US09848520B2
A component mounting apparatus includes a carriage that holds a part feeder for supplying a component in a state of being attached to a base and attaches the part feeder to the base in a state of being coupled to the base; a mounting head that mounts the component to a substrate after the component is taken out of the part feeder held by the carriage coupled to the base through an opening formed between the base and a cover member formed so as to cover an upward side of the base; and a shutter moved from an opened position in which the opening is opened to a closed position in which the opening is closed when the carriage is separated from the base.
US09848506B2
An electrical connector and a clamping member thereof. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, multiple terminals fixed to the insulating body, a stiffener surrounding a periphery of the insulating body, a load plate, and a clamping member located between the load plate and the stiffener. A grasping portion protrudes forward from the clamping member. The grasping portion has two first sections provided at each of two opposite sides thereof, two second sections formed by respectively turning and extending forward from the two first sections to be close to each other, two third sections formed by respectively turning and extending forward from the two second sections, and a head formed by extending from the third sections. A distance between the two first sections is greater than a distance between the two third sections, and a width of the head is greater than the distance between the two third sections.
US09848495B2
Protective coatings are disclosed that are configured to cover electronic components within an electronic device, while enabling electrical connections to be established with electrical contacts that are covered by the protective coatings. Such a protective coating may comprise a parylene, or a poly(p-xylylene), protective coating that has a thickness of at least 0.1 μm and at most about 2 μm. Electronic devices that include such a protective coating are also disclosed.
US09848477B2
The invention discloses a method for controlling the time sharing starting of electronic ballasts and a delayed-started electronic ballast. According to the method, the electronic ballasts are delayed-started after being energized, and delay time for the delayed starting of the electronic ballasts is a random number acquired based on the temperature of the ballasts. The delayed-started electronic ballast includes an electronic ballast body and a delay switch. After the adoption of the technical scheme of the invention, a delayer with the delay time set by virtue of random numbers corresponding to different environmental temperature is additionally arranged in the ballast, and multiple ballasts connected in parallel in a circuit can be started at different time points after different delay time under the control of the same control switch, which remarkably reduces current impact on a power grid and reduces a voltage drop condition.
US09848476B2
A method for operating an optoelectronic assembly which includes at least one component string having at least one section, wherein the section includes at least one light emitting diode element, is provided. According to the method, the component string is supplied with electrical energy, the supply of the component string with electrical energy is interrupted, a total voltage is detected, which is present between an input and an output of the section of the component string, the total voltage is compared with a sum of threshold voltages of all the light emitting diode elements. It is identified that the section has no short circuit if the total voltage is equal or at least approximately equal to the sum of the threshold voltages, and/or it is identified that the section has a short circuit if the total voltage is less than the sum of the threshold voltages.
US09848467B2
Driver (1) for driving a load (L), the driver having BiFRED topology and comprising: —a first input terminal (5) and a second input terminal (6); a pair of output terminals (9a, 9b) for connecting the load; —a Bi FRED converter coupled to the input terminals, comprising: —a first inductor (L1), coupled to a first input terminal (5); —a first capacitor (C1) in series connection with the first inductor; —a controllable switch (S1) between the interconnection of the first inductor and the first capacitor and the second input terminal (6); —a second inductor (L2) coupled between the first capacitor and the second input terminal; —a control device (20; 30)for controlling the controllable switch (S1); wherein said control device (20; 30) comprises: —a first sensing element (21) for sensing the current through said switch (S1) and providing a first output signal proportional to said current, said current being the sum of the charging current of the first inductor (L1) and discharging current of the first capacitor (C1); —a reference device (24) for providing a reference signal; —comparing element for comparing said first output signal with said reference signal, and for switching said switch to a non-conductive state in each transition of the controllable switch's oscillation when said first output signal is equal to or higher than said reference signal; —an output capacitor (C2) connected between said output terminals (9a, 9b); —a second diode (D2) connected in series with said output capacitor (C2); —a second sensing element (25) for sensing the current through said second diode (D2), and for providing a second output signal for switching said switch to a conductive state when said current through said second diode (D2) reaches zero; wherein said second sensing element (25) comprises a sensing inductor (25) inductively coupled to said second inductor (L2) wherein the sensing inductor (25) having one end connected to the second input terminal (6) and having its opposite end coupled to the control terminal of the controllable switch (S1).
US09848457B1
Disclosed are a wireless connection system capable of conveniently connecting two devices through short-range wireless communication and a method of controlling the same. A method of controlling a mobile terminal performing wireless connection to a vehicle includes displaying a first menu corresponding to a first connection type and a second menu corresponding to a second connection type according to a first command, selecting the first menu or the second menu according to a second command, and performing automatic connection to the vehicle through a connection type corresponding to a menu selected by the second command. The first connection type uses information about whether a wireless connection address of the vehicle is equal to a pre-stored address and the second connection type uses the wireless connection address acquired from a digital code provided through the vehicle.
US09848453B2
The present invention proposes methods, devices and computer program products improving device-to-device communication. In order to improve D2D communication, the invention proposes a centralized communication concept involving a centralized control unit and those devices participating at the D2D communication. The concept involves a three-party RTS/CTS exchange.
US09848452B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for assigning a short address to a node in a network. A first node receives an association request that is a request from a second node to join the network. The first node transmits an association response to the second node, whereby the association response permits the second node to conditionally join the network and enter a low-power state. Data from the association request is transmitted to a coordinator node for the network on behalf of the second node. The first node receives a proxy response from the coordinator node in response to the data from the association request. When the second node is active, a notification is transmitted to the second node based on the response to the request. The notification includes an assignment of a short address when the response indicates the second node has joined the network.
US09848450B2
Described herein is a method for processing an invalidation of a downlink data tunnel between networks. The method includes the following steps: (1) a core network user plane anchor receives an error indication of data tunnel sent from an access network device, (2) after deciding that the user plane corresponding to the error indication uses a One Tunnel technology, the core network user plane anchor notifies a relevant core network control plane to request recovering the downlink data tunnel, (3) the core network control plane recovers the downlink data tunnel and notifies the core network user plane anchor to update information of the user plane. In addition, a communication system and a communication device are also provided. The method, system, and device can improve the speed of recovering data transmission after the downlink data tunnel becomes invalid.
US09848445B2
A wireless device is configured with a primary cell group and a secondary cell group. When a first time alignment timer of the primary cell group expires, for a cell in the wireless device, the wireless device stops uplink transmission of HARQ feedback, uplink transport blocks, and channel state information while allowing uplink transmission of random access preamble(s). When a second time alignment timer of the secondary cell group expires and the first time alignment timer is running, for an activated cell in the secondary cell group, the wireless device stops transmission of uplink transport blocks, and continues downlink transmission of HARQ feedback and channel state information.
US09848436B2
A method for allocating resource blocks of a transmission frame on a cellular network. The cellular network includes a cluster of antennas and a master unit of the cluster. Each antenna of each cluster is configured to provide radio coverage over a corresponding cell to exchange data with corresponding user equipment in communication with the antenna. During the transmission frame the antennas of the cluster are configured to be selectively activated and muted according to a plurality of cluster muting conditions.
US09848435B2
Described herein are systems and methods to enhance radio link performance in a multi-carrier environment. A method may comprise sending, by an upper level layer of a wireless device, user data in a packet for transmission, wherein the packet includes an indication of a level of priority of the packet, receiving, by a media access control (“MAC”) layer of the wireless device, the packet for transmission including the indication of the level of priority provided by the upper level layer, identifying, by the MAC layer, a reliability of each of a plurality of component carriers, and selecting, by the MAC layer, one of the component carriers on which to transmit the packet, wherein the selecting is based on the level of priority of the packet and the reliability of the one of the component carriers.
US09848430B2
An access node in a wireless communication network receives a transmission that includes first and second signals. The first and second signals may be layers of a multiple-input multiple-output transmission and may also be from first and second terminal nodes. The access node derives first and second local reference signals from the transmission received using first and second antennas and estimates channel transfer functions associated with the channel through with the transmission is received. Estimating the channel transfer function can include correlating at least a portion of an expected reference signal associated with the first signal with a corresponding portion of the first local reference signal and correlating at least a portion of an expected reference signal associated with the second signal with a corresponding portion of the second local reference signal. The expected reference signal portions used to estimate the channel transfer functions may be non-orthogonal.
US09848421B2
A mobile station in a communications system includes hardware and software stored on a tangible computer readable medium that, during operation, cause the mobile station to indicate one or more multislot classes for the mobile station to a device on a network. Parameters applicable to enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation are determined based on the parameters of the one or more indicated multislot classes.
US09848415B2
It is provided an apparatus, including synchronizing means adapted to synchronize with a cell of a cellular communication system based on a synchronization signal and to obtain a cell identification of the cell; receiving means adapted to receive a symbol only on one or more subcarriers and subframes which carry at least one symbol of a physical broadcast channel; first obtaining means adapted to obtain a common demodulation reference symbol based on the cell identification and the received symbol; demodulating means adapted to demodulate a signal received on the physical broadcast channel based on the common demodulation reference symbol; user equipment means adapted to provide a user equipment functionality of the communication system.
US09848414B2
A method is provided for transmitting a power headroom report at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The UE configures a first cell group having a primary cell (PCell) and a second cell group having one or more secondary cells (SCells). The UE transmits the power headroom report. If the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by a same base station, the power headroom report indicates power headroom information regarding the first and second cell groups. If the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different base stations, the power headroom report indicates power headroom information regarding only one of the first cell group and the second cell group.
US09848411B2
A method for transmitting an uplink control channel by a terminal in a wireless communication system that supports a plurality of serving cells for the terminal, comprises a step of receiving information on a plurality of serving cells include a P-cell and at least one S-cell constructed for the terminal and timing division duplex (TDD) downlink/uplink setup information for each of the plurality of serving cells, and a step of, in case of transmitting the plink control channel via a specific subframe interval, transmitting the uplink control channel through a first S-cell allocated as an uplink subframe with respect to the specific subframe interval when it is determined, based on the TDD downlink/uplink setup information, that the specific subframe interval is allocated as a downlink subframe with respect to the P-cell.
US09848394B2
A network signal value is received (610) from one or more access points in response to a request to employ carrier aggregation. An additional maximum power reduction of a plurality of uplink and downlink signals among two or more radio bands is selectively produced (620) based upon the network signal value and a plurality of dynamic additional maximum power reduction parameters.
US09848392B2
A radio communication system 1 includes a pico-cell base station PeNB installed in a communication area of a macro-cell base station MeNB, having lower transmission power than the macro-cell base station MeNB, and expanded in its coverage. The macro-cell base station MeNB determines a degree of expanding the coverage of the pico-cell base station PeNB, according to an amount of usable PDSCH resources of the macro-cell base station MeNB.
US09848390B2
A system and method for determining a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) power control parameter h(nCQI,nHARQ) for two Carrier Aggregated (CA) PUCCH formats—PUCCH format 3 and channel selection. The value of h(nCQI,nHARQ) may be based on only a linear function of nHARQ for both of the CA PUCCH formats. Based on the CA PUCCH format configured for the User Equipment (UE), the e-Node B (eNB) may instruct the UE to select or apply a specific linear function of nHARQ as a value for the power control parameter h(nCQI,nHARQ), so as to enable the UE to more accurately establish transmit power of its PUCCH signal. Values for another PUCCH power control parameter—ΔF_PUCCH(F)—are also provided for use with PUCCH format 3. A new offset parameter may be signaled for each PUCCH format that has transmit diversity configured.
US09848379B2
A method and system for extending the range and coverage of wireless radio systems through the introduction of cascade devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, power allocations from a first power sourcing equipment (PSE) to a radio device are negotiated by an intervening cascade device. Also, OAM configurations of a radio controller are extended to radio devices via the intervening cascade device.
US09848377B2
According to a communication network setting method of a wireless communication terminal, wireless communication can be performed with a communication network by reading in advance features related to a communication standard or a communication provider for recognizing a wireless communication network accessible at a current place, detecting features from a wireless communication signal received at the current place, and then setting a modem in a hardware or software scheme according to the features.
US09848364B2
The subject matter described herein relates to data communication in wireless communication systems. The device determines availability of scheduled serving cell before data communication and informs a device the determined availability of the scheduled serving cell. Depending upon the determined availability, the device is controlled to perform the data communication on the scheduled serving cell or another available serving cell. In this way, the unfinished data communication, for example, retransmission of a data block in an uplink or downlink HARQ process can be continued on an available serving cell, whereby avoiding large transmission delay and throughput loss in the wireless communication system.
US09848340B2
A technique for performing at least one measurement on at least a first cell and a second cell is disclosed. The first cell employs i) a first Radio Access Technology (RAT), different from a second RAT of the second cell, and ii) a first carrier substantially the same as a second carrier of the second cell. In a method aspect, the method is performed in a by a User Equipment (UE), and comprises the step of configuring the UE to perform the at least one measurement on the first and second cells substantially simultaneously with UE operations different from the at least one measurement.
US09848339B2
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for providing services, such as voice services, within flexible bandwidth systems. In general, the scaling of one or more aspects of a flexible bandwidth system may be compensated for through altering one or more aspects within a code domain. The tools and techniques may include scaling spreading factors (with rate matching tuning in some embodiments), multi-code transmission, code rate increases, AMR codec rate adjustments, and/or higher order modulation. Subframe decoding approaches for the reception scheme may also be utilized. These tools and techniques can be flexibly implemented on the mobile device and/or base station side. Some embodiments may also minimize the latency introduced by the transmission and/or reception process. Flexible bandwidths systems may utilize portions of spectrum that may be too big or too small to fit a normal bandwidth waveform.
US09848336B2
The techniques described herein enable a commercial cellular service provider to use a repurposed portion of spectrum to provide cellular service to a customer base while ensuring that the use of the repurposed portion of spectrum does not interfere with a previous use of the repurposed portion of spectrum by an incumbent entity. The techniques determine, and manage the use of, forbidden cells and clean cells. A “forbidden” cell is a cell in which a previous use of spectrum by an incumbent entity is protected. A “clean” cell is a cell that can be freely used by the commercial cellular service provider without a possibility of interference with a protected use of the spectrum by the incumbent entity.
US09848314B2
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for managing discovery in wireless peer-to-peer networks. Various discovery procedures may be implemented by supporting a broadcast of a plurality of discovery signals spaced apart in time by silent periods from a peer node and changing the duration of at least one of the silent periods.
US09848313B1
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying an emergency event; determining that a threshold percentage of users who are associated with the emergency event have posted content related to the emergency event to an online social network; sending, in response to the determination, a safety-check prompt to each of a first set of users; determining a current-prompting probability based on one or more engagement metrics of the safety-check prompt by the first set of users; and sending, in response to determining that the current-prompting probability is above a first threshold probability, the safety-check prompt to each of a second set of users, wherein the second set of users comprises more users than the first set of users.
US09848300B2
Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for consumer interfaces including ambient map displays are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate a consumer interface including an ambient map display with a graphical representation of a map. The ambient map display may further include merchant location indicators within the map. The merchant location indicators may indicate the activity level for merchant locations that are determined to be near a consumer device, such as through a variable blink rate or other indicator. The activity level may represent, for example, the number of consumers at a particular venue or the rate of a particular consumer activity, such as transaction activity. The system may be configured to provide real-time merchant data to consumer device based on tracking the consumer device location.
US09848295B1
A device to be disposed on a subject for determining whether the subject is inside or outside of a containment zone defined by a containment perimeter. There is a positioning unit for generating position data, including satellite positioning data, of the subject; the position data. There is a processor unit, in communication with the positioning unit, configured to receive data from a memory representing a plurality of line segments forming the containment perimeter and obtain the position data of the subject. The processor casts a ray from the position of the subject toward a line segment of the containment perimeter and determines the number of line segments that are intersected by the ray. The processor determines from number of line segments intersected by the ray, if the subject is inside the containment zone or outside of the containment zone.
US09848287B1
An approach is provided for providing adaptable schema based payloads for state advertisement messages. In some implementations, multiple schemas (e.g., payload data and structure definition) can be used to flexibly and dynamically define advertisement message payloads. For example, the computing device can use advertising message to share and broadcast information between devices by using adaptable schema based payloads. The computing device can store schemas, receive service advertising data, and determine a schema for encoding service advertising data into an advertising message. The computing device can generate the advertising message, encode a schema identifier into the advertising message header, and encode device state data into the advertising message payload according to the determined schema. In some implementations, the computing device can receive advertising message, determine a schema based on a schema identifier in the message, and extract device state data from the advertising message according to the determined schema.
US09848282B2
One embodiment relates to a method performed by a converged personal network service (CPNS) enabled entity. The communication method comprises a step in which the CPNS enabled entity transmits a request message for instructing performance of a discovery procedure to a first PNE which belongs to a first network if a second PNE which belongs to a second network is not found in the coverage of the first network at the state where the CPNS enabled entity is established as a gateway for managing the first network; a step in which the CPNS enabled entity receives, from the first PNE, a response message; and a step of transmitting, based on the response message, a bridge request message for requesting that the second PNE operates as a bridge for interconnecting the first network and the second network, to a second gateway which manages the second network.
US09848278B2
A digital processing device capable of receiving an additional service is disclosed. In one aspect, a digital processing device includes i) an input unit, inputting a signal, ii) a subscriber identity unit, storing an identity code of a communication operator and generating a communication network access request message, iii) an additional service identity unit, storing an identity code of an additional service operator and generating an additional service request message and v) a control unit, generating a control signal allowing one of the subscriber identity unit and the additional service identity unit to be selectively driven. In accordance with at least one inventive embodiment, a user of the digital processing device can receive an additional service without his or her subscription to a specific communication operator and use various additional services in addition to the additional services provided by the subscribed communication operator.
US09848273B1
A hearing system includes one or more hearing devices configured to be worn by a user. Each hearing device includes a signal source that provides an input electrical signal representing a sound of a virtual source. A filter implements a head related transfer function (HRTF) to add spatialization cues associated with a virtual location of the virtual source to the electrical signal and outputs a filtered electrical signal that includes the spatialization cues. A speaker of the hearing device converts the filtered electrical signal into an acoustic signal and plays the acoustic signal to the user. The system includes motion tracking circuitry that tracks motion of the user as the user moves in a direction of a perceived location that the user perceives to be the virtual location of the virtual source. Head related transfer function (HRTF) individualization circuitry determines a difference between the virtual location and the perceived location in response to the motion of the user. The HRTF individualization circuitry individualizes the HRTF based on the difference.
US09848271B2
A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound.
US09848270B2
A third terminal of a five-electrode plug is connected to a power supply terminal of a first differential amplifier and a power supply terminal of a second differential amplifier in an earphone. The first differential amplifier and the second differential amplifier supply amplified voltages to a first piezoelectric element and a second piezoelectric element, respectively. A battery is connected to a third terminal of an earphone jack. A processor is connected to a sixth terminal of the earphone jack and determines insertion of a plug into the earphone jack.
US09848264B2
An audio signal amplification device of the disclosure includes: a delta-sigma modulation part configured to resample an input digital audio signal with a quantization number smaller than a quantization number of the digital audio signal; a pulse-width modulation part configured to convert an output signal from the delta-sigma modulation part into a pulse-width modulation signal which sets a gradation of the output signal in an amplitude direction at a gradation of a pulse width; a power amplification part configured to perform power amplification on an output signal from the pulse-width modulation part; a low-pass filter configured to diminish a component higher than a predetermined cutoff frequency, in an output signal from the power amplification part, and to output the resultant signal; and a correction processing part configured to generate a correction signal for correcting the digital audio signal. The correction processing part includes a switch configured to control coupling of the correction processing part to the low-pass filter. When the switch is on, the correction processing part couples a loudspeaker to the low-pass filter, and generates the correction signal.
US09848263B2
Embodiments disclosed herein enable detection and improvement of the quality of the audio signal using a mobile device by determining the loss in the audio signal and enhancing audio by streaming the remainder portion of audio. Embodiments disclosed herein enable an improvement in the sound quality rendered by rendering devices by emitting an test audio signal from the source device, measuring the test audio signal using microphones, detecting variation in the frequency response, loudness and timing characteristics using impulse responses and correcting for them. Embodiments disclosed herein also compensate for the noise in the acoustic space by determining the reverberation and ambient noise levels and their frequency characteristics and changing the digital filters and volumes of the source signal to compensate for the varying noise levels.
US09848260B2
Embodiments disclosed herein may include a wearable apparatus including a frame having a memory and processor associated therewith. The apparatus may include a camera associated with the frame and in communication with the processor, the camera configured to track an eye of a wearer. The apparatus may also include at least one microphone associated with the frame. The at least one microphone may be configured to receive a directional instruction from the processor. The directional instruction may be based upon an adaptive beamforming analysis performed in response to a detected eye movement from the infrared camera. The apparatus may also include a speaker associated with the frame configured to provide an audio signal received at the at least one microphone to the wearer.
US09848259B2
A loudspeaker includes an enclosure including a resonance chamber and an acoustic emission aperture for communication of the resonance chamber with the outside, and a plurality of speaker units including a first speaker unit arranged in a first direction and a second speaker unit arranged in a second direction, and the plurality of speakers being accommodated in the enclosure in a non-coaxial arrangement. Front slit spaces of the plurality of speaker units are in communication with the resonance chamber.
US09848235B1
A content device and method is disclosed to include a processing device to process streaming video content. A fingerprinter receives captured frames of the streaming video content and, for each frame of a plurality of the captured frames, generates a one-dimensional histogram function of pixel values and transforms the histogram function with a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), to generate a plurality of complex values for the frame. The fingerprinter further, for each of the plurality of complex values, assigns a binary one (“1”) when a real part of the complex value is greater than zero (“0”) and assigns a binary zero (“0”) when the real part is less than or equal to zero, to generate a plurality of bits. The fingerprinter further concatenates a specific number of the bits to generate a fingerprint for the frame.
US09848234B2
An embodiment method includes: acquiring a uniform resource identifier URI of a first picture selected by a user; acquiring a URI of a picture to be buffered in accordance with the URI of the first picture; and sending the URI of the first picture and the URI of the picture to be buffered to a media renderer, so that the media renderer acquires the first picture according to the URI of the first picture, and displays the first picture, and acquires, the picture to be buffered in accordance with the URI of the picture to be buffered, and buffers the picture to be buffered.
US09848231B2
A streaming media device includes a printed circuit board hosting components configured to access internet data. An audio/visual connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted for connection to an audio/visual device, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted to operate with a first audio/visual interface having sufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board and a second audio/visual interface having insufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board. A power connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the power connector selectively receives power based on the audio/visual connector utilizing one of the first audio/visual interface and the second audio/visual interface.
US09848230B2
A video display device is provided. A receiving unit obtains an uncompressed audio and video content. A display unit displays the uncompressed audio and video content. A content recognition configuration management unit extracts a first characteristic information corresponding to a first characteristic information type from the uncompressed audio and video content, receives a first response to a first query which includes the first characteristic information, determines a second characteristic information type based on the first response, extracts a second characteristic information corresponding to the second characteristic information type from the uncompressed audio and video content, and receives a second response to a second query which includes the second characteristic information.
US09848227B2
A method for configuring a bidirectional channel is provided. The method includes collecting user information from a user terminal and collecting sensor information from a plurality of devices, generating a user virtual channel based on the user information and the sensor information, receiving broadcast service information from a broadcast server, extracting content associated with the user virtual channel from the user information, the sensor information, and the broadcast service information, and outputting the extracted content to the user virtual channel based on a format.
US09848226B2
Technologies are generally described for an audio playing scheme for digital billboard systems. In some examples, a method performed under control of a server may include receiving from an end device a control signal configured to indicate that the end device is located in a first predetermined area relative to a first digital billboard, identifying first video data currently displayed on the first digital billboard, determining first audio data corresponding to the first video data, and transmitting the first audio data to the end device based on the control signal.
US09848220B2
A solution is proposed for encoding/multiplexing programs of national television channels and at at least one group of regional channels. A plurality of encoders works in variable bit rate (each is called national or regional depending on whether it receives programs from a national or regional television channel). An aggregator device generates at least one piece of common information from the information coming from the regional encoders. A statistical allocator receives it along with information coming from national encoders and gives a dedicated set of encoding parameters to each national encoder and a common set of encoding parameters to the regional encoders. For each region, a multiplexer generates a multiplexed signal from output signals of the national encoders and from the output signal of the encoder associated with the regional channel of this region.
US09848212B2
A video server comprises memory to store video content obtained from multiple camera views; one or more streaming components configured to stream video content to a client application; and one or more frame feeder components. A frame feeder component is configured to access first video content corresponding to a first camera view and provide the first video content to a streaming component; access, in response to a request received at the video server to stream second video content corresponding to a second camera view, intermediate video content corresponding to one or more camera views intermediate to the first and second camera views; and access the second video content, and provide the intermediate video content and the second intermediate video to the streaming component.
US09848208B2
The present invention provides a method and a device for coding and decoding at least a part of an image comprising a plurality of samples, each sample comprising at least two components, and the encoded image comprising at least one filtering parameter. The filtering comprises using at least one filtering parameter as a common filtering parameter for filtering both the first component and the second component of a reconstructed sample.
US09848199B2
An apparatus configured to code video information in a bitstream includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store video information associated with a video layer having a current picture. The processor is configured to: determine whether a slice segment header extension associated with the current picture is present in the bitstream; and determine that one or more most significant bits (MSBs) of a picture order count (POC) value associated with the current picture are not present in the bitstream in response to a determination that the slice segment header extension associated with the current picture is not present in the bitstream. The processor may encode or decode the video information in the bitstream.
US09848198B2
Techniques are described where a current pixel that cannot be palette mode coded in copy above mode and is not coded in a copy index mode is palette mode coded based on a palette index of a diagonal pixel.
US09848192B2
A method and a non-transitory computer readable medium for decompressing an image including one or more regions are presented. A region of the image is selected to be decoded. The region and metadata associated with the region are decoded, the metadata including transformation and quantization settings used to compress the region. A reconstruction transformation is applied to the region using the transformation and quantization settings.
US09848191B2
An image decoding apparatus that includes a motion compensation prediction circuit configured to conduct motion compensation prediction for each of blocks to be decoded by using the reconstructed image, an inverse transformation circuit configured to conduct inverse orthogonal transformation for the data of the blocks to be decoded, and a determination circuit configured to determine a filtering strength and whether or not to conduct filtering, with respect to each of the boundaries. In addition, the determining circuit is configured to determine filtering is conducted when at least one of the two adjacent blocks is intra-coded, and filtering is not conducted when both of the two adjacent blocks are not intra-coded, a non-zero transformation coefficient is not coded in both of the two adjacent blocks, the two adjacent blocks are predicted by the same reference frame, and an absolute value of a difference between motion vectors of the two adjacent blocks is smaller than a specified threshold value.
US09848190B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting a reference picture index of a temporal merging candidate. An inter-picture prediction method using a temporal merging candidate can include the steps of: determining a reference picture index for a current block; and inducing a temporal merging candidate block of the current block and calculating a temporal merging candidate from the temporal merging candidate block, wherein the reference picture index of the temporal merging candidate can be calculated regardless of whether a block other than the current block is decoded. Accordingly, a video processing speed can be increased and video processing complexity can be reduced.
US09848179B2
A video processing device (100) for processing 3D video is coupled to a 3D display device (120). The device receives the 3D video data according to a high resolution interlaced 3D format. A video processor (106) generates a 3D display signal according to a display format. 3D display capability data indicates at least one interlaced 3D display format accepted by the 3D display device, the interlaced 3D display format having a lower resolution than the high resolution interlaced 3D format. The device has a storage unit (21,31) for storing the 3D display capability data and 3D conversion capability data. The 3D conversion capability data indicates a capability of the video processing device for interlaced down conversion for enabling a selection mechanism to control the processing of the 3D video information by selecting the interlaced 3D display format and the interlaced down conversion. Advantageously the user is provided with the best possible 3D view.
US09848174B2
System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.
US09848165B2
A method, apparatus and computer program product for protecting privacy of a customer and an agent using face recognition in a video contact center environment is presented. A video call is initiated by a customer to a contact center. The customer video is muted while audio of the customer is provided to an agent of the contact center. A determination is made regarding whether a face is present in a video image of the customer. When a presence of a face is determined in the video image of the customer, then video of the customer is enabled. When a presence of a face is not present in the video image of the customer then the customer is notified so the customer can take appropriate action.
US09848161B2
The present invention is directed to a video recorder having user extended and automatically extended time slots. An embodiment of the present invention includes a set-top box having an internal storage device, such as a hard drive where broadcasts are transferred from a broadcast input source to the storage device. The set-top box is connected to an output device such as a television, which displays a graphical user interface (GUI) and an interactive program guide (IPG). The user has the option to extend a chosen time slot, in which a show is scheduled to be transferred to the storage device. A dialog box is used when certain types of shows are selected that commonly require timeslot extensions at the end of the show.
US09848156B2
A television system includes: a storage unit, storing a plurality of candidate multimedia files and a plurality of program instructions; a display unit; a trigger signal receiving unit, receiving a trigger signal; and a processing unit, executing the program instructions to perform operations of: playing a target multimedia file via the display unit, generating target characteristic information according to the target multimedia file, generating a plurality of sets of candidate characteristic information respectively corresponding to the candidate multimedia files according to the candidate multimedia files, selecting one of the candidate multimedia files according to the target characteristic information and the candidate characteristic information in response to the trigger signal, and playing the selected candidate multimedia file via the display unit to replace the playback of the target multimedia file.
US09848151B2
A solid-state imaging device includes a photodetecting section, a vertical shift register section, first row selection lines, and second row selection lines. The vertical shift register section provides the row selection lines of the m-th row with common row selection signals.
US09848150B2
An image pickup apparatus comprising a pixel configured to convert optical signal into an electrical signal, a comparison unit configured to compare a pixel signal from the pixel with a reference voltage, an A/D conversion unit configured to analog/digital (A/D)-convert the pixel signal in a conversion mode selected based on a comparison result of the comparison unit, and a correction unit configured to correct at least one of an offset and a gain generated by the A/D conversion for an output data of the A/D conversion unit, wherein a value for offset correction or gain correction performed by the correction unit is changed according to the selected conversion mode.
US09848149B2
This invention has for purpose to provide a photosensor that is small in size and can obtain high-contrast image data and to provide a semiconductor device including the photosensor. In the photosensor including a light-receiving element, a transistor serving as a switching element, and a charge retention node electrically connected to the light-receiving element through the transistor, the reduction in charge held in the charge retention node is suppressed by extending the fall time of the input waveform of a driving pulse supplied to the transistor to turn off the transistor.
US09848148B1
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for a pixel array. Each pixel may include multiple storage regions capable of storing pixel signals during integration. The method and apparatus may utilize the floating diffusion region as a storage region during both an integration period and readout period. The method and apparatus may store pixel signals corresponding to a first exposure periods in the floating diffusion region and pixel signals corresponding to a second exposure periods in a separate storage region.
US09848134B2
Various techniques are provided for implementing, operating, and manufacturing infrared imaging devices using integrated circuits. In one example, a system includes a focal plane array (FPA) integrated circuit comprising an array of infrared sensors adapted to image a scene, a plurality of active circuit components, a first metal layer disposed above and connected to the circuit components, a second metal layer disposed above the first metal layer and connected to the first metal layer, and a third metal layer disposed above the second metal layer and below the infrared sensors. The third metal layer is connected to the second metal layer and the infrared sensors. The first, second, and third metal layers are the only metal layers of the FPA between the infrared sensors and the circuit components. The first, second, and third metal layers are adapted to route signals between the circuit components and the infrared sensors.
US09848130B2
A set of sequential images are accessed. Measures of background stability across a set of images are determined, and the set of images is stabilized based on the determined measures. The images are cropped and stored in sequential order. A first image from the set of cropped images is displayed, and data indicating a change in orientation is received. Responsive to a determination that the change in orientation is associated with forward progress, an image after the first image in the set of sequential images is displayed. Responsive to a determination that the change in orientation is associated with backward progress, an image before the first image in the set of sequential images is displayed. The set of images can include a selected face of an individual and can be ordered chronologically, allowing a user to view older and younger images of the individual when navigating the set of images.
US09848118B2
An example sensor for phase detection autofocus includes a number of photodiodes to capture light in a number of wavelengths. The example sensor also further includes a color filter array including a grid of alternating color pass filters corresponding to the number of photodiodes. The example sensor further includes a mask including a number of filters to separate a band of light by blocking the band of light on opposing portions of at least two of the alternating color pass filters.
US09848117B2
A focus control apparatus, comprises an area setting unit that sets a plurality of divided areas by dividing in a first direction and in a second direction, the first direction corresponding to a direction in which a focus state is detected; a focus detection unit that detects first information related to the focus state; a calculation unit that calculates defocus information on the basis of the first information; and a control unit that performs focus control on the basis of the calculated defocus information, wherein in a first mode in which the defocus information for the focus control is calculated by combining pieces of the first information, the calculation unit causes the part of the plurality of divided areas to vary in accordance with pieces of the first information.
US09848102B2
A display control apparatus includes a display control unit that controls display of a display unit. A communication unit starts wireless communication with a printing apparatus according to a decrease in distance between the display control apparatus and the printing apparatus. A display switching unit performs a predetermined display related to printing in a case where the communication unit starts communication with the printing apparatus while a content to be printed is displayed on the display unit. The display control unit is configured to not perform the predetermined display in a case where the communication unit starts communication with the printing apparatus while a content not to be printed is displayed on the display unit.
US09848090B2
Systems and methods for selecting offline charging functions per service data flow during a data session over a packet data network. One embodiment comprises a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) that receives information regarding service data flows initiated during a data session over a packet data network. For each of the service data flows, the PCRF selects an offline charging function for the service data flow based on the information for the service data flow, and provides an identifier for the selected offline charging function to a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF). The PCEF may then generate charging requests for the service data flow in response to chargeable events, and route the charging requests to the selected offline charging function based on the identifier.
US09848083B2
A system for determining the status of an answered telephone during the course of an outbound telephone call includes an automated telephone calling device for placing a telephone call to a location having a telephone number at which a target person is listed, upon the telephone call being answered, initiating a prerecorded greeting which asks for the target person and receiving a spoken response from an answering person and a speech recognition device for performing a speech recognition analysis on the spoken response to determine a status of the spoken response. If the speech recognition device determines that the answering person is the target person, the speech recognition device initiates a speech recognition application with the target person.
US09848075B1
A user device and a breath analysis device (or other types of portable devices) use a pairing and communication protocol that address user convenience and connectivity issues. For example, a breath analysis device is associated with a unique identifier and the unique identifier is associated with an account corresponding to the user. Likewise, a user device is associated with a user device identifier and the user device identifier is associated with the account corresponding to the user. The breath analysis device and the user device can use at least one of the identifiers to determine whether the user device is authorized to pair with the breath analysis device, and vice-versa. If authorized, the breath analysis device and user device can pair with one another. Once paired, the user device may wirelessly communicate with the breath analysis device for various purposes, such as to retrieve and display breath analysis test results.
US09848067B2
In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a data processing method comprising receiving, from a client computer, a first handshake message segment comprising a first client sequence value; sending to a server computer a second handshake message segment comprising a second client sequence value equal to the first client sequence value less an added data length value; receiving a third handshake message segment from the client computer and sending a fourth handshake message segment to the server computer and determining that connections to the client computer and the server computer have reached established states; receiving from the client computer a first data segment comprising a first data length value; forming a second data segment that comprises: payload data from the first data segment; added data that is equal in size to the added data length value; and a second data length value equal to a sum of the first data length value and the added data length value; sending the second data segment to the server computer; wherein the method is performed using one or more computing devices.
US09848066B2
A communication recording apparatus includes: a storage unit and a computational unit. The storage unit stores packets transmitted from a transmitter apparatus to a destination apparatus. The computational unit executes a process including deciding, in accordance with a port number included in the received packets, whether the packets are to be compressed, compressing the packets decided to be compressed, and storing the compressed packets in the storage unit.
US09848064B2
A method for generating and distributing serialized tokens is provided. The method may include receiving a request from at least one client. The method may further include determining whether the received at least one request is a request for generating names and definitions for a group of serialized tokens, deleting a names and definitions, and/or receiving a group of serialized tokens. Additionally, the method may include enabling the at least one client to generate names and definitions for a group of serialized tokens. The method may also include storing the names and definitions on a server. The method may also include deleting the names and definitions from the server. The method may also include formatting and distributing serialized tokens based on the names and definitions for the serialized tokens. The method may further include sending a response to the client based on the received request.
US09848057B2
Some embodiments provide an optimized multi-hit caching technique that minimizes the performance impact associated with caching of long-tail content while retaining much of the efficiency and minimal overhead associated with first hit caching in determining when to cache content. The optimized multi-hit caching utilizes a modified bloom filter implementation that performs flushing and state rolling to delete indices representing stale content from a bit array used to track hit counts without affecting identification of other content that may be represented with indices overlapping with those representing the stale content. Specifically, a copy of the bit array is stored prior to flushing the bit array so as to avoid losing track of previously requested and cached content when flushing the bit array and the flushing is performed to remove the bit indices representing stale content from the bit array and to minimize the possibility of a false positive.
US09848048B2
The invention relates to a session control entity, method and computer program for receiving a first identity of a calling user from a subscription entity, wherein the first identity is an identity for displaying to a called user, receiving a request from the calling user, including the first identity in the request as an identity for displaying to the called user, and, transmitting the request towards the called user.
US09848045B2
Offline messaging between a repository storage operation cell and one or more mobile/remote storage operation cells is disclosed. The repository cell is managed by a repository storage manager that communicates to and from the remote cell via a specially-configured media agent. The illustrative intermediary media agent is configured to: queue messages directed to the remote cell, process them according to applicable parameters (e.g., time-to-live constraints, updates, cancellations, etc.), and transmit the processed messages to the remote cell when connectivity is available. The intermediary media agent also relays messages from the remote cell to the repository, including responses by the remote to the processed messages received from the repository via the intermediary media agent.
US09848044B2
A method includes receiving a task for execution by a plurality of distributed storage and task execution units A priority level is determined for the task. A plurality of coordinated partial task requests are generated and sent to the plurality of distributed storage and task execution units, wherein the plurality coordinated partial task requests indicate a plurality of coordinated partial tasks and the priority level. A plurality of partial task results are received in response to performance of the plurality of coordinated partial tasks by the plurality of distributed storage and task execution units. A task result for the task is generated based on the plurality of partial task results.
US09848043B2
Data consistency and availability can be provided at the granularity of logical storage objects in storage solutions that use storage virtualization in clustered storage environments. To ensure consistency of data across different storage elements, synchronization is performed across the different storage elements. Changes to data are synchronized across storage elements in different clusters by propagating the changes from a primary logical storage object to a secondary logical storage object. To satisfy the strictest RPOs while maintaining performance, change requests are intercepted prior to being sent to a filesystem that hosts the primary logical storage object and propagated to a different managing storage element associated with the secondary logical storage object.
US09848033B2
A system and method for proactively sending hosted content items to user computing devices. In one implementation, an online content management system collects access event data representing a plurality of access events pertaining a plurality of hosted content items. The system determines a cross-device access signal for a first hosted content item. The system then detects a first access event pertaining to the first hosted content item. Thereafter, the system determines whether the first access event matches the cross-device access signal. If the first access event matches the cross-device access signal, then the system sends a second hosted content item to a user computing device. The second hosted content item can be the first hosted content item. Alternatively, the second hosted content item can be a content item that is related to the first hosted content item according to the access event data.
US09848015B2
A domain name registering entity (such as a domain registry, registrar, or reseller) or an independent proxy registration service may offer a domain name hijack protection to their actual or potential customers. When a domain name transfer request or notice is received, the domain name registering entity or the proxy registration service may ignore or decline it. Customers may be given an ability to turn the domain name hijack protection service on and off, as well as an ability to adjust a variety of settings associated with the service.
US09848014B2
A method includes performing, by a processor of a network controller of a network: storing device identifications corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of devices connected via the network, respectively, storing an association between a first one and a second one of the plurality of devices, the association being represented as a pairing identification code corresponding to the first and second ones of the plurality of devices, receiving a communication from an intruder device, the communication comprising the device identification corresponding to one of the first and the second ones of the plurality of devices, sending a request to the intruder device to communicate the pairing identification code, and denying access to the network to the intruder device responsive to the intruder device failing to communicate the pairing identification code.
US09848011B2
An adaptable network security system includes trust mediator agents that are coupled to each network component. Trust mediator agents continuously detect changes in the security characteristics of the network and communicate the detected security characteristics to a trust mediator. Based on the security characteristics received from the trust mediator agents, the trust mediator adjusts security safeguards to maintain an acceptable level of security. Trust mediator also uses predetermined rules in determining whether to adjust security safeguards. Despite inevitable changes in security characteristics, an acceptable level of security and efficient network operation are achieved without subjecting users of the network to over burdensome security safeguards.
US09848005B2
The present disclosure discloses a system and method for dynamically modifying role based access control for a client based on the activity. Generally, a client device is granted access to a network resource based on a first reputation score assigned to the client device. The activity of the client device is monitored. Responsive to monitoring the activity of the client device, a second reputation score is determined for the client device based on the activity. The access by the client device to the network resource is then modified to be granted based on the second reputation score.
US09848000B2
An example method for accessing a target resource in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes retrieving a configuration from a local profile associated with a user on a device, automatically completing a login form for a web interface based on the configuration, identifying a target resource by parsing a list of resources received from a server in response to the completed login form, and automatically launching the identified target resource based on the configuration.
US09847997B2
A server-side biometric authentication system is disclosed that can split data knowledge and processes, so that extensive collusion would be required in order for a fraudster to compromise the system. Biometric data provided by a user during authentication can be matched with a combination of pieces of a biometric template stored across two or more server(s), rather than on a consumer device as is typically done. More specifically, at the time of enrollment, a biometric template can be split into two or more fragments. Each of the fragments can be encrypted and stored on a template storage server. At a later point in time, during authentication, biometric data provided by a user (e.g., from a fingerprint) can be compared against a reconstructed version of the biometric template where each fragment of the template is retrieved from a matcher computer and combined together.
US09847983B1
Technologies are disclosed herein for epoch-based expiration of temporary security credentials. A temporary security credential is issued that identifies one or more epochs and that specifies one or more versions of the identified epochs during which the temporary security credential is valid. The temporary security credential may then be utilized to request access to another system, service or component. In order to determine whether such a request may be granted, current epoch versions for the epochs identified in the temporary security credential are obtained. The current epoch versions for the identified epochs are then compared to epoch versions specified in the temporary security credential to determine if the request can be granted. The current epoch versions may be periodically modified in order to expire previously issued temporary security credentials. A temporary security credential might also specify an expiration time after which the temporary security credential is no longer valid.
US09847976B2
Digital data is optically broadcast through an environment by controllably switching the brightness or chrominance of LED solid state lamps, or of other illumination sources (e.g., television screens and backlit computer displays). This optical data channel is useful to convey cryptographic key data by which devices within the environment can authenticate themselves to a secure network. In some embodiments, the optical modulation is sensed by the camera of a smartphone. The row data output by the smartphone's camera sensor is processed to extract the modulated data signal. In some monochrome embodiments, data communication speeds far in excess of the camera's frame rate (e.g., 30/second), or even the camera's row rate (e.g., 14,400/second) are achieved. Still greater rates can be achieved by conveying different data in different chrominance channels. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US09847973B1
A measure of similarity between an identifier of a sender of the message and each identifier of one or more identifiers of each trusted contact of a plurality of trusted contacts of a recipient of the message is determined. In the event the sender of the message is not any of the trusted contacts but at least one of the measure of similarity between the identifier of the sender of the message and a selected identifier of a selected trusted contact of the plurality of trusted contacts meets a threshold, the message is modified, if applicable, to alter content of a data field that includes an identification of the sender of the message. The data field is one of a plurality of data fields included in a header of the message.
US09847972B2
A method for secure communications between a transmitting computer and a receiving computer includes transmitting data from the transmitting computer over a first one-way link to a data security engine, receiving and validating the data within the data security engine, and, after validating the data, transmitting the data from the data security engine to the receiving computer over a second one-way link.
US09847970B1
Functionality is disclosed herein for regulating bandwidth that is available for network traffic flowing through a data communications network. In response to attack traffic being detected, one or more traffic regulators are set to control an available bandwidth to be used by the attack traffic. The one or more traffic regulators are adjusted until an attack is no longer detected. After the attack ends, the traffic regulator may be disabled or set to a different mode of operation.
US09847961B2
The disclosure generally relates to Internet of Things (IoT) device social networking, and in particular to an IoT device publish-subscribe messaging model and automatic IoT device social network expansion. For example, IoT devices from different networks may publish status data that relates to certain topics, wherein the published status updates may be managed in a distributed manner at each IoT network. Furthermore, IoT devices interested in published data can subscribe to data relating to certain topics, which may be used to dynamically adjust actions that the subscribing IoT devices may take. Furthermore, IoT devices can employ common social networking capabilities (e.g., refer, follow, like, publish, subscribe, etc.) to interact with other IoT devices and find relevant information from other IoT devices that can be used to improve performance and effectiveness.
US09847957B2
Message delivery is controlled based on the context of multiple recipients and the content of one or more messages. One or more messages are received from one or more sender devices, the messages containing dynamic content. Contextual requirement data is received from the sender device(s) indicating a dynamic contextual requirement to be met for the message(s) to be made available to a user of one or more recipient devices. Context data is received, indicating a context of each user of a respective recipient device. The dynamic content and the dynamic contextual requirements are modifiable, depending on the context data. The context data is evaluated to determine whether the dynamic contextual requirement is met. Responsive to the dynamic contextual requirements being met, a respective message is made available to a respective user of the recipient devices.
US09847952B2
Apparatus, system, and method for ordering and provisioning variable bandwidth capacity on a network
Systems and methods for automatic purchasing, reserving and/or provisioning of a wavelength bandwidth block are disclosed. A user may access a web page, such as an interactive web-portal, to provide bandwidth data and corresponding ordering information for reserving a particular amount of bandwidth capacity on a telecommunications network. Subsequently, the customer's may access and the bandwidth blocks to increase/decrease and/or activate/deactivate portions of the reserved bandwidth capacity as needed.
US09847951B2
A method, a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) controller, and a network include operation of a multi-layer SDN network and uniquely identifying streaming content on higher layers relative to the multi-layer SDN network through deep packet inspection; associating the streaming content to a multi-layer service on the SDN network; and monitoring the streaming content on the SDN network over the multi-layer service. This can include dynamically adjusting bandwidth of the multi-layer service utilizing OpenFlow on the SDN network based on the monitoring. The deep packet inspection can utilize a Bloom filter embedded in a resource identifier of the streaming content by the content provider, wherein the embedded Bloom filter is transparent to content players and does not require changes to storage on associated web servers for the streaming content.
US09847945B2
When a signal-to-noise ratio affecting radio communication becomes sufficiently low, then the data transmission rate is responsively decreased in compensation. The signal-to-noise ratio of the communication link is thereby increased. Data for multiple different services is transmitted in data packets between two radios. By allocating one part, or time slot, of the data packet's payload to one service, and allocating another part, or time slot, of the data packet's payload to another service, communications sessions for multiple services can be maintained concurrently. Services are prioritized relative to each other. In case the signal-to-noise ratio becomes too low, data packet portions that are related to lower-priority services can be omitted from some data packets before those data packets are transmitted. Data remaining in the packet can be sent at a reduced data transmission rate without causing the quality of service for the remaining packets to fall below the minimum required level.
US09847941B2
Systems and methods for detecting and evaluating data migrations over a network are described. More specifically, a Migration Manager is provided to detect data migrations over the network and determine whether the performance of the data migration is satisfactory. In situations where the current data migration is too slow, the Migration Manager may postpone or reschedule the data migration for another time.
US09847937B2
The present disclosure describes techniques for hardware acceleration for routing programs. In some aspects communications between a routing determination program and a packet router are monitored in a router, both the routing determination program and the packet router being part of a software layer of the router. The communications include the routing determination program providing configuration data to the packet router. Based on the monitored communications, a packet processor is changed to reflect the configuration data, the packet processor being part of a hardware layer of the router. The packet processor performs packet routing operations of receiving packets, determining the next routers in the paths to the target destinations of the packets, and sending the packets to the next routers independent of the software layer.
US09847933B2
End-to-end multipathing through network having switching devices compatible with different protocols
A first cluster includes first switching devices that are compatible with a software-defined networking (SDN) protocol. A second cluster includes second switching devices within or partially within overlapping the first cluster. Each second switching device is compatible with a protocol for an open systems interconnection (OSI) model layer. The first switching devices include one or more border switching devices located at a boundary between the first cluster and the second cluster. Each border switching device is also compatible with the protocol for the OSI model layer. The first switching devices effect first multipathing through the network except through the second cluster, and the second switching devices effect second multipathing just through the second cluster of the network. As such, the first switching devices and the second switching devices together effect end-to-end multipathing through both the first cluster and the second cluster of the network.
US09847924B2
A method and apparatus for identifying similar and coordinated communications between computers connected by a network are described. Communications between a plurality of pairs of computers are monitored to obtain respective flow metrics for a first and second pair of computers. The flow metric represents at least one property of the data flow between the pair of computers. Representations of the evolution of the data flows between the pairs of computers are updated using the flow metrics. The representations of the evolution of the data flows are compared to determine the similarity of the data flows between the pairs of computers. The first pair of computers and the second pair of computers are identified as exhibiting similar and coordinated communication if their data flows are determined to be similar.
US09847923B2
There is provided a communication status measurement device wirelessly connected to a public network and communicating with a server connected to the public network through a communication channel determined in advance. A measurement unit repeatedly measures a time since a dummy packet is transmitted to the server until an acknowledgement packet corresponding to the dummy packet is received. A pattern calculation unit calculates a pattern obtained by removing a component at frequencies more than a first frequency from a pattern of variations in a measured value. An RTT acquisition unit that acquires a round trip time, which is used to calculate an actual bandwidth of the communication channel, on a basis of the calculated pattern. An implementation unit implements a virtual private network in the communication status measurement device itself. The dummy packet is transmitted and the acknowledgement packet is received via the virtual private network and the public network.
US09847919B2
There is provided a method of reducing traffic on a data network. The method includes (i) reading an indicator of whether a last attempted communication with a network device was successful, and (ii) performing discovery of the network device at each time specified by a first schedule in response to the indicator indicating that the last attempted communication with the network device was successful, and at each time specified by a second schedule in response to the indicator indicating that the last attempted communication with the network device was not successful. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a storage device that contains a program that controls a processor to perform the method.
US09847918B2
A generation identifier is employed with various systems and methods in order to identify situations where a workload has been reassigned to a new node and where a workload is still being processed by an old node during a failure between nodes. A master node may assign a workload to a worker node. The worker node sends a request to access target data. The request may be associated with a generation identifier and workload identifier that identifies the node and workload. At some point, a failure occurs between the master node and worker node. The master node reassigns the workload to another worker node. The new worker node accesses the target data with a different generation identifier, indicating to the storage system that the workload has been reassigned. The old worker node receives an indication from the storage system that the workload has been reassigned and stops processing the workload.
US09847917B2
A device supporting content delivery is configured to run at least one content delivery (CD) service of a plurality of CD services. The plurality of CD services include adaptation services with feedback.
US09847914B2
Methods and systems for managing traffic among a plurality of interconnected sites. The sites are interconnected via ring members and ring segments of a logical ring implemented by a network controller over a physical transport network. When it is determined there is a change in traffic that requires a change in ring topology, topology optimization is performed to accommodate the change in traffic. The topology optimization may include: dynamically increasing capacity of a ring segment, dynamically decreasing capacity of a ring segment, dynamically creating a traffic path, and/or dynamically removing a traffic path.
US09847912B1
Mesh network resiliency technology, in which a first routing configuration for nodes of a mesh network is determined, the first routing configuration being appropriate when a first power source of the mesh network is available. Routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the first routing configuration is provided to first nodes of the mesh network. An interruption of the first power source for the mesh network is detected by nodes of the mesh network. In response to detecting the interruption, a second routing configuration for nodes of the mesh network is determined, the second routing configuration being appropriate when the first power source of the mesh network is unavailable. Routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the second configuration is provided to second nodes of the mesh network, each of the second nodes including a second power source that is different than the first power source.
US09847911B1
The disclosed system may include (1) a modular port concentrator that connects as a modular line card within a router to forward network packets, (2) a profile module, stored in memory, that stores an allowed port configuration profile that defines supported port configurations for the modular port concentrator, (3) a configuration module, stored in memory, that receives an attempted port configuration for the modular line card, (4) an enforcement module, stored in memory, that enforces the allowed port configuration profile by taking remedial action in response to determining that the allowed port configuration profile does not allow the attempted port configuration, and (5) at least one physical processor configured to execute the modular port concentrator, the profile module, the configuration module, and the enforcement module. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
US09847909B2
A network device may be configured for communication over multiple communication networks. In one example, a method for using a network device to communicate over multiple networks is disclosed. The method includes receiving a packet from a combined communication interface and determining that the packet is formatted according to a first communication protocol. In response to determining that the packet is formatted according to the first communication protocol, the method includes enabling a first component in a first digital signal processor (DSP) block of the network device to process the packet according to the first communication protocol, and disabling a second component of the first DSP block, wherein the second component is configured to process the packet according to a second communication protocol.
US09847899B2
A method for transmitting broadcast signals including encoding service data, mapping the encoded service data, and time interleaving the mapped service data. The time interleaving including block interleaving the mapped service data by writing cells of the mapped service data in a memory and reading the cells in the memory and spreading out the block interleaved service data over at least one signal frame. At least one Forward Error Correction (FEC) Block is included in at least one time interleaving (TI) Block for interleaving, and a number of FEC Blocks varies between TI Blocks. A virtual FEC Block is included ahead of the at least one FEC Block and virtual cells belonging to the virtual FEC Block are skipped during the reading. The method further includes modulating the time interleaved service data by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) scheme, and transmitting the broadcast signals carrying the modulated service data.
US09847898B2
The present invention provides a method for transmitting a broadcast signal. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: encoding data pipe (DP) data corresponding to each of a plurality of DPs which transmit at least one service or service component; generating at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded DP data to data symbols; modulating data present in the at least one signal frame by means of an OFDM scheme; and transmitting a broadcast signal including the modulated data.
US09847890B2
A data processing device includes a control channel model simple estimation apparatus performs control channel simple estimation, which does not include filter processing, a linear prediction apparatus performs linear prediction on a result obtained by the simple estimation, a pilot reconstruction apparatus reconstructs a first estimation result obtained by the linear prediction, a control channel data regeneration apparatus regenerates a pilot part in antenna data of a control channel of the user, and a control channel interference canceller removes the regenerated pilot part from antenna data of multiple users in order to obtain a control parameter part of the antenna data of the control channels of the multiple users.
US09847889B2
In one embodiment, a communication device operates according to a particular frequency hopping sequence in a communication network, and receives a first packet with an indication that the first packet is part of a particular packet train, the packet train comprising a plurality of packets to be transmitted in succession. Accordingly, the communication device prevents transmission until receiving a final packet of the packet train, and stores received packets of the particular packet train while preventing the transmission.
US09847884B2
A powered device (PD) receives a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) voltage to power the PD over a cable from Power Source Equipment (PSE) configured to output a requested one of multiple candidate PoE voltages to the cable. The PD determines a preferred PoE voltage among the multiple candidate PoE voltages that minimizes a total power loss due to (i) the cable, and (ii) a power loss of the PD that would result if the PD were powered through the cable. The PD requests the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE, receives the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE, and operates at the preferred PoE voltage.
US09847883B2
Providing revocation status of at least one associated credential includes providing a primary credential that is at least initially independent of the associated credential, binding the at least one associated credential to the primary credential, and deeming the at least one associated credential to be revoked if the primary credential is revoked. Providing revocation status of at least one associated credential may also include deeming the at least one associated credential to be not revoked if the primary credential is not revoked. Binding may be independent of the contents of the credentials and may be independent of whether any of the credentials authenticate any other ones of the credentials. The at least one associated credential may be provided on an integrated circuit card (ICC). The ICC may be part of a mobile phone or a smart card.
US09847882B2
Multiple factor authentication in an identity certificate service is disclosed. A certificate including a cryptographically-obscured identifier associated with the end entity is sent from an end entity to a service node. The service node uses both the certificate and the identifier to authenticate the end entity at least in part by comparing the identifier to a reference identifier. A service associated with the service node is accessed based at least in part on the authentication.
US09847877B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a secret cryptographic key of a user computer connectable to a server via a network. A secret user value is provided at the user computer. A secret server value is provided at the server with a check value which encodes the secret user value and a user password. The user computer encodes the secret user value and an input password to produce a first value corresponding to said check value, and communicates the first value to the server. The server compares the first and the check values to check whether the input password equals the user password. If so, the server encodes the first and the secret server values to produce a second value and communicates the second value to the user computer. The user computer generates the secret cryptographic key by encoding the second value, the input password and the secret user value.
US09847876B2
A receiver in a quantum key distribution (QKD) system includes a quantum optical unit configured to receive quantum signals from a transmitter of the QKD system, modulate the quantum signals based on a basis sequence, and output detection information by detecting the modulated quantum signals. The receiver further includes a signal processor configured to generate a raw key by using the detection information and the basis sequence based on a double buffering scheme.
US09847875B1
An exemplary security key bootstrapping system determines an application layer session security keyset uniquely associated with a client device and based on a subscriber identity master security credential. The subscriber identity master security credential is permanently stored within a component of the client device and is also stored on a subscriber identity management server associated with a provider network by which the client device is communicatively coupled with an application server system. The security key bootstrapping system uses the application layer session security keyset as a credential to provide end-to-end security for an application layer session between the client device and the application server system over the provider network. Neither the component of the client device nor the subscriber identity management server obtains the subscriber identity master security credential from an exchange of the subscriber identity master security credential over the provider network.
US09847871B2
Systems and methods for a multiple value packing scheme for homomorphic encryption are described, including at a server, generating a plurality of encrypted payloads, each having a plurality of data values; and at a client, receiving each of the encrypted payloads having the plurality of data values; and multiplying one or more of the data values of one of the encrypted payloads by one or more other data values in one or more of the other encrypted payloads, to generate a product that represents the summation of data values corresponding to the multiplied one or more data values of the encrypted payloads and the one or more of the other data values in the one or more other encrypted payloads.
US09847867B2
The object of the present invention is a method for selecting a terminal of an HD-FDD duplexing model. The invention enables the complexity of a switch of a terminal operating in an HD-FDD duplexing mode, at a level equivalent to that of a terminal operating in a TDD or FDD duplexing mode, to be reduced. To do this, thanks to the invention, it is provided that the terminal operating in an HD-FDD duplexing mode receives notifications or information via a network that programs the HD-FDD terminals through different uplink and downlink transmission models illustrated in FIG. 1. It may also be provided that the terminal operating in an HD-FDD duplexing mode has knowledge of the HD-FDD model to use for its communication. In this event, the complexity of its communication is reduced to the same level as that of a terminal operating in TDD mode.
US09847863B2
Methods are disclosed for supporting transmission of broadcast messages using multiple types of control channels. An example method begins with receiving (1110) a message from each of several user terminals, each message indicating whether the corresponding user terminal supports the receipt of broadcast messages via the second control channel type. In some embodiments, one or more of these messages may indicate that the corresponding user terminal monitors only the second control channel type for broadcast messages. The control node subsequently initiates (1120) a transmission of a broadcast message to one of the user terminals from one or more base stations in a tracking area for the user terminal. This initiation includes indicating to the one or more base stations whether user terminal supports the receipt of broadcast messages via the second control channel type, based on information earlier received by the control node.
US09847859B2
Provided are a method and device for mapping, multiplexing, demapping and demultiplexing data are provided. The method includes: mapping an Ethernet service data stream the rate of which is m*100 Gb/s sequentially into m Optical Payload Unit Sub-frames (OPUC) and multiplexing the m OPUC into an Optical Payload Unit Frame (OPUCm) the rate of which is m*100 Gb/s according to the way of byte interleave; and adding an Optical Channel Data Unit (ODU) overhead to the head of the OPUCm to obtain an Optical Channel Data Unit Frame (ODUCm) the rate of which is m*100 Gb/s, wherein the frame structure of the OPUC consists of 4 rows and 3810 columns; the frame structure of the OPUCm consists of 4 rows and 3810*m columns; and the frame structure of the ODUCm consists of 4 rows and 3824*m columns, wherein m is a positive integer. The present disclosure improves the spectrum efficiency of optical fibers and the systematic flexibility and the compatibility.
US09847857B2
Methods and apparatus for establishing a communication link between a first user equipment and at least one other user equipment in a radio communication cell using a radio frequency spectrum divided into a plurality of channels. The first user equipment comprises a tuner configured to tune a communication unit to channels of a channel sequence vector in order. The channel sequence vector comprises at least a partial vectorization of a symmetric Toeplitz matrix formed from a set of the plurality of channels. The communication unit is configured, at each channel, to receive link data for establishing a communication link with the at least one other user equipment. A link establisher is configured to establish a communication link with the at least one other user equipment over the tuned channel if the link data is received.
US09847845B2
A system for providing additional content to a program stream includes a primary program stream, additional content that is related to the primary program stream, and a server for associating the additional content with the primary program stream based on a location of a portable communication device.
US09847841B1
A coherent optical receiver that is capable of obtaining separate estimates of the I/Q phase imbalances caused by the front-end circuits of the receiver and transmitter. In an example embodiment, the receiver's I/Q imbalance is estimated using equalization coefficients of a first digital equalizer located upstream from the carrier-recovery module in the train of digital-signal processing implemented at the receiver, whereas the transmitter's I/Q imbalance is estimated using equalization coefficients of a second digital equalizer located downstream from the carrier-recovery module. The receiver DSP can then use the first estimate to carry out signal processing that reduces adverse effects of the receiver's I/Q imbalance on data recovery at the receiver. The receiver can also provide the estimate of the transmitter's I/Q phase imbalance to the transmitter, which can then perform digital signal pre-distortion directed at compensating that I/Q imbalance at the transmitter.
US09847837B2
An optical line termination includes a detection circuit configured to detect a sleep request from a control apparatus to base stations; a determination circuit configured to determine, when the detection circuit detects the sleep request, whether processing of turning the base stations of requestees by the sleep request into a sleep state in accordance with the sleep request is approvable or not, based on a shortage bandwidth within a passive optical network in a different one of the base stations having a predetermined relationship with the requested base station; and a control circuit configured to discard the sleep request when the determination circuit determines that the processing is not approvable, or transfer the sleep request to the base station of the different requestee when the determination circuit determines that the processing is approval.
US09847835B2
A Lighting device, which performs visible light communication with a receiver including an image sensor, includes: a dividing unit that divides identification information assigned to the lighting device into N packets (where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2); a block generator that generates signal blocks each of which includes M packets (where M is a natural number greater than or equal to N) that include at least one of each of the N packets; and a light source that sequentially transmits the signal blocks in (i) each frame cycle of the image sensor or in (ii) each cycle substantially equal to an integral multiple of the frame cycle, by superimposing each of the signal blocks onto illumination light. The block generator generates the signal blocks so that an order of arranging the M packets is different between consecutive signal blocks in the signal blocks.
US09847826B2
Even when the lengths of data items to be transmitted to users are not the same, the frames multiplexed at the same time finally have the same frame length and are transmitted. Even when the lengths of frames for the users are not the same at the time when a transmission request is received from a higher layer, a communication apparatus reconfigures at least two of the frames having short lengths into a frame having a long length through Aggregation so that the frames finally have the same frame length and transmits the frames at the same time in a multiplexed manner. On the transmitter side, the transmission power used per destination communication station can be increased due to a decrease in the total number of multiplexed frames. On the receiver side, an unstable AGC operation can be prevented.
US09847825B2
A codebook based channel information feedback method, device and system are provided in the present invention. The codebook based channel information feedback method includes: measuring, by a terminal in a communication system, a parameter of a downlink channel between the terminal and a base station of the communication system; selecting a plurality of precoding matrixes from a precoding codebook by using the parameter of the downlink channel, wherein a plurality of the precoding matrixes can be used by both of single-user multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transport mode and multi-user MIMO transport mode, and the precoding codebook is an aggregation of precoding matrixes; and feeding back a first information for indicating a plurality of the precoding matrixes to the base station.
US09847816B2
A system for transporting data in a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) includes at least one Digital Access Unit (DAU) and a plurality of Digital Remote Units (DRUs) coupled to the at least one DAU. The plurality of DRUs are operable to transport signals between the plurality of DRUs and the at least one DAU. The at least one DAU includes: a data transport coder comprising: a framer, an encoder, a scrambler, and a serializer and a data transport decoder comprising: a deserializer, a decoder, a descrambler, a frame synchronizer, and a deframer.
US09847811B2
An ultra-wideband pulse generator, for radio communication at frequencies of 2 to 11 GHz comprises an oscillator providing an output signal at carrier frequency F0 followed by a radiofrequency switching transistor and a control circuit controlling the gate of the transistor to turn it on for duration T corresponding to the desired duration of a UWB pulse. The control circuit is arranged to successively apply, during the same UWB pulse, a first gate voltage turning the transistor on with first internal resistance value for a first part of duration T, a second gate voltage that turns the transistor on with second internal resistance value, different from the first, for a second part of duration T. These internal resistances cause the oscillation to be attenuated differently for duration T of the pulse, allowing the spectrum of the pulse to maintain it within the spectral templates imposed by the radio communication standards.
US09847803B2
A system, method, and array of transceivers are disclosed. The disclosed method enables an efficient mechanism for managing electromagnetic radiation by a first processing device and a second processing device into a common area. Concepts of employing different time-varying phase delays at the different emitters of electromagnetic radiation help to minimize the otherwise cumulative effects of multiple emitters being located in close proximity to one another.
US09847798B2
The invention relates to a method for serial data transmission, comprising the steps consisting in computing the running disparity (RD) of a bit stream that is being transmitted; when the running disparity reaches a threshold (T), computing a point disparity on a subsequent frame (S) of the stream; if the point disparity has the same sign as the threshold, inverting the states of the bits of the frame in the transmitted bit stream; and inserting into the transmitted bit stream a polarity bit having a state signalling the inversion.
US09847795B2
A method is provided for receiving a signal. The method includes receiving a signal transmitted in a radio frequency (RF) band including at least one RF channel, demodulating the received signal, parsing a preamble of a signal frame including layer-1 information from the demodulated signal, deinterleaving bits of the layer-1 information, decoding the deinterleaved bits using an error correction decoding scheme including a shortening scheme and a puncturing scheme and obtaining physical layer pipes (PLPs) from the signal frame using the error-correction-decoded layer-1 information.
US09847793B2
In a multi-antenna communication system using LDPC codes, a simple method is used to effectively improve the received quality by performing a retransmittal of less data without restricting applicable LDPC codes. In a case of a non-retransmittal, a multi-antenna transmitting apparatus transmits, from two antennas, LDPC encoded data formed by LDPC encoding blocks. In a case of a retransmittal, the multi-antenna transmitting apparatus uses a transmission method, in which the diversity gain is higher than in the previous transmission, to transmit only a part of the LDPC encoded data as previously transmitted. For example, the only the part of the LDPC encoded data to be re-transmitted is transmitted from the single antenna.
US09847784B2
Transistors can be used for a variety of electronic-based applications. Therefore, transistor efficiency and performance is of importance. An apparatus is presented herein to increase the locking range of transistors by leveraging cross-coupled injection transistors in conjunction with symmetry injection transistors. The transistor efficiency can also be increase by reducing a parasitic capacitance associated with the components of the transistor.
US09847783B1
A scalable circuit architecture for programmable circuitry is provided. Intellectual property (IP) blocks may be integrated into a circuit design and may be formed next to programmable logic sectors on which user logic functions are implemented. IP blocks may receive configuration data from sub-system managers (SSMs) that serve as a local configuration source for the IP blocks. Configurable endpoints in the IP blocks may be represented by memory mapped addresses that may be decoded by pipeline decoders having delay elements that prevent read data collision. A reroute layer may serve as an interface between IP blocks and one or more programmable logic sectors. The reroute layer may have a higher number of connections at a logic sector interface compared to the number of connections at an IP block interface. An IP block may route clock signals having different frequencies to respective different rows or regions in the programmable logic sectors.
US09847779B2
In a dead time adjusting circuit, a switch voltage appearing at a connection node between a first output switch and a second output switch, which are connected in series between two different potentials, is monitored to detect a first dead time, which is from a time at which the second output switch is turned off to a time at which the first output switch is turned on, and a second dead time, which is from a time at which the first output switch is turned off to a time at which the second output switch is turned on, each of the first and second dead times being feedback-controlled to be identical to a predetermined target value.
US09847773B2
Noise introduced in an output signal of a pulse-width modulator (PWM) may be reduced by changing the time duration that a switch is driving the output node. Because the power supplies coupled to the switches are the source of noise in the output signal of the PWM, the time duration that the power supplies are driving the output may be reduced to obtain a subsequent reduction in noise in the output signal. For example, when a small signal is desired to be output by the PWM, the switches may be operated for shorter time durations. Thus, the switches couple the noise sources to ground for a duration of a cycle to reduce contribution of noise to the output. But, when a larger signal is desired to be output by the PWM, the switches may be operated for longer time durations or the conventional time durations described above.
US09847770B2
In an elastic wave resonator, a first IDT electrode, a second IDT electrode, a first reflector, and a second reflector are located on a piezoelectric substrate. The first IDT electrode and the second IDT electrode share a shared bus bar. Between a first terminal and a second terminal, the first IDT electrode and the second IDT electrode are connected in parallel. The shared bus bar and the first reflector are connected to the first terminal. A first bus bar and a second bus bar are connected to the second reflector, and are further connected to the second terminal.
US09847763B2
A switched-capacitor circuit comprising a differential operational amplifier and a feedback circuit is described. In some embodiments, the feedback circuit may be configured to provide a reference voltage that is insensitive to temperature and/or process variations. In some embodiments, the feedback circuit may be configured to mitigate the time delay associated with one or more capacitors of the switched-capacitor circuit. The switched-capacitor circuit may be controlled by a pair of control signals. During a first phase, one or more capacitors may be charged, or discharged, through an input signal. During a second phase, the electric charge of the one or more capacitors may be retained.
US09847762B1
The present invention is directed to electrical circuits and techniques thereof. More specifically, an embodiment of the present invention provides a line driver with transistors directly coupled to the ground, and a bias voltage is coupled common mode resistors of the line driver. There are other embodiments as well.
US09847758B2
A low noise amplifier includes: first and seventh transistors configured to respectively receive first and second input signals; second, third, and fifth transistors connected to the first transistor; eighth, ninth, and eleventh transistors connected to the seventh transistor; a third resistive element; fourth and tenth transistors respectively connected to the third and ninth transistors; sixth and twelfth transistors respectively connected to second and first output terminals; and first and second resistive elements.
US09847743B2
A method for controlling a power train and corresponding system. A method for controlling a power train equipping a motor vehicle and comprising an electric motor provided with a rotor and a stator, said method comprising the regulation of the currents of the rotor and the stator delivering control signals to the electric motor, said currents to be regulated and said control signals being expressed in a rotating reference system and comprising a plurality of axes. The method includes a measurement of the values of the currents of the rotor and the stator, a transformation of said measurements into said rotating reference system, a determination of minimum and maximum limits for each of the currents on the basis of said control signals, and a comparison of the measured signals with said minimum and maximum limits.
US09847742B2
A linear motor control apparatus includes a plurality of coil units which are continuously arranged, a plurality of position detecting units configured to detect positions of a first truck and a second truck which move over the plurality of coil units, and a first deviation calculating unit configured to arithmetically operate deviation information as differences between values of the plurality of position detecting units and a target position. In addition, a first position control unit arithmetically operates current control signals on the basis of the deviation information, a first current control unit supplies driving currents to the plurality of coil units on the basis of the current control signals, and a switching unit outputs the values of the plurality of position detecting units for the first truck to the first position control unit and outputs the values of the plurality of position detecting units for the second truck to a second position control unit.
US09847740B2
A high-voltage electrostatic generator has an assembly of concentric electrically conductive half-shells separated by an equatorial gap, essentially with cylindrical symmetry about an axis. Adjacent to the equatorial gap, edge regions of at least a selected subset of the half-shells are shaped.
US09847739B2
An autonomous intracorporeal capsule comprises a body containing electronic circuits and an energy harvesting module. The energy harvesting module comprises a moveable surface on the body of the capsule, subjected to pressure variations and to produce a mechanical stress under the effect of the pressure variations, and a transducer comprising a deformable piezoelectric component configured as a beam adapted to be forced to bend. The piezoelectric component has a recessed end integral with the capsule and a free end. A mechanical connection couples the free end of the piezoelectric component to the actuator. The mechanical connection may provide a degree of freedom in rotation between a main direction of the beam and the direction of application of the mechanical stress.
US09847735B2
A power conversion device includes a switching control unit that controls respective switching elements constituting a plurality of chopper circuits, a rectified-voltage detection unit, a bus-bar voltage detection unit, and a bus-bar current detection unit. The switching control unit includes an on-duty calculation unit that calculates a reference on-duty of respective drive pulses with respect to the switching elements based on a bus-bar voltage and a bus-bar current, an on-duty correction unit that corrects the reference on-duty to output on-duties of the respective drive pulses based on the bus-bar current, so that change amounts of respective reactor currents become substantially the same, and a drive-pulse generation unit that generates the respective drive pulses, based on the respective on-duties.
US09847733B2
Power conversion systems and methods are provided for ride through of abnormal grid conditions or disturbances, in which a system rectifier is operated in a first mode to regulate a DC voltage of an intermediate DC circuit, an inverter is operated in the first mode to convert DC power from the intermediate DC circuit to provide AC output power to drive a load. In response to detecting an abnormal grid condition, the system changes to a second mode in which the rectifier is turned off and the inverter regulates the DC voltage of the intermediate DC circuit using power from the load.
US09847732B2
A controller for a use with a power converter includes a sensor coupled to sense a signal on a secondary side of the power converter. The sensor is coupled to detect a turn off of a power switch on a primary side of the power converter. A charge source is coupled to charge a control terminal of a synchronous rectifier on the secondary side of the power converter in response to said detection of the turn off of the power switch to a voltage beyond a threshold voltage of the synchronous rectifier to allow the synchronous rectifier to conduct a current of the secondary winding. A linear amplifier having an output is coupled to sink current from the control terminal of the synchronous rectifier in response to a difference between a voltage across the synchronous rectifier and an amplifier reference value.
US09847711B2
A switching power supply device enables measures against noise even when the conducted EMI standard is expanded to a low frequency region. A jitter control circuit, configured so as to reduce generation of conducted EMI noise by giving jitter (frequency diffusion) to a switching frequency which drives a switching element, upon receiving a feedback voltage representing the condition of a load, expands the diffusion width of the switching frequency in stages in accordance with a shift from a fixed frequency region of a maximum oscillation frequency, through a frequency reduction region, to a fixed frequency region of a minimum oscillation frequency. By so doing, it is possible to obtain the effect of sufficient reduction of EMI noise even when an EMI noise measurement frequency range is expanded to a low frequency side.
US09847710B2
A two-stage power converter architecture including an isolation transformer and rectification of the isolation transformer output by an LLC resonant circuit and methodology for operating the same feeds an output voltage back to a circuit for generating waveforms for controlling a totem pole circuit to provide output voltage regulation as well as rectification of AC input voltage. The circuit for controlling the totem pole circuit may also be responsive to the AC input power waveform to provide power factor correction (PFC), in which case, the feedback signal provides additional pulse width modulation of the PFC signals. Bus capacitor size may also be reduced by injecting harmonics of the AC input waveform into the feedback signal which also serves to substantially maintain efficiency of the (preferably LLC) resonant second stage.
US09847709B2
A switched-mode power supply device that rectifies and smoothes a direct input voltage to obtain a predetermined output voltage is disclosed. A series circuit includes a reactor and a switching element and the circuit switches the direct input voltage. An OFF time calculator calculates an OFF time of the switching element based on the direct input voltage, the output voltage, and an ON time of the switching element calculated based on the output voltage and a reference value. A frequency calculator calculates at least one of a period and a frequency based on the OFF time calculated by the OFF time calculator and the ON time. A controller that controls switching of the switching element based on a result of comparison between one of the period and the frequency, and a corresponding one of a reference period and the reference frequency.
US09847700B2
A monitoring system for monitoring an electric machine is provided. A mini-camera for observing the electric machine is arranged inside the electric machine. Moreover, the mini-camera is arranged movably on guide elements, wherein the guide element is designed in such a way that the mini-camera is held in an uncritical parked position during the operation of the electric machine.
US09847699B2
A metal gear cover 43, which is provided so as to cover a worm wheel housing 36b, is disposed between a worm wheel 41d and a circuit board 51 and grounded, thereby quickly introducing exogenous noise “ON” such as static electricity to the outside of the sunroof motor 21, even if exogenous noise “ON” enters the sunroof motor 21 and reaches the gear cover 43. Therefore, it is possible to surely prevent exogenous noise “ON” from being reflected to the circuit board 51, and causing the circuit board 51 to malfunction and the like. Furthermore, it is possible to improve reliability of the sunroof motor 21.
US09847696B2
The present invention is a system for producing energy via use of gravity and then integrating such a force into a system design of energy power generation by translating the force of gravity into potential energy then into kinetic energy and from kinetic energy back into potential energy again. This system can operate mechanically or electromechanically with the aid of a minimal amount of external energy. A mechanical sequence is introduced in the system's operation to prolong the operational functionality of motion to its working components to the point where full, or substantially full, and independent recycling of fluids takes place and in the process it generates power to run the system's electricity producing generators and supply electricity to the power grid.
US09847694B2
A rotor of a motor capable of simplifying a manufacturing process and improving precision. The rotor includes a screw type of ball spindle, and a nut spindle that surrounds the ball spindle, is screwed onto the ball spindle, and has magnets attached to an outer circumferential surface thereof.
US09847693B2
A motor brake device includes an armature base, an armature plate, a fixing plate and at least one brake lining. The armature plate is disposed on the armature base. The armature plate is vertically movable relative to the armature base. The fixing plate is fixed on the armature base. The fixing plate and the armature base are located at two opposite sides of the armature plate. The braking assembly is arranged between the armature plate and the fixing plate, and includes a two-winged rotor hub plate, a brake friction plate and at least two elastic elements. The at least one brake lining is arranged between the armature plate and the braking assembly and/or between the fixing plate and the braking assembly.
US09847676B2
This document discusses apparatus and methods for reducing energy consumption of digital-to-time converter (DTC) based transmitters. In an example, a wireless device can include a digital-to-time converter (DTC) configured to receive phase information from a baseband processor and to provide a first modulation signal for generating a wireless signal, and a detector configured to detect an operating condition of the wireless device and to adjust a parameter of the DTC in response to a change in the operating condition.
US09847662B2
Systems, methods and/or devices are used to reduce anomalous charging current by selectively shunting biasing current away from a control terminal of a controlled device that conducts the charging current during a charging mode. In some embodiments, a power-control circuit includes: (1) a controlled device with a first terminal coupled to a power-supply node, a second terminal to provide a first output voltage, and a control terminal; (2) a current source to provide a biasing current to the control terminal of the controlled device during a charging mode; and (3) a selective current shunt to shunt a portion of the biasing current away from the control terminal of the controlled device in response to a determination that a charging current through the first and second terminals of the controlled device satisfies a threshold during the charging mode.
US09847647B2
A solar power conversion system includes a photovoltaic array having photovoltaic modules for generating direct current (DC) power. A power converter is provided in the system for converting the DC power to alternating current (AC) power. A transformer is coupled between the power converter and a power grid for transmitting the AC power to the power grid. The transformer is connected to the power grid at the point of common coupling (PCC) and to the power converter at output terminals. A reactance estimation module is provided in the system for estimating a short circuit reactance at PCC based on a small change in a measured voltage at output terminals with respect to a small change in a measured reactive power at the output terminals. Further, a maximum reactive power estimation module estimates a maximum reactive power based on the estimated reactance, the measured voltage at output terminals, and the measured reactive power at the output terminals. A controller in the system generates switching command signals for the power converter based on the measured voltage at output terminals and the estimated maximum reactive power.
US09847634B2
An arc flash protection device including a sensor, a timer, and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect a presence of at least one entity or arc flash protection qualifying event in proximity to the generator set. The controller is configured to initiate an arc flash protection regime when the presence of the at least one person or arc flash protection qualifying event is detected in proximity to the generator set. The arc flash protection regime includes shutting down the generator set automatically upon detection of a short circuit.
US09847631B2
An extendable electrical box comprises an electrical box having two open ends to an internal box space having a first depth. The electrical box comprises a mounting structure attached to at least one wall of the electrical box. The mounting structure is configured to mount the electrical box to a vertical wall structure such that the open end faces substantially parallel to the vertical wall structure. At least two extendable first rings each continuously surround one of the two open ends of the electrical box. The at least two extendable first rings are each slidably coupled with the electrical box via the sliding mechanical cooperation of one or more guides with one or more tracks, such that sliding either of the at least two extendable first rings in relation to the open ends of the electrical box expands the electrical box from the first depth to a larger second depth.
US09847629B2
A monolithic lead separator includes a primary lead tube defining a primary channel, a plurality of secondary lead tubes formed monolithically with the primary lead tube, and an instrumentation lead splitter. A cap is positioned in an aperture in the instrumentation lead splitter in a fluid-tight manner. Each of the secondary channels intersects the primary channel. The instrumentation lead splitter is situated at the intersection of the primary channel and the secondary channels.
US09847618B2
A laser apparatus may include a beam splitter configured to split a pulse laser beam into a first beam path and a second beam path, an optical sensor provided in the first beam path, an amplifier including an amplification region provided in the second beam path and being configured to amplify and emit the pulse laser beam incident thereon along the second beam path, a wavefront controller provided in the second beam path between the beam splitter and the amplifier, and a processor configured to receive an output signal from the optical sensor and transmit a control signal to the wavefront controller.
US09847617B2
A laser according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a pump laser outputting laser light, and a laser resonator including a laser crystal and an acoustic optical modulator and resonating the laser light output from the pump laser, wherein the pump laser is a Nd:YAG, and the laser crystal is Ti:Sapphire.
US09847613B2
A connector includes a housing attached to a board; a ground terminal including a ground base disposed in the housing, and a first ground connection part extending from the ground base toward a first end of the housing and to be connected to a ground line of a coaxial cable; and a signal terminal including a signal base that is held in the housing and surrounded by the ground base while being insulated from the ground base, and a first signal connection part extending from the signal base toward the first end of the housing and to be connected to a signal line of the coaxial cable. The ground terminal and the signal terminal are configured to elastically bend at a second end of the housing when the housing is attached to the board.
US09847602B1
A connector includes a first layer having first and second communication channels, and a ground channel. The first and second communication channels form a first differential pair and transmit a differential signal. The ground channel separates the first differential pair from a next differential pair within the first layer. A surface of the ground channel nearest the first and second communication channels is selectively roughened to a particular roughness level to dampen crosstalk between the first differential pair and the next differential pair to a particular crosstalk level.
US09847595B2
An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, first receptacle terminals, second receptacle terminals, first glue recess, and a first texture region. The metallic shell circularly encloses the insulated housing. The first and second receptacle terminals are held in the insulated housing. The first texture region is annularly formed on an inner wall of the metallic shell and corresponds to a periphery of the outer wall of the insulated housing. Therefore, the sealing member can attach onto the first texture region efficiently. Therefore, the sealing member does not overflow to the front portion of the receptacle cavity, and the inner gap can be sealed by the sealing member properly. Hence, the first texture region allows the sealing member to attach onto the inner wall of the shell body, and the sealing member can cover the inner gap completely to provide a reliable waterproof performance.
US09847594B2
A cable connector with a first body, a plurality of terminals, and a plurality of wires is provided. The first body comprises a plurality of first slots and a plurality of second slots. The terminals comprise a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. Each of the first terminals and the second terminals comprises a contacting zone, a fixing zone, and a riveting zone. The first terminals and the second terminals are respectively in the first slots and the second slots of the first body. Each of the wires having a connecting part corresponding to one of the riveting zones of the first terminals and the second terminals, and a part of some of the wires are covered by insulating layers. The connecting parts of the wires are connected with the riveting zones of the corresponding terminals.
US09847593B2
An electrical connector assembly 1 comprising: a terminal holder 18, and a fastening assembly 20, accommodated within the terminal holder 18, for clamping a plurality of terminals 3, 4 in the direction of a longitudinal axis L for an electrical connection between said terminals 3, 4, said fastening assembly 20 including a first fastening member 23 made of a metal material and a second fastening member 29 which first and second fastening members 23, 29 are connected to each other for clamping said terminals 3, 4 and which define a terminal receiving area 37, wherein the electrical connector further comprises an insulation arrangement 30 which is arranged between said first fastening member 23 and the terminal receiving area 37.
US09847592B2
A sensor includes contact springs placed in contact with electrode terminals on major surfaces of a sensor device. At least one of the contact springs includes a spring contact portion, a spring holding portion, a spring bent portion, and a spring connecting portion. The spring contact portion contacts an outer surface of one of the electrode terminals. The spring holding portion is turned from the spring contact portion and extends outside the spring contact portion so as to overlap the spring contact portion in the contacting direction. The spring bent portion is bent inwardly from the spring holding portion and extends at a given angle to the contacting direction. The spring connecting portion is bent from the spring bent portion and extends in the axial direction of the sensor. Such a structure enables the contact spring to be reduced in size and thickness without sacrificing a required mechanical strength thereof.
US09847589B2
A coaxial connector including a continuity element extending between a nut surface and a body base.
US09847588B2
A system for connecting superconducting tapes in a superconducting fault current limiter (SCFCL) system is disclosed. The novel connector system allows two superconducting tapes to be installed in a single opening in a connector stack. This reduced the height of the connector stack by nearly 50%, making the SCFCL system more efficient and smaller in volume. In one embodiment, each connector has a recessed portion on both the top and bottom surfaces, such that when stacked on another connector, the recessed portions align, forming a larger opening. In another embodiment, the connector has a single recessed portion that can accommodate two superconducting tapes. The superconducting tapes may be disposed in a protective sleeve.
US09847587B2
The invention describes a spring-three terminal connection for the terminal connection of electrical conductors, having an insulating-material housing which has at least one conductor insertion opening for the insertion of an electrical conductor, at least one clamping spring which has a contact limb, a clamping limb and a spring how which connects the contact limb and the clamping limb to one another, and having at least one operating which is accommodated in the insulating-material housing such that it can be displaced and which has an operating area for making contact with the clamping limb and moving the clamping limb in the direction of the contact limb for opening the clamping point when the operating button is displaced in the direction of the interior of the insulating material housing. The insulating-material housing contains at least one button opening for accommodating an associated operating button, said button opening being open in the direction of an associated conductor insertion opening. The operating button, which is mounted in this button opening such that it can be displaced, forms part of the wall arrangement of the conductor insertion opening. Starting from the mouth section which adjoins the conductor insertion opening, the button opening is widened in the direction of the hack of the button opening, said back being situated opposite the conductor insertion opening. The cross section of the operating button is matched to the widening contour of the button opening.
US09847583B1
Systems according to the present disclosure provide one or more surfaces that function as power transferring surfaces for which at least a portion of the surface includes or is composed of “fractal cells” placed sufficiently closed close together to one another so that a surface (plasmonic) wave causes near replication of current present in one fractal cell in an adjacent fractal cell. A fractal of such a fractal cell can be of any suitable fractal shape and may have two or more iterations. The fractal cells may lie on a flat or curved sheet or layer and be composed in layers for wide bandwidth or multibandwidth transmission.
US09847581B2
A dipole antenna forms a distributed network filter.
US09847579B2
An antenna device includes a feed coil and a sheet conductor. The feed coil includes a magnetic core and a coil-shaped conductor, which is provided around the magnetic core. An RFIC is connected to the feed coil. The sheet conductor has a larger area than the feed coil. A slit that extends from a portion of the edge of the sheet conductor toward the inner side of the sheet conductor is provided in the sheet conductor. The feed coil is arranged such that the direction of the axis around which the feed coil is disposed is parallel or substantially parallel to the directions in which the sheet conductor extends. The feed coil is arranged such that the feed coil is close to the slit and one of coil openings at the ends of the feed coil faces the slit.
US09847577B2
Disclosed are a ferrite green sheet comprising a pattern formed in a top surface of the ferrite green sheet, a sintered ferrite sheet, a ferrite composite sheet comprising the same, and a conductive loop antenna module. The pattern comprises a plurality of grooves, each groove has a width W and a rounded shape bottom having a radius of curvature of R, wherein a ratio of W to R (W:R) is in the range of 1:0.1 to 1:0.5.
US09847571B2
An antenna includes a ground support, an electrically conductive, endless element mounted at a distance relative to the ground support, and a trio of ports arranged along the endless element for conveying radio frequency signals in an operating band of frequencies. The antenna is compact and has high port isolation and low pattern correlation due to successively spacing the ports apart along the endless element by a spacing of one-half of a guided wavelength at a center frequency of the operating band.
US09847568B2
A filter is provided and includes potting material formed into a body defining a through-hole. The body includes first and second opposing faces and a sidewall extending between the first and second opposing faces. The sidewall is formed to define first and second openings at opposite ends of the through-hole, first angles at an interface between the sidewall and the first face and second angles, which complement the first angles, at an interface between the sidewall and the second face.
US09847564B2
The present disclosure relates to a slow-wave transmission line for transmitting slow-wave signals with reduced loss. In this regard, the slow-wave transmission line is formed in a multi-layer substrate and includes an undulating signal path. The undulating signal path includes at least two loop structures, wherein each loop structure includes at least two via structures connected by at least one intra-loop trace. The undulating signal path further includes at least one inter-loop trace connecting the at least two loop structures. Additionally, the slow-wave transmission line includes a first ground structure disposed along the undulating signal path. In this manner, a loop inductance is formed by each of the at least two loop structures, while a first distributed capacitance is formed between the undulating signal path and the ground structure.
US09847561B2
A modular battery pack and method of making a battery pack. Prismatic can battery cells are interspersed with cooling frames along a stacking axis within a housing such that numerous a cell-frame assemblies, each with a cooling path, are formed. Resiliently-biased sealing members on the frames are arranged such that they remain out of the way of a footprint defined by the joined cells and frames to promote ease of high-speed cell-to-frame assembly. Upon formation of the cell-frame assembly and subsequent placement into the housing with inner walls that press against the protruding ends of the sealing member, the sealing member is forced by the housing to come into contact engagement with a corresponding surface of the edge of the battery cell. The generally linear, planar contact surface formed by the contact engagement promotes the formation of a sealing surface that makes it harder for introduced cooling air to escape. By this sealing member construction, cell-frame assemblies may be produced with high-speed automated assembly techniques that may have both large manufacturing tolerances prior to assembly and substantially gap-free cell-to-cooling frame contacting surfaces after assembly.
US09847548B2
An ionic conductor is provided, wherein a composition formula thereof is Li9+xAl3(P2O7)3(PO4)2−x(GeO4)x, wherein x is a range of 0
US09847542B2
A fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, an annular second area around the first area where a heat exchanger is provided, an annular third area around the second area where a reformer is provided, an annular fourth area around the third area where an evaporator is provided. The heat exchanger includes heat exchange pipes connected to an oxygen-containing gas supply chamber and an oxygen-containing gas discharge chamber. A first circumscribed non-uniform flow suppression plate is provided along a minimum circumscribed circle which contacts outer surfaces of the heat exchange pipes.
US09847539B2
A humidifier block and a method for producing a humidifier block are disclosed. The humidifier block may include a plurality of membranes each having a cavity for passing a through-flow and a jacket surrounding the cavity in a circumferential direction. The jacket may be moisture-permeable. At least one strip-shaped carrier may be fitted with the plurality of membranes, and the plurality of membranes may arranged in a longitudinal direction parallel to one another and adjacent to one another on the at least one carrier. The at least one carrier fitted with the plurality of membranes may be shaped into the humidifier block such that the plurality of membranes are arranged adjacent to one another in a transverse direction running transversely to the longitudinal direction and adjacent in a height direction running transversely to the longitudinal direction and transversely to the transverse direction.
US09847532B2
A fuel cell electrode catalyst layer (13) of the preset invention includes: a catalyst (131b); a support (131a) that supports the catalyst; and two or more proton-conductive materials (133) different in dry mass value per mole of a proton-donating group, the proton-conductive materials being in contact with at least a part of the catalyst and at least a part of the support. Then, a proton-conductive material in which a dry mass value per mole of the proton-donating group is highest among the proton-conductive materials is in contact with at least a part of the catalyst, and has a largest contact ratio with a surface of the catalyst.
US09847528B2
A predoping material is used for an alkali metal ion electric storage device and is represented by Formula (1): RSM)n (1) where M represents lithium or sodium; n represents an integer of 2 to 6; and R represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon, optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, or optionally substituted heterocycle having 1 to 10 carbon atoms).
US09847526B2
According to the present invention, there are provided lithium titanate particles which exhibit an excellent initial discharge capacity and an enhanced high-efficiency discharge capacity retention rate as an active substance for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries and a process for producing the lithium titanate particles, and Mg-containing lithium titanate particles.
US09847523B2
The battery pack includes a battery cell for supplying electric power to an external device connected thereto, a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of a place on which the temperature sensor is arranged, a switch member for making and breaking an electric path between the external device and the battery cell; and a controller configured to control the switch member to turn on and off according to the temperature sensed by the temperature sense. The temperature sensor is arranged on a position between the battery cell and the switch member so as to be affected by the temperatures of both of the battery cell and the switch member.
US09847520B1
Various embodiments include methods of fabricating an interconnect for a fuel cell stack. Methods for controlled pre-oxidation of an interconnect include oxidizing in a nitride-inhibiting environment to inhibit the formation of nitrides.
US09847517B2
A battery pack for a hand-held power tool includes at least one interface for establishing a mechanical and/or electrical connection of the battery pack to a hand-held power tool and/or a charging device, the interface having a guide arrangement for attaching the battery pack on the hand-held power tool and/or the charging device along a contacting direction y, and at least four contact elements for electrical contacting of corresponding counter-contact elements on the hand-held power tool and/or corresponding counter-contact elements on the charging device. At least two contact elements are thereby situated offset from one another in the direction of the contacting direction y.
US09847510B2
Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode display apparatus including: a substrate; an organic light emitting diode disposed on the substrate; and an encapsulation layer encapsulating the organic light emitting diode. The encapsulation layer has a structure in which two or more inorganic layers and one or more organic layers are alternately stacked one above another, two adjacent inorganic layers at least partially contact each other, and the organic layers are formed of an encapsulating composition. The encapsulating composition includes: about 10 wt % to about 70 wt % of (A) a non-silicon-based di(meth)acrylate, about 20 wt % to about 70 wt % of (B) a silicon-based di(meth)acrylate, about 5 wt % to about 40 wt % of (C) a mono(meth)acrylate, and about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of (D) an initiator, the (B) silicon-based di(meth)acrylate being represented by Formula 1.
US09847498B2
A novel type of blue emitter is described based on the azaphenanthridine imidazole ligand. The preferred use of this moiety for generating blue phosphorescence is as part of a symmetric platinum tetradentate complex.
US09847497B2
A compound having a structure of Formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z, where ligand LA is ligand LB is and ligand LC is is disclosed. In Formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z, M is a metal having an atomic number greater than 40; x is 1, 2, or 3; y and z are 0, 1, or 2; x+y+z is the oxidation state of metal M; Z1-Z6 are each C or N; ZD is N or a carbene carbon; rings C and D are independently a 5 or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; R4 is substituted, while each of R1, R2, R3, RC, RD, R11, R12, and R13 are selected from hydrogen and a variety of moieties; and any adjacent substituents of R1, R2, R3, R4, RC, RD, R11, R12, and R13 are optionally joined to form a ring. Formulations and devices, such as an OLEDs, that include the compound of formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z are also described.
US09847491B2
An organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, wherein the hole transport region comprises a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 2: When the first compound represented by Formula 1 and the second compound represented by Formula 2 are used in the hole transport layer and the hole auxiliary layer, respectively, an organic light-emitting device may have improved driving voltage, efficiency, brightness, and lifespan characteristics.
US09847489B1
Provided are a novel polymer, a method of preparing the same, and an organic semiconductor device including the same. According to the present invention, the fluorine content-controlled polymer is employed in an organic active layer, thereby providing an organic optoelectric device representing improved power conversion efficiency (PCE).
US09847487B2
Disclosed herein are methods for fabricating an organic photovoltaic device comprising depositing an amorphous organic layer and a crystalline organic layer over a first electrode, wherein the amorphous organic layer and the crystalline organic layer contact one another at an interface; annealing the amorphous organic layer and the crystalline organic layer for a time sufficient to induce at least partial crystallinity in the amorphous organic layer; and depositing a second electrode over the amorphous organic layer and the crystalline organic layer. In the methods and devices herein, the amorphous organic layer may comprise at least one material that undergoes inverse-quasi epitaxial (IQE) alignment to a material of the crystalline organic layer as a result of the annealing.
US09847484B2
A mask includes: a frame; and a mask base attached to the frame, having an opening such that light is illuminated, and including a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface, and the mask base has a welding portion at an outer portion of the mask base and a half-etching portion in at least a portion of the first surface and/or the second surface of the mask base.
US09847478B2
Methods and apparatuses for a resistive random access memory (RRAM) device are disclosed. The RRAM device comprises a bottom electrode, a resistive switching layer disposed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode disposed on the resistive switching layer. The resistive switching layer is made of a composite of a metal, Si, and O. There may be an additional tunnel barrier layer between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. The top electrode and the bottom electrode may comprise multiple sub-layers.
US09847475B2
Described is an apparatus which comprises: first, second, and third free magnetic layers; a first metal layer of first material coupled to the first and third free magnetic layers; and a second metal layer of second material different from the first material, the second metal layer coupled to the second and third free magnetic layers. Described is an STT majority gate device which comprises: a free magnetic layer in a ring; and first, second, third, and fourth free magnetic layers coupled to the free magnetic layer.
US09847468B1
A lead frame comprises a substrate comprising copper and includes a layer of bright silver is plated onto the substrate. A layer of doped bright silver is thereafter plated over a top surface of the layer of bright silver for enhancing the performance of LED devices utilizing the lead frame.
US09847467B2
A method of producing a contact element for an optoelectronic component includes providing an auxiliary carrier with a sacrificial layer arranged on a top side of the auxiliary carrier; providing a carrier structure having a top side and a rear side situated opposite the top side, wherein an insulation layer is arranged at the rear side of the carrier structure; connecting the sacrificial layer to the insulation layer by an electrically conductive connection layer; creating at least one blind hole extending from the top side of the carrier structure as far as the insulation layer; opening the insulation layer in a region of the at least one blind hole; arranging an electrically conductive material in the at least one blind hole; detaching the auxiliary carrier by separating the sacrificial layer; and patterning the electrically conductive connection layer.
US09847454B2
A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting stack comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The light-emitting device further comprises a third semiconductor layer on the light-emitting stack and comprising a first sub-layer, a second sub-layer and a roughened surface, wherein the first sub-layer has the same composition as that of the second sub-layer, and the composition of the first sub-layer is with a different atomic ratio from that of the second sub-layer. A method for manufacturing the light-emitting device is also provided.
US09847450B2
The present disclosure provides a light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof. The light-emitting device comprising: a light-emitting stack; and a semiconductor layer having a first surface connecting to the light-emitting stack, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a void; wherein the void comprises a bottom part near the first surface and an opening on the second surface, and a dimension of the bottom part is larger than the dimension of the opening.
US09847448B2
Methods of forming III-V LED structures on silicon fin templates are described. Those methods and structures may include forming an n-doped III-V layer on a silicon (111) plane of a silicon fin, forming a quantum well layer on the n-doped III-V layer, forming a p-doped III-V layer on the quantum well layer, and then forming an ohmic contact layer on the p-doped III-V layer.
US09847446B2
An electroluminescent device comprises a structure comprising a set of nanowires on the surface of a substrate, comprising: a first series of primary so-called emission nanowires (NTie) comprising nanowires connected to first electrical contacts and capable of emitting light under the action of a forward first voltage from a forward voltage or current source; a second series of secondary detection nanowires (NTid) adjacent to the primary nanowires, connected to second electrical contacts and capable of generating a photocurrent under the action of an ambient light and/or of a portion of the light emitted by some of the primary nanowires, under the control of a second reverse voltage, from a voltage or current source; means for controlling the forward voltage as a function of the photocurrent. A method for controlling the luminance of an electroluminescent device is provided.
US09847444B2
Provided is a photonic device in which emission intensity in a short wavelength region is suppressed even in the case of increasing carrier injection density so as to obtain a wide spectrum half-maximum width as well as a high output. The photonic device includes: a first cladding layer; a second cladding layer; and an active layer including an emitting layer and a barrier layer and being provided between the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer, the emitting layer emitting light in a spectrum having a center wavelength λc and a spectrum half-maximum width Δλ, in which at least one of the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer includes a light absorbing part for absorbing light having a wavelength of λs or less represented by the following Expression (1): λs<(λc−(Δλ/2)) (1).
US09847442B2
Photovoltaic structures are provided with field-effect inversion/accumulation layers as emitter layers induced by work-function differences between gate conductor layers and substrates thereof. Localized contact regions are in electrical communication with the gate conductors of such structures for repelling minority carriers. Such localized contact regions may include doped crystalline or polycrystalline silicon regions between the gate conductor and silicon absorption layers. Fabrication of the structures can be conducted without alignment between metal contacts and the localized contact regions or high temperature processing.
US09847437B1
Conductive thick-film paste is useful in forming front-side contact of a solar cell or other semiconductor devices. Unlike conventional conductive frit pastes, a conductive paste according to the present invention does not include frit particles, and contains silver particles, nano-sized inorganic additives and an organic solvent. The conductive paste according to the present invention provides better etching ability through the anti-reflecting coating on the semiconductor substrate than conventional conductive frit pastes.
US09847436B2
A method of manufacturing a solar cell, including providing a patterned silicon wafer having a covered area and an uncovered area, and forming at least one electrode layer in the uncovered area in a low-temperature process.
US09847434B2
A multi-channel receiver optical subassembly (ROSA) such as an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), with outputs directly optically coupled to respective photodetectors such as photodiodes. In one embodiment, the photodetectors are mounted on a photodetector mounting bar that includes a multiple conductive photodetector pads (PD pads). Each of the PD pads may be configured to receive a photodetector, and the PD pads are electrically isolated from ground such that the photodetectors are floating. The photodetector bar further includes multiple conductive transimpedance amplifier pads (TIA pads). Each of the TIA pads may be configured to receive a TIA, associated with one of the photodetectors, and to be electrically coupled to one or more ground ports of the TIA. The TIA pads are electrically connected to a common ground shared be each of said TIAs.
US09847428B1
An oxide semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor transistor including a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode, a third gate electrode, a first oxide semiconductor channel layer, a second oxide semiconductor channel layer, and two source/drain electrodes. The second gate electrode is disposed above the first gate electrode. The third gate electrode is disposed above the second gate electrode. At least a part of the first oxide semiconductor channel layer is disposed between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode. At least a part of the second oxide semiconductor channel layer is disposed between the second gate electrode and the third gate electrode. At least a part of each source/drain electrode is disposed between the first oxide semiconductor channel layer and the second oxide semiconductor channel layer. Each source/drain electrode contacts the first oxide semiconductor channel layer and the second oxide semiconductor channel layer.
US09847426B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first light shielding layer, a second light shielding layer, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a gate line, a first source line, a second source line, a switching element, and a pixel electrode, wherein an area in which the first light shielding layer and the pixel electrode are opposed to each other and an area in which the second light shielding layer and the pixel electrode are opposed to each other are equal in size.
US09847424B2
Semiconductor devices and fin field effect transistors (FinFETs) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a representative semiconductor device includes a group III material over a substrate, the group III material comprising a thickness of about 2 monolayers or less, and a group III-V material over the group III material.
US09847423B1
A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a fin-shaped structure on a substrate; forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) around the fin-shaped structure; removing part of the fin-shaped structure and part of the STI to form a first trench and removing part of the STI adjacent to the fin-shaped structure to form a second trench; and forming a dielectric layer into the first trench and the second trench to form a first single diffusion break (SDB) and a second single diffusion break.
US09847394B2
In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a Group III-nitride-based High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) configured as a bidirectional switch. The Group III nitride-based HEMT includes a first input/output electrode, a second input/output electrode, a gate structure arranged between the first input/output electrode and the second input/output electrode, and a field plate structure.
US09847390B1
This disclosure relates to forming a wrap-around contact on a nanosheet transistor, the method including: forming an etch-stop layer over a continuous outer surface of a raised source/drain (S/D) region of the nanosheet transistor; forming a sacrificial layer over the etch-stop layer, the etch-stop layer including a different material than the sacrificial layer; depositing a dielectric layer over the sacrificial layer; removing an upper portion of the dielectric layer to expose a portion of the sacrificial layer; removing the sacrificial layer selective to the etch-stop layer; and depositing a conductor in the removed upper portion of the dielectric layer to form a wrap-around contact and a second contact.
US09847387B2
What is provided is a field effect component including a semiconductor body, which extends in an edge zone from a rear side as far as a top side and which includes a semiconductor mesa, which extends in a vertical direction, which is perpendicular to the rear side and/or the top side. The semiconductor body in a vertical cross section further includes a drift region, which extends at least in the edge region as far as the top side and which is arranged partly in the semiconductor mesa, and a body region, which is arranged at least partly in the semiconductor mesa and which forms a pn junction with the drift region. The pn junction extends between two sidewalls of the semiconductor mesa.
US09847384B2
A display device including a pixel array unit having a matrix of pixels each configured such that an anode electrode of an organic electroluminescent element is connected to a source electrode of a drive transistor, a gate electrode of the drive transistor is connected to a source or drain electrode of a writing transistor, and a storage capacitor is connected between the gate and source electrodes of the drive transistor, scanning lines and power supply lines for individual pixel rows, and signal lines for individual pixel columns. A video signal reference potential is supplied to the signal lines for a period during which a scanning signal is supplied to the scanning lines during driving of pixels in a preceding row. During threshold correction for the drive transistor in a current pixel, the video signal reference potential and a potential of the cathode electrode of the organic electroluminescent element are equal.
US09847380B2
A flexible touch panel is provided. Both reduction in thickness and high sensitivity of a touch panel are achieved. The touch panel includes a first flexible substrate, a first insulating layer over the first substrate, a transistor and a light-emitting element over the first insulating layer, a color filter over the light-emitting element, a pair of sensor electrodes over the color filter, a second insulating layer over the sensor electrodes, a second flexible substrate over the second insulating layer, and a protective layer over the second substrate. A first bonding layer is between the light-emitting element and the color filter. The thickness of the first substrate and the second substrate is each 1 μm to 200 μm inclusive. The first bonding layer includes a region with a thickness of 50 nm to 10 μm inclusive.
US09847365B2
An electronic component includes a semiconductor layer having a first surface coated with a first insulating layer and a second surface coated with an interconnection structure. A laterally insulated conductive pin extends through the semiconductor layer from a portion of conductive layer of the interconnection structure all the way to a contact pad arranged at the level of the first insulating layer.
US09847364B2
Image sensor devices, design methods thereof, and manufacturing methods thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, a design method for an image sensor device includes providing an initial design for an image sensor device. The initial design includes a pixel array region and a through-via region disposed proximate the pixel array region. The initial design has a first length between the pixel array region and the through-via region. The initial design has a second length that is a width of the through-via region. The design method includes analyzing a ratio of the second length and the first length, and modifying the initial design to achieve an optimal ratio of the second length and the first length.
US09847361B2
A pixel cell, a method for manufacturing the same and an image sensor including the same are provided. The pixel cell includes: a substrate; a photodiode, a pass transistor and a floating diffusion structure respectively formed on the substrate, in which the pass transistor is formed between the photodiode and the floating diffusion structure; and a PINNED structure, formed on the substrate and connected with the floating diffusion structure, in which a reset voltage of the floating diffusion structure is higher than a depletion voltage of the PINNED structure.
US09847359B2
A backside illuminated image sensor with an array of pixels formed in a substrate is provided. To improve surface planarity, bond pads formed at the periphery of the array of pixels may be recessed into a back surface of the substrate. The bond pads may be recessed into a semiconductor layer of the substrate, may be recessed into a window in the semiconductor layer, or may be recessed in a passivation layer and covered with non-conductive material such as resin. In order to further improve surface planarity, a window may be formed in the semiconductor layer at the periphery of the array of pixels, or scribe region, over alignment structures. By providing an image sensor with improved surface planarity, device yield and time-to-market may be improved, and window framing defects and microlens/color filter non-uniformity may be reduced.
US09847356B2
An array substrate, a display apparatus applying the same and the assembly method thereof are provided, wherein the array substrate includes a substrate having a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels at least includes a thin film transistor (TFT) device, a first electrode, a second electrode separated from the first electrode all of which are disposed on the substrate. at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically contacted to the TFT device, and either the first electrode or the second electrode has a magnetic force generator used to generate a magnetic force substantially ranging from 10 gauss to 1000 gauss.
US09847342B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a first structural body, a second structural body and interconnections. The first and the second structural bodies are separated in a first direction and extend in a second direction. The interconnections are provided between the first structural body and the second structural body, extend in the second direction, and are separated from each other along a third direction. The first and the second structural bodies each includes an insulating member, a column-shaped body and an insulating film. The insulating member and the column-shaped body are disposed in an alternating manner along the second direction and extend in the third direction. The insulating members of the first and second structural bodies make contact with the interconnections.
US09847341B2
A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes stacked structures, vertical semiconductor patterns, common source regions, and well pickup regions. The stacked structures are disposed on a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type. Each stacked structure includes electrodes vertically stacked on each other and is extended in a first direction. The vertical semiconductor patterns penetrate the stacked structures. The common source regions of a second conductivity type are disposed in the semiconductor layer. At least one common source region is disposed between two adjacent stacked structures. The at least one common source region is extended in the first direction. The well pickup regions of the first conductivity type are disposed in the semiconductor layer. At least one well pickup region is adjacent to both ends of at least one stacked structure.
US09847334B1
Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate with a first lattice constant and having a PMOS region and an NMOS region. The semiconductor device further includes first and second fin structures over the PMOS region and NMOS region respectively. The first fin structure includes a buffer layer with a second lattice constant and a first channel layer. The lattice constant difference between the first channel layer and the buffer layer is smaller than that between the first channel layer and the semiconductor layer. The first channel layer has a third lattice constant, which is greater than the second lattice constant. The first lattice constant is greater than the second lattice constant. The second fin structure includes a second channel layer. The second channel layer has a fourth lattice constant which is less than the first lattice constant.
US09847324B2
A semiconductor device has a temporary carrier. A semiconductor die is oriented with an active surface toward, and mounted to, the temporary carrier. An encapsulant is deposited with a first surface over the temporary carrier and a second surface, opposite the first surface, is deposited over a backside of the semiconductor die. The temporary carrier is removed. A portion of the encapsulant in a periphery of the semiconductor die is removed to form an opening in the first surface of the encapsulant. An interconnect structure is formed over the active surface of the semiconductor die and extends into the opening in the encapsulant layer. A via is formed and extends from the second surface of the encapsulant to the opening. A first bump is formed in the via and electrically connects to the interconnect structure.
US09847314B2
A bond head for a thermocompression bonder is provided. The bond head includes a tool configured to hold a workpiece to be bonded, a heater configured to heat the workpiece to be bonded, and a chamber proximate the heater. The chamber is configured to receive a cooling fluid for cooling the heater.
US09847305B2
In accordance with the disclosed semiconductor chip and multi-chip module, signal transmission is made possible between semiconductor chips that are placed on a plane so as to be adjacent to each other through inductive coupling without affecting other coils such as in an oscillation circuit or an antenna circuit for RF communication. A multilayer solenoid coil, where a plane of the coil formed in a multilayer wiring structure in a semiconductor body is parallel to a main surface of the semiconductor body, is formed along at least one side end surface of the semiconductor body.
US09847295B2
A semiconductor structure including a first metal line and a second metal line in a dielectric layer, the first metal line and the second metal line are adjacent and within the same dielectric level; an air gap structure in the dielectric layer and between the first metal line and the second metal line, wherein the air gap structure includes an air gap oxide layer and an air gap; and a barrier layer between the air gap structure and the first metal line, wherein the barrier layer is an oxidized metal layer.
US09847290B1
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to Through-Silicon Via (TSV) structures with improved substrate contact and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a substrate of a first species type; a layer of different species type on the substrate; a through substrate via formed through the substrate and comprising an insulator sidewall and conductive fill material; a second species type adjacent the through substrate via; a first contact in electrical contact with the layer of different species type; and a second contact in electrical contact with the conductive fill material of the through substrate via.
US09847286B2
An example method for attaching a ball grid array chip to a circuit board includes providing an adapter for attaching a chip with a plurality of solder balls to a circuit board, the adapter having an adapter substrate made from a material having substantially the same coefficient of thermal expansion as the substrate used in the chip and having at least one electrical contact site on a mounting surface of the adapter substrate for engaging a solder ball on the ball grid array chip and a plurality of lead wires extending from each side of the adapter substrate. At least one of the lead wires is electrically connected to at least one electrical contact site on the adapter substrate.
US09847280B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes preparing a semiconductor chip having a back surface made of a Cu layer. The semiconductor chip is bonded to a die pad having a front surface made of Cu via a bonding material containing a dissimilar metal not containing Cu and Pb and a Bi-based material so that the Cu layer and the bonding material come into contact with each other. After the bonding, the die pad is then heat-treated.
US09847279B2
The present invention relates to a structure of a composite lead frame generally having a die bonding layer and a solder layer and may further have an cohesive layer between the die bonding layer and the solder layer. The die bonding layer is made of flex substrate and the solder layer is made of traditional lead frame. Thus, the composite lead frame structure is suitable for the flip chip or wire bonding packaging process of LED and also suitable for semiconductor IC packaging process. It is good in electric and heat conductivity, and also with higher mechanical strength, resulting high pin counts and minimization of resulted IC.
US09847277B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor assembly can include providing a semiconductor element having a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of conductive pads, forming at least one hole extending at least through a respective one of the conductive pads by processing applied to the respective conductive pad from above the front surface, forming an opening extending from the rear surface at least partially through a thickness of the semiconductor element, such that the at least one hole and the opening meet at a location between the front and rear surfaces, and forming at least one conductive element exposed at the rear surface for electrical connection to an external device, the at least one conductive element extending within the at least one hole and at least into the opening, the conductive element being electrically connected with the respective conductive pad.
US09847276B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, an interlayer dielectric layer provided on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate and including an integrated circuit, an inter-metal dielectric layer provided on the interlayer dielectric layer and including at least one metal interconnection electrically connected to the integrated circuit, an upper dielectric layer disposed on the inter-metal dielectric layer, a through-electrode penetrating the inter-metal dielectric layer, the interlayer dielectric layer, and the semiconductor substrate, a via-dielectric layer surrounding the through-electrode and electrically insulating the through-electrode from the semiconductor substrate. The via-dielectric layer includes one or more air-gaps between the upper dielectric layer and the interlayer dielectric layer.
US09847272B2
Three-dimensional integrated circuit structures providing thermoelectric cooling and methods for cooling such integrated circuit structures are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a three-dimensional integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of integrated circuit chips stacked one on top of another to form a three-dimensional chip stack, a thermoelectric cooling daisy chain comprising a plurality of vias electrically connected in series with one another formed surrounding the three-dimensional chip stack, a thermoelectric cooling plate electrically connected in series with the thermoelectric cooling daisy chain, and a heat sink physically connected with the thermoelectric cooling plate.
US09847267B2
An electronic component housing package and the like capable of reducing time of infrared heating operation are provided. An electronic component housing package includes an insulating substrate including a plurality of insulating layers stacked on top of each other, an upper surface of the insulating substrate being provided with an electronic component mounting section. The plurality of insulating layers each containing a first metal oxide as a major constituent. The insulating substrate further includes a first metal layer in frame-like form disposed on an upper surface of an uppermost one of the plurality of insulating layers. The first metal layer contains a second metal oxide which is higher in infrared absorptivity than the first metal oxide.
US09847263B2
A substrate processing method which can increase the yield by reprocessing a substrate whose processing has been interrupted by a processing interruption command during a substrate processing is disclosed. A substrate processing method performs a predetermined processing of a substrate while sequentially transporting the substrate to a plurality of processing sections according to a preset recipe. The substrate processing method includes processing a substrate in one of the processing sections; interrupting the processing of the substrate by a processing interruption command during processing of the substrate; setting the substrate whose processing has been interrupted in a standby state; and customizing the recipe and performing reprocessing of the processing-interrupted substrate according to the customized recipe, or performing reprocessing of the processing-interrupted substrate according to a preset recipe for reprocessing.
US09847239B2
There is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate on which a resist pattern is formed; a rinse solution supply unit configured to supply a rinse solution onto the substrate held by the substrate holder; a vapor supply unit configured to supply vapor of a first processing solution, which hydrophobicizes the resist pattern, onto the substrate on which the rinse solution is supplied from the rinse solution supply unit; and a rinse solution removing unit configured to remove the rinse solution from the substrate in an atmosphere including the vapor of the first processing solution supplied from the vapor supply unit.
US09847236B2
An electronics package includes a lower insulating layer, an upper insulating layer coupled to the lower insulating layer, and a conductive contact pad coupled to a second surface of the upper insulating layer. An electrical component is positioned within an opening formed through the upper insulating layer. A first interconnect layer extends through at least one via in the lower insulating layer to electrically couple with at least one contact pad on the electrical component and a second interconnect layer extends through at least one via in the upper insulating layer and electrically couples the first interconnect layer to the conductive contact pad.
US09847231B2
A method of etching an insulation layer on an object to be processed in a process chamber in which an upper electrode and a lower electrode are placed facing each other, includes supplying a process gas that includes fluorocarbon gas and silicon tetrafluoride (SiF4) gas into the process chamber; applying high frequency power to at least one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode, to generate plasma; and etching the insulation layer by the generated plasma via a mask.
US09847229B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device includes depositing an epitaxial layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming an oxygen diffusion region within the epitaxial layer by oxygen diffusion from the semiconductor substrate into a part of the epitaxial layer and tempering at least the oxygen diffusion region of the epitaxial layer at a temperature between 400° C. and 480° C. for more than 15 minutes.
US09847222B2
Provided herein are methods and apparatus for improved flowable dielectric deposition on substrate surfaces. The methods involve improving nucleation and wetting on the substrate surface without forming a thick high wet etch rate interface layer. According to various embodiments, the methods may include single or multi-stage remote plasma treatments of a deposition surface. In some embodiments, a treatment may include exposure to both a reducing chemistry and a hydrogen-containing oxidizing chemistry. Apparatus for performing the methods are also provided.
US09847217B2
A device for mass spectroscopy comprising a chamber configured to provide an atomization source, a boost device configured to provide radio frequency energy to the chamber, and a mass analyzer in fluid communication with the chamber and configured to separate species based on mass-to-charge ratios is disclosed. In certain examples, a boost device may be used with a flame or plasma to provide additional energy to a flame or plasma to enhance desolvation, atomization, and/or ionization.
US09847209B2
A system for scanning a plurality of regions of interest of a substrate using one or more charged particle beams, the system comprises: an irradiation module having charged particle optics; a stage for introducing a relative movement between the substrate and the charged particle optics; an imaging module for collecting electrons emanating from the substrate in response to a scanning of the regions of interest by the one or more charged particle beams; and wherein the charged particle optics is arranged to perform countermovements of the charged particle beam during the scanning of the regions of interest thereby countering relative movements introduced between the substrate and the charged particle optics during the scanning of the regions of interest.
US09847208B1
The present disclosure provides an electron beam device (500) for inspecting a sample (10) with an electron beam, comprising an electron beam source comprising a cold field emitter (100) for emitting an electron beam, electron beam optics for directing and focusing the electron beam onto the sample (10), and a detector device (540) for detecting secondary charged particles generated by impingement of the electron beam on the sample (10). The cold field emitter (100) includes an emitter tip (110), a base arrangement (120) configured for supporting the emitter tip (110) and comprising a first base element (122) and a second base element (124), and a filament (130) having at least a first filament portion (132) and a second filament portion (134) attaching the emitter tip (110) to the base arrangement (120), wherein the first filament portion (132) extends between the emitter tip (110) and the first base element (122) and the second filament portion (134) extends between the emitter tip (110) and the second base element (124), wherein a length (L) of each of the first filament portion (132) and the second filament portion (134) is 4 mm or less, and wherein a diameter of a cross-section of each of the first filament portion (132) and the second filament portion (134) is 0.13 mm or less.
US09847176B2
A dielectric material suitable for use in an electronic component includes bismuth ferrite, strontium titanate and an additive. The additive comprises barium titanate. The barium titanate reduces the temperature capacitance change of the dielectric material and allows for increased working voltages. The material is useful for the construction of capacitors, and particularly capacitors intended for use at high temperatures. Also provided are a capacitor including the dielectric material, methods of manufacturing the dielectric material and the capacitor, and the use of an additive to improve the lifetime and/or reduce the dissipation factor of a capacitor.
US09847173B2
A multilayer ceramic capacitor connected to an output electrode and an input electrode of a mounting substrate includes a laminated body. In the laminating direction of the laminated body, the shortest distance from an outer first internal electrode to the surface of an external electrode on the side closer to a first principal surface, and the shortest distance from an outer second internal electrode to the surface of an external electrode on the side closer to a second principal surface are each about 40 μm or less. In the width direction of the laminated body, the shortest distance from an end of an internal electrode to the surface of the external electrode on the side closer to a first side surface, and the shortest distance from an end of an internal electrode to the surface of the external electrode on the side closer to a second side surface are each about 40 μm or less.
US09847169B2
A production method includes producing a rare-earth magnet precursor (S′) by performing first hot working in which, in two side surfaces of a sintered body, which are parallel to a pressing direction and are opposite to each other, one side surface is brought to a constrained state to suppress deformation, and the other side surface is brought to an unconstrained state to permit deformation; and producing a rare-earth magnet by performing second hot working in which, in two side surfaces (S′1, S′2) of the rare-earth magnet precursor (S′), which are parallel to the pressing direction, a side surface (S′2), which is in the unconstrained state in the first hot working, is brought to the constrained state to suppress deformation, and a side surface (S′1), which is in the constrained state in the first hot working, is brought to the unconstrained state to permit deformation.
US09847165B2
A winged coil structure and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The winged coil structure includes an upper flexible plate, at least one upper magnetic induction coil, at least one upper connection pad, a lower flexible plate, at least one lower magnetic induction coil, at least one lower connection pad, at least one gold finger, a dielectric layer and at least one connection plug. The connection plug connects the upper connection pad and the lower connection pad through thermal pressing such that the gold finger, the upper magnetic induction coil, the upper connection pad, the lower connection pad, the connection plug, the lower connection pad and the lower magnetic induction coil are electrically connected. The upper flexible plate is provided with notched lines to be easily bent without damage to the upper and lower magnetic induction coils. Thus, a bendable feature for magnetic induction coils is provided.
US09847150B2
According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a transparent conductor is provided. In the method, a silver nanowire layer including a plurality of silver nanowires and having openings is formed on a graphene film supported by a copper support. Then, a transparent resin layer insoluble in a copper-etching solution is formed on the silver nanowire layer such that the transparent resin layer contacts the graphene film through the openings. The copper support is then brought into contact with the non-acidic copper-etching solution to remove the copper support, thereby exposing the graphene film.
US09847135B2
A memory device of an embodiment includes a memory cell array and a controller. In the memory cell, data is written per page unit and is erased per block which is a multiple the page unit of a natural number of two or more. The block includes memory strings, each including memory cells capable of storing data of one or more bits with a threshold voltage indicative of an erase state in which data is erased and one or more threshold voltages which are higher than the voltage indicative of the erase state and indicate written states in which data is written. The controller selects one of adjustment values of positive and negative values based on data read from a first memory cell of the memory cells, and reads data from a second memory cell of the memory cells using the selected adjustment value and a first read voltage.
US09847134B2
A data storage device includes a flash memory, a voltage detection device, and a controller. The flash memory is arranged to store data. The voltage detection device is arranged to detect a supply voltage received by the data storage device. The controller is configured to receive write commands from a host, and perform a prohibition mode when the supply voltage is outside a predetermined range, wherein the write command is arranged to enable the controller to write the flash memory, and the controller is further configured to disable all of the write commands received from the host in the prohibition mode.
US09847130B1
Solid-state memory having a non-linear current-voltage (I-V) response is provided. By way of example, the solid-state memory can be a selector device. The selector device can be formed in series with a non-volatile memory device via a monolithic fabrication process. Further, the selector device can provide a substantially non-linear I-V response suitable to mitigate leakage current for the non-volatile memory device. In various disclosed embodiments, the series combination of the selector device and the non-volatile memory device can serve as one of a set of memory cells in a 1-transistor, many-resistor resistive memory cell array.
US09847127B1
A memory device includes a sense amplifier coupled to a first read voltage during a first phase of a read operation and a second read voltage during a second phase of the read operation. A first and second bias voltages are based on the first and second read voltages and corresponding current on a bit line. A first capacitor includes a terminal coupled to the first and second bias voltages. A first amplifier includes an input coupled to another terminal of the first capacitor and another input coupled to a common mode voltage during the first phase and to a reference voltage during the second phase. A second capacitor includes a terminal coupled to an output of the first amplifier. A second amplifier includes an inverting input coupled to another terminal of the second capacitor and another input coupled to a common mode voltage.
US09847118B1
A memory device may include: a cell array comprising a main area and an adjacent area with a plurality of main memory cells disposed in the main area and a plurality of adjacent memory cells disposed in the adjacent area; a control circuit suitable for controlling a row operation and column operation of the cell array; and an adjacent area controller suitable for controlling adjacent memory cells so that the adjacent memory cells are operated under a different condition from the main memory cells.
US09847111B2
Systems and methods of synchronous memories and synchronous memory operation are disclosed. According to one illustrative implementation, a memory device is disclosed comprising memory circuitry having a memory output, the memory circuitry including a sense amplifier having a first output and a second output, a first data path coupled to the first output of the sense amplifier, the first data path including 2 latches/registers, and a second data path coupled to the second output of the sense amplifier, the second data path including a plurality latches/registers. In further implementations, various control circuitry, connections and control signals may be utilized to operate the latches/registers in the first and second data paths according to specified configurations, control, modes, latency and/or timing domain information, to achieve, for example, pipelined output latching and/or double data rate output.
US09847108B2
A semiconductor storage device includes: a plurality of memory cell arrays; a plurality of bidirectional data buses provided in correspondence with respective ones of the plurality of memory cell arrays; a plurality of bidirectional buffer circuits, which are provided in correspondence with respective ones of the memory cell arrays, capable of connecting adjacent bidirectional data buses serially so as to relay data in the bidirectional data buses; and a control circuit for controlling activation of the bidirectional buffer circuits. The bidirectional buffer circuit is arranged so as to invert logic and the bidirectional buffer circuit is arranged so as not to invert logic.
US09847101B2
A method, system, and computer program product for data presentation using video. Embodiments commence upon invoking a computer-implemented task to receive a user credential, which credential is used to determine and access one or more initial search corpora. Information in the initial search corpora are analyzed to determine at least one attribute pertaining to the information. The attribute, such as a performance metric or attribute, is used to evaluate various scene conditions comprising one or another forms of decision criteria based on the attribute or performance metric. A scene condition is then used to determine the content of a particular next scene, wherein the content can comprise new information, which in turn is used in evaluation of another scene condition to determine yet another next scene. The process continues iteratively or recursively wherein determining the next scene is based at least in part on the scene condition of another scene.
US09847096B2
An audio playback device may drive an audio reproduction device at a volume level. An audio capture device may convert sound waves into audio input. An environment sensing device may detect, based on the audio input, environmental conditions surrounding a user of the audio playback device, the environmental conditions including a loudness estimation indicative of a level of background noise included in the audio input and an audio content classification indicative of presence of speech in the audio input. The environment sensing device may also determine, according to the environmental conditions, a playback action to alter the volume level being provided by the audio playback device, and provide, to the audio playback device, an adjustment to the volume level in accordance with the playback action.
US09847094B2
A voice processing device includes a first sound collecting unit for generating a first voice signal; a human-body vibration obtaining unit for generating a human-body vibration signal; a first distance calculating unit for calculating a ratio in power or amplitude between the human-body vibration signal and the first voice signal and for calculating a first distance from the first sound collecting unit to a sound source in accordance with the ratio and distance estimation information; a second distance calculating unit for calculating, for each of a plurality of frequencies, a second distance from the first sound collecting unit to a sound source which produces a component of a frequency of a first frequency signal; a gain determining unit for determining, for each of the plurality of frequencies, a gain based on a comparison result between the first distance and the second distance.
US09847089B2
The present invention proposes a new method for improving the performance of a real-valued filterbank based spectral envelope adjuster. By adaptively locking the gain values for adjacent channels dependent on the sign of the channels, as defined in the application, reduced aliasing is achieved. Furthermore, the grouping of the channels during gain-calculation, gives an improved energy estimate of the real valued subband signals in the filterbank.
US09847088B2
In general, techniques are directed to intermediate compression of higher order ambisonic audio data. For example, a device comprising a processor and a memory may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store an intermediately formatted audio data generated as a result of an intermediate compression of higher order ambisonic audio data. The one or more processors may be configured to process the intermediately formatted audio data.
US09847077B1
The guitar pick retrieval tool is a hand tool that is configured to retrieve a pick that has fallen into the sound hole of a guitar. The guitar pick retrieval tool comprises an adhesive tip, a flexible shaft, and a handle. The handle is attached to an end of the flexible shaft. The adhesive tip is attached to the end of the flexible shaft that is distal from the handle. The flexible shaft is a semi-rigid shaft. The flexible shaft does not behave in an elastic manner. The semi-rigid nature of the flexible shaft allows the shaft to be bent into an arbitrary but stationary position which will be maintained until the flexible shaft is subsequently manipulated. The adhesive tip captures the pick by adhering to the pick when the adhesive tip is placed against the pick.
US09847074B2
A display device and a data compensating device for a display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the data compensating device includes a converter configured to convert image data corresponding to a plurality of pixels in a display panel into input grayscale data and provide the input grayscale data. A brightness ratio calculator is configured to calculate a brightness ratio of the input grayscale data for each pixel based on a predetermined gamma value and a maximum grayscale data. The data compensating device also includes a compensating coefficient output unit configured to output a predetermined compensating coefficient based on the brightness ratio, and a compensating data calculator configured to calculate compensating grayscale data corresponding to all of the grayscale data based on the compensating coefficient. A data output unit is configured to provide the compensating grayscale data corresponding to the input grayscale data as output grayscale data to the pixels.
US09847066B2
A method of operating a display panel in which a plurality of decisions are generated by detecting transitions of a plurality of present pixel data included in a present frame image. A uniform dynamic capacitance compensation (DCC) is performed based on the plurality of decisions. A present grayscale of each of the plurality of present pixel data increases by a first compensation value, decreases by a second compensation value, or is maintained based on the uniform DCC.
US09847065B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel and a driving circuit. The display panel includes pixels. Each of the pixels is connected to one of gate lines and one of data lines. The driving circuit drives the gate lines and the data lines to display an image on the display panel. The driving circuit alternately provides a first polarity data driving signal and a second polarity data driving signal to each of the plurality of data lines. During an asymmetrical mode, the first polarity data driving signal is provided to first data lines of the data lines during a first frame period before a blank period begins, and the second polarity data driving signal is provided to the first data lines during a second frame period after the blank period ends. The second frame period excludes the blank period.
US09847064B2
A display apparatus includes a latch circuit configured to generate a second data value from a first data value, wherein the bit count of the second data value is greater than the bit count of the first data value, a digital-analog converter configured to convert the second data value into gray scale voltages, an output buffer unit configured to amplify the current level of the gray scale voltages to generate data voltages, a data switch circuit configured to invert the polarity of the data voltages every frame, and a display panel including a plurality of pixels driven with the data voltages supplied from the data switch circuit in response to sequential application of gate signals.
US09847061B2
An object of the present invention is to, in an organic EL display device in which an initialization voltage is applied, extend the time period usable to write a video voltage as compared with the conventional art. In order to achieve this object, the organic EL display device includes a plurality of pixels each including an organic EL element; a plurality of video lines that supply a video voltage to each of the plurality of pixels; a plurality of scanning lines that supply a scanning voltage to each of the plurality of pixels; a unit that supplies a selection scanning voltage concurrently to an N number of scanning lines among the plurality of scanning lines, and supplies an initialization voltage to each of the plurality of video lines, in a k'th scanning period; and a unit that supplies a selection scanning voltage sequentially to the N number of scanning lines, and supplies video voltages to each of the plurality of video lines, in (k+1)th through (k+N)th scanning periods respectively. N is an integer of 2 or greater (2≦N) and k is any positive integer.
US09847056B2
A picture signal processing circuit includes a gamma correction section configured to perform gamma correction on a picture signal; and a gamma modification section configured to provide an offset component corresponding to one or both of a refresh rate and a light emission duty, to the picture signal gamma-corrected by the gamma correction section.
US09847051B2
An organic light-emitting diode display may have an array of pixels. Each pixel may have multiple subpixels of different colors. To avoid undesired color shifts when operating the display, the display may be configured so that subpixels of different colors are not coupled to each other through parasitic capacitances. The subpixels may include red, green, and blue subpixels or subpixels of other colors. Each subpixel may include an organic light-emitting diode having an anode and a cathode. The anode of each organic light-emitting diode may be coupled to a respective storage capacitor. Capacitive coupling between subpixels can be minimized by configuring the subpixel structures of each pixel so that the storage capacitors of the subpixels do not overlap the anodes of other subpixels in the pixel. Anode and capacitor overlap with subpixel data lines may also be reduced or eliminated.
US09847050B2
The display device includes an image display unit including pixels each including first to third sub-pixels and a fourth sub-pixel for displaying an additional color component according to an amount of lighting of a self-emitting element; a conversion processing unit that performs, for all of pixels, an image analysis on first color information for display at a predetermined pixel, and if a predicted value of power consumption as a total amount of lighting of self-emitting elements is above a limit, outputs a second input signal through a color conversion process on a first input signal including the first color information at a color conversion rate associated with the predicted value; and a fourth sub-pixel signal processing unit that outputs, to the image display unit, a third input signal including third color information with converted red, green, blue, and additional color components.
US09847049B2
A multipath selection circuit includes a first data line, a second data line, a third data line, a control line, a timing line, a switch circuit, and a drive circuit. The drive circuit includes a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor. The switch circuit is configured to receive a control signal, timing signal, first data signal, second data signal and third data signal, and operate in a first operating mode or a second operating mode according to the control signal and the timing signal. In the first operating mode, the switch circuit is configured to transmit the second data signal to the first switching transistor and the second switching transistor in a time division manner; and in the second operating mode, the switch circuit is configured to transmit the first data signal to the first switching transistor and the third data signal to the second switching transistor.
US09847045B2
There is provided an apparatus for upper body movement. The apparatus comprises a H-shaped cable-driven mechanism; two motors for driving the H-shaped cable-driven mechanism; and a manipulandum coupled to the H-shaped cable-driven mechanism for independent movement along x and y axes.
US09847033B1
Techniques for determining whether data associated with an autonomous operation of a first unmanned vehicle may be trusted. For example, the first unmanned vehicle may receive an indication related to the data and originating from a second unmanned vehicle over a network. For instance, the indication may indicate that similar data for a similar autonomous operation of the second unmanned vehicle may be untrusted. Based on a level of trust accorded to the indication, the first unmanned vehicle may determine that the data may be untrusted and the autonomous navigation may be directed independently of the data.
US09847031B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting re-routing options to a plurality of in-flight aircraft in accordance with preconfigured pilot preferences. The apparatus comprises a data store module containing data sets against which the pilot preferences are evaluated during flight, including weather, airspace and flight restrictions, ground delay programs, and air traffic information. The apparatus further includes a flight path module containing route and position information for each aircraft. An incursion alert processing module evaluates the flight path, data store, and pilot preferences and generates incursion alerts which are transmitted to each aircraft during flight. Upon receipt of an incursion alert or, alternatively, independent of an incursion alert, the pilot may request re-routing options. Once received and reviewed, the pilot selects the optimum re-routing option, and an associated micro flight plan is uplinked and loaded into the FMS (Flight Management System).
US09847024B2
A method is provided of providing jam warning messages in relation to jams affecting navigable segments of a network of navigable segments. The method comprises, for each of one or more identified jams, obtaining a jam tail flow speed for the jam. The jam tail flow speed is preferably determined from the analysis of positional data relating to the current or relatively recent movement of a plurality of devices associated with vehicles along at least some navigable segments of a navigable network with respect to time. The jam tail flow speed is used to generate, or to determine whether to generate, a jam warning message in respect of the jam.
US09847021B2
System and method for identifying speeding violations, comprising determining a current speed and a current location of a vehicle, determining a posted speed limit for the current location from a speed-by-street database, comparing the current speed of the vehicle to the posted speed limit, and evaluating whether the current speed exceeds the posted speed limit. Errors are identified in the speed-by-street database by storing a plurality of speeding violation records, wherein the speeding violation records each include a speeding event location; analyzing the speeding violation records to identify one or more speeding event locations having multiple speeding violations; comparing a posted speed limit at the one or more speeding event locations having multiple speeding violations to corresponding speed limit data in the speed-by-street database; and identifying one or more speed limit entries in the speed-by-street database that do not match the posted speed limit.
US09847020B2
This disclosure provides methods, systems, and devices for communication of authentication information in an access control system. The authentication information may be transmitted to an electronic locking device configured to restrict access to an entry point of the access control system. In various embodiments, a smart device comprises a light-emitting diode (LED) and a wireless networking radio for exchanging access control information with a remote server. The smart device may receive information from the remote server that configures the LED to present authentication information as an optical signal. The electronic locking device may comprise a photodetector arranged to confront a user holding the smart device so as to receive an optical signal emitted by the smart device. According to various embodiments, the electronic locking device may be configured to respond to the authentication information conveyed by the optical signal by unlocking the entry point.
US09847019B2
The system includes an active unit, such as a detector unit, which has a processor, a network port for connection to a central control unit, and an optical data input port. The processor is arranged to enable the optical data input port on receipt of an enable signal received by the active unit from the central control unit via a network.
US09847017B2
A remote control apparatus receives, processes and then transmits wireless signals as control commands specific to a target appliance, device or product. The apparatus, which is a combination of a remote receiving device and a secondary relay transmitting device, communicates with the target device to control its operations. The apparatus can be used to control a plurality of target devices via their existing remote controlling scheme. The apparatus can operate in an area that does not have existing wireless infrastructure, and can be controlled by a user device.
US09847011B2
A method includes a computing device receiving at least one sensor reading from at least one sensor on a user's device; the computing device determining at least one setting on the user's device based upon the received at least one sensor reading; the computing device detecting a change from the at least one sensor that could affect an optimal setting for the determined at least one setting; and notifying a user that the detected change has occurred.
US09847001B2
A security device for protecting objects from theft or unauthorized removal includes a first component configured to be fixed to an object and a second component configured to be removably secured to the first component. The second component includes an alarming mechanism configured to be armed prior to the second component being secured to the first component. The alarming mechanism may include one or more actuating mechanisms that actuate the alarming mechanism. In certain embodiments the second component is configured to slidably engage the first component. In other embodiments, the security device further includes a cable having an end attached to the first component or the second component.
US09846998B1
A location detector kit having a pouch with a cartridge containing a gas and the cartridge having a gas-release-activator, when the cartridge releases the gas through a gas straw on the cartridge, a rip cord is pulled from the outside of the pouch to release the gas, a deflated balloon then connects to the gas straw of the cartridge, when the balloon is inflated and rises above the pouch, the gas-release-activator breaks to allow the balloon to be fully deployed above the pouch, the cartridge is secured to the cable, and rises with the cable as the balloon rises and pulls the cable upward.
US09846990B2
A patron flow system aggregates wagering game data from a plurality of wagering game machines in a wagering game establishment. The wagering game data indicates a plurality of patrons and times. Patron flow data is generated from the aggregated wagering game data. The patron flow data indicate flows of the plurality of patrons among the plurality of wagering game machines in the wagering game establishment with respect to the times.
US09846989B2
A method for monitoring wagering machines and transmitting indications of idle wagering game machines is described herein. The method can include monitoring, at a wagering game server, credit meters of a plurality of wagering game machines. The method can further include determining, at the wagering game server based on the monitored credit meters, that a wagering game machine of the plurality of wagering game machines is idle. The method can further include transmitting, to a mobile device via a communications network, an indication that the wagering game machine is idle, the indication including an incentive available in exchange for gameplay on the wagering game machine.
US09846981B2
A system for compliance monitoring of a user of a monitored location is provided. The system includes at least one checkpoint monitor installed in the monitored location and a system server at a monitoring center being configured to be in communication with each checkpoint monitor via a network. Each checkpoint monitor includes a checkpoint server and being configured to monitor access to the monitored area. Each checkpoint monitor is configured to perform an authentication process to authenticate both an assignment status and an activity status of a user and transmit the resulting data to the system server.
US09846978B1
A vehicle system includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor and storing computer-executable instructions. The instructions include receiving data from a plurality of vehicles, generating at least one cluster from the received data, and determining a life cycle profile for a vehicle component based on the at least one cluster. The data includes state of health information associated with the vehicle component.
US09846970B2
Described are apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with transitioning an augmented reality object between physical and digital environments, wherein the augmented reality object is embodied in at least two information carrying objects, which information carrying objects comprise a sensor-enabled physical object and a digital object.
US09846967B2
Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye.
US09846962B2
Marking “Clipped Triangles” as visible triangles for all tiles may be avoided by instead finding an approximate clipping area and marking the triangles as visible only in those tiles in the Position Only Shading Pipe (POSH) pipe. This avoids rendering the triangle in the replay pipe in those tiles where it may not be visible.
US09846955B2
A method of displaying an image that induces eye blinking of a user is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes displaying a main image in a display area of a display device and generating an auxiliary image configured to induce eye blinking of a user. The method also includes combining the main image and the auxiliary image and displaying the combined image in a first area corresponding to a portion of the display area.
US09846953B2
One or more processors receive a dataset that includes a plurality of nodes. One or more processors identify relationships between a plurality of interacting nodes within the dataset. One or more processors determine relationship strength values between a plurality of interacting node pairs within the dataset. One or more processors generate a graphical representation that represents the relationship strength values between the plurality of interacting nodes within the dataset. Interacting node pairs are connected by edges and the edges have a length that correlates with the relationship strength value between the interacting node pairs.
US09846946B2
A method comprising: obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud about at least one object of interest; detecting ground and/or building objects from 3D point cloud data using an unsupervised segmentation method; removing the ground and/or building objects from the 3D point cloud data; and detecting one or more vertical objects from the remaining 3D point cloud data using a supervised segmentation method.
US09846944B2
A depth calculation device for calculating depth information on an object from captured first image and second image with different blur, the depth calculation device comprising: an extraction unit configured to extract a first frequency component and a second frequency component from each of the first image and the second image, the first frequency component being a component of a first frequency band, the second frequency component being a component of a second frequency band, the second frequency band being lower than the first frequency band; and a depth calculation unit configured to calculate the depth information from the frequency components extracted by the extraction unit.
US09846939B2
A method includes displaying a first image including a living body on a display apparatus, accepting specifying of a first area on the first image, extracting a first feature point group from an area in the first image, the area being located in a distance more than a threshold from the first area, acquiring a second image including the living body, the second image being captured at different timing from the first image, extracting a second feature point group corresponding to the first feature point group, from the second image, generating, by a processor, transformation information based on a positional relationship between the first feature point group and the second feature point group, for carrying out an image registration between the second image and the first image, executing transformation processing by applying the transformation information to the second image, and displaying a third image generated by the transformation processing.
US09846938B2
Systems and methods for processing electronic imaging data obtained from medical imaging procedures are disclosed herein. Some embodiments relate to data processing mechanisms for medical imaging and diagnostic workflows involving the use of machine learning techniques such as deep learning, artificial neural networks, and related algorithms that perform machine recognition of specific features and conditions in imaging data. In an example, a deep learning model is selected for automated image recognition of a particular medical condition on image data, and applied to the image data to recognize characteristics of the particular medical condition. Based on the characteristics recognized by the automated image recognition on the image data, an electronic workflow for performing a diagnostic evaluation of the medical imaging study may be modified, updated, or prioritized.
US09846933B2
Systems and methods for monitoring components are provided. A component has an exterior surface. A method includes performing a first analysis of a first image of a surface feature configured on the exterior surface of the component, the first image obtained by an imaging device. The method further includes adjusting a viewing parameter of the imaging device when a predetermined first analysis threshold for the first image is unsatisfied, and performing a subsequent first analysis of a second image of the surface feature, the second image obtained by the imaging device. The method further includes adjusting a distance between the imaging device and the surface feature when the predetermined first analysis threshold for the second image is unsatisfied, and performing a second analysis of a third image, the third image obtained by the imaging device.
US09846913B2
A system comprises a weather data network configured receive a severe weather profile including severe weather duration data, severe weather geographic boundary data, and severe weather type data. The system receives an automotive sensor profile for at least one individual vehicle including individual vehicle geographic location data. The system determines and stores a vehicle exposure profile for the at least one individual vehicle including proximity of said individual vehicle geographic location data to the severe weather geographic boundary data.
US09846909B2
A directed order process and related market center are disclosed, wherein a market center grants permission to order sending firms to send directed order flow to participating designated market makers. Such designated market makers create a virtual guarantee order book for each permissioned order sending firm. If an order sending firm sends a directed order to the market center that is marketable against a virtual guarantee order, then the market center automatically pairs the orders in a two-sided directed cross order instruction, which executes against any superior trading interest in the marketplace first before crossing.
US09846906B1
A digital bank branch system is provided for associating a customer communicating over a network with a banking host system with a physical bank branch. The digital bank branch system includes at least one computer memory storing customer information and instructions and at least one computer processor accessing and executing the stored instructions to perform multiple steps. The steps may include associating each customer with a local bank branch, the association accomplished based on at least one of a customer address, a physical customer location and a customer selection of the local bank branch. The system may further provide a local branch information area at a web address, the local branch information area accessible over the network including information relevant to the local bank branch. The system may additionally generate alerts relevant to the local bank branch, select a channel for distribution of the alerts from a plurality of available channels based on the customer information stored in the computer memory, the available channels including at least email, text message, and social media channels; and distribute the alert over the selected channel.
US09846905B2
Systems, gateway computers, and methods for using a gateway abstraction layer and application platform interfaces for conducting service transactions are disclosed. A gateway abstraction layer computers can receive service requests in multiple message formats or communication protocols, transform those service requests into other message formats to process the service using one or more networks or third-party service providers. The results of the service request can then be translated back to the message format in which the original service request was received. The gateway abstraction layer can be maintained using update messages received from service providers.
US09846902B2
Product order and shipping information received via email messages is automatically aggregated for ready user review. Once the user is authenticated, authorization to access their email mailbox is obtained and the email message headers of their entails are analyzed to identify those messages of interest. The bodies of the email messages of interest are parsed to extract the product order and shipping information which is stored and presented for display to the user typically grouped by individual product thus greatly simplifying user review of orders. The aggregated product order and shipping information can be augmented with additional information such as shipping status, delivery status, a product image, and/or a last date that the product can be returned.
US09846898B2
Methods and systems for enabling access to listing performance data, used in conjunction with a search engine to order search results, are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a listing performance data engine module processes API commands received from client computing systems. The data engine module processes the API commands to identify and communicate relevant listing performance data that is used by a listing performance algorithm to assign a listing performance score to item listings satisfying a search request. The listing performance data provides sellers who have items listed for sale an insight as to how their item listings are performing in comparison to other item listings.
US09846889B2
In one example of smart appliance registration, a system comprises an electric device that is configured to transmit a unique identifier upon activation, a smart meter that is configured to receive the unique identifier and to further transmit the unique identifier, and a monitoring entity configured to receive the unique identifier from the smart meter for device-specific profiling.
US09846887B1
Computer-based systems and methods for discovering neighborhood clusters in a geographic region, where the clusters have a mix of venues and are determined based on venue check-in data. The mix of venues for the clusters may be based on the social similarity between pairs of venues; or emblematic of certain neighborhood typologies; or emblematic of temporal check-in pattern types; or combinations thereof. The neighborhood clusters that are so discovered through venue-check in data could be used for many commercial and civic purposes.
US09846884B2
A Click Conversion Score (CCS) is a tool to provide a new “Ad-Exchange” for connecting Publishers and Advertisers in the Pay-per-Click advertising market. The CCS provides checks and balances into the Ad-Exchange by assessing the quality of traffic each Publisher provides Advertisers using an adaptive, multi-dimensional profiling system. This assessment is directly used in the charges billed the Advertisers. The score is adaptive, and highly dependent on the conversion feedback loop provided by Advertisers. A CCS system scores each Click and each resulting Conversion an Advertiser receives from the Ad-Exchange. In the preferred implementation, the score reflects a ratio of the measured conversion rate for a Publisher's traffic with the “expected” conversion rate based upon Advertisers histories.
US09846880B2
The PRODUCT RECALL PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“PR Platform”) transforms recall initiation request, product identifier and purchase processing request inputs via PR Platform components into recall notification message outputs. In some embodiments, the PR Platform receives a purchase processing request including a plurality of product identifiers and preselects product identifiers that qualify for purchase processing based on at least one purchase processing rule. The PR Platform facilitates querying of a product recall database to determine if the preselected product identifiers match recalled product identifiers in the product recall database. If at least one of the preselected product identifiers match the recalled product identifiers, the PR Platform retrieves a recall message associated with the at least one of the preselected product identifiers and notification preferences associated with the purchase processing request. The PR Platform then generates a recall notification message in accordance with the notification preferences to include the recall message associated with the at least one of the preselected product identifiers.
US09846879B2
A method for validating payment information for an online transaction is provided. A payment server can receive two representations of the same payment information. The payment information can be validated if it is determined that the two representations match. If there is no match, or the payment information is otherwise invalid, the payment information can be repaired based on a trusted representation of the payment information, such as stored payment information or an image of an associated value token. Payment information can be received via one or more communication channels, and can be provided by one or more consumer devices. A merchant service provider can validate payment information and handle transaction processing on behalf of a merchant.
US09846878B2
A method for utilizing a non-transactable account identifier with a payment token is disclosed. The non-transactable account identifier can have the same format as a primary account number (PAN) and the payment token, but is not used to conduct a payment transaction.
US09846877B2
An in-store mobile payment system and method can facilitate the use of a user's mobile device to facilitate payment for products purchased at a store. The user can take a picture of a product being purchased or can take a picture of a bar code for the product. The picture can be taken with the user's mobile device and can be used to identify the product. A payment provider can provide a unique PIN code for the transaction. The user can enter the PIN code into a keypad of the merchant and/or can swipe a card with a card reader of the merchant to complete the transaction. Thus, the user can avoid the inconvenience of waiting in line at a checkout counter and the merchant can reduce the store's overhead by eliminating at least some checkout counters and checkout clerks.
US09846875B2
An electronic transaction verification system for use with transaction tokens such as checks, credit cards, debit cards, and smart cards that gathers and transmits information about the transaction token and biometric data. Customers can be enrolled in the system by receiving customer information that includes at least a biometric datum, associating the received customer information with a transaction instrument issued to the customers and storing the received customer information and the issued transaction instrument information in a database for future reference.
US09846871B2
Certain exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for determining the correct item serial number structure, even when information regarding the serial number data and/or structure is lacking. Such techniques advantageously promote data integrity by helping to ensure that the desired data is captured correctly, while also reducing (and sometimes even eliminating) the need to obtain detailed information regarding serial number structure and intelligence that sometimes is guarded by producers/manufacturers. Statistical sampling of collected unknown data formats may be used to help decipher product identification numbers (or other numbers) such as product serial numbers through a repetitive process of scanning a known constant such as the UPC number, followed by a variable number such as a products serial number. Certain exemplary embodiments check serial number against a database containing algorithms to determine if and which algorithm is used to create such serial numbers.
US09846868B2
A method of updating a cash register system (10) including a cash register program (1) configured to interact with at least one cash register peripheral (4) under the control of a control module (5). The method includes a step of inspection, at the control module (5), of the interactions between the cash register program (1) and the at least one cash register peripheral (4); a step of processing at least one inspected interaction, the processing step being selected from within the group including the reformulation of an interaction, the modification of an interaction, the copying of an interaction, the extraction of data from an interaction, the reorientation of an interaction.
US09846867B2
There is provided a system and a method for the generation and management of point-of-sale (POS) electronic payment transaction receipts. The system and method include a POS component that performs a transaction at a location at which a customer and the POS component are physically present together generates content relating to the transaction; and a payment card that identifies a contact address to which an electronic receipt is to be sent. The POS component generates the electronic receipt based on the content relating to the transaction and causes the electronic receipt to be sent to the contact address identified on the payment card. The electronic receipt management system and method are based on payment transaction receipt information across a plurality of merchants, providing customers with an efficient solution for managing their receipts, and allowing merchants to offer better and more targeted recommendations for customers.
US09846858B2
A system and method for facilitating the transfer of contact information between network subscribers said system including at least one server coupled to the network; at least one database coupled to the server; a plurality of subscriber terminals coupled to the network wherein each subscriber's terminal is configured to send contact information associated with a subscriber to the server in response to a request by said subscriber; wherein the request causes the subscriber's terminal to compile the contact information into an electronic business card object having one or more textual fields and map the one or more textual fields of the electronic business card to one or more object attributes contained in an electronic business card object and transmit the electronic business card object to the server for storage in the database is disclosed.
US09846849B2
A system and method for providing an editor for use with a business process design environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the system provides an editor and framework that allows a user to create and edit business processes and business architecture projects. The editor can render or edit a model which is based on a metamodel or defined ontology, and can be provided, e.g., in computer applications, browsers and tablets. In accordance with an embodiment, the user can use the editor to define a business process and/or a business architecture project, including attributes such as goals, objectives, strategies, and value chains. Models can be synchronized as part of an overall business process development.
US09846835B2
A wireless (e.g., near field or RF) communication device, and methods of manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The wireless communication device includes a receiver and/or transmitter, a substrate with an antenna thereon, an integrated circuit, and one or more protection lines. The antenna receives and/or transmits or broadcasts a wireless signal. The integrated circuit processes the wireless signal and/or information therefrom, and/or generates the wireless signal and/or information therefor. The integrated circuit has a first set of terminals electrically connected to the antenna. The protection line(s) are on a common or different substrate as the antenna. The protection line(s) sense or determine a continuity state of a package or container on which the communication device is placed or to which the communication device is fixed or adhered, and are electrically connected to a second set of terminals of the integrated circuit different from the first set of terminals.
US09846832B2
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by an RFID tag, the method including: receiving a request for a EPC serial number; determining whether the EPC serial number has a preset value; when the EPC serial number has the preset value, mapping a transponder ID to the EPC serial number; and providing the EPC serial number in response to the RFID read request.
US09846831B2
A memory card includes a memory that stores data, a driver that transmits the data received from the memory, and at least one transmitter that transmits the data received from the driver to a receiver provided in an external main unit. The driver and the transmitter are provided in a single IC (Integrated Circuit) chip and are not overlapped with each other in planar view, and the transmitter includes a coil.
US09846830B1
A vehicle identification card is provided to an insured that includes proof of automotive insurance information and charge account information. The card may include an insurance policy covering the insured's vehicle, the VIN number of the vehicle, and other information about the vehicle such as the vehicle's make and model. The card may include account information that allows the card to be used like a credit card. The card may further include means for wirelessly updating information and providing a display to the user, which includes, but is not limited to, a housing, a memory module, a processor, one or more displays, and a power source.
US09846822B2
The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that enable more accurate digital object classification. In particular, disclosed systems and methods address inaccuracies in digital object classification introduced by variations in classification scores. Specifically, in one or more embodiments, disclosed systems and methods generate probability functions utilizing digital test objects and transform classifications scores into normalized classification scores utilizing probability functions. Disclosed systems and methods utilize normalized classification scores to more accurately classify and identify digital objects in a variety of applications.
US09846821B2
A fast object detection method based on deformable part model (DPM) is provided. The method includes importing a trained classifier for object detection, receiving an image frame from a plurality of frames in a video captured by a camera, and identifying regions possibly containing at least one object via objectness measure based on Binarized Normed Gradients (BING). The method also includes calculating Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) feature pyramid of the image frame, performing DPM detection for the identified regions possibly containing the at least one object, and labeling the at least one detected object using at least one rectangle box via non-maximum suppression (NMS). Further, the method includes processing a next frame from the plurality of frames in the captured video until the video ends and outputting object detection results.
US09846818B2
An objective assessment method for a color image quality based on online manifold learning considers a relationship between a saliency and an image quality objective assessment. Through a visual saliency detection algorithm, saliency maps of a reference image and a distorted image are obtained for further obtaining a maximum fusion saliency map. Based on maximum saliencies of image blocks in the maximum fusion saliency map, a saliency difference between each reference image block and a corresponding distorted image block is measured through an absolute difference, and thus reference visual important image blocks and distorted visual important image blocks are screened and extracted. Through manifold eigenvectors of the reference visual important image blocks and the distorted visual important image blocks, an objective quality assessment value of the distorted image is calculated. The method has an increased assessment effect and a higher correlation between an objective assessment result and a subjective perception.
US09846808B2
Methods, systems, and storage media are disclosed herein for determining objects in image data that match a plurality of captured images, in which one or more of the captured images from among the plurality of captured images may depict only a portion of an object. A computing device may extract a first feature from at least one block of the plurality of blocks from a captured image; determine a second feature; and determine a third feature. The computing device may determine, as a matching image, a stored image from among a plurality of stored images including an object that has greatest maximum correlation with the third feature. The computing device may similarly determine a matching image for each of the captured images of the plurality of images; and determine a final matching image from among the candidate matching images that best matches the combination of the plurality of captured images.
US09846804B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for automatically creating a 3D personalized figure suitable for 3D printing by detecting a face area and features for respective regions from face data acquired by heterogeneous sensors and by optimizing global/local transformation. The 3D personalized figure creation apparatus acquires face data of a user corresponding to a reconstruction target; extracts feature points for respective regions from the face data, and reconstructs unique 3D models of the user's face, based on the extracted feature points; creates 3D figure models based on the unique 3D models and previously stored facial expression models and body/adornment models; and verifies whether each 3D figure model has a structure and a shape corresponding to actual 3D printing, corrects and edits the 3D figure model based on results of verification, and outputs a 3D figure model corresponding to 3D printing.
US09846802B2
A passenger counting system that can count correctly the number of persons present in a vehicle, including persons sitting on the back seat, is provided. The passenger counting system includes an image capturing device 11 which is arranged outside the vehicle and which captures an image of the vehicle from the lateral direction of the vehicle, an image acquisition unit 31 that controls the image capturing device 11 and acquires an image in which the inside of the vehicle is captured as an input image, a profile detection unit 32 that detects a profile of a person from a partial image obtained from the input image based on an image feature amount calculated by using the partial image and outputs a detection result, and a passenger number determination unit 33 that determines the number of persons present in the vehicle based on the detection result.
US09846795B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for a light bulb or other type of lighting fixture that integrates a light source and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. Embodiments of the disclosure can also forward identifiers corresponding to RFID tags detected by the RFID reader to another computing device that can facilitate identification of products or items associated with the RFID tags. RFID tags are energized with interrogator signals and/or an electromagnetic field emitted from the RFID reader and submit a response, which can be forwarded, or data extracted and transmitted, to another computing device.
US09846793B2
A method and a device for reading RFID/UHF label based on an audio interface are disclosed. According to the method, a built-in software module in an electronic device converts a first digital signal into an analog signal capable of being transmitted via the audio interface; the analog signal received by the audio interface is converted into a second digital signal via an audio communication circuit; then the RFID/UHF controller for digital signal control reads information from the RFID/UHF label; the RFID/UHF controller modulates and sends signals of a plurality of different frequency points, and the signal of every frequency point forms a signal channel. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can keep long-distance communication between the electronic device and a plurality of labels.
US09846788B2
To raise confidentiality of the value stored in the ROM, in an IC having a built-in or an externally-attached ROM storing a value (program and/or data) encrypted using a predetermined cryptographic key. The IC includes the ROM storing the encrypted value (program and/or data), a unique code generating unit, and a decrypting unit. The unique code generating unit generates a unique code specifically determined by production variation. The decrypting unit calculates a cryptographic key on the basis of the generated unique code and a correction parameter, and decrypts the encrypted value readout from the ROM by using the calculated cryptographic key. The correction parameter is preliminarily calculated outside the IC, on the basis of an initial unique code generated from the unique code generating unit immediately after production of the IC, and the predetermined cryptographic key used for encryption of the value to be stored in the ROM.
US09846770B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a group of facial objects detected from an image captured by a camera coupled with a media device where the facial objects correspond to a plurality of users, determining authentication information for each of the plurality of users based on the facial objects, and providing the authentication information to a group of content service systems for enabling the media device to access aggregated media services from the group of content service systems. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09846767B2
A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a remote communication device and at a server system, information that indicates a unique identifier for a physical item that corresponds to media content, the identifier differing from identifiers for other physical items that correspond to the same content; associating the received information with an account of a first user of a hosted internet service; and subsequently providing, by the hosted internet service, content that matches the content that corresponds to the physical item, based on a determination that the received information authorizes the first user to obtain the content provided by the hosted internet service.
US09846758B2
A method of designing an integrated circuit is described. The integrated circuit comprises a plurality of circuit components, including one or more functional components and one or more tile shapes. A pcell instance may be defined to specify a functional component along with one or more tile shapes. The tile shapes are thus associated with the functional component. A netlist may be arranged to specify interconnections between the functional components of the integrated circuit as well as electrical interactions between the tile shapes and functional components.A computer program product for carrying out the method is also described.
US09846753B2
In a simulation system and method thereof, the simulation includes, when a function value for a nominal point (NP) of an input is a first value, running a first simulation on the input; and when the function value for the NP of the input is a second value different from the first value, running a second simulation on the input. Here, the running of the second simulation may include (a) setting a boundary of an input distribution for the second value as a first distribution value, (b) generating input samples within the set boundary of the input distribution, (c) obtaining a worst case point (WCP) for the input by performing machine learning on the generated input samples, and (d) repeatedly performing the steps (a) to (c) while shifting the boundary of the input distribution until the boundary of the input distribution reaches a minimum critical value.
US09846742B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for providing a community service. The apparatus includes a content analysis unit configured to generate a plurality of content figures representing a plurality of pieces of content, and generate connection relationships of the plurality of content figures according to connection relationships among the plurality of pieces of content, a content management unit configured to set a size value of an upper content figure based on lower content figures, from among the plurality of content figures, connected to lower hierarchies of the upper content figure, and a content transmitter configured to transmit connection relationships of the plurality of content figures and size data that includes the size value to a user terminal connecting to an on-line community. Accordingly, an overall trend may be noticed at a glance, and it may be possible to prevent content spamming because meaningless content would fall behind.
US09846741B2
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that provides wireless service groups. During operation, a wireless device's advertising mechanism advertises a service group over Wi-Fi, wherein the service group comprises at least the wireless device and wherein the service group's security requirements regulate multicast protection within the service group. In response to receiving a request from a second device to be admitted into the service group, the wireless device's security mechanism admits the second device into the service group and sends the service group's security requirements to the second device, thereby enabling the second device to initialize multicast protection in accordance with the service group's security requirements.
US09846740B2
A computer system including a memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a search component executable by the at least one processor is provided. The search component is configured to receive information descriptive of at least one search term; execute a first query against a plurality of documents that identifies at least one first document of the plurality of documents responsive to the at least one search term; identify one or more secondary terms associated with the at least one first document based on occurrence of the one or more secondary terms within the at least one first document; and provide a search result including at least one of the one or more secondary terms and one or more identifiers of one or more documents including the one or more secondary terms. The search result may also include one or more identifiers of bookmarked documents.
US09846729B1
Performing a user initiated search query is disclosed and comprises receiving user input comprising description details of at least one desired object, retrieving a plurality of objects from a database sharing one or more of the description details of the user input, constructing a tree data structure based on the description details of the plurality of objects, the tree data structure comprising one or more attributes related to each of the plurality of objects retrieved, displaying visual images associated with the retrieved plurality of objects, the visual images matching at least one of the attributes related to the plurality of objects, and receiving a user selection of one or more of the visual images.
US09846725B2
This disclosure proposes systems, methods, and apparatus that identify raw SQL queries that are likely to cause a double counting error, and if such a SQL query is identified, then convert the raw SQL query into SQL queries that account for and avoid double counting. In some embodiments, this process uses queries and subqueries that refer back to a common table expression (CTE) in order to reduce code length and increase query execution speed.
US09846717B2
Various technologies related to control flow integrity checking are described herein and can be used to greatly improve software security. During static analysis, a canonical control flow graph can be built. Execution of a program can be interrupted at runtime, and the call stack can be observed to verify control flow integrity of the program using the canonical control flow graph. Attacks using stack tampering can be avoided, regardless of how the stack tampering is achieved. Non-invasive techniques can be used, making the technologies applicable in situations where source code is not available. Real-time operating system protection can be supported.
US09846715B2
By converting address information 200 input to a geocoding unit 10 into a tree structure formed hierarchically in an administrative district, generating address tree information obtained by associating latitude and longitude information with at least a node of the lowest layer in each branch of the tree structure and storing the address tree information thus generated in a high-speed accessible memory 14 to proceed a retrieval while tracing the address tree information in order from a parent node to a child node to narrow down a retrieval range, it is possible to efficiently search latitude and longitude information corresponding to given address information therefrom and to perform a retrieval at a higher speed as compared with the related art in which access is given to a conversion table stored in a disk.
US09846698B1
A method and system for maintaining granular backups is discussed. Backup windows may be defined, and policies may be associated with those windows. Journal and backup files may be retained or deleted in accordance with those policies.
US09846688B1
Techniques for use with electronic book readers include coordinating or translating position information between different versions of an electronic book. Positions within different versions can be translated for various purposes, such as transferring annotations between versions or synchronizing positions within different versions.
US09846687B2
A method and apparatus for identifying a relative importance of words in a word cloud. A computer system identifies graphical features and locations for the words representing information in the word cloud based on a group of metrics for the information. The graphical features distinguish the words from each other based on a first number of first values for a first metric in the group of metrics. The locations of the words distinguish the words from each other based on a second number of second values for a second metric in the group of metrics. The word cloud is displayed on a display system using the graphical features and the locations for the words in the word cloud in graphical user interface, which enables identifying the relative importance of the words in the word cloud based on the group of metrics for the information represented by the words.
US09846681B2
An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image group including a plurality of images, a specifying unit configured to specify feature information of each of the images, a generation unit configured to generate a plurality of layout candidates by arranging images selected from the acquired image group, an evaluation unit configured to evaluate each of the layout candidates generated by the generation unit based on a plurality of evaluation standards including an image evaluation based on the feature information of each image arranged in the layout candidate and an overall evaluation of the layout candidate, and a determination unit configured to select and determine a layout to be output from the plurality of layout candidates based on a result of evaluation by the evaluation unit.
US09846679B2
A computer utilizes correlation matrix data including a value indicating correlation between indicators and comprises a graph process unit that includes a control factor calculation unit configured to calculate a control factor for generating compressed graph data based on a constraint condition on a process; and a graph generation unit configured to generate graph data from the correlation matrix data by using the control factor. The control factor calculation unit obtains a target process time as the constraint condition; calculates a maximum of a number of edges to be included in the graph data; calculates a threshold for extracting the elements converted from the correlation matrix data to the graph data based on the maximum of the number of edges; and outputs the threshold as the control factor. The graph generation unit extracts the elements from the correlation matrix data based on the threshold, and generates the graph data.
US09846678B2
An apparatus and method for Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) address generation is disclosed. The apparatus may include a counter circuit and circuitry configured to load an initial value into a counter circuit. The circuitry may be further configured to generate first and second output values by formatting a current value of the counter, and increment the current value of the counter circuit by an increment value to generate a next value. The circuitry may also be configured to modify the increment value in response to a determination that the next value is equal to a target value.
US09846662B2
A chained Command/Push/Pull (CPP) bus command is output by a first device and is sent from a CPP bus master interface across a set of command conductors of a CPP bus to a second device. The chained CPP command includes a reference value. The second device decodes the command, in response determines a plurality of CPP commands, and outputs the plurality of CPP commands onto the CPP bus. The second device detects when the plurality of CPP commands have been completed, and in response returns the reference value back to the CPP bus master interface of the first device via a set of data conductors of the CPP bus. The reference value indicates to the first device that an overall operation of the chained CPP command has been completed.
US09846658B2
In one embodiment, packet memory and resource memory of a memory are independently managed, with regions of packet memory being freed of packets and temporarily made available to resource memory. In one embodiment, packet memory regions are dynamically made available to resource memory so that in-service system upgrade (ISSU) of a packet switching device can be performed without having to statically allocate (as per prior systems) twice the memory space required by resource memory during normal packet processing operations. One embodiment dynamically collects fragments of packet memory stored in packet memory to form a contiguous region of memory that can be used by resource memory in a memory system that is shared between many clients in a routing complex. One embodiment assigns a contiguous region no longer used by packet memory to resource memory, and from resource memory to packet memory, dynamically without packet loss or pause.
US09846651B2
A computing system includes a memory storage unit, having memory blocks, configured as a memory cache to store values of key-value pairs; and a device control unit, coupled to the memory storage unit, configured to: identify eviction targets from key-value eviction candidates in a key-value registry based on an eviction policy; calculate an associated eviction count of associated eviction candidates within the same instance of the memory blocks as the eviction targets; select an erase block as the memory blocks associated with the highest value of the associated eviction count; and interface with the memory storage unit to perform an erase operation on the erase block.
US09846649B1
Systems and methods are provided for enabling caching of one or more portions of a file. In some embodiments, a first file may be sent to a client system, where the first file includes a cache identifier identifying a shared portion of content of the first file, where the shared portion of content is included in both the first file and at least one other file. A request may be received from the client system for a second file that includes the shared portion of content. A modified second page may then be sent to the client system, where the modified second page includes the cache identifier, and does not include the shared portion of content, such that the client system may determine the content of the second page based on the modified second page and the previously stored shared portion of content.
US09846647B2
A cache device may include a first cache including a first set and a plurality of ways corresponding to the first set, and a second cache including a second set and a plurality of ways corresponding to the second set. The second set is related with the first set depending on a vacancy of the ways of the first set.
US09846645B1
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a method for managing objects stored in memory may include identifying a first object in a heap. The heap may be accessed by a plurality of mutator threads executing within a first plurality of operating system processes. The method may also include determining that the first object is a reachable object and determining that a first range of memory locations in the heap does not contain any reachable object. The method may also include receiving an allocation request from a second mutator thread from the plurality of mutator threads and allocating a first free chunk of memory including at least a part of the first range of memory locations to the second mutator thread.
US09846644B2
A method for implementing nonvolatile memory array logic includes configuring a crosspoint memory array in a first configuration and applying an input voltage to the crosspoint array in the first configuration to produce a setup voltage. The crosspoint array is configured in a second configuration and an input voltage is applied to the crosspoint array in the second configuration to produce a sense voltage. The setup voltage and the sense voltage compared to perform a logical operation on data stored in the crosspoint array. A system for performing nonvolatile memory array logic is also provided.
US09846638B2
Approaches for application testing are provided. An approach includes transmitting a command to an agent associated with an application installed on a mobile device. The approach includes receiving from the agent information about an executed step of the application on the mobile device. The approach includes comparing the information to an expected value of the step. The approach includes display an output based on the comparing.
US09846636B1
A testing model for heterogeneous client environments is enabled. A test of a computer system state transition may be specified. The test specification may include elements corresponding to test actions that cause the computer system state transition and elements corresponding to test conditions that are evaluated to generate the test results. A collection of pre-assembled executable components suitable for implementing specified tests at a wide variety of clients may be maintained, and particular test specifications may be mapped to a corresponding and optimal implementation subset of the collection. Test results may be determined based on one or more outputs of the implementation subset of executable components. A vendor and version independent browser driver may include code capable of identifying an operational set of browser capabilities among the superset of considered browser capabilities independent of vendor or version identification by a browser under test.
US09846628B2
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for indicating parallel operations with user-visible events. Event markers can be used to indicate an abstracted outer layer of execution as well as expose internal specifics of parallel processing systems, including systems that provide data parallelism. Event markers can be used to show a variety of execution characteristics including higher-level markers to indicate the beginning and end of an execution program (e.g., a query). Inside the execution program (query) individual fork/join operations can be indicated with sub-levels of markers to expose their operations. Additional decisions made by an execution engine, such as, for example, when elements initially yield, when queries overlap or nest, when the query is cancelled, when the query bails to sequential operation, when premature merging or re-partitioning are needed can also be exposed.
US09846626B2
A memory monitoring method and a computing system. The computing system includes a processor, a memory and a monitor. The monitor obtains memory unit access information and process information of the computer system. The memory unit access information includes the number of access times of each memory unit of the memory. The process information includes information about a mapping relationship between a virtual address and a physical address of each memory units accessed by the current running process. After generating monitoring information, which includes the frequency at which the current running process accesses each memory unit, according to the memory unit access information and the process information, the monitor feeds the monitoring information back to the processor. Thus, the processor can perform memory management according to the monitoring information.
US09846622B1
Systems and methods for parallel computer system recovery are described. The method may include receiving requests for backup data at a storage server from a plurality of computer systems to be recovered. The method may further include determining a next data fragment of the backup data to be transmitted from the storage server to the plurality of computer systems based on an order of priority. The method may also include transmitting the next data fragment from the storage server to the plurality of computer systems via a data fragment multicast stream.
US09846617B2
An information handling system and method provides basic input/output system (BIOS) recovery. At a baseboard management controller (BMC), a basic input/output system (BIOS) boot failure is detected. A non-volatile memory device a recovery image is obtained. The recovery image comprises instructions to perform a system software management (SSM) task. The instructions to perform the SSM task are executed. The execution comprises loading a BIOS image from a BMC persistent storage memory device, verifying the BIOS image, and writing the BIOS image to a BIOS non-volatile memory device. The system and method may utilize a recovery flash memory device attached to the BMC, a recovery flash memory device attached to a southbridge portion of a chipset, or a combination thereof to perform the BIOS recovery.
US09846616B2
A boot recovery system includes a serial peripheral interface (SPI) storage that stores a primary boot block. A primary SPI controller is connected to the SPI storage through a primary SPI bus. An embedded controller (EC) includes an EC storage that stores a recovery boot block. The EC is coupled to the primary SPI bus through a secondary SPI bus. The EC is configured to determine that the primary boot block should be replaced, retrieve the recovery boot block from the EC storage, replace the primary boot block in the SPI storage with the recovery boot block through the secondary SPI bus, and initiate an information handling system (IHS) reboot process. The determining, retrieving, replacing, and initiating may be performed by the EC while a processing system that is coupled to the primary SPI controller is not in an operating mode.
US09846614B1
Techniques for error correction in a processor include detecting an error in first data stored in a register. The method also includes generating an instruction to read the first data stored in the register, where the register is both a source register and a destination register of the instruction. The method further includes transmitting the first data and error correcting code data to an execution unit, where the first data and error correcting code data bypasses an issue queue. The method also includes decoding the instruction and correcting the error to generate corrected data and writing the corrected data to the destination register.
US09846604B2
According to embodiments of the present invention, machines, systems, methods and computer program products for analyzing data sources for inactive data are presented. Data accesses within one or more data sources are monitored, and data access information is generated based on the monitored data accesses, wherein the data access information indicates accessed and non-accessed data within the one or more data sources. The data access information is applied to a profile to identify inactive data within the one or more data sources, wherein the profile includes one or more criteria for determining inactive data including a time interval for data access. Notifications of the identified inactive data within the one or more data sources are generated.
US09846598B2
A flow of operations is to be executed in a plurality of execution environments according to a distribution. In response to determining that the distribution is unable to achieve at least one criterion, the distribution is modified according to at least one policy that specifies at least one action to apply to the flow of operations in response to a corresponding at least one condition relating to a characteristic of the flow of operations.
US09846596B1
Described is a system for a cloud control operations plane. In operation, a job is broadcast to a plurality of physical hosts, one or more of the physical hosts having a control operations plane (COP) node and a service node associated with the COP node. The COP nodes jointly create a private job assignment. A set of job assignments is redundantly distributed to individual COP nodes pursuant to the private job assignments, such that each individual COP node is only aware of its own assignment and corresponding job. The service nodes then each complete a task associated with the job and generate an output. When a set of service nodes performing a redundant job complete their task, the corresponding COP nodes jointly perform a private result checking protocol to generate a final output. The final output is then sent to the user.
US09846592B2
Embodiments are directed to managing access to input/output devices by virtual machines (VMs). A first VM and a second VM are implemented. An I/O device controller driver has a first driver portion in the first VM and a second driver portion in the second VM. The first driver portion includes a configuration engine to configure the I/O device controller with I/O device-VM mappings, where a first I/O device is mapped exclusively to the first VM, and a second I/O device is mapped to at least the second VM. The second VM includes a general processing engine to call for I/O devices via the second driver portion, and in response to a call by the general processing engine for access to the first I/O device the second driver portion is to send an access request to the first driver portion.
US09846577B1
A system and method are described for generating an interactive preview for an IoT device. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: in response to initiating a preview of a new IoT device, determining whether a corresponding IoT device exists and, if not, then generating a virtual IoT device; associating the virtual or real IoT device with a set of device attributes and presentation definitions; establishing a communication channel with a mobile app; in response to detecting changes to the attributes and/or presentation definitions, transmitting updates to the mobile app, the mobile app dynamically updating the attributes and presentation definitions in real time.
US09846575B1
A device may receive installation software for installing a technical computing environment to be executed by a hardware platform, and may receive platform information associated with the hardware platform. The device may generate code for the technical computing environment based on the installation software and the platform information, and may generate, based on the code, one or more binary files or bitstream files for installing the technical computing environment on the hardware platform. The device may utilize the one or more binary files or bitstream files to install the technical computing environment on the hardware platform and for execution by the hardware platform. The technical computing environment may be customized for the hardware platform.
US09846568B2
A random number generator includes a first circuit producing a random sequence of values, the first circuit having an adjustable input that changes the entropy of the random sequence of numbers; a second circuit receiving the random sequence of values from the first circuit and producing an output indicative of the degree of entropy of the random sequence of values, and a third circuit that adjusts the adjustable input of the first circuit in response to the output of the second circuit.
US09846561B2
A technique for saving a setting of a transmission job as a setting history for a call function as needed by a user when an information processing apparatus such as an image processing apparatus (MFP) has executed the transmission job is provided. Upon executing a transmission job received from a mobile device, the MFP determines in accordance with an instruction by a user as to whether to save a setting of the transmission job as a setting history (transmission history) for a call function that reuses a setting of a job executed in the past to execute a job. For a setting of a transmission job for which it is determined not to save as a setting history for the call function, the MFP prohibits saving as a setting history.
US09846550B2
A disclosed example apparatus includes a row address register (412) to store a row address corresponding to a row (608) in a memory array (602). The example apparatus also includes a row decoder (604) coupled to the row address register to assert a signal on a wordline (704) of the row after the memory receives a column address. In addition, the example apparatus includes a column decoder (606) to selectively activate a portion of the row based on the column address and the signal asserted on the wordline.
US09846546B2
The inventive concept relates to a method for storing an image. The method includes: initially allocating an entire memory equally to a predetermined number of channels set to perform pre-recording for a first time period or a second time period shorter than the first time period when an event occurs; counting an event occurrence number from image signals input to the channels for a predetermined time period; and reallocating memory regions allocated to the respective channels, according to the event occurrence number and image signal storage states of the memory regions.
US09846543B2
Disclosed is a storage device, including: a memory controller configured to generate mode maintenance information or mode change information in response to a command received from a host; and a memory device configured to perform a selected operation in a previous mode when the mode maintenance information is received, and change a mode and perform the selected operation when the mode change information is received.
US09846538B2
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for data integrity and acceleration in compressed storage environments in combination with software defined native redundant array of independent disks (RAID). The mechanism receives a data portion to write to storage and divides the data portion into a plurality of chunks. The mechanism performs real-time compression on a given chunk within the plurality of chunks and determines a compression rate for the given chunk. The mechanism determines a RAID level for the given chunk based on a value of the compression rate and stores the given chunk based on the determined RAID level.
US09846537B2
An information processing device for receiving user selections inputted using a touch panel includes an acquisition unit for acquiring a touch point on the touch panel touched by the user, a placement unit for placing, in an area surrounding a display reference point on a screen, the display of a plurality of input items capable of being inputted by the user by moving the touch point, a detection unit for detecting the direction of movement by the touch point from the initial touch point of the user, a calculation unit for calculating the angle of deviation between the direction of movement of the touch point by the user and a standard direction, and a correction unit for correcting the placement of the display of the plurality of input items in accordance with the angle of deviation.
US09846536B2
Technologies pertaining to composing, displaying, and/or transmitting handwritten content through utilization of a touch-sensitive display screen of a mobile computing device are described herein. A user of the mobile computing device can set forth strokes on the touch-sensitive display screen, one on top of another, wherein such strokes correspond to different handwritten characters. Stroke segmentation can be undertaken to determine which strokes correspond to which characters in a handwritten sequence of characters.
US09846534B2
A preview of dynamic effects in a document is provided. As a user scrolls through pages of a document, for example, slides of a slide presentation, a static representation of each page may be displayed in a main viewing area, and a dynamic view of any dynamic effects may be displayed in an inset preview pane. The preview pane may be provided in a corner of the main viewing area, and may display the dynamic effects in a loop or upon selection. Accordingly, a user may be able to scroll through a document without having to click through interactive content on a page, and concurrently may be informed of and have an opportunity to view the dynamic effects in a preview pane.
US09846531B2
An approach for integrating logical graphics display (100) and geographic display system data (200) into building automation systems that allow users to navigate between the logical graphics displays and the geographic displays and to select the logical graphics displays and the geographic displays that are displayed on the displays to the users of the building automation systems.
US09846530B2
An apparatus and a method of displaying a notification in an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a status bar including one or more notification icons, and a controller configured to display notification information including an icon and a number of notifications of an application program for each application program when the status bar is selected.
US09846528B2
A secondary device receives presence information for a content item that is synchronized by a content management system with the secondary device and with a primary device. If a user of the primary device is present as indicated by the presence information, a collaboration element is displayed on the secondary device. Responsive to a user input at the collaboration element, a collaboration request is sent to the primary device, and collaboration information enabling collaborative interaction with an instance of the content item on the primary device is received.
US09846518B2
An in-cell touch display panel includes a substrate, a semiconductor stack, a transparent layer, an insulation layer, and a metal layer. The semiconductor stack is disposed on the substrate, and includes a plurality of pixel control elements. The transparent layer is disposed on the semiconductor layer stack, and includes a plurality of first touch electrode portions and a plurality of first connecting lines extending along a first direction. The insulation layer is disposed on the transparent layer. The metal layer is disposed on the insulation layer, and includes a plurality of second touch electrode portions and a plurality of second connecting lines extending along a second direction. The second connecting lines and the first touch electrode portions form a plurality of first touch electrode strips, and the first connecting lines and the second touch electrode portions form a plurality of second touch electrode strips.
US09846513B2
A system for actively resisting touch-induced motion includes a touchscreen device and a processing circuit. The touchscreen device includes one or more sensors configured to generate motion data based on a motion of a touchscreen display of the touchscreen device, where the motion is induced by a touch on the display. The touchscreen device further includes one or more motion control devices configured to apply a force to the display. The processing circuit is configured to determine, based on the motion data, a force to counteract the motion. The processing circuit is further configured to cause the motion control devices to apply a force to the display to counteract the motion of the display.
US09846510B2
The present invention relates to a display apparatus and, more particularly, to a display apparatus using a semiconductor light emitting device. In the display apparatus including a touch sensor unit and a display unit controlled based on a touch input sensed through the touch sensor unit, the display unit includes: a conductive bonding layer; and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices bonded to the conductive bonding layer and arranged to form a plurality of rows, and the touch sensor unit includes: an X electrode disposed between the plurality of rows of the semiconductor light emitting devices in the display unit; and an Y electrode configured to be combined with the X electrode to sense a touch input.
US09846497B2
A stylus includes a pressure detector for detecting applied pressure, a first signal generator for generating a signal of a first frequency, a second signal generator for generating a signal of a second frequency, and a controller for adjusting at least one of the first and second signal generators to control an amplitude ratio of the signal of the first frequency to the signal of the second frequency according to the applied pressure detected by the pressure detector.
US09846495B2
A human machine interface (HMI) system controls operation of a graphical user interface (GUI) being displayed on a display located in a vehicle. The HMI system includes an interface device, an interface operation module, and a device selection module. The interface device is operable to control the GUI and includes a knob member and a touchpad. The interface operation module receives input data from the interface device in response to an operation of the interface device. The device selection module designates at least one of the knob member or the touchpad as an active device based on a device selection criteria. The interface operation module transmits data from an active device to a display module controlling the GUI and disregards data from an inactive device.
US09846494B2
An information processing device, such as a tablet computer or a smartphone, executes diverse processes by an intuitive operation combining a stylus pen and a finger in an input operation of information for performing the startup of an application program, the search for or editing of information, or the like. The information processing device is provided with an information input control program that identifies a first input such as a stylus pen and a second input such as a finger, identifies information input by the first input, recognizes a region designated by the second input, and from the information identified in the recognized region, executes a predetermined process that starts an application program, or searches for or edits information. It is possible to execute diverse processes an intuitive operation using two inputs.
US09846493B2
Example systems and methods for writing on electronic paper (“e-paper”) are described. In one example, a system for writing information on electronic paper includes a writing module comprising an array of electrodes. The writing module is configured to selectively operate one or more electrodes in the array of electrodes to write information on the electronic paper. The system also includes a compliant mechanism coupled to the writing module to establish contact between the writing module and the electronic paper.
US09846488B2
An apparatus and method for communicating between a first device and second device, where each device includes a motion sensor. Communication functions are triggered by comparing motion data derived from each device. For example, when the first device is worn on a user's wrist (e.g., a smartwatch) and the second device (e.g., a smartphone) is held in the user's hand corresponding to the user's wrist, then moving the hand and devices results in correlated motion data between the devices. This correlated motion indicates the devices correspond to the same user. Further, human-body communication between the devices provides additional indicia that the devices correspond to the same user. Thus, based on the above-identified correlated motion and human-body communication the same user can be inferred and predefined communication task between the devices can be performed, such as unlocking the devices, exchanging identification codes, or exchanging other information.
US09846487B2
A apparatus is provided that includes a security system that protects a secured geographic area, a passive infrared (PIR) array associated with the security system, and a processor of the security system that detects one of a plurality of predetermined hand motions by an authorized user based upon a signal from the PIR array and causes the security system to execute a predetermined instruction associated with that one predetermined hand motion.
US09846478B1
A technique of automatically managing power consumption by predicting data storage utilization events based upon individual data storage drive utilization history, drive properties, client storage usage and behavior trends is described. The behavior trends may include customer actions, such as reduced weekend and holiday data storage system usage rates. The technique collects operational data and calculates statistical trends in utilization rates for each data storage drive, and for the overall data storage system. The technique automatically switches individual data storage drives to an appropriate power and performance level based upon predicted utilization demand, including shut down and restarts to reduce data storage system power consumption without adversely impacting data storage system performance.
US09846476B1
A centralized monitoring server communicates with a system administrator through a mobile application and agent programs running on server machines that monitor the idle status of the server machines and storage arrays. When a server machine and/or storage array are idle, the centralized monitoring server can instruct the agent program to shutdown the server machine and/or storage array. The centralized monitoring server can also startup the server machine and/or storage array when needed. In an embodiment, the system administrator can control the shutdown and startup instructions. By shutting down server machines and/or storage arrays energy efficiency can be significantly improved.
US09846466B1
A method of and device for providing voltages to USB ports using an independent electrical channel during a device sleep mode or a power-off mode.
US09846463B2
A processor is described that includes a quick signal path from an input of the processor to logic circuitry within the processor. The input is to receive a fast throttle down signal. The logic circuitry is to throttle down a rate at which the processor issues instructions for execution in response to the fast throttle down signal. The quick signal path is to impose practicably minimal propagation delay of the fast throttle down signal within the processor.
US09846453B2
To provide a wearable information terminal enables to reduce power consumption and to improve operability. A wearable information terminal 1 wearable around a user's arm having a display 11, a touch pad 12 on the outside to the opposite position of the display 11 when worn on the user's arm, a sensor 13 detecting an inclination of the wearable information terminal 1 against a reference axis, and a controller 3 to show a pointer icon 110 at a position corresponding to an operation position on the display 11 when an operation to the touch pad 12 is detected and to switch the display 11 to an energy saving mode in case the inclination is within a predetermined range and the operation to the touch pad 12 is undetected.
US09846451B2
Disclosed in various examples of the present invention is a configuration in which a hinge part of a portable device can be disposed so as to be hidden. The disclosed portable device comprises: a base part; a display part; and the hinge part, which provides a hinge axis by rotatably connecting the display part to the base part and is separated from the display unit so as to be disposed to be hidden by moving into the inside of the base part.
US09846450B2
An electronic device having a display including a curved display panel, a curved body, the curved body having an input unit at curved surface of the curved body, the curved surface of the curved body corresponding to a curvature of the curved display panel and a hinge connecting the display to the curved body is provided.
US09846444B1
A method for controlling and adjusting fans of the electronic apparatus is disclosed and comprises following steps: controlling a fan to operate according to a default value after an electronic apparatus is booted; obtaining operating watt value of a CPU after detecting that the temperature of the CPU reaches a set-point; inquiring one of a learning table and a pre-established neural-network data array for obtaining a PWM value and P,I,D parameters corresponding to the operating watt value; performing an error adjustment process to the obtained PWM value through a PID controller; controlling the operation of the fan according to the adjusted PWM value; storing the adjusted PWM value to the learning table if the temperature of the CPU equals the set-point; and, continuing to obtain, adjust and store the PWM value to continuously control the operation of the fan before the electronic apparatus is powered off.
US09846443B2
A thermostat may include one or more temperature sensors, a processor configured to operate in a sleep mode and a wake mode, and a Wi-Fi chip that wirelessly communicates with a thermostat management server. The Wi-Fi chip may be configured to receive data packets from the thermostat management server while the processor operates in the sleep mode, and determine a priority level of the received data packets. The priority level may include a standard priority level and a keep-alive priority level. The Wi-Fi chip may also be configured to filter the received data packets based on the determined priority level of each packet such that the keep-alive priority level packets are discarded, and forward the standard priority level packets to the processor.
US09846442B2
There is provided a functional element capable of preventing an oblique vibration due to a vibration leakage phenomenon from propagating to degrade the detection accuracy. A gyro element as the functional element includes a support body, a detection section, a drive coupling section having a first part and a second part, and a mass section connected to the drive coupling section, and connected to the support body via the drive coupling section, and the mass section performs the drive vibration in a direction along a third axis parallel to a normal line of a plane including the first axis and the second axis perpendicular to each other.
US09846441B2
A pressure reducing valve has a seal member, which is mounted on a side wall of a piston. The seal member is arranged between a first ring and a second ring. Consequently, depending on the direction of displacement of the piston, the first ring or the second ring is positioned on one of a displacement direction upstream side or a displacement direction downstream side of the seal member. The first ring and the second ring are made of a resin material, for example a polytetrafluoroethylene resin or a polyetheretherketone resin, having lower coefficient of friction compared with that of the seal member.
US09846440B2
A fuel valve for regulating a flow of fuel to a combustion appliance includes a control module configured to determine fuel consumption based on a measure related to fuel flow through the fuel valve. The measure related to fuel flow through the valve may be determined using a known relationship between firing rate and the flow rate of fuel through the valve. Measurement accuracy may be enhanced by correcting for the excess air ration (also referred to as lamda).
US09846436B2
A flight monitoring system comprises a first set of flight-status detecting sensors comprising a first-type sensor A1 for providing a first-type measurement result and a second-type sensor A2 for providing a second-type measurement result; a second set of flight-status detecting sensors comprising a first-type sensor B1 for providing a first-type measurement result and a second-type sensor B2 for providing a second-type measurement result. The flight monitoring system further comprises a control module configured to perform: comparing a difference between the first-type measurement results from the first-type sensors A1 and B1 with a first predetermined threshold; if the difference is more than the first predetermined threshold, deciding a first-type sensor data of the first-type sensors as indefinite; and determining a value of the first-type sensor data by selecting one of the first-type measurement results from the first-type sensors A1 and B1 as the value of the first-type sensor data according to the second-type measurement results, and setting the first-type sensor data as definite after the selection.
US09846433B2
An autonomous traveling vehicle is controlled to faithfully reproduce a planned traveling route and to autonomously travel. The autonomous traveling vehicle includes a platform, a traveling unit, a teaching unit, a curvature calculation unit, and a control parameter adjustment unit. The traveling unit is mounted on the platform and controls the platform to travel. In a teaching travel mode, the teaching unit acquires subgoal points. The teaching unit stores planned traveling route data as an aggregate of the subgoal points. The curvature calculation unit calculates and stores a key curvature radius. In a reproduction travel mode, the control parameter adjustment unit adjusts a control parameter to determine an direction angle feedback control amount of the traveling unit based on the key curvature radius calculated by the curvature calculation unit.
US09846432B2
An aircraft includes a wing. The wing includes an aileron pivotally connected to a trailing edge of the wing, and a Lam aileron pivotally connected to the trailing edge of the wing. The aircraft includes a motor connected to the Lam aileron and configured to rotate the Lam aileron. The aircraft includes a controller configured to detect a deflection of the aileron from a neutral position, calculate a target deflection for the Lam aileron using the deflection of the aileron, and cause the motor to rotate the Lam aileron to the target deflection.
US09846417B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control section which performs control of selecting, based on a state of a user, an ecological action capable of being carried out by the user from among a plurality of ecological actions, and of presenting the selected ecological action to the user.
US09846390B2
A toner conveying device includes a toner replenishing tube extended upwardly/downwardly, a loosening member reciprocating upwardly/downwardly inside the replenishing tube, a toner conveying tube, a conveying member and a converting part. The conveying tube is extended in a crossing direction with the replenishing tube and communicates the replenishing tube and a toner containing part. The conveying member is arranged rotatably inside the conveying tube to convey a toner from the toner containing part to the replenishing tube. The converting part converts rotating movement of the conveying member to reciprocating movement of the loosening member. The loosening member includes a straight line portion and a protruded portion. The straight line portion is engaged with the conveying member via the converting part and extended downwardly along the replenishing tube. The protruded portion is continued from a lower end of the straight line portion, and bent and protruded in the crossing direction.
US09846378B2
An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate including an outer peripheral surface treated with a silazane; and a photosensitive layer on the outer peripheral surface of the conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a charge generating material and a charge transporting material.
US09846377B2
A photoconductor includes an electroconductive substrate; an undercoat layer overlying the electroconductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer overlying the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer includes a urethane resin, a metal oxide particle and a compound having the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R8 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a saturated or an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent, an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent, an alkoxy group optionally having a substituent, an aryloxy group optionally having a substituent, a sulfo group optionally having a substituent, an amino group, a dialkylamino group optionally having a substituent or an diarylamino group optionally having a substituent; and R3 and R4, R4 and R5, R6 and R7, and R7 and R8 may be bonded with each other to form an aromatic ring.
US09846372B2
A fluid handling structure for a lithographic apparatus is disclosed, the fluid handling structure successively has, at a boundary from a space configured to contain immersion fluid to a region external to the fluid handling structure: an elongate opening or a plurality of openings arranged in a first line that, in use, are directed towards a substrate and/or a substrate table configured to support the substrate; a gas knife device having an elongate aperture in a second line; and an elongate opening or a plurality of openings adjacent the gas knife device.
US09846370B2
A support device for an optical apparatus is disclosed. The support device includes first and second support elements. The support device also includes first and second flexure bearings. The first flexure bearing and the second flexure bearing each connect the first support element and the second support element to one another in a thermally conductive manner and hold the first support element in a manner movable in at least one first direction relative to the second support element. Spring forces generated by the first flexure bearing and the second flexure bearing partly or completely cancel one another out in the case of a movement of the first support element relative to the second support element in the first direction.
US09846364B2
A method of forming a resist pattern including forming a first resist pattern on a substrate; applying a cross-linking composition so as to cover the first resist pattern; heating the covered first resist pattern and crosslinking an isocyanate group in the cross-linking composition with the first resist pattern; and developing the covered first resist pattern, wherein the cross-linking composition includes a blocked isocyanate compound having a protected isocyanate group.
US09846358B2
A photomask includes a light transmission substrate, and a transfer pattern disposed over the light transmission substrate, a shape of the transfer pattern being transferred onto a wafer by an exposure process. The transfer pattern comprises a first transfer pattern having a closed loop shape and having a first thickness, and a plurality of second transfer patterns disposed in an opening surrounded by the first transfer pattern, the plurality of second transfer patterns being arrayed in a first direction such that adjacent second transfer patterns are spaced apart from each other by a first distance, the second transfer patterns having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness of the first transfer pattern.
US09846348B2
Efficient harmonic light generation can be achieved with ultrathin films by coupling an incident pump wave to an epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) mode of the thin film. As an example, efficient third harmonic generation from an indium tin oxide nanofilm (λ/42 thick) on a glass substrate for a pump wavelength of 1.4 μm was demonstrated. A conversion efficiency of 3.3×10−6 was achieved by exploiting the field enhancement properties of the ENZ mode with an enhancement factor of 200. This nanoscale frequency conversion method is applicable to other plasmonic materials and reststrahlen materials in proximity of the longitudinal optical phonon frequencies.
US09846345B2
Electrophoretic displays with an electrophoretic medium having charged pigmented microparticles are disclosed. The microparticles are charged linking molecules polymerized with chromophores of various colors so that microparticles in a variety of colors may be produced. Methods for producing the microparticles and using the microparticles in an electrophoretic display are also disclosed. Such microparticles may be provided separately, or kits may be provided for producing the microparticles.
US09846343B2
The present invention provides a display device and a display control method of the display device, so as to improve transmittance of the light emitted from the display device itself in an indoor environment. A display device provided by the present invention includes a display panel and a quarter-wave layer disposed at a light outgoing side of the display panel, the display device further includes: a liquid crystal structure disposed at a side of the quarter-wave layer away from the display panel, the liquid crystal structure presenting a polarization state or a transparent state under different ambient light intensity conditions.
US09846336B2
Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates, each of the substrates having a display area and a non-display area; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; a column spacer in each of the display area and the non-display area on the first substrate; and a thin film layer stack in each of the display area and the non-display area on the second substrate, wherein a distance from the second substrate to an end of the thin film layer stack in the display area is identical to a distance from the second substrate to an end of the thin film layer stack in the non-display area.
US09846331B2
A liquid crystal display includes a first panel including a first electrode, which includes side electrodes in edge areas of a pixel, a central electrode connected to the side electrodes and disposed in a central area of the pixel, and fine branches, some of which are connected to the side electrode, a second panel in which a cutout, which corresponds to the first electrode and divides the fine branches, the central electrode and the side electrode into domains is defined, and which includes a second electrode, which is separated by the cutout and corresponds to each of the domains, where second slit patterns, which are provided by partially cutting out ends of the fine branches, separate the side electrodes and the fine branches from each other, and extend in parallel to a longitudinal direction of the side electrodes are defined in the first panel.
US09846328B2
A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulating substrate; thin film transistors positioned on the first insulating substrate, and connected to gate lines and data lines which cross each other while being insulated; pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors; a second insulating substrate spaced so as to face the first insulating substrate; light blocking members positioned on the second insulating substrate; a common electrode positioned on the light blocking member; and a liquid crystal layer injected between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, in which one pixel includes the thin film transistor and the pixel electrode, and the plurality of pixels are disposed to be symmetric to a y-axis.
US09846318B2
Methods and apparatus for controlling a bias voltage (20) supplied to an optical modulator that comprises a biasable component configurable to be biased by application of the bias voltage (20), the method comprising: providing a target for the modulator output power; applying, to the biasable component, a bias voltage (20) that biases the biasable component so that the output power is within a pre-defined range of the target; monitoring the output power and, if the output power of the modulator is determined to be outside the pre-defined range, varying the value of the bias voltage (20) to bring the output power back within the pre-defined range; and monitoring the optical input to the modulator and, if it has been disabled, maintaining the bias voltage (20) at its current level for a pre-determined length of time that is dependent upon how long the modulator has been operating at quadrature.
US09846316B2
Eyeglasses include rims, at least one temple member connected to the rims, and at least one lens with a perimeter edge. The perimeter edge of the lens includes an upper perimeter edge, a lateral perimeter edge, a lower perimeter edge, and a medial perimeter edge. The rims are configured to retain the at least one lens with the upper perimeter edge of the lens engaging the rims. A vent arrangement is provided between the lens and the rims. The vent arrangement includes an opening between a lateral side of the rims and the lateral perimeter edge of the lens.
US09846303B2
A head-mounted display system comprises a frame, an imaging system and an optical system. The frame is configured to be mounted to a head of a user. The imaging system is configured to couple to the frame, and includes one or more display devices disposed on a substrate and one or more sensors disposed on the substrate. The optical system is configured to provide an optical path between an eye of the user and the one or more sensors, and configured to provide the same optical path between the eye of the user and the one or more display devices.
US09846301B2
A dust collector includes a casing, a fan, a filtering element, an electric field generator and an electrostatic precipitator. The casing includes an inlet, an outlet and a channel. The channel is arranged between the inlet and the outlet. An ambient airflow is introduced into the channel through the inlet by the fan. Moreover, portions of suspended particles in the airflow are filtered off by the filtering element. The electric field generator generates an electric field. The suspended particles passing through the electric field generator have a first electrical polarity. The electrostatic precipitator has a second electrical polarity, wherein the first electrical polarity and the second electrical polarity are opposite. The suspended particles with the first electrical polarity are adsorbed by the electrostatic precipitator.
US09846294B2
The invention concerns an adjustment system for aligning optical elements and/or samples in vacuum (3) for projecting electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz range up to the range of hard X-ray radiation, consisting of at least one vacuum chamber (3″), at least one mirror (3′) adjustable in spatial direction and/or at least one optical element adjustable in spatial direction or at least one sample adjustable in spatial direction, with translational actuators (X1, X2, Z1, Z2, Z3) in the undeflected state (idle state) being provided for adjusting the alignment of the at least one mirror (3′) adjustable in spatial direction and/or the at least one optical element adjustable in spatial direction or the at least one sample adjustable in spatial direction in a maximum of three essentially mutually perpendicular spatial directions (X, Y, Z, y, y, z).Pursuant to the invention it is provided that the at least one mirror (3′) adjustable in spatial direction (X, Y, Z, y, y, z) and/or the at least one optical element adjustable in spatial direction (X, Y, Z, y, y, z) or sample within the vacuum chamber (3″) is mounted in a fixed position in relation to the vacuum chamber (3″), with the vacuum chamber (3″) being directly or indirectly connected with the translational actuators (X1, X2, Z1, Z2, Z3) for aligning the spatial position of the mirror and/or the optical element or the sample.This setup facilitates a very compact and small design of the vacuum chamber and achieves a very high precision of the alignment.
US09846293B2
A lens barrel includes a first lens holder 1, a second lens holder 2, a third lens holder 3, and elastically deformers 3a, 3b, and 3c integrally formed on the third lens holder to apply elastic forces on the second lens holder in an optical-axis direction. The second lens holder is arranged between the first lens holder and the third lens holder. The position of the second lens holder is adjustable in the direction orthogonal to an optical axis before the second lens holder is bonded.
US09846287B2
An optical transceiver cooling assembly includes stacked cages mounted to a PCB. A heat radiator also is mounted on the PCB. Cooling devices (e.g., heat pipes) are coupled to the heat radiator and at least one of the cages. In some embodiments, the cages may include a divider that extends beyond the cage and is coupled to at least one of the cooling devices outside the cage. In some embodiments, the cooling devices extend into the cage and may be coupled together.
US09846277B1
Examples herein relate to semiconductor devices having contacts that provide low contact resistance for both p-type and n-type materials. An example semiconductor device includes a semiconductor device layer having at least one of a p-type material or a n-type material. A contact is manufactured on the semiconductor device layer with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor process. The contact includes a first layer having palladium coupled with a surface of the semiconductor device layer, a conducting second layer coupled with the first layer, and a third layer having germanium coupled with the second conducting layer.
US09846276B2
A fiber grating device of low cost and arbitrary length is formed on a portion of a portion or the entirety of a highly elastic fiber optic core having a low Young's modulus of elasticity by causing elongation of the fiber optic core and forming or depositing a hard skin or cladding on the elongated fiber optic core. When the stress is then released, the hard skin or cladding buckles (including elastic or plastic deformation or both) to form wrinkles at the interface of the fiber optic core and the hard skin or cladding which are oriented circumferentially and highly uniform in height and spacing which can be varied at will by choice of materials, stretching, and thickness and composition of the cladding. Since the elastic elongation of the fiber optic core portion may be 200% or greater, an unprecedented measurement range is provided.
US09846275B2
A quasi-single-mode optical fiber with a large effective area is disclosed. The quasi-single-mode fiber has a core with a radius greater than 5 μm, and a cladding section configured to support a fundamental mode and a higher-order mode. The fundamental mode has an effective area greater than 170 μm2 and an attenuation of no greater than 0.17 dB/km at a wavelength of 1530 nm. The higher-order mode has an attenuation of at least 1.0 dB/km at the wavelength of 1530 nm. The quasi-single-mode optical fiber has a bending loss of less than 0.02 dB/turn for a bend diameter of 60 mm for a wavelength of 1625 nm.
US09846274B2
A frame utilized in a fingerprint recognition plate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a light guide mechanism with the frame including the frame with a hollow portion, light emitting diodes, and a light guide plate. The manufacturing method includes: forming a frame containing mixed materials having plastic materials and metallic materials in a manner of injection molding, forming patterns on the frame in a manner of laser engraving, and forming electric conductive portions in the patterns of the frame in a manner of electroplating or electroless plating. The frame is formed with electric conductive circuit. The light emitting diodes are mounted on the electric conductive portions of the frame by surface mount technology (SMT) process. Light rays emitted by the light emitting diodes can be transmitted in the light guide plate. When the frame is formed via the laser engraving process combining with electroplating process, the frame can be minimized.
US09846273B2
Disclosed is a backlight unit and a display device including the same. The backlight unit includes a backlight configured to supply light in one direction, a case that accommodates the backlight, and a cabinet coupled to a top of the case, and configured to include a side wall which faces one direction. The inside of the case has a hive structure. At least one edge region of the case includes a stepped portion which is lower in height than a central region of the case to accommodate the cabinet.
US09846270B2
The invention discloses a quantum dot tube and LCD. The quantum dot tube comprises an inner tube (11), an outer tube (12), optical fibers (13), LED light source (14), sealing glue (15) and quantum dots (16); the LED light source (14) is blue LED light source; the cladding is removed from the optical fiber (13). The quantum dot tube reduces the heat impact of the LED light source on the quantum dots so as to improve the lifespan and the efficiency of the quantum dots; and by sealing inner and outer tubes, the amount of quantum dots is reduced to reduce the cost. The LCD of the invention comprises a backlight module and a liquid crystal panel, the backlight module use the quantum dot tube to provide light, to improve the lifespan and efficiency of the quantum dots as well as reduce cost and improve the LCD gamut.
US09846268B2
A back light unit includes a light source and a light guide unit having a first surface emitting light to a display panel, a second surface facing the first surface, and a plurality of connecting surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface. The connecting surfaces includes a first side surface, a second side surfaces and a third side surface between the first side surface and a second side surface, A first included angle of the first incident surface and the first diffusion surface is equal to or greater than about 90 degree.
US09846264B2
A transparent substrate includes a stack of thin layers successively including, starting from the substrate, an alternation of three metallic functional layers, in particular of functional layers based on silver or on silver-comprising metal alloy, and of four antireflective coatings, each antireflective coating including at least one dielectric layer, so that each metallic functional layer is positioned between two antireflective coatings, wherein: the thicknesses of the metallic functional layers, starting from the substrate, increase as a function of the distance from the substrate, the second metallic functional layer is directly in contact with a blocking layer, referred to as second blocking layer, chosen from a blocking underlayer and a blocking overlayer, respectively referred to as second blocking underlayer and second blocking overlayer, the second blocking underlayer and/or the second blocking overlayer exhibits a thickness of greater than 1 nm.
US09846253B2
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to operate with respect to environmental measurements. Apparatus and methods include a processing unit to generate a ratio from signals measured relating to an underground environment and to determine parameters of the underground environment based on the generated ratio.
US09846252B2
A proximity sensor and a mobile communication device thereof are provided. The mobile communication device includes an antenna structure, a matching circuit, a capacitance sensing circuit and a processing circuit. The matching circuit couples to the antenna structure. The capacitance sensing circuit couples to the matching circuit. The capacitance sensing circuit senses a capacitance variation on the antenna structure via the matching circuit and accordingly generates a proximity sensing signal. The processing circuit is coupled to the capacitance sensing circuit to receive the proximity sensing signal. When a signal level of the proximity sensing signal exceeds a first threshold value, an object is determined approaching, and when the signal level of the proximity sensing signal exceeds a second threshold value, a human body is determines approaching. The first and the second threshold value are different.
US09846244B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are described for addressing (e.g., during calibration) pixel-by-pixel variations in an image modality that utilizes photon counting techniques, such as by adjusting a number of photons detected by certain pixels (e.g., redistributing or reallocating detected photons among pixels). Such variations may cause an effective area of one or more pixels of a detector array to be larger than the effective area of other pixels, resulting in more photons being counted by some pixels than others, which can degrade resulting images. Accordingly, photons are redistributed as provided herein so that, when exposed to substantially uniform radiation, photon counts of neighboring pixels are substantially equal, statistical noise among neighboring pixels is substantially equal, and a signal-to-noise ratio among neighboring pixels is substantially equal. By redistributing photons as described herein, a spatial uniformity and/or a modulated transfer function (MTF) associated with a detector array may be improved.
US09846241B2
In a system for navigating a moving object according to signals received from satellites, a moving object receives mobile base data from a mobile base station, the received mobile base data including satellite measurement data of the mobile base station, the satellite measurement data of the mobile base station including code measurements and carrier phase measurements for the plurality of satellites, and position-related information of the mobile base station. In accordance with the satellite navigation data for the moving object and the received mobile base data, the moving object performing a real-time kinematic (RTK) computation process to resolve carrier phase ambiguities and determine a relative position of the moving object relative to the mobile base station. A signal reporting information corresponding to the relative position is sent via a transmitter of the moving object.
US09846240B2
Methods and apparatus to monitor GPS/GNSS atomic clocks are disclosed. An example method includes establishing a measured difference between an atomic frequency standard (AFS) and a monitoring device. The method also includes modeling an estimated difference model between the AFS and the monitoring device, and computing a residual signal based on the measured difference and the estimated difference model. In addition, the method includes analyzing, by a first detector, the residual signal at multiple thresholds, each of the thresholds having a corresponding persistency defining the number of times a threshold is exceeded before one or more of a phase jump, a rate jump, or an acceleration error is indicated. Furthermore, the method includes analyzing, by a second detector, a parameter of the estimated difference model at multiple thresholds, each of the thresholds having a corresponding persistency defining the number of times a drift threshold is exceeded before a drift is indicated.
US09846233B2
A home robot and control method thereof; the home robot comprises: a casing (100); a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters (200) and a plurality of ultrasonic receivers (300) provided on the casing (100) arranged at intervals; and a controller (400) connected to the plurality of ultrasonic transmitters (200) and the plurality of ultrasonic receivers (300) respectively, the controller (400) being used to control the plurality of ultrasonic transmitters (200) to transmit first ultrasonic wave signals according to a preset period and to detect a front obstacle according to signals received by the plurality of ultrasonic receivers (300). The home robot can detect the direction of an obstacle, and is not affected by a material of the obstacle, thus enabling the home robot to perform an avoidance method according to the detected direction of the obstacle, avoiding a collision between the home robot and the obstacle, increasing a cleaning coverage rate and improving a user experience.
US09846229B1
The various technologies presented herein relate to utilizing direction of arrival (DOA) data to determine various flight parameters for an aircraft A plurality of radar images (e.g., SAR images) can be analyzed to identify a plurality of pixels in the radar images relating to one or more ground targets. In an embodiment, the plurality of pixels can be selected based upon the pixels exceeding a SNR threshold. The DOA data in conjunction with a measurable Doppler frequency for each pixel can be obtained. Multi-aperture technology enables derivation of an independent measure of DOA to each pixel based on interferometric analysis. This independent measure of DOA enables decoupling of the aircraft velocity from the DOA in a range-Doppler map, thereby enabling determination of a radar velocity. The determined aircraft velocity can be utilized to update an onboard INS, and to keep it aligned, without the need for additional velocity-measuring instrumentation.
US09846225B2
The invention relates to an ultrasonic sensor device (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising an ultrasonic sensor (2), which has a membrane (5) for emitting and/or receiving ultrasonic waves, and comprising a stiffening unit (15) for attachment to a trim element (27) of the motor vehicle and for stiffening the trim element (27), wherein the stiffening unit (15) has a through-opening (17) for the membrane (5) of the ultrasonic sensor (2), wherein the stiffening unit (15) is formed from at least two separate stiffening elements (18 to 21) for attachment to a trim element (27).
US09846222B2
An example of a lighting device including a light source, a modulator and a processor. The processor is configured to control the light source to emit light for general illumination and control the modulator to modulate the intensity of the emitted light to superimpose at least two sinusoids. Frequencies of the at least two sinusoids enable a mobile device to infer the physical location of the lighting device.
US09846213B2
In a method according to optimize the noise development of a 3D gradient echo sequence in a magnetic resonance system, an optimization of at least one parameter of the gradient echo sequence, from the group including: the excitation pulse (the duration of the excitation pulse); the order of k-space lines to be scanned in k-space; and the readout direction of the k-space lines to be scanned in k-space, is implemented such that the gradients to be switched have optimally minimal slew rates, amplitudes and/or polarity changes.
US09846210B2
A magnetic resonance apparatus corrects higher order B0 magnetic field inhomogeneities in the examination volume of an MR device. Currents through two or more coil sections (X1, X2) of at least one of a plurality of gradient coils (4) are independently controlled in such a manner that higher order field inhomogeneities of the main magnetic field B0 are compensated for by the magnetic field of the at least one gradient coil (4).
US09846202B2
A degradation estimation method system of a high voltage battery is provided that detect degradation of a battery. The degradation estimation method includes obtaining, by a controller, information about an input voltage, an input current and an external temperature of a slow charger. The controller is configured to calculate an output power used for charging the battery, based on an input power calculated based on the input voltage and the input current. In addition, the method includes calculating, by the controller, a mean charging current based on the output power and the battery charging voltage and calculating a battery degradation degree based on the mean charging current.
US09846199B2
A vehicle includes a body and at least one propulsion unit operatively coupled to the body. The vehicle also includes an electrical power system at least partially disposed within the body. The electrical power system includes a rechargeable battery and a health management unit operatively coupled to the rechargeable battery. The health management unit includes a state of health module configured to output information corresponding to battery health based on received battery-related data. The battery-related data includes data collected in real time operation of the rechargeable battery and battery relevant fault history of the vehicle.
US09846194B2
An electrostatic protection circuit may include a test pad configured to receive a first signal in a test mode. The electrostatic protection circuit may include a bump array configured to receive a second signal in a normal mode. The electrostatic protection circuit may include a buffer array configured to transmit the first signal or the second signal into a semiconductor device. The electrostatic protection circuit may include an electrostatic protection unit coupled with the test pad and the bump array, and configured to block static electricity included in the first signal and the second signal.
US09846181B2
A current sensor arrangement for measuring an effective primary current in a primary conductor having a magnetic core for magnetic coupling of the primary conductor to a secondary conductor and a controlled voltage source connected to the secondary conductor and configured to apply a voltage with adjustable polarity to the secondary conductor so that a secondary current passes through the secondary conductor. A measurement and control unit is coupled to the secondary conductor and configured to generate a measuring signal that represents the secondary current, to continuously detect the occurrence of magnetic saturation in the core, and to reverse the polarity of the voltage upon the detection thereof in order to reverse magnetization of the core. Furthermore, the measurement and control unit is configured to evaluate a spectrum of the measuring signal and determine a frequency of a current passing through the primary conductor based on the spectrum.
US09846172B2
Automated apparatus and methods for dispensing fluids into microplates utilizing microwell covers, the covers comprising open portions to allow a pipette access to one or more wells and impermeable portions which prevent the fluids from getting into wells shielded by the impermeable portion. The open portions and impermeable portions are preferably arranged and sized to align with alternating rows of wells in a particular microplate. Preferred covers are movably positioned on the microplate. Automated dispensing apparatus for use with microplates and microwell covers comprises a programmable controller, and suitable interfaces which allow the apparatus to be programmed, and which control a dispensing head such that pipettes are moved in the desired manner in order to take advantage of the protective features of the microwell covers. The apparatus also preferably comprises at least one transfer mechanism for moving a cover relative to a microplate at a dispensing station.
US09846169B2
An automated system and method for storing/retrieving vessel holders is presented. A first storage compartment comprises first storage sections. A first translating mechanism vertically translates one storage section to a loading level for loading holders into the first storage compartment and translates one storage section to a handing-in level for handing in holders to/from an analyzer. A second storage compartment comprises second storage sections. A second translating mechanism vertically translates one second storage sections to a handing-out level and translates one storage section to an unloading level for unloading holders from the second storage compartment. A first transport mechanism comprises a first conveyor for transporting holders from a first storage section at the handing-in level to a handing-over station. A second transport mechanism comprises a second conveyor for transporting holders from the handing-over station to a second storage section at the handing-out level. A controller operates the mechanisms.
US09846167B2
Methods for identifying subjects having bone loss by detecting bone microparticles in a sample of their bodily fluid are disclosed. Methods for monitoring bone loss and assessing efficacy of bone loss therapies by detecting bone microparticles in bodily fluid samples are also disclosed. Compounds for use as a negative control in the disclosed methods are provided as well as kits comprising such compounds.
US09846156B2
A method of treatment employing cardiac glycoside is disclosed. A prognostic assay and kit and method of use thereof are provided. The kit and assay are used to determine the likelihood of a diseased cell or tissue having a therapeutic response to treatment with a cardiac glycoside in a disease having an etiology associated with excessive cell proliferation. The kit and assay are used to determine the ratio of isoforms of the α subunit of Na, K-ATPase obtained from the diseased cell or tissue. The kit can be used to predict the therapeutic responsiveness of cancer or tumor in a subject to treatment with a cardiac glycoside. The kit and assay can be incorporated in a method of treating a disease or disorder having an etiology associated with excessive cell proliferation with a composition comprising a cardiac glycoside.
US09846155B2
Described herein are systems and methods for extending the dynamic range of assay methods and systems used for determining the concentration of analyte molecules or particles in a fluid sample. In some embodiments, a method comprises spatially segregating a plurality of analyte molecules in a fluid sample into a plurality of locations. At least a portion of the locations may be addressed to determine the percentage of said locations containing at least one analyte molecule. Based at least in part on the percentage, a measure of the concentration of analyte molecules in the fluid sample may be determined using an analog, intensity-based detection/analysis method/system and/or a digital detection/analysis method/system. In some cases, the assay may comprise the use of a plurality of capture objects.
US09846152B2
The invention is to devices and method for rapid determination of analytes in liquid samples by various assays including immunoassays incorporating a sample dilution feature for forming a diluted sample for analysis. The devices and methods also include a dilution verification feature for verifying the degree of dilution of the diluted sample. The devices preferably are capable of being used in the point-of-care diagnostic field is provided.
US09846148B2
A system, comprising at least one source for irradiating electromagnetic radiation into a sample fluid and a reference fluid resulting in a change in a temperature of the sample fluid and a change in a temperature of the reference fluid, and a processing subsystem that monitors and determines a concentration of a gas of interest dissolved in the sample fluid based upon a difference between the change in the temperature of the sample fluid and the change in the temperature of the reference fluid, wherein the reference fluid does not contain the gas of interest, and the electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength range corresponding to a spectral absorption range of the gas of interest.
US09846139B2
Disclosed herein is a technology for fabricating a nanowire field-effect sensor, in which a bulk silicon substrate is used so that the fabrication cost of the sensor can be reduced while the integration density of the sensor can be increased. In addition, the nanowire field-effect sensor includes a nano-network having a network structure in which pins are vertically arranged on the sidewalls of the network, respectively, and a gate insulating layer is applied to the pins. Due to this nano-network, the detection area of the sensor can be increased to increase its sensitivity, and the structural stability of the sensor can be ensured.
US09846136B2
Biosensor systems including a measurement device and test sensors including at least three independently addressable electrodes, with at least two of the electrodes being substantially chemically isolated are disclosed. One or more working electrodes may be combined with two or more counter electrodes. The two or more counter electrodes may operate at different potentials to provide for multi-analyte electrochemical analysis. Analysis methods are provided to perform multi-analyte electrochemical analysis and test sensors are provided having resistance to chemical mixing between secondary analysis regions.
US09846135B2
A moisture sensor arrangement including a plate-like semiconductor substrate and an integrated signal processing component disposed on a first side of the semiconductor substrate. The moisture sensor arrangement including a capacitive moisture sensor connected electrically conductively to the integrated signal processing component, wherein the capacitive moisture sensor is disposed on either the first side or a second side of the semiconductor substrate that is opposite the first side of the semiconductor substrate. In addition, the plate-like semiconductor substrate includes 1) plated through-holes, by way of which elements on the first side and the second side of the semiconductor substrate are electrically connectable to one another; and 2) a temperature sensor integrated with the integrated signal processing component.
US09846134B2
Systems and methods for spinwave-based metrology in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure involve generating and detecting spinwaves in a sample having a ferromagnetic material; and determining a material thickness, a material integrity measure, a presence of a manufacturing defect, a categorical type of manufacturing defect, and/or a manufacturing process statistic corresponding to spinwave behavior in the sample. In an embodiment, spinwaves are generated by way of concurrent exposure of a target measurement site of the sample to each of a bias magnetic field and radiation (e.g., microwave or radio frequency radiation) produced by a first set of integrated waveguides. A response signal corresponding to a behavior of spinwaves within the target measurement site can be generated by way of a second set of integrated waveguides. Various embodiments of systems and methods for generating spinwaves, detecting spinwaves, and calculating, analyzing, or monitoring one or more sample properties can be automated.
US09846132B2
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for performing small angle x-ray scattering metrology. This system includes an x-ray source for generating x-rays and illumination optics for collecting and reflecting or refracting a portion of the generated x-rays towards a particular focus point on a semiconductor sample in the form of a plurality of incident beams at a plurality of different angles of incidence (AOIs). The system further includes a sensor for collecting output x-ray beams that are scattered from the sample in response to the incident beams on the sample at the different AOIs and a controller configured for controlling operation of the x-ray source and illumination optics and receiving the output x-rays beams and generating an image from such output x-rays.
US09846131B2
A motion-based interlock apparatus, system, and method prevent an x-ray source in an x-ray machine from activating if the current relative motion between the x-ray source and an image receptor would compromise the quality of the resulting plain radiograph. The system activates the interlock based on either or both of the velocity and acceleration of the tubehead, as measured by instrumentation corresponding to any of the tubehead, the extension arm, or off board the x-ray machine. The system may preferably compare the measured motion against one or more acceptable motion thresholds. If the measured motion exceeds one or more of the acceptable motion thresholds, exposure may preferably be delayed until the motion of the tubehead subsides. By ensuring that the image is not exposed while the tubehead is moving substantially, the quality of the resultant radiograph is improved.
US09846121B2
A device for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy for obtaining information from biological tissue has a laser unit for generating an excitation radiation, an optical unit implemented for focusing the excitation radiation for generating an optical signal at various locations in or on an object to be investigated, and a detector module for capturing the optical signal from the region of the object. The optical unit is thereby displaceable at least in one direction relative to the object for generating the optical signal at various locations in or on the object. The invention further relates to a method for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy. In said manner, a device and a method for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy are provided for obtaining information from biological tissue, allowing recording of section images in an object with a large field of view, and thereby are simply constructed and reliable in operation.
US09846119B2
A versatile method(s) capable of reducing the time required for measurement of reflection characteristics and the amount of data indicating measurement results is (are) provided herein. An information processing apparatus may determine a measurement condition to measure reflection characteristics of an object which is to be used to generate a virtual image that can be obtained when a virtual object is observed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint in a virtual space where a virtual light source and virtual object are disposed. The information processing apparatus may include a path acquisition unit configured to acquire a path of light along which light emitted from the virtual light source reaches the virtual viewpoint after being reflected on the virtual object, and a determination unit configured to determine a measurement condition of the reflection characteristics corresponding to the path of light based on the path of light acquired by the path acquisition unit.
US09846118B2
The present invention provides a gas measuring method based on photothermal effect in hollow-core optical fiber comprising: filling a target gas into the core of a hollow-core optical fiber; coupling a probe light and a periodically modulated pump light into the hollow-core optical fiber; absorbing the pump light by the target gas resulting in the periodic modulation of the phase of the probe light; demodulating the phase modulation information of the probe light to obtain the concentration of the target gas, wherein the pump laser is wavelength and/or amplitude modulated. In the present invention, two lasers including a pump laser and a probe laser are used for the measurement, this approach is simple and practical. Also, the use of the hollow-core optical fiber with extremely-small core area greatly increases the optical power density, thus enhances the strength of the detected photothermal signal; this method allows ppb level gas measurement with high selectivity, and is universally suitable for the detection of gases with absorption in near-infrared.
US09846111B2
Optical detection system and method for particles. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise a channel, a light source configured to generate light, and one or more optical elements configured to focus a beam of the light on an irradiation zone within the channel. The system also may comprise a mask operatively disposed in an optical path between the light source and the channel. The mask may be configured to block a portion of the beam, thereby producing a shadow region. The system further may comprise a detector configured to detect light deflected from the beam into the shadow region by interaction with a particle passing through the irradiation zone.
US09846107B1
An analyzer and diagnostic system can include one or more sensors that are operable to generate combustion condition data relating to the performance of an associated combustion system. An analysis module can be operable to analyze at least a portion of the combustion condition data and determine a state of the associated combustion system. A diagnostic module can be operable to identify one or more recommended corrective actions for a combustion system performance deviation from a plurality of recommended corrective actions using one or more logic algorithms. Handheld instruments and methods of analyzing and diagnosing combustion processes are also included.
US09846106B2
An apparatus and device for repetitive use in automotive testing is provided. The apparatus includes a frame dimensioned in the same shape as a bicycle frame. The frame includes a first support beam and a plurality of second support beams. The apparatus further includes an elastic member elastically coupling each of the plurality of second support beams to the first support beam so as to allow the frame to separate when impacted and be easily reassembled for further testing. The device includes a disk having a first radar transparent layer opposite a second radar transparent layer and a reflective film disposed between the first radar transparent layer and the second radar transparent layer. The reflective film has a radar cross section pattern similar to that of an actual bicycle wheel when seen by automotive radar.
US09846105B2
A high-durability and long-scale-distance fiber grating sensor and a manufacturing method therefor, which relate to the technical field of fiber grating sensors. A fiber grating is disposed on the middle segment of a commercial optical fiber. A bushing, a woven fiber jacket layer, and a packaging structure are disposed on the periphery of the commercial optical fiber. The commercial optical fiber and the bushing therebetween are fixed by using fixing points in the bushing. Anchoring segments are disposed between the fixing points in the bushing and the woven fiber jacket layer. Two ends of the commercial optical fiber are sequentially connected to optical fibers on the anchoring segments and connecting optical fibers. Tail ends of the connecting optical fibers are connected to a transmission cable by using connecting flanges. By using the apparatus and the manufacturing method, the applicability and the durability of application of the fiber grating sensor in the civil traffic engineering field are improved, thereby providing a stable and reliable apparatus for long-time detection and sound monitoring of large engineering structures in the civil traffic engineering field.
US09846101B2
A system dynamically balances a rotating body. The system includes a support that holds the body as it rotates. At least one sensor generates signals indicative of a balance of the body as it rotates and a controller identifies a position on the body where material can be placed to balance the body. The controller operates at least one actuator to move a plurality of ejectors opposite the identified position where the controller operates at least one ejector in the plurality of ejectors to eject material onto the identified position. The system can operate iteratively until the body is balanced within a predetermined range.
US09846083B2
A sensor package can have a reference thermopile sensor and a reference temperature sensor disposed therein to determine an ambient temperature. In one or more implementations, the sensor package includes a substrate having a substrate surface, a reference thermopile sensor disposed over the substrate surface, a reference temperature sensor disposed over the substrate surface, and a lid assembly disposed over the thermopile sensor and the reference thermopile sensor. The lid assembly includes a structure having a transparent portion that passes electromagnetic radiation occurring in a limited spectrum of wavelengths. The reference thermopile sensor generates a reference thermopile sensor signal representing a difference between a temperature of the substrate surface and a temperature of a lid assembly surface. An external ambient temperature can be determined based upon the reference thermopile sensor signal.
US09846082B2
An infrared thermometer measures a temperature of an energy zone. The infrared thermometer comprises a beam splitter for splitting an incident light beam from an energy zone into an infrared light beam and a visible light beam; an infrared detector for detecting the infrared light beam and generating a signal indicative of a temperature of the energy zone according to the detected infrared light beam; and a sighting device having an optical module for generating a reflective reticle image and transmitting the visible light beam to generate a target image at a sight window, wherein the sighting device is configured to superimpose the reflective reticle image over the target image at the sight window to align the infrared detector with the energy zone. The infrared thermometer and an associated measurement method facilitate the alignment of the energy zone by the users, thereby improving the accuracy of the measurement.
US09846079B2
Systems, methods, and devices may provide an optical scheme that achieves simultaneous wavelength channels and maintains the resolution and luminosity of an etalon. Various embodiments may provide a method to optically recirculate the light reflected from the etalon back through the same etalon at new angles. Various embodiments create an etalon spectrometer based on angular dispersion without moving parts and without losing the light that is not initially transmitted. Various embodiments may provide a spectrally-resolved receiver and/or transmitter. Various embodiments may provide a system including a retro-reflector, a detector or transmitter array, and an etalon disposed between the retro-reflector and the detector or transmitter array, wherein the retro-reflector is configured to redirect light reflected by the etalon back to the etalon at a different angle of incidence than an original angle of incidence on the etalon of the light reflected by the etalon.
US09846077B2
In some aspects, a device for apportioning granular samples includes a sample feeder defining a conduit, the conduit including a first opening to receive the granular samples and a second opening. The device includes a shuttle operably coupled to the sample feeder to receive the granular samples from the conduit via the second opening. The shuttle is configured to apportion the granular samples to incrementally enter a sample chamber to be analyzed. The device includes an outlet conduit fluidly coupled to the sample chamber and configured to permit the sample chamber to be evacuated.
US09846074B2
A mass flow controller comprises: a first flow meter constructed and arranged to measured flow rate of mass through the mass flow controller; a second flow meter constructed and arranged to measure flow rate of mass through the mass flow controller; a control valve constructed and arranged so as to control the flow rate of mass through the mass flow controller in response to a control signal generated as a function of the flow rate as measured by one of the flow meters; and a system controller constructed and arranged to generate the control signal, and to provide an indication when a difference between the flow rate of mass as measured by the first flow meter and the flow rate of mass as measured by the second flow meter exceeds a threshold.
US09846073B2
Mass flow controllers with on-tool diagnostic capabilities and methods for on-tool diagnosis of mass flow controllers are disclosed herein. One method includes opening a control valve to a fixed position and closing an upstream valve to produce a flow rate that decreases from a high flow rate, across a range of flow rates, to a low flow rate. A pressure signal is generated that is indicative of a pressure of the fluid within a volume between the upstream valve and a sensor tube, and a flow sensor signal is provided with the mass flow sensor that is indicative of a mass flow rate of the fluid through the main flow path. Ratio curves are produced that relate, across the range of flow rates, a rate of change of the pressure signal to the flow sensor signal and comparing a test ratio curve to a previously generated baseline ratio curve.
US09846072B2
A method of in line verification of a flow meter installed in a flow line by means of one or two ultrasonic clamp on flow meters to be installed in line with the flow meter uΔ, comprising a preparatory phase, during which a virtual pipe diameter is determined, which if it had been applied during the simultaneous measurements would have minimized the differences between the measured flow indications of the flow meter and the measured flow indications, and comprising a verification phase, during which the ultrasonic flow meters are set up to determine their measured flow indications based on the virtual pipe diameter, during which simultaneously derived measured flow indications of the flow meter and the ultrasonic flow meters are recorded, and during which an alert is issued in case a deviation between simultaneously derived measured flow indications of the flow meter and the ultrasonic flow meter or between measured flow indications of the flow meter and averages of the measured flow indications of the ultrasonic flow meters respectively exceeds a predetermined deviation limit, which was set based on a measurement uncertainty inherent to the determination of the deviation.
US09846070B2
A new multiparameter device for measuring by optical means, the level of filling of tanks and reservoirs for liquids and liquefied products, index of refraction and image analysis, without moving parts, which is more specifically intended, but without restrictions of application, for the measuring the level of a liquid in a reservoir, besides being able to make possible the distinction and detection of the type of liquid included in this reservoir, by measuring the index of refraction and image analysis of these liquids, performing this task in a simple, practical and efficient manner through a specific configuration utilizing optical and electronic means, without use of moving parts, what allows that the same may be used for numerous applications between them, for the fuel quality control, the fuel identification, the measuring of the index of refraction, flow measurement, color measurement, temperature measurement and pressure measurement, inter alia, and more specifically for application in the automotive and associated industries.
US09846064B2
A sensor apparatus comprising a housing having an inner perimeter which defines an area through which gas may flow, the housing being provided with a first chamber which extends around the area through which gas may flow, an entrance being distributed around the first chamber, and a second chamber which extends around the area through which gas may flow, an exit being distributed around the second chamber, the first chamber being arranged to be upstream of the second chamber in use, wherein the sensor apparatus further comprises one or more sensors arranged to measure a pressure difference between pressure in the first chamber and pressure in the second chamber. Corresponding turbocharger and method of measuring a mass flow rate are also provided.
US09846063B2
A linear encoder can have a mass embodiment having a position code marking, a read head having a calibration means, and a control and analysis unit, and calibration method for calibrating a position code made of code elements using the read head. The read head has a sensor unit having at least two detection reference points, the detection distance of which establishes at least one standard with high precision. In the scope of the calibration method, calibrated position values are prepared for code elements with the aid of the standard, which is determined with high precision, and are stored in the control and analysis unit.
US09846061B2
The present invention includes an imager 1 having an automatic exposure stopping function, which are implemented therein, and includes an exposure time measuring unit 24 to measure the exposure time from the start of exposure to the stopping of exposure in the imager 1, a measurement distance calculating unit 21 to calculate the measurement distance to an object M on the basis of a displacement of the light receiving position in the imager 1, and a data output/storage unit 25 to output and/or store, as data related with acquisition of a distance actual value, which is an actual distance to the object, in a condition in which the measured exposure time and the measurement distance calculated with this exposure time are associated with each other.
US09846046B2
A vehicle based computing system processor is operable to receive the coordinates from a GPS and transmit the coordinates to a remote network. The processor is operable to receive map data pertaining to a route to be traveled by the vehicle, including a recommended starting road. The processor is able to audibly announce the recommended starting road name on which the vehicle is not presently traveling and to determine if the vehicle has reached that road. The processor is operable to output at least initial instructions for the route to be traveled.
US09846043B2
A map creation apparatus includes an image receiver configured to receive images in time series while moving; a first calculator configured to extract an image area indicating an object from the images and calculate a coordinate of the object in a world coordinate system; a second calculator configured to track the object in the extracted image area with the images and calculate an optical flow of the object; an eliminator configured to calculate a difference in coordinate between vanishing points generated by the movement of the image receiver and the object based on the optical flow, and eliminate the image area of the object from the images when determining the object as a moving object based on the calculated difference; and a storage controller configured to store map information including the coordinate of the object, not eliminated by the moving object eliminator, in the world coordinate system.
US09846040B2
A system and method are provided for determining the orientation of an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The method calculates a gyroscopic quaternion, and when the IMU accelerometer reading is about equal to gravity (1 G), a field quaternion is calculated using IMU accelerometer readings. Estimates are made of angular orientation errors due to IMU angular velocity and linear acceleration, and these angular orientation errors are used to selectively mix the gyroscopic quaternion and field quaternion to supply a current sample quaternion. Alternatively, if the accelerometer reading is not about equal to 1 G, the gyroscopic quaternion is used as the current sample quaternion. In one aspect, IMU gyroscope readings and IMU accelerometer readings are calibrated in response to determining a lack of IMU movement. Near-zero gyroscope reading jitter is removed by setting the IMU gyroscopic reading to zero, when the gyroscopic reading is near zero.
US09846039B2
A method of computing an aircraft trajectory, between a departure point and an arrival point, comprises: loading the departure point and a departure angle; determining two waypoints; loading the arrival point and an arrival angle; determining two departure circles of respectively left and right type, which are tangent to the oriented departure straight line respectively on the left and on the right, and passing respectively through the waypoint of left type and through waypoint of right type; determining two arrival circles of respectively left and right type which are tangent to the oriented arrival straight line respectively on its left and on its right and passing through the arrival point; determining a plurality of continuous geometric lateral trajectories comprising an initial portion comprising a portion of a departure circle, a final portion equal to a portion of an arrival circle, and an intermediate portion.
US09846031B2
A method for testing a vehicle underbody of a motor vehicle includes: recording at least one image of at least one region of the vehicle underbody of the motor vehicle using a camera device; producing a three-dimensional depth image with the aid of the at least one recorded image of the at least one region of the vehicle underbody of the motor vehicle; and testing the at least one region of the vehicle underbody of the motor vehicle with the aid of the produced three-dimensional depth image of the vehicle underbody using optical image recognition.
US09846027B2
A measuring apparatus, method and program with which a distance between two points that are not within one photographing range can be easily measured is provided. According to an embodiment, a representative point is set in an image in which a start point is set, and the coordinates, of the points and characteristic quantity of a neighborhood image is stored. Hereafter in each image until an end point is set, a representative point of the most recent image is searched, the coordinates thereof are stored, a new representative point is set, the coordinates thereof and the characteristic quantity of the neighborhood image are stored, and the coordinates of the end point are stored. A vector between the respective two points connecting the start point, representative points and the end point in the sequence of setting is calculated, and the distance between the start point and the end point is calculated.
US09846021B2
The present invention relates measuring tapes and methods for making thereof. In particular, the measuring tape of the present invention contains a wipe mechanism for cleaning the tape as it retracts into its housing. The wipe mechanism contains a top wipe and a bottom wipe for removing debris from the top and bottom surfaces of the tape, respectively, when it is retracted after use.
US09846015B2
A fluid lubricated projectile trap includes a substantially cylindrical chamber defined by a forward concave wall and a rearward concave wall. A bullet funnel extending forwardly therefrom. The funnel having a lower panel connecting to the forward concave wall in conjunction with an end plate defines a pressurized fluid containment with discharge outlets directed to the rearward concave wall. All plumbing may be secured below the ramp and forward of the chamber.
US09846014B2
A ballistic material utilizes a three-dimensional, square-based pyramid unit cell (SBPUC) sphere structure that includes four base spheres and a primary sphere, which are tightly packed and in contact with each other. The base spheres and the primary sphere are arranged whereby the centers of each of the base spheres form corners of a square base, while the center of the primary sphere forms an apex, which when connected to the corners, forms an imaginary pyramid. The ballistic material is formed from one or more layers of SBPUCs that are provided between a pair of spaced substrate layers, so as to achieve the desired level of ballistic protection performance.
US09846006B2
New forms of suppressive gunfire decoys are provided. In some aspects, a pin-pull device may be used to program and adjust several settings of the decoy devices, activating such devices immediately before deployment. In some aspects, the pin-pull device may serve as a remote control unit. In a preferred method of deployment, the devices are thrown to a location different from that occupied by the user(s), simulating another source of gunfire, distracting and misleading an enemy, and providing the effects of suppressive fire. In some embodiments, a networked computer system(s) may be used as a remote control unit, and the decoy device may include cameras and other sensors for tactical surveillance. In still other aspects, the gunfire decoy device may be capable of locomotion, and may be self-relocating in response to certain commands, or in reaction to stimuli, to confuse the enemy regarding sources of gunfire and troop locations.
US09846000B2
A plate (3) having a pair of first communication holes (34) and a pair of second communication holes (35) and a plate (4) having a pair of first communication holes (44) and a pair of second communication holes (45) are alternately laminated to alternately form, between the plates (3) and (4) adjacent to each other, a first coolant flow path (81) and a second coolant flow path (82); a first spacer (5) is interposed around each of the first communication holes (34) and (44) within the first coolant flow path (81); and a second spacer (6) is interposed within the second coolant flow path (82) and at a position corresponding to a periphery of each of the first communication holes (34) and (44).
US09845998B2
A thermal energy storage and retrieval device includes at least one working fluid and a plurality of thermodynamic circuits. Each thermodynamic circuit has a first process exchanging heat with a first material in a first temperature range common for all of the thermodynamic circuits. Each thermodynamic circuit also has a second process exchanging heat with a second material in a second temperature range. The second material comprises a heat storage material or a working fluid in another circuit or another device. Each thermodynamic circuit includes a gas pressure changing device and a liquid pressure changing device.
US09845996B2
Configurations and related processing schemes of inter-plants and hybrid, intra- and inter-plants' direct or indirect heating systems synthesized for grassroots medium grade crude oil semi-conversion refineries to increase energy efficiency from specific portions of low grade waste heat sources are described. Configurations and related processing schemes of inter-plants and hybrid, intra- and inter-plants' direct or indirect heating systems synthesized for integrated medium grade crude oil semi-conversion refineries and aromatics complex for increasing energy efficiency from specific portions of low grade waste sources are also described.
US09845993B2
The invention relates to method and to an arrangement for removing outgrowth in a suspension smelting furnace. The suspension smelting furnace comprising a reaction shaft having a reaction shaft structure. The reaction shaft comprises at least one opening for an outgrowth removal means. The movable piston is arranged such that the movable piston can move in the opening in the reaction shaft and into the reaction shaft to push possible outgrowth in the reaction shaft.
US09845982B2
An ice maker for forming ice during a cooling cycle, the ice maker having a variable-speed compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, wherein the variable-speed compressor, the condenser, and the evaporator are in fluid communication by one or more refrigerant lines. The ice maker further includes a freeze plate thermally coupled to the evaporator, a water pump, a sensing device for identifying a state of the cooling cycle, and a controller adapted to control the speed of the variable-speed compressor based on the identified state of the cooling cycle. The ice maker may also include a variable-speed condenser fan which may be controlled by the controller based on the identified state of the cooling cycle. Additionally, the water pump may be a variable-speed water pump which may be controlled by the controller based on the identified state of the cooling cycle.
