting at least one orifice intended for the inlet and the outlet of the fluid in the chamber. The dampening device further comprises i) a dampening member located in the chamber and comprising at least one foam with closed cells, and ii) a holding member configured to hold the dampening member in place. The dampening device being characterized in that at least one foam has a porosity comprised between 50% and 98%.
US09863567B2
A quick connect/disconnect system includes a male connector and a female connector. The male connector includes a first body having a fixed male protrusion and a first rotating ring assembly rotatably connected to the first body. The female connector includes a first coupling channel including a mouth configured to receive the fixed male protrusion and extending from the mouth toward a seat portion, a shuttle movable within the first coupling channel and including a flange configured to form a seal with the seat portion, and an extending portion extending within the first coupling channel and a biasing member configured to bias the flange into sealing contact with the seat portion such that rotation of the first rotating ring assembly in a first direction forces the fixed male protrusion to move axially into contact with the extending portion thereby moving the shuttle to force the flange away from the seat portion.
US09863563B2
A connecting system is provided for detachably connecting a first pipe end to a second pipe end. The first pipe end has a sealing cone facing toward the second pipe end and a shoulder section. The connecting system includes a first clamping disk surrounding the first pipe end and a second clamping disk surrounding and connected to the second pipe end. The connecting system further includes a multiplicity of screws, detachably connecting the first clamping disk to the second clamping disk. The first clamping disk includes an outer circular disk ring and an inner circular disk ring which is detachably connected to the outer circular disk ring. The inner circular disk ring has multiple separate circular disk ring parts, and an outer diameter of the inner circular disk ring is greater than an outside diameter of the shoulder section provided on the first pipe end.
US09863552B2
A fluid valve with a single shaft-sealing module is disclosed. The single shaft-sealing module allows the annular shaft sealing rings to be squeezed to slightly deform to prevent gaps being formed between the shaft and the inner surface of the valve body, and facilitates easy clean and/or replacement of the worn shaft sealing rings.
US09863550B2
A valve control device for a processing valve includes control electronics for controlling a drive and a measuring system for determining the position of an element movable within the valve control device along a straight direction of movement. The measuring system includes a transmission arrangement for transmitting an excitation wave, a resonator secured to the movable element and in which a resonant electric vibration is generated by the excitation wave, a receiving arrangement in which a signal is generated by a resonant wave generated by the resonant electric vibration, and measuring electronics connected to the transmission arrangement and the receiving arrangement. The measuring electronics generate the excitation wave in the transmission arrangement and determine the position of the movable element relative to the receiving arrangement from the signal of the receiving arrangement. A processing valve improved by the valve control device is also described.
US09863542B2
A diaphragm valve with an assembly or cartridge that facilitates replacement of the diaphragm, the valve seat or both. The assembly may be a valve assembly having a diaphragm, a seat carrier and a valve seat that are combined into a discrete subassembly or cartridge for a diaphragm valve. The assembly as a discrete cartridge can be easily removed and replaced in order to change out the diaphragm or the valve seat or both. In one embodiment, the diaphragm has a perimeter that is welded to one side of the seat carrier. Flow capacity is favored by providing a gap between a seat carrier and a flow port of the valve body where the gap in part defines a flow area that is the same or greater than the flow area of the flow port. Methods for installing and replacing a valve assembly into a valve body are also disclosed.
US09863541B2
A sleeve has a female thread, which is formed in an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve. An adjust screw adjusts a spring load of a spring, which is placed in an inside of the sleeve. The adjust screw has a male thread, which is formed in an outer peripheral surface of the adjust screw and is threadably engaged with the female thread. The sleeve has at least one protrusion that is formed integrally with the rest of the sleeve and is urged against the adjust screw toward the spring in an axial direction to urge the male thread against the female thread and thereby to provide a predetermined degree of sealing between the male thread and the female thread.
US09863531B2
A hydraulic control device that includes a second switching valve that is switchable between a third position in which the forward range pressure input from the first switching valve is output to the shift controller and the reverse range pressure is blocked when the second signal pressure is off and a fourth position in which the reverse range pressure input from the first switching valve is output to the shift controller and the forward range pressure is blocked when the second signal pressure is on.
US09863518B2
An epicyclic gearing for splitting output drive power from a power input to a first power output and a second power output, comprising a superposition gearing stage, including a first sun gear, a first planetary gear set, a first planetary carrier, and a first ring gear, and a reverse gearing stage, including a second sun gear, a second planetary gear set, a second planetary carrier, and a second ring gear, wherein, the superposition gearing stage and the reverse gearing stage are kinematically coupled, and the epicyclic gearing is operatively arranged to operate in a first switching state or a second switching state, wherein the first switching state and the second switching state have different gear ratios.
US09863512B2
A continuously variable transmission belt guide is mounted next to a driven clutch assembly and in close proximity with the CVT belt at the CVT's lowest drive ratio. The CVT belt connects between a pair of moveable sheaves of the drive and driven clutch assemblies to provide a variable CVT drive ratio between a lowest drive ratio and a highest drive ratio. When contacting the CVT belt, the CVT belt guide prevents a ripple or wave from appearing in the un-tensioned side of the belt, prevents the CVT belt from losing contact with the driven clutch, and prevents undesirable vehicle performance at the lowest drive ratio.
US09863511B2
The present disclosure provides a belt auto-tensioner that automatically adjusts tension of a belt for rotational force transmission between an engine and auxiliary machinery components, the belt auto-tensioner comprising: an upper cover that is provided with a pulley being in contact with the belt and has a receiving space provided so as to be spaced apart from the pulley; a tensioner body that is inserted into the receiving space, and provides friction attenuation to the upper cover when the upper cover rotates in a direction opposite to a direction of tension applying engagement by the tension of the belt; and a friction unit that is installed on an inner surface of the receiving space, and is formed so as to rub against an outer surface of the tensioner body when the upper cover rotates.
US09863507B2
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft selectively connectable to at least one of the input shaft and a transmission housing, a fourth shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a sixth shaft directly connected to the output shaft, and a seventh shaft.
US09863495B1
In some embodiments, a vibration isolator comprises a housing having a base portion and a wall portion. A plurality of bearings are disposed within the housing. The bearings are arranged in a configuration comprising a plurality of layers. A first layer comprises a bearing and a second layer comprises a plurality of bearings. Each bearing in the second layer contacts the wall portion of the housing. Each bearing comprises a plurality of contact points in contact with another portion of the vibration isolator, and no two contact points of a bearing are diametrically opposed.
US09863493B2
A non-asbestos frictional material composition is provided, which is capable of provide a frictional material with low environmental load and with excellent friction coefficient, anti-crack properties, and abrasion resistance compared with conventional ones. Furthermore, a frictional material and a friction member formed by using this non-asbestos frictional material composition are provided. The non-asbestos frictional material composition containing a binder, an organic filler, an inorganic filler, and a fiber base material, includes: copper in a content of 5 mass % or less as a copper element; a metal fiber other than a copper fiber and a copper alloy fiber in a content of 0.5 mass % or less; cashew dust in a content of 1.5-4.5 mass % as the organic filler; zirconium oxide with a particle size of 30 μm or less in a content of 30-45 mass % but not containing zirconium oxide with a particle size of more than 30 μm as the inorganic filler.
US09863487B1
The present disclosure provides a shifting control method for a DCT vehicle which includes determining, by a controller, whether an entry condition is satisfied, the entry condition including information about whether a tip-out occurs while a power-on upshift torque phase is being performed, and when the entry condition is satisfied, responding, by the controller, to the tip-out where the controller controls an engaging clutch and a disengaging clutch using the calculated torque.
US09863486B2
A driven accessory that includes an input member, a cover, an output member, a clutch and a clutch actuator. The input member is rotatable about an axis and has a hub, an outer rim, and a radially extending web that couples the hub to the outer rim. The cover is coupled to the input member for common rotation about the axis and cooperates with the input member to define a clutch cavity. The clutch is received in the clutch cavity and selectively transmits rotary power between the input member and the output member. The clutch actuator is selectively operable to change the operational state in which the clutch operates. The clutch actuator has an electromagnetic coil that is disposed outside the clutch cavity. The hub is disposed along the axis between the clutch and the electromagnetic coil.
US09863482B2
A shaft coupling mechanism 1 for an electric power steering apparatus includes a coupling base body 3 coupled to a rotating shaft 2; a coupling base body 5 coupled to a rotating shaft 4; a rotation transmitting member 8 constituted by a pair of rigid rotation transmitting members 6 and 7 disposed between the rotating shaft 2 and the rotating shaft 4 through both coupling base bodies 3 and 5 and adapted to transmit the rotation of the rotating shaft 2 in an R direction about an axis O to the rotating shaft 4; an elastic member 9 interposed between the rotation transmitting members 6 and 7 and coupled to the rotation transmitting members 6 and 7 in such a manner as to be axially superposed on the rotation transmitting members 6 and 7; and a coupling means 10 for coupling the pair of rotation transmitting members 6 and 7 to each other.
US09863479B2
A device configured to operably couple a steering column to a steering gear housing. The device includes a shaft, a clamping collar and a clamping screw. The clamping collar includes two arms arranged relative to one another so as to define a cavity. The cavity presents an entry zone and a coupling zone into which the shaft is inserted, the shaft first entering the entry zone then entering the coupling zone. The shaft is secured in position by tightening the clamping screw to a set torque, the entry zone being dimensioned in relation to the coupling zone so as to inhibit achieving the set torque of the clamping screw when the shaft is inserted into the entry zone only, and not the coupling zone.
US09863470B2
An object is to provide a motion guide apparatus that can facilitate an assembly operation. An end member (4a, 4b) including an inner peripheral side of a direction changing path (2c) is placed on an end surface in a movement direction of a moving member body (3). At least one of a pair of the end members (4a and 4b) includes an opening (21) linking to the inner peripheral side of the direction changing path (2c) to load rolling elements (42) into a circulation path. Opposing surfaces (18) of the pair of the end members (4a and 4b) to the moving member body (3) are formed in flat surfaces. The pair of the end members (4a and 4b) molded integrally with a holding portion (5) is incorporated into the moving member body (3) in a direction orthogonal to the movement direction of the moving member body (3). A lid member (7a, 7b) closes the opening (21) in the end member (4a, 4b).
US09863457B2
A direct tension indicating washer including an annular body with a central hole, one or more protuberances, and one or more indentations. The one or more protuberances are integral with the annular body, and struck and partially sheared from the annular body to project from a first face of the annular body and leave the one or more corresponding indentations in a second face of the annular body opposite the first face. The one or more indentations are offset from the one or more protuberances and located farther from the central hole of the annular body than the one or more protuberances. By offsetting the protuberances and indentations, the washer is strengthened and is more suitable for use in joint assemblies having enlarged or oversized holes.
US09863455B2
A pin joint assembly for an aircraft landing gear having an elongate joint pin; at least one first lug through which the joint pin passes; and at least one second lug through which the joint pin passes. The joint pin assembly includes first and second retaining elements located at opposite ends of the joint pin and arranged to maintain the location of the joint pin relative to the first and second lugs. At least portion of the pin joint assembly is elastically deformable.
US09863454B2
An elastically averaging alignment and retention system for a sealable compartment includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first alignment member and an elastically deformable alignment element fixedly disposed with respect to the first alignment member, the elastically deformable alignment element having an elongated hollow tube. The second component includes a second alignment member and an alignment feature fixedly disposed with respect to the second alignment member, the alignment feature having a blind-end pocket. The elastically deformable alignment element is configured and disposed to interferingly, deformably and matingly engage the alignment feature. Portions of the elastically deformable alignment element when inserted into the alignment feature elastically deform to an elastically averaged final configuration that aligns the first component relative to the second component in at least two of four planar orthogonal directions.
